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The console wars of the later '80s and early '90s is the stuff of nostalgia legend. Sega and Nintendo duking it out for video game dominance. While the Genesis/Mega Drive vs the SNES is remembered the most fondly from that era there were other consoles that went head to head as well.... Handheld consoles... But they all had their lunch money stolen by Nintendo still. Womp womp. However, even in losing to Nintendo's Game Boy there is still a lot you can learn and appreciate about the "loser" handhelds of that era. On this episode of Still Loading I am joined by Gen Moonen from the Fun and Games Podcast to talk about the Sega Game Gear. In this episode we dive much deeper than this console's battery life (woof 5 hours on 6 AAs). Gen and I talk about why this system is better than people give it credit for, what it did well and what it (obviously) didn't do well and what there still is to explore on the system. Follow Gen on Bluesky HERE Follow Gen on Instagram HERE Follow Fun and Games Podcast on Bluesky HERE Listen to Fun And Games Podcast HERE Check out Gen's website HERE Shout-out Song: Chance Meeting Artist: Karl Brueggemann Album: Micropower https://karlbmusic.bandcamp.com/album/micropower End Song: On the Bubble Artist: Karl Brueggemann Album: Micropower https://karlbmusic.bandcamp.com/album/micropower 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

This month's cartoon episode features a lot of Brooklyn. And by a lot I mean a lot of talk and you barely see any of it. My co-host with the mo-host Dexter Morill is back and we have koop of a time chatting about all of Koopa's insults, bizarre pipe shapes, Mario flying and much more! Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: The Flower Garden Artist: Coffee Date Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Mario Tape https://gamechops.com/mario-tape-super-mario-lofi/ End Song: New Super Mario Bros. Artist: Coffee Date Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Mario Tape https://gamechops.com/mario-tape-super-mario-lofi/ 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

Punch a Nazi month is coming to a close once again and to round it out this year I am joined by games writer and journalist Justin Grandfield to talk about Medal of Honor: Allied Assault! What makes the old Medal of Honor games so special? Are they able to walk they fine line of reverence for our past while also not glorifying it? Is it still a kickass first person shooter!? Justin and I dissect all of this and more in the finale of Punch a Nazi month. This game was the Medal of Honor game that had eluded me for many years. I only had the console games in the series and was desperate to get my hands on this and play it. When I finally did it did not disappoint. Play. This. Game. Support Democracy Forward HERE Follow Justin on Bluesky HERE Shout-out Song: Road to Tobruk Composer(s): Michael Giacchino Album: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Soundtrack https://youtu.be/7sDnZiTT-vU?si=HJngZ-7ZQePniTWN End Song: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Main Theme Composer(s): Michael Giacchino Album: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Soundtrack https://youtu.be/-kWeJ9ywQJM?si=cboU5FzTkG8mY8Fs Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

In World War II the entirety of France was occupied by the Nazi's. The Saboteur, instead of looking at that time period through the lense of the Allied Expeditionary Force, looks at it through the eyes of the people who lived it. I'm joined by friend of the show Matt Storm to chat about the 2009 open world game The Saboteur. A game where you take control of the character Sean Devlin, an Irish race car driver and mechanic, as he exacts his revenge on the fascists that killed his best friend. What starts out as a simple revenge mission turns into something much larger as he fights to free Paris from the Nazis. Matt and I ADORED this game and we had a lot of fun chatting about what makes it so great. We also chat about why it seems to be so overlooked and why that may have been. If you want to punch some Nazis you cannot go wrong with this game. No spoilers for a while, so you can get a feel of the game without having to worry about the story being spoiled. Support Democracy Forward HERE Follow Matt on Bluesky HERE Checkout Fun and Games Podcast HERE Check out Reignite Podcast HERE Shout-out Song: The Saboteur Theme Composer(s): Christopher Young Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toE77OuTZkU&list=RDtoE77OuTZkU&start_radio=1 End Song: Electro Swingity Artist: ExoNova Original Composer(s): N/A Album: N/A https://exonova.bandcamp.com/track/electro-swingity Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

Punch a N*zi month is back! Three new games all about punching some goddam fascists are being covered and to kick it off I am joined by returning guest, Dave Pietrangelo from Remember 64, to talk about the sequel to the OG FPS game. We are having fun storming the castle with Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Return to Castle Wolfenstein was the first true sequel of the original Wolfenstein 3D since that game had an expansion but not a full-on sequel. Thankfully, even though this game wasn't developed by ID, it is freaking great. This game sticks to a simple FPS formula but it really works. Dave and I had a ton of fun chatting about this one and if you haven't played it yet go punch some N*zis and give it a try. Support Democracy Forward HERE Follow Dave on Bluesky HERE Checkout Remember 64 HERE Shout-out Song: Cripts & Catacombs (Remix Version) Artist: Antal Dávid Original Composer(s): Bill Brown Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqBoblBwDMU End Song: Doomsday Artist: Robert Slump Original Composer(s): N/A Album: N/A https://robertslump.bandcamp.com/track/doomsday Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast