Final Round

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Retro games, anime chatter, and backlog energy.

The gist

Final Round treats videogames as a hangout, not a syllabus. Episodes move from Marvel VS Capcom collections and Super Nintendo boxing oddities to Lazarus, Solo Leveling, 8-bit punk covers, and whatever backlog survives the month.

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About Final Round

Final Round is a Spanish-language show about videogames, anime, music, and the strange pleasure of returning to old media with adult eyes. It moves like a friend-table conversation. The episodes cover Marvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection, Guacamelee 2, X Blades, Chavez on SNES, Mega Man Soccer, Valis: The Fantasm Soldier, Solo Leveling, Lazarus, Hell's Paradise, Record of Ragnarok, and seasonal anime recommendations. That range is the point. Final Round is comfortable praising a stylish anime soundtrack, laughing at a broken childhood sports game, and then taking a detour into 8-bit versions of Green Day, MXPX, and The Offspring. The videogame side has a strong retro pull. Old consoles, fighting games, licensed oddities, digital voices on Super Nintendo, Mexican ad details, boss music, PC Engine tracks, and half-remembered childhood frustration all become material. The anime side is just as energetic. Lazarus gets discussed through action, drama, humor, intrigue, music, and the influence of the people behind it. Solo Leveling becomes part of a broader recommendation chain alongside Erased and other gateways into anime. Record of Ragnarok is framed around fights, momentum, and the spectacle of desperate matchups. Hell's Paradise is praised for art, story, and concept. The show is not polished into tidy segments at every turn. It coughs, jokes, corrects itself, wanders, and then snaps back into game talk. That looseness gives it identity. Final Round sounds like people making time for a hobby even when life keeps interrupting the schedule. It is best for listeners who enjoy personality-heavy gaming and anime talk, especially when nostalgia, music, and irreverent humor are as important as formal review scores. The result is a durable, chatty archive of retro love, current recommendations, and backlog anxiety.

Made for: For Spanish-speaking listeners who like videogames, anime, retro consoles, soundtrack talk, and relaxed conversations that feel closer to friends catching up than formal criticism.

What sets it apart: Final Round stands out by mixing current anime reactions with deep affection for old games, obscure console memories, and music-focused detours, including Snack Musical episodes built around game tracks and 8-bit covers.

In their own words

Podcast de videojuegos entre amigos y para amigos. Platicamos de lo retro a lo actual con un toque de anime y cómics.

Why you'd press play

This is where your anime queue meets digitized SNES voices and affectionate chaos.

Press play if you want

  • your anime queue narrowed by friends who explain why a fight, score, or cliffhanger lands
  • retro-game archaeology with digitized SNES voices, Mexican ad cameos, and wonderfully specific trivia
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Final Round # 244 - Bramble y Shinobi: Art of vengeance

    ·1h 14m
  2. 2

    Final Round # 243 - Takopi's Original Sin y Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

    ·1h 34m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 20

    ·28m
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    Final Round # 242 - Gachiakuta (anime) y Tales from Toyotoki (PS5)

    ·1h 17m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 19

    ·32m
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    Final Round # 241 - New Joe & Mac y Teslagrad

    ·1h 4m
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    Final Round # 240 - Neutopia (PCengine) y Mario Kart World

    ·1h 21m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 18

    ·50m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 17

    ·32m
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    Final Round # 238 - Castlevania Circle of the moon y charla sobre Switch 2

    ·1h 35m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 16

    ·48m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 21

    ·23m
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    Final Round #227 -Undead girl murder farce (anime) y Bust a move Universe (3DS)

    ·1h 12m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 07 (Especial de terror)

    ·51m
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    Final Round #226 -Outland (XBOX 360) y Diablo 4 (PS4)

    ·1h 32m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 06

    ·30m
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    Final Round #225 -Atelier Rorona (PS3) y Chainsaw man

    ·1h 28m
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    Final Round #216 - Senran Kagura 2 y Franquicia Dragon Quest

    ·1h 51m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 08

    ·40m
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    Final Round #236 - Road fighter (NES) y New Super Mario Bros. Wii

    ·1h 1m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 15

    ·35m
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    Final Round #235 - Blue Dragon (Xbox 360) y Dandadan (anime)

    ·1h 11m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 14

    ·29m
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    Final Round #234 - Frierien (Anime) y Carrion (Switch)

    ·1h 6m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 13

    ·47m
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    Final Round #233 - Looney Tunes B-Ball (SNES) y Castlevania Aria of Sorrow

    ·1h 6m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 12

    ·32m
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    Final Round #232 - Zom100 y Adventure of Chris

    ·1h 28m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 11

    ·36m
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    Final Round #231 - What the golf? y Michael Jackson Moon Walker (Genesis)

    ·1h 14m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 10

    ·43m
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    Final Round #230 - Dragon ball advanced adventure y Tiny Barbarian DX

    ·1h 5m
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    Final Round #229 - Mashle (anime) y NieR (PS3)

    ·1h 14m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 09

    ·44m
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    Final Round #228 - Summer time rendering (anime) y Super Mario RPG (Switch)

    ·1h 31m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 05

    ·29m
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    Final Round #224 - Street Fighter VI y TLOZ Tears of Kingdom

    ·1h 52m
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    Final Round #223 - Ys IX Monstrum Nox y Double Dragon II (PC engine)

    ·1h 22m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 04

    ·43m
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    Final Round #222 - My home hero (anime) y Marsupilami (PS4)

    ·1h 21m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 03

    ·32m
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    Final Round #221 - Rain y Ender lilies

    ·1h 41m
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    Final Round - Snack Musical 02

    ·33m
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    Final Round #220 - Miitopia y Death Mark

    ·1h 15m
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    Final Round Especial -Snack Musical

    ·28m
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    Final Round #219 - Sakura Succubus y Red Matter 2

    ·1h 44m
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    Final Round #218 - Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA y Nintendo Direct 09/13

    ·1h 45m
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    Final Round #217 - Stray y Nippon Marathon

    ·1h 30m
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    Final Round #215 - Tomodachi game y Doki doki literature club

    ·1h 8m
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    Final Round #214 - The untitled goose game y Shining resonance refrain

    ·1h 27m
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    Final Round #213 - Coffee talk y Megalobox

    ·1h 23m
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    Final Round #212 - Uncharted 4 y Katamari Damacy Reroll

    ·1h 27m
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    Final Round #211 - Crest of the wolf y Dragon Quest XI

    ·1h 25m
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    Final Round #210 - Tales of Vesperia y Oxenfree

    ·1h 17m
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    Final Round #209 - Spirit of the north y Full metal alchemist Brotherhood

    ·1h 21m
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    Final Round #208 - Contra III y Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

    ·1h 30m
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    Final Round #207 - Shin Megami Tensei: SMT Nocturne y SMT V

    ·1h 32m
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    Final Round #206 - Demon Slayer y Alan Wake

    ·1h 23m
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    Final Round #205 - Hell girl y Road rash II

    ·1h 24m
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    Final Round #204 - Pocky & Rocky y Persona 5 strikers

    ·1h 14m
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    Final Round #203 - Cross Ange y Diablo II (remastered)

    ·1h 34m
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    Final Round #202 - Thomas was alone y Trials of Mana

    ·1h 11m
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    Final Round #201 - Kirby's Dreamland (GB) y Batman The Telltale series

    ·1h 8m
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    Final Round #200 - Aniversario episodio 200 y Street Fighter II

    ·2h 1m
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    Final Round - Especial Coleccionismo

    ·1h 38m
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    Final Round #199 - The great circus mistery y Re:zero

    ·1h 18m
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    Final Round #198 - Duelo de Mickeys: Castle of Illusion y Magical Quest

    ·1h 16m
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    Final Round #197 - Aggelos y Axol (videojuego mexicano)

