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48: Helldivers

48: Helldivers

Episode 1 · · 43:39

Raygan and Shane fly solo this week as Raygan visits his bro-host in person! (Please forgive any dip in audio quality.) We discuss Helldivers for Playstation 4, Playstation 3, and Pl...

47: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (with guest host Gary Butterfield)

47: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (with guest host Gary Butterfield)

Episode 1 · · 02:11:23

In this special double-length episode, guest host Gary Butterfield of Watch Out For Fireballs! joins us to discuss The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. As you may know, Link ...

46: Hearthstone

46: Hearthstone

Episode 1 · · 59:42

Special guest Nate Heagy, founder and developer of Amuses Me Games and die-hard Hearthstone player joins us to discuss the hugely successful digital-native collectible card game from...

45: Spring Thing 2015 – Interactive Fiction Festival

45: Spring Thing 2015 – Interactive Fiction Festival

Episode 1 · · 01:10:52

This week we talk about the entrants for this year’s Spring Thing interactive fiction festival. Spring Thing is an offshoot of IFComp that focuses on new works (they must debut as a ...

44: Katamari Damacy

44: Katamari Damacy

Episode 1 · · 01:06:11

Na Na, nanananana na na na Katamari Damacy! This week we’re rolling it all up and talking about this cult hit from 2004. One of the best pick-up-and-play games of that generation, Ka...

43: The Unfinished Swan

43: The Unfinished Swan

Episode 1 · · 52:11

This week we’re discussing The Unfinished Swan, an experimental first person exploration game on Sony platforms from Giant Sparrow. This is a really unique game with some incredible ...

Life is Strange Book Club: Episode 2 – Out of Time

Life is Strange Book Club: Episode 2 – Out of Time

Episode 1 · · 39:19

This week we’re releasing two – that’s right two episodes. This first one is a continuation of our Life is Strange book club. We eschew our regular format to return to the world of t...

42: Pinball! – Physical and Simulated Pinball Games

42: Pinball! – Physical and Simulated Pinball Games

Episode 1 · · 57:06

Wait, isn’t this a video games podcast? Well, kinda. This week, we’re talking about pinball! We start with a discussion of playing real, actual, physical pinball in 2015. It’s gettin...

41: Escape Goat 2

41: Escape Goat 2

Episode 1 · · 49:09

A goat that solves puzzles to escape a magical tower with the help of his little mouse friend. Sure why not. This week we play Escape Goat 2 by MagicalBeanTime and published by Doubl...

Shortisode 4: More Game Music!

Shortisode 4: More Game Music!

Episode 1 · · 35:37

Following up on our previous Shortisode on Game Music, this week we discuss… more game music! Nate wasn’t able to join us last time, so we hear his picks and those of some listeners ...

40: Grim Fandango

40: Grim Fandango

Episode 1 · · 01:11:00

Grim Fandango is arguably the last mass-market adventure game, and is indisputably a great classic of the genre. Tim Schaffer’s last LucasArts adventure is a stunning amalgam of film...

39: Life is Strange – Chapter 1 (Chrysalis)

39: Life is Strange – Chapter 1 (Chrysalis)

Episode 1 · · 01:22:10

This week begins our sort-of-book-club on the ongoing episodic adventure game Life is Strange. Told in what can only be described as the “Telltale” style, this series of 5 episodes f...

38: Alto’s Adventure and Endless Runners

38: Alto’s Adventure and Endless Runners

Episode 1 · · 01:04:44

This week our podcast literally can not stop running/falling/snowboarding as we discuss the Endless Runner genre. This sometimes celebrated, sometimes maligned mobile focused offshoo...

37: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

37: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

Episode 1 · · 01:11:01

This week’s topic is Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition. (That’s a long title for such a short game!) Guacamelee is a “Metroidvania” with combo-based, beat-’em-up combat, a...

36: 80 Days

36: 80 Days

Episode 1 · · 01:06:44

“I have entered into the service of a new gentleman. It would seem he is a gambling man.” 80 Days by Inkle Studios is a video game adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel of wo...

Shortisode 3: Game Music

Shortisode 3: Game Music

Episode 1 · · 37:41

This week we’re taking another short break from regular format to talk about our favorite video game music! Did we miss your favorite soundtrack? (We probably did!) Let us know! We’l...

35: The Swapper

35: The Swapper

Episode 1 · · 01:18:41

The Swapper is a surprisingly awesome 2D puzzle platformer from small Finnish indie developers Facepalm Games. Released for PC/Mac/Linux in May 2013, it’s now also available for curr...

34: Machinarium

34: Machinarium

Episode 1 · · 58:51

Machinarium, a point and click adventure game by Czech game developers Amanita Design, is our topic this week. Released in 2009, it was their first full-length adventure game after n...

33: To The Moon

33: To The Moon

Episode 1 · · 01:06:57

To The Moon by Freebird Games is our topic this week. When it came out in 2011 this game was hailed as a triumph of video game storytelling. Using the visual language of 90s RPGs, To...

32: Gunpoint

32: Gunpoint

Episode 1 · · 56:43

Gunpoint by Tom Francis aka Suspicious Developments is our topic this week. Tom Francis began his game industry career with 9 years as a writer for PC Gamer, and this game is his res...