Old Gamer’s Almanac

Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei (1996)

It's SEGA time! And this time it's the oft ignored Sega Saturn! Called by some "the greatest game ever made," what makes Panzer Dragoon Zwei so special? I dunno! It just...feels right. You've gotta experience it to believe it.
Mentioned in the episode:
https://www.panzerdragoonlegacy.com/
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The List So Far:
Celeste
Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
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
Centipede
Mario Kart 64
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
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

Mario Kart 64 (1997) [w/ EJ]

Hunter is in town which means it's time again to hang out with E.J. and play some couch multiplayer! We're trying to hit stone-cold classic right now, so that means it's time for Mario Kart 64! But it's hard to talk about Mario Kart without talking about ALL Mario Kart games, so stick around for a sub-ranking of all Mario Kart Games.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Summoning Salt's Choco Mountain: The History of Mario Kart 64's Most Infamous Track
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The List So Far:
Celeste
Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
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
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

Mirror’s Edge (2008)

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?"
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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

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (2022)

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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

Raw Danger! (2007)

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.
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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

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004)

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?
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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

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (2001)

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?!
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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

Twisted Metal 2 (1996)

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.
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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