Starter Quest
A podcast where we look at classic video games through the eyes of a noob. Each episode, Alessandro Crolla shares his 30 years of gaming experience with gaming newcomer Jen Hughes by taking a deep dive through a classic game, to see how it holds up to fresh eyes and beginner thumbs.
Episodes
Halloween is long since over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still bring a few late frights to our second podcast birthday. What better way to remember our first episode, than to play Mario’s little brother in Luigi’s Mansion. The night is long, and our mics are about to pass on to the spirit realm (apologies), but we’re going to do our best to survive the night with the Mario brother we all prefer.
After surviving all the street-based fights and the kombats of mortal peril, we return to fight in the most popular fighting game of the entire PlayStation era; Tekken 3. Join us in our fight against the Bruce Lee & Jackie Chan knock-offs, the pair of bears, the strange, abusive couple made of wood, and the incomprehensible backstory of the Mishima bloodline. Episode theme - Get Ready for the Next Battle! by Ivan Hakštok
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The horn of battle blows, we ready our swords, and prepare for battle against our very first real time strategy game, with Age of Empires 2. Our struggle will be hard; we must fight against resource management, enemies that come to destroy our wonders, and the scourge of bad Scottish accents, but we must prevail!
Episode theme - Realms of Africa by Protricity We Wish you a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licens...
We take the adventure game genre back to court, and play one of gaming's very few Law-em-up games, with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. With our Nintendo DS in one hand, and our kangaroo law degree in the other, we try to defend our clients from the wrath of lying witnesses, evil prosecutors, and feckless judges. DISCLAIMER: The views of this podcast are for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice for ...
It’s time for another shot at shooting, as we take to the streets of Neo Los Angeles to play PC’s most un-PC character; Duke Nukem 3D. Come join us as we grab a big gun in one hand, a hot babe in the other, and spit angry takes over gaming’s biggest meathead (until Super Meat Boy, obviously).
Episode theme - Bassbag by bLiNd - Available as part of BadAss: Paragons & Renegades album CONTENTS (00:17) Introduction (04:53) Pre-...
We're back with the Side Quest series, putting down the controllers and taking a trip to the movies instead. We take one final look at Final Fantasy VII to watch the sequel movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Come join us to see how Square Enix handle the memory of the most successful Final Fantasy game.
Episode theme - Love Everlasting by DDRKirby(ISQ)
Special thanks to Spad;ly for One winged angel, but I’m playing it on...
We return to the PlayStation for another epic journey into the world of Japanese roleplay gaming, to play one of it’s most famous (and expensive) titles with Final Fantasy VII. Come join us as we tell the tale of adventure, love, eco-terrorism, and Chocobos.
Episode theme - A World of Piano by kLuTz
CONTENTS (00:21) Introduction (04:53) Pre-playthrough interview (19:41) Rules of gameplay (20:57) Intermission to post-playthrough...
Welcome to our very first bonus episode of the podcast; Side Quest.
In this inaugural episode, we take a look back over our first full year (and the 2 episodes from 2021) of the podcast. We give our thoughts and feedback on each episode, share our highlights, and make some corrections to the mistakes we made. We also share some cut content from our first 8 episodes to bring you a few outtakes, derailed discussions, and other hi...
Our first episode to feature a guest host as we invite our editor Mark O'Hare out from the editing booth to come talk about one of his favourite games. We go back to the world of platforming for a game (or should I say 8 games) with Nintendo's most adorable pink abomination, in Kirby Superstar. Come join us for platforming’s last chance to impress our resident noob before she writes the genre off as something she doesn’t like.
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Happy Halloween! To celebrate the month of scares we play our first PlayStation game to play the highly influential zombie classic Resident Evil. Come join our cowardly noob as we try to spend a night alone in the house of survival horror.
Episode theme - Resident Evil 1 - Save Room Music Remix by Mono Memory
CONTENTS (00:20) Introduction (03:52) Pre-playthrough interview (17:79) Rules of gameplay (20:03) Intermission to post-...
Come join us for our first double feature episode! We take the battle to the arcades to find out which classic fighting game is going to take home the title of Starter Quest Champion; between the Japanese legend Street Fighter II, and the American classic Mortal Kombat. Two games will enter, and only shall leave with the title of being better for our resident noob!
We play our first game on the Super Nintendo to play a proper J-RPG this time with the deeply underrated Earthbound. Come listen along as we hear the tale of Jen’s out of this world experience with a game that is supposedly a stinker (according to the ads).
Episode theme - Twoson Hits the Road by djpretzel
CONTENTS
(00:18) Introduction (06:27) Pre-playthrough interview (21:46) Rules of gameplay (23:50) Intermission to post-pla...
We go back to the world of PC gaming to introduce Jen to her very first FPS game, as we summon the highly influential Doom from the depths of hell. Come listen in as Jen starts to descend into madness by putting herself through the worst that hell has to offer.
Episode theme - Hangarmageddon by Evil Horde - Available as part of The Dark Side of Phobos album
CONTENTS
(00:25) Introduction (03:47) Pre-playthrough interview (14:23...
We take our first trip to Sega’s side of the nineties to see how they do what Nintendon’t with their mascot franchise, as we review Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (the game, not the movie). Listen in as we take a journey to see if Jen can keep up with the fastest character in gaming and his bizarre influences.
We get out our Game Boy Advance SPs and go through our first RPG game to play the legendary Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Listen along and find out how Jen handles an adventure of catching Pokémon, winning gym badges, fighting Team Rocket, and trying to find silly nicknames for all her monsters.
We take our first look at the adventure game genre and play the PC cult classic of The Secret of Monkey Island. Come join us as we find out which makes us laugh first; this game's sense of humour, or Jen's ability to handle point & click mechanics.
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