99 We Convinced World-Record Video Game Collector Linda Guillory to Get a Steam Deck

By day, Linda Guillory is an engineer at Texas Instruments. By night (and really, all hours!), she holds two Guinness World Records: "Largest collection of LCD video game systems," and "largest collection of playable gaming systems." In all, she has more than 3,000 and counting, and her collection has been covered by games media and collector trades around the world.Linda joins us for a really fun and fascinating Chat about how she got started, the huge role her family plays in her love of gaming, an exclusive announcement, and why we often forget about video games that existed before cartridges. Linda also shares the "White Whale" system that has slipped through her fingers more than once, and what it's like being a Black woman in a retro scene traditionally dominated by men.We also try to convince Linda, who literally owns thousands of handheld game systems, to get a Steam Deck, because REASONS. And bonus points if you remember the Commodore 64 game "Lemonade Stand."To check out Linda's collection, subscribe to her on YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@lindaguillory7802And follow Linda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watsonguillory/Linda's playing: Game & Clock (not Game & Watch!)Colette's playing: Travellers RestMatt's playing: Salt & Sanctuary and Whisker Squadron (Demo)Email us with what you're playing and we'll read it on the show! [email protected] our Discord community: https://discord.gg/5xz84B9RRJFollow and subscribe to Colette:https://twitter.com/colettebennetthttps://www.twitch.tv/hellococobeeFollow and subscribe to Matt:https://twitter.com/Matt_Silverman/https://www.youtube.com/c/freedadvideosOur theme music is by Azure Flux: https://azureflux.bandcamp.com/Our logo is illustrated by @JustCallMeKatarina: https://www.instagram.com/justcallmekatarina/ Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/5xz84B9RRJ Subscribe to the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ColetteAndMattEmail us with what you're playing and we'll read it on the show! [email protected] Follow and subscribe to Colette:https://bsky.app/profile/itscocobee.bsky.socialhttps://www.twitch.tv/hellococobeeFollow and subscribe to Matt:https://bsky.app/profile/mattsilverman.bsky.socialhttps://www.patreon.com/influencepodhttps://www.youtube.com/c/freedadvideosOur theme music is by Azure Flux: https://azureflux.bandcamp.com/Our logo is illustrated by @JustCallMeKatarina: https://www.instagram.com/justcallmekatarina/