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- What if Gaming 008: What if... You Missed Out on Gaming Culture by Only Having an N64?
What if Gaming 008: What if... You Missed Out on Gaming Culture by Only Having an N64?Two Streamers debate if a gamer missed out on gaming culture of the lates 90s / 5th console generation era by only having an N64.
What do you think? Leave comments below.
Debate Panel:
- AshSaidHi
- AshSaidHi on Twitch
- AshSaidHi on YouTube
- ReaperPC
- ReaperPC on Twitch
- ReaperPC on YouTube
Moderator:- dadeisvenm
Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Intro
- 04:50 - 5th Gen Console Landscape
- 06:52 - Debate Format
- 10:51 - Did the absence of CD-ROM technology on the N64 prevent its players from experiencing the true evolution of game design?
- 19:02 - Did the N64’s lack of massive third-party titles (specifically JRPGs and survival horror) leave a gap in a gamer's cultural literacy?
- 29:55 - Did the Nintendo 64’s strengths in 3D gaming, local multiplayer, platformers, action-adventure games, and console shooters compensate for its smaller library and weaker representation in other genres?
- 40:00 - Was the Nintendo 64’s impact on the gaming landscape monumental in defining modern 3D game design, or a regressive misstep that throttled industry progression through hardware limitations?
- 51:10 - Closing Arguments
- 01:00:20 - Moderator's Winner Choice
- 01:07:37 - Audience Winner Choice
- 01:08:15 - General Discussion
- 01:18:00 - Shoutouts
- 01:24:00 - Credits
Broadcast live on Twitch (09/23/2026): https://www.twitch.tv/reaperpc
https://www.2020gamer.com1 hr 26 min - What if Gaming #007 What if EA Sold Their IPs
What if... EA sold their IPs?The panel discusses the What If Scenario the new owners of EA selling franchise intellectual property they aren't interested.
What do you think? Leave comments below.
Hosts: @ReaperPC-live
@dadeisvenm Abvex- Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Intro
- 00:35 - EA History & Being Sold
- 15:00 - What IPs would be sold?
- 35:00 - Burnout IP?
- 2:53:45 - Credits
2 hr 54 min - What if Gaming #006: What if... the '83 game crash never happened?
What if... The Video Game Crash of 1983 never happened?The panel discusses the What If Scenario of how gaming would evolve if the video game crash of 1983 never happened. What would the likes of #atari , #sega and #nintendo look like now?
What do you think? Leave comments below.Hosts:
@Reaperpc-live
@dadeisvenmTimestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:11 - What happened in #1983 ?
10:50 - How as the transition to #1985 Nintendo release ?
15:10 - What if there was no crash in '83 ?
16:20 - Could #Mariobros stayed multiplatform ?
17:38 - ET landfill reference
19:35 - How would @NintendoAmerica compete against a strong @atari in '85 ?
25:00 - Would the Nintendo #playstation / #SNES CD become an actual release ?
27:00 - Would a stronger Atari = a Stronger SEGA of America division ?
32:48 - Who is Atari's mascot ?
39:58 - What happens to the mobile market and the influence of the #gameboy ?
48:00 - Can this hypothetical Atari keep a foot in the PC space ?
02:39:39 - Credits
Broadcasted live on Twitch (6/19/2025): https://www.twitch.tv/reaperpc2 hr 42 min - What if Gaming #005: What if... the momentum of the 360 was continued?
What if... the momentum of the 360 was continued?The panel discusses the What If Scenario of Microsoft continuing the momentum the 360 had at the beginning of its generation through out the rest of its life span and into the next generation.What do you think? Leave comments below.
Hosts:
@ReaperPC
@dadeisvenm
@KASHCROE
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:57 - Panel Introduction
02:23 - Topic History
05:45 - First platform mistakes made
10:32 - Momentum loss in multiple markets
11:28 - Unit sales across the years
13:22 - What game in 2007 would've helped?
18:00 - What was the highest selling 360 game?
24:00 - Missteps With Desktop & Mobile platforms?
30:48 - Did the Kinect live up to its potential?
39:00 - Why did the PS4 sell so well at launch?
56:00 - Was the Xbox One design by committee?
01:04:35 - If Xbox had a handheld would we have a Steam Deck?
01:07:50 - Is their PC on a TV concept a good idea?
01:15:00 - What if they had established being THE everything platform?
01:21:00 - Xbox car ecosystem?
01:27:00 - Should Microsoft never bought Activision?
01:31:20 - What if Xbox division was sold?
01:42:00 - Why does the Azure PlayFab not reference Xbox?
01:47:00 - Does a more successful Xbox affect Nintendo?
01:53:00 - Would Sony have so many remasters against a good Xbox lineup?
01:54:42 - What could Xbox do to carve out a market?
02:03:40 - What if Microsoft bought the Call of Duty brand during the 360 era?
