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The guys discuss and poorly sing their favorite music and music related events from 1983. Matt provides lots of Matt’s Stats and Jason enjoys singing the Matt’s Stats theme song a little too much.
Spotify playlist of all songs on the list:
Apple Music playlist of all songs on the list
Matt’s #5 – Tears For Fears – Mad World
Matt’s #4 – Dio – Holy Diver
Matt’s #3 – Ozzy Osbourne – Bark at the Moon
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The guys sit down to talk about the music of 1983 that has impacted their lives the most. They discuss and sing horrible renditions of songs from Elton John, Huey Lewis, Tears for Fears, Lionel Richie and more.
The guys sit down to talk about the music of 1983 that has impacted their lives the most. They discuss and sing horrible renditions of songs from Elton John, Huey Lewis, Tears for Fears, Lionel Richie and more.
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Virgin Interactive
Total time played: 5 Hours
Short review: A port of a classic computer game that features some innovative ideas but clunky controls hold it back from being great.
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Soundtrack
It’s Hard to Go Backwards
In 2003 I bought Prince of Persia: Sands of Time on the XBOX and played the heck out of it. It was so fun, fast paced and innovative. You could run on walls, you
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The guys sit down to discuss one of the 1980’s and early 1990’s biggest icon’s, Pee-Wee Herman. They go into the man behind the gray suit, Paul Reuben, as well as all of the movies and TV shows the character was associated with.
1950’s TV character Pinky Lee inspired Pee-Wee Herman’s style.
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. Check out that thumb.Pee-Wee agreed to dress in drag to help this hardened criminal get th
In episode 29 the guys sit down to talk about one of the biggest cultural icons of the 80's, Pee-Wee Herman, and the man who created him, Paul Reubens.
In episode 29 the guys sit down to talk about one of the biggest cultural icons of the 80's, Pee-Wee Herman, and the man who created him, Paul Reubens.
Genre: Racing
Publisher: Rare
Total time played: 25 Hours
Short review: Dodge road hazards and collect upgrades to your remote control car in this fast paced racing game.
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Soundtrack
Oh, I Get It!
I played R.C. Pro Am for a long time as a kid before I got the gimmick of the game. The R.C. stands for Remote Control and you use your NES controller as simulacra for th
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The guys sit down to discuss their favorite movies of 1998. Jason sits this episode out and fan favorite Justin joins the crew to talk about all of the dark and depressing movies he enjoys.
Matt’s #5 – Rush Hour
Matt’s #4 – A Simple Plan
Matt’s #3 – There’s Something About Mary
Matt’s #2 – What Dreams May Come
Matt’s #1 – American History X
Justin’s #5 – American H
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The guys discuss the video games that they still play over 30 years after they came out. Matt believes this is his favorite year of video game ever.
Matt’s #5 – Castlevania
Matt’s review after beating the game.
Matt’s #4 – Final Fantasy
Matt’s review after beating the game.
Chronologically confused about the Final Fantasy timeline
Matt’s #3 – Contra
Matt’s review after beating the game.
Genre: Arcade
Publisher: Bandai
Total time played: 2 Hours
Short review: An arcade classic that is easy to learn, tough to master and a ton of fun to play.
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Soundtrack
Demons of Death!!
The subtitle to Galaga is “Demons of Death” which I never realized even though it is right there on the box and front of the game cartridge. But, for some reason the title screen of the game just says Galaga.
Genre: Board Game
Publisher: Data East
Total time played: 1.5 Hours
Short review: If you are a fan of chess and looking for a challenge this game will give it to you. But, if you want to play a 30 year old chess game there are better options.
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Soundtrack
Let’s Talk Box Art
If you were a kid in the early 90’s and a fan of video games the cover art of this game would really grab your attention as it looks li
Genre: Golf
Publisher: Nintendo
Total time played: 30+ Hours
Short review: Easily the most fun, most accurate and prettiest Golf game on the NES.
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Soundtrack
Video Review (Drink A Beer and Play A Game)
Instruction Manual (PDF)
Wow!
When I saw I was going to have to play a golf game that required winning $1,000,000 I was not looking forward to it. I have played a few golf game on the NES over the years and all were mildly entertaining
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The guys sit down and talk about some classic game show hosts, game show cheaters, and some obscure shows they enjoy watching.
These guys may never solve this puzzle.
One of the most famous “cheaters” in game show history. Turns out he just was really good at pattern recognition.
Trailer for the fascinating documentary on Amazon Prime about the best “The Price Is Right” player in history.
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The guys bring in a special guest expert, Matt’s wife, Jenny, to talk about their memories with Michael Jackson, the King of Pop.
*Note*
We picked an interesting time to talk about MJ. When we decided to record this episode we were not aware of the new allegations and documentary that have come out in recent weeks. Our goal of this podcast is one of nostalgia, we are here to talk about our memories of MJ
