Of Mics & Memory Cards
Welcome to Of Mics and Memory Cards, a picture of pop culture viewed through the lens of the PlayStation 1 and its games... all 4,105 of them.
Episodes
21 episodes
Bust A Groove 1 & 2
Bust-a-Groove, bust-a-move, bubble bop...what game are we even talking about? If you don't know, now you know -- the problematic dance game with impossible to understand mechanics that is still, somehow, surprisingly fun!Get to know our...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:14:28
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 (and 3...and 4...)
Have you had enough of the Birdman, yet? Mr. Anthony Frank Hawk? If last episode was the 2-minute timer, THPS2 introduces the manual trick and we can keep going and going and going so long as we don't BIFF IT.This week we continue down ...
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1:26:46
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1
"So here I am, growing older all the time,Looking older all the time, feeling younger in my mind"The anthem of a generation. The harbinger of skate culture. The battle call ahead of armies of Vans-wearing teens. Few games have earne...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:24:31
The X-Files Game
We're back, baby!Join the boys this week as they discuss the seminal FMV game based on the hit 90s (and 2000s!) TV sensation: The X-Files.We've been gone awhile, with intermittent drops but we're so glad to be sharing our podcas...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:28:17
Racing Lagoon
This week the boys take on a fan-translation more than twenty years in the making: Square's forgotten high-speed driving RPG, Racing Lagoon. Was it worth the wait? Ehhhhhh... This is Of Mics & Memory Cards, a place for deep div...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:34:11
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile & Klonoa Beach Volleyball
Are you fluent in Phantomilese? This episode is a locked door, but as the keepers of the key, we'll just hand it over to you when you show up. Klonoa, the floppy-eared mascot that never *truly* was. Namco's answer to a question lef...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:20:09
Psikyo Shooters: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Localization
Have you heard of this game before? This early 90s-released-in-2003-ass-game? This decidedly not part of the Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle expanded universe game?Well, now you have! Join us for a discussion on absurd localizations, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:23:19
Digimon World: Ska Punk Rises
Remember when the digital world was a place of horrors for children? Where monsters roamed around every corner, friends were hard to distinguish from enemies, and for every villain defeated there always seemed to be a bigger bad lying in wait?<...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:41:42
Spyro the Dragon: You Burn Sheep
You know you've been waiting for this one. The boys go back to the Universal lot to explore the XTREME origins of Insomniac Games, circle back to Nickelodeon a few too many times, and rant about video game store employees.Recommended vi...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:32:35
Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories: The Poop Machine
We're back and this week it's time to d-d-d-d-DUEL. Pick up your deck, pop on those headphones, and listen it to this week's deep dive into the early life of Yu-Gi-Oh creator Kazuki Takahashi, go over the surprisingly expansive franchise that i...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:33:34
Gran Turismo: Almost as Old as Tyler’s Toyota
This week the boys discuss the origins of the highest selling game of the Playstation: Gran Thef---no, wait.Gran Torin...that's not it either.Gran Turismo! That's the one. About the cars and the driving and the puking on the law...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:25:29
Dead or Alive: Who Is Asamin?
Enter the ring this week with the boys as they discuss the jiggle physics fest that is Dead or Alive, pay their "respects" to the legend that is Tomonobu Itagaki, and pit the King of Iron Fists tournament against the Dead or Alive World Combat ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:27:26
Silent Hill: A Chronology of Shakespeare
"The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh."This week the boys get lost in the fog as they discuss Team Silent's low-poly, Lynchian horror pre-masterpiece, Silent Hill.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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2:00:46
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue: Is the Puppet Racist?
If you're currently in your thirties (or close on either side of it), you probably remember Traveler's Tales from all your favorite IP licensed video games.Today the boys gather to remind you why Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue is th...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:36:33
Final Fantasy 7 Pt. III: Are We Done Yet?
The final one. The boys discuss Final Fantasy VII for the final time. This is a big game, y’all, give us a break.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:36:14
Final Fantasy 7 pt. II: Uematsu the GOAT
We're not done talking about the triumph that is Final Fantasy VII.Join us as we break down the plot -- a surprisingly (or maybe not?) difficult task and the cast of the game, delving into the sometimes mythic origins of their naming co...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:35:50
Final Fantasy 7: The Scorpion Boss Is Only the Beginning
In this episode, the boys delve deep into the epochal Final Fantasy 7 -- you know it, you love it, it’s the industry titan that reshaped video games for decades to come.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:38:16
Armored Core: How Do the Kneeless Kneel?
In this episode the boys discuss the FromSoftware original: Armored Core. Is it an anti-capitalist screed from the labor class at the mercy of mega-corporations? Is it the perfect emblem for an encroaching AI-fueled dystopia? Or is it a c...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:24:50
Crash Bandicoot: Bandicoot Hot
In this episode the boys go deep on Naughty Dog's iconic Crash Bandicoot and delve into the fascinating origin of the developer perhaps best known for The Last of Us games and discuss the race to develop the first truly great 3D action platform...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:35:51