I know we're robo-best friends and tell each other everything but... I've got a secret... I'm a Michel. Check out Memory Card Manuscript on YouTube! Discussed: What gets wetter as it dries?, Memory Card Manuscript, Astro Bot, Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, Yoko Taro's Metaphor promo, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, Starfield---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https:...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Glad I caught you! Have you heard about the Sony PlayStation? Listen to Girl Mode wherever you get podcasts! Discussed: Welcome Girl Mode to TWG!, Astro Bot, this generation in general, how many Astros?, Zero Zero: Perfect Stop, Visions of Mana, Octopath II, next week, Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO50)---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: ht...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 8
And suddenly I realized: Up, R, Left, L, B, L, R, Right, Down. Discussed: The weather, Dragon Age: Origins, Castlevania: Dominus Collection, Magic: The Gathering Arena, Are You A Miranda or an "h"?, Fishlike, overnight oats, The Analog Super Nt, A Link to the Past, Fez, talking about games, PS Bot---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://s...
Sep 04, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Season 7Ep. 7
For a LIMITED TIME you-- yes, YOU-- can join the Family-style computer revolution! Sick of having to wait for big bro to be done surfin' the web and IM-ing babes? With the Family-style computer in your computer room you and your WHOLE FAMILY can surf, search, click, drag, and scroll to your hearts content; ALL AT THE SAME TIME! Order yours TODAY! Discussed: dotzip's 1000xRESIST bonus episode, Can't Put It Down, What Should You Leave Behind? - 1000xRESIST Review by Matt Horton, Shin Megami Tensei...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 6
grandpa pcarrest this manhe talks in gameshe buzzes like a switch ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Howdy neighbor! I got you something really special. I hope you like it. It's a broken clam shell I found out front of the inn...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Who's singing about Hyrule Field under that mask? Tune into this week's episode of The Masked Gamer to find out! Discussed: The News, Nickie's Pizzablivion, Times & Galaxy, RIP Game Informer, Brendon's perpetual 3, the Steam Deck comeback, Earth Defense Force 6, the Olympics, Nine Sols, gaming on Mac, Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode Multiplayer, Whisky for Mac, Isles of Sea and Sky, Isles of Sea and Sky taught me it’s okay to move on by Garyson Morely for Polygon, Thinking Outside the Box with Sokob...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Stephen, are you coming to the block party? It's happening during the podcast.We'll be playing Bloomburrow and badminton. Discussed: Go Italy!, Earth Defense Force 6, Mario sucks, Stephen's PS5 struggle, Magic: The Gathering Arena, this ProZD sketch (which funnily enough is sponsored by M:TG Arena lol), this article on Magic archetypes, digital card games, Guncho, Twinfold, Imbroglio, the throughline, V-Rising, your friend Apple Podcasts Episode art from chapter 57 of Blue Box.---Find us everywh...
Jul 31, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 3
What we've got for you today is a classic Aether. On the nose you get notes of triple-A game. On first sip, you'll feel the familiar tang of a long running RPG series up front quickly followed by the depth of an indie darling. Finally, on the finish you'll have the unforgettable combination of Pokemon and ROM hacks. Oh, and make sure you aren't downwind of any of your fellows here; this one will make you gassy. Discussed: We're back, thank you so much for listening, new merch (link below), Patre...
Jul 24, 2024•2 hr 40 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Welcome to season seven of Into the Aether! We're kicking off a new year with an over six-hour look at our very favorite games for the Nintendo GameCube! Thank you all for listening to and supporting the show over the years, we're so excited to be back.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: ht...
Jul 17, 2024•7 hr 39 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Surprise! We're back a week early with an absolute behemoth. To celebrate hitting 1 million downloads of the show a few months ago (!!), we're proud to present our one-hundred favorite games of the decade from the years 2000 to 2009! A sincere thank you to everyone who has ever listened to, shared, or backed the show. We couldn't have done this without you, for real. We thought there was no better way to share our gratitude than by following up the fan-favorite GOTD episode we did in 2019. And f...
