Sacrifice - whether you're saving the world or summoning a deity, Sacrifice is a huge part of games and popular media in general. This topic was whittled down from a suggestion by @Johnny.Boy.Jones , who talked to us at PodCon (RIP). Originally entitled "Destined to die in order to save the world," the idea of "Sacrifice" is explored in many different ways. Colin picks a game that matches this topic exactly, earning 50 bonus points. Dave pushes back on Giovanni's bad, bad opinions. Greg helps Da...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 58
Have you heard the word? Do you know the secret phrase? This episode is for those in the know ONLY. "Conspiracy" is the topic, brought to us from fellow Illuminati Alex Choate - @achoatexo on Instagram! Greg falls down a Half-Life 3 rabbit hole. Colin explains how different timelines intersect. Dave condemns DARPA. Giovanni is here to tell you the kids are all right (but what's in those chemtrails, ya know?) Send us your coded messages Twitter and Facebook , or subliminally communicate with us o...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 57
Listeners, breathe deep and repeat after us: "The topic is fruit." We recommend repeating this sentence often over the course of this episode. Welcome to "Fruit," at topic that comes to us from Stephanie Charas - @StepUpTheGame on Twitter! Dave discloses his allergy reports. Greg is happy to no longer be debating interesting things or having nice conversations. Giovanni explores the uneasy space between power and punishment. Colin has thoughts about eggs. Tell us your favorite fruit by on Twitte...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 56
What's better than four hosts on this show? Four hosts PLUS a special guest! Andrew (@arhenderson) from fellow videogame podcast Debate This! joins the LTRT crew for a full hour of spicy takes and unpopular opinions. It's our most controversial and unpopular episode yet! Andrew walks us through how we can accidentally kill god using the power of friendship. Greg hates on every 90s kids' favorite Legend of Zelda game. Dave tries to redeem Anthem. Giovanni mourns the loss of BossKey Studios. Colin...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 55
Charge your card and deposit your soul credits, Hell Arcade (now rebranded as ArcHades) is open and ready to accept your soul. This episode's topic - Arcades - comes to you courtesy of both Laila (@ RowdyLaila ) of the Bigfoot and Bob Podcast and Satan! Tune in for approximately 20 minutes of videogame discussion bookended by all the bits you could ever need. You want the world's greatest arcade salesman? You got it. You want a Nintendo Labo Coffin? We have that too? How about some Lou Bega nost...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 54
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us during our 24-hour charity stream benefitting AbleGamers. Because of you, we managed to raise over $1,700 while also making the absolutely worst looking Mario pizza in video game history. Thank you all and look forward to all types of streams and other content from us over the next year. Your hosts have survived the 24-hour charity stream and, in the Aftermath of that great event, emerged stronger than ever before. Welcome to what what we have deemed o...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 53
ANNOUNCEMENT: We hope you'll tune-in to our 24-hour Charity Livestream benefitting the AbleGamers Foundation! Saturday, February 16th 10 a.m. ET - Sunday February 17th 10 a.m. ET. We'll be playing 24 games in 24 hours, so make sure to subscribe to our Twitch channel (twitch.tv/lefttriggerrighttrigger) and come say hello! Hoo boy, this episode has been a long time coming. Season two of Left Trigger Right Trigger comes to a thrilling conclusion with this discussion on the topic of Immersion. Dave ...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 52
Welcome new listeners! Thank you everyone who talked to us at PodCon - hope you like an episode full of eels. We're back from Seattle and ready to really slop down a whole pie. Giovanni channels Reggie Fils-Aimé and his love of big pizza. Colin teaches everyone the best way to watch the Ratchet and Clank film. Greg gets spicy about his favorite Chex Mix flavors. Dave refuses to "Weekend at Bernie's" his fellow hosts. Thanks to our listener Bonecake for suggesting this topic! We will be doing our...
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 51
REMINDER: LTRT WILL BE AT PODCON JAN 19-20! WE'LL BE SHARING A TABLE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD - COME GIVE US A HIGH FIVE! NOW BACK TO THE SHOW NOTES WE KEEP GETTING WARNINGS ABOUT. We have a special guest who, for once, actually knows what they're talking about. Colin questions the validity of a console, Giovanni eases into the fray, Dave wishes for a more wistful and personal fight, and Greg mentions something else entirely. If you'd like to start training for your next bout...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 50
REMINDER: LTRT WILL BE AT PODCON JAN 19-20! WE'LL BE SHARING A TABLE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD - COME GIVE US A HIGH FIVE! NOW BACK TO THE SHOW NOTES YOU KNOW AND LOVE. It was the year 3019 and President Gex was in the middle of his 14th consecutive term in office. Staring out the window of the Oval Office, sipping termite bourbon from an ancient crystal tumbler, he watched the rain patter against the glass and grew nostalgic. His finely honed software-driven mind began to wan...
