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Episode two of Toriyama month is here and this week I am joined by Marc "Try4ce" Duddleston to talk about the second Dragon Quest game. Coming out less than a year after the original, Dragon Quest 2 was an insanely ambitious game that tried some cool new things and some not so cool new things. Try and I talk a lot about how the game plays and feels, it's story and it's vast open world Does this game hold up all these years later? Try and I do our best to answer that. Follow My Life in Gaming on Twitter! Check out the Backloggery! Shout-out Song: Joyous Song Artist: Koichi Sugiyama Album:...
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In honor of Akira Toriyama passing away this year I am dedicating a whole month of the show in his honor. The next 4 episodes of the podcast (including this one) will be dedicated to the legendary mangaka who helped shape so many childhoods all throught he lens of the games he worked on. I'm joined by Andre from Fine Time to kick it all off grand fashion by exploring the OG of all JRPGs, Dragon Quest. Does this game hold up all these years later? Is it a good entry point for those uninitated with the series? Check out this first episode for Toriyama Month to find out! Check out Fine Time over...
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Ganon is at it again in this new Zelda episode and this time is evil dasardly plan is to distract Link and Zelda with castle cleaning while he steals the Triforce. Will he suceed? Dexter Morrill is back to talk some more Zelda cartoon and boyyyy is this one something. Shout-out Song: Ballad of the Goddess Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill End Song: Legend of Zelda Artist: Mikel Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed Get Still Loading Podcast merch! Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! Support the Podcast!
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You're a guard for the kingdom of Herana, a bloody coup is happening and you narrowly escape through the sewers. You now need to meet up with your family by travleing west to a place called Yerdan. This is Grand Soul Story, a new indie RPG from solo developer Jeremy Reineck, and to break this whole thing down I am joined by my good friend Chris Coplien from the Retro Hangover podcast. For full disclosure we did recieve review copies of this game for review and overall? We had a good time! We talk about the battle mechanics, the visuals, the music, what it was like playing a game in early...
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What happens when you design a whole game around secrets? How do you make those secrets accessible but fair and challenging to discover? How to you pace out those discoveries to keep the player interested the whole way through? This week on the show I am joined by games journalist Jill Grodt of the Indie Informer to talk about a game that not only answers these questions but sets the standard for how to answer them. We are discussing the indie game Tunic, a wonderful action adventure game from solo game developer Andrew Shouldice and the Tunic Team. Jill and I break down this incredible game...
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Welcome to Cramalot! This month's look at the Super Mario Super Show features a sad eyed orphan, golden plungers and some wizard named Mervin. My co-host with the mo-host, Dexter Morrill, joins me to talk about the 2nd episode of the super show and it is a wild one. Follow Dexter on Twitter! Shout-out Song: Underwater (Super Mario Bros) Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World 2 End Song: Mushroom Bounce (Super Mario Bros) Artist: bLiNd Album: NESteryears Get Still Loading Podcast merch! Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! Support the Podcast!
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Some games you play because they make your heart race in excitement, others are played to scare you out of your pants, but there are also a ton that are played because they relax you. I like wearing pants so I prefer the last one. This week on the show I am joined by author and games journalist Ryan Janes to discuss his recently released book "The Most Relaxing Video Games". We talk about his inspiration for the book, his selection process and also what his preferred medium to color with is! Make sure you go check out Ryan and his book in the links below. Follow Ryan on Twitter! Buy Ryan's...
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The Sega Genesis is a special console. It was one of the first video game consoles I ever played and so I have a lot of fond memories surrounding it. Joining me today is my friend G to the Next Level to talk all about a current project he's working on called "Growing Up Genesis" which is a look at the entire North American Sega Genesis library. We talk about his inspiration for the series, the struggles of being a Sega content creator and much more. If you are a Sega fan make sure you check this one out! Follow G on Twitter! Check out his YouTube channel! Watch his Twitch! Shout-out Song:...
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It's another Patreon poll episode! For this episode my patrons had me play Zillion for the Sega Master System and boy howdy it's a game. I'm joined by Coury from My Life in Gaming and Tiger Chainsaw (check out his YouTube channel!) to talk about Sega's version of Metroid/Impossible Mission. It's a game that had a lot of promise but we were mixed on it's execution. We also take some time to talk about the anime the game is based on. If you would like to help choose future topics for the show as well, join the Still Loading Podcast Patreon and vote in the quaterly polls! Check out everyone's...
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Not ONLY are Dexter Morrill and I covering the Super Mario Super Show but we are also doing the Legend of Zelda cartoon! This was my (Josh's) first time watching the cartoon in earnest and man..... I got opinions. But since the Zelda cartoon aired right after Super Show it felt right to cover it. Join Dex and I's foray into animated Hyrule and all that it entails. How much will Zelda need to excuse Link!? Why is Link so a creep!? Listen and find out! Shout-out Song: Fairy Fountain Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill End Song: Hyrule Palace Artist: Dj Jo Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed Get...
info_outlineI, your loyal host Josh, started Still Loading nearly 10 years ago and I honestly had no idea where it would take me. Apparently it has taken me at least up to episode 300 and soon it will be the 10th anniversary of the show! But let's focus on this episode right here, this is episode 300. I figured the best way to celebrate 300 episodes of the podcast was to do something I've become known for over the past few years, and that is video game fantasy drafts. This is The Super Mario Fantasy Draft.
Joining me to draft their ideal Mario games are 4 wonderful guests, follow them all with the links below!
Keith Gasper from the Main Quest Podcast
https://linktr.ee/MainQuestPod
https://twitter.com/_mainquest
Matt Storm from the Fun and Games Podcast
https://linktr.ee/dj_stormagedddon
https://twitter.com/dj_stormageddon
Try from My Life in Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/@mylifeingaming
https://twitter.com/MyLifeInGaming
Diamond from Retronauts
https://retronauts.com/
https://twitter.com/feitclub
Who will draft the BEST Mario game!? It is actually up to you all you wonderful listeners! Go to the link below and vote for who had the best draft! Voting will be open until Saturday 3/2/2024.
https://forms.gle/7r1kPzNb8sGKhMLXA
Shout-out Song: Bob-omb Battlefield
Artist: Helynt
Album: Mario & Chill 2
https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill-2/
End Song: Ending Theme
Artist: Helynt
Album: Mario & Chill 2
https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill-2/
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