Episode 16: Feeling This
Cody finds himself caught up in the Smokers’ mysterious plan for his Jeep, and a conversation with an old friend forces him to confront how—and why—they drifted apart. Meanwhile, Wes may be having the “best night ever,” but his activities have not gone unnoticed by Jessie’s boyfriend.
As Cody looks back on the choices that shaped his friendships, he’s reminded that some connections survive years of silence. Others… don’t. Flash forward twenty years to the present day, and one familiar car makes a surprising return to the mall.
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Retro Gaming Consoles
Well, something pretty monumental happened just this past week for the Millennial generation. and I don't think I'm overselling this by saying it is a big, big deal. I'm talking, of course, about the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remaster.
It's difficult to describe what a big deal this game was to anybody my age. The original came out in the 90s and was just such a legendary game. And, from what I can tell, the new remaster version for Nintendo Switch 2 looks like it sticks close to its roots. It's just the classic game but with an updated control system, and it looks beautiful.
But that also got me thinking, it will never quite be the same as just playing that original legendary game. And the same goes for a lot of other games from our childhood and teenage years. The only problem is, and I don't know about you but this has happened to me a couple times, some of those old consoles and games were prone to (a), going missing, (b) breaking, or (c) getting traded for a couple of dollar bills at a yard sale when you weren't looking.
Just out of curiosity I went online to see if you can still get the original consoles if yours has been broken or lost over the years, expecting it to be pretty expensive to pick one up, and I was really surprised because, and I am looking at the numbers right now, for less than the price of a new Nintendo Switch 2, you can buy a PlayStation 1 AND a Nintendo 64 AND a Sega Dreamcast. All three of those consoles, together! There are also some retro inspired consoles now that you can just plug them in and they come preloaded with a bunch of classic games.
But anyway, if you've still got some of your old game cartridges or discs kicking around in a closet or on a shelf somewhere, but the console you need to play them has seen better days, I've included some links in the show notes to where you can pick up a replacement. After all, who needs a remaster when you've already got the master.
Like I said, the links are in the show notes, and just FYI, those are affiliate links, so if you pick anything up I get a tiny little commission off of it. But if you were thinking of getting one anyway, it supports the show. I’ve included a link to the Switch 2 version as well. Thanks for your support!
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