The final entry in the Creative Outlet Gaming Birthday Extravaganza is finally upon us. What better way could there be to celebrate it than by looking at the oldest anniversary of the (banana) bunch? This episode sees Brandon pay his respects to one of gaming's giants, the ape that established stories in video games: Donkey Kong. Whether it's in construction sites, on his jungle island, or up in the Northern Kremisphere, the Donkey Kong and its Country subseries have always provided hours of fun. So for the last time, sit back for an hour and a half of game overviews, future discussions and a special question: What is the best way to solve the tedium switching Kongs in Donkey Kong 64?  SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Crescents" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents  Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated.   For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg.  LINKS TO ARTICLES CITED:  "Super Rare" Donkey Kong Game & Watch: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/this_super_rare_anniversary_edition_game_and_watch_unit_just_sold_for_a_very_low_price  Microscopic Diddy Kong engraved on a penny: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/random_this_penny_has_diddy_kong_engraved_on_abe_lincolns_shoulder  Letter detailing Stop n Swop's Removal: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/01/new_letter_details_why_donkey_kong_64s_innovative_stop_n_swop_feature_was_removed  Is a DK attraction coming to Super Nintendo World?: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/03/japans_super_nintendo_world_has_a_mysterious_locked_donkey_kong_door --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

This show may not be all about power, nor does it have immense courage; However, Brandon can at least bring you some wisdom on The Legend of Zelda. Though it may not be his favorite series, Brandon would feel remiss by not covering the 35th anniversary of one of the most important franchises in gaming history. This episode is not so much an open adventure like you see in Zelda, but more of a guided tour through Brandon's overview and experiences with the series, a discussion of what the future may hold for Zelda, and a discussion of a special question: What could be done to make the Zelda CD-i games good? SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Crescents" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated.  For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg. LINKS TO ARTICLES CITED: Ocarina of Time almost finished being decompiled: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/after_18_months_zelda_ocarina_of_time_fans_are_almost_done_decompiling_the_game Breath of the Wild's scrapped poison water: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/zelda_breath_of_the_wild_player_investigates_the_games_scrapped_poison_water Breath of the Wild in Google Maps: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/random_someone_made_a_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_version_of_google_maps_street_view Gold Medalist has a Link lucky charm: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/random_zelda_lucky_charm_helps_olympic_gymnast_win_gold Skyward Sword HD ending glitched in the Dutch version: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/zelda_skyward_sword_hd_players_report_language-specific_glitch_that_ruins_the_final_boss Speedrunner beats Ocarina of Time in Super Smash Bros. Brawl masterpiece time limit: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/random_speedrunner_beats_zelda_ocarina_of_time_in_smash_bros_brawl --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

And now it is time to give another pair of consoles their due. In this installment of the Creative Outlet Gaming Birthday Extravaganza, rejoice in the jump to 3D as the Nintendo 64 turns 25 years old and see how that transition got a bit smoother when the GameCube came to up the ante. There's plenty of memories to be had for these two consoles (though Brandon admittedly missed out on their heydays) between established series like The Legend of Zelda and brand new experiences with improved GameCube iterations like Super Smash Bros. There might not be a question about these consoles' futures or a special topic to go along with them, but this discussion still takes you to new dimensions. SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Crescents" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated.  For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg. LINKS TO ARTICLES CITED: Retro-bit Prism HD Review: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/02/hardware_review_the_retro-bit_prism_hd_is_another_great_gamecube_hdmi_adapter New Goldeneye 007 Speedrun Record: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/goldeneye_007_speedrunner_grabs_a_new_record_with_a_sneaky_trick More EarthBound 64 footage found: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/25_seconds_of_new_earthbound_64_footage_emerges_online Super Mario 64 $1.56 million sale: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/a_sealed_copy_of_super_mario_64_just_sold_for_a_record-breaking_usd1_56_million --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

This episode was a bit more exciting to make than others. Indeed, the one console that Brandon dedicated a whole episode to is the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Being the first console he ever played, it only makes sense that this is a special system worthy of dedicating an hour and a half to. Like with other episodes, Brandon talks about his history with the SNES and overviews its history, he dives into what the future may hold for the SNES, and handles a special topic. In this episode Brandon asks Where was the 16-bit retro revival? SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Crescents" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated.  For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg. LINKS TO ARTICLES CITED: Super Mario Kart Track Editor Restored!: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/super_mario_kart_hacker_restores_nintendos_official_track_editor Super Mario World Widescreen Mod: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/random_snes_hacker_working_on_widescreen_support_for_super_mario_world Original Terranigma devs want to see the game make a Return: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/some_of_the_original_terranigma_team_want_to_revive_the_classic_snes_rpg Vitor Vilela's FastROM Project: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/01/how_one_man_is_fixing_the_snes_biggest_weakness Tributes to Near, developer of BSNES: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/tributes_pour_in_for_near_the_developer_behind_one_of_the_worlds_best_snes_emulators Lance Barr, designer of the NES and SNES Retires: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/the_designer_of_the_nes_and_snes_has_retired_from_nintendo_after_almost_40_years --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

Not long after we celebrated the end of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it came time to celebrate the end of Animal Crossing: New Horizons with its last update and paid DLC. In this Creative Outlet Bonus, join Brandon as he gives an immediate update (at least from when he recorded it) reaction to all of the content coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons be it free or paid, as well as his reaction to the huge upcharge coming to Nintendo Switch Online. SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Mission Ready" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Mission_Ready Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated. For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg. LINKS TO VIDEOS CITED: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Final Direct: https://youtu.be/g6LdBAbT1Xw   Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Trailer: https://youtu.be/fNsGXJ6Cl00 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

TAKE THAT! Well, take this, a brand new episode of The Creative Outlet Podcast! Enjoy Brandon's retrospective on one of his favorite series, releasing just in time for the Ace Attorney 20th anniversary. This episode has it all... (HOLD IT!) Okay, the overview only covers the main games, but there is plenty beyond that like the usual discussion of Ace Attorney's future and the special topic. Maybe one day Brandon will return to discussion the Investigations sub-series and the newly released Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, but in the meantime there is a whole show to cover, including something brand new: a tier list segment. Needless to say, no one can raise an OBJECTION! to this episode. SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Crescents" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated.  For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

Thank the Nintendo gods as even audio listeners are receiving this Creative Outlet Bonus focusing on the final fighter coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This is a segment that was promised regardless of the Creative Outlet Gaming Birthday Extravaganza, and fortunately since the Sora presentation itself was announced in a Nintendo Direct, Brandon went ahead and gave his impressions on that as well. So take a listen audio fans as normally you'd have to stop over to YouTube to find this bonus content (as will likely be the case for the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct Bonus). SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Mission Ready" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Mission_Ready Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated.   For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg.  LINKS TO ARTICLES/VIDEOS CITED: Smash Bros. Sora Presentation: https://youtu.be/L-q6Gz_4Yqc Sora Smash Wiki Entry: https://www.ssbwiki.com/Sora_(SSBU) Incoming Steve and Alex amiibo: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/10/steve-and-alex-will-both-receive-smash-bros-amiibo-figures-in-spring-2022 Upcoming Mii Fighter Costumes: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/10/smash-bros-ultimate-adds-doom-slayer-and-splatoon-characters-as-mii-fighter-costumes Cloud Versions of Kingdom Hearts games coming to Switch: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/10/three-kingdom-hearts-games-are-coming-to-switch-but-theyre-all-cloud-versions Nintendo Direct 9/23/2021: https://youtu.be/dG9fAtmYdlM Nintendo Life Article Used as Notes for Direct Contents: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/round_up_heres_everything_that_was_revealed_in_nintendo_direct_september_2021 Details on Switch Online Expansion Pack: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/nintendo_64_and_sega_genesis_expansion_pack_announced_for_switch_online_launches_this_october Mario Movie's Cast: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/the_super_mario_movies_release_date_and_cast_are_revealed DK World Confirmed for Super Nintendo World Japan: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/its_official_super_nintendo_world_is_getting_a_donkey_kong_expansion --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

The Birthday Extravaganza is not limited to game series, we are also going to tackle some game consoles as well! In this episode, Brandon gives a full blown personal retrospective on his time with two more recent Nintendo systems: the Wii and the 3DS. This episode only covers the personal overview in lieu of the other topics that similar episodes in this series cover. Whether you like to move around with a Wii Remote in hand or collecting Streetpasses on the town, this is the Creative Outlet Podcast episode for you! SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Crescents" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated.  For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg. LINKS TO ARTICLES CITED: "Unhackable" Wii Mini finally hacked: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/the_unhackable_wii_mini_has_been_hacked No more Wii games on Nvidia Shield in China: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/nvidia_shield_shutting_down_nintendo_wii_game_downloads_in_china Wii Bulletin Board Channel Discovered: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/scrapped_wii_bulletin_board_channel_uncovered_in_nintendo_gigaleak Early versions of the Wii Remote: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/early_wii_remote_concepts_have_been_uncovered_in_the_nintendo_gigaleak Scrapped Wii games: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/nintendo_leak_reveals_scrapped_wii_games_including_a_metroid_title_from_intelligent_systems Japanese credit card support ending for Wii U and 3DS: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/nintendo_removing_credit_card_support_from_3ds_and_wii_u_eshop_in_japan No more Netflix on Wii U or 3DS: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/netflix_no_longer_works_on_wii_u_or_3ds_so_wheres_the_switch_version Deteriorating ORAS 3DS cartridges?: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/psa_yes_your_ds_and_3ds_cartridges_will_eventually_deteriorate_but_dont_panic Sakurai connects Kid Icarus: Uprising to Touch! Generations line: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/masahiro_sakurai_talks_about_the_beginnings_of_kid_icarus_uprising --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

As promised, this episode is the first in The Creative Outlet Podcast's mini series celebrating game and console anniversaries! These episodes are being released in no particular order, so today we start off the show by celebrating the Sonic the Hedgehog series. SEGA's blue blur is turning 30 years old in 2021 with new games and merchandise in hand for the occasion, but for Brandon it is simply a cause to sit back and reflect on his experiences with Sonic, talk about what the future could be like and ask some fun questions. This episode's special topic: What should the Sonic series take/learn from fangames? SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Crescents" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated.    For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg. LINKS TO ARTICLES CITED: Sonic Colors Ultimate is VERY glitchy: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/switch_players_are_encountering_all_sorts_of_glitches_in_sonic_colors_ultimate Fangame Inspiration List: https://www.thegamer.com/best-sonic-fan-games/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message

The summer may be halfway over, but that does not mean there isn't time to catch up on another episode of The Creative Outlet Podcast! We have crossed the double digit barrier, in this discussion of legacies, some continuing and some destroyed. In this episode of The Creative Outlet Podcast, join Brandon in learning about a silly fan theory about a Game Boy Advance screenshot, hearing about Kazuya Mishima joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, asking What should the Wii U legacy be, and enjoying some first impressions of Mario Golf: Super Rush! SONG CREDIT: Ketsa - "Crescents" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents Please as always, if you want to leave some feedback with a comment, like, or subscription, it would be appreciated. For the video version of The Creative Outlet Podcast, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSmZOOxQQ4sqUdYaDvZoHRg LINKS TO ARTICLES CITED: Fan Theory about GBA Screenshot gets Debunked: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/random_fan_theory_about_possible_nintendo_reveal_debunked_by_20-year-old_magazine_article Kazuya Presentation: https://youtu.be/iMy8Ah4eQ8g Amazon UK Destroying Goods itv: https://www.itv.com/news/2021-06-21/amazon-destroying-millions-of-items-of-unsold-stock-in-one-of-its-uk-warehouses-every-year-itv-news-investigation-finds --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecop/message