Episode 85

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11th Aug 2026

N-Gage - NOKIA's Worst Product

Today, the original Nokia cell phone is more of a fable than a product, but back in 2003, the cell phone market wasn’t yet dominated by a black rectangle, and ingenuity was everywhere.

Which is why the former pulp manufacturer Nokia launched the N-Gage, a cellphone/gaming-device combo, in an effort to take down a little-known company called Nintendo.

And since you’ve probably owned a Game Boy or DS at some point in your life and have never heard of the N-Gage, you probably know who came out on top.

BUT! If you were one of the few who got this for Christmas instead of a Game Boy Advance, you probably know that it had impressive graphics and a killer game selection.

It’s just too bad that pretty much every other aspect of it sucked.

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DISASTERPIECE
From the weird and wondrous to pure cinema trash, hosts Steve Ward and Justin Dodd attempt to get to the bottom of the bottom. Each episode dissects the bad choices that make up the world’s worst movies and seeks redemption in every Disasterpiece.