Tales from the Cartridge: The Video Game Storytelling Podcast

Have you ever seen a piece of food in video games and thought "Wow, I wish I could eat that piece of food but it's in a video game so I can't and life is cruel"? Well do we have the perfect episode for you! Come join us as we discuss the video game foods that we wish we could eat but can't because why not?!   Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on...

Hello Storygoers! Happy Halloweeeen! The final episode of our Halloween Spooktacular month and its a terrifying journey through Luigi's Mansion! Join Luigi and us on this spooky journey full of ghosts and frights!     Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our instagram @talesfromthecartridge or by leaving a voicemail by calling 207-494-4334 and w...

Storygoers! Welcome to our new series: Campfire Stories! In this new series, we focus on telling spooky and scary video game stories for your enjoyment. What better time than just before Halloween?! So come and sit by the campfire as we tell you a spooky tale of animatronics and bad pizza in a desperate struggle for survival in... FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S.   Send us your thoughts, feelings, and per...

Boo Storygoers! Its spooky month!  Join us as we talk about video game characters in movies and make 4 amazing must see horror films. Who will be the first to die?! Who will survive to the end? Find out in this special spooky Character wheel episode.    Spooky Wheel of Characters Link: https://wheelofnames.com/4y4-d7c Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail...

Hello Storygoers! We have the fantastic Jesse with us as we go through part 2 of Baldur's Gate 2! What will happen to Imoen and how will Callius possibly stand up to Jon Irenicus?! Come join us to find out!! Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our instagram @talesfromthecartridge or by leaving a voicemail by calling 207-494-4334 and we'll read...

In this episode of Bedtime Stories, we race on jet skis in this tale from the classic 1996 Nintendo game Wave Race 64!! Join us as we listen to a tale of 4 racers vying to win a jet ski race! So come lay back, relax, and listen to this calm bedtime story as you fall asleep! Goodnight!   Let us know what you think of our bedtime stories on our social media or emailing us at talesfromthecartridge@gm...

HAPPY 2 YEARS, STORYGOERS! Join us as we celebrate two fantastic years of Tales from the Cartridge! Ryan and Eric go over all the statistics and episodes from this past year as well as our goals for the coming year!!  A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has been with us over these last 2 years! We wouldn't be here without you!! Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg...

Hello Storygoers! We have the amazing Jesse back with us again for part 1 of Baldur's Gate 2! Callius the Humble is back as we find him being tortured by a mysterious hooded figure! Who is the hooded figure? Why is Callius being tortured? WHERE IS MINSC AND BOO?! We have SOME of those answers in this episode (can't give all the answers in 1 episode!) so come an join us for another fantastic episod...

Hello Storygoers! Welcome to our third episode of our new project, Memory Card! A deep dive into a video game story and our guest connection to it. Join us as we talk to our gusts about the games and stories they love and why! This week our very own Ryan from Tales From The Cartridge! We also talk about Borderlands, The Last of Us, Minecraft, Dnd and more! Send us your thoughts, feelings, and pers...

In this episode we talk about a few of the many game stories that we loved, but didn't quite stick the landing. We talk and spoil a whole bunch of games new and old as we look back and some of the best game journeys, but not destinations. Join us and enjoy the journey that our beautiful voices take you on....and also enjoy the destination! Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to our e...

We have a wild episode with one premise: if you relived your life again, what games would you be excited for the second time around that originally you weren't excited for at all? We have all likely have had the experience of being blown away by a game we thought we wouldn't like. We dive deep into the past to reflect on this idea and discuss what games come to our minds! Send us your thoughts, fe...

Hello Storygoers! Welcome to our second episode of our new project, Memory Card! A deep dive into a video game story and our guest connection to it. Join us as we talk to our gusts about the games and stories they love and why! This week Haney from the First Encounter Podcast tells us about his love for Skies of Arcadia!! We also talk about Halo, Video Game magazines, and Ames!  Send us your thoug...

It's summer time and you know what that means...sunscreen! The thing we need to put on as at all times as the sun and global warming continue to try and bake us. But the question remains: what video game character would be the BEST at applying it to your uncovered back?! Ryan and Eric spin THE WHEEL OF VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS and discuss 3 random match ups and then a final victor to decide who is th...

It's the first annual Mario Kart Grand Prix as we join Woody Cobb and Chip Hopscotch as they broadcast live from the Mushroom Kingdom!! Come join them as they broadcast the entire Mushroom Cup with your favorite Mario characters (which unfortunately includes Wario...)

Episode 17 of Bedtime Stories! Come join us as we shred the slopes of Snow Town in part 1 of the 1997 N64 game Snowboard Kids ! Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to our email:  tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com  and we'll read them on the show! We'll also send you as free Tales from the Cartridge sticker as a thank you!

Join us as we talk all about the best part of any media, the pets! We talk about all matter of furry friends as we discuss about why they're important in games and why we love them. We've got pets with four legs and pets with two legs.....what more could you need?! Find out who we pick in the latest episode of Tales from the Cartridge! Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to our email...

For this DLC were going to throw down! Eight competitors will enter the ring. Chosen by fate and Eric's magnificent wheel, we decide which of these fated video game characters would put on the best picnic, just in time for spring. Who can take you to an exotic place? Prepare delicious meals? Bring you an cucumber salad? Join us and find out! Link to the Video Game Character Wheel: https://wheelofn...

Episode 36! Have you ever looked into your partners eyes and wondered who they really are? Have you also ever looked at your partner and wondered if they were an octopus? If you answered yes to either of those questions then we have the perfect story for you! Come join us as we dive into the depths (get it?) of this story to discover what Octodad is secretly planning all the while being a loving h...

Hello Storygoers! Welcome to our first episode of our new project, Memory Card! A deep dive into a video game story and our guest connection to it. Join us every other month as we talk t our gusts about the games and stories they love and why! This week Eric finally gets his chance to tell us why he loves Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and his connection to this incredible game.  Send us your thou...

Join us as we dive deep in the wild and dangerous world of fan theories in games. We deep dive into a few of the best game theories around your favorite games. From Pokémon to the Valve Multiverse things are gonna get a little weird. Come join us  as we through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imag...

Episode 35! We karate chop our way into the tale of Sifu! Can The Student get revenge on his father's murderer and his accomplices without growing too old and dying?! Will he use his new-found old age to get a discount at his local buffet?! Come join to find out! (The revenge stuff, not the buffet stuff...) Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to us at  tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com...

Episode 16 of Bedtime Stories! Come join us as we jump back into the world of Pokémon as we explore a battle between two opposing teams in Pokémon Unite! Enjoy this fun Pokémon story as you fall asleep! Goodnight! Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to our email:  tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com  and we'll read them on the show! We'll also send you as free Tales from the Cartridge st...

Love is in the AIR!! Alas, love can be a curse for some as we dive into the WORST relationships in video games. Warning, we go off the rails fast in this one! So come join as as we point out all the red flags in these relationships!   Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to our email:  tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com  and we'll read them on the show! We'll also send you as free Tales...

Episode 34! This is part 1 of our Portal 2 Episode! Join us as we head back into Aperture Science> IS this the peak of our voice acting career?! Will we be in Portal 3!? Tune in and find out!   Send us your thoughts, feelings, and/or perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com on the stories we cover and we'll read them on the show!

Happy New Year!! It's the dawn of a new year! That means we take some time to reflect on the stories from 2021 that we felt were the best from the year! We also discuss our most anticipated stories coming from games (hopefully) releasing in 2022!!  Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to our email:  tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com  and we'll read them on the show! We'll also send you...