Best Nonsensical Gamers Podcasts (2024)

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Ep.528 – SAG Episode 528: Mid-August is Business Card Holder Season 2:12:38

4h ago2:12:38

2:12:38

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dean fills in for Dan, joining Kris for this month’s Alphabet Soup-er Series! It was Kris’s pick for the letter O and he went with the marble rolling wonder On the Ball for Super NES. It’s an odd game for sure, with some zany music and completely unhinged “cinematic” cutscenes, but is it a good time? How much bett…

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Ep.527 – SAG Episode 527: Why Wold Anyone Do this? 3:25:23

1h ago3:25:23

3:25:23

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris chat with programmer Rumbleminze! He’s been working on porting NES games to theSuper NES. Why would anyone do this? Well, turns out there’s a number of really interesting reasons, and they discuss all of them ad nauseum. They also talk about Kid Icarus a LOT. Because Kid Icarus is awesome. At the top …

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Ep.526 – SAG Episode 526: SAG Cartoon Express - In Search of the King 2:58:13

4d ago2:58:13

2:58:13

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan, Kris, and Dean climb aboard the SAG Cartoon Express to discuss the Captain N: The Game Master episode “In Search of the King.” Why is the King SO MUCH older than his daughter? How the heck did he get stuck in the Mirror Dimension in the first place? Why is everything in this show credited to Nintendo? So many…

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Ep.525 – SAG Episode 525: The 10 20 30 40 for July 2024 2:52:48

12d ago2:52:48

2:52:48

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris attack the 10 20 30 40 with renewed vim and vigor! Yes, preparations were made to try and streamline the process and hopefully make the segment more entertaining and less Kris reading lists while trying to stay awake. The bad news is, very little of note came out this month on any platforms. EXCEPT a …

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Ep.524 – SAG Episode 524: Alphabet Soup-er Series: Ninja Gaiden (Master System) 2:33:44

19d ago2:33:44

2:33:44

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris finally get back to the Alphabet Soup-er Series with Ninja Gaiden for sEga Master System. This is NOT the same game as Ninja Gaiden for NES, or Ninja Gaiden the arcade game, or Ninja Gaiden for Game Gear. This is completely different, but somehow also not? It’s certainly an interesting experience, but…

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Ep.523 – SAG Episode 523: Trivia Time with Radio Free Nintendo and Turning Tracks 2:39:29

26d ago2:39:29

2:39:29

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, it’s the long overdue return of Trivia Time! This time, Dan has to face off against Guillaume from the Radio Free Nintendo Podcast and Matt from Geekade’s Turning Tracks to try and maintain his chokehold on the championships. Who will come out on top? What kind of stupid games will Kris make these people play? Lis…

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Ep.522 – SAG Episode 522: SAG Cartoon Express - Misadventure of Mighty Plumber 2:32:11

1M ago2:32:11

2:32:11

On this week’s podcast, Dan, Kris, and Dean board the SAG Cartoon Express for a visit to the classic animated series The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. This wretched cartoon pits everyone’s favorite plumbers against King Koopa’s neweast ally, Mighty Plumber, A TV Action hero that he somehow tricks into thinking Mario and Luigi are the bad guys.…

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Ep.521 – SAG Episode 521: The 10 20 30 40 for June 2024 2:06:18

2M ago2:06:18

2:06:18

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the June 10 20 30 40! What notable games were released in June 2014, 2004, 1994, and 1984? Was this yet another wretched month of bland releases, or were there a few gems worth DIGGING up? Why yes, that was a Shovel Knight reference! There were actually several great releases this time aroun…

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Ep.520 – SAG Episode 520: Not E3 Recap Part 3 2:20:43

2M ago2:20:43

2:20:43

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris conclude their coverage of the summer games extravaganza they lovingly refer to as Not E3! This time around, Nintendo hit it big with their June Direct, including a number of big surprises like a new Mario & Luigi, Zelda starring Zelda, and Metroid Prime 4. Atooi also farted out a rather unimpressive …

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Ep.519 – Not E3 Recap Week 2 2:51:26

2M ago2:51:26

2:51:26

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris continue their coverage of the summer games extravaganza they lovingly refer to as Not E3! This time around, they have a crazy number of showcases to break down, including the Future of Play Direct, Women Led Games Show, Ubisoft Forward, and honestly way too many more. So their summaries of many were …

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Ep.518 – SAG Episode 518: Not E3 Recap Week 1 2:55:45

2M ago2:55:45

2:55:45

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris are unfortunately not joined by Dean for th Cartoon Express because of dogs. (No really, there were dogs involved). But fortunately, there’s a metric ton of new game news to talk about! That's right, it’s officially Not E3 season, and this week was host to a crazy amount of new game announcements that…

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Ep.517 – SAG Episode 517: What Games Came Out in May 1984, 1994, 2004, and 2014? 2:52:37

2M ago2:52:37

2:52:37

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris tackle the May 10 20 30 40, where they look back at notable game releases from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago this month. But these last few entries haven’t been all that spectacular overall. Will this month be any different? Will the PS2 or Intellivision save the day, or will a baby of mundane releases…

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Ep.516 – Talking With The Immortal John Hancock 3:26:13

3M ago3:26:13

3:26:13

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris were joined by The Immortal John Hancock! John was nice enough to come on the show and chat all about his YouTube channel, how he got started, his love of retro games, and more. He also went into the process of publishing his Atari 2600 physical and digital games, and was genuinely a nice fella. What …

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Ep.515 – SAG Episode 515: The Best Super NES Soundtracks Part 2 1:19:58

3M ago1:19:58

1:19:58

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, it’;s time for the conclusion of May-nia 2024! This year’s topic is Super NES soundtracks, and Dan is making Kris make some dreadful decisions. He’s plugged IGN’s best SNES games of all time list into a tournament-style bracket system and is making Kris choose which ones he likes best. Round one had some easy choi…

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Ep.514 – SAG Episode 514: The Best Super NES Soundtracks Part 1 2:46:28

3M ago2:46:28

2:46:28

Show Notes Tales of Kenzera Zau On this week’s podcast, May-nia has returned! This year’s topic is Super NES soundtracks, and Dan is making Kris make some dreadful decisions. He’s plugged IGN’s best SNES games of all time list into a tournament-style bracket system and is making Kris choose which ones he likes best. Round one had some easy choices …

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Ep.513 – SAG Episode 513: Alphabet Soup-er series - Montezuma’s Return 2:33:02

3M ago2:33:02

2:33:02

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris get together for a new entry in the Alphabet Soup-er Series. For Kris’s pick, he went with Montexuma’s Return for Game Boy Color as his M game, and well, it didn’t go so well. Does this deeply flawed GameBoy game have any redeeming qualities? Why did Kris find it so charming? What does this all have t…

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Ep.512 – SAG Episode 512: Cartoon Express: Sonic the Hedgehog - No Brainer 2:08:16

4M ago2:08:16

2:08:16

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris climb aboard the SAG Cartoon Express to discuss another classic Sonic the Hedgehog episode, but not THAT Sonic the Hedgehog show. The OTHER Sonic show that was airing at the same time, which was just called Sonic the Hedgehog. Not confusing at all! Anyway, the episode was called No Brainer, and it cer…

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Ep.511 – SAG Episode 511: What Games Came Out in April 1984, 1994, 2004, and 2014? 2:26:23

4M ago2:26:23

2:26:23

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into what can only be described as the most unbelievably dull 10-20-30-40 in the show’s history. That is, of course, until they get to the 30, where both the Super NES and Sega Genesis had some absolutely stellar months featuring the likes of Streets of Rage 3, King of Dragons, and Super Metroid.…

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Ep.510 – SAG Episode 510: Was Game Boy Advance Better Than Super NES? 2:36:24

4M ago2:36:24

2:36:24

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris tackle a listener request that’s a much tougher question to answer than it might seem. Which console’s library was better? The Super NES or the Game Boy Advance? With so many amazing games on each system, it’s a tough call, but the guys are going to try their best, and probably wind up wasting a whole…

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Ep.509 – Alphabet Soup-er Series - Life Force 2:14:18

5M ago2:14:18

2:14:18

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the latest installment in the Alphabet Soup-er Series, where they discuss games once a month in alphabetical order. It was Dan’s pick for the letter L and he went with Life Force for NES, a game that’s anything but an L. Konami once again showed off their prowess on the NES with this wonderf…

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Ep.508 – SAG Episode 508: The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog - Robotnik Jr. 2:48:21

4M ago2:48:21

2:48:21

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan, Kris, and Dean board the SAG Cartoon Express to discuss a classic episode of The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. This was the “funny” one, and boy are those quotation marks doing some heavy lifting. Between Dr. Robotnik’s really weird design, to some very annoying catchphrases, this show was certainly a tri…

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Ep.507 – SAG Episode 507: What Games Came Out in March 10, 20, 30, and 40 Years Ago? 2:22:15

5M ago2:22:15

2:22:15

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris tackle the March 2024 10-20-30-40, where they look back at notable games released this month 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago. PS4 and Xbox One struggle to put out anything of value, while the Xbox actually has a better month than the almighty PS2 for a change. The NES gets pair of excellent games late in…

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SAG Episode 506: The Wrong Fluids 2:26:25

5M ago2:26:25

2:26:25

Show Notes 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 fir…

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SAG Episode 505: Green Bean Casserole is a Bridge Too Far 2:50:21

5M ago2:50:21

2:50:21

Show Notes 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…

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SAG Episode 504: BTAG, You’re It! 2:17:48

6M ago2:17:48

2:17:48

Show Notes 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 Spea…

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SAG Episode 503 Part 2: We're Just Gonna Stay Up All Night 1:31:20

6M ago1:31:20

1:31:20

Show Notes 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 m…

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SAG Episode 503 Part 1: We're Just Gonna Stay Up All Night 1:22:12

6M ago1:22:12

1:22:12

Show Notes 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 m…

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SAG Episode 502: I Basically Derived No Joy 2:07:20

6M ago2:07:20

2:07:20

Show Notes 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 t…

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SAG Episode 501: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 2:30:26

6M ago2:30:26

2:30:26

Show Notes 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 cau…

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SAG Episode 500: 500th Episode Extravaganza! Part 2 2:47:34

6M ago2:47:34

2:47:34

Show Notes 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…

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Ep.500 – SAG Episode 500: 500th Episode Extravaganza! Part 1 2:10:34

6M ago2:10:34

2:10:34

Show Notes 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…

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Ep.499 – SAG Episode 499: Not Necessarily Video Game Related 2:12:37

7M ago2:12:37

2:12:37

Show Notes 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 t…

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SAG - After School Special 1:19:31

7M ago1:19:31

1:19:31

Show Notes 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.…

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Ep.498 – SAG Episode 498: 2024 Year in Preview 2:02:22

7M ago2:02:22

2:02:22

Show Notes 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, Ko…

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Ep.497 – SAG Episode 497: 2023 Golden Caveman Awards 1:47:10

7M ago1:47:10

1:47:10

Show Notes 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 real…

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Ep.496 – SAG Episode 496: 2023 Year in Review 1:35:19

8M ago1:35:19

1:35:19

Show Notes 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 …

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Ep.495 – SAG Episode 495: The Bones are Solid 1:47:50

8M ago1:47:50

1:47:50

Show Notes 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…

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Ep.494 – SAG Episode 494: I Will Go Get a Colonoscopy With You 2:40:53

8M ago2:40:53

2:40:53

Show Notes 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…

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Ep.493 – SAG Episode 493: It’s Okay to Hold the Goat 2:28:19

9M ago2:28:19

2:28:19

Show Notes 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 …

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Ep.492 – SAG Episode 492: It’s A Tolerable Life 2:07:52

9M ago2:07:52

2:07:52

Show Notes 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 que…

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Ep.491 – SAG Episode 491: Stone Age Starter Kit - Xbox One 1:25:01

