Completely Unnecessary Podcast

Microsoft raises Xbox prices, retro gaming stuff Pat forgot he had, Ubisoft says we do not own games we buy, and more!

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Switch 2 discussion and price analysis, a second Nintendo Playstation prototype found, a Scumbag Seller of the Week, Midwest Gaming Classic, Game Informer back, and more!

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Pat discusses the journey of pricing out retro games, Xbox AI garbage announced, Elon Musk being exposed as a gaming fraud, and more!

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Nintendo reveals the Switch 2 console, The Real Game Awards controversy, new Atari handheld, and more!

Sony may produce a new handheld, the Supersega console scam continues, an Intellivision Amico end-of-year update, and more!

The Super Sega console scam, PS5 Pro launches, Polymega game collections, and more!

Analogue 3D console details, new N64 book released, Nintendo Alarmo, Lunchly is moldy, and more!

PS5 Pro announced for $700, GameStop Retro stores, Sony's Concord game launch disaster, Nex Playground overview, and more!

A Nintendo World Championships Gold is sold, GameStop shuts down Game Informer, Atari 7800+ announced, and more!

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Rare video games on a Netflix show, the Xbox 360 market may be on the rise, Atari 50 Expanded Edition, aluminum Analogue Pocket, and more!

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Nintendo Direct highlights, ModRetro Chromatic handheld announced, Nintendo shuts down NWC Kickstarter, and more!

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Atari buys Intellivision, Nintendo World Championships Switch game announced, Q-tipgate, Slurpee Tetris, and more!

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The games we regretted buying in the 80s and 90s, Sony patents "auto-play" for games, a new sealed retro game bubble may be forming, and more!

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Sealed games continue to plummet in value, more game industry layoffs, six things you should know before collecting retro games, and more.

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$100,000 Super Mario Bros. sale from 2019 looks like a sham, Valentine's Day Intellivision Amico message, Madame Web a disaster, and more!

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A kid beats Tetris, Intellivision Amico "roadmap" revealed, the decline of physical media and collecting, Switch sequel details, and more!

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A review of the Analogue Duo, Intellivision Amico Home is a mess, E3 is dead, The Game Awards disappoints, and more!

An update on the sealed game market crash, the MCU may be in trouble, Zelda movie announced, Atari acquires Digital Eclipse, and lots more!

A review of the Intellivision Amico "exclusive" Shark! Shark! and an update on the Wata class-action lawsuit -- recorded live at Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Plus, a bonus segment on the announcement of the Analogue N64 FPGA console!

The Atari 2600+ is debated, Starfield reviews are in, vaulting collectibles is discussed, Super Mario Bros. Wonder thoughts, and more!

Rumors of the Nintendo Switch successor gain steam, a new scumbag seller offers "polished" NES boxes, and an audience Q&A - recorded LIVE at Long Island Retro Gaming Expo!

Study reveals 87% of video games are no longer for sale, super rare NES game sold and other auction results, Limited Run Games releases announced, Switch saves a girl's life, and lots more!

A crazy Intellivision Amico update from the CEO and games sold off, Analogue Duo pre-orders open, Zapper used in a robbery, Atari buys rights to over 100 games, and more!

Pat and Ian discuss the Super Mario Bros. Movie, E3 gets canceled, an Atari investment opportunity, Pat waxes poetic about the G.I. Joe cartoon, and more!

Intellivision President Tommy Tallarico responds to lawsuit against him, Nintendo Direct recap, Wata lawsuit update and sealed games appear on Antiques Roadshow, Petty Pat returns, a special message from Pat and Ian for the 350th episode, and more in this giant-sized episode!

A review of the Rarity game collecting documentary, important moments in game collecting history, Pat's face appears in a rival's Nintendo book (?!), and much more!

Intellivision Amico shills react to the NES Punk Christmas video, Wata responds to grading counterfeit game, sealed Pokemon Yellow destroyed by customs, DKOldies controversy, and more!

Intellivision president Tommy Tallarico sued over office furniture, Wata grades counterfeit game, Atari VCS discontinued, Epic Games delists Unreal games, and much more!

Rude game store customers, part two of Ian's stalker story, the Intellivision Amico "apology," Pat's ghost stories, Atari partners with Denny's, the "Collectionist," and much more!

Disappointing Christmas game presents, game collecting mistakes we have made, DCEU in shambles, GameStop's troubling earnings report, and much more!

Overrated and underrated game controllers, the Smash Bros. tournament drama from the past week, a look at new movie trailers, including Super Mario Bros. and Cocaine Bear, and much more!

Analysts think digital games are taking over, an interesting lot of fire-damaged TurboGrafx-16 games, what company deserves the Atari 50 Anniversary Celebration treatment, and more!

The many lies of Tommy Tallarico exposed in a huge video, the creator of Sonic arrested, the value of next-gen physical games, "new" NWC cart discovered, and much more!

A review of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, looking back at the Wii U at ten years old, Mario controversial middle finger tweet, Wakanda Forever review, and much more with special guest host Alex Faciane!

The PC Engine turns 35, sealed game prices continue to crash, Twitter is a mess, standard vs. daylight savings time, and more!

Wata continues to grade and slab bootleg games, is grading or reselling games worse for collecting, Halloween candy discussion, and much more!

An Intellivision Amico fan confronts Ian, NES games that should get a re-release, Will Wright creating an NFT game, and more!

G4 shuts down operations, a recap of PRGE 2022, UDU console Kickstarter, a SEALED game collector/investor confronts Pat, and more!

The first Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer is released, Mortal Kombat turns 30, cheating controversies in chess and competitive fishing, fat bear week, and much more! 

Google Stadia is being shut down, sealed game collectors start to panic, what can modern games learn from games of the past, WWE 2K tattoo lawsuit update, and more!

Pat responds to sealed game collectors, Consumer Reports tackles gaming chairs, Intellivision president auctions off game collection pieces, YouTuber starting game publishing company, and more!

Nintendo Direct news, including the new Legend of Zelda, unreleased Atari 2600 game found and sold, Intellivision Amico investors respond to the latest update, and more!

Intellivision Amico games are being licensed out, ROB appears on Pawn Stars, games that retro game store customers regret buying, and much more!

Super Mario Kart turns 30 years old, it may be the beginning of the end for modern console gaming, weird NES games, Gamescom news, and more!

The 60 titles on the Sega Genesis Mini 2 announced, Sony is being sued for $5 billion, Embracer Group acquires Limited Run Games, Gimmick returns, and much more!

We look at crashing sealed game prices after the latest Heritage Auction, a deeper dive into the Intellivision Amico "fact book," a live audience Q&A from Long Island Retro Gaming Expo, and much more!

A live-action Pac-Man movie announced, Intellivision Amico internal documents leaked, the gaming pandemic boom ends, a review of "Prey," and much more!

Analogue Pocket gets a big update, Night Trap NFTs for sale on Heritage Auctions, the Tommy Tallarico vs Roblox "oof" sound battle, and much more!