Old Gamer’s Almanac
200 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe definitive ranking of all every video game, every week at a time. If you work in the gaming industry, please stop making games while we catch up.
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X-COM: UFO Defense (1994) with Cole Wehrle
April 30, 2024 21:20 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe've got a big strategy one for y'all today! Hunter and Cole sit down to talk about Cole's 1994 roots and chow down on what exactly make X-Com: UFO Defense one of the greatest strategy games of all time. It's always a delight to have Cole on and this episode is no exception. Enjoy! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER E...
The Last of Us: Part 1 (2013) *Patreon BONUS*
April 23, 2024 06:08 - 1 hour - 98 MBBIG SPOILERS: WHOLE THING IS SPOILERS This episode has been owed to you all for a long time! We didn't forget, we were saving it for a week where we needed some extra time. I have an episode on X-Com cooking but I needed more prep time. Enjoy this discussion of the original Last of Us between Hunter and Sun, it meanders and spends a lot of time talking about story and narrative but it was a fun discussion, if you needed us to really nail this game you could always just watch the action b...
NBA Jam (1994)
April 16, 2024 04:48 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBThis week we have a real silly episode for you. We're talking about the arcade and snes versions of NBA JAM but also we talk about a lot of crazy stuff. This one is heavy on nostalgia and gets pretty specific. Very good episode if you like our more comedy focused vibes. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER EPISODES. Mus...
Open Roads and Pepper Grinder (2024)
April 15, 2024 04:39 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBSorry for the late late episode, we let the bonus hold the normal slot and now you are getting your normal episode at the 11th hour. This time Matt and Hunter sit down to talk about two smaller new titles. The first is OPEN ROADS, the spiritual follow-up to the 2013 indie classic GONE HOME. Prepare to talk about walkin'! The second game is some silly Matt stuff. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkw...
Dune: Part Two (2024) *Patreon Bonus*
April 09, 2024 06:20 - 1 hour - 117 MBHere is the first of what will be many Patron voted bonus episodes. Big thanks to all patrons for sponsoring this episode. This week we're talking about Dune: Part Two! This newish film really captured the zeitgeist and delivered Frank Herbert's classic to a new generation. This week we'll hear Hunter and Sun break down their thoughts on the new flick as a companion episode to the episode we did on David Lynch's version a month or two ago. Regardless of our thoughts at we'll keep Dune jargon...
Daytona USA (1994)
April 02, 2024 07:30 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBThis week we have a new guest, Leder Game's Developer Nick Brachmann! Listen to us talk about our shared love for brunch, arcade games, and pets. This is a fun introductory conversation to a guest that I expect you'll hear from again in the future, but for now we celebrate the 30th birthday for the classic Sega arcade racer DAYTONA USA. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing...
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story/Tempest 2000 (2024/1994)
March 30, 2024 06:23 - 1 hour - 146 MBSorry about this episode being late, but this is a really special episode for a very special game. I hope you appreciate the discussion and I want to say earnestly that I really think you should play this game and experience this story. We didn't know a lot about this Jeff Minter fella and I now consider him an inspirational figure. So enjoy the discussion but also just play this game. It's really great! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsh...
Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994)
March 19, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBHunter and Sun are in the lab this week talking about an under-loved Castlevania classic! Let's talk monsters, whips, and Dracula. You must prevent this podcast from coming back from the dead! Only you can stop us! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER EPISODES. Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Con...
Balatro (2024)
March 12, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBThis week Matt, Hunter, and EJ are in the middle of an OBSESSION with a new card game called Balatro. This episode is more explicit than usual for some reason, we were just really wildin' out. Hope you're havin' a great week, don't play too much Balatro. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER EPISODES. Music by nightcorey...
Sub-Terrania (1994)
March 05, 2024 15:03 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBMatt wasn't a Genesis kid, but even Hunter knew very little about this game. Well guess what: it's incredible and I love it and I want everyone to try it and fall in love with piloting this zippy little ship. This is a game about navigation, movement, resource management, and action! It's got EVERYTHING. And sure it's hard...but it's FAIR and that's all that matters. I cannot explain why this game works for me, okay? It just does. Check out the AGDQ run from 2018: https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Dune (1984)*Patreon Bonus*
February 29, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBThis is our second of 2 free Patreon Bonus samplers! Originally this episode and the Sonic 2 episode were going into the bonus feed but due to some complications we decided to shelve the bonus feed and just release the content anyways. So enjoy this 40 year anniversary discussion of the 1984 Dune film directed by David Lynch. Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/oldgamersalmanac) Email us your thoughts...
