Episode 86: Bad Rats: The Rats' Revenge
The odds were stacked against us. However, a despicably racist and universally reviled game can still bring some delight. Bring it on, Bad Rats.
Apr 27, 2015•35 min
Abject Suffering
This is a podcast that's nominally about bad games. In reality, it's about the horror of daily life, GameFAQs Gold, strange combatants in the battle of Good vs. Evil, and a singular patriarch known only as Crick. Every Monday, Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross choose a game at random from the titles submitted by listeners, play it, and venture off on a freeform discussion that winds between the topic at hand, and the absurd.
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Episode 85: Bram Stoker's Dracula
It's another movie pitch that's sure to make us millions: Dracula Force 5. It's a crisis on infinite Transylvanias as every representation of Dracula in media throughout history converges to fulfill some dark purpose. Alternate Title: Dracula vs. Dracula vs. Dracula vs. Dracula vs. Dracula.
Apr 20, 2015•28 min
Episode 84: Tom & Jerry
We are on the verge of a dark future where the best of men know that their satisfaction can only be guaranteed if they take it into their own hands. But the powers that be are dead set on denying humanity their purpose. Across sweeping fields of sorghum, the grim world of Crick 2000 has become a reality. And we must escape.
Apr 13, 2015•42 min
Episode 83: The Crow: City of Angels
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the new nadir. Though we often traffic in bizarre oddities and inscrutable ventures, The Crow: City of Angels is a failure on every level.
Apr 06, 2015•31 min
Episode 82: Shadow of the Beast
Cloudy with a chance of eye storms.
Mar 30, 2015•25 min
Episode 81: Onesimus: The Quest for Freedom
And lo, the Lord sayeth, render a game unto my people based upon Z-List Bible characters. And it was not good.
Mar 23, 2015•34 min
Episode 80: Mickey Mousecapade
Countdown to when Iron Man bursts through my apartment wall to issue a cease and desist. Then the Goof Troop will haul me off to the big mouse.
Mar 16, 2015•33 min
Episode 79: The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
On this occasion, Abject Suffering finally comes into its own, transforming into what we always knew it would be: The Egg Cast. Thank you for ushering in this apotheosis, Dizzy.
Mar 09, 2015•27 min
Episode 78: Air Fortress
Discussion of Air Fortress, a serviceable yet boring shoot 'em up / jump 'em up, quickly turns to erotic fan fiction about the robot from Lost in Space, the curse of penis-shaped food, and powdered peanut butter.
Mar 02, 2015•41 min
Episode 77: Spy vs. Spy
It's time for a slightly more straight-laced Abject Suffering as we are joined by Bob Mackey (of the Retronauts) to discuss Spy vs. Spy, MAD Magazine, and the role of satire in society. Also: Fan Fiction Rap Battles. Special Guest: Bob Mackey.
Feb 23, 2015•48 min
Episode 76: Wrath of the Black Manta
In this week's edition of Oversharing, we dedicate a good half of a podcast to discussing the strangest meats we've ever eaten. Special Guest: Zack Johnson.
Feb 16, 2015•46 min
Episode 75: Stalin vs. Martians
Where do mimes come from? How do you undertake to make fun of a clown so that he really stays made fun of? Jenni from Video Games Taco (@lycrashampoo) joins us to find out. Stalin vs. Martians was only available for purchase for a few months in 2009. It was released with all the fanfare inherent in its ridiculous premise, and then pulled from the market when its terrible strategy gameplay was ridiculed. What's left is a bizarre art project that's almost impossible to make fun of. But here we are...
Feb 09, 2015•40 min
Episode 74: Xenophobe
It was the year 2170 and Detective Jack Cyber looked out his window at the fossil fuel burning cars on the street below. Teeming throngs of citizens on roller blades frequented the payphones below. Jack's pager buzzed insistently on his desk, right as a beautiful dame walked through his office's door, past the pneumatic tube document carrier. "There's a techno dragon on the loose, Jack, and you'll never guess what it shoots from its tail." "I'm going to need at least 5 more megabytes of RAM to h...
Feb 02, 2015•37 min
Episode 73: The Incredible Crash Test Dummies
You come crash into me, and I come into you in a dummy's dream. In a dummy's dream.
Jan 26, 2015•36 min
Episode 72: Darkman
It's a Darkman's party, who could ask for more?
Jan 19, 2015•33 min
Episode 71: Chocobo Racing
Kweh.
Jan 12, 2015•35 min
Episode 70: James Pond 2: Codename Robocod
Robopond hungers. Robopond tires of the tubes making a mockery of his efforts. Robopond will make waves. Robopond will devour all. Robopond is hate.
Jan 05, 2015•32 min
Episode 69: Skate or Die 2
There's only two ways this can go.
Dec 29, 2014•31 min
Episode 68: Platoon
Two universal rules: Every dad will talk about Platoon, and never make eye contact with Kremlo.
Dec 22, 2014•28 min
Episode 67: Bubsy 3D
Sometimes we get static over how little we talk about video games on this show. We fix that this week. We found a game so bad that it broke the show: Bubsy 3D.
Dec 15, 2014•32 min
Episode 66: The Simpsons - Bart vs. the Space Mutants
It's all we ever wanted to do: to talk about The Simpsons on a show. But it shouldn't have been like this. Not like this. These aren't the aliens we were told to expect.
Dec 08, 2014•30 min
Episode 65: Metal Morph
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Dec 01, 2014•32 min
Episode 64: Kick Master
Something written for information should be to the point and not too cute. This is an episode of the Abject Suffering program about the NES game Kick Master.
Nov 24, 2014•27 min
Episode 63: Circus Charlie
"Circus Charlie" isn't the preferred nomenclature anymore, dude.
Nov 17, 2014•33 min
Episode 62: Solar Jetman
So little in this life can be regained once it is lost. Hair that is cut off grows back. Sometimes Deborah will realize she's wrong and leave Reginald, returning to your waiting arms. If you cough up any baseball-sized shanks of sea shell throat meat, you must do your best to return it to its proper place. For Christ sake.
Nov 09, 2014•31 min
Episode 61: Athena / Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
"Let's roll with it." "Throw it in." "Fuck it." These are words that cowards are afraid to say. We here at Abject Suffering are far from cowards. No, we don't just admit our mistakes, we lean INTO them.
Nov 03, 2014•28 min
Episode 60: SwordQuest: EarthWorld
For Sale: Single Chalice, gold. Wands, scepters, gems and scimitars optional, will talk. No negotiation, cash only. I'm on to your games. I've been down this road before. Bow before the zodiac puzzlemaster.
Oct 27, 2014•26 min
Episode 59: Fester's Quest
TV Land, 2:00 A.M. - The Addam's Family, "Not Without My Kitty." Uncle Fester has a breakthrough and attaches a functioning second dick to himself. Meanwhile, Gomez disrobes and devours Morticia's elbow skin.
Oct 20, 2014•35 min
Episode 58: Doug's Big Game
Hey everyone, remember Doug? The nineties, am I right? Oh man, life is a grim chore.
Oct 13, 2014•30 min
Episode 57: Fish Dude
Listeners essentially listen to a podcast, and audio program released over the internet, about an ostensibly bad but actually good video game for the Gameboy called Fish Dude. Long story short, and stated as simply as possible, this is a wonderful compliment to video games the world round.
Oct 06, 2014•28 min
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