ExpiredXP - A Podcast For Retro And New Gamers

By TwitchyMax

What's ExpiredXP - A Podcast For Retro And New Gamers about?

ExpiredXP is a gamer podcast that covers great games from throughout gaming's retro history, new games, trends and industry interviews. ExpiredXP is hosted by veteran gamers TwitchyMax and UselessViking and is made in New Zealand. The podcast features interviews and fun chat that is adult and kid friendly. We also play a lot of fortnite and one of us loves Zelda. We have an international audience that we love.

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ExpiredXP - A Podcast For Retro And New Gamers episodes:

10.23.2023
Why Legend of Zelda is so special
Legend of Zelda, the 80s classic, impacted the gaming industry in many ways, here TwitchyMax discusses a few of them in this mini episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
03.25.2023
Cult Of The Lamb Review
TwitchyMax goes solo to talk about the great game Cult of the Lamb by Massive Monsters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
03.10.2023
Gaming Veteran and Artist Brad Allen talks to us about his career
This week we talk to Brad Allen - a Games Artist who has worked on some iconic titles whilst at Respawn and Infinity Ward. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
08.20.2022
What does it take to be an Art Director? - Jason Sussman of Bungie tells us
This week we talk to Jason Sussman - Art Director at Bungie Studios. Jason has 22 year in the gaming industry and spills the beans on how they made Destiny and what it means to be an Art Director. --- Send...
07.30.2022
Making Medal of Honor part 2: An interview with Benson Russell
We continue our chat with Benson and cover off his involvement in the classic game The Last of Us --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
06.09.2022
Making Medal of Honor - part 1 - An Interview with Benson Russell
Benson Russell led the design of the famous Omaha Beach level in the classic Medal of Honor game. In this first part of a two part special, Benson tells us about how he got into making games and the design...
06.02.2022
Where do industry leaders think gaming is going?
Listen to our industry expert guests talk about where they think gaming is going and what they are excited about. TwitchyMax get the obligatory BOTW reference into the pod, as always :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
05.22.2022
Where are the good Star Wars games and why there is hope out of darkness...
We discuss our experience of Star Wars themed gaming, cover off some of the 100 titles, discuss General Grievous in a bikini and TwitchyMax talks about why he wants Ewan McGregor to suffer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
05.06.2022
Did Fable 2 deliver on its promise? Plus lightsabers. Yes!
This week we delve into the good and evil of the Xbox360 classic Fable 2 and find out why it was such an influential game (hint: because it's good). Also: Lightsabers! In our fortnite update we talk star wars, blasters...
04.30.2022
Epic Games lead animator, Jay Hosfelt, talks Gears of War and Fortnite
Jay spills the beans on how game characters are created, how he got started in the industry, what it was like building Gears of War and Fortnite and why his Dad flushed a dollar bill down the toilet when he...
04.14.2022
Ghost of Tsushima and Simon the Sorcerer!
This week we talk about the beauty that is Ghost of Tsushima and the classic Amiga game, Simon the Sorcerer, which is yet another masterpiece from 1993. We also talk easter eggs in Fortnite and our existential angst about building. ---...
04.07.2022
Is the new Kirby game worth buying? What should millennials do whilst waiting for the new Harry Potter game?
We talk about the new Nintendo Switch Kirby game through the eyes of a 6 and 44 year old and revisit the classic Playstation 2 game, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which is now 20 years old... We...
04.01.2022
Interview with Tara J Brannigan, Director of Player Experience and industry veteran
What happens when DOOM inspires you to get into games? What happens when John Romero helps you with your career? How do you interact with gaming communities when you are a games developer? We find out through our interview with...
03.23.2022
Is Horizon Forbidden West the best game we've played this year?
We talk chapter 3 of Fortnite and explore Aloy's world of Horizon Forbidden West. HFW has a great story, impressive game mechanics and a compelling protagonist. Could this be the game that topples Breath of the Wild? --- Send in a...
03.10.2022
Award winning industry veteran DJ talks about his career and his work on "that scene" in CoD MW2
We talk to David Johnson (DJ), mulit-VES winner, owner of Undertone FX who worked on Halo 3 and Call of Duty. Ever wonder how they made the infamous airport scene? DJ was in the team that did it.... --- Send in...
03.02.2022
Why We Think Elden Ring Sucks
We felt compelled to do a bonus about Elden Ring. It has had rave reviews but we don't believe that is the whole story. TwitchyMax and UselessVikingNZ talk about why the game sucks. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
02.27.2022
Interview with Mike Porter: Professor of Video Game Level Design
We're back! Season 2 kicks off with an interview with Mike Porter, Professor of Video Game Level Design at SMU Guildhall, Texas. We talk to Mike about how he got into the industry, the games he's worked on and what...
12.23.2021
Holiday Special!!!
The team talk Fortnite Winterfest and play a festive questions game with their squad members, Marcus and Chris. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
11.13.2021
Season Finale: 20 Years of Xbox
Our season 1 finale, recorded in the New Zealand rainforest, explores 20 years of xbox, compares the Series X and S with the PS5 and Useless Viking extols to virtues of the new Guardians of The Galaxy game. --- Send in...
10.26.2021
The Gameboy Special
The team go back to 1990 to reminisce about the handheld that changed everything, UselessViking gives the Fortnite update and TwitchyMax talks Super Lucky Tales. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
10.11.2021
Hot Wheels Unleashed, Fortnite and the Spectrum Classic Battle Cars
Useless Viking talks Hot Wheels Unleashed and the team are joined by their ZX Spectrum Correspondent, Angry Marcu, to talk about 1984's Battle Cars --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
09.25.2021
Kena: Bridge of Spirits review, Fortnite s8 and The Great Giana Sisters
We do an early review of the beautiful Kena:Bridge of Spirits, talk season 8 of Fortnite and our featured game is The Great Gianna Sisters --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
09.18.2021
Upcoming movie and TV adaptions and the classic Wizball!
We revisit the amazingly innovative C64 game Wizball, exploring why it was so special. The team talk past and upcoming video game movie and TV adaptions, discovering that UselessViking missed the StreetFighter movie and TwitchyMax can't pronounce Kylie Minogue. --- Send...
09.11.2021
Why Stream? and featured game, 1st Division Manager
TwitchyMax and UselessViking explore the strange world of streaming and Useless Viking remembers a classic football game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
08.28.2021
Episode 4 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TwitchyMax and Useless Viking give their regular Fortnite shenanigans update and talk TMNT, the 4 player classic arcade game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
08.28.2021
Episode 3 - The Ascent, Fortnite fun and Maniac Mansion
TwitchyMax and Useless Viking explore The Ascent, give their fortnightly Fortnite update and get over excited by pulse cannons. Useless Viking talks through Maniac Mansion, a key game in gaming history that paved the way for LucasArt's success. --- Send in...
08.28.2021
Episode 2 - Monkey Island fun and Lemmings
TwitchyMax plays Monkey Island for the first time and loves the humour. Useless Viking handles the featured game, the classic Lemmings, talks through it's interesting back story and how it was so innovative. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expiredxp/message
08.28.2021
Episode 1 - Introductions to TwitchyMax and Useless Viking
Our hosts, TwitchyMax and UselessViking attempt to credentialise themselves by talking through their long gaming history, talking about why they wanted to do a podcast and why two men in their forties are passionate about gaming. All recorded from Useless...

What's ExpiredXP - A Podcast For Retro And New Gamers about?

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ExpiredXP - A Podcast For Retro And New Gamers episodes:

Why Legend of Zelda is so special

Cult Of The Lamb Review

Gaming Veteran and Artist Brad Allen talks to us about his career

What does it take to be an Art Director? - Jason Sussman of Bungie tells us

Making Medal of Honor part 2: An interview with Benson Russell

Making Medal of Honor - part 1 - An Interview with Benson Russell

Where do industry leaders think gaming is going?

Where are the good Star Wars games and why there is hope out of darkness...

Did Fable 2 deliver on its promise? Plus lightsabers. Yes!

Epic Games lead animator, Jay Hosfelt, talks Gears of War and Fortnite

Ghost of Tsushima and Simon the Sorcerer!

Is the new Kirby game worth buying? What should millennials do whilst waiting for the new Harry Potter game?

Interview with Tara J Brannigan, Director of Player Experience and industry veteran

Is Horizon Forbidden West the best game we've played this year?

Award winning industry veteran DJ talks about his career and his work on "that scene" in CoD MW2

Why We Think Elden Ring Sucks

Interview with Mike Porter: Professor of Video Game Level Design

Holiday Special!!!

Season Finale: 20 Years of Xbox

The Gameboy Special

Hot Wheels Unleashed, Fortnite and the Spectrum Classic Battle Cars

Kena: Bridge of Spirits review, Fortnite s8 and The Great Giana Sisters

Upcoming movie and TV adaptions and the classic Wizball!

Why Stream? and featured game, 1st Division Manager

Episode 4 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode 3 - The Ascent, Fortnite fun and Maniac Mansion

Episode 2 - Monkey Island fun and Lemmings

Episode 1 - Introductions to TwitchyMax and Useless Viking