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A little late but it's here! I'm joined by Bill from the Gaming and Collecting podcast, 3DO Experience and Geek Addicts to talk about the Sucker Punch Productions game InFamous! This was supposed to come out last month as it was a patron voted topic but due to Punch of Nazi month I pushed it back a bit. Anyway, InFamous rules and it was joy to replay though sadly it is very hard to find a way to play it in 2025 as it is currently stuck on the PS3 and has not been remade as of the time this episode comes out.  Bill and I break down why we both love this game so much, how it was developed, it's gameplay, it's story and much more! If you haven't played InFamous before I highly recommend you go out and buy a used PS3 and play it, that shouldn't be hard right!? Check out the podcast network Bill is a part of, the SuperPod Network at the link below! https://superpodnetwork.com/ Shout-out Song: Hallway to Hell Composer: Joshua Morse Album: VLAD II https://gamechops.com/vlad2/ End Song: Necrosis Composer: Joshua Mors

More Mario is never a bad thing. Dexter Morrill jumps back on the show to break down episode 7 of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! In this episode we discuss the intricacies of the tax system in the mushroom kingdom, Mario being rude to a foreign exchange student, King Koopa turning into a giant and much more! Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Please Select Player (From "Super Mario Bros. 2") Artist: Qumu Album: N/A https://qumu.lnk.to/PleaseSelectPlayer End Song: Overworld (From "Super Mario Bros. 2") Artist: Qumu Album: N/A https://smarturl.it/smb2overworldqumu 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 Punch a Nazi month is here! Helping close out this series are two friends of the show, Diamond Feit from Retronauts and Chris Baines from the YouTube channel Rewind Arcade! We dive into the classic NES Bionic Commando! We talk about the game's history, talk about the mechanics of arm swinging, the sheer amount of violence in this game and much more. Follow Diamond on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/feitclub.bsky.social Follow Chris on Bluesky and Instagram! https://bsky.app/profile/rewindarcade.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/rewindarcadevg/ Watch Rewind Aracade on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@RewindArcade Shout-out Song: Armed and Dangerous Composer: Palpable Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01803 End Song: Proceed Without Caution Composer: Sir_NutS Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02765 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://

We started off Punch a N*zi month by taking on Mecha Hitler and now we are continuing the series with some resistance. I'm joined by Dave Pietrangelo from the Remember 64 podcast to talk about the second installment in the Medal of Honor series, Medal of Honor: Underground. This game approached WW2 from a different direction than the first game. Instead of an American soldier you play as Manon Batiste, a french resistance fighter. Dave and I break down Manon's journey as she avenges her brothers death and helps liberate her home country. This game means a lot to me and it means even more now. If you have not played this game I highly recommend it. Check out Remember 64 on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/remember64show.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Each Night He Comes Home To Me Composer: Michael Giacchino Album: Medal of Honor Underground Soundtrack https://youtu.be/3O0oNxl26S4?si=OiHwWnszckRhvYd3 Intro Soundclip: Medal of Honor Underground Intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WVpqO3jOuk End Song: Escape Fr

Punch a N*zi month is here! Helping me kick (punch) it off I am joined by Ashton Ruby from the Retro Hangover Podcast and author Aidan Moher to talk about the granddaddy of boomer shooters, Wolfenstein 3D! We talk about how this game set the course for an entire genre of games, how so much of gaming history has traveled in and out of it's orbit and of course, we punch some goddam n*zis. Follow Aidan on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/aidanis.fun Check out Ashton on Retro Hangover Podcast! https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Shout-out Song: Wondering About My Loved Ones Composer: Robert Prince Album: Wolfenstein 3D Soundtrack https://youtu.be/cMzhzRi3YZE?si=HmyHFKTtF_2Xp_O0 End Song: Paper Mario: Get Psyched Artist: mikedm92 Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03536 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 Mario Super Show is back! Mario Month may have ended but that doesn't mean we are done talking Mario. Dexter Morrill returns to help me dissect episode 6 of the Super Mario Bros Super Show. We learn about orphan mushrooms, that Koopa is named after a few of the months and lions with a sophisticated pallet. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Daisy Circuit (Mario Kart Wii) Artist: Helynt Album: Mario & Chill 2 https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill-2/ End Song: Pinna Park Beach Artist: Hyper Potions Album: Mario Remixes https://soundcloud.com/hyperpotions/sets/mario-remixes 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

