How To Approach Retro Games In The Modern Era - GameFellas #14

For episode 22 of GameFellas... Well, we get a little political (but not too much). So I apologize in advance! We brought my brother Dana Smith on to discuss the backlash behind The Last of Us Part 2 and social media controversy in general in relation to gaming. This one got a bit fiery... So be prepared! 

Topics: The Last of Us Part 2 and the Backlash & Outrage Culture and the Poisonous Nature of Social Media 

Games Discussed: The Last of Us Part 2, The Last of Us, Breath of the Wild, Super Smash Bros Melee, Paper Mario Origami King, Black Future 88, Final Fantasy 7, Turtles in Time (SNES), Dodonpachi, Mafia, Borderlands 3, Halo The Master Chief Collection, Civilization 6, Metal Gear Solid 2, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Psikyo Collection (Switch), Avengers, Songs of the Eons 

Featured Guest: Dana Smith aka Demian Sky 
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Technolopithicus 

Hosting, Video, Audio and Post Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky) 
https://twitter.com/zfunk007 

Live Production and Fact Checking by Derik Moore 
https://twitter.com/ithinkibrokeit 

Co-Host: MarkMSX 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Fwhzr1yeoQ84yC3Isd4Lg 

Co-Host: Justin Day https://twitter.com/justinday82 

For episode 21 of GameFellas, we have not one but TWO featured guests! LifeSpiller aka Keno from the LifeSpiller79 YouTube Channel as well as the return of Daria from the DariaPlaysRPG's YouTube Channel! LifeSpiller brought the topics while Daria and Mark got in depth with a, quite frankly, "deep" discussion on women in video games and the stereotypes that come along with it. 

We also talked about games that we have "quit playing" and the reasons why, as well as reminisced about the moment we knew we were officially "gamers." It's a mega sized episode packed full of great gaming discussion. 

Topics: Games I Quit Playing & The Moment I knew I was a Gamer 

Games Discussed: Cave Story, Never Alone, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Eternal Legend, Dragon Warrior 3 (NES), Nioh 2, Breath of the Wild, Borderlands 3, Streets of Rage 4, Assassins Creed Black Flag, Re:Core, Control, Red Dead Redemption 2, I Am Alive, The Evil Within, Final Fantasy 7, Starcraft, Super Mario Bros 3, Legend of Zelda (NES), Red Dead Revolver, Doom (2016), Max Payne 3, Shadow of the Colossus, Alien Isolation, Butcher, Fez, Super Mario Odyssey, Smurfs (Atari 2600), Ultima Exodus, Mega Man 2, Super Metroid, Halo (Original) 

Featured Guest: LifeSpiller79 
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifespiller79 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeSpiller79 

Featured Guest: DariaPlaysRPG's 
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ697qvWdKOUmXuvslxNzPg 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DariaPlays 

Hosting, Video, Audio and Post Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky) 
https://twitter.com/zfunk007 

Live Production and Fact Checking by Derik Moore 
https://twitter.com/ithinkibrokeit 

Co-Host: MarkMSX https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Fwhzr1yeoQ84yC3Isd4Lg 

For episode 20 of GameFellas, Justin takes the lead with our special guest Stoo Cambridge from the legendary Sensible Software. Stoo took part in creating many classic games including Cannon Fodder and Sensible Soccer. There is lots of nerdy 80's computer talk as well as a plethora of insight from Stoo on what it was like to be a game developer in the 80's and 90s. Also, if you are a fan of the Amiga, this will be the episode for you!

Topics: Stoo Cambridge Career Retrospective, Sensible Software and British Microcomputers
&
Was the Amiga cut short in it's prime?

Games and topics also discussed:

Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker, Command and Conquer: Remastered, Secret of Monkey Island, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, Tron Killer App 2, GP2X, Cannon Fodder, Xcom 2, Trials of Mana, Amiga 500, ZX81, VIC20, Abductor, Laserzone, Shoot Em Up Construction Set, Battleball, Amiga 1000, Sheep in Space, Wizball, Mega Lo Mania, Sensible Soccer, Galaga, Robotron, Amiga 4000

Special Guest - Stoo Cambridge https://twitter.com/StooCambridge

Host - Justin Day https://twitter.com/justinday82

Co-Hosts: Sorren Day https://twitter.com/Megalomania85
Derik Moore https://twitter.com/ithinkibrokeit

Video & Audio Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky) https://twitter.com/zfunk007

For episode 19 of GameFellas, our featured guest St1ka joins us to talk new games released on retro consoles. St1ka is an expert on this topic and runs a YouTube channel mostly dedicated to it. Believe it or not, there are lots of new games being released on these long "dead" consoles with more each and every year. 

During the second part of the show we discuss little known games that shaped our formative years. In other words, games that didn't get the recognition they deserved upon release, but that we managed to find and play somehow. We also had a lengthy "what we've been playing" section where we all geeked out over our love for Breath of the Wild. Justin and Derik joined in to round out the four of us. 

Topics: New Games Released on Retro Consoles & Little Known Games that Shaped Our Formative Years 

Games Discussed: Legacy of Kain Defiance, ODT (PS1), Dune 2, Dune, Saints Row 4, Super Bloody Hockey, Mutant League Football, Herzog Zwei, Metal Marines, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Harvest Moon (SNES), The Tenth Line, Regalia of Men and Monarchs, Borderlands 3, Breath of the Wild, Octopath Traveler, Pier Solar, Tanglewood, Arkagis Revolution, Irena, Antarex, Xeno Crisis, Tanzer, Paprium, Demons of Asteborg, Virtua Racing, Shovel Knight, Mighty Gunbolt Burst, Silver Valley, Voyahe of a Sorceress Vacation, Project Blue, NES Maker, Axiom Verge, Toejam and Earl, Skool Daze, Bubble Bobble, Sinistar, Bubbles (Arcade), Mad Dog McCree, Lethal Enforcers, Time Crisis, Forgotten Worlds, RPM Racing, Drakkhen, Guardian Legend, Master of Magic 

Music Interlude Track from the Xeno Crisis OST - Area 3 Dunes 

Featured Guest - St1ka Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd1gYKuDp3g4jt14pRu0KYQ 
https://twitter.com/St1ka 

Hosting, Video, Audio and Post Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky) 
https://twitter.com/zfunk007 

Live Production and Fact Checking by Derik Moore 
https://twitter.com/ithinkibrokeit 

Co-Host - Justin Day https://twitter.com/justinday82 

For episode 18 of GameFellas we take it old school! No guests, just the GameFellas. Also, no Zack! Mark takes over hosting duties for the first time and brings with him the topic "Shady Gaming Practices." Or in other words, the worst kind of practices employed by large video game developers to suck as much money as possible from consumers. Look out, it's a hot one! 

Games Discussion List: 

Animal Crossing New Horizons, Final Fantasy 14, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Guilty Gear Strive, Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 4, Rocket League, Ready Player One (movie), Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow, Motorcity Online, Dead or Alive 6, Virtua Fighter 5, Killzone 2, Aliens Colonial Marines, Star Wars Battlefront, Dragon Quest 11, Stardew Valley, Grand Theft Auto 5, WWE 2k30, The Witcher 3 (Switch Version), Super Mario 3 E-Reader, StarCraft Broodwar, Diablo 3, Marvel Heroes, Warcraft 3 Remaster 

Music Interlude Song: "Knowledge Never Sleeps" from Final Fantasy XIV

Host: MarkMSX 
https://twitter.com/Mark_MSX_ 

Video & Audio Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky) 
https://twitter.com/zfunk007 

Co-Hosts: 

Tony Brasel 
https://twitter.com/Braselspective 

Sorren Day 
https://twitter.com/Megalomania85 

For episode 17 of GameFellas we would like to welcome our latest Featured Guest, Stephen Wilds! Stephen is a freelance games writer and journalist who has written for various publications including Playboy, Polygon, Unwinnable and Looper among others. We brought him on this episode to get his take on what it's like to be a writer in the games industry and how he makes a living doing so. Later in the episode we discuss our own experiences with running a gaming website: Gaming Rebellion.

Topics: Games Journalism & Running a Gaming Website

Games and Topics List: Resident Evil 3 Remake, Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy 14, Borderlands 3, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Kentucky Route Zero, Devil Engine, Thunder Force 3, Legendary Wings, Ultimate NES Guidebook, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties

Featured Guest: Stephen Wilds https://twitter.com/StephenWilds

Hosting, Video & Audio Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky) https://twitter.com/zfunk007

Live Production and Fact Checking: Derik Moore https://twitter.com/ithinkibrokeit

Co-Hosts: Nate Rowe https://twitter.com/TheRealShepherb

Tony Brasel https://twitter.com/Braselspective

For episode 16 of GameFellas we have not one, but two featured guests! Hungry Goriya, who is a YouTuber and Twitch streamer as well as Andrew Haden from the Retro Island Gaming YouTube Channel. These are the topics we discussed:

"Playing 'Mostly' Retro Games In The Modern Era"

and

"Retro Games that Shocked You"

Sorren Day joined us as well as co-host and we also discussed what games we've been playing lately.

Games List:

Phantasy Star 2, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (NES), Crystalis, Lizard (NES), Waynes World (DOS), Homie D Clown (DOS), Path of Exile, Kentucky Route Zero, Gameboy, Final Fantasy 7, Doom, Doom Eternal, Mega Man X (DOS), Terminal Velocity (DOS), Dragon Age Origins, Metroid (NES), Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Vegas Stakes (SNES), Super Mario Land 2 (GameBoy), Elemental Gimmick Gear, Great Greed, Illusion of Gaia, Earthworm Jim, Soul Calibur (Dreamcast), Out of this World, Ghostbusters 2 (DOS), Analogue Pocket, Ultima Exodus, Ultima 4 (SMS)

Intermission Song: "Long Journey Home" from Kentucky Route Zero

Featured Guest: Hungry Goriya
https://twitter.com/hungrygoriya
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrqaOPLC4_LTWCdJIvXvWTg
https://www.twitch.tv/hungrygoriya

