This week I discuss my impressions of the PS4 Back Button Controller Attachment, Sony games heading to PC, quantity of consoles sold being an outdated metric, and Microsoft's backward and forward compatibility stance.

This episode I discuss how absolutely ridiculous the "console wars" really are. From click bait headlines, to arguing over logos, to not understanding the "specs", to not researching what hardware is actually in the plastic box you are buying.  The big box gaming media sites are not doing anyone any favors as they seem just as uninformed and are trying to capitalize on click bait. 

On today’s episode I am going to explore reviewing games as a Fan vs. Critic, why I think game reviews are broken, and I provide some examples by converting Metacritic score to Rotten tomato’s. 

Start - My computer woes - 2080 TI RMA
06:30 - Luigi's Mansion 3
09:00 - Star Wars Fallen Order and gamer hypocrisy
13:30 - Microsoft Game Pass
22:00 - Google Stadia
37:40 - Game Awards a Disservice to Gamers

Stadia is insane, how haven't they solved the internet infrastructure problems in the world. I'm bringing back reviews and have already written most of my Luigi's Mansion 3 review. Bethesda is taking advantage of me with a Fallout 76 subscription model. Blizzard needs to be reprimanded even after we cancelled them after they layoffs they had earlier this year.

Microsoft, Gears 5, gamer's arguing about Gears 5 review scores, Astral Chain, Control, Ray Tracing

Gamer's continue to reap what they sow while jackass journalists pours gas on the fire.

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Rumors are floating around about a an Xbox streaming console code named Scarlett, what does it mean for you.  This episode Mike discusses the current state of gaming expectations, why hardware sales don't matter, what the future looks like, Micorsoft Azure Cloud, how streaming can eliminate latency, and how it provide more people with ways to play while meeting their expectations for quality.

On this episode Mike discusses the continued saga between Epic and Valve, Epic purchases Rocket League developer Psyonix, Nether Realm is under fire for stress and burnout while the games media continues to paint an entire industry based on the word of disgruntled former employees, and it wouldn't be a podcast without discussing the cluster F that was Days Gone coverage.

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This week we are back discussing Mitch's latest Pinball collecting and restoration stories, we also jump into some Nintendo Switch and touch on their VR offering, and we talk VR gaming on PC, hardware options, and the VR games Mike's been playing.

On this weeks episode Mike discusses the leaked e-mail from BioWare GM, Casey Hudson, and why it further proves the point that anonymous complaining to outlets is also a culture problem. Also introduced is a new segment called Jack@$$ journalism. This week the topics include narratives perpetuated by the games industry, writing off Epic game store concerns because we should be worried about false narrative, and our low standards for Nintendo.

Is the Epic store and epic games growth strategy smart business, laziness, or BS? Might be all three. Gamers demand an easy mode in Sekiro Shadows Die Twice. What happened to Nintendo, they now specialize in forgettable and uninspired platformers and boring adventures.

It's another week and we have more drama surrounding the games industry, work environments, and unionization. This time the media takes aim at BioWare. Let's talk about it.

This week Mike discusses Sony's State of Play presentation, two new Nintendo Switch hardware iterations, VR, and the gaming communities reaction to everything.

This episode it was my pleasure to have GameTradeGregg on to discuss Activision, the business side of games, gaming culture, the state of games media, game store ownership, and much more. Please join us for a great discussion.

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On this episode I discuss the reactionary and short-sighted approach the gaming industry takes when covering anything of substance; Specifically the Activision reduction in force, better known as layoffs.

On this weeks episode we open with a bit of music talk, a pinball league competition, Zelda Breath of the Wild, and Mike turned in his Nintendo Fan card in a mostly coherent rant.

Start - 00:11 - Music Talk
00:11 - 00:17 - Pinball League
00:17 - 00:50 - Zelda Breath of the Wild Spoiler from 00:31 - 00:38
00:50 - 01:09 - Mike goes on a classic Mike mostly coherent rant

Mike is back from the other side of the world and talks about the games he played on the flight, Sonic Mania, Octopath Traveler, Kirby Star Allies. Mitch played some more Mario Odyssey and provides some updates on the Diner pinball restore. We also discussed some video games movies, the latest Tomb Raider, and Silent Hill. Then we talk about retro/arcade collecting and mini arcade machines...and more random arcade collecting talk.

On this episode Mike provide's his opinion on the recent firings a Guild Wars 2 developer, ArenaNet.  Cussing at your customers during a civil conversation is not a good look.   

On this weeks episode we discuss, Counterfeit PS3 Controllers, Mitch's Final Mario Odyssey thoughts, Sim Racing Rigs, Fanatec and Thrustmaster, Virtual Reality, Assetto Corsa VR, Arizona Sunshine, Diner Pinball Restoration Update, Mitch's Pinball Collection, Whirlwind, and Tales of the Arabian Nights.

This week talk about Pinball Arcade and it's loss of licenses, more Super Mario Odyssey discussion and our misplaced expectation, The Crew 2, Mitch's Diner Pinallball restoration, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality vs. Oculus vs. Vive, Billy Mitchell Southernfriad gameroom expo, Pantera and Vinnie Paul.

This week on the Retro Jonez podcast; Mitch and Mike discuss Mitch’s first impressions of the Nintendo Switch, our Super Mario Odyssey Impressions 7 months after it was cool, Pinball restorations, and some more Southern Fried Gaming Expo talk.

Start - 0:05 - Chit Chat
0:05 - 0:20 - Switch / Xbox GameStop trade-in talk, Mitch buy's a Nintendo Switch
0:20 - 1:02 - Mitch ranks the consoles and handhelds he has owned
1:02 - 1:16 - Sea of Thieves, There are Thieves on this Mother F'n Sea

Also, don't forget to check out Player One Podcast at http://www.playeronepodcast.com/

Xbox, Atari 2600, Sega Master System, Playstation 1, NES, Game Gear, Xbox 360, N64, Dreamcast, PSP, Vita, NES, PS3, GameCube, Genesis, 3DS, SNES

We talk about Mitch paragliding over volcano's, cutting his finger off, Mike's dad cut his ankle with a chainsaw, Mitch moderates a panel with pinball legend Steve Ritchie at Sothern Fried Gaming Expo, Discuss Billy Mitchell,  Mike ranks the consoles he has owned from least to most favorite (all 28).

3ds, gamecube, ps4, xbox one, wiiu, Gameboy(color), Vita, xbox 360, wii, Nomad, PSP, Game Gear, Saturn, dreamcast, Gameboy advance, switch, n64, 32x, sega cd,  atari 7800, PS3, Genesis, ps2, snes, ps1, xbox, nes, SMS

We completely fanboy about Ninja Turtles, Southern Fried Gameroom Expo, then we argue how we rank Nintendo systems we've owned, snes, nes, 3ds, gamecube, wiiu, Gameboy(color), Gameboy advance, switch, wii, n64, Mitch pinball collecting story acquiring The Simpson's Pinball Party.

Update on Mike's lawn care, Atlanta Pinball Museum Kickstarter, Mike plays Zelda Breath of the Wild again ... and likes it ... kind of, Mitch's Williams Diner pinball restoration and quite the acquisition story, and Mike bought another PSP go and had an interesting travel story on the way to pick it up, weird craigslist and transaction stories, and this weeks game club is Final Fight on SNES. 

Atlanta Pinball establishments; My Parents Basement, Portal Pinball. Pinball tables; Total Nuclear Annihilation, Dialed-In, Iron Maiden.  General Pinball Talk; Stern Pinball and Quality Control.   We also discuss our opinions on Switch, Wii-U love, group think, game reviews, Nintendo bias.

You most consistent podcast on the internet is back! We talk Sega Master System, Mitch's Pinball Collection, the last year of our lives, Street Fighter 2, trips to the arcade, pinball collecting, arcade collecting, game collecting, please join us.

This weeks episode we discuss God of War, video game reviews are kind of BS, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Meta Critic, Rotten Tomatoes,  Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom,  Nintendo Labo, 2018 anticipated games. and a pile of rants.  Enjoy.  

Start - Intro, Car Buying Experiences
6:00 - Williams Taxi Pinball Restoration Update
10:00 - Bally NBA Fastbreak Pinball
17:00 - Splatoon 2, Nintendo Switch, Zelda, Accessories, Sales, Manufacturing increase
30:00 - Sega Master System, Retro Collecting, Sega Genesis, Pricing, Neo Geo
46:30 - PSN Name Change
52:00 - Random Topics, 60 in 1, School, Alf

Start – Intro, Contact Info

3:00 - Williams Taxi Pinball Update

13:00 – Nintendo Switch – Headphones, HDMI syncing, a bit of Zelda

26:00 - Disney Afternoon Collection

34:00 - Sega Master System Collecting – Mike lands the blue Out Run to complete the collection, stories behind each of our collections, variant differences

Start - It's all positivity

Nintendo Switch - This is NextGen

Zelda Breath of the Wild

HD Rumble is real

Blaster Master Zero

Shovel Knight

35:00 -

Pinball Restoration

Williams Taxi

44:00 –

A bunch of stories, MicroCenter, McDonalds, Pizza, Walmart, Waffle House

We are talking Nintendo Switch. 

Start - Apology from Mike
9:00 - Taxi Pinball Restore
14:30 - FPGA thoughts
20:00 - Nintendo Switch First Impressions
27:00 - Zelda Breath of the Wild
35:00 - 1 2 Switch
37:00 - Fast RMX
39:00 - Switch non issues
52:30 - WiiU Zelda Breath of the Wild
1:00:00 - Resident Evil 7
1:05:00 - Random Closing Topics

This week we cover a ton of things. Instead of writing a quirky intro here is the list. Boomshakalaka.

Accidental Costco Membership, Pinball restoration - Williams Taxi, Chinese Delivery, Retroblox, Valve submission requirements, Nintendo Switch the good and bad, King of Arcades

This week we catch up on our week in gaming, Zelda expansion, Valve VR games, Oculus Rift, and 12 days out from Nintendo Switch.

Start - Mitch Updates - Taxi Pinball, Roadtrip
20:00 - Mike Updates - Resident Evil 7
22:30 - Poopy Pants Story
24:20 - No Mans Sky
28:30 - For Honor
36:00 - Parent Stories
37:30 - Best Buy removing Oculus Rift demo stations
39:30 - Valve working on 3 full length VR games
41:30 - Zelda expansion
49:00 - Nintendo Switch - The 12 Days of Switchmas

On this Episode, we cover a pile of fun stuff.  We have man sized predicaments, we have pinballs, we have Grand Macs, WiiU Farewell, NES Classic,  Nintendo Switch, Sega Yakuza Rereleases, Abzu, Sega Master System, and retro gaming upgrades.

Start - Man Size Predicament #1 - Audio Interfaces

6:20 - Man Size Predicament #2 - Taxi - Williams Pinball

11:30 - Grand Mac

15:00 - WiiU Farewell, Switch, Sales Numbers

25:00 - Nes Classic

30:30 - Collectors Editions and Limited Edition Releases

42:00 - Sega Yakuza Rereleases

47:00 - Journey and Abzu

56:00 - Sega Master System

1:00:00 - Framemeister and other ways to upgrade your Retro Experience

This week we are talking al ot of games, collecting, sales, Nintendo Switch.

Start - Intro
7:40 - Smashing a Pacman & NAMCO
26:30 - It's the Gamestop Circle of Life
40:30 - Framemeister and upscaling
52:00 - Nintendo Switch, Convincing Mitch
58:00 - Nintendo Red Tent Sale
1:14:00 - Nintendo Switch Online Pricing

This week we talk about the RetroPie and Controller support, Nintendo Switch, Canada, Pinball, Attack from Mars, Kanye, Political Hilarity, Nintendo Innovation, it's a bunch of fun. 

We are back and this wek we discuss the steamlink, funhouse pinball, retropie, and the Nintendo Switch reveal.

Topics:

RetroPie
Funhouse Pinball
SteamLink
Nintendo Switch
JoyCons
1-2-Switch
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Super Bomberman R
Sonic Mania
Lego City Undercover
Arms
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Splatoon 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Project Sonic 2017

This week we discuss the offensiveness of video games, or the un-offensiveness as far as we are concerned.  Everyone is talking Super Mario Run without actually talking about the game. What we've been up to.

Start - Pinball Restores, Pinbot, General Awesomeness

17:40 - Video Games as Art, Everyone is Offended

40:00 - Super Mario Run, Pricing, Internet Connectivity, Is it a good game?

Then a bunch of randomness if you're still listening. 

WE MAD!!!

We are back from a couple week vacation, but maybe still in vacation thinking.  Trying to get back in the swing of things we talk about stuff; pinball, games, video games, pizza, etc. 

This week we cover the NES Classic first impressions, how we gave into our man sized predicaments by buying a new TV and a new Pinbot playfield, Nintendo Switch Pricing, and the digital vagina found in Watch Dogs 2. 

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This episode we give updates on what we have been up to, some man sized predicaments (big one's), and the NES Classic.

Start - Updates for pinball, Ghostbusters, PS4 Pro HDR, Xbox One S

26:00 - NES Classic

Somewhere around the end a best buy story. 

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This week we discuss the NES Classic, Pinball, Pinbot, No Mans Sky, and Bethesda not sending review copies to major media outlets. 

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This week we talk discuss why we buy things, what we collect, and just a bunch of fun.  But seriously, we talk Nintendo, extortion, some pinball, extortion, destiny, extortion...

This week we are discussing the Nintendo Switch, pinball collecting and repair, Sega Master System collecting, Jersey Jack pinballs. 

Start - Nintendo Switch

31:00 - Pinball collecting and repair

52:00 - Sega Master System

1:03:00 - Jersey Jack Pinball

Extralife 

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This episode Mike dicusses the Nintendo Switch reveal, initial impressions, third party support, and listener tweets and feedback. 

We saw Zelda, Skyrim, Mario, NBA 2k17(maybe), and Splatoon; could this be part of the launch line-up?

Extralife 

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Start:
High Score (missile command)
man vs snake
Chasing Ghosts
King of Kong
King of Arcades
Game Over (Atari)
Special when Lit
Tilt
Nintendo Quest
Indie Game the Movie
Video Games: The Movie

44:00 Our week in gaming.  
Mike - Paper Mario Color Splash, Tomb Raider, Uncharted
Mitch - Ghostbusters Pinball, Tempest

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This week we hit on a variety of topics.  We kick it off with some pinball talk, man size predicaments, PS4 Slim, PS4 Pro, TMNT Mutants in Manhattan and Madden. 

Start - Pinball, Ghostbusters, Pinbot, High speed, Arcades
23:00 - PS4 Pro, PS4 Slim
30:00 - Madden 17
35:00 - Teenage Mutants Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mutants in Manhattan 
45:00 - Zen Pinball, Pinball Arcade

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On this episode I cover some news items from the last week.  Nintendo Direct, Galaxy 3DS, Super Mario Maker for 3DS, Early Access Ark Survival adding a finished DLC, Gran Turismo Sport and Horizon Zero Dawn Delays, and a couple more thoughts on the PS4 Pro. 

This episode I cover the September 7 Sony PlayStation conference which formally revealed the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro (Neo).  I will primarily discuss what the PS4 Pro is, what it isn't, and will then discuss some listener tweets.  It is also hard to talk PlayStation without discussing the Xbox Scorpio, Xbox One S, and the PC.  Thanks for Listening. 

On this episode; No Man's Sky, Madden 17, Xenoblade 3d, New 3DS, Stern Pinball, 3DS Stern Pinball, Sierra Humble bundle, Police Quest, Kings, Space Quest. 

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This week talk the Super Mario Land 3D New Nintendo 3DS, Ghostbusters Stern Pinball, and how we approach and budget for retro game collecting. 

Start - Super Mario Land 3D New Nintendo 3DS

17:30 - Pinball, Stern Ghostbusters, Roller Coaster Tycoon

48:30 - Retro Game Collecting

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This week I am going to hit on the PS4 Slim Leak, how it compares to the Xbox One S, I can't mention those without talking a bit of PlayStation Neo and Xbox Scorpio, and I will finish up the conversation with PlayStation Vita Collecting. 

This week we give some brief updates on our week in gaming, then move onto Nintendo Quest the movie, we then finish with some conversation about Nintendo copy right claims and fan made media. 

With the imminent release of PlayStation Neo and Xbox Scorpio we are quickly approaching a future where console hardware is iterated upon rather than the traditional 5-7 generational life cycles.  In this episode I discuss why I am excited for this future and why I think it makes sense. 

This week we cover a bunch of stories and provide some quick updates on our current gaming projects.  We kick off the show with a pinball update from Mitch and Mike tells a tale of trolling at two of his local GameStops. Other topics covered are; Mini NES, Nintendo NX, New 3DS Super Mario, No Mans Sky, and the Nintendo Playstation recovery on Ben Heck's YouTube Channel. 

This week we cover stern pinballs, No Man’s Sky controversy and why we are still super excited, Batman – Telltale Series – Episode 1: Realm of Shadows, and Inside from Playdead games.

This week is jammed packed, we discuss; Nintendo NX, Pinballs, Ghostbusters, Sonic Mania and Sonic 2017, Vita, WiiU, retro game collecting and more. 

On this episode we discuss Mitch's week in pinball and arcade collecting, Mike admits to taking Pokémon Go for a spin, Playstation Vita, and some other random stuff. 

This episode Mike discusses the Microsoft Xbox One S and where it fits in the market.  It might not be for gamers, but it's an opportunity for Microsoft to rebrand the Xbox One and target the inevitable 4K rush this holiday season.

The term console wars has become nails on the chalkboard for those that don't care where people game, yet it continues to be a term thrown around in comments sections and message boards as a short sighted way to show allegiance to a brand.

In this episode I cover why the console wars at a competitive business level is good for gaming, while discussing why it’s still a stupid conversation for consumers arguing why the way they spent their money is better than someone else.

It’s possible that the console wars can exist at a level that is good for gamers, if gamers stopped caring about brand allegiance and started caring about games again.

This week we cover a ton of topics including; Nintendo PlayStation teardown, N64 20th anniversary, Ghostbusters Pinball, Sega Game Gear and Majesco remakes, the mini Nintendo, and Mitch's Whirlwind Pinball restore and pinball collecting in general.

This episode of Cereal at Night Mike is talking about the Xbox Scorpio, PlayStation Neo, potential upgrade programs and iterative console releases in general.

This week I am going to go over all of the gaming audio headset and headphone options that I have experience with, ranging from $50 to $1000.

Start - 22:00 -  Sony Silver, Sony Wireless Gold, Microsoft Stereo, Astro A40, Astro A50, Senheiser Game One, Sennheiser Game Zero

22:00 - 32:30 - Sennheiser HD598, Audio Technica m50X, Sony 7506, Sennheiser HD 280 pro

33:00 - End - Audiophile Audio DACs, Amps and Headphones. Audeze LCD-2, Sennheiser HD 600, 650, 700 and 800.  Schiit Modi 2, JBS Systems, Burson Amplifiers, FiiO

This week I give my impressions of E3, how games feel like a cinematic adventures with gameplay shoehorned in as a second thought, and my thoughts about the console gaming future as we move closer to iterative releases.

Mitch gives us the full rundown of the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo 2016 in Atlanta; pinballs, Coleco Chameleon, arcades, Microsoft Hololens, and more. 

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This week is a bit of a shorter episode, we discuss what the Nintendo NX may or may not be, will it have Virtual Reality support, and or general feelings of Virtual reality overall.

This week we start off with updates on what we've been playing and our collecting wins for the week. We then move on to a common show topic; what is retro? We discuss Uncharted and Mike's problems with the game.  We close the gaming conversation with some more Sega Master System and Atari talk.  If you want to stick around for another 45 minutes we talk music.

Start - 36:00 - 3DS, Sega Master System, What is Retro

36:00 - 55:00 Uncharted 4

55:00 - 1:14:00 - Some more retro talk, SMS, Atari

1:14:00 to End - Music conversation 

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On this episode of Cereal at Night I wanted to clarify my thoughts and opinions about Uncharted 4.  It's not that I think it's a bad game, I just don't think it's groundbreaking with it's antiquated, repetitive gameplay. 

In the second half of the show I once again discuss iterative console releases; specifically the details surrounding the Xbox Scorpio and the PlayStation Neo. I will then dive into what I think this means for gaming and where I will spend my money.

Also discussed, the Nvidia GTX 1080, Sennheiser Headphones and Sim Racing Cockpits and Wheels.

This week we discuss Sega Master System collecting, why the SMS didn't catch on in the US, Uncharted 4, and then we move into our "get to know us" section.

Start - 48:00: Sega Master System Collecting

48:00 - 1:14:00: Uncharted 4

1:14:00 - End: Conversation

This week we start out with the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo, move on to game collecting and value inflation, then it's onto handhelds.  We finish up the show with some random conversation about music and are just mostly having a good time.

This episode I have done a full 180 on my stand on the iterative console releases for the Xbox One and the PS4.  Also Nvidia announces their new Pascal cards; the 1080 and 1070.

Retro Jonez is back and this week we cover a variety topics. First up is our rekindled love for handhelds including the Vita and 3DS.  Next we roll into some brief arcade conversation.  Third segment we roll into collecting, a pile of NES events stadium events were uncovered, but some of the same people being champions for the selling of these cartridges are arguing the point they champion. Fourth segment, PORN.

This episode I am going to cover what the iterative console releases could look like hardware wise if they happen and what kind of expectations we should have for them.

Bungie kicked off it's live stream countdown to the April update this past Wednesday. Check out my reactions and impressions in this episode.  

We are getting a 335 light cap, a new strike, a new quest line, new gear and new weapons.  

This episode I give quick debriefing on VR as it sits today, discuss why I continue to be excited about Destiny, and why arguing about resolution on consoles has led us all to an iterative release cycle. 

On this episode I talk about my initial impression of The Division and how I think it will hold of for the long term.  I will cover my thoughts on Sony announcing they are also exploring iterative console releases, and event threw out the idea of 4k as a possibility.  Then I will discuss the ridiculous arguing over the Gears of War framerate. 

This episode I am going to tackle Phil Spencer's recent statements about an iterative approach to console releases and what that might mean for the future of console and PC gaming. 

This week I talk Destiny's 2016 plans and the word that a proper sequel will hit in 2017.  In the second segment I talk about Quantum Break and what I think the PC and Xbox One cross buy means for gaming moving forward.

On this episode of Cereal at Night I contradict my opinion on pretty much everything I said about the Xbox from 2 years ago,  I also talk about how much I love the WiiU and am excited about the Nintendo NX, then I briefly discuss EA pulling their presence from E3.

On this episode of Retro Jonez we cover all of your options for experience virtual reality.  We will talk about the value proposition, the hardware available and the software support. 

Virtual Reality Devices Covered -

Google Cardboard

Samsung Gear

Oculus Rift

Valve Vive

Playstation VR

Tomb Raider revolutionized a Genre.  Then Uncharted risk becoming Dude Raider but instead re-revolutionized action adventure.  Uncharted out Tomb Raidered, Tomb Raider. Then Tomb Raider out Uncharted Uncharted. Now Uncharted could out Tomb Raider Tomb Raider and out Uncharted Uncharted.  I'll explain in this podcast.

On this episode I wanted to take a look at most of the headphones I have used and give an overview on how they work for gaming.    I know I left out some great brands and options, Beyerdynamics, Steel Series, Logitech to name a few.  I didn't include them because I didn't have an experience with them.  That said hopefully the conversation will help decide on the type or style of headphone you are looking for.

Here are the headsets/headphones I will discuss today.

Xbox Stereo Headset
Sony Wireless Gold
Sony MD-VR6
Sony MD-7506
Sennheiser HD Pro 280
Sennheiser HD Pro 380
Audio Technica m50x
Beats Solo
Bears Studio
Sennheiser Momentum
Bose SoundTrue
Sennheiser HD 518
Sennheiser HD 558
Sennheiser HD 598
Sennheiser PC 363D
Astro A40
Astro A50
Mod Mic

This week I got around to finishing Tomb Raider, I am on the verge of finally beating Sunset Overdrive and a specific PSN game sale has me wondering about the future of digital game prices on console.

This episode Mike talks about content being locked behind Amiibo support, specifically Zelda, but also touches on Splatoon.  Second Segment he hits on Amazon Prime vs Gamers Club unlocked, and what impact this has on trade in values and the Physical vs. Digital argument.

This episode we keep all retro, we start with some listener feedback, Mike then talks about his west coast vacation and some of the retro shops he visited, and we close with some N64 discussion.

The Oculus Rift and it's consumer release has become the topic of conversation since they announced the $599 price tag.  With this price tag the internet got angry, and people got angry at the internet(people whom are also on the internet).  Accusations of why people were angry got tossed around and everyone pointed fingers, myself included. But, I wanted to at least try to clarify my stance as an Oculus user and early adopter of the DK2.

This episode is all Oculus.  As early adopter of the DK2 we have some pretty big opinions on the commercial release. Virtual Reality is not dead, but it's not a day one adoption for us.

This episode I tackle gamers that think every game needs to be a game that they want to play.  I also discuss gaming headsets and what direction I will take with my future purchases.

The Retro Jonez podcast was off a couple weeks but this week we come back with a ton of retro gaming goodness.  The episode open up with a big personal announcement, we then move on to the Sega Master Marathon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, Missing out on SNES lots,  Nintendo 64 and why Mike might not be a fan and Mitch sells him on the amazing games, Dreamcast 2, the Coleco Chameleon, and a bunch of shenanigans.

Destiny 2 can't come soon enough; that feels weird to say barely a year after release and a game I have spent more than 300 hours with.  Recently there have been quotes from Bungie and Activision that are a cause for concern about support of the current release. This could also mean is all hands on deck for Destiny 2.  Bungie wasn't going to be able to support both current and last gen systems forever and it seems this is a period of transition.  I discuss on this episode of Cereal at Night.

This episode Mike jumps into the inability for people to not argues about resolutions or where people choose to play games, then moves on to some PC gaming GPUs and what performance to expect, and the show is littered with references back and forth about the pros and cons of PC and Console gaming. Enjoy.

In the first segment I change my tune on both Splatoon winning game of the year, and the validity of most of the winners for the video game awards.  In the second segment I discuss the Playstation Experience, my expectations, and how I was let down.

Discussion about the 2015 video game awards show, thoughts about the winners/losers, and the overall quality of this years production.  Greg Miller win's moment of the show, Shaq FU is back, and Konomi can kiss an ass.

This week there were rumors of a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, developed by Platinum Games; we discuss the possibilities, we talk some Super Mario 2, and some random tidbits about our week in collecting.

