The Stone Age Gamer Podcast

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the next installment in the Alphabet Soup-er Series! It was Kris’s pick for the letter H, and he went with Hagane: TheFinal Conflict for Super NES. This is one of the most expensive games on the system, but is it any good? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Resident Evil is pretty successful, Travis Touchdown is independent once more,...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for another stop at Donkey Kong Country. Was this trip better or worse than the last one? Can any sort of logic explain this show’s existence? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Microsoft continues their heel turn, AI continues to make everything it touches worse, Kid Icarus gets a little more color, and that’s righ...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into another killer 10 20 30 40, this time with the launches of the Nintendo 64 and Sega Master System. How were the initial lineups for these fan favorite consoles? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Steam Frame has no power but one heck of a price tag, Bloodstained is still avoiding the Switch 2 for some reason, Metroid Dread has a heck o...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris put off their Atari 7800 thoughts to cover the double dose of Directs Nintendo dropped this week. The Zelda 40th Anniversary showcase, and the general Direct had lots of games to cover. But did any of them look good? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, the Neo Geo AES+ suffers a hefty delay, Nintendo figures out what to do with their tariff refun...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris return to the alphabet Soup-er Series with another Master System game. It was Dan’s pick for the letter G, and he landed on Golden Axe Warrior, which is basically The Legend of Zelda, but not. It’s an interesting experience, and the guys are pretty divided on it. But why? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Sony hosts a pretty solid State of Play...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you this month’s 10 20 30 40, where the games are actually… good? That’s right! They finally get to talk about some fun competitions, and genuine classics like NiGHTS into Dreams, Tekken 2, and Tetris Attack. Fun! Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, James Pond lands in hot water, the physical game debate gets fact checked, Atari teams up wi...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the next installment of the Alphabet Soup-er Series. It was Kris’s pick for the letter F, and he chose Fantasy Zone: The Maze for Sega Master System. How does this Fantasy Zone/Pac-Man mashup work? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Electronic Arts has officially been sold, Metroid Prime gets a fanmade 2D iteration, someone’s making an...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris have a conversation with Sascha from FULLSET to discuss their new game, Overserved, the wild tech behind its various retro platform releases, and more. Enjoy! FULLSET at Stone Age Gamer Project Neon Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EzaPN9g4XA Overserved Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te9K1TBbgTI PlayStation 4 & 5: https://store...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for some Sonic the Hedgehog. And it was… fine? They viewed the first episode of the show commonly referred to as Sonic SatAM, and while Kris remembered liking it a lot in the old days, does it hold up today? Then, in Week Old News, Sony makes a strange social media choice, the Street Fighter movie drops an electrifying n...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris return from their week off to bring you… suffering. July is apparently an absolutely abhorrent month for video games, as this edition of the 10 20 30 40 brings almost nothing of value. How do they maintain their sanity through such imposing boredom? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo gets tariff money and their customers see none of it,...

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the next entry in the SAG Standouts series, where they determine the five games that best define a platform. This time, they’re attempting their first major challenge, the NES. With such a vast and influential library, how will they narrow their lists down to just five games? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Sony keeps tripping over...

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...