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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 5h

69 downloads for Episode 004! And remember kids, we don't say "Nice!" anymore.. we say: Hey, that's pretty cool! 😎

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 17/10/2026

Oh my gooooosh!! I haven't played ELECTROPLANKTON for the Nintendo DS in such a long time. I probably should fix that soon 😁

A blue box for the game Electroplankton for Nintendo DS

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 15/10/2026

Our line-up for our Halloween episode has been announced! Episode 5 will be released during that spooky week, and we're really excited to talk about these two games! Ask any questions you want or tell us a story about any scary games you've played or experienced! 🎃 holdonpod.omg.lol 🎃 💚Kat&Ten💜

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 14/10/2026

Gosh. The IntelliVision had some incredible box art for their games. Night Stalker is just one example of amazing cover art. Very early 80s.

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 14/10/2026

Ooh Skeleton Warriors for Sega Saturn! I remember this game! Let's see who did the music... ...oh

The back of Skeleton Warriora for Sega Saturn detailing the game and showing some of the credits.

CD quality soundtrack by award-winning Tommy Tallarico

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 13/10/2026

Mischief Makers for Nintendo 64 is one of our favorite games. What's one of yours?

The cartridge of Mischief Makers for Nintendo 64

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 12/10/2026

I was so terrified of the first Nightmare Creatures...and I'm JUST NOW finding out there is a NIGHTMARE CREATURES II for Sega Dreamcast?? Holy heck! Does anyone have any stories about their time with this game? If not, tell me about a time you've had with another horror/spooky game!

Nightmare Creatures II for Sega Dreamcast case and cover..rated m for mature

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 12/10/2026

We are weeks away from Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃🎃 At the end of our last episode we officially announced which games we'll be covering in our Spooooky🎃October Episode. But if you missed it, the #indiegame we'll be playing for Episode 5 is SOMA that's available on most modern platforms! 🎧 holdonpod.omg.lol 🎧

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 10/10/2026

I came across FF7 Dirge of Cerberus yesterday and it had me wondering... Is this game a forgotten classic or is it bad game that is better left in the past? #ffvii #retro #ps2

Final Fantasy VII dirge of Cerberus for PlayStation 2

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 08/10/2026

While we are making our way through ILLBLEED as our retro horror game of the month.. we're wondering: what's your favorite horror game? Ten's favorite horror game is Parasite Eve 2! It improves on everything that made the first game so good. The atmosphere, the music.. it's so good! What's yours?

screenshot from the game illbleed for sega dreamcast

one of the characters is holding four tickets to the illbleed park

The North American PlayStation 1 Game Cover for Parasite Eve 2

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 07/10/2026

At the end of our last episode we officially announced which games we'll be covering in our Spooooky🎃October Episode. But if you missed it, the #retrogame we'll be playing for Episode 5 is Illbleed for the Sega #Dreamcast! If you have any questions you'd like answered, feel free to any below! 💚🏳️‍⚧️💜

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 05/10/2026

oh my goodness, thank you to everyone who made it possible for our fourth episode to have the most listens in the first week! If you have ANY questions you'd like us to answer for our Halloween episode, go ahead and ask now!! From FlannelKat and TheLetterTen: We love you! 💚💜

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 05/10/2026

Who has memories of this awful NES max controller? Haven't touched one for the first time in 20 years and it's as bad as I remember 😂 #retro

An nes max controller.

Red buttons, greyish brown handles and grey select and start buttons

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 03/10/2026

We went ahead and rebranded / redid the thumbnails for the older episodes since 1) they're ugly 2) not uniform 3) ugly And we wanted to match them with the new format, which comes across much better. Although I may redo the one for Episode 003 in the future, just not now.

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 02/10/2026

I just tried out Kameo for Xbox 360 today and it seems pretty fun! Does anyone have any fun or bad memories with this game?

Kameo Elements of Power game case for Xbox 360

The booklet/insert and disc for Kameo Elements of Power for Xbox 360

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 30/09/2026

Ep 4 has been uploaded! It will be rolling out to streaming services within the next hour 💜 Today, our co-hosts discussed the TurboGrafx16CD version of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys and Paradise Killer! We also discuss genAI use in games.. so go check it out! 🎧 holdonpod.omg.lol 🎧 #retro #indiegame

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 27/09/2026

Cleaned up this beautiful Atari 2600 a few weeks ago. Show off the oldest console you own! #retrogames #atari

An Atari VCS / 2600 console.

It is black with plastic/fake wood paneling, a cartridge slot and six dip switches for adjustments.

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 27/09/2026

More slopcomps. Of course, this entire account posts genAI recomps and images. So damn gross! Avoid avoid avoid!

A long screenshot showing off Generation Amiga's BlueSky account. They link and post about genAI decomps and other AI generated projects.

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 25/09/2026

Hey chat... We need your help! Has anyone heard of this game before? And if so, have you played it? What is your opinion on it? #snes #retrogames #retrogame

A copy of Harley's Humongous Adventure for the Super Nintendo

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 25/09/2026

Wanna feel old? The SEGA Arcade CLASSIC OutRun turns 40 years old today! In 1986, OutRun hit arcades across the world and has been so influential with its driving mechanics, music, and bright visuals. This game is considered one of the greats for many people, myself included! #sega #outrun

The original OutRun arcade cabinet, found here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/arcade/comments/1inphkr/this_outrun_is_for_sale_is_this_original/

The title screen of OutRun, for Sega Saturn

Music selections screen from OutRun, sega saturn version

Select Music By Steering
Magical Sound Shower

OutRun driving screen, from Sega Saturn version

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 25/09/2026

Happy 33 years to Myst! This game left so many people frustrated, and even still does today..but gosh this game was perfect for the time and remains one of the best.

Cover for the the Microsoft Windows version of Myst, boxx.