There are game's that have cult followings that while I understand why they do, the game just doesnt hit for me. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver falls squarely into the "This was probably good back in the day" camp for me. I see it's merits as a game from 1999 but man is it hard to play now. Joining me on this episode, from the Gaming Memories Podcast, is Kade Call, to help balance out my frustration with the game. We talk about the game's world building, story, mechanics and the logisitcs of remakes. I'd also like to give a HUGE thank you to Sandbox Strategies PR for sending me a review code of the recent remake. I really honored they were willing to send me one regardless of my experience with the game. And for what it's worth, the remake is good with the exception of a few issues I had, which I mention in the episode. Check out everywhere Kade and the Gaming Memories Podcast is! https://beacons.ai/gamingmemories Shout-out Song: Necropolis Problem Composer: Kurt Harland Album: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver OST ht

Another Mario Month comes to a close. Helping me round out Mario Month this year is Bill from the Gaming and Collecting Podcast to discuss the second game in the Mario & Luigi series, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. This game is a prime example of a sequel, meaning it's the most sequel I've ever seen a sequel sequel. What did any of that mean? It's a sequel in good and bad ways. Bill and I dissect what works and what doesn't, where we would have liked to see more changed and where maybe they could have changed less. This game was a polarizing one for me but thankfully Bill is a fan and was able to balance it out and I was so happy with how this episode turned out thanks to that balance. This wraps up Mario Month this year and I cannot thank my guests enough for giving me their time to help me make it a special one. And of course a big thank you to you the listeners! Thank you for coming along for the ride. Mario Month will be back next year. Follow Bill on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/gandcstudi

Practicing origami once was not enough for Mario Month this year! I am joined by Try from My Life in Gaming and Jared from the Play Along Podcast to talk about Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. In this giant episode of the podcast we discuss why this game may be one of the darkest Mario games? We talk about how the game updated the Paper Mario formula and we also touch on the last legacy the game has had in the years since it released. . . . We also learn about boat and... unboat... Follow My Life in Gaming on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/mylifeingaming.bsky.social Follow Play Along Pod on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/playalong.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Fossil Falls (Super Mario Odyssey) Artist: Helynt Album: Mario & Chill 2 https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill-2/ End Song: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Main Theme [Remix] Artist: Player2 & ‪Vector_U‬ Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jO-hAAIG7A https://www.youtube.com/@ProducerPlayer2 Check out the Bit by Bit Foundat

We are gonna have a fine time on this super episode of a podcast. In this episode I am joined by Andre from the Fine Time podcast and Aaron from the SuperPod Saga podcast to talk about Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga! This game was not what I expected at all, both in good ways and bad ways (but mostly good). It was by far one of the bigger swings I've seen for a Nintendo franchise and it took Mario in some really interesting directions. I really enjoyed getting to chat with Andre and Aaron about this game and see what their experience was like with it. We also mention Kathy Griffin in this episode. Do with that what you will. Follow Andre on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/pizzadinosaur.fineti.me Follow Fine Time on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/fineti.me Follow Aaron/SuperPod Saga on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/superpodsaga.com Shout-out Song: The Kingdom Called Beanbean (M&L Superstar Saga) [Bexico Lofi Remix] "Explorin' With My Bro"  Artist: DJ Nooma Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watc