This week in gaming, Kotaku.com reveals they have ben blacklisted by Ubisoft and Bethesda, the Patch Podcast goes after Jeff Gerstmann of Giant Bomb, and both of these conversations speak to a larger discussion about how websites and consumers comprehend scores and in most cases argue about them.

As huge fans of Nintendo we decided to have a serious talk about the Nintendo NX and Nintendo's future in general.  As passionate gamers who grew up with Nintendo games we have some pretty strong opinions on what Nintendo, could, should and can do to win gamers over

This week is a bit of a shorter episode, but we do get in some good discussion around Mitch's more in-depth SupaBoy impressions, Sega Nomad, and the cases Sega games came in and the cardboard Nintendo alternative.

On this episode of Cereal at Night MIke discusses his opinion on Physical v. Digital media and the pros and cons of each. In the second segment he goes into some details on his new racing sim setup and how it compares to his old hardware.

Start - Physical v. Digital media distribution
18:00 - Sim Racing, Playseat v. Obutto Ozone, Thrustmaster TX, TH8A Shifter, T3PA Pro pedals, Logitech G27

Start - Extra Life Fundraiser http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=140589
2:50 - Hyperkin SupaBoy, Sega Nomad
23:00 - Mike basement kurfuffle
31:50 - Virtual Reality, Oculus, Playstation VR
52:30 - Tour of retro gaming store
55:00 - Dragons Lair

Start - Extra Life Fundraiser http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=140589
8:15 - Alex Kidd High Tech World Hilarious YouTube Comment Discussion
13:00 - NES Stadium Events
25:50 - Sega Dreamcast and Arcade Ports
50:30 - Sega Game Gear LCD Mod
1:00:10 - Playseat vs Obutto Ozone
1:08:40 - Dragons Lair Movie Kickstarter

This episode I am talking Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection, Digital v. Physical Media, and why I am digital on Xbox One and not on Playstation 4.

Start - Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection
16:50 - Digital v. Physical Media, Why I continue to purchase physical on PS4 and not on XB1

This episode I give my thoughts on Phil Spencer's comments about the console wars and whether or not the Xbox One can catch up with PS4.  I then dive into some destiny talk, why I have taken an unintended break, and the upcoming shotgun nerf.  In segment three I have a short discussion on the Vita's future.

Start - Phil Spencer, Console Wars, Xbox One, PS4
14:40 - Destiny
28:15 - Vita

This week we are back talking more Retro Games, the Super Nintendo Everdrive, and the Sega Game Gear LCD modification.  On the current gen side of things we discuss racing seats and virtual reality.

Start - SNES Everdrive, Collection Updates
32:20 - Racing Seats, Sega Game Gear LCD Modification
50:50 - Virtual Reality, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, Valve Vive, Playstation VR

This week we finally announce our winner in the Sega Game Gear giveaway, but before doing that we cover a plethora of topics.  First we give an update on where we are with our Sega Master System collections, then we move onto the Super Nintendo, from there we talk about the health of current generation gaming and comments from Phil Spencer, and then we close the show with a phone call and the Sega Game Gear giveaway.

Start - Sega Master System collection update.
26:00 - Mitch's Goodwill purchase
34:00 - Super Nintendo
41:00 - Console gaming wars
54:00 - Sega Game Gear giveaway

In the first segment Mike joins me to discuss our early impressions of The Taken King, some of our year one memories, and what we are looking forward too and expecting in year 2.  In the second segment I talk about the story so far, how the cinematics and story telling works, and my new opinions on Nolan North's performance of Ghost.

For the third installment of the Cereal at Night podcast we talk about Forza 6, and then Mike discusses options for taking your racing experience to the next level. 

Harware Discussed, Racing Seats, Wheels. 

Mikes Current Setup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkP6GKholSs
Playseat - http://www.playseat.com/
Thrustmaster Xbox One - http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/ferrari-458-italia
Obutto Ozone - https://www.mainperformancepc.com/product/obutto-gaming-cockpits/obutto-ozone-gaming-cockpit/
OpenWheeler - http://www.amazon.com/Openwheeler-Advanced-Driving-Simulator-Shifter/dp/B005ZQAGIU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1442292109&sr=8-4&keywords=racing+seat

This week jump into Super Nintendo, Sega Game Gear, favorite gaming moments from our listeners and Forza 6.

Start - Super Nintendo
25:35 - Sega Game Gear giveaway and some of our voicemail and e-mail entries.  Gift receiving, system purchases and the lowest common denominator.
54:20 - Forza 6

In the first segment Mike and Mike talk about Dinklebot v. Northbot, yes, that is a thing now, and rightly so in our opinion.  In the second segment, Mike number 1 gets hands on with Destiny 2.0 and gives in game impressions of the new Ghost performance and the new overhauled interface and leveling.

We have a new alternate podcast, what is it?  Just give it a listen, it's only 8 minutes.  It's our podcast for everything that isn't our other podcast???

Podcast 50 is in the books and this we go for almost two hours covering pretty much everything.  In the first segment we discuss the Sega Game Gear, Nintendo vs. Sega, and Mario vs. Sonic.  In the second segment we move onto all things metal gear.  In the third segment we talk about the Nintendo NX, the digital future, retro gaming prices, and what collecting will look like years from now.

