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SAG Episode 506: The Wrong Fluids

The Alphabet Soup-er Series tackles The Karate Kid for NES

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris welcome the return of the Alphabet Soup-er Series! Each month, they choose a classic game to play that starts with the next sequential letter of the alphabet. This month’s letter was K, and Kris chose The Karate Kid for NES. Does this Atlus-developed beat em up hold up? Was it ever any good in the first place? Is it ever a good idea to use up to jump in any game that isn’t a one on one fighter?
At the top of the show, Dan wasn’t feeling all that well, so he didn’t have time to play a lot of games outside of getting a platinum trophy in Spider-Man 2. Kris, on the other hand, had a lot to say about the Metal Gear Collection, Contra: Operation Galuga, Attack of the Karens, and more. Plus, he rearranged his basement, and was looking for help making the hard decisions. And by hard decisions, we mean which game systems to have on display.
In Week Old News, Sea of Stars gets 3-player co-op, the Video Game Hall of Fame nominees are looking really good, someone fused a GameCube, N64, and Wii together for some reason, and more!

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SAG Episode 505: Green Bean Casserole is a Bridge Too Far

It’s time for the 2024 SAG State of the Union

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board bring you the 2024 SAG State of the Union. How are things going for the major platform holders? Where is the all-important Intellivision brand? What will Microsoft do to solve their ongoing identity crisis? Will Nintendo drop the ball on the Switch’s successor? Will Sony learn from past mistakes, or continue with all hubris all the time? Let's discuss!
At the top of the show, Dan managed to adopt out a few more puppies without missing a beat in Marvel Snap. He also has a very sore mouth, a trend that seems to be plaguing this podcast these days. Meanwhile, Kris drove himself mad trying to finish his latest Mario history video, enjoyed the wonders of Runner2, and began the review processes on The Jeff Minter Story and Princess Peach: Showtime.
In Week Old News, Warner Bros. continues their assault on all things decent by threatening to remove a bunch of Adult Swim games from existence for no good reason, Nintendo wins a court case which makes the internet explode in a thinly veiled onslaught of entitlement, the guys discuss the tragic loss of Akira Toriyama, and more!

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SAG Episode 504: BTAG, You’re It!

All aboard the Cartoon Express for Guts Man’s Ass!

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express to watch a classic episode of Mega Man. Discover people being turned into bad box art Mega Man, more vacant stares than you can handle, and of course, the immediately recognizable Guts Man’s ass! Does this weirdly American take on Mega Man from animation experts Ruby Spears hold up in 2024? Why don't we have robots with microwaves full of burnt potatoes inside them yet? What’s the deal with Hard Man? Grab your tickets and board the SAG Cartoon Express to find out! At the top of the show, Dan’s dog army continues to make his life difficult, as do his daughters who have been secretly trained to leave wadded up paper towels around his house in an effort to slowly drive him insane. Meanwhile, Kris nearly finished Metal Gear Solid, blew through the wonderful new Vampire Survivors DLC, and jumped for joy over the sheer glory of Runner2 on Switch. In Week Old News, the game industry continues to show the world just how unsustainable it is with another couple of rounds of devastating layoffs, but it’s not all bad news as some studios are finding ways to stay alive! People are 3D scanning action figures for preservation, Pokemon Presents finally brings addictive card gaming to mobile phones, and more!

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SAG Episode 503 Part 2: We're Just Gonna Stay Up All Night

The SHOCK! The SCANDAL! The 10-20-30-40!

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On this week’s podcast, it’s time for the February 10 20 30 40, where Dan and Kris discuss notable game releases from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago. February may not be the biggest month in gaming, but there were a couple of platforms that made the best of it with releases like Metroid: Zero Mission, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sparkster, and more. But weirdly enough, no Atari 2600 games? Of course, they kinda had to blow through the feature topic segment because they spent so much time talking during the first part of the show, but sometimes that’s just the way things go, right? At the top of the show, Kris has more dental issues which were “solved” quickly and painfully. Dentistry is awesome! Plus, did you know Dan still has too many dogs? There was also a way-too-long and incredibly nerdy discussion of the state of the MCU that no doubt went on for far longer than anyone wants to listen to. You have our apologies, but Dan and Kris are colossal nerds. There’s really nothing they can do about it. Also, Kris beat Advance Wars and played more Metal Gear, while Dan tried to play Karate Kid in preparation for next month’s Soup-er Series. In Week Old News, Dan brought a super annoying Smash JT video to our attention where he called out Pat the NES Punk’s SCANDALOUS SCAM that proves he’s a TERRIBLE HYPOCRITE OUT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY! So really, there’s not an ounce of hyperbole in this one, and it’s definitely worth the time and energy to listen to. There was also a NintendoDirect to go through, complete with impressions on Contra: Operation Galuga and Pepper Grinder, Nintendo is simultaneously doomed and the richest company in Japan, and more!

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SAG Episode 503 Part 1: We're Just Gonna Stay Up All Night

The SHOCK! The SCANDAL! The 10-20-30-40!