    ·1h 26m
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    Final Round #196 - Overlord y Monster Hunter

    ·1h 40m
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    Final Round #195 - Mario Picross y Dr. Stone

    ·1h 8m
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    Final Round #194 - River city girls y Rogue heroes

    ·1h 43m
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    Final Round #193 - Darksiders y General Chaos

    ·1h 17m
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    Final Round #192 - Senran Kagura Peach Ball y Monster Boy

    ·1h 39m
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    Final Round - Especial Nintendo Direct

    ·1h 51m
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    Final Round #191 - Attack on Titan y Cybernator

    ·1h 40m
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    Final Round #190 - Cat quest y Hades

    ·1h 34m
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    Final Round #189 - Bastion y Trine

    ·1h 28m
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    Final Round #188 - The Calling y Little Nightmares

    ·1h 20m
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    Final Round #187 - Bonk (PC Genjin) y Puyo Puyo Tetris

    ·1h 12m
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    Final Round #186 - Record of Lodoss War y Top 5 (SNES)

    ·1h 21m
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    Final Round #184 - Horizon Chase turbo y Skelatack

    ·1h 42m
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    Final Round #183 - Kakegurui (anime) y Super Neptunia RPG

    ·1h 31m
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    Final Round #182 - Musya (SNES) y Celeste

    ·1h 43m
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    Final Round Especial # 06 – Streets of Rage

    ·1h 49m
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    Final Round Especial # 05 – FR x SDUD

    ·2h 5m
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    Final Round #181 - Diggerman (Switch) y Life is Strange (PS4)

    ·1h 29m
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    Final Round #180 - Dororo (anime) y Daylight (PS4)

    ·1h 31m
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    Final Round #179 - Man of Medan, Made in Abyss y Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3

    ·1h 47m
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    Final Round #178 - Black lagoon y Valfaris

    ·1h 25m
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    Final Round #177 - Zelda Link's awakening (Switch) y Clock tower (SNES)

    ·1h 24m
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    Final Round #176 - Quack shot y Hellblade

    ·1h 18m
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    Final Round #175 - Link's Awakening DX (GBC) y Bloodstained Ritual of the night

    ·1h 32m
  93. 93

    Final Round #174 - Blazing Chrome y The Last Blade

    ·1h 30m
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    Final Round #173 - Gato roboto, Top 6 TMNT y Aggretsuko

    ·1h 39m
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    Final Round #172 - Katana Zero y Deal or No Deal

    ·1h 10m
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    Final Round #171 - High Score Girl y Vanquish

    ·1h 28m
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    Final Round # 239 - Lazarus (anime) y Marvel VS Capcom fighting collection

    Hidden gem

    Lazarus sits in 2049 with Hapna, Doctor Skinner, and a 30-day death warning.

    ·1h 10m·2 clips
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    Final Round # 245 - Pancito Merge y Top 5: Nuevas temporadas de anime

    Final Round episode 245 reunites hosts Punks and Takumi after a month apart to review a Top 5 of returning anime seasons and deliver an extended first-play review of Pancito Merch, a 100% Mexican indie game on Steam and Nintendo Switch.

    ·1h 12m·5 clips
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    Final Round # 237 – Solo Leveling (anime) y X Blades (botadero)

    Final Round episode 237 brings together three hosts—Punks, Takumi, and Japan-based Yukito—for a New Year episode reviewing Solo Leveling season 2, spotlighting Valis PC Engine music, and dissecting X Blades in the show's 'botadero' (trash game) segment.

    ·1h 22m·5 clips
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    Final Round #185 - Guacamelee 2 y Chavez (SNES)

    Hidden gem

    Final Round #185 pairs a Super Nintendo boxing story around Julio César Chávez with a Guacamelee 2 discussion about Juan Aguacate and the "Mexiverso." The hosts describe Chávez as one of the first games translated in Mexico and tie it to Club Nintendo and Gustavo Rodríguez.

    ·1h 19m·2 clips