Completely Unnecessary Podcast
Pat Contri
Pat and Ian discuss the latest in video games, movies, retro game topics, and take Q and A from the audience! It's the Completely Unnecessary Podcast! Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecupodcast/support">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecupodcast/support</a>
- 2 hours 2 minutesSuper Show #31 - Street Fighter II Turns 35, Pat the NES Punk Update, M64 Promo Update
Street Fighter II turns 35, update on the strange M64 promos, Pat the NES Punk update, and more!
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20 March 2026, 6:39 pm - 1 hour 59 minutesSuper Show #30 - Giant Game Collection Sold, Troubling M64 Update, Xbox Leadership Change
Troubling ModRetro M64 update, Xbox leadership change, giant game collection sold and donated, and more!
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25 February 2026, 5:43 pm - 2 hours 8 minutesSuper Show #29 - $71,000 Super Mario Sale, Amico New Year Update, He-Man Movie Trailer
$71,000 Super Mario Bros. sale, Amico New Year update, He-Man movie trailer, AI struggles, and more!
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28 January 2026, 5:34 pm - 2 hours 10 minutesSuper Show #28 - Analogue 3D, Steam Machine, Sealed Game Turmoil
Thoughts on the Analogue 3D, Steam Machine announcement, sealed game market in turmoil, and more!
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10 December 2025, 6:08 pm - 1 hour 46 minutesSuper Show #27 - Vectrex Mini, Pat Holds Amico Controller, Intellivision Sprint
Vectrex Mini Kickstarter, Intellivision Sprint announced, Pat holds an Intellivision Amico controller, Xbox Game Pass price increases, and much more!
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12 November 2025, 5:40 pm - 1 hour 39 minutesSuper Show #26 - Wata Games Dead, Intellivision Amico on eBay, EA sold to Saudi Arabia
Wata Games is dead, Saudi Arabia buying EA, Intellivision Amico sold on eBay, the Virtual Boy returns, and much more!
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1 October 2025, 3:00 am - 19 minutes 1 secondRemembering Billy
Pat and Ian share some thoughts and memories of Billy Hudson.
1 October 2025, 2:39 am - 1 hour 41 minutesSuper Show #25 - Roblox Controversy, Collectors Ruining Game Collecting
Huge Roblox controversy, collectors ruining game collecting, Pac-Man Atari 2600+ console, and more!
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20 August 2025, 4:05 pm - 1 hour 50 minutesSuper Show #24 - Xbox Game Pass Failure, Amico Developer Speaks Out, Game Seller Hates Us
Xbox Game Pass a failure, Amico developer speaks out, #CUPodcast listener hassled by a game seller, and more!
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9 July 2025, 3:25 am - 1 hour 46 minutesSuper Show #23 - Switch 2 Out, Amico Games on Switch, Xbox Handheld
Switch 2 hits shelves, Amico games coming to Steam and Switch, Xbox handheld announced, Pac-Man donuts, and more!
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11 June 2025, 4:20 am - 1 hour 52 minutesSuper Show #22 - Xbox Price Increases, Stuff Pat Forgot He Had, Ubisoft Says We Don't Own Games
Microsoft raises Xbox prices, retro gaming stuff Pat forgot he had, Ubisoft says we do not own games we buy, and more!
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