Episode 43 - The Greatest Generation: The Super Nintendo Era

08/18/17 • 75 min

For those of us in the hobby in the early 90’s, we experienced a gaming nirvana that we talk about to this day: The Super Nintendo. During this generation, Nintendo and 3rd parties created a string of hits so big that they became the template by which all other games in the genre are measured. Nearly 25 years later, many modern releases, despite their 4K graphics, surround sound, and cinematic storytelling are still living in the shadow of a SNES game. In this episode, we talk about the lasting impact of the Super Nintendo and some of the key games that cemented its place at the top of the gaming heap. In the assignments segment, Aaron shares his thoughts on Sin and Punishment: Star Successor for Wii.

Intro music provided by sawsquarenoise. Used with permission.

Intro music provided by sawsquarenoise. Used with permission.

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Episode 42 - Do You Even Game, Brah? The BCG vs. Hard Games

There was a time in our gamer lives that we could devote an entire summer vacation to mastering a challenging game. If we wanted to climb the mountain, it was usually only a matter of time before we reached the peak. Nowadays, the Business Casual Gamer has everything but time, and achieving mastery over notoriously hard games is sometimes impossible. In this episode, we explore our relationship with notoriously hard games: how we feel about them, do we play them, and can we enjoy them? In the assignments segment, Chris gives his overview of Nier: Automata.

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Episode 44 - Preserving Gaming’s Past

At the beginning of our gaming life, our entire focus was on what’s next. Little thought was given to the games of yesterday, as graphics and processing power forged ahead by leaps and bounds. With several console generations behind us, we’ve reached a point as a gaming community where we need to ask ourselves how we want to preserve classic games. In this episode, Aaron and Chris explore some of the ways the industry is attempting to do this and give our thoughts on the best and worst examples of game preservation in the hobby. In the assignments segment, Chris gives his thoughts on Nioh for PS4.

Intro music provided by sawsquarenoise. Used with permission.