Old Gamer’s Almanac
213 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 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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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...
Tchia (2023)
June 06, 2023 18:07 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBAn episode we promised for this season was an undetermined "Indie Game of the Moment," which was our way of waiting around until one of those Indie Games shows up that no one can stop talking about. Tchia isn't really that game, but it IS the indie game Matt most wanted to play and talk about. So come learn about New Caledonia with us and just chill out for a while, mmkay? To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Z...
Roller Coaster Tycoon (1999) [/w EJ Sanders]
May 30, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBHunter has the week off while we bring in EJ to talk about the family friendly murder simulator Roller Coaster Tycoon. This game has it all: Windows '95 window layouts, Excel spreadsheets, 2d graphics, and theme park patrons drowning to death! Is it the greatest simulation game ever made? Why Roller Coaster Tycoon is a Game Development Masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESGHKtrlMzs To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com...
Resident Evil 4: Remake (2023)[w/ Jenna Stoeber]
May 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBIt's back to back remake weeks! Capcom blessed us with a remake of it's highly regarded classic Resident Evil 4, prompting many people to ask how can you make one of the best games of all time better? To answer this, we employed the help of resident expert in all evil media, Jenna Stoeber! Is Resident Evil 4 even horror? Is it funny on purpose? If you need these questions answered, we've got somethin' that might interest ya'! For more of Jenna, visit her on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com...
Final Fantasy 7: Remake (2020)
May 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBWe've returned again to the fertile ground of Final Fantasy 7. In the past, we have covered the original with mixed feelings between our hosts, but today we offer a unite front. Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a good video game, a cool idea, and an important thing. At least for now, until they make it's sequel and completely botch the whole idea... To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzk...
Descent (1995)
May 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBOne of the challenges of this season is getting old PC games to run on modern hardware. It's interesting that as emulation has improved, it seems our ability to play some old PC games has fallen by the wayside. But today's game was a surprise. Not only does it run well on modern devices, but it is perhaps the best it has ever been on the most modern of devices, the Steam Deck. Let's talk about how this old game can possibly feel wholly new again! To see the most up to version of the list an...
Grim Fandango (1998) [feat. Tim Schafer] [w/ Ezra Fox]
May 02, 2023 06:01 - 1 hour - 122 MBIt's high time we returned to the wonderful world of LucasArts and classic PC adventure games. Grim Fandango marked both the ending of an era while also ushering in 3D graphics for the genre. But it's too hard for us to unpack the weight of this game without consulting some of the people who were there. First, friend of the show Ezra Fox is here to share his experience growing up with this game and spending a lot of time with his dad, David Fox, at LucasArts. And Ezra was kind enough to call...
Another World (1991)
April 25, 2023 15:14 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBThis is one of the earliest games we'll be exploring in our 90's PC season, and yet Another World is perhaps the most timeless and important game we have to discuss. It is a game that in many ways feels like a modern indie gem made by one person, but instead it's an early 90's indie gem made by one person. It is also one of the most commonly cited inspirations for game designers, and yet it's a game that is still criminally under-talked about. So here we are, doing are part to talk about thi...
Like a Dragon: Ishin (2023) [w/ Sun Sanders]
April 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBIt's time to hug your friends with your fists, swords, and guns. Hunter is taking another journey into the work of Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza), this time with OGA veteran Sun Sanders! This game is like a side quest inside the world of the side questiest games we know of. Does that mean it feels right at home, or is this a bit TOO far to the side? To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cB...
Command & Conquer (1995)
April 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBBack into the 90s PC project and this week is our first dip into the RTS genre, that's the one we called the definitive PC gaming genre. We've had a number of strategy games we've wanted to play over the course of the show, and the first proper RTS on our list is Command & Conquer. In many ways, it was a major leap forward, but it is trapped in a genre that did a lot of evolving beyond it. Can we ever forgive it for being old? To see the most up to version of the list and this season's sche...
Crystalis (1990)
April 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBIt's our first Off-Topic episode of our 90s PC Game season, as well as our first game from the Every Wheel of this season. Whitebush has generously suggested to us Crystalis for the NES, and I think they're on to something! This is an action RPG that feels like Zelda meets Dragon Quest with a delightful little story and a wonderful use of color and art. It's such a good NES game, Matt even liked it! To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.goo...
Myst (1993)
March 28, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 123 MB90's game #2 is another week spent in 1993 with the much slower paced puzzle classic, Myst. This is one of the most well-known PC games of all time as it managed to break into a mostly untapped demographic for the time. And how convenient is it that that demographic was OLDER PEOPLE. This is the Old Gamer's Almanac, so sounds like this one's for the home team. To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQ...
Doom (1993)
March 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBWe finally get to kick off this new season in earnest and we decided to start with a behemoth. Doom is one of if not the most important first person shooter ever made and it's legacy covers both level design and perfectly optimized system design. It almost seems like an insult to try and cover it in just a little over an hour, but we'll do our best! To see the most up to version of the list and this season's schedule, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW...
1990’s PC Games Premiere (Season 2)
March 14, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 178 MBWith one season fully under our belt (as well as a "season 0") it's time to begin our next project! The Old Farmers over at our Patreon decided on 90's PC Games months ago, but we haven't decided what exactly that entails until today! This is one of those episodes that's sort of like a company meeting that you get to listen to, but it's also more fun than that. We draft a handful of games and make deals to decide what 15 90's PC games we'll play, we pick 8 off-topic games, AND we spin The Ev...
Bonus: Publisher Tournament [w/ Sun Sanders]
March 10, 2023 01:40 - 2 hours - 203 MBThank you to the patrons of Old Gamers' Almanac! They helped us reach one of our Patreon goals and as a reward, everyone gets a bonus episode. This time, we've invited Sun Sanders on to help us with the clash of the video game publishers. The Old Farmers (patron) helped us select and seed the top 16 video game publishers and today we will go through a series of matchups to rank only one of them supreme. In addition, once we have our Top 6 publishers, we'd like to invite all listeners to joi...
2001: A Game Odyssey Finale (Season 1)
March 07, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBYou made it! You've come a long way traveler, but we have finished our season exploring the year 2001 in video games. It wasn't enough to get all of those games added to our list though. So we sat down and held ourselves an old school awards ceremony. We'll put on our best EGM Editor hat and pretend we're calling the shots to determine the best games of 2001, FROM a 2001 perspective (except for when we also want to talk from a 2023 perspective) Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/ni...
Ico (2001)
February 28, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBWe have finally arrived at our final game of 2001: A Game Odyssey and we're going out with a bang. Ico gave one of Sony's most legendary development studios its name and provided Fumito Ueda with a massive boost to his budding career in the game industry. Depending on who you ask Ico is either the overshadowed little brother of Shadow of Colossus, or the cliché video game hipster opportunity to say "I liked it before they were cool." Either way, it's a legendary game with aspects of its desi...
Final Fantasy X (2001) [w/ Sun Sanders]
February 21, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 203 MBIt's the penultimate entry for 2001 and it's a BIG OL' DOOZY. We've got a long JRPG for this week and Matt is trapped in the dadlands, so we had to call in fellow JRPG lover Sun Sanders to help Hunter make sense of this game's legacy. Where does it rank amongst Final Fantasies? Where does it rank amongst 2001 games? Where does it rank amongst 73 seemingly random games? Well I hope you'll stick around and find out. Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing...
Black & White (2001)
February 14, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBIt's time for the run up to the finale of our 2001: A Game Odyssey season and we kick things off with one of the highest reviewed PC games of 2001 from one of gaming's most infamous creators, Peter Molyneux. Molyneux has been known as a brilliant game designer but also a bit of an over-embellisher and it's time to examine how that legacy looks 20+ years later... Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on th...
To the Moon (2011)
February 07, 2023 13:50 - 1 hour - 117 MBOur second spin of The Every Wheel for season 1 gave us Dead_Bob's To the Moon! It's a short, narrative focused independent game about life, love, loss, and like...memories and all this real, human stuff. What are we trying to say over here? That games is art or sumthin? Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersalmanac(at)gmail(dot)com. Or come talk to us on our Discord. The ...
Metal Gear Solid 2: The Sons of Liberty (2001)
January 31, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBWe're continuing two projects at once this week: the continuation of 2001: A Game Odyssey as well as our closer look at Hideo Kojima. That's right, Metal Gear Solid 2 is the best of both worlds! It's a critically important follow up in one of the biggest franchises of all time, and this is the game where the rails really come off. How does "the ending" feel now 22 years later? Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your...
Ranking Every Game [that we played] at the Dave & Buster’s in Rogers, Arkansas
January 27, 2023 21:09 - 2 hours - 167 MBWe pretended like you asked for this. It's like some sort of cruel joke we've played on ourselves. We went to our local Dave & Buster's and played as many games as we could muster and this is the chaotic downward spiral into madness that came about. This episode was recorded because we reached a goal on our Patreon. You can sign up for our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/oldgamersalmanac. We already owe another bonus episode: Ranking Video Game Publishers, but you can help us reach our n...
Snatcher (1995)
January 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBDon't mind the weird American release date on this episode title. This game is 1988 through and through. This is Kojima's adventure game, cyberpunk masterpiece Snatcher and it's been referenced about a million times in every Kojima work since it's release. It's also an interesting peak into a world of more complicated adventure games and hopefully serves as a potential bridge to those older games. Or it would if Konami had any interest in making it accessible to a modern audience. Music by ...
Advance Wars (2001)
January 17, 2023 06:21 - 1 hour - 109 MB2001: A Game Odyssey continues with our only mobile entry for the year, Advance Wars! This is a beloved classic but at least one of our hosts has never touched it. It also has the issue of being a tactics game in a world where we all have access to Into the Breach...and buddy that's a tough mountain to get over. Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersalmanac(at)gmail(dot)com...
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
January 10, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBToday is an introspective trip down memory lane. No game from 2001 has more time spent from both our hosts (together) than Super Smash Bros. Melee and that is a source of great joy and, as always, in Matt's case some skeletons deep in the closet. How will this monolith stand up to the march of time and can we still look at it fondly? Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersal...
F-Zero (1991)
January 03, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBOne more hiatus week before we return on topic to 2001: A Game Odyssey and this week we much go backwards to go forwards. (Which is also backwards) Matt is on the hunt for a 16-bit racing game that he actually likes and today's choice is Nintendo SNES launch title F-Zero. It's a strange game that hasn't had a new entry in many years and at this point feels like a forgotten relic. What's even more forgotten is how this game felt on SNES since the developers went in a vastly new direction for ...
Old Gamer’s Almanac Game Awards
December 27, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBIt's the holidays and that means we didn't specifically HAVE to play a video game this week. Instead, we saw our close friends and we wanted you to join in on a brief bit. We decided to hold our own little awards show. It's most about the games WE played this year, not necessarily the games that came out this year. But even that definition is a bit too restricting so just come along for the ride, alright? Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our s...
Martens v. Elden Ring (2022) [w/ Sun and E.J. Sanders]
December 20, 2022 19:46 - 2 hours - 195 MBToday, OGA gets political. And by political, I mean legal. And by legal, I mean Matt is suing Elden Ring for it's crimes against his psyche and free time. But with Hunter as defense attorney and Sun Sanders as judge, I can't imagine his case will hold much water. The only saving grace is a jury, bailiff and stenographer of his peers in E.J. Sanders.. Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing li...
Neon White (2022)
December 13, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBWe're on hiatus for 2001: A Game Odyssey and today specifically we wanted to play another entry for 2022. Neon White is a surprise hit published by Annapurna Interactive that is impressing everyone despite it's bold choices in story and art direction. It's a game all about speedrunning that is deeply entrenched in the history of speedrunning and I think that bodes well for it's chances on this list... Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show ...
Darkest Dungeon (2016)
December 06, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBIt's time for our first entry on the Every Wheel! A few months ago we spun the wheel for the first time and the Wheel landed on Darkest Dungeon (provided by Geomorgski). So we played it, got properly stressed, spooked, and frightened and now we're here to tell our tale. This rogue-lite tactical turn based RPG is a beloved gem for a lot of people and we're new to the party, so let's see how it fares. Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (2022)
November 29, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBIt's another off topic week during our 2001: A Game Odyssey season and we're just relishing in nostalgia. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had a handful of hit arcade games in the 90's and this year Tribute Games brought us a delightful throwback to the classic beat-em-ups. This game is full of style and a lot of jokes for fans of TMNT or Saturday Morning cartoons. But is this genre still relevant? Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patr...
Anachronox (2001) [w/ Sun Sanders]
November 22, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 95 MBMatt is gone again so Hunter is joined by our dear friend Sun Sanders. Last time Sun was on the show, we talked about Skyrim, and he was robbed an earnest opportunity to rank a western RPG. So this time the two of them discuss Tom Hall's Anachronox and boy you're just going to love their criteria for ranking this game. Mentioned in the show: Anachronox the Move (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9esyOP1oZQ) Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our...
Into the Breach (2018)
November 15, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe're continuing our 2001 hiatus with Subset Games' Into the Breach. We love an indie game and we love an oft-overlooked genre, which means this little game is just screaming down OGA alley. Hunter describes it as a "perfect game," and it may take us a lot of time to decide what that's worth and how much of a tax it might be. Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersalmanac(at...
Yakuza Kiwami (2017) [w/ Jamie Carbone]
November 08, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBMatt's out this week, so Hunter sat down with show favorite Jamie Carbone (https://twitter.com/AJamieCarbone) to discuss Yakuza Kiwami, Xbox Gamerscores, and I guess the McElroy brothers. Yakuza is sure to be a recurring series on this show, so come get to know all of the characters, side quests, and minigames with us! Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersalmanac(at)gmail(...
Silent Hill 2 (2001) [w/ Kimmy Martens]
October 31, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBHappy Halloween! It's time for a proper spookin' so we played Silent Hill 2 and invited Matt's cousin Kimmy back on to talk about why it's one of her favorite games ever! Matt's unfamiliarity with the genre and Hunter's self-imposed psychological torment feature heavily as well for a game that wants to rise very close to the top of the list... Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at o...
Max Payne (2001)
October 25, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBWe're back into 2001: A Game Odyssey with Remedy's Max Payne. This game is full of the grit and cynicism of the 90s mixed with dreams of where storytelling and gameplay could go in the future. Where does it's legacy stand today? And how much shock and gore is too much? Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersalmanac(at)gmail(dot)com. Or come talk to us on our Discord. The Li...
The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)
October 18, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBWe get to take a quick break from our 2001: A Game Odyssey season for one of our off topic entries: The Secret of Monkey Islands. One of the most famous point and click adventure games ever, with a recently modern remaster. So does this game still feel "old?" And does it's oldness earn it higher or lower ranks on The List? Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersalmanac(at)gm...
Aliens vs. Predator 2 (2001)
October 11, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBHere's a fun item on the 2001 season that is a game neither of us had ever played. It's a game with a legendary asymmetric multiplayer, and we sat down for a day playing with listeners over on our OGA Discord, having a blast! Let's see how well the ranking reflects that... Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersalmanac(at)gmail(dot)com. Or come talk to us on our Discord. Th...