PISODE NOTES — Mount Rushmore of Video Games

This week we take it back — way back — to the golden era of GameStop runs, memory cards, split-screen trash talk, and staying up way too late when we had school the next day.

Following last week's Thanksgiving Food Mount Rushmore, we open with a recap of our holiday plates and then move right into the sensory overload of Black Friday — inbox explosions, online deal chaos, and the nostalgia of walking through a packed mall like it was 2005 again.

That trip to GameStop? It sent us down a memory rabbit hole.

We realized how fast video games have evolved — from PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 to the endless combinations of consoles today — and how the games we grew up on shaped entire eras of childhood, friendship, and identity.

In today’s episode we discuss:

🎮 Black Friday then vs now — from camping outside stores to one-click shopping 🎮 Why malls today unexpectedly feel nostalgic instead of chaotic 🎮 Our GameStop realization of how outdated we really are 🎮 The video game eras that raised us — and still live in our brains rent free 🎮 The four titles we believe deserve to be carved into gaming’s Mount Rushmore

We go deep into history, stories, evolution, controversy, and cultural impact — along with our own memories of button-mashing battles and hours lost to one more game.

No spoilers here — you’ll have to listen for our official picks. 👀

LISTENER QUESTION:

What four video games would you put on the Mount Rushmore of gaming?

Drop your list in our reviews or tag us on social — and send this episode to a friend who shared a controller with you growing up.