Famicom Dojo Video Game Podcast

Feb 16 2024 229 ep. 60 mins 2.2k
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Sean and Vinnk take to their microphones about the latest video game news, review Future Retro titles, and lament their growing Pile of Shame. Produced by That's Orange, LLC. Updated Fridays.

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183: The Last of Us vs. The Last of Us

Feb 16 2024 39 mins  
Sean sent Vinnk a blu-ray copy of The Last of Us for Christmas with the expectation he'd rather watch the show than play the game. However, our livestream audience had very strong opinions about the best order to experience this amazing story. Should Vinnk play the game even though it's a lot longer, and survival/horror isn't really his thing? Or does the HBO series which dives dow

Denshimail 182: Hey, Where's Perry?

Dec 21 2023 63 mins  
Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. This podcast is brought to you by the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network. Listen to other great shows at http://nerdandtie.com.

181: The Demise of Game Trade Shows

Dec 01 2023 64 mins  
E3 was interrupted by a global pandemic, and then cancelled in 2023 after none of the big console publishers were scheduled to appear. Before that it was Space World, and before that CES. Now with the internet publishers can create their own virtual showcases any time and as many times per year as they want without the cost overhead of sending personnel and materials to trade shows

182: The Demise of Wrestling Games and Rebirth of Beat 'em ups

Nov 18 2023 101 mins  
It's no secret that we're big fans of Homestar Runner here at Famicom Dojo, so when Vinnk had the chance to see a live wrestling match in Fukuoka he donned his finest Strong Bad shirt, and instantly made friends with American wrestlers Rip Byson and Perry Von Vicious after they spotted his totally awesome attire. It turns out Perry is a bit of a retro game fan to boot; it must be f

180: Digital Streaming Apocalypse

Nov 11 2023 73 mins  
The Wii U and 3DS eShops shut down in early 2023, taking with them thousands of games that aren't available physically or on other platforms. TV streaming is suffering an even worse fate of entire TV shows being cancelled and removed from their services, including canning unaired (but completed) seasons to save money with tax write-offs. Vinnk and Sean discuss how the digital apo

179: Take on Samba de Amigo: Party Central

Jul 06 2023 45 mins  
It's 1999 again on Nintendo Switch, with the release of an update to a cult classic: Samba de Amigo: Party Central. Will the Switch's motion controls be the antidote to both the imprecision of the Wii version, as well as the inevitable decay of the original Sega Dreamcast's wired controllers? Will anyone in their 40s even know any of the songs on the list? Sean and Vinnk preview

178: Video Game TV Shows

Nov 03 2022 81 mins  
We've talked before about movies based on video games, and video games based on movies (sometimes themselves based on video games; looking at you, Street Fighter: The Movie The Game!), but have we talked about TV shows inspired by video games? Vinnk and Sean react to the Mario movie trailer, talk about the video game cartoons of their childhood, and how the genre has grown to inc

177: Super Mario Kart Turns 30

Oct 06 2022 60 mins  
Five console generations ago, Nintendo gathered up its cast of Mario characters (and Mario-adjacent franchises), put them into 2D sprites on kart racers, and propelled them around a track rendered in the Super Nintendo's Mode 7. A phenomenon was born. Sean and Vinnk look back on three decades, and eight installments of the Mario Kart franchise, and wonder if Mario Kart 8 is too p

176: The Golden Age of Gaming

Sep 08 2022 55 mins  
When is the golden age of video games? Are we living through it now? Is it yet to come? (Those are basically the only options.) Vinnk and Sean discuss their opinions with each other and the No Brand Con audience as we try to pin down the answer. Plus, Vinnk opines about Sam & Max Save the World, and Sean talks about what got him to finally buy a ColecoVision. "One More Continue"

Denshimail 175: Full Metal Adventures in Babysitting

Aug 19 2022 41 mins  
In our accidental crossover episode with our new podcast Two Boobs Watch the Tube, we talk about video games, but quickly sidebar into movies and television.Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. This podcast is brought to you by the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network. Listen to other great shows at http://nerdandtie.com.