Finally got around to listening to the podcast. I must say I was amused. Karl reading through the news stories on the main page while I followed along in my browser was a special treat.

Your opinion on Castlevania II is completely unwarranted and I have a feeling you don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about. I hope Jonny or Mike (or Jonny's friend Kevin, if he's old enough) had some better insight into the game in the original podcast. The game suffers from a really bad translation and lots (read: all) of the puzzles are completely inane by today's standards but the game was pretty revolutionary for its time. Show some respect.