Todd hates slime. He hates it when things get goopy. So he went to a planet full of it to exact his revenge. We, however, are indifferent to slime, and also think this game isn't too terribly bad. So we talk about the dead-end economics of the slime-content, and carousels for some reason.
This week we wrap up Chinatown with a little science experiment... performed on us. Our quest for the Ankaran Sarcophagus has led us into the underworld of the Kuei-jin, who want to subject us to something called the Belmont Protocol. Additionally, we do some standout side quests, with one massive addition from the Clan Quest Mod. Other Segments: Clan Chapbook: The Kuei-jin Chronicles of Darkness: Fera (animal shapeshifters) Up on a Soapbox: The Troika Curse...
Kaye, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, Heartworm, SPRAWL, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Alterium Shift. Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy. Kaye: Metal Gear Solid Delta. Heartworm. Picross. Ben: PAX West. The Fate of the Fellowship. Moxie: SPRAWL. Fallen London. The Division 2. The Multiplayer: Put together an RPG team out of any video game character! The End Boss: Silksong stomped all over other indie game relea...
Bob Mackey of the Retronauts joins Kaye this week to talk about Majora's Mask, whose pitch is that you only have three days to save the world, but you have as many three days as you want. This is the bleaker and more ambitious sibling to the beloved Ocarina of Time, and it's a standout title in its own right even if it's (wrongly, in our opinion) divisive. The inhabitants of Termina walk daily under a reminder of their pending doom, and Link and his many transformation masks are their only hope ...
Shame.
Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum advertises itself as a lost NES adaptation of the Garbage Pail kids line of collectible trading cards. In reality, it’s a modern game made by talented devs who make games for NES hardware. And it’s pretty fine! But there are so many Garbage Pail kids to talk about, so we spend most of our time camping out on them. Want 204 bonus episodes of this show? Just become a $5 member of our Patreon! To suggest a game for polls or randomizations, jus...
Let's get to know our friend Ignacio a little bit. Our friends, the Kettlemans, have gotten into a bit of a bother and Ignacio might know where they went. He was the last one to see them before they went missing, after all.
Howdy do! We've got heaps of questions today, so let's not waste any time dilly-dallying! Upcoming Games September: Majora’s Mask (w/ Bob Mackey of Retronauts) Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye Against the Storm October: Mouthwashing Silent Hill 2 Remake Cryptmaster F.E.A.R. Support Watch Out for Fireballs!...
Our theory is that the mummy is more of a Sorcerer in this one. This 90s oddity is an adventure movie with horror elements, but it's still pretty charming and visually compelling to this day. Next Month: John Carptener's The Thing!
Rest in peace, furbaby
It’s hard to think of a more damning indictment of the state of the world in 2025 than the fact that a cheap RTS developed to shock people with gender stereotypes in 1996 is really tame in comparison to what happens today. What happens in this game is by no means good, but it plays in tropes that are so outdated as to be cartoonish. Tim HomeImprovement would tell it to get better material. Want 204 bonus episodes of this show? Just become a $5 member of our Patreon! To suggest a game for polls o...
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Nine Kings, Threshold, Voxelgram, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Nine Kings. Elden Ring. Ben: Voxelgram. Moxie: Warhammer 40k: Darktide. Kaye: Threshold. Eyes on the Exam. The Multiplayer: What kind of game surprised you, either positively or negatively? The End Boss: AI company’s poll says game developers love AI, don’t ask any further questions. John Carpenter’s game, Toxic Commandos, announced at GamesCom. Valor Mortis is a first person Soulslike fro...
What if a video game really, fully embodied that you can just blow shit up? Welcome to Mercenaries. Earn tons of money, explode some bad people, and generally play however the hell you want. Join as we explore this expression-first mission-based sandbox.
Why are so many of these episodes about highly sexualized version of Spider-Man?
You are a rock and roll musician who fights creatures in virtual reality! You embody rock'n'roll in every way except the music. What's more, you received a job offer from Uganda!
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about the Battlefield 6 beta, Is This Seat Taken?, Grunn, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Grunn. Kaye: Is This Seat Taken? Merge Maestro. Look Outside. Moxie: Fallen London. Dennis: Various N64 games. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Battlefield 6 (Beta) The Multiplayer: Strange (video game) Currencies. The End Boss: Doom: The Dark Ages takes you to the Ripatorium....
Nacho has joined the party! We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
For the first time since 2019, Watch Out for Fireballs! is going to have a panel at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this October, the weekend of October 17-19! We will be giving an updated version of our 7/10 Games talk, with new games and new guests (we'll have at least one Retronaut with us). We don't currently know when our slot is, but we will announce it when we have more details. We will not have a table set up at the show this year, but Gary and I will be present and carrying around swag t...
This week Gary welcomes acquaintance of the network Will Hughes (Everything to Guppy) to the co-host chair to discuss Hazelight Studios' Split Fiction. This podcast is half science fiction, half fantasy. In the fantasy half, we pretend that stories aren't based on a writer's experiences in life. In the sci-fi half, we send you this podcast through the power of space lasers. Split Fiction has a lot of really cool ideas, but still fails as a story in some fundamental ways. We want to praise the ga...
Poetry Corner (attempted)
Dynamite Dux is a forgotten Sega arcade beat-em-up with a profoundly cursed aura. Play five minutes of it and tell me this game isn’t haunted to hell and back. Then, come with us as we talk about the raunchy easter egg that took people 30 years to uncover.
Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Cyclopean: The Great Abyss, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, Look Outside, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Alterium Shift. Banyu Lintar Angin - Little Storm. A Raven Monologue. Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. Moxie: Fallen London. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Dennis: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Burnout Paradise Remastered. Rocket League. Elden Ring. Kaye: Look Outside. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. The Multiplayer: Tell us your favorite loading screens! The ...
What happens when you give the original Metroid a glow-up with the Super Metroid engine? A lot of cool stuff, and some weird stuff. It's not a perfect fit, but the result is still the second best Metroid game ever made. Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
Two tired men, talking about ghosts. (No ghost.)
Are you ready for an episode about a notoriously derided Superman game hosted by two people who don’t really care for or know about Superman, and haven’t seen that new movie everyone’s raving about? We hope so!
Okay! We'll talk, we'll talk! Just please stop with the questions!
It's time to go back where it all began. We begin with a day in the life of down-on-his-luck lawyer, Jimmy McGill and end with the single encounter that creates the entire Breaking Bad story. We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Witchfire, Date Everything, and much more! The Grind: Moxie: Witchfire. Warhammer 40k: Darktide. Dennis: Warhammer 40k: Darktide. Chameleon Run. Kaizen: A Factory Story. Elden Ring. Ben: City of Six Moons. Dune Imperium. Date Everything. Kaye: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. The Multiplayer: Pitch some troll casting for a video game movie. The End Boss: Payment processors continue crackdown on NSFW and LGBTQ+...
You are a body. In a video game, you are a body sometimes. Other times, you are a menu, representing a body. What does a game really need to get you to embody the story it wants to tell? Upcoming Games: August: -Metroid Zero -Split Fiction (Gary and Will) -Mercenaries: Playground September: -Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Kaye and Bob Mackey) -Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye -Against the Storm Support Watch Out for Fireballs!...
(Re-upload to try to correct clipping issues that were reported.) It was a weird Saturday. [CONTAINS PUBLIC VIOLENCE, MENTIONS OF GUN USAGE, PET DEATH]