Jul 10, 2024•16 hr 57 min
On the finale of X-Strike Summer, AJ chats with Dom Nero (Eye of the Duck) and Kyle Starr (Y-Button) about being gamer dads, puzzle games, and how you are well within your rights to return any console within 30-days because you can't beat the Elden Ring DLC. It is *not* your fault, it's the *controller* that's broken. Dom's LinksOn Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominicknero Dom's website: https://domnero.comDom's story "the bells" in the No Tokens journal: https://notokensjournal.com/fiction/the-...
Jun 26, 2024•2 hr 59 min•Season 6Ep. 47
Shhh be very quiet... our guests are very sleepy today, they need their rest... AJ chats with Emily Price (Unwinnable), Robin Bea (inverse), Tamoor Hussain (Gamespot), and Willa Rowe (Kotaku) about Geoff's Big Week, "these uncertain times", and 1000xRESIST again! Emily's LinksEmily's Review of Saltsea Chronicles: Saltsea Chronicles Beautifully Finds A Way ForwardPast Presence for Unwinnable: https://unwinnable.com/author/emily-price/ Profile on Paste Magazine: https://www.pastemagazine.com/autho...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 46
there was a nintendo direct today, so the boys came out of ̶r̶e̶t̶i̶r̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ their summer break to talk about it real quick. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 18, 2024•46 min
This week AJ chats with Alanna Okun and Chase Allhart about their experiences with game design (and game design adjacent) education! They also confront the age old question: what even is a video game, anyway? Into the Game Jam Linksitch page: https://itch.io/jam/itgj-summer-2024Find the forum thread on the TWG Discord: Navigate to the "Games Forums" category, select the games-events forum, find "Into The Game Jam (Summer 2024)" forum thread and say hello! Alanna's LinksWebsite: https://alannaoku...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 45
Welcome to the first EVER episode of Into the Aether: X-Strike Summer! We kick of the series with games industry pros (and TWG community members) Kyle Labriola, Murray Cameron-Smith and NBZ! This week's episode is REQUIRED to be listened to at .75 speed to make up for all the times you were listening at 3x, you sickos.---Kyle's LinksBlog: https://blueberrylemonade.pika.page/Indie Games of Cohost: https://cohost.org/IndieGamesOfCohostRhythm Doctor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm...
Jun 05, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Season 6Ep. 44
You've traveled far and faced trials that would demoralize most... or worse. But here you emerge, into the sun, holding in your hands the thing you've been searching for so long: The Uncharted bonus episode of Into the Aether.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow...
May 31, 2024•3 hr 7 min
iO, eat your heart out. See you on July 17th! Discussed: XStrike Summer, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Myst, Animal Well, Brendon solving the final puzzle of The Witness, Brendon's number 16 Game of the Year, Zero Stranger, Void Ranger, Burnout Paradise, the PSP, Soma Bringer, the Xeno series, Diablo, have a good Summer (to our Northern hemisphere pals)!---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreo...
May 29, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Season 6Ep. 43
When hope is lost and humanity is on the brink of devastation, there's only one tried and true strategy to snap victory from the jaws of certain evisceration. Discussed: Out of the Realm, being a regular: revisted, Brendon on The Besties!, Crow Country, Resident Evil, Signalis, Zero Ranger, Void Stranger, NieR: Automata, gaming on the Apple iPad, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, emulation, Monster Hunter Portable Third, PPSSPP, FTL: Faster Than Light, Civilization VI, Shogun: Total War, Rome: Tot...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 6Ep. 42
Ah crap, this guy comes in everyday and orders the same thing: podcasts, puzzle games, double helping of Pokémon, and Supergiant game... hey buddy! The usual? Aha yeah... death to Chronos... that never gets old... Discussed: Being a regular, Paws and Clause, dotzip, Out of the Realm, Animal Well, Fez, The Witness, being 34, Pokémon Unbound, a Nuzlocke run 👁️, Pokémon Legends Z-A, Hades II Early Access, death to Chronos!---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd lik...
May 15, 2024•2 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 41
Welcome to Out of the Realm: Petals and Ashes! An original tabletop roleplaying game adventure written by Stephen Hilger based on the Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition ruleset! This episode is part one in a three-part Patreon-exclusive series. To hear parts two and three head to https://patreon.com/intothecast and become a monthly supporter! Our adventure begins in the city of Lakelight Keep, a mysterious mountain city where it is perpetually Spring. Our heroes, Artyk Bygguy (played by AJ), Izh...
May 14, 2024•3 hr 50 min
Yeah yeah "Sonic the Hedgehog stole from Dragonball Z," I've heard it all before. The thing people are afraid to say is that Master Roshi stole his entire vibe from Jimmy Buffett. Think about it. This episode is brought to you by Flight Rising! Register for free at flightrising.com. Discussed: Life updates, Out of the Aether, Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 (the movies), the possibility of a Sonic x Dragonball AMV from early YouTube (something like this, perhaps 😉), Dragonball Z: Kakarot, Dragonball X...
May 01, 2024•2 hr 41 min•Season 6Ep. 39
Sorry, what? You’ve seen the grenade roll downhill before? Haven’t you heard that being jaded is over? We’re past that! The grenade is ROLLING down the HILL!! Discussed: Gamecube, Star Fox Adventures, Dexter on Showtime, Animal Crossing, Tidings from the Aether, Dragonball Z: Kakarot, the Sega Saturn, Grandia, Farcry 2, Idle Thumbs, Austin Walker's talk at the Different Games Conference 2016, a mysterious project coming sometime in the future hehe.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlin...
Apr 24, 2024•2 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 38
Behold! Behold! Gaze up the resplendent curvature of Egg! Let those who dwelled here shout out in His glorious voice! Cock-a-doodle doo! Use code AETHER20 when subscribing to Pika Pro for 20% off your first year of blogging! Discussed: Out of the Aether, Fallout (the TV series), Fallout 4 (the video game), Fallout 3 (the video game), Noah Caldwell Gervais' "A Thorough Look at Fallout", Fallout Shelter, Idle Thumbs, Lifeline, Fallout Shelter updates, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Tony Hawk's P...
Apr 17, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Season 6Ep. 37
Oi bruv. Check 'is thing out. It's a "PlayDate" and that there's the crank. Go on. Give it a whirl, yeah? Brendon's Backloggd list of PlayDate titles: https://www.backloggd.com/u/brendonbigley/list/best-of-playdate/ Discussed: The Playdate, mobile gacha games, Apple being pressured to allow emulators on the App Store, The Crank, Video Game Podtimism, games on the Playdate, Mars After Midnight, SatOlite, Celeste Classic, Bloom, Shining/Shadow Gadget, Root Bear, rougelikes, Under the Castle (liste...
Apr 10, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Season 6Ep. 36
Join Stephen, Sadie and Kim down down down by the river as they talk about a game they have each spent at least 20 times this episode length playing! Follow Sadie! - https://www.instagram.com/sadieposting/ Listen to NPC Incorporated! - https://www.machineculture.com/npc-incorporated Follow Kim! - https://bsky.app/profile/ohkimmies.bsky.social Listen to Frog of the Week! - https://frogpod.online---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast...
Apr 08, 2024•6 hr 40 min
If you're podcasting, make it about Dragon's Dogma 2. Discussed: Dragon's Dogma 2---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/p...
Apr 03, 2024•3 hr 40 min•Season 6Ep. 35
It's the 1998 sensation that's still sweeping the nation.That's right, it's a bonus episode all about Glover! Discussed: Glover---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbi...
Apr 01, 2024•27 min
This week's episode is PAXed with games, hosts, and Original Characters. Discussed: freesound.org, Darn Tootin, PAX East, Vampire Survivors Adventure Mode, Children of the Sun, Slice & Dice 3.0, Portrait vs Landscape mode, the Backbone, how to fiid your Miis, The Last Story, Murder by Numbers, One Shot, NOT Dragon's Dogma 2, another shot---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intotheca...
Mar 27, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Season 6Ep. 34
HELLO AND WELCOME TO INTO THE AETHER! WE'RE LIVE FROM THE MOUNTAIN DEW BOOTH, TALKING WITH SHADOWHEART ABOUT HER NEW COLLABORATION WITH THE BEVERAGE TITAN AND NINTENDO! WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXCLUSIVE SWITCH THEME?! Discussed: How do you beat games?, Unicorn Overlord update, Balatro, Some advice for beginning Unicorn Overlord, the best and third-best selling game in Japan last week, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, RTS mean "Real Time Saturdaynightliveaudition", The Nintendo Wii and the los...
Mar 20, 2024•2 hr 39 min•Season 6Ep. 33
