# SDTM: Treat Yourself - Retro Console Gaming

**Source:** Straight Down the Middle  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2022-04-08  
**Duration:** 8m 13s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVn2fkDwVQ4

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## Analysis

Greg Bone and co-host Jon discuss their recent retro gaming collecting hobby, showcasing NES, SNES, N64, and Sega Genesis games and consoles they've acquired. They share knowledge about classic titles like Contra, Duck Tales, Aladdin, Mega Man X, and Zelda: Ocarina of Time, discussing collectibility, game rarity, and their personal gaming experiences. The hosts announce plans to create future retro gaming content alongside their pinball coverage.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] Aladdin on Sega Genesis is considered superior to the Super NES version by hardcore gaming analysts — _Jon states 'based on most of the analysis and then hardcore people, it's the Sega' version that's better_
- [MEDIUM] Chip and Dale 2 and Duck Tales 2 are super rare NES games selling for hundreds of dollars for the cartridge alone — _Jon: 'I'm looking for Chip and Dale 2 and Duck Tales 2. You probably never heard of them... They're in the hundreds of dollars just for the cartridge alone'_
- [MEDIUM] The original N64 analog stick is different on some models compared to later versions — _Jon: 'did you know the analog stick is different on some models? The original models was loose down. This is more the Wii controller model'_
- [LOW] Sega Genesis second generation has better sound ROM than the first generation — _Jon: 'The sound ROM is better on the second, uh, system' but then dismisses the overall sound quality as unremarkable_
- [HIGH] Raymond Davidson is obsessed with rare N64 games including Banjo and Kazooie and Conker — _Greg references 'Raymond Davidson, the greatest pinball player on the entire earth. He's obsessed with rare games specifically Banjo and Kazooie'_

### Notable Quotes

> "Life is life is pinball, but life is more than just pinball, isn't it? Life is about collecting."
> — **Jon**, ~0:30-0:45
> _Sets up the episode's theme about expanding collecting interests beyond pinball_

> "I'm a cashmere velvet candy cane. Treat yourself."
> — **Greg Bone**, ~0:05-0:20
> _Opening joke about indulgence in collecting hobbies_

> "Raymond Davidson, the greatest pinball player on the entire earth. He's obsessed with rare games specifically Banjo and Kazooie."
> — **Greg Bone**, ~8:00-8:15
> _References prominent pinball community figure with gaming interests_

> "I paid 160 dollars for this thing, but the box is Papa Duke nice. It had the box. They had the manual. It had the sleeve. I had the uh styrofoam."
> — **Jon**, ~4:00-4:30
> _Illustrates collectibility standards for retro gaming (condition, completeness, packaging)_

> "I've never got into the Mega Man series. Never even really played the Mega Man series. And I know they were huge. Like, I know. But I still love, never."
> — **Greg Bone**, ~7:00-7:20
> _Shows knowledge gaps among hosts despite general retro gaming interest_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Greg Bone | person | Co-host of Straight Down the Middle, pinball and retro gaming enthusiast |
| Jon | person | Co-host on this episode, recently began retro gaming collecting hobby |
| Raymond Davidson | person | Described as 'greatest pinball player on the entire earth' and collector of rare N64 games like Banjo and Kazooie |
| Straight Down the Middle | media | Pinball-focused YouTube show and podcast, hosts announcing expansion into retro gaming content |
| Louisville Arcade Expo | event | Event where Jon acquired some of his retro gaming items |
| Capcom | company | Developer of classic NES games discussed: Contra, Duck Tales, Mega Man, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers |
| Disney | company | IP licensor for Aladdin and The Lion King Sega games discussed |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Retro gaming collecting, NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis game libraries, Video game collectibility standards (boxed, mint condition, completeness)
- **Secondary:** Pinball community personalities and hobbies, SDTM content expansion plans, Rare game pricing and market value

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Enthusiastic, celebratory tone about acquiring retro games. Hosts show genuine excitement about expanding collecting interests and learning about gaming history. Light-hearted banter between hosts. No negativity toward games, community, or collecting hobby.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** SDTM expanding content beyond pinball into retro gaming, representing diversification of podcast/channel scope (confidence: high) — Greg: 'You guys are gonna see future retro gaming videos here... We're learning. We're learning. But that's what's exciting'
- **[community_signal]** Jon recently initiated retro gaming collecting hobby, influence/encouragement from Greg Bone who is established retro collector (confidence: high) — Greg: 'to finally get him on board because he's talking about, probably like, no, I think we're trying to cool it. And then all of a sudden now we're starting to roll.'

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## Transcript

all right let's kick this oh my god oh my god oh my god this is a whole new level of nerd velvet slippies cashmere socks velvet pants cashmere turtle i'm a cashmere velvet candy cane treat yourself i mean this is insane hey bone man life is life is pinball but life is more than just pinball isn't it life is about collecting it finds a way it really finds a way uh here recently i've been dabbling you got me to dabble into some retro gaming yes uh yeah you what systems do you have right now you have uh saga playstation one super nintendo we said it right now yeah i kind of had to follow up i started in draft park a little hard but what's exciting is i went to the store the other day to the like this or trade-in store yeah and i got some goodies and i wanted to show off some of my goodies to these people to see if it brings some nostalgia to their heartstrings and to see if you you just don't know how much it warms my heart to see this because i'm just an ad general collector of everything retro and fun and so to finally get him on board because he's talking about probably like no i think we're trying to cool it's good and then all of a sudden now we're starting to roll we're we were at louisville arcade expo looking around at some fun stuff all right so i got a couple of things so you haven't seen these i just want to see if you played them as a child if you recollect if you know any of this kind of stuff uh for me i'm basing my collecting uh we're gonna be different collectors yes the collectibility for me i like some of the nice stuff and the boxes and get it great well i do too because that's where your collectibility comes in anything that's meant in box or that's you know there's where your true collectibility comes in so this is not it this is just plain stuff yes but i'm going to have but you did get some things that were a little uber special yeah we'll cover that at a different show but i'm going to i'm going to be playing with the nes yeah the super nintendo yeah the sega genesis yes and nintendo 64. those are going to be my things that's mine is it i need a super nintendo super nintendo i'm telling you yeah what about nes contra come on people spent their life on contract this is that's me and you right there do you remember the contra code left for unlimited webinar i know i don't know i don't know everybody remember i just want to call you out great indians beyond amazing so this is the one i got from the louisville expo it's my fav probably my favorite nes game it wasn't packed it wasn't like sealed i don't know so this is one of the greatest one of the most difficult games of all time nes is capcom very important capcom makes great games yes duck tales i still love that it's really hard i actually ordered a vhs sealed copy vhs of uh the movie the lost lamp yeah you might have one too no but this i got from a little i paid 160 dollars for this thing but the box is pretty nice it had the box they had the manual it had the sleeve i had the the uh styrofoam yes that's important well that's important so i have that one of our favorite games ever with the box oh yeah sega's aladdin literally disney slayed on sega oh i think that's a good shake too it is a good shot i got it for a decent and it comes out of the manual oh and the manual is in great shape everything that's oh that's not bad i thought so too now here's the thing when it comes to aladdin i've been doing my research great did you know that the aladdin on the super nes and the aladdin on the genesis are quite different games i did not there's a big argument online as to which ones are better comment down below which one you think is better but based on most of the analysis and and then hardcore people it's the sega it's awesome it's the cellular one no and lion king was fantastic oh speaking this is another one of my favorite nes games this one's beat to hell yeah but this is one i'm going to get a as a collectible i'm going to get the case and i'm going to get older i don't believe it this is just a player one it's chip and dale rescue rangers do again capcom capcom was it apples that they had or was it uh yeah yeah the tomatoes and apples tomatoes oh tomatoes okay because i remember i thought they were all apples if John Youssi a capcom capcom was known in nes for having some of the greatest games i think mega man this is built off of a mega man platform you know that chip and dale's rescue range now another thing i've learned i'm looking for chip and dale 2 and duck tales 2 you probably never heard of them i heard it chippytail too super rare they're in the hundreds of dollars just for the cartridge alone oh here's the thing because nobody cares about them in the day this is heralded as probably the best uh best in this series this is mega man x for super nintendo do you want to hear the most sad thing in the world i've never got into the mega man series never even really played the mega man series and i know they were huge like i know but i still love never we're gonna play this we're gonna get a video playing this at some point though i played earthworm jim though you need earthworm jam i do like earthworm jim do you know they made a second one this is a nintendo 64. you gotta have it this is the legend of zelda ocarina of time right here another super awesome thing about me never met never played zelda i you know i'm not a big zelda either and you guys will learn that but some of the nes or the super nintendo and are fantastic in the 1064 it's unparalleled so it does come with a manual but this is again just a player i'm not looking to collect this i love that you're just going i love it man balls out oh my god maybe the thing oh the nintendo 64 game of all time is super mario 64. pretty damn good yeah ray day the raymond davidson the greatest pinball player on the entire earth he's obsessed with rare games specifically banjo and kazooie yeah and uh conkers and all that kind of stuff and then i like donkey kong country for the super nintendo super nintendo it's awesome donkey kong one don't go two donkey kong three but don't come country you never played donkey kong i haven't played it on the n64 it might be a little bit too polygonal no that it's weird i like the platform i think it's better than mario 16. i needed another n64 controller nice got to get the original the original is where it's at also learn this little tidbit did you know the analog stick is different on some models the original models was loose down this this is more the wii controller model i'll wear it okay more preferred i'm learning i'm learning great and that's what i love about you i had to i had to my system was so old i had to buy a refurbished sega genesis now this is the second series second gym yeah second gen you know about that your first gen you had a volume slider it was wider larger the sound rom is better in the first uh system but let's not joke ourselves these the sound on these are just yeah whatever well i felt like the porch you'd get a loose connection back and this is compatible straight to straight to uh the rca got the original controller as well uh i like the original stuff but i can't figure out what we're filming today and we're just not playing video games why aren't you playing you want to cut this and let's go play some videos what do you want to play mega man mega man let's play some mega man you guys are gonna see future retro gaming videos here i'm straight down the middle all you gotta do is follow subscribe like and uh oh this can be fun and bear with us because we're learning we're learning but that's what's exciting and i'm i'm sucking it up like a spongebob that's what i like about you you'll feed me with information i don't have to look anything i suck he's like my own personal google and your mom sucks see you guys bye i'm gonna treat myself thanks you guys thank you

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