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PODCAST

Switch 2 The Past

Was Cool Productions

New Episodes every Thursday! Formerly The GameCube Was Cool/Unlocking What Was Cool. Mike Laine, Neil Gilbert, and many exciting guest hosts are back with a brand new podcast: Switch 2 The Past where they discuss the past, present, and future of video games with a focus on all things Nintendo.

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All Episodes

02:01:26

Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat

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2022/08/25

It's time to bang the drum...extremely fast! In Nintendo's first true Donkey Kong game in six years they decided to combine the success of the bongo peripheral with traditional platforming in one of the most ambitious and strangest games on the GameCube. Mike and Neil take a look back at this game and talk about how it's success in 2005 has given way to a pretty empty period in DK's lifecycle. Friends of the show Kyra and Spenny join the pod to talk about the big ape and lament that his friends

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58:44

The Under $100 GameCube Game Challenge

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2022/08/18

Collecting for the GameCube is an expensive endeavor, but this week on The GameCube Was Cool Podcast Mike and Neil sit down and search the internet for cheap GameCube games. They each have $100.00 to spend on as many 'good' games as possible. Who will come out with the best assortment of games? Tune in and find out!

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01:01:34

Mike Interviews Neil

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2022/08/11

Inside the GameCube Studio Mike is interviewing a very special guest, the one and only, Neil! host of The GameCube Was Cool Podcast. He's joining the show for an exclusive interview about love, life, being a teenager at bayside high and choosing games for a desert island. Tune in and find out all you need to know about the world's most interesting GameCube related man.

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01:05:49

Neil Interviews Mike

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2022/08/04

Quiet on the set! Mike, host of The GameCube Was Cool Podcast (#1 Gamecube podcast on the internet) has been invited to Neil's super secret podcast talk show for an exclusive interview. What new secrets about Mike will Neil uncover about his best friend of 21 years? Tune in and find out!

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02:06:15

Extreme Sports Games on The GameCube

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2022/07/28

BMX, Snowboarding, Motocross and even Scootering (yes, scootering in 2003). All this and more you can find here on part 2 of The GameCube Was Cool's extreme sports series featuring friends of the show Ali, Gavin, and even Marty, back to finally talk about Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure. The boys journey back to a time where Jackass reigned supreme and the antics of this world were prevalent in games such as FreeStyle MetalX, SX Superstar, and a Shrek meets tony hawk meets scootering game called

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01:29:28

Mario Superstar Baseball

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2022/07/21

Play ball! It's a beautiful day for a ball game here on the GameCube Was Cool. Our third "radio" edition on 97.8 KUHB FM. Mario Superstar Baseball is quite the unique entry for the Mario Sports franchise, an amazing in depth game with an equally amazing community who keeps this game alive with stats and online play. Lucky enough one of the members of this community, @littlecoaks joins the boys to talk about the game and the community that has formed around it. With 32 characters in this game there's

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02:38:51

SpongeBob Games on The GameCube

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2022/07/14

Who lives in a GameCube under the sea? With five games on the console SpongeBob and pals certainly made a lasting impact on the system. Battle for Bikini Bottom being probably the most well known thanks to the new remake and the speedrunning community that basically willed it into existence (as explained by friend of the show Luigi in his part). But there were four more games including the amazing party game Lights, Camera, Pants! (as remembered by other friend of the show Anneka), the fantastic

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01:21:16

Winnie-the-Pooh & Kids Games on The GameCube

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2022/07/07

Join Mike & Neil for a rumbly tumbly adventure through the 100 Acre Wood to talk about two Winnie the Pooh games as well as a Curious George cel-shaded movie tie-in and a Franklin the turtle game that somehow did not release on the GameCube in North America. The boys talk about their memories with Winnie-the-Pooh, are shocked at the fact that he and his band of misfit animals are the fourth largest media franchise in the world, and give some love to Jim Cummings' great voice work. They of course

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01:52:56

Harry Potter Games

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2022/06/30

You're a wizard Harry!! Celebrating 25 years of Harry Potter with five games on the GameCube, including a Quidditch spinoff. This generation of consoles was lucky enough to play home to one of the most influential book and movie series of all time. Mike & Neil dive into their memories of the games but more importantly the franchise itself, and reminisce how kids would stand outside bookstores for midnight releases of the next chapter in the wizarding world. Joining the boys is friend of the show

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02:03:55

Star Fox: Assault

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2022/06/23

To celebrate Star Fox 64 turning 25 years old this week Neil and Mike are looking back on the second Star Fox entry in the GameCube's library. Assault never won over the critics but it many moments of sheer greatness that brought fans back into the franchise after experiencing a Star Fox game that was really just Star Fox in name only. Guests of the week are Luigi from the Chat of the Wild podcast and newcomer Bill Barber, co-host of the Gaming and Collecting Podcast. They talk about their memories

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01:19:58

Celebrating 100 Episodes!

