It seems like 2023 has been the year of authors here on the show! Joining me on this episode is James Batchelor, who is the Editor in Chief of GamesIndustry.biz and host of the Bond & Beyond Podcast. James joins me today to talk about a book he has recently written called "The Best Non-Violent Video Games". We discuss the ins and outs of working in games media, how it influenced his work on the book and so much more!
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End Song: Mega Man 3 Snake Buster
Artist: Shinray
Album: N/A
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03767
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Everyone's favorite cuddly firebreather is finally making his appearance on Still Loading. This episode dives into the first game in the Spyro serie, Spyro the Dragon. I'm joined by my good friend Chris (@britishbondaddict) to talk about Insomniac's landmark PS1 3D platformer. We discuss why this game was so important for sony, how it feels to control today and we debate over if the music is good (I may have some hot takes).
End Song: Ice Ice Dragon
Artist: RobKTA + Starstorm
Album: N/A
https://youtu.be/xNOpQvFFSrA?si=DRqn3Y3odP9jWyx2
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Its another not-so-mini mini episode! It is the penultimate episode of our Captain N series and we are covering episodes 5 and 6 of season 3! Dexter of course is back and we break down the episodes A Tale of Two Dogs and Battle of the Basketball Know-it-Alls. This month we finally see the return of the entire N team being all together in an episode! And Mother Brain's crew is here too!
End Song: Mega Man 3 Snake Buster
Artist: Shinray
Album: N/A
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03767
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This episode has long been in the making.
Back in August I shared on social media that I finally was having my mom on the show, though I kept it vague as to what she was coming on to talk about. This episode is a bit hard to describe what it's about, but at it's core it is a very personal episode for me. I'm joined by my Mom, my friend CJ and my friend Jamie to talk about the various memories of gaming growing up. And while this isn't focused solely on memories of a games, console or genre; it is focused on memories of gaming with friends.... kinda.
In the episode I call it gaming in a social space, if that even makes sense. This episode is filled with stories of times when I would play games outside of the standard living room setup or the classic game night sleepover. It is about the times when video games were bigger than the worlds they inhabited on the TV.
This episode is about Rocking Chairs, Halo 2 and LAN Parties.
Songs used:
1:
Name: Donkey Kong 64: Jungle Japes (Vector U Remix)
Artist: Vector U
Album: N/A
https://soundcloud.com/vector-u/jungle-japes
2:
Name: Dragon Roost Island
Artist: Mikel
Album: Zelda & Chill
https://gamechops.com/zelda-and-chill/
3:
Name: Sierra-117
Artist: Laura Platt
Album: N/A
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03198
4:
Name: ReMix - StarCraft "Creep Colony"
Artist: Cory Johnson
Album: N/A
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04269
5:
Name: Melee (Smash Bros Remix)
Artist: James Landino
Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed
https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed/
5:
Name: Out of Time
Artist: Mykah
Album: Halloween EP
https://gamechops.com/halloween/
6:
End Song: Escape from the City (City Escape)
Artist: Super Lofi 64
Album: N/A
https://gamechops.com/escape/
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