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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SAG - After School Special

While Kris is away Dan and his kids will play

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Kris is out this week recovering from oral surgery so Dan and his kids take the reins and try to keep things on the rails. They talk about what they’ve been playing, the Xbox Developer Showcase, and more in the first half of the show then dive headfirst into the kids' picks for game of the year 2023 and what they are excited for in 2024. The language, despite Dan’s somewhat half-hearted efforts, remains as salty as ever. (just what you’d expect from this show) While the countdown to episode 500 hit a bump in the road this week, rest assured that the show itself did not.

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Ep.498 – SAG Episode 498: 2024 Year in Preview

What games are we most excited about in 2024?

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With the new year comes new games, and Dan and Kris are excited for a lot of cool stuff. From Prince of Persia to Anton Blast, there’s a ton of great stuff on the way to look forward to. Will we see a new Switch this year? Will Hatch Tales actually release? Will we learn anything at all about Solksong? Let’s find out! In Week Old News, Konami lets Limited Run re-release some of their most beloved classics that have strangely never been re-released before, Valve issues a takedown on a 64-bit Portal Demake, a rather disturbing version of Mario haunts the nightmares of CES-goers, and more. At the top of the show, Kris gets frustrated by the Flyers threatening to blow it in the third period, Dan beats Spider-Man and delves into great detail about how awesome its ending was (spoiler alert, by the way), and Kris laments the tragic loss of his Daily Dadish streak, even though he didn’t actually miss any days.

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Ep.497 – SAG Episode 497: 2023 Golden Caveman Awards

What were our favorite games of 2023?

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This is it! The big award show where Dan and Kris break down their favorite, not so favorite, and other randomly awarded games of 2023. What was the best? What made them the angriest? What new obsessions took over their lives? Did Portal 2 win AGAIN? Listen on to find out. At the top of the show, Dan and Kris were mostly too sick to really play a ton of new stuff, but good times were had involving MLB: The Show and New Super Mario Bros. In Week Old News, a kid beats Tetris, the GameCube gets Flippy, Rainbow Islands changes its tune, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

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Ep.496 – SAG Episode 496: 2023 Year in Review

Looking back on the year that was 2023

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It’s the final show of the year! Dan and Kris look back on 2023 and all the wonderful games (and horrible news) it brought with it. It was a banner year for excellent game releases and unfettered corporate greed. They’ll go month by month and break it all down because that’s what they do! At the top of the show, Kris completes his Atari Recharged series thanks to a big ol sale on the VCS, Dan didn’t get the coffee warmer he was so desperate to find under his tree, and a whole lot more. Happy New Year!

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Ep.495 – SAG Episode 495: The Bones are Solid

The last 10 20 30 40 of 2023

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It’s time for the final 10 20 30 40 of 2023! Dan and Kris look back at notable game releases from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago this month and discover that December might not be the best month for video games, historically speaking. Well, they didn’t really discover that so much as had the notion reinforced. Sill, some pretty great stuff did find its way through the cracks, and they discussed it all via Dan’s new spreadsheet that was intended to streamline the 10 20 30 40 so it doesn’t take quite so long to get through. Did it work? You’ll have to listen to find out! In Week Old News, PlayStation backpedals on their decision to yoink back all those TV shows people bought, but only for as long as they feel like it. The kid who leaked a bunch of GTA6 stuff is getting punished as well, and Zack Snyder wants to direct a Fortnite movie. At the top of the show, Kris regails Dan with the tale of how his electric company tried to ruin his Christmas by literally stealing all of his money and refusing to give it back in a timely manner, while Dan actually got the cards he was after in Marvel Snap. It’s a Christmas miracle! Have a happy and safe holiday, everyone, and thanks for listening.

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Ep.494 – SAG Episode 494: I Will Go Get a Colonoscopy With You

Bidding a very fond farewell to E3

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E3 is officially dead, so Dan and Kris have set aside some time to eulogize the once great Electronic Entertainment Expo. Looking back on fond memories of its most exciting moments, remembering what it used to be, and lamenting its failure to evolve with the times, resulting in the overwhelming mess of live streams it has become. In Week-Old News, they learn that people have been huffing Steam Deck fumes for some reason, Death Stranding is being turned into a movie that hopefully stars Norman Reedus as the baby, and some lost Sonic 2 content is finally found. There was also a lengthy discussion about the whole Completionist situation, which is as sad as it is disturbing. At the top of the show, Dan has more adventures in dog care, while Kris struggles to make it through the endless pestilence that refuses to stop ravaging his household. Super Mario RPG on Switch continues to be a delight, Dan’s luck in Marvel Snap continues to be terrible, Suika Game continues to be addictive, and other things continue to be other things as well. Enjoy!

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Ep.493 – SAG Episode 493: It’s Okay to Hold the Goat

It’s time for the 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

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As is tradition around this time of year, Dan and Kris have gathered around the digital Yule Log to compile their 2024 Holiday Gift Guides. What sort of things should you buy the gamers in your life? Just how cool is an electric mop? How far has keyring technology progressed? Find out now! In Week Old News, of course the big deal is the GTA 6 trailer, and its early leak which was just plain awful all around. And then lots, and I mean LOTS of time is spent discussing The Game Awards, how suspect and poorly thought out the awards themselves are, and the various trailers that made the event worth watching in the first place.
At the top of the show, Kris dives into the world of Suika Game, the new fruit matching game that seems to be sweeping the globe. It’s rather addictive. Also, he got Berzerk Recharged. Is it any good? Yes! But how good? Listen to find out! Meanwhile, Dan has an enormous pregnant dog in his house, and terrible luck with Marvel Snap, to an almost comedic degree. Enjoy!

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Ep.492 – SAG Episode 492: It’s A Tolerable Life

What the heck is Incredible Crisis?

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It’s time for this month's entry in the Alphabet Soup-er Series! The letter I was the subject this time around, and Kris decided to go with the PlayStation cult classic Incredible Crisis. It’s a deeply bizarre game about a Japanese businessman who runs away from modern art, gives a stranger a massage on a ferris wheel, answers trivia questions in an ambulance, and way more that’s even more bizarre than that. There’s no doubt its concept is sound, but is the game actually any fun to play? In Week Old News, the guys discuss the surprise announcement that Atari wants to actually focus on what they’re good at, and how Digital Eclipse is dropping 12 more free games into their already incredibly impressive Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration collection. There’s a fancy new port of NES Metroid to the Super Nintendo, and similar treatment was given to Kid Icarus by one of our listeners! (Great job, Rumbleminze!) And speaking of homebrew-style work, someone has finally fan-translated the Samurai Shodown RPG that neither Dan or Kris even knew existed, and Level 5’s November showcase announces some beefy delays. At the top of the show, Kris talks about his upcoming dental surgery, which will surely be a good time for all parties involved. He also got a new dog from Dan who he’s deathly allergic to (sorry again for all the coughing, but there’s less this week! Dan is displeased with the state of digital media, especially in the wake of PlayStation’s announcement that a ton of their old TV content will be forcibly removed from peoples systems, and a whole lot more!

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