Hey Podtimists, This is it! It's finally time to talk about Kingdom Hearts 1. This is a game that's incredibly special to both of us so we're so stoked to be able to talk about how amazing of an experience it was to revisit it. Thanks so much to everyone who sent in questions. Enjoy! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:40) - Okay, the actual intro (6:32) - How this is gonna work (8:58) - Our history with the game (19:10) - How the idea for this game came about (29:44) - The mechanics of this game ...
Sep 24, 2023•3 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 168
Hey Podtimists, It's finally time for the event of the late summer. It's the beginning of Gate Fest 2023. David hasn't dipped completely into the game yet but we do over some first impressions and what his vibe checks are on all the characters. Chase speaks a little more to Starfield and also to another hot 2023 release: Kirby and the Crystal Shards. Finally, we dive into Quest for Camelot. This game was suggested to us from Rufus. Thank you Rufus! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:29) - What Da...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 167
Hey Podtimists, This week David is on vacation! That's not a cute metaphor or anything, he's literally spent the week in New Orleans. Our friends from Asynchronous AJ and Kim were kind enough to come hang out and talk about video games. So that's what we did! (A lot of it is Starfield). Then AJ and Chase talked about AJ's favorite Nintendo 64 Bomberman game and it's absolute banger of a soundtrack. Drum & Bass is a good genre of music. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:51) - What EVERYONE ha...
Sep 10, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 166
Hey Podtimists, As it turns out Kirby is 31 years old which makes him a Millennial. Uhhhh, yeah, that just happened! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Anyway, today we talked about the best Kingdom Hearts rhythm game, Armored Core 6 and the spooky Blasphemous 2. We also talk about Kirby Pinball Land and bananas story that listener Rob K sent in to us about that game. Thanks for your suggestion Rob! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:15) - What David has been playing (3:20) - Horizon Forbidden West (7:46) - Chicory A Co...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 165
Hey Podtimists, This week, we celebrate the homecoming of Bruce the cat. This of course means we talked about Horizon Forbidden West, a Golf Game, Dragon Quest Builders 1 and Slay the Spire. Welcome Bruce. We also played through a top down fantasy game NOT named Baldur's Gate. That one was suggested to us by listener Dakota. Thanks Dakota! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:09) - What David has been playing (4:14) - Horizon Forbidden West (12:58) - PGA Tour 2K23 (23:47) - SECRET SURPRISE SEGMENT ...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 164
Hey Podtimists, Welcome to the groovy zone. Today David talks about life after Zelda and how that's led him back home to Kingdom Hearts. Then Chase talks about Mirrors Edge and Dynasty Warriors 9? Then we walk through Tobal No. 1, a fighting game suggested to us by Ponk. Thanks for your suggestion Ponk! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro + Gatefest (3:11) - What David has been playing (3:18) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom lol (6:25) - Kingdom Hearts (11:44) - Mario Kart 8 (12:30) - What ...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 163
Hey Podtimists, Cool news time! We're now a part of The Worst Garbage podcast network! We're both hugely excited about this and are stoked to join such an excellent group of folks making podcasts. We go over what that means in the first few minutes, but fear not we're still talkin' podtimisticly about video games. If you want to come hang out we've got a shared home on the TWG discord. Come hang out! This week Chase has a small pile of good indie games and David finally closes the book on Tears ...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 162
Hey Podtimists, Have you considered monologuing today? It feels pretty good and is a great way to sort out your feelings. Anyway, David moved and upgraded his pod chamber to pod lair, but is still playing Zelda. Meanwhile, Chase played Bioshock 2 and Pikmin 4. We also talked about The Darkness which was suggested to us by Cowboy Josh. Thanks Josh! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:09) - What David has been playing (02:55) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (08:17) - What Chase has been...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 161
Hey Podtimists, Remember when we said that our unofficial name for our kind of third season was 'Come One, Come All'? Here's the payoff for that. This episode we're joined by the wonderful AJ and Kim from Asynchronous. They were kind enough to come on the show and talk about things like: video games, Brothers, solo tabletop RPGs and which thumb is Greg. It's a great time. You can find Kim on Tubmlr and AJ on Bluesky and on Twitter Also if you haven't already check out Asynchronous and Frog of th...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 160
Hey Podtimists, This week David starts his very first Mario RPG, can you guess which one?? (You can just look at the games mentioned section down below here. Impress your friends with a good guess!) Then (for the first time in VGP history) Chase only brings a single game to the show to talk about. That said, he talked about it for 45 minutes but who's counting?? Finally, we walked through web-slinging history with Ultimate Spiderman. This one was suggested to us by Killian. Thanks Killian! --- T...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Hey Podtimists, Where were you when you heard Hoobastank was going on tour and that they'd be performing at the Borders Books in Fresno, California? It's a moment that hit us all, and one we'll not soon forget. This week we want to thank Dan for suggesting Subnautica. Thank you Dan! We also want to thank both Dave C and Hill for suggesting the Pokemon Trading Card Game. This game owns and Chase is shocked it took him this long to play it. Thanks to you both! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:1...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 158
Hey Podtimists, This week David caught up with Final Fantasy 16 and Chase goes diving with Dave. We also finally talked about Tomba, we've been dancing around it for months but we finally did it. --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:11) - What David has been playing (02:15) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (05:52) - Final Fantasy 16 demo (13:06) - What Chase has been playing (13:38) - Megaman X2 (28:18) - Dave the Diver (43: 51) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (46:42) - David's ...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 157
Hey Podtimists, This week David plays a demo for a 10 year old game and Chase plays both an automation game AND a lofi horror game. Then we talk about the wild swerve that is Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon. That one was suggested to us by listener Karlf. Thanks Karlf! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:27) - What David has been playing (02:30) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (07:22) - Lies of P (08:47) - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (12:19) - What Chase has been playing (12:22...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 156
Hey Podtimists, This week ~originality~ is on the mind. We talk about Lies of P, a very good souls-inspired game, a bunch of Mario games, and Yooka-Laylee a throwback video game to the N64 era. Is it any good? We'll find out! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:23) - What David has been playing (02:08) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (12:57) - Lies of P (29:14) - What Chase has been playing (29:14) - Final Fantasy 16 has a hold on me (31:01) - Every video game (33:43) - New Super Mari...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 155
Hey Podtimists, This week David continues on his Zelda journey and Chase plays one of the hottest demos of 2023. That's not a bit, the Final Fantasy 16 demo is actually amazing. We also dove into the PS1 title, Hogs of War. That one was suggested to us by TK. Thanks TK! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:21) - What David has been playing (02:23) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (09:50) - What Chase has been playing (10:08) - Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu (22:05) - We Love Katamari (34:15) ...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 154
Hey Podtimists, We thought games were actually finished coming out after Zelda but it looks like there's still a lot more? Wow, you learn something new everyday. In this one we got a remake of System Shock, Diablo 4, Mass Effect Andromeda (woah) and of course a few more words about Zelda. Then we took a look at the Square Enix game Musashi Samurai Legend. This one was suggested to us by Joe P. Thanks Joe! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:04) - What Chase has been playing (03:10) - System Shoc...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 153
Hey Podtimists, Here's the thing, we started out friends It was cool, but it was all pretend Yeah, yeah Since you been gone You're dedicated, you took the time Wasn't long 'til I called you mine Yeah, yeah Since you been gone Also the game we played this week was suggested to us by Abbie. Thank you Abbie! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (03:40) - What David has been playing (03:51) - Paratopic (09:41) - Dark Souls 3 (17:58) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (21:57) - What Chase has bee...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 152
Hey Podtimists, Did you know that the Black Eyed Peas have a member named Taboo? And also that his nicknames are: Bobby Green Toes & Jim Louis Angryfoot?? There's more Zelda in this one and also a cool game called Sunmoner 2. That game was suggested to us by listener Lozzlescotch. Thanks for the suggestion! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:28) - What David has been playin...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 151
Hey Podtimists, We've got two ships passing in the night. One is the new (and very good) Zelda game and the other is our 150th episode. We have have very special segments for both. Enjoy! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Trucks...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 150
Hey Podtimists, Welcome back to video games. We got a lovely bunch to talk about this time. First David passes on the torch of Mario Kart to the next generation and feels some things about art. Then, Chase plays almost all of Metal Gear Solid 3 and talks about Mizzurna Falls (which of course is a fan translated 1999 PS1 game). Finally, Garen of Legend suggested that we talk about Gauntlet Dark Legacy, so we did that! Thanks Garen! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro a...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 149
Hey Podtimists, We're back in action! After a week off we've got a lot of video games to talk about. Things like: a horror game from 1999, a brand new Star Wars game, and of course a souls-like. We also dug into Darksiders 1, a game suggested to us by listener Murray. Thanks Murray! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Dark Souls 3 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Guacamelee! 2 Shadow of the Coloss...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 148
Hey Podtimists, Egg. --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Music promoted by 1HMNC - No Copyright Music • LAKEY INSPIRED - 5 Min Call [Chill Ho... 5 Min Call by LAKEY INSPIRED ( / lakeyinspired ) is licensed under a Creative Commons License.(CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... -------------------------------------...
Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 147
Hey Podtimists, This week we talk about how cool Xena is and also how cool the deconstruction the visual metaphors in Anodyne 2 are. Video games are so good. --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Dark Souls Remastered Dark Souls 3 Devil May Cry 5 A Plague Tale: Innocence Persona 4 Golden Anodyne 2 Xena Warrior Princess...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 146
Hey Podtimists, Warning - this episode was recorded on a sunny Sunday afternoon and as such contains: good vibes, cool dudes, Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, and other video games. Also we talked about Kinetica which was suggested to us by listener TK. Thanks TK! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Resident Evil 4 Remake Dredge Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! Soc...
Apr 09, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 145
Hey Podtimists, This week we talk about video games, and guess what? There's a lot of really good ones out right now! Resident Evil 4 specifically has really captured our hearts, minds, AND souls. We also talked at length about Lego Bionicle. That game was suggested to us by listener Matt Horton. Thanks Matt! (Matt also has a really great YouTube channel that you should check out. You can find it here !) --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a lis...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 144
Hey Podtimists, This episode we got an old Sucker Punch game, some racing games, and (as always) Toby Keith's Big Dog Daddy. --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Devil May Cry 5 Dark Souls Remastered Metroid Fusion Gran Turismo 6 Project Cars 2 Assetto Corsa The Evil Within 2 Rocket, Robot on Wheels Toby Keith's Big Dog Daddy...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 143
Yo, this episode has so many Pokémon in it. First Chase played three Pokémon ROM hacks and talks about which ones he liked the most. Then we run down what makes Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness so novel. That game was suggested to us by Jackson, thank you Jackson! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Metroid Prime Remastered Dark Souls Remastered Kingdom Hearts 1 Cyberpunk 2077 Resident Evil 4 Demo Pokémon Reborn Pok...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 142
Hey Podtimists, Listen, we talk about some games in this episode, but let's not bury the lede here: this frog game we played this week is so damn good. It was suggested to us by listener Fingerbelly (Rob) who has blessed us with this knowledge. Thanks Rob! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Metroid Prime Remastered Dark Souls Remastered Kingdom Hearts 1 Ishin: Like a Dragon Dungeons of Aether Wo Long: Fallen Dyna...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 141
Hey Podtimists, So if Guy Fieri was turned into a heartless we his Nobody's name would be Yugx. If you get turned into a heartless and then recruited into Organization 13 then you have to add an X into your name, hence Ugxs. Anyway, video games. We talk about some of those! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Kingdom Hearts 1 Metroid Prime Remastered Dark Souls Remastered The Legend of Dragoon The Legend of Zelda:...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 140
Howdy Podtimists, Welcome to the rootin'est AND tootin'est video game podcast to come out today. This week David has finally found some Blighttown relief, Chase beat Season and we took a trip to the end of the Edo period. We also dove into the Wild West in the form of Sunset Riders, a game that was suggested to us by Andy. Thank you Andy! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. Give it a listen here. --- Games mentioned: Metroid Prime Remastered Minecraft Dunge...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 139
