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The final season of Captain N is HERE! Season 3 is a little different than 1 and 2 for a few reasons, but notably the episodes are only 10 minutes long now! So to compensate for that Dex and I are covering 2 episodes of season 3 for each episode of our ongoing look into the show. Not gonna lie either, these episodes have been the wildest yet... End Song: Born To Rave Artist: Graz and E*Tank Album:...

Licensed games are interesting. Either they are phenomenal adaptations like GoldenEye and Spiderman 2, or they are absolute garbage like Superman 64 or (insert most Simpsons games here). This week on the show I had a chat with author Chris Carton, who has written a book all about games that are based on movie licenses. We talk about his research process, how many games he covers in the book, what...

As with every decade, there are hobbies and activites that propell beyond just a temporary fad. Skateboarding had growing and waning periods of popularity but after the release of a small little game called Tony Hawk's Pro Skater it propelled into the stratosphere. I'm joined this week by Dave from Remember 64 and Jiggy from the YouTube channel Jiggy Lookback to discuss the iconic skateboarding vi...

One of my favorite parts of podcasting is getting to meet some of the incredibly talented people that lend their voices to help our favorite characters come to live. Joining me this week on the show is actress, voice over artist and improvisor Elizabeth Saydah. We talk about her performance as Riley in the recently released Oxenfree 2, improv and we even find time to talk about what her favorite s...

It's BACK! Last year I released an episode called "Final Fantasy Fantasy Draft" which was a 2.5 hour long episode where 4 guests tried to "draft" their ideal Final Fantasy while competing with each other. It was basically what happens when Final Fantasy and fantasy sports mixed. Luckily, there is no knowledge of fantasy sports required to enjoy this episode! Just tune in and enjoy this celebration...

It's hard to believe but we have reached the finale of season 2 of the Captain N series. There is only one season (more like half a season) left of the show. Dexter Morrill and I break down episode 13 of season 2, Germ Wars. What is a video virus? Why does Kid Icarus have an arrow for everything and yet nothing? And apparently Kevin is actually the only human on the N team? Even though season 1's...

It seems like more and more indie games are causing big waves in the gaming zeitgeist. One of the earlier examples of this is the game being covered in this episode. I am joined by Anthony from the Indie Diarist Podcast to discuss the acclaimed indie game To the Moon. We discuss some of the game's history, its thematic material and how it affected us personally. We discuss the morality explored in...

This episode has been a LONG time coming. I am joined by Kade from the Gaming Memories Podcast to talk about one of my personal favorite games, Medal of Honor. The original Medal Of Honor games holds a VERY special place in my heart as it was something my dad and I bonded over and sparked my interest in World War 2 history. Kade and I dive into the game's history, how it changed the FPS genre and...

What episode topic could POSSIBLY follow a full 2.5 hours retrospective on the Famicom? Of course it is a breakdown of basically the first Nintendo movie, The Wizard. I am joined by two wonderful returning guests to discuss this bizarre film. Jared from the Play Along Podcast and returning from last week and Stephan Reese also known as the Art of Nintendo Power. We discuss how carving your name in...

The Famicom, known as the Nintendo Entertainment System over here in North America, is arguably one of the most important systems of all time. Well it turns out this year is the 40th anniversary of the console's launch in Japan so it is WELL overdue for me to cover it here on Still Loading. To help me discuss this legendary system I am joined by Stephan Reese from the non-profit Interactive Art Co...

This month's Captain N is by far one of the STRANGEST episodes of the show so far (and that's saying something...). Dexter and I are joined by our good friend Gabe Swarr. Gabe specifically requested to join us for this episode and I am SO glad he did. This episode may be listed as mini in the title but it is ANYTHING but mini. Join us in this wild journey as we learn about the Captain N treatment...

This episode was chosen by my wonderful Patrons! I'm joined by game journalist Kate Gray to discuss the visual novel 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors. We discuss the themes and story of the game in depth while poking a bit of fun at it's writing. I had a wonderful time discussing this game and am very grateful my patrons chose this one. End Song: Bayou Boogie Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World 3 http...

The time has come FINALLY for me to discuss Sega's iconic beat 'em up franchise Streets of Rage. I'm joined by Chris from Retro Hangover and Coury from My Life in Gaming to discuss the first game in the series. What makes this game stand out from other beat 'em ups? Why is the music so damn good? This was my first time playing this game and I had a lot of fun trying to answer those questions and m...

I'm a huge fan of niche game history and this week's episode is about as niche as it gets. I'm joined by Bill from the Gaming and Collecting podcast to take a look at Sega's first ever console, the Sega SG-1000. The SG-1000 released the same exact day as Nintendo's Famicom (known as the NES/Nintendo Entertainment System here in the North America). Bill and I talk about the console, it's games and...

Jala-Chan returns! I'm joined by Dexter and Jala to discuss episode 11 of season 2 for Captain N the Game Master, I Wish I Was a Wombatman. What started as a bizarre 1-off character in season 1 episode 3 has turned into its own full-length episode. We break down all the zaniness of this episode and talk a disturbingly long time about wombat nipples. End Song: Impending Something (Marble Madness -...

Rounding out this brief BioSHOOK series is a massive episode on BioShock Infinite with friend of the show Mick Arcade. Infinite is one of the those games that has become polarizing over the years but Mick and I both love it. In replaying the game for this episode I FINALLY understood the story and it was so much fun to discuss. Listen in as Mick and I test out our theories of constants and variabl...

Somewhere under the sea there is always a man and there is always a city. This episode kicks off a semi-impromptu series on the show where me and a few guests get BioSHOOK. I'm talking BioShock with Rick Firestone of Pixel Project Radio. Rick and I dive (pun VERY intented) into the world of Rapture, an underwater city away from the prying eyes of the world. We explore BioShock's themes, gameplay a...

Which game is the King of games!? This is a little bonus is a trailer for an amazing series I was got to be a part of called King of Games '92, hosted by my good friends Chris and Shane over at Retro Hangover. I've been meaning to share this for some time and have been forgetting to, so here it is! A trailer for the King of Games 1992. Find Retro Hangover HERE

KAKAROT!!! That's right, this week on the show I got to chat with the original voice of Goku from Dragonball Z, Ian James Corlett. We spoke about how he got started in voice acting, the challenges of being a writer and director on top of voice acting, and we even found some time to chat about James Bond! Check out Ian's website HERE Follow The re:ACTORS on instagram HERE The re:Actors website  HER...

Captain N has some wild moments in it and in this month's episode it is no different. Dexter and I our joined by Jala-Chan of Jala-Chan's Place to break down season 2 episode 10 of Captain N the Game Master, The Trojan Dragon. This month's episode features such seminal moments such as Simon discovering her needs a safety bucket, eggs that look like buttholes, dragons with manicures and so much mor...

Video Game history can be such a tough subject to really know where to start with. There is so much out there so how can somone who is interested know where to start? This week I am joined by game developer and author Michael Hart to talk about his recently release book "Secrets of Video Game Consoles" which I personally think is a good starting point to learn about game history. I spoke to Michae...

This week's episode is a discussion on a shorter game, a game that doesn't end? Or does it? I'm joined by Gerard Eady, who is an accomplished Irish archer and Twitch streamer, to discuss the game The Stanley Parable. This is one of those tangent type of episodes and while we do discuss the game we also get sidetracked a few times and discuss RPGS, which types of games we like to play and we get a...

What is this!? I'm actually covering something new and contemporary on the show? On this week's episode I'm joined by my Captain N co-host with the mo-host, Dexter Morrill, to discuss the newly released Super Mario Bros. Movie. We keep the conversation spoiler free for about the first hour of the episode and after that we dive into more specifics. What did we think? How did Mario translate to the...

As the game industry evolves sometimes it's easy to forget the stepping stones of progress. Sometimes a game comes out, does something revolutionary, but no one notices because something bigger comes out just a few years later and overshadows it. On this episode I chatted with Matthew Smith, creator of the YouTube channel Computer Gaming Yesterday. We talk about his recently released documentary o...

I'm not gonna beat around the bush. The episode that is covered for this month's Captain N episode is by far our favorite of season 2. Dexter Morrill is back and we have a ton of fun breaking down Captain N season 2 episode 9, Having a Ball. This episode is one of the most wild episode's we've ever seen on the show. Do you wanna see King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard as rockstars? Victorian era aristo...