Tales from the Cartridge: The Video Game Storytelling Podcast

Tales from the Cartridge: The Video Game Storytelling Podcast

A podcast about video games and the stories they tell us.

Episodes

March 19, 2024 77 mins

It's time for another character wheel and this time we focus on the classic Easter tradition.... hunting for eggs? Yup, guess so! So come join us as we pick random video game characters as we match them together to find who would be the best Easter Egg hunter! 

Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfromthecartridge, or by leaving a voicemail or text to 207-494-...

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Hello, Storygoers! We have the fantastic Celeste with us once again as we go through part of Baldur's Gate 2. Calius the Humble and his adventure in Baldur's Gate 2 continue! How will Callius recover his lost soul? Will his companions be able to help him? Is this the best voice acting in any podcats ever!? Find out in the episode! 

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February 20, 2024 20 mins

Tonight, we continue the fantastic journey of Red, the young boy looking to prove to the world that he can become a Pokémon Master as we cover the classic 1998 video game Pokémon Yellow. We join Red and Pikachu as they travel on Route 3 only to find that they must enter the mysterious Mount Moon. This is part 8 of a multi-part series that'll be coming throughout 2024! Enjoy and goodnight!

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It's the month of love and having to make reservations to expensive restaurants (or Olive Garden for those yummy yummy bread sticks) to show your significant other(s) you love them. In today's episode, we read some AITA posts based on popular video game relationships from some of the best video game franchises! So cuddle with your loved one(s) and see if you agree or disagree if these video game characters are the a-holes or not! 

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January 22, 2024 22 mins

Tonight, we continue the fantastic journey of Red, the young boy looking to prove to the world that he can become a Pokémon Master as we cover the classic 1998 video game Pokémon Yellow. Will Red and Pikachu's first loss at the Pewter City gym end their Pokémon journey before it even truly begins? This is part 7 of a multi-part series that'll be coming throughout 2024! Enjoy and goodnight!

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January 14, 2024 19 mins

Tonight, we continue the fantastic journey of Red, the young boy looking to prove to the world that he can become a Pokémon Master as we cover the classic 1998 video game Pokémon Yellow. Red and Pikachu attempt to battle and win their first Pokémon Badge. This is part 6 of a multi-part series that'll be coming throughout 2024! Enjoy and goodnight!

Let us know what you think of our bedtime stories on our Instagram or emailing us a...

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It's a new year and we're the same podcast! Hopefully that's a good thing! Join us as we discuss the upcoming video games coming out in 2024 whose narratives excite us the most! 

 

Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfromthecartridge, or by leaving a voicemail or text to 207-494-4334 and we'll read or listen to them on the show! We'll also send you a free Tal...

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We follow up from the game awards and talk about all the highs and lows of the "biggest night in gaming". Then we do something more fun and impactful than the game awards and do a character wheel! 

Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfromthecartridge, or by leaving a voicemail or text to 207-494-4334 and we'll read or listen to them on the show! We'll also se...

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December 6, 2023 117 mins

We jump into all the categories for the 2023 Game Awards and pick what we think all the winners will be! Come join us as we discuss (most of) the categories!

 

Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfromthecartridge, or by leaving a voicemail or text to 207-494-4334 and we'll read or listen to them on the show! We'll also send you a free Tales from the Cartridge...

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November 10, 2023 63 mins

Hello, Storygoers! Join us as we dive into a bunch of the worst foods in all of gaming we could find. We also stand on a lot of soap boxes, go off a lot of rails, and spend far too much time talking about jellied eels! Join us as we have a wonderful time talking about bad foods. Put that in a potion and sip it!  Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfromthecar...

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Welcome back to Campfire Stories! In this series, we focus on telling spooky and scary video game stories for your enjoyment. This is a special series dedicated to our loyal listener, Joel! So come and sit by the campfire as we tell you the end of the story of a young girl named Six as she desperately tries to escape the never-ending terror of the Maw. So sit back and relax but be mindful of your hunger. You never know what you mig...

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October 29, 2023 48 mins

It's that SPOOOOOKY time of the year!!! If you thought going in a submarine sounds scary, how would you like it if you were in a submarine submerged in....BLOOD?!?! Well that's what our next game that we are covering is all about! We search through the world of Iron Lung and wait in horror as we see if the convict can get what he needs to survive...or if the blood will swallow him whole.....

 

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October 11, 2023 58 mins

It's a spooky time of year yet again and what's more spooky than...a-holes?!?! Come join us as we go through 4 spooky AITA stories based on spooky video game characters! Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfromthecartridge, or by leaving a voicemail or text to 207-494-4334 and we'll read or listen to them on the show! We'll also send you a free Tales from th...

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September 24, 2023 15 mins

Welcome back to Campfire Stories! In this series, we focus on telling spooky and scary video game stories for your enjoyment. This is a special series dedicated to our loyal listener, Joel! So come and sit by the campfire as we tell you of a young girl named Six as she desperately tries to escape the never-ending terror of the Maw. So sit back and relax but don't forget to check for what lurks in the shadows. You never know what mi...

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It's been 3 years since Tales From The Cartridge began! We discuss the past year and all the crazy growth we've had thanks to your support! We also have another character wheel focusing on which randomly picked video game character would be the best prepared for a first day at elementary school! 

Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfromthecartridge, or by lea...

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Welcome back to Campfire Stories! In this series, we focus on telling spooky and scary video game stories for your enjoyment. This is a special series dedicated to our loyal listener, Joel! So come and sit by the campfire as we tell you of a young girl named Six as she desperately tries to escape the never-ending terror of the Maw. So sit back and relax but don't forget to check for what lurks in the shadows. You never know what mi...

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Join us for a special DLC episode where your two favorite podcasters duke it out over a video game topic. We're trying something new with this one.  A low-stakes debate where there is no winner. Join Ryan and Eric as they talk through video game story tropes, ideas, and themes in this podcaster versus podcaster episode. 

Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfr...

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August 4, 2023 47 mins

What do you get when two penguins try traveling up a tall and dangerous mountain?....A great story!...what, you thought that was the setup for a joke? Nope! We climb through the story of Bread and Fred! It is a sweet and short story that we think you'll enjoy!

Let us know what you think of our bedtime stories on our Instagram or emailing us at tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com. You can also find us on Instagram by dming us or comme...

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Tonight, we continue the fantastic journey of Red, the young boy looking to prove to the world that he can become a Pokémon Master as we cover the classic 1998 video game Pokémon Yellow. Red and Pikachu travel to Pewter City to try and get their first Pokemon Badge. However, before they can try, they must go through the Viridian Forest first. This is part 5 of a multi-part series that'll be coming throughout 2023! Enjoy and goodnig...

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We're halfway through the year which means we discuss our GOTYs so far! We also dive into more Am I The A-hole stories with all of the entries being Nintendo characters! 

 

Send us your thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to tal3sfromth3cartridg3@gmail.com , on our Instagram @talesfromthecartridge, or by leaving a voicemail or text to 207-494-4334 and we'll read or listen to them on the show! We'll also send you a free Tales from ...

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