The Stone Age Gamer Podcast

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris finally make it to the next entry in the Alphabet Soup-er Series with EarthBound. What did Dan make of this cult classic RPG? Then, in Week Old News, things went by at a pretty rapid pace because Dan was boiling alive, but there was still plenty of time to discuss Sony’s decision to stop making physical games, and the seemingly real existence of Metr...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for a classic episode of Captain N: The Game Master. Why is this show so completely insane? Why do King Hippo and Mother Brain look the way they do? Why is Simon Belmont basically Vanity Smurf? Let’s discuss. Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo is building a new building, while everything everywhere continues to get more an...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris recap the final batch of Not-E3 showcases, including Xbox’s bid for an audience, and a somewhat baffling Nintendo Direct. What big game announcements were made? How many forgettable indie showcases were there this time? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, the industry follows up its trailer season with its favorite pastime… layoffs! Plus, Xbox ex...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris recap the final batch of Not-E3 showcases, including Xbox’s bid for an audience, and a somewhat baffling Nintendo Direct. What big game announcements were made? How many forgettable indie showcases were there this time? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, the industry follows up its trailer season with its favorite pastime… layoffs! Plus, Xbox ex...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris recap the first batch of Not-E3 showcases, including Summer Game Fest, and one heck of a PlayStation State of Play. What big game announcements were made? How many forgettable indie showcases were there? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Yacht Club Games is safe… for now, Vampire Survivors gets wet, there’s a new more affordable Morph on the wa...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring board the SAG Cartoon Express for an episode of Pole Position. It has nothing to do with poles, nothing to do with positions, and nothing to do with the game it’s apparently based on. But is it any good? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Subnautica 2 sells enough to win a bet, the Amico is just as big a mess as it seemed, Billy Hatcher al...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the May 10 20 30 40, featuring the launch of the Atari 7800, Super Mario RPG, Uncharted 4, Doom 2016, and more! Then, in Week Old News, Sony goes out of its way to make sure everyone hates them, there are some amusing new Mortal Kombat figures on the way, Rumbleminze ports another NES classic, and more! Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan has t...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris tackle the next entry in the SAG Standouts series! This month’s console is the Vectrex, and they try their darndest to determine which five Vectrex games best represent the system. How did it go? Just how different is vector graphics emulation from the real thing? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, someone tries to blow up Nintendo, Subnautica 2...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris open up the SAG BAG to answer all of your burning questions. And boy, did you guys come up with some winners! Plus, in Week Old News, Nintendo finally brings StarFox back, but in a way that’s super weird, Microsoft ditches AI, GameStop is a dumpster fire, and more! Enjoy! See Our Faces!!! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Just Hear Our Voices Audio only versio...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the latest installment in the Alphabet Soup-er Series. It was Kris’s pick for the letter D, and he went with DK: King of Swing for Game Boy advance. Is this weird DK spinoff worth your time? What is its connection to the Black Box NES oddball Clu Clu Land? Does any of this matter? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Mega Man Xtreme gets...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express to pay another visit to Earthworm Jim. This time, they watched the season 1 episode Conqueror Worm, where Jim gets an evil twin. Was it as funny as they had hoped? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Atari makes another smart acquisition, Retro-Bit whips up another couple of physical releases for cult favorite games,...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into an ill-prepared 10 20 30 40 because of a refrigerator. But don’t worry, the Sega Saturn is here to save the day with some very cool games! And next month, there will even be something to talk about in 1986. Things are looking up! Then, in Week Old News, the new Street Fighter trailer enrages Dan, while the new Street Fighter DLC does very l...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the latest installment in Stone age Standounts! This month, they’re looking through the ColecoVision library to determine which 5 games best represent the platform. How does this unique platform stand the test of time? Are there any exclusive games to pull from? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, a bizarre Punch-Out!! prototype has bee...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the newest installment of the Alphabet Soup-er Series! Dan’s pick for the letter C was Code Name Viper for NES. How does Capcom and Arc System Works’ spin on the RollingThunder formula work out? Why are this dude’s pants this color? Why are there so many revolving doors? Let's find out! Then, in Week Old News, even more layoffs because the...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for another episode of Wing Commander Academy. Why does this show have such a fantastic voice cast, and why does it not make it actually fun to watch? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo decided not to censor Tomodochi Life, Sony makes some absolutely wretched decisions, CApcom gets really weird with a new S...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the March 10 20 30 40, featuring the untimely ends of both the 32X AND Virtual Boy, the birth of the Resident Evil franchise, another desolate 1986 month, and a shockingly great lineup for the PSP! Then, in Week Old News, so much AI. So very much AI. And nobody wants it. Except game companies. They LOVE it. Plus, Sonic 4 and Minecraft 2 cas...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the next installment of SAG Standouts, where they each choose the five games that define a platform. This time around they’re tackling the underappreciated Magnavox Odyssey 2. With neither one of them ever having spent any time playing the system before this recording, were they able to find anything to appreciate about it? Let’s find out!...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive back into the Alphabet Soup-er Series. It was Kris's pick for the letter B and he went with the Sega Saturn cult classic Burning Rangers. This game was pretty ahead of its time, but does it still work? Is putting out fires with lasers still a good time today? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, the US government goes out of its way to tick o...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for another classic episode of Mega Man! In the season 2 episode Campus Commandos, Dr. Wily infiltrates Dr. Light’s robot college so he can use an anti gravity beam on city hall… for some reason. Top Man hits on Roll, Cut Man and Guts Man pose as cafeteria workers, there’s a racist martial arts robot that looks like Akir...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris take a whack at the February 2026 10 20 30 40 that’s chock full of… well not a whole lot. It’s looking like another lackluster month. But what’s this? Dead heat competition between PlayStation, Saturn, and 3DO? An oddball GameCube classic? A PS4 exclusive to light up our hearts? Maybe there’s hope yet! Then, in Week Old News, Sony shuts down yet anot...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris try their best to bring you this month’s SAG Standouts. The challenge? Doing it for the Intellivision, a console neither one of them has a ton of experience with (even though Kris inexplicably owns 5 of the darn things). Which games will make their lists? Then, in Week Old News, Hyperkin gets ever closer to releasing their take on the Nomad, Goldfish...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris return to the Alphabet Soup-er Series with the Sega Genesis hidden gem Alien Soldier. This tough as nails shooter has Treasure written all over it, but does it overcome its ambitious control scheme? Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo hosts a whelming Partner Direct, HBO sets its sights on Baldur’s Gate, Indiana Jones gets the proper Game Card treatment...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express once again! This time, they stopped at a particularly crummy episode of Super Mario World. Just how bad is a cartoon that accidentally swaps Mario and Luigi’s color palates AND inexplicably makes a bunch of tiny Marios come out of a block? And why is Yoshi so annoying? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo ann...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the first 10 20 30 40 of 2026, but will it be good? Well, it’s January, and that’s never really been a big month for new game releases. But they still trudge through their notes and talk about notable releases from decades past, including some interesting Mega Man games, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and one of the worst versions of Doom ever re...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the first entry in their new series Stone Age Standounts. If you had to pick just 5 games to best represent a console, which 5 games would they be? They kicked things off with the Atari 2600. What weird choices did our heroes make? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, a whole mess of Disney games disappear for no adequate reason, Hyperki...