Episode 641: Tales of Games Journalism & Games That Hold Up
Added 2024-09-23 11:00:13 +0000 UTCNadia: Once upon a time, magazine racks were filled with video game magazines. Most of these publications moved to publish exclusively online by 2010, leaving the magazines that dominated the '80s and ’90s to crumble into ash. But what did video game journalism look like during that awkward growth spurt? How did we collect, write, and deliver game news, reviews, features, and previews with one foot in the digital realm and the other still locked in on the analogue world? Put simply, how did we get our E3 2006 news up on game websites ASAP in a world without smartphones, affordable laptops, and reliable Wi-Fi signals? It was so complicated, yet so simple. Listen as Nadia and David Oxford recall that magical, often heart attack-inducing time with Jeremy Parish and Diamond Feit at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo 2024.
And, we often hear about games that "age well." When we say a human is aging well, we mean the grim specter of time is simply etched a little less obviously on their features. When we say a game ages well, we mean it has a timeless warmth that has faded little, or not at all. What's the secret sauce that keeps these games delightful? And why is the best example of this phenomenon Chrono Trigger? Okay, Nadia Oxford mentions tons of other examples alongside Jeremy Parish and Diamond Feit, but you have to admit Chrono Trigger is pretty special.
Art by Nick Wanserski.
12:30: Blades of Steel "And you play against..."
26:22: New Super Mario Bros. "Overworld"
42:10: Superman Returns "Superman Overture"
52:50: Metal Gear Solid 4 "Old Snake"
1:08:10: Super Mario Bros. "Overworld"
1:22:59: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin "Hail from the Past"
1:39:22: Donkey Kong Country "Acquatic Ambiance"
1:50:52: StarFox "Corneria"
Comments
I love and support you guys, but please buy a small field recorder and give it to the nice person behind the sound board. If I happen to attend an event, I will gladly volunteer my services.
chris cashmoney
2024-10-11 13:38:11 +0000 UTCOh man, Diamond’s mention of dealing with Japanese banks in the 2000s gave me horrible flashbacks haha. My employer setup my bank account with Chiba bank so they could do direct deposit. I could only do withdrawals from their ATMS (which, I don’t remember existing in Tokyo) and… their ATMs had the same hours as their branches. Meaning, once the bank closed for the day, the ATMs no longer worked. Their bank cards were also not accepted at stores (many were cash only anyway). I was also doing freelance website work for American companies so I had my mom, back in the US, forging my name and depositing my checks for me. Every once in awhile I’d travel into Tokyo to use the Citibank ATM to get some of my American money or to deposit yen to cover American bills.
JJR
2024-10-01 17:05:00 +0000 UTCIt's simple: you mention Alex Fraioli, and I will always mention that you mentioned Alex Fraioli. My favourite JRPG streamer, and his new YouTube channel shouldn't be slept on either.
Shrunken Shrine
2024-09-25 10:55:38 +0000 UTCParish with the big reveals on Ocarina, DK Country and Star Fox 64!
Darren Hupke
2024-09-24 21:51:05 +0000 UTCSteve is a very good sport.
Nadia
2024-09-24 15:38:33 +0000 UTCPope of Mega Man Town is a phrase that people somehow need to use more
Craig
2024-09-23 16:26:07 +0000 UTCFor a split second I thought we were getting a Tales of series ranking. This works too.
Craig
2024-09-23 11:11:17 +0000 UTC
