Mario's Minute

Mario’s Minute 050 - Hidden TV Settings & 3DS/Wii U eShop Discontinuation Announcement

A gaming, tech, and rant filled episode for this month's episode of Mario's Minute! After talking a bit about the history of Mario's Minute, I rant about the TV issue that's been slowly plaguing my eyes for almost three years. The recent announcement of the 3DS & Wii U eShops being discontinued is also discussed here. Game install sizes for ninth generation consoles are FINALLY significantly decreasing, and with games being discussed I figured I'd return with a game store story.

Mario’s Minute 049 ft. FrameRater - Console Libraries, Hiatuses & Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard

A new year, so let's start out with a first for Mario's Minute: The first return guest! FrameRater comes back onto Mario's Minute as we catch up with him after a couple of breaks and a ton of awesome life developments. We talk about an upcoming Serious Sam release, review consoles, taking much needed breaks, and the recent Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft.

Mario‘s Minute 048 - Xbox Series S Impressions & Analogue Pocket Preorder System

Final episode of the year! Here I talk a bit more about the excitement of the 9.00 jailbreak being released for PS4. I also ended up picking up a new Xbox, this one being the Series S, so I give my thoughts on using it so far. Some talk about Halo Infinite and finally blowing off some steam about preordering game consoles with the Analogue Pocket being discussed.

Mario‘s Minute 047 ft. Octal - Right to Repair, RGH3, Backwards Compatibility on Xbox One/Series

Two Xbox 360 modding extraordinaire guests in a row?! This time around we have Octal joining us, an important figurehead in the Xbox 360 modding scene who has pushed RGH related developments forward in massive ways the last few years. We talk about what got him into electronics repair, the recent Right to Repair legislation, RGH3, backwards compatibility on Xbox One/Series, and more!

Mario‘s Minute 046 - Stores Scalping PS5s, Kingdom Hearts on Switch, GTA Trilogy Remaster Announced

Back again for a solo episode of Mario's Minute this spooky month! I rant a bit about a terrifying sight I saw at a game shop: scalped PS5 consoles in a forced bundle! Kingdom Hearts coming to Switch is discussed, but it isn't as nice as many would expect. Some travel plans from this past month are discussed, a bit of the Switch scene, and my thoughts on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy release.

Mario‘s Minute 045 ft. The Mod Shop - Xbox 360 Modding Talk, N64 Mods, NSO Expansion Pack

Long time friend of the channel Element aka The Mod Shop drops in this month to chat it up a bit! We spend a TON of time talking about some fond history with Xbox 360 modding, which is of course to be expected between us two. We also talk about some of our favorite mods we've seen, some N64 mods, updates to Nintendo Switch Online with the Expansion Pack announcement, and some advice on starting to reverse engineer.

Mario's Minute 044 - Halo Infinite Shipping Incomplete & PS5 SSD Pricing

Going solo this month to talk about recent news of Halo Infinite shipping incomplete or, excuse me, spreading content across multiple seasons. I also discuss some annoyances with PS4 to PS5 cross platform play for multiplayer, some sticker shock of compatible SSD prices for the PS5, and we go back in time to discuss a few game shop stories! Stay tuned.

Mario's Minute 043 ft. TazTheTechWiz - Steam Deck & Switch OLED Thoughts, PS5 First Impressions

Long time listener, Discord server admin, and friend of the show TazTheTechWiz comes on for this episode of Mario's Minute to chop it up for a bit! We talk about my most painful spicy food experience from about a week prior, which I don't advise anyone to emulate. We also discuss some pre-order hardware with the Steam Deck and Switch (OLED Model) being announced. I also FINALLY got a PS5, all thanks to TazTheTechWiz, so I give my first impressions on that.

Mario's Minute 042 - PS3 Console ID Leak, re3 & reVC Project Back Online

This time around on Mario's Minute we've got a bit of news sprinkled alongside the personal stories! First up being a recent wave of PS3 console bans which might be due to an alleged leak of PS3 Console IDs. I also discuss the news of the re3 GitHub repository coming back online, which includes reVC and the upcoming Liberty City Stories branch for Grand Theft Auto reverse engineering efforts. Some talk of eBay sales, some more of my dog Lily making a friend, and wrapping it all up by visiting my old game shops!

Mario's Minute 041 ft. Blaine Locklair - Game Preservation, Collecting, & Babbage's Experiences

This episode of Mario's Minute features Blaine Locklair, a fellow YouTuber who primarily covers game emulation and console modifications! Blaine came on for a couple of hours for some awesome conversation involving game preservation, collecting, and comparing old vs. new game store shopping experiences. We also get some life conversation in the mix with public speaking, introvert recharging, and mid-life crisis decisions over a Sega CDX.