Gaming's Lost Memories
Gaming's Lost Memories
Christopher Reed
Gaming's Lost Memories is a video game podcast covering everything from the most niche JRPG to some of gaming's largest video game franchises. BigReed shares his personal memories and stories that have been lost to the tides of time and provides important context to the history of these gaming events. BigReed is a former Video Game reviewer and author and has been gaming for over 30 years. Bring your nostalgia hats!
Episode 13: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet First Impressions "A Pleasant Dumpster Fire"
BigReed gives his first impressions of the new Pokémon titles Scarlet and Violet. A new battle mechanic, open world, and one of the largest video game franchises struggles in development. The new Generation of Pokémon shows how a fun game can also be a technical mess.
Nov 21, 2022
51 min
Episode 12: Sonic The Hedgehog, Super Fast Blast Processing, and Is Sonic a Major Franchise anymore?
BigReed breaks down his fond memories of the Sega Genesis console and his choice of Sonic over Mario. He reminisces about the edgy blue Hedgehog and breaks down Sega's struggle in the Video Game Industry and Sonic's current place in the market. Is Sonic a big franchise?
Nov 9, 2022
58 min
Episode 11: Animal Crossing
BigReed shares his early memories of Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Gamecube, the series breakdown, and the twilight experience of Wild World on the Nintendo DS.Animal Crossing went from a unique experience with decent sales, to one of Nintendo's all time juggernauts. Also, free NES Roms inside of the game?!
Nov 4, 2022
52 min
Episode 10: Video Game Reviews, The Scoring System, and GameInformer's Paper Mario Review Fiasco
Tune-in as BigReed discusses his time writing video game reviews and his breakdown of the scoring system and the massive weight review scores carried in the industry. BigReed also tells the story of GameInformer's bias that came to light during Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review fiasco.
Nov 1, 2022
56 min
Episode 9: Spooky GameCast, The Horror Genre, and the Curious Case of Silicon Knights and Eternal Darkness
BigReed discusses his love, and fear, of the Horror Genre. He also goes on a tangent about Eternal Darkness and the downfall of Silicon Knights.
Oct 28, 2022
49 min
Episode 8: Bayonetta 3's Voice Acting Controversy
Join BigReed on a quick discussion about Bayonetta 3's recent voice acting drama right before the game's release.
Oct 26, 2022
17 min
Episode 7: Shin Megami Tensei Persona
Join in as BigReed discusses his personal memories on his discovery of the Persona series and how Atlus has become the gold standard with traditional Japanese RPGs. Although it started off under the SMT umbrella, Persona now stands on its own and Persona 3-5 are some of the best video games out there.
Oct 26, 2022
50 min
Episode 6: The Used Game Market and the Difficulties Playing Retro Video Games
BigReed discusses his recent trip to a used video game store, his exploded PSP battery, and the difficulties around publishers offering convenient ways to play their retro game catalogue. How can we begin documenting and preserving gaming's incredibly interesting history?
Oct 26, 2022
54 min
Episode 5: Pokemon Red and Blue and the Explosion of Pokemania!
Tune-in as BigReed discusses his fond memories of Pokemania in the form of collectable cards, games, and other media. #TeamCharizard
Oct 26, 2022
51 min
Episode 4: Halo Combat Evolved, and Halo on the Nintendo DS!?
BigReed discusses his personal memories with the original Halo game, Steve Jobs announcing Halo as a Mac exclusive, and the odd Nintendo DS Halo game that never came to be.
Oct 26, 2022
50 min
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