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2022/06/16

After 100 episodes of talking about the GameCube Neil and Mike are gonna sit back, relax, and talk about themselves for an hour. Relive the last 2 years and some of their favourite moments from these episodes and some news on what the future of the GameCube Was Cool looks like! Stick around to the end of the episode to hear a mashup of some of the best jokes, moments, and stupid gags that appeared on this podcast over the last 100 episodes. Enjoy!

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02:03:00

Super Mario Strikers

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2022/06/09

Episode 100 is here! Neil and Mike can't believe that 100 episodes have passed by and are thrilled to talk about one of the best sports games of all time for this very special episode. Joining the boys to talk about Super Mario Strikers are friends of the show Matt, Will and Jason who discuss their memories of playing Strikers and it's sequel back in the day as well as talking about their excitement for the new entry which was an amazing surprise. From the makers of NHL Hitz Strikers certainly

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01:26:30

Disney Games on The GameCube

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2022/06/02

To celebrate 99 years of Disney Mike & Neil are joined by Mickey, Goofy, Donald, Minnie and many more classic Disney characters on this week's episode. However these characters can't quite save many of these mediocre to downright awful games, many of which were exclusive to the GameCube. One of these games, Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse was played by friend of the show Emma who takes the boys through what it was like to play a point and click game with a controller. Donald Duck games

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01:30:54

Rayman & 3D Platformers on The GameCube

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2022/05/26

The greatest no-limbed character in the history of video games graces the podcast today with Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc and Rayman Arena. The boys discuss their memories with the character and his later entry games Origins and Legends. They also discuss the Don Bluth produced I-Ninja, an amazingly underrated and funny 3D platformer with the voice of Billy West and Scaler, a strange but fun game that seems to have been lost with time. Rekindle the nostalgia of the 3D platform era with this episode of

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01:44:18

Donkey Konga & DDR Mario Mix

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2022/05/19

The early 2000s were the golden age of rhythm and music games and the GameCube couldn't escape their grasp on pop culture. Before Guitar Hero and Rock Band though there was Donkey Konga! The amazingly fun rhythm game played by hitting some awesome bongo peripherals and throwing some claps in there too! Join Mike, Neil and friend of the show Kyra to talk about some of their favourite memories and tracks from these two (three if you count Japan) games. The boys also talk about the rise and fall of DDR

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01:29:52

Turok & Futuristic Shooters on The GameCube

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2022/05/12

In this era of gaming there were shooters aplenty and of course Turok, the great dinosaur hunter game is celebrating 25 years as a franchise. Unfortunately this was not the best entry into the series and ended up being it's death blow. The boys also talk with friend of the show Dan about a few other shooters such as Red Faction II and Serious Sam, both very interesting franchises that they'd love to see get a second life on the Switch. To round out the episode Neil & Mike also talk about one of the

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03:32:58

Star Wars Games on The GameCube

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2022/05/04

May the Fourth be with you! It's Star Wars Day and Neil and Mike are celebrating by taking you through six galactic games on the GameCube as well as talking at length about their memories of the franchise that has been a huge part of their lives. The boys are joined by guests Jedi Geek Girl and GameCube Galaxy to go through games such as the Lego Star Wars series, Jedi Outcast, Bounty Hunter, as well as Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. There's so much to talk about

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01:47:54

Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

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2022/04/28

The GameCube was home to a wide variety of Zelda releases like Windwaker, Twilight Princess, Ocarina of Time Master Quest and more. But few remember the "other" Zelda game that came out, a multiplayer experience that blended the old with the new, a link to the past meets windwaker. This was Four Swords Adventures, a curious title on the cube that deserves a lot of recognition. Neil and Mike bring on @toonietwirls who like Neil played this game recently and as a single player while friend of the show

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01:34:51

Shrek Games on The GameCube

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2022/04/21

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY SWAMP!? To celebrate 21 years of Shrek Mike & Neil take a look back on the green ogre and keep his memory alive by talking about 4 Shrek Games on the GameCube. That includes the nearly unplayable Shrek Extra Large, Shrek Smash & Crash kart racer, Shrek Super Slam, a smash bros clone that has developed quite the community, and of course Shrek 2 the movie the game. For Shrek 2 friend of the show Kirsten joins the boys to discuss her memories of playing this surprisingly fun

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54:37

Easter Eggs in Video Games

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2022/04/14

It's almost easter which means the boys are taking a break and going on their own easter egg hunt, but never fear, Side Mission 9 is here! Mike and Neil discuss the history of easter eggs, what the differences are between easter eggs and references, and talk about some of their earliest memories of discovering some of these secrets in games and other media. Of course there are plenty of fun secrets from GameCube games in here so spoiler alert if you want to go in completely blind to some of these

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