It's the 25th anniversary of the North American release of the Sega Dreamcast! Matt, Heather and Nick talk about the console's launch into immediate obsolescence, the games that made it great, and take a stroll down memory lane as they celebrate Sega's final video game console. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty b…

It's been 25 years since that iconic date of 9.9.99 - the North American launch of SEGA's final home console, the Dreamcast. Regular hosts Brian and Lewis are joined by special guests Derek Alexander (of the excellent Stop Skeletons from Fighting YouTube channel), and Brian's fiancé Katie, to hear them recount their earliest memories of owning the …

Returning to The SEGA Lounge once again is Ken Horowitz, of Sega-16.com. This time, we discuss the 20th anniversary of Ken's SEGA-themed website, his books, and the 35th anniversary of the SEGA Genesis, as well as its impact on the gaming industry. Visit Sega-16.com for great SEGA-themed content. Follow Ken on X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sega16 …

Comedian Scott Seiss joins Matt, Heather and Nick to talk about Telltale’s The Walking Dead series, how the Hitman games create funny situations, his new book The Customer Is Always Wrong, and more! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watc…

It's time once again to cover the most recent SEGA news, which includes Sonic The Hedgehog (and Shadow), Like a Dragon, and much more. Joining KC to comment on it all are SkillJim, Lime Reversed, and Shenmue Dojo's Matt Oliver, who shares his experience attending this year's Gamescom. Follow SkillJim on X-Twitter: https://x.com/skilljim Follow Lime…

As summer turns to fall, Dreamcast still remains the fairest console of them all. Not sure why we started this description with some weird fairy tale incantation, but magic is definitely in the air for our favourite SEGA console, and we have a lot of Dreamcast news to catch you up on! From new indies, to translations, to an abundance of homebrew po…

Matt, Heather and Nick talk about the 1995 JRPG masterpiece, Chrono Trigger. They talk about how it holds up in 2024, Matt's first time through the game, how it all came together and so much more but also not nearly enough. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com.…

This week, Brian Shea, host of the All Things Nintendo podcast, and former director at Game Informer, drops by the Lounge to talk about SEGA games that were released on Nintendo systems ever since the company went third-party. We also briefly discuss his time at Game Informer, and his favorite SEGA games. Check out the All Things Nintendo podcast P…

Matt, Heather and Nick take a look at the games of Capcom. They talk about some of their favorites, ones they missed and more. This month's We Play, You Play: Crono Trigger! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-along podcast Get Anime…

This week on The SEGA Lounge, we welcome the extremely talented Mark Hughes. Illustrator and animator, Mark has contributed amazing art for SEGA's social media channels and even Sonic games. Check out Mark's website: https://www.thesketchsector.net/ Follow him on X-Twitter: https://x.com/thesketchsector | Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesketchs…

Matt, Heather and Nick are back and they continue to craft their console aesthetic tier list. This month's We Play, You Play: Chrono Trigger! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-along podcast Get Anime'd and our complete Get Played, …

Guiness World Records title holder for the largest Sonic the Hedgehog collection, Barry Evans, drops by The SEGA Lounge to tell his decades-long story of collecting and curating merch of the blue blur. A fun and wholesome conversation with a true fan of SEGA's mascot. Barry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonic_1992 Barry's X-Twitter: https:…

Matt, Heather and Nick craft a tier list of the first 5 generations of video game consoles ranked by their aesthetics. This month's We Play, You Play: Chrono Trigger! Check out guest engineer Sam's band Guck. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our …

Matthew Drury has taken writing fan fiction about his favorite SEGA franchise, Streets of Rage, to a whole new level. Now a series of novels expanding the universe of the games, Streets of Rage Saga is a project almost 30 years in the making. Find out more about its author on this week's episode. Find the Street of Rage Saga series on its official …

Matt, Heather and Nick talk about the recently ratified SAG-AFTRA Video Game strike and dive into the competitive speedrun game Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-along podcast Get Anime'd …

The SEGA Lounge returns with a special episode all about the latest in the Super Monkey Ball series - Switch-exclusive Banana Rumble. KC, SkillJim, Lime, and Viper discuss their thoughts on all major aspects of the game, including single player campaign, multiplayer modes, and the new spin dash mechanic. Follow SkillJim on X: https://twitter.com/sk…

Matt, Heather and Nick talk about the Wonderswan, Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways, and the Wordle archive before diving into the video game releases for the rest of 2024 and answering some of your questions in the Question Block! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.…

Jordan Morris joins Matt, Heather and Nick to discuss the Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. They break down the new mechanics, what they're liking in the DLC, how it stacks up with the base game and more. No major plot spoilers discussed. Check out Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group available now at your bookstore of choice. Follow us on Tw…

Hello Everyone! 2/3 of the hosts are under the weather so we are releasing an episode of Get Anime'd from behind the paywall to give us a week to get well! We'll be back next week with an all new episode. Until then enjoy this episode of Get Anime'd where we discuss the 1995 anime film Ghost in the Shell. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplay…

Eva Anderson joins Matt and Nick to discuss the adventure and puzzle video game The Case of the Golden Idol. They talk about the unique approach to puzzles, the character design, interesting characters and more. They also talk about Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Animal Well, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Alan Wake 2 and Death Must Die. SPOILER C…

A shorter episode this time around as KC reminisces on his experiences with SEGA games on handheld systems - or at least, a few of them - starting with the Game Boy Advance. This is a continuation of episode 204, which you can find here: https://www.thesegalounge.com/204-my-sega-story/ Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name y…

You are now dialled in to a brand new DreamPod special on the Dreamcast's ultimate multiplayer killer app: Phantasy Star Online, or - in Lozz's words - "the greatest f***ing game in the world. Period." Back in 2001, PSO broke new ground by bringing an online RPG experience to console, but did you know that you can still play PSO online on your Drea…

Matt and Nick discuss the 2020 documentary Pretending I'm A Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story. They talk about the doc's deep dive into the development of the THPS franchise, the franchise's impact on gaming, and more. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.co…

Description: Matt opens his heart and shows Heather and Nick the light of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-along podcast Get Anime'd and our complete Get Played, How Did This Get Played? and Premium D…

It's been a while since we talked SEGA news so we decided to do it LiVE! Joining KC this week are Lime Reversed and SkillJim, and the panel goes through all the big stuff happening around the SEGAverse, including Sonic X Shadow Generations. Watch the Homebrew Games Summer Showcase 2024: https://youtu.be/D5gOTwHBR5s?feature=shared Follow SkillJim on…

Sierra Katow ("Funt" on Comedy Dynamics, Golden Axe) joins Matt, Heather and Nick to talk all things Neopets. They talk about making multiple farm accounts, what Neopets is like 25 years later, and more. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime…

Matt, Heather and Nick discuss some of their favorite games lost to time! They also talk more about the current season of Fortnite, Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and more! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime…