Episode 6

Episode 006: Beware the Shasta McNasty Alarm

Published on: 10th April, 2024

Welcome back to The Stage Select! This week, we have a new

guest: Westen from Big Nerd Gaming. He’s proof positive that there are great

people that you can meet and interact with on Twitter still, and he brings a

pleasant and balanced view of video games to the discussion. We also have a

fun/stupid announcement in this episode that will hopefully become a popular

recurring bit this year!

00:00 Introduction, Getting to know Westen

24:23 Rise of the Ronin, open world game design

56:42 2024 Video Game Presidential election: Primary

nominations

01:05:24 Ultros, A little more Unicorn Overlord (wait,

come back!)

01:17:03 Justin may be done with Dragon’s Dogma 2

01:30:01 Julian, a grown-ass man, cannot navigate downtown

Austin

01:49:14 Persona 3 Reload

02:23:53 “60% of time spent in video games in 2023

was spent on games at least 6 years old”

02:42:45 Stellar Blade

Be sure to submit your video game presidential nominees to

us, however you would like to submit those to us!


Check out Westen’s blog, Big Nerd Gaming: https://bignerdgaming.com/


Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com


Logo and artwork by John Gholson


Announcer: John Gholson


Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or

donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect


Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com


Theme song lyrics:


What could this possibly be?


Seems a lot like a podcast…


Wonder what specifically?


Talkin’ bout video games,


With your hosts, you’re in good hands.


Not more of the same!


Now we’ll jump right in,


So expect the unexpected and more.  


Now we’ll get groovin,’


Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!


There just might be some treasure in this chest,


Having fun with our special guests,


Time for Stage Select!




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Welcome to The Stage Select: a video game variety show hosted by Julian Titus and Justin Hamm! We guarantee that we'll talk about video games. Beyond that, you never know what (or who!) to expect each week.
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Julian Titus

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Since first seeing a Galaga cabinet in the arcade at the age of 5, Julian has always been fascinated by video games, leading to a lifelong obsession. He dabbles in game collecting, history, and industry analysis, but most of all, he loves talking about video games! Inspired by podcasts such as 1up Yours, The Giant Bombcast, and Rebel FM, Julian has been podcasting since 2011, and has no plans on stopping anytime soon!

Justin Hamm

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Julian told me I had to make a bio on here. I don't know how to write them. Here's some things about me. I eat chips sometimes. I enjoy lying about boat ownership. I have another podcast called This Is Video Games where I'm Justin Hamm and I talk about video games with weird adult themes... Like being naked and stuff. Those games. I should make more of it. I don't know what else to add. Hopefully this fulfills my mandated biography writing. Thank you for your time to the 6 people who will read this. Oh! Im also on The Stage Select Podcast... Or I will be. I will have to update this when it starts officially.