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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• What we know of the new Mario movie

• Our thoughts on the cast list

• If this will do well on release

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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• How bad the movie was 

• Why it went from bad to worse

• Alternate actors that could have been picked for the movie

• The legacy is left behind

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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The latest rumors

• Could Apple, Amazon, or Disney be a buyer?

• What would it mean for EA if purchased by one of those companies?

• Would EA run itself differently?

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In this episode. Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Ukraine and their contribution to gaming

• Games and other mediums being influenced by their own cultures history

• What others are doing to help

• What we can do to help

Charities to donate to help Ukraine:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/09/heres-a-list-of-top-rated-charities-to-help-the-ukraine-relief-effort.html

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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss

• Origin and first speedrunner

• Our favorite games and their records

• Our opinion on them

• The future of speedrunning

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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss

• Pokemon's main games history

• Our own history with the franchise

• The new game, Legends Arceus

• What a sequel might look like

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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Sonic the Hedgehog's beginning years

• The good times in the 90s

• The bad times in the 00s

• The awful Sonic 06 game

• If Sonic can make it in today's gaming world

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On this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The origins of the Metaverse

• Potentially good uses

• Scary ways it could be used

• Our take with it as part of the future

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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• If our favorite childhood games hold up to modern audiences

• What types of games age the best

• Pitfalls of some older early 3D games

• If the next generation will get that same enjoyment

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On this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Microsoft buys Activision

• If this is good or bad 

• Metaverse implications

• If the deal will go through

• Big tech in general

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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The brief history of Command & Conquer

• Our our history with the games

• Gatekeeping in gaming

• The possible future of the franchise

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In this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The funny side of glitches and usefulness with speedruns

• The bad parts where they hurt the game

• The awful where it breaks the game

• Our personal stories with them

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Our remaining forgotten games

• How it can be considered art

• The all but forgotten game LSD, come back to life

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• How well video games lend themselves to weird games

• Why do we accept them?

• Video games as an art form or profit driven?

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On this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Activision's treatment of its employees

• The current lawsuits

• The toxic work culture of the gaming industry

• The gatekeeping of gaming

• Where we go next

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In this week's episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Why video game movies are bad

• How could they get better

• Hope in the industry with better adaptations

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On this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The HD era of GTA

• Our thoughts on GTA IV & V

• What we enjoyed and didn't like

• GTA VI and the future of the franchise

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On this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• GTA and its accidental origin

• The breakout success if GTA III

• All the expansions that came out

• How we got into the series

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The origins of Guitar Hero

• Rock Band came into the scene

• How they fared against each other

• The rise and fall of the games

• Where it stands today

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On this episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The origins of split-screen gaming

• The golden era where it existed with online gaming

• Our own fun experiences with it

• The modern era and where it goes next

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In a bonus episode, Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Pokemon's current market

• Is the hype dying down?

• Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering's markets

• The new collectibles app, Otis

• What next for trading cards

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Godzilla's game and movie origin

• The best times for the franchise

• The current stagnation

• Godzilla vs Kong thoughts

• Possible next steps

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The origins of James Bond Videogames

• The mold breaking Goldeneye game for N64

• The good successors for the PS2 era

• The permanent decline to today

• What's next for the franchise

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Call of Duty Advanced Warfare alternate ending

• The 3 pillars of video game stories

• Final Fantasy, XIII, Mass Effect, and others

• Our own examples that stuck with us 

• Do all games have to knock it out off the park with stories?

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• Our observations with micro-transactions

• GTA V's lifecycle 

• Do they belong in non free-to-play games?

• Potential impact on young and future gamers 

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The Rise of YouTubers and Twitch streamers

• The influence they have on new games and driving sales

• Games we have pruchased ourselves because of this

• Using YouTube to see if a game is worthy of our time

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

• The PSN store closure

• What it means for down the road for digital only releases

• Lack of backwards compatible games on Nintendo and Sony systems

• Microsoft learning from their mistakes

• What the gaming community is capable of

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This week , we discuss:

• Passing up big AAA games for less known and Obscure Games

• Freedom Fighters, Intelligent Qube, Spindizzy Worlds, Thief Simulator just to name some

• Why some people might forgo big games for less known titles

• Why AAA studios won't incorporate some of these elements in their games

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In the season 2 finale, Tim & Ramsay discuss

• Episode 6 of High Score, Level Up

• Doom's Development and acclaim

• Demo Disks

• Star Fox's creation

• The legacy of some classics

• Final thoughts on High Score

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Tim and Ramsay discuss:  

• Episode 5 of High Score 

• Fighting games rise in popularity with Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat

• The art behind it

• The Senate hearings on video game violence featuring Mortal Kombat and Night Trap

• eSports and our thoughts on them

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Tim and Ramsay discuss:  

• Episode 4 of High Score

• The creation of Sonic the Hedgehog

• The Sega vs. Nintendo console war

• Creation of Madden football

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Tim and Ramsay discuss:  - Episode 3 of High Score  - The text adventure game, Clossal Cave Adventure  - Dungeon's & Dragons birth and influence on early gaming and America  - Final Fantasy's early years and the artwork  - Ryan Best and his contribution to the LGBTQ+ community

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BONUS EPISODE!

Tim and Ramsay discuss:

• Pokemon for the nostagia

• Pokemon as an investment

• The new Shinning Fates Expansion

• The morality of buying something meant for kids as adults

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Tim & Ramsay discuss: 

• The Netflix documentary High Score

• We break down the second episode and give our thoughts

• Early Nintendo days

• John Kirby

• Talk Nintendo's marketing

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Tim & Ramsay discuss: 

• The Netflix documentary High Score

• We break down the first episode and give our thoughts

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Tim & Ramsay in this episode discuss:

• Gaming Culture in the early video game days
• The arcade golden age in the 80s
• Our personal experience in the 90s
• What we have noticed in our lives
• Where we think it might go

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In this week's episode, Tim and Ramsay discuss: - The XIII remake - Chrono Trigger and the desire for a sequel - GTA VI being MIA  - Valve and their avoidance of sequels - And other canceled or forgotten game franchise that should have sequels or remakes

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:

The sudden Pokemon trading card value boom How and why it came to be Are these cards a good investment vehicle? Our own experiences

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Tim & Ramsay discuss: - Indie Gaming and its humble origins - The challenges it faced to get relevance in the 90s and 2000s - The connection to the Indie Movie Industry - Some of our favorite Indie Games

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Continuing the conversation from part 1: - Tim talks House Party - Ramsay tells the story of playing the GTA San Andreas in secret in his house

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Tim & Ramsay discuss:  - Hollywood Movies tough early years  - Video game controversies from the years  - 1993 Senate hearing on violent games  - Generational differences on games

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Tim & Ramsay discuss : - micro and macro economics of video games and the relation to the real word - Trying to get a Wii when it first came out - Video Games are the unsung hero during the pandemic