Episode 0003, Part 1: What Up, Humperdinck?

The Basement

The “Wild Boys” (Albert, Mike, and the main host of Bad Gamers Anonymous, Bad Gamer Crowley) start the first of THREE episodes dedicated to Chapter 0003 of Ready Player One! Join us for a fun trip down memory lane where we talk about really weird things like videophiles, Vulcans, and Duran Duran! We then hit the classic coin ops like Contra, Ikari Warriors, Golden Axe, and the “Zeppo Marx” of the bunch, Heavy Barrel. We kind of end on Tron but see the show notes below for the full list damage done:

News from the front lines!

• Ernie Cline will NOT be at Classic Game Fest this year
• Albert is unwavered (lies) and still going

Betamax (1975 - 2002) and Laserdisc (1978 - 2001)

• VHS vs Betamax vs Laserdisc
• Videophiles in the 80’s and 90’s were weird
• Who lets their kid watch Conan the Barbarian??
• Any guesses on who still owns a VHS player?

Dragon Magazine (1976 - 2007)

• Tabletop gamers > Athletes
• Tabletop gamers > Sk8ters

Capture the Flag (CTF) and DeathMatch (DM)

• Origins and Bannercatch (1984)
• LAN parties and early online gaming
• The Pentium Club or “The P-Club” or How-to-lose-your-girlfriend-in-one-weekend Club

Vulcans and Dark Elves

• 30 Seconds to Vulcan
• Prime vs. Kelvin (NOT Transformers)
• GVOAT: Greatest Vulcan of All Time
• Drizzt Do’Urden and Forgotten Realms
• Like Dungeon and Dragons? Wanna be a Podcaster? Call me.

“Wild Boys” by Duran Duran (1984)

• Duran Duran is one of the greatest bands of the 80’s (Albert)
• Great song, terrible video?
• The ulterior motives of the music video

Cassette Tapes

• The importance of Scotch® tape
• The importance of the pencil
• Saving video games to cassette tapes or how to drive yourself to the brink of suicide

Contra (1987), Golden Axe (1989), Heavy Barrel (1987), Smash TV (1990), and Ikari Warriors (1986)

• Albert can’t get over the horrible background stories

Hosts:

• Albert “Ax Battler” Padilla
• Mike “Gilius Thunderhead” Rondeau
• Bad Gamer “Tyris Flare” Crowley

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