Jan 01, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 49
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: LTRT WILL BE AT PODCON JAN 19 - 20! WE'LL BE SHARING A TABLE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD - COME SAY HI! NOW ON WITH THE SHOW NOTES. Congratulations listeners! We've made it to the last LTRT episode of 2018. And what an odd year it's been, since literally no games have come out. As you can imagine, it's been unbelievably complicated to create a video game podcast when there just aren't any dang new games to talk about. Hopefully 2019 will be a little better. Tun...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 48
Winter is, well, here, and your hosts have a brand new episode to keep you warm on those dark, lonely nights. Greg hibernates through the whole episode. Giovanni and Colin have a nice fireside chat about snowboarding. Dave pitches the most ambitious crossover of all time. It's an episode the whole family can love, except for maybe the first 20 minutes that's all thirsting for The Grinch. Please send us your personalized Grinch fan fiction on Facebook and Twitter . You can leave your warm beverag...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 47
Welcome to the spiritual sequel to our comedy episode: a spoilerific episode on "Tragedy!" Join your tragically flawed hosts as they attempt to suss out the struggles and successes of tragic games. Greg spoils a game moment that has been around for decades. Giovanni reveals a hidden tragic ending that never came to be. Colin lives for the BBC serials that end in tragedy. Dave examines the tragedy that is Josef Fares. Please feel free to send us your cathartic insights into tragedy over on our Fa...
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 46
WELCOME, BELOVED LISTENERS, TO THE LEFT TRIGGER RIGHT TRIGGER COMEDY HOUR. Tonight's very special episode features all an all star cast of comedic players, here to tickle your funny bone on the topic of "Comedy." Master of Ceremonies Dave immediately supplants the regular host in making this the funniest episode of LTRT on this particular topic. Contact juggler Giovanni warms up the crowd with this jokes about scooters (and maybe dead children? It's hard to say). Infamous magician's assistant Co...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 45
Welcome to a vaguely spooky episode of Left Trigger Right Trigger. Slightly scary guest Andrew Zucosky joins your hosts to discuss "Disempowerment," a word that may not actually exist. And how appropriate, dear listeners, because is there anything as ambiguously eerie as the plausible deniability of existence? Tune in as Andrew gushes over anything approximating a tentacle. Greg talks about his jaws that bite, his claws that catch. Giovanni says he's not going to talk about something and then to...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 44
This episode of Left Trigger Right Trigger was made possible by our sponsors - Mountain Dew and Hale & Hearty Soups. Advertisements: they surround us, embrace us, become the content of our very minds. Advertising makes the world go round - shout out to our tertiary sponsor Rand McNally. "Rand McNally: Wherever you are, that's a place." Where there is profit to be made, advertising is sure to follow. Tune in as your hosts discuss the ups and downs of sponsored content (brought to you by Littl...
Oct 09, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 43
SURPRISE loyal LTRT listeners! Here's a very special episode of our newest show: Fullmetal Bazinga. We hope you like it - if you do, why not go over and subscribe to that feed? There's already a piping hot new episode waiting for you to enjoy. On with the description! Welcome to the premiere episode of Fullmetal Bazinga: A Real Show for Humans and Other Sentient Beings. We invite you to join us every week as we seek the truth behind the cultural touchstone known as "The Big Bang Theory." In this...
Sep 28, 2018•35 min
We're not the great communicators that we used to be, apparently. However, that won't stop us from discussing "Communication" in this episode of LTRT. Giovanni hints at potentially joining a cult. Colin talks about how much they love screaming. Dave tries to stop this whole situation from blowing up. Greg courts a new sponsor for this podcast. AS THE PROPHECIES FORETOLD, A SPECIAL NEW SHOW WILL APPEAR IN YOUR PODCAST FEED LATER THIS WEEK. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Make sure to like us on Facebook to...
Sep 25, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 42
The long awaited Sports episode has finally happened! If there's one thing these four hosts know about, it's sports. They love talking about sports. They love reading about sports. They love dreaming about sports. Everything you've ever wanted to know about sports gets discussed in this episode. Colin talks about sports in which you hit balls with your fists. Giovanni talks about sports that are violent, but entertaining. Dave talks about stereotypes in sports. Greg talks about a sport involving...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 41
THE WHOLE OONIVERSE WAS IN A HOOT DENSE STATE! Double-O August wraps up with legitimately like 20 minutes of discussion on the Big Bang Theory. We aren't sure what happened but it's tangentially related to the the topic of "Outdoors." Giovanni confesses to a crime he committed against his own grandfather. Colin proposes so jolly cooperation in the woods. Greg can't stop talking about his area. Dave learns the truth about his long lost brother. Fullmetal Bazinga is 100% going to happen . Please h...