Looks like it's time to dust off my origami skills because this week's episode is all about Paper Mario, specifically the first Paper Mario game for the N64. Joining me to make some paper airplanes are returning friends to the show Nerdbomber and Techtic from the Online Warriors Podcast. For all of us, this was our first experience with the Paper Mario series and we had a great time getting to discuss this game. We talk about the history of the game's development, our perceptions of the game going into playing it for the first time, how it holds up now and much more! Follow Nerdbomber on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ownerdbomber.bsky.social Follow Techtic on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/techtic.bsky.social Follow The Online Warriors on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/onlinewarriors.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Story of the Stolen Spirits Artist: Snore Lax Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/papermario/ End Song: Toad Town Remix Artist: Player2 & Equalyze Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

MARIO MONTH IS BACK! This year's theme is all RPGs! For the next 5 weeks I will be diving into a different Mario RPG game and of course I had to start off the the original Mario RPG game, Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars. Joining me to explore Mario's first foray into the RPG genre are friends of the show Matt Storm from Fun and Games Podcast and Eric Gess from the Unlockables Podcast. We discuss this game's legacy, how it setup Mario for future RPG games, why Booster absolutely rules and of course Yoko Shimomura's legendary soundtrack. Follow Matt on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/djstormageddon.com Follow Fun and Games Podcast on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/funandgamespod.bsky.social Follow Reignite Pod on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/reignitepod.bsky.social Follow Eric on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/unlockables.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Yoshi Island Artist: Doni Album: Goombette https://gamechops.com/goombette/ End Song: Super Mega Ultra Pipe House [Super Mario RPG - Sup

Portal is a triumph of a game and many a note has been written on it's huge success. Ok enough of that. We are here this week to talk about Portal! The legendary first person puzzle game from Valve. I'm joined by returning guest to the show Andrew Kinsey from The EXP Point but we are ALSO joined by Pilisa Mackey, another EXP Point member and it is their first time on the show! We talk about how we all got into Portal, how the game teaches you to think in Portals, some history surrounding the game and how pervasive it was in gaming culture for a long time and still is to some extent. This one was a long time coming and I am so happy I finally covered Portal on the show! Follow The EXP Point on BlueSky! https://bsky.app/profile/theexppoint.bsky.social Follow Pilisa on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/cutiepiepichan/ Shout-out Song: Portal Radio Loop Artist: Jonathan Coulton Album: Portal OST https://youtu.be/jcxeENnM0yI?si=9MCP2f2ISWVvxPmr End Song: Still Alive - Raddox Remix Artist: Raddox Album: N/A https

16 bit JRPGs are a bit of a nostalgia spot for me. I would actually classify it as more of misplaced nostalgia in that I didn't play a lot of them growing up but playing them now makes me feel nostalgic anyway. This week on the show I was lucky enough to get a review copy of a recently released indie game that takes inspiration from the 16 bit JRPG style. I'm joined by Sam AKA Storm Beagle to talk about Beloved Rapture, an RPG made in the style of a 16 bit JRPG. He discuss what this game does to stand out compared to other games of it's kind, how effective it's story is, it's battle mechanics and we also debate if the phrase "You silver haired fuck" is a good line or not. As a small spoiler, this game kinda rules and you should go play it, but if you'd like to hear more about it, give this episode a listen! Check out the Retrotopia Podcast! https://linktr.ee/retrotopia Follow Storm Beagle on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/st0rm_beagle/ Check out Beloved Rapture on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/a

Zelda two months in a row!? Dexter and I are joined by actor and filmmaker Chris Carpenter to talk about episode 6 of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, That Sinking Feeling. We learn about how the Mario Bros have a pet clog.... named clog. We also learn that magnets work very differently than we expect and that Zelda is DTF when a cupid statue is present. Follow Chris on social media! Instagram BlueSky Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Dark World Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill https://gamechops.com/zelda-and-chill/ End Song: The Legend of Zelda Artist: Helynt Album: Legend of Synthwave https://gamechops.com/synthwave/ 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

Strategy guides were a huge part of many a gamers' childhood. I read my strategy guide for Final Fantasy VIII so much that the spine started falling apart. These books felt like we were getting a peak behind the scenes of how the game's inner workings actually functioned. To help us peak further behind that curtain, I am joined this week by David Cassady. David worked at Brady Games and Prima Games during their heyday and wrote some of our favorite strategy guides. Guides such as Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Kingdom Hearts 2, Metroid Prime and many more! We talked about how he got into writing guides, what the process of writing them was, unexpected challenges and much more! Follow David on Threads! https://www.threads.net/@dacassady Shout-out Song: Balamb Garden Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ End Song: Gold Saucer Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill II https://gamechops.com/chocobo-and-chill-2/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.te

The Last Guardian has been on my backlog list for quite a while and never got around to it until now. I'm joined by friend of the show Dave Jackson from Tales From the Backlog to discuss the third game in this makeshift trilogy from Fumita Ueda. Ueda has a very different approach to game design compared to the rest of the industry and Dave and I had a great time being able to break this one down. We discuss how this game doesn't respect your time and why that's a good thing in this instance, why Trico is such an amazing character, the world building and lots more! Follow Dave on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Forest Composer: Takeshi Furukawa Performed by: Billy Qvarnström Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ8SHHMCpno End Song: Epilogue Composer: Takeshi Furukawa Performed by: Auri Forda Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tcUIhYCgiA Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/sti

Some games burn brightly and flame out. Others have a long tail where people are consistently discovering it years after it launched. Everquest is one of those odd cases where both of those outcomes are true. Joining me today is author and tech journalist Matt Smith to talk about his recently released book from Boss Fight Books all about Everquest. We talk about why he chose to write about Everquest, what about the game captivated him back in the day and presently, Everquest's place in game history and how it could have possibly been saved from the juggernaut that was World of Warcraft. Follow Matt on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/mattontech.bsky.social Check out Matt's website! https://mattontech.me/ Buy Matt's book on Everquest! https://bossfightbooks.com/products/everquest-by-matthew-s-smith Shout-out Song: Everquest Opening Theme Artist: Jay Barbeau Album: Everquest Soundtrack https://youtu.be/AKj36GJj_i8?si=CLx3VEeWKXgw7XbC End Song: Kelethin (2.0) Artist: Jay Barbeau Album: Everquest Soundtrack http

You know... I am not a fan of this Zelda cartoon. And just when I think Link can't get more problematic he finds a way. We are of course talking about episode 5 of the Legend of Zelda Cartoon, "Sing for the Unicorn". I am, as always, joined by my co-host with the mo-host Dexter Morrill to break it down. We talk about Link being more creepy than before, how Gannon likes to name various things, the opposite of the evil jar and much more! Follow Dexter on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/dextermorrill.bsky.social Shout-out Song: The Legend of Lofi Artist: Dj Cutman & James Landino Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/legend-of-lofi/ End Song: Song of Storms Artist: Tudd & General Offensive Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/storms/ 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

Kicking off 2025 I am joined by my good friend Gabe Swarr to talk about a series of indie games he has made called the Bub-O games! The newest game in the series, Bub-O Burst, just came out so I wanted to have Gabe on to talk about his charming puzzle/action series! We are also joined by the composer for Bub-O Burst, a chiptune music legend, Seth Sternberger of 8 Bit Weapon! We talk about the all of the games in the Bub-O series, what it was like to shift gears to a slightly different genre for this new entry, it's music (which Seth goes into detail about it is quite possibly the first ever roguelike soundtrack for a game?) and much more! Check out Bub-O Burst! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2968880/BubO_Burst/ Follow Gabe on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/gabeswarr.bsky.social Follow Seth on Twitter! https://x.com/8bitweapon Check out Gabe's website! https://www.gabeswarr.com/ Check out 8 Bit Weapon's website! https://8bitweapon.com/ Shout-out Song: Bub-Burst Artist: Seth Sternberger Album: N/A https: