Restore Point is a weekly show about video game nostalgia. Your hosts Shawn Thomas and Dev talk about their experiences with games they love, while providing historical context to the games’ release and legacy.
Alright, Liberty City, this is your talk radio show ChatterBox where your opinion matters. JK it’s Restore Point, and we take you all the way back to 2001 and talk about Rockstar’s genre defining game Grand Theft Auto III. Come take a journey with us, and buckle your seatbelts.This episode was brought to you by Manscaped. Go to mnscpd.com/HQ and use the code “HQ20” at checkout for 20% off your order, free shipping, and two free gifts!Support our friends over at Youth Energy. If you want really cool shirts, some contemporary, some retro, head over to www,youthxenergy.com and use code HQ10 for 10% off your order!CONNECT WITH THE HQ BOYS:► TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thehqboys► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thehqboyz/► TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/thehqboys► DISCORD: https://discord.gg/qVJgd7u
Skate or Die dude! Dev is joined by Big Nick this week to talk all about THPS given that the remaster was just announced. THPS was very influential for a lot of kids music tastes today, and a whole generation of skaters. Enjoy the show and the trip down memory lane. This episode was brought to you by Manscaped. Go to mnscpd.com/HQ and use the code “HQ20” at checkout for 20% off your order, free shipping, and two free gifts!CONNECT WITH THE HQ BOYS:► TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thehqboys► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thehqboyz/► TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/thehqboys► DISCORD: https://discord.gg/qVJgd7u
All of The HQ Boys got addicted to WoW about 20 years late. We talk a lot about what it's like to play WoW in the world of real life. This episode was brought to you by Manscaped. Go to mnscpd.com/HQ and use the code “HQ20” at checkout for 20% off your order, free shipping, and two free gifts!Twitter // Instagram // Twitch // Discord // The HQ Boys
We talked about the best FPS of all time. Halo: Combat Evolved. It laid the blueprint for all the games that followed, and it gave a whole generation their first sci-fi love.This episode was brought to you by Manscaped. Go to mnscpd.com/HQ and use the code “HQ20” at checkout for 20% off your order, free shipping, and two free gifts!Twitter // Instagram // The HQ Boys
STOP RIGHT THERE! Our third episode is about Oblivion. Not Skyrim. But we talk about Skyrim and Morrowind a lot. So hopefully you like Elder Scrolls. Tune in to learn about how important Oblivion is and how we HOOOOOOPE that Bethesda kills ES6.This episode was brought to you by Manscaped. Go to mnscpd.com/HQ and use the code “HQ20” at checkout for 20% off your order, free shipping, and two free gifts!Twitter // Instagram //
This episode was brought to you by Manscaped. Go to mnscpd.com/HQ and use the code “HQ20” at checkout for 20% off your order, free shipping, and two free gifts!Our second episode is about Donkey Kong Country and how Shawn remembers his mom playing it in one of those weird old corduroy arm chairs from the 90s. Dev has a nearly encyclopedic knowledge of the game, it’s kinda scary. Tune in to learn about the development behind the most gruesome game to grace the SNES. Connect with the show here.Twitter // Instagram // www.thehqboys.com
This episode was brought to you by Manscaped. Go to mnscpd.com/HQ and use the code “HQ20” at checkout for 20% off your order, free shipping, and two free gifts!Our first episode of Restore Point is centered around the 1998 smash hit Metal Gear Solid. Shawn and Dev talk about how Kojima breaks the 4th wall, what games came out around the same time, and the legacy that MGS1 began.Restore Point is a product of The HQ Boys, and you can follow us on Twitter: Shawn, The HQ Boys
This is the theme song for the critically acclaimed podcast Restore Point, a show produced by Shawn Thomas and Devin Miller of The HQ Boys. Theme song by Nick Lawler.Follow us on Twitter: Shawn, The HQ Boys