Nerdthusiast Gaming Podcast

On this episode Wes and Matt discuss a variety of different video game prices and show how they have either gone up or down over the past year and a half or so. At the end we will discuss where the market is and why we think it is there. Additionally, we touch on some cheaper versions of games that you want, but don't feel like forking over the cash for.

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Intro Art & Graphics by: Bernardo Del Castillo  

Intro/Outro Music by:  8 Bit Universe 

Song: Orange Juice 

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Hosts Social Media Contacts: 

Matt: Twitter - @FromNJ2CA 

Wes: Instagram - grendel5xbx

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We discuss a huge variety of handheld consoles from the early days of Mattel's Electronic Football all the way through the 3DS (and Switch?)  

TimeStamps: (Add 30 seconds for an ad read)

00:00 - 02:11 Show Intro/Opening 

02:12 - 07:27 What have we been playing? 

07:28 - 12:28 The OG handhelds (Pre Game Boy) 

12:29 - 18:42 Game Boy 

18:43 - 27:31 Atari Lynx, Game Gear, Turbo Express, Sega Nomad 

27:32 - 32:08 Virtual Boy 

32:09 - 34:11 Neo Geo Pocket Color 

34:12 - 36:18 Game Boy Color 

36:19 - 40:23 GBA  

40:24 - 46:43 Nokia N-Gage 

46:44 - 55:55 Nintendo DS  

55:56 - 1:01:28 PSP 

1:01:29 - 1:05:04 PS VIta

1:05:05 - 1:09:18 3DS 

1:09:19 - 1:15:58 Is the Switch a handheld or a console? Is this the end of handheld gaming?

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(Spoilers! The beginning of the show contains potential spoilers for Halo Infinite, Metroid Dread and the Mandalorian. Please skip to 11:04 to avoid these completely) Matt & Wes are back to discuss the game devs we are most fond of. These consist of classic players like Treasure and Konami to the once dominate Nintendo 2nd party and now Microsoft 1st party, Rare. There are of course more so give the show a listen and let us know on social media who your favorite developer is.

Time Stamps: (add 30 seconds for ad read to all times)

00:00 - 11:03 Intro/What have we been playing?

11:04 - 15:34 Two Games turning 30 years old

15:35 - 25:02 Treasure

25:03 - 48:52 Rare

48:53 - 57:17 AM2

57:18 - 1:20:37 Konami

1:20:38 - 1:34:52 Team Ninja

For sponsorship opportunities please email us at: [email protected]

Intro Art & Graphics by: Bernardo DelCast  

Intro/Outro Music by:  8 Bit Universe 

Song: Orange Juice 

Discover more of their music at: youtube.com/8bituniverse 

Nerdthusiast Content & Social Media 

Website- nerdthusiast.com 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/nerdthusiast

Facebook - https://facebook.com/nerdthusiast

Instagram - https://instagram.com/nerdthusiast

TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@nerdthusiast

Youtube - https://youtube.com/nerdthusiast 

Hosts Social Media Contacts: 

Matt: Twitter - @FromNJ2CA 

Wes: Instagram - grendle5xbx

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Video games were not always the most consumed form of media on the planet. There was a time, not that long ago, where playing video games was just for the nerds. "Why don't you go out and do something?", was a common phrase many of us heard time and time again. However, once PlayStation began it's dominance in the mid to late 90's  slowly but surely the tides of gaming be nerdy were turning. Soon playing video games would become main stream. This once nerdy niche not only became acceptable, but it became the cool thing to do.

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TimeStamps:

00:00 - 5:35 Intro what are we playing now

5:36 - 13:24 How PlayStation came to be

13:25 - 16:57 PlayStation dominates Japan

16:58 - 26:21 PlayStation Sports games

26:22 - 35:13 Fighting Games

35:14 - 50:14 RPGs

50:15 - 1:21:19 Notable PS1 Games

1:21:20 - 1:35:39 Accessories, Tech and Outro

Intro/Outro Art & Graphics by: Bernardo DelCast

Intro/Outro Music by: 8 Bit Universe

Song: Orange Juice

Discover more of their music at: YouTube.com/8bituniverse

Source for Graph and Japanese Console statics: https://www.isc.hbs.edu/Documents/resources/courses/moc-course-at-harvard/pdf/student-projects/Final%20paper%20-%20Japan%20gaming%20cluster%20vfinal.pdf

Paper Written by: Tatsuya Hasegawa, Takeru Ito, Ryu Kawano, Koichi Kibata and Ken Nonomura 

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Matt and Wes discuss what it means to be an investos vs collector. We give our thoughts and opinions as we dive into a variety of subjects between these two seeming similar, but also very different groups of people. See the timestamps below for segments. Enjoy!

TimeStamps 00:00 - 05:56 Intro/We recommend a piece of gaming related media

05:57 - 20:15 We are collectors not investors here are a a few things we have in our collections.

20:16 - 29:37 Wata and Heritage Auctions are ready to pump you up.

