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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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Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
How long a game takes to complete is an indicator that occupies and important position in the gaming lexicon. With sites like howlongtobeat.com and common assertions that a game needs to be a particular length to be worth "$60" this poses a fascinating area of gaming culture to explore.
In true Blowing Cartridges style, this particular cartridge represents our shortest regular episode yet. Does this diminish the value of our podcast? Do let us know!
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
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Zach and Brendan, with returning guest Luke, revisit a topic from an early episode of the podcast: E3. With the event being held online for the very first time due to the ongoing pandemic, the trio assess the successes and failings of E3 2021 and ponder the future of what many gaming enthusiasts have considered the premier event on the gaming industry calendar.
Have any comments? Feel free to drop us a line via twitter @blowcartpod or email at blowingcartridge@gmail.com
Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Luke - @adeeelnv (Check out his N-Gage Collection: https://youtu.be/2KENSHIPWrw)
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Since the trainwreck that was the Super Mario Bros Film, movie adaptations of films have never quite emerged from the sea of mediocrity they find themselves mired in. Similarly, gaming culture itself have inspired a plethora of films, yet many of them too fall short. Why is this? The Blowing Cartridges co-hosts, Brendan and Zach, have been dispatched to investigate this phenomenon.
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
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
From demo CDs on the front covers of video game magazines to digital downloads from online storefronts, demos have been present in video games for decades. The rise of digital marketplaces have resulted in Betas and Early Access becoming viable options for video game developers. Tune in to hear Brendan and Zach discuss their respective experiences regarding these formats and their overall thoughts on the role they play in the gaming landscape.
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
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
As gamers, we frequently feel the nostalgic desire to play old games. These range from games we enjoyed in our childhoods, those that we never had the chance to play and games that are older than we are.
Special guest Bryce Dewit joins Brendan and Zach to discuss the role of emulation in gaming, emulating games versus playing them on their original hardware, his struggles with learning Python to emulate the Phillips CDi and his recent tinkering with his Wii U, turning it into a pimped out emulation machine.
Have any comments? Feel free to drop us a line via twitter @blowcartpod or email at blowingcartridge@gmail.com
Brendan - @Tamazoid
Zach - @Eggerino
Bryce - @ivRevin (@TheHouseofMario)
Intro music - '8 Bit Ditty' by FoolBoyMedia
Outro - 'Video Game Land' by FoolBoyMedia
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Can you truly separate art from the artist? In light of a number of instances of boycotts stemming from situations ranging from poor working conditions at gaming companies to individual developers holding controversial political opinions, Brendan and Zach attempt to break down and assess the different aspects of this age-old question.
Most importantly, do not boycott this podcast! 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
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Turns out that 13 is truly a cursed number! Tune in and listen to the long-awaited episode 13, as Zach and Brendan kick of season 2 of Blowing Cartridges in style! The dynamic duo reminisce about 2020, the games they played and how a global pandemic affected the wider gaming landscape.
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
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.
Have any comments? Feel free to drop us a line via twitter @blowcartpod or email at blowingcartridge@gmail.com
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