Microsoft saw what Sony did to Nintendo and SEGA, soundly defeating one titan while putting another out of the hardware business for good and they figured, "why not us?" The Xbox may have seemed like a novelty when it first launched in 2001, but despite soft sales in Japan, the west seemed to dig what Microsoft had to offer. For the first time PC gamers were taking notice of what consoles could be like with first person shooters playable with a controller *GASP* and not a mouse and keyboard. Oh,...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 57
Do you remember the first time you plugged in your computer to the information super highway? After 15-20 seconds of awful screeching you had the world at your fingertips! Cheat codes for Mortal Kombat 3, screenshots of Super Mario 64 and low-res images of Cindy Margolis. Anything you wanted, it was all possible online. It was the mid-to-late 90's and the Internet was the wild west. The BitGeeks talk about their first experiences, trends, viral videos and flash cartoons. Lots and lots of flash c...
Jan 24, 2019•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 56
Picking up from episode 2 'Rad Dads' Adam and Ron discuss watching classic films from the 80s and 90s with their children. This time around Adam shows his kids 'Space Jam' and Ron 'Beetlejuice' with his. But the main event is our recap of the top movies from 2018. Adam's Top 10 10) Halloween 28:03 9) Peppermint 54:31 8) Tag 1:08:35 7) Eighth Grade 6) Unsane 1:44:31 5) Mission Impossible 6: Fallout 1:56:44 4) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2:13:19 3) Avengers: Infinity War 2:41:00 2) Bohemian ...
Jan 18, 2019•3 hr 26 min•Ep. 55
Happy 20th Birthday (in Japan) SEGA Dreamcast. Nick and Ron take a historical look back at the legendary companies final foray into the console business with the superb little machine that was too little, too late. Also, 10 favorite games.
Dec 28, 2018•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 54
Adam reviews Moonwalkers and Ron reviews Moon for Netflix Vice Versa, 10 really bad movie sequels and the reveal of "Rad Dads".
Dec 07, 2018•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 53
Undisputed champions of the home console market vs. the upstart kings of the arcade once went head to head in a battle for the ages that generation X can never forget. Sonic vs Mario. Edgy vs. Family Friendly. Nintendo vs SEGA and all other casualties of the great console war of the 1990's.
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 52
Every great podcast has a beginning and this is Adam and Ron's. And what better way to reveal one's character than by exploring their "guilty pleasures"? Watch the first ever episode of Cinemasters of the Universe starring Ron S Avis Esquire and Adam Theodore Logan as they explore the origins of their fandom as well as reveal 10 movies, considered by most, to be "guilty pleasures", but to them... "good movies". Netflix Vice Versa for Episode 2 will be Moonwalkers (from Ron) and Moon (from Adam)....
Nov 15, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 51
In a twist on our "10 favorite" topic format, Nick and Ron assume the role of general manager and select the Top 10 TV shows from the 1980s. Whose team would you rather watch?
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 50
Ever since Sony revealed plans to release its own mini version of the original Playstation we knew there would be 20 games included, but they only told us about five up front: Final Fantasy VII, Wild Arms, Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3 and Jumping Flash. Retro lovers, the BitGeeks, invite Martin Reimer over to argue their case for which other 15 titles you can expect to see on the Playstation Classic when it’s released on December 3rd.
Oct 08, 2018•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 49
Mommy's Best Games is know for its bright colorful graphics, imaginative gameplay and outlandish sense of humor. The BitGeeks were privileged to welcome Nathan Fouts into the studio for an interview to promote the release of its latest game, Pig Eat Ball, available September 27th on Steam (also coming soon to PS4 and Xbox One) and we quickly discovered he was very much the linchpin of the company. History of Mommy's Best Games 1:12 Pig Eat Ball Trailer and "Elevator Pitch" 22:53 "Lightening" Rou...
Sep 20, 2018•54 min•Ep. 48
For the first time Nick and Ron are taking requests! After our Top 10 Ranked Game Boy Games episode a viewer said, hey, why not try these 10 games? Neither BitGeek members had ever played them so we thought it would be fun to get together and play all 10 and then talk about them. Did any of them hold up as potential gems? #GameBoy #BitGeekPodcast #Podcast
Sep 13, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 47
In the conclusion of our two-part countdown of the Top 10 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ron, Nick and Jason reveal they each have a different #1 movie. Also what do we think the future holds in the MCU, particularly Avengers 4? Please join us to find out! #MCU #Marvel Cinematic Universe #BitGeekPodcast
Aug 23, 2018•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 46
There are 20 movies in the MCU and there isn't a bad one in the bunch, but the geeks welcome "4KJ" onto the show to try and rank the 10 best in this first of two shows ranking the best of the best (of the best).
