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Phil, Dave, and special guest Brian Kelly discuss the topic of divorce. Growing up as a child of it, going through it, and lessons learned from it.

In this episode, Phil and Dave look back at gaming with friends. How those experiences moved from single player to current day, where being able to play together is just expected in video games.

In this episode, Phil and Dave reminisce about the earliest Massively Multiplayer Online Games from the late 90s, and how much the genre continued to impact their lives through the 2000s.

Ultima Online - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online

Everquest (modern) - https://everquest.com

Everquest (classic community) - https://www.project1999.com/

Anarchy Online - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy_Online

Dark Age of Camelot - https://darkageofcamelot.com/

City of Heroes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Heroes

Warhammer Online - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_Online:_Age_of_Reckoning

World of Warcraft Classic - https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/wowclassic

In this episode, Phil and Dave look at the entire timeline of video game consoles in the United States and their experiences using each of them.

Console Release Timeline:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console

Console Prices (inflation adjusted):
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/92djek/console_prices_adjusted_for_inflation/

https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/04/comparing-the-price-of-every-game-console-with-inflation

1983 Video Game Crash:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983

Consoles and Emulation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TI-99/4A

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsec_(video_game)

https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/7/16934180/super-nt-review-super-nintendo-snes-analogue

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/snes-classic-vs-super-nt,review-5145.html

https://www.analogue.co/

In this episode, Dave and Phil discuss growing older, how it's changed them as human beings, and what they find most important in their lives day to day now.

In this episode, Dave and Phil took some time to discuss the pandemic and the effect it has had on their personal and professional lives. They share their unique perspectives, Phil as an NYC commuter and Dave as a traveler who works from home when he's not on the road. They also discuss the impact on friends and family and other insights they've gained through this experience, trying to make the best of this challenging situation.