Videogame Dads Podcast

We are joined by Norm, "The Gaming Historian!" Listen to us talk games, friendship, collecting, and life. This is the last episode recorded prior to Shane's daughter being diagnosed with cancer. We are going to continue recording new episodes, and hope you all continue to enjoy them. We wish to thank everyone for their awesome support! Listen to our new episodes or visit our Facebook page to learn how you can help. Download on iTunes, Google Play, or get our RSS feed by visiting our Facebook page. Share us, like us, and rate us.

Donate to Shane's Daughter, Lexie's, Go Fund Me to help her in her fight with cancer: https://www.gofundme.com/Lexies-journey

Gaming Historian YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mcfrosticles

Gaming Historian Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/gaminghistorian

Metal Jesus Rocks:https://www.youtube.com/user/MetalJesusRocks

Game Chasers:https://www.youtube.com/user/Captain8Bit

Radical Reggie:https://www.youtube.com/user/icon770

In short, Shane's 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with cancer this week and is slated to begin chemotherapy and radiation. They need your thoughts and prayers. If you are able, please donate to their fight at:

https://www.gofundme.com/Lexies-journey

Also, if you have time please send Shane and his family your words of encouragement:

[email protected]

www.facebook.com/videogamedads

In this episode, we talk about our video game book club picks of Pocky & Rocky for the SNES, Altered Space for the Game Boy, and discuss our earliest console memories.

Pocky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXvVSHwqvYw

Altered Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x8ewelaOEU

In this episode, we discuss our Videogame Book Club picks of SkyBlazer for the SNES and Harrier for the Genesis. We also talk about our first video game convention, Super BitCon, which was a very interesting outing indeed.

SkyBlazer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NQqZ-I6-7A

Harrier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_7ajS_yeIg

In this Episode, we discuss our Videogame book club pick of Zombies Ate My Neighbors for the SNES and dish out tips on game buying and preservation.

Creepy PS3 commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqkNPcUMffU

How Conker got made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKAbetSJEBk&t=67s

In this episode we discuss our Videogame Book Club game, San Francisco Rush, talk about plans for SuperBitCon on 4/29, detail our recent pick ups, and Ben gives updates about being a new dad! Next shows VGBC pick: Zombies at my Neighbors!

San Francisco Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lUjX0_N4FQ

Zombies at my Neighbors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0tBqLu_yk0

SuperBitCon: https://superbitcon.com/

BitHead1000: https://www.youtube.com/user/BitHead1000 (explicit)

This is our first mini episode. Adam goes solo for this one to take a brief talk about a little known console from the early 80's, the Vectrex! We'll be back soon with a full episode. In these mini episodes, we will take a brief look at a piece of history, specific game, or whatever else we think is cool. Check out the following links for more info about the Vectrex:

Game Historian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijc6afTifqI

Classic Game Room

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFlHdlfZQgI

In this episode, we talk about the birth of Ben's first child, the Switch release, Zelda Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, and our Video Game Book Club pick of General Chaos! Next book club pick is San Francisco Rush for the N64.

In this episode, we discuss trials of parenting, our videogame book club pick of MC Kids, a bunch of PS4 exclusives, new pickups, and a bunch of other stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxqp1PPEhzA

Dad of the Week: https://www.youtube.com/user/BitHead1000

In this episode we discuss the video game book club game "Eternal Champions," discuss stay at home dadding, listener feedback and emails, and go down memory lane with our favorite gaming magazines of years past (before the internet screwed everything up).

Eternal Champions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VEsAIYJYnY