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Old Gamer’s Almanac
by Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson are doing the impossible. Each week, we add one game to our growing definitive ranking of all video games ever made. If the video game industry could just stop for a little bit while we catch up, that would be super helpful.
Episodes
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The Nintendo 64 Draft
Yo yo yo. It's time for the panel to draft their picks for the Nintendo 64 tournament! Lots of decisions will be made today, THE ANITICPATION. Watch OGA streams over at: https://www.twitch.tv/hunteroga To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by nightcorey....
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The Nintendo 64 30th Anniversary
Sorry we missed last week! This week we're back and we're starting a new mini-arc of episodes looking back at the Nintendo 64. Consider this episode your general overview of the console and what it meant to us personally, also we close the episode with a discussion on a recent Patreon poll asking...
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Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)
This week we talk about beloved game Return of the Obra Dinn for a bit after learning that there was a tv show called "Young Rock." Watch OGA streams over at: https://www.twitch.tv/hunteroga To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by nightcorey....
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Arc Raiders (2025)
Our trio screws around a lot and I guess at some point they talk about Arc Raiders. More importantly they pay a small tribute to a friend of theirs who is gone. Farewell, Nariko. Fun links: https://youtu.be/n8eeFj4ghn4?si=psOOY8WHlsYQ_ITB...
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Denshattack! (2026)
The dumb dumb boys are back talking about a really cool game this week. Lub u. Still very happy to be back. Watch OGA streams over at: https://www.twitch.tv/hunteroga To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey...
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Big Walk (2026)
What? Yeah we're back, AGAIN. This time Hunter, Jamie, and Aaron are talking about BIG WALK. A game that they love deeply. Also it's good to be back! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider…
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Kirby's Block Ball (1996)
Guest Host Exothermic drops by the feed to talk about a Kirby game for the Game Boy you might have never heard of! Speaking of which, what is this show now? Maybe you'll find out more once I finish my move to NYC. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by...
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Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei (1996) *REWIND*
Hey friends sorry the feed has been extremely inconsistent as of late, I'm sorta going through a time of great upheaval! But I feel like once the dust settles I'm going to be able to provide you with a much better version of this show. This week Hunter and Jamie sit down to talk about an old...
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Slay the Spire 2 (2026) *EARLY ACCESS*
Hey we're going to be a Monday show for a while! I've been working on some format changes in the background for both OGA and SCPT so that's been causing delays and other things but we're gonna be switching our release days since I don't have anything that comes out on Mondays and tbh it's just...
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Mega Man X3 (1996) {We also talk a little Resident Evil 9}
Hunter and Jamie are back on the couch to go on kind of a lot of wild tangents, prepare yourself for that kind of episode. We do talk a lot about Mega Man though, generally and then also specifically MM X3 so check it out! Also sorry about the lack of episode last week I've been having a weird…
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Steam Next Fest Demos! (Zero Parades, Vampire Crawlers, Panzer Dragoon II Remake and more!)
Jamie Carbone is back on the couch with Hunter and we're talking about a bunch of games that were demo'd this week at Steam Next Fest. Fun discussion if you're interested in getting a bunch of impressions on a wide selection of new games. We actually found a lot of good things I sincerely think…
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Baby Steps, Cairn, and more Peak (2025 and 2026)
Sorry it's been a minute since you got more content that I know you crave but Hunbun got the flu so his butt was out of commission. This week I've got EJ over and we're talking about three different games that are all about climbing, climbing is the new jumping. Jumping is dead. Come see Hunter...
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2025 GOTY Tournament
The boys are back in town. This week EJ, Sun, Jamie, and Hunter plop right down to decide what exactly was the best game released in 2025. If you were mad about our 1995 coverage this is guaranteed to continue the madness! Feel free to comment everywhere about all the problems you have with all…
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1995 GOTY Tournament
This week the boys are back in the zone, they've done their homework and it is time. Today Hunter, Matt, Shelton, and Alex (Exothermic from ExothermicPlaysGames) sit down to choose their favorite game of 1995. There word will be definitive and I can't wait to find out WHAT THEY'RE GONNA PICK. Jk…
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2026 Preview
Jamie Carbone is back on the couch with Hunbun, this time we're going to talk about games we're excited to play in 2026! Obviously take this all with a grain of salt, games never actually come out when they are announced to. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4...
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1996 Preview
This week we're back with our most anticipated games of 30 years ago! This year we get to talk about some big ones! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon....
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Ranking David Lynch's Filmography
We took a week off for the holidays but actually Hunter, Shelton, and Chris Felton (Who you will remember from the Space Ghost episode) met up to record a way too long sendup of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. In this episode we rank every David Lynch feature and each season of Twin...
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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995)
Hunter and Exothermic are back in the saddle talking about Blizzard's foundational RTS classic, Warcraft 2!!! There's also a fair bit about the Supreme Court of the United States and also the Game Awards. I guess you could say this podcast has a little something for everyone. To see the most up…
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Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025)
Hunter was able to talk Ernest Jernest into coming right back to talk about one of the biggest games of the century, Hollow Knight: Silksong. Apologies that we're not exhaustedly discussing sparse details of this game in a hotel room in Indianapolis but we thought maybe we'd do it justice this...
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Matt has returned to Hunter's couch to talk about that green egg laying dyno we all know and love! A classic OGA discussion of feeling pretty alright about a video game. Cold open discussion is all about the Analogue 3D that both the boys recently unwrapped as early Christmas gifts from Santa! To...
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Donkey Kong Bananza (2025)
Hunter and EJ sit down this week TO EAT AN ENTIRE CRATE OF BANANAS. At some point the new Donkey Kong game for the Switch 2 is spoken of but I'd just chill with it. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey...
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Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
This week Hunter and Shelton are in the monkey zone in our first of two weeks of Donkey Kong centered talks! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey Consider contributing to our show on Patreon....
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2025 GOTY Draft
The boys are back in town! We've got the Sanders Brothers and Jamie Carbone back to draft our favorite games of 2025. Feel free to play along with us while we work to determine which game is truly the GOAT of 2025. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by...
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1995 GOTY Draft
This week we have a special episode for you all! Today Hunter, Matt, Shelton, and Alex (Exothermic from ExothermicPlaysGames) sit down to draft their favorite games of 1995. They will then spend the next two months playing the entire draft of games and then meet back for a final GOTY ranking to...
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Carnival (2025)
This week we've got Jenna Stoeber back at the Almanac just in time for Halloween! We're talkin' about point-and-click adventure game Carnival! Super interesting story that we both super recommend! Check out Jenna at: https://www.jennastoeber.com/ To see the most up to version of The OGA 100…
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I Have No Mouth and, I Must Scream (1995)
This week Hunter and newcomer Shelton Brister sit down to talk about the darkest game in OGA history. A twisted weirdo post-apocalyptic point-and-click written by Harlan Ellison. It's a lot but this game invites a lot of interesting discussion even if that discussion requires some pretty serious...
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Blue Prince (2025)
This week Hunter is sitting down the wonderful Benji Nate (Girl Juice, Catboy) to talk about their wonderful experience playing Blue Prince together! There's also plenty of spooky talk about a recent trip to a haunted house compound. Happy early halloween??? Follow benji:...
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Panzer Dragoon (1995)
Hunter and Matt are here this week to talk about our classic OGA subject: SEGAAAAA. This one is a real throwback that I feel like should be very fitting this week of just the boys havin' fun talking about a weird franchise we're quite fond of. Jump on and give it a listen! To see the most up to...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)
This week we're bringing out the big guns and talkin' with Sun. We're about to go hardcore Final Fantasy mode on y'all like we always love to do. Feel free to enjoy and disagree with all of the things we say! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://bckl.gg/oHm4 Music by...
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Nintendo when it's not really Nintendo (Part 3 of 3)
The thrilling conclusion of our Mini-Arc about Nintendo collaborations is here! This week Hunter and Exothermic talk Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Metroid: Other M and Fire Emblem Three Houses! Since this is our final episode for this mini-season we end it with some rankings on the OGA list and even…
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Nintendo when it's not really Nintendo (Episode 2 of 3)
Hunter and Exothermic are back for the second part of our series of episodes covering games that feature Nintendo IP that wasn't made by Nintendo. This week is a mad dash discussion of Super Mario RPG, Star Fox Adventures, and F-Zero GX. It's a fun wide-reaching discussion of these three games of...
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Playstation Launch Anniversary! (Every US launch game ranked)
The show is back! We've got a new theme song and a whole new style of episode. Expect new weekly episodes going forward but for this first week I've gone solo in celebration of the 30 year US anniversary of my beloved Playstation. This episode is basically just me (Hunter) reading a listicle I...
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Bro-Cycle 1: Jak and Daxter (2001)
We're back at it again! This time we're sitting down with some real bandicoots! It's actually jak and daxter. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XOZBL48AWviFJGFpafwne6DXT5t08Rhu0YlKkleRjT4/edit?usp=sharing THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE...
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Nintendo when it's not really Nintendo (Episode 1 of 3)
And we're back again! This time Hunter and Exothermic sit down to introduce a side project they'll be working on in the background. They're going to play 6 Nintendo games that were produced in partnership with outside developers using the luxurious and coveted Nintendo IP. They'll explain it all…
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Bro-Cycle 1: The Outer Wilds (FULL SPOILERS)
Hello friends! It's been months but we are back with an in-depth barn burner of a discussion related to Outer Wilds! The boys are back and they're having fun digging deep into this game, please do not use this podcast to spoil the game for yourself! Play it please! We do not hold back in this...
