Still Loading Podcast

Nostalgia, as they say, is one hell of a drug. This week on the show I'm revisiting a game I covered A LONG time ago, in fact this topic was originally covered in the 2nd episode ever of the podcast! But that episode, along with 5 or 6 others, is hidden away over on soundcloud; so I figured it was about damn time I cover it again. This week I am talking about one of my favorite childhood games, an obscure Mac game called Power Pete (later renamed to Mighty Mike). Joining me to help me break down this favorite of mine is Phil Salvador. Phil is the Library Director at the Video Game History Foundation and he also runs the website The Obscuritory, which is a blog about less known games and software. Phil and I talk about the highs and lows of the game, everything from the joy of exploding cakes to the horror of Little Miss Muffet. If you have ever wanted to learn more about an obscure Mac game than this is the episode for you!

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End Song: Prehistoric Plaza Artist: Eugene Koh Album: Power Pete Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZifTbMoCOU

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October can't end without me at least TRYING to play a spooky game! I'm joined by my good friend Lukas Eggen from the LAN Parties Podcast to discuss the Tarsier Studios' puzzle platform horror adventure game Little Nightmares. I'm not normally a fan of horror games but it was a lot of fun getting to explore this little game. Lukas and I discuss the game's themes, mechanics and more. Does this game show the darkness hidden in all of us? Or is it a representation of how the world can wear us down? Listen and find out!

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End Song: Tonberry Takeout Artist: Chjolo Album: Haloween EP https://gamechops.com/halloween/

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Video game history has had a special place in my heart for quite some time. I've done a full episode on the topic with my Captain N co-host Dexter, I include history about all the games I cover in each episode and I interview people who write books on game history. It's a topic that I'm very passionate about.

Joining me today on the show is Stephen Frost, who is the head of production at the game developer Digital Eclipse. Digital Eclipse is the studio responsible for the Atari 50 collection and more recently, The Making of Karateka and the Wizardry remake. This company is doing some of the most important work for game preservation and making it accessible to consumers and so I HAD to get someone from the company on the show to talk about it.

Stephen was a wonderful guest and we have a great conversation about Digital Eclipse's work, his opinions on the game industry and so much more. Make sure you listen to this episode to learn about all the amazing work Digital Eclipse does!

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End Song: Diablo Silly Venture Artist: Ultrasyd Album: Chipsters EP Remastered https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/chipsters-ep-remastered

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In this month's Captain N episode Dexter and I get to return to Castlevania and Tetris! The two episodes from season 3 that we cover are episodes 3 & 4, Return to Castlevania and Totally Terisized. Learn all about the Simon Belmont Awards, the confusion of names on gravestones and why this Tetris episode scared the crap outta Dexter when he was a kid!

End Song: Vampire Killer Artist: James Landino Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 2 https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-2/

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FRESH MEAT! This week on the show I am joined by Shane Koski from the Retro Hangover Podcast to discuss the first entry in the iconic Blizzard series Diablo. Shane and I go a little off the rails while somehow staying on topic? We discuss how the game's mechanics were super influential at the time, how the game's loot system is so unique and even we find some time to debate what having fun in a game really means.

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End Song: Diablo "Wet Grass Inspired" Artist: AmIEviL Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00129

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It's been quite some time since I have covered an Uncharted game. I started a Naughty Dog series a long while ago and went through all the Uncharted games made by Naughty Dog and FINALLY I am rounding out my coverage of the game series with a wonderful discussion on Uncharted: Golden Abyss.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is a Vita title that helped shape more of the Vita than you know and featured a lot of new an unique mechanics because of it being on the Vita. I am joined by Bill Barber from the Gaming & Collecting Podcast and The 3DO Experience to discuss the only portable entry in the Uncharted series. Does the game hold up? Is it worth tracking down a Vita to play? Find out in this episode!

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The final season of Captain N is HERE! Season 3 is a little different than 1 and 2 for a few reasons, but notably the episodes are only 10 minutes long now! So to compensate for that Dex and I are covering 2 episodes of season 3 for each episode of our ongoing look into the show. Not gonna lie either, these episodes have been the wildest yet...

End Song: Born To Rave Artist: Graz and E*Tank Album: Super Standards https://gamechops.com/graz-and-etank-born-to-rave/

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Licensed games are interesting. Either they are phenomenal adaptations like GoldenEye and Spiderman 2, or they are absolute garbage like Superman 64 or (insert most Simpsons games here). This week on the show I had a chat with author Chris Carton, who has written a book all about games that are based on movie licenses. We talk about his research process, how many games he covers in the book, what movies he wish had games and so much more!

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End Song: Rainbow Connection Artist: Button Masher Album: Super Standards https://gamechops.com/super/

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As with every decade, there are hobbies and activites that propell beyond just a temporary fad. Skateboarding had growing and waning periods of popularity but after the release of a small little game called Tony Hawk's Pro Skater it propelled into the stratosphere. I'm joined this week by Dave from Remember 64 and Jiggy from the YouTube channel Jiggy Lookback to discuss the iconic skateboarding video game. While it may not have been the first skating game it sure as hell set the standard for the genre.

End Song: Split & Splat Artist: Rocketchip Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/split-splat/

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One of my favorite parts of podcasting is getting to meet some of the incredibly talented people that lend their voices to help our favorite characters come to live. Joining me this week on the show is actress, voice over artist and improvisor Elizabeth Saydah. We talk about her performance as Riley in the recently released Oxenfree 2, improv and we even find time to talk about what her favorite smell is.

End Song: Star Festival Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World 2 https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world-2/

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