Games You Deserve

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30. Season 2 Finale Dec 20, 2020

Show notes

The Games You Deserve gang is on their holiday break, so this episode is made up of "deleted scenes" and bonus material from previous S2 episodes. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Games You Deserve. See you in the new year!

Check out the 12 days of Sarge at: https://specialreservegames.com/

Time Stamps:

1:10 - Erik is the King of Fall Guys

16:06 - The awesomeness of Discord

31:38 - JBall talks about why he loves SRG.

42:32 - Compilation of Smitty Stories

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Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

28. Sega Master Tim & the Best of 2020 Dec 06, 2020

Show notes

This week we welcome Sega Master Tim, a former Sega games counsellor (and current collector) from Australia. As well, Smitty, Erik and Dan all look back on the year and talk about their favorite 2020 moments.

Check out Sega Master Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Segamastertim

The Heave Ho and Pikuniku Special Reserves are on sale now: https://specialreservegames.com/

Time Stamps:

1:10 - What games we've been playing lately

11:25 - Interview with Sega Master Tim

34:45 - A look back on 2020

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Buy Fetch, a game for dogs, and support The Street Dog Project. - specialreservegames.com/pages/games-fetch

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

27. When Erik met Smitty Nov 29, 2020

Show notes

Erik, Dan and JBall break down the upcoming Special Reserves for Heave Ho and Pikuniku, then Dan interviews the creators of Pikuniku. Finally, we dive deep into the origin stories of how Smitty, Dan and Erik all met and started the podcast.

The Heave Ho and Pikuniku Special Reserves are on sale at high noon Texas time December 1st: https://specialreservegames.com/

Time Stamps:

1:10 - What's included in the The Heave Ho and Pikuniku Special Reserves

21:03 - Interview with Arnaud and Remi from Sectordub about the creation of Pikuniku

39:49 - When Erik met Smitty

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Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

25. The History of PlayStation Nov 15, 2020

Show notes

In celebration of the release of the PlayStation 5, Erik and Dan discuss the history of Sony's best-selling video game console. Plus, Dan counts down his top 5 video game controllers of all time, and Erik runs down everything that comes in the upcoming Serious Sam 4 PC Special Reserve.

The Serious Sam 4 PC Special Reserve goes on sale November 17th at high noon Texas time: https://specialreservegames.com/games/serious-sam-4/

Time stamps:

1:12 – Happy PlayStation 5 release day!

12:35– The History of PlayStation

43:30 – Dan's Top 5 video game controllers of all time

47:29 - Serious Sam 4 PC Special Reserve

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"Long Time Coming" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

24. Eating 30-year-old Cereal and Best Emulator Boxes Nov 08, 2020

Show notes

Erik and Dan welcome YouTuber John Riggs, who kicked off his YouTube career by eating old Batman breakfast cereal, then went on to create some awesome video game related content.

You can check out John's channel here.

The Signature Editions and Special Reserves of Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse are on sale now at https://specialreservegames.com/

Time stamps:

1:12 – Welcome, John Riggs!

10:30 – Diving deeper into John's YouTube content

21:53 – The power of Nostalgia marketing

32:48 - The state of physical collecting

50:43 - John's favorite obscure titles.

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Buy Fetch, a game for dogs, and support The Street Dog Project. - specialreservegames.com/pages/games-fetch

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

23. Gifts for Gamers, Heave Ho & Serious Sam 4 Nov 01, 2020

Show notes

What's on your holiday wish list? Erik asks the Dogfathers what they want for Christmas. Smitty & Dan sit down virtually with Alex Muttoni, co-founder of Le Cartel, to talk about their games Mother Russia Bleeds and Heave Ho. Then, things get serious as Smitty talks about the next Special Reserve Games release: Serious Sam 4 for PC.

The Signature Editions and Special Reserves of Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse are on sale now at https://specialreservegames.com/

Time stamps:

1:12 – Halloween is over!

10:30 – The Dogfathers’ Holiday Wish Lists

26:25 – Interview with Alex Muttoni, Co-founder of Le Cartel

52:15 – Serious Sam 4: coming soon to SRG

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Buy Fetch, a game for dogs, and support The Street Dog Project. - specialreservegames.com/pages/games-fetch

Transition music from Heave Ho: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoblh0oeHWkGDHlysKzekkCrWL99e_Oqy

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

22. Video Game Trailers, Puzzle Games & Halloween Costumes Oct 25, 2020

Show notes

This week we welcome Kert Gartner, maker of video game trailers, to the podcast. Plus, Erik and Dan discuss their favorite puzzle video games, and Dan counts down his Top 5 last-minute video game Halloween costume ideas.

Follow Kert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kertgartner

The Signature Editions and Special Reserves of Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse are on sale now at https://specialreservegames.com/

Time Stamps:

1:10 - Best puzzle games

17:48 - Video game trailer creator Kert Gartner

48:23 - Top 5 easy video game costumes

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Buy Fetch, a game for dogs, and support The Street Dog Project. - specialreservegames.com/pages/games-fetch

Chase Pulse by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

19. Scary/Horror Video Games at Blockbuster Video Oct 04, 2020

Show notes

What's your favorite scary video game? Smitty, Erik and Dan talk about theirs and reminisce about renting games from Blockbuster Video. Plus, Smitty gives us the scoop on what's up next at Special Reserve Games.

The Signature Editions and Special Reserves of Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse are on sale now at https://specialreservegames.com/

Time Stamps:

1:06 - Our favorite horror video games

16:34 - Renting video games from Blockbuster Video

36:46 - Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto

47:43 - What's coming next at Special Reserve Games

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Buy Fetch, a game for dogs, and support The Street Dog Project. - specialreservegames.com/pages/games-fetch

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

18. The Best '80s Movies Sep 27, 2020

Show notes

In honor of the Special Reserve release of Crossing Souls, SRG Creative Producer Dr. Jonathan Ball joins Erik and Dan to discuss the best films of the '80s and to check in with The Dogfathers on their favorites. They also talk about when game mechanic ties in to the story of video games, and the recent PS5/Xbox Series X preorder troubles.

Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse go on sale at high noon Texas time on September 29th: https://specialreservegames.com/

Time Stamps:

1:21 - Awesome '80s movies!

18:52 - The Dogfathers' favorite films of the '80s

24:02 - When game mechanics are part of the story

38:33 - The botched Playstation 5/Xbox Series X preorder

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Buy Fetch, a game for dogs, and support The Street Dog Project. - specialreservegames.com/pages/games-fetch

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

17. Going Rogue (like) Sep 20, 2020

Show notes

Smitty talks about the super-cool collector's bundles included with the physical releases of Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse (coming to PS4 and Nintendo Switch September 29th) while Dan interviews Dmitris from The Modern Vintage Gamer YouTube channel. Erik wraps things up by exploring the roots of the "roguelike" game genre.

Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse go on sale at high noon Texas time on September 29th: https://specialreservegames.com/

Check out the Modern Vintage Gamer here.

Time Stamps:

1:10 - Playstation 5 announcement and pricing

4:54 - Crossing Souls and The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse

20:38 - Interview with the Modern Vintage Gamer

48:00 - The first "roguelike" game: Rogue

Sign up for our newsletter to get the inside scoop on everything happening at Special Reserve Games: https://mailchi.mp/specialreservegames/srg-main

Buy Fetch, a game for dogs, and support The Street Dog Project. - specialreservegames.com/pages/games-fetch

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur
Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel