Gaming And Collecting: Looking Back At The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 43: Retro World Expo 2021: So Many Games, Not Enough Money!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Discuss There Recent Time At The Retro World Expo Gaming Convention, Going Over The Experience Along With There Thoughts On The Event As A Hold Along With Some Of There Pick Ups And Finds And The Differences With The Game Collection Industry Between Now And Then! But Anyways Guys Once Again Thank You For Going Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 42: The Ups And Downs Of Video Game Movies!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take Some Time To Take A Look At Some Of The Various Video Game Adaptations That Have Released Over The Years, With The Duo Going Over Both The Highs And The Lows Of The Genre Over The Years... And Boy Is It A Trip! But Once Again Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us! 

G&C Podcast - Episode 41: When Consoles Are Not Enough: A Plug And Play Games Retrospective!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look At The Fascinating World Of Plug And Play Video Game Systems, Going Over Some Of The Basic Joystick's Along With Stand Alone Games Before Eventually Talking About Micro Consoles. Honestly It Was A Pretty Interesting Era To Be Sure, But Anyways Once Again Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 40: Halloween Special 2021: A Look At Indie Horror Games!

On This Special Halloween Themed Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look At The Fascinating World Of Indie Horror Games, Particularly The One Created On Programs Such As RPG Maker And Wolf RPG Editor With The Duo Discussing Some Of There Favorite Memories With The Many Games In The Genre Along With Are Thoughts On Them Nowadays! But Once Again Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 39: Anime Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Return To The World Of Anime, Talking About The Differences Between Anime Back In The Day And Today, While The Duo Also Recaps Some Of There Favorites They've Recently Seen (Particularly Alex With One Piece And Bill With Fruits Basket)! It Was Definitely A Trip To Behold! But Once Again Guy Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us! 

G&C Podcast - Episode 38: 4 Years In And No Slowing Down: A Nintendo Switch Retrospective!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take Some Time To Talk About Nintendo's Most Recent Video Game Console, The Nintendo Switch The First System To Truly Bridge The Gap Between Consoles And Handhelds, As The Duo Talks About The Early Days Of The System Into Its Modern Days Along With Going Over Some Of There Favorite Games And There Thoughts On Its Online Store And Features! But Anyways Guys Thanks Again For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us! 

G&C Podcast - Episode 37: Concert Memories!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take Another Diversion Away From Gaming To Talk About There History With Going To Concerts, Inspired After Going To There First One In Over Year The Duo Talk About The Experience Along With All There Various Memories Going To Concerts Over The Years! But Once Again Guy Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us... Or I Guess In This Case The Music That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 36: Connecticon XVIII: A Return To Conventions!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Go Over There Time At Connecticon XVIII, There First New Convention In Over A Year With The Duo Going Over Some Off There Experiences And Cosplays Along With There Merchandise Shopping, Finishing Off With There General Feeling On The Con! But Once Again Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us! 

G&C Podcast - Episode 35: It Never Stopped Thinking: A Sega Dreamcast Retrospective!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look At Sega's Swan Song Console The Sega Dreamcast, Going Over Its History While Also Talking About A Number Of The Iconic Games On The System And What Lead To Its Eventual Demise. Honestly The Dreamcast To This Day Is One Of The Most Ahead Of Its Time Systems And Is Still To This Day Looked Back On Fondly! But Anyways Guys Thanks Once Again For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 34: A Nostalgic Look Back At The Windows Game Folder!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At Some Of The Games Packed Into The Windows Game Folder, As They Discuss Some Of The Memories They Had Wasting Time During Computer Labs Along With Other Time Wasting Moments. While Also Going Into Some Of The History Behind The Titles And How They Became The Icons They Are Today! But Once Again Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 33: It's Time To Duel: A Yu-Gi-Oh Retrospective!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At Konami's Classic Trading Card Game Yu-Gi-Oh, Going Over The Card Game Itself Along With Its Anime And Video Game Adaptions. While Also Looking Back At The Early Days Of The Fad During Its Peak In Popularity! But Anyways Guys Thank You Once Again For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 32: Were TV Shows Really That Much Better Back In The Day... Let's Find Out!

Sorry About The Delay Computer Issues Happen, But Anyways Nevertheless Welcome Back To The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Were On This Episode Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At Some Of The TV Series They Grew Up Watching Back In The Day, And Discuss If They've Really Held Up Over The Years... Or Due The Nostalgia Glasses Really Make That Much Of An Impression? But Anyways Guys Once Again Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us.. Or I Guess In This Case The TV Shows That...

G&C Podcast - Episode 31: The Nintendo Wii U: Sometimes You Just Have To Hit Rock Bottom!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At Nintendo's Ill Fated Eighth Generation Console The Nintendo Wii U, Going Over Its Short Lifespan And What Lead To Its Failure Along With Some Of Our Memories With The System During Our Time With It Before Eventually Shifting Over To Its Much More Successful Successor The Nintendo Switch! But Once Again Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 30: The Fascinating World Of Alternative Controller Options!