Start - Sega Game Gear, Nintendo vs. Sega, Mario vs. Sonic

31:30 - Metal Gear

56:00  - Nintendo NX, retro collecting, gaming prices, digital future, game preservation

What better week to talk about sports than Madden week?  We talk about our favorite sports games, your favorite sports games, our favorite types of sports games, and why we don't think football makes a particularly good video game. The entire episode is dedicated to sports games new and old.

Games Discussed

Madden, NHL Hitz, NFL Blitz, NBA Jam, NBA Street, NCAA Basketball, Tony Hawk, Mike Tyson, NFL 2k5, MVP Baseball 2005, RBI Baseball, Tiger Woods, NES Golf, NES Ice Hockey, Virtua Tennis, Birdie King, Hat Trick

This week Mike is tackling the show solo and will cover a variety of topics including his reactions to the Destiny Taken King Reveal, Madden NFL 16, upcoming 2015 releases, and the podcasts he listens to, and podcasts he will miss.

Start - Destiny Taken King
29:40 - Listener E-mail, what games are we(Mike) looking forward to most. 
40:00 - Madden 16 Initial Impressions
51:25 - One of Mikes favorite podcasts calls it quites, he discusses his current podcast playlist.

We talk about our Sega Game Gear giveaway, we talk more Sega Game Gear, we then move on to the question of the week, and finish up with Mike's modern gaming evolution.

- Start - Game Gear Giveaway
- 31:40 - Question of the week | Which retro arcade port was your favorite? Which was the worst? TMNT, RBI Baseball, Street Fighter, Food Fight, Pacman, Virtua Racing,Daytona USA
- 55:40 - Current generation console gaming

This we announce a giveaway to win a fully funcitonal fully modified Game Gear with LED backlighting and fully restored capacitories. The first half of the show we discuss Retro Replay, and then during the second half of the show we cover our tiwtter question of the week, "What terrible games were you in total denial about that you first bought them?"

Start - Retro Replay on Xbox One

37:00 - Our Game Gear Giveaway

44:30 - Question of the week.

This week we talk your favorites and our favorite arcade games start to finish.

- The Simpson

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade TMNT

- Bump 'n Jump

- Pole Position

- Mortal Kombat

- Power Drift

- 720

- Track and Field

- Street Fighter

- Joust

- Crazy Taxi

- X-men

- NBA Jam

- Donkey Kong and DK Jr.

- Ms. Pacman

- Pacman

This week we talk a bunch of Game Gear, Pixels the movie, Billy Mitchell, where our collections go from here, and some video game stories from yesteryears. 

Start - Sega Game Gear collecting

18:40 - Pixels, the Adam Sandler Joint, Billy Mitchell inspirations and our early thoughts. 

33:50 - Where our gaming collections go next, Sega, Game Gear, Genesis, SNES

47:00 - A couple nostalgic Mitch and Mike retro gaming moments growing up

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This week we talk retro mobile gaming and collecting; some of our memories with the Sega Game Gear and Nintendo Game Boy.  We talk some arcade games and finish it up with our twitter question of the week. 

Start - Arcade warehouse raid, Nintendo Vs Cabinet

15:30 - Mobile retro gaming and collection with the game gear and the gameboy.  Plus some gener retro collecting thoughts. 

45:45 - Twitter question conversation, what is or was the most valuable game in your collection, we discuss. 

Big news in gaming this week; the unfortunate passing of Satoru Iwata.  We also talk sega master sytem, playstation vue and on-demand television, and the state of podcasts and internet media. 

Start - Sega Master System

37:30 - Playstation Vue, On-demand TV

57:10 - Satoru Iwata, the President of Nintendo, dies at age 55

1:07:30 - The state of podcasts and Patreon.

This week we are all over the board. 

Start – We played Guacamelee and discuss retro video games ties to new platformers

13:00 – Pinballs!!!!  Flash Gordon!!!!

24:00 -  Nintendo/Sony Playstation/Snes

37:00 – Bunch of random stuff, arcade, pc, restorations

This week we cover a variety of topics, from GameStops retro offering, the way of Nintendo, Sega Master System givaway, Virtual Reality and Arcade Restoration.

Start - GameStop is in the retro gaming space

13:00 - We give away Rampage on Sega Master System

25:30-  Nintendo past and present

57:40 - Virtual Reality - Oculus Rift - PC gaming

1:15:00 - Mikes Teengame Mutant Ninja Turtles MAME restore

Just got home from the "Southern Fried Gameroom Expo".  Thanks to the coordinators of this epic arcade/pinball expo, we had another amazing weekend packed full of celebrity panels, events, and games.  I was able to participate in an 8 bit discussion panel, and hang out with none other than Billy Mitchell himself!  Check out this weeks podcast (which was done shortly after returning home), where Mike receives a special message from Billy, along with a recap of all the events I was able to attend.  Even though I live no further than 25 minutes from the actual event, we chose to stay at the Marriott the event was held at, and essentially all but forgot about sleep, as the events were scheduled all day and all night ... we even got up early Saturday morning to watch some vintage Saturday morning cartoons.  

Mike is giving his thoughts on the Nintendo Direct E3 conference.  The internet went bonkers over how disappointed they were with Nintendo's offerings, do I agree? Not really.  

Amiibo/Skylanders

Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival:

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Fire Emblem Fates

Hyrule Warriors Legends:

The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes

Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Star Fox Zero

Super Mario Maker

Xenoblade Chronicles X

Yoshi's Woolly World

The big conferences are over and Mike reacts and discusses the two big console events; Microsoft and Sony.  Microsoft came strong with a good blend of games you can play this year, upcoming games, hardware and services. Sony came strong with games games games.  

Microsoft

Halo 5: Guardians

ReCore

Fallout 4

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2

Forza Motorsport 6

Dark Souls 3

HoloLens Minecraft Demo

Backwards Compatibility

EA Access

Elite Controller

The Division

Rainbow Six Siege

Gigantic

Ashen

Tacoma

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Beyond Eyes

Cuphead

Ion Teaser

Rare Replay

Fable Legends

Sea of Thieves

Gears of War 4

Sony

Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Batman: Arkham Knight

Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Destiny: The Taken King Expansion

Devolver Digital Sizzle Reel

Disney Infinity 3.0

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Firewatch

Hitman

Horizon: Zero Dawn

The Last Guardian

Morpheus and Other PS Services

No Man's Sky

Shenmue 3

Star Wars: Battlefront

Street Fighter V

Uncharted 4: Thief's End

World of Final Fantasy

This week we are talking the Steam Summer Sale, Fez(yes Fez), we discuss Microsoft and Oculus Rift partnering for Xbox One support, southern fried gaming expo, E3, Amiibo, Wii-u and Splatoon. 

This week we went deep into a lot of different topics, specifically what is retro gaming and what is a gamer.  Other show hightlights include the launch of PS4, a Donkey Kong event, Tetris and more….

This week we catch up on our latest retro gaming developments, take a segment to focus on the Sega Master System, and then spend the last half of the show discussing retro gaming and how its defined by us and possibly other generations of gamer.

After a couple month hiatus we are back for a reintroduction episode.  What we’ve been up to, playing, collecting and repairing.

On this episode we touch on our Master System marathon, more talk about what defines retro, retro PC gaming and the story about Mitch punching Mike in the spine.

This week we kick off our Master System gaming marathon.  We also kick off our retro gaming giveaway. Retweet this website and win an NES copy of Castlevania.

On this edition of the podcast we discuss our thoughts on the ET landfill dig,  how we remember handheld gaming of yesterday, continue our master system hourney, and loosely discuss the Donkey Kong family tree.  Also, we have have two giveaways this week, ET for the Atari, and if we get 20 retweets, we will give away a tetris as well.  Two lucky winners and all you need to do is retweet the podcast, and include the hashtag, to be randomly selected.  #rgfwin

5:00 - Twitter winner announced

6:30 - Tengen/Sega's Nintendo port Discussion

22:00 - Quick Sega Genesis/SNES discussion

29:00 - (Nintendo) Retro/Modern Discussion

46:50 - What is Retro discussion?

Open - Mike lands James Buster Douglas on SMS, Mitch looks for Alf

19:30 - ...more retro gaming purchases

34:30 - Southern Fried Gameroom Expo

29:00 - Some modern talk - WiiU

51:30 - Console Wars by Blake J. Harris

This week we talk about Mitch's big win at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo, Sega Master System Blue labels, our weekly scores, and how you could win your very own Master System by contributing to the show, either through http://speakpipe.com/retrogamefix, or by leaving us a message at 678.995.5103.  Listen to the podcast for details.

We are go into retro collecting prices, collecting, arcades, PC gaming and Oculus!

- Sega Master System: Start
- Nintendo Manufactured Demand: 29:00
- Oculus Rift and PC Gaming:59:00

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We are go into retro collecting prices, collecting, arcades, PC gaming and Oculus.

Retro Collecting: Start
Arcade Restoration: 28:00
Oculus Rift and PC Gaming:51:00

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Today Mike is joined by Mike Miller to discuss Destiny and his most recent article on the site. We may have had a couple drinks.

• Destyiny Talk: Start
• Was 2014 really that bad? No: 31:00

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Mitch built a new gaming PC, Mike played more Destiny, James Buster Douglas ports on retro and preorders selling out while going to the secondary market at a huge markup.

• Mitch's PC Build, Oculus Rift: Start
• Listen Phone Call, James Buster Douglas Master System: 24:40
• Preorder sellouts: 35:40

Where to find us

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This week we start of 2015 with two giveaways, we talk some master system collections, the price charting collecting conundrum and respond to your favorite gaming memories.

• We Kick off 2015 with two giveaway and talk Sega Master System: Start
• We discuss your favorite gaming moments: 32:20

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This week we just talk retro, what we loved from the past and our favorite gamin memories.

• New Master System Purchases: Start
• Another givaway: 8:30
• Our favorite games and memories: 20:00

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This week Mike is recording solo.  Amiibo's, retail exclusivity and the reseller Market.  How does someone get their hands on a Gamecube WiiU adapter? A new Mario cartoon movie? And we have another givaway. 

This week we are back talking Tron arcade, the Playstation's 20th anniversary, Mike's Oculus Rift story, Googwills actions site, and.....A NEW CONTEST!!!!!!

• Intro and Tron: Start
• PS Anniversary: 12:50
• Oculus Rift: 38:10
• Goodwill Auction Site: 1:12:50
• NEW CONTEST: 1:24:30

Mitch is in Minneapolis for the weekend. First podcast together in person.  We played, shopped and ate video games.  Literally Mitch ate a video game. 

It was a long time coming but we are giving stuff away. In addition, we talk some Pinball, hoarding and poop touched handhelds.

This week we go deep into the Dreamcast and how we keep up with retro gaming, both topics provided by some awesome callers. We also bring back the modern gaming segment. ....and Mike eats ghost pepper wings and records it.

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