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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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Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Special guest and friend of the show John Dewis joins Zach & Brendan to discuss the important role video game music plays in game design. Each of the three brought three music tracks of their choice to discuss at length, dissecting the different forms that VGM can take and the qualities inherent to the medium.
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Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
John - @AuraPaladin
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Music Played:
Spill the Coffee - Necrobarista - Kevin Penkin & Jeremy Lim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rztHfUussso
Pursuit Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Masakazu Sugimori https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFcJmOs8DRQ
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time: - Koji Kondo - https://youtu.be/InkKkTcw9_A
FogBeast Battle - Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected (1) FogBeast Battle -Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected OST [06] - YouTube - Ace+
Taser - Age of Empires II (1) Age of Empires II Soundtrack - Track #10 - Tazer - YouTube Stephen Rippy
Dam - Goldeneye 007 (1) Goldeneye 007 (Music) - Dam - YouTube - Grant Kirkshop, Graeme Norgate, Robin Beanland
To The Final Battle - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - Hitoshi Sakimoto
Sailing with the Coffee Pirates - Wandersong - A Shell in the Pit
The Elemental Stars - Golden Sun - Motoi Sakuraba
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Brendan and Zach often discuss their (relatively) vast video game collections. However, is there something more to these collections than just blind hoarder-instinct? Tune in to listen to the duo discuss the growing phenomenon of video game preservation, the role of emulation vs original hardware and the uniqueness of video games as a medium in the context of preserving/displaying them in a museum setting.
Have any comments? Feel free to drop us a line via twitter @blowcartpod or email at blowingcartridge@gmail.com
Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
You may have noticed that Sony and Microsoft have recently heralded in the new generation with the PS5 and Xbox Series X respectively. But does it really feel like a new generation of video games is about to commence? Tune in to listen to Brendan, Zach, and special guest Dave as they discuss their mutual apathy for the recent launches, their fond memories of previous launches and what has made console launches of the past either memorable or forgettable.
Have any comments? Feel free to drop us a line via twitter @blowcartpod or email at blowingcartridge@gmail.com
Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Dave - @hop1170
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Joining the duo this episode is Mesut Latifoglu from Twice Different, developers of the newly released roguelike Ring of Pain to discuss this gem of a game that is now available on the Switch and PC. Tune in to hear why Ring of Pain is worth playing, riveting discussions regarding being an indie dev in Australia, and the ground breaking innovations in Twitch extension made by Twice Different for this game.
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Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Mesut - @_Fluto (@TwiceDifferent) (@RingOfPain)
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Video game enthusiasts partake in a hobby where historically a large proportion of the creative output originates outside of the western cultural world. In this episode Brendan and Zach reminisce about their experiences missing out on games due to a lack of localisation, the prevalence of Japanese media in the 90s/early 2000s and the current state of the video game localisation landscape.
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Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Have video games become increasingly 'casualisied' in the wake of the advent of mobile games, the Wii generation and micro transactions? Or have console games simply become more complex with an increasing number of barriers to entry being raised? Join Brendan and Zach as they discuss the differences between casualisation and accessibility and why the picture may not be as bleak as some 'hardcore gamers' would suggest.
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Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
In an attempt to justify their large game collections, Brendan and Zach are joined by friend of the show Luke to discuss the dynamics surrounding the value of game prices, their thoughts on the RRP price rise for next gen and the volatile retro games market that determines many of the issues concerning retro game collecting.
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Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Luke - @adeeelnv (https://www.youtube.com/user/Lvaneede)
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
On this episode Zach and Brendan are joined by special guest Matt, who details his experience of being a passionate gaming enthusiast as well as a husband and father. The trio discuss favourite video game dads, how parenthood changes the games you play and their memories of playing video games with their dads.
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Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
This episode, special guest and friend of the show Drew Agnew joins Brendan and Zach to talk about video game fanboys. Why do people get so passionate about video games? Do the console wars of childhoods past continue to rage on? Are there benefits to enthusiastic, all-consuming fandoms?
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Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Drew - @iDrewby @TheHouseOfMario
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedi
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
This episode, Brendan and Zach dive into the world of game critics, 'reviewing' the reviews process. Why do we care what a reviewer thinks of a game? Why does Brendan want to destroy the established scoring systems popularly used by review outlets? Tune in to episode 3 to find answers to these questions and more!
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Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedi