Best Long Island Gaming League Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 59: #Fireside - Ray Reveals His Favorite Mortal Kombat Character and Why! 46:48

5d ago46:48

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🎙️ LIGL Fireside Podcast: Mortal Kombat Memories with Ray 🎮In this episode of the LIGL Fireside Podcast, we sit down with Ray for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as we explore his deep love for Mortal Kombat. From his first introduction to the iconic fighting game with his cousin, to the crushing defeat at the hands of a close friend during epic …

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081 | Desert Island Memory Stick Pro Duo 1:58:22

7d ago1:58:22

1:58:22

Picture it: You're deserted on a tropical island. No idea how you got there, no idea what you'll do, but then you see it: a PSP with five driving/racing games of your choosing on its proprietary storage media. What would you hope to see on that system? That's exactly the question Adam, Paul, Brendan, and Andrew answer in this episode. Considering t…

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080 | Every Snowboarding Game 1:49:51

5M ago1:49:51

1:49:51

Snowboarding was weirdly big in the '90s, wasn't it? For the big 80, the boys pay tribute to this forgotten genre by covering the most—and least—memorable titles that involve that most extreme of extreme sports, from the ones you know like SSX and Amped to oddities like Steep Slope Sliders and Evolution Snowboarding. Technically we don't talk about…

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Episode 58: #BlackHistoryMonth Hip Hop & gaming culture with HOT'97 HIP HOP GAMER! 39:41

7M ago39:41

39:41

🔥 Exciting News! Our Final Black History Month Guest: HOT'97 HIP HOP GAMER! 🎤Join us for an electrifying IG Live session as we close out Black History Month with none other than HOT'97's own HIP HOP GAMER! 🌟 Get ready for an epic conversation with the gaming industry's most dynamic personality.🎮 What to Expect:- Insights into the intersection of hi…

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Episode 57: #BlackHistoryMonth Honor Your Past, Build Your Wealth with Mr. X 30:34

7M ago30:34

30:34

The Mr. X Stock Market Academy and The Long Island Gaming League invites you to our Black History Month episode "Honor Your Past, Build your Wealth.Topics of Discussion:✅ Partnership of the Mr. X Stock Market Academy Company and The Long Island Gaming League Company✅ Exploring the success stories of African Americans who built wealth in the stock m…

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Episode 56: #BlackHistoryMonth Exploring Coding Careers with Marcus "Esports" Howard 32:22

7M ago32:22

32:22

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Black History Month in Esports! In this installment, we are joined by the esteemed Marcus "Esports" Howard, a trailblazer in the world of esports and a champion for diversity and inclusion.In this insightful conversation, Marcus Howard delves into the intersection of coding careers and esports, shedding l…

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Episode 55: #BlackHistoryMonth Global Esports W/ Gabriel Co-Founder of Esports Africa News 31:54

7M ago31:54

31:54

🌟 Exciting Announcement for Black History Month in Esports! 🌟Join us for this special surprise feature as we celebrate the global impact of esports in honor of Black History Month. We're thrilled to have a bonus guest, Mr. Gabriel Atsu Sikanku, co-founder of African esports media hub, @esportsafricanews (EAN), joining us for an insightful discussio…

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Episode 54: #BlackHistoryMonth level up our awareness W/ @REDinFamy 40:38

7M ago40:38

40:38

This Black History Month, we're honored to introduce our next guest: the phenomenal Tamika Moultrie, Founder of GEEK GAME TYTE, On Air Media Personality in Gaming/Esports, and a dedicated advocate for Diversity & Inclusion in STEAM fields. 🎮🚀Join us on 2.8.2024 at 7:30pm for an IG Live session where we dive deep into Tamika's inspiring journey and …

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Episode 53: #BlackHistoryMonth Recognizing Gaming Excellence Together W/ Michael Lewis 29:20

7M ago29:20

29:20

Join us as we celebrate Black History Month in the gaming world! 🕹️✊🏿🔍 What to Expect:Explore the incredible journeys of Michael Lewis a industry leader who's left an indelible mark on gaming history. This episode 1 will dive deep into his experiences, achievements, and the impact it has made on the industry. --- Support this podcast: https://podca…

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Episode 52: Intro to #BlackHistoryMonth in Esports 2024 5:03

7M ago5:03

5:03

Tune in to the Long Island Gaming League's Black History Month Live Videos. Learn more about what is yet to come in #February 2024 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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079 | Running Games 1:27:57

7M ago1:27:57

1:27:57

The whole Time Extend crew—Adam, Brend, Andrew, and Paul—join forces to talk about the weird and very occasionally wonderful things that happen when games focus entirely around putting one foot in front of the other. From Sonic R to Mirror's Edge, this one's all about the surprising gameplay challenge of trying to steer fast moving bipedal characte…

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078 | Rocket League, Rocket Racing 1:18:43

9M ago1:18:43

1:18:43

The boys have returned from their long hiatus with news about future plans as well as a long overdue conversation about Rocket League and why it still keeps them coming back after eight-plus years. Naturally Rocket Racing is covered as well, which shows glimmers of potential even if it lacks the staying power of Psyonix's modern classic.For more be…

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Episode 51: Welcome to 2024 - The Esports Millionaire Mindset 1:42

9M ago1:42

1:42

This is for the gaming community. We got something new just for you in 2024--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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077 | The Heat Is Back/Forza Motorsport Preview 1:07:26

1y ago1:07:26

1:07:26

We know, it's been a minute. But never before has Time Extend packed so much into one hour of a show. First, we chat about Daytona USA 2's about-damn-time console debut before diving into a retrospective on the divisive Dreamcast port. Then, we cap things off with hands-on preview impressions of the new Forza Motorsport fresh from an event hosted b…

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076 | Gran Turismo 4 Modding (with TheAdmiester) 1:14:01

1+ y ago1:14:01

1:14:01

Gran Turismo 4's hailed as one of the racing genre's all-time greats. But almost 20 years since release, a culmination of discoveries have now allowed modders to take Polyphony's 2004 opus to new heights. In this episode the boys chat with TheAdmiester, developer of the Gran Turismo 4 Spec II mod and Prize Randomizer, about his efforts and what the…

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075 | The Dirt Revolution 1:19:45

1+ y ago1:19:45

1:19:45

2007's Colin McRae: Dirt didn't just reinvent Codemasters' rally games; it left an indelible mark on the genre, and became the benchmark to which every off-road racer was compared against. In this episode the boys revisit the original trilogy, discussing Dirt's continual evolution and improvement throughout the generation, and how the late, great K…

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074 | Rally De Prism 1:07:20

1+ y ago1:07:20

1:07:20

In the late '90s, a short-lived developer named Prism Arts made a pair of budget Sega Rally clones for the PlayStation that never left Japan, and thus flew under the radar for a great many racing game fans. More than two decades later, the charm of Rally De Africa and Rally De Europe is no longer a secret, but we still know so little about them. In…

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Episode 50: getting some laughs with fudge the comedian 1:00:11

1+ y ago1:00:11

1:00:11

in this episode we get a kick out of talking with Fudge the comedian and take a look at how it is possible to combine standup and gaming --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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episode 49: the return of master elvis 1:27:25

1+ y ago1:27:25

1:27:25

in this episode we get visited by dojo rivals master Elvis and we take a look in to the state of esports, gaming and take a look at some games that will be coming out or that have already been released. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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073 | Your Hottest Racing Game Takes: 2023 Edition 1:09:31

1+ y ago1:09:31

1:09:31

We're back, ringing in 2023's coldest days with some piping hot takes sourced from you all to keep us warm. Did Ridge Racer "celebrate itself to death?" Did kart racers really never get better than Diddy Kong Racing? And is every modern racing game the most reductive version of its franchise? Responses to these arguably controversial opinions and s…

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072 | NFS: The Underground Era 1:30:54

2y ago1:30:54

1:30:54

With Need For Speed Unbound's release right around the corner, what better time than the present to finally dive into the series' big turn to tuner culture in the early aughts: Underground and Underground 2. Hugely controversial before release but quickly a runaway hit, EA Black Box's work on these titles defined NFS for a generation of fans. Us at…

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Episode 48: Fighting our way back to the present with Spero Gin 54:54

2y ago54:54

54:54

In todays episode we get a visit from former number 1 Tekken player in the usa and local esports legend Spero Gin, as he walks us down the hall of his house of pain...in the Tekken ring...round 1...fight!!!!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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071 | Hi-Spec Racing Gaming (with John Linneman and Andrew Elmore) 2:03:39

2y ago2:03:39

2:03:39

We often talk about old games and old systems on Time Extend. But what are you to do if you want to — heaven forbid — actually play one of these golden era racers in the finest quality possible? Nobody can answer that question better than our guests this week: Digital Foundry's John Linneman, and designer and musician Andrew Elmore. In this monster…

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070 | A Couple of Tourists (with Chris Lytle) 59:25

2y ago59:25

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More than 15 years since its release, it's still not uncommon to hear those who've played it praise Tourist Trophy as the finest two-wheeled racer of all time. For #70, the boys finally give the Gran Turismo spinoff its due, with the help of a special guest. We also discover a rare bit of sim racing gear that really deserved to change the hobby for…

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069 | Midnight Clubbing 1:22:07

2y ago1:22:07

1:22:07

In the era when street racing was king, no street racer was cooler than Midnight Club. The boys finally give Rockstar San Diego's beloved and dearly missed series its due, focusing on the innovative second act and the final entry, Midnight Club: Los Angeles. It's part tribute, part shameless jab at trying to will a sequel into existence.For more be…

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068 | Kenneth Ibrahim: The Voice of Sega Rally 1:48:35

2y ago1:48:35

1:48:35

If you have ever played Sega Rally Championship, you've undoubtedly heard Kenneth Ibrahim's voice before. Today, Kenneth is a Senior Pipeline Technical Director at Lucasfilm, working on Star Wars animated series. But almost 30 years ago, he served as your trusty co-driver in Tetsuya Mizuguchi's seminal arcade racing classic. Kenneth was gracious en…

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067 | Burnout Beyond Takedown 1:39:32

2y ago1:39:32

1:39:32

In 2004, Criterion Games released what many consider the greatest arcade racing game ever made, Burnout 3: Takedown. That's not the game we're talking about this episode. Instead, we set out to explore the entries in the beloved series that tend to get passed over today — the ones that established the franchise's fundamentals, marked Criterion's fi…

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Episode 47: The boys are back in town!!! 35:43

2y ago35:43

35:43

In today's episode we have big man Dennis, head of the long island gaming league, to talk about what has been going on in the ligl world and what is coming up. we end the episode with some...interesting views on the esports world --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support…

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066 | Sega GT 2002 (with ThunderTHR) 2:01:10

2+ y ago2:01:10

2:01:10

After a dismal first entry on the Dreamcast, in 2002 Sega's Wow Entertainment surprised owners of Microsoft's then-new Xbox with a charming, beautiful Gran Turismo-like experience: Sega GT 2002. It was leaps and bounds superior to its predecessor, but has been historically passed over since its days as a pack-in alongside Jet Set Radio Future. In t…

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Episode 46: We are backkkkk!!!!!!! 17:44

2+ y ago17:44

17:44

Sorry for the absence. we are back everyone. in this episode we dive in to our upcoming events and talk a little about the state of #esports in this post- covid19 world See our events: CLICK HERE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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065 | Choro Who? 1:05:25

2+ y ago1:05:25

1:05:25

Maybe you know it as Penny Racers; maybe Road Trip Adventure. Even more likely, you don't know it at all. But there are nearly 30 games in the Choro Q series, spanning the 32-bit era to the early days of mobile gaming. In this episode, the boys finally give this friendly, at times frustrating franchise its due. You definitely shouldn't play all of …

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064 | Gran Turismo 7 1:39:24

2+ y ago1:39:24

1:39:24

For the first time since this podcast began, we're talking about a new Gran Turismo. It's fortunate, then, that GT7 gives us so much to talk about. From shockingly challenging physics, to classic Polyphony game design oddities, to an impeccable presentation, the latest installment of The Real Driving Simulator has already proven pretty polarizing. …

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063 | Runabout 1:19:09

2+ y ago1:19:09

1:19:09

Our new year's resolution is to talk about more weird games, and you don't get much weirder than Runabout — Climax's strange action-driving franchise from the late '90s and early 2000s. Ancient relics of unimaginable power. Cows that sound like humans. Getting the hot dog. It's all here in this episode.For more between each podcast, follow @time_ex…

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062 | Christmas Cast 2021 1:02:43

3y ago1:02:43

1:02:43

It's that time once again where we reflect on the year that was in racing games and look forward to the year that will be. Join us for a chat about our favorite experiences in the genre in 2021, followed by a look ahead to all the titles — old and new — that we're planning to finally sink our teeth into in 2022. And no, it's not just Gran Turismo 7…

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Episode 45 - We are more than just esports. 5:01

3y ago5:01

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Tune in to this short podcast episode to learn why the Long Island Gaming League is more then just a esports company. Also listen and learn about what cool things we have planned for the end of this year. Get Tickets for Event on Dec 20th "Super Smash Bro - No Way Home Tournament" Join our League "CLICK HERE" --- Support this podcast: https://podca…

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061 | Racing Lagoon 1:18:33

3y ago1:18:33

1:18:33

We got our gift early this holiday season when a dedicated team of translators and hackers delivered an English-language patch for Square's 1999 street racing opus, Racing Lagoon. If you've never played it before, now's the perfect time to start. Join us as we chat about how this curious genre-mashing JRPG has become one of our most exciting gaming…

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Episode 44: the flipside of the coin 1:10:55

3y ago1:10:55

1:10:55

in this episode we take a look at the flipside of the coin... the point of view of the esports world from the eyes of a mother the supports esports and believes in esports in schools. the esports world has a future with moms like this...kudos --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support…

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060 | Forza Horizon 5 Preview 54:02

3y ago54:02

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The biggest racing game of 2021 is just around the corner. In anticipation, the boys chat about how Forza Horizon 5 is shaping up with Adam fresh off a weeklong preview of the game's single-player campaign. It's a lengthy discussion about what the series has always done well and not so much, while recognizing that, no matter what, we're all going t…

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Episode 43: a trip in the world of DxDRxse 1:17:16

3y ago1:17:16

1:17:16

in this episode we tar a trip in the world of the streaming enigma DxDRxse and see what it is like to be a faceless streamer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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059 | R: Live On Twitch! 1:06:32

3y ago1:06:32

1:06:32

Namco's infamous foray into relatively realistic motorsport is the topic of discussion for Time Extend's first ever live show! We'd recorded an R: Racing Evolution episode weeks earlier you see, but it was erased from existence — some say by the stealthy hand of G.V.I. Their cronies couldn't keep us down though, so we made up for it by recording th…

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058 | Art Of Multi Racing 1:22:31

3y ago1:22:31

1:22:31

Completely ignored in its day and forgotten since, Multi-Racing Championship is exactly the kind of obscure old racer we love here at Time Extend, and in this episode we devote an hour to it. Far longer than you probably cared to hear anyone discuss it, or it probably deserved. If that doesn't do it for you, we spend the final 20 minutes aghast at …

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Episode 42: Second half of The Bush Bros 1:10:16

3y ago1:10:16

1:10:16

In this episode we introduce to u the other half of the bush bros, Michael "MicroPwny", and we take a in depth look in to how streamers are having to adapt to the new normal in the streaming world --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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057 | Supermini Festa! 1:03:27

3+ y ago1:03:27

1:03:27

In this episode the boys return to the heart of what Time Extend is all about: A racing game barely anyone's every heard of, and even fewer have taken the time to play. But there's a lot of charm in Konami's arcade runabout GTI Club — even if the brutal difficulty spikes of the PSP version almost resulted in one harmed handheld in the making of thi…

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episode 41: our field trip to e-legends 51:37

3+ y ago51:37

51:37

in the episode bruno and nick talk about the road trip to newly reopened e-legends cyber cafe in seldon, new york and spoke about some upcoming events that the league are going to have --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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Episode 40: The Power of Collaboration w/ Skullz CEO, Wes Byrds 1:31:52

3+ y ago1:31:52

1:31:52

The Power of Collaboration w/ Skullz CEO, Wes Byrds | Episode 40 | Long Island Gaming League Podcast In this episode, we speak with Wes Bryd and talk about the Atlanta esports movement and the power of collaborations. Tune in to see how if we work together we can continue to grow and support the esports industry we love. Skullz.com Show with with o…

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056 | Coast 2 Coast 1:07:16

3+ y ago1:07:16

1:07:16

Everyone loves OutRun, but somehow it’s a series we’ve never discussed at length on Time Extend. Consider this episode finally making up for that glaring oversight. Here we chat about OutRun 2 and 2006: Coast 2 Coast, how they came to be and why they still have us dreaming about blue skies a decade and a half later.For more between each episode, fo…

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055 | Colin McRae Rally (with Paul Lovell) 1:02:49

3+ y ago1:02:49

1:02:49

No rally franchise was more celebrated year in and out during the Xbox and PS2 generation than Colin McRae Rally. Joining us for this episode to unpack the series' sixth-gen era is Paul Lovell, who worked as a level designer on CMR 3, 04 and 2005. Paul offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on the development of these three rallying classics that a…

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Episode 39 - the meta has changed on long island 1:25:04

3+ y ago1:25:04

1:25:04

on todays episode we introduce our new cohost, nick, and interview the boys from The Meta gaming and talk a little about everything from esports to trading card games --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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054 | Jet Wave Moto Race (with Jayson Lamp) 1:03:50

3+ y ago1:03:50

1:03:50

For a hot minute, jet ski racing was all the rage in 1996. Jet Moto on the PlayStation and Wave Race 64 on the N64 released merely a day apart. Although they looked very similar on their shimmering, translucent surface, they handled, looked and sounded very differently in practice. In this episode we're joined once again by Jayson Lamp to help us c…

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Episode 38: State of esports 2021 1:30:08

3+ y ago1:30:08

1:30:08

In this very special episode, I am joined but a couple of our gamers, to discuss the state of esports in the beginning of 2021 and how we see things going the rest of the way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ligamingleague/support

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