The podcast has a new name and a new look, welcome to the Shine Get Podcast!

To commemorate this momentous occasion (and now that Mario Kart World has been out for a bit), Cal and Murph decide to go through the entire Mario Kart series and rank every game from worst to best. Do any of the classics stand a chance against the modern titans? Where do the hosts land on the Mario Kart 8 vs. World debate? All that and more in this weeks episode!

00:00 - Intro

04:43 - 9.

08:03 - 8.

12:33 - 7.

20:12 - 6.

26:17 - 5.

31:36 - 4.

37:52 - 3.

50:41 - 2&1

1:03:43 - Recent Pickups

CONSOLE WARS! Many of us grew up right around the time of the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 - they're near and dear to both Cal & Murph's hearts so we decided to pit them against eachother to find out which one we think comes out on top!

0:00 - Intro

0:35 - Main Topic

5:20 - Tale of the Tape

7:30 - Strengths & Weaknesses of Both

16:55 - THE GAMES!

18:55 - Favorite Xbox 360 Exclusives

26:30 - Favorite PS3 Exclusives

34:20 - Many of the Best Games are on Both!

40:55 - Backwards Compatibility!

47:22 - Collecting for These Consoles

49:22 - What Console Version to Get?

1:05:45 - Recent Pickups!

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CONSOLE WARS! Many of us grew up right around the time of the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 - they're near and dear to both Cal & Murph's hearts so we decided to pit them against eachother to find out which one we think comes out on top!

0:00 - Intro

0:35 - Main Topic

5:20 - Tale of the Tape

7:30 - Strengths & Weaknesses of Both

16:55 - THE GAMES!

18:55 - Favorite Xbox 360 Exclusives

26:30 - Favorite PS3 Exclusives

34:20 - Many of the Best Games are on Both!

40:55 - Backwards Compatibility!

47:22 - Collecting for These Consoles

49:22 - What Console Version to Get?

1:05:45 - Recent Pickups!

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Sports games have a long history of being both massively purchased 0 and also massively maligned by gamers everywhere. The key franchises release year after year while more boutique titles steal our hearts while commercially failing. Cal loves em' though, so we're gonna talk about 'em. What's fun? Can you collect them? That & more!

0:00 - Intro

0:30 - Main Topic

1:45 - Why do Sports Games have a Bad Rap?

8:25 - Do We Play Sports Games?

16:30 - What Happened to Arcade Titles?

23:38 - Collecting Sports Games

28:50 - The Fantasy Mode

35:55 - Playing Older Sports Games

43:23 - Recent Pickups

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STAR WARS GAMES!!! An epic universe surely deserves games to match. Cal & Murph run through many of our favorites from the long and varied history of games that take us to that long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

0:00 - Intro

0:30 - Main Topic

4:00 - Lego Star Wars

13:30 - Battlefront 1/2 (Classic)

21:24 - Battlefront 1/2 (Modern)

27:30 - Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

31:14 - Shadows of the Empire

34:44 - Masters of Teräs Käsi

37:36 - Episode 1: Racer

41:40 - Knights of the Old Republic 1/2

46:05 - The Force Unleashed

51:45 - Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor

57:08 - The Clone Wars

1:00:21 - Recent Pickups

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Plenty of gamers remember the golden era of readily accessible rhythm games - Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Rockband and more dominated the space for several years. But what happened since? Cal & Murph reflect on our favorite Rhythm games, what newer games from the genre we enjoy, and ones we want to play as well.

00:00 - Intro

1:02 - Main Topic

2:00 - Why did Murph Get Back into Rhythm Games?

5:13 - More than Guitar Hero

7:30 - PaRappa the Rapper

13:17 - Dance Dance Revolution

19:30 - Donkey Konga

22:22 - Taiko Drum Master/Taiko no Tastujin

24:07 - Guitar Hero/Rockband

35:10 - Patapon / Elite Beat Agents

38:55 - Channel 5

40:48 - Just Dance

45:02 - Thumper

46:38 - Beatsaber

51:20 - Hi-Fi Rush

54:20 - What Rhythm Games We Want to Play

1:01:00 - Recent Pickups

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Cal & Murph have been excited about a very specific console mod recently - so they decided to talk about modding your Retro consoles more generalized! What kinds of mods are available? What pros and cons do they offer? Are they worth it? What do we with was more prevelant in the scene?

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Main Topic

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If you play video games at all, you are familiar with the dreaded backlog. It creeps up on you; slowly piles up until you are drowning in games you want to play but can never seem to get to. In this episode, Cal and Murph walk through some tips on how you can beat your backlog, find joy in playing games again, and get back to some happy gaming.

Episode #20

00:00 - Intro

00:27 - Main Topic

03:13 - Prioritize

09:18 - Stop Buying More

16:33 - Slow & Steady

24:52 - Guides

27:25 - The Completion Mindset

31:28 - Moving On

37:02 - Peer Pressure

39:19 - Making Yourself Happier

41:38 - Wrap Up

44:49 - Recent Pickups

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Controllers are the interface between us and the game that we're playing - and have even dictated much of video game design along the way! On this episode, we talk about which controllers are our favorite, which just plain stink, and the plenty in the middle. What are you favorite controllers and why? Episode #19

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - Main Topic

03:13 - Atari 2600

06:15 - NES

10:00 - Sega Genesis

13:25 - SNES

18:03 - Sega Genesis 6 Button

20:00 - Sega Saturn Model 1 & 2

23:27 - Playstation

26:53 - Nintendo 64

36:26 - Dualshock 1 (Playstation)

41:10 - Sega Dreamcast

44:45 - Dualshock 2 (Playstation 2)

49:40 - The Duke (Xbox)

54:23 - Nintendo Gamecube

1:00:35 - Xbox Model 2

1:02:55 - Xbox 360

1:04:45 - Nintendo Wii

1:09:22 - Dualshock 3 (Playstation 3)

1:13:24 - Wii U Gamepad

1:17:30 - Wii U Pro Controller

1:20:48 - Dualshock 4 (Playstation 4)

1:25:50 - Xbox One

1:27:40 - Joycons (Nintendo Switch)

1:30:54 - Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

1:33:20 - Xbox Series

1:34:52 - Dualsense (Playstation 5)

1:39:48 - The Level Up Controller Tier List!

1:44:01 - Recent Pickups

1:49:20 - Outro

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With the Nintendo Switch 2 on the horizon, it's time to take a look back on the first Switch console: its successes, its failures, and its overall legacy. As one of the best selling video game consoles of all time, does it deserve all of its success and praise?

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - Main Topic

05:29 - Our Experiences

16:33 - Switch Hardware

36:38 - The Games!

1:06:55 - Final Thoughts

1:17:14 - Switch Online

1:17:59 - Recent Pickups

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