Featured Guest: Andrew Haden - Retro Island Gaming
https://twitter.com/AndrewHadenRIG
https://www.youtube.com/user/Zzasko
https://www.twitch.tv/retroislandgaming

Hosting, Live Production, Video and Audio Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky)
https://twitter.com/zfunk007

Co-Host: Sorren Day
https://twitter.com/Megalomania85

For episode 15 of GameFellas we would like to welcome our latest Featured Guest, Mike Levy from the Dongled YouTube Channel! Mike was gracious enough to come on the show and discuss some great topics with us: 

"Games Lost to Time: Arcade Exclusives" 

and

"Top 3 Best and Worst Elements of Modern Games"

Tony Brasel and our Producer Derik Moore also come along for the ride and add their takes to the discussion. And as always, before the topic discussions we discussed what games we've been playing.

Games List:

Witcher 3 (Switch), The Outer Worlds, Gunman Clive, Magic the Gathering Arena, Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition, Mega Man 5 (Gameboy), Majora's Mask, Mega Man X6, Mega Man X7, Mega Man X8, Mega Man Command Mission, Nemesis (Gameboy), Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian, Pong, Space Invaders, Computer Space, X-Men Arcade, Simpsons Arcade, TMNT Arcade, Cadillacs And Dinosaurs, Super Buster Bros, Aliens Vs Predator (Arcade), Metamorphic Force, Mystic Warriors, Violent Storm, Night Slashers, Star Wars Arcade (Sega), Ghostbusters (Arcade), Stun Runner, Soul Edge, Super Retrocade, Super Mario 3D World, Seaman, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Final Fantasy 8, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, TMNT Out of the Shadows, No Man's Sky, Shantae and the Half Genie, Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds, Horizon Zero Dawn, Last of Us.

Music Interlude: TMNT Arcade Stage 1, Scene 1

Featured Guest: Mike Levy from the Dongled YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dongled
https://twitter.com/dyhptg

Hosting, Video & Audio Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky)
https://twitter.com/zfunk007

Co-Hosts:

Live Production and Fact Checking: Derik Moore
https://twitter.com/ithinkibrokeit

Tony Brasel
https://twitter.com/Braselspective

For episode 14 of GameFellas we would like to welcome our latest Featured Guest, Pam from the Cannot be Tamed YouTube Channel! Pam was gracious enough to come on the show and bring a couple of great topics with her: 

"How to Approach Playing Retro Games Today" 

and

"Once Popular Genres that Need to Make a Comeback"

Justin, Sorren and producer Derik also come along for the ride and add their takes to the discussion. And as always, before the topic discussions we discussed what games we've been playing.

Games List:

Suikoden, Jedi Fallen Order, Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition, Killer Queen Black, Towerfall, Kirby's Dream Course, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy 7, The Outer Worlds, Out of This World/Another World, The Legend of Zelda (NES), Star Tropics, Day of the Tentacle, Donkey Kong Country, Destruction Derby, Atari 2600 Games, Toejam and Earl Back in the Groove, Resident Evil, Portal, The Guardian Legend, Contra Rogue Corps, Outrun, NFL Blitz, Mutant League Football, Nier Automata, Tomb Raider (2016), Wonderful 101, Rayman, Cuphead, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Asteroids (Arcade), Space Invaders, Banjo Kazooie, Yooka Laylee, Streets of Rage 4, Golden Axe, Guardian Heroes, Castle Crashers

Featured Guest: Pam from the Cannot be Tamed YouTube Channel
https://twitter.com/Jasyla_
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwyF_IcyMP86ilsmKD1Pcw

Hosting, Video & Audio Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky)
https://twitter.com/zfunk007

Live Production and Fact Checking: Derik Moore
https://twitter.com/ithinkibrokeit

Co-Hosts:

Justin Day
https://twitter.com/justinday82

Sorren Day
https://twitter.com/Megalomania85

2020 is here and so is a new season of GameFellas! For our first episode of the new year, we have a featured guest, Lance John from the Gifted Sounds Podcast Network. Lance suggested we discuss the differences between PC and Console Gaming as well as debate the future of the hobby. Mainly, are the PS5 and Xbox Series X finally catching up in specs with modern PCs?

Games and Topics Discussed:

Borderlands 3, The Division 2, Sekiro Shadows Die Twice, Tenchu (PS1), ESP Ra.De. PSY, Yooka Laylee, New Super Lucky's Tale, Forager, River City Girls, Xeno Crisis, Star Fox 64, Jedi Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds, Tennis for Two, British Micro Computers, Amiga, Mario Paint, Turbo Grafx 16, Oregon Trail, Star Craft Broodwar, Off Road (NES), Xbox Series X, PS5, Wii-U

Hosting, Video & Audio Production by Zack Smith (Aggro Sky)
https://twitter.com/zfunk007

Featured Guest: Lance John from Gifted Sounds Podcast Network
https://twitter.com/Gifted51
https://www.giftedsounds.com/

Co-Hosts:

MarkMSX
https://twitter.com/Mark_MSX_

Justin Day
https://twitter.com/justinday82