The GameCola Podcast #73: Curse of the Golden R.O.B. and All Hail the Virtual Boy!
2Sometimes, we record for an hour and don’t really say much. Sometimes, we record for four hours and don’t really say much. For this podcast, we recorded for nearly four hours, and nearly the entire recording was on-topic and entertaining. Join Alex Jedraszczak, Matt Jonas, Anna Bryniarski, Joseph Martin, and Jeff Nemeth as they talk about everything from the Neo-Geo to The Sims. Enjoy such exciting topics as:
- What games we’re playing RIGHT NOW
- Fanmail!
- Tomodachi Life sounds like the best game ever
- Key mapping in emulators
- What even was the TurboGrafx-16?
- They finally found the legendary burial site of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for Atari!
- Does the Konami Code include pressing the Start button?
- The most amazing EarthBound concert you probably didn’t know existed
- Game naming conventions
- Nintendo and the Curse of the Golden R.O.B.
- How many games is too many games?
- Hold W: The Game
- The great use of adjectives in Scribblenauts for iOS
- People who feel like indie games need to cater directly to them personally
- The tale of Cheetahmen II
- How long can a YouTube personality last before getting worn out?
- And, so much more!
- No, seriously, we really did originally cut this podcast in half
- Sony’s claims of being welcoming to indies
- How difficult is it to port a game?
- Odd technical specifics of old Nintendo systems
- Jeddy finally gets a joke from the first part of the podcast
- What did older consoles even do with internet connectivity?
- Would Virtual Boy games be a good idea for the 3DS?
- Jeddy released a new game!
- ALL HAIL THE VIRTUAL BOY
- THE. END.
- Or is it?!
- Jeddy tries to sing
- What even is Homestuck?
- Are there too many games to play?
- We’ve been podcasting for over three hours now
- Does every game out there need a crafting system?
- But, seriously, why did they make a modem for the Famicom?
Podcast originally released in May 2014. Background images assembled by Nathaniel Hoover using screenshots of Tomodachi Life taken by GameCola superfan NoLynch.
Brought to you by GameCola.net.