02:09:24 - Shout outs and Outros
02:13:00 - Credits
Broadcasted live on Twitch (4/5/2025): https://www.twitch.tv/reaperpc2 hr 16 min - What if Gaming #004: What if... Atari made a NEW modern console?
What if... Atari made a NEW modern console?
We explore the idea of Atari entering into the console race in earnest. What do you think? Leave comments below.
Hosts:
ReaperPC - https://www.twitch.tv/reaperpc
DadeisVenm - https://www.twitch.tv/dadeisvenm
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - Panel Introduction
02:04 - What if Atari released a brand new console?
03:42 - Brief Atari console history
15:00 - The fail of the Jaguar64
21:00 - New Retro Atari games And merch
26:00 - Dade's What would happen if Atari dropped now?
32:00 - Could Atari do a decently powerful new console?
01:46:00 - Dadeisvenm crashes out
01:51:00 - End Credits
Broadcasted live on Twitch (3/1/2025): https://www.twitch.tv/reaperpc
https://www.2020gamer.com1 hr 53 min - What if Gaming #003: What if... We Got Titanfall BR Instead of Apex Legends
What if We Got Titanfall Battle Royale instead of Apex Legends?We explore the idea of what the market would look like had Titanfall been the BR we got it instead of Apex Legends.What do you think, leave comments below.
Hosts: @ReaperPC-live @dadeisvenm
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - What if we got Titanfall BR / Panel Intro
02:04 - Timeline of how it happened
07:25 - Why did we get Apex instead?
16:22 - Titanfall BR drops in 2019 reception?
27:00 - Titanfall BR with a no-Titan mode
32:30 - Why not add Titans to Apex as is?
37:15 - What happens to Battlefield 2042?
40:42 - Would EA make a mistake?
48:50 - Would the franchise take a hit?
55:55 - EA's profits from Sports titles mess with their expectations?
01:30:00 - Summary of the What if Time line to 2022/3
01:31:00 - Is there an apatite for a Mech game?
01:42:30 - Are we better off with no Titanfall BR?
01:46:40 - Would Titanfall BR inspire others?
01:58:54 - Credits
2 hr 1 min - What If Gaming #002: What if...Nintendo Launched the PlayStationWhat if the Nintendo and Sony deal didn't fall apart and we got the "Nintendo PlayStation"/SNES-CD ? @dadeisvenm , @BiggPicc , and @ReaperPC-live , go through the possibilities of Nintendo on CD based platforms and a world without Sony PlayStations.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:32 - Introducing the panel02:38 - What if Nintendo had launched the PlayStation08:28 - The Nintendo licensing factor10:11 - Does this mean the Sega Saturn does better?11:24 - The censorship factor18:09 - Is the 5th console generation (32/64-bit) delayed?29:00 - Would 16-bit CD based games have evolved?37:45 - What happens to the Panasonic 3DO & Atari Jaguar64 ?43:15 - PC games space unaffected?48:06 - What happens to Sony Game Studios?56:40 - What happens to Final Fantasy VII?01:05:12 - What was the 1st game to have cutscenes?01:15:00 - What happens to controller evolution without the PS1?01:19:26 - What happens to Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, King of Fighters, Golden Eye, etc?01:30:20 - What does the 6th generation of consoles and portables look like?01:40:46 - What does this mean for the original Xbox?01:45:00 - What happens to online play on consoles?02:05:00 - Do the consoles stay heavily customized hardware?02:11:32 - Where do the core games and eSports gamers end up?02:23:00 - Arcade culture stays mainstream longer?02:31:30 - Mature and Adult games on Nintendo hardware02:48:30 - Would the VMU have evolved to challenge Nintendo handhelds?03:00:18 - @BiggPicc asks us how do we decide which consoles to buy?03:13:05 - CreditsStreamed live on https://www.twitch.tv/reaperpc3 hr 16 min
- What If Gaming #001 What if... GTA3 was on Dreamcast
What if the development and release of GTA3 finished where it had started... on the Sega Dreamcast. What would the gaming landscape have looked like then?
https://www.2020gamer.com
Hosts:ReaperPCDadeisvenm
Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:43 - The Panel01:57 - Welcome to the new show concept02:57 - What If GTA 3 came out on the Sega Dreamcast04:34 - The panel goes down the rabbit hole12:40 - GTA 3 Sales & #shenmue17:13 - Sony is still Sony19:28 - What would happen to Crazy Taxi & Jet Set Radio22:12 - VMUs & GTA3 ?24:00 - Dreamcast the home of open world console games28:30 - The specs of that generation32:00 - Online capabilities36:45 - What happens to Microsoft?44:00 - Software development culture at the time59:00 - Sega "We are not a retro company"...but they are01:02:11 - What happens to Sega IPs & exclusives01:15:09 - Would console culture be better with Sega as the 3rd instead of Microsoft?01:24:00 - Does this stop some of us from becoming PC gamers?01:33:49 - The recap and closing statements1 hr 50 min
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