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.
Episodes
10 episodes
"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 ...
Mortal Kombat 2 and Mixtape
In this bonus episode, Chris and Peter step away from Mainframe for a while to talk about the Mortal Kombat II movie and the nostalgic narrative game Mixtape. The discussion around Mortal Kombat leads them back to the...
Sea of Thieves, Sid Meier's Pirates!, Monkey Island and pirates being annoying (ReBoot s1e7)
Chris and Peter set sail with ReBoot Season 1, Episode 7, “The Crimson Binome”—Mainframe’s pirate-themed adventure. As Bob, Dot, and Enzo encounter data pirates on the high seas, the conversation naturally drifts into the legacy of pir...
Mouse: P.I. for Hire, Money for Nothing and sidekick episodes in retro cartoons (ReBoot s1e6)
After a slightly time-bending return (it’s been a year… sort of), Chris and Peter are back in the system and catching up on what they’ve been playing. Chris dives into the cartoon-styled shooter Mouse: P.I. For Hire, a rubber-hose anim...
Space Prison (ReBoot s1e5)
We kick things off by talking about what Pete’s been playing lately, including co-op favourite It Takes Two, the PlayStation classic Tomb Raider II, and retro compilation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collect...
There is no Game (ReBoot s1e4)
Chris and Pete dive back into ReBoot with Season 1, Episode 4, “The Medusa Bug”—an unusual entry that notably doesn’t feature a game at all. Before getting there, though, the conversation takes plenty of detours.Chris has...
Pong with Phong (ReBoot s1e3)
Chris and Peter return to ReBoot with Season 1, Episode 3, “The Quick and the Fed”—an episode that, at first glance, feels like a bit of a filler, making them briefly question the entire podcast project. That is, until the game drops. ...
Copy and Paste the Truth (ReBoot s1e2)
Chris and Peter continue their journey through ReBoot with a look at Season 1, Episode 2, where the residents of Mainframe are thrown into a high-speed racing game. The brothers talk about how the show handles its early game-of-the-week format,...
What's a Mainframe? (ReBoot s1e1)
In the debut episode of Noobscast, Chris and Peter Regan plug into the world of ReBoot, the groundbreaking 90s kids’ show set entirely inside a computer system. They introduce the premise of the podcast, revisit their first memories of discover...