Penny's Big Breakaway (2024)
February 27, 2024 19:59 - 1 hour - 95 MBThe people behind Sonic Mania surprise released their new game last week. We've had Sonic fresh on the mind lately, so this couldn't be better for us. Hunter, EJ, and Matt binged the game so that we couldn't finally feel like real video game journalists and be one of the first people talking about this incredible new 3D Platformer. Is this the kind of new blood the genre needs or is this just nostalgia-bait? Surely you already know the answer... To see the most up to version of The OGA 100,...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)
February 20, 2024 15:43 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBThis was originally billed as a Patreon only episode so that we could finally sell out, but we haven't worked out all of the kinks to having a Patreon only feed AND our normal episode for this week is running late so we figured we would just give it to you all! So here's Matt, Hunter, and EJ talking about Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to build up to the Sonic 3 episode from a few weeks ago! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLs...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) *Patreon Bonus*
February 20, 2024 15:43 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBThis was originally billed as a Patreon only episode so that we could finally sell out, but we haven't worked out all of the kinks to having a Patreon only feed AND our normal episode for this week is running late so we figured we would just give it to you all! So here's Matt, Hunter, and EJ talking about Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to build up to the Sonic 3 episode from a few weeks ago! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLs...
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth Demo
February 13, 2024 14:53 - 1 hour - 125 MBWe're too excited for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. But more importantly, we haven't been sure what to do when the game comes out because it might be a large amount of time before we've all played the game to completion and we don't want to keep you all waiting! Thankfully, SquareEnix put out a demo of the game and we can talk about some first impressions! Hunter and Sun have already played it and have a lot to say, as well as general speculation about the "Switch 2." To see the most up to versi...
The Last of Us Part II: REMASTERED (2024)
February 06, 2024 02:32 - 2 hours - 190 MBFull spoilers for the entire game this week as Hunter and Sun sit down for a conversation about how much they love this controversial 2020 title remastered for the Playstation 5. Haters beware! Discussion of the original game will follow shortly as a patron only bonus episode. This episode had some audio problems that we had to make peace with so think of it as a simulation of the way this game makes you feel which is pretty rough. Also the first half hour is mostly us talking about last wee...
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)
January 30, 2024 15:54 - 1 hour - 102 MBIt's been a long time since we've had a chance to talk about the blue hedgehog. And on this show we really have never even talked about the "good" Sonic games, so consider this episode LONG overdue. You can join our Patreon to hear a bonus episode about Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but this is the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, so we've got to talk about the game that introduced us to Knuckles before we get to play AS him later this year! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, vi...
The Ninja Warriors
January 23, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBNINJA PODCAST! This week we're celebrating the 30th Anniversary of THE NINJA WARRIORS. Sneaky vibes on this one as we punch, jump, and crouch our way through a conversation-duel over this SNES underappreciated classic. Don't like it? Beat-Us-Up. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER EPISODES. Music by nightcorey. https://so...
Mega Man X
January 16, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBThat's right! We still do episodes where talk about one game for over an hour. We even talk about the List in this one! Join us as we begin the true process of exploring a 30th anniversary retrospective of the games on 1994. Mega Man X released in North America on January 19, 1994 to a significant amount of anticipation. A renowned series on NES, this was it's long awaited 16-bit upgrade! Let's see what people at the time had to say and discuss how it feels to play in 2024. To see the most ...
1994/2024 Most Anticipated Games
January 09, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBThe "Full Panel" is here to get excited for our 2024 season looking at both this year and 30 years ago. This week we look through all of the releases of 1994 as well as the supposed releases of 2024 and talk about what we're most excited to play. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER EPISODES. Music by nightcorey. https://...
The 1994 30th Anniversary Season Premiere!
January 02, 2024 19:48 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBIt's a new year and time to come up with an entirely new focus for the show. We've approached a lot of old eras or consoles over the past couple of years but something we've enjoyed doing and want to do more of is investing time in reading old journalism about the era we're discussing. For 2024, alongside trying to keep up with our most anticipated new releases, we'll be walking through the year 1994 and treating it like all of those games are releasing for the first time again. We'll dig up...
