Tanya and Jonathan talk about how Gamergate was empty drama and Tekken 8's colorblind mode looks amazing. Guests Spectra Wrestles talks about how Gaming Twitter is a black hole of meaninlessness and Jacqueline. Show notes: 0:00:00 - Cat for a Day 0:02:52 - 2024, Already a Feel Bad Year 0:04:00 - 10 Year Anniversary of Gamergate 0:12:38 - How to Stop Bickering and Have a Revolution with Spectra Wrestles 0:41:20 - The Victim/Victimizer/Protector Triangle 0:45:56 - Getting Passionate about Fighting...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 84
Tanya and Jonathan struggle as E3 finally dies its last death, Jordan Peele and Hideo Kojima reveal a new project, and guests Zoey and Sorrel talk about their GotY's like 24 Killers, Slayers X and Paranormasight. And we've got a new album too! Show notes: 0:00:00 - There's No Normies 0:07:06 - No Time for the People Who Made the Games at the Game Awards 0:09:13 - Games of the Year with Zoey Handley 0:42:18 - OD Trailer Reaction 0:43:29 - What Do You Know About Hideo Kojima? 0:48:27 - Games of th...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 83
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the VGA's total failure to talk about how real life atrocities in Palestine, and games about the real life Holocaust like A Night in the Darkness, matter to games and everything else. Guests Esther and Omar talk about making the Games of Gaza bundle and developing games under to shadow of forced displacement and constant threat, and Elly chats about Air Twister, GTA6, and her sexual Twitter timeline. 0:00:00 - Moments in the Dark 0:03:01 - The Past, Present, and Fut...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 82
Tanya and Jonathan talk about what it takes to keep true to your core while expanding your audience, using Dectective Pikachu, Pokemon Go, and Molly Mooon's Excuse Me, Sir as examples of Do's and Don'ts. Guest Melissa chats about the pros and cons of a Zelda live action movie, and Christina tells all about the joys and pains of being one of the best pixel artists in the world, currently working on Minecraft. 0:00:00 - Trigger Warning 0:00:21 - A New Life Situation 0:04:14 - The Two Types of Peop...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 81
Tanya and Jonathan banter about spicy nuts, the fall of Silent Hill Ascension, and the simple joy's of Yu Suzuki's Air Twister. Guest Johanna tells all about Typecast, her amazing new game typing and shooting game, and Siobhán talks about getting dogged for hating on Stray. 0:00:00 - Out of the Mouths of Babes 0:03:22 - Getting in the Game 0:05:22 - Talking Sprite Art with Johanna Morgan 0:27:17 - They Don't Even Like Apple Pie (Silent Hill Ascension) 0:32:27 - It's a Bit Bobbins with Siobhán Ca...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Tanya and Jonathan talk about Spider-Man 2 Vs. Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Alan Wake's foray into Fortnite. Guest Dr. Dejean waxes poetic about the confluence of cinema, games and technology, and Mina psyches us for a discussion of the history of copywrite infringement in games and elsewhere. Our guests on Twitter: Dr. Dejean: https://twitter.com/JeanChose Mina: https://twitter.com/RiverMets Circuit Court Entertainment Podcast: https://twitter.com/CCEPod...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 79
Tanya is back from her birthing break to talk to Jonathan about the mass layoffs in the game industry, and the strange anger towards the Minecraft Live 2023 mob vote. Guests Lyn and Elly talk about their struggles with predatory gaming, Unity's new policies, and loving titles that fit in the space between AAA and indie. 0:00:00 - Tanya's Day Out 0:06:41 - What's With All These Layoffs? 0:09:34 - Lyn Interview: Gacha Game Mechanics and Neurodivergent Players 0:31:46 - The Great Minecraft Election...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 78
Tanya is having a baby (maybe tonight?) so we prerecorded a "Why isn't Charles Martinet Mario anymore?" special in advance. We hope it tides you over until we're back on the mic proper again! 0:00:00 - The Mario Martinet Special 0:01:35 - A Brief History of Marios 0:02:50 - Enter Charles, the Tangible Mario 0:03:35 - The Pratt Factor 0:06:29 - I "Wonder" What's Next? 0:07:59 - Nintendo Tries a Bait and "Switch" 0:08:55 - What's a Mario Ambassador? 0:11:03 - Jonathan is a Martinet Truther 0:11:38...
