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This month's cartoon episode features a lot of Brooklyn. And by a lot I mean a lot of talk and you barely see any of it. My co-host with the mo-host Dexter Morill is back and we have koop of a time chatting about all of Koopa's insults, bizarre pipe shapes, Mario flying and much more! Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: The Flower Garden Artist: Coffee Date Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Mario Tape https://gamechops.com/mario-tape-super-mario-lofi/ End Song: New Super Mario Bros. Artist: Coffee Date Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Mario Tape https://gamechops.com/mario-tape-super-mario-lofi/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Punch a Nazi month is coming to a close once again and to round it out this year I am joined by games writer and journalist Justin Grandfield to talk about Medal of Honor: Allied Assault! What makes the old Medal of Honor games so special? Are they able to walk they fine line of reverence for our past while also not glorifying it? Is it still a kickass first person shooter!? Justin and I dissect all of this and more in the finale of Punch a Nazi month. This game was the Medal of Honor game that had eluded me for many years. I only had the console games in the series and was desperate to get my hands on this and play it. When I finally did it did not disappoint. Play. This. Game. Support Democracy Forward HERE Follow Justin on Bluesky HERE Shout-out Song: Road to Tobruk Composer(s): Michael Giacchino Album: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Soundtrack https://youtu.be/7sDnZiTT-vU?si=HJngZ-7ZQePniTWN End Song: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Main Theme Composer(s): Michael Giacchino Album: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Soundtrack https://youtu.be/-kWeJ9ywQJM?si=cboU5FzTkG8mY8Fs Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

In World War II the entirety of France was occupied by the Nazi's. The Saboteur, instead of looking at that time period through the lense of the Allied Expeditionary Force, looks at it through the eyes of the people who lived it. I'm joined by friend of the show Matt Storm to chat about the 2009 open world game The Saboteur. A game where you take control of the character Sean Devlin, an Irish race car driver and mechanic, as he exacts his revenge on the fascists that killed his best friend. What starts out as a simple revenge mission turns into something much larger as he fights to free Paris from the Nazis. Matt and I ADORED this game and we had a lot of fun chatting about what makes it so great. We also chat about why it seems to be so overlooked and why that may have been. If you want to punch some Nazis you cannot go wrong with this game. No spoilers for a while, so you can get a feel of the game without having to worry about the story being spoiled. Support Democracy Forward HERE Follow Matt on Bluesky HERE Checkout Fun and Games Podcast HERE Check out Reignite Podcast HERE Shout-out Song: The Saboteur Theme Composer(s): Christopher Young Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toE77OuTZkU&list=RDtoE77OuTZkU&start_radio=1 End Song: Electro Swingity Artist: ExoNova Original Composer(s): N/A Album: N/A https://exonova.bandcamp.com/track/electro-swingity Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

Punch a N*zi month is back! Three new games all about punching some goddam fascists are being covered and to kick it off I am joined by returning guest, Dave Pietrangelo from Remember 64, to talk about the sequel to the OG FPS game. We are having fun storming the castle with Return to Castle Wolfenstein.  Return to Castle Wolfenstein was the first true sequel of the original Wolfenstein 3D since that game had an expansion but not a full-on sequel. Thankfully, even though this game wasn't developed by ID, it is freaking great. This game sticks to a simple FPS formula but it really works. Dave and I had a ton of fun chatting about this one and if you haven't played it yet go punch some N*zis and give it a try. Support Democracy Forward HERE Follow Dave on Bluesky HERE Checkout Remember 64 HERE Shout-out Song: Cripts & Catacombs (Remix Version) Artist: Antal Dávid Original Composer(s): Bill Brown Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqBoblBwDMU End Song: Doomsday Artist: Robert Slump Original Composer(s): N/A Album: N/A https://robertslump.bandcamp.com/track/doomsday Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

Daddies, as we all know, like to be wet. In this episode of Still Loading I am joined by my co-host with the mo-host Dexter Morrill and returning guest Luigi's Apartment to break down episode 11 of the Legend of Zelda cartoon. Fairies in the Spring. We discuss the bizarre plan from Zelda's dad to make a waterpark and more specifically a water slide out of bricks, the bizarre plot that makes less sense than usual and lots of talk of wet daddies. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Check out Luigi on Hair of the Dogcast HERE Shout-out Song: Song of Storms Artist: Mikel Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Zelda & Chill https://gamechops.com/zelda-chill-complete/ End Song: I Know Nothing Artist: Dj Cutman Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: The Triforce of Bass https://gamechops.com/triforce-of-bass/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

In the summer of 2000 the Nintendo 64 was on it's way out. The PlayStation 2, the sucessor to the N64 rival PlayStation, was coming out later that year and the GameCube was a still over a year away from release. The summer of 2000 was probably the last chance the N64 had of seriously competing in the console market before the next console generation was in full swing and boy howdy did Rare release a game to help usher out the N64 on a high note. Joining me this week is YouTuber Jiggylookback to talk about Rare's "sequel" GoldenEye, Perfect Dark. The game was a technical marvel for the time and really pushed the console to it's limits. Perfect Dark took what Rare learned from GoldenEye and expanded upon it. Not just both in terms of tech but also story and atmosphere. Jiggy and I had a great time chatting about Perfect Dark, why it's still looked on so fondly, where it could improve and also we ask the question... Why the name Elvis? Follow Jiggy on Bluesky HERE Check out Jiggylookback on YouTube HERE Watch Jiggy's Secrets of Perfect Dark video HERE Watch Jiggy's interview with Michael Cawood HERE Check out Remember 64 HERE Watch Wrestling with Gaming's Perfect Dark documentary HERE Shout-out Song: Clandestine Artist: Krispy Original Composer(s): David Clynick, Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01761 End Song: Silent Disruptor Artist: Michael Hudak Original Composer(s): David Clynick, Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04299 Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

