<p>About that podcast I owe ya! Select and Start is back to talk with artist Anthony Barbara about Half-Life 2, its impact on the game industry, the world, and himself.</p> <p>We also talk about video games on field trips, the far-reaching impact of the Source engine and Steam, and more!</p> <p>Other games discussed in this episode: The Portal series, The Halo series, Super Mario World, Mario Party 5, Team Fortress 2, Portal, Portal 2, Garry's Mod, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim, Ico, and more!</p> <p>0:00 - Introducing Anthony 6:32 - Anthony's gaming background 21:32 - Machinima 30:58 - Achievement Hunting 36:15 - Introducing Half-Life 2 45:56 - Our Half-Life 2 History<br> 51:15 - Half-Life 2 Discussion 1:11:30 - No Country for Old Games 1:23:58 - Half-Life 2 1:55:40 - The other Half-Life games 2:01:15 - How Half-Life 2 impacted us 2:11:20 - Recommendations and Outro</p> <p>Select and Start is a video game podcast where the host, Keifer Lirette, talks with his guests about their most meaningful and memorable video game experiences. It is part of the Moonshot podcast network.</p> <p><strong>Support Anthony and his projects:</strong> <a href="https://linktr.ee/anthonybarbara" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/anthonybarbara</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Keifer and support the show:</strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/KeifersCorner" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/KeifersCorner</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/KeiferL" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/KeiferL</a></p> <p><strong>Artwork provided by Avry Ott:</strong> <a href="https://linktr.ee/HotSodaDesigns" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/HotSodaDesigns</a></p> <p><strong>Theme Music Provided by Mike Pettry:</strong> <a href="https://linktr.ee/mikepettry" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/mikepettry</a></p> <p><strong>Episode Sources:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-reflects-on-lawsuit-that-could-have-killed-the-company/1100-6527883/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-reflects-on-lawsuit-that-could-have-killed-the-company/1100-6527883/</a></p> <p><a href="https://kotaku.com/steam-is-10-today-remember-when-it-sucked-1297594444" rel="nofollow">https://kotaku.com/steam-is-10-today-remember-when-it-sucked-1297594444</a></p> <p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/how-half-life-2-helped-sell-steam-to-a-skeptical-pc-gaming-market/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/how-half-life-2-helped-sell-steam-to-a-skeptical-pc-gaming-market/</a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141024081126/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-04/valve-lines-up-console-partners-in-challenge-to-microsoft-sony.html" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20141024081126/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-04/valve-lines-up-console-partners-in-challenge-to-microsoft-sony.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://backlinko.com/steam-users" rel="nofollow">https://backlinko.com/steam-users</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/is-steam-too-powerful" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgamesn.com/is-steam-too-powerful</a></p> <p>Find out more at <a href="https://select-and-start.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow">https://select-and-start.pinecast.co</a></p> <p>Send us your feedback online: <a href="https://pinecast.com/feedback/select-and-start/cd13af3a-775c-488e-b0b7-351fabf97cc4" rel="nofollow">https://pinecast.com/feedback/select-and-start/cd13af3a-775c-488e-b0b7-351fabf97cc4</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>