Lunch Crew Gaming Podcast

Something a little different - this 'Interlude' episode is a roundtable of some us and friends - join us as we hang out and talk about some gaming, sci-fi television and film, and a few other segues wherever we end up.

Special guest Mike joins us as Brandon is away on a Top Secret Mission. We talk about gaming with kids and some ideas of how to bring that Arcade feel to your home.

Upgrades - we talk about when we upgrade hardware and replace parts, and when do to major software updates. A revelation about Ken's computer is revealed. Also the new Star Wars game is a great movie? Elevator Music by Kevin Macleod, used under CC BY 3.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ) via http://www.orangefreesounds.com/elevator-music/

No topic, just banter - We touch briefly on our Dreamcast experience, play with Alexa some, talk about Telltale Games and 7 Days to Die by the Fun Pimps and banter about Superhero TV series.

Brandon Loves Death Stranding, Patrick Hates Red Dead, Ken wants to go see the Dungeon Siege movie over and over again. Oh, and we also we all talk nostalgia about gaming when we were kids.

We’re joined by repeat guest Justin, and review some games we think most people have not played. Also amidst the slew of various media remakes, we pine for games that should be remastered for current hardware. Games Discussed this episode: Athena - 1987, NES Faxanadu, 1989 NES Dragon Power, 1987 NES (original title: Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo) Submerged, 2015 various platforms Wandersong, 2018 various platforms Tachyon the Fringe, 2000, Windows Deer Hunter (series), 1997, various platforms Crimson Skies, 2000 , xbox, PC Psychonauts, 2000 various platforms Destroy All Humans!, 2005 Xbox, PS2 System Shock 2, 1999 various platforms Dune 2000, 1998 Windows, Playstation Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, 1999 various platforms Homeworld, 1999 Windows MacOS Final Fantasy 7 (remake), 2020 PS4 A Song for Viggo: A Game made of Paper Unfolding Depression (Kickstarter page)

The Crew reminisce about video game memories. Show Notes / Links: Intro parody of Polly-o String Cheese commercial. (YouTube) International Bridge Contractor 1985 (via MyAbandonWare.com) We incorrect claim the studio that made Desert Combat as ‘Black Sands’, when it was really Trauma Studios. The ever classic, Return to Zork Want some Rye segment (YouTube) Gang Beasts (official Website) Age of Conan MMO ‘Good times with a horse’ (YouTube)

We discuss Cancel Culture (aka Callout Culture or Name-and-Shame) with a focus about how it applies to Video Gaming - what it is, how it's being weaponized - for good or bad.

In this inaugural episode of Season 2, we talk about some of our favorite Game Music covers, and discuss Game Collectorism. Show Notes: Ultima Stones by Boa Guardian, via the Ultima Stones Archive (scroll to "Fan Versions And Remixes", "Guardian Comedy"), sorry we don't deep linking :) Secret of Monkey Island 'Voodoo, Roots 'n Grog' [LeChuck's Theme] by Alex Jones, Diggi Dis (OCRemix 2180) Rexon - Short Change Hero (Cover) Borderlands 2 Gears of War, by the John Horn Jaguar Marching Band Delisted Games - a growing archive of 783 games you can’t play. Honorable mention game music: The Mezcaltones: Short Change Hero Captain Alrix’s One Man Band cover of Psychonauts “Meat Circus” Super Mario World on Bagpipes by the Unipiper Some classical covers that Ken likes because he writes them: Arcanum's "Mines" by the Echoasis Game Music Orchestra and of course The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind main theme by Lively Arcanum

This episode the gang talks about the Podcast itself… because we like to talk about ourselves. Find out what happened to Jim Stories, how we come up with ideas, get guests, and some special thanks to people that have (sometimes unknowingly) helped up along the way. We also have a listener-requested Public Service Announcement on Gaming and Aging. Show Notes: – Netflix Promises to Quit Smoking (via NPR) – Apollo 11 in Real Time website – The Booth Junkie YouTube Channel – Some Video Games are good for older adults’ brains (via Science Daily) – The 15 Healthiest Video Games for Any Adult (via Eligibility.com)

