Episodios

  • Vandal Hearts & Keeper

    Vandal Hearts & Keeper
    Nov 5 2025
    Mark remains in the iron grip of tactical RPGs, and so we revisit Vandal Hearts along with critical darling Keeper. What We're Playing 01:16 Mark: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, 2025) 11:36 Caitlin: Sworn (Windwalk Games, 2025) 16:35 GOOF: Vagrant Story (Konami, 1996) 36:33 Feature Game: Keeper (Double Fine, 2025) SHOUT 48:14 Mark: MENACE (Overhype Studios) 49:12 Caitlin: Pokémon Pokopia (Omega Force) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 m
  • Trials of Mana & Absolum

    Trials of Mana & Absolum
    Oct 29 2025
    With Caitlin's guidance, Mark is slowly going through the generically-titled nineties SNES titles--this time it's Trials of Mana. Absolum is also a pretty weak name. Can the games overshadow their unilluminating titles? ALL WILL BE REVEALED What We're Playing 01:09 Caitlin: Hidden Folks (Adriaan de Jongh & Sylvain Tegroeg, 1998) 07:27 Mark: Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch (Ocean Drive Studio, 2025) 19:09 GOOF: Trials of Mana (Square, 1995) 40:57 Feature Game: Absolum (Guard Crush Games & Supamules, 2025) SHOUT 1:02:20 Caitlin: Threads of Time (Riyo Games) 1:05:23 Mark: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 12 m
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & The Big Con

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & The Big Con
    Oct 15 2025
    The nineties are calling in a big way! Sonic, The Big Con, and Caitlin even manages to smuggle in an Evangelion reference. Radical. What We're Playing 00:53 Mark: Akane (Ludic Studios, 2018) 11:40 Caitlin: Phasmaphobia (LEGO, 2025) 21:40 GOOF: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Technical Institute, 1994) 40:14 Feature Game: The Big Con (Mighty Yell, 2021) SHOUT 1:01:21 Mark: MagicX One 35 (MagicX) 1:04:55 Caitlin: Final Sentence (Button Mash) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 12 m
  • Dragon Valor & Hades II

    Dragon Valor & Hades II
    Oct 8 2025
    We get dynastic AF here, with multi-generational dynamics galore. We breed dragon killers with Dragon Valor and look to rescue our dear, grim, chthonic papa in Hades II. What We're Playing 02:03 Caitlin: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom, 2025) 11:12 Mark: Drift Survivor 2 (MEWSTURBO, 2025) 20:36 GOOF: Dragon Valor (Now Production, 1999) 36:20 Feature Game: Hades II (Supergiant, 2025) SHOUT 1:00:56 Caitlin: Dogpile (Studio Folly, Toot Games, & Foot) 1:02:10 Mark: AXERAS (Inverse Atelier) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Mother 3 & I Am Your Beast

    Mother 3 & I Am Your Beast
    Oct 1 2025
    It's a Game Boy-heavy episode, including the popular fan translation of Japanese-only RPG Mother 3. We follow up with the game if "improvisational chaos" I Am Your Beast. (We apologize for Caitlin's poor audio in this episode) What We're Playing 01:44 Mark: Fire Emblem: Vision Quest (Pandan [Fan Hack], 2022) 10:41 Caitlin: LEGO Game Boy (LEGO, 2025) 17:59 GOOF: Mother 3 (Brownie Brown/HAL Laboratory, 2006) 43:17 Feature Game: I Am Your Beast (Strange Scaffold, 2024) SHOUT 58:54 Mark: Possessor(s) (Heart Machine) 59:51 Caitlin: Grave Seasons (Perfect Garbage) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m
  • Deception III & Road Trip to the End of the World

    Deception III & Road Trip to the End of the World
    Sep 24 2025
    Growing up can be hard, so we explore some coping mechanisms--Road Trip to the End of the World suggests conjuring an adorable anthropomorphic fish, whereas Deception III endorses trap-based murder. Options! What We're Playing 01:06 Caitlin: Loop Hero (Four Quarters, 2021) 10:15 Mark: Lost Eidolons (Ocean Drive Studio, 2022) 24:29 GOOF: Deception III: Dark Delusion (Tecmo, 1999) 41:26 Feature Game: Road Trip to the End of the World (Alex Lee and Shark & Pelican Games, 2025) SHOUT 56:31 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel DLC (mino_dev) 57:22 Mark: Spirit X Strike (Maicha Studio) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 1 m
  • Brave Fencer Musashi & Aliens: Fireteam Elite

    Brave Fencer Musashi & Aliens: Fireteam Elite
    Sep 17 2025
    We, once again, have a shonen problem. Brave Fencer Musashi's abrasive overconfidence is in stark contrast to the cool professionalism of Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Stay frosty, people. What We're Playing 00:59 Mark: Metal Eden (Reikon Games, 2025) 12:06 Caitlin: Final Fantasy VI (Square, 1994) 21:59 GOOF: Brave Fencer Musashi (Square, 1998) 38:12 Feature Game: Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cold Iron Studios, 2021) SHOUT 57:07 Mark: Hades II (Supergiant) 57:46 Caitlin: Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven (Massive Monster) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Perfect Dark & Gears of War: Reloaded

    Perfect Dark & Gears of War: Reloaded
    Sep 10 2025
    How six years can change an industry--from local deathmatch FPS being all the rage (Perfect Dark), to online co-op third-person cover-hugging (Gears of War: Reloaded). What We're Playing 00:52 Mark: Marfusha: Sentinel Girls (hinyari9, 2021) 10:16 Caitlin: PEAK (Team PEAK, 2025) 20:15 GOOF: Perfect Dark (Rare, 2000) 39:27 Feature Game: Gears of War: Reloaded (The Coalition, 2025) SHOUT 1:03:22 Mark: Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch (Ocean Drive Studio) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 10 m