We like to talk history as it relates to the games we play on this show. Usually the topics are confined to video game creators and companies, or franchises attached to the games. Today’s episode covers something a little different.

But we find time to talk about Wordtris, a word-based puzzle game that’s not terribly similar to Tetris. Then we go into a long discussion about Wing Commander, a well-known video game franchise with origins that were much more humble than we expected. Does this PC port bring enough of the game’s action to the SNES, or does the console’s limitations do this game a disservice. Do Link or Emmy even like space shooters enough for any of that to matter? You’ll have to listen to find out.

1. Super Mario World
2. Street Fighter II
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Super Castlevania IV
5. Final Fantasy II
6. TMNT IV: Turtles In Time
7. Out of this World
8. Soul Blazer
9. Space Megaforce
10. Actraiser
11. UN Squadron
12. Top Gear
13. Super Mario Kart
14. Contra III: The Alien Wars
15. Lemmings
16. BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge
17. Hook
18. Darius Twin
19. Super Off Road
20. F-Zero
21. SimCity
22. Legend of the Mystical Ninja
23. Mario Paint
24. Ys III
25. Spanky’s Quest
26. Super Star Wars
27. Super Buster Bros
28. HAL’s Hole In One
29. NCAA Basketball
30. The Irem Skins Game
31. King of the Monsters
32. The Addams Family
33. Gradius III
34. Joe & Mac
35. Super R-Type
36. Super Soccer Champ
37. On the Ball
38. PGA Tour Golf
39. Super Soccer
40. Magic Sword
41. Dinocity
42. Rival Turf!
43. Imperium
44. Drakkhen
45. Populous
46. Desert Strike Return to the Gulf
47. Super Smash TV
48. Super Double Dragon
49. Rampart
50. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
51. Final Fight
52. Pilotwings
53. Super Play Action Football
54. John Madden Football 93
55. John Madden Football
56. Krusty’s Super Fun House
57. Firepower 2000
58. Arcana
59. True Golf Classics Pebble Beach
60. Spiderman and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge
61. Lagoon
62. True Golf Classics Waialae
63. Phalanx
64. Strike Gunner STG
65. Wing Commander
66. Prince of Persia
67. Hyperzone
68. Axelay
69. Paperboy 2
70. Super Tennis
71. Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
72. Super Bowling
73. Raiden Trad
74. Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally
75. James Bond Jr.
76. Extra Innings
77. F1 ROC Race of Champions
78. Super Adventure Island
79. D-Force
80. Monopoly
81. Nolan Ryan’s Baseball
82. Jack Nicklaus Golf
83. Super Batter Up
84. Super Bases Loaded
85. Smart Ball
86. The Chessmaster
87. World League Soccer
88. Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
89. Wheel of Fortune
90. The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare
91. Wordtris
92. Q*Bert 3
93. Captain Novolin
94. Chuck Rock
95. Clue
96. Faceball 2000
97. Roger Clemens MVP Baseball
98. Garry Kitchen’s Super Battletank: War in the Gulf
99. Cyber Spin
100. Ka-Blooey
101. Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
102. Xardion
103. Super TKO Boxing
104. Best of the Best Karate Championship
105. Skulljagger: Revolt of the Westicans
106. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
107. George Foreman’s K.O. Boxing
108. Space Football: One on One
109. Thunder Spirits
110. David Crane’s Amazing Tennis
111. WWF Super Wrestlemania
112. Gunforce
113. Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball
114. Wings 2: Aces High
115. Ultraman
116. Earth Defense Force
117. Home Alone
118. Road Riot 4WD
119. RPM Racing
120. Robocop 3
121. The Rocketeer
122. Pit-Fighter
123. Race Drivin’