The Old Buds Podcast
Two buddies who have been friends for over ten years, just talking about video games and other things we find interesting!
Episodes
Back after many weeks, the boys have tons of games to discuss and catch up on!
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0:00 Intro
1:15 Valorant Console Beta
19:55 Children of the Sun
25:28 Bioshock
36:36 Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
44:00 Boomerang Fu
51:08 Case of the Golden Idol
52:55 Stardew Valley
54:55 A Slight Chance of Sawblades
56:50 Mario Kart 8
1:00:08 Smiling Friends
1:07:15 G...
The boys discuss what it means to be a "2024" game and their thoughts on their simultaneous Twin Peaks re-watch.
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Hellblade 2
25:25 Animal Well
31:42 Dinosaur King DS
39:32 Bioshock
43:15 Twin Peaks S1 and S3
The boys are back at it again! Balatro is pretty much all we can play with how addicting it is. But there is some exciting news with a new segment we are going to start!
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Game Club
6:26 Balatro
22:40 Another Crab's Treasure
29:00 Fallout New Vegas (and TV Show)
40:48 NHL Playoffs
44:20 Dune Part 2
50:06 Fallout TV Show
The boys have been busy the past month. Since the boys have been busy, they have not had the chance to play many new games that are coming out. Instead, they discuss games that have aged well over the years, from the NES to the modern era.
Lots of games this week! The games have started to waterfall in as we are far into 2024 now and the boys finally got time to play some of the new games!
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0:00 Intro
1:08 Balatro
8:45 Tekken 8
19:55 Apex Update
24:50 Persona 3 Reload
30:32 Mario vs. Donkey Kong
33:54 Dead Island 2
41:06 Pocket Card Jockey Ride On
44:00 Broadchurchd
48:48 Mr. Robot
Releases have been slow the past few weeks, and the guys have been busy, so this week, they take a look back at some of their favorite genres and the stand-out games from them!
Contact the old buds at theoldbuds@outlook.com
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0:00 Intro
1:16 Rogue-like
11:49 Platform Fighters
22:15 Extreme Sports
30:58 2D Platformers
40:10 Looter RPGs
45:48 3rd Person Shooters
It's the first podcast of the year since GOTY, and the new releases are few and far between, so the boys catch up on many games from the backlog! Plus, Ethan is addicted to starting new playthroughs on Baldur's Gate 3.
We now have an email! Email questions, comments, ideas, etc. to theoldbuds@outlook.com
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0:00 Intro
1:36 Most Anticipated Games of 2024
8:50 Baldur's Gate 3
In part 2 of their first inaugural Game of the Year discussion, Jonah and Ethan whittle down a list of high-quality 2023 releases to construct a Top 5 Game of the Year list. As 2023 was a great year for game releases, no title is safe from being cut, so remember; it's an honor just to be nominated.
Our nominees for Game of the Year are:
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur's gate 3
- Cocoon
- Dave the Diver
- Dead Space Remake
- Exoprimal
- Ho...
In part 1 of their first inaugural Game of the Year discussion, Jonah and Ethan kick off the series with various categories, including:
- Best Visual Style
- Best Old Game Played New
- Most Disappointing Game
- Best Heads-Up Display
- Best Audio
- Spookiest Game
- Biggest Time Eater
- Top Backlogged
Please join us in celebrating some of the most notable releases of 2023! We will return with part 2, our ranked Game of the Year list. Stay tuned!
The boys are gearing up for GOTY season by finishing up some games! They are finishing up some big games before the year ends and get into a heated discussion about what constitutes an "indie" game.
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0:00 Intro
1:20 Super Mario RPG
5:55 Alan Wake 2
17:53 Holiday Game Modes
26:34 Chants of Sennaar
32:10 Definition of an Indie Game
40:55 Roadside Picnic
45:40 Whiplash
The end of the year is just around the corner! And with that comes Game of the Year (GOTY) season. In honor of this, the boys take a break from their usual programming to discuss their GOTY picks from the last 5 years (2018-2022).
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0:00 Intro
1:10 2018
1:36 Red Dead Redemption 2
8:51 Monster Hunter World
14:56 2019
15:20 Resident Evil 2: Remake
22:13 2020
22:44 Hades
30:13 ...
The boys give some updates on games from all genres, starting with a discussion of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which seems to be an instant classic from Nintendo. Next, Ethan finished the first Alan Wake and started Alan Wake II. Does the first game hold up? And what does Remedy have to show us with the second title 13 years later? Jonah has updates on Cities: Skylines 2, and has found himself fully reabsorbed in the grind of Counter...
The boys discuss their lack of knowledge when it comes to cars. Also, why does Jonah suck at Counter-Strike, and will he ever git gud?
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0:00 Intro
0:54 Forza Motorsport
16:50 Cocoon
26:19 Lies of P
35:30 Counter-Strike 2
44:02 Slay the Spire
47:00 Bowser's Fury
Ethan investigates the odd connection between the battlefield series and Lies of P. Civil discussion takes place regarding Titanfall and Apex.
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0:00 Intro
0:44 Lies of P
14:38 RE4: Separate Ways DLC
21:00 Party Animals
30:12 Titanfall and Apex
43:10 Dead Space
47:03 Animal Farm
The boys finally talk about Starfield, and there's much to look forward to with this Nintendo Direct. Ethan taps into his TMNT subconscious to discuss niche memories of the series.
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0:00 Intro
1:21 Starfield
23:21 Sea of Stars
29:38 Nintendo Direct
43:48 TMNT Shredder's Revenge
47:25 Whomst Among Us Let the Dogs Out
We're back after a long hiatus! Sorry about the delay. Life has been very busy this past month and a half, but we are back with another episode! We recorded this episode back in early August, so some of the information will feel outdated, but we still wanted to release it so people could hear our conversations about kicking squirrels in Baulder's Gate, and our hope for Ray-Traced swords in Alan Wake 2.
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Jonah talks Ethan's ear off about his love of Remnant 2, and Jonah and Ethan talk about Exoprimal and their changed opinion on the game. Finally, there is a mid-year check-in on Game of the Year contenders.
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0:00 Intro
0:34 Remnant 2
15:51 Exoprimal
24:57 Vermintide 2
28:44 Mid-year GOTY check-in
30:36 Jonah GOTY check-in
32:54 Ethan GOTY check-in
39:42 Stardew Valley
Join the gamers this week as they talk about Dave the Diver, Vermintide 2, and the weird appendages you can find in Tears of the Kingdome.
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0:00 Intro
1:24 Dave the Diver
10:08 Warhammer: Vermintide 2
21:30 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
28:01 Exoprimal
35:05 Dino King
39:50 Joe Pera Talks with You
43:44 Blood Meridian
The buds are back at it again, discussing Diablo, the Nintendo Direct, and Ethan's hatred of Daisy.
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Old Buds Podcast! Ethan and Jonah introduce themselves, dive into the Xbox Games Showcase, and discuss Diablo and Street Fighter.
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