Ep. 290 - Treasure Ranking, with Christa Lee

Your frothing demand for this podcast increases! Console modification expert Christa Lee joins Tim and Brandon to cover the original Konami defecting rock stars, Treasure Co., Ltd. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Christa Lee. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

1. Not Necessarily a Eulogy For Treasure (03:44)
2. 2D Genesis Platformers: Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Headdy, Alien Soldier, and McDonalds Treasure Land Adventure (29:26)
3. YuYu Hakusho Beat Em Ups: Yū Yū Hakusho: Makyō Tōitsusen, Guardian Heroes, Bleach: the Blade of Fate, and Bleach: Dark Souls (41:41)
4. Neo 2D Middle Era: Mischief Makers, Silhouette Mirage, Tiny Toons Adventures: Buster’s Bad Dream, Astro Boy: Omega Factor, Advance Guardian Heroes, and Gunstar Super Heroes (49:41)
5. Shootin’ Time: Radiant Silvergun, Ikaruga, Silpheed: The Lost Planet, and Gradius V (01:08:42) Insert Credit Quick Break: Archaeology Tube (01:33:59)
6. Bangai-O Trilogy: Bangai-O, Bangai-O Spirits, Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury (01:36:07)
7. Punishment Zone: Sin and Punishment, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, and Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot (01:51:21)
8. The Rest: Light Crusader, Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!, Wario World, Rakugaki Showtime, Stretch Panic!, Bleach: Versus Crusade, and Gaist Crusher God (02:04:53)
9. Finalizing Rankings (02:25:32)
10. Honorary Treasure Games and Final Treasure Thoughts (02:35:43)

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THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED LIST OF TREASURE GAMES

1. Silhouette Mirage
2. Gunstar Heroes
3. Bangai-O Spirits
4. Sin and Punishment
5. Dynamite Headdy
6. Radiant Silvergun
7. McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure
8. Light Crusader
9. Guardian Heroes
10. Gradius V
11. Bangai-O
12. Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury
13. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
14. Alien Soldier
15. Stretch Panic
16. Silpheed: The Lost Planet
17. Astro Boy: Omega Factor
18. Yu Yu Hakusho
19. Bleach: Versus Crusade
20. Bleach: The Blade of Fate
21. Bleach: Dark Souls
22. Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster’s Bad Dream
23. Wario World
24. Gunstar Super Heroes
25. Mischief Makers
26. Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot
27. Advance Guardian Heroes
28. Geist Crusher God
29. Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting
30. Ikaruga
31. Rakugaki Showtime

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Treasure
• Gaist Crusher God
• Astro Boy: Omega Factor
• Kokuga
• Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
• Gunstar Heroes
• GameFan
• Street Fighter series
• Fatal Fury
• Yū Yū Hakusho: Makyō Tōitsusen
• Radiant Silvergun
• Bangai-O
• Rakugaki Showtime
• Advance Guardian Heroes
• Sin and Punishment
• Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams
• Konami
• Contra series
• Gradius V
• Tokimeki Memorial games
• Metal Gear series
• Gradius Gaiden
• Taz-Mania
• McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure
• Dynamite Headdy
• Alien Soldier
• Light Crusader
• Castlevania series
• The Simpsons
• Bucky O’Hare
• Axelay
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Digital Foundry
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Demon’s Souls
• Wario World
• MiSTerAddons.com
• Silhouette Mirage
• Panzer Dragoon series
• Ikaruga
• Amiga
• Bubsy series
• Battletoads series
• Doom Eternal
• Ninja Gaiden
• Ninja Gaiden II
• Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening - Special Edition
• YuYu Hakusho
• Hunter × Hunter
• Yu Yu Hakusho - Opening 1 | Hohoemi no Bakudan
• Guardian Heroes
• Mario Party series
• Bleach: The Blade of Fate
• Bleach: Dark Souls
• Dark Souls
• Mischief Makers
• Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
• Gunstar Super Heroes
• Rapid Angel
• Pandemonium!
• Klonoa
• Mega Man 8
• Chippoke Ralph no Daibōken: The Adventure of Little Ralph
• Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic
• Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru
• Shinobi Legions
• Tomba! series
• Animal Crossing series
• Hollow Knight
• Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
• The Ninja Warriors series
• Final Fight 3
• Streets of Rage 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
• Steam-Heart’s
• Sōkyūgurentai
• Kazuo Ishiguro
• Ursula K. Le Guin
• John Romero
• Pac-Man
• Silpheed: The Lost Planet
• Lost Planet series
• Silpheed series
• Gungriffon
• Lunar: Eternal Blue
• Grandia
• Starblade
• Stretch Panic
• Thunder Force series
• R-Type Final
• Elevator Action II
• Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
• Ninja Five-O
• Ore no Ryōri
• Suzuki Bakuhatsu
• Dragon Quest VII
• Ranger X
• Missile Command series
• Cybernator
• Metal Warriors
• Rampage
• Sub-Terrania
• Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship
• Bangai-O Spirits
• Grasshopper Manufacture
• Gears of War series
• Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Vandal-Hearts II
• Culdcept series
• Infinite Undiscovery
• Space Harrier series
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
• Cabal
• Shiren the Wanderer series
• Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
• Wild Guns
• Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
• Bayonetta
• Kid Icarus: Uprising
• Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
• Bleach: Versus Crusade
• Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot
• Crusader of Centy
• Camelot
• Landstalker
• Knuckles’ Chaotix
• Gun Beat
• Windjammers
• Hajime no Ippo
• Wario Land: Shake It!
• Sakura Wars
• Monster Hunter series
• Yo-kai Watch series
• Speed Power Gunbike
• Bleach
• Bleach - Ichigo’s Theme - Number One
• League of Legends
• Dota
• Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
• Guilty Gear 2: Overture
• Gunslinger Stratos
• Senko no Ronde series
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series
• VIDEOBALL
• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
• Frame Gride
• Tales of Arise
• Scarlet Nexus
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope
• Super Smash Bros.
• Dino Crisis 2
• Destiny
• Jeff Minter
• Drakengard
• Bullet Witch
• Resident Evil: Dead Aim
• Gladius
• Rise of the Argonauts
• Rygar

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