A Gamer Looks At 40

About A Gamer Looks At 40

An exploration of the history of video games told through the stories of the every day people who lived it. Join me along with a rotating cast of friends, family, gaming journalists, and industry types as we share personal recollections from the last thirty years of gaming, one story at a time.

Publisher

Bill Tucker

Category

leisure · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Mar 2021

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 179 episodes have a transcript.

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   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 139: Living the 1990 Nintendo World Championship Dream w/ Danny Pittaway

   Host [Host Name] interviews Danny Pittaway, a 1990 Nintendo World Championship semi-finalist, about his return to competitive retro gaming.

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   7 Jul 2026

   Ep 138: Physical Media: A Eulogy

   Host [Host Name] eulogizes the decline of physical media, exploring its impact on gaming culture and personal nostalgia.

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   29 Dec 2025

   Ep 137: Final Fantasy 9 (Part 2) - All The Other Stuff We Didn't Talk About Yet

   One more for the Final Fantasy books, this one wrapping up the incredible experience that is Final Fantasy 9. On this episode, we discuss story beats, magical moments, players guides, potential remakes, and final thoughts. Join us, won't you? STARRING (all handles from BlueSky) Barry Carenza (@hawkhellfire) Julian Titus (@julian_titus) of The Stage Select Podcast (@StageSelectPod) Mekel Kasanova (@MekelKasanova) Eric of the Unlockables Podcast (@unlockables) James and JJ of RetroFits on YouTu...

Inside a recent episode

Ep 139: Living the 1990 Nintendo World Championship Dream w/ Danny Pittaway

Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Cool. Well, let's go ahead and just jump into that section of it then. So 1990 rolls around. You are probably around 10-11? I'm 11. February of 1990, I turn 11. And Nintendo Power had announced in late 89 that there was going to be a nationwide tournament called the Nintendo World Championships 1990. They basically announced it as a 29 or 30 city tour, for which it was, by their own account, going to be a combination of a rock concert, They use like three or four huge concepts to just say this is going to be big and it's going to be basically fitting for just how large and how mainstream Nintendo was at that time. […]

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3,719,435

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

28 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

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80

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YouTube

93

Engagement

85