29:38 -  46:54 What made the price of retro games explode?

46:55 - 56:08 What games currently are sought after by collectors or investors?

56:09 - 1:02:15 Where do we think the market is headed?

1:02:46 -  1:09:38 Should you get into video game collecting?

1:09:39 - 1:17:21 What kind of collectors are we? Wrap up.

Intro/Outro Art & Graphics by: Bernardo DelCast

Intro/Outro Music by: 8 Bit Universe

Song: Orange Juice

Discover more of their music at: YouTube.com/8bituniverse

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The Sega Genesis released in 1989, but it was not until Sonic the Hedgehog would release in June of 1991 that Sega would really begin to gain market share against Nintendo. The release of Sonic as well as an aggressive ad campaign, would lead to Sega bringing serious competition to Nintendo for the first time. Sega followed up the Genesis with creating the Sega CD which brought a new level of audio as well as improved visuals to the system. Unfortunately, Sega released the 32X shortly before the Saturn would release and would essentially mark the beginning of Sega retreating from console manufacturing. We discuss all of that and a whole lot more on this episode of the Nerdthusiast Gaming Podcast!

Time Stamps:

(00:00 - 5:19) - Intro, Game Stor(ies)

(5:20 - 13:31) - Console Variations

(13:32 - 26:35) - Sonic and other mascot platformers

(26:36 - 37:11) - Konami Games, RC Pro AM, Earthworm Jim, Golden Axe, Moonwalker

(37:12 - 51:46) - Sports Games, Shinobi, some other genesis bangers

(51:47 - 1:07:16) - Unique Titles like Toe Jam and Earl, Vector Man, Comix Zone etc. plus Sega Channel

(1:07:17 - 1:18:20) - Shmups, Fighters, 6 button controller

(1:18:21 - 1:38:29) - Sega CD

(1:38:30 - 1:49:09) - 32X

Intro/Outro Art & Graphics by: Bernardo DelCast

Intro/Outro music by: 8 Bit Universe

Discover more of their music at: YouTube.com/8bituniverse

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The original Xbox first launched on November 15, 2001 (11/15/01). We reflect on what was happening 20 years ago. How did the gaming community feel about Microsoft entering the console arena? What about Xbox made us excited? What were some of the games that were a highlight on the system? Find out right now as we celebrate 20 years of Xbox!

TimeStamps

00:00 - 02:21 Opening/Housekeeping

02:22 - 04:17 Patreon Poll Topic: What are some pet peeves we have about other gamers?

04:18 - 18:29 What were the vibes and feelings of gamers going leading up to and through the launch of the original Xbox?

18:30 - 1:06:32 Highlights from the OG Xbox Games Library

Intro/Outro Art & Graphics by: Bernardo DelCast

Intro/Outro Music by: 8 Bit Universe

Song: Orange Juice

Discover more of their music at: YouTube.com/8bituniverse

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Matt & Wes discuss their favorite horror (scary) games as well as some lesser known horror games. Additionally, you'll find out what our was our most memorable jump scares and what we consider the scariest game we ever played. Let us know what some of your favorite horror games were over on social media @nerdthusiast or in our YouTube comments section.

Time Stamps

00:00 - 23:42 Intro/Our Favorite Horror or Horror Like Games Wes

23:43 - 31:19 Matt’s favorite horror or horror like games

31:20 - 39:02 Lesser known horror games

39:03 -  49:06 Most memorable jump-scare in a game, Scariest game you ever played

Art & Graphics by: Bernardo DelCast  

Music by: 8 Bit Universe 

Song: Orange Juice 

Discover more of their music at: YouTube.com/8bituniverse

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Matt & Wes talk about our favorite N64 games and experiences while celebrating 25 years of the N64!

TimeStamps

00:00 - 03:55 Intro: Wario Ware * Crusin’ blast

03:56 - 18:55 Our favorite N64 Experiences & Accessories

18:56 - 23:29 Price of N64 Cartridges

24:00 - 60:15 Our Favorite N64 Games

Art & Graphics by: Bernardo DelCast

Music by: 8 Bit Universe

Song: Orange Juice

Discover more of their music at: YouTube.com/8bituniverse

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Matt & Wes celebrate the Sega Dreamcast! We discuss our launch day experiences on 9/9/99. What did we think of the 18 games that came out on launch day? Why did the Dreamcast die such an early death? All that and so much more! Get our opinions on this beloved console and all of it's controversy as well.

TimeStamps

00:00 - 5:12 Intro/Patreon Poll topic question

5:13 - 15:48 Our 9/9/99 Experience

15:49 - 36:51 Launch Library

36:52 - 42:43 Why do we love the Dreamcast

42:44 - 58:10 What killed the Dreamcast?

58:11 - Our favorite Dreamcast Games & Oddities

Art & Graphics by: Bernardo DelCast

Music by: 8 Bit Universe

Song: Orange Juice

Discover more of their music at: YouTube.com/8bituniverse

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