The Gang, with returning guest Chris, talk about what really IS co-op gaming. Show Notes: – Dr. Mario costs $5 to play Uninterrupted ( via Reddit) – Note: The user and original post has been deleted.. comments still stand) – Cuphead coming to Netflix (via Polygon) Games Mentioned.. big list this episode! Rimworld (and MP Mod) Satisfactory – a “game of factory management and planet exploitation”, in 3D, up to 4 players. Factorio – a “game in which you build and maintain factories”, in 2D. With experimental games with up to 200 players. Dr. Mario World Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Magicka – a Co-Op action adventure game set in a satirical fantasy world. Let’s Go Pikachu – for the Nintendo Switch Barotrauma – a “2D Co-Op Multiplayer Drowning Simulator. In Space” ARMA 3 – Military Combat Simulator game DayZ – Zombie & Survival game Conan Exiles – (Caution: May contain NSFW content – Animated Nudity) ARK: Survival Evolved Wolfpack – Co-Op WW2 Submarine Simulator Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator – Basically a Star Trek bridge crew game, before the offical ST:Bridge Crew game. PayDay / PayDay 2 GTA V (heists) – via GTA Fandom Wiki Space Engineers Kerbal Space Program (and mods)

On a very special episode of the Lunch Crew Gaming Podcast, the gang discovers the meaning of true love..er.. I mean E3 2019 Hype, and we learn a few things about the history of E3 via an adhoc quiz. Show Notes: – E3 Video / Cyberpunk 2077 w/ Keanu Reeves (YouTube) – Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel Reveal Trailer (YouTube) – E3 2019 – Wikipedia Article – list of major events, etc..

Ken, Brandon, and Patrick delve into the ancient past of their lives and discuss some of the cartoons, movies, TV series, and books that helped shape them into the evil geniuses they are today. Show Notes: Intro stolen from the Thundar the Barbarian Intro (YouTube)

The regular lunch crew talk about the best and worst, and ‘WTF’s of long-running Star Wars video game franchise, with a few comparisons to the Star Trek franchise thrown in for good measure.. Show Notes: Games Mentioned: Days Gone City of Heros: Homecoming Star Wars: Jedi Arena (‘The Training Droid Game’) The Star Wars video game (Arcade, ‘The Trench Run Game’) Star Wars: X-Wing Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Star Wars Math: Jabba’s Game Galaxy (YouTube video) Star Wars Kinect, I’m Solo gameplay Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_video_games Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_games General Show Notes: Future of ‘Star Wars’ game uncertain as EA shuts down Visceral Games (Forbes)

Lucky 13, we discuss some light-hearted topics like Censorship in media, or specifically games, today. Special Guest Dustin joins the usual approval committee of Brandon, Ken, and Patrick. Show Notes, and Games Mentioned: FEPA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Entertainment_Protection_Act HuniePop games publisher: https://store.steampowered.com/app/339800/HuniePop/ PEGI – the European version of the ESRB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_European_Game_Information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_Digital_Single_Market#Article_13 https://steamdb.info/calculator/ https://screenrant.com/movies-changed-for-china/ Games mentioned: Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic (Ken said ‘Spurned’ but meant spurred ;] ) https://www.sovietrepublic.net/ Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/galaxy-of-heroes Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice https://www.sekirothegame.com/ Minecraft – Feed the Beast modpacks https://www.feed-the-beast.com/ Oxenfree http://nightschoolstudio.com/oxenfree/ Jim Sterling (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sterling ) The Secret History of Pornography (Channel Four Television, UK) - IMDB page

Patrick talks about his trip to Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), and the rest of the gang talks about Conventions in general. The GI Joe PSA Re-dubs (Pork Chop Sandwiches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1BDM1oBRJ8 ) Zelda’s “Cadence of Hyrule” – https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/cadence-of-hyrule-crypt-of-the-necrodancer-featuring-the-legend-of-zelda-switch Jack Thompson – the Anti-Gaming laywer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(activist) TwoLumps webcomic: http://www.twolumps.net/ Emerald City Comic Con: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_City_Comic_Con GenCon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen_Con DragonCon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Con

The Gang gives a primer on what you might need to build yourself a PC Gaming rig. We also learn Brandon’s secret to getting the right hardware upgrades when you need them! Show Notes: Critical Role Kickstarter Emerald City Comic Con Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing – worst Truck sim Game ever 1984 IBM Commercial that inspired the intro

Ken, Brandon, and Patrick discuss the .. well, at the time (because Ken is a bad person), coming release of ‘The Division 2’, as well as the idea of PreOrdering games in general. We also ramble some about Atlas, PiHoles, and plenty of other non-Division things!

Ken, Patrick, and Brandon discuss the state of Game Launchers today, is it good or bad to have a bunch of competing launchers, and does it really matter? We also take a Quiz on Valve & Steam to see if we really know what we’re talking about. Show Notes: * Duke Nukem Forever development history – the sequel that took 15 years to make. (WikiPedia) * Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad (Steam Store) * Metro Exodus is the latest game to ditch Steam for Epic’s game store (from The Verge) * Good Old Games (About Page) * The Infamous Boycott Modern Warfare Meme * CliffyB criticizes PC gaming in 2008, and later apologizes in 2015.

Patrick, Brandon, and Ken talk about MMO-RPGs, some current (well.. at the time of recording) events, and try their hand at a MMO-related quiz Show Notes: * Atomic Heart (by Mundfish.com) * Fallout 76 Nuka Cola Black plastic bottles * EQ2 /pizza command partnership with Pizza Hut (Feb 2005) * World of Warcraft’s 2005 April Fools Joke and Parody of EQ2: /panda

Brandon, Patrick, and Ken discuss the rise and fall of the SimCity, well.. Sim-Everything Franchise, joined by special guest Chris. We also play a round of ‘Is this a real Game’ to somewhat amusing results.

Brandon, Ken, and Patrick take some time to just talk about it means to be a middle aged gamer and some things that we’ve seen change over time. And a fair bit of shaking our fists at the clouds.. but not really. Show Note Links: What ever happened to Interplay? (Wikipedia) TSA’s Guidelines on Light Sabers (tsa.gov) The Terrible Mr. G is a techno-remix of an after-hours Office LAN playing CounterStrike circa late 90s early 00s, and one participate being excessively loud. The song itself is fairly explicit (language), and an audio-only YouTube of the song can be found here. It went viral on several outlets such as Penny Arcade.

The Lunch Crew takes care of a loose end, and discuss what makes some games bad. With this episode we’re testing using an off-WordPress host for the actual Audio File, please let us know if you run into any issues. Also we REALLY are going to give away a free game, listen to the Episode for how to enter the drawing… if you dare?

In this episode, we explore Meat Space gaming with Original-Issue Lunch Crew member, Jeff- or specifically in this case, the physical environment around playing table top games.. well mostly table top RPGs (like Dungeons and Dragons). Things like the perfect gaming table, dice boxes/towers, and so forth. Also present are your regular hosts, Patrick, Brandon, and Ken.

What is the difference line between being a griefer and just having fun? Join us as we explore this topic with special guest Jeremy, along with regulars Patrick, Brandon, and Ken. Links for this Episode: Bungie’s Destiny 2 Free until Nov 18th (Destiny Official Website) Far Cry 3: Vaas on the Definition of Insanity (YouTube) Age of Conan Good Times with a Horse (YouTube) Ultimate Werewolf (buy on Amazon link)

The second episode.. now with slightly better production value.. maybe.. Is Gaming Attention Deficit Disorder a real thing? Do you or a loved one suffer from this malady? We discuss with Brandon and in addition to asking him 3 Questions, we also pose the Forbidden Question of Geekdom involving two major Sci-Fi brands… This episode contains some adult language. Time Notes: 0:00 – Introduction, 3 Questions with Brandon, and current+past events 10:10 – Best VG Song, Protagonists, and Antagonists? 20:55 – Gaming Attention Deficit Disorder 35:30 – Wrap up, and Lightning Round of Star Wars vs Star Trek Links for this episode: Child of Light Soundtrack (YouTube) Civilization 1 Soundtrack (YouTube) Civilization IV Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin (YouTube) Stones – Ultima 7p2 Serpent Island version (YouTube) Pac-Man & Ms. Pac Man arcade soundtracks (YouTube) Gauntlet I & II (arcade) soundtrack playlist (YouTube) Battlefield Heroes Theme (YouTube) Misc Show Notes: Yes, they do make an Automatic WRX

The inaugural Lunch Crew gaming podcast! How would we create a Smokey & The Bandit game to celebrate the passing of Burt Reynolds? Who are we and why the hell are we doing a podcast? The first installment of “3 Questions” we’ll ask all our guests. Time Notes: 0:00 – Introduction 8:00 – Talk about the podcast, Patrick and Ken gaming history, etc 30:00 – What did we learn today? 32:30 – 3 Questions, with Ken 40:45 – Outro Links discussed during this episode: DexCon/Double Exposure Con, the Convention in New Jersey Patrick was talking about Trogdor!! The Board Game kickstarter page, of Home Star Runner fame LibriVox page for: Armageddon- 2419 A.D., by Philip Francis Nowlan We called the card game ‘Love Letter’ (link to ZMan Games) by an incorrect title.