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Sometimes you're the stinger, sometimes you get stung. In this episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Link gets both! Dexter Morrill returns as my co-host with the mo-host and we dive into the 9th episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Stinging a Stinger.

In this episode we meet a strange man named Sleezenose who is definitely not a bad guy, we continue to learn new ways Link sucks and we also speak to Grandma Mario.

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Shout-out Song: Wisdom Artist: Ephixa Ft. Will & Tim Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/wisdom/

End Song: BOSS (Power) Artist: Dj Cutman ft. TEAM BANZAI Album: Link to the Future https://gamechops.com/link-to-the-future/

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We gon' huntin' gators! In this episode of Still Loading we trek through the bayous of Louisiana to play The Adventures of Bayou Billy. I am joined by host of the Imperial Scrolls of Honor Podcast, Josh Folan, to rescue our beloved Annabelle from the clutches of Godfather Gordon.

We discuss the game's localization, why its so damn hard, where Billy may live and question our sanity at the addition of jiggle physics in an NES game.

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Shout-out Song: Trippin' on Alligators Artist: Mazedude Original Composer(s): Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada, Tsutomu Ogura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00808

End Song: El Lagarto Artist: Evil Horde Original Composer(s): Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada, Tsutomu Ogura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01793

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The mitochondria do all the talking this week on Still Loading. To wrap up Backlog Month I am joined by friend of the show Michael Berger from the Bits of Time podcast to talk about Squaresoft's foray into horror, Parasite Eve.

Based off a book on the same name, Parasite Eve is a horror JRPG that came out in 1998 and has become a bit of a cult hit from that time. Michael and I had a ton of fun discussing the ins and outs of the game along with all the wild turns the story takes.

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Shout-out Song: Charred and Cauterized Artist: Hemophiliac, Siolfor the Jackal Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04603

End Song: PMS Artist: ktriton Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01543

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We're gonna be gonna be golden! This week on the show I am joined by Aaron Klaassen from Super Ghost and Chris Dominguez from Consoles and Stuff to talk about the GBA JRPG Golden Sun!

I first got Golden Sun back in the early 2010s from a Game Stop near me and never touched it until my patrons voted for it for Backlog Month this year and I am so happy they did. Aaron, Chris and I had a ton of fun discussing the game's mechanics, visuals, music and much more! Does this game have a really fun and interesting battle system? Yes! Does it teach it to you at all? Barely! Find out all about it in this episode.

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Shout-out Song: Angarian Vigil Artist: TSori, GuitarSVD Original Composer: Motoi Sakuraba https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04091

End Song: Streets of Tolbi Artist: TSori, thebitterroost, Alex Hill, dannymusic, Deedubs, JohnStacy, SirCorn Original Composer: Motoi Sakuraba https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04125

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Episode 2 of this year's Backlog Month features a game very different from last week's. Backlog month this year is RPG heavy and one of those RPGs we are looking at is Live A Live. Live A Live is an RPG from Square Enix that originally released back in 1994 for the Super Famicom but was later given a remake and published world wide in 2023.

Joining to chat about the may lives experienced in this game is the Twitch streamer Happy Bear! Happy and I had a great conversation about our experiences with this game, why the battle system is pretty awesome, why the end of the game probably sucks and also the logisitics of farting in imperial China.

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Shout-out Song: Live-ALive Composer: Yoko Shimomura Album: Liva A Live OST https://www.zophar.net/music/nintendo-snes-spc/live-a-live

End Song: MEGALOMANIA (Techno Remix) Artist: Michael Solski Album: N/A https://michaelsolski.bandcamp.com/track/live-a-live-megalomania-techno-remix

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Backlog month 2025 kicks off with a big one!

It's Castlevania.

I covered Castlevania a LONG time ago on the show but that was before I had beaten it and it was very early in my podcasting career. So I figured putting it on my backlog month poll earlier this year was a perfect way to take another crack at this iconic NES game.

But... A special game requires and even more special guest. Joining me on this episode is author, YouTuber, podcaster and Castlevania expert, Jeremy Parish.

Jeremy has created so much Castlevania content I couldn't think of anyone better to join me on this episode. We discuss what makes this game so special, why it's an important game in the annals of game history, how much it's soundtrack slaps and so much more.

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Shout-out Song: Hallway to Hell Artist: Joshua Morse Album: VLAD II https://gamechops.com/vlad2/

End Song: Vampire Snap 2 Artist: Joshua Morse Album: VLAD https://gamechops.com/vlad/

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Indie games are awesome. They try so many different and unique things or have unique spins on classic game design ideas. This week on the show I am joined by Emily Merritt and Kate Hunter from the No Small Games podcast to talk about an indie game that pushes emotional storytelling without dialogue and explores grief in a way I haven't experienced before.

We are talking about the game Gris. Gris was developed by Nomada Studios and released in 2018. It explores the stages of grief in a very beatiful and haunting way. Kate, Emily and I talk all about this game's themes, what we loved about it, why it makes us love indie games and so much more.

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Shout-out Song: Gris Pt. 1 Composer: Berlinist Album: Gris Soundtrack https://berlinistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gris-original-game-soundtrack

End Song: Gris Pt. 2 Composer: Berlinist Album: Gris Soundtrack https://berlinistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gris-original-game-soundtrack

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Here comes Mama Mario! In this month's mini episode Dexter Morrill and I break down episode 9 of the Super Mario Bros Super Show! In one of the more wild episodes of we've seen yet we end up meeting Mario and Luigi's Mom, discussing the logisitics of carb loading, Luigi not understanding what the word "default" means and Fry Guy loan sharks.

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Shout-out Song: Rosalina in the Observatory Artist: Coffee Date Album: Wii Chill https://gamechops.com/wii-chill/

End Song: Birabuto Kingdom Artist: Rymdkraft Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 3 https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-3/

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The Muppets are iconic and it has been long overdue since I discussed them on the podcast. Joining me today to help me talk about a childhood favorite of mine is... my brother Mike as well as Doug Lief from the Nostalgium Arcanum podcast!

The game on this episode is Muppet Treasure Island, based on the movie of the same name. Mike, Doug and I break down this game in more detail than probably needed but who cares, this game rules. We talk about the gameplay, production value, green screen use and much more!

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Shout-out Song: Treasure Island Composer: Hans Zimmer Album: Muppet Treasure Island Soundtrack https://archive.org/details/MuppetTreasureIsland_201805

End Song: He's a Pirate Composer: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil Album: Muppet Treasure Island Soundtrack https://archive.org/details/MuppetTreasureIsland_201805

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Emulation is a polarizing subject in video games. While I personally feel its not a bad thing there are people who only associate with piracy. So I figured who better to talk about this topic than the founder of one of the earliest emulation websites, Zophar.

Zophar founded Zophar's domain back in 1996 as a way to aggregate emulation information and it grew into something much more than that. Zophar and I chatted about how he started Zophar's domain, why he left, his feelings on emulation and much more!

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Shout-out Song: Take some rest and eat some food! Artist: xDeviruchi Album: 8-bit Fantasy & Adventure Music https://xdeviruchi.itch.io/8-bit-fantasy-adventure-music-pack

End Song: He's a Pirate Artist: Jason Bernard arrangement of Klaus Badelt's original piece Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7fGMH2b1Mc

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