Old Gamer’s Almanac

We got Hunter, Matt, and EJ together for this beatdown on a Sega Genesis Classic, STREETS OF RAGE 3. We rehash some debates on whether this genre is even good and talk at length about how we feel about SoR's place in the beat-em-up canon. We got some good music in this one even! Also new poll has been posted to the patreon for those of you who would like to vote on this month's bonus episode!

 

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We'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!

 

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BIG 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 button review instead.

 

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This 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.

 

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Sorry 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.

 

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Here 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 culturally relevant for another 10 years!

 

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This 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. 

 

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Sorry 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!

 

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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!

 

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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.

 

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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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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.

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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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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!

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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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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 don't like this game! 

 

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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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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.

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That'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.

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The "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. 

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It'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 old reviews, talk about cultural moments, and in general try to imagine what it was like to be a part of the gaming zeitgeist in 1994. It's a big journey and we hope you'll come hang out and contribute!

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We'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...

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There'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

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"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 

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There 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 - The Legend Returns

Noobow

Mario Tennis

Pocket Bomberman

Daikatana

Shantae

Picross 2

Toki Tori

Dirty Racing

Mole Mania

Crystal Quest

Dodge Boy

Amazing Penguin

Daedalian Opus

Tecmo Bowl

CutThroat Island

Hammerin' Harry

The Mummy

Small Soldiers

Operation C

Wario Land II

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children

Parodius

Kwirk - He's A-Maze-ing!

Dead Heat Scramble

Out of Gas

R-Type DX

1942

Contra - The Alien Wars

Hunter

Solomon's Club

Survival Kids

R-Type

Metroid 2

Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons

Balloon Kid

Pocket Bomberman

Elevator Action/Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage

Magical Chase

Project S11

Stop that Roach!

Dragon Quest 3 and DQ 1+2

Sun

Crystal Quest

Legend of the River King

Lock and Chase

Mercenary Force

Operation C

Penguin Wars

Qixik

Quarth

Rolans Curse

Stargate

The Sword of Hope

Matt

Side Pocket music

Penta Dragon

Resident Evil Gaiden

Crystalis

Nectaris

A-mazing Tater

Mole Mania

Bonk's Adventure

Bonk's Revenge

Mario 6 Coins

Kirby's Dreamland 2

Donkey Kong

Shantae

Wild Snake

Bionic Commando

Brain Bender  

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We'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!

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It'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.

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We'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.

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Okay! 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.

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We'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 playground, many entire genres of games were born out of the toolkit available to anyone inside Starcraft.

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It'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 about the game's multiplayer!

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Today 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...

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We'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!

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Matt 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 hard it is just to get games made. Press Reset (2021) narrows that focus by covering numerous studio closures and the over-reaching arms of publishers and executives; following games like Kingdoms of Amalur, Bioshock: Infinite, and Epic Micky.

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Today 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.

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We 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.

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We'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?!

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We'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...

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We 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!

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What 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. 

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No 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.

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We'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.

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Today 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!

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It'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.

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We'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 telegraphed clues and platforming in a point and click game.

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This 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 what it means to Be. It's a beautifully told story that wastes no time. And it was a great excuse to finally get Aaron Donogh on the show, so I'm calling it an improvement in every way!

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Hunter 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

 

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Matt, 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?

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One 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!

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We'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??

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An 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?

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Hunter 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?

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It'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'!

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We'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...

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One 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!

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It'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 in industry legend and Grim Fandango writer and director Tim Schafer to join us for a quick chat and a chance for the two of them to stroll down memory lane.

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This 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 this behemoth of video game history.

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It'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?

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Back 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?

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It'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!

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90'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.

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We 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!

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With 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 Every Wheel twice to include two games chosen by members of our Patreon! And it all starts now!

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Thank 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.

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You 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)

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2001: A Game Odyssey

Halo: Combat Evolved

Max Payne

Metal Gear Solid 2

Grand Theft Auto III

Ico

Final Fantasy X

Klonoa 2

Silent Hill 2

Pikmin

Super Monkey Ball

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Bangai-O

Sonic Adventure 2

Advance Wars

Aliens vs Predator 2

Anachronox

Black & White

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

We 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 design found in many games that have followed it.

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee
9. Metal Gear Solid 2
10. Katamari Damacy
11. Quake
12. Raw Danger!
13. Metal Gear Solid
14. Hyper Light Drifter
15. Halo: Combat Evolved
16. Yakuza Kiwami
17. Papers, Please
18. OutRun
19. Snatcher
20. Into the Breach
21. Neon White
22. Ocarina of Time
23. Jet Set Radio
24. Final Fantasy 7
25. Bangai-O
26. Centipede
27. Hitman (2016)
28. Super Monkey Ball
29. Crusader Kings 3
30. Final Fantasy X
31. Skyrim
32. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
33. Portal
34. Soulcalibur
35. Pikmin
36. Secret of Monkey Island
37. Kirby Super Star
38. Mass Effect 3
39. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
40. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
41. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
42. Halo 3
43. Journey
44. Inside
45. Journey to Silius
46. To the Moon
47. Mario Kart 64
48. Inscryption
49. Mass Effect 2
50. Max Payne
51. F Zero
52. Mirror's Edge
53. Forza Horizon 5
54. Darkest Dungeon
55. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
56. Advance Wars
57. Grand Theft Auto III
58. Kingdom Hearts
59. Donkey Kong Country 3
60. Anachronox
61. Sonic Adventure
62. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
63. Twisted Metal 2
64. Solar Ash
65. Mass Effect
66. Aliens vs Predator 2
67. Metroid Dread
68. Killer Instinct
69. Goldeneye
70. Halo 2
71. Sonic Adventure 2
72. War of the Monsters
73. Black & White
74. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

It'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.

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee
9. Metal Gear Solid 2
10. Katamari Damacy
11. Quake
12. Raw Danger!
13. Metal Gear Solid
14. Hyper Light Drifter
15. Halo: Combat Evolved
16. Yakuza Kiwami
17. Papers, Please
18. OutRun
19. Snatcher
20. Into the Breach
21. Neon White
22. Ocarina of Time
23. Jet Set Radio
24. Final Fantasy 7
25. Bangai-O
26. Centipede
27. Hitman (2016)
28. Super Monkey Ball
29. Crusader Kings 3
30. Skyrim
31. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
32. Portal
33. Soulcalibur
34. Pikmin
35. Secret of Monkey Island
36. Kirby Super Star
37. Mass Effect 3
38. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
39. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
40. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
41. Halo 3
42. Journey
43. Inside
44. Journey to Silius
45. To the Moon
46. Mario Kart 64
47. Inscryption
48. Mass Effect 2
49. Max Payne
50. F Zero
51. Mirror's Edge
52. Forza Horizon 5
53. Darkest Dungeon
54. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
55. Advance Wars
56. Grand Theft Auto III
57. Kingdom Hearts
58. Donkey Kong Country 3
59. Anachronox
60. Sonic Adventure
61. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
62. Twisted Metal 2
63. Solar Ash
64. Mass Effect
65. Aliens vs Predator 2
66. Metroid Dread
67. Killer Instinct
68. Goldeneye
69. Halo 2
70. Sonic Adventure 2
71. War of the Monsters
72. Black & White
73. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

It'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...

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee
9. Metal Gear Solid 2
10. Katamari Damacy
11. Quake
12. Raw Danger!
13. Metal Gear Solid
14. Hyper Light Drifter
15. Halo: Combat Evolved
16. Yakuza Kiwami
17. Papers, Please
18. OutRun
19. Snatcher
20. Into the Breach
21. Neon White
22. Ocarina of Time
23. Jet Set Radio
24. Final Fantasy 7
25. Bangai-O
26. Centipede
27. Hitman (2016)
28. Super Monkey Ball
29. Crusader Kings 3
30. Skyrim
31. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
32. Portal
33. Soulcalibur
34. Pikmin
35. Secret of Monkey Island
36. Kirby Super Star
37. Mass Effect 3
38. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
39. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
40. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
41. Halo 3
42. Journey
43. Inside
44. Journey to Silius
45. To the Moon
46. Mario Kart 64
47. Inscryption
48. Mass Effect 2
49. Max Payne
50. F Zero
51. Mirror's Edge
52. Forza Horizon 5
53. Darkest Dungeon
54. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
55. Advance Wars
56. Grand Theft Auto III
57. Kingdom Hearts
58. Donkey Kong Country 3
59. Anachronox
60. Sonic Adventure
61. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
62. Twisted Metal 2
63. Solar Ash
64. Mass Effect
65. Aliens vs Predator 2
66. Metroid Dread
67. Killer Instinct
68. Goldeneye
69. Halo 2
70. Sonic Adventure 2
71. War of the Monsters
72. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Our 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?

