Games You Deserve

Latest Episodes:

16. TikTok Gaming Sep 13, 2020

Show notes

Season 2 of Games You Deserve begins with Smitty catching us up on everything happening at Special Reserve Games. Then, Dan interviews a retro-gaming TikTokker, The Modern Retro Corner. And Erik's stoked about Nintendo's 35th Anniversary celebration of Super Mario Bros.

The Switch Special Reserve of Ruiner is only available until September 18th: https://specialreservegames.com/games/ruiner/

Check out the Modern Retro Corner on TikTok and YouTube!

Time Stamps:

1:06 - What's new at SRG? Art prints!

19:39 - Interview with the Modern Retro Corner

45:18 - Super Mario's 35th Anniversary

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Discord - discord.gg/specialreservegames
Twitter - twitter.com/specialreserves
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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

Bonus Episode 4 - "Fire Flower: From Paper to Pixels" Sep 02, 2020

Show notes

This audio documentary about the history of Nintendo was previously released in parts throughout the first season of Games You Deserve. We've now compiled it into a single episode for your listening convenience.

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Check out our limited edition Special Reserve art prints: https://specialreservegames.com/art-prints/

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

Bonus Episode 3 - "Bertie the Brain" Aug 26, 2020

Show notes

In this deleted segment from Episode 7: Smitty's South American Adventure, Erik educates Smitty and Dan about the very early days of video games.

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The Ruiner Switch Reserve is now available for preorder: https://specialreservegames.com/games/ruiner/

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

Bonus Episode 2 - "The deep origins of Special Reserve" Aug 19, 2020

Show notes

In this deleted segment from Episode 11: The Art of Collecting, Smitty, Erik and Dan discuss the very first Special Reserve - Shadow Warrior 2 - and the origin story of Special Reserve Games.

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Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number are coming to PS4 August 25th: https://specialreservegames.com/games/hotline-miami-collection/

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

Bonus Episode 1 - "Take it out of the shrink wrap." Aug 12, 2020

Show notes

In this deleted segment from Episode 13: The Art of Special Reserve Games, Art Director Mike Sanders talks with Smitty and Erik about the creation and design of the iconic Special Reserve boxes.

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The Gris Switch Single is available for pre-order until August 21st, 2020: https://specialreservegames.com/games/gris/

The Carrion Switch Reserve is also available for pre-order until August 21st, 2020: https://specialreservegames.com/games/carrion/

And the Ruiner Switch Reserve will be available for pre-order August 25 - September 18, 2020: https://specialreservegames.com/games/ruiner/

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

15. Season One Finale! Jul 19, 2020

Show notes

Smitty talks about what's coming next for Special Reserve Games: new website, new games, some previously unannounced stuff... Also, Erik concludes his audio documentary about the history of Nintendo in the final chapter of Fire Flower: From Paper to Pixels. And we take a look back on the first season of Games You Deserve.

The new Special Reserve Games website is now live! https://specialreservegames.com/

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Time Stamps

1:09 - The new SRG website!
12:17 - More details on Carrion & Gris
28:34 - The final chapter of Fire Flower
42:13 - End of season 1 montage

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

12. Mother Russia Bleeds Sellout! Jun 28, 2020

Show notes

Smitty, Erik and Dan celebrate another successful Special Reserve Games launch, with Mother Russia Bleeds selling out on both Nintendo Switch and PS4. They then look at the 2020 inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame and make their picks as to which games they'd like to see inducted in the future. Erik brings us the 6th episode of Fire Flower, his ongoing history of Nintendo. And finally, coming soon to Special Reserve Games: Carrion!

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Make your suggestions to the World Video Game Hall of Fame: https://www.worldvideogamehalloffame.org/

And check out Carrion, a reverse-horror game coming soon to Special Reserve Games: https://youtu.be/o-L0_TJ4i-o

Time Stamps:

1:13 - Mother Russia Bleeds sells out

15:53 - Video Game Hall of Fame picks...

47:33 Chapter 6 of Fire Flower

55:10 Coming up next at Special Reserve Games

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

11. The Art of Collecting Jun 21, 2020

Show notes

Smitty, Erik and Dan talk about what games they've been playing lately, then dive into the DNA of collecting.

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1:12 - What games are you playing?

39:20 - What makes something collectible?

50:40 - Erik's collecting journey

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

9. Tales from E3 Jun 07, 2020

Show notes

Smitty and Erik crown a winner in their "video game remake" contest after listening to a few more excellent listener suggestions, AND Smitty makes an announcement about the upcoming Mother Russia Bleeds Special Reserve release. Plus, since there's no E3 this year, the guys reminisce about their past experiences at the iconic games conference. And Erik wraps things up with part four of Fire Flower, his audio documentary about the history of Nintendo.

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

8. Limited Run Games! May 31, 2020

Show notes

Smitty and Erik sit down virtually with Limited Run Games founders Josh Fairhurst and Douglas Bogart to talk about how they got started and discuss their challenges and successes along the way. Plus, we check in with the Dogfathers on their most prized collectibles, and Erik brings us part 3 of Fire Flower, his ongoing series on the history of Nintendo.

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Check out Limited Run Games: www.limitedrungames.com

Timestamps:

01:10 - The Dogfathers share their most prized collectibles

15:17 - Interview with Josh and Douglas from Limited Run Games

53:15 - Fire Flower Part 3

Join the Special Reserve Games community:

Discord - discord.gg/specialreservegames

Twitter - twitter.com/specialreserves

Facebook - facebook.com/specialreservegames

Instagram - instagram.com/specialreservegames

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