🎙️ Join Heather, Stu, Tom and Leon for another packed episode of gaming chat, featuring everything from hardcore extraction shooters and cosy camper-van adventures to Sega pickups, and a surprisingly passionate discussion about curries... this weeks main topic is all about growing up in gaming! 👶Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro and what we are playing!00:29:03 Gaming News and Upcoming games 🗞️00:43:33 Questions From Discord ❓00:58:32 Main Topic: Summer Showcases ☀️01:39:24 Gaming Quiz Time! & Timeless!Find all of our links here:Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/gameolder2024⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord:⁠ ⁠https://discord.gg/VzmAnSA7xa⁠Twitter/X: ⁠https://x.com/GameOlderPod⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GameOlder2024Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/game_older_podcast__/⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠Discount codes and shout-outs:We are all going to Timeless 2026, and if you would like to join us and meet us go to timelessgaming.co.uk and use the code OLDER26 to get 15% off all tickets.Bitmap Books 5% off all purchases: OLDER5⁠⁠bitmapbooks.com⁠⁠Please don't forget to rate and review us wherever you listen, along with hitting the follow/subscribe button!________________________________________🎮 What We've Been PlayingLeon• Still heavily invested in Marathon Season 2, now featuring a new horror-themed map with pitch-black environments, jump scares, torches, and new weapons. • Continued playing with friends and praised the game's short, addictive match structure. • Started Road to Vostok, a realistic single-player extraction shooter from a solo developer. o Compared it to a first-person DayZ. o Loved its survival mechanics, manual weapon handling, inventory management, and tension. • Continued progressing through Resident Evil 9, enjoying the contrast between Leon's confidence and Grace's constant struggle for survival. • Tried Flintlock but ultimately dropped it. o Felt the combat lacked proper telegraphing and found the parry system frustrating. o Praised the world-building but couldn't push through the gameplay. ________________________________________Stu• Finished Pokétopia, calling it his current Game of the Year. • Continued building and exploring a shared online world with Tommy. • Praised how perfectly the game complements the new Switch hardware. • Looking forward to the upcoming underwater expansion. • Started Forza Horizon 6 and is already impressed by: o The visuals. o The world design. o The accessibility of jumping in for quick races. ________________________________________TomNew Pickups:• Two Sega Mega Drives (one for himself, one for a friend in South Africa). • Street Fighter Alpha on Sega Saturn. • Bubble Bobble / Rainbow Islands on Saturn. • Rainbow Islands on Master System. • Bubsy on Mega Drive. Gaming:• Continued playing Yakuza 3. o Spending lots of time with orphanage side content. o Doing gardening, cooking, sewing and homework mini-games. • Jumped into a community challenge on Crazy Taxi. • Continued spending most of his gaming time in Forza Horizon 6, drifting with friends, unlocking cars and enjoying the social side of the game. ________________________________________HeatherPickups:• Cosmic Spacehead for Mega Drive. • A classic Competition Pro controller. Gaming:• Playing Outbound, a cosy camper-van survival/building game. o Described it as "The Forest without the cannibals." o Enjoying upgrading her van and creating a self-sustaining home on wheels. • Returned to Fortnite for the latest season and map. o Resisting the temptation to buy more skins. o Particularly enjoying the new mechanics and character additions. ________________________________________

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