The Games that Made Us: Recent Episodes
Nathan Savoy and Dan Schlosser
Lifelong friends and huge nerds Dan Schlosser and the Nathan Savoy discuss the finer points of the video games that impacted them as kids. Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
Dan & Nate don’t go to Ravenholm anymore. Except this one time. And that other time. Well, they don’t go to Ravenholm unless it’s to discuss one of the most influential first-person shooters ever made-- Half-life 2.
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
Holy hang gliders, Batman! On this episode Nate & Dan discuss gritty open world classic Far Cry 2 and then rag on Watchdogs 2 for being a much worse game that also has a ‘2’ in the title.
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
Dan & Nate get tropical as they talk about the progression & development of the 3d Mario games focusing on the middle child, Super Mario Sunshine. Also discussed: do restrictions breed creativity?
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
Journey into the dystopian underwater city of Rapture with Nate, Dan, & special guest Ritish Patnaik, as the team explores the consequences of player agency in Bioshock.
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
Ay Caramba! In this episode Dan & Nate realize they don't actually know that much about the Simpsons when they cover the Grand-Theft-Auto-alike Simpson's: Hit & Run.
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
Nate & Dan hit the slopes and get tricky as they explore the world of snowboarding classic SSX Tricky and bring up the single greatest innovation in modern gaming: mullet physics.
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
Dan & Nate reminisce about cult classic Psychonauts and spend a little time talking about how good it feels when a designer truly cares.
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
Nate & Dan talk fluidity, detective vision, and Batman: Arkham Asylum in this thrilling bat-tacular! Fans of the genre will enjoy!
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!
CAUTION: Audio quality of this episode is pretty bad! Things get better in Ep. 2
Dan & Nate discuss childhood favorite The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker, sailing, and how sometimes a little emptiness can be a good thing. (Also: Magic. Fucking. Armor.)
Special thanks to @evantarrh for our awesome theme music!