9M ago1:25:01

1:25:01

Show Notes That’s it, folks. The final Stone Age Starter Kit is done. After years of asking the question, we finally ask it for the last time. If you had $100 to start a physical Xbox One collection, which games should you get? Of course, ending on Xbox One maybe wasn’t the best idea because neither Dan nor Kris have extensive knowledge on the cons…

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Ep.490 – SAG Episode 490: They Made One 2:02:27

9M ago2:02:27

2:02:27

Show Notes November is nearly behind us, and that meanest it’s time for Dan and Kris to tackle the November 10 20 30 40, when they talk about notable game releases from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago. And what a month this was, especially 20 years ago with some absolutely massive titles like Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Beyond Good & Evil, Mario …

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Ep.489 – SAG Episode 489: Cookies are for Closers 2:35:43

9M ago2:35:43

2:35:43

Show Notes There’s a live-action Zelda movie in the works, and you know that means. The Stone Age Casting Gall is back! Dan and Kris (well, mostly Dan) comb through Hollywood’s finest to determine who should play the various characters that could be portrayed on the big screen in this frankly ill-advised upcoming Zelda movie. Is Liam Neeson Middle …

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Ep.488 – SAG Episode 488: You’re Not a Dog Dumpster 1:53:29

10M ago1:53:29

1:53:29

Show Notes After taking a month off to give the game enough proper attention, the Alphabet Soup-er Series has returned with Dan’s pick for the letter H, A Hat in Time. Because we don’t count the “A” in that title. Or at least Dan doesn’t. Anyway, if you;’re unfamiliar, the Alphabet Soup-er Series is where Dan and Kris take turns each month choosing…

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Ep.487 – SAG Episode 487: Stone Age Starter Kit: PlayStation 4 1:51:13

10M ago1:51:13

1:51:13

Show Notes The Starter Kits are almost over! With the PlayStation 4, we’ve made it to the penultimate chapter in our multi-year Starter Kit escapade. So once again, we pose the question, if you had just $100 to start a physical PlayStation 4 collection, which games should you get? Assuming you had whatever peripherals required to okay said games, b…

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Ep.486 – SAG Episode 486: More Droids Should Have Beards 2:22:42

10M ago2:22:42

2:22:42

Show Notes As the month of October draws to a close, so must Dan and Kris dive into this month's 10 20 30 40 with enthusiastic aplomb. Each month, they look back at notable game releases from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago, and while there were some nasty technical difficulties preventing them from efficiently dong to (Thanks to Metacritic changing t…

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Ep.485 – SAG Episode 485: Ranking Every Mortal Kombat Kharacter Part 2 3:14:09

10M ago3:14:09

3:14:09

Show Notes The spooky season is still upon us, and to celebrate, Dan and Kris have kompleted their attempt at ranking every Mortal Kombat Kharacter! This time around, they’re starting with Mortal Kombat 4 and working their way back to the original arcade release, and this is where things get really interesting because this is where the truly iconic…

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Ep.484 – SAG Episode 484: Ranking Every Mortal Kombat Kharacter Part 1 2:55:32

11M ago2:55:32

2:55:32

Show Notes The spooky season is upon us, and to celebrate, Dan and Kris have kompiled a list of every Mortal Kombat kharacter! Why? To rank them, of course! In part 1 of this 2-part ranking extravaganza, they’ll be dissecting every playable fighter working backwards from Mortal Kombat 11 back to Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. And boy, are there so…

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Ep.483 – SAG Episode 483: Wii U Starter Kit 2:45:05

11M ago2:45:05

2:45:05

Show Notes Dan and Kris bring you the Nintendo Wii U Starter Kit! If you had $100 to start a physical Wii U collection, which games should you get? The Wii U is an interesting system because while some of its games have become fairly expensive already, many of its best titles are still shockingly affordable. But with many of those games also existi…

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Ep.482 – SAG Episode 482: They Just Won’t Shut Up

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Show Notes This week, Dan and Kris bring you the September 10 20 30 40, where they break down notable game releases from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago. This month was all over the map. Despite Metacritic changing their site and making it nigh unusable for the purposes of finding games by release date, they managed to find the info they needed! Some …

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