Welcome to the Basement! We are back in Wellington for Cartridge and Quest S2E28, bringing heavy 90s nostalgia, Dallas Cowboys stress, and craft beer reviews right to your podcast feed. Travis and Foodie Mike C, joined by Manda, battle TikTok live glitches before getting into the ultimate childhood scam. Get ready for wild 90s television trivia, shocking vintage eBay prices, and huge laughs.

Episode Breakdown

• 00:00 - 06:36 Safety Scissors: Overcoming TikTok live stream glitches before diving into 90s mail away toys.

• 06:36 - 08:39 What's On Tap: Presented by Auburn Spirits. We crack open Sam Adams Oktoberfest from Boston Beer Company and talk flavor profiles.

• 08:39 - 22:07 Retro Rewind: Exposing the 90s mail away toy scam, hacking barcodes, and getting old GI Joes.

• 22:07 - 31:10 Beer Review: The Oktoberfest debate continues against tropical Caliq guava beer flavors.

• 31:10 - 48:40 Channel Surfing: Korn's Malibu cabin, No Doubt, Hey Arnold claymation secrets, and hating Arthur.

• 48:40 - 58:13 Tech Nostalgia: The dominance of AOL trial CDs, 1000 free hours, and making throwing stars.

• 58:13 - 01:04:40 Late 90s Hits: Fallout RPG origins and breaking down the Wiccan magic of television's Charmed.

• 01:04:40 - 01:07:29 PlayStation Demos: Pizza Hut stuffed crust, grinding Tony Hawk, and replaying Metal Gear Solid.

• 01:07:29 - 01:13:59 The Gauntlet: Sticker Shock edition, guessing insane eBay prices for vintage mail away toys.

• 01:13:59 - 01:20:30 Cowboys Talk: Stressing the Steelers win, CD Lamb, and Dallas Cowboys defensive injuries.

• 01:20:30 - 01:22:56 Cartridge Conundrum: Guessing the name of Nintendo's clunky Robotic Operating Buddy.

• 01:22:56 - 01:28:34 Super Dad Contest: Help raise money for Children's Miracle Network to build a retro event space.

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• The Regent Theater: Support local cinema down in Wellington! Pull up a seat in the air conditioning, say hello to Jerry, and check out the latest theater events.

The Retro Detail Board

• Retro Rewind Theme: The great mail away toy scam of the 1990s was a masterclass in corporate data harvesting. Kids eagerly spent allowance money and taped spare quarters to index cards to receive repurposed warehouse garbage, like a painted 1984 GI Joe or a clear plastic Obi-Wan figure. Toy companies used this brilliant marketing trick to collect home addresses for heavy junk mail catalogs, leaving kids with butchered toy packaging and weeks of endless mailbox waiting.

• Trav's Take Insight: The massive shift from clunky legacy tech to modern efficiency is perfectly captured by those old AOL trial CDs and Pizza Hut PlayStation demo discs. We ran heavy desktop computers on free 1000 hour connection trials and manipulated our parents into buying stuffed crust pizza just to play the exact same Metal Gear Solid level repeatedly. This early digital struggle stands in stark contrast to today's instant digital game downloads and high speed internet access.

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Keep it rad, and peace. S2E28

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