Best insert Quest Podcasts (2024)

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CQ 250 - The most CONTROVERSIAL cartridge tier list 3:40:05

6d ago3:40:05

3:40:05

cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridgesBy Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 249 - Every Pokemon Game. 3:25:31

24d ago3:25:31

3:25:31

EVERY Pokemon game. The Windows computer games, the Sega Pico Beena games, the Pokemon Mini games. But yeah, mostly the mainline handheld games that people actually care about.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 248 - Easy Inserts You're Missing 1:29:23

1M ago1:29:23

1:29:23

We're talking some specific inserts preventing your games from being 100% complete, from Zelda games to the highly collectible EA Sports Genesis games.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 247 - Collecting Boxes Tier List 4:03:40

2M ago4:03:40

4:03:40

This is a 4 hour show where we talk about how much we like every console's boxes. That's the show. Odyssey 2's cardboard gatefold boxes up through modern trashy eco-cases. It's four hours of that. Four hours talking about whether we like boxes. Four hours.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 246 - The Worst Insert: Temporary Tattoos 2:27:25

2M ago2:27:25

2:27:25

Hey there. You're about to take a long drive. Maybe you're about to catalog some games. You need to kill the time so we're here with a long episode about a topic you didn't know you didn't want: games that came with temporary tattoo inserts.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 245 - Games Are Affordable When You Don't Buy Nonsense 1:58:23

3M ago1:58:23

1:58:23

If you've ever said "Games are getting too expensive" are you talking about games you care about that matter, random hyped expensive trash, or the cost of trying to own literally every video game? The best games to collect are more affordable than virtually any other hobby, especially if your goal isn't to buy EVERYTHING. You'll never own a Babe Ru…

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Interview with Xavier Ho 30:48

3M ago30:48

30:48

Recently Ray got to sit down with Xavier Ho, the main organiser for the Pride at Play exhibition back in 2023. It was a short retrospective chat about the queer games exhibition, and what went into creating such wonderful event.We hope you enjoy this episode. You can find out more about Pride at Play by following this link: https://prideatplay.org/…

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CQ 244 - Are Game Conventions Even Worth It? 2:05:01

4M ago2:05:01

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We're talking about game conventions and our thoughts on attending them for both commerce and sociability in preparation for the upcoming Midwest Gaming Classic. Sorry for the late post, I've been very sick this past week!By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 243 - The Best Non-Game VG Collectibles 3:49:25

4M ago3:49:25

3:49:25

We're talking about every collecting category except video games: coins, stamps, comics, toys, cereal, etc. and what the best video game things in those categories are that come to mind. Over 3 minutes of research was done looking up video game related Funko Pop prices for this episode before we couldn't take it anymore.…

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CQ 242 - Collecting Controversy 1:56:59

5M ago1:56:59

1:56:59

We're talking about a few controversial games we haven't yet discussed to death including perhaps the first controversial video game in 1973's Gotcha to Wolfenstein 3D to whatever Gal Gun is. This episode is banned in Germany for multiple reasons.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 241 - Modern Games You'll NEVER Regret Owning 2:42:38

5M ago2:42:38

2:42:38

We're discussing some of potential "oh I wish I just got that when it was $8" games of 2000s and up. And also $3000 World of Warcraft server blades, which are sure to be a timeless collectible as well.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 240 - Old Men Complain About Collecting Rereleases, Reissues, and Rehashes 2:48:56

6M ago2:48:56

2:48:56

Two out of touch relics who collect old video games debate the merits of whether you should spend $64.99 on a reissued copy of NES Felix the Cat by Limited Run Games. No. No you shouldn't.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 239 - Rating "THE RAREST" Collectible Games 3:10:58

6M ago3:10:58

3:10:58

We are discussing and rating how worth it some of the "rarest" hype games are in game collecting from NWC to Pokemon Box to, for some reason, Devil's Third.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 238 - The Goals, Trends, and Prices of 2023 2:28:28

6M ago2:28:28

2:28:28

We're looking back at 2023: Our collecting goals, the price trends, the hobby trends, and the biggest sales of the year.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 237 - Collecting the EARLY History of Platformers 2:40:08

7M ago2:40:08

2:40:08

A.k.a "Ten Lords a Leaping" for the holiday season but I don't want people to skip the episode based on the title. We're going over an overview of platform games before Super Mario Bros., including some important but nearly forgotten games like Miner 2049er and Pac-Land that were swept away by Mario.…

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CQ 236 - A Conversation for New Game Collectors 3:07:15

7M ago3:07:15

3:07:15

It's a big episode of advice for new collectors like setting goals, avoiding hype, budging, and avoiding becoming a hoarder who thinks your pile of mass produced media is equivalent to a savings account.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 235 - Gifts you can ACTUALLY ask Santa for 2:14:13

