Podcast

Flashback 64 | A Nintendo 64 Podcast

Leisure, Video Games

Gooey, McKenna, and friends flashback to the 90s and early 2000s with a look at the Nintendo 64’s catalogue. Starting with the console’s launch titles and proceeding in release order, they discuss each game and the contemporary cultural and historical context.

https://linktr.ee/flashback64

Episodes
175
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 22 min
On air since
2023
Latest episode
2 days ago

Episodes

175 episodes, newest first

  1. Gex 64: Enter the Gecko (With Izzy Kestrel)

    Episode 175

    Show notes

    Follow Izzy: https://bsky.app/profile/iznaut.com

    https://iznaut.com/

    Wishlist Blanksword: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/Blanksword/

    bimbo site generator: https://iznaut.itch.io/bimbo

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 18 min
  2. The Crucible & Eve's Bayou (With Media Made)

    Episode 178

    Show notes

    Happy Halloween!

    Follow Media Made: https://bsky.app/profile/mediamade.bsky.social

    Listen to Media Made: https://linktr.ee/mediamade

    Taming Tales: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpm0AChYrpJONLn6bdbtHQA

    Spinning Tales: https://www.youtube.com/@SpinningTales-POD

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

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    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    2 hr 51 min
  3. WWF War Zone (With The Zubes)

    Episode 174

    Show notes

    Follow Zubes: https://bsky.app/profile/thezubes.bsky.social

    Follow Wrestling Brain: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlingbrain.bsky.social

    Watch Wrestling Brain: https://www.twitch.tv/wrestlingbrain

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

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    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/flashback64.bsky.social

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    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 5 min
  4. Millennium Edition - Happy Housewarming: How Luigi's Mansion Set the Tone for the GameCube

    Episode 177

    Show notes

    Happy Halloween Season everyone! We thought it would be fitting to share with you another episode of our Sound Stone sister show, Millennium Edition. This one features Gooey alongside Sean talking about Luigi's Mansion. If you like what you hear, please subscribe to Millennium Edition on your podcast platform of choice!

    -

    Luigi's Mansion was an unconventional launch title to introduce new players to the GameCube. With Luigi in the starring role and playing completely unlike other Mario games, it didn't embrace the broad appeal we'd come to expect from other launch titles like Super Mario World or Super Mario 64. And yet, Luigi's Mansion would go on to become one of the GameCube's highest-selling games, and its expressive characters, lighting, and environmental effects proved to be an amazing graphical showcase for what the new system could do.

    In this episode, Sean and Gooey revisit Luigi's Mansion, looking back on its development history and considering its place among Nintendo's pantheon of famous launch titles. How does it feel to play 25 years later? Did Nintendo make the right choice to launch the GameCube with such a quirky new Mario game? And how does it perhaps match the unassuming yet creative energy one might associate with the GameCube today? While it may not be remembered with the same fanfare as some Mario titles, both Sean and Gooey had a great time setting off on another ghost hunt, in a game that was key to shaping the Luigi as we know him today.

    Questions or comments about this show? Feel free to reach out at soundstonenetwork@gmail.com.

    Our 2000s-inspired theme music is by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/), and our show art is by Andrew Elmore (https://bsky.app/profile/elmore.zone).

    If you enjoyed this show, please consider following us in your podcast player and leaving a positive review. For any five-star reviews left with names, we will personally thank you on the show.

    Millennium Edition is a Sound Stone Network original podcast. If you liked this show, we invite you to check out the rest of our lineup:

    • Kirby Conversations: Air riding through over 30 years of Kirby and HAL Laboratory with Sean, Bridget, and WiKirby Editor-in-Chief Gigi
    • Flashback 64: the chronological Nintendo 64 podcast with Gooey and McKenna
    • Pixels and Polygons: a conversational video game podcast of short interviews from Darren Hupke
    • ...and a weekly livestream on video game manuals from Nic McConnell, Instruction Derby

    Our YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@SoundStone-Network.

    1 hr 25 min
  5. Flying Dragon (With David and CJ)

    Episode 172

    Show notes

    Follow David: https://bsky.app/profile/randomstranger.bsky.social

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RndStranger

    Follow CJ: https://bsky.app/profile/emotion-engine.bsky.social

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/flashback64.bsky.social

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Flashback64Pod

    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 11 min
  6. Sega's Pioneering 3D Hardware (With MercuryCDX)

    Episode 169

    Show notes

    Bit of a change of pace this episode as we discuss the Sega Model 1, 2, and 3!

    Follow Mercury: https://bsky.app/profile/mercurycdx.bsky.social

    HG101: https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

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    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 39 min
  7. Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics (With IdolismJ)

    Episode 166

    Show notes

    Follow Jay: https://bsky.app/profile/idolismj.yase.world

    IdolismJ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IdolismJ

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

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    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 17 min
  8. Banjo Kazooie & Nintendo Sports | VHS Vault (With Ryan)

    Episode 168

    Show notes

    Follow Ryan: https://bsky.app/profile/standardissuecomputing.blog

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 21 min
  9. F-1 World Grand Prix (With Lindsey and Ryan)

    Episode 165

    Show notes

    Geek Therapeutics: https://geektherapeutics.com/

    Follow Ryan: https://bsky.app/profile/standardissuecomputing.blog

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 49 min
  10. Star Fox - 2026 (With Freezer)

    Episode 171

    Show notes

    Follow Freezer - https://bsky.app/profile/freezer.bsky.social

    Freezer on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Freezer94

    The Sci-Fright Zone - https://rss.com/podcasts/the-sci-fright-zone/

    Croco Styles - https://www.crocostyles.com.au/

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

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    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 51 min
  11. Armageddon / Deep Impact (With Media Made)

    Episode 162

    Show notes

    Follow Media Made: https://bsky.app/profile/mediamade.bsky.social

    Listen to Media Made: https://mediamadeshow.podbean.com

    Watch Spinning Tales: https://www.youtube.com/@SpinningTales-POD

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/flashback64.bsky.social

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Flashback64Pod

    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    2 hr 1 min
  12. Mission: Impossible (With Alex James Kane & Seinpeaks)

    Episode 173

    Show notes

    There may have been some issues with this episode downloading for everyone so I've reuploaded it. Thanks!

    Seinpeaks: https://linktr.ee/Seinpeaks

    The Other Side of Darkness: https://seinpeaks.podbean.com

    Follow Alex: https://bsky.app/profile/alexjkane.bsky.social

    On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/JuraalPlays

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Flashback64Pod

    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 42 min
  13. Ranking Banjo Kazooie's Levels (With the Blast Corps)

    Episode 164

    Show notes

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Nicotendo64

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    55 min
  14. Off Road Challenge (With Adam Ismail and Andrew Elmore)

    Episode 159

    Show notes

    Follow Adam: https://bsky.app/profile/aismail.xyz

    Time Extend Revo: https://timeextend.carrd.co/

    The Drive: https://www.thedrive.com/

    Silent Discographer: https://bsky.app/profile/silentdiscographer.com

    Follow Andrew: https://bsky.app/profile/elmore.zone

    His Portfolio: https://elmore.design/

    Mythic Resonance: https://www.youtube.com/@mythicresonance

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

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    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

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    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 17 min
  15. Ranking Mario Kart 64's Voice Clips (With the Blast Corps)

    Episode 163

    Show notes

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Nicotendo64

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Millennium Edition: https://www.soundstone.network/millennium-edition

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    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 14 min
  16. Banjo-Kazooie (With Hyle Russell)

    Episode 156

    Show notes

    DK Vine: https://www.dkvine.com/

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

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    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Nicotendo64

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

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    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 39 min
  17. Hard Water: Jetting into Summer with Wave Race: Blue Storm | Millennium Edition

    Episode 170

    Show notes

    Millennium Edition is an original podcast from the Sound Stone Podcast Network, covering the GameCube, Dreamcast, and other games from the late 90s and 2000s. Join writer, teacher, and podcaster Sean Douglass, along with co-producers Gooey Fame and Darren Hupke, as they explore topics in video games from this turn-of-the-millennium period.

