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This week's episode is a discussion on a shorter game, a game that doesn't end? Or does it? I'm joined by Gerard Eady, who is an accomplished Irish archer and Twitch streamer, to discuss the game The Stanley Parable. This is one of those tangent type of episodes and while we do discuss the game we also get sidetracked a few times and discuss RPGS, which types of games we like to play and we get a peak at Gerard's archery background. End Song: Following Stanley (The Stanley Parable) Arranged and Performed by: FamilyJules7x Written by: Blake Robinson Album: N/A https://youtu.be/a41nQV2hQlQ 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

What is this!? I'm actually covering something new and contemporary on the show? On this week's episode I'm joined by my Captain N co-host with the mo-host, Dexter Morrill, to discuss the newly released Super Mario Bros. Movie. We keep the conversation spoiler free for about the first hour of the episode and after that we dive into more specifics. What did we think? How did Mario translate to the big screen!? Listen and find out! End Song: New Donk City Artist: Helynt Album: Mario & Chill 2 https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill-2/ 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

As the game industry evolves sometimes it's easy to forget the stepping stones of progress. Sometimes a game comes out, does something revolutionary, but no one notices because something bigger comes out just a few years later and overshadows it. On this episode I chatted with Matthew Smith, creator of the YouTube channel Computer Gaming Yesterday. We talk about his recently released documentary on the game "Dark Age of Camelot" and how it is one of the more influential MMORPG's that not a lot of people talk about anymore. This episode touches on a fascinating era of game history that you will not want to miss. Check out Matt's YouTube channel, Computer Gaming Yesterday, HERE! End Song: Launch Base Groove Artist: Joshua Morse Album: Chip Funk https://gamechops.com/chip-funk/ 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

I'm not gonna beat around the bush. The episode that is covered for this month's Captain N episode is by far our favorite of season 2. Dexter Morrill is back and we have a ton of fun breaking down Captain N season 2 episode 9, Having a Ball. This episode is one of the most wild episode's we've ever seen on the show. Do you wanna see King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard as rockstars? Victorian era aristocrats? Tomatoes dancing with creepy legs? If you answered yes to any of these, this episode is for you. End Song: The Adventure of Link Artist: Dj CUTMAN Album: Triforce of Bass https://gamechops.com/triforce-of-bass/ 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

The first ever patron poll episode is here! In January my patrons voted on a game I should cover on the show and the winner was Spec Ops: The Line! I'm joined by Dave Jackson of Tales From the Backlog to discuss this game that features an incredibly morally ambiguous narrative. There are a lot of spoilers in this one but it is still well worth listening to. End Song: Dark World Artist: Tee Lopes Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/dark-world-tee-lopes/ 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

The end of Mario Month 2023 is here. To close it our I am joined by Daniel Greenberg of Winterion Game Studios and Rockman Cosmo who is the leader of the Rockman/MegaMan Feature Phone Preservation Project to discuss Mario's second 3d outing on the Nintendo Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2. Is this game actually Super Mario Galaxy 1.5? Or is there more to it than meets the eye!? End Song: Super Mario Land (Theme) Remix Artist: Yoann Turpin Album: Chip Songbook Vol. 2 https://yoannturpin.bandcamp.com/album/chip-songbook-vol-2 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  

Week 3 of Mario Month 2023 is all about the sequel to Mario's triumphant return to 2D game design, New Super Mario Bros. Wii. I am joined by Jared from the Play Along Podcast and Chazzy from the Side Projekt Podcast to talk about everything this game had to offer. We end this episode with a talk about nostalgia and when it's good and bad. Plus we tease a possible future episode collaboration!? Follow Side Projekt Podcast on Twitter! Follow Play Along Podcast on Twitter! End Song: Piranha Plant's Lullaby Artist: Duzzled Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 3 https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-3/ 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

It has been over half a year since the Still Bonding show started on Patreon so I figured its been long overdue for another preview of the show. This month's Still Bonding episode is all about Diamonds Are Forever, probably one of the zaniest Bond films out there. Do you wanna get access to this full episode as well as the rest of the Still Bonding catalogue and so much more!? Join the Still Loading Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod  

Episode 2 of Mario Month this year is all about blasting off into space! I'm joined by Eric from The Unlockables Podcast and my friend Chris (AKA: The British Bond Addict on Instagram) to talk about one of the most iconic Mario games ever. We explore distant galaxies and learn a bit more about what makes this game so special. End Song: Gusty Garden Galaxy Artist: A_Rival Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 3 https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-3/ 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

Mario Month 2023 is here! To kick it off I am joined by Try from My Life in Gaming to talk about New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS. The game that brought Mario back to it's 2D roots. We discuss the state of Mario at the time this game launched, what it did for the series and how it may have impacted the future of the game industry! Follow My Life in Gaming HERE! End Song: Continue Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World 2 https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world-2/ 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

It has been a long time coming for this episode. I can't believe in almost 9 years I have NEVER done a Pokemon episode. Well that has finally changed. I am joined by Bill from the Gaming & Collecting Podcast and Mono from Tokyo Game Life to break down the first generation of Pokemon games. A little bit of history, a little bit of nostalgia and everything in between, we spent nearly 2 hours talking Pokemon. End Song: Pokémon Gym Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World 3 https://gamechops.com/slw3/ Tokyo Game Life on Twitter Gaming & Collecting on Twitter 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

This week on the show I had the honor of chatting with Aidan Moher. Aidan is an hugo award winning writer and editor. He is also the author of the book "Fight, Magic, Items" which is a book chronicling the history of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and the rise of JRPG's in the west. I had so much fun chatting with him and learning about his book, how JRPGs have influenced his writing style and so much more! Buy Fight, Magic, Items HERE Follow Aidan on Twitter HERE The cartoon version of Aidan in the thumbnail was drawn by y2Jenn on Twitter. End Song: Secret of the Forest (From Chrono Trigger) Artist: Joshua Morse Album: Chip Funk https://gamechops.com/chip-funk/ 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

Another month another Captain N episode. Dexter and I break down season 2 episode 8, The Feud of Faxanadu. In this month's episode we find the N Team at odds with each other for.... reasons? They end up assisting a nation of dwarves and elves who are at war with each other but are secretely being manipulated by the evil one. Will the N Team reconcile their differences in time to save everyone? Who cares! This episode was silly and we loved it. End Song: Faxanadu "Funk Fusion" Artist: Jake Kaufman Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00213 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

The Winter of Final Fantasy is sadly coming to an end. It has been a wonderful 3 weeks exploring my formative Final Fantasy's and to cap it all off we are ending it with probably the most popular entry in the series, Final Fantasy VII. I'm joined by Chris from the Retro Hangover Podcast and Keith from the Main Quest Podcast to discuss this iconic game. We share memories, explore it's development and dive deep into the game's mechanics and story. I hope you have enjoyed the Winter of Final Fantasy. Who knows maybe there will be another one down the road!?   Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod   Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation!https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/   Want to buy some Still Loading merch?https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

It's the second week of the Winter of Final Fantasy! This week is all about Final Fantasy VIII. I'm joined by Try from My Life in Gaming and Bill from the Gaming & Collecting Podcast to reminisce, analyze and discuss all the highs and lows of the game. We all had very different personal connections to the game and it was a blast to discuss this game with them. Find My Life in Gaming HERE Listen to Gaming & Collecting HERE End Song: The Man With The Machine Gun Artist: Mykah Album: Triple Triad https://gamechops.com/triple-triad/ 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

The Winter of Final Fantasy is HERE. The next 3 episodes (including this one) of the show are a tribute to my formative Final Fantasy experience. To kick it off we are talking Final Fantasy IX. I am joined by Dave from Tales From the Backlog and.... Dave from Game Dave! It's a double Dave extravaganza! We discuss the all things FF9 and go DEEP on the game. This is just the beginning the Winter of Final Fantasy, come along for the ride. End Song: Crossing Those Hills Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/ 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

It's time for some more Captain N! Dexter Morrill is back and he joins me to discuss Captain N's journey through time with Link and Pero (aka Puss n Boots). Does that make any sense? No! And neither did this episode! This was one of the more fun episodes we have watched in season 2 and it is well worth watching beforehand just because of how zany it is. End Song: I Am Error Artist: DJ Cutman Album: The TRIFORCE of BASS https://gamechops.com/triforce-of-bass/ 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

This episode of Still Loading dives into a little known aspect of video games called feature phone gaming. Feature phones were cell phones in Japan that had a lot of exclusive games and content from some of your favorite franchises such as Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy! I'm joined by game preservationists Rockman Cosmo and Naoya Shinota to discuss this area of gaming and what they are doing to preserve this near dead era of gaming. This is an episode you will NOT want to miss. Follow RockmanCosmo and Naoya Shinota on Twitter! End Song: Fanfare Artist: Mykah Album: Triple Triad https://gamechops.com/triple-triad/ 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

It's that time of year! I am once again joined by my brother from the great white north, TJ, to give a retrospective on the year each of our respective podcasts had. There are laughs, emotions and great times had. Sincerely thank you to everyone who listens to the show. This is the one time of year that I allow myself to talk up some of the fun stuff that has happened on the show throughout year and it means a lot to me that you all listen. Have a Happy New Year! End Song: Staff Roll Artist: Helynt Album: Mario & Chill https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill/ 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

It's Christmas 2022! And what's more Christmasy than looking into an 80's teen sex comedy. I'm sure Santa would approve. This week I am joined by the host of the Big Drink Energy podcast Mikey Tabletop to discuss the wild and wacky experience of watching the 1983 movie Joysticks. This movie is basically the video game movie equivalent to Tommy Wiseau's The Room, it's bad but insanely watchable. Merry Christmas everyone! Big Drink Energy on Twitch! End Song: Joy to Pallet Town Artist: Tee Lopes Album: Video Game Xmas https://gamechops.com/video-game-xmas-tee-lopes/ 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