8M ago2:14:13

2:14:13

We're going over the games, books, gadgets, and sundries of the season while Tyler tries to drag us into tangents. Be sure to ask your family for boxes to easily store all those bulk games you've been buying!By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 234 - How Many NES Variants Can One Man Know? 2:38:02

8M ago2:38:02

2:38:02

Due to unforeseen circumstances this month we don't have a new traditional show yet, but we do have a long After Dark conversation we had with Joe about NES variants. So if you're wondering who "Joe" is or want to hear about weird stickers and date codes on Nintendo games, this is the episode.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 233 - The MOST Iconic Halloween Game on Each Console 2:23:04

9M ago2:23:04

2:23:04

We try our very best not to pick a Castlevania game as the spookiest, Halloween-iest game on every platform except the BBC Micro.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 232 - A Very, Very 90s Halloween Episode 1:55:07

9M ago1:55:07

1:55:07

We're kicking off the season talking about the rare, the obscure, and the categories of games you might not even know exist. We chose some interesting spooky games to discuss this episode, and they just happen to be the most 90s games ever with lots of FMV games, oddly shaped PC big boxes, and Goosesbumps.…

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CQ 231 - We'd Start our PS2 Collections with WHAT? 1:56:39

10M ago1:56:39

1:56:39

Taking in a blend of collectibility, history, relevance, influence, and Tyler's personal taste, we each come up the first 10 PS2 games we'd start our collections with. Is this the first time we talk about the Trance Vibrator?? 😳By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 230 - Collecting Very "Adult" Games 2:23:31

10M ago2:23:31

2:23:31

Hide the kids and perhaps hide your ears. We are talking about porn games, from delightfully quirky Atari games, to the dark, dark origins of some of your favorite Japanese companies, to longtime grails like the Panesians.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 229 - Stop Buying Things You Don't Need 2:19:53

11M ago2:19:53

2:19:53

We are here to reiterate that unless you have a plan to corner a collectibles market, drive hype and speculation, and sell at a price determined by your business plan, you are not INVESTING in video games by filling your room up with boxes of PS2 games that might be worth more one day. Also maybe max your 401k and take stock of how those $10-20 pur…

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CQ 228 - Western Licenses without Western Releases 1:44:04

11M ago1:44:04

1:44:04

McDonalds is one of the most American things ever, but the Famicom game Donald Land is a whole McDonalds platformer that never got released in America. We're talking about western licenses that never got western releases. You know, the import stuff you can look at and go "I can't read Japanese but at least I know what Back to the Future is!".…

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CQ 227 - Why YOU, a normal person, might want to collect sports games 2:31:22

12M ago2:31:22

2:31:22

A basketball fan and a guy who doesn't watch sports cover four reasons you might collect perhaps the least collectible genre of video games.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 226 - It's Maybe A Good Time To Buy Games 1:56:56

12M ago1:56:56

1:56:56

Or as good as it might realistically get. Near term economic uncertainty aside, we're discussing some current and future factors that might have us looking back on today and saying "I wish I bought that before it blew up". Tools, charts, and ease of access to detailed information are unusually poor but there are numerous startups trying to improve …

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Interview with Logan Timmins 43:04

1y ago43:04

43:04

This month Ray got the chance to chat with Logan, a game maker from down Melbourne way. We've followed Logan's work for a while and have found it to be unique and inspiring in the way he experiments with the art form. It was great to finally get to sit down an chat with Logan about game design and his work.You can find more from Logan at the links …

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CQ 225 - The MOST Underrated and Overrated Collectible Games 3:16:47

1y ago3:16:47

3:16:47

Collecting is a weird hobby where the top things are often the top things just because they're the top things. We talk about, and disagree, on what some of the top things should and shouldn't be.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 224 - 3D Glasses: The Metaverse of the 80s/90s 1:57:42

1y ago1:57:42

1:57:42

We're talking about going straight into the matrix in the most classic fashion: with crappy little paper 3D glasses. We're talking about the most interesting games (and virtually every game) that includes pack-in 3D glasses.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 223 - 10 Sega Saturn Games We'd Start Our Collections With 1:55:07

1y ago1:55:07

1:55:07

We're talking about the first 10-ish Saturn games we'd collect at any budget because of all consoles maybe the US Saturn library isn't the best one to be poking around random cheaper games looking for gems.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 222 - Psychological Effects That Affect Collectors 1:59:19

1y ago1:59:19

1:59:19

We discuss the state of the video-screen laden amusement ride industry for 20 minutes, then go on to discuss a few psychological concepts that entrap us collectors like the sunk cost fallacy and endowment effect.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 221 - Disney Games (You've Probably Never Heard Of) 2:43:50

1y ago2:43:50

2:43:50

We're going deep into one of Johnny's niches: weird, weird Disney stuff. From various first appearances to inexplicable high quality Japanese exclusives to strangely rad computer games where Mickey has a gun.By Johnny & Tyler

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Guns Blazing Interview with Basheer Ghouse 44:50

1y ago44:50

44:50

Content Warning for this episode, we will be talking about revolutionary struggle.This month we got to chat with an amazing game maker out of the states Basheer Ghouse. Basheer has done a lot of consulting work in the industry, including for giants like Wizard's of the Coast and Paizo. Now he's launching his own game, Guns Blazing.We talked about t…

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CQ 220 - Games You Simply Can't Collect 2:14:13

1y ago2:14:13

2:14:13

We're talking about digital games, mainframe games, lost games, and all manner of video games that we can't own that make our collections incomplete.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 219 - 10 Sega Genesis Games We'd Start Our Collections With 2:13:29

1+ y ago2:13:29

2:13:29

Hey, this one is a real episode! We're talking about the first 10 games we'd each start our Sega Genesis collection with, and what version of each. You'll never guess how many times Altered Beast on our lists!By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 219X - So You Want To Collect Neo Geo 2:15:48

1+ y ago2:15:48

2:15:48

Learn what we know about Neo Geo. (This is the April Fools joke).By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ218 - When Are We Done Collecting? 1:53:51

1+ y ago1:53:51

1:53:51

We're talking about the Sisyphusian cycle of finding new sets, new interests, new consoles and never being done with acquisitions. Is there ever a point where we are done and happy rather than burnt out?By Johnny & Tyler

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Solo But Not Alone 3 Interview 43:31

1+ y ago43:31

43:31

Solo But Not Alone is an amazing charity bundle that happens every years.Game devs donate their Solo RPGs to benefit Jaspers Games Day, a charity fighting to improve mental health for young people. The bundle is packed full of RPGs you can play on your own, across a myriad of genres and themes. We were very fortunate to have a chat with the person …

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CQ 216 - How Many of Our Games Will the Future Even Remember? 2:52:22

1+ y ago2:52:22

2:52:22

We look back at the 30s, 40s, and 50s and only the absolute apex of pop culture media is well known by the average person. Within our lifetime, the vast majority of the dozens (or hundreds) of games we all thinks of as unyielding classics will discarded to the unremembered realm of obsolete media. We're taking a look through the lens of the not-too…

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CQ 217 - SideQuest Johnny AMA - Caution Not A Regular Episode 48:39

1+ y ago48:39

48:39

Johnny does an Ask Me Anything session with members of the CQ Discord. This is not a standard episode, it is not collector focused, it is just me telling personal stories that have very little to do with gaming and answering questions about why, how, and what I collect.By Johnny & Tyler

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Navathem's End Follow Up Interview 45:44

1+ y ago45:44

45:44

Back in 2021 we were fortunate enough to talk with Sin and Pam about their game Navathem's End. Now we're catching up again because it's going to print!We discuss all the challenges and excitement around finding a physical publisher for a game that's already be released digitally. As well as discussing the work that went into game previously, and w…

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CQ 215 - So You Want To Collect Gamecube 3:09:49

1+ y ago3:09:49

3:09:49

We dive into Gamecube and the world of $1,000 Mickey Mouse sports games, impossible to find Pokemon games, and one of Nintendo's most vibrant lineups.By Johnny & Tyler

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CQ 214 - Collecting the Most Influential Games Ever 3:01:57

1+ y ago3:01:57

3:01:57

We're talking about collecting some of the most important and influential games of all time (that are possible to own, sorry The Sumerian Game fans). We only have 14 games, so get ready to write in with outrage that we didn't include Final Fantasy VII or Bloons Tower Defense 6!By Johnny & Tyler

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Collector's Edition 2: Funko Pop Primer in Conjunction with The Dialogue Alley Podcast 14:50

1+ y ago14:50

14:50

A primer to give the ground work on how to collect Funko Pops. Listen to the Dialogue Alley Podcast where we go into detail about Harry Potter Funko Pop collecting.https://www.dialoguealley.com/podcastBy Johnny & Tyler

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Hellpiercers Interview with Nem 1:02:10

1+ y ago1:02:10

1:02:10

The first of our interviews for 2023, and hopefully many more ahead.This month I had the pleasure of talking to Nem who you may also know as Sandy Pug. She has done a lot of work supporting others and helping them get their games published, but also makes her own games too.HELLPIERCERS is their next big project, a tactical RPG about posthuman demi-…

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