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Join Brendan and Zach, together with a rotating special guest as they dive into in-depth conversations about video game culture and the games themselves. Each episode features a new ’cartridge’ to be interrogated as the duo seek to provide a unique Australian perspective to a range of topics.
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20 Years of the Nintendo DS in Australia
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The Nintendo DS launched in Australia 20 years ago, and its impact on gaming still lingers today, being fondly remembered by a generation of past and current gamers. In this special retrospective, we’re joined by Ollie Brandt from Vooks.net to dive deep into the handheld that redefined not only portable gaming, but the wider gaming landscape.
We discuss the DS’s groundbreaking dual-screen design, its massive success in broadening the gaming audience, and the iconic titles that defined an era—from Brain Training to Pokémon, Mario Kart DS to The World Ends with You. We also share our personal memories of the console and explore its lasting legacy in Australia.
So dust off your stylus, charge up your old and battered DS, and join us for yet another nostalgia-packed episode of Blowing Cartridges!
Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Oliver Brandt - @chocobalt.bsky.social
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia
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