The week starts off with Scott making an impulse pre-order for a NES clone and ends with Dustin realizing the foam in his Snatcher case is worth more than most other games. No Man's Sky is finally released, Nintendo (fairly, but unsurprisingly) shut down both Another Metroid 2 Remake (AM2R) and the Nintendo Power archive project at Archive.org. Plus, thanks to Duhmez we have a nice chat about the difference between Castlevania on the NES and MSX. Enjoy!
John Wick of Video Games - Episode 193
It was a light week of news and gaming for Dustin and Scott so thanks to Emails, YouTube comments and Twitch chat it was still a fun episode. The first 13 years of Nintendo Power has appeared on Archive.org, Blizzard was hit with DDoS attacks possibly as backlash for their latest sweep of bans for cheaters, a man paid $1,300 for a leaked copy of No Man Sky and we can't understand why, a Vita exploit was finally found and more! Enjoy!
Suck My Cook - Episode 192
This weeks episode has a special treat as it ends with a bit of a spoiler-cast for Stranger Things! In gaming news we talk about the return of The Retro League Podcast tournament, the NES mini, the Nintendo NX leaks from Eurogamer, Tim Sweeney being convinced of Microsoft intentionally patching Windows 10 to make Steam not work well, Sony holding up cross-platform multiplayer and Sports Illustrated laughable gaming section and more! Enjoy!
A CUP of COFFEE - Episode 191
This week Dustin and Scott's opinions of Blade Runner have been refuted and there is a lot of Retro gaming talk. We give our thoughts on the NES Mini, Alicia Vikander confirming Tomb Raider movie story, Metal Jesus Rocks finding a N64 Disk Drive for the US, Ben Heck tearing down the Nintendo Playstation, The Arkade Kickstarter, Valve taking initial steps with CS:GO gambling sit shut downs and Terry Crews showing another reason why he is awesome.
Make A Vet Sweat - Episode 190
This week we chat about the Pokemon GO craze, Overwatch's new character named Ana, Valve's response to the GS:GO gambling scandal, Evolve going free to play, Sega Saturn's DRM looks to be cracked after 20 years and the fastest tool assisted play through of Super Mario 3 ever. Dustin finally played the Bloodstained Demo while Scott enjoyed some yard games and Blade Runner is brought up more than once. Enjoy!
Gigabytes Are The Future - Episode 189
This week Dustin and Scott are back after a week off from the 4th of July. We avoid politics and remissness about when arcades at the beach were awesome. In this week's news we discuss a Ford Dealership lifting Firewatch's artwork, PSN says a person's real name is too offensive for the service, Overwatch being more popular than LoL in South Korea, The Mana Pool Podcast missing Dustin, Activision being awesome in helping new vets, the 3D Nes Emulator's release, the insane story of GS:GO betting, and more! Enjoy!
NASCAR Hipsters - Episode 188
This week we go full American with Dustin getting an AR-15 and Scott having some Bud Light. Topics this week cover a documentary called Easy to Learn Hard to Master - The Fate of Atari, Warcraft movie reviews from Mike T & Duhmez, a 17 year-old Overwatch player is so good pros think she's cheating, Mighty No. 9's reception, the joy of podcasting, and more! Enjoy!
NTSC to NTSC - Episode 187
Welp, we do our best to chat about this year's E3! Dustin had an awesome time watching Sony's conference in an iMax theatre while Scott enjoyed taking in Giant Bomb's stream of the events. Scott bought Duck Hunt and Gyromite carts in hopes that he'd find a Famicom adaptor inside but didn't have any luck. Dustin found a great deal on GOG.com for System Shock 2 and gives his impressions of the game since he didn't play it back in the day. We also talk about Blood Omen, Cannon Strike, Uncharted 4, The Order 1886, DOOM and more! Enjoy!
Trade Whip Tips - Episode 186
This week we find out Dustin appears to have a green thumb while Scott watches a DJ eat Taco Bell during a set. We discuss the odd Ford Fusion commercial with Psycho Mantis from Metal Gear Solid 1, Bloodstained's demo, Ben Heck's power glove tear-down, The Witness on the NES, Techmo Bowl originally having penalties, Skyrim on potatoes and more! Enjoy!
Commercialized Insanity - Episode 185
This week we talk about hanging out and playing video games over Memorial Day weekend. We also had a lot of fun with some new live viewers on Twitch! For the news things that caught are attention were Kung Fury 2, Steam selling 500,000 Steam controllers, Thousands banned in Overwatch for cheater, Happily Ever After on NES getting it's ROM dumped, AMD's $200 VR card called the 480, and Oculus's storefront piracy issues. Dustin has been playing Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Max Payne, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD and Brandish: The Dark Revenant. Scott's been enjoying Overwatch, Hearthstone and Rocket league while re-watching his favorite Let's Play of all time, Giant Bomb's Endurance Run of Chrono Trigger.