<description>&lt;p&gt;The Final Fantasy everyone forgot takes center stage!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; This week I'm joined by Chris Coplien and Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson to dive into the experimental, often overlooked, Final Fantasy V!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We break down the mechanics, do a deep dive on the story, and why this one is often overshadowed by its SNES siblings. Is this really the best Final Fantasy of the 16-bit era??&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SHOW NOTES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find &amp; support my guest over at:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/retrohangover" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Retro Hangover&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://m.twitch.tv/retrohangover/home" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;RH Twitch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@mylifeingaming" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;My Life In Gaming&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://m.twitch.tv/mylifeingaming/home" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;MLiG Twitch&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.backloggery.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Backloggery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Main Quest is brought to you by the supporters on &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/themainquest"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; SeekYeWisdom - Chris Coplien - Eric Gess - XeroSam - LowFiveAlex - Vanfernal - Leathco - RyanPlayerOne - Poppy The Masked Keaton - Lars Uncle - B-Ross - Aiden Bisco - Raging Demon - Rob Worthen - Matt aka Stormageddon - Storm Beagle&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To easily submit your own Retro Recollections or hang out with other like-minded gamers, come join the &lt;a href= "https://discord.gg/RSNz7gXdeS"&gt;Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The intro and outro was supplied by the artist Adhesive Wombat from the 2016 album &lt;a href= "https://adhesivewombat.bandcamp.com/album/sticky-tracks"&gt;Sticky Tracks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe: &lt;a href="https://feeds.libsyn.com/556132/rss"&gt;RSS&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@mainquestpod"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/main-quest-podcast/id1508781460"&gt; Apple&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/79rVIersAvGWU5cRwSi6pI"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt; | and &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/MainQuestPod"&gt;More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Main Quest Podcast

Keith Gasper

Final Fantasy V: Middle Child Energy

MAR 30, 2026183 MIN
Main Quest Podcast

Final Fantasy V: Middle Child Energy

MAR 30, 2026183 MIN

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The Final Fantasy everyone forgot takes center stage! This week I'm joined by Chris Coplien and Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson to dive into the experimental, often overlooked, Final Fantasy V! We break down the mechanics, do a deep dive on the story, and why this one is often overshadowed by its SNES siblings. Is this really the best Final Fantasy of the 16-bit era?? THE SHOW NOTES Find & support my guest over at: Retro Hangover | RH Twitch My Life In Gaming | MLiG Twitch | Backloggery The Main Quest is brought to you by the supporters on Patreon SeekYeWisdom - Chris Coplien - Eric Gess - XeroSam - LowFiveAlex - Vanfernal - Leathco - RyanPlayerOne - Poppy The Masked Keaton - Lars Uncle - B-Ross - Aiden Bisco - Raging Demon - Rob Worthen - Matt aka Stormageddon - Storm Beagle To easily submit your own Retro Recollections or hang out with other like-minded gamers, come join the Discord The intro and outro was supplied by the artist Adhesive Wombat from the 2016 album Sticky Tracks Subscribe: RSS | YouTube | Apple | Spotify | and More