Episode 27: The State of Nintendo, Nintendo VS. Sony PlayStation, Top 5 Nintendo Products

Nintendo characters

"It's me, Mario!" From its humble origins as a playing card company to its decades of innovation, we discuss the history and future of Nintendo! How did Nintendo defeat Atari? Who is Shigeru Miyamoto and how did he influence the video game industry? Will the 3DS survive competition from Apple and Android's smartphones and tablets? Why did the Wii U launch fail? Will Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Kirby, Yoshi, Zelda, and Starfox return Nintendo to its glory? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, which company is here to stay – Nintendo or Sony PlayStation? We press start on our top 5 Nintendo products. Special guest, Nintendo superfan Moira Fogarty.

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 – 1:05:50: The state of Nintendo.
  • 1:05:51 – 1:21:10: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Nintendo VS. Sony PlayStation.
  • 1:21:11 – 1:50:00: Top 5 Nintendo products.

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Top 5 Nintendo Products

Moira:

  1. Dr. Mario
  2. Wii Sports
  3. Chibi-Robo!
  4. Donkey Konga
  5. Paper Mario

Conrad: 

  1. Moira's Super Mario Bros. 8-bit quilt
  2. The Legend of Zelda
  3. Super Mario Bros.
  4. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
  5. Tetris

Ali:

  1. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
  2. Mario Kart
  3. Game Boy
  4. Nintendo 64
  5. Nintendo Power

Honorable Mentions:

  • Metroid Prime

  • PuzzleQuest 

  • WarioWare

  • Rayman Raving Rabbids

  • Game Boy

  • Wii
  • Nintendo Power Glove
  • R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)
  • Donkey Kong (arcade)
  • Super Mario Bros. (cartoon)

Episode 3: Ready Player One, Wade "Parzival" Watts VS. Scott Pilgrim, Top 5 Nostalgia Media

The cover of Ernest Cline's Ready Player One.

The cover of Ernest Cline's Ready Player One.

“Going outside is highly overrated" so join us as we nerd out on Ernest Cline's Ready Player One! We dive into the novel's expansive world of 1970s and 80s pop culture, explore why it makes us nostalgic, and debate if the story is more than just a mashup of nerdy references. It's a street fight between Ready Player One's Wade "Parzival" Watts VS. Scott Pilgrim in the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER and we get all the feels with our top 5 nostalgia media.  

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 - 33:39: Ready Player One.

  • 33:40 - 45:44: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER - Wade "Parzival" Watts VS. Scott Pilgrim.

  • 45:45 - 1:07:35: Top 5 Nostalgia Media.

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Top 5 Nostalgia Media

Conrad:

  1. Freaks and Geeks
  2. Wreak it Ralph
  3. Dazed and Confused
  4. MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator)
  5. That 70s Show

Ali: 

  1. The Wonder Years
  2. New Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo DS)
  3. Smashing Pumpkins – "Tonight Tonight" music video
  4. Toy Story 3
  5. Midnight in Paris

Honorable Mentions: