Author: AfterTheFact

The early ’90s were like the wild west for video game designers. Take a shot on whatever you think might work, and hope you survive the fray. The 16-bit era played host to a wide array of sleeper hits that would eventually become indie icons. A pair of present-grabbing alien rappers fit this bill perfectly, creating critical buzz in spite of a lack of monetary success, and garnering a notstalgic fanbase worthy of much larger franchises.

A key absence this weekend caused the ATFP crew to call an audible away from Haunting starring Polterguy, landing squarely on the Genesis sleeper Toejam & Earl! Got questions for the crew? Post them to the Ask The Hosts forum, or e-mail the hosts at afterthefact@geekerific.com!

Episode 19 of After The Fact – from Portland Retro Gaming Expo – is now available! On this episode, the ATFP crew discusses getting their moms into video games, the buyer’s confusion (not remorse) of game collectors, and the Pacific Northwest’s premier classic gaming event, Portland Retro Gaming Expo!

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and the Zune Marketplace, you can find us on Podcast Alley, you can subscribe directly by clicking the feed on the right, or you can download this individual episode HERE!

A slight technical snafu – namely Luke leaving the AC adapter for his laptop in Seattle – will mean a small delay in posting Episode 19 to the site. Both Episode 19 and our interview with the PRGE show organizers will be posted the moment we can hook up power to the laptop. Sorry for the delay!

The ATFP crew will be wandering the halls of Portland Retro Gaming Expo! The con takes place September 18th and 19th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Entering its 5th year, PRGE is one of the most popular showcases for classic console and arcade gaming in the Pacific Northwest!

We’ll be recording an episode of After The Fact on Saturday night of the show, which will hopefully be up for consumption that evening like the PAX shows. Got any questions for the hosts? Post ’em to the forums or e-mail them to afterthefact@geekerific.com! We’ll see you at the show!

Episode 18 of After The Fact – from PAX 2010 – is now available! On this episode, the ATFP crew discusses Mikeatron’s really good dump at PAX, the good, the bad, and the ugly of PAX cosplay, and some other crap about video games or something!

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and the Zune Marketplace, you can find us on Podcast Alley, you can subscribe directly by clicking the feed on the right, or you can download this individual episode HERE!

Episode 17 of After The Fact – from PAX 2010 – is now available! On this episode, the ATFP crew discusses peeing with the R Trigger, annoying PAX panel question-askers, and Patrick’s unhealthy obsession with Duke Nuke ‘Em!

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and the Zune Marketplace, you can find us on Podcast Alley, you can subscribe directly by clicking the feed on the right, or you can download this individual episode HERE!

Episode 16 of After The Fact – from PAX 2010 – is now available! On this episode, the ATFP crew welcomes special guest Jeff Kalles of Penny Arcade and discusses hypocritical geek elitism, emotional impact in video games, and the sanitary nature of vinyl!

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and the Zune Marketplace, you can find us on Podcast Alley, you can subscribe directly by clicking the feed on the right, or you can download this individual episode HERE!