
Y2Gamers
Welcome to the Y2Gamers Podcast, a place where two long time friends and gaming rivals co-op and talk about a golden age of gaming, anime, and geek culture at the turn of the millennium. Each week, across the Pacific Ocean, we explore a fun new topic through our unique and wacky vantage points and share plenty of laughs along the way! About the hosts: Ming is a long-time gaming enthusiast with a special love for fighting, racing, and role-playing games. He also loves anime, sci-fi, and all things Japanese language and culture. He currently works and lives in Beijing, China...where he misses driving and unfettered internet access a lot! On the US east coast, Nick is an active member of the North Carolina gaming community with a specialty in fighting games and impossibly hard bullet-hell shooters. He is also an avid runner and eats marathons for breakfast!
Episodes
28 episodes
Ninja Turtles Arcade vs. NES: Our Impressions Shocked Us!
This week on Y2Gamers, we take a hit from Shredder's de-mutation ray-gun and crawl back into our shells to play two 90's uber-classics: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES). <...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:52:47

You Mustn't Run Away...From This Special Evangelion Episode!
For our very last episode of 2024, we are bringing you a very special conversation about the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series...a category-defining show that remains as powerful today as was almost 30 years ago. In this very speci...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:27:31

It's Not "Game Over, Man!" Until the Alien Queen Sings!
Just in time for Halloween, we travel this week into deep space, revisiting the terror on LV-426 in James Cameron's epic horror-action film: Aliens.Undoubtedly one of the most memorable blockbusters of the 80's, the film is full of icon...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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2:06:35

Final Fight: Street Fighter II's Big Bad Daddy-O!
This week on Y2Gamers, Nick and I punch, kick, and piledrive our way through the rough, crime-filled streets of Metro City in Capcom's Final Fight. For the game that was intended to be Street Fighter's direct sequel, Capcom pulled out all the s...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:53:49

Nick’s Tokyo Geekfest
Welcome to part two of Nick’s Tokyo adventures. After beating the Tokyo Marathon, Nick hung around for an additional week checking out all the geekiest delights Japan had to offer.From maid caffès to retro gaming arcades, we get into th...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:52:44

Nick Conquers the Tokyo Marathon!
Welcome to a special Summer episode of Y2Gamers! We've got an extra-special episode this week: my exclusive interview with Nick after he returned from running the Tokyo Marathon! Yes, Otaku can be athletic too!Join us as Ni...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:29:20

What to X-Pect When You're X-Men-ing!
Hot on the heels of the premiere of X-Men '97, we "Time Flip!" back to the very beginnings of the X-Men Animated Series - the two-parter "Night of the Sentinels!" Giant robots, wheelchairs, and the stabby-stab-stabs of adamantium claws...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:57:33

1990's Biggest Nerd Moments
For those of you lucky to be around back in the beginning of the 90's, you know that you were in for one of the most exciting decades in Geek History! Today, we remember our favorite movies and games of that blockbuster year including:-...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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56:47

Best SNES Game Ever? You Bet Your X-Buster!
For our first episode of 2024, we time capsule ourselves into the 22nd century world of Reploids and Mavericks to replay through one of gaming's biggest triumphs: Mega Man X. Join us as we explore every nook and cranny of the incredibly animate...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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2:04:51

The PG-13 Tentacles of Spider-Man 2!
This week, we swing into one of the all-time greatest comic book film adaptations: Sam Raimi’s 2004 Spider-Man 2! Combining Raimi’s masterful grasp of horror elements, zany comic-booky fun, and of course Alfred Molina’s bang-on interpretation o...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:26:43

Princess Mononoke: Miyazaki's Ultimate Triumph!
This week, we revisit a truly epic entry into the history of anime: the Princess Mononoke! What was once supposed to be Miyazaki's final film before his retirement (yeah, right!), Princess Mononoke has proven itself to be a classic that continu...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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51:49

Look, Ma! I caught a Metal Slug!
This week, we follow the drum rolls deep into the forests of mayhem in our Super Vehicle-001: the Metal Slug! A classic by any measure, this superbly animated run-n'-gunner of the 90's quickly became one of the key pillars of SNK's arcade exper...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:14:35

Behold! Anime's Evolution from VHS to DVD
This week, we rewind return ourselves into the 1990s video store to explore the before and after of anime's biggest moment: the jump into disc-based media. From early fansub culture to taking a look at how anime went mainstream in America, this...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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53:55

"Here's (Spider-Man) One for JJ!"
This week, we thwip-thwip-thwip our way through Sam Raimi's hallmark 2002 film: Spider-Man, a movie that in many ways reshaped the landscape of superhero movies for decades to come! Join us on our re-watch analysis as we revisit classic scenes,...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:15:48

Mi Casa es Su Casa...OF THE DEAD!!!
This week on Y2Gamers, we visit a fiercely competitive time in the 90's arcade scene between industry giants Namco and Sega! Specifically, taking a closer look at one of the categories that these two giants helped make famous: the light g...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:59

Drive-Rush into Our Street Fighter 6 Dojo!
We conclude our 2-Part Street Fighter 6 extravaganza this week by diving deep into the depths of SF6's bold new game mechanics. Nick, our resident fighting game sensei, takes us to school with his impressions on gameplay and what it takes to wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:01:48

We Return to the Ring with a SF6 Prequel Episode!
SF6 is Amazing (for now, at least)! It's the game that Nick and I have been waiting for as fighting game fans for a long, long time...ever since the last titan of the franchise: SFIII: Third Strike molded our hands to that infamous Sega Dreamca...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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40:26

All-You-Can "Shouryuken!"
We take the path of the World Warrior this week and explore the granddaddy of the fighting game genre: Street Fighter II. While cross-firing Hadoukens (aka fire balls), we explore the very beginnings of the franchise from the inception of the m...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:02:04

Before the MCU, There Was the MvCU!
Marvelous! We've made it to our 10th episode! Thanks to everyone who's listened to us so far! If you haven't subscribed yet, now is the time!This week, we revisit the birth of an uncanny age of Marvel gaming: the Marvel v Capcom Univers...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:04:01

Japan! First Impressions
Ah, Japan! The holy land of much of nerd and geek culture as we know it today! This week, we share our experiences of our very first times traveling to the Land of the Rising Gundam--I mean Sun--back when we were but high school st...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:04:02

Once Upon a Time at GameStop
For those of you who made (or lost) your riches on GameStop stock this year, perhaps you might be also curious as to what life is like day-to-day as an employee. Luckily, we are here to give you the insider's view from our time as employees fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:03:17

Our Favorite 90's Sci-Fi Movies!
This week, take a journey down the rabbit hole with Ming and Nick as we rocket back to a truly special time for sci-fi movies: the 1990's! We cover the core classics from Terminator 2: Judgement day, to the Star Treks & Wars, to the game-ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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50:23

Our First Anime Convention: Animazement!
Remember the days when tons and tons of like-minded people got together to celebrate their passion for a common interest? Sadly, the global pandemic has put a big STOP sign on live conventions over the last few years so we've decided to r...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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45:14

A 4MB 3D Graphics Card!
For those of us who remember PC gaming in the 90's, few milestones can be as important as the introduction of "powerful" 3D acceleration cards that started the performance rift with consoles. In our 5th episode, Nick and Ming harken back to the...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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41:21

Memorable Imports of the Saturn & Dreamcast
Always seemingly the underdogs of their generations, both the Saturn and the Dreamcast struggled against the likes of Sony and Nintendo during their all-too-short lifespans. But yet they remain our favorite systems of their time because of the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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48:33
