Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying items 21-25 of 25 in total of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "games".
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Chrono Trigger
July 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 9 mins
1990s, 90s, games, gaming, jrpg, nintendo, playstation, retro games, retro gaming, role playing game, role playing games, rpg, snes, square-enix, squaresoft, time travel, video games
Time keeps on slippin' as Matt Storm of the Fun & Games podcast (@funandgamespod) travels with us back to 1995 to revisit Chrono Trigger, one of the most highly regarded and influential video games ever. With an adventure that criss-crosses eons and an indelible soundtrack, the story of Chrono remains enthralling nearly three decades on.
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Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
June 5th, 2023 | 55 mins 46 secs
1980s, 80s, castlevania, games, gaming, konami, nes, nintendo, retro games, simon belmont, video games
What a horrible night to have a curse! Comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to whip it good as we revisit Castlevania 2, a game far more foreboding, obtuse, and influential outing than the original.
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Pokémon
February 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1990s, animation, anime, cartoon, comedy, gameboy, games, movies, pokemon, television, trading cards, video games
Gotta catch 'em all! This week Dave Jackson (of the Tales From The Backlog podcast) evolves into Dave Jacksazaard to discuss the global megafranchise all about turning cute little Pikachus into weapons of mass destruction.
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Final Fantasy VI
January 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1990s, 90s, dnd, dungeons and dragons, fantasy, games, jrpg, nostalgia, playstation, snes, video games
Kupo! Writer/comedian Joey Clift (@joeytainment) joins our party to bum rush one of the greatest video games of all time. This classic marries a deep ambitious story with indelible characters and an impeccable score.
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Street Fighter II
December 19th, 2022 | 1 hr 28 secs
arcade, games, gaming, karate, nostalgia, tournament, video games
Haduoken! Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) goes three rounds on Street Fighter II, one of the biggest video games of all time. It birthed a genre so successful that every fighting game ever since has simply been an echo of this revolutionary 1991 title.