Old Gamer’s Almanac

The Ninja Warriors

NINJA PODCAST! This week we're celebrating the 30th Anniversary of THE NINJA WARRIORS. Sneaky vibes on this one as we punch, jump, and crouch our way through a conversation-duel over this SNES underappreciated classic. Don't like it? Beat-Us-Up.
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Mega Man X

That's right! We still do episodes where talk about one game for over an hour. We even talk about the List in this one! Join us as we begin the true process of exploring a 30th anniversary retrospective of the games on 1994. Mega Man X released in North America on January 19, 1994 to a significant amount of anticipation. A renowned series on NES, this was it's long awaited 16-bit upgrade! Let's see what people at the time had to say and discuss how it feels to play in 2024.
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1994/2024 Most Anticipated Games

The "Full Panel" is here to get excited for our 2024 season looking at both this year and 30 years ago. This week we look through all of the releases of 1994 as well as the supposed releases of 2024 and talk about what we're most excited to play. 
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The 1994 30th Anniversary Season Premiere!

It's a new year and time to come up with an entirely new focus for the show. We've approached a lot of old eras or consoles over the past couple of years but something we've enjoyed doing and want to do more of is investing time in reading old journalism about the era we're discussing. For 2024, alongside trying to keep up with our most anticipated new releases, we'll be walking through the year 1994 and treating it like all of those games are releasing for the first time again. We'll dig up old reviews, talk about cultural moments, and in general try to imagine what it was like to be a part of the gaming zeitgeist in 1994. It's a big journey and we hope you'll come hang out and contribute!
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The Gameboy Tournament

We've been playing Gameboy games for many months now and it's time to put all of that work to use. We recently nominated 16 Gameboy games to go head to head and today we crown a champion. Strap in folks, it's going to take a while...
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Introduction to Everquest (and Project Quarm)

There's a new project that recently kicked off giving people the opportunity to relive the glory days of early Everquest. Hunter was a big fan of this game during exactly that time and it seemed like a great chance to explain what this old MMO is all about and how we as a community might all want to get involved in it together!
For information about getting started with Project Quarm: https://youtu.be/u83_FICd97c?si=vOpN8Owuzd73uy3y
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Spider-Man 2

"The Full Panel" is busy playing Gameboy games, but Hunter's also been working through 2023 releases and wanted to take the time to talk about Spider-Man 2 with OGA's chief comic book correspondent Jamie Carbone. It's time to dig up some deep Marvel lore and talk about the best Spider-Man villains.
Find Jamie at:
Hear You Loud and Queer: https://instagram.com/hearyouloudandqueer?igshid=YzAwZjE1ZTI0Zg==
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamiecarbone.bsky.social 
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Gameboy Honorable Mentions

There were some unexpected nominations in last week's Gameboy Draft, which meant there were so many things left on the cutting room floor that are worth talking about. This episode is a little crazy because it's mostly a list of game rattled off in quick succession, but it's also a discussion about what works and what doesn't work on the handheld as well as some of the more fun experimentation that the console saw over it's very long lifespan.
 
Games Mentioned in this Episode:
EJ
Lufia - The Legend Returns
Noobow
Mario Tennis
Pocket Bomberman
Daikatana
Shantae
Picross 2
Toki Tori
Dirty Racing
Mole Mania
Crystal Quest
Dodge Boy
Amazing Penguin
Daedalian Opus
Tecmo Bowl
CutThroat Island
Hammerin' Harry
The Mummy
Small Soldiers
Operation C
Wario Land II
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children
Parodius
Kwirk - He's A-Maze-ing!
Dead Heat Scramble
Out of Gas
R-Type DX
1942
Contra - The Alien Wars
Hunter
Solomon's Club
Survival Kids
R-Type
Metroid 2
Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons
Balloon Kid
Pocket Bomberman
Elevator Action/Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage
Magical Chase
Project S11
Stop that Roach!
Dragon Quest 3 and DQ 1+2
Sun
Crystal Quest
Legend of the River King
Lock and Chase
Mercenary Force
Operation C
Penguin Wars
Qixik
Quarth
Rolans Curse
Stargate
The Sword of Hope
Matt
Side Pocket music
Penta Dragon
Resident Evil Gaiden
Crystalis
Nectaris
A-mazing Tater
Mole Mania
Bonk's Adventure
Bonk's Revenge
Mario 6 Coins
Kirby's Dreamland 2
Donkey Kong
Shantae
Wild Snake
Bionic Commando
Brain Bender
 
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