Aug 16, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 45
No no no! I don't ant it to end, but all good things come to an end. Mark Baker-Wright from Blackrock's Toybox returns in part 2 of our tribute to Toys R Us. We do some more reminiscing look back at some history on the house Geoffrey built. Oh, and what the heck, some thoughts on other toys stores that Toys R Us had a hand in shuttering (KayBee, Child World/Children's Palace and Thornbury's).
Aug 09, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 44
Saying goodbye to one of our childhood mainstays is hard. Really, really hard. So the BitGeeks invited over Blackrock's Toybox's Mark Baker-Wright (a former Toys R Us employee) to talk about the good times we had at the iconic toy store and pour and pour one out (Ecto Cooler of course) to our fallen comrade, Geoffrey. #ToysRUs #BitGeekPodcast #ToysRUsKid Check out Mark's blog: http://blackrockstoybox.blogspot.com/
Aug 02, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 43
The BitGeek crew continue their discussion on ranking the top 10 games for the Nintendo Gamecube and Martin shows off his knockoff NES Classic.
Jul 19, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 42
It's the Gamecube's turn to be ranked with special guest, Martin Reimer. The 4th Nintendo console is one of the worst selling of its illustrious existence, but that doesn't stop the little purple cube from getting TONS of love on the Internet. In part 1 of this 2 part series we discuss what it was that made it so popular and get started with honorable mentions as well as a few from the official list.
Jul 12, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 41
In last week's episode of the BitGeek Podcast, special guest Kirstie (The White Machete) stopped by to talk five movies that scared us. Join us for part 2 and five more movies that scared us! We highly recommend you watch in "the lord's light"!
Jun 21, 2018•54 min•Ep. 40
Scary movies are a lot of fun, but some movies really pushed our buttons and kept us up late at night. In part 1 of "movies that scared us" we welcome first-time guest, Kirstie (the White Machete), to talk about the first 5 of those movies.
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 39
Today if someone were to ask if you wanted to go to the mall, you'd probably say "What for?". Nick and Ron, a couple of OG "mallrats", walk you through what a typical trip to the mall when it was *the* place to go: The 90's.
Jun 07, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 38
In this week's episode Nick and Ron rack their brains to try and think of the 10 best movies of all-time. Since that turned out too be too hard...here, instead, are 10 movies we love.
May 31, 2018•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 37
Two-time E3 attendee Martin Reimer returns as guest to help us peer into our crystal ball for some E3 2018 predictions for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.
May 24, 2018•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 36
In the conclusion of "15 of our favorite game shows" we pick where we left off at number eight. If you haven't seen part 1 be sure to check out last week's show, because professor Mark may pop a quiz on us.
May 10, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 35
Transformers guru Mark Baker-Wright (G.B. Blackrock) returns to the BitGeek Podcast to talk about another topic near and dear to his, and our, hearts. We picked 15 of our favorite classic TV game shows in part 1 of our 2-part episode.
May 03, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 34
In this week's episode the greatest gaming properties of all-time duke it out for BitGeek supremacy with special guest, Martin Reimer. Where does your favorite series appear (or will it even at all, keep in mind we're some retro loving gamers) in our rankings?
Apr 12, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 33
Part II of our 10 favorite cartoon series focuses on the syndicated cartoons you didn't get up early to watch on Saturday mornings, but before and after school.
Apr 05, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 32
The BitGeeks welcome back Martin Reimer to rank the Top 10 games for the grandaddy of Nintendo portables: GameBoy.
Mar 08, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 31
The BitGeeks welcome back one of the Internet's most preeminent Transformer enthusiasts, Mark Baker-Wright, in part II of our two-part tribute to the Transformers.
Mar 01, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 30
The BitGeeks welcome esteemed Transformers aficionado Mark Wright (AKA G.B. Blackrock) to talk Transformers history in part 1 of our tribute to everybody's favorite robots in disguise.
Feb 22, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 29
The BitGeeks return for part two of the two-part "Ranking the Star Wars Movies" episode. With special guest Jason Bridwell.
Feb 15, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 28
