# FunFactor

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Official site: https://www.funfactorpod.com/
Author: Ty Schalter
Episodes: 39

## Resource

Ty Schalter (VICE, FiveThirtyEight) and Aidan Moher (WIRED, Vulture) review what rocked and what sucked about the classic video game magazines that inspired them to become professional journalists, authors, and critics—and what they can tell us about today's digital media and games. New episodes drop every other Tuesday!

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## Episodes
- [ULTRA BONUS TEASER: What Killed the Sega Saturn? - Greg Sewart & PandaMonium [S2B1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/ultra-bonus-teaser-what-killed-the-sega-saturn-greg-sewart-pandamonium-s2b1) — 2026-05-27T21:44:14+00:00
- [XBox Official Magazine 2 - Halo + Munch's Oddysee [S2E3]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/xbox-official-magazine-2-halo-munch-s-oddysee-s2e3) — 2026-05-19T17:33:24+00:00
- [EGM 150 - Metal Gear Solid 2 [S2E2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/egm-150-metal-gear-solid-2-s2e2) — 2026-05-05T22:07:00+00:00
- [NextGen 83 - Pikmin [S2E1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/nextgen-83-pikmin-s2e1) — 2026-04-21T15:20:46+00:00
- [Video Game Fantasy Draft with "My Life in Gaming!" [S1X3]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/video-game-fantasy-draft-with-my-life-in-gaming-s1x3) — 2026-04-07T15:39:03+00:00
- [NEXTGen's "Are You Hardcore?" Quiz, with Retrograde Amnesia [S1X2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/nextgen-s-are-you-hardcore-quiz-with-retrograde-amnesia-s1x2) — 2026-03-27T00:32:50+00:00
- [Audience Q&A! - "Generation Gap" Season Extras [S1X1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/audience-q-a-generation-gap-season-extras-s1x1) — 2026-03-10T18:13:23+00:00
- [Season 1 Finale - Every Final Fantasy VII Review [S1E24]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/season-1-finale-every-final-fantasy-vii-review-s1e24) — 2026-02-24T22:12:56+00:00
- [Game Informer 53 - GoldenEye 007 [S1E23]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/game-informer-53-goldeneye-007-s1e23) — 2026-02-10T15:55:47+00:00
- [NEXT Generation 36 - The Sega Saturn S1E22]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/next-generation-36-the-sega-saturn-s1e22) — 2026-01-27T17:41:50+00:00
- [PC Gamer 37 - Magic: The Gathering [S1E21]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/pc-gamer-37-magic-the-gathering-s1e21) — 2026-01-13T17:12:11+00:00
- [GameFan Volume 5, Issue 12 - Quake (Saturn) [S1E20]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/gamefan-volume-5-issue-12-quake-saturn-s1e20) — 2025-12-30T18:56:29+00:00
- [EGM 100 - The 100 Best Games of All Time [S1E19]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/egm-100-the-100-best-games-of-all-time-s1e19) — 2025-12-16T19:53:55+00:00
- [The Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 2 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park [S1E18]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/the-official-u-s-playstation-magazine-2-the-lost-world-jurassic-park-s1e18) — 2025-12-02T18:04:56+00:00
- [GamePro 108 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night [S1E17]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/gamepro-108-castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-s1e17) — 2025-11-19T01:31:22+00:00
- [NEXT Generation 31 - Blasto [S1E16]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/next-generation-31-blasto-s1e16) — 2025-11-06T21:23:20+00:00
- [ULTRA Review Crew Bonus UNLOCKED - Computer Entertainer reviews Super Mario Bros., featuring the Video Game History Foundation [S1B5]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/ultra-review-crew-bonus-unlocked-computer-entertainer-reviews-super-mario-bros-featuring-the-video-game-history-foundation-s1b5) — 2025-10-21T20:07:47+00:00
- [ULTRA Review Crew TEASER - Matt Leone's Design Room [S1B6]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/ultra-review-crew-teaser-matt-leone-s-design-room-s1b6) — 2025-10-19T18:33:54+00:00
- [Game Players 83 - Resident Evil [S1E15]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/game-players-83-resident-evil-s1e15) — 2025-10-07T18:41:30+00:00
- [Game Informer 47 - Carnage Heart [S1E14]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/game-informer-47-carnage-heart-s1e14) — 2025-09-23T18:11:44+00:00
- [PC Gamer Vol. 4, Issue 3 - Diablo [S1E13]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/pc-gamer-vol-4-issue-3-diablo-s1e13) — 2025-09-09T18:37:49+00:00
- [Tips & Tricks Vol. IV, Issue 1 - Tomb Raider [S1E12]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/tips-tricks-vol-iv-issue-1-tomb-raider-s1e12) — 2025-08-28T13:57:41+00:00
- [ULTRA Review Crew TEASER: Video Game History Foundation - Super Mario Bros. 1 [S1B5]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/ultra-review-crew-teaser-video-game-history-foundation-super-mario-bros-1-s1b5) — 2025-08-22T01:44:41+00:00
- [Edge 16 - Final Fantasy VI [S1E11]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/edge-16-final-fantasy-vi-s1e11) — 2025-08-13T01:37:54+00:00
- [Game Players 92 - NBA Live '97 [S1E10]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/game-players-92-nba-live-97-s1e10) — 2025-07-29T20:17:02+00:00
- [Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy, with set designer Gavin Verhey [S1E9]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/funfactor-7252688/magic-the-gathering-final-fantasy-with-set-designer-gavin-verhey-s1e9) — 2025-07-15T18:06:11+00:00

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