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Gamer Era Episode 007 – Tale of the Yoshi (ft. @MuzYoshi)

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Gamer Era Episode 007 - Tale of the Yoshi (ft. @MuzYoshi)

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WOAH-SHI – it’s a double Yoshi exploshi! David’s taken a step out for this episode (something about “unfinished business”…?), so Sam calls in long-time friend and resident Yoshi expert Muz (@MuzYoshi) to run through all things Munchakoopas. There’s a particular focus on his N64 outing, but we also take the time to run through all the attempts to follow it up in the years since – and where we think it might be headed next. Forgotten details and lore drops abound!

March 27, 2024July 15, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 006 – A Man of Action

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Gamer Era Episode 006 - A Man of Action

00:00 / 1:41:38

When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city… to see the marching band… or rather, “vaguely aspirational hero characters from the mid-aughts that were marketed to boys of about our age”. Cough. Plenty of deep cuts this ep: David frames a discussion on the titular Action Man in musings on plastic capitalism, while Sam beams a computer-generated spotlight at the BBC’s long-buried kids’ multimedia outfit, Ace Lightning. There’s also our essentially live reactions to the now-infamous “Willy McDuff” scandal from a couple of weeks back. Let the truth be heard that we bought stock early in The Unknown!

March 13, 2024March 18, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 005 – Toast of Hollywood

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Gamer Era Episode 005 - Toast of Hollywood

00:00 / 1:42:38

It was a day like no other – the winds of trouble blew into my office like a nightmare, and it’d take one hell of a pinch to wake me. The case was double dutch all the way down; pages and pages of total madness. Our first informant, Sam, re-briefed us on one hell of a bad memory from ‘93 – the disastrous alliance of the Philips and Nintendo families. Then, the vigilante David turned the tables – promising us they could finally bring down the Hollywood Noire syndicate with one unassuming link. Could these two crazies have a point? Would it be worth risking it all in the pursuit of justice? What’s that old saying – “where there’s smoke…”?

March 6, 2024August 23, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 004 – The Devil You Know

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Gamer Era Episode 004 - The Devil You Know

00:00 / 1:06:09

Pokémon! Ever heard of those?! United under a common theme, our brave hosts both venture into strange new lands this week; while David toils in the mines of touchscreen-flavoured mediocrity, Sam takes a flight of fancy through the real-world legends that inspired the beasts. Includes a whole-ass bumper quiz segment!! Goodness!

February 28, 2024August 30, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 003 – Casino Royale with Cheese

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Gamer Era Episode 003 - Casino Royale with Cheese

00:00 / 1:34:38

“The name’s Games. James Games…” Your mission, should you choose to accept it – infiltrate the European Games Manufacturing Complex and retrieve valuable secrets from a family shrouded in secrecy. Agents Sam and David will be your local guides, but take great care. Beyond this point, few have returned…

February 21, 2024August 30, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 002 – Tears of the Onion

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Gamer Era Episode 002 - Tears of the Onion

00:00 / 1:14:41

A capsule containing such power… Gamer Era continues into its sophomore offering as David extols the virtues of “Shrek Treasure Hunt” for the PlayStation (and its deeply troubled developer) and Sam continues the handheld love with an ode to Panic’s Playdate. All this as decade-old social media drama and the looming presence of a revered Nintendo fantasy series threaten to derail the very structure of the pod itself. Will our brave heroes resist the temptation of barely-related tangents, and deliver us to coherence?! Not if they have anything to say about it.

February 14, 2024August 30, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 001 – The Outbursts of Evercade True

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Gamer Era Episode 001 - The Outbursts of Evercade True

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A podcast you can hold in your hands! Join Sam and David in this inaugural edition of Gamer Era as they invoke handheld gaming guilty pleasures, puzzling over the Evercade’s insanely niche appeal and a carefully curated selection of licensed paff for the Game Boy Advance. All this and more wrapped in unexpectedly violent public domain newspaper cartoons, truly toe-curling childhood anecdotes and nonsensical British pop culture deep cuts. Attention Gamers – your Era has arrived.

February 7, 2024August 30, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era – Coming Soon (Teaser Trailer)

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Gamer Era - Coming Soon (Teaser Trailer)

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Since the dawn of time, humanity has tried to establish just what it is about gaming that draws us in, shapes us, drives us to greater things. Whether it be the simple pleasure of Mario, the complex twists and turns of Master Chief, the beauty of Chuckie Egg, we have all been defined by what we play, in a way, wouldn’t you say? No? OK, well, look you could’ve just — this is ad copy, you could’ve just agreed with me and moved on, it’s not like–oh, oh I see how it is, I get it. You know what else I get? The fact we all have GAMER ERAs. Yeah! So join Sam and David as they delve into the games, consoles, and phenomena that have defined their lives and explore just what makes their Gaming Eras tick. Oh, now you’re back. Got you eating right out of my hand, don’t I? Good! Gamer Era premieres February 7th, available wherever you get your podcasts.

January 31, 2024February 17, 2025Leave a Comment

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