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November 20, 2024ranking retro nintendo soundtracks Mark talks about the new Nintendo Music app and gives his ranking of the 17 retro game soundtracks currently available.
Let us know: What’s your go-to soundtrack on Nintendo Music? What do you want to see added?
Nintendo Music Playlists
- Quick Play's Quintessential Retro Tracks
- Quick Play Ep 97: Every Song Mentioned
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Games mentioned (alphabetical; no spoilers):
- Donkey Kong Country
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- Dr. Mario
- F-Zero X
- Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- Kirby's Dream Land
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Metroid
- Metroid Prime
- Nintendogs
- Star Fox 64
- Stardew Valley
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Land
- Super Smash Bros. (series)
- Tomodachi Collection
- Wii Sports
What we’re playing:
- Stardew Valley
...more November 13, 2024lizard brain! Mark and Dalton Fuller talk about the games that clear their minds, why it's nice to shift into lizard brain mode, and how sometimes that can be difficult.
Let us know: What is your favorite "lizard brain" game?Follow us on the proper socials:Twitter: @QuickPlayPodInstagram: @QuickPlayPod
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If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening!Find more Dalton on the internet:Letterboxd: @CalcifullerJoin his Discord: https://discord.gg/qtDwTb2pkn
Games mentioned:
- Destiny
- Destiny 2
- Dark Souls (series)
- Elden Ring
- Super Mario World
- Tetris
- SSX On Tour
- Olli Olli
- Olli Olli World
- Stardew Valley
- Animal Crossing New Horizons
- God of War Ragnarok
- The Last of Us
- Forza Horizon 5
What we’re playing:
- Pokemon TCG Pocket, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Metaphor ReFantazio, Balatro
- Dave the Diver
...more November 06, 2024there are no new games, pt 2: and there never will be In this part 2 of 2 episodes, Mark and Jake Martin and Landry Smith talk about their hopes for the future of gaming and if truly new games are even possible.
Let us know: Do you have hope for the future of video games?
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Find more Jake and Landry on the internet:
Podcast: BitCast
Youtube: BitBloggist
Instagram: @BitBloggist
Games mentioned:
- Mario (series)
- Assassin's Creed (series)
- Fortnite
- Pokemon (series)
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Tunic
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Stardew Valley
- Gone Home
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
What we’re playing:
- Banjo-Tooie
- Banjo-Tooie
- Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
...more October 30, 2024there are no new games, pt 1: under the sun In this part 1 of 2 episodes, Mark and Jake Martin and Landry Smith talk about the seismic shifts forward in gaming from years past, why the progress has slowed, and how we got to this point.
Let us know: What's the last truly new game you've played?Follow us on the proper socials:Twitter: @QuickPlayPodInstagram: @QuickPlayPod
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Email us: [email protected]If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening!Find more Jake and Landry on the internet:Podcast: BitCastYoutube: BitBloggist
Instagram: @BitBloggist
Games mentioned:
- Super Mario 64
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Wii Sports
- Uncharted (series)
- The Last of Us
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Chants of Sennaar
- Witcher 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
What we’re playing:
- Dead Space
- Luigi's Mansion 3
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
...more October 23, 2024the one about ai Mark and Jordan Leithart talk about the use of generative AI in video game development, how it can used well, and where it falls short.
Let us know: Is there a place for AI in game development?
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Find more Jordan on the internet:
Wishlist his game on Steam: Oracle of Meles
Watch his video on AI: AI art is not real art
Twitter: @realJarNod
LuxCor Twitter: @LuxCorStudios
Internet: luxcorstudios.com
Games mentioned:
- Oracle of Meles
- World of Warcraft
What we’re playing:
- Corekeeper
- Steamworld Dig
...more October 16, 2024HUDs are a necessary (?) evil (??) Mark and Kurt Weisheit talk about the best and worst uses of a heads-up display and their own preferences.
Let us know: Are HUDs good or bad or somewhere in between?
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Kurt is hard to find on the internet.
Games mentioned:
- World of Warcraft
- Mario (series)
- Stardew Valley
- Legend of Zelda (series)
- Uncharted (series)
- Halo (series)
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Call of Duty (series)
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Metroid Dread
- Super Metroid
What we’re playing:
- It Takes Two
- Outer Wilds
...more October 09, 2024first half of the second half: a metacritic golf report Mark takes a look back at the games of Q3 2024, along the results of Metacritic Golf to see how we perceived games matches up to their ultimate review scores.
Visual charts & results: man i love charts
Make your shots in Metacritic Golf Q4: shoot your shot
Let us know: What was your favorite game from Q3 of 2024?
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Games mentioned:
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl
- Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
- EA Sports College Football 25
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Dungeons of Hinterberg
- World of Goo 2
- SteamWorld Heist II
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Visions of Mana
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Concord
- Castlevania Dominus Collection
- Astro Bot
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
- Frostpunk 2
- Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Satisfactory
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
- The Plucky Squire
- UFO 50
- Silent Hill 2 Remake
- Metaphor ReFantazio
What we’re playing:
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
...more October 02, 2024assigning a genre of music to every game genre Mark and Jake Martin talk about genre similarities between video games and music, and assign every video game genre to a music genre.
Let us know: What video game genre / music genre pairing just makes sense to you?
Full list of genre pairings (spoilers): view the list
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Find more Jake on the internet:
Podcast: BitCast
Youtube: BitBloggist
Instagram: @BitBloggist
Games mentioned:
- Diablo (series)
- Dark Souls (series)
- Monkey Island (series)
- Lego Fortnite
- Resident Evil (series)
- Oregon Trail
- Outer Wilds
- Myst
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (series)
- Super Mario Bros. (series)
- Tetris
- Need for Speed Underground
- Doom
- Gran Turismo (series)
- American Truck Simulator
What we’re playing:
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Steamworld Dig
...more September 18, 2024the magic of licensed games Mark and Elizabeth Coats Bowen talk about why they're drawn to licensed games, some of their favorites over the years, and what makes for a great licensed game.
Let us know: What's your favorite licensed game?
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Find more Elizabeth on the internet:
Twitter: @ElizabethCoats1
Games mentioned:
- Fonz
- Shark Jaws
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Lord of the Rings (series)
- Lord of the Rings: Gollum
- Tales of the Shire
- Lego Star Wars (series)
- Lego Harry Potter (series)
- Lego Lord of the Rings
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Harry Potter (series)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Spider-Man (2018)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- Spider-Man 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Goldeneye 007
- Batman Arkham Asylum
- Batman Arkham City
- Dune Awakening
- Dune Spice Wars
- Game of Thrones: Conquest
- Avatar The Last Airbender: Quest for Balance
What we’re playing:
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Stardew Valley
...more September 11, 2024old habits die nice Mark talks about the games he's replaying, coming to terms with not being "productive" by playing new games, and the benefits of having a comfort-food game.
Let us know: What game are you replaying (or have replayed, or will replay) just because you want to?
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Backlog Breakdown was not a guest, but I did mention them a few times, so find them on the internet here.
Games mentioned:
- Stardew Valley
- Outer Wilds
- Steamworld Dig
- Steamworld Dig 2
- Dave the Diver
- Splatoon 3
- Splatoon
- Splatoon 2
- Astro Bot
What we’re playing:
- Stardew Valley
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FAQs about Quick Play:
How many episodes does Quick Play have?
The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.