Games You Deserve

Latest Episodes:

7. Smitty's South American Adventure May 24, 2020

Show notes

Erik explores the history of physical video game media, while Smitty regales Dan with a story about his (mis)adventures during a trip to South America. And, MOTHER RUSSIA BLEEDS is slated for physical release on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. You can find more info at https://specialreservegames.com/

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Timestamps:

01:10 - history of video game media

19:46 - Story time with Smitty

48:23 - Mother Russia Bleeds comes to Special Reserve Games

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Podcast Production by Dan Vadeboncoeur

Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

6. Gettin' Mini With It May 17, 2020

Show notes

If you were stuck on a deserted island, which video game would you want to have with you? Erik asks "The Dogfathers" this question on the Special Reserve Games Discord. Plus, as we wait for the eventual North American release of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini, we ask the question: are these mini systems still worth buying?

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Timestamps:

01:10 - trading in games at GameStop

08:42 - games we would want while stuck on a deserted island

21:25 - Fire Flower, the history of Nintendo part 2

26:09 - TurboGrafx-16 Mini, and the value of mini systems in general

39:05 - Game of the week

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Podcast Production by Dan Vadeboncoeur

Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

5. Fighting COVID with Video Games May 10, 2020

Show notes

This week, Smitty talks to Rob Atkins about his nearly 30 years of working in the video game industry. Rob is a co-founder of Ritual Entertainment and CEO of Balanced Media Technologies. His video game roots include Duke Nukem, Terminal Velocity and Max Payne, and he now uses the processing power of video games to help with medical research in the fight against COVID-19, cancer, and other critical medical challenges.

Download the HEWMEN client and do your part to help important medical research: https://www.balancedmediatechnology.com/projects/hewmen/

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

Timestamps:

02:07 - listener letters

12:31 - interview with Rob Atkins

34:39 - Fire Flower, the history of Nintendo part 1

41:09 - what's new at Special Reserve Games

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Podcast Production by Dan Vadeboncoeur

Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

Other music:

"Magic Cloud" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Quakes and Remakes Apr 26, 2020

Show notes

Smitty reveals some of the challenges he faces in running Special Reserve Games, while Erik reminisces about some of his favorite video game remakes. They both get shook up about the game of the week.

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

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Discord - discord.gg/specialreservegames

Twitter - twitter.com/specialreserves

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Podcast Production by Dan Vadeboncoeur

Intro theme music by Jesse Hamel

2. Packaging Pedro Apr 19, 2020

Show notes

So-called "real sports" has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that's not stopping people from watching video game sports instead. Smitty, Erik and Producer Dan also discuss Special Reserve Games' collectors packaging of My Friend Pedro and take a trip to the dungeon in the Game of the Week.

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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

1. Press Start Apr 13, 2020

Show notes

Smitty and Erik from Special Reserve Games, along with Producer Dan, kick off the podcast (and quarantine!) by talking about their video game origin stories.

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

Podcast Production by Dan Vadeboncoeur

Music by Jesse Hamel