The Stone Age Gamer Podcast

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris return to the Alphabet Soup-er Series with the Sega Genesis hidden gem Alien Soldier. This tough as nails shooter has Treasure written all over it, but does it overcome its ambitious control scheme? Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo hosts a whelming Partner Direct, HBO sets its sights on Baldur’s Gate, Indiana Jones gets the proper Game Card treatment, and more! Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris enjoyed the heck out of the Japan exclusive color version of Balloon Kid, while Dan started Clair Obscure, finished the Fallout TV series, and got yet another dog. Enjoy! See Our Faces!!! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Just Hear Our Voices Audio only version Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express once again! This time, they stopped at a particularly crummy episode of Super Mario World. Just how bad is a cartoon that accidentally swaps Mario and Luigi’s color palates AND inexplicably makes a bunch of tiny Marios come out of a block? And why is Yoshi so annoying? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo announces unreleased Virtual Boy games for Switch 2, the game industry seems to hate AI just as much as the rest of us, God of War finds its Zeus, and the Disney Afternoon finally gets Bonkers. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris finishes the excellent Adventure of Samsara, Dan bought a fancy coffee machine, watched Death of a Unicorn, and they both froze their butts off for the good of the show. Enjoy! See Our Faces!!! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Just Hear Our Voices Audio only version Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the first 10 20 30 40 of 2026, but will it be good? Well, it’s January, and that’s never really been a big month for new game releases. But they still trudge through their notes and talk about notable releases from decades past, including some interesting Mega Man games, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and one of the worst versions of Doom ever released. Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo releases a 2 and a half minute trailer for a talking flower toy, Bubsy 4D gets a release date, Kenny Omega sort of joins Street Fighter, and some crazy YouTuber builds a Frankenstein’s Monster game console that combines Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan finally finishes Indiana Jones, but can’t decide what to play next. Kris really digs Adventure of Samsara, and tries to enjoy the stunning mediocrity that is Tron Ares. Enjoy! See Our Faces!!! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Just Hear Our Voices Audio only version Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the first entry in their new series Stone Age Standounts. If you had to pick just 5 games to best represent a console, which 5 games would they be? They kicked things off with the Atari 2600. What weird choices did our heroes make? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, a whole mess of Disney games disappear for no adequate reason, Hyperkin takes quality control seriously, Donut Dodo finds even more homes, and Nintendo boards the Final Fantasy VII hype train in surprising new ways? Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris are STILL all about Ball x Pit, Dan inches ever closer to finishing Indiana Jones, while Kris dives deep into Adventure of Samsara and reeeeeeally wants a Bubsy Neon Light. . Enjoy! See Our Faces!!! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Just Hear Our Voices Audio only version Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the 2026 Year in Preview! There are a lot of new games coming out, but will they be any good? Are they worth being hyped for? Will there be any surprises? What wild predictions do our hosts have in mind? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, AI continues to be a scourge, even when it’s hard to tell if it was even used in the first place, Capcom’s got lots of Street Fighter news, CES gadgets get Dan all hot and bothered, and someone actually beat Super Meat Boy without dying! Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris are all about Ball x Pit, Dan attempts to catch up on Stranger Things, Kris finishes Metroid Prime 4, Dan tells a last minute story about computer graphics cards, and more. Enjoy! See Our Faces!!! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Just Hear Our Voices Audio only version Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the 2025 Golden Caveman Awards! They've crunched the numbers, checked the lists, accepted the bribes, and are ready to announce their winners of the 11th Annual Golden Caveman Awards! Which games came out on top? Whose cuisine reigns supreme? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, it was another rather light week. But the president of Atari likes Pushmo, so that’s cool. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan continues to love Ball x Pit and did not deliver on his promise to finish Death Stranding 2 by this week, while Kris is nearly done with Metroid Prime 4, ground some coffee, and had a blast with Looney Landers on Atari VCS. Enjoy! See Our Faces!!! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the 2025 Year in Review. What interesting stuff came out this year? What were the big news stories? Was any of it interesting? Was this, in fact, an incredibly poorly thought out segment that was super boring? Let us know! Then, in Week Old News, there really wasn’t much, because it’s Christmas Break and nobody is doing anything. But there was Pit Fighter news, so Dan was happy. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan obsessed over Ball x Pit and promised to finish Death Stranding 2 by next week, while Kris worked tech support for various xmas presents, played more Metroid Prime 4, and spent some quality time with his Atari VCS. Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the final 10 20 30 40 of 2025! Was it finally a big month for the Jaguar and 3DO? Did Sega have anything to answer Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country 2? Was 1985 still a complete wash? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, AI continues to be everywhere, making everything it touches demonstrably worse, Nintendo finally wins a really old lawsuit, and the SuperSega saga finally comes to its inevitable conclusiuon. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan finally learns to cook, while Kris makes a lot of cookies and plays Dadish 4. He also played the Final Fantasy VII demo, and completely forgot to talk about it on the show. Oops. Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, it’s the grand return of Trivia Time! Dan competed against Matt Mutch of the Papercuts Podcast, and Matt Raimo from Turning Tracks. Who came out on top? Who was drunk? Let’s find out! Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you a very special holiday episode of the Alphabet Soup-er Series! They cover Christmas NiGHTS Into Dreams for Sega Saturn, and get themselves all up in that holiday spirit. How does this weird demo hold up? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo buys a little bit of Namco, Shovel Knight’s devs may be in some trouble, AI continues to wreak havoc on the industry, and you, yes YOU, can smell like Solid Snake. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris recount their very different Thanksgiving experiences. KRis had a great day. Dan, not so much. Dan also spent a lot of time being angry, while Kris got his hands on Metroid Prime 4. Spoiler, it’s great. Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for a trip to GASP an actually good cartoon? Earthworm Jim is on the docket, and it’s legitimately good?!? Who knew this was even possible? Then, in Week Old News, Microsoft continues to be the worst…again, Metroid Prime 4 gets the streaming treatment, the EverDrive 64 gets an Analogue update, and the switch NES and Game Boy apps get some killer new games. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris don’t have a lot to cover since they recorded so early this week, but they still took the time to be thankful for all of you. Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris run through another 10 20 30 40 with the PS2 absolutely dominating, but there were still some positive showings from the likes of the Saturn, Xbox, and even the Virtual Boy! Then, in Week Old News, Microsoft continues to be the worst, except when it comes to Zork, there’s some more Picross coming our way, Vampire Survivors gets a wacky spinoff, and Bases Loaded is BACK! Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan hates a very specific kind of paint, Kris loses his mind over Dadish 4, the Mortal Kombat Kollection is good actually, and more! Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you their 2025 holiday gift guides. What great gift ideas do they have for the loved ones in your life? What great gift ideas do they have for one another? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Valve is making a console… sort of, Nintendo is getting in on the game key card bandwagon, Metroid Prime 4 gets an unhealthy dose of comedy (according to some), and Ganondorf goes LEGO! Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan does more stuff with dogs, and eats a chorizo omelet live on the air, while Kris finally buys a new washer and dryer, and goes on a 20 minute tirade about the depths of Bubsy. Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris finish off this round of the Alphabet Soup-er Series with 8-Eyes for NES. How does this weird, Castlevania-inspired adventure perform? Does the addition of a bird make it great? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, a Splatterhouse RPG resurfaces, Microsoft continues to just be the worst, a bunch of games got delayed, and Nintendo looks to buy some studios. Will it be a good thing, though? Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan spends some quality time painting his bathroom and reading books, while Kris finally gets some sleep and dives into EarthBound Beginnings. Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express to discuss an episode of the Dragon’s Lair cartoon. With a game this creative and colorful as its source material, surely it must be at least okay, right? RIGHT? Then, in Week Old News, James Pond is back! AGAIN! Limited Run’s LRG3 brings some unexpected revivals our way, Final Fantasy’s history is all but gone, and the creator of VVVVVV makes a game about an egg for some reason. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris had some rough weeks, and didn’t have much time for games. Or sleep. Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris fire up this year’s Halloween Special! What’s so special about it? They didn’t prepare anything, so they just made it up on the fly. They talked a lot about scalpers though. And what’s more terrifying than that?    Then, in Week Old News, Blizzard unionizes some more, an old Resident Evil phone game has been saved, Mario goes to Macy’s, and Microsoft breaks the record for most awful news in a single week.  Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris talk about the show’s eventual move to video, Kris talks about another eventual move to his desk, and Dan, well, he’s pissed.           Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you a fully loaded 10 20 30 40, featuring another killer month for the PS2, some Virtual Boy goodness, another bland 10, and the debut of the NES. So many great games!    Then, in Week Old News, Avatar gets a new fighting game (the good one, not the blue one), Sony’s working on the PlayStation 6 for some reason, Atari makes an Intellivision before “Intellivision” does, and more Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan adopts out a tiny dog, Kris visits a new gym, Castlevania is the reason for the season, and the Switch 2’s mouse controls make dreams come true.          Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris crack open the SAG BAG once again to answer your burning questions. What manner of inappropriate questions will be sent their way? How will the guys tackle the very serious topics like the quality of Disney remakes, best ICEE flavors, Donkey Kong Country 1 vs. 2, and more. Then, in Week Old News, Audacity Games has something new on the way, Pokemon giveaways go poorly, Taito gets caught messing up its own history with AI, and a lost Ratchet & Clank game gets discovered. Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris tackle the letter Z for this month’s entry in the Alphabet Soup-er Series. It was Dan’s pick, and he went with the classic text adventure Zork. Does this legendary title stand the test of time? The guys have some differing opinions. Then, in Week Old News, Electronic Arts goes even further to the dark side, AI is freaking everywhere, Rock Band 4 is finally shutting down, and apparently people still care about what Michael Pachter has to say? Finally in the checkpoint, Dan and Kris had very little time to actually play video games, but Kris decided to make cake pops for his daughter’s birthday! How did they come out? What exactly is Mega Man Victory? Let’s find out! Enjoy! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for Battletoads. How in the heck did this one go so wrong? The Battletoads are actually awful children? The Dark Queen is incredibly stupid? There’s a giant pink phallus? This cartoon is weird. Next, in Week Old News, there’s a whole heck of a lot going on, including a new State of Play with the first bloody footage of Wolverine. It’s very bloody. Plus, Doug Bowser retires, DK Bananza’s strange watermelon connection, EA might go private, Pokemon gets its Lucha Libre on, and more! Finally in the checkpoint, Dan prepares for some construction, while Kris accidentally runs for 5 miles because he’s bad at geography. Plus, Kris finishes Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, while Dan promises to finish Death Stranding 2. Will he do it? Time will tell! Enjoy! Useful Links Pokémon Leyendas Z-A: Noche de Leyendas Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela Dean’s Substack SAG’s theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us