Old Gamer’s Almanac
The definitive ranking of all every video game, every week at a time. If you work in the gaming industry, please stop making games while we catch up.
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Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Does anyone else remember loving this game? I remember loving this game. Am I being pranked? Isn't this one of my favorite games? Mirror's Edge definitely seemed like a big deal at the time, but then I forgot to think about it for like 8 years so now I'm not so sure what's going. So let's see if it still holds up!
Mentioned in the episode:Jacob Geller's "How Does Mirror's Edge Still Look This Good?"
Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
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The List So Far
Celeste
Super Mario Brothers 3
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Katamari Damacy
Halo: Combat Evolved
Quake
Papers, Please
Hyper Light Drifter
Raw Danger!
Crusader Kings 3
Hitman (2016)
Jet Set Radio
Halo 3
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 2
Out Run
Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Centipede
Inscryption
Kirby Super Star
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Forza Horizon 5
Metroid Dread
Donkey Kong Country 3
Final Fantasy 7
Pikmin
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Kingdom Hearts
Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Mass Effect
Journey to Silius
Solar Ash
Mirror's Edge
Halo 2
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Twisted Metal 2
Killer Instinct
Goldeneye
War of the Monsters
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Sonic Adventure
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
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Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
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1
Celeste
2
Super Mario Brothers 3
3
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
4
Katamari Damacy
5
Halo: Combat Evolved
6
Quake
7
Papers, Please
8
Hyper Light Drifter
9
Raw Danger!
10
Crusader Kings 3
11
Hitman (2016)
12
Jet Set Radio
13
Halo 3
14
Mass Effect 3
15
Mass Effect 2
16
Out Run
17
Centipede
18
Inscryption
19
Kirby Super Star
20
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
21
Forza Horizon 5
22
Metroid Dread
23
Donkey Kong Country 3
24
Final Fantasy 7
25
Pikmin
26
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
27
Kingdom Hearts
28
Mass Effect
29
Journey to Silius
30
Solar Ash
31
Halo 2
32
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
33
Twisted Metal 2
34
Killer Instinct
35
Goldeneye
36
War of the Monsters
37
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
38
Sonic Adventure
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
What? What even is this game? How many people could possibly care about where this game ranks on our list? Well if you're a good person you care about EVERY episode of Old Gamer's Almanac, ESPECIALLY the ones with games you've never played. So this is now a homework assignment to go play this game.
Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
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1 Celeste
2 Super Mario Brothers 3
3 Getting Over It with B. Foddy
4 Katamari Damacy
5 Halo: Combat Evolved
6 Quake
7 Papers, Please
8 Hyper Light Drifter
9 Crusader Kings 3
10 Hitman (2016)
11 Jet Set Radio
12 Halo 3
13 Mass Effect 3
14 Mass Effect 2
15 Out Run
16 Centipede
17 Inscryption
18 Kirby Superstar
19 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
20 Forza Horizon 5
21 Metroid Dread
22 Donkey Kong Country 3
23 Final Fantasy 7
24 Pikmin
25 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
26 Kingdom Hearts
27 Mass Effect
28 Journey to Silius
29 Solar Ash
30 Halo 2
31 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
32 Twisted Metal 2
33 Killer Instinct
34 GoldenEye 007
35 War of the Monsters
36 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
37 Sonic Adventure
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
We're continuing (and probably putting a pause on) our Kingdom Hearts journey with the Gameboy Advance sequel (or is it a prequel to Kingdom Hearts 2?). This game is often called one of the worst Kingdom Hearts games even by diehard fans of the series...so how will that bode for it's placement on The List?
Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
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1 Celeste
2 Super Mario Brothers 3
3 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
4 Katamari Damacy
5 Halo: Combat Evolved
6 Quake
7 Papers, Please
8 Hyper Light Drifter
9 Crusader Kings 3
10 Hitman (2016)
11 Jet Set Radio
12 Halo 3
13 Mass Effect 3
14 Mass Effect 2
15 Out Run
16 Centipede
17 Inscryption
18 Kirby Super Star
19 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
20 Forza Horizon 5
21 Metroid Dread
22 Donkey Kong Country 3
23 Final Fantasy 7
24 Pikmin
25 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
26 Kingdom Hearts
27 Mass Effect
28 Journey to Silius
29 Solar Ash
30 Halo 2
31 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
32 Twisted Metal 2
33 Killer Instinct
34 Goldeneye
35 War of the Monsters
36 Sonic Adventure
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
We're still hanging out in the late 90s and early 2000s with more arcadey classics! This week was almost Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, but we JUST did a PS1 game, and 3 is better anyways, dangit! This is one of Matt's favorite sports games and something Hunter has little to no fondness for! Is this a game for skaters or is it a corporate sell out? Can it be both?!
Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
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1 Celeste
2 Super Mario Brothers 3
3 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
4 Katamari Damacy
5 Halo: Combat Evolved
6 Quake
7 Papers, Please
8 Hyper Light Drifter
9 Crusader Kings 3
10 Hitman (2016)
11 Jet Set Radio
12 Halo 3
13 Mass Effect 3
14 Mass Effect 2
15 Out Run
16 Centipede
17 Inscryption
18 Kirby Super Star
19 Forza Horizon 5
20 Metroid Dread
21 Donkey Kong Country 3
22 Final Fantasy 7
23 Pikmin
24 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
25 Kingdom Hearts
26 Mass Effect
27 Journey to Silius
28 Solar Ash
29 Halo 2
30 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
31 Twisted Metal 2
32 Killer Instinct
33 Goldeneye
34 War of the Monsters
35 Sonic Adventure
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Matt and Hunter were in the same place for a weekend, which is why you're getting a few episodes in a row of this particular era and breed of video game. This time, it's one from Hunter's childhood, vehicular car combat legend Twisted Metal 2. So many things about this game are "out-dated," but does that make it bad, or does that make it a product of it's time? Who cares, it's all Beavis and Butt-head jokes.
Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
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The List So Far
1 Celeste
2 Super Mario Brothers 3
3 Getting Over It with B. Foddy
4 Katamari Damacy
5 Halo: Combat Evolved
6 Quake
7 Papers, Please
8 Hyper Light Drifter
9 Crusader Kings 3
10 Hitman (2016)
11 Jet Set Radio
12 Halo 3
13 Mass Effect 3
14 Mass Effect 2
15 Out Run
16 Centipede
17 Inscryption
18 Kirby Superstar
19 Forza Horizon 5
20 Metroid Dread
21 Donkey Kong Country 3
22 Final Fantasy 7
23 Pikmin
24 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
25 Kingdom Hearts
26 Mass Effect
27 Journey to Silius
28 Solar Ash
29 Halo 2
30 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
31 Killer Instinct
32 GoldenEye 007
33 War of the Monsters
34 Sonic Adventure
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
It's time to get cool again and talk about one of those college dorm classics: GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64. There are a lot of folks out there who hold this game firmly in their nostalgia, and today we're here to tell them to let it go. This one can die and be a historical event. We also bring back crowd favorite as well as introduce highly anticipated guest: Matt's cousin Kimmy. Listen, we wanted to play 4 player GoldenEye, and this was our crew, and each of our voices deserves to be heard!
Mentioned in the episode: Errant Signal's GoldenEye 007 (Children of Doom 1997) video
Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
Consider contributing to our show on Patreon. Email us your thoughts on the ongoing list at oldgamersalmanac(at)gmail(dot)com. Or come talk to us on our Discord.
The List So Far
1 Celeste
2 Super Mario Brothers 3
3 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
4 Katamari Damacy
5 Halo: Combat Evolved
6 Quake
7 Papers, Please
8 Hyper Light Drifter
9 Crusader Kings 3
10 Hitman (2016)
11 Jet Set Radio
12 Halo 3
13 Mass Effect 3
14 Mass Effect 2
15 Out Run
16 Centipede
17 Inscryption
18 Kirby Super Star
19 Forza Horizon 5
20 Metroid Dread
21 Donkey Kong Country 3
22 Final Fantasy 7
23 Pikmin
24 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
25 Kingdom Hearts
26 Mass Effect
27 Journey to Silius
28 Solar Ash
29 Halo 2
30 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
32 Killer Instinct
33 Goldeneye
34 War of the Monsters
35 Sonic Adventure
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
This one is a stone cold classic straight out of Matt's Nostalgia Bag. Is it the perfect Kirby game? Can such a thing exist? Does Hunter have any room left in his big video game noggin for this pink cutie? Am I going to keep asking questions until I feel like this episode description is sufficiently long? Yes.
Music by nightcorey. https://soundcloud.com/nightcorey
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The List So Far1 Celeste2 Super Mario Brothers 33 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy4 Katamari Damacy5 Halo: Combat Evolved6 Quake7 Papers, Please8 Hyper Light Drifter9 Crusader Kings 310 Hitman (2016)11 Jet Set Radio12 Halo 313 Mass Effect 314 Mass Effect 215 Out Run16 Centipede17 Inscryption18 Kirby Super Star19 Forza Horizon 520 Metroid Dread21 Donkey Kong Country 322 Final Fantasy 723 Pikmin24 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)25 Kingdom Hearts26 Mass Effect27 Journey to Silius28 Solar Ash29 Halo 230 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire32 Killer Instinct34 War of the Monsters35 Sonic Adventure