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Gamer Era Episode 017 – Sound, Vision and Chuckle

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Gamer Era Episode 017 - Sound, Vision and Chuckle

00:00 / 2:51:32

Tales woven across small screen laughs and big screen thrills. It’s a veritable luckfest as our hosts spread the licensed game lovin’ across Rotherham and Tinseltown. Sam starts us off by pitching his idea for the ChuckleVision game that never was, hitching the wagon on various “Chuckle-likes” to find the perfect title to clone. Then, David takes us through the back half of the 90s movie zeitgeist through a pixelated lens, peppered with facts and tidbits. This week’s one is a bit of an unintentional epic – hold on to your ticket!

August 7, 2024August 29, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 016 – Nickel and Slimed

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Gamer Era Episode 016 - Nickel and Slimed

00:00 / 1:40:54

It’s better than bad – it’s good! It’s time to get goopy, gacky, and all kinds of wacky, as Sam invites resident millennial Kit back on the pod to talk through two of Nickelodeon’s earliest animated efforts and their vibrant history in games. How close did Ren & Stimpy get to capturing the anarchic spirit of the show? How much content was cut from the Rugrats’ premiere 3D outing? And how many times can we say the words “lost media” before it loses all meaning? Whatever the answers, one thing’s clear – a gamer’s gotta do what a gamer’s gotta do. Gaming, that is.

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 015 – A Sporting Chance

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Gamer Era Episode 015 - A Sporting Chance

00:00 / 1:52:51

Put me in, coach – I’m ready to play! In the spirit of a VERY sporting summer, Gabe beams in from @The_Pauldcast to share memories of digital bats, clubs and racquets. In the first half, Sam provides commentary on the contributions of a certain moustachioed plumber to the arcade sports genre, before David rises from the bench to analyse some truly bizarre football (soccer!) tie-ins and off-shoots. Also tangents. So, so many tangents.

July 10, 2024October 2, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 014 – Call of the Cyber-Maniac

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Gamer Era Episode 014 - Call of the Cyber-Maniac

00:00 / 1:48:37

Dim the lights, set the stage – it’s gaming’s biggest night! After Sam swipes right on Nintendo’s clumsy first year in smartphone gaming, David rolls out the red carpet for Cybermania ‘94 – one of the industry’s earliest attempts at an Oscars-style game awards show. There’s surprise star appearances, incredibly stilted comedy bits, and the secret origins of gaming’s strongest warrior, Geoff Keighley. A gala ripe for the picking.

June 26, 2024June 30, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 013 – Death by Chocolate

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Gamer Era Episode 013 - Death by Chocolate

00:00 / 1:29:41

Now the biting makes sense! Unleashed once more from their cellophane wrapping (and accidentally spilling off a bit under the table), Gamer Era RETURNS with a chock-a-block confectionary themed pod! David brings the crunch with a hard-shelled punch-up on the inexplicable M&Ms game “series”, before Sam chews over the surprisingly solid gaming history of Kyoro-chan – the Japanese marketing juggernaut that became so huge he was directly parodied by Nintendo. Chow down, Gamers!

June 12, 2024June 12, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 012 – Season of the Glitch

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Gamer Era Episode 012 - Season of the Glitch

00:00 / 52:01

Have you tried blowing on it? As we wrap up this first run of Gamer Era, Sam and David take turns sharing stories around the pixelated campfire, reflecting on editing woes, the emotional gamble of a nostalgic hit, and various highs and lows of producing the show so far. It’s a much smaller and looser episode than usual, but a necessary one as we regroup and prepare to return with a whole new slate of eps in a couple of months’ time. Look forward to it!

May 1, 2024August 20, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 011 – Eye on Sony (ft. @DekuDeluxe)

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Gamer Era Episode 011 - Eye on Sony (ft. @DekuDeluxe)

00:00 / 2:01:50

You mean the Walkman guys?! Okay, good luck… Sam invites on fellow Nintendo community alum Dylan (@DekuDeluxe) to chat all things PlayStation, and specifically the golden age of creativity in the PS2 days. There’s examinations on Team Ico, Japan Studio, the EyeToy, and big-name executives “doing backflips down the corridor”. There’s also lamentations on what the hell Sony have become in the years since, and our prods and nudges on where they perhaps go from here. Contains no more than the medically-advised dosage of Jim Ryan patter.

April 24, 2024August 23, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 010 – Cryptid of the Bellydancer

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Gamer Era Episode 010 - Cryptid of the Bellydancer

00:00 / 1:45:12

The truth is out there… waaaaay out there. Our newest guest, Lucy, is released from the lamp to share the most secret treasures of the venerable Shantae series, before David gives the debrief on some of the world’s oddest cryptid myths, coloured by the tale of the even stranger developer behind the X-Files tie-in game on PS2. It’s all brought together by perhaps the most inexplicable connection on the show so far – and we don’t mean Sam!

April 17, 2024April 24, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 009 – The Hunt for Content

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Gamer Era Episode 009 - The Hunt for Content

00:00 / 1:49:52

Sometimes, the greatest fears come from within… sometimes, you have to know when to stop looking. Join us, on our most noble of expeditions, as we whack through the metaphorical forest brush in search of segment gold. David sticks a big combat knife into the table as he details the acute difficulty in devising a segment (while accidentally creating [REDACTED]), before Sam swoops in to relay the comic book origins of Acclaim’s notorious arrow-slinging mascot, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. There’s also a report from the London Gaming Market, and absolutely nothing cursed happens otherwise. Promise?

April 10, 2024April 23, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 008 – Eight-Legged Freaks

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Gamer Era Episode 008 - Eight-Legged Freaks

00:00 / 1:47:06

You’re a kid now – you’re an arachnid now?! SOMEHOW, David has returned… and he brings along tales woven of “spiders-men” and “played stations”. It’s as much of a celebration of the web-slinger’s chequered history as it is a classic rant, true believer! Sam also invites experienced splatmate Kit aboard the good ship Era to talk about the slippery world of Splatoon and the evolving ambition of its single player campaigns. ‘Nuff squid.

April 3, 2024July 15, 2024Leave a Comment

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