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On this week’s podcast, it’s time for the February 10 20 30 40, where Dan and Kris discuss notable game releases from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago. February may not be the biggest month in gaming, but there were a couple of platforms that made the best of it with releases like Metroid: Zero Mission, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sparkster, and more. But weirdly enough, no Atari 2600 games? Of course, they kinda had to blow through the feature topic segment because they spent so much time talking during the first part of the show, but sometimes that’s just the way things go, right? At the top of the show, Kris has more dental issues which were “solved” quickly and painfully. Dentistry is awesome! Plus, did you know Dan still has too many dogs? There was also a way-too-long and incredibly nerdy discussion of the state of the MCU that no doubt went on for far longer than anyone wants to listen to. You have our apologies, but Dan and Kris are colossal nerds. There’s really nothing they can do about it. Also, Kris beat Advance Wars and played more Metal Gear, while Dan tried to play Karate Kid in preparation for next month’s Soup-er Series. In Week Old News, Dan brought a super annoying Smash JT video to our attention where he called out Pat the NES Punk’s SCANDALOUS SCAM that proves he’s a TERRIBLE HYPOCRITE OUT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY! So really, there’s not an ounce of hyperbole in this one, and it’s definitely worth the time and energy to listen to. There was also a NintendoDirect to go through, complete with impressions on Contra: Operation Galuga and Pepper Grinder, Nintendo is simultaneously doomed and the richest company in Japan, and more!

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SAG Episode 502: I Basically Derived No Joy

The Alphabet Soup-er Series is back with Jersey Devil for PlayStation

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After months of delays, the SAG Podcast’s Alphabet Soup-er Series finally returns! It was Dan’s pick for the letter J, and for his second time in a row he’s chosen an hours-long 3D platformer. Why? Well, it’s obviously because he loves the genre so much. But with the game being a largely pre-analog stick game, how on earth does it feel to play today? With the game being so expensive on the aftermarket, how did Kris manage to play the thing? None of these answers will be good. At the top of the podcast, Kris has fallen headfirst back into Advance Wars, and is reminded that he really isn’t very good at the game. Can he prevail with Dan’s assistance? Finally, in Week Old News, Sony tells us the PS5 is in its twilight years, Nintendo’s unannounced next gen console gets delayed from a release date that was never announced, Tommy Tallarico is selling his hideous house for $3 mil, and KMicrosoft goes 3rd party, except they don’t.

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SAG Episode 501: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

All aboard the SAG Cartoon Express!

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All aboard the SAG Cartoon Express! In our new monthly segment, Dan and Kris will watch a different random video game-related cartoon and discuss it on the show. For the inaugural episode, they sat down to view the abysmal pilot episode for the failed Bubsy cartoon. How bad was it? Let’s find out! At the top of the show, Dan and Kris caught up on life after their 500th episode, and the sheer insanity that Dan’s life has become with all the dogs that currently reside in his house. Kris actually got to play some games though, including more Vampire Survivors story mode, messing with the terrible CD-i controller releasing alongside Arzette, and more MSX Metal Gear 2, which has way more in common with Metal Gear Solid than it should. In Week Old News, Microsoft’s recent run of layoffs brings their Activision acquisition into question, Atari takes a shot at game show supremacy, Sega’s Sonic sales slump, and more!

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SAG Episode 500: 500th Episode Extravaganza! Part 2

5 Hosts. 5 Top 5 Lists. 5 Chances to Win. 5 Hours. Second Half

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It’s the 500th episode of the Stone Age Gamer Podcast! Dan and Kris celebrate this milestone by joining up with previous co-hosts Mike Sheridan and Dean DeFalco as well as special guest Intrepid Editor Evan to talk about, well, 5 hours of nonsense really. The main event though was a series of Top 5 lists. Each person selected a different video game platform and created their personal lists of the top games on each. The audience also got in on the fun by sending in audio submissions, questions, and their very own top 5 lists. Strap yourselves in, because this is a looooooooong one. There was also a ceremonial passing of the torch regarding the show’s content warning, and Kris re-recorded the show’s theme song with a kazoo. Enjoy!

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Ep.500 – SAG Episode 500: 500th Episode Extravaganza! Part 1

5 Hosts. 5 Top 5 Lists. 5 Chances to Win. 5 Hours.

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It’s the 500th episode of the Stone Age Gamer Podcast! Dan and Kris celebrate this milestone by joining up with previous co-hosts Mike Sheridan and Dean DeFalco as well as special guest Intrepid Editor Evan to talk about, well, 5 hours of nonsense really. The main event though was a series of Top 5 lists. Each person selected a different video game platform and created their personal lists of the top games on each. The audience also got in on the fun by sending in audio submissions, questions, and their very own top 5 lists. Strap yourselves in, because this is a looooooooong one. There was also a ceremonial passing of the torch regarding the show’s content warning, and Kris re-recorded the show’s theme song with a kazoo. Enjoy!

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Ep.499 – SAG Episode 499: Not Necessarily Video Game Related

Will the first 10 20 30 40 of the year be a stinker?

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Kris survived his surgery, and has returned to talk about video games! It’s the end of January, and that means it’s time for the first 10 20 30 40 of the year, and it’s, well, not that great. January isn’t typically the best month for gaming, but all hope isn’t lost! There are actually a small handful of notable game releases that keep things from being all awful. At the top of the show, Dan didn’t play much of anything, but Kris went hands on with the new Among Us DLC for Vampire Survivors, played a whole bunch of the Metal Gear Collection, and got to give some early impressions on the CD-i Zelda homage Arzette! Is it more than a cheap nostalgia grab? Listen on to find out! Finally, In Week Old News, Microsoft lays off a ton of people, but it’s okay because they’re one of the richest companies in the world. Atari music comes to vinyl, but at a price, the composer who wrote the Super Mario Bros. theme gets inducted into the hall of fame, and a whole lot more.

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