How It Started: How Gamers Became Gamers

How It Started: How Gamers Became Gamers - “Corpselab”

Ben and Steve are happy to welcome Ben’s long-time friend and member of our COD squad, Peter! We’ll talk about the Atari 2600 and 7800 series, Commodore 64, why Contra was his first love in gaming, Nintendo Power magazine, why Resident Evil is his favorite game franchise of all time, the Rockstar game Manhunt, the forthcoming game The Evil West, Season 2 of Black Ops Cold War, thoughts on Warzone, Ben terribly mispronounces Mortal Kombat character names and more! We hope you enjoy the show!

How It Started is available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube with new episodes every Tuesday and Friday!

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How It Started: How Gamers Became Gamers - "PureRuckus"

In this episode, we’re privileged to welcome Twitch Streamer PureRuckus to the show! We talk about how he got started into gaming with his Dad, who was a single parent, and how they bonded over it. We’ll also discuss Speed Racer and Spider-man Separation Anxiety on Super Nintendo, Wayne Gretzky Hockey and Starfox on the N64, the unreleased Dinosaur Planet, how exclusives in gaming suck, the things he’s considering when trying to choose between the new Xbox and the PS5, All Elite Wrestling’s forthcoming game with Yuke’s and a whole lot more! We hope you enjoy the show!

How It Started is available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube with new episodes every Tuesday and Friday!

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In this episode, Ben and Steve welcome Rory, or as he’s known on Twitch, After Life’s Uber. We’ll talk about how he got into gaming with the NES with his uncles on games like the original Mario, Duck Hunt and Contra, how his mom plays video games like a pro, why Final Fantasy 7 was his first love in gaming, his top 3 favorite games of all-time, the story behind his Twitch name, how he likes to play RPG’s slowly and why, the failure of Anthem, and more! We hope you enjoy the show.

How It Started is available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube! We release new podcasts every Tuesday and Friday!

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Twitter: @HowItStartedPOD

AfterLifesUber Twitch: https://twitch.tv/AfterLifesUber

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Ben's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/XivionV3

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Steve's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/SecretLairArcade

Steve's Instagram: @SecretLairArcade

Steve’s Twitter: @LairArcade

How It Started: How Gamers Became Gamers - "Ivakiir"

Steve & Ben are excited to welcome Bob, also known as Ivakiir. We’ll talk about how he got started playing Friday the 13th on NES, his love for the Street Fighter series, his thoughts and experience with the latest World of Warcraft expansion, why Metal Gear Solid is his all-time favorite game, Steve’s recent contribution to Great Plays in Warzone History, what is Valheim and why it’s different from Rust, and more! We hope you enjoy the show.

How It Started is available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube! We release new podcasts every Tuesday and Friday!

Instagram: @HowItStartedPOD

Twitter: @HowItStartedPOD

Ben's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/XivionV3

Ben's Instagram: @Xivion

Steve's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/SecretLairArcade

Steve's Instagram: @SecretLairArcade

Steve’s Twitter: @LairArcade

On this episode, Ben and Steve welcome their friend Kat, otherwise known as KitKatInAHat, to the show. We start with a flashback of our first meeting in Fallout 76, talk about her adoration of Final Fantasy 3, how gaming helped her connect with her siblings and overcome Dyslexia, which Fallout game was her favorite and more! We hope you enjoy the show.

How It Started is available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube! We release new podcasts every Tuesday and Friday!

Instagram: @HowItStartedPOD

Twitter: @HowItStartedPOD

KitKatInAHat’s Twitch: https://twitch.tv/KitKatInAHat

KitKatInAHat’s Instagram: @KitKatInAHat

KitKatInAHat’s Twitter: @KitKatInAHat

Ben's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/XivionV3

Ben's Instagram: @Xivion

Steve's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/SecretLairArcade

Steve's Instagram: @SecretLairArcade

Steve’s Twitter: @LairArcade

How It Started: How Gamers Became Gamers - "HILLVALLEYVIDEOSTORE"

Steve & Ben are excited to welcome the creator of Hill Valley Video Store, Nigel, to tell us about his humble beginnings with Sega Master System, how he played Mortal Kombat despite his mom taking it away from him, his new ARK RP server and more!

How It Started is available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube! We release new podcasts every Tuesday and Friday!

Instagram: @HowItStartedPOD

Twitter: @HowItStartedPOD

HillValleyVideoStore Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HillValleyVideoStore

HillValleyVideoStore Instagram: @HillValleyVideoStore

HillValleyVideoStore Twitter: @HvVideoStore

Ben's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/XivionV3

Ben's Instagram: @Xivion

Steve's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/SecretLairArcade

Steve's Instagram: @SecretLairArcade

Steve’s Twitter: @LairArcade

How It Started: How Gamers Became Gamers - "Andrew"

Steve & Ben are excited to welcome their friend and gaming partner Andrew to the very first episode of How It Started. We discuss how Andrew got into gaming at a young age with the Sega Master System and more!

How It Started is available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube! We release new podcasts every Tuesday and Friday!

Instagram: @HowItStartedPOD

Twitter: @HowItStartedPOD

Ben's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/XivionV3

Ben's Instagram: @Xivion

Steve's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/SecretLairArcade

Steve's Instagram: @SecretLairArcade

How It Started: How Gamers Became Gamers is a new podcast about the unique origin story of every-day gamers in their own words. Hosted by Steve R. Cade and Ben, How It Started is released twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays on your favorite podcast provider as well as YouTube!