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Mark talks about the new Nintendo Music app and gives his ranking of the 17 retro game soundtracks currently available. Let us know: What’s your go-to soundtrack on Nintendo Music? What do you want to see added? Nintendo Music Playlists Quick Play's Quintessential Retro Tracks Quick Play Ep 97: Every Song Mentioned Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG...

Mark and Dalton Fuller talk about the games that clear their minds, why it's nice to shift into lizard brain mode, and how sometimes that can be difficult. Let us know: What is your favorite "lizard brain" game? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Bluesky: @quickplaypod.bsky.social Threads: @QuickPlayPod Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Qu...

In this part 2 of 2 episodes, Mark and Jake Martin and Landry Smith talk about their hopes for the future of gaming and if truly new games are even possible. Let us know: Do you have hope for the future of video games? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you...

In this part 1 of 2 episodes, Mark and Jake Martin and Landry Smith talk about the seismic shifts forward in gaming from years past, why the progress has slowed, and how we got to this point. Let us know: What's the last truly new game you've played? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us:...

Mark and Jordan Leithart talk about the use of generative AI in video game development, how it can used well, and where it falls short. Let us know: Is there a place for AI in game development? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podcast: subsc...

Mark and Kurt Weisheit talk about the best and worst uses of a heads-up display and their own preferences. Let us know: Are HUDs good or bad or somewhere in between? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, a...

Mark takes a look back at the games of Q3 2024, along the results of Metacritic Golf to see how we perceived games matches up to their ultimate review scores. Visual charts & results: ⁠ man i love charts ⁠ Make your shots in Metacritic Golf Q4: ⁠⁠ shoot your shot Let us know: What was your favorite game from Q3 of 2024? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickP...

Mark and Jake Martin talk about genre similarities between video games and music, and assign every video game genre to a music genre. Let us know: What video game genre / music genre pairing just makes sense to you? Full list of genre pairings (spoilers): view the list Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Qu...

Mark and Elizabeth Coats Bowen talk about why they're drawn to licensed games, some of their favorites over the years, and what makes for a great licensed game. Let us know: What's your favorite licensed game? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you e...

Mark talks about the games he's replaying, coming to terms with not being "productive" by playing new games, and the benefits of having a comfort-food game. Let us know: What game are you replaying (or have replayed, or will replay) just because you want to? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS:...

Mark and Jordan Leithart talk about how gaming history is approached, some of their favorite examples, and what's actually worth remembering. Let us know: What's your favorite gaming history thing (book, museum, documentary, etc.)? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypo...

Mark and Kurt Weisheit talk about their favorite wordless and word-lite games, the uniqueness of these games, and why we don't see too many of them. Let us know: What's your favorite wordless (or word-lite) game? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If yo...

Mark and Landry Smith talk about the perception of 2D games, the cause of those perceptions, and a few of their favorite 2D games. Let us know: are 2D games worth $60? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing,...

Mark and Jake Martin talk about their first impressions of the Steam Deck, how it's fit into their habits, what they've been playing on it, and just a few nitpicks. Let us know: What’s been your impressions of the Steam Deck? Would you get one? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us...

Mark and Nate McKeever talk through the three—nay, four—major video game companies and score their XP stats in five categories: development, publishing, hardware, services, and storefront. Let us know: Which video game company is performing the best? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us:...

Mark rambles about his shift from playing games on Xbox to Steam Deck, how handheld works better nowadays, and gives a brief eulogy for his time with Game Pass. Let us know: Does Game Pass fit in your gaming habits? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enj...

Mark and Nate McKeever talk about the upcoming changes to Xbox Game Pass, what may have led to that decision, and where that puts Microsoft/Xbox in the landscape. Let us know: What do you think of Xbox’s changes to Game Pass? Listen to the Bitesized here . Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Emai...

Mark and Billie Cox talk about the other video game podcasts that they're into, what they look for in podcasts, and how they interact with them. Let us know: What other podcasts do you listen to? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podcast:...

Mark and Landry Smith talk about the current state of video games reviews, the legacy of film critic Roger Ebert, and the impact that a critic like Ebert could have on games journalism. Let us know: Which reviewer is doing criticism really well? Make your shots in Metacritic Golf Q3 (by July 15): ⁠⁠ shoot your shot Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG...

Mark takes a look back at the games of Q2 2024, along the results of Metacritic Golf to see how we perceived games matches up to their ultimate review scores. Visual charts & results: man i love charts Make your shots in Metacritic Golf Q3 (by July 15): ⁠ shoot your shot ⁠ Let us know: What was your favorite game from Q2 of 2024? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagra...

Mark talks about the games he's "shelved" on the GG app, why he stopped playing them, and if he'll ever actually get back to them. Let us know: What’s that one game you keep on meaning to get back to? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you...

Mark and Billie Cox reconvene to talk about their picks of interest from all of the game fests, showcases, directs, and states of play from the past few weeks. Let us know: What are your highlights from summer game fest? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If yo...

Mark and Jake Martin and Landry Smith talk about how they would make an abridged game and if they'd even want to play abridged versions of games. Let us know: Would you play an abridged game? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podcast: sub...

Mark and Billie Cox talk about their hype level going into Summer Game Fest, the role of the events, and the state of Xbox and Nintendo heading into the Fest. Let us know: What is your hype level going into Summer Game Fest 2024? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.co...

In this Big Discourse, Mark and Billie and Elizabeth and Jordan and Kurt and Landry and Nate discuss, argue, and establish the 12 Games to Rule Them All. Let us know: What are your 12 games to rule them all? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this...