Episode 371 - Handhelds Part 2: It's the Games, Stupid

Mike and Tyler discuss the arcade classic Frogger. They discuss the different take on arcade games at the time and it's somewhat ambiguous development history. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike discuss the Atari Lynx. They go into how and why the handheld struggled. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike starts his three part history of Pokémon! They go over the first four generations of the core series. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go over the second part of their History of Doom! They also take a small tangent on video game censorship and banned games in different countries. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about three separate cases of games in Early Access—Baldur's Gate 3, Godus, and Earth: Year 2066. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler have a mailbag episode! They discuss listener mail regarding Diablo, cheese, and ChoroQ. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talks about four influential Game Boy games that succeeded despite limitations. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler are on vacation. Enjoy this rerelease of their first foray into id Software's beginnings, shareware, and what devices play doom (hint...everything). The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler are in person and discuss pay to win with three examples—Dungeon Keeper (2014), Star Wars Battlefront II, and the Spider-Man Webslingers Ride. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler had some life stuff come up this week, so enjoy this old episode on notable PSP games! If we missed your favorite game, email us at [email protected] or go to codexpodcast.net. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.