The Gameboy Tournament
December 26, 2023 06:00 - 3 hours - 272 MBWe've been playing Gameboy games for many months now and it's time to put all of that work to use. We recently nominated 16 Gameboy games to go head to head and today we crown a champion. Strap in folks, it's going to take a while... To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO OLDER EPISODES. Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com...
Introduction to Everquest (and Project Quarm)
December 19, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBThere's a new project that recently kicked off giving people the opportunity to relive the glory days of early Everquest. Hunter was a big fan of this game during exactly that time and it seemed like a great chance to explain what this old MMO is all about and how we as a community might all want to get involved in it together! For information about getting started with Project Quarm: https://youtu.be/u83_FICd97c?si=vOpN8Owuzd73uy3y To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https...
Spider-Man 2
December 12, 2023 15:17 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MB"The Full Panel" is busy playing Gameboy games, but Hunter's also been working through 2023 releases and wanted to take the time to talk about Spider-Man 2 with OGA's chief comic book correspondent Jamie Carbone. It's time to dig up some deep Marvel lore and talk about the best Spider-Man villains. Find Jamie at: Hear You Loud and Queer: https://instagram.com/hearyouloudandqueer?igshid=YzAwZjE1ZTI0Zg== Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamiecarbone.bsky.social To see the most up to vers...
Gameboy Honorable Mentions
December 05, 2023 15:55 - 1 hour - 141 MBThere were some unexpected nominations in last week's Gameboy Draft, which meant there were so many things left on the cutting room floor that are worth talking about. This episode is a little crazy because it's mostly a list of game rattled off in quick succession, but it's also a discussion about what works and what doesn't work on the handheld as well as some of the more fun experimentation that the console saw over it's very long lifespan. Games Mentioned in this Episode: EJ Lufia ...
Gameboy Draft
November 28, 2023 06:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBWe've been researching Gameboy games for months now and it's time to put all of that work to good use! Today is the first real step in our Gameboy Tournament. Matt, Hunter, Sun, and EJ will each nominate 4 Gameboy games to give us 16 total games for a massive battle of the best games later this month. This draft is stupid but it could have--and should have--been stupider! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_...
Gameboy Overview and Tournament Introduction
November 21, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBIt's finally time for us to move on to our next project. Through the end of the year, we'll be focusing our attention on the Gameboy! Not every episode will be about the Gameboy, but we'll be playing Gameboy games in preparation for our Gameboy Tournament at the end of the year. E.J. and Sun will join us to determine the best Gameboy game of all time! So let's spend today setting the stage and giving the Gameboy a proper introduction. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit http...
Re-ranking the Top 100 [’The List’ Finale]
November 14, 2023 16:19 - 3 hours - 282 MBWe've done it. 100 games on the list feels great but we've had some issues looming over us for a long time. As is our yearly tradition, it's time to reassess the list. Some of our opinions have changed over time and we must take stock and reorganize the list so that we can feel bad about it again in a month. To assist us, E.J. and Sun Sanders are here to maximize the chaos and ensure the list doesn't have too much of just Matt and Hunter's opinions. SPOILERS: This link is for the list AFTER...
Starcraft (1998) [The Ranking]
November 07, 2023 14:52 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBOkay! We could just keep doing this forever. It's entirely possible for this show to just become a Starcraft podcast, but we're not going to do that. So today, after a full month of talking about it, we're finally going to rank Starcraft onto our list of 100 games...which notably is the last time we're ever adding a game to the list. From here on out, these are The OGA 100...until we decide to radically change format again or whatever. To see the most up to version of the list and this seas...
Starcraft (1998) [Multiplayer] [w/ Cole Wehrle]
October 31, 2023 17:26 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBWe've got one more week before we finally go through the arduous process of adding Starcraft to our list as our 100th game, and there's still too much to talk about. Today, we wanted to focus on multiplayer, but even within that topic there is too much to discuss. So for today's presentation we were joined by board game designer and friend of the show Cole Wehrle to talk about the beautiful cacophony that existed in Starcraft custom games multiplayer. Equal parts nonsense and game design pla...