Sep 19, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 76
Tanya and Jonathan prepare to take a break in the week before Tanya plans to give birth to a person. Guests Mergo and Elsa talk about the lack of heroic, playable moms in games, and what makes Final Fantasy endlessly compelling. Trigger warning: This episode involves a brief discussion of topic of suicide, and a remembrance of someone who died from it. 0:00:00 - PSA/Trigger Warning 0:00:53 - Jonathan's Dream 0:06:19 - Tanya: The Pregnant One 0:09:37 - Mergo Interview: The Mom-ification of Games?...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 76
Tanya and Jonathan talk about gaming as a safe space while meditating on Super Slide and the Bit.Trip series. Guests Sarah Carapace invites us into the disaster lesbian monster protagonist survival horror TTRPG Dungeon Bitches/Death Spiral, and sweet Rose longs for the nostalgic, subversive magic of Assassin's Creed. 0:00:00 - Twitter is Dead 0:03:04 - What's Your Gaming Safe Space? 0:04:36 - Sarah Carapace Interview: The Art of Dungeon Bitches 0:41:03 - Bit Trip Re-Runner News 0:44:34 - Super S...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the new "NPC Streamer" trend exemplified by Cherry Crush TV and PinkyDoll, then review the joy and pain of playing Double Dragon Gaiden and Pikmin 4 co-op. Guest Spectra Wrestles gabs about how working on Metroid Prime video essays, content creation on Only Fans, and taking bumps in the wrestling ring feels more pure than doing gaming streams for money, and Alannah shares her experiences processing her grief through the power of Pikmin poetry. 0:00:00 - There's Alwa...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Tanya and and Jonathan talk about happy accidents like Link's surprise genitalia and the massive amount of money game streamers make. Guests Tina Barta Bridges (Road Rules, The Challenge) makes plans for a Road Rules VR game with Jonathan, and Casey talks about all the great Halloween in July game's she's celebrating with My Friendly Neighborhood, Dredge, Amnesia: The Bunker, Fishing Vacation, Aliens: Dark Decent, and more. Time Codes: 0:00:00 - The Mississippi F*** Conspiracy 0:06:25 - Doin' It...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the morality of having sex with a person shaped like a bear in Balder's Gate 3, the horror of Skibidi, Bobby Kotick's inflated salary and deflating appearance in The White Party video, and review some G-Fuel flavors that taste like Pokemon Trainers, Spider-Man and Pewdiepie. Our guest Lynn talks about making it big on Tiktok with amazing gaming observations and Spongebob conversations, and Quinn talks about the magic, mystery and potential for Pikmin 4. Time codes: ...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 72
Jonathan quizzes Tanya on how queer games are, and if every spiderman thing should look like Spider-verse. Chelora talks about doing drag Waluigi and the pros and cons of Nintendo's representation of marginalized groups, and Alexandra talks about the invisible art of games QA. Time Codes: 0:00:00 - Sub Par Cold Open 0:03:57 - Always Coming Out But Never Fully Emerging 0:06:00 - Chelora Interview - Queer Nintendo 0:34:09 - Does It Get Queer Or Not Quiz Show 0:40:40 - Alexandra Interview - The Mys...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 71
Tanya and Jonathan talk about Whoopi Goldberg coming out as a Gamer™ , Sonic and Prince of Persia's return to their 2D roots, and the rebirth of Cart Life: The Game About how Things Are Bad. Guests Zoey Handley talks about writing for Destructoid for about half a decade, and James Interactive talks about the Friday The 13th-inspired Screaming Savage Blood Death, working with Edmund McMillen, and RV Youtubers. Time Codes: 0:00:00 - Flatulence and Prayer 0:02:54 - Whoopi Goldberg: The Last of the ...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 70
Tanya and Jonathan share impressions of the first few hours of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and sing out the apology for the Gollum game to the tune of It's So Easy Not To Try from The Return of the King animated film. Gretchen talks about how causal games are too hardcore for her, and Kim Spirit gushes about the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake and the multiple versions of Resident Evil 4 that eventually became other games. This episode is dedicate to James Franklin Holmes, 1970-2023 Time Codes: 0:00:0...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 69
0:00:00 - The Try It Liquid Diet 0:03:43 - Check Out the Video Versions of Our Interviews! 0:05:22 - Does Abstration Enhance or Diminish Emersion? 0:08:25 - BlairBears Interview: "VTuber for Charity" 0:30:38 - What's Jack Black Up To? 0:32:26 - Jonathan's Review of the Mario Movie 0:33:37 - Tenacious D's New Music Video 0:36:52 - Say Mistage Interview: "Talkin' Zak McKracken & LucasArts" 1:03:25 - Product Review: The Playdate 1:10:02 - The Hannibal Minute 1:12:27 - Game Review: Crankin's Tim...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 68Ep. 3
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the death of Waypoint, Vice's videogame journalism division, and how the new Funko Fusion game looks like trashy fun. Guests Casey Explosion and Elly talk about how working in games is fun when it's not work. Timecodes: 0:00:00 - Tanya's Thoughts on Picard 0:02:57 - Tanya & Jonathan & Rufus 0:03:40 - Workin' Hard or Hardly Workin'? 0:08:26 - Casey Explosion Interview: Work Games 0:31:40 - Videogame Junkfood 0:34:12 - Funko Pop Game 0:37:40 - Elly Interview: ...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 67
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the Sonic's successful reinvention as a murder victim, Mario's failed foray into live action, and the origin of the Muppet Babies. Guests Gretchen talk about how only bad games should be remade, and Jenny gets deep into the world of FTL fan mods. Time codes for this episode: 0:00:00 - A New Podcast 0:05:55 - Reinventing Sonic the Hedgehog 0:11:30 - What's Your Favorite Cartoon? 0:13:24 - Gretchen Interview - You Can't Remake a Good Thing 0:37:50 - Reinventing Mario ...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 66
Tanya and Jonathan go to court, talk about the return of PAX East and the end of E3. Guests Kim Spirit talks about the grief and recovery themes in God of War: Ragnarok, and Friendsim 2 developer Jonaya Riley tella us what makes her Homestuck fandom tick. Time codes for this episode: 0:00:00 - So Many Legal Surprises 0:04:23 - A Podcast Within A Podcast 0:06:36 - What Are We Talking About? 0:07:51 - Kim Spirit Interview: The Mature Compassion of God of War Ragnorok 0:35:12 - E3 is CANCELED! 0:38...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Tanya and Jonathan talk about how context is everything, talk Bayonetta Origins and the LegacyGC GameCube Controller from Retro-Bit, and invite Kaiju to criticize the Resident Evil 4 remake while Kirri magic struggles through the Phantom Menace on the PS1 0:00:00 - Are You A Fan of the Arts? 0:02:58 - Context is Everything 0:04:44 - Kaiju Interview "Resident Evil 4 Demo is Not Quite Right" 0:30:38 - Jonathan's Thoughts about Resident Evil 4 Demo 0:38:53 - Kirri Magic Interview "It Might Have Som...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 64
Tanya and Jonathan talk Pokémon Sleep and Street Fighter: Duel, two games that you can play with your eyes closed. They also talk about Rock Paper Scissors Anime and A.I. assisted animation. Guest Christine (Outside of the Box podcast) talks about the similarities between Pokémon and Battle Bots, and Sary warns of our artificial intelligence-packed future. Time Codes: 0:00:00 - Jonathan is Totally Bereft of Creativity 0:04:25 - Pokémon Sleep 0:10:40 - Interview - Talking Battle Bots with Christi...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 63
Tanya and Jonathan talk Tetris: The Movie, Rihanna's amazing ESL translator, and the official Minecraft Cookbook. Game developer Amanda Gardner (Perception, Romanclevania) gives expert advice on intertwining Trust, Lust and UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) in storytelling, and Rose freaks out over Pikmin's 4s new features. Nothing will ever be the same! Episode Timecodes: 0:00:00 - Why Don't You Like It When He Turns Into A Little Ant Man? 0:04:54 - This May Be The Day It All Changes 0:06:57 - In...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the extended Real World/Road Rules/Jimquisition/Crazy Rich Asians shared universe and why you should not buy Hogwart's Legacy, guest Zlok the Wrock Snob talks about why Harry Potter fan creations are better than anything from JK Rowling, and authors Laura Kate and Jane talk about Who Hunts The Whale, their fantastic new book on sale now. 0:00:00 - Extended "Crazy Rich Asians" Universe 0:04:04 - In the Bathroom with Puck 0:06:33 - A Lot of Extended Universes 0:07:12 ...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Tanya and Jonathan pit Velma and The Last Of Us against each other, new guest Maggie says a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 live action adaptation is a bad idea but then sells it on Jonathan anyway, and Gretchen explains that canon is not-canon. Time codes for this episode 0:00:00 - Kitchen Nightmares: A New Problem 0:03:48 - People Get Very Salty 0:05:20 - Gretchen Interview - Does Canon Matter? 0:28:15 - How Do You Feel About Canon? 0:30:05 - Velma 0:36:25 - The Last of Us (TV Series) 0:46:56 - Maggie ...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the sexy scary TikTok and OnlyFans star MollyMoonn2 and her potential pivot to game development before squawking about a fan game that puts realistic Chris Pratt in a Mario-style platformer. Guest Susan Arendt talks about her years working as an managing editor for Joystiq and The Escapist, as well as hosting various live gameshows, and Iris gives her thoughts on Demitri's Midnight Bliss. 0:00:00 - Make You Sweat Till You Bleed 0:04:06 - Affecting People in the Righ...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 59
Tanya and Jonathan talk about if stories like The Last of Us and God of War are better experienced as movies or TV shows before wrapping up their thoughts on River City Girls 2. Gretchen talks about how she only plans to play old pirated games for now on, and JZ Beasty helps redefine the meaning of RPG. Thumbnail art by Kyatt7: https://twitter.com/kyatt7 JZ Beasty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JZBeast Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 58
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the VGAs, the purpose of genres, Michael Rooker, and their first 20 minutes of River City Girls 2. Guest Dani Lalonders (ValiDate, Spirit Swap) gets into her love and hate for games, and The Redneck Tonberry breaks down horrors of Mean Girls. 0:00:00 - Proper Speaking Techniques w/ Tanya & Jonathan 0:05:11 - The Video Game Awards 2022 0:08:45 - Redneck Tonberry Interview - Mean Girls 0:24:28 - A Wild Michael Rooker Appears 0:28:40 - Genres - Why Do They Matter? ...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Tanya and Jonathan consider the meteoric success of the buggiest Pokémon game ever made, the pros and cons of real actors in games horror game like The Callisto Protocol, and review the new Battletoads Double Dragon cart from Retro-bit. Guest Celia Schilling (Marketing and Licensing Manager Yacht Club Games, creators of Shovel Knight) talks about her own fun with Pokémon Scarlet, and Rose gets their pants scared off by Super Lone Survivor. Episode Timecodes: 0:00:00 - The Battle of the Busters 0...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Tanya and Jonathan talk about VR that can kill you in real life and a recent problem some gamers had with Jonathan. Kaiju and the Redneck Tonberry discover Kaiju's secret grudge, Kim Spirit talks wrestling and gaming, and Sary empathizes with the struggle to get diversity right in fictional game worlds. Timestamps for this episode: 0:00:00 - Origin of TTWAV Theme Song 0:01:15 - Men as a Concept 0:04:30 - Kaiju and Redneck Tonberry in "Kaiju's Grudge" 0:15:39 - Palmer Luckey's Nightmare Murder He...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 55