So On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Discuss Some Of The Strange Alternative Controllers Options That Were Available To Them Back In The Day, Including Dance Pads, Camera's, And Even A Pair Of Bongo Drums Before Shifting Into The Motion Controller Era... It Was A Wild Time To Be A Gamer Back In The Day! But Once Again Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 29: Tales From Japanifornia: An Ace Attorney Retrospective!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take Some Time To Discuss Capcom's Iconic Series Of Visual Novel Adventure Games In The Form Of The Ace Attorney Franchise, Going Over The Games And The Series In General And All The Wacky And Wild Events That Happen Through Out.. It Is Truly A Comedy Of Errors! But Once Again Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us! 

G&C Podcast - Episode 28: An Odyssy Of Mario Through Out The Years!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Decide To Take Some Time To Look Back At The 3D Era Of Nintendo's Iconic Mascot Franchise Mario, Going Over All The Titles And Some Of There Favorite Memories From Over The Years All The Way From 64 To Odyssy! But Anyways Guys Once Again Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 27: 25 Years Of Persona!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take Some Time To Talk About Atlus's Iconic RPG Series Persona Which Had Just Recently Reached Its 25th Anniversary, Talking About All The Games And Some Of There Favorite Moments Across This Iconic Series That Has On Quite A Wild Ride Over Its 25 Year Run! But Anyways Guys Once Again Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 26: Let's Talk Sonic The Hedgehog (Part 2)!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Continue On With There Sonic The Hedgehog Discussion Moving Past The Series Early Glory Days And Into The Fall That The Series Would Go Through During Its Run, Talking About Its All Time Lows And Into Its Later Return To Form In The 2010's Before Falling Into Inconsistency Once Again... This Series Has Been One Wild Ride! But Anyway Once Again Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us! 

G&C Podcast - Episode 25: Let's Talk Sonic The Hedgehog (Part 1)!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take Some Time To Talk About Sega Iconic Mascot Franchise Sonic The Hedgehog, Going Over The Series Early Days And Continuing Through The Beginning Of The 3D Era Right Up Until The Start Of The Series Decline! Honestly Its Crazy That The Series Has Been Around For Over 30 Years And With So Much History To Go Over We Decided To Split This On Into Two Episode's! But Anyways Guys Thanks For Once Again Joining Us As We Discuss The...

G&C Podcast - Episode 24: The One We're We Talk About Music!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Bit Of A Step Away From Gaming In Favor Of Talking About There History With Music, Including Some Of Their Favorite Bands And Genre's And How Music Was A Key Part Of Their Childhoods Growing Up And Even Today! But Once Again Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us... Or I Guess In This Case The Music That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 23: Video Game Stores!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Decide To Look Back At There Various Memories With Video Game Stores, Including Some Of The Classic Stores From Their Childhood's And Later Memories With Newer Specialty Retro Gaming Shops. But Once Again Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 22: Board Game Memories!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At A Different Form Of Gaming From There Childhood Aside From Video Games, By Discussing Their History With Board Games Back In The Day. Mostly Talking About Some Of Their Favorites And The Memories They Had With Them, It Was Truly Nostalgic! But Anyways Guys Thank You Once Again For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 21: Online Browser Based Games!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look Back A The Various Browser Based Games They Used To Play Back In The Early 2000's, Including Some Old Educational Websites Along With Some Other Kids Games And Early MMO's They Remember Playing Back In The Day. It Was Honestly Pretty Nostalgic I'm Not Going To Lie. But Anyways Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 20: Nintendo Switch Multiplayer Madness!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Try Something A Little Different, Due To Unforeseen Circumstances Our Original Idea For This Episode Had To Be Put On Hold So Instead We Decided To Play A Few Multiplayer Titles On The Nintendo Switch And Document The Experience Afterwards... Lets Just Say Things Got A Little Crazy! But Once Again Guys Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 19: The 3DO Experience!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Sit Down And Take A Look At Quite Possibly One Of The Most Obscure Video Game Console's Ever To Release, The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer System A Console That Was Very Ambitious For Its Time But Failed To Find A Place In The Competitive Console Market. As Such We Decided To Play A Bunch Of The Games And Give Our Honest Opinions On Them, As This Is The 3DO Experience! And Once Again Guys Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss T...

G&C Podcast - Episode 18: A Nostalgic Look Back At The PlayStation 2!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Are Going To Take A Trip Down Memory Lane, Looking Back At There Childhood Console The PlayStation 2 Also Known As The Greatest Selling Video Game Console Of All Time! So Join The Duo As They Discuss Some Of There Favorite Game From Back In The Day Along With There Memories From One Of Gamings Greatest Era's! But Once Again Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 17: Flea Market Adventures!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take Some Time To Talk About Game Collecting For Once This Time Discussing There Various Experiences At Flea Markets Over The Years, Including Some Of The Awesome Scores They Managed To Get There Hands On Along With Some Of The Strange Things They've Seen In There Many Trips! But Anyways Guys Once Again Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 16: Wii Would Like To Play!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take Some Time To Discuss Nintendo's Fifth Video Game Console, The Revolutionary Nintendo Wii. With Topics Of Discussion Being The Systems Iconic Motion Controls Along With Some Their Earliest Memories With The System Along With Some Of Its Games! Anyways Guys Once Again Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 15: Early PC Gaming Memories!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At Some Of Their Earliest PC Gaming Memories, Along With All Their Thoughts On Their First Computers And Some Of The Game They Played Back In The Day... It Was A Trip! And As Always Guys Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 14: Adventures In Minecraft!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At Their Time Playing The 2011 Mojang Classic Minecraft, And Discuss Their Favorite Memories They Had Playing In The Games Massive Sandbox World, Along With Some Of The Various Shenanigans They Got Into Back In The Day! Once Again Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 13: The One Where We Talk About Anime!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Go Deep Into Their History With Anime, Talking About Some Of Their Earliest Memories With The Medium Along With Some Of Their Favorite Shows They Watched During Their Childhood As Well As Their Current Favorites... Let's Just Say This One Goes Off The Rails Very Fast... But Its All In Good Fun! Thanks Again For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 12: Apes Will Escape!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At One Of Sony's More Forgotten Franchises They've Released Over The Years Know As Ape Escape, The Platforming Series Revolving Around Capturing Some Crazy Monkeys And The Wild Shenanigans They Get Themselves Into. Enjoy As The Duo Look Back At There Earliest Memory's With The Series, And Once Again Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!  

G&C Podcast - Episode 11: Talking About Nickelodeon Games!

One This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast, Bill And Alex Take Some Time To Discuss Some More Licensed Games From There Childhood Particularly The One Based Around Nickelodeon Cartoon That Were Produced By THQ And Released For Systems Like The PlayStation 2 And The PC! But Anyways As Always Thank You For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 10: Discussing The Nintendo 3DS!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Look Back At Nintendo's Final Dedicated Handheld System, While Remembering Their First Impressions Of The Handheld Along With Some Of The Key Game They Played Back In The Day! Thank You For Joining Use As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us.  

G&C Podcast - Episode 9: Weird PS1 Games From Our Childhood!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Trip Down Memory Lane, And Look Back At Some Of The Strange Game They Had Back In The Day For There PSone! Lets Just Say Some Of Them Were Pretty Good, Others... Not So Much, But Anyways Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us! 

G&C Podcast - Episode 8: Convention Memories!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Discuss Their Memories From Their Various Convention Experiences Over The Years, Going Over The Good And The Bad Along With Some Of Their Favorite Moment. Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us! Apologizes For The Audio On This One Its A Bit Rough 

G&C Podcast - Episode 7: Remembering The Nintendo DS!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Take A Moment To Look Back At The Nintendo DS, Quite Possibly The Greatest Handheld Of All Time Along With Some Of There Fonder Memories With The System. Thanks For Joining Us Again As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 6: Reacting To The Recent Pokemon News!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Discuss The Recently Announced Pokemon Remakes Brilliant Diamond And Shinning Pearl, Along With The New Pokemon Legends Arceus While Also Touching Upon The Soon To Be Released New Pokemon Go. Thank You For Joining Us As We React To The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 5: The One Where We Talk About The Sims!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Look Back At One Of The Biggest Gaming Series From Their Childhood's, None Other Then The Life Simulation Classic Created By Maxis Known As The Sims! Topic Discussed In This Episode Revolve Around The Mainline PC Titles Along With The Various Console And Handheld Spin Offs, Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 4: The One Where We Ramble On About Persona 4!

On This Episode Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill And Alex Discuss Bill's Favorite Video Game Of All Time The 2008 Atlus Classic Persona 4, While Also Getting Into The Shows Anime And Various Spin Off's. Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us.

G&C Podcast - Episode 3: The Animal Crossing Episode

On This Edition Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast, Bill And Alex Look Back At One Of The Biggest Gaming Franchises Of There Childhood... Well Mostly Alex's! Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us.

G&C Podcast - Episode 2: The Pokemon Episode

On This Second Edition Of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast, Bill And Alex Dive Deep Into Their Memories With The Franchise Growing Up Along With Their Experiences With The Games, Anime, And Card Game Through Out The Years. Thanks For Joining Us As We Discuss The Games That Shaped Us!

G&C Podcast - Episode 1: An Awkward Introduction

Bill (Also Known As thebarberwhogames) And Alex Are Two Siblings Who Grew Up Gaming Together, And One Day They Decided To Start A Podcast Together... What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Gaming And Collecting: Looking Back At The Games That Shaped Us! (Trailer)