The finale of Mario Month 2026 is here and it's on a game where you don't play as Mario!? Sort of? I am joined by Dave Pietrangelo of Remember 64 and Eric Gess of The Unlockables to talk about Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Or better known to all of us normies as, Yoshi's Island. Yoshi's Island is jam packed with whimsy, inventive gameplay, great mechanics and also the worst sound known to man, baby Mario crying. The three of us break down all we love and don't love about the game, about how Mario's crying is PTSD inducing for 3 grown men with kids of their own now and how this game, even all these years later, continues to leave a mark on gaming. Follow Remember 64 on Bluesky HERE! Check out Remember 64 HERE! Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky HERE! Check out The Unlockables Podcast HERE! Shout-out Song: Goodbye Yoshi Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Super Lofi World 3 https://gamechops.com/slw3/ End Song: Super Mario Land (Theme) Remix Artist: Yoann Turpin Original Composer: Hirokazu Tanaka Album: Chip Songbook Vol.2 https://yoannturpin.bandcamp.com/album/chip-songbook-vol-2 Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

When Nintendo transitioned from 8 bit to 16 bit, there was a lot of risk. It was not a sure fire thing that the public would adopt a new system, especially one that did not play the games for the existing Nintendo console they already owned. To help entice consumers they had to come out of the gate swinging and there was no harder punch to throw than launching the system with their flagship game mascot. Mario. For the fourth episode of Mario Month this year I am joined by Zach from the Classic Gaming Brothers podcast and Chris (aka the British Bond Addict) to talk about Mario's jump into the 16 bit generation. We are talking Super Mario World. We discuss what is so special about this game, about the endless Mario 3 vs World debate, the music, the visuals and a whole bunch of nostalgia. Follow Chris on Instagram HERE! Follow Classic Gaming Brothers on Bluesky HERE! Check out the Classic Gaming Brothers website HERE! Shout-out Song: Overworld (Super Mario World) Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Mario & Chill https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill/ End Song: Overworld (From Super Mario World) Artist: Qumu Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://smarturl.it/QumuYear4 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Hey Paisanos! It's the 3rd episode of Mario Month 2026! This week I am joined by Ty Schalter from the FunFactor podcast and Darren Hupke from Pixels and Polygons to chat about Super Mario Bros. 3! The true (?) sequel to Super Mario Bros. Mario 3 lives in rarified air as a contender for best Mario game along with Super Mario World (which will be next week's episode!). This debate will be forever ongoing but something that is not up for debate is just how amazing and influential this game was and still is. Ty, Darren and I had so much fun getting to dissect this game and it's mechanics. We also chat about it's visuals, music and some of it's development history! I don't have a huge personal history with this game in terms of amount of time spent playing it but I do credit this game for being the game that helped me fall in love with video games. The game that made me feel like I was controlling a cartoon on the TV. I don't think I'll ever fully be able to articulate how much this game means to me for that. Check out Ty on social media and support his work! Ty on Bluesky Funfactor Podcast on Bluesky FunFactor Podcast Website Check out Darren on social media and support his work! Darren on Bluesky Pixels and Polygons on Bluesky Pixels and Polygons Website Darren's LinkTree Shout-out Song: Lose-Your-Way Maze Artist: Dj Orange Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01063 End Song: Overworld (From Super Mario Bros. 3) Artist: Qumu Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://smarturl.it/QumuYear4 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

For episode 2 of Mario Month 2026 we are talking Doki Doki Pan.... Super Mario Bros. 2. We are talking about Super Mario Bros. 2. Super Mario Bros. 2 is an interesting entry in the Mario series since, as it has been known for a while it was not originally a Mario game. Joining me to discuss all the ins and outs of the game are two first time guests to the show! Brian Riggsbee of Retro Game Books and Rick Desilets of The D-Pad YouTube channel! We chat about how this game stands out compared to other Mario games, what still works about it, why the lives system is absolute garbage and more. Where does the US version of Mario 2 rank for you? Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games article on Birdo https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/birdo-birdetta-name-controversy Follow Brian/Retro Game Books at the links below! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/retrogamebooks.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrogamebooks/ Website: https://retrogamebooks.com/ Follow Rick at the links below! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ricdesi.dpad.fm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the_dpad Shout-out Song: Shiitake Kingdom Artist: Fxsnowy Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03213 End Song: G*psy Jazz Artist: Adrian Holovaty Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01466 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The theme for Mario Month this year is back to the classics and I figured what better way to celebrate the Super Mario series than to start out with the OG, The Super Mario Bros. Joining me on this episode are returning guests Ashton Ruby from the Podcurious and Retro Hangover podcasts as well as Try from the YouTube channel My Life in Gaming. The 3 of us stroll down memory lane and chat about the game that kicked of the Super Mario series in earnest and just how much this game means to us all these years later. We chat about it's enduring legacy and how it is still fun to play today despite some flaws here an there. What else more could be said about Mario? Well we try our damndest to say it. Follow My Life in Gaming on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/mylifeingaming.bsky.social Check out My Life in Gaming on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@mylifeingaming Follow Podcurious on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/podcurious.bsky.social Check out Sibling Mode on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/siblingmode Check out Retro Hangover! https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Shout-out Song: Mushroom Bounce (Super Mario Bros.) Artist: bLiNd Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: NESteryears https://gamechops.com/nesteryears/ End Song: Me and Mario Down by the Schoolyard Artist: FFmusicDj, Geoffrey Taucer Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03100 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Free dance lessons from Shabba Doo!? Dexter Morrill returns for this month's mini episode to break down episode 11 of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. This episode features discussions on the geography of the mushroom kingdom, the logisitics of flying with one wing flapping, plunger machetes and much more! Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Game Over Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Mario & Chill https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill/ End Song: Dire Dire Docks Artist: Dj-Jo Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 2 https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-2/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The finale of The Road to First Light series is here. I am beyond excited for the upcoming James Bond game from IO Interactive and to close out this series I thought it would be appropriate to discuss at least one game that IO developed, the game that got me into the Hitman series, Hitman 2016. I am joined by Seth from the Classic Gaming Brothers podcast to talk about why this game is so damn good. What makes it unique compared to most other 3rd person action games out there and how it feels like IO is the perfect fit for the Bond license. So grab some coins and some bad acting lessons and join us for this wonderful discussion on Hitman. Follow Classic Gaming Brothers on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/cgbrotherspod.bsky.social Check out the Classic Gaming Brothers website! https://www.classicgamingbrothers.com Shout-out Song: Showstopper Composer: Niels Bye Nielsen Album: Hitman 2016 Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqOy0_VIFk End Song: Skyfall ft. Veektoriya (LoFi Version) Artist: Rich Douglas Original Composer: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth Album: The Spy Who Chilled Me (A James Bond 007 Lofi Project) https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-spy-who-chilled-me-a-james-bond-007-lofi-project/1808713529 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We have arrived at the last Bond game being covered in this Road to First Light series. This week on the show we are talking James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing and joining me are two friends who are giving me everything and taking nothing, Bill Barber and Thrak from the 3DO Experience podcast among many others. This one had some spicier takes than normal on the show. I know this game is beloved by a lot of fans but this one did not do it for me. Thrak and Bill were kind enough to help balance out my views on it though. We talk about what this game does well and what it doesn't, we talk about how much of a Bond game is it really and of course we talk about the wild story that seems to be a staple of the Bond games thus far. Is this game everything or nothing for you!? Check out the behind the scenes article I found on Everything or Nothing! https://www.commander007.net/2020/everything-or-nothing-inside-look-on-the-development-of-the-game/ Check out all of Bill's shows HERE! Follow Bill on Bluesky HERE! Check out Thrak's solo show, Call of Duty Thrak Ops HERE! Follow Thrak on Bluesky HERE! Shout-out Song: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (LoFi Version) Artist: Rich Douglas Original Composer: John Barry Album: The Spy Who Chilled Me (A James Bond 007 Lofi Project) https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-spy-who-chilled-me-a-james-bond-007-lofi-project/1808713529 End Song: Everything or Nothing Artist: Mya Original Composer: N/A Album: Everything or Nothing Soundtrack https://youtu.be/__Yv3rYspRo?si=9UkOy8pDoEsC31_v Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Be careful 007 otherwise you may get caught up in the... NIGHTFIRE! Ok bad parody of a 90s board game commerical jingle aside, this week we are talking about James Bond 007: Nightfire! I'm joined by friends of the show Mike Laine from the Switch 2 the Past Podcast and Chris (aka The British Bond Addict) to talk about, what is in my opinion, the BEST James Bond game (at least so far). We discuss what new things Nightfire brought to Bond games, how it elavated what it's predecesors did but also where it goes wrong (Im looking at you submarine level). Does Nightfire still hold up today? Is nostalgia blinding me? Find out in this episode! Follow Chis on Instagram HERE Check out everything involving Switch 2 the Past Podcast HERE Shout-out Song: Gumbold's Safe - from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (LoFi Version) Artist: Rich Douglas Original Composer: John Barry Album: The Spy Who Chilled Me (A James Bond 007 Lofi Project) https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-spy-who-chilled-me-a-james-bond-007-lofi-project/1808713529 End Song: Nearly Civilized Artist: Esthero Original Composer: N/A Album: Nightfire Soundtrack https://youtu.be/jRRMl1DlPLQ?si=f2Dt1j2JvN1-r961 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The road to First Light has begun! This week kicks off a new series on Still Loading to celebrate the upcoming James Bond game from IO Interactive called 007 First Light. To kick off the series I am joined by Chris from Consoles and Stuff along with Luigi's Apartment to talk about the first Bond game on the PS2/GameCube/Xbox, James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire. We talk about clones, bodies disappearing mid explosion, bad henchmen and uncomfortable amounts of horniness in the game. But it is James Bond so what do you expect. How does this game stack up against other Bond games? Give it a listen! Follow Luigi on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/luigis_apartment Check out A Novel Console on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/anovelconsole.bsky.social Check Out Consoles and Stuff on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/consolesandstuff.bsky.social Check out Consoles and Stuff's website! https://consolesandstuff.com/ Shout-out Song: James Bond Theme (lofi version) Artist: Rich Douglas Original Composer: John Barry & Monty Norman Album: The Spy Who Chilled Me (A James Bond 007 Lofi Project) https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-spy-who-chilled-me-a-james-bond-007-lofi-project/1808713529 End Song: James Bond Theme (Don Veca Remix) Artist: Don Veca Original Composer: John Barry & Monty Norman Album: Agent Under Fire Soundtrack https://youtu.be/AnF0FuhTtuQ?si=saah5Vxdscu30eSA Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

When I tell you this episode is filled with Doof I mean it. This week on the show Dexter Morrill and I break down episode 10 of the Legend of Zelda cartoon called Hitch in the Works. Dex and I discuss the teeth of a new character called Doof, links sudden penchant for fishing, Zelda being forced into marrying Gannon with the grim reaper officiating!? Will Dex and I plan the ultimate vow renewal for our respective marriages!? What kind of an episode is this? Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Temple Trance Artist: bLiNd Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00632 End Song: Time of Courage Artist: Aero Z Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03793 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The Vita is an interesting system. It feels like it's a system that for those who love it REALLY love it and everyone is neutral at best. What has always interested me about the Vita were all of it's gimmicks and addons. The touch back touch screen, front facing camera, front facing touch screen, back facing camera, gyro controls and so many more. But what interests me the most about it are the games for the system that somehow marry all those gimmicks together in a cohesive package. Gravity Rush is one of those games. Helping me shift gravity on this episode are first time guests Alex from the Low Five Gaming podcast and community member Soccr. We chat about what makes Gravity Rush so special, how it translated it's handheld controls with all of the gimmicks to the home console that doesn't have all that, just how damn cool the world of Gravity Rush is and so much more. Have you ever wanted to change the laws of gravity? Listen to this episode to see how Gravity Rush does just that. Follow Soccr on Bluesky HERE Check out Low Five Gaming on their website HERE Also checkout Low Five Gaming on Blyesky HERE Shout-out Song: Old Town Composer: Kohei Tanaka Album: Gravity Rush OST https://youtu.be/3zEeJ2X0uFg?si=D5ut3pL1zdaiNqSa End Song: Pleasure Quarter Composer: Kohei Tanaka Album: Gravity Rush OST https://youtu.be/BxIC6Vu1ee0?si=X06Wi1EYwxWut5z8 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We are kicking off 2026 with a giant episode! Joining me are friends of the show Chris Coplien from the Retro Hangover Podcast and Mick Arcade from Nerd's Cant to help me rank game console controllers. The inspiration for this episode came from Bitmap Books, who was kind enough to send all of us a review copy of their recently released book Trigger Happy. Trigger Happy is a visual compendium of game controllers so we figured what better way to celebrate videogame controllers than to do a big ranking episode. We ranked 19 controllers from the NES up to the PS4/XB One/Switch. If the episode already wasn't about 3 hours long we may have considered ranking more. Anyway. Which controller is the highest ranked? Who has the hottest controller take? Listen to the episode and then share your thoughts on our rankings or share your own with us on our socials! Check out Trigger Happy from Bitmap Books! https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/trigger-happy-a-visual-celebration-of-video-game-controllers Follow Mick on social media! Instagram Follow Chris and Retro Hangover! https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Shout-out Song: Seaside Artist: Hyper Potions Original Composer: N/A Album: N/A https://chompochompo.bandcamp.com/track/seaside End Song: Snowball Fight Artist: Hyper Potions Original Composer: N/A Album: N/A https://hyperpotions.bandcamp.com/track/snowball-fight Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We have come to the end of 2025 and it is time to look back on all the good and bad of the year. And let's be honest, at least here in the US, it was a lot of bad. But the podcast was still a lot of fun so all of that was good! Joining me to look at it all is my brother from the Great White Nort, TJ Hodder of the Hodder Show and Tapes of Trepidation. We list our most popular episodes, talk about our favorite experiences, share which countries listened to our shows the most and much more! Follow TJ on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/tjhodder/ https://www.instagram.com/tapesoftrepidationpodcast/ Shout-out Song: Moon Garage Artist: halc Original Composer: Asuka Sakai Album: Ridge Racer Arrange https://gamechops.com/ridge-racer-arrange/ End Song: Road Trip Artist: Joshua Morse Original Composer: Asuka Sakai Album: Ridge Racer Arrange https://gamechops.com/ridge-racer-arrange/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI TODAY!? Well I sure did. This episode was recorded LIVE at Atari Party 2025! I sat down and chatted with a bunch of cool people and asked them about their Atari memories, Atari Christmas memories, what they love about Atari Party and of course I ask them if they had played Atari today. I got to chat with so many cool people so please go give them a follow and check out their stuff below! Ryan Kern -paaperclips(at)gmail.com Pete Fletcher -Bluesky -Mastadon Atari Spot Rob -atarispot(at)gmail.com Kevin Bunch -Bluesky -YouTube -Buy Kevin's book Here! -Website Nathaniel Lockhart -Bluesky -Instagram -Memory Machine Podcast Ferg -Bluesky -Facebook -2600 Game by Game Podcast Shout-out Song: Miranda's Last Dream Artist: Ultrasyd Album: Chipsters EP Remastered https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/chipsters-ep-remastered End Song (and Interstitial song): :) Artist: UltrasydAlbum: Who Cares https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/who-cares Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

