Podcast – The Obsolete Gamer Show:Patrick Scott Patterson
For this episode of the Obsolete Gamer Show we talked with Multi-Media personality, Patrick Scott Patterson, a man who has Guinness World Records in multiple video games
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Podcast: The Obsolete Gamer Show: John Mulkey – Retro Assault
We take a look at a retro inspired top-down shooter from Big Shiny Games that features all the weapon upgrades and combat action gamers expect from a Sci-Fi space shooter on their smart phone. We also talk with John Mulkey from Big Shiny Games on what to expect from this upcoming title.
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Podcast: The J.A. Laraque Show – E5 – The NES & SNES with Luis Zena of Retro Gaming Life
We are joined by our newest NES and SNES writer Luis and had OGS regulars Umar Khan and Edgar Median call in and share their experience with the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Dragons Lair Trilogy Trailer
All three titles have been remastered and even comes with interviews of the creators of the game. So now you can have all the fun of the Dragon’s Lair Trilogy without blowing through all your quarters.
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The J.A. Laraque Show – E1: Gamer History with Alex Agulia of Alienware
J.A. talks with Alex Agulia, founder of Alienware about the computer gaming market, retrogaming and more.
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Richie Knucklez on todays arcade goer
We asked retrogamer, Richie Knucklez about what kind of customers visit his famous arcade.
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Clickbait Countdown: Tifatan X2
We talk about and review the semi-adult themed game, Tifatan X2 a game so fun we would play it even without the nudity.
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Clickbait Countdown: Sexy Video Game Ads
We look at some sexy video game advertisement from classic games.
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Eitan Glinert on his favorite MegaMan games
Video game developer, Eitan Glinert talks about some of his favorite Megaman games.
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Gamer Profile: Richard Garriott
Richard Garriott de Cayeux is an English-American video game developer and entrepreneur. He is also known as his alter egos Lord British in Ultima and General British in Tabula Rasa.
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The Obsolete Gamer Show: Triforce Johnson (Twin Galaxies 35th Anniversary)
The historic Twin Galaxies arcade celebrated its 35th anniversary as hundreds of gamers attended the event in Ottumwa, Iowa to pay tribute to whom many call the father of competitive gaming, founder, Walter Day. We welcome Triforce Johnson back to the show to talk about the history of Twin Galaxies and its importance in video game history.
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The Hunt for the NES Classic Edition
Randy tells us or trolls us depending on how you look at it with his story of acquiring his NES Classic Edition.
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The Obsolete Gamer Show: Billy Mitchell
The Obsolete Gamer Show returns with its 100th video interview and we welcome video game legend, Billy Mitchell to the show. Love him or hate him, Billy is a champion and world record holder known for his skills in Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and more.
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The Obsolete Gamer Show: Steve London (Halcyon 6)
We talk a look at Halcyon 6 the game inspired by classics such as Star Control, Master of Orion, X-COM, Civilization and new classics like FTL and talk to its composer Steve London who loves classic Commodore 64 and Amiga games, cool pizza toppings and the Toronto Maple leafs.
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The Obsolete Gamer Show: Walter Day
Any gamer worth their controller or keyboard knows Walter Day and his work with Twin Galaxies and our conversation with him covers what was truly the birth of eSports and competitive gaming. We also discuss the changing face of gaming and the effect the internet has had on games and gamers alike and the legacy of Twin Galaxies.
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The Obsolete Gamer Show: Ray Lapsey
Our World Record tour continues with Ray Lapsey winner of the Twin Galaxies Gauntlet in Ottumwa, multiple video game world record holder and collector of classic video games.
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The Obsolete Gamer Show: Tim McVey (Man vs. Snake)
We talk with Tim about growing up in the arcades and playing at the original Twin Galaxies and what it was like being a gamer when one quarter would get most players a few minutes max on a game while they would often go for several hours.
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