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee
9. Metal Gear Solid 2
10. Katamari Damacy
11. Quake
12. Raw Danger!
13. Metal Gear Solid
14. Hyper Light Drifter
15. Halo: Combat Evolved
16. Yakuza Kiwami
17. Papers, Please
18. OutRun
19. Snatcher
20. Into the Breach
21. Neon White
22. Ocarina of Time
23. Jet Set Radio
24. Final Fantasy 7
25. Bangai-O
26. Centipede
27. Hitman (2016)
28. Super Monkey Ball
29. Crusader Kings 3
30. Skyrim
31. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
32. Portal
33. Soulcalibur
34. Pikmin
35. Secret of Monkey Island
36. Kirby Super Star
37. Mass Effect 3
38. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
39. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
40. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
41. Halo 3
42. Journey
43. Inside
44. Journey to Silius
45. Mario Kart 64
46. Inscryption
47. Mass Effect 2
48. Max Payne
49. F Zero
50. Mirror's Edge
51. Forza Horizon 5
52. Darkest Dungeon
53. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
54. Advance Wars
55. Grand Theft Auto III
56. Kingdom Hearts
57. Donkey Kong Country 3
58. Anachronox
59. Sonic Adventure
60. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
61. Twisted Metal 2
62. Solar Ash
63. Mass Effect
64. Aliens vs Predator 2
65. Metroid Dread
66. Killer Instinct
67. Goldeneye
68. Halo 2
69. Sonic Adventure 2
70. War of the Monsters
71. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

We'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?

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The List So Far

 

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee
9. Katamari Damacy
10. Quake
11. Raw Danger!
12. Metal Gear Solid
13. Hyper Light Drifter
14. Halo: Combat Evolved
15. Yakuza Kiwami
16. Papers, Please
17. OutRun
18. Snatcher
19. Into the Breach
20. Neon White
21. Ocarina of Time
22. Jet Set Radio
23. Final Fantasy 7
24. Bangai-O
25. Centipede
26. Hitman (2016)
27. Super Monkey Ball
28. Crusader Kings 3
29. Skyrim
30. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
31. Portal
32. Soulcalibur
33. Pikmin
34. Secret of Monkey Island
35. Kirby Super Star
36. Mass Effect 3
37. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
38. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
39. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
40. Halo 3
41. Journey
42. Inside
43. Journey to Silius
44. Mario Kart 64
45. Inscryption
46. Mass Effect 2
47. Max Payne
48. F Zero
49. Mirror's Edge
50. Forza Horizon 5
51. Darkest Dungeon
52. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
53. Advance Wars
54. Grand Theft Auto III
55. Kingdom Hearts
56. Donkey Kong Country 3
57. Anachronox
58. Sonic Adventure
59. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
60. Twisted Metal 2
61. Solar Ash
62. Mass Effect
63. Aliens vs Predator 2
64. Metroid Dread
65. Killer Instinct
66. Goldeneye
67. Halo 2
68. Sonic Adventure 2
69. War of the Monsters
70. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

We 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.

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Don'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.

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee
9. Katamari Damacy
10. Quake
11. Raw Danger!
12. Metal Gear Solid
13. Hyper Light Drifter
14. Halo: Combat Evolved
15. Yakuza Kiwami
16. Papers, Please
17. Out Run
18. Into the Breach
19. Neon White
20. Ocarina of Time
21. Jet Set Radio
22. Final Fantasy 7
23. Bangai-O
24. Centipede
25. Hitman (2016)
26. Super Monkey Ball
27. Crusader Kings 3
28. Skyrim
29. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
30. Portal
31. Soulcalibur
32. Pikmin
33. Secret of Monkey Island
34. Kirby Super Star
35. Mass Effect 3
36. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
37. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
38. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
39. Halo 3
40. Journey
41. Inside
42. Journey to Silius
43. Mario Kart 64
44. Inscryption
45. Mass Effect 2
46. Max Payne
47. F Zero
48. Mirror's Edge
49. Forza Horizon 5
50. Darkest Dungeon
51. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
52. Advance Wars
53. Grand Theft Auto III
54. Kingdom Hearts
55. Donkey Kong Country 3
56. Anachronox
57. Sonic Adventure
58. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
59. Twisted Metal 2
60. Solar Ash
61. Mass Effect
62. Aliens vs Predator 2
63. Metroid Dread
64. Killer Instinct
65. Goldeneye
66. Halo 2
67. Sonic Adventure 2
68. War of the Monsters
69. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

2001: 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.

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee
9. Katamari Damacy
10. Quake
11. Raw Danger!
12. Metal Gear Solid
13. Hyper Light Drifter
14. Halo: Combat Evolved
15. Yakuza Kiwami
16. Papers, Please
17. Out Run
18. Into the Breach
19. Neon White
20. Ocarina of Time
21. Jet Set Radio
22. Final Fantasy 7
23. Bangai-O
24. Centipede
25. Hitman (2016)
26. Super Monkey Ball
27. Crusader Kings 3
28. Skyrim
29. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
30. Portal
31. Soulcalibur
32. Pikmin
33. Secret of Monkey Island
34. Kirby Super Star
35. Mass Effect 3
36. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
37. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
38. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
39. Halo 3
40. Journey
41. Inside
42. Journey to Silius
43. Mario Kart 64
44. Inscryption
45. Mass Effect 2
46. Max Payne
47. F Zero
48. Mirror's Edge
49. Forza Horizon 5
50. Darkest Dungeon
51. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
52. Grand Theft Auto III
53. Kingdom Hearts
54. Donkey Kong Country 3
55. Anachronox
56. Sonic Adventure
57. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
58. Twisted Metal 2
59. Solar Ash
60. Mass Effect
61. Aliens vs Predator 2
62. Metroid Dread
63. Killer Instinct
64. Goldeneye
65. Halo 2
66. Sonic Adventure 2
67. War of the Monsters
68. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Today 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?

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The List So Far

 

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Katamari Damacy
9. Quake
10. Raw Danger!
11. Metal Gear Solid
12. Hyper Light Drifter
13. Halo: Combat Evolved
14. Yakuza Kiwami
15. Papers, Please
16. Out Run
17. Into the Breach
18. Neon White
19. Ocarina of Time
20. Jet Set Radio
21. Final Fantasy 7
22. Bangai-O
23. Centipede
24. Hitman (2016)
25. Super Monkey Ball
26. Crusader Kings 3
27. Skyrim
28. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
29. Portal
30. Soulcalibur
31. Pikmin
32. Secret of Monkey Island
33. Kirby Super Star
34. Mass Effect 3
35. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
36. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
37. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
38. Halo 3
39. Journey
40. Inside
41. Journey to Silius
42. Mario Kart 64
43. Inscryption
44. Mass Effect 2
45. Max Payne
46. Mirror's Edge
47. Forza Horizon 5
48. Darkest Dungeon
49. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
50. Grand Theft Auto III
51. Kingdom Hearts
52. Donkey Kong Country 3
53. Anachronox
54. Sonic Adventure
55. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
56. Twisted Metal 2
57. Solar Ash
58. Mass Effect
59. Aliens vs Predator 2
60. Metroid Dread
61. Killer Instinct
62. Goldeneye
63. Halo 2
64. Sonic Adventure 2
65. War of the Monsters
66. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

One 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 its 3D sequels. But how does F-Zero fit in with the other racing games of this era?

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Celeste
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Super Mario Brothers 3
7. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
8. Katamari Damacy
9. Quake
10. Raw Danger!
11. Metal Gear Solid
12. Hyper Light Drifter
13. Halo: Combat Evolved
14. Yakuza Kiwami
15. Papers, Please
16. Out Run
17. Into the Breach
18. Neon White
19. Ocarina of Time
20. Jet Set Radio
21. Final Fantasy 7
22. Bangai-O
23. Centipede
24. Hitman (2016)
25. Super Monkey Ball
26. Crusader Kings 3
27. Skyrim
28. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
29. Portal
30. Soulcalibur
31. Pikmin
32. Secret of Monkey Island
33. Kirby Super Star
34. Mass Effect 3
35. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
36. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
37. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
38. Halo 3
39. Journey
40. Inside
41. Journey to Silius
42. Mario Kart 64
43. Inscryption
44. Mass Effect 2
45. Max Payne
46. Mirror's Edge
47. Forza Horizon 5
48. Darkest Dungeon
49. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
50. Grand Theft Auto III
51. Kingdom Hearts
52. Donkey Kong Country 3
53. Anachronox
54. Sonic Adventure
55. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
56. Twisted Metal 2
57. Solar Ash
58. Mass Effect
59. Aliens vs Predator 2
60. Metroid Dread
61. Killer Instinct
62. Goldeneye
63. Halo 2
64. Sonic Adventure 2
65. War of the Monsters
66. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

It'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?

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Today, 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..

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Celeste
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
6. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Quake
9. Raw Danger!
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Yakuza Kiwami
14. Papers, Please
15. Out Run
16. Into the Breach
17. Neon White
18. Ocarina of Time
19. Jet Set Radio
20. Final Fantasy 7
21. Bangai-O
22. Centipede
23. Hitman (2016)
24. Super Monkey Ball
25. Crusader Kings 3
26. Skyrim
27. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
28. Portal
29. Soulcalibur
30. Pikmin
31. Secret of Monkey Island
32. Kirby Super Star
33. Mass Effect 3
34. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
35. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
36. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
37. Halo 3
38. Journey
39. Inside
40. Journey to Silius
41. Mario Kart 64
42. Inscryption
43. Mass Effect 2
44. Max Payne
45. Mirror's Edge
46. Forza Horizon 5
47. Darkest Dungeon
48. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
49. Grand Theft Auto III
50. Kingdom Hearts
51. Donkey Kong Country 3
52. Anachronox
53. Sonic Adventure
54. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
55. Twisted Metal 2
56. Solar Ash
57. Mass Effect
58. Aliens vs Predator 2
59. Metroid Dread
60. Killer Instinct
61. Goldeneye
62. Halo 2
63. Sonic Adventure 2
64. War of the Monsters
65. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

 

We'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...

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Celeste
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
6. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Quake
9. Raw Danger!
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Yakuza Kiwami
14. Papers, Please
15. Out Run
16. Into the Breach
17. Ocarina of Time
18. Jet Set Radio
19. Final Fantasy 7
20. Bangai-O
21. Centipede
22. Hitman (2016)
23. Super Monkey Ball
24. Crusader Kings 3
25. Skyrim
26. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
27. Portal
28. Soulcalibur
29. Pikmin
30. Secret of Monkey Island
31. Kirby Super Star
32. Mass Effect 3
33. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
34. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
35. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
36. Halo 3
37. Journey
38. Inside
39. Journey to Silius
40. Mario Kart 64
41. Inscryption
42. Mass Effect 2
43. Max Payne
44. Mirror's Edge
45. Forza Horizon 5
46. Darkest Dungeon
47. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
48. Grand Theft Auto III
49. Kingdom Hearts
50. Donkey Kong Country 3
51. Anachronox
52. Sonic Adventure
53. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
54. Twisted Metal 2
55. Solar Ash
56. Mass Effect
57. Aliens vs Predator 2
58. Metroid Dread
59. Killer Instinct
60. Goldeneye
61. Halo 2
62. Sonic Adventure 2
63. War of the Monsters
64. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

It'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.

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Celeste
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
6. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Quake
9. Raw Danger!
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Yakuza Kiwami
14. Papers, Please
15. Out Run
16. Into the Breach
17. Ocarina of Time
18. Jet Set Radio
19. Final Fantasy 7
20. Bangai-O
21. Centipede
22. Hitman (2016)
23. Super Monkey Ball
24. Crusader Kings 3
25. Skyrim
26. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
27. Portal
28. Soulcalibur
29. Pikmin
30. Secret of Monkey Island
31. Kirby Super Star
32. Mass Effect 3
33. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
34. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
35. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
36. Halo 3
37. Journey
38. Inside
39. Journey to Silius
40. Mario Kart 64
41. Inscryption
42. Mass Effect 2
43. Max Payne
44. Mirror's Edge
45. Forza Horizon 5
46. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
47. Grand Theft Auto III
48. Kingdom Hearts
49. Donkey Kong Country 3
50. Anachronox
51. Sonic Adventure
52. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
53. Twisted Metal 2
54. Solar Ash
55. Mass Effect
56. Aliens vs Predator 2
57. Metroid Dread
58. Killer Instinct
59. Goldeneye
60. Halo 2
61. Sonic Adventure 2
62. War of the Monsters
63. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

It'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?

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Celeste
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
6. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Quake
9. Raw Danger!
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Yakuza Kiwami
14. Papers, Please
15. Out Run
16. Into the Breach
17. Ocarina of Time
18. Jet Set Radio
19. Final Fantasy 7
20. Bangai-O
21. Centipede
22. Hitman (2016)
23. Super Monkey Ball
24. Crusader Kings 3
25. Skyrim
26. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
27. Portal
28. Soulcalibur
29. Pikmin
30. Secret of Monkey Island
31. Kirby Super Star
32. Mass Effect 3
33. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
34. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
35. Halo 3
36. Journey
37. Inside
38. Journey to Silius
39. Mario Kart 64
40. Inscryption
41. Mass Effect 2
42. Max Payne
43. Mirror's Edge
44. Forza Horizon 5
45. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
46. Grand Theft Auto III
47. Kingdom Hearts
48. Donkey Kong Country 3
49. Anachronox
50. Sonic Adventure
51. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
52. Twisted Metal 2
53. Solar Ash
54. Mass Effect
55. Aliens vs Predator 2
56. Metroid Dread
57. Killer Instinct
58. Goldeneye
59. Halo 2
60. Sonic Adventure 2
61. War of the Monsters
62. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Matt 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)

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Celeste
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
6. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Quake
9. Raw Danger!
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Yakuza Kiwami
14. Papers, Please
15. Out Run
16. Into the Breach
17. Ocarina of Time
18. Jet Set Radio
19. Final Fantasy 7
20. Bangai-O
21. Centipede
22. Hitman (2016)
23. Super Monkey Ball
24. Crusader Kings 3
25. Skyrim
26. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
27. Portal
28. Soulcalibur
29. Pikmin
30. Secret of Monkey Island
31. Kirby Super Star
32. Mass Effect 3
33. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
34. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
35. Halo 3
36. Journey
37. Inside
38. Journey to Silius
39. Mario Kart 64
40. Inscryption
41. Mass Effect 2
42. Max Payne
43. Mirror's Edge
44. Forza Horizon 5
45. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
46. Grand Theft Auto III
47. Kingdom Hearts
48. Donkey Kong Country 3
49. Sonic Adventure
50. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
51. Twisted Metal 2
52. Solar Ash
53. Mass Effect
54. Aliens vs Predator 2
55. Metroid Dread
56. Killer Instinct
57. Goldeneye
58. Halo 2
59. Sonic Adventure 2
60. War of the Monsters
61. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

We'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.

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Celeste
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
6. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Quake
9. Raw Danger!
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Yakuza Kiwami
14. Papers, Please
15. Out Run
16. Ocarina of Time
17. Jet Set Radio
18. Final Fantasy 7
19. Bangai-O
20. Centipede
21. Hitman (2016)
22. Super Monkey Ball
23. Crusader Kings 3
24. Skyrim
25. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
26. Portal
27. Soulcalibur
28. Pikmin
29. Secret of Monkey Island
30. Kirby Super Star
31. Mass Effect 3
32. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
33. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
34. Halo 3
35. Journey
36. Inside
37. Journey to Silius
38. Mario Kart 64
39. Inscryption
40. Mass Effect 2
41. Max Payne
42. Mirror's Edge
43. Forza Horizon 5
44. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
45. Grand Theft Auto III
46. Kingdom Hearts
47. Donkey Kong Country 3
48. Sonic Adventure
49. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
50. Twisted Metal 2
51. Solar Ash
52. Mass Effect
53. Aliens vs Predator 2
54. Metroid Dread
55. Killer Instinct
56. Goldeneye
57. Halo 2
58. Sonic Adventure 2
59. War of the Monsters
60. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Matt'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!

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Celeste
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
6. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Quake
9. Raw Danger!
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Papers, Please
14. Out Run
15. Ocarina of Time
16. Jet Set Radio
17. Final Fantasy 7
18. Bangai-O
19. Centipede
20. Hitman (2016)
21. Super Monkey Ball
22. Crusader Kings 3
23. Skyrim
24. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
25. Portal
26. Soulcalibur
27. Pikmin
28. Secret of Monkey Island
29. Kirby Super Star
30. Mass Effect 3
31. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
32. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
33. Halo 3
34. Journey
35. Inside
36. Journey to Silius
37. Mario Kart 64
38. Inscryption
39. Mass Effect 2
40. Max Payne
41. Mirror's Edge
42. Forza Horizon 5
43. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
44. Grand Theft Auto III
45. Kingdom Hearts
46. Donkey Kong Country 3
47. Sonic Adventure
48. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
49. Twisted Metal 2
50. Solar Ash
51. Mass Effect
52. Aliens vs Predator 2
53. Metroid Dread
54. Killer Instinct
55. Goldeneye
56. Halo 2
57. Sonic Adventure 2
58. War of the Monsters
59. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Happy 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...

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Secret of Monkey Island
28. Kirby Super Star
29. Mass Effect 3
30. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
31. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
32. Halo 3
33. Journey
34. Inside
35. Journey to Silius
36. Mario Kart 64
37. Inscryption
38. Mass Effect 2
39. Max Payne
40. Mirror's Edge
41. Forza Horizon 5
42. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
43. Grand Theft Auto III
44. Kingdom Hearts
45. Donkey Kong Country 3
46. Sonic Adventure
47. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
48. Twisted Metal 2
49. Solar Ash
50. Mass Effect
51. Aliens vs Predator 2
52. Metroid Dread
53. Killer Instinct
54. Goldeneye
55. Halo 2
56. Sonic Adventure 2
57. War of the Monsters
58. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

We'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?

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Secret of Monkey Island
28. Kirby Super Star
29. Mass Effect 3
30. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
31. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
32. Halo 3
33. Journey
34. Inside
35. Journey to Silius
36. Mario Kart 64
37. Inscryption
38. Mass Effect 2
39. Mirror's Edge
40. Forza Horizon 5
41. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
42. Grand Theft Auto III
43. Kingdom Hearts
44. Donkey Kong Country 3
45. Sonic Adventure
46. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
47. Twisted Metal 2
48. Solar Ash
49. Mass Effect
50. Aliens vs Predator 2
51. Metroid Dread
52. Killer Instinct
53. Goldeneye
54. Halo 2
55. Sonic Adventure 2
56. War of the Monsters
57. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

We 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?

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Kirby Super Star
28. Mass Effect 3
29. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
30. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
31. Halo 3
32. Journey
33. Inside
34. Journey to Silius
35. Mario Kart 64
36. Inscryption
37. Mass Effect 2
38. Mirror's Edge
39. Forza Horizon 5
40. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
41. Grand Theft Auto III
42. Kingdom Hearts
43. Donkey Kong Country 3
44. Sonic Adventure
45. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
46. Twisted Metal 2
47. Solar Ash
48. Mass Effect
49. Aliens vs Predator 2
50. Metroid Dread
51. Killer Instinct
52. Goldeneye
53. Halo 2
54. Sonic Adventure 2
55. War of the Monsters
56. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Here'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...

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Kirby Super Star
28. Mass Effect 3
29. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
30. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
31. Halo 3
32. Journey
33. Inside
34. Journey to Silius
35. Mario Kart 64
36. Inscryption
37. Mass Effect 2
38. Mirror's Edge
39. Forza Horizon 5
40. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
41. Grand Theft Auto III
42. Kingdom Hearts
43. Donkey Kong Country 3
44. Sonic Adventure
45. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
46. Twisted Metal 2
47. Solar Ash
48. Mass Effect
49. Metroid Dread
50. Killer Instinct
51. Goldeneye
52. Halo 2
53. Sonic Adventure 2
54. War of the Monsters
55. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Thanks to all of the wonderful people who have come to show their support of this show, we quickly had to present you with this first Patreon Goal Bonus Episode. For helping us reach $100 a month, here is us, with EJ, ranking all of the video game consoles we've collectively played. IT'S REALLY LONG and the process we chose was not very good and we won't be doing it like this ever again. But it's a funny method that leads to a lot of unpredictable conversations. Enjoy!

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Well it's finally time. We've been talking about 2001 for a few weeks now and we could hear you screaming "But what about Grand Theft Auto 3! It mattered" Yeah sure. Here we are doing our civic duty and talking about this game. 

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Kirby Super Star
28. Mass Effect 3
29. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
30. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
31. Halo 3
32. Journey
33. Inside
34. Journey to Silius
35. Mario Kart 64
36. Inscryption
37. Mass Effect 2
38. Mirror's Edge
39. Forza Horizon 5
40. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
41. Kingdom Hearts
42. Donkey Kong Country 3
43. Sonic Adventure
44. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
45. Twisted Metal 2
46. Solar Ash
47. Mass Effect
48. Metroid Dread
49. Killer Instinct
50. Goldeneye
51. Halo 2
52. Sonic Adventure 2
53. War of the Monsters
54. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

The Dreamcast is dead, and yet Japan isn't done putting out incredible games for it. Bangai-O by Treasure comes to America long after the damage has been done, which means it easily could have been missed by many folks. But not for us and our 2001 game odyssey. Let's dive into this delightfully weird and funny "mech game."

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Centipede
18. Hitman (2016)
19. Super Monkey Ball
20. Crusader Kings 3
21. Skyrim
22. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
23. Portal
24. Soulcalibur
25. Pikmin
26. Kirby Super Star
27. Mass Effect 3
28. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
29. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
30. Halo 3
31. Journey
32. Inside
33. Journey to Silius
34. Mario Kart 64
35. Inscryption
36. Mass Effect 2
37. Mirror's Edge
38. Forza Horizon 5
39. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
40. Kingdom Hearts
41. Donkey Kong Country 3
42. Sonic Adventure
43. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
44. Twisted Metal 2
45. Solar Ash
46. Mass Effect
47. Metroid Dread
48. Killer Instinct
49. Goldeneye
50. Halo 2
51. Sonic Adventure 2
52. War of the Monsters
53. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

2001: A Game Odyssey marches onward and this week we hit up a less remembered character platformer, Klonoa! Namco brought us this earnest story in an attempt to put more heart in its writing while also providing a nostalgic feeling, slow-paced puzzle platformer. Matt is smitten, and Hunter likes it just fine. No need to get all contrarian about it! It's a good game!

Mentioned in the episode:

Ars Technica: War Stories - How Crash Bandicoot Hacked The Original Playstation

The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Centipede
18. Hitman (2016)
19. Super Monkey Ball
20. Crusader Kings 3
21. Skyrim
22. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
23. Portal
24. Soulcalibur
25. Pikmin
26. Kirby Super Star
27. Mass Effect 3
28. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
29. Halo 3
30. Journey
31. Inside
32. Journey to Silius
33. Mario Kart 64
34. Inscryption
35. Mass Effect 2
36. Mirror's Edge
37. Forza Horizon 5
38. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
39. Kingdom Hearts
40. Donkey Kong Country 3
41. Sonic Adventure
42. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
43. Twisted Metal 2
44. Solar Ash
45. Mass Effect
46. Metroid Dread
47. Killer Instinct
48. Goldeneye
49. Halo 2
50. Sonic Adventure 2
51. War of the Monsters
52. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Last week was the death of the Dreamcast, and this week is SEGA reborn as a games publisher sans console. Super Monkey Ball leads their foray into Nintendo systems which marks a major milestone in the relationship between the two companies as long time competitors. It helps that the game is a smash success with a dedicated following that Matt has never understood. Let's see what all the fuss is about

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Centipede
18. Hitman (2016)
19. Crusader Kings 3
20. Skyrim
21. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
22. Portal
23. Soulcalibur
24. Pikmin
25. Kirby Super Star
26. Mass Effect 3
27. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
28. Halo 3
29. Journey
30. Inside
31. Journey to Silius
32. Mario Kart 64
33. Inscryption
34. Mass Effect 2
35. Mirror's Edge
36. Forza Horizon 5
37. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
38. Kingdom Hearts
39. Donkey Kong Country 3
40. Sonic Adventure
41. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
42. Twisted Metal 2
43. Solar Ash
44. Mass Effect
45. Metroid Dread
46. Killer Instinct
47. Goldeneye
48. Halo 2
49. Sonic Adventure 2
50. War of the Monsters
51. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

WE'RE BACK. It's our third Sonic game, our umpteenth SEGA game, and our 4th 2001 game despite being the FIRST episode of our new season: 2001: A Game Odyssey. Not only do we talk about another ridiculous Sonic Adventure game, but we put it into a broader context of the year 2001. How will it rank amongst the rest of the 2001 games on our list? How will it rank amongst the other 50 games on our list? Welcome to "Season 1!"

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Centipede
18. Hitman (2016)
19. Crusader Kings 3
20. Skyrim
21. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
22. Portal
23. Soulcalibur
24. Pikmin
25. Kirby Super Star
26. Mass Effect 3
27. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
28. Halo 3
29. Journey
30. Inside
31. Journey to Silius
32. Mario Kart 64
33. Inscryption
34. Mass Effect 2
35. Mirror's Edge
36. Forza Horizon 5
37. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
38. Kingdom Hearts
39. Donkey Kong Country 3
40. Sonic Adventure
41. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
42. Twisted Metal 2
43. Solar Ash
44. Mass Effect
45. Metroid Dread
46. Killer Instinct
47. Goldeneye
48. Halo 2
49. War of the Monsters
50. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

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This is it! The finale to "Season 0" (we decided this was season 0 after recording this episode, but it IS okay?). As should become a yearly tradition, we must now take a look at the works we have done and fix all of the horrible mistakes we've made to our own list. Today we sit down with all 50 games we've covered thus far and give you the one True Ranking. All previous rankings were false. (but were true)

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The List, prior to reranking: (you're gonna probably want to have this in front of you from time to time)

1. Skyrim
2. Disco Elysium
3. Celeste
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Metal Gear Solid
9. Halo: Combat Evolved
10. Ocarina of Time
11. Quake
12. Papers, Please
13. Hyper Light Drifter
14. Raw Danger!
15. Crusader Kings 3
16. Hitman (2016)
17. Jet Set Radio
18. Halo 3
19. Mass Effect 3
20. Soulcalibur
21. Mass Effect 2
22. Out Run
23. Portal
24. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
25. Centipede
26. Journey
27. Inside
28. Mario Kart 64
29. Inscryption
30. Kirby Super Star
31. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
32. Forza Horizon 5
33. Metroid Dread
34. Donkey Kong Country 3
35. Final Fantasy 7
36. Pikmin
37. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
38. Kingdom Hearts
39. Mass Effect
40. Journey to Silius
41. Solar Ash
42. Mirror's Edge
43. Halo 2
44. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
45. Twisted Metal 2
46. Killer Instinct
47. Goldeneye
48. War of the Monsters
49. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
50. Sonic Adventure

We have done it. After roughly a year, we have made it to our 50th game to be added to this list. To celebrate, we've brought on two of our lifelong friends Shawn and Paul to talk about how storied history playing Elder Scrolls games and specifically our experiences with the series' fifth entry Skyrim. It's been rereleased some ungodly number of times and is it worth all of the hype? Well at least three of the freaks on this episode are certainly members of the Cult of Todd, so buckle up.

Mentioned in the Episode:

Morrowind Rebirth overhaul mod

Skywind Mod for Skyrim

UESP - The Ultimate Elder Scrolls Wiki

Brian David Gilbert reads every book in Skyrim

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Metal Gear Solid
8. Halo: Combat Evolved
9. Ocarina of Time
10. Quake
11. Papers, Please
12. Hyper Light Drifter
13. Raw Danger!
14. Crusader Kings 3
15. Hitman (2016)
16. Jet Set Radio
17. Halo 3
18. Mass Effect 3
19. Soulcalibur
20. Mass Effect 2
21. Out Run
22. Portal
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Centipede
25. Journey
26. Inside
27. Mario Kart 64
28. Inscryption
29. Kirby Super Star
30. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
31. Forza Horizon 5
32. Metroid Dread
33. Donkey Kong Country 3
34. Final Fantasy 7
35. Pikmin
36. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
37. Kingdom Hearts
38. Mass Effect
39. Journey to Silius
40. Solar Ash
41. Mirror's Edge
42. Halo 2
43. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
44. Twisted Metal 2
45. Killer Instinct
46. Goldeneye
47. War of the Monsters
48. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
49. Sonic Adventure

Hideo Kojima is a titan in the industry and while he was making hits before 1998, Metal Gear Solid is the game that secured is place on the list of all-time greats. This game is important, innovative, and dumb as all get out. That checks three pretty important boxes of criteria for us on this show, so I please enjoy this episode and expect Solid Snake to do well...

The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Halo: Combat Evolved
8. Ocarina of Time
9. Quake
10. Papers, Please
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Raw Danger!
13. Crusader Kings 3
14. Hitman (2016)
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Halo 3
17. Mass Effect 3
18. Soulcalibur
19. Mass Effect 2
20. Out Run
21. Portal
22. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
23. Centipede
24. Journey
25. Inside
26. Mario Kart 64
27. Inscryption
28. Kirby Super Star
29. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
30. Forza Horizon 5
31. Metroid Dread
32. Donkey Kong Country 3
33. Final Fantasy 7
34. Pikmin
35. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
36. Kingdom Hearts
37. Mass Effect
38. Journey to Silius
39. Solar Ash
40. Mirror's Edge
41. Halo 2
42. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
43. Twisted Metal 2
44. Killer Instinct
45. Goldeneye
46. War of the Monsters
47. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
48. Sonic Adventure

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Thatgamecompany has put out a few hits over the years, but perhaps their most celebrated is 2012's Journey. A single player puzzle platformer with an esoteric multiplayer hook: you are randomly partnered with someone online and you cannot speak to them. It makes for a magical experience, despite it's short length. So as we race for these last games to try and top the list, how will yet another INDIE DARLING stack up?

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Halo: Combat Evolved
8. Ocarina of Time
9. Quake
10. Papers, Please
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Raw Danger!
13. Crusader Kings 3
14. Hitman (2016)
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Halo 3
17. Mass Effect 3
18. Soulcalibur
19. Mass Effect 2
20. Out Run
21. Portal
22. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
23. Centipede
24. Inside
25. Mario Kart 64
26. Inscryption
27. Kirby Super Star
28. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
29. Forza Horizon 5
30. Metroid Dread
31. Donkey Kong Country 3
32. Final Fantasy 7
33. Pikmin
34. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
35. Kingdom Hearts
36. Mass Effect
37. Journey to Silius
38. Solar Ash
39. Mirror's Edge
40. Halo 2
41. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
42. Twisted Metal 2
43. Killer Instinct
44. Goldeneye
45. War of the Monsters
46. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
47. Sonic Adventure

Does everyone remember Ocarina of Time always being referred to as the best game of all time? What happened? Did we actually just start making games better, or did everyone forget about it? Is it forgettable? Is it's forgettable-ness Nintendo's own doing? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?! Anyways, it's time to make Ocarina's ranking Definitive. (TM)

Mentioned in Episode:

Ship of Harkinian (I'm not gonna link it but that's how it's spelled)

Jacob Geller - Every Zelda is the Darkest Zelda

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Halo: Combat Evolved
8. Quake
9. Papers, Please
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Raw Danger!
12. Crusader Kings 3
13. Hitman (2016)
14. Jet Set Radio
15. Halo 3
16. Mass Effect 3
17. Soulcalibur
18. Mass Effect 2
19. Out Run
20. Portal
21. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
22. Centipede
23. Inside
24. Mario Kart 64
25. Inscryption
26. Kirby Super Star
27. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
28. Forza Horizon 5
29. Metroid Dread
30. Donkey Kong Country 3
31. Final Fantasy 7
32. Pikmin
33. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
34. Kingdom Hearts
35. Mass Effect
36. Journey to Silius
37. Solar Ash
38. Mirror's Edge
39. Halo 2
40. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
41. Twisted Metal 2
42. Killer Instinct
43. Goldeneye
44. War of the Monsters
45. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
46. Sonic Adventure

It's actually wild that we've had nearly 50 games and haven't talked about a single Valve game yet. Portal is perhaps a strange one to start with, but it is also quick to knock out in an afternoon which makes it perfect with the onslaught of other games we have as we race for 50 games on the list. It was a part of a massive compilation of games and stood out as a marvel of game design. How does it hold up this many years and a sequel later?

 

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Halo: Combat Evolved
8. Quake
9. Papers, Please
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Raw Danger!
12. Crusader Kings 3
13. Hitman (2016)
14. Jet Set Radio
15. Halo 3
16. Mass Effect 3
17. Soulcalibur
18. Mass Effect 2
19. Out Run
20. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
21. Centipede
22. Inside
23. Mario Kart 64
24. Inscryption
25. Kirby Super Star
26. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
27. Forza Horizon 5
28. Metroid Dread
29. Donkey Kong Country 3
30. Final Fantasy 7
31. Pikmin
32. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
33. Kingdom Hearts
34. Mass Effect
35. Journey to Silius
36. Solar Ash
37. Mirror's Edge
38. Halo 2
39. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
40. Twisted Metal 2
41. Killer Instinct
42. Goldeneye
43. War of the Monsters
44. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
45. Sonic Adventure

We've been trying to get this game onto the list since we started this show and it is finally time. Disco Elysium came out of nowhere and was an instant classic. If everything goes according to plan, this game should be remembered forever, and it starts here with the most definitive list out there.

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The List So Far:

1. Celeste
2. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
5. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Halo: Combat Evolved
8. Quake
9. Papers, Please
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Raw Danger!
12. Crusader Kings 3
13. Hitman (2016)
14. Jet Set Radio
15. Halo 3
16. Mass Effect 3
17. Soulcalibur
18. Mass Effect 2
19. Out Run
20. Centipede
21. Inside
22. Mario Kart 64
23. Inscryption
24. Kirby Super Star
25. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
26. Forza Horizon 5
27. Metroid Dread
28. Donkey Kong Country 3
29. Final Fantasy 7
30. Pikmin
31. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
32. Kingdom Hearts
33. Mass Effect
34. Journey to Silius
35. Solar Ash
36. Mirror's Edge
37. Halo 2
38. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
39. Twisted Metal 2
40. Killer Instinct
41. Goldeneye
42. War of the Monsters
43. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
44. Sonic Adventure

We teased this episode recently, and someone told us Soulcalibur is the Eddie Gordo of fighting games. Matt doesn't know what that means, but it probably means he's a dumb guy for this being the fighting game that he likes. It's cool! We get it! But come listen to us be wrong about the entire genre for an hour anyways!

Mentioned In Episode:

DF Retro: Soul Calibur - Beyond Arcade Perfect

Polygon Voldo

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The List So Far

1. Celeste
2. Super Mario Brothers 3
3. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Katamari Damacy
6. Halo: Combat Evolved
7. Quake
8. Papers, Please
9. Hyper Light Drifter
10. Raw Danger!
11. Crusader Kings 3
12. Hitman (2016)
13. Jet Set Radio
14. Halo 3
15. Mass Effect 3
16. Mass Effect 2
17. Out Run
18. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
19. Centipede
20. Inside
21. Mario Kart 64
22. Inscryption
23. Kirby Super Star
24. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
25. Forza Horizon 5
26. Metroid Dread
27. Donkey Kong Country 3
28. Final Fantasy 7
29. Pikmin
30. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
31. Kingdom Hearts
32. Mass Effect
33. Journey to Silius
34. Solar Ash
35. Mirror's Edge
36. Halo 2
37. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
38. Twisted Metal 2
39. Killer Instinct
40. Goldeneye
41. War of the Monsters
42. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
43. Sonic Adventure

It's indie time! Do you like children? Do you like puzzle-platformers? Are both of these things cute and unassuming in your mind. Well buckle up, because you're about to watch a virtual child die many gruesome deaths and it's unsettling and unnecessary! Here's our chat about Playdead's Inside.

Mentioned in episode:
What's going on at the end of Inside?

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The List So Far

1. Celeste
2. Super Mario Brothers 3
3. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Katamari Damacy
6. Halo: Combat Evolved
7. Quake
8. Papers, Please
9. Hyper Light Drifter
10. Raw Danger!
11. Crusader Kings 3
12. Hitman (2016)
13. Jet Set Radio
14. Halo 3
15. Mass Effect 3
16. Mass Effect 2
17. Out Run
18. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
19. Centipede
20. Mario Kart 64
21. Inscryption
22. Kirby Super Star
23. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
24. Forza Horizon 5
25. Metroid Dread
26. Donkey Kong Country 3
27. Final Fantasy 7
28. Pikmin
29. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
30. Kingdom Hearts
31. Mass Effect
32. Journey to Silius
33. Solar Ash
34. Mirror's Edge
35. Halo 2
36. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
37. Twisted Metal 2
38. Killer Instinct
39. Goldeneye
40. War of the Monsters
41. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
42. Sonic Adventure

It's SEGA time! And this time it's the oft ignored Sega Saturn! Called by some "the greatest game ever made," what makes Panzer Dragoon Zwei so special? I dunno! It just...feels right. You've gotta experience it to believe it.

Mentioned in the episode:

https://www.panzerdragoonlegacy.com/

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The List So Far:

1. Celeste
2. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
5. Katamari Damacy
6. Halo: Combat Evolved
7. Quake
8. Papers, Please
9. Hyper Light Drifter
10. Raw Danger!
11. Crusader Kings 3
12. Hitman (2016)
13. Jet Set Radio
14. Halo 3
15. Mass Effect 3
16. Mass Effect 2
17. Out Run
18. Centipede
19. Mario Kart 64
20. Inscryption
21. Kirby Super Star
22. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
23. Forza Horizon 5
24. Metroid Dread
25. Donkey Kong Country 3
26. Final Fantasy 7
27. Pikmin
28. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
29. Kingdom Hearts
30. Mass Effect
31. Journey to Silius
32. Solar Ash
33. Mirror's Edge
34. Halo 2
35. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
36. Twisted Metal 2
37. Killer Instinct
38. Goldeneye
39. War of the Monsters
40. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
41. Sonic Adventure

Hunter is in town which means it's time again to hang out with E.J. and play some couch multiplayer! We're trying to hit stone-cold classic right now, so that means it's time for Mario Kart 64! But it's hard to talk about Mario Kart without talking about ALL Mario Kart games, so stick around for a sub-ranking of all Mario Kart Games.

Mentioned in the Episode:

Summoning Salt's Choco Mountain: The History of Mario Kart 64's Most Infamous Track

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The List So Far:

1. Celeste
2. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
3. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
5. Katamari Damacy
6. Halo: Combat Evolved
7. Quake
8. Papers, Please
9. Hyper Light Drifter
10. Raw Danger!
11. Crusader Kings 3
12. Hitman (2016)
13. Jet Set Radio
14. Halo 3
15. Mass Effect 3
16. Mass Effect 2
17. Out Run
18. Centipede
19. Inscryption
20. Kirby Super Star
21. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
22. Forza Horizon 5
23. Metroid Dread
24. Donkey Kong Country 3
25. Final Fantasy 7
26. Pikmin
27. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
28. Kingdom Hearts
29. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
30. Mass Effect
31. Journey to Silius
32. Solar Ash
33. Mirror's Edge
34. Halo 2
35. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
36. Twisted Metal 2
37. Killer Instinct
38. Goldeneye
39. War of the Monsters
40. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
41. Sonic Adventure

Does anyone else remember loving this game? I remember loving this game. Am I being pranked? Isn't this one of my favorite games? Mirror's Edge definitely seemed like a big deal at the time, but then I forgot to think about it for like 8 years so now I'm not so sure what's going. So let's see if it still holds up!

Mentioned in the episode:
Jacob Geller's "How Does Mirror's Edge Still Look This Good?"

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The List So Far

1. Celeste
2. Super Mario Brothers 3
3. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
4. Katamari Damacy
5. Halo: Combat Evolved
6. Quake
7. Papers, Please
8. Hyper Light Drifter
9. Raw Danger!
10. Crusader Kings 3
11. Hitman (2016)
12. Jet Set Radio
13. Halo 3
14. Mass Effect 3
15. Mass Effect 2
16. Out Run
17. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
18. Centipede
19. Inscryption
20. Kirby Super Star
21. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
22. Forza Horizon 5
23. Metroid Dread
24. Donkey Kong Country 3
25. Final Fantasy 7
26. Pikmin
27. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
28. Kingdom Hearts
29. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
30. Mass Effect
31. Journey to Silius
32. Solar Ash
33. Mirror's Edge
34. Halo 2
35. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
36. Twisted Metal 2
37. Killer Instinct
38. Goldeneye
39. War of the Monsters
40. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
41. Sonic Adventure

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1 Celeste 2 Super Mario Brothers 3 3 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy 4 Katamari Damacy 5 Halo: Combat Evolved 6 Quake 7 Papers, Please 8 Hyper Light Drifter 9 Raw Danger! 10 Crusader Kings 3 11 Hitman (2016) 12 Jet Set Radio 13 Halo 3 14 Mass Effect 3 15 Mass Effect 2 16 Out Run 17 Centipede 18 Inscryption 19 Kirby Super Star 20 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 21 Forza Horizon 5 22 Metroid Dread 23 Donkey Kong Country 3 24 Final Fantasy 7 25 Pikmin 26 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) 27 Kingdom Hearts 28 Mass Effect 29 Journey to Silius 30 Solar Ash 31 Halo 2 32 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire 33 Twisted Metal 2 34 Killer Instinct 35 Goldeneye 36 War of the Monsters 37 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories 38 Sonic Adventure

What? What even is this game? How many people could possibly care about where this game ranks on our list? Well if you're a good person you care about EVERY episode of Old Gamer's Almanac, ESPECIALLY the ones with games you've never played. So this is now a homework assignment to go play this game.

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1 Celeste

2 Super Mario Brothers 3

3 Getting Over It with B. Foddy

4 Katamari Damacy

5 Halo: Combat Evolved

6 Quake

7 Papers, Please

8 Hyper Light Drifter

9 Crusader Kings 3

10 Hitman (2016)

11 Jet Set Radio

12 Halo 3

13 Mass Effect 3

14 Mass Effect 2

15 Out Run

16 Centipede

17 Inscryption

18 Kirby Superstar

19 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

20 Forza Horizon 5

21 Metroid Dread

22 Donkey Kong Country 3

23 Final Fantasy 7

24 Pikmin

25 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

26 Kingdom Hearts

27 Mass Effect

28 Journey to Silius

29 Solar Ash

30 Halo 2

31 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

32 Twisted Metal 2

33 Killer Instinct

34 GoldenEye 007

35 War of the Monsters

36 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

37 Sonic Adventure

We're continuing (and probably putting a pause on) our Kingdom Hearts journey with the Gameboy Advance sequel (or is it a prequel to Kingdom Hearts 2?). This game is often called one of the worst Kingdom Hearts games even by diehard fans of the series...so how will that bode for it's placement on The List?

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1 Celeste

2 Super Mario Brothers 3

3 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

4 Katamari Damacy

5 Halo: Combat Evolved

6 Quake

7 Papers, Please

8 Hyper Light Drifter

9 Crusader Kings 3

10 Hitman (2016)

11 Jet Set Radio

12 Halo 3

13 Mass Effect 3

14 Mass Effect 2

15 Out Run

16 Centipede

17 Inscryption

18 Kirby Super Star

19 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

20 Forza Horizon 5

21 Metroid Dread

22 Donkey Kong Country 3

23 Final Fantasy 7

24 Pikmin

25 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

26 Kingdom Hearts

27 Mass Effect

28 Journey to Silius

29 Solar Ash

30 Halo 2

31 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

32 Twisted Metal 2

33 Killer Instinct

34 Goldeneye

35 War of the Monsters

36 Sonic Adventure

We're still hanging out in the late 90s and early 2000s with more arcadey classics! This week was almost Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, but we JUST did a PS1 game, and 3 is better anyways, dangit! This is one of Matt's favorite sports games and something Hunter has little to no fondness for! Is this a game for skaters or is it a corporate sell out? Can it be both?!

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1 Celeste

2 Super Mario Brothers 3

3 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

4 Katamari Damacy

5 Halo: Combat Evolved

6 Quake

7 Papers, Please

8 Hyper Light Drifter

9 Crusader Kings 3

10 Hitman (2016)

11 Jet Set Radio

12 Halo 3

13 Mass Effect 3

14 Mass Effect 2

15 Out Run

16 Centipede

17 Inscryption

18 Kirby Super Star

19 Forza Horizon 5

20 Metroid Dread

21 Donkey Kong Country 3

22 Final Fantasy 7

23 Pikmin

24 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

25 Kingdom Hearts

26 Mass Effect

27 Journey to Silius

28 Solar Ash

29 Halo 2

30 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

31 Twisted Metal 2

32 Killer Instinct

33 Goldeneye

34 War of the Monsters

35 Sonic Adventure

Matt and Hunter were in the same place for a weekend, which is why you're getting a few episodes in a row of this particular era and breed of video game. This time, it's one from Hunter's childhood, vehicular car combat legend Twisted Metal 2. So many things about this game are "out-dated," but does that make it bad, or does that make it a product of it's time? Who cares, it's all Beavis and Butt-head jokes.

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The List So Far

1 Celeste

2 Super Mario Brothers 3

3 Getting Over It with B. Foddy

4 Katamari Damacy

5 Halo: Combat Evolved

6 Quake

7 Papers, Please

8 Hyper Light Drifter

9 Crusader Kings 3

10 Hitman (2016)

11 Jet Set Radio

12 Halo 3

13 Mass Effect 3

14 Mass Effect 2

15 Out Run

16 Centipede

17 Inscryption

18 Kirby Superstar

19 Forza Horizon 5

20 Metroid Dread

21 Donkey Kong Country 3

22 Final Fantasy 7

23 Pikmin

24 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

25 Kingdom Hearts

26 Mass Effect

27 Journey to Silius

28 Solar Ash

29 Halo 2

30 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

31 Killer Instinct

32 GoldenEye 007

33 War of the Monsters

34 Sonic Adventure

It's time to get cool again and talk about one of those college dorm classics: GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64. There are a lot of folks out there who hold this game firmly in their nostalgia, and today we're here to tell them to let it go. This one can die and be a historical event. We also bring back crowd favorite as well as introduce highly anticipated guest: Matt's cousin Kimmy. Listen, we wanted to play 4 player GoldenEye, and this was our crew, and each of our voices deserves to be heard!

Mentioned in the episode: Errant Signal's GoldenEye 007 (Children of Doom 1997) video

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The List So Far

1 Celeste

2 Super Mario Brothers 3

3 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

4 Katamari Damacy

5 Halo: Combat Evolved

6 Quake

7 Papers, Please

8 Hyper Light Drifter

9 Crusader Kings 3

10 Hitman (2016)

11 Jet Set Radio

12 Halo 3

13 Mass Effect 3

14 Mass Effect 2

15 Out Run

16 Centipede

17 Inscryption

18 Kirby Super Star

19 Forza Horizon 5

20 Metroid Dread

21 Donkey Kong Country 3

22 Final Fantasy 7

23 Pikmin

24 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

25 Kingdom Hearts

26 Mass Effect

27 Journey to Silius

28 Solar Ash

29 Halo 2

30 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

32 Killer Instinct

33 Goldeneye

34 War of the Monsters

35 Sonic Adventure

This one is a stone cold classic straight out of Matt's Nostalgia Bag. Is it the perfect Kirby game? Can such a thing exist? Does Hunter have any room left in his big video game noggin for this pink cutie? Am I going to keep asking questions until I feel like this episode description is sufficiently long? Yes.

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The List So Far
1 Celeste
2 Super Mario Brothers 3
3 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
4 Katamari Damacy
5 Halo: Combat Evolved
6 Quake
7 Papers, Please
8 Hyper Light Drifter
9 Crusader Kings 3
10 Hitman (2016)
11 Jet Set Radio
12 Halo 3
13 Mass Effect 3
14 Mass Effect 2
15 Out Run
16 Centipede
17 Inscryption
18 Kirby Super Star
19 Forza Horizon 5
20 Metroid Dread
21 Donkey Kong Country 3
22 Final Fantasy 7
23 Pikmin
24 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
25 Kingdom Hearts
26 Mass Effect
27 Journey to Silius
28 Solar Ash
29 Halo 2
30 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
32 Killer Instinct
34 War of the Monsters
35 Sonic Adventure

Well today is a weird one. Matt has come a long way in his relationship with difficulty and frustration and this is a chance to put that to the test. But the real test is the fact that Hunter is actually playing and trying to beat Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy for the first time while recording the episode. Experience the highs and the lows in real time and see if Hunter can Get Over It with Matt jabbering on in his ear.

Mentioned in the episode:

Bennett Foddy Plays Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy with Tim Rogers

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The darkness. The light. The heart. The chains. The shoes. Is this the most important episode of the show? Probably. Donald Duck is like a wizard and Goofy is a knight? Shut up and quit asking questions. Come for the Disney, stay for the clothes and pop music. It's time for us to embark on our Kingdom Hearts journey.

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Nintendo is knows for classic, cute, and relatively easy games. And then there's Pikmin. It's had its share of sequels and spinoffs, but this original entry is notably punishing and finicky, and yet it still has all of the charm and allure of other Nintendo fare. So what does that mean for The List?

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We're digging through the early Nintendo 64 catalog today with one of the earliest big Star Wars video game projects. Lauded as a movie without a movie, Shadows of the Empire had the full backing of Lucasfilm to be cross-media success. There's a lot of history to this game that is somewhat lost to time and will that be enough to carry it in our stupid ranking?

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Today is the splendid arcade classic from Arkansas' own Dona Bailey! Centipede by Atari has such an original look and feel that it easily stands out from so many games at the arcades of old. Good arcades are hard to find these days, but if you can find this cabinet in good condition, it's absolutely worth the time!

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The Ranking So Far:
1 Celeste
2 Super Mario Brothers 3
3 Katamari Damacy
4 Halo: Combat Evolved
5 Quake
6 Papers, Please
7 Hyper Light Drifter
8 Crusader Kings 3
9 Hitman (2016)
10 Jet Set Radio
11 Halo 3
12 Mass Effect 3
13 Mass Effect 2
14 Out Run
15 Inscryption
16 Forza Horizon 5
17 Metroid Dread
18 Donkey Kong Country 3
19 Final Fantasy 7
20 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
21 Mass Effect
22 Journey to Silius
23 Solar Ash
24 Halo 2
26 Killer Instinct
27 War of the Monsters
28 Sonic Adventure

There are a lot of genres this show has yet to tap and it's honestly a crime that it took us this long to do a stealth game. But boy, we're gonna go ahead and come out strong with IO Interactive's 2016 revival of the Hitman series, the kick off of the World of Assassination trilogy that you can acquire ALL of now as part of a Hitman 3 super collection. But today we aren't talking about all of that extra stuff. JUST Hitman 1.

