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Episode 58: 007 James Bond Games Anthology (1982 - 2000)

We've decided to anthologize all of the James Bond games and this week we're covering releases from 1982 until 2000. Goldeneye on the N64 was the first major 007 game for many people, including us, but Bond had almost 15 years of games before that. We start with the 1982 U.K. only release of 'Shaken But Not Stirred' and all the way through the Twisted Metal/Driver-inspired 007 Racing for PS1 in 2000.
 
Goldeneye is such a massively influential game that we'll be doing a whole deep dive episode - keep an eye our for that in early May and we'll later cover the rest of the Bond games too!
 
0:00 - Intro and what we've been playing and Switch 2 News21:10 - Topic Start
 
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Episode 57: Street Fighter II - The Greatest Fighting Game Series Ever (with Randy & Juan)

Street Fighter II recently celebrated its 34th anniversary and it's one of my favorite series of all time. I grew up with fighting games and none made more of an impact at the arcades and fighting games than Street Fighter II. We invited our friends Randy and Juan to talk about the origins of fighting games, the original Street Fighter and each version of its iconic sequel. SF2 lead to a HUGE boom of fighting games and the four of us share our memories and why this series is still going strong after over 35 years. This game is a special one for all of us so enjoy!
Opening: What we've been playing lately
Main topic: Starts at 15:15
 
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Episode 56: The DEFINITIVE Mario Kart Ranking (with Vito)

Super Mario Kart on the SNES was an instant classic that spawned an iconic series that's spanned over 33 years at this point. Deucy's birthday wish was to rank all of the Mario Kart games and we invited our friend, the 8BitBarrister Vito, to join us! We go through each game in chronological order and share our individual ranks before we total them to score the DEFINITIVE Mario Kart ranking. It's a really fun episode on one of the most beloved series of all time - let us know your rankings are!
 
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Episode 55: Beat 'Em Ups Strike Back

Beat 'em ups have had a huge resurgence in the last five years or so. The genre was at its peak in the early 90's until it slowly fizzled out over the last couple of decades, partly because there wasn't a whole lot of innovation. What's old is eventually new again and we're celebrating "Beat 'Em Ups Strike Back" in this episode as we dive into three games that all have their own legacies from the past - Streets of Rage 4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, and Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind! SoR4 and TMNT particularly injected new life into the genre and Rita's Rewind is the newest game that went back to it's early 16-bit roots. If you want to revisit our past episode that covered each of these series, check out the list below!
 
Episode 27: Mighty Morphin' Power RangersEpisode 40: The NES TMNT TrilogyEpisode 43: 16-bit TMNT Games + Tournament FightersEpisode 51: Streets of Rage Trilogy
 
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Episode 54: The Most Influential Games.. of ALL TIME (with Randy)

We've got a big episode this week for your (hopefully) long Valentine's weekend! We invited our friend Randy to put together a list of the Most Influential Games... of ALL TIME! The three of us made a list of 15 games each that we thought made a significant impact on gaming decades after they were released. Lots of outlets have done their own lists with some choices that we wouldn't include so we thought we'd 1-Up them in this episode (Sorry Fortnite, we're not going to thank you for FOMO, Battle Passes, CEO's desperate to chase live service games, and microtransactions).  We've got a wide variety of games here and we make a case for why each of these should be on anyone's list and how they've spawned entire genres or continue to influence games decades later. Of course, if you think we missed something or think we made the wrong pick - let us know!
 
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Episode 53: Onimusha: Warlords (PS2) - The Ninja Resident Evil

This week is all about demon-slaying samurai! We were very excited to see Capcom announce Onimusha: Way of the Sword and wanted to give everyone a primer on the original Onimusha: Warlords. Onimusha was an early PS2 game released in March of 2001 (just six months after the U.S. launch of the system) and was originally named "Sengoku Biohazard" as it was a ninja themed Resident Evil game. Deucy and I talk through its development history as a N64 and PS1 game before it shifted to the PS2 and dive into the game itself and how it holds up nearly 24 years later! I've had plenty of experience with this one but this was Deucy's first play so he's got some fresh impressions from the 2019 Remaster.
 
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Episode 52: Iconic Weapons

This week Deucy and I are talking iconic gaming weapons! We took a small break from our normal deep dives and decided to spin up a big list of some of the best weapons we've ever used. Both of us made our lists and we break it down by generation starting with the NES all the way to some of the more recent favorite like the G.L.O.O Cannon from Prey in 2017. What makes a weapon iconic? It can be anything from how it looks, its utility, how badass it is, or how weird they are. You'll also get a pretty good idea of our individual tastes - we've got some of the big ones like Link's Master Sword and some unique oddities like Alan Wake's flashlight.  Lock and load this week's episode and then let us know what YOUR iconic weapons are by emailing us or visiting us on Instagram!
 
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Episode 51: The Streets of Rage Trilogy

Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2025 covers one of the greatest beat 'em up trilogies EVER - Streets of Rage! Sega released the original Streets of Rage exclusively on the Genesis in 1991 when Capcom and Konami had been dominating the beat 'em up scene at the arcades. It released to wide acclaim for it's fantastic graphics, 90's club vibe, and an amazing soundtrack composed by Yuzo Koshiro. Streets of Rage 2 followed in late 1992 and was even better than the original in every way possible - the soundtrack itself is timeless and was way ahead of it's time. Streets of Rage 3 later followed in 1994 as the Genesis was slowly winding down in favor of the Saturn and 32X (kind of...). Deucy and I revisit the trilogy and how it holds up today as we dive into the history and development of each game. You're bound to learn something new and maybe scratch that nostalgia itch too.. Join us as we risk everything, including our lives, on the..... STREETS OF RAGE!
 
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Episode 50: Our Game of the Year - The Best (and Worst) of 2024

We've made it to episode 50! 2024 was a very good year for game releases - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Astro Bot, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom are just a handful of the heavy hitters we saw this year. Deucy and I played A LOT and for our final episode of the year, we share our individual lists of the BEST and some of the more disappointing games we played. We first cover what we're looking forward to after all of the big announcements of the game awards. You'll hear the worst of gaming in 2024, our honorable mentions, and we finally share what we put on our Top 10 Games of the Year. Our lists are pretty different which makes this episode even more fun to listen to so let us know what you thought of where we placed everything.
 
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Episode 49: Street Fighter: The Movie 30 Years Later

We're doing something a little different this week! We're reviewing and diving into a movie based on a game and also the game based on the movie that was based on the game... We invited our friend Vito, the 8BitBarrister, to discuss Street Fighter: The Movie and Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game. After Super Mario Bros. and Double Dragon stunk up the theaters, Capcom wanted join the fight in December 1994 with Street Fighter: The Movie. The cast, notably Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia,  make it wildly fun time of a movie that's reached cult status 30 years later despite its odd James Bond-like plot. We're also reviewing the games based on the movie - Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game! Digitized graphics were all the rage in the early 90's thanks to games like Mortal Kombat and NARC and Capcom thought it'd be a good idea to make a Street Fighter game in the same style. You'll hear all about the Arcade and home versions for the PS1 and Saturn, so press start to continue!
 
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