GamingStooges Podcast

It's that time again! 2025 was a mind-boggling year for gaming, with many notable releases, new gaming hardware with the Switch 2 and even Asus partnering with Xbox with the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds. As we come fashionably late to the party, let's spend a couple hours going over all the games we found worth noting that came out in 2025 and share our thoughts!Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous, 4 Hour Cyberpunk Darksynth Mix - PlasmaPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

We polled about a dozen and a half people in our tiny Discord server (as well as a few close friends of the podcast hosts) for their favorite video game systems. It might be a small sample size, but it's our sample size, and we're here to share the results! See how they weighed the best video game systems against your personal tastes in this fun episode of the Talks Podcast that kicks off 2026. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous, 4.5 Hour Synthwave Mix - AlgorithmPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

For our final podcast episode of 2025, we're looking back fondly on everyone's favorite cube-shaped console released by Nintendo in November 2001. We're going to discuss all the nuts and bolts; the hardware, third and first party support, and more! And later, we do our due diligence and run through the new games revealed at The Game Awards earlier this month.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Chill Synth / Synthwave / Chillwave Mix - Neon ParadisePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

1997 was a pretty crazy year, for being so far back. Lots of strong releases on the various systems out around this time. Even if we don't have exact dates for some of these due to the nature of tracking that information from so long ago, we're going to give it our best shot and talk about a bunch of cool and not-so-cool video games released in the year 1997.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Dystopian Dark Synthwave Mix - AlonePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

The Game Boy Advance was an unstoppable juggernaut of a handheld system during its short time as the main handheld system offered by Nintendo. With a massive catalog of great games spanning both new titles and ports or remakes of older classics, and strange peripherals and other functionality like Game Boy Advance Video and GameCube connectivity, the GBA really was one hell of a system. Let's talk about it. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous, 4 Hour Cyberpunk Darksynth Mix - PlasmaPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

It's time for another retrospective look at gaming in a bygone year. This time, the Stooges discuss the legendary year of 2001, a year when there were briefly 4 major consoles on the market, support for the previous generation of gaming was still booming, and we lived in simpler times. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Dystopian Synthwave Playlist - EphemeralPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

For the spooky time of year, we're discussing some spooky ideas about gaming! In this episode, hear what the group has to say about unpopular opinions they have, and also hear a lot of rebuttals to those opinions.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous, 80s Horror Synth / Darksynth Mix - NightmarePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

As we continue our podcast series talking about individual generations of main series Pokemon games, Generation VI is upon us, the generation of the Kalos region, Mega Evolution, character customization and more. But it's not so wonderous; hear our thoughts on it here.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous, 4.5 Hour Synthwave Mix - AlgorithmPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

We've talked about what it means to be a Remaker, a Remaster, or a Port, but what if we spent an entire episode talking about games that did this WRONG? In this episode we talk about games which missed the mark on being a new or better version of another game.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Chill Synth / Synthwave / Chillwave Mix - Neon ParadisePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

After discussing all of Mario's 2D adventures, the Stooges are revisiting the franchise to discuss Mario's 3D platforming adventures! And Captain Toad is here too. Enjoy this deep dive discussion on all of the current 3D Mario Platformers.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Dystopian Dark Synthwave Mix - AlonePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

We covered dedicated home consoles last episode, so now it's time for the handhelds! We're going back in time from the Nintendo Switch 2 all the way to the Game Boy and seeing what these handhelds brought to the table when they first came out!Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous, 4 Hour Cyberpunk Darksynth Mix - PlasmaPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

So many gaming consoles, so many launches, so many fun launch lineups and other stuff to talk about! From the PlayStation 5 all the way back to the Atari 2600/VCS, let's talk about the launches for all the major home consoles and see how they measure up!Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 will be included in the handheld lineup in the next episode, if you're curious.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Chill Synth / Synthwave / Chillwave Mix - Neon ParadisePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

The underdog of the 7th gen video game consoles, the PS3 had a rocky start, But once it got going, it didn't stop. Hear our thoughts on the roller coaster journey of PlayStation 3.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Dystopian Synthwave Playlist - EphemeralPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

It's time to go back to the past again! In this retrospective, we're going back in time to the year 2010 and looking back on all the interesting games we found that came out in North America across that year .Strap in, because 2010? It's stacked!Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous, 4.5 Hour Synthwave Mix - AlgorithmPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

Well, we tried to wait for Nintendo to possibly drop a Direct, but they did not. The show must go on, so let's share our thoughts on all the games announced in June at the various showcases that we will probably forget about within a few months!Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Dystopian Dark Synthwave Mix - AlonePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

Nintendo has finally released new hardware with the Nintendo Switch 2! We've all got one and we've had enough time to experience the hardware, so we're here to discuss how we feel about it so far.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - DangerousPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

If video games are challenges to overcome, then sometimes those challenges come in the form of solving simple puzzles. Even in games where the entire game isn't full of puzzles, there might be an aspect of puzzle solving. Those kind of games are what we're here to talk about today!Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Dystopian Synthwave Playlist - EphemeralPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

The fifth generation of Pokemon, which started in North America in March 2011 on the DS with Black and White and followed up in October 2012 with Black 2 and White 2, is a generation adored by many Pokemon fans now. But it wasn't always like that. Still, the Stooges are supporters of this soft reboot of the series and have a lot of great things to say, hear them out and see if you agree.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Chill Synth / Synthwave / Chillwave Mix - Neon ParadisePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

The Nintendo Switch Online subscription has been fleshed out over the 8 years of the Switch's life to encompass a wide range of benefits. While we touch upon all fo them here, we're doing a deep dive on the replacement to the Virtual Console, with the Nintendo Classics series that come free with your Nintendo Switch Online (and Expansion Pass) subscriptions.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous, 4.5 Hour Synthwave Mix - AlgorithmPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/

Last season we discussed the early days of The Legend of Zelda, covering from the original game in 1986 until the release of The Wind Waker in 2003. Now, we're going to cover all the mainline games released between then and today! There's 11 games in total and we got a lot to discuss. It's dangerous to go alone, take this podcast with you.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio; 80s Synthwave Retrowave - Dangerous; Dystopian Dark Synthwave Mix - AlonePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingStoogesJoin us in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5TCSnuN​Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingstoogesPodcast Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/gamingstooges/