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We're returning to the NES for the first time since our flagship episode about a significantly more well known game. Journey to Silius is a game famous amongst a certain generation but it's memory has been lost to time for many. So, can this game stand up to the resurrection? Or will we have to hire a machine to go back in time and kill it before it was ever made? That's a Terminator joke.

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Elden Ring is the game everyone is talking about and we want to feel included! The structure of this show prevents us from probably doing an episode on this game for many months because we would like to have both actually played it, but we didn't want that to stop us from getting to ignorantly yell about it.

So join us on this journey as we all start Elden Ring and maybe you can help Matt not suck at it along the way. Lord knows he needs all the help he can get.

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It's been all peaks and valleys this last month over here on OGA, and we round it off with top billing: Katamari Damacy. This is a deeply original game that checks every box. Level Design, atmosphere, humor, music. It's all rolled up in there and the mass is quickly breaking beyond the scope of the list. This game is the barometer by which we establish friendships, folks.

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It's our first venture into a proper fighting game and we lead with a tragic story from Matt's past. It's the genesis of Matt's anger towards video games and the game that turned him off of fighting games. Will nostalgia redeem this derivative classic?

Mentioned:
Fight On: The Killer Instinct Story

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CARS. We're big gear heads over here, just like our dads and their dad's before them. Love them cars. Or at least I love it when I have near infinite cars available to me via Wheel of Fortune style prizes and when driving those cars around recklessly awards me a limitless amount of points. Car games rule and this is an especially good one. I just wish it was more like a dad that wanted me to learn about cars.

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Video games are finally cool. We now live in a time where everyone knows graffiti is art, but in 2000, society was still up in the air. The jury is still out on whether roller blading is cool, but I contend that this is just another way Jet Set Radio is well ahead of the curve. This game is cool, cops are rubes, and SEGA is the best video game company. No further questions.

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The beloved franchise crashes hard. This is a game we were not excited to play, and it continued to disappoint. We're racing to the bottom with 1998's Dreamcast classic Sonic Adventure. Horrible animations, clunky level design, and mind blowing and spectacular music. This one wants to fly high...

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Today we take a stab at another 2021 release, Daniel Mullins' Inscryption. It received a lot of praise this year, but it's also quite hard to look up much about this game because it's twist and turns are so integral to the experience. So go play it! You don't need us. But we're gonna flap our mouths for about an hour about this game anyways. Enjoy?

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Sega was doing just fine as a company, but a bunch of executives met in a board room one day and said "Gimme one of them Marios." The mascot race was on, and their answer was...a blue hedgehog that runs very fast. It's hard to understand how anything gets made, but this is definitely up there on the list. Please enjoy our dissection of the birth of Sonic.

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This is, hopefully, the conclusion of the running joke about Matt really really really liking Hyper Light Drifter. Solar Ash is the follow-up from developer Heart Machine, and while it shares a lot of the same colors, so much of the game is very different. It's a mixed bag of style and tone and it's time to decide if Matt has a new second favorite game.

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We here in the new year and we have a reignited resentment for this list and how to play this game. That's because we're tasked with ranking Final Fantasy 7 and we cannot imagine a more undesirable job. This game has been talked about to death and is regarded by many as one of the best games of all time...but Matt doesn't understand JRPGs because he's a basically a wet noodle. Will we ever be forgiven for this?

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It's the end of the year and we were too busy celebrating to play any video games. So as a fun beach episode, we present to you three separate rankings and them some stupid hodge-podge super ranking that literally doesn't make any sense. Enjoy this silliness with your grandmother. She'll hate it.

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Glory to Arstotzka! This week we get to discuss a "game" that definitely doesn't have "anything" to "say" about "life." It's just a fun romp through a fantastical setting. Keep your politics out of my video games, am I right?

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Help. My life has been changed and I'll never be the same again. We're talking about an undeniable triumph of a game: Celeste. I don't know what to do with my hands. I'm shaking. It's so good and the idea of lessening its value by even putting it on our stupid list fills me with unimaginable dread. Will this show ever be the same?

Maddy Thorson on is Madeline canonically trans?

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Another series in the bag! Well, at least one arc of the Halo franchise. There's plenty more Halo games to eventually cover, but we finished the fight and it's time to evaluate how this trilogy stands up to THE LIST. This is the most polarizing of the Halo games, with a multiplayer we adore but a single player we loathe. What can all of that mean for it's inevitable ranking??

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We get to tackle a new game! Well, new to us. Seeing as we aren't fancy press that get copies of games early, this is about as fast as we can churn out an episode about a new release, but this one is very exciting. Metroid is one of Matt's beloved franchises, and an genre where Hunter tends to like other entries. So where will the most recent entry fall amongst all the other games replicating the style this series helped establish?

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It took some time, but we did it! Our first series is under our belt. Mass Effect 3 has a wild history given the state it was released in and how it was changed over time. How much of that plays into what it's like to play the game in 2021? How does it stack up against 1 and 2? More importantly, how does it stack up against Out Run and Hyper Light Drifter?

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This week Hunter is joined by two fellow Portland comedians to discuss the 1996 classic Donkey Kong Country 3. Or at least, they try to discuss, but it's hard to keep these boys focused. There's a lot of stuff in here about Xbox Gamer scores too, and I hope you find it as hilarious as Matt did while editing.

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We're continuing our journey through Xbox's golden child with Halo 2. Among the most "hyped" games of all time, it was hard not to be swept up in the furor surrounding Halo 2. But can that excitement extend into 2021? Only THE LIST can decide.

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We were very excited to talk about this incredible, classic first person shooter. While Quake follows in the footsteps of some other monumental games, it still defined some aspect of the genre that you can still feel present in most modern games! If you've played pretty much any id Software or Valve game, chances are Quake feels deeply familiar to you already!

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We haven't finished the Mass Effect series yet, but in preparation for this year's Halo Infinite release, we're playing through the original Halo trilogy! Today starts with our most nostalgic entry, Halo: Combat Evolved. This also firmly establishes the Bro Arc, which is apparently taking us through to the end of the year. We'll have to have a weeaboo cleanse in 2022

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We return to our series on the Mass Effect Trilogy with the universally beloved second entry. The characters get real good, and the combat gets better. Is it one of the best RPGs of all time, as some people say?

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The Dadlands have consumed Matt, so this week we get to premiere our first of hopefully many episodes featuring a special guest. To start this, we invited our close friend and collaborator E.J. Sanders to talk with Hunter about the grand strategy game Crusader Kings 3. The most recent release from Paradox Interactive, this is the culmination of decades of dedication to a specific genre from one studio. So how does that stack up against some of the innovative pioneering games on our list?

 

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Published by Sega in 1986, designed by Yu Suzuki with music by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Out Run is a timeless arcade driving game. How can a person even begin to compare a classic arcade cabinet car game to the likes of Mass Effect and Hyper Light Drifter? Well, you've come to the one place contractually obligated to answer that question. Also, expect more conversations about difficulty in video gaming in addition to great video game music.

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Okay, this week we have to try something weird. So far we've been talking about what we would mostly consider "Good Games." But this isn't the Good Gamers Almanac, this is the Old Gamer's Almanac where we rank EVERY game, which means sometimes we have to dip into the seedy underbelly of gaming and try games that aren't so good. First up, War of the Monsters, a deeply forgettable game from the Playstation 2 featuring fighting kaiju. Only problem? Matt thinks it's actually pretty good...

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Finally, the list is getting complicated enough to start warranting genuine debate. And this week we kick off our first series we'll be diving into with Bioware's Mass Effect. Mass Effect redefined the western RPG in many way, but within that innovation are a handful of notable missteps. Where in the ranking will it fall and will Matt regret his argument for the rest of the show? Never fear, there are more Mass Effect games to discuss in the coming weeks, so be sure to stay tuned!

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It's time to begin ranking! Hyper Light Drifter is an indie darling from 2016 described as Link to the Past meets Hack and Slash. Combing smooth combat and generous exploration, does this game have what it takes to earn the temporary label of "Best Game of All Time, or is it doomed to "Worst."

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Welcome to the premiere of The Old Gamer's Almanac! We thrilled to kick off this new project. We are the definitive ranking of all video games ever, one week at a time. And here in the early days is when you'll especially feel that "one week at a time" aspect, because to kick things off, we don't really have anything to rank. But we decided to set a high bar for all other games to compete with by starting the show with Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Let's talk about the history of this game and why it deserves to be the only video game ever made, as far as our list is concerned.

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Coming soon! The definitive ranking of all video games ever, one week at a time! Join us on the never-ending quest to review and rank every game in existence. And if you're in the business of games, we'd really appreciate it if you could stop so that we can catch up.

We are thrilled to start this new show and look forward to debuting the first three episodes very soon. In the meantime, please accept this sampler platter of some of our early favorite moments