Companion podcast to the Dual Comm Podcast where BBKDragoon & EposVox respond directly to your comments and questions!
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EposVox goes beyond tech reviews and tutorials and brings educational content in a discussion format, though sometimes a little ranty.
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Interviews with awesome creators, YouTubers, streamers, and generally awesome people. Get ready to learn tips, tricks, best practices and advice for a successful digital media career from great creators on YouTube, Twitch, podcasts, and more!
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MrMario2011 talks about life, the universe, and anything else on his mind in Mario's Minute. Occasionally with friends. Join us.
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Genesis is a show all about your favorite YouTubers' origin stories. Each episode, Alex the LowSpecGamer interviews a fellow creator about how they got started on YouTube, what interests lead them there, and what they see as the future of their videos.
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Get The Most Out of Your Gaming Budget & Time | Dual Comm Party Chat Ep. 1
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1:09:32Welcome to the first episode of the Dual Comm Party Chat Podcast! This is a spin-off of the original Dual Comm Podcast, where EposVox & BBKDragoon respond directly to YOUR comments on past podcast episodes! Want to have your comments featured? Leave a comment on upcoming episodes of either show and we might talk about it in a future episode! Party …
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Mario's Minute 093 - Bad Laughs and SSDs Console Upgrades are Cool
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1:02:19A bit of a random solo episode this time around, but not the first or last time that's happened! Let's talk about bad laughs, expeditioning for Expedition 33, SSD upgrades, more game store stories, and some video game discussion.By MrMario2011
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Mario's Minute 092 - Modern Software is Painful & Windows 11 Kills SSDs
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1:09:20A solo episode with half ranting, half gaming. Vibe coding is a mistake, modern software is not great, and you might zap your SSD just by keeping Windows 11 up-to-date. Oh yeah, enjoy some game store stories and some awesome gaming experiences.By MrMario2011
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Mario's Minute 091 ft. EposVox - Modding Origins, Video Making Inspirations, and Archiving
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2:01:06EposVox joins in for this month's episode of Mario's Minute! We talk a whole lot in this episode about console modding, some of our influences and beginnings on YouTube, how gaming overall has fit into that, and more! Enjoy some origin stories, a few laughs, and discussions over some current topics for a couple hours.…
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Mario's Minute 090 - Switch 2 Initial Impressions, MiG Bans, and Game Key Cards
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1:05:39A Switch 2 centric episode of Mario's Minute for the month of the Switch 2's launch! I give my thoughts and impressions over the system after about 3 weeks of use. How I'm liking the hardware, experiences with backwards compatibility, Switch 2 games, modding possibilities, and discussing plenty of cartridge shenanigans from MiG bans to Game Key Car…
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Mario's Minute 089 - Photo Story, Buying Items for Life, and the Power of Email
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58:27A sick solo episode here of Mario's Minute because, well... I'm a bit sick! Healing is happening, as are the topics of this episode! I have a story about Photo Story to share, a possible recommendation for a BIFL product, and a lesson in the power of email. Oh, also a couple of game shop stories.By MrMario2011
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Mario's Minute 088 ft. ModzvilleUSA! - Modzville's Switch 2 Reaction & First HD Experiences
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2:08:31Back for the third time, we've got ModzvilleUSA! joining in yet again for this episode of Mario's Minute! We discuss the Xbox 360 a healthy amount as we tend to do, but we don't get stuck with the retro goodness! We also discuss how depressing the PC building landscape can be in 2025, get Modzville's reaction to the Switch 2 internals, and have som…
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Mario's Minute 087 - Bad Update is Good, but I Can't Say the Same for Pre-Built PCs
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1:08:42Another solo episode of Mario's Minute, this time around discussing the excitement of covering Bad Update for the Xbox 360, fixing up a mishap on a friend's pre-built PC, and discussing the games I've recently been playing. Not at all related to Bad Update, but I've mostly been on the Xbox 360 here recently!…
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Mario's Minute 086 - The Death of a Chipped PS2 & Frozen Hot Chocolate
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47:43Join up for a solo episode of Mario's Minute in which I talk about the odds and ends of my first chipped PS2, Steam Deck naming conventions, frozen hot chocolate, and a bit of a spicy game store story involving 16 GB of flash storage.By MrMario2011
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Mario's Minute 085 ft. CrunchBite - XLink Kai History, Wii U & Steam Deck Love, XCAT Talk
