#131 Games we wish we could get back

Today we are feeling nostalgic...for a time long gone, when multiplayer games were only expected to last you for a few hours a week for maybe a month or two. When console wars were the most toxic spats in the gaming space. When Kevin knew a British guy with a dead son on Xbox Party Chat (unsure if this is real). 

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SHOW NOTES
Some information on the return of Modnation Racers:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Modnation/comments/1o0i9ep/online_multiplayer_is_back_and_better_than_ever/

Here's a link to The Karters 2:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2269950/The_Karters_2_Turbo_Charged/

Spoilers for Flowers of Algernon are in this episode.

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Sean: https://www.youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun

CHAPTERS
00:00 God Nation Racers unite
08:27 First Starhawk mention in 2025
10:04 First Monday Night Combat mention in 2025, also
19:05 Sean misses a bygone era of vicarious experiences online
27:28 ...remember party chat? Or meeting strangers online?
37:16 Making our own fun in GTA IV, and the need for games to last forever
42:43 Touching on fans getting too far into the weeds on the "business" of games
47:04 We miss...console wars...
54:15 Growing alongside the culture of gaming growing
1:02:50 Pour one out for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's multiplayer. Literally.
1:06:17 Do we lean on save states in older games, or play them as intended? (TheCrazyEven)