Wax Nostalgic

EP. 18 Computer Games & Caffine


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Wax Nostalgic is a show that looks back on the good Ol' days, Laugh with us as we reminisce about past experiences and memories from our younger lives. Co-hosts Graham Johnstone, Ryan Kerwin and Sam Bagnall

In this episode we talk about computer games that we remember and then wake up some memories of caffeinated beverages

In the first part of this episode we hack into some fond memories of computer games, Sam starts off by talking about his families first computer that had games like mine sweeper and “Rodents Revenge”. Then he talks about a handful of games he remembers from childhood including Neverhood,Roller Coaster Tycoon, Lego Racers (2) and Small soldiers. Next Ryan Segways into a classic strategy game, Age of Empires and his mission to save all of the sheep. Cheat codes become the next topic of discussion because, Who doesn’t like to play god one in a while.Ryan unlocks some memories about locking the butler in the freezer in TomeRaider 2. Then we talk about educational games and Ryan goes off about Zoombinis. Graham finishes off this segment remenisceing about some text based “Oregon Trail type of game” that he remembers playing with his friend. Then he tells us about a family friend who hooked him up with all sorts of tech goodies, resulting in 10 year old Graham rewiring his entire basement. Then he digs up Sherlock Holmes the Video video game. He raves about a popular puzzle game “Mist” and a few other related games.

In the second portion of this one we wake up with a chat about caffeine. Graham starts us off with a JOLT, then he talks about JOSTA COLA, which sends us on a tangent about Dr. Pepper flavors? Then Graham share more stories of being a precocious young lad and running a VIRGIN COLA ring out of the back of his van. We tangent about coffee and how we got our start. Sam talks mostly about energy drinks. He tells the tail of caffeine overload in high school. Graham remembers his Dad’s car smelling like stale coffee and how that influenced his love of coffee. We talk about coffee vs tea for a bit and go off on a tangent about translating  English words into Japanese words… it was a fun one!

DON’T TALK TO ME BEFORE I HAVE HAD MY JOLT!


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