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2:17:57First episode of 2025 and we're starting off with a guest episode featuring CrunchBite, the owner and operator of all things XLink Kai! We talk a LOT about XLink Kai including some of the legendary fixes CrunchBite has implemented, our histories with it, the history of XLink Kai itself, how wild it got with PSP support, and more! We've got love for…
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Mario's Minute 084 - Holiday Transactions Gone Wrong, First Hardmod Contender, & 9V Batteries
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1:20:04Here's to the final episode of the year for Mario's Minute! A solo episode here, and a bit of a longer one due to being long-winded with the stories, but here's to hoping the entertainment is there! I share a GameStop transaction (or three?) gone wrong, a contender I have for a good first hardmod, smoke detectors chirping, and the story of the thre…
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Mario's Minute 083 - How I Became a Certified Hater of Always Online DRM
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48:23A bit of a shorter solo episode of Mario's Minute this month just before Thanksgiving, this time around mostly filled with random stories! The source of my sore spot for always online DRM, no shortcut for removing shortcuts, and disappearing LEGO figures are all discussed before the games I've been playing this month.…
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Mario's Minute 082 - PSN Outages Old n New & Physical Media Sold Out
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50:35A shorter solo episode for October 2024 of Mario's Minute. Talking about some changes in regards to Early Access for videos that I discuss, realizations of what a digital-only future can do with a recent PSN outage, and recent hurricanes causing physical media to be sold out. I also share what games I'm currently playing and share a topical game st…
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Mario's Minute 081 ft. GameRaveTV - PS5 Pro Announced, Switch 2 Leaks, Astro Bot Thoughts
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2:03:28Jason of GameRaveTV returns once again to catch up a bit and talk gaming! We discuss our thoughts on the recently announced PS5 Pro, some Switch 2 rumored leaks which seem to have more credence than others we've seen, physical game collecting, and our undying love for Astro Bot.By MrMario2011
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Mario's Minute 080 - A Failed Geek Squad Repair and Xbox One's Resolved Update Issue
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55:54Starting off with a rant about a recent Geek Squad rescue and repair after a friend's desktop was deemed unfixable enough to push him to buy a brand new desktop to replace it. We also talk with a now resolved issue over outdated Xbox One consoles being blocked from updating. We cover current video games being played, and finally wrap up with a game…
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Mario's Minute 079 ft. Slot1Gamer - Xbox 360 Digital Store Offline & Repairing EVERYTHING!
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1:58:52Slot1Gamer reports in from Japan for this episode of Mario's Minute! We talk about his background in electronics, the infinite black hole of information online, audio mixing in films, the Xbox 360 digital storefront shutting down, and more!By MrMario2011
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Mario's Minute 078 - Nintendo Direct Thoughts & Appliance Repair Through YouTube University
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48:35Another solo episode of Mario's Minute for this month, my apologies for no guest but between a hectic schedule and bronchitis recovery, things have been busy! Talking a bit about Midwest Fest, the excitement behind the Nintendo Direct for June 2024, and getting DIY like a Villager in Animal Crossing.…
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Mario's Minute 077 - Limited Run Burned Customers & Sony Walks Back Helldivers 2 PSN Restriction
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47:34A shorter solo episode this month on Mario's Minute. Talking about Limited Run Games selling D: The Game for 3DO on CD-R discs instead of pressed discs, Sony walking back their decision to require Helldivers 2 on PC to be linked to a PSN account, and sharing a particularly stomach churning game store story.…
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Mario's Minute 076 ft. Harcroft - Archiving Xbox Content, PrometheOS, OXHD HDMI Project
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2:16:48Harcroft joins in for this month's Mario's Minute in an original Xbox focused episode! We talk about his personal Title Update and DLC archiving projects, new projects such as XCAT, and a big delve into the OXHD which aims to be an open source solution to install internal HDMI output on an original Xbox.…
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Mario's Minute 075 - StreetPass Memories & Stolen Salmon
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51:18A bit of a shorter solo episode this month, but mostly gaming related! Talking about some personal StreetPass memories at the thought of it being over 13 years old, a dog story related to a bowl of stolen salmon, and uncovering an old story that I thought back to related to a game store employee trying to downplay a remake of Final Fantasy VII.…
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Mario's Minute 074 - Funimation Digital Copies Removed, Should PS5/Xbox Series Have Been Delayed?
