Still Loading #376: Diablo 2 w/ Shane Selterre

What happens when Mario goes to space? And what happens when he has to dump his emergency pasta rations!? In this mini episode Dexter Morrill and I talk about all of this and Koopa's "meteoric balls". This was probably one of the wildest episodes of the Super Show we have seen yet. It goes so many places. Between bad Crocodile Dundee impressions, bizarre space travel and confusing magnetic physics, this episode has it all. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Steam Gardens Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, and Koji Kondo Album: Mario & Chill https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill/ End Song: New Donk City Artist: Nelward Original Composer: Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, and Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/nelward-new-donk-city/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The Super Famicom, known as the Super Nintendo (SNES) here in North America, came out in Japan 35 years ago this year. It was Nintendo's successor to the dominant NES and it marked a real turning point for the games industry at the time. Not just in the evolution of game design but also in the market itself. With the SNES and rival Sega Genesis (Mega Drive outside of North America) fighting for market dominance, it sparked a console war that is still talked about today. Helping me break this down and more are friends of the show Nadia Oxford and Dan Greenberg! Nadia, Dan and I talk about the world in which the SNES was born into, how it competed with Sega, what games we love on the system and much more!  Now you're playing with POWER. Follow Dan on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/winterion.com Check out the Nintendo Guidebooks Dan as worked on! http://contricode.com/ Follow Nadia on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/nadiaoxford.bsky.social Support Nadia on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nadiaoxford Check out Axe of the Bloodgod! https://www.patreon.com/c/bloodgodpod/home Shout-out Song: Continue Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Super Lofi World 2 https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world-2/ End Song: Secret of the Forest Artist: Joshua Morse Original Composer: Yasunori MitsudaAlbum: Chip Funk https://gamechops.com/chip-funk/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Every now and then I have an topic that's not necessarily related to games but I am justing DYING to talk about on a podcast. Sometimes I get lucky and can find a loophole to shoehorn that topic onto the show with a loose connection to video games. This episode is on a topic exactly like that. Joining me for this one, returning guest to the show, is Matt Storm. Matt joins me to talk about Dropout TV, an internet streaming service that just so happens also to have a few browser games that are connected to their shows. Matt and I have a ton of fun talking about why we love Dropout TV, what makes it so special as a streaming service and why the games are... Ok they aren't great, but they are games dammit. Follow Matt on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/djstormageddon.com Check out Fun & Games Podcast! https://www.certainpov.com/fun-and-games Check out Reignite Podcast! https://www.certainpov.com/reignite Checkout Dropout TV! https://www.dropout.tv/ Shout-out Song: Game Changer Theme Song Artist: ? Album: N/A https://youtu.be/RI9mpQGpGgE?si=d0wqpgTALsGX5U3K End Song: Welcome to Mountport's Opening Song Artist: Jess McKenna, Zach Reino, Zeke Nicholson, Scott PassarellaAlbum: N/A https://youtube.com/shorts/8Zjbz4uljjw?si=etckvN_XxJufHBgY Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We are sending Diablo back to hell.... again... Shane Selterre of the Retro Hangover Podcast returns to help me save Sanctuary again as we discuss Diablo 2. Diablo 2 is a very personal game for me. It was one of my earliest PC LAN party gaming experiences and it served as major game for me and a lot of my friends growing up. But what makes Diablo 2 special outside of my personal nostalgia for it? Shane and I discuss all of that in this episode. We look at what changed between the original Diablo and this one. We look at how this game is basically became the template for ARPG games for years. We talk about so much and yet only scratch the surface. Who knows, maybe Shane will be back for us to dive further beyond the surface, further into the depths of Hell. Check out Retro Hangover Podcast! https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Diablo 2 Post Mortem https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-blizzard-s-i-diablo-ii-i- Shout-out Song: Children of Zakarum Artist: Platonist Original Composer: Andrea Pessino, Glenn Stafford, Jason Hayes, Matt Uelmen Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03794 End Song: Wet Grass Inspired Artist: AmIEvil Original Composer: Glenn Stafford, Matt UelmenAlbum: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00129 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Just because it's November doesn't mean we still can't enjoy the summer. In this episode of Still Loading I am joined by Ray Barnholt from the No More Whoppers podcast (and occasionally Retronauts) and Andrew Kinsey from The EXP Point to talk about the summer of 1975, specifically the summer as seen in the game Boku no Natsuyasumi 2: Umi no Bouken-hen also known as My Summer Vacation 2. Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 is a game unlike anything else that I've played. I had heard about the game a few years back on Retronauts (which Ray was on and is the one who spoke about it) and was curious about what it was like. But the main problem is that the game was never localized in english, at least officially. And then earlier this year I found out about a fan translation from a Hilltop Works that came out in November of 2023 so I figured it was finally time to dive in. Ray, Andrew and I break down whats great about this game, why it makes us all feel so nostalgic and overall what we got out of our experiences. Which summer are you nostalgic for? Find the fan translation from Hilltop here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/boku-no-2-patch-92070798 Follow Ray on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/rdbaaa.space Check out No More Whoppers! https://linktr.ee/nomorewhoppers Check out Bipedal Dog! https://bsky.app/profile/bipedal.dog Follow The EXP Point on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/theexppoint.bsky.social Shout-out Song: BGM #22 (Radio Calisthenics) Artist: Akiko Ukai Album: Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 Soundtrack https://www.zophar.net/music/playstation2-psf2/boku-no-natsuyasumi-2-umi-no-bouken-hen End Song Song: BGM #24 (A Rainy Day in December) Artist: Akiko Ukai Album: Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 Soundtrack https://www.zophar.net/music/playstation2-psf2/boku-no-natsuyasumi-2-umi-no-bouken-hen Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Sometimes you're the stinger, sometimes you get stung. In this episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Link gets both! Dexter Morrill returns as my co-host with the mo-host and we dive into the 9th episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Stinging a Stinger. In this episode we meet a strange man named Sleezenose who is definitely not a bad guy, we continue to learn new ways Link sucks and we also speak to Grandma Mario. Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Wisdom Artist: Ephixa Ft. Will & Tim Album: N/A https://gamechops.com/wisdom/ End Song: BOSS (Power) Artist: Dj Cutman ft. TEAM BANZAI Album: Link to the Future https://gamechops.com/link-to-the-future/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We gon' huntin' gators! In this episode of Still Loading we trek through the bayous of Louisiana to play The Adventures of Bayou Billy. I am joined by host of the Imperial Scrolls of Honor Podcast, Josh Folan, to rescue our beloved Annabelle from the clutches of Godfather Gordon. We discuss the game's localization, why its so damn hard, where Billy may live and question our sanity at the addition of jiggle physics in an NES game. Follow Josh on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/nyehentertainment.com Check out The Imperial Scrolls of Honor Podcast! https://linktr.ee/isohpod Shout-out Song: Trippin' on Alligators Artist: Mazedude Original Composer(s): Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada, Tsutomu Ogura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00808 End Song: El Lagarto Artist: Evil Horde Original Composer(s): Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada, Tsutomu Ogura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01793 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The mitochondria do all the talking this week on Still Loading. To wrap up Backlog Month I am joined by friend of the show Michael Berger from the Bits of Time podcast to talk about Squaresoft's foray into horror, Parasite Eve. Based off a book on the same name, Parasite Eve is a horror JRPG that came out in 1998 and has become a bit of a cult hit from that time. Michael and I had a ton of fun discussing the ins and outs of the game along with all the wild turns the story takes. Follow Michael on Bluesky here! https://bsky.app/profile/matterofmichael.bsky.social Check out Bits of Time here! https://campsite.bio/matterofmichael Shout-out Song: Charred and Cauterized Artist: Hemophiliac, Siolfor the Jackal Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04603 End Song: PMS Artist: ktriton Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01543 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

We're gonna be gonna be golden! This week on the show I am joined by Aaron Klaassen from Super Ghost and Chris Dominguez from Consoles and Stuff to talk about the GBA JRPG Golden Sun! I first got Golden Sun back in the early 2010s from a Game Stop near me and never touched it until my patrons voted for it for Backlog Month this year and I am so happy they did. Aaron, Chris and I had a ton of fun discussing the game's mechanics, visuals, music and much more! Does this game have a really fun and interesting battle system? Yes! Does it teach it to you at all? Barely! Find out all about it in this episode. Follow Super Ghost on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/superghost.site Follow Consoles and Stuff on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/consolesandstuff.bsky.social Check out the Superpod Network here! https://superpodnetwork.com/ Check out Echoes of History Here! https://lnkfi.re/1YFL0t Shout-out Song: Angarian Vigil Artist: TSori, GuitarSVD Original Composer: Motoi Sakuraba https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04091 End Song: Streets of Tolbi Artist: TSori, thebitterroost, Alex Hill, dannymusic, Deedubs, JohnStacy, SirCorn Original Composer: Motoi Sakuraba https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04125 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Episode 2 of this year's Backlog Month features a game very different from last week's. Backlog month this year is RPG heavy and one of those RPGs we are looking at is Live A Live. Live A Live is an RPG from Square Enix that originally released back in 1994 for the Super Famicom but was later given a remake and published world wide in 2023. Joining to chat about the may lives experienced in this game is the Twitch streamer Happy Bear! Happy and I had a great conversation about our experiences with this game, why the battle system is pretty awesome, why the end of the game probably sucks and also the logisitics of farting in imperial China. Follow Happy on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/happybearcares.bsky.social Check out Happy's Twitch channel! https://www.twitch.tv/happybearcares Shout-out Song: Live-ALive Composer: Yoko Shimomura Album: Liva A Live OST https://www.zophar.net/music/nintendo-snes-spc/live-a-live End Song: MEGALOMANIA (Techno Remix) Artist: Michael Solski Album: N/A https://michaelsolski.bandcamp.com/track/live-a-live-megalomania-techno-remix Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod