Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying Episode 11 - 15 of 15 in total of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag “video games”.
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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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Myst
January 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
1990s, 90s, computer gaming, gaming, myst, nostalgia, puzzles, riven, video games
On this episode Duckfeed.tv's Kole Ross (@koleross) links with us to revisit Myst, the surrealistic adventure that became our world.
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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.