What happens when Mario goes to space? And what happens when he has to dump his emergency pasta rations!? In this mini episode Dexter Morrill and I talk about all of this and Koopa's "meteoric balls". This was probably one of the wildest episodes of the Super Show we have seen yet. It goes so many places. Between bad Crocodile Dundee impressions, bizarre space travel and confusing magnetic physics, this episode has it all. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Steam Gardens Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, and Koji Kondo Album: Mario & Chill https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill/ End Song: New Donk City Artist: Nelward Original Composer: Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, and Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/nelward-new-donk-city/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The Super Famicom, known as the Super Nintendo (SNES) here in North America, came out in Japan 35 years ago this year. It was Nintendo's successor to the dominant NES and it marked a real turning point for the games industry at the time. Not just in the evolution of game design but also in the market itself. With the SNES and rival Sega Genesis (Mega Drive outside of North America) fighting for market dominance, it sparked a console war that is still talked about today. Helping me break this down and more are friends of the show Nadia Oxford and Dan Greenberg! Nadia, Dan and I talk about the world in which the SNES was born into, how it competed with Sega, what games we love on the system and much more!  Now you're playing with POWER. Follow Dan on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/winterion.com Check out the Nintendo Guidebooks Dan as worked on! http://contricode.com/ Follow Nadia on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/nadiaoxford.bsky.social Support Nadia on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nadiaoxford Check out Axe of the Bloodgod! https://www.patreon.com/c/bloodgodpod/home Shout-out Song: Continue Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Super Lofi World 2 https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world-2/ End Song: Secret of the Forest Artist: Joshua Morse Original Composer: Yasunori MitsudaAlbum: Chip Funk https://gamechops.com/chip-funk/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Every now and then I have an topic that's not necessarily related to games but I am justing DYING to talk about on a podcast. Sometimes I get lucky and can find a loophole to shoehorn that topic onto the show with a loose connection to video games. This episode is on a topic exactly like that. Joining me for this one, returning guest to the show, is Matt Storm. Matt joins me to talk about Dropout TV, an internet streaming service that just so happens also to have a few browser games that are connected to their shows. Matt and I have a ton of fun talking about why we love Dropout TV, what makes it so special as a streaming service and why the games are... Ok they aren't great, but they are games dammit. Follow Matt on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/djstormageddon.com Check out Fun & Games Podcast! https://www.certainpov.com/fun-and-games Check out Reignite Podcast! https://www.certainpov.com/reignite Checkout Dropout TV! https://www.dropout.tv/ Shout-out Song: Game Changer Theme Song Artist: ? Album: N/A https://youtu.be/RI9mpQGpGgE?si=d0wqpgTALsGX5U3K End Song: Welcome to Mountport's Opening Song Artist: Jess McKenna, Zach Reino, Zeke Nicholson, Scott PassarellaAlbum: N/A https://youtube.com/shorts/8Zjbz4uljjw?si=etckvN_XxJufHBgY Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We are sending Diablo back to hell.... again... Shane Selterre of the Retro Hangover Podcast returns to help me save Sanctuary again as we discuss Diablo 2. Diablo 2 is a very personal game for me. It was one of my earliest PC LAN party gaming experiences and it served as major game for me and a lot of my friends growing up. But what makes Diablo 2 special outside of my personal nostalgia for it? Shane and I discuss all of that in this episode. We look at what changed between the original Diablo and this one. We look at how this game is basically became the template for ARPG games for years. We talk about so much and yet only scratch the surface. Who knows, maybe Shane will be back for us to dive further beyond the surface, further into the depths of Hell. Check out Retro Hangover Podcast! https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Diablo 2 Post Mortem https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-blizzard-s-i-diablo-ii-i- Shout-out Song: Children of Zakarum Artist: Platonist Original Composer: Andrea Pessino, Glenn Stafford, Jason Hayes, Matt Uelmen Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03794 End Song: Wet Grass Inspired Artist: AmIEvil Original Composer: Glenn Stafford, Matt UelmenAlbum: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00129 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Just because it's November doesn't mean we still can't enjoy the summer. In this episode of Still Loading I am joined by Ray Barnholt from the No More Whoppers podcast (and occasionally Retronauts) and Andrew Kinsey from The EXP Point to talk about the summer of 1975, specifically the summer as seen in the game Boku no Natsuyasumi 2: Umi no Bouken-hen also known as My Summer Vacation 2. Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 is a game unlike anything else that I've played. I had heard about the game a few years back on Retronauts (which Ray was on and is the one who spoke about it) and was curious about what it was like. But the main problem is that the game was never localized in english, at least officially. And then earlier this year I found out about a fan translation from a Hilltop Works that came out in November of 2023 so I figured it was finally time to dive in. Ray, Andrew and I break down whats great about this game, why it makes us all feel so nostalgic and overall what we got out of our experiences. Which summer are you nostalgic for? Find the fan translation from Hilltop here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/boku-no-2-patch-92070798 Follow Ray on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/rdbaaa.space Check out No More Whoppers! https://linktr.ee/nomorewhoppers Check out Bipedal Dog! https://bsky.app/profile/bipedal.dog Follow The EXP Point on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/theexppoint.bsky.social Shout-out Song: BGM #22 (Radio Calisthenics) Artist: Akiko Ukai Album: Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 Soundtrack https://www.zophar.net/music/playstation2-psf2/boku-no-natsuyasumi-2-umi-no-bouken-hen End Song Song: BGM #24 (A Rainy Day in December) Artist: Akiko Ukai Album: Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 Soundtrack https://www.zophar.net/music/playstation2-psf2/boku-no-natsuyasumi-2-umi-no-bouken-hen Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Sometimes you're the stinger, sometimes you get stung. In this episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Link gets both! Dexter Morrill returns as my co-host with the mo-host and we dive into the 9th episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Stinging a Stinger. In this episode we meet a strange man named Sleezenose who is definitely not a bad guy, we continue to learn new ways Link sucks and we also speak to Grandma Mario. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Wisdom Artist: Ephixa Ft. Will & Tim Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/wisdom/ End Song: BOSS (Power) Artist: Dj Cutman ft. TEAM BANZAI Album: Link to the Future https://gamechops.com/link-to-the-future/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We gon' huntin' gators! In this episode of Still Loading we trek through the bayous of Louisiana to play The Adventures of Bayou Billy. I am joined by host of the Imperial Scrolls of Honor Podcast, Josh Folan, to rescue our beloved Annabelle from the clutches of Godfather Gordon. We discuss the game's localization, why its so damn hard, where Billy may live and question our sanity at the addition of jiggle physics in an NES game. Follow Josh on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/nyehentertainment.com Check out The Imperial Scrolls of Honor Podcast! https://linktr.ee/isohpod Shout-out Song: Trippin' on Alligators Artist: Mazedude Original Composer(s): Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada, Tsutomu Ogura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00808 End Song: El Lagarto Artist: Evil Horde Original Composer(s): Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada, Tsutomu Ogura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01793 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The mitochondria do all the talking this week on Still Loading. To wrap up Backlog Month I am joined by friend of the show Michael Berger from the Bits of Time podcast to talk about Squaresoft's foray into horror, Parasite Eve. Based off a book on the same name, Parasite Eve is a horror JRPG that came out in 1998 and has become a bit of a cult hit from that time. Michael and I had a ton of fun discussing the ins and outs of the game along with all the wild turns the story takes. Follow Michael on Bluesky here! https://bsky.app/profile/matterofmichael.bsky.social Check out Bits of Time here! https://campsite.bio/matterofmichael Shout-out Song: Charred and Cauterized Artist: Hemophiliac, Siolfor the Jackal Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04603 End Song: PMS Artist: ktriton Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01543 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We're gonna be gonna be golden! This week on the show I am joined by Aaron Klaassen from Super Ghost and Chris Dominguez from Consoles and Stuff to talk about the GBA JRPG Golden Sun! I first got Golden Sun back in the early 2010s from a Game Stop near me and never touched it until my patrons voted for it for Backlog Month this year and I am so happy they did. Aaron, Chris and I had a ton of fun discussing the game's mechanics, visuals, music and much more! Does this game have a really fun and interesting battle system? Yes! Does it teach it to you at all? Barely! Find out all about it in this episode. Follow Super Ghost on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/superghost.site Follow Consoles and Stuff on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/consolesandstuff.bsky.social Check out the Superpod Network here! https://superpodnetwork.com/ Check out Echoes of History Here! https://lnkfi.re/1YFL0t Shout-out Song: Angarian Vigil Artist: TSori, GuitarSVD Original Composer: Motoi Sakuraba https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04091 End Song: Streets of Tolbi Artist: TSori, thebitterroost, Alex Hill, dannymusic, Deedubs, JohnStacy, SirCorn Original Composer: Motoi Sakuraba https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04125 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Episode 2 of this year's Backlog Month features a game very different from last week's. Backlog month this year is RPG heavy and one of those RPGs we are looking at is Live A Live. Live A Live is an RPG from Square Enix that originally released back in 1994 for the Super Famicom but was later given a remake and published world wide in 2023. Joining to chat about the may lives experienced in this game is the Twitch streamer Happy Bear! Happy and I had a great conversation about our experiences with this game, why the battle system is pretty awesome, why the end of the game probably sucks and also the logisitics of farting in imperial China. Follow Happy on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/happybearcares.bsky.social Check out Happy's Twitch channel! https://www.twitch.tv/happybearcares Shout-out Song: Live-ALive Composer: Yoko Shimomura Album: Liva A Live OST https://www.zophar.net/music/nintendo-snes-spc/live-a-live End Song: MEGALOMANIA (Techno Remix) Artist: Michael Solski Album: N/A https://michaelsolski.bandcamp.com/track/live-a-live-megalomania-techno-remix Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Backlog month 2025 kicks off with a big one! It's Castlevania. I covered Castlevania a LONG time ago on the show but that was before I had beaten it and it was very early in my podcasting career. So I figured putting it on my backlog month poll earlier this year was a perfect way to take another crack at this iconic NES game. But... A special game requires and even more special guest. Joining me on this episode is author, YouTuber, podcaster and Castlevania expert, Jeremy Parish. Jeremy has created so much Castlevania content I couldn't think of anyone better to join me on this episode. We discuss what makes this game so special, why it's an important game in the annals of game history, how much it's soundtrack slaps and so much more. Follow Jeremy on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/jparish.bsky.social Check out Jeremy on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyParish Listen to Retronauts! https://retronauts.com/ Shout-out Song: Hallway to Hell Artist: Joshua Morse Album: VLAD II https://gamechops.com/vlad2/ End Song: Vampire Snap 2 Artist: Joshua Morse Album: VLAD https://gamechops.com/vlad/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Indie games are awesome. They try so many different and unique things or have unique spins on classic game design ideas. This week on the show I am joined by Emily Merritt and Kate Hunter from the No Small Games podcast to talk about an indie game that pushes emotional storytelling without dialogue and explores grief in a way I haven't experienced before. We are talking about the game Gris. Gris was developed by Nomada Studios and released in 2018. It explores the stages of grief in a very beatiful and haunting way. Kate, Emily and I talk all about this game's themes, what we loved about it, why it makes us love indie games and so much more. Check out No Small Games here! https://nosmallgames.com/ Follow No Small Games on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/nosmallgames.bsky.social Follow Emily on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/aspecificegg.bsky.social Follow Kate on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/katerblossom.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Gris Pt. 1 Composer: Berlinist Album: Gris Soundtrack https://berlinistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gris-original-game-soundtrack End Song: Gris Pt. 2 Composer: Berlinist Album: Gris Soundtrack https://berlinistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gris-original-game-soundtrack Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Here comes Mama Mario! In this month's mini episode Dexter Morrill and I break down episode 9 of the Super Mario Bros Super Show! In one of the more wild episodes of we've seen yet we end up meeting Mario and Luigi's Mom, discussing the logisitics of carb loading, Luigi not understanding what the word "default" means and Fry Guy loan sharks. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Rosalina in the Observatory Artist: Coffee Date Album: Wii Chill https://gamechops.com/wii-chill/ End Song: Birabuto Kingdom Artist: Rymdkraft Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 3 https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-3/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The Muppets are iconic and it has been long overdue since I discussed them on the podcast. Joining me today to help me talk about a childhood favorite of mine is... my brother Mike as well as Doug Lief from the Nostalgium Arcanum podcast! The game on this episode is Muppet Treasure Island, based on the movie of the same name. Mike, Doug and I break down this game in more detail than probably needed but who cares, this game rules. We talk about the gameplay, production value, green screen use and much more! Check Out Mike's show! https://www.mediatheatre.org/ Follow Nostalgium Arcanum on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/nostalgiumpod.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Treasure Island Composer: Hans Zimmer Album: Muppet Treasure Island Soundtrack https://archive.org/details/MuppetTreasureIsland_201805 End Song: He's a Pirate Composer: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil Album: Muppet Treasure Island Soundtrack https://archive.org/details/MuppetTreasureIsland_201805 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Emulation is a polarizing subject in video games. While I personally feel its not a bad thing there are people who only associate with piracy. So I figured who better to talk about this topic than the founder of one of the earliest emulation websites, Zophar. Zophar founded Zophar's domain back in 1996 as a way to aggregate emulation information and it grew into something much more than that. Zophar and I chatted about how he started Zophar's domain, why he left, his feelings on emulation and much more! Check out Zophar on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/zophar1 Check out Zophar on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@zophar1 Checkout Zophar's Domain! https://www.zophar.net/ Follow Zophar on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/zophar.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Take some rest and eat some food! Artist: xDeviruchi  Album: 8-bit Fantasy & Adventure Music https://xdeviruchi.itch.io/8-bit-fantasy-adventure-music-pack End Song: He's a Pirate Artist: Jason Bernard arrangement of Klaus Badelt's original piece Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7fGMH2b1Mc Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

A huge part of video game history is context. Context surrounding a game's development, context surrounding a game's release, context of the time and place the game was made during. Context informs how we interpret the past. This week on the show I am joined by author and journalist Ross Benes to talk about his book "1999: The Year Low Culutre Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times." We discuss what about the late 90's has informed so much of our present, how that culture affected the games that came out and how the games themselves were part of that percieved "low culture" at the time. There is so much more in his book worth diving into but I felt like this was a good introduction for ya'll to see what Ross has written. Follow Ross on Twitter! https://x.com/RossBenes Check out Ross' Website! https://www.rossbenes.com/ Check out Ross' Book! https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638574/ Shout-out Song: BLUENOISE! Artist: Protodome Album: BLUESCREEN https://protodome.bandcamp.com/album/bluescreen End Song: Micromanagement Failure Artist: Ultrasyd Album: Chipsters EP Remix https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/chipsters-ep-remastered Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We delve the depths of Tallon IV on this episode of Still Loading. I'm joined by returning guest to the podcast Chris (aka the British Bond Addict) to talk Metroid Prime. Metroid Prime is a game that has eluded me for a while. I first played it over a decade ago but never got around to beating it even though I made it over 90% through the game. That has been finally corrected and I couldn't be happier I got to experience it.... with a few complaints here and there. Chris and I discuss the music, the world, the story, why he's wrong about the story... I mean we just discuss the story. Anyway. Learn how to morph ball and roll on into this new episode! Follow Chris on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/britishbondaddict/ Shout-out Song: Samus Shuffle Artist: bLiNd Album: Chozo Legacy https://gamechops.com/chozo-legacy/ End Song: Chozo Legacy Artist: bLiNd Album: Chozo Legacy https://gamechops.com/chozo-legacy/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

More Zelda cartoons can't be a bad thing right? Joining me is my co-host with the mo-host Dexter Morrill to break down the 8th episode of the Zelda cartoon, Doppleganger. We talk about goth Zelda, Link's Kink's, uncomfortable kisses and Bob Ducca's list of bizarre ailments. As usual, what does that actually mean!? You will have to listen and find out! Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Fairy Fountain Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill https://gamechops.com/zelda-chill-complete/ End Song: Kokiri Forest (Ocarina of Time Remix) Artist: James Landino Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

I love Nintendo. I still do. This company makes some of my favorite systems and games and has also given me some of my favorite memories. But even with my love of Nintendo its hard to overlook their negatives, even if those negatives are not Nintendo's fault. This week on the show I'm joined by Chris Coplien from Retro Hangover and St1ka from the YouTube channel St1ka to talk about the Nintendo Bump. We discuss how it seems the perception of game history at large is heavily skewed by Nintendo fandom, how that harms game preservation in other areas of gaming and where this bump seems to come from. Follow Retro Hangover on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/retrohangover.bsky.social Follow St1ka on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/st1ka.bsky.social Check out St1ka on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@st1ka Shout-out Song: Hot Tea & Firmware Updates Artist: Dj CUTMAN Album: Wii U Grooves https://gamechops.com/wii-u-grooves/ End Song: Let's All Go To Nintendo Land! Artist: Dj CUTMAN Album: Wii U Grooves https://gamechops.com/wii-u-grooves/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Video game history is more than just what is shown on YouTube and in podcasts. Joining me on this episode of Still Loading is Laine Nooney and they are the managing editor of ROMChip. ROMChip is an academic journal of game histories that's focus is to advance the critical work of games studies. In short, they publish peer reviewed articles, interviews and more all about video game history. I had a wonderful conversation with Laine about how ROMChip came to be, what their goal is at ROMChip, why it's important and much more. If you like video game history I HIGHLY recommend you check out this episode and also check out everything Laine and their team are doing over at ROMChip. See the links below to check it out all! Follow Laine on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/lainenooney.bsky.social Check out Laine's website https://www.lainenooney.com/ Follow ROMChip on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/romchip.bsky.social Check out ROMChip's website https://www.romchip.org/index.php/romchip-journal Shout-out Song: Maple Treeway Artist: Coffee Date Album: Wii Chill https://gamechops.com/wii-chill/ End Song: Talkbox Hues Artist: Sabrepulse Album: Paragon https://sabrepulse.bandcamp.com/album/paragon Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

This week we set sail for adventure here on the Still Loading Podcast. Joining me is new friend to the show Supertendo to talk about the originally maligned but now beloved Zelda game, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Despite being more beloved now, Wind Waker had a very polarizing launch back in 2002 when it came out. This was not the Zelda most fans were looking for at the time, myself included. But a gutsy choice from Nintendo back then has proven it's staying power. Wind Waker is significantly more popular now than it was back when it released and I would like to feel like that is largely because it's intended audience grew up a bit and played the game on it's own merits and not based on their expectation. Supertendo and I discuss all of this on the episode along with how we feel the gameplay holds up, is sailing fun? Which is better the OG or the remake? Is the Triforce quest THAT bad? Listen and find out! Follow Supertendo on Instagram HERE https://www.instagram.com/supertendo_/ Shout-out Song: Windfall Island Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World 2 https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world-2/ End Song: Outset Island Artist: CG5 Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 3 https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-3/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

You ain't nothin' but a groundhog! This month's cartoon episode is on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show Episode 8, "Love 'em and Leave 'em". Dexter is of course back and we had a lot of discuss on this one. We chat about the observational skills of our intrepid heroes, what hot pepper pistacio ice cream would taste like, why love potions are super problematic and much more! Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Fossil Falls Artist: Helynt Album: Mario & Chill 2 https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill-2/ End Song: Mushroom Bounce Artist: bLiNd Album: NESteryears https://gamechops.com/nesteryears/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Whip sounds abound in this episode of Still Loading. I'm joined by TroytlePower of Geek to Geek Media and Thrak from the 3DO Experience to go on a rip-roaring adventure of punching some nazis. And no, this is not a continuation of Punch a Nazi month, but it is kind of a spiritual sequel to it. We are talking about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle this week. The three of us chat about our first experiences with the iconic archeologist, how this game surprised us in ways we weren't expecting, bizarre evangelical media and much more! **Please note this episode was recorded before Microsoft's announcement of massive layoffs so it was not brought up in this episode. Follow TroytlePower on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/troytlepower.bsky.social Follow Thrak on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/thrak.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/gandcstudios.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Opening Theme Composers: Michael Z. Land, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian Album: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Sountrack https://retro.sx/music/301 End Song: And the Journey Begins Artist: xdeviruchi Album: 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure https://xdeviruchi.itch.io/8-bit-fantasy-adventure-music-pack Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Back in 2020 I did an episode on Final Fantasy X. Five years later there is finally a sequel to that episode where I talk about the sequel to that game! Joining me this week is Rick from Pixel Project Radio to help me change in and out of numerous costumes as we discuss the first ever direct sequel in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy X-2. X-2 expands the world of FFX in many clever ways while also introducing a really unique battle system that I enjoyed a decent amount. Rick and I had a lot of fun dissecting what makes this game unique, how it feels to play it all these years later and ultimately what we both felt was it's downfall. Follow Rick on Bluesky here! https://bsky.app/profile/pixelprojectradio.bsky.socia Shout-out Song: Sight of Spira Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ End Song: Yuna (Tropical House Remix) Artist: Will & Tim Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/yuna/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

As time goes on the games and the consoles we grew up with have a hard time keeping up with modern technology. Plug in your NES or Sega Genesis into a modern HD TV and it just doesn't feel the way you remember it. You may ask, did my games always look and play like this? The answer no. Well sort of... Returning to the show today is my good friend Try from the YouTube channel My Life in Gaming, and we do a pretty thorough overview of what to do to play your retro game systems and retro games on modern televisions. We talk about video signals, resolutions, upscaling, emulation of all kinds and much more. If you ever wanted to learn about how to get the most out of your old game consoles, use this episode as a jumping off point! Checkout My Life in Gaming on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@mylifeingaming Check out The Backloggery! https://backloggery.com/ Shout-out Song: Telemart Artist: Karl Brueggemann Album: Micropower https://karlbmusic.bandcamp.com/album/micropower End Song: Infinite Drift Artist: Karl Brueggemann Album: Micropower https://karlbmusic.bandcamp.com/album/micropower Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

BONUS EPISODE! For a surprise bonus episode, I sat down to chat with Karl Hörnell to talk about his recently released speculative fiction novel Singularity Minus Twelve. Karl is also a game designer who was fairly prolific on the Commodore 64 back in the 80's along with web based gaming in the later 90's/early 00's. His novel Singularity Minus Twelve tries to imagine our world in the future with how AI may be integrated into our lives. It's also a freakin' fun read where it's like the Dirty Dozen (you know that 1967 movie) meets rogue AI. In this gaming adjacent episode (hence why it's a bonus episode) we discuss how his game development career influenced his writing and the themes he wanted to incorporate into the book and what does being sentient really mean. Find Karl's book here! https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Minus-Twelve-Karl-H%C3%B6rnell/dp/915310482X Shout-out Song: Silly Venture Artist: Ultrasyd Album: Chipsters EP Remastered https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/chipsters-ep-remastered End Song: Un Croissant S'il Vous Plaît Artist: Ultrasyd Album: Chipsters EP Remastered https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/chipsters-ep-remastered Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

This month's mini episode involves underworld connections... Specifically of the Triforce variety. Dexter Morrill is back and we take a look at episode 7 of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Underworld Connections. In this episode one of the Triforce pieces gets broken into 3 parts and Link and Zelda must track them down. We learn that the Triforce can transmit heat and.... wet? to other shards of itself.,Link is a perv as usual, Zelda saves Link's bacon and much more. Will Link and Zelda get back the missing pieces from the underworld of Hyrule!? Listen and find out! In the live action Mario segment we see a young Maurice Lamarche play Inspector Gadget and it's wonderful. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Lost Woods Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill https://gamechops.com/zelda-chill-complete/ End Song: Hyrule Castle Artist: James Landino Album: Link to the Future https://gamechops.com/link-to-the-future/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

In honor of the Magic the Gathering/Final Fantasy crossover I figured I should bump up this year's Final Fantasy Fantasy Draft a bit early! Four more guests enter the draft to try and craft the best Final Fantasy they can. This year we had a few first time guests and a few returning ones! As usual this was a TON of fun to record and some wild choices were made that I'm still laughing at weeks after we recorded. This year's panelists are.... Geoff Moonen from "Fun" and Games Podcast https://bsky.app/profile/geoffmakesnoise.bsky.social https://www.certainpov.com/fun-and-games James Galizio from RPG Site https://bsky.app/profile/theswweet.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/rpgsite.net Annalisa (aka Animalisa Keys) https://bsky.app/profile/animalisakeys.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@AnimalisaKeys Michael Berger from Bits of Time Podcast https://www.instagram.com/bitsoftimemedia/ https://www.youtube.com/@bitsoftimemedia https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bits-of-time/id1616941089 Make sure you vote for who you thought drafted the best Final Fantasy! You can find a link to the voting below. VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/itfGcPcEy3BUxrnX9  (Poll will be open until 6/29/2025)   Shout-out Song: The Prelude Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ Break Song: Balamb Garden Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ End Song: Terra's Theme Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

In this episode we explore another broad-ish topic of game history. Last week was FPS games and this week its Handheld gaming! I'm joined by author Tommy Keough to talk about his recently released book from Pen & Sword Books, "The History of Handheld Game Consoles". We chat about why he specifically chose to write about handheld game consoles, his other book about gamertags, where he sees handheld gaming going and more! Checkout Tommy on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/gamertagstories/ Check out Tommy's Book! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-History-of-Handheld-Game-Consoles-Hardback/p/52025 Shout-out Song: Dedede's Theme (from Kirby's Dream Land) Artist: Tudd and General Offensive Album: Smash & Chill https://gamechops.com/smash-and-chill/ End Song: BITGEN07 [Super Mario Land] Artist: Dj Cutman Album: Dj Cutman - Volume I https://gamechops.com/dj-cutman-volume-i/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod