DrunkFriend
SNESdrunk and NESfriend
Have you ever wondered how YouTube sausage gets made? DrunkFriend (not a dating app) aims to learn how different YouTubers in the retro-gaming space deal with the ups and downs of maintaining successful channels. Learn about their inspirations and influences to getting started, their philosophies on creating content, and their processes for video production. There will be plenty of fun stories along the way! Hosts Alex (SNESdrunk) and Trav (NESfriend) come together, along with the occasional featured guest, to answer listener questions, share the YouTubiest of YouTube comments, and find out how everyone else deals with this hobby. Listen to more Kulor here: https://kulor.bandcamp.com/
- 1 hour 6 minutesEpisode 169 - Emails, YouTube Channel Updates & Hot Cartoons
Trav and Alex are back together once again to catch up on YouTube channel stuff, answer emails, and chinwag about video games old and new.
Mega Kong X - Jungle Maverick Hunter | Donkey Kong Country Remix
https://youtu.be/fwI6DLtRVwY?si=93nRrBmYxFLbPji8
OverClocked ReMix: https://youtu.be/Hloi-DCf3Sw?list=TLGGluqW7QCirmsxMjAzMjAyNg
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20 March 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 21 minutesEpisode 168 - Retro Wrasslin: WCW Nitro July 6, 1998
Trav welcomes Alex back to the podcast and the two celebrate the reunion by chatting wrasslin for an hour. Deal with it.
Part 1 and Part 2 of the July 6, 1998 WCW Nitro
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6 March 2026, 11:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesEpisode 167 - From Scratch to Screams: Game Dev + Couch Co-Op Horror with Briz
Briz joins the show to talk about his experience in developing a fully realized 3D video game starting from zero and he and Trav reflect on a few of the horror games they've played together on the couch.
Alex will be back soon!
Check out his devlog video!
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20 February 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 3 minutesEpisode 166 - Sweet Tees, Nostalgia, and Classic Cinema with Petee
Petee swings in to catch us up on her new projects, the scoop on her latest Star Trek and Babylon 5, classic films, and nostalgia.
Point & Drink Adventure YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAycWY8VAWSthpKPLp7BBWg
Petee's tee shirt project: https://thebinraw.com/
Angela Lansbury "Positive Moves": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eXdJHVf9gU
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30 January 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 29 secondsEpisode 165 - Captain Drachma, Emails, and a Dog Situation
Captain Drachma returns to sub in for Trav in the co-pilot chair, answers some emails, talk Hockey, and endure Alex's impressions.
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16 January 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 14 minutesEpisode 164 - Mr. Sparkle (Shmup Enthusiast)
Mr. Sparkle drops by to chat classic, modern, easy, hard, fun, and weird shooters! Alex drops an elbow smash halfway through the episode!
Shmup Wiki - digital library of shooting games, great resource of basic information, strategies, and trivia - <https://shmups.wiki/>
**ShmupJunkie** - YouTube channel (<https://www.youtube.com/@ShmupJunkie>) focused on shooting games, with a really active and friendly discord (<https://discord.gg/yPKzubzKRW>) that has a beginner section, friendly scoring competitions, and strategy discussion - the discord also has a curated list of beginner-friendly shmups at different levels of difficulty <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MZz8Q_8HdGyh2QU9BX4lNgyVAP9JZxxuy_YYbOLf1CM/htmlview>
**Jaimers** - high-level player, puts up very high level clears but all videos also include helpful commentary in the description, and often advice/strategies in closed captions (<https://www.youtube.com/@JaimersSTG>)
**The Electric Underground** - a more in-depth shmup-related resource, also has a very helpful beginner introduction section (<https://www.youtube.com/@TheElectricUnderground>)
**Boghog** - designed of the excellent Gunvein, really interesting discussions of shmup and action game design (<https://www.youtube.com/@boghogSTG>)
**Aktane's Arcade** - some very helpful quick start guides, but also more in depth conversations about enjoying and improving at shmups - very interesting stuff on shmup culture and the hobby <https://www.youtube.com/@AKTANEARCADE>Rob’s CGP with Aktane https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/classic-gaming-podcast/id783265787?i=1000733070633
Crazy Boss Fight Mr. Sparkle mentioned that Japanese player Sairyou had been the first to 1cc SDOJ - what he meant to say was ‘first to 1cc the game with the true final boss’ - check it out below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCRI69pQpY0&t=1612s
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26 December 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 1 minuteEpisode 163 - Michael Devine (Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded and Goal!)
Current Rock It Games CEO, Michael Devine, comes by to talk about the brand new reimaginings of Goal! and Bases Loaded his team have released on Steam! Devine was VP Sales for the 3D0 Company back in the day, is a non-bandwagon Dodgers fan, and a great interview!
Steam Jaleco Sports: Goal!
Steam Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded
Shopping for games image - how many can you spot?
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12 December 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 4 minutesEpisode 162 - Shaming in Gaming and 2026 Wishlist
Alex and Trav get together to answer a few emails. What are the most shameful gaming habits? What games are you looking forward to in 2026?
Check out Alex on Point & Drink Adventure!
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28 November 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesEpisode 161 - Show Me Dopey! Family Feud with Johnny Badtimes
Johnny Badtimes joins the show to go head-to-head with Trav in Family Feud as Alex cooks them from the host chair!
Kindled Across the Sea Podcast
Matt's Homebrews!
Briz n' Diddles - Pass Me Dat Herb (feat. Petee Puff) Music Video
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31 October 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 5 minutesEpisode 160 - Mario Kart, Burritos, and the Good Ol Days
Tune in this weekend for our 24 hour charity stream to benefit Doctors Without Borders! Be there or be square! twitch.tv/polymedianetwork
Burger sends in a big email, we do Top 3 Mario Kart characters, and a hodgepodge of bad impression mashups.
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26 September 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 25 secondsEpisode 159 - Revenge of the Stale Bagel
Alex eats a stale bagel and then fights off vicious tummy attacks the entire episode.
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