Aug 28, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 40
That magical time of year is upon us again: Double-O August returns, bringing with it a whole bunch of topics to delight and confuse. This is the month in which your hosts refuse to talk about anything that doesn't contain a double-o, so we hope you like it? "Cartoons" leads off this holy month, so make sure to tune in and listen to Greg get frustrated with babies. Giovanni defends his strange addiction. Dave teaches everyone how to audio-bend. Colin describes his obsidian hippo. MAKE SURE TO ST...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 39
In celebration of No Man's Sky's final launch out of its Beta phase and into the full fledged game it was meant to be, your hosts at LTRT have put together this show on the subject of "Beta." While thee inventory management simulator NMS has finally turned into the game it was meant to be, that isn't the case for other games caught in a perpetual Beta state. Giovanni explores how Betas just ruin games forever. Greg asks important questions about the role Betas play in esports. Colin makes refere...
Jul 31, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 38
Toniiiiiight. We are Pets. So let's fill the bowl with kibble, or we can all nibble, on some boooones. "Pets" is the topic in this episode, which is appropriate since they needed to spray Colin with a water bottle in this one. Tune in as Greg recounts the trauma of the worst crime ever perpetuated against him. Giovanni frets over virtual birds. Colin explores his unprocessed feelings towards Tubs the cat. And Dave just tries to pet some digital dogs. Note: Colin, in his "Vacation Dave" state, co...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 37
Vacation: all you ever wanted? Vacation, *had* to get away? These are the big questions we ask on this episode of LTRT. Vacation Dave takes everyone on a pleasure cruise through this relaxed, Island Time centered episode. Grab your drink and feel that banana wind as we explore Vacations both literal and metaphorical. Dave takes us to a bougie, but comfortable tourist resort. Colin smashes that shit apart in his personalized va-kaiju-ation. Giovanni takes us on a delightful gay-cation. Greg bring...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 36
Dads... What are they? Who are they? How did they come to be? These questions and more tickle your ears as your hosts plumb the depths of Dadhood, Fatherhood, and Daddyhood. Join us for the Second Annual Left Trigger Right Trigger Father's Day Dadstravaganza: Dadliest Catch. Your intrepid hosts discuss all things Dad-related: How to get that perfect Dadbod. Where to find your Dad when he disappears on you. How to know if the person you're speaking to is secretly a Dad. Tune in as we celebrate Fa...
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 35
Well it's the Big Show (oh) it's the Big Bad Show tonight. Er, not tonight specifically, but maybe just on this episode? E3 2018 looms over us like so many giant, muscular wrestlers, ready to slap us in the chest in a hard, loud, and frankly embarrassing fashion. Your hosts are here to give you a hardy Abdominal Stretch as they discuss the rumors (and promises) for this year's E3. Greg gives a Big Boot to an adorable pikmin-like project. Dave comes in with a Sidewalk Slam related to the Marvel C...
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 34
Don your best raid gear, fill up that cup of mountain dew, and cancel your plans because it's time for LTRT's MMO episode. In honor of MMOrial Day, your hosts have gathered to see just how many times they can raid wipe before they finally get sick of each other. Greg tanks like no one's business. Dave definitely has that DPS covered. Giovanni goes to jail for laundering money through the gold farm economy. Colin will not stop blasting his favorite Hoobastank song into the mic. It's the true MMO ...
May 22, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 33
This episode is just what you've been looking for: a hand-crafted, artisanal, small-batch podcast containing locally sourced hosts and ethically harvested jokes. Enjoy your fully personalized auditory experience as the boys cover the wide-ranging topic of "Customization" in games. Colin weighs the pros and cons of destroying the sun. Dave freeboots over 1,000 Dry Bones mods for various games. Greg sneezes and just like, doesn't even try to cover his mouth? Like he just does it uninhibited and ac...
May 08, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 32
Dear listeners, it's time to start plugging things in! Get out yer old Guitar Hero controller. Fire up the GunCon. Bust out that Wonderbook. "Peripherals" are the topic of this episode. Dave discusses the worst massage he's ever had. Greg talks about the dangers of letting moose into your arcade. Colin thinks immersion is dead. Giovanni discusses the various games that can be played with balls. Make sure you tune in for this one. And as a reminder, you'll only receive the full LTRT experience if...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 31
Those aching muscles. That throbbing headache. Only one thing can soothe the tension built up after a long week: the latest episode of Left Trigger Right Trigger. Take four doses of your (surprisingly chill) hosts and their bad jokes. You'll feel the pain just melt away. "Tension" is the topic at hand and your hosts are ready to help you relax with an extended bit about NPR and the velvety sound of their Tom Waits impressions. Your troubles will disappear as Giovanni, Colin, Greg, and Dave only ...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 30