Starcraft (1998) [Brood War Campaign]
October 24, 2023 18:35 - 1 hour - 120 MBIt's week two of our Starcraft extravaganza and we continue with our adventure through the single player of the game, this week getting to move on to the first and only official expansion, Brood War. It's three more full campaigns with the featured factions of Starcraft, but the story has a lot more twists and turns to throw our way. We also talk about what units were added in this expansion and a bit about how that changed the landscape of the game. Come back next week for our huge episode...
Starcraft (1998) [Single Player Campaign]
October 17, 2023 18:41 - 1 hour - 130 MBToday is the beginning of a series of episodes covering our 100th game on the list: Starcraft. Released in 1998, Starcraft changed the RTS genre as well as our two stupid little lives. So enjoy this exhaustive look, starting with a focus on the initial release of the game and the single player campaign of just the base game. Next week, we'll talk about Brood War... To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y...
2023 State of Direct (Patreon Update and Season Announcement)
October 13, 2023 16:45 - 56 minutes - 76.9 MBWe've been teasing things for a few weeks now but we're finally excited to announce the future of Old Gamer's Almanac. We have a new format for the show incoming and a new way we'll be interacting with the list of 100 games. In addition to all of that, today's episode details new updates on the Patreon as well as some teasers to more 2024 seasons! To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_...
Just Games Booking Dads [w/ E.J. Sanders]
October 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBMatt and EJ read two books by noted video game journalist Jason Schreier and we're here to tell you about them! Jason interviewed dozens if not hundreds of game developers on the front lines to put together two books about the trial and tribulations of the games industry. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (2017) takes a close look, one chapter at a time, at the development history of numerous specific games including Shovel Knight, Stardew Valley, Destiny, and the infamous Star Wars 1313 covering how...
Preparing for Alan Wake 2
September 26, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBToday is weird because we're pretty much only talking about one game, but we are not ranking it. Alan Wake 2 comes out soon and Hunter set aside time to replay Alan Wake. However, Matt has never touched it and still would kind of like to play Alan Wake 2 when it comes out. So Hunter is here to give Matt (and you) a crash course on Alan Wake and catch him up on the story so far. To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d...
Shadow of the Colossus (2005)
September 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBWe near the end of our first 100 games so before we finish we have to talk about the first game that was ever Art. That's right, until 2005 no other video game was Art, but then a team at Sony made a follow up to their 2001 platformer and Roger Ebert let us know we'd finally done it. Shadow of the Colossus is hailed by many as the greatest game ever made and it's our turn to put our ever-important opinions into the mix. To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, v...
Super Mario World (1991)
September 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBWe're 98 games into this list but we haven't talked about the red plumber since episode 1. Today we return to the Mushroom Kingdom to discuss the SNES follow-up to Mario 3, Super Mario World. It's one of the best launch titles ever, but does that mean it's one of the best game ever? Or is it even better than SMB3?! To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. ...
Kingdom Hearts 2 (2005)
September 05, 2023 21:10 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBWe've finally come to some sort of finish line. Months ago we played Kingdom Hearts 1 and the Gameboy Advance sequel Chain of Memories and they left a sour taste in our mouth. But our memories held Kingdom Hearts 2 in a high regard...so it was finally time to refresh our memory and see if the door to our hearts is closed or full of light... To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwq...
Demos, Drive-Ins, and Dives
August 29, 2023 20:36 - 1 hour - 125 MBWe were both almost done with Kingdom Hearts 2 but are adopting a new philosophy of late that means we aren't rushing the ending and thus negatively affecting our opinion on the game. So in the meantime, maybe we can talk about a bunch of other games we've played this year and games we're looking forward to! To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CO...
Analogue Pocket
August 22, 2023 21:21 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBWhat is this? Linus Tech Tips? No, obviously not. We're far too stupid to give you an in depth product review. But we have been hanging out with new Analogue Pockets for just under two weeks and we wanted to talk about them. So that's what this episode is! Listen, the format of the show is whatever we want it to be and this week we wanted to talk about niche boutique electronics for old geezers. To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google...
The Witness (2016)
August 15, 2023 13:46 - 1 hour - 101 MBNo this isn't a 90's PC game. Up top we'll explain what's been going on with the show and tease a little bit of what's to come. After that, we just wanted to talk about The Witness! It's a puzzle game from 2016 about perspective, philosophy, and puzzles. At one point Matt said it was his favorite game of all time and we need find out if that's still the case before we reach 100 games on the list. To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google...
Hollow Knight (2017)
August 10, 2023 13:38 - 1 hour - 120 MBWe've had a lot of beach episodes on the show but we've never had a hotel bed episode. 4 exhausted boys traveled to Indianapolis for a weekend of board gaming and at the very end of it made the unwise decision to fall asleep talking about Hollow Knight. If the energy level of this episode feels off to you, never fear. About halfway through we start talking about Elden Ring and everyone perks right up FOR SOME REASON. To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visi...
Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade [w/ Sun Sanders]
August 08, 2023 16:49 - 1 hour - 117 MBToday is not your regularly scheduled OGA and in fact isn't even about a full game! Hunter and Sun sat down to have a prolonged discussion about the Final Fantasy 7 Remake DLC and end up, as they always do, talking about every Final Fantasy game ever, basically. Stick around to the end to hear their top 5 Final Fantasy games! To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?us...
Bonk’s Revenge (1991) [w/ Brandon Sheffield]
July 25, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBIt's finally time to return to the Every Wheel which this time has graciously presented us with the classic platformer for the TurboGrafx-16, Bonk's Revenge. We are especially excited for this entry to the list because it was a great excuse for us to reach out to the internet's chief Bonk enjoyer Brandon Sheffield! We talk about the game some, but mostly we talk about the TurboGrafx and Brandon's very impressive collection of physical media. For more Brandon Sheffiled, check out https://nec...
King’s Quest VI (1992) [w/ Ezra Fox]
July 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBWe're going live now to our local adventure game correspondent Ezra Fox! Ezra what's the situation out there? "Well as you can tell we've got a puzzling situation that's going to require heavy use of saving and reloading. But the writing and art is solid, so its hard to be overly negative about it's chances." Listen, Hunter's not here and I'm capable of being negative about just about anything, so don't count me out! Surely the Sierra fans won't mind a handful of minor criticisms about tel...
Citizen Sleeper (2022) [w/ Aaron Donogh]
July 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBThis week was supposed to be a Quake 3: Arena episode for the 90's PC game series, but as it turns out all 90's multiplayer FPS games are nigh unplayable. Sure, you can boot up Quake 3, but there is no discernible way to recreate the allure of what this game meant in it's hay-day and it felt like robbery to shortchange you on it. But, a commonly requested game on the OGA Discord has been last year's Citizen Sleeper: a narrative focused game about robots, space ships, family, capitalism, and ...
Thirty Flights of Loving (2012) [w/ EJ Sanders]
July 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBHunter bounced off the new Zelda so he decided to betray the promised list with an episode about a sweet little independent experimental narrative game from 2012! EJ and Hunter try to stay focused but they end up talking about a lot of unrelated stuff. Thanks for bein' cool. A lit of things discussed in this episode: Thirty Flights of Loving Gravity Bone Matt's relationship with his dog Indiana Jones 5 Wes Anderson's filmography Hey are you going to Gen-Con? Maybe you should com...
Sea of Thieves (2018) [w/ E.J. and Sun Sanders]
June 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBMatt, Hunter, and the Sanders Not-Brothers have been sailing the Sea of Thieves and are here to regale you with their stories of plunder, piracy, and partying with buds. What makes a good multiplayer session? Does the game NEED to be good? Or are stupid games with stupid friends good enough? To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS I...
Fallout 2 (1998) [w/ Justin Keenan]
June 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBOne of the biggest games of this season required an expert. To talk about the huge, dialogue-driven computer RPG Fallout 2, we got the help of ZA/UM writer and narrative designer Justin Keenan! Our #1 game, Disco Elysium, certainly has a lot of the DNA of games like Fallout 2, but are these old RPGs TOO MEAN to stand up to today's perhaps more inviting entries? Also, the Fallout universe stands alone in terms of style and tone, so that has to count for something! To see the most up to versi...
Half-Life (1998)
June 14, 2023 01:13 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe're knee deep in our 90's PC Game season: Now That's What I Call PC Games, but today also feels like a sort of conclusion of a trilogy. You can draw a direct line from Doom, through Quake, and end up at Half-Life and tell a complete story, and today we finish that story. Valve changed the way many people think about story in games and "immersion," but how does it feel to return to that sense of mind 25 years later? Also why aren't Valve games good on Valve's Steam Deck?? To see the most u...