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1:04:53Going solo for this episode of Mario's Minute in which I talk about Funimation's fold into Crunchyroll removing "forever" digital copies of content that people own, winning a case on eBay as a seller, and theorizing whether or not the new PlayStation and Xbox consoles should have been delayed by a year.…
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Mario's Minute 073 ft. ModzvilleUSA - Palworld, YouTube Slop, & Mig Switch Talk
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2:09:00Gather round, friends! For its time for yet another episode of MARIO'S MINUTE, this time with ModzvilleUSA as a return guest! We talk about loud Dreamcast noises, the ideal dog:human ratio in a household, Game Dude, the Mig Switch flashcart, and get a healthy amount of pizza talk in.By MrMario2011
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Mario’s Minute 072 - Discovery Content Removed from PlayStation & Accused of Installing McAfee
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1:01:01For 2023's final episode of Mario's Minute, we're talking about old mods, new mods, new content removals, and false antivirus accusations! Talking a bit about getting PMEX set up for my younger brothers, the entire process of importing Minecraft worlds into Minecraft Bedrock, Discovery content being removed from PlayStation platforms, and finally t…
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Mario’s Minute 071 ft. NickMoses05 - Phasing Out Physical Media, Call of Duty, and a Broken NES
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1:58:44Joining up for this year's final guest on Mario's Minute is NickMoses05, a fellow content creator who has been in the world of modding for a while now! We've both followed each other's content for several years at this point and finally got to link up for an episode discussing everything from travel, food, GERMS, phone addiction, and an exclusive s…
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Mario’s Minute 070 - PS5 Slim Announcement, Regrets Selling Old Game Consoles?
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56:35Talking about everything from beefing over a fat cat, to Mortal Kombat 1 on Switch, the PS5 Slim announcement, and regrets selling old game consoles. Pepper in some old game store stories and we've got ourselves another solo episode of Mario's Minute! Hope you all enjoy.By MrMario2011
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Mario’s Minute 069 - A Decade of GTA5, Digital Only Xbox Series X Refresh, First Times Soldering
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52:47Over five years of Mario's Minute episodes, but over ten years of Grand Theft Auto V! We talk about that a bit on this solo episode, alongside a leak of a digital only Xbox Series X refresh model, my first soldering experiences up to my first successful one, and some game store stories all centered around one particular individual.…
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Mario’s Minute 068 ft. KawlunDram - Re-Releases, Remasters, and PlayStation Portal
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1:48:35Joined up this month with returning guest KawlunDram! Talking about the re-release of Red Dead Redemption, the remaster of Quake 2, and the PlayStation Portal being the Wii U Gamepad for the PS5. We've also got some headphone talk, media server discussion, and talk about the games we're currently playing in this densely packed episode of Mario's Mi…
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Mario’s Minute 067 - Call of Duty on Xbox 360 Fixed and Ranting About Turok (2008)
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1:03:10Another solo episode this month, but here to talk about the Call of Duty games (and more!) being fixed up on the Xbox 360, which was a surprise to many. Some stories involving anime, trash, toilet paper, and shared high school WiFi. Finally, talking about games I've played recently including a rant about how bad Turok (2008) was.…
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Mario’s Minute 066 - MX Cleaner Stinks and Industrial Style Soldering Irons
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57:50A solo episode for this month's Mario's Minute covering comments, cleaner, and a massive digitizing project! First I talk about being noticed for Jet Moto 2 of all things, followed by a rant about staying far away from MX Cleaner due to the massive stink it generates. Industrial style soldering irons are discussed at length, to determine whether or…
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Mario’s Minute 065 ft. Derf - Wiki Ownership, Preservation, CRT Decisions
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1:57:54This month features the console modding Wiki master Derf joining us for a couple hours to chat! We talk about the Wiki projects he's worked on, the downfall of forum/message board culture, mixed in with a bit of preservation talk. We had to touch up quite bit on Xbox 360 modding talk, and also talked about our preferences for retro gaming depending…
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Mario’s Minute 064 - Is E3 Needed? Plus More Game Store Stories!
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1:03:43Going solo again for this episode of Mario's Minute, getting into a bit of everything here! Starting with a bit of religious NES modding, and getting to my E3 thoughts a bit late asking if E3 is really needed these days? Some restaurant talk, game store stories, and current games being played!By MrMario2011
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Mario’s Minute 063 - Xbox 360 Storefront (not) Closing, Game Boy Comes to NSO
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1:02:12Going solo for this episode of Mario's Minute! Talking a bit about the warm reaction I had on my one-off DKOldies video, a recent error(?) surrounding the Xbox 360's digital storefront closing, and the Game Boy family finally arriving on Nintendo Switch Online! As always on these solo episodes, finishing off with some game store stories as well.…
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Mario’s Minute 062 ft. f4mi - AI Talk, YouTube Origins, and Famiclones
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2:50:30For this guest episode of Mario's Minute, we welcome f4mi on the show for a nearly three hour podcast! We talk about a range of topic from the rise of modern day social media, to LeafyisHere, to the rapid growth of AI, and a whole lot of Famiclone talk.By MrMario2011
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Mario’s Minute 061 - Podcast Origins, Joys of Troubleshooting, & Best vs. Worst Customers
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1:11:25First episode of 2023! For this episode I do a bit of a retrospective with Mario's Minute now being over five years old. I also do a bit of a state of things on the channel, and I spend a good chunk of time talking about console modding. A troubleshooting story with an odd culprit, as well as what I believe seems to separate some of the best and wo…
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Mario’s Minute 060 ft. ModzvilleUSA - Origin Story, Favorite Mods, & Soldering Challenges
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2:39:49To finish out 2022 I brought on ModzvilleUSA for his first ever guest appearance on a podcast! We spent almost three hours talking about the ModzvilleUSA origin story, and of course PLENTY of modding. Lots of Xbox 360 RGH talk, experiences with the original Xbox, the art of PS2 installs, Famicom Disk System games, and much more!…
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Mario’s Minute 059 - Thanksgiving, Post Office Karen, More Game Store Stories
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1:00:02A solo but festive episode of Mario's Minute for the Thanksgiving season! I talk a bit about Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, Black Friday, and the overall holiday season here. A bit of a run-in with a Karen at the local Post Office. Also, more game store stories from my days of working at a game shop!By MrMario2011
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Mario’s Minute 058 - Geek Squad Called GoogleUpdate.exe a Virus & Laptop Upgrade Adventures
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1:04:17A laptop filled episode of Mario's Minute this month! The first one being a throwback to nearly ten years ago when Asus required me to get a diagnosis on my old laptop from Best Buy's Geek Squad, to which they blamed a WiFi board defect on... GoogleUpdate.exe? I also share some more adventures in the world of laptop upgrades, as I worked on a lapto…
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Mario’s Minute 057 ft. Dr_Boomhauer - GoldenEye 007 Remaster, GTA VI Leaks, PS5 Price Increase
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2:10:42Talking with Dr_Boomhauer, friend of the show, for this month's episode of Mario's Minute! We talk about our background over how we know each other, as well as his Xbox hardware collecting tendencies. We also talk quite a bit about games this episode with the recent GoldenEye 007 announcements, the HUGE Grand Theft Auto VI leak, and Sony increasing…
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Mario’s Minute 056 - Initial Steam Deck Experiences
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1:06:49Games, games, and games for this episode of Mario's Minute! Before I recorded this episode, I got annoyed with selling some games on eBay and figured... Why not bring it up on the podcast and air my annoyances about it here? I also finally got my Steam Deck and share my initial thoughts, feelings, and experiences with it all. A bunch of games were …
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Mario’s Minute 055 ft. GameRaveTV - PS1 History, PSXDOOM Demo, and Working at Game Shops
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2:07:04Jason of GameRaveTV joins in to talk about a bit of everything old and new in this guest episode of Mario's Minute! We talk a whole lot about the original PlayStation, our experiences working at game shops, and shine a bit of light on the process of unearthing a hidden demo of DOOM back in 2020.By MrMario2011
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Mario’s Minute 054 - Revisiting Max Payne & Acquiring a Game Boy Modding Addiction
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1:17:55Coming back for a solo episode of Mario's Minute after overcoming a dreaded illness, to delving back into the gaming deep-end by running through all of the Max Payne games for the first time in a decade! I also might have accidentally picked up a new sickness, that being an addiction to Game Boy mods and upgrades! I also share some scratchy game sh…
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Mario’s Minute 053 ft. Badger Goodger - Past Rockstar Leaks, AO Ratings, GTA4 Multiplayer Throwback
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2:31:41This time around we have special guest Badger Goodger on for his first ever podcast appearance! We sat down for an extra long episode here as the conversation kept flowing, most of it related to games published by Rockstar Games that Badger Goodger is known for in the community. The validity of some past Rockstar related leaks is discussed as well …
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Mario’s Minute 052 - Sony’s Game Preservation Team, Classic Sonic Games Delisted, Crusty Consoles
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57:48A whole lot of gaming goodness this month! Starting off shouting out and talking about ConsoleMods.org which is shaping up to be one of the best written resources for console modding documentation. Sony has started a Game Preservation Team which I discuss my thoughts on, and immediately follow that up with Sega delisting classic Sonic games to make…
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Mario’s Minute 051 ft. KawlunDram - Chicken Wings, GTA+ & Take-Two’s Bad Decisions
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2:17:50KawlunDram from Soruce Gaming joins in for this month's episode of Mario's Minute! Over the course of a couple hours we talk about everything from chicken wings and hot sauce to rants in the world of tech and video games. A lot of what we discuss here is related to gaming, but we also get to talking about sicknesses we picked up (not that one) and …
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Mario’s Minute 050 - Hidden TV Settings & 3DS/Wii U eShop Discontinuation Announcement
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1:06:39A gaming, tech, and rant filled episode for this month's episode of Mario's Minute! After talking a bit about the history of Mario's Minute, I rant about the TV issue that's been slowly plaguing my eyes for almost three years. The recent announcement of the 3DS & Wii U eShops being discontinued is also discussed here. Game install sizes for ninth g…
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Mario’s Minute 049 ft. FrameRater - Console Libraries, Hiatuses & Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard
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2:26:01A new year, so let's start out with a first for Mario's Minute: The first return guest! FrameRater comes back onto Mario's Minute as we catch up with him after a couple of breaks and a ton of awesome life developments. We talk about an upcoming Serious Sam release, review consoles, taking much needed breaks, and the recent Activision Blizzard acqui…
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Mario‘s Minute 048 - Xbox Series S Impressions & Analogue Pocket Preorder System
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49:03Final episode of the year! Here I talk a bit more about the excitement of the 9.00 jailbreak being released for PS4. I also ended up picking up a new Xbox, this one being the Series S, so I give my thoughts on using it so far. Some talk about Halo Infinite and finally blowing off some steam about preordering game consoles with the Analogue Pocket b…
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Mario‘s Minute 047 ft. Octal - Right to Repair, RGH3, Backwards Compatibility on Xbox One/Series
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1:51:00Two Xbox 360 modding extraordinaire guests in a row?! This time around we have Octal joining us, an important figurehead in the Xbox 360 modding scene who has pushed RGH related developments forward in massive ways the last few years. We talk about what got him into electronics repair, the recent Right to Repair legislation, RGH3, backwards compati…
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How do you turn a passion into a YouTube career? Andrew and Alex talk about his relationship with tennis, how the pandemic pushed him to start a YouTube career and how virality lead him to a leap of faith. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGamer Cult Tennis https://twitte…
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How does one become a hit urbanism YouTuber with a "side hustle" as an university professor? Alex and Dave discuss his origins in academia, how his experiences lead him into becoming a a YouTuber and how to balance life between traditional teaching and educational YouTube. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgam…
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