
A Gamer Looks At 40
An exploration of the history of video games told through the stories of the every day people who lived it. Join me along with a rotating cast of friends, family, gaming journalists, and industry types as we share personal recollections from the last thirty years of gaming, one story at a time.
Podcasting since 2021 • 171 episodes
A Gamer Looks At 40
Latest Episodes
Ep 131: Call of the Collectors - Part 1 w/ Joe Coiro
The sun is shining, the weather's warm and Grandma Ethel's cleaning out the attic. May is the Season of Garage Sales and in honor of this glorious time of bargain hunting, we'll be chatting with collectors all month long. This week, I have a co...
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Episode 131
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Ep 130: AMA and State of the Show Address - Spring 2025
Time to talk about things! Join me as I answer a variety of questions from my friends on Discord, Twitter, and Blue Sky as well as share the immediate future of A Gamer Looks at 40. It's a fun show with some truly bizarre takes, all of them min...
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Episode 130
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Tales From the Bargain Bin #24 - Demon's Crest (SNES) w/Julian of Stage Select
Demons, monsters and elemental gems, oh my! Released in the same year as Donkey Kong Country, Mega Man X, and Super Metroid, this Capcom side scroller was a buried under an avalanche of classic titles. But one Julian of The Stage Select Podcast...
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Tales From the Bargain Bin #23 - Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball
Happy Start of Baseball! In honor of the beginning of the baseball season, my brother and I discuss a not-at-all bargain bin game that we still pop on today. With an enchanting mix of arcade speed and simulation depth, Ken Griffey Presents stri...
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Ep 129: Final Fantasy 7 (Part 11) - Odds, Ends and Random Thoughts Part Deux
It's finished! Eleven exhausting episodes later, we've completed our journey through Final Fantasy 7. On this concluding edition we finish up the odds and ends section with some talk about mechanics, playing with friends, and a touching final s...
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