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Al and guest Dan from the Radio Free Borderlands podcast revisit the 8-bit era of the Console Wars and discuss some of the more influential games from that time as well as some lesser known titles.

If there is a video game that deserves the title "classic" it is The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In this 8-bit flashback Al takes a look at this beloved treasure for the NES!

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Al takes a look at Speed Racer for the Nintendo Wii in this bargain bin adventure.

Correction: In the episode I mention the Nintendo Wii being released in 2007. The correct launch date was late 2006.

The video of this episode can be viewed on Point of Insanity Game Studio's YouTube channel.

Al's Bargain Bin Adventures is a series where Al from Point of Insanity Game Studio plays an old, out of date game that he scrounged up from a bargain bin and gives his first impressions of the game. Will he find hidden treasure, or be doomed to disappointment?

Big mechs mean one thing: big guns, big fun!

This is the video of an episode from the Geekery in General podcast. The video version of this episode can be viewed on Point of Insanity Game Studio's YouTube channel..

Al's Bargain Bin Adventures is a series where Al from Point of Insanity Game Studio plays an old, out of date game that he scrounged up from a bargain bin and gives his first impressions of the game. Will he find hidden treasure, or be doomed to disappointment?

Al and son take a look at Super Mario Maker.

Correction: In the episode I mention that "Auto Mario" levels dated to the late 90s. It is actually a bit later in the mid-2000s.

The video version of this file is available on Point of Insanity Game Studio's YouTube channel.
 

Al and guest Dawn discuss Deadpool and a few other things.

So far my video game flashback episodes have been devoted to games I fondly remember from my childhood. For this episode I take a look at a game that I don't fondly remember: Data East's Tag Team Wrestling for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This is not just one of the worst wrestling games I've played but possible one of the worst games I've ever played period!

The video version of this episode can be found on Point of Insanity Game Studio's YouTube channel.

Al and guest Dan from Radio Free Borderlands discuss the sixth through eight generations of the console wars.

Al and returning guest Dan from Radio Free Borderlands continue to discuss the console wars. In part 2 we take a look at the fourth and fifth generations. We fondly remember the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Sony PlayStation, and some of the lesser known systems of this era.

Al and guest Dan from Radio Free Borderlands discuss the console wars in the first of a three part series. This episode we discuss the beginning of the Console Wars in the early 1970s to the 8-bit era of the mid to late 80s.