The year 1998 brought us a Blues Brothers revival that shouldn't have happened, and which nobody wanted. But Dan Akyroid's face gets itchy without those sunglasses, and he charged ahead anyway. Then they made a game adaptation of the movie, kind of, two years later. Instead of talking about that, we talk about the ways that movie revivals have changed, and get really fixated on rebooting the horrible movie "Stealth."
The seventh season of the Venture Bros. is a weird one in that it begins with what is, effectively, a Venture Bros. movie known as the Morphic Trilogy. The first part, this episode, deals with an apparent haunting at VenTech Tower, the efforts of Rusty's friends to stop it, and the revelation of a horrible secret that goes back to the very beginnings of the show. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer....
Everything To Guppy is a weekly comedy/gaming podcast that releases four 15-minute episodes in a single hour-long chunk every Tuesday for reasons that seemed good at the time. Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.
Something is happening with our brains, and we're in this period where we're extremely receptive to schlock. To the point where we can't guarantee that Harvester won't become a WOFF! episode at some point. It's a bizarre FMV adventure game that's all about the glorification of violence, and it's full of some extremely potent, trashy horror ideas.
It's time we finally show that horny bastard Margit what we're made of, so we storm Stormveil Castle and find the horrors inside. This is part one of two, covering the Margit fight, the insides of the castle walls, Sorcerer Rogier, and the grisly grafting kitchens. Next week's episode will take us up through the Godrick fight.
Hello and welcome to our semi regular MCU check in. In this episode we discuss the entire plot of Dr Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, so fair warning to those of you that haven't seen it yet. We also talk about some trailers! Quick note: this was recorded before the most recent Thor trailer, so we didn't know the movie had a story yet. Oops! Reminder that you can read along with and ahead of the show by subscribing to Marvel Unlimited (we don't get paid for you doing that, so it's not an a...
This week we talk about the many reasons to replay a game, including some psychological ones, and why you should give yourself permission to take a warm bath in the familiar. We also read your responses to May's games: The Beginner's Guide, Teardown, and Max Payne 3. Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
Who's ready for some trash? There's a television that summons zombies. Wait, not exactly zombies. The Video Dead, who have their own rules f Who's ready for some trash? There's a television that summons zombies. Wait, not exactly zombies. The Video Dead, who have their own rules for some reason. There's a horny boy named Jeff who's trying his best to get everyone killed, a Texan Van Helsing, and literal spit-takes for days. This straight to video schlock is charming and unpredictable, and the fa...
This week we read your thoughts on season six of the Venture Bros., talk about the extra features on the DVD, and offer up our final summation on the show's attempt to reboot itself in New York. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer.
Everything To Guppy is a weekly comedy/gaming podcast that releases four 15-minute episodes in a single hour-long chunk every Tuesday for reasons that seemed good at the time. Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.
The kids are going to have to learn about FUB and his obscure war at some point. That's why we're covering Loaded, a bonkers shooter that has all the charm of seven Twisted Metal games rammed together. We also talk about the Miracle of Uncles.
The Weeping Peninsula is rich with foreshadowing of major players and themes to come, and our first exposure to many mysteries about what forces tangle with the Golden Order. We head into the northern forests and westward, talking about the Demihuman Forest Ruins, the Wandering Mausoleum, the Tower of Return, and so much more. Next week we take our chomp at Stormveil Castle and finally get some revenge on that terrible Margit.
On this episode we cover Uncanny X-Men #105-108, the end of the Dark Phoenix Saga. It's a good 'un! Reminder that you can read along with and ahead of the show by subscribing to Marvel Unlimited (we don't get paid for you doing that, so it's not an ad, it's just a cool service). You can also use Comixology, or buy the trades from your local comic book shop (the preferred method, if we're being honest). Be sure to check with your local library to see if they have them there! You can find one usin...
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about even more Elden Ring, Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion, Dagon, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Elden Ring. Dennis: Rainbow Six: Extraction. Gears of War. Donut County. David: Destiny 2. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realm. Kole: Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion. Dagon. Multiplayer: What’s the worst mistake you’ve made in a game? The End Boss: Sony announces initial lineup for revamped PS+. Dead by Daylight is getting more Resident Evil content. Silent Hill rumors l...
Poor Max. Poor sad, hyper competent timelord Max. Our man is in Brazil this time, playing the patsy and killing more people than most video game protagonists do in a lifetime. When Rockstar took over the franchise, fans feared that they would ruin this classic series. They were half right, turns out, as bolting a cover system onto the breach and clear pace of Max Payne has damaged the pacing. So did adding a truly criminal number of cutscenes. There are moments of thrilling action and fun, and a...
3 Ninjas is a film franchise that is a beloved favorite of the post-Goonies pre-Sandlot set, and we didn't even realize they made a game of it. There's not much to talk about here, so we instead fixate on the movies, whether or not kids today share our martial arts fascinations, and how Kole is a very bad uncle.
Season 6 comes to a screeching and awkward stop with a finale that wasn't supposed to be a finale. The Blue Morpho has one villain left to take down: the fearsome Red Death. Too bad Red Death has been recruited into a joint operation between the Guild and the OSI to capture and kill the Blue Morpho. An operation that requires some delightful decoy Ventures. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer....
Everything To Guppy: The KR-ZONE is a one-shot comedy/gaming podcast that releases four 15-minute episodes in a single hour-long chunk every Tuesday for reasons that seemed good at the time. Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) and Kole Ross (Watch Out For Fireballs) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time...
Hugo's House of Horrors is a classic adventure game that's actually quite charming. Doubly so when you see how vehemently the designer insists that he'd never heard of Maniac Mansion before making it. We also talk about how J. Jonah Jameson and Cornholio are related, and how Kole's got snakes.
There's a revolt afoot at Castle Morne, and we're headed there ourselves to see the carnage. The Misbegotten, forced into servitude because There's a revolt afoot at Castle Morne, and we're headed there ourselves to see the carnage. The Misbegotten, forced into servitude because of the coincidence of their birth, have turned the place into a slaughterhouse. And it's likely related to other doings on the continent, related to the Ailing Village and its frenzied inhabitants, or the strange field p...
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Space Punks, Resident Evil Village, House Flipper, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Deathloop. Resident Evil Village. Dennis: Slay the Spire. Space Punks. David: Space Punks. Loot River. No Man’s Sky. Destiny 2. Kole: House Flipper. The Multiplayer: What piece of art or music would you like to see made into a game? The End Boss: Gotham Knights won’t be coming out on last gen consoles. Microsoft commits further to accessible hardware....
Teardown is an extremely good game. Don't expect a meaningful story or even a huge amount of variety, but DO expect a lot of freedom and a lot of destruction. You're a criminal who takes on jobs to steal, destroy, and commit fraud across several sandbox-style maps made of physics-modeled voxels. The majority of missions are tense heists where you spend the first part meticulously planning your routes, and the second part just barely managing to escape in time. Like the best games, it's about the...
This newest Resident Evil movie is simultaneously a better adaptation and a better movie than the Paul W.S. Anderson movies, while also not being good enough. It crams the broad story of the first two Resident Evil games into a breathless mess that's goofy and entertaining, while wasting tons of opportunities to tell the best stories from the source material. But hey, at least it adapts the games.
This episode isn't a finale, but it has strong finale energy, with its Scorsese parody style and its misdirect at the beginning... We think we will witness the death of Dr. Venture, but instead we see the Monarch executing his plan to get rid of anyone's suspicion that he might be the Blue Morpho. Meanwhile, Rusty tries to throw a party for Christopher Lambert to get in with high society. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for bein...
Everything To Guppy is a weekly comedy/gaming podcast that releases four 15-minute episodes in a single hour-long chunk every Tuesday for reasons that seemed good at the time. Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.
This SNES has a mission to boringly go where no man has gone before! An interface that mimics the bridge of the Starship Enterprise does a lot to make this feel like a more complex game than it is, but it can't hide the terrible Away Team and ship-to-ship combat. We also talk about our Holodeck fantasies, and Kole finally gets to tell his falconry story.
This week we head to the easternmost reaches of Stormhill, exploring the dungeons, learning about Deathroot, and meeting an important NPC (and an NPC whose existence is not justified). We also head down into the very beginning stretches of the Weeping Peninsula, meeting Irina and learning about the struggles at Castle Morne.
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Loot River, Unsouled, and more! The Grind: David: Unsouled. The Gunk. No Man’s Sky. Kole: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. Save Room. Dennis: Loot River. Ben: Underwater Cities. Deathloop. The Multiplayer: What mechanic would make a game better if it was dropped? The End Boss: Maniac mods Fisher Price controller to actually work with games. Sonic memes make people happy. Chip shortage will continue into 2024....
We've got a topic and Q&A overflow, and the only way to contain all of these questions is to round 'em up. This is the first of our regular WOFF! Dispatch Roundup episodes, which we will be doing once per quarter to make sure we get to all of your questions. Topics Covered: The future for From after Elden Ring. Favorite X-COM clones. Thoughts on loading times and loading screens. What's our deal with fighting games? Games that feel like fanfiction. How to take notes on games. Heterodox game ...
Comix Zone is one of the worst examples of style over substance in the 16-bit era that you'll find outside of Psygnosis games. A perennial inclusion on Sega collections, this brawler about a comic artist who is drawn into his work is just no very fun to play. So we instead pitch the improbable comic adventures of Kole, whose comic gets cancelled... and then things start getting weird in his shut-down world.
