No Cartridge Audio

Liv joins me as always for an After Dark grilling of everyone's favorite baseball labor writer cum Assassin's Creed expert Marc Normandin! Is this our most dad episode yet? Liv will try to stem the tide, but no promises. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome the illustrious Dendy Crew (@dendycrew) to discuss rhythm gaming, electronic music, and the nature of being embarrassed in public vs enjoying the space of dance. Absolute must listen from everyone's favorite elephant producer. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon is back with me, Trevor, talking about Telltale Games' ex-CEO and his extremely strange article, as well as the PS5 and the new Mortal Kombat Slavery Ender Sim. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FROM THE NO CARTRIDGE PATREON ARCHIVES: I think through Ruiner, Cuphead, and the nature of gatekeeping and difficulty. Discover why I think Ruiner is okay but forgettable and Cuphead is a potentially game-changing title! A great episode if you just picked up Cuphead on Switch or have feelings about easy mode discourse! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon and Trev are back to talk about the news and views you so crave! This week -- Star Wars games and Star Wars argument/fatigue; and Elder Scrolls: Blades, the legalized gambling young minds crave. Enjoy! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome the illustrious Justin, otherwise known on twitter and primarily YouTube as donoteat01, socialist Cities Skyline producer extraordinaire. We talk about his methods of making videos, how politics enters into city building, the origins of the city sim itself, and much much more. Truly one of our more deliciously political and socialism-heavy episodes in a while! For more from Justin, check out donoteat01 on youtube or @donoteat1 on twitter For more from me, check @hegelbon or patreon.com/nocartridge Thanks to producer Julian, who you can find at @thirdsecond and @atsband, and thanks to the intern who tweets his heart out @nocartridge. Please send food and missives to @prodigis, lost at sea, and surely composing a new theme. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Chandana Ekanayake (@ekanaut) about his work on the incredible new game Falcon Age! In a conversation ranging from his history in game development, to imperialism, to oral history, to representation in videogames, this is a wide-ranging talk with a fascinating developer. And as a plus, Falcon Age just came out so you can go buy it! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join me, Trevor Strunk, and Jonathan Bernhardt as we discuss the news and views of the day! Difficulty discourse, Borderlands 3, Anthem, and the games we are playing! A new show is born on the NC flagship, and we all celebrate accordingly (Randy Pitchford not invited).   Follow Jon @jonbernhardt; follow me @hegelbon; and follow the lovely producer Julian @thirdsecond and @atsband   And there's even more on the patreon! Patreon.com/nocartridge Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome the wonderful Henrique Antero to the show to talk about his games writing, the conceptual apparatus of language, and of course the philosophical implications of Super Hexagon. Trust me, this is the episode for you diehard Kierkegaardians (and for those of you who love a deeper discussion)! For more from Henrique, check out https://henriqueantero.contently.com/ and @herniquetxt on twitter! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Liv only episode as she speaks to the irrepressible That Kid (@itisthatkid) about gaming, music, childhood, arcades, and much much more! Don't miss this, as you get a much needed break from that *other* host! For more this week, subscribe to the patreon at patreon.com/nocartridge For more from Liv, check @aveyclub For more from That Kid, check @itisthatkid For more from producer Julian, check @thirdsecond and @atsband And for more from our daring social media magnate, check @nocartridge. Also @prodigis and @hegelbon are somewhere in the mix too. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Pedro Paiva, Brazilian videogame auteur and creator of Mario Empalado, Carrocracia, Text-Based Contra, and Esses Games Violentos: Proibidão! Politics, design, aesthetics, theory -- this one has it all!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Dante "VideoDante" Douglas on the show to talk about Anthem, arena shooters, his own work, characters in gaming and more! A wide-ranging episode you can't miss.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking one out from the patreon vaults in honor of our live show on 3/9, this is a classic After Dark episode with Liv (@aveyclub) and I hosting Josh Sawyer (@jesawyer). Hear where it all began!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Waypoint's Natalie Watson on the podcast to talk Undertale, Kingdom Hearts, lore, existentialism, and why we play games in the first place!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Shannon Strucci, YouTube's own, on the show to talk about her video series Fake Friends on parasocial relationships, the way they inform the strange connections we have to perfect strangers, and how gaming plays into this odd modern problem!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Boonta Vista's own Theo @aynrandy to talk about the nature of gaming when you have responsibilities outside of gaming, how games respect your time, how they do not, and what academia is actually like (it's bad).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Ben, otherwise known as @benicus_rex on the show to talk about Bioshock: Infinite and his recent academic work on this controversial title. A heady and book club worthy episode, to be sure!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Joey Bag O'donuts, GK, and Chris Princler to talk about building, expanding, and all-in-all embodying the competitive Def Jam: Fight For New York competitive scene. The birth of competition!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friends, gather round while I, your noble leader, tell some upcoming truths and futures about the podcast you know and love -- also, about this podcast, No Cartridge.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Malcolm Pierce to the show to discuss his work in gaming, his experiences with development, and his upcoming visual novel from Woodsy Studio!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices