Gaming History 101

This week VGP is all over the place talking about everything from retro accessories to the people of Wal-Mart.  Trees continues to play Far Cry Primal and he gives Trine 4 a go.  Fred played through Until Dawn again and struggled to find the fun in Obscure and Siren so he returned to MediEvil to enjoy the PS4 remaster. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: The Sorcerer Returns from MediEvil

It’s time for all smiles at the trampoline park and the reality that the days of the theater are truly numbered as Fred waivers on the concept of going to the movies.  Trees has been diving into Far Cry Primal and is enjoying himself thoroughly.  Fred played some bite-sized experiences from Sega’s 60th Anniversary collection, cleared Tacoma on his day off, tested After Party and finally completed The Evil Within 2. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Boss Battle from Streets of Rage (Genesis)

This week there’s a lot of random talk about birthdays, Atari Jaguar’s library, and Fred “$10,000 week” splurge.  Once they finally get down to games Trees gave a shot to Metal Wolf Chaos XD, went deeper into Genshin Impact, and returned to Jurassic World Evolution.  Fred on the other hand is keeping with horror as he struggles through The Evil Within 2, realizes some retro classics don’t hold up with The 7th Guest, and finds surprising fun with Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut.  It all wraps with a much appreciated listener mail. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Metal Fighter from Metal Wolf Chaos XD

This week Trees is off to the casino while Fred is off to the movies in two action packed stories.  The conversation then shifts to games where Trees tested out Greedfall and A Night in the Woods while Fred enjoyed a co-op night of Resident Evil 5 and started The Evil Within 2.  This all is wrapped in a tribute to the late, great, Eddie Van Halen. Opening Song – Hot For Teacher by Van Halen Closing Song – Mean Street by Van Halen

This week Trees is going to HOA meetings while Fred is reading comics and watching bad horror movies like Midsommar.  Gaming talks a bit about twitter before Trees expands on yet more time with No Man’s Sky, but also Sega Marine Fishing, and the newly released (and very popular) Genshin Impact.  Fred is going mostly horror but manages to wrap Jak and Daxter before delving into the headache of the end of Resident Evil: Code Veronica, giving Condemned 2: Bloodshot a second chance after more than a decade, and big dumb fun with House of the Dead III. Opening Song: Facehammer – Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Precursor Basin – Jak and Daxter

This week it’s time to target Microsoft and the poor handling of pre-orders that happened earlier this week.  Then Trees gets down to discussing No Man’s Sky, Prominence Poker, and a handful of Dreamcast titles.  Fred is going all horror with the return of fall in The Sinking City and his first return to Resident Evil: Code Veronica X in over 10 years. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Chu-Chu Rocket! by Sega (from Chu-Chu Rocket!)

This week the PS5 has been announced and both pre-orders and Fred are a hot mess.  After a long discussion about the now fully informed next generation and the exciting titles on the horizon, the discussion moves to games Trees and Fred have been playing.  For Trees it’s wrapping up Man of Medan and starting Spiritfairer while Fred wrapped up Far Cry 4 and Shaq Fu (both the original and recent A Legend Reborn titles).

It’s Trees celebrating his birthday week along with some chat about movies Mulan (2020) and The New Mutants.  Fred can’t help himself and has to chat about the Xbox announcements and Mario’s 35th birthday releases from Nintendo.  It all wraps up with Trees talking Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan and Fred grinding through more Far Cry 4 and the entire Battletoads franchise. Opening Song: Facehammer – Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Intro – Man of Medan

This week starts with some talk about movies including Bill & Ted Face the Music, Tenet, and The Emperor’s New Groove.  Trees gave xCloud a go in addition to some PS VR and Hello Games’ new title The Last Campfire.  Fred got addicted to the original Ratchet & Clank for a weekend before diving into the checklist-a-thon that is Far Cry 4. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Lightning Strikes from Raiden III

This week Fred has a personal tragedy, but the silver lining is good times were had in movies and shows.  Moving on to games, Trees is winding down No Man’s Sky but getting into Train Simulator as a way to have another reason to play mobile games.  Fred is struggling with Metal Gear Solid 2, Yakuza 0, and Bio Evil (a Resident Evil isometric game developed for the Genesis), but finds plenty to enjoy with Dead Rising. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Gone Guru by Lifeseeker (Dead Rising Courtyard rap song)

This week is all about revisiting old topics.  Trees starts off talking about the post office until Fred steers the conversation to next gen console leaked prices.  Trees has been playing a lot of No Man’s Sky and Picross on the Switch while Fred played Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and Dead Rising. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Supermoon by 65 Days of Static (No Man’s Sky)

Seems everyone is stuck at home these days, even the Master Chief as 343 decides to delay Halo Infinite into 2021.  Fred and Trees discuss life, next gen consoles, the recent Playstation event, and more.  Then on the gaming front, Trees is still making everyone jealous in No Man’s Sky while Fred wraps up Transformers: War for Cybertron and Yoku’s Island Express just before it departs game pass. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Theme of Simon Belmont (MSU-1 Enhanced Version) – Super Castlevania IV (SNES)

This week things are winding down a bit but that doesn’t stop our brave hosts from enjoying the finer things in life like playing the Switch during a power outage and enjoying The Transformers in movie form.  Trees is future planning for Kingdom Come: Deliverance leaving Game Pass, seeing the better life in No Man’s Sky, and finally purchasing Mr. Driller.  Fred learned that Shadow of the Colossus on PS4, although beautiful, is not for him.  On the other hand a cheap pick-up of Trine: Enhanced Edition (XB1) and Transformers: War for Cybertron (PC) are keeping a strong smile on his face. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Transformers Theme Song (1984 TV Show)

This week Fred and Trees talk about the infamous Xbox Showcase that left almost everyone less than impressed.  Trees has started up Paper Mario: The Origami King and returns to the drastically changed world of No Man’s Sky.  Fred played a bunch of demos on Xbox, gave up on The Witcher 2, completely played Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap as well as Resident Evil 0, and finally struggled with Shadow of the Colossus (PS4). Opening Song: Facehammer – Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: The Monster’s Lair – Wonderboy: The Dragon’s Trap

This week it’s almost no real life and all games.  Trees and Fred discuss the glory days of Playstation Home, HD Retrovision cables and the bubble economy of second hand gaming.  Trees has been working his way through Nascar Heat 5 (and enjoying it) as well as delving into Mr. Driller in Drill Land on the Switch.  Fred continues to work through The Witcher 2 and Halo 2 co-op with his daughter, while also going all retro on Saturdays with Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap and of all things Burn: Cycle on the Phillips CD-i. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Nuts! – Mr. Driller in Drill Land

Trees is back from his vacation, Fred is just relaxing, and things are starting to get back to normal.  Trees takes a break from Kingdom Come: Deliverance to try out his new copy of Nascar Heat 5, Infinite Mini Golf on PSN Now, and Observation on Game Pass.  Meanwhile Fred is having random nights on Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance and after finishing the first book, started on a little game called The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: The End is Never the Same from The Witcher 2

This week Fred joined up with Ali for an impromptu discussion about…really anything.  Very few talk of actual games but fun discussions to be had and with Trees off on vacation this made a perfect Ep 23.  The video of this podcast, in case you want to watch instead of just listen, can be found below. Opening Song – Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net)

This week both Fred and Trees are talking about adventures with cabins and a few movies before jumping into games.  Trees headlines with a forgotten 3DS gem, Pocket Card Jockey, before delving into another adventure in Kingdom Come: Deliverance.  Fred is still deep in The Last of Us Part II and wrapping up his impressions before a brief (spoiler free) discussion about the coverage of the game. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: I’m on a Boat by The Lonely Island

This week Fred and Trees delve deep into real world events, but mostly positive ones.  Then there’s a dive into Animal Crossing, Puzzle and Dragons Super Mario Edition, a new 3D voxel NES emulator on Steam called 3DSEN, and of course The Last of Us Part II. Opening Song – Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song – A Link to the Past Commercial Rap from Super Famicom Japanese commercial

This week is all about comfort gaming.  Whether it’s Lego Pirates of the Carribean or Assassin’s Creed, Fred and Trees are playing what they enjoy.  There’s plenty of titles discussed and it all wraps with a lengthy discussion on the PS5 reveal.  This discussion is more about the games rather than the episode Fred and Andy previously did. Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed (ozzed.net) Closing Song: Resident Evil Village Trailer Theme