For this weeks episode Josh reviews the NES port of Ultima 3! The Ultima series is known as one of the first incredibly popular western RPG series. Listen in to learn more!

End Song: Ice Blast Artist: Malmen Album: Fakebit World

https://malmenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fakebit-world

Tags: Gaming, Retro gaming, video games, NES, Nintendo, Ultima, Ultima Exodus, Richard Garriott, Lord British, podern family, gaming pod squad

On this weeks episode Josh dives into the history of the game Tetris! Unfortunately there isn't much to talk about in terms of gameplay but story of how the game made it past the iron curtain is truly remarkable.

End Song: Ikebaby Artist: Robotprins Album: Friend Force

https://robotprins.bandcamp.com/album/friend-force

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gaming, retro gaming, video games, tetris, the tetris company, russians, soviet union, Alexey Pajitnov, Nintendo, NES, podern family, gaming pod squad, gaming podcast, video game podcast

For a bonus episode this week I was lucky enough to sit down with Game Dave! Game Dave is a youtuber who focuses on video games. His videos are very well produced and he has an amazing sense of humor. He was an amazing guest and I can't thank him enough for being my first guest!

End Song: Downside Up Artist: Robotprins & Toni Leys Album: Friend Force

https://robotprins.bandcamp.com/album/friend-force

Tags: gaming, retro gaming, video games, youtube, GameDave, Game Dave, youtuber, gaming podcast, video game podcast, podcasting, podern family, gaming pod squad

To wrap up Mario month I am covering Super Mario World! I have enlisted the help of Casey (you know from the other 3 episodes), Tim, John and Lucas. This is the largest group of people I have gathered for an episode!

End Song: Super Mario Land (Theme) Remix Artist: Yoann Turpin Album: Chip Song Book Vol. 2

https://yoannturpin.bandcamp.com/album/chip-songbook-vol-2

Tags: Gaming, Retro gaming, video games, Mario, Super Mario, Super Mario World, Nintendo, Podern Family, Gaming Pod Squad

For this weeks episode Josh has Casey on for the 3rd week in a row to close out the original Mario trilogy on the NES. No history lessons but some classic gaming goodness.

End Song: Manta Ray's Reward (Super Mario 64 (Dire, Dire Docks)) Artist: Joshua Morse Album: Arcade Attack

http://gamechops.com/arcade-attack/

Tags: gaming, retro gaming, video games, nintendo, mario, super mario bros 3, podernfamily, gaming pod squad, classic gaming, classic game, super mario

Welcome back to part 2 of Mario month on Still Loading! Casey is back and this week we are discussing Super Mario Bros 2! We dive into the history of the game as well as break down some of our favorite aspects of it!

End Song: Lullaby Artist: Snail's House Album: Ordinary Songs 3

https://0101.bandcamp.com/album/ordinary-songs-3

Tags: Gaming, retro gaming, video games, Super Mario Bros 3, mario, Super Mario, nintendo, gaming pod squad, podern family, video game podcast, podcasting

Welcome to Mario Month on Still Loading! The next couple episodes of the 40 for 40 series is on Mario so why not start it off with the game that really put Mario on the map!

End Song: Blooper Reeling (Super Mario World) Artist: halc Album: World 1-2

http://store.bravewave.net/album/world-1-2-the-complete-collection

Retro Game Mechanics Explained https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwRqWnW5ZkVaP_lZF7caZ-g

NES Loading Seam video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrNnwJrujw&t=

Tags: Gaming, retro gaming, video games, Super Mario Bros, mario, Super Mario, nintendo, gaming pod squad, podern family, video game podcast, podcasting

This episode of Still Loading focuses on the game StarTropics for the NES! This is one of the classic hidden gems on the original Nintendo so give the episode a listen to learn more about it!

End Song: Blissful Trap Artist: DJ Cutman Album: Fantasy Grooves

http://gamechops.com/fantasy-grooves/

Gaming Historian Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnw0SiVO9lQ

StarTropics long play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAMJXN7zeyI

StarTropics soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG2jLkqDjQ8

Tags: gaming, retro gaming, video games, NES, Nintendo, StarTropics, Star Tropics, gaming pod squad, podern family

For this special bonus episode you will hear selections of dramatic readings of video game manuals! Have you ever wanted to hear Ninja Gaiden read like a TV show announcer? What about a dramatic Barbie manual reading?? Well this is the episode that gives you all of that and more!

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End Song: Jungle Cruise Artist: Hyper Potions Album: Jungle Cruise https://fanlink.to/junglecruise

Tags: gaming, retro gaming, video games, voice acting, game manuals, NES, nintendo, video game podcast, podern family, gaming pod squad

For this weeks episodes Josh talks about a surprisingly good shoot em' up game for the NES! Oh and stay tuned at the end of the episode for an announcement!

End Song: Croissant Artist: Ultrasyd Album: N/A

https://soundcloud.com/ultrasyd/un-croissant-sil-vous-pla-t

Tags: gaming, retro gaming, video games, NES, nintendo, Sky Shark, classic games, gaming podcast, video game podcast, podern family, gaming pod squad