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Bro-Cycle 1 Episode 1 (Game Reveal 1)
The week the boys embark on a new project. Our four friends (Matt, Hunter, EJ, and Sun) will take turns choosing games for the other boys to play. The panel will then go play the required game and report back when finished! For this inaugural episode the boys spin a wheel and find out what game...
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The 2025 OGA 100 Re-Ranking
AND WE'RE BACK! The full panel is back to re-rank every game we've ever talked about! Have fun with this one my friends. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XOZBL48AWviFJGFpafwne6DXT5t08Rhu0YlKkleRjT4/edit?usp=sharing . THIS CONTAINS…
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2024 Game of the Year Tournament (SEASON FINALE PART 5)
And we're back with another Tournament bracket to determine what is the GOTY for 2024. In this episode the full panel of Matt, Hunter, Sun, and EJ will discuss 16 games and it somehow takes even longer than the 1994 episode took! Next week we'll decide which year was best but for now let's…
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1994 Game of the Year Tournament (SEASON FINALE PART 4)
Both of our GOTY's for this year were supposed to be one episode but we finally realized that that episode would be 6 hours long and so we've split it up! This week, 16 of the best games from 1994 go head to head until we determine which of them was the best. SEGA vs Nintendo. RPGs vs Action…
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2024 Honorable Mentions (SEASON FINALE PART 3)
This week the boys are tired because they recorded all of the episodes in one night but we still get a lot of good talk into this one. We're talking about all the random 2024 games we didn't get to this year either because we didn't play it, didn't finish it, or just didn't get it into the…
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1994 Honorable Mentions (SEASON FINALE PART 2)
This episode opens with discussion of PULP FICTION, which has notably never been discussed on a podcast by boys before so get ready for that. The rest of the episode is a silly romp where the boys round up some of the games they didn't have time for that came out thirty years ago. EJ throws some...
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The 1994/2024 Draft (SEASON FINALE PART 1)
This episode is a lot of fun. Listen to Matt, Hunter, EJ, and Sun as they draft their picks to decide the game of the year for 1994 and 2024. Later this month their draft picks will face off to decide which is best but for now the boys recap both years and this project generally. It's the first...
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Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024)
IT'S TIME TO GET FANTAZIO. Hunter and Sun sit down this week to talk about the surprise Atlus JRPG hit and close down the end of the season with our last regular 2024 game! We had a great time and this episode features our final normal list segment and boy can you feel it, we're very excited…
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Donkey Kong Country (1994)
This week Matt, EJ, and Hunter sit down to talk about a stone-cold classic that everyone loves. DONKEY KONG. It's a really silly one and I hope you listen to it while gettin' some much needed potassium. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit...
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Astro Bot (2024)
We're close to the end of the year and we had a late surprise GOTY contender in Sony and Team Asobi's Astro Bot. A character and studio previously relegated to tech demos for Sony were finally given the reins to their own full game and they completely knocked it out of the park. We're obsessed…
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Warcraft: Orcs and Humans (1994) (Feat. Cole Wehrle)
It's a U.S. Election Day spectacular as Hunter and game designer Cole Wehrle (Root, Oath, Arcs) sit down to talk about one of the foundational games of the RTS genre. Does it hold up? Did it see the future? How good is it? All will be answered this week! Stay tuned after the discussion for the...
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Demon's Crest and Blackthorne (1994)
This week Matt and Hunter sit down to double up and talk about two exciting games from the before times! One is a Capcom platformer with real good art and the other is a pre-Warcraft Blizzard console game in the style of Another World. This one was recorded in person and has a real excited feel…
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UFO 50 (2024) (Feat. Cole Wehrle and Nick Brachmann)
This week we have two of our Game Dev friends from Leder Games: Cole Wehrle and Nick Brachmann and we're talkin' deep on some UFO 50. In this show four souls trade stories of their experiences with a bygone game studio that never was. I won't mince words, I love this game and I really think you...
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Final Fantasy 6 (1994) (Feat. Exothermic)
This week Matt and Hunter commemorate a very special game that has been a white whale for this podcast from the beginning. Await with bated breath as we find out whether or not this JRPG is finally the one that Matt finds himself enjoying, will it score higher than FF7? The only way to find out…
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Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth (2024)
We've got Hunter and Sun this week with a long overdue episode about the second part in the Final Fantasy 7 remake project: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! We got pretty in-depth in this discussion and you should expect spoilers to happen but we do mention when it's spoiler time and be warned we do ruin...
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Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson are doing the impossible. Each week, we add one game to our growing definitive ranking of all video games ever made. If the video game industry could just stop for a little bit while we catch up, that would be super helpful.
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