Still Loading #359: Retro Gaming in High Fidelity w/ Try from My Life in Gaming
As time goes on the games and the consoles we grew up with have a hard time keeping up with modern technology. Plug in your NES or Sega Genesis into a modern HD TV and it just doesn't feel the way you remember it. You may ask, did my games always look and play like this? The answer no. Well sort of... Returning to the show today is my good friend Try from the YouTube channel My Life in Gaming, and we do a pretty thorough overview of what to do to play your retro game systems and retro games on modern televisions. We talk about video signals, resolutions, upscaling, emulation of all kinds and much more. If you ever wanted to learn about how to get the most out of your old game consoles, use this episode as a jumping off point! Checkout My Life in Gaming on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@mylifeingaming Check out The Backloggery! https://backloggery.com/ Shout-out Song: Dedede’s Theme (from Kirby’s Dream Land) Artist: Karl Brueggemann Album: Micropower https://karlbmusic.bandcamp.com/album/micropower End Song: BITGEN07 [Super Mario Land] Artist: Karl Brueggemann Album: Micropower https://karlbmusic.bandcamp.com/album/micropower Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod
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Singularity Minus Twelve w/ Karl Hörnell
BONUS EPISODE! For a surprise bonus episode, I sat down to chat with Karl Hörnell to talk about his recently released speculative fiction novel Singularity Minus Twelve. Karl is also a game designer who was fairly prolific on the Commodore 64 back in the 80's along with web based gaming in the later 90's/early 00's. His novel Singularity Minus Twelve tries to imagine our world in the future with how AI may be integrated into our lives. It's also a freakin' fun read where it's like the Dirty Dozen (you know that 1967 movie) meets rogue AI. In this gaming adjacent episode (hence why it's a bonus episode) we discuss how his game development career influenced his writing and the themes he wanted to incorporate into the book and what does being sentient really mean. Find Karl's book here! https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Minus-Twelve-Karl-H%C3%B6rnell/dp/915310482X Shout-out Song: Silly Venture Artist: Ultrasyd Album: Chipsters EP Remastered https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/chipsters-ep-remastered End Song: Un Croissant S'il Vous Plaît Artist: Ultrasyd Album: Chipsters EP Remastered https://ultrasyd.bandcamp.com/album/chipsters-ep-remastered Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast
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Still Loading Mini #48: The Legend of Zelda Cartoon E7
This month's mini episode involves underworld connections... Specifically of the Triforce variety. Dexter Morrill is back and we take a look at episode 7 of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Underworld Connections. In this episode one of the Triforce pieces gets broken into 3 parts and Link and Zelda must track them down. We learn that the Triforce can transmit heat and.... wet? to other shards of itself.,Link is a perv as usual, Zelda saves Link's bacon and much more. Will Link and Zelda get back the missing pieces from the underworld of Hyrule!? Listen and find out! In the live action Mario segment we see a young Maurice Lamarche play Inspector Gadget and it's wonderful. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Lost Woods Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill https://gamechops.com/zelda-chill-complete/ End Song: Hyrule Castle Artist: James Landino Album: Link to the Future https://gamechops.com/link-to-the-future/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod
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Still Loading #358: Final Fantasy Fantasy Draft 2025
In honor of the Magic the Gathering/Final Fantasy crossover I figured I should bump up this year's Final Fantasy Fantasy Draft a bit early! Four more guests enter the draft to try and craft the best Final Fantasy they can. This year we had a few first time guests and a few returning ones! As usual this was a TON of fun to record and some wild choices were made that I'm still laughing at weeks after we recorded. This year's panelists are.... Geoff Moonen from "Fun" and Games Podcast https://bsky.app/profile/geoffmakesnoise.bsky.social https://www.certainpov.com/fun-and-games James Galizio from RPG Site https://bsky.app/profile/theswweet.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/rpgsite.net Annalisa (aka Animalisa Keys) https://bsky.app/profile/animalisakeys.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@AnimalisaKeys Michael Berger from Bits of Time Podcast https://www.instagram.com/bitsoftimemedia/ https://www.youtube.com/@bitsoftimemedia https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bits-of-time/id1616941089 Make sure you vote for who you thought drafted the best Final Fantasy! You can find a link to the voting below. VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/itfGcPcEy3BUxrnX9Â (Poll will be open until 6/29/2025) Â Shout-out Song: The Prelude Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ Break Song: Balamb Garden Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ End Song: Terra's Theme Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast
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Still Loading #357: Handheld Gaming with Tommy Keough
In this episode we explore another broad-ish topic of game history. Last week was FPS games and this week its Handheld gaming! I'm joined by author Tommy Keough to talk about his recently released book from Pen & Sword Books, "The History of Handheld Game Consoles". We chat about why he specifically chose to write about handheld game consoles, his other book about gamertags, where he sees handheld gaming going and more! Checkout Tommy on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/gamertagstories/ Check out Tommy's Book! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-History-of-Handheld-Game-Consoles-Hardback/p/52025 Shout-out Song: Dedede’s Theme (from Kirby’s Dream Land) Artist: Tudd and General Offensive Album: Smash & Chill https://gamechops.com/smash-and-chill/ End Song: BITGEN07 [Super Mario Land] Artist: Dj Cutman Album: Dj Cutman - Volume I https://gamechops.com/dj-cutman-volume-i/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod
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