Tipping the Turtle Gaming

01/07/2021

The season 2 finale of Tipping the Turtle drops this Saturday!

18/06/2021

New episode tomorrow morning! Jeff and Nick will be discussing the e-Reader, Nintendo's weird dotcode-scanning add-on for the Game Boy Advance. It's sure to be the most riveting podcast about an obscure trading card-based handheld video game peripheral you'll listen to all weekend.

05/06/2021

It's TurtleMania, brother! In our first-ever wrestling special, the tag team of Jeff and Nick discuss and rank all 11 wrestling games released for the NES. They also reveal the dangers of taking a wrench to the head, and Nick does a confusing Goldust impression.

It's TurtleMania, brother! In our first-ever wrestling special, the tag team of Jeff and Nick discuss and rank all 11 wrestling games released for the NES. They also reveal the dangers of taking a wrench to the head, and Nick does a confusing Goldust impression.

03/06/2021

It's been a few weeks, but our new episode debuts this Saturday! In our first-ever wrestling special, TurtleMania, Jeff and Nick discuss all 11 wrestling games on the NES, and Jeff ranks them worst to best.

09/05/2021

The new episode of Tipping the Turtle is now available! Jeff and Nick spend a few minutes discussing whether the increase in prices for retro games over the past decade is caused by organic supply-and-demand changes or market interlopers, then spend an inordinate amount of time trashing-talking scalpers.

Jeff and Nick spend a few minutes discussing whether the increase in prices for retro games over the past decade is caused by organic supply-and-demand changes or market interlopers, then spend an inordinate amount of time trashing-talking scalpers.

08/05/2021

The new episode of Tipping the Turtle will be a Special Sunday Edition that definitely isn't delayed just because I've not had time to edit it yet. Nope. Absolutely not.

Special Sunday Edition! Tomorrow! Not technically late as a result!

01/05/2021

This week's episode is available now! Jeff and Nick talk about what makes a good retro game anthology. Nick discusses the world of PlayStation demo discs, and Jeff reveals the awesome Game Boy Advance compilation Capcom almost made. Plus, did you know Sears is going out of business?

Jeff and Nick talk about what makes a good retro game anthology. Nick discusses the world of PlayStation demo discs, and Jeff reveals the awesome Game Boy Advance compilation Capcom almost made. Plus, did you know Sears is going out of business?

24/04/2021

The new episode of Tipping the Turtle is available now! The Turtle Guys discuss the gaming industry's transition to digital download-only games and how that both serves and threatens video game preservation. Jeff makes an impassioned defense of video games as a legitimate artform, and the duo tries to figure out how to ensure future generations can access these works while protecting IP holders' commercial interests. If that all sounds really dry, maybe just tune in and see what dumb voice Nick does this week. Tatum Joe returns for like a minute.

The Turtle Guys discuss the gaming industry's transition to digital download-only games and how that both serves and threatens video game preservation. Jeff makes an impassioned defense of video games as a legitimate artform, and the duo try to figure out how to ensure future generations can access....

15/04/2021

Our insanely popular podcast has drawn so many listeners that we're skipping a week just to let all the other shows catch up. The next episode of Tipping the Turtle debuts Saturday, April 24.

10/04/2021

GB on Your TV Part 2 is finally here! The Turtle Guys continue their discussion of devices that allow you to play Game Boy games on television, including a bizarre pair of peripherals designed for the Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation. Plus, Jeff and Nick take their first listener email as a challenge and play one of the best Gina Davis movie-based video games for the Game Gear.

The Turtle Guys continue their discussion of devices that allow you to play Game Boy games on television, including a bizarre pair of peripherals designed for the Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation. Plus, Jeff and Nick take their first listener email as a challenge and play one of the best Gina Davis m...

10/04/2021

Today's episode of Tipping the Turtle will be posted a bit later than usual, but it will definitely probably 100% maybe be posted today, I think.

03/04/2021

The new episode of Tipping the Turtle is live! In the first half of a two-parter, the Turtle Guys discuss devices and consoles that allow you to play Game Boy games on your television, including the Super Game Boy and the Game Boy Player. Plus: the debut of Tatum Joe, and Jeff reveals how Tipping the Turtle nearly ruined one listener's professional reputation.

In the first half of a two-parter, the Turtle Guys discuss devices and consoles that allow you to play Game Boy games on your television, including the Super Game Boy and the Game Boy Player. Plus: the debut of Tatum Joe, and Jeff reveals how Tipping the Turtle nearly ruined one listener's professio...

27/03/2021

Cancel all your plans for the next 58 minutes and 27 seconds, because the new episode of Tipping the Turtle is now online! Listen to it at the link below or via Spotify, Google Podcasts, and other distinguished podcast services.

Jeff and Nick discuss cheat devices like the Game Genie, the GameShark, and the Action Replay, and reminisce about their favorite cheats for games like GoldenEye 007 and Pokémon Red.

20/03/2021

Images from Control Freaks Part 2.

20/03/2021

Part 2 of Control Freaks is now available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and other fancy podcast services! Listen to it at the link below!

The Turtle Guys continue their dive into the world of great, terrible, and weird controllers. Plus, Nick is given one more chance to redeem the Nick's Picks segment and gives a surprising retro game recommendation.

The Turtle Guys continue their dive into the world of great, terrible, and weird controllers. Plus, Nick is given one more chance to redeem the Nick's Picks segment and gives a surprising retro game recommendation.

13/03/2021

Images to go along with our new episode, Control Freaks Part 1!

13/03/2021

The new episode of Tipping the Turtle is now live on Anchor, Spotify, and other distinguished podcast platforms! In part 1 of their first-ever two-part episode, the Turtle Guys discuss some of their favorite and least favorite retro game controllers. Jeff shows perhaps too much adoration for the Interact SNES Superpad, and Nick reveals the strangest-looking NES controller ever conceived. Plus, in the return of Nick's Picks, will this finally be the week Nick actually recommends a decent game?

In part 1 of their first-ever two-part episode, the Turtle Guys discuss some of their favorite and least favorite retro game controllers. Jeff shows perhaps too much adoration for the Interact SNES Superpad, and Nick reveals the strangest-looking NES controller ever conceived. Plus, in the return of...

06/03/2021

Here's the video promised in this week's episode (The Thrill of the Hunt)!

06/03/2021

This week's episode is now available! Jeff and Nick discuss the exhilarating highs and heart-breaking lows of searching for retro games in shops, yard sales, and other bazaars of forgotten things. They talk about the flea market with the worst name ever and another flea market with the worst N64 ever. Plus, after disappointing Jeff by recommending Superman 64 last week, Nick tries to redeem himself in the return of Nick's Picks.

Jeff and Nick discuss the exhilarating highs and heart-breaking lows of searching for retro games in shops, yard sales, and other bazaars of forgotten things. They talk about the flea market with the worst name ever and another flea market with the worst N64 ever. Plus, after disappointing Jeff by r...

27/02/2021

The newest episode of Tipping the Turtle is available now! The Turtle Guys discuss three controversies from the least controversial game ever, Tetris. Then, Jeff solicits the help of the listeners in solving a mystery surrounding an old Windows game that only seems to have existed in demo form, and Nick offers a retro game recommendation. Plus: monkeys, scalpers, and scalper monkeys.

The Turtle Guys discuss three controversies from the least controversial game ever, Tetris. Then, Jeff solicits the help of the listeners in solving a mystery surrounding an old Windows game that only seems to have existed in demo form, and Nick offers a retro game recommendation. Plus: monkeys, sca...

13/02/2021

New episode available now! Jeff quizzes Nick on retro video gaming miscellany in the return of Test Your Might. Plus: Jeff needs too many takes to get the intro right, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson comes up more than once somehow.

Jeff quizzes Nick on retro video gaming miscellany in the return of Test Your Might. Plus: Jeff needs too many takes to get the intro right, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson comes up more than once somehow.

06/02/2021

The new episode of Tipping the Turtle is up now! In effort to alienate just about everybody, Jeff and Nick talk about the universally-reviled games that they love--and then talk about the games everybody else loves that they just can't get into. Do the Turtle Guys hate your favorite game? Only one way to find out!

In effort to alienate just about everybody, Jeff and Nick talk about the universally-reviled games that they love--and then talk about the games everybody else loves that they just can't get into. Do the Turtle Guys hate your favorite game? Only one way to find out!

04/02/2021

New episode this Saturday! The Turtle Guys share some controversial opinions when they discuss the universally-reviled games they love and the universally-loved games they don't. It's sure to anger you in some way or another.

30/01/2021

Season 2 of Tipping the Turtle is finally here! Jeff and Nick dissect the video game crash of 1983, the most devastating existential crisis the industry has ever faced. Along the way, Jeff discovers a movie Nick hasn't heard of for once, and the duo ponders the wisdom of a cereal company making video games.

https://anchor.fm/tipping-the-turtle-gaming/episodes/The-Big-One-Video-Game-Crash-of-1983-eplclq

In the season 2 premiere of Tipping the Turtle, Jeff and Nick chronicle the events that led up to the 1983 video game crash, a crisis that almost fatally devastated the video game industry. Plus: Jeff finally discovers a movie Nick has never heard of, and Nick talks about skulls. Piles and piles of....

28/01/2021

The Season 2 premiere of Tipping the Turtle drops this Saturday! Jeff and Nick do a deep-dive into the video game crash of 1983, one of the darkest hours in the industry's history, and examine the events that led up to it. It's perhaps our best historical deep-dive yet.

31/12/2020

Thanks to our listeners for a great first season! Season 2 will start early next year--keep an eye on our page for the specific date announcement.

05/12/2020

Episode 6 is here! Jeff and Nick examine the history and games of Wisdom Tree, an unlicensed NES publisher who would create and then corner the religious video game market. After that, Contra-versy Code returns as the Turtle Guys discuss the pros and cons of after-market clone consoles. Plus: Mark Wahlberg, Nick's cursed Genesis cartridge, and zero Buddhas.

Jeff and Nick examine the history and games of Wisdom Tree, an unlicensed NES publisher who would create and then corner the religious video game market. After that, Contra-versy Code returns as the Turtle Guys discuss the pros and cons of after-market clone consoles. Plus: Mark Wahlberg, Nick's cur...

28/11/2020

A new set of knives!

28/11/2020

Episode 5 is live! The Turtle Guys face off against each other for retro gaming trivia glory in the return of Test Your Might. Later, they talk about their favorite games in the fishing and alien-moles-pushing-around-boulders genres.

The Turtle Guys face off against each other for retro gaming trivia glory in the return of Test Your Might. Later, they talk about their favorite games in the fishing and alien-moles-pushing-around-boulders genres.

21/11/2020

Episode 4 is live! Jeff and Nick play AI Dungeon, a text adventure game with stories written by artificial intelligence. Things break down almost immediately in a bizarre tale of murder, magic, and pro wrestling that leaves Jeff and Nick barely clinging to their own sanity. Plus: canyon justice, goblin negotiations, and the best town hall meeting ever.

Jeff and Nick play AI Dungeon, a text adventure game with stories written by artificial intelligence. Things break down almost immediately in a bizarre tale of murder, magic, and pro wrestling that leaves Jeff and Nick barely clinging to their own sanity. Plus: canyon justice, goblin negotiations, a...