Month: December 2018

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast! In this episode we look at the console that launched a video game juggernaut, the original Microsoft Xbox!

Cramming as much Xbox rambling as we can, we chat about:

– Our thoughts on the Xbox when it was launched

– How it compared to the PS2

– Was it ever really pushed to its technical limits?

– The legendary Microsoft High Definition AV pack component cables!

– The PAL Xbox was nerfed?

– Did Halo save the Xbox brand?

– Connecting a Xbox to a modern HDTV

– The Xbox modding scene

– Also we chat about some of our fave childhood xmas video game presents!

Intro/Outro Music – Simons Theme (Mega Drive Mix) – Super Castlevania IV (1991) – Super Nintendo – Composer(s): Masanori Adachi & Taro Kudo, Mega Drive Mix by Trevor Wale

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Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu! Its the Console Shockcast!

After 2 years since his last appearance, we are once again join by one of our heroes from The Retro Hour podcast, Dan Wood!

We talk Amiga with Dan along with a bunch of other retro/modern gaming gubbins: – The SD2SNES flashcart now plays all US/UK SNES games!

– Did you angrily cancel your PlayStation Classic order?

– Other YouTubers we like.

– What is the best Amiga for a newcomer to the scene?

– Is an Amiga with a Vampire upgrade still an Amiga?

– Amiga 600 upgrades

– CD32 vs A1200

– Couch gaming with an Amiga, what are the options?

Intro/Outro Music – Silver Stream – Rage Racer (1997) – Sony PlayStation – Composer(s): Tetsukazu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Okubo

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