Old Gamer’s Almanac

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By: Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson

Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson are doing the impossible. Each week, we add one game to our growing definitive ranking of all video games ever made. If the video game industry could just stop for a little bit while we catch up, that would be super helpful.

Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994)
#118
03/19/2024

Hunter 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

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Balatro (2024)
#117
03/12/2024

This 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. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey


Sub-Terrania (1994)
#116
03/05/2024

Matt 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/watch?v=Vz1nbbyS8O4

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Dune (1984)*Patreon Bonus*
02/29/2024

This 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

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Penny's Big Breakaway (2024)
#115
02/27/2024

The 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...

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) *Patreon Bonus*
02/20/2024

This 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/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0...


Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth Demo
#114
02/13/2024

We'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."

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The Last of Us Part II: REMASTERED (2024)
#113
02/06/2024

Full 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 week's State of Play event so check that out if you...


Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)
#112
01/30/2024

It'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!

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The Ninja Warriors
#111
01/23/2024

NINJA 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://soundcloud.com/nightcorey

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