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The Promise: Community over Content | Connection over Algorithm The Belief: AI will never make art | The algorithm destroyed the connection it promised The Skullboi Podcast: Bryan Barry (Design Educator) & Bryan Higa (Sound Designer) unpack nostalgia, retro tech, video games, & 80s/90s/Y2K pop culture to discover what stuck around and what we need to bring back. Pink Milk Podcast: Special Star Wars drops with husbands Bryan & Tom, serving Star Wars, Queerly! Follow Skullboi for more creativity: zines, mini-fig design, indie animation & more. Web: www.skullboi.com YouTube: @skullboidotcom

  1. Sep 19

    1999 Was the Peak Year for Retro Gaming & Pop Culture

    We're hopping back into 1999, I just want to go back, back to 1999 (IYKYK), we were preparing for massive technological leaps, cultural shifts and gaming innovation! Bryan Barry and Bryan Higa (The Bryan's) Dive into the console wars from the turn of the millennium, from the tragedy of the ahead of it's time Sega Dreamcast and the hype surrounding Final Fantasy VII and the now classic gems from Nintendo 64 Super Smash Bros. and Star Wars Episode 1: Racer.The Bryan's then attempt to turn their attention to The Matrix but it turns into a broader conversation about the landscape of 1999: navigating young adulthood and the cultural shift in a post Columbine world.Timestamps & Chapter Markers00:00 – The Gaming Systems of 1999: Neo Geo Pocket Color Mythos01:23 – Sega Dreamcast: Ahead of Its Time & Marketing Genius02:30 – Forgotten Consoles: 3DO, Jaguar & Bizarre Video Store Gems03:20 – Dreamcast Legends: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 & Space Channel 505:07 – The Memory Card Screen Revolution & Resident Evil Code: Veronica06:05 – Transitioning to PS1 & N64: Ocarina of Time to Final Fantasy VIII07:26 – How Final Fantasy VIII Hooked a Generation on JRPGs10:18 – Star Wars Games on N64 & Super Smash Bros. Nostalgia11:36 – The Evolution of Nintendo & Switch 2 vs. Nineties Quirkiness13:55 – Growing Up in 1999: Leaving the Bubble & The Impact of Columbine16:33 – Video Game Blame Culture vs. Modern Student Reality19:07 – Safe Spaces, Early Internet Hope & Finding Community Online21:28 – Reflecting on 1999 Hope & Today's Media Landscape

    1999 Was the Peak Year for Retro Gaming & Pop Culture
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The Promise: Community over Content | Connection over Algorithm The Belief: AI will never make art | The algorithm destroyed the connection it promised The Skullboi Podcast: Bryan Barry (Design Educator) & Bryan Higa (Sound Designer) unpack nostalgia, retro tech, video games, & 80s/90s/Y2K pop culture to discover what stuck around and what we need to bring back. Pink Milk Podcast: Special Star Wars drops with husbands Bryan & Tom, serving Star Wars, Queerly! Follow Skullboi for more creativity: zines, mini-fig design, indie animation & more. Web: www.skullboi.com YouTube: @skullboidotcom