Lunch Crew Gaming Podcast

Lunch Crew Gaming Podcast

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Lunch Crew Gaming Podcast episodes

  • Episode 2 Interlude - Roundtable

    Something a little different - this 'Interlude' episode is a roundtable of some us and friends - join us as we hang out and talk about some gaming, sci-fi television and film, and a few other segues wherever we end up. 

    39 min
  • Getting MAMEd playing with kids

    Special guest Mike joins us as Brandon is away on a Top Secret Mission. We talk about gaming with kids and some ideas of how to bring that Arcade feel to your home. 

    1 hr 11 min
  • When to Upgrade

    Upgrades - we talk about when we upgrade hardware and replace parts, and when do to major software updates. A revelation about Ken's computer is revealed. Also the new Star Wars game is a great movie?


    Elevator Music by Kevin Macleod, used under CC BY 3.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ) via http://www.orangefreesounds.com/elevator-music/


    53 min
  • Whatcha got going on?

    No topic, just banter - We touch briefly on our Dreamcast experience, play with Alexa some, talk about Telltale Games and 7 Days to Die by the Fun Pimps  and banter about Superhero TV series.

    1 hr
  • Back in My Day

    Brandon Loves Death Stranding, Patrick Hates Red Dead, Ken wants to go see the Dungeon Siege movie over and over again. Oh, and we also we all talk nostalgia about gaming when we were kids.

    53 min
  • Let's try this one again...

    We’re joined by repeat guest Justin, and review some games we think most people have not played. Also amidst the slew of various media remakes, we pine for games that should be remastered for current hardware.

    Games Discussed this episode: 

    • Athena - 1987, NES
    • Faxanadu, 1989 NES
    • Dragon Power, 1987 NES (original title: Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo)
    • Submerged, 2015  various platforms
    • Wandersong, 2018 various platforms
    • Tachyon the Fringe, 2000, Windows
    • Deer Hunter (series), 1997, various platforms
    • Crimson Skies, 2000 , xbox, PC
    • Psychonauts, 2000 various platforms
    • Destroy All Humans!, 2005 Xbox, PS2
    • System Shock 2, 1999 various platforms
    • Dune 2000, 1998 Windows, Playstation
    • Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, 1999 various platforms
    • Homeworld, 1999 Windows MacOS
    • Final Fantasy 7 (remake), 2020 PS4
    • A Song for Viggo: A Game made of Paper Unfolding Depression (Kickstarter page)


      • 42 min
    • Waddaya Wanna Talk About Today?

      The Crew reminisce about video game memories.


      Show Notes / Links:


      • Intro parody of Polly-o String Cheese commercial. (YouTube)
      • International Bridge Contractor 1985 (via MyAbandonWare.com)
      • We incorrect claim the studio that made Desert Combat as ‘Black Sands’, when it was really Trauma Studios.
      • The ever classic, Return to Zork Want some Rye segment (YouTube)
      • Gang Beasts (official Website)
      • Age of Conan MMO ‘Good times with a horse’ (YouTube)
        • 47 min
      • Cancel Culture

        We discuss Cancel Culture (aka Callout Culture or Name-and-Shame) with a focus about how it applies to Video Gaming - what it is,  how it's being weaponized - for good or bad. 


        1 hr 5 min
      • S02E01 - We now return to the real Lunch Crew Gaming Podcast!
        In this inaugural episode of Season 2, we talk about some of our favorite Game Music covers, and discuss Game Collectorism. 
        Show Notes:
        • Ultima Stones by Boa Guardian, via the Ultima Stones Archive  (scroll to "Fan Versions And Remixes",  "Guardian Comedy"), sorry we don't deep linking :)
        • Secret of Monkey Island 'Voodoo, Roots 'n Grog' [LeChuck's Theme] by Alex Jones, Diggi Dis (OCRemix 2180)
        • Rexon - Short Change Hero (Cover) Borderlands 2
        • Gears of War, by the John Horn Jaguar Marching Band
        • Delisted Games - a growing archive of 783 games you can’t play.


          • Honorable mention game music:

          • The Mezcaltones: Short Change Hero
          • Captain Alrix’s One Man Band cover of Psychonauts “Meat Circus”
          • Super Mario World on Bagpipes by the Unipiper
          • Some classical covers that Ken likes because he writes them: Arcanum's "Mines" by the Echoasis Game Music Orchestra and of course The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind main theme by Lively Arcanum
            • 57 min
          • Ep.18 - The MetaSode

            This episode the gang talks about the Podcast itself… because we like  to talk about ourselves. Find out what happened to Jim Stories, how we  come up with ideas, get guests, and some special thanks to people that  have (sometimes unknowingly) helped up along the way. We also have a  listener-requested Public Service Announcement on Gaming and Aging.

            Show Notes:

               – Netflix Promises to Quit Smoking (via NPR)
               – Apollo 11 in Real Time website
              – The Booth Junkie YouTube Channel
              – Some Video Games are good for older adults’ brains (via Science Daily)
              – The 15 Healthiest Video Games for Any Adult (via Eligibility.com)

            1 hr 12 min

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