Optional Boss Podcast

On this episode our hosts along with special guest Toadiezzz discuss their nostalgia and history with the Pokémon franchise. This is a big episode for a big franchise and the big impact it has had. Find ToadieZZZ on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/toadiezzz Twitter: https://twitter.com/toadiezzz

On this episode our hosts examine the launch of the Gameboy Advance in their trademark rambling manner and see if it was worth being first in line for this legendary handheld.

On this episode our hosts discuss the good and the bad of game compilations. Do the all stars and legacies live up to their legacies as all stars and do these collections belong in your collection? Find out!

Our hosts get into the real stresses of being a gamer as they discuss a phenomena that plagues us all, abandoning a game well into playing it. It's not always a nice feeling and something we all try to avoid but sometimes it just happens. Welcome to episode 16 of The Optional Boss Podcast

Growing up in the 90's has caused both Josh and Tyler to have some hearty nostalgia for those good old DOS Games. Some of them hold up, some of them are outright atrocious, some of them just don't live up to how we remember them. Join us for a trip down memory lane as we discuss a select few of the thousands of DOS games and relive our past (And possibly yours).

Welcome one and all to another episode of the Optional Boss Podcast with another Exceptional Optional Boss Guest, Crev! Crev is a long time Final Fantasy fan and we couldn't be happier when she agreed to join us for a discussion on the main line entries in to this long running franchise as we breakdown and discuss entries 1-15, what we love, what we hate and gush about the ones we adore! We ha...

What happens when there isn't enough launch titles to make an episode out of? Bite off more than we can chew by upgrading it to a year! Josh & Tyler dive into every game we could find that released for the SNES in its first year on the market in North America and give our thoughts (Or in some cases lack of) Let us know your favorite title that dropped in its first year over on Twitter or Insta...

The NES was such a special system for its time and still holds a place in our hearts, rightfully so! Today Josh and Tyler take a look back at the Nintendo created and published "black box" titles and discuss what we know, what we enjoy and what we dislike about them! Feel free to drop us a line on Instagram or Twitter @optionalbossPC

We heard the feedback and decided to do something about it! Mindies #2 discussion coming at you with 4 more great indie titles, Death's Gambit, A Short Hike, Deaths Door and Unsighted! This appears to be the death episode with a surprising amount of bird protagonists! Hope everyone enjoys!

This is it! The first annual Bossie Awards! Announced by ToadieYPQ and Hosted by yours truly Josh and Tyler! 10 Categories are discussed and given out the exception Bossie Awards of excellence and we break into the new year!

Josh and Tyler go by the fly of thier sheets discussing the game awards, starting with pre-dictions and a thorough dive into all the nominees, continued by the post-dictions, award winners and most important of all... THE WORLD PREMIERS!

Whoops we did this again! Early release to wrap up our discussion on mini-consoles. We discuss the libraries of the PS1 Classic and Sega Genesis Mini 1 and once again get a little carried away with the time!

Like the title says, this is part 1 of our look at the main line mini-consoles. Was intended to include the PS1 Classic and Genesis Mini 1 but things got a little in-depth! Part 2 will release next week! In the meantime we do a fairly deep dive into all the games on the Nes Classic and Snes classic consoles, debate on which games were great choices and which ones were not so much! Come join us for...

Josh and Tyler dive into some obscure but fantastic indie games. Tyler has decided this style of episode will be called Mindie Episodes, where we pull up a bunch of fun games that wouldn't make an entire episode alone and gives us a chance to gush on them a little. Games in this episode are: Astalon: Tears of the Earth - 14:56 Carrion - 38:22 Narita Boy - 51:04 Tails of Iron - 1:09:34 Grab some po...

Josh and Tyler dive into games they want to experience for the first time again, whether its due to story beats or sense of discovery!

Tyler and Josh get into a discussion about turn based battle mechanics, the pro's and cons of those mechanics, and are random encounters outdated. Two polarizing opinions meet head to head and while there is no winner, hopefully leads to some thought provoking points to leave you with!