Harcroft joins in for this month's Mario's Minute in an original Xbox focused episode! We talk about his personal Title Update and DLC archiving projects, new projects such as XCAT, and a big delve into the OXHD which aims to be an open source solution to install internal HDMI output on an original Xbox.…

A bit of a shorter solo episode this month, but mostly gaming related! Talking about some personal StreetPass memories at the thought of it being over 13 years old, a dog story related to a bowl of stolen salmon, and uncovering an old story that I thought back to related to a game store employee trying to downplay a remake of Final Fantasy VII.…

Going solo for this episode of Mario's Minute in which I talk about Funimation's fold into Crunchyroll removing "forever" digital copies of content that people own, winning a case on eBay as a seller, and theorizing whether or not the new PlayStation and Xbox consoles should have been delayed by a year.…

Gather round, friends! For its time for yet another episode of MARIO'S MINUTE, this time with ModzvilleUSA as a return guest! We talk about loud Dreamcast noises, the ideal dog:human ratio in a household, Game Dude, the Mig Switch flashcart, and get a healthy amount of pizza talk in.By MrMario2011

For 2023's final episode of Mario's Minute, we're talking about old mods, new mods, new content removals, and false antivirus accusations! Talking a bit about getting PMEX set up for my younger brothers, the entire process of importing Minecraft worlds into Minecraft Bedrock, Discovery content being removed from PlayStation platforms, and finally t…

Joining up for this year's final guest on Mario's Minute is NickMoses05, a fellow content creator who has been in the world of modding for a while now! We've both followed each other's content for several years at this point and finally got to link up for an episode discussing everything from travel, food, GERMS, phone addiction, and an exclusive s…

Talking about everything from beefing over a fat cat, to Mortal Kombat 1 on Switch, the PS5 Slim announcement, and regrets selling old game consoles. Pepper in some old game store stories and we've got ourselves another solo episode of Mario's Minute! Hope you all enjoy.By MrMario2011

Over five years of Mario's Minute episodes, but over ten years of Grand Theft Auto V! We talk about that a bit on this solo episode, alongside a leak of a digital only Xbox Series X refresh model, my first soldering experiences up to my first successful one, and some game store stories all centered around one particular individual.…

Joined up this month with returning guest KawlunDram! Talking about the re-release of Red Dead Redemption, the remaster of Quake 2, and the PlayStation Portal being the Wii U Gamepad for the PS5. We've also got some headphone talk, media server discussion, and talk about the games we're currently playing in this densely packed episode of Mario's Mi…

Another solo episode this month, but here to talk about the Call of Duty games (and more!) being fixed up on the Xbox 360, which was a surprise to many. Some stories involving anime, trash, toilet paper, and shared high school WiFi. Finally, talking about games I've played recently including a rant about how bad Turok (2008) was.…

A solo episode for this month's Mario's Minute covering comments, cleaner, and a massive digitizing project! First I talk about being noticed for Jet Moto 2 of all things, followed by a rant about staying far away from MX Cleaner due to the massive stink it generates. Industrial style soldering irons are discussed at length, to determine whether or…

This month features the console modding Wiki master Derf joining us for a couple hours to chat! We talk about the Wiki projects he's worked on, the downfall of forum/message board culture, mixed in with a bit of preservation talk. We had to touch up quite bit on Xbox 360 modding talk, and also talked about our preferences for retro gaming depending…

Going solo again for this episode of Mario's Minute, getting into a bit of everything here! Starting with a bit of religious NES modding, and getting to my E3 thoughts a bit late asking if E3 is really needed these days? Some restaurant talk, game store stories, and current games being played!By MrMario2011

Going solo for this episode of Mario's Minute! Talking a bit about the warm reaction I had on my one-off DKOldies video, a recent error(?) surrounding the Xbox 360's digital storefront closing, and the Game Boy family finally arriving on Nintendo Switch Online! As always on these solo episodes, finishing off with some game store stories as well.…

For this guest episode of Mario's Minute, we welcome f4mi on the show for a nearly three hour podcast! We talk about a range of topic from the rise of modern day social media, to LeafyisHere, to the rapid growth of AI, and a whole lot of Famiclone talk.By MrMario2011

First episode of 2023! For this episode I do a bit of a retrospective with Mario's Minute now being over five years old. I also do a bit of a state of things on the channel, and I spend a good chunk of time talking about console modding. A troubleshooting story with an odd culprit, as well as what I believe seems to separate some of the best and wo…

To finish out 2022 I brought on ModzvilleUSA for his first ever guest appearance on a podcast! We spent almost three hours talking about the ModzvilleUSA origin story, and of course PLENTY of modding. Lots of Xbox 360 RGH talk, experiences with the original Xbox, the art of PS2 installs, Famicom Disk System games, and much more!…

A solo but festive episode of Mario's Minute for the Thanksgiving season! I talk a bit about Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, Black Friday, and the overall holiday season here. A bit of a run-in with a Karen at the local Post Office. Also, more game store stories from my days of working at a game shop!By MrMario2011

A laptop filled episode of Mario's Minute this month! The first one being a throwback to nearly ten years ago when Asus required me to get a diagnosis on my old laptop from Best Buy's Geek Squad, to which they blamed a WiFi board defect on... GoogleUpdate.exe? I also share some more adventures in the world of laptop upgrades, as I worked on a lapto…

Talking with Dr_Boomhauer, friend of the show, for this month's episode of Mario's Minute! We talk about our background over how we know each other, as well as his Xbox hardware collecting tendencies. We also talk quite a bit about games this episode with the recent GoldenEye 007 announcements, the HUGE Grand Theft Auto VI leak, and Sony increasing…

Games, games, and games for this episode of Mario's Minute! Before I recorded this episode, I got annoyed with selling some games on eBay and figured... Why not bring it up on the podcast and air my annoyances about it here? I also finally got my Steam Deck and share my initial thoughts, feelings, and experiences with it all. A bunch of games were …

Jason of GameRaveTV joins in to talk about a bit of everything old and new in this guest episode of Mario's Minute! We talk a whole lot about the original PlayStation, our experiences working at game shops, and shine a bit of light on the process of unearthing a hidden demo of DOOM back in 2020.By MrMario2011

Coming back for a solo episode of Mario's Minute after overcoming a dreaded illness, to delving back into the gaming deep-end by running through all of the Max Payne games for the first time in a decade! I also might have accidentally picked up a new sickness, that being an addiction to Game Boy mods and upgrades! I also share some scratchy game sh…

This time around we have special guest Badger Goodger on for his first ever podcast appearance! We sat down for an extra long episode here as the conversation kept flowing, most of it related to games published by Rockstar Games that Badger Goodger is known for in the community. The validity of some past Rockstar related leaks is discussed as well …

A whole lot of gaming goodness this month! Starting off shouting out and talking about ConsoleMods.org which is shaping up to be one of the best written resources for console modding documentation. Sony has started a Game Preservation Team which I discuss my thoughts on, and immediately follow that up with Sega delisting classic Sonic games to make…

KawlunDram from Soruce Gaming joins in for this month's episode of Mario's Minute! Over the course of a couple hours we talk about everything from chicken wings and hot sauce to rants in the world of tech and video games. A lot of what we discuss here is related to gaming, but we also get to talking about sicknesses we picked up (not that one) and …

A gaming, tech, and rant filled episode for this month's episode of Mario's Minute! After talking a bit about the history of Mario's Minute, I rant about the TV issue that's been slowly plaguing my eyes for almost three years. The recent announcement of the 3DS & Wii U eShops being discontinued is also discussed here. Game install sizes for ninth g…

A new year, so let's start out with a first for Mario's Minute: The first return guest! FrameRater comes back onto Mario's Minute as we catch up with him after a couple of breaks and a ton of awesome life developments. We talk about an upcoming Serious Sam release, review consoles, taking much needed breaks, and the recent Activision Blizzard acqui…

Final episode of the year! Here I talk a bit more about the excitement of the 9.00 jailbreak being released for PS4. I also ended up picking up a new Xbox, this one being the Series S, so I give my thoughts on using it so far. Some talk about Halo Infinite and finally blowing off some steam about preordering game consoles with the Analogue Pocket b…

Two Xbox 360 modding extraordinaire guests in a row?! This time around we have Octal joining us, an important figurehead in the Xbox 360 modding scene who has pushed RGH related developments forward in massive ways the last few years. We talk about what got him into electronics repair, the recent Right to Repair legislation, RGH3, backwards compati…

Back again for a solo episode of Mario's Minute this spooky month! I rant a bit about a terrifying sight I saw at a game shop: scalped PS5 consoles in a forced bundle! Kingdom Hearts coming to Switch is discussed, but it isn't as nice as many would expect. Some travel plans from this past month are discussed, a bit of the Switch scene, and my thoug…

Long time friend of the channel Element aka The Mod Shop drops in this month to chat it up a bit! We spend a TON of time talking about some fond history with Xbox 360 modding, which is of course to be expected between us two. We also talk about some of our favorite mods we've seen, some N64 mods, updates to Nintendo Switch Online with the Expansion…

Going solo this month to talk about recent news of Halo Infinite shipping incomplete or, excuse me, spreading content across multiple seasons. I also discuss some annoyances with PS4 to PS5 cross platform play for multiplayer, some sticker shock of compatible SSD prices for the PS5, and we go back in time to discuss a few game shop stories! Stay tu…

Long time listener, Discord server admin, and friend of the show TazTheTechWiz comes on for this episode of Mario's Minute to chop it up for a bit! We talk about my most painful spicy food experience from about a week prior, which I don't advise anyone to emulate. We also discuss some pre-order hardware with the Steam Deck and Switch (OLED Model) b…

This time around on Mario's Minute we've got a bit of news sprinkled alongside the personal stories! First up being a recent wave of PS3 console bans which might be due to an alleged leak of PS3 Console IDs. I also discuss the news of the re3 GitHub repository coming back online, which includes reVC and the upcoming Liberty City Stories branch for …

This episode of Mario's Minute features Blaine Locklair, a fellow YouTuber who primarily covers game emulation and console modifications! Blaine came on for a couple of hours for some awesome conversation involving game preservation, collecting, and comparing old vs. new game store shopping experiences. We also get some life conversation in the mix…

Back again, solo again, talking about cats and the same storefront yet again like this is the second part of last month's episode! This month I give a bit of a quarantine related update and continue discussing last month's cat and PS3/PSP/Vita digital storefront shutdowns. I also share my experience shopping at a GameStop for the first time in over…

For this month of Mario's Minute we're just going over a few topics, but some big ones for this episode! The first being how I ended up forcing a phone upgrade early due to some negligence on my part. PS3/PSP/Vita storefronts are reportedly shutting down in July and August of this year, and although at the time of recording a straight up public sta…

This episode of Mario's Minute features @Kacey, fellow YouTuber who works on a variety of gaming topics with a bit of a focus on weird console ports. She took some time to hang out for a couple of hours and discuss XLink Kai, college experiences, cars, and the importance of work spaces.By MrMario2011

A new year, a new solo episode of Mario's Minute! In this episode I discuss the recent price increase, and sudden retraction, of Xbox Live Gold being doubled to $120. I also upgraded an older desktop as well as a few of my consoles with SSDs, so I take some time out to discuss my experiences and thoughts covering that venture. To top off the upgrad…

For the final episode of 2020 we're joined by FrameRater! He stops by for a couple of hours as we discuss gaming as work, the Cyberpunk 2077 launch situation, and adventures with an upcoming Philips CD-i purchase. We also talk repair stories and odd issues we can't explain with consoles, because electronics do that sort of thing.…

The ninth generation of game consoles is here with the Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5 all hitting virtual store shelves! And guess who got one or all of them? Definitely not me, but that won't stop me from discussing my thoughts over their releases! I also discuss and pose the question to you all asking: When does a game console be…

Master Turkey joins up for this month's episode of Mario's Minute to talk a bit about everything! In this episode we discuss the inflated housing market, our upcoming thoughts on the Xbox Series X/PlayStation 5, and dogs because... Well, why not? Michael Pachter also had an odd take about the Switch and Switch Lite which we discuss a bit further on…

Spooky bot filled preorder season this time around on Mario's Minute! In this episode I discuss my thoughts over the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X consoles. We gotta include the madness that was preordering these consoles, don't we? While there's been major difficulty for people trying to preorder any of these three systems, it se…

Old friend of the show TheOnlyZoltan joins in as a guest for this month's Mario's Minute! We take a couple of hours out to reminisce over how we originally met, as well as talk about some current events. Some of these include LeafyIsHere's termination, the lawsuit Epic Games filed against Apple, and some experiences/tips setting up new PCs for fami…

Going solo again for this episode of Mario's Minute! As July was a bit of a busy month for me, I spend some time talking about what's been going on recently. In the gaming world, I give my thoughts on the price hike we'll be seeing for next generation consoles with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X games retailing for $70 US Dollars. The Xbox One get…

This episode of the Mario's Minute podcast is brought to you by three months of self-quarantine! I give an update in regards to being self-quarantined, but also ramble on about the recent PlayStation 5 reveal and price speculation. As we're talking PlayStation 5, we might as well sprinkle some Xbox Series X talk in there, right?…

This self-quarantined episode of Mario's Minute has Adam Koralik joining to talk about old video games and more! We discuss his retrospective console series, rant a bit about parents using technology, and get up to speed on Adam jumping into the world of Xbox 360 modding.By MrMario2011

A bit of a slow month to be had on this episode of Mario's Minute due to the self-quarantine lifestyle. In this episode I discuss my experience with the quarantine for the past month, share a story from working at a video game store, and dedicate a ton of time to discussing my thoughts on Final Fantasy VII Remake.…

Paul from Retro Gaming Arts joins in for this episode of Mario's Minute! We're here to as Paul puts it: talk about video games and whatnot for an extended period of time. We discuss Paul's fascination with the PS2, have some throwback discussion in regards to the PSP, try to address some bad gaming habits, and give our thoughts on the Nintendo Play…