    The new millennium was a unique time for video games. Graphical leaps led to new levels of resolution and fidelity, with games that showed off advanced water and lighting effects and detailed character models. Innovations like wireless WaveBird controllers and console internet connectivity changed the way people played, and with gaming in the third dimension no longer in its infancy, developers found ways to offer more polished and refined 3D experiences. Despite their age, the games of this era have aged particularly well and remain in high demand. The timelessness of these games, and this hopeful, playful technological landscape of the late 90s and early 2000s, is what this show is all about.

    If you're a Nintendo or SEGA fan still enjoying the GameCube or Dreamcast today, or if you're someone just discovering games of this period for the first time, we hope Millennium Edition will be a fun and nuanced look back at a time that today feels both comfortingly nostalgic and surprisingly modern all at once.

    -

    As temperatures rise, we're heading to the beach with the 2001 GameCube launch title Wave Race: Blue Storm. The third entry in the Wave Race series, there are perhaps few games that show off this console generation's famous water effects quite like Blue Storm, a Jet Ski racing game that is still a fun (and challenging!) ride today. For this episode, we have some familiar Sound Stone faces as Sean talks with Gooey and McKenna of Flashback 64, the chronological Nintendo 64 podcast. Together they discuss the history of Blue Storm, their experiences with the game, and how well it carried the torch for Wave Race into a new era of video games.

    Questions or comments about this show? Feel free to reach out at soundstonenetwork@gmail.com.

    Our 2000s-inspired theme music is by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/), and our show art is by Andrew Elmore (https://bsky.app/profile/elmore.zone).

    If you enjoyed this show, please consider following us in your podcast player and leaving a positive review. For any five-star reviews left with names, we will personally thank you on the show.

    Millennium Edition is a Sound Stone Network original podcast. If you liked this show, we invite you to check out the rest of our lineup:

    • Kirby Conversations: Air riding through over 30 years of Kirby and HAL Laboratory with Sean, Bridget, and WiKirby Editor-in-Chief Gigi
    • Flashback 64: the chronological Nintendo 64 podcast with Gooey and McKenna
    • Pixels and Polygons: a conversational video game podcast of short interviews from Darren Hupke
    • ...and a weekly livestream on video game manuals from Nic McConnell, Instruction Derby

    Our YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@SoundStone-Network.

    1 hr 19 min
  18. Puyo Puyo Sun (With GammaTrove)

    Episode 160

    Show notes

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

    Find us Online: https://flashback64.neocities.org

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    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 21 min
  19. Mortal Kombat 4 (With Connor Corr)

    Episode 154

    Show notes

    Listen to JFKhealthworld: https://jfkhealthworld.bandcamp.com/

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

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    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/flashback64.bsky.social

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    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 20 min
  20. Star Fox 64 3D (With Freezer)

    Episode 158

    Show notes

    Follow Freezer: https://bsky.app/profile/freezer.bsky.social

    Freezer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se_vnDkVKdc

    The Sci-Fight Zone: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-sci-fright-zone/

    Croco Styles: https://www.crocostyles.com.au/

    Thank you to our Golden Banana (and above) tier patrons:

    n00sh, Lee, Andrew, Matty

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Flashback64

    Find us Online: https://flashback64.neocities.org

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    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/flashback64.bsky.social

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Flashback64Pod

    Email: flashback64pod@gmail.com

    McKenna: https://linktr.ee/mckliz

    Gooey: https://www.youtube.com/c/gooeyfame

    Flashback Logo by Corey Richmond

    Theme by Andrew Elmore: https://satellitesound.net

    We are part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network!

    Listen to Kirby Conversations: https://linktr.ee/kirbyconversations

    Listen to Pixels and Polygons: https://rss.com/podcasts/pixelspolygons

    Watch Instruction Derby: https://www.twitch.tv/nicmcconnell

    1 hr 26 min