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We are gonna have a fine time on this super episode of a podcast. In this episode I am joined by Andre from the Fine Time podcast and Aaron from the SuperPod Saga podcast to talk about Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga! This game was not what I expected at all, both in good ways and bad ways (but mostly good). It was by far one of the bigger swings I've seen for a Nintendo franchise and it took Mario in some really interesting directions. I really enjoyed getting to chat with Andre and Aaron about this game and see what their experience was like with it. We also mention Kathy Griffin in this episode. Do with that what you will. Follow Andre on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/pizzadinosaur.fineti.me Follow Fine Time on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/fineti.me Follow Aaron/SuperPod Saga on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/superpodsaga.com Shout-out Song: The Kingdom Called Beanbean (M&L Superstar Saga) [Bexico Lofi Remix] "Explorin' With My Bro"  Artist: DJ Nooma Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watc

Looks like it's time to dust off my origami skills because this week's episode is all about Paper Mario, specifically the first Paper Mario game for the N64. Joining me to make some paper airplanes are returning friends to the show Nerdbomber and Techtic from the Online Warriors Podcast. For all of us, this was our first experience with the Paper Mario series and we had a great time getting to discuss this game. We talk about the history of the game's development, our perceptions of the game going into playing it for the first time, how it holds up now and much more! Follow Nerdbomber on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ownerdbomber.bsky.social Follow Techtic on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/techtic.bsky.social Follow The Online Warriors on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/onlinewarriors.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Story of the Stolen Spirits Artist: Snore Lax Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/papermario/ End Song: Toad Town Remix Artist: Player2 & Equalyze Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

MARIO MONTH IS BACK! This year's theme is all RPGs! For the next 5 weeks I will be diving into a different Mario RPG game and of course I had to start off the the original Mario RPG game, Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars. Joining me to explore Mario's first foray into the RPG genre are friends of the show Matt Storm from Fun and Games Podcast and Eric Gess from the Unlockables Podcast. We discuss this game's legacy, how it setup Mario for future RPG games, why Booster absolutely rules and of course Yoko Shimomura's legendary soundtrack. Follow Matt on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/djstormageddon.com Follow Fun and Games Podcast on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/funandgamespod.bsky.social Follow Reignite Pod on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/reignitepod.bsky.social Follow Eric on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/unlockables.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Yoshi Island Artist: Doni Album: Goombette https://gamechops.com/goombette/ End Song: Super Mega Ultra Pipe House [Super Mario RPG - Sup

Portal is a triumph of a game and many a note has been written on it's huge success. Ok enough of that. We are here this week to talk about Portal! The legendary first person puzzle game from Valve. I'm joined by returning guest to the show Andrew Kinsey from The EXP Point but we are ALSO joined by Pilisa Mackey, another EXP Point member and it is their first time on the show! We talk about how we all got into Portal, how the game teaches you to think in Portals, some history surrounding the game and how pervasive it was in gaming culture for a long time and still is to some extent. This one was a long time coming and I am so happy I finally covered Portal on the show! Follow The EXP Point on BlueSky! https://bsky.app/profile/theexppoint.bsky.social Follow Pilisa on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/cutiepiepichan/ Shout-out Song: Portal Radio Loop Artist: Jonathan Coulton Album: Portal OST https://youtu.be/jcxeENnM0yI?si=9MCP2f2ISWVvxPmr End Song: Still Alive - Raddox Remix Artist: Raddox Album: N/A https

16 bit JRPGs are a bit of a nostalgia spot for me. I would actually classify it as more of misplaced nostalgia in that I didn't play a lot of them growing up but playing them now makes me feel nostalgic anyway. This week on the show I was lucky enough to get a review copy of a recently released indie game that takes inspiration from the 16 bit JRPG style. I'm joined by Sam AKA Storm Beagle to talk about Beloved Rapture, an RPG made in the style of a 16 bit JRPG. He discuss what this game does to stand out compared to other games of it's kind, how effective it's story is, it's battle mechanics and we also debate if the phrase "You silver haired fuck" is a good line or not. As a small spoiler, this game kinda rules and you should go play it, but if you'd like to hear more about it, give this episode a listen! Check out the Retrotopia Podcast! https://linktr.ee/retrotopia Follow Storm Beagle on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/st0rm_beagle/ Check out Beloved Rapture on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/a

Zelda two months in a row!? Dexter and I are joined by actor and filmmaker Chris Carpenter to talk about episode 6 of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, That Sinking Feeling. We learn about how the Mario Bros have a pet clog.... named clog. We also learn that magnets work very differently than we expect and that Zelda is DTF when a cupid statue is present. Follow Chris on social media! Instagram BlueSky Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Dark World Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill https://gamechops.com/zelda-and-chill/ End Song: The Legend of Zelda Artist: Helynt Album: Legend of Synthwave https://gamechops.com/synthwave/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Strategy guides were a huge part of many a gamers' childhood. I read my strategy guide for Final Fantasy VIII so much that the spine started falling apart. These books felt like we were getting a peak behind the scenes of how the game's inner workings actually functioned. To help us peak further behind that curtain, I am joined this week by David Cassady. David worked at Brady Games and Prima Games during their heyday and wrote some of our favorite strategy guides. Guides such as Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Kingdom Hearts 2, Metroid Prime and many more! We talked about how he got into writing guides, what the process of writing them was, unexpected challenges and much more! Follow David on Threads! https://www.threads.net/@dacassady Shout-out Song: Balamb Garden Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ End Song: Gold Saucer Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill II https://gamechops.com/chocobo-and-chill-2/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.te

The Last Guardian has been on my backlog list for quite a while and never got around to it until now. I'm joined by friend of the show Dave Jackson from Tales From the Backlog to discuss the third game in this makeshift trilogy from Fumita Ueda. Ueda has a very different approach to game design compared to the rest of the industry and Dave and I had a great time being able to break this one down. We discuss how this game doesn't respect your time and why that's a good thing in this instance, why Trico is such an amazing character, the world building and lots more! Follow Dave on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Forest Composer: Takeshi Furukawa Performed by: Billy Qvarnström Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ8SHHMCpno End Song: Epilogue Composer: Takeshi Furukawa Performed by: Auri Forda Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tcUIhYCgiA Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/sti

Some games burn brightly and flame out. Others have a long tail where people are consistently discovering it years after it launched. Everquest is one of those odd cases where both of those outcomes are true. Joining me today is author and tech journalist Matt Smith to talk about his recently released book from Boss Fight Books all about Everquest. We talk about why he chose to write about Everquest, what about the game captivated him back in the day and presently, Everquest's place in game history and how it could have possibly been saved from the juggernaut that was World of Warcraft. Follow Matt on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/mattontech.bsky.social Check out Matt's website! https://mattontech.me/ Buy Matt's book on Everquest! https://bossfightbooks.com/products/everquest-by-matthew-s-smith Shout-out Song: Everquest Opening Theme Artist: Jay Barbeau Album: Everquest Soundtrack https://youtu.be/AKj36GJj_i8?si=CLx3VEeWKXgw7XbC End Song: Kelethin (2.0) Artist: Jay Barbeau Album: Everquest Soundtrack http

You know... I am not a fan of this Zelda cartoon. And just when I think Link can't get more problematic he finds a way. We are of course talking about episode 5 of the Legend of Zelda Cartoon, "Sing for the Unicorn". I am, as always, joined by my co-host with the mo-host Dexter Morrill to break it down. We talk about Link being more creepy than before, how Gannon likes to name various things, the opposite of the evil jar and much more! Follow Dexter on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/dextermorrill.bsky.social Shout-out Song: The Legend of Lofi Artist: Dj Cutman & James Landino Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/legend-of-lofi/ End Song: Song of Storms Artist: Tudd & General Offensive Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/storms/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Kicking off 2025 I am joined by my good friend Gabe Swarr to talk about a series of indie games he has made called the Bub-O games! The newest game in the series, Bub-O Burst, just came out so I wanted to have Gabe on to talk about his charming puzzle/action series! We are also joined by the composer for Bub-O Burst, a chiptune music legend, Seth Sternberger of 8 Bit Weapon! We talk about the all of the games in the Bub-O series, what it was like to shift gears to a slightly different genre for this new entry, it's music (which Seth goes into detail about it is quite possibly the first ever roguelike soundtrack for a game?) and much more! Check out Bub-O Burst! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2968880/BubO_Burst/ Follow Gabe on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/gabeswarr.bsky.social Follow Seth on Twitter! https://x.com/8bitweapon Check out Gabe's website! https://www.gabeswarr.com/ Check out 8 Bit Weapon's website! https://8bitweapon.com/ Shout-out Song: Bub-Burst Artist: Seth Sternberger Album: N/A https:

It is the end of another year and, as is tradition over here on the Still Loading Podcast, I am joined by my good pal TJ from Tapes of Trepidation and The Hodder Show. We talk about our top 10 most popular episodes of the year, what our goals are for next year and more! It's always a blast looking back on the year and seeing what all has happened. A HUGE thank you to all you wonderful listeners who have stuck along for the ride and made it a great year. I cannot thank you all enough. Follow Tapes of Trepidation on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/tapesoftrepidationpodcast/ Shout-out Song: Fisherman's horizon Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill II https://gamechops.com/chocobo-and-chill-2/ End Song: Staff Roll Artist: Helynt Album: Mario & Chillhttps://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloa

The Mario Super Show is back with episode 5 and let me tell you this one is anything but tame. Dexter Morrill joins me to dive into the episode  as usual and boy howdy does it go places. This episode features the fastest mouth in the south, Mark Twang, a goomba carrying a plate-o-chicken and much more! Follow Dexter on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/dextermorrill.bsky.social Shout-out Song: Good Egg Galaxy Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world/ End Song: Manta Ray's Reward (Super Mario 64 (Dire, Dire Docks)) Artist: Joshua Morse Album: Arcade Attack! https://gamechops.com/arcade-attack/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The Commodore 64 is one of those systems that feels simultaneously ubiquitous and also unknown. It was the best selling home computer in the 80's and is loved the world over by a large group of passionate fans. But outside of that group it feels largely forgotten in the annals of gaming history. This episode is a small step in correcting that. I'm joined by game design professor and author Jesper Juul to talk about his recently released book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64", which is a book that aims to shed more light on one of the most important computer systems in not only gaming history but also computer history. Jesper and I have a wonderful conversation about why this book is needed, what kinds of things can readers expect to find in the book and some of my personal favorite sections. Maybe we just had a little too much fun with this conversation as well. Follow Jesper on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/jesperjuul.bsky.social Check out Jesper's website! https://www.jesperjuul.net/ Bu

The finale of the World of Warcraft series is here! Joining me to discuss the second expansion of the game are two wonderful returning guests! First is Ryan Kern of the newly formed Pixel Resistance Podcast (Follow on BlueSky HERE). Second is tech journalist, YouTube and author Matt Smith! We gather to talk all about The Wrath of the Lich King, how it was kind of the last hurrah for "Classic WoW" and how Blizzard learned various lessons from the previous iterations of the game and how it propelled the game (for better or worse) into it's next phase of existence. Follow Ryan on Threads! https://www.threads.net/@paaperclips Follow Matt on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/mattontech.bsky.social Check out Matt's website! https://mattontech.me/ Buy Matt's book on Everquest! https://bossfightbooks.com/products/everquest-by-matthew-s-smith Shout-out Song: Invincible Artist: Eldorias Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HltvffCEpSU End Song: No King Rules Forever Artist: J. Benjamin Scott Album: N/A https://jb

The World of Warcraft followed up it's wildly successful launch with an equally successful and important decision. They released an expansion. Joining me to talk about the first expansion in WoW's long history is friend of the show Mick Arcade! We talk about our thoughts on the new races added, the new zones, flying and much more. Make sure you come back next week for the finale in my 3 part World of Warcraft series in honor of it's 20th anniversary! Follow Mick on Twitter! https://twitter.com/mickarcade Shout-out Song: The Burning Legion Artist: Russell Brower Album: The Burning Crusade Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYLkENCsZQ End Song: Karazhan Theme - Piano Cover Artist: Eldorias Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUBX0LJ85gQ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

World of Warcraft is 20 years old! It's hard to believe Blizzard's wildly successful MMO has been around for that long but here we are. In this first episode of a 3 part celebration of World of Warcraft, I am joined by friends of the show Jamie and Tristan! Tristan is the one who got me into WoW so I am so happy to have him back on the show after a long time and Jamie is one of the biggest WoW fans I know. We discuss some of the history surrounding the game, our favorite memories, which zone we liked to hang out in, Barrens chat and so much more. Check back next week for an epsiode on Burning Crusade! Shout-out Song: Heart of the moon Artist: katethegreat19 Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02929 End Song: Legends of Warcraft Artist: PSK Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04122 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The 3rd pillar is officially 20 years old now! That's hard for me to stomach personally. I still feel like the system can't be that old but here we are. Joining me not to talk about feeling old but to celebrate all things Nintendo DS is author Aidan Moher and podcaster Bill Barber of the Gaming & Collecting Podcast. We had a wonderful conversation talking about the history of the console, it's legacy overall and also how much we wish game devs would try new ideas out like they did on the DS. Come celebrate 20 years of the DS with us! Follow Aidan on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/aidanis.fun Follow Bill on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/gandcstudios.bsky.social Shout-out Song: DSi Shop (Remastered) Artist: Bedrock Solid Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsGQ-O9lEcA End Song: Where It All Began (Pokemon Lab from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl) Artist: Chris Kohler Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04272 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check

Magic Ensues! This week the co-host with the mo-host Dexter Morrill returns to talk about the 4th episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon. This was arguably the best episode of the show so far and that's not saying much cause so far the Zelda cartoon as been tough for us to watch. But never the less we talk about how magic ensues, wall witches, Gibdas and more! Follow Dexter on Twitter! https://twitter.com/dextermorrill Shout-out Song: Overworld Artist: Dj Cutman Album: Triforce of Bass https://gamechops.com/triforce-of-bass/ End Song: I Am Error Artist: Dj Cutman Album: Triforce of Bass https://gamechops.com/triforce-of-bass/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

It's a surprise BONUS episode! Over on my patreon for the last 2 years I've been doing a James Bond movie podcast called Still Bonding. All 25 Bond films have been covered and discussed in depth on there and I figured the best way to wrap the whole thing up was to do an "official" Bond movie ranking episode. Joining me to rank all 25 James Bond films are friends of the show Mel (birb.jamesbirb on Instagram) and Chris (britishbondaddict on Instagram). It took us nearly 4 hours to rank all of the films and this entire episode is not only out on Patreon like usual but also completely out in it's entirety for non-patrons! Follow along with our rankings and tell us what your personal Bond film ranking is. Follow Mel on Instagram here! https://www.instagram.com/birb.jamesbirb/ Follow Chris on Instagram here! https://www.instagram.com/britishbondaddict/ If you liked this episode and want to here ALL of the Still Bonding episodes sign up for my Patreon at the $5 level and get access to all 26 Still Bonding episodes a