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The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show: Piko InteractiveFor those of you who have been fans of Obsolete Gamer for a while, you will know we started as a classic gaming website and love all things Retrogaming. For this episode of OGS we feature Eli from Piko Interactive a company that develops and publishes new and previously released games for classic consoles. Imagine playing Duke Nukem 3D for the Sega Genesis, yes, you can do that! We talked with Eli about his company, his gaming background and some of his favorite classic games. Fans of vintage games will really want to check this one out.
2019-07-1519 min
The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show: Paul Elsy - CCPThe Obsolete Gamer Show heads to Iceland to talk with Paul Elsy community manager for CCP Games about his early days of gaming and how he came to work for famed computer gaming company. In our talk we learned a bit about the impact CCP has had on Iceland and the people, the gamers and fans and even the difference between gamers in Iceland and those in the States. Paul shared some insights about his journey from being a classic gamer and his love of games like Dune and Sonic the hedgehog to studying Robotics at University before volunteering with...
2019-07-0823 min
The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show: Rob McCallum (Box Art - A Gaming Documentary)Remember when there was no internet or game demo’s to find out what a game was really like? Remember when box art was really, well, art? Something someone painstakingly created and often received little to no credit for? We talk with Rob McCallum who’s Kickstarter, Box Art – A Gaming Documentary, explores the history of video game box art and the unsung artists responsible for those images many of us remember and enjoyed. Last time Rob was on our show we talk about his other successful Kickstarter and gaming documentary, Nintendo Quest and this time he shares more insight into h...
2019-07-0128 min
The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show S4E7: Regina CarpinelliImagine running your own comic book convention, booking guests, dealing with fans and celebrities with weird requests. Now imagine doing that with Stan Lee as one of the owners. We sit down with Regina Carpinelli co-founder of Stan Lee’s Comikaze. Regina shares with us her start and what it is like to run one of the largest conventions in Los Angeles.
2019-06-1735 min
The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show: Greg Street (Riot Games), Lead Designer of League of LegendsGreg Street joins us on the show and as current lead game designer for Riot Games and their mega hit, League of Legends and his former position as lead systems designer of Blizzard’s mega hit, World of Warcraft you might think we will be talking a lot about games, well you’d be wrong. We’re talking cruises! Greg is going to be one of several high-profile guests on the upcoming, GaCuCon Game Cruise convention and event being held in Miami on January 26th thru 30th 2017. Hosted by the Miami based, Game Trep team and Make Games Miami, it’s the fi...
2019-06-1025 min
The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show: Albion Online with Peter Newman & Christoph HombergsIn this episode we’re talking Albion Online, the upcoming MMORPG that features a robust crafting system, player economy and PVP which you can play on your PC, MAC and even tablet devices. Christoph Hombergs joins us to talk about what players can expect in the world of Albion Online.
2019-06-0454 min
The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show: Ghana's National eSports event - Playbox's Gamers FesteSports is taking the world by storm as millions watch gamers compete in fighting and RTS games live and online. Most of us as used to seeing competition come from the U.S. Europe and Asia, but Africa also has a strong eSports community and we were happy to sit down with Aaron Boateng founder and event coordinator of event fest to talk about Ghana's National eSports event, Playbox's Gamers Fest.We were also joined by Isaiah TriForce Johnson Founder & CEO Empire Arcadia whose work with the global eSport initiative continues to help expand eSports into new regions. It...
2019-05-2831 min
The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show: Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel (GaCuCon)12-time world FPS champion Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel returns to talk about the upcoming GaCuCon gamer cruise leaving out of Miami Florida on Jan 26th. He will be on that cruise along with several other guests and we wanted to get his thoughts on the event as well as what he and his brand has been up too.
2019-05-2023 min
The Obsolete Gamer NetworkThe Obsolete Gamer Show: John Robert MatzWe’re talking video game music with award-winning composer, John Robert Matz. He recently earned at GANG award for the indie game, FOSSIL ECHO and has worked on a number of games such as Artemis and Gunpoint. A lover of games both modern and classic, we personal enjoyed discussing his work on Final Fantasy Tactics.
2019-05-1342 min