The Wally Wallcast

Wrapping a bow on 2024! A bit of a 'State of the Union', looking back on what a weird year but with some exciting things on the horizon! Enjoy a holiday conversation with your pal Wally!

Here's what you can expect:

(1:20) - Recapping the games played and completed in 2024

(11:42 ) - A quiet year of content creation and being disconnected

(18:47) - Plans for 2025 and beyond

(26:37) - Quick hits

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Theme song "⁠⁠⁠⁠Fin⁠⁠⁠⁠" by Mark Sparling (Find ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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A podcast! Was hoping to have this out at the start of September, but logistics didn't make it possible. And, apologies, I'm fighting a cold throughout this episode.

Here's what you can expect:

(1:15) - Wally goes on the Injured Reserve

(11:02 ) - The PS3 gems enjoyed over the years

(17:42) - More Digital vs Physical Chatter

(28:14) - Missing Online Chums

(30:43) - Quick Hits

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Theme song "⁠⁠⁠Fin⁠⁠⁠" by Mark Sparling (Find ⁠⁠⁠Mark on Twitter⁠⁠⁠)

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A podcast emerges! Simple and easy episode coming at you!

Here's what you can expect:

(1:09) - An outlook on life in 2024

(10:09) - An honest-to-goodness approach to the backlog this year

(19:06) - Super Nintendo RPGs

(24:47) - Some random thoughts and whatnot

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Theme song "⁠⁠Fin⁠⁠" by Mark Sparling (Find ⁠⁠Mark on Twitter⁠⁠)

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The Autumn Edition of the Wallcast! The first check in from summer, let's chat about what games we have been playing and exploring new hobbies!

Here's how  the show breaks down:

(1:08) It's starting to get cold and frosty in Canada! What video games are keeping us toasty?

(10:58) Wally builds a new PC!

(19:26) The Nintendo 64 is making headlines...in 2023?!

(26:03) Quick hits

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Theme song "⁠Fin⁠" by Mark Sparling (Find ⁠Mark on Twitter⁠)

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Summer time in Wally World! This episode was recorded in July of 2023 with a small break in the schedule. Some weird audio issues that you may or may not notice, but hopefully not enough to deter you from listening!

Here's how  the show breaks down:

(1:10) Summer has been great and we're on vacation!

(11:48) FOMO is dangerous (and expensive)!

(22:54) Gaming plans have hit a snag, leading to the unthinkable!

(33:35) Quick hits

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Theme song "Fin" by Mark Sparling (Find Mark on Twitter)

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It's the first show of 2023! A little late, but that's okay! Life has been busy but we're able to sit down, catch our breath and wax nostalgic with you!

Here's how  the show breaks down:

(0:52) An update on the first three months of 2023. What a whirlwind!

(11:05) The Wii U was a game changer for reasons you may not agree with!

(19:53) Responding to Michael Bowerman's 'Gaming Dadcast' | Sharing gaming memories with friends!

(26:29) Quick hits

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Theme song "Fin" by Mark Sparling (Find Mark on Twitter)

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2022 is coming to an end and it's been a busy one! Some holiday memories, a recap on games played in 2022, and more!

Here's how  the show breaks down:

(1:05) What Wally has been up to lately, including games played AND completed!

(6:43) Let's explore the games completed in 2022! Double what we did in 2021!

(20:18) Holiday video game memories featuring turtles, goombas and tetrazoids!

(29:00) Quick hits

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Theme song "Fin" by Mark Sparling (Find Mark on Twitter)

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A variety of topics today, but as we continue to look to the future, some changes are on the horizon.

Here's how  the show breaks down:

(1:05) What Wally has been up to lately, including games played AND completed!

(11:45) The backlog (Joe Walker) has been out of control and we explore some reasons as to how that happened

(22:22) Some major changes are coming. It's time to play video games and let everything else fall where it may. Is this end of everything?

(32:26) Quick hits

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Theme song "Fin" by Mark Sparling (Find Mark on Twitter)

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*This lost episode was originally recorded back in May of 2022...uploaded September 2022*

Title says it all. Here's how  the show breaks down:

(1:03) What Wally has been playing lately

(10:48) Are we in the Golden Age of video gaming?

(17:43) Board game memories!

(28:06) Quick hits

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Theme song "Fin" by Mark Sparling (Find Mark on Twitter)

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The Show

Wally has come into a sum of monies and has been using some of it to support his friends, explore new gaming ventures, and learn some new truths about himself. We're all over the map in this episode. Here's how the show breaks down:

(1:00) State of the union, as is par for the course with most podcast episodes, Wally shares where some of his newfound dollars are being spent;

(7:30) The newest generation of hardware and Game Pass Ultimate are new realities in the Wally household;

(15:00) Time to get a little personal and discuss the future of improvement as we approach Level 40;

(26:27) Spreading some love to some of Twitch and YouTube faves; 

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This Week's Music

(11:35) "That Person's Name Is" - Bravely Default Guitar Cover by FamilyJules feat. Jonathan Parecki

(36:10) "Overworld 2" - Super Mario Bros. 3 Acoustic Cover by Jonas Tunander

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Theme song "Fin" by Mark Sparling (Find Mark on Twitter)

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For more Wally rousings and random thoughts: https://wallywallcakes.wordpress.com/