The Surrealistic Adventure That Will become your world

A parody box cover of Myst

Called What

The fuck does this level do I've been stuck here for 3 hours

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 14/09/2026

Hey y'all. Bad news. This month's recording has to be pushed back to Monday, September 28th. FlannelKat and TheLetterTen have a lot going on right now and we're just so unbelievably busy this month. We are deeply sorry to all of our fans for this delay. The episode will be out the day after. 💚🏳️‍⚧️💜

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Ys III: Wanderers From Us
Alfa Systems, 1989

Paradise Killer
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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 14/09/2026

We are recording Episode 4 in SIX days! @theletterten.gay saw this sticky note at work yesterday and she decided to make her own interpretation! Don't miss out on September's episode when it goes live in one week from today on September 21st!! #deusex #podcast

A pink sticky note that goes:

JC Denton Says!:

(crude drawing of JC Denton from Deus Ex)

Drink more ovaltine!

Image goes:

Top text: JC DENTON SAYS!:

Screenshot of JC Denton from Deus Ex

Bottom text: Drink More Ovaltine!

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 11/09/2026

This took a little bit more effort than I wanted, but here is the reconstructed Metroid logo I made in Photoshop if anyone wants to use it :)

Just the Metroid text. White on a black background

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 11/09/2026

First she was hungry.. then she became ravenous.. but afterwards?

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 10/09/2026

Hey we've gotten a lot of cool new followers lately (that's ALL OF YOU!) We're still playing the games for episode 4, so in the meantime please check out episode 3! We spoke about Brave Fencer Musashi for #ps1 and the #indiegame Keep Driving for PC! 💚💜🏳️‍⚧️ holdonletmesave.podbean.com/e/episode-00...

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 10/09/2026

Yo Noid! To this day, I -still- do not know how to play that end of stage Pizza round!

The "Yo Noid!" North American NES Box art

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 09/09/2026

OK, Spelling error fixed! Sept 2026's Episode 4 of "Hold On, Let Me Save" is going to cover these two games: Retro: Ys III - Wanderers from Ys for TG16 CD Indie: Paradise Killer by @kaizengameworks.com Catch up with our episodes @ holdonpod.omg.lol Recording on Sept 20th. Don't miss out! 💚🏳️‍⚧️💜

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 07/09/2026

Anyone else a fan of Castlevania Bloodlines? This is a great game for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, and probably one of the best Castlevania games ever made #sega #retrogames

A had holding a boxed copy of Castlevania Bloodlines. The price sticker says it sells for $265

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 29/08/2026

Our favorite retro game console, The TurboGrafx 16 was released on August 29, 1989 in North America. This 16Bit console was way ahead of its time. Full of amazing game such as Bonk's Revenge, Splatterhouse, Devil's Crush and many more. Also: look forward to our next episode! 😏 #retrogames #tg16

The TurboGrafx 16 home video game console and controller

Screenshot frok Keith Courage and the Alpha Zones

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 28/08/2026

Happy 26th Birthday, Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64! This is THE game that introduced #WALUIGI to the world! It's your standard silly Nintendo sports game, but with some fun mechanics and other goofy bits. But gosh, seeing Luigi's evil counterpart.. the world is a better place because of it! #n64

Mario Tennis for N64 North American Box Art

Mario Tennis for N64 gameplay of Wario on the DK tennis court

Waluigi and Wario from Mario Tennis for N64

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 27/08/2026

Maybe this AI slop image for this AI slop game is just trying to do a Wash?

Wash from Firefly clearly not holding onto the steering wheel inside of Serenity

Screenshot from Firefly

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 27/08/2026

This is great question that @scoutpilgrim.bsky.social just asked me (Ten). My answer is Ms. Splosion Man! What is your favorite indie game or indie games that originally debuted on XBLA?

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 27/08/2026

On this day in 2008, Castle Crashers released on the Xbox Live Arcade! Join up to three other friends on an adventure to face against deadly foes and even deadlier bosses. This indie game developed by @thebehemoth.com was a massive hit and even today is revered as a classic. Love it! #indiegame

Castle Crashers gameplay screenshot against one of the early bosses of the game

Castle Crashers screenshot battle against Catfish

Castle Crashers screenshot, three player combat in a flowerly field

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 26/08/2026

We at "Hold On, Let Me Save" are vehemently against genAI in games (and genAI in everything else!) It's sick that indie to AAA devs are trying to shove this down the throats of consumers. We will always fight against this gross trend. Expect us to have words about this in next month's episode!

Sonic says meme format with a cloud of jumbled words above

The words say

I want games made by people and I'm not kidding

The source of the original meme is Jordan_Mallory

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 26/08/2026

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Episode 003 - Brave Fencer Musashi /Keep Driving

On this third episode of, "Hold On, Let Me Save", co-hosts FlannelKat and TheLetterTen discuss the retro...

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Hold On, Let Me Save! | Retro & Indie Game Podcast @holdonpod.omg.lol · 26/08/2026

I love every game that @grundislav.games has put out thus far. The music has especially been a highlight in each of the games, so reading this in the newsletter (which you can subscribe to here: buttondown.com/grundislavga...) was a nice morning surprise! Go check out the games on Steam today! ☺️

Music!
Music production on Project Lion has officially begun! I’m thrilled to be working with Pete Gresser again. You may recall he did the music for Ben Jordan 6-8 as well as A Golden Wake. He’s already sent me 3 tracks and they sound fantastic. I’ve also got Mark Benis (Lamplight City, Rosewater) on board as our orchestrator/arranger.

So yes, this game has a “music department.”

Also, the reason we need an orchestrator is because the soundtrack will be performed by a live ensemble, something I’m extremely excited about. I’ll go into more details about this in the future, but for now, get hyped!

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