Old Gamer’s Almanac

Nov 18 2024 179 ep. 77 mins 116

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Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson are doing the impossible. Each week, we add one game to our growing definitive ranking of all video games ever made. If the video game industry could just stop for a little bit while we catch up, that would be super helpful.

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Donkey Kong Country (1994)

Nov 18 2024 66 mins

This week Matt, EJ, and Hunter sit down to talk about a stone-cold classic that everyone loves. DONKEY KONG. It's a really silly one and I hope you listen to it while gettin' some much needed potassium. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/194Zs7HY9o2y4dgOQLsQXT0Q0cBW_Q1WZzkwqG-ALqi0/edit?usp=sharing. THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS IF

Astro Bot (2024)

Nov 12 2024 63 mins

We're close to the end of the year and we had a late surprise GOTY contender in Sony and Team Asobi's Astro Bot. A character and studio previously relegated to tech demos for Sony were finally given the reins to their own full game and they completely knocked it out of the park. We're obsessed with this little and I'm ready for the return of the mascot platformer. Sony, you've mayb

Warcraft: Orcs and Humans (1994) (Feat. Cole Wehrle)

Nov 04 2024 67 mins

It's a U.S. Election Day spectacular as Hunter and game designer Cole Wehrle (Root, Oath, Arcs) sit down to talk about one of the foundational games of the RTS genre. Does it hold up? Did it see the future? How good is it? All will be answered this week! Stay tuned after the discussion for the announced date of the Age of Empires 2 SMASHATHON and how we'll be changing the show fo

Demon's Crest and Blackthorne (1994)

Oct 28 2024 73 mins

This week Matt and Hunter sit down to double up and talk about two exciting games from the before times! One is a Capcom platformer with real good art and the other is a pre-Warcraft Blizzard console game in the style of Another World. This one was recorded in person and has a real excited feel to it. To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spr

UFO 50 (2024) (Feat. Cole Wehrle and Nick Brachmann)

Oct 21 2024 82 mins

This week we have two of our Game Dev friends from Leder Games: Cole Wehrle and Nick Brachmann and we're talkin' deep on some UFO 50. In this show four souls trade stories of their experiences with a bygone game studio that never was. I won't mince words, I love this game and I really think you should check it out. Check out Cole and Nick over at ledergames.com Buy UFO 50: https

Final Fantasy 6 (1994) (Feat. Exothermic)

Oct 14 2024 136 mins

This week Matt and Hunter commemorate a very special game that has been a white whale for this podcast from the beginning. Await with bated breath as we find out whether or not this JRPG is finally the one that Matt finds himself enjoying, will it score higher than FF7? The only way to find out is by listening! Special thanks to Exothermic for joining in on this special episode.

Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth (2024)

Oct 07 2024 78 mins

We've got Hunter and Sun this week with a long overdue episode about the second part in the Final Fantasy 7 remake project: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! We got pretty in-depth in this discussion and you should expect spoilers to happen but we do mention when it's spoiler time and be warned we do ruin the ending of the game so do not listen past that point if you don't want that! Thanks

System Shock (1994)

Sep 30 2024 64 mins

This week, Matt and Hunter sit down to talk about proto-immersive sim game System Shock. We also talk a bit about the 2023 remake by nightdive studios, also we talk about the immersive sim genre in general for a while! Those of you interested in the Age of Empires 2 tournament we'll be doing please hang out with the end of this episode for some good information! To see the most u

Crow Country (2024) (feat. Jenna Stoeber)

Sep 25 2024 56 mins

With October just around the corner we figured it was time to GET SPOOKY. We've invited our favorite spooky time guest Jenna Stoeber to come talk about this year's Crow Country, a fun nostalgic survival horror game by SFB games (snipperclips). **We get into spoilers from 25:45 to 34:20** YOU BEEN WARNED Find all Jenna's stuff at https://www.jennastoeber.com/ Additional music by

Speed (1994) Patreon Bonus

Sep 23 2024 75 mins

This bonus episode has been owed to y'all for a while and now Hunter and EJ are gonna give it to ya! Your regular episode will be out later this week! Thank you for supporting the show and now your reward is that we snort through summarizing the plot of this ridiculous and special film. Have fun! To see the most up to version of The OGA 100, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsh