To prove just how dead in the water Sega was in the mid-1990s, they bet big on Bug!, a very slow 2.5D platformer that began life as a Sonic game. The Sega Saturn was a system in search of an identity, and boy howdy, Bug! did not provide it.
Jun 30, 2025•34 min
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about FBC: Firebreak, SplitGate 2, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, and much more! The Grind: Moxie: The Division 2. FBC: Firebreak. Dennis: FBC: Firebreak. Control. iRacing. SplitGate 2. Lost in Random. Lost in Random: The Eternal Die. Ben: Not Marvel Snap. Magic the Gathering. Super AutoPets Kaye: Labyrinth of the Demon King. Rocksmith 2014. The Multiplayer: Details that make a game world feel more alive. The End Boss: Killswitch Switch 2 case fails at the one...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 51 min
What's scarier in this world than trying to make friends as an adult? Tim Robinson teams up with director Andrew DeYoung to bring us an expanded look at the tragicomedy of an I Think You Should Leave character.
Jun 26, 2025•5 min
We spilled the bowl, and only questions came out. Upcoming Games: July: -Skin Deep -Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 -Cyperpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty -The Talos Principle August: -Metroid: Zero Mission -Split Fiction (with Will Hughes) -Mercenaries: World of Destruction Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 24 min
This is The Cranberries. I believe this.
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr
Have we talked about Spider-Man more than any other superhero on this show? Maybe Batman is up there. And Gary has definitely shoehorned “Turn Off the Dark” into more episodes than is necessary. But this is the first time we’ve really camped out on the Sinister Six, one of the more incoherent supervillain groups of all time. Also, take a look at Spider-Man’s sprites for this game. He’s so schlubby!
Jun 23, 2025•34 min
In which all of your questions are finally answered. We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
Jun 21, 2025•47 min
Episode Description: Kaye, Ben, and Jala talk about The Labyrinth of the Demon King, a shitload of Steam NextFest demos, and much more! The Grind: Kaye: Labyrinth of the Demon King. Ben: Baby Steps (Demo). Frosthaven (Demo). We Harvest Shadows (Demo). Jala: The Drifter (Demo). Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (Demo). Davy x Jones (Demo). Gecko Gods (Demo). Thief’s Shelter (Demo). Dead as Disco (Demo). One-Eyed Likho (Demo). Priest Simulator: Heavy Duty (Demo). Mina the Hollower (Demo). Absolum (Demo)...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 33 min
Back when Fromsoft used to experiment in the B-tier game mines, they made a bizarre Real Time card battle game. That game is Lost Kingdoms, and this is our Summer JRPG. Sometimes life takes you to unexpected places.
Jun 19, 2025•44 min
In which a bold new business idea is hatched.
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Folks, Gary chose to harm all of us by picking this game for Abject Suffering. Part of the shovelware dance game craze of about fifteen years ago, the Black Eyed Peas Experience ranks pretty low on the list of things we’ve covered. And that list is long.
Jun 16, 2025•36 min
Kaye, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Mario Kart World, KARMA: The Dark World, Skald: Against the Black Priory, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Without a Dawn. KARMA: The Dark World. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls. Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp. Kaye: Mario Kart World. Moxie: The Division 2. Ben: Skald: Against the Black Priory. The Multiplayer: Best trolls The End Boss: Resident Evil 9: Requiem announced. They’re making a Phasmophobia movie. VR game seeks to reverse near...
Jun 14, 2025•1 hr 54 min
In this spin-off of a spin-off, C&C assumes the Allies are victorious in C&C Red Alert 2, which is why Yuri is out for Revenge. Use your units and strategic wits to outsmart the enemy, and as a reward you will get to see some of the silliest cutscenes ever made. Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 39 min
A frank and wide-ranging discussion of Family Feud hosts and how they are selected.
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Covering Guardian War right after Paperboy 64 is a one-two punch of some of the most hideous games we’ve played. But looking past its shoddy veneer, Guardian War is kind of interesting, if insufficient. Of all of the 3DO games we’ve played, this is the one that’s most like an actual video game… being a kind of over-the-shoulder tactics RPG. Gary also underwent a harrowing medical experience, so we had to talk about that too.
Jun 09, 2025•33 min
New Hampshire. Practicualy an alien world to the landscape of New Mexico that we've come to know and love over the course of the series. And that's where Walt wastes away, slowly running out the clock. We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
Jun 07, 2025•41 min
We found a few more doors to check. The Last Door returns with a few more episodes to show off it's unique lo-fi adventure game style. While we're still fans, the second game doesn't work for us quite as much as the first. Still lots of cool stuff to talk about though! Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 42 min
Would you believe that the Paperboy game for the N64 would be one of the ugliest things we’ve covered for this show? It seems like that would be hard to accomplish, given the competition, but this game’s spindly polygonal horrors are genuinely unnerving.
Jun 03, 2025•36 min
B. Plus.
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 2 min
In this episode we dance ourselves clean and visit a haunted house. Other Segments: Chronicles of Darkness: Ghosts and Geists Handbook of t In this episode we dance ourselves clean and visit a haunted house. Other Segments: Chronicles of Darkness: Ghosts and Geists Handbook of the Recently Deceased: Stealth Guess Who: Jeannette and Therese LA By Night: The Deb of Night Radio Show
Jun 01, 2025•5 min
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Parasocial, Pacific Drive, [SUBJECT], and much more! The Grind: Ben: Expedition 33: Clair Obscur. Pacific Drive. Dennis: Smash Hit. What the Car. Doom: The Dark Ages. Moxie: Fallen London. Borderlands 3. Kaye: [SUBJECT]. Parasocial. The Multiplayer: What AAA game successfully avoided pandering to you? The End Boss: Alex Garland to write and direct the Elden Ring movie. Neil Druckman ruins the ending of The Last of Us. Switch 2 might have USB mouse support?...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 30 min
We've already killed viruses, parasites and fungi, what could possibly be waiting for us in the future? Heck, what would we do with it? Upcoming Games: June: The Last Door Seson 2 Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge Lost Kingdoms July: Skin Deep Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Cyberpunk2077: Phantom Liberty The Talos Principle Support Watch Out for Fireballs!...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 43 min
In which poetry is read, unfortunately
May 27, 2025•1 hr
Make no mistake: This is a game created for a furry vore comic… but it’s such a mild example of what we can only assume is fetish material that all we’re left with is a pretty okay Popeye arcade game clone. So we talk about the many faces of Gordon Ramsey instead.
May 26, 2025•38 min
Look upon Walt's works, the mighty, and despair. It's all about to come crumbling down. We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
May 25, 2025•45 min
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 using this site Music by Gary, podcast art by our friend Wayne...
May 24, 2025•51 min
Kaye, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Doom: The Dark Ages, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, Void Crew, and much more! The Grind: Kaye: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Rocksmith 2014 Remastered. Dennis: Doom: The Dark Ages. Moxie: Void Crew. Fallen London. The Multiplayer: Let’s talk about video games within video games! The End Boss: Epic creates Darth Vader chatbot, ethical minefield. Sephiroth’s sword changes length, canonically....
May 23, 2025•1 hr 39 min
What if combat was less about hitting your opponent, and more about circling around them at very high speeds? Ace Combat 4 is one of the genre standards for the dog-fighting genre. There aren't that many games in there, so when people like one it generally stands out. But is there enough there to entertain the non-fan of the genre? And how did they manage to add an alternate reality plot to this?
May 22, 2025•42 min
Ft. The Sunspots From Ipanema
May 20, 2025•59 min
People have been asking us to cover the Burger King games for as long as this show has existed. They fit the remit of Abject Suffering so perfectly! But emulation is difficult, and we wanted to make absolutely sure we could play these games perfectly, so we could avoid talking about them and instead dwell on how the Burger King corporation wasted a character with the amazing name “The Duke of Doubt”.
May 19, 2025•43 min