The Stone Age Gamer Podcast

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

Show Notes On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the September 10 20 30 40, and what a good time it was! Some absolutely killer games came out this month in decades past, like Mega Man 7, Metal Gear Solid V, Burnout Revenge, and the launch of the original PlayStation and the Jaguar CD! And the Game Boy micro! WOW! Next, in Week Old News, the Amiga brand is back, and it comes with a hefty price tag. Nintendo of America decides customer support just isn't worth the investment, Mega Man and NiGHTS join Sonic’s latest racing venture, and Microsoft raises its prices.. Again! Finally in the checkpoint, Dan gushes about how good Metal Gear Solid Delta was, Kris temporarily quits Silksong for Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, while Kris’s dog went so crazy he hurt his tail, and Dan got a new neighborhood Chipotle. 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 dive back into the Alphabet Soup-er Seires for Yo Noid! for NES. Did Capcom keep their winning streak alive with this one, or did this pizza tie-in not live up to their standards? Let’s discuss! But really, this episode was all about Week Old News. They talked about some weird headlines, the acclaim showcase, and the big Nintendo Direct that was… unhinged? Yeah, let’s go with that. 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 were forced to postpone the Soup-er Series for various dumb reasons, so instead they just talked for an extra long time about Week Old News and The Checkpoint. Speaking of which… In Week Old News, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here, and it’s off to one heck of a solid start! Plus, Jaleco is apparently still around and kicking, there’s a new Super Mario Bros. speedrun record in town, Smash Bros. gets a very unusual new character, and more. Finally, in The Checkpoint, Dan and Kris can finally discuss the wonders of Donkey Kong Bananza and spoil the heck out of it in the process, Kris works his way through Shinobi’s history in a very dumb order, and the guys give their first impressions of Silksong. 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 another “classic” episode of ThePower Team. This time, it’s an episode called Train Game, where there’s a train full of kids under threat of explosion from Mr. Big from NARC, and the only hope of saving the day lies in the hands of Acclaim NES game D-listers. Fun! In Week Old News, the new Mortal Kombat movie gets a hefty delay, the EverCade lineup gets some Activision goodness, and ninjas are EVERYWHERE! How desperate. Finally, in The Checkpoint, Kris beat Bananza, but Dan didn’t so he can’t talk about why the final act cements it as one of Nintendo’s all-time greats. Dan got his hands on Metal Gear Solid Delta and has been annoying everyone he know switch his Solid Snake impressions, and Kris got to spend a little time with the beautiful Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star crossed Worlds. And yes, that is the game’s actual title now. 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