The Season 1 finale has our hosts play through the Paper Mario game that changed everything. Max and Logan peel back the sticky layers of the Nintendo 3DS exclusive Paper Mario: Sticker Star to get a grasp on the influence of Shigeru Miyamoto. How has this portable game defined the franchise for the last decade?

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• Developer - Intelligent Systems
• Platform - Nintendo 3DS
• Release Date - November 11, 2012 in North America, December 6, 2012 in Japan
• Producers - Kensuke Tanabe, Toshiyuki Nakamura, and Shinya Takahashi
• Game Directors - Naohiko Aoyama and Taro Kudo
• Composers - There were 11 Composers

Metacritic - 75/100

• Paper Mario: Sticker Star wiki
• Iwata Asks - Paper Mario: Sticker Star
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• Dinosaur Planet Turns into Star Fox Adventures
• When Miyamoto First Played Zelda: Breath of the Wild, He Wouldn't Stop Climbing Trees

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This episode was originally recorded on August 4, 2021.

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YouTube Season 2 Teaser

• Episode 1: God of War (PlayStation 2), releasing on October 13, 2021.
• Episode 2: God of War: Ascension (PlayStation 3), releasing on October 27, 2021.
• Episode 3: God of War II (PlayStation 2), releasing on November 10, 2021.
• Episode 4: God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PlayStation Portable), releasing on November 24, 2021.
• Episode 5: God of War: Chains of Olympus (PlayStation Portable), releasing on December 8, 2021.
• Episode 6: God of War III (PlayStation 3) releasing on December 22, 2021.
• Episode 7: God of War (2018) (PlayStation 4) releasing on January 5, 2022.

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Season 2 sets a course through the myth of ancient Greece with God of War. Max Roberts and Logan Moore travel back to the original God of War, not to be confused with 2018's God of War. Has Kratos changed all that much since 2005? Does the quest for vengeance hold up?

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• Developer - Sony Santa Monica Studio
• Platform - PlayStation 2 (Remaster released on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita)
• Release Date - March 22, 2005 (Nov. 17, 2009 on PS3, May 6, 2014 on Vita)
• Game Director - David Jaffe
• Producer - Shannon Studstill
• Combat Designers - Derek Daniels, Richard Foge, Eric Williams, David Jaffe, and Todd Papy
• Composers - Gerard Marino, Mike Reagan, Ron Fish, Winifred Phillips, Winnie Waldron, Cris Velasco, and Marcello De Francisci

Metacritic - 94/100

• God of War - Wikipedia
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• God of War: Ragnarok Reveal Trailer
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This episode was originally recorded on September 25, 2021.

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