"Fun" and Games Podcast
508 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsGeoff Moonen and Matt Storm chat about their love of games, the evolution of gaming as an artistic medium as well as sometimes bring on guests from within or even outside the industry to chat about gaming.
Matt Storm also produces the minisode series called Side Quests. Every episode is a different host talking about a game they love and why they love it!
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Episodes
Episode 8: Playing with Power in your hands
July 21, 2017 21:30 - 49 minutes - 34 MBWhen it comes to game immersion, it's not just the design or the world building, but the device you use to interact with the game. Matt & Geoff touch on some of the design evolutions and missteps that have occurred. And why do we keep shoehorning motion control?
Podcast by DJ_Stormageddon and GeoffMakesNoise in 42:26 - FnG2017 - Part 7
July 07, 2017 21:33 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBSince 2010, Games Done Quick has been a bi-annual video game charity event publicly showcasing speedrunning. Which is exactly what it sounds like. Matt and Geoff explore the notion of "Fun" in shaving seconds off a completion time and doing it in front of an online community. View the current GDQ or just find out more about the event at: https://gamesdonequick.com/
Episode 6: Coming Soon (On the outside)
June 23, 2017 12:20 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBAnother E3 has come and gone. Matt and Geoff wonder if the current incarnation is its best form. Why do we need to push and preview so forcefully? How best can we go about it? DISCLAIMER: Matt and Geoff do like games other than Nintendo games.
Episode 5: Super "Fun" & Games HD Collection POTY Edition
June 09, 2017 21:31 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBHow many times do you have to buy Sonic 2 before enough is enough? What's the best version? Does Why bother buying legacy collections and HD remakes? Why bother making them? Who really benefits? Matt and Geoff try to figure it out. With added art gallery and sound test*
Episode 4: You Have Been Disconnected
May 26, 2017 21:12 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBWhen keeping up with the Joneses seems like the only way to have a gaming experience sometimes! Between patches, server closings and lack of single-player, Matt and Geoff share experiences and observations on times and places when a game's experience is gone and it's not the player's fault.
Episode 3: Which Can Eternal Play
May 12, 2017 22:44 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBWhen does a console "die"? Can it truly die? Have the signs of life changed from generation to generation? Matt and Geoff discuss.
Episode 2: Flipping the Switch
April 28, 2017 19:06 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBAn episode several months in the making! Matt and Geoff share their thoughts on the possibilities, market place and gaming experiences of the Nintendo Switch both a month before and month after its release.
Episode 1: Introductions are in Order
April 05, 2017 22:06 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBMatt & Geoff introduce themselves and offer a brief look into their Video Gaming history. Matt & Geoff briefly touch on their strong feelings for the medium of video games and their hopes to provide perspective on the medium as it stands alone and in comparison to other modern digital media.