<p>Remember staying up late because you were so close to the next save point? Well, this episode is for you.</p><p></p><p>This week on In Case I Missed It: 90s Edition, we’re taking a trip back to the golden era of home gaming.</p><p></p><p>We’re not just talking about the games—we’re diving into the culture, the console wars, the rivalries, and the moments that shaped our gaming identities.</p><p></p><p>We’ll explore the full timeline, from the Game Boy’s dominance in car rides and waiting rooms to the epic SNES vs. Sega Genesis war that split entire friend groups. We’ll also discuss the heartbreaking launch of the Sega Saturn, PlayStation’s transformative impact on game content, the N64’s controversial Super Mario 64 release, and the Dreamcast’s visionary design that went unnoticed until its demise.</p><p></p><p>But that’s not all. We’ll also delve into the culture surrounding the games. We’ll talk about Nintendo Power magazine as the internet of its time, the thrill of Blockbuster rentals with limited memory cards and a 48-hour time limit to beat a game, the trading of cheat codes on school buses, and the accidental creation of the ESRB rating system by Mortal Kombat’s congressional appearance. And we’ll reminisce about the couch co-op experience that online gaming eventually replaced but never truly replicated.</p><p></p><p>We drop every Saturday morning, because Saturday mornings were always ours.</p><p></p><p>Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave a 5-star review—it helps us reach more people and keep the nostalgia alive.</p>