240p Club Podcast

After we fixed the space/time continuum from last episode, we join Nikki, Metallic Joe, and Ray in discussion about Game Stop's latest woes (as well as share some funny Game Stop stories). Also we dive into Nikki's New York Comic Con adventures, and wind up discussing (thanks to Fire Emblem and Super Smash Bros.) crossovers NOBODY wanted to see.

Metallic Joe, Zakk, and Ray have attempted to generate some money for the podcast by building a time machine, but succeeded in screwing up the space-time continuum instead. Now past games have DLC and micro transactions and there's nothing to be done about it. While top scientists figure out how to restore the balance (which should be done by the time you listen), we highlight some of the changes our beloved games of yesteryear have undergone. Afterwards we talk about possible future Zelda game ideas and our worst "first day on the job" moments in video gaming.

It's a very festive time at the 240p Club as we say Happy Birthday to 3 our of 4 podcasters in the room, as well as some of the most legendary systems ever released, the Sega Genesis and Nintendo Game Boy both turn 30 this year, while the Sega Dreamcast turns 20. We discuss some of our memories with each system and hope we motivated you to pull out these systems out of storage and play them. We also preview the Genesis Mini, which is out by the time this podcast is airing.

We made it to 39! On this edition of the 240p Club, Metallic Joe and Nikki Tuonela discuss the Gamer Girl Bathwater nonsense as well as what kind of creepy stalkers seem to inhabit the gamer culture these days. After that, we have a lengthy discussion about the history of the first-person shooter (FPS) genre and maybe mention a few lost classics that made a lot of the games we have today possible.

Also Nikki will cagefight (or maybe not).

Join the 240p Club (this week Nikki, Joe, and our friend Zakk) as we travel back in time to the 1990s and the soundtracks to some of the best games of all time. We polled our panel, debate, and pick what we felt were the best 16 bit soundtracks of all time. Agree? Disagree? Any glaring omissions? Let us know!

After 9 months away from the microphone...We're back! The 240p Club gets behind the microphones for the first time in over 9 months to discuss the History Channel's documentary Game Changers and to talk Metroidvanias. We review Timespinner and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, debate what makes a Metroidvania and also should we be calling the genre Metroidvania?

Also what have we been doing in our absence? Tune in to find out!

On the latest edition of the 240p Club Podcast Metallic Joe, Nikki, and Ray talk about the tragic shooting in Jacksonville, Florida that left 2 gamers dead after a Madden tournament, Recap Mega PAWS 2018, review the Game Masters exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, and attempt to cover the emulation debate recently re-ignited by Nintendo's lawsuits against a popular emulation site (and the ripple effect causing other emulation sites to shut down) across the web.Tune in today!

 

(This episode is dedicated to the memories of Elijah Clayton and Taylor Robertson, and the worst of the worst to the scum that ended their lives before ending his own!)

Prepare your eardrums!

The 240p Club heads back to the golden age of 8-bit, RF adapters on channel 3 (or 4), and particularly what we feel is the best of the best in 8-bit console soundtracks. Metallic Joe, Lord Kuddy, and Nikki Tuonela dive deep into our game libraries and discuss the best arrangements and level musics, even from sub-par games. These are the games you never want to turn the sound down to play and the mere mention jogs memories of the wonderful soundtrack and hopefully puts a controller in your hand.

 

We also preview our Mega Man for mega PAWS event on Twitch August 4th 1 PM EST.

It's our second birthday!

 

To celebrate being around another year, we again pull back the curtains and go behind the scenes, talk about our favorite moments, and special guest Phil talks...um, something weird about the N64 controller. We laugh, we get a little emotional, and most of all we vow to do this another year! Happy Birthday to us!

Picture this: you have access to a time machine that lets you live through a particular summer night from your youth. Since we're a gaming podcast and not anything existential, we're only going to moments in time where we were playing games with some of the people we love, setting the mood by describing the time and place. Today we've fired up the wayback machine and head to a few particular Saturday nights during summer in the 1990s. Pizza or Chinese food, a TV tray in front of the TV, your SNES controller in hand, annoyed house guests, and a beachfront arcade. So grab your favorite youthful delights and listen to us recreate some awesome gaming memories.