Gaming Hipster

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Gaming Hipster: a nostalgic deep dive into the iconic games and consoles that defined a generation. Relive the magic, the music, and the memories that made these gaming classics so great.

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Episodes

9 - Gaming Hipster Book Club #1

This month, we're covering two books. Ben joins me for a more indepth look at Mike James' Smoke & Mirrors, and we also talk about the first Doom novel. Then, during the show's last segment, we have a short discussion about the Intellivision Amico. Linkaroos: Twitch.tv/TVsMrNeil YouTube.com/channel/UC8NQ5cqgUbxqFQ8zGOoqFeA

Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min

8 - Pinball Memories, featuring BenHeck and RD Reynolds!

Coin up! Today on the Gaming Hipster, Neil is joined by hardware engineer Ben Heckendorn and Wrestlecrap's RD Reynolds to talk about the glory days of pinball! It's the meeting of the Possumus Modding Man and the Pinball Gizzard!

Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 20 min

7 - Super Mario Bros. 3 Memories

It's-ah the 31st Anniversary! Woo-hoo! Okay, no more of that. It's Mar 10, Mario Day, and we're talking about Super Mario Bros. 3! Joining me tonight are TFG1 Mike and JT from Saskatoon. After the show, Star Warrior Robby calls in again from his spaceship to give us the scoop on the SNES All-Stars port. It's a Merry-Oh Time!

Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 16 min

6 - Flight Sims

Ben Carver returns for another conversation about PC games of the 80s and 90s. This time, we're talking about space sims like LucasArts' Star Wars and Origin Systems' Wing Commander.

Jan 20, 2021•54 min

5 - Gaming Hipster at the Movies

Neil is joined this month by Mike The Birdman of This Week In Geek, JT From Saskatoon, and animator/illustrator Pablo Praino to talk about our favorite (and least favorite) movies based on video games!

Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 24 min

4 - Smoke And Mirrors: An Interview with Mike James

In this episode, I interview author Mike James as he talks about his book, Smoke And Mirror: The Rise And Fall Of A Serial Antiprenuer, wherein you'll hear the amazing and hilarious series of events surrounding the infamy of the Retro VGS and Coleco Chameleon gaming consoles. Clean language.

Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 10 min

3 - Defending Super Mario Bros. 2

My full defense of Super Mario Bros. 2, done in three parts. Super Mario Bros. 2 is one of my favorite classic video games, but some people think that it sucks and not worthy of the Mario name. This podcast is to put that nonsense to rest once and for all! I love Mario 2.

Nov 01, 2020•42 min

2 - PC Adventure Games and Fan Remakes

Ben from Comic Connoisseurs and Animation Aficionados joins Neil as they take you through some PC adventure games and classic game fan remakes!

Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 10 min

1 - GameBoy Memories

Pilot Episode - Originally released April 2019. The GameBoy is 30 (31½) years old! Neil takes you through some GameBoy memories of the Gameboy, Super GameBoy, and GameBoy Color systems. Now you're playing with PORTABLE POWER! RavingHipster.com Dasien.com GeekCastRadio.com

Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 2 min

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