Old Gamer’s Almanac – Details, episodes & analysis

THE END OF SUMMER. WE TALK ABOUT DISCO ELYSIUM AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH THE SANDERS BROTHERS. CHECK IT OUT. THANKS.

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We're near the end of OGA Summer Break, and EJ and Matt got to sit down one final time together to talk about another game that EJ has sunk MANY hours into: Wildermyth. You might have forgotten that this game even came out a couple of years ago, but EJ sure didn't. And remembering stuff about the game is like half of the game. (That's a good joke that will make sense once we explain what this even is...)

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We're taking a little extra time with Final Fantasy 4 this week and we owed you this Patreon bonus so enjoy this conversation about this very influential Cartoon Network program. It's so fun to get to talk about all different kinds of media with the patreon bonus episodes so thank you to everyone that supports this show.

Special thanks to one of our original Twilight Imperium crew, Christopher Felton!

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Matt's out this week, so Hunter sat down with show favorite Jamie Carbone (https://twitter.com/AJamieCarbone) to discuss Yakuza Kiwami, Xbox Gamerscores, and I guess the McElroy brothers. Yakuza is sure to be a recurring series on this show, so come get to know all of the characters, side quests, and minigames with us!

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Celeste
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Super Mario Brothers 3
6. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Quake
9. Raw Danger!
10. Metal Gear Solid
11. Hyper Light Drifter
12. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Papers, Please
14. Out Run
15. Ocarina of Time
16. Jet Set Radio
17. Final Fantasy 7
18. Bangai-O
19. Centipede
20. Hitman (2016)
21. Super Monkey Ball
22. Crusader Kings 3
23. Skyrim
24. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
25. Portal
26. Soulcalibur
27. Pikmin
28. Secret of Monkey Island
29. Kirby Super Star
30. Mass Effect 3
31. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
32. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
33. Halo 3
34. Journey
35. Inside
36. Journey to Silius
37. Mario Kart 64
38. Inscryption
39. Mass Effect 2
40. Max Payne
41. Mirror's Edge
42. Forza Horizon 5
43. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
44. Grand Theft Auto III
45. Kingdom Hearts
46. Donkey Kong Country 3
47. Sonic Adventure
48. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
49. Twisted Metal 2
50. Solar Ash
51. Mass Effect
52. Aliens vs Predator 2
53. Metroid Dread
54. Killer Instinct
55. Goldeneye
56. Halo 2
57. Sonic Adventure 2
58. War of the Monsters
59. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Happy Halloween! It's time for a proper spookin' so we played Silent Hill 2 and invited Matt's cousin Kimmy back on to talk about why it's one of her favorite games ever! Matt's unfamiliarity with the genre and Hunter's self-imposed psychological torment feature heavily as well for a game that wants to rise very close to the top of the list...

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Secret of Monkey Island
28. Kirby Super Star
29. Mass Effect 3
30. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
31. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
32. Halo 3
33. Journey
34. Inside
35. Journey to Silius
36. Mario Kart 64
37. Inscryption
38. Mass Effect 2
39. Max Payne
40. Mirror's Edge
41. Forza Horizon 5
42. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
43. Grand Theft Auto III
44. Kingdom Hearts
45. Donkey Kong Country 3
46. Sonic Adventure
47. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
48. Twisted Metal 2
49. Solar Ash
50. Mass Effect
51. Aliens vs Predator 2
52. Metroid Dread
53. Killer Instinct
54. Goldeneye
55. Halo 2
56. Sonic Adventure 2
57. War of the Monsters
58. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

We're back into 2001: A Game Odyssey with Remedy's Max Payne. This game is full of the grit and cynicism of the 90s mixed with dreams of where storytelling and gameplay could go in the future. Where does it's legacy stand today? And how much shock and gore is too much?

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Secret of Monkey Island
28. Kirby Super Star
29. Mass Effect 3
30. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
31. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
32. Halo 3
33. Journey
34. Inside
35. Journey to Silius
36. Mario Kart 64
37. Inscryption
38. Mass Effect 2
39. Mirror's Edge
40. Forza Horizon 5
41. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
42. Grand Theft Auto III
43. Kingdom Hearts
44. Donkey Kong Country 3
45. Sonic Adventure
46. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
47. Twisted Metal 2
48. Solar Ash
49. Mass Effect
50. Aliens vs Predator 2
51. Metroid Dread
52. Killer Instinct
53. Goldeneye
54. Halo 2
55. Sonic Adventure 2
56. War of the Monsters
57. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

We get to take a quick break from our 2001: A Game Odyssey season for one of our off topic entries: The Secret of Monkey Islands. One of the most famous point and click adventure games ever, with a recently modern remaster. So does this game still feel "old?" And does it's oldness earn it higher or lower ranks on The List?

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Kirby Super Star
28. Mass Effect 3
29. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
30. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
31. Halo 3
32. Journey
33. Inside
34. Journey to Silius
35. Mario Kart 64
36. Inscryption
37. Mass Effect 2
38. Mirror's Edge
39. Forza Horizon 5
40. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
41. Grand Theft Auto III
42. Kingdom Hearts
43. Donkey Kong Country 3
44. Sonic Adventure
45. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
46. Twisted Metal 2
47. Solar Ash
48. Mass Effect
49. Aliens vs Predator 2
50. Metroid Dread
51. Killer Instinct
52. Goldeneye
53. Halo 2
54. Sonic Adventure 2
55. War of the Monsters
56. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Here's a fun item on the 2001 season that is a game neither of us had ever played. It's a game with a legendary asymmetric multiplayer, and we sat down for a day playing with listeners over on our OGA Discord, having a blast! Let's see how well the ranking reflects that...

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The List So Far

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Kirby Super Star
28. Mass Effect 3
29. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
30. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
31. Halo 3
32. Journey
33. Inside
34. Journey to Silius
35. Mario Kart 64
36. Inscryption
37. Mass Effect 2
38. Mirror's Edge
39. Forza Horizon 5
40. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
41. Grand Theft Auto III
42. Kingdom Hearts
43. Donkey Kong Country 3
44. Sonic Adventure
45. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
46. Twisted Metal 2
47. Solar Ash
48. Mass Effect
49. Metroid Dread
50. Killer Instinct
51. Goldeneye
52. Halo 2
53. Sonic Adventure 2
54. War of the Monsters
55. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Thanks to all of the wonderful people who have come to show their support of this show, we quickly had to present you with this first Patreon Goal Bonus Episode. For helping us reach $100 a month, here is us, with EJ, ranking all of the video game consoles we've collectively played. IT'S REALLY LONG and the process we chose was not very good and we won't be doing it like this ever again. But it's a funny method that leads to a lot of unpredictable conversations. Enjoy!

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Well it's finally time. We've been talking about 2001 for a few weeks now and we could hear you screaming "But what about Grand Theft Auto 3! It mattered" Yeah sure. Here we are doing our civic duty and talking about this game. 

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The List So Far:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Celeste
3. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Quake
8. Raw Danger!
9. Metal Gear Solid
10. Hyper Light Drifter
11. Halo: Combat Evolved
12. Papers, Please
13. Out Run
14. Ocarina of Time
15. Jet Set Radio
16. Final Fantasy 7
17. Bangai-O
18. Centipede
19. Hitman (2016)
20. Super Monkey Ball
21. Crusader Kings 3
22. Skyrim
23. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
24. Portal
25. Soulcalibur
26. Pikmin
27. Kirby Super Star
28. Mass Effect 3
29. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
30. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
31. Halo 3
32. Journey
33. Inside
34. Journey to Silius
35. Mario Kart 64
36. Inscryption
37. Mass Effect 2
38. Mirror's Edge
39. Forza Horizon 5
40. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
41. Kingdom Hearts
42. Donkey Kong Country 3
43. Sonic Adventure
44. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
45. Twisted Metal 2
46. Solar Ash
47. Mass Effect
48. Metroid Dread
49. Killer Instinct
50. Goldeneye
51. Halo 2
52. Sonic Adventure 2
53. War of the Monsters
54. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories