This week we’re joined by Hilary Goldstein and Dave Clayman, two of the voices behind IGN’s legendary Three Red Lights podcast, the loud, chaotic and gloriously irreverent Xbox 360 show that helped define mid-2000s gaming culture. From sleeping on office couches and playing Halo 2 before anyone else, to Don King promos, 50 Cent interviews and the early days of podcasting when you had to manually download episodes onto an MP3 player, they share wild behind-the-scenes stories from the golden age of online gaming media.

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
50:46 – Three Red Lights Podcast Interview

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Show notes

Rogue 7800 Roguelike: https://tinyurl.com/yc5dzbp6
Rayman 30th Anniversary: https://tinyurl.com/y9vufpyn
Super Mario 64 PDF: https://youtu.be/a0F08py5Z4M
Kula World 32X Port: https://tinyurl.com/4t957hxw
Computer History Collection Online: https://tinyurl.com/438nvhxw
Castlevania Belmont’s Curse: https://tinyurl.com/4s9abvum

Patrons news

Metal Gear Solid Collection: https://tinyurl.com/27458dp7
Wheeze Game Boy Release: https://tinyurl.com/bdchv5zn

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