Noobscast
Two lifelong gamers, Chris and Peter Regan, discuss videogame-adjacent media. In the first season, we're talking about the 90s show ReBoot, which was a kids TV series set inside a computer system. Each episode of ReBoot featured the characters playing a videogame, so as well as discussing the episode itself we'll also use the games featured in the episode to talk about our video game memories.
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The Season 1 Finale of ReBoot, 007 First Light and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (ReBoot s1e12&13)
Chris and Peter reach the end of ReBoot Season 1, discussing the two-part finale, "Identity Crisis, Part 1" and "Identity Crisis, Part 2." After a season of increasingly ambitious storytelling, the brothers lo...
Indie games, Storyteller, Before Your Eyes, The Witness and the limitations of villains in 90s kids TV (ReBoot s1e11)
This week, Chris and Pete return to Mainframe for Season 1, Episode 11 of ReBoot, Talent Night. Before they get there, however, they take a detour through the world of videogames, discussing mobile gaming, the inventive puzzle game
When do you abandon a game? Mouse P.I., Mixtape, The Witcher, Fantastic Voyage and gig memories (ReBoot s1e10)
Chris and Peter kick things off by catching up on what they've been playing, including the cartoon noir shooter Mouse P.I. For Hire and the nostalgic road-trip adventure Mixtape (this episode was recorded before we released ou...
"Don't shoot the food!" - Gauntlet, Knightmare and a discussion about completing games (ReBoot s1e9)
Chris and Peter return to Mainframe to discuss Season 1, Episode 9 of ReBoot, “Wizards, Warriors and a Word from Our Sponsor.” When the episode's fantasy-themed game evokes memories of the arcade classic Gauntlet, the...
Frogwares' Sherlock Holmes series, the Wishmaster movies and button-bashing sports games (ReBoot s1e8)
Chris and Peter begin this episode with a discussion of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, leading into a wider conversation about the detective games of Frogwares and why they've ...