Episode 95 - 1995 and MerrittK | DrunkFriend | lystn | Audio Stories, Podcasts, Originals

Episode 95 - 1995 and MerrittK

Trav and Alex are joined by MerrittK! We talk about her upcoming coffee table book about LAN parties, jump head-first into 1995, and answer a few emails about 80's baseball. Follow MerrittK on twitter @MerrittK

Sports
- How bout dem Cowboys again
- Nebraska puts up a 60-burger over Flahr-duh
- Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians
- Jordan returns from baseball
- Houston Rockets sweep Orlando
- Devils over Red Wings
Gaming
- Super Nintendo
  - Killer Instinct
  - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
  - Mega Man X2
  - Breath of Fire 2
  - Final Fight 3
  - ChronoTrigger
  - Earthbound
- Genesis (best selling console in NA that year)
  - Phantasy Star IV
  - Crusader of Centy
  - Beyond Oasis
  - Alien Soldier
  - Gargoyles
- Virtual Boy released
- PlayStation
  - Rayman
  - Ridge Racer
  - Tekken
  - Twisted Metal
- Sega Saturn (release was moved way up because of PS’s release, no Sonic title)
  - Panzer Dragoon
  - Daytona USA
  - Virtua Fighter and Virtua Fighter 2
- Ask for emails about games released in other parts of the world
Music
- Smashing Pumpkins, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness”
- Radiohead, “The Bends”
- 2pac, “Me Against the World”
- Silverchair, “Frogstomp”
- White Zombie, “Astrocreep 2000”
Songs
- Los del Rio - Macarena
- Coolio - Gangsta’s Paradise
- TLC - Waterfalls & Creep
- Seal - Kiss from a rose
- Montell Jordan - This is how we do it
- Collective Soul - December
- Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe
- Jewel
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Elastica
Movies
- GoldenEye
- Braveheart
- Babe
- Batman Forever
- Toy Story
- Waterworld
- Heat
- Casper
- Judge Dredd
- Congo
- Billy Madison
- Apollo 13
World events
- OJ Simpson not guilty
- Oklahoma City bombing
Most popular TV shows
- The Critic
- The Drew Carey Show
- ER
Teen “cool” food and beverage trends of the year
- Starbucks Frappuccino debut
Best Selling Books
- Amazon sold its first book, Douglas Hofstadter’s “Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought”
- John Grisham - The Rainmaker
Toys
- Pogs
- Beanie Babies