Quest 65 - Why didn't we talk about the N64?

The QQ Cast corrects their mistake of not talking about the N64 during quest 64...the podcast number, not the game!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:55 - How hyped was the N64 launch?
  • 12:30 - What were our favorite N64 games?
  • 22:45 - How many friendships did Mario Party destroy?
  • 33:15 - Was Mario 64 the first "let's play" game?
  • 48:30 - Which N64 Zelda game was the best?
  • 59:15 - Did Smash Brothers create a new genre?
  • 65:50 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 64 - What is the state of Voice UX in 2017?

Warning! This podcast is geeky. Really really geeky. If you listen to this while driving, you may fall asleep at the wheel. You have been warned!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:30 - Can you survive without a phone in the 21st century?
  • 14:00 - Are voice commands more than just an interface?
  • 29:00 - Is "Idiocracy level" dependency on these technologies a bad thing?
  • 37:00 - For your average consumer, how useful is all this voice stuff?
  • 50:10 - Can you subpoena an AI to come to court?
  • 60:30 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 63 - What did we talk about for 100 podcasts?

100 podcasts later, the QQ Cast reviews their answers to previous quests and realizes just how often they have been wrong!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 06:20 - Quest 1 - What are the ingredients for a good podcast?
  • 21:45 - Quest 20 - What are some obscure video game trivia questions?
  • 41:30 - Quest 37 - Which technologies are iterating versus innovating?
  • 56:55 - Quest 47 - Should you go buy a VR headset, right now?
  • 73:00 - Wrap up!

Music

 

Quest 62 - What are the best geek gifts?

Zach discovers the front page of ThinkGeek, while Tom and Raul have a real discussion about real gifts for real geeks in your real life.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:25 - Should you make your own gin?
  • 11:10 - Can you patch clothing?
  • 20:00 - Does anyone not like board games?
  • 33:45 - Where can you guy hand made gifts?
  • 45:00 - Are gift cards ever a good idea?
  • 55:40 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 61 - What is it like being an "adult?"

The QQ Cast imagines what it might be like to grow up and become real adults...except with blackjack, and Game Boys...you know what, forget the blackjack!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:30 - What was the first time you bought adult furniture?
  • 13:00 - Would you want to live in a tiny house?
  • 19:20 - Should millennials be defined as growing up with the internet?
  • 33:30 - Do you believe in karma?
  • 43:30 - What seemed more appealing as a kid than as an adult?
  • 55:40 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 60 - What's in your backlog?

Do you remember all of those things that made you say "hey, I should go back and do that!" We don't either, so we just ramble about video games and TV shows...and like, one book...because we're intellectuals!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - Which games will you only play if you can get them on sale?
  • 27:00 - Don't you miss cheesy episodic TV Shows?
  • 39:15 - Does anyone other than Raul still read comics?
  • 40:30 - I can has book?
  • 49:20 - Do they even make non Marvel movies anymore?
  • 56:00 - Wrap up!

Music