In this bonus episode, Chris and Peter step away from Mainframe for a while to talk about the Mortal Kombat II movie and the nostalgic narrative game Mixtape. The discussion around Mortal Kombat leads them back to their earliest memories of the series - arcades, over-the-top fatalities, and the cultural panic around videogame violence in the 90s.

Meanwhile, Mixtape sends the conversation in a more reflective direction, as they talk about the people, places, and moments that quietly disappear over time. Along the way, they revisit the music, technology, and atmosphere of growing up in the 90s, from mixtapes and CDs to 80s movies and the feeling of discovering media before the internet flattened everything into algorithms.

It’s part gaming discussion, part nostalgia trip, and part meditation on memory, complete with fatalities, feelings, and far too much reminiscing about obsolete technology.

Noobs by C.G. Regan

Cover Art by Charlotte Regan

Music by Peter Regan