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Episode 25:

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Runtime: 59 Minutes

Dave and Rob take a look back at 1987's Contra for the Arcade and later in 1988, the NES. We talk about our own experiences of the game before delving into a conversation about the Konami Code, and learning all about the history of cheating in video games as part of the discussion. Dave quizzes Rob on his knowledge of cheat codes throughout gaming history, and then the gaming question of the week has the boys talking about the single game that they've spent the most money on. Its a down and dirty cheating trip down Memory Card Lane.

Contra

References:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Contra

Game-Specific Wiki:

  Contra Wiki

Additional Sources:

The Konami Code Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipeida - The Konami Code

Xyzzy (computing):

  Wikipeida - Xyzzy (computing)

Xyzzy (computing):

  Wikipeida - Xyzzy (computing)

Cheating in Video Games:

  Wikipeida - Cheating in Video Games

Video Game Cheating History:

  Design News - Codes and Genies: A History of Video Game Cheating

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Comfortable Mystery by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3531-comfortable-mystery

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Schoolbell Sound:

School bell.wav by 13FPanska_Stranska_Michaela

Link: https://freesound.org/s/378394/

License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Success Sound:

success_bell.wav by MattLeschuck

Link: https://freesound.org/s/511484/

License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Failure Sound:

error sound.mp3 by thehorriblejoke

Link: https://freesound.org/s/351500/

License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/