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Old Game Boys

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Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 60

Each month, Steve and Korwin choose an old game, play it, affectionately roast it, and present it with a bunch of awards they made up themselves. What aged the best? What aged the worst? Find out which character has the Most Punchable Face, and who will go home with the coveted “Oops! All Belts” Award for Outstanding Character Design!

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Level 30 - Audience Choice #2: Secret Agent Barbie (2001)

Season 3 · Episode 5

Thursday, June 18, 2026 • Duration 01:33:28

You asked for it, and the Old Game Boys delivered! The overwhelming winner of our second Audience Choice poll was unsurprisingly Secret Agent Barbie! This month, Steve and Korwin doll themselves up and embark on a game of Tactical Barbiespionage Action!

Games referenced include...

007: First Light, Adventures with Barbie: Ocean Discovery, Barbie (1983), Barbie (1991), Barbie Beach Vacation, Barbie Cool Looks Fashion Designer, Barbie Cool Stuff For Computers, Barbie Explorer, Barbie Fashion Designer, Barbie Fashion Pack Games, Barbie Generation: Girl Gotta Groove, Barbie Jewelry Designer, Barbie Magic Hair Styler, Barbie Nail Designer, Barbie Print and Play, Barbie Race & Ride, Barbie Sticker Designer, Barbie Storymaker, Barbie Talk With Me, Barbie Team Gymnastics, Barbie Vacation Adventure, Barbie and Her Magical House, Barbie as Princess Bride, Barbie as Sleeping Beauty, Barbie: Digital Makeover, Barbie: Game Girl, Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure, Barbie: Magic Genie Bottle, Barbie: Pet Rescue, Barbie: Retro Rewind, Barbie: Super Model, Barbie: Super Sports, Batman Vengeance, Bioshock, Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Detective Barbie 2: The Vacation Mystery, Detective Barbie in the Mystery of the Carnival Caper, Detective Barbie: The Mystery Cruise, Disney Infinity, Half-Life, Halo: Combat Evolved, Kelly Club, Magic Fairy Tales: Barbie as Rapunzel, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Math Blasters, Metal Gear Solid, Minecraft, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Secret Agent Barbie, Secret Agent Barbie: Royal Jewels Mission, Shenmue, Skylanders, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus,, Stardew Valley, Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, Super Mario World, Tomb Raider, Working Woman Barbie, Yakuza 0

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Bonus Level 29 - Half-Linear

Thursday, June 4, 2026 • Duration 01:06:15

What makes for a compelling narrative in video games? The story? The lived experience? Perhaps a blend of the two? For this week's bonus level, Steve and Korwin take a step back from Half-Life and go full-tilt into a discussion on narrative experiences in video games!

Games referenced include...

007 First Light, Assassin’s Creed, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bioshock, Call of Duty, Caves of Qud, Cyberpunk 2077, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Death Stranding, Deus Ex, Donkey Kong Bananza, Dwarf Fortress, Dying Light, Fate/Stay Night, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII, Forza Horizon 4, Frostpunk, Frostpunk 2, Gears 5, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War (2018), Hades, Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Hitman: World of Assassinations, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Marvel’s Avengers, Max Payne, Monster Hunter, Need for Speed Underground, No More Heroes, RESIDENT EVIL requiem, Red Dead Redemption 2, Rimworld, STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, Secret Agent Barbie, Shadow of the Colossus, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Spec Ops: The Line, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Steins;Gate, Super Mario 3D World: Bowser’s Fury, Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Last of Us: Part Two, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,, The Sims, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4, Tsukihime, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

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Level 29 - Half-Life (1998)

Season 3 · Episode 6

Thursday, May 21, 2026 • Duration 02:17:38

This is the game that put Valve on the map. This is a game that set out to push the envelope on what the first person shooter genre was capable of. This month, take a trip with Steve and Korwin to the perilous halls of Black Mesa as they discuss their time with Gordon Freeman in Half-Life.

Next month, the Old Game Boys tackle the game that YOU voted on: Secret Agent Barbie!

Games referenced include...

Bioshock, Black Mesa, Counter-Strike, Crash Bandicoot, DOOM, Dark Souls, Day of Defeat, Diablo, God of War (2018), Goldeneye 007, Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Half-Life Source, Half-Life: Alyx, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Metroid Prime, Portal, Portal 2, Quake, Quake II, Red Dead Redemption, Secret Agent Barbie, Silent Hill 2, Spec Ops: The Line, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Starcraft, Team Fortress Classic, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

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Bonus Level 28 - Wait, I Can Explain!

Season 3 · Episode 5

Thursday, May 7, 2026 • Duration 01:02:27

Killer7 sure was a game we just played, huh? And try as we might, explaining said game still proved to be quite the endeavor. Luckily, there's plenty of other stuff Korwin and Steve have decided to explain to each other. We're talking concepts from Kingdom Hearts, classes from TTRPGs, and all sorts of other head-scratchers from games old and new. Follow us on this magical Mr. Peabody and Shermanlike audio adventure!

Games referenced include...

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Animal Crossing, Baldur’s Gate 3, Banjo-Tooie, Cyberpunk 2077, Half-Life, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo: Reach, Killer7, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts III, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Magic the Gathering Arena, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, Minecraft, My Name is Mayo, Pokemon Pokopia, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Heroes, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Stardew Valley, Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Story, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul

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Level 28 - Killer7 (2005)

Season 3 · Episode 5

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 02:22:51

Get ready for a killer time, everyone. This month, Korwin and Steve play an incredibly stylish game. Before No More Heroes, before Lollipop Chainsaw, before ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN, this is Suda51's Western debut: Killer7. Step into the mind of an assassin--SEVERAL assassins--and let's see some smiles all around! And at the end of the episode, Steve and Korwin reveal the winner of our second Audience Choice! You won't wanna miss this one.

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Bonus Level 27 - That's Just Sim Antics

Season 3 · Episode 4

Thursday, April 9, 2026 • Duration 57:24

They say that life imitates art. Where exactly do games like Persona and The Sims fit into this equation? To what extent can a life simulator actually simulate life, and what does that mean for us as players? That's what the Old Game Boys dive into in this week's bonus level. Give it a listen!

Wanna have a say in what Korwin and Steve play next? Now you can vote on Old Game Boys Audience Choice #2! Vote now!

https://tally.so/r/vGLxX4Games referenced include...

Baldur’s Gate 3, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Quest, Dwarf Fortress, Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XIV Online, Forza Horizons 4, John Conway’s Game of Life, Killer7, Metaphor ReFantazio, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 3 FES, Persona 4 Golden, Persona 5 Royal, Pokemon Pokopia, Revelations: Persona, Rimworld, Spore,, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Telltale’s The Walking Dead, The Sims, The Sims Online, Until Dawn, World of Warcraft, Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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Level 27 - The Sims (2000)

Season 3 · Episode 4

Thursday, March 26, 2026 • Duration 02:31:12

Within the last year, there have been some huge life changes for the Old Game Boys. Korwin got married, Steve became a homeowner. What better game is there to teach our hosts about how to be married or how to be a homeowner than the ultimate software toy: The Sims. From the frightening aspects of the villainous Francis Fiendly to the dysfunctional and legally distinct Simson family, our heroes get up to all sorts of wacky shenanigans. Hold onto your plumbobs, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

Our second Audience Choice game is coming up! Let us know in the comments or our Discord what you think we should play! Poll to be posted soon.

Games referenced include...

Alter Ego, Animal Crossing, Banjo-Kazooie, DOOM, Dragon Quest Builders, Dwarf Fortress, Farmville, Hang-On, Killer7, Little Computer People, MySims, No More Heroes, OutRun, Persona 3, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Pokemon Pokopia, Raid on Bungeling Bay, ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN, Shenmue, SimAnt, SimCity, SimCity 3000, SimCopter, SimEarth, Sims Online, Sims Stories, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic the Hedgehog, Spore, Star Citizen, Stardew Valley, The Legend of Zelda, The Silver Case, The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3, The Sims 4, The Sims Social, The Sims: Bustin’ Out, The Typing of the Dead, The Urbz: Sims in the City, Windows 3D Pinball

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Bonus Level 26 - Night at the Movies III - Hard Boiled (1992)

Season 3 · Episode 3

Thursday, March 12, 2026 • Duration 01:46:35

We're changing things up this movie night! Rather than watch a movie based on an old game, we're watching a movie that inspired not one, but TWO old games! The inspiration behind Remedy's Max Payne and Midway's John Woo Presents... Stranglehold, it's the John Woo Hong Kong heroic bloodshed blockbuster, Hard Boiled! Consider all the video game adaptations and tie-ins to classic films, and what it means for a game to make you feel like you're playing as a larger-than-life character in popular media. What games hit that mark, and what does it take to put you in a popular character's shoes?

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Alan Wake, Alien: Isolation, Baldur’s Gate 3, Banjo-Kazooie,, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bioshock, Burnout, Castlevania, Dead by Daylight, Die Hard, Dragon Quest, Dragon’s Lair, Dynamite Cop, F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon, Fire Emblem, Hades, Heavy Rain, John Woo Presents… Stranglehold, Left 4 Dead, Madden NFL 26, Max Payne, Metal Gear Solid, Metroid, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, Quantum Break, RESIDENT EVIL requiem, ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN, Red Dead Redemption 2, Resident Evil 5, RoboCop: Rogue City, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Last of Us Part II, The Legend of Zelda, The Sims, Tomb Raider (2013), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

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Level 26 - John Woo Presents... Stranglehold (2007)

Season 3 · Episode 3

Thursday, February 26, 2026 • Duration 01:46:30

It's Tequila Time somewhere in the world... and that time is NOW! This week, Steve and Korwin dive head-first (in dazzling slow-motion) into John Woo's hard-boiled Paynelike action game, Stranglehold! All signs point to this being an incredible, authentic John Woo experience. But does it compare to Max Payne? Or is this entry from MIdway just plain mid? Pull up a chair, bring two of your friends, and strap yourselves in!

Games referenced include...

Batman Begins, Batman: Arkham Knight, Burnout: Paradise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Control, Cruisin’ USA, Cruisin’ World, Devil May Cry, El Paso Elsewhere, Elden Ring, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Gauntlet, Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto VI, Halo: Combat Evolved, Heavy Rain, Indigo Prophecy, John Wick, John Wick Hex, John Woo Presents… Stranglehold, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, Madden, Mario Kart, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, My Friend Pedro, NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, No More Heroes,, Over the Hedge, Pac-Man, Persona 4, Psy-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, Quantum Break, Rampage, Rogue, Saint’s Row, Shark Tale, Shrek, Sonic Adventure 2, Space Invaders, Spy Hunter, Star Wars, Super Smash Bros., Superhot, The Sims, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4, Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

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Bonus Level 25 - Saturday Morning Cartoons - Dragon's Lair: The Series

Season 3 · Episode 2

Thursday, February 12, 2026 • Duration 01:14:23

From a night at the movies to Saturday morning, the Old Game Boys have traded the theater for the couch as they watch old video game cartoon tie-ins for your entertainment. Thirteen episodes of the Dragon's Lair cartoon, and Steve and Korwin managed to make their way through... most of it?

What hilarity awaits our heroes? How can they possibly endure one of the wildest and silliest adaptations the 80s had to offer? How would you do it? What would YOU do?

Games referenced include...

Asteroids, Castlevania, Dance Dance Revolution, Devil May Cry, Donkey Kong Country, DOOM, Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, John Woo Presents: Stranglehold, League of Legends, Shenmue, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros., Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tomb Raider

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