This week Dustin and Scott realized they bought novelty planes from the UK. We talk about the Mega Man cartoon coming to Cartoon Network, CD Project Red trying to trademark the work Cyberpunk, Overcooked coming to Switch, Mad Catz closing, Switches bending, Blizzard wins lawsuit against cheat maker, Valve talks to TotalBiscuit and Jim Sterling about Steam curation, and using your PC as a PS2. We've been playing Flashback on the SNES, Ghouls N' Ghosts, Zelda Breath of the Wild, and Blaster Master Zero.
Free as in Beer - Episode 225
This week podcast topics include Paprium from Watermelon Games, Twitch's game selling service starting, Ocarina of Time world record, Starcraft Remastered, Lego City Undercover requires huge download on the Switch, Alicia Vikander looking the part of Lara Croft, and real NBA Jam EPROM with Michael Jordan. Dustin has been playing Castlevania: Encore of the night while Scott played Batman on the NES, Super Mario Run on the Android/Pixel and more Zelda Breath of the Wild. Enjoy!
A Clicker Mini Game - Episode 224
This week is heavy on Nintendo Switch news, including the left Joycon issue being fixed by Nintendo, approaching Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster for OS help, Bloodstained being cancelled for Wii U, and Swith production being doubled over the next year. We also give an update on Colin Moriarty and his instant success on Patreon, Zelda Home Automation, and Nerf John Wick. Dustin has been playing Flashback for the SNES and Castlevania Symphony of the Night on PSP. Scott has been playing Batman on the NES, Trick Towers on PC and Zelda Breath of the Wild. Scott also was able to purchase an Open Source Scan Converter (OSSC) in hopes of doing high-quality Genesis and SNES content.
A Precog and A Jedi - Episode 223
Dust and Scott have both have been having good weeks. We get into our thoughts on Colin Moriarty leaving Kinda Funny, the Disney Afternoon Collection, Drew Scanlon's new venture after Giant Bomb called Cloth Map, what 3D blue rays are like in PSVR with the PS4 Firmware 4.5 , why games ported to Switch are more expensive than the the other systems, and Trappist-1. Dustin finished Deux Ex and explains why Max Payne is one of his favorite games. Scott talks about Super Mario 3, The Little Mermaid and Zelda Breath of the Wild. Enjoy!
Dremel The Switch - Episode 222
This week we feature a great interview with Tyler Miner! He's the composer of the recently release JRPG Shadows of Adam (Interview starts at 19:30). Some of the topics we cover are Horizon Zero Dawn vs Zelda sales in the UK, a comment from Yacht Club Games about developing for the Nintendo Switch, Switch failure complications, and VRScout's Contra demo. Dustin is getting closer to completion of Deus Ex and ramping up the difficulty in Sky Force Reloaded. Scott is loving Zelda Breadth of the Wild. Enjoy!
ShadOrc of War - Episode 221
This week Dustin and Scott are both mostly recovered from being under the weather. This week's news topics cover are a good update on the SNES Preservation Project, Shadow of War announcement leaked by Target, River City Ransom Kickstarter issues, Master Blaster Zero, the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller on PC, and YouTube TV. Enjoy!
Fluent in Dadanese - Episode 220
Dustin is back to healthy and Scott was impressed by the movie Arrival. In the news this week we talk about lost SNES that were intended for a preservation project, the Rampage movie begins filming, Horizon Zero Dawn is getting good reviews, The Mexican Runner has one game left to have beaten the entire US-Released NES collection, a Nintendo Switch stolen, a Twitch streamer dies on air, and Digital Homicide's lawsuit against Jim Sterling is thrown out in court.
Reverse Engineer Nintendo - Episode 219
This week Dustin was out sick but luckily Lex & Dan from the Don't Copy That Floppy saved the day by being awesome guests! Some of our news topics include Steam account vulnerability, Steam Greenlight program ending, Rocket League gets Hot Wheels, PewDiePie and the Wall Street Journal, and Zelda Breath of the Wild having DLC. The games we discuss are Odin Sphere, Nioh, Overwatch, Darkest Dungeon, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Steam, Lee Travino's Fighting Golf, and Captain Skyhawk. Enjoy!
Least Qualified Guy - Episode 218
This week Dustin proves his mobile game naming skills and Scott has an odd experience with streaming a home brew game. In the new this week we chat about Castlevania coming to Netflix, PlayStation r firmware 4.5 brings external drive support and the ability to watch 3D movies in PSVR, Polygon struggling with Nioh, Madden get the Super Bowl right again, Game Stop's Circle of Life, and Portal on the Hololens. Dustin defends Sonic Boom, is still making his way through Deus Ex, and finish Ratchet and Clank. Scott got an Xbox One S and has been playing backwards compatible Xbox 360 games. Enjoy!
Karate Kicking Doors - Episode 217
This week we are joined by our friend John Dahl and had a lot of fun! Some of the news from this episode is announcement of The Avengers game from Crystal Dynamics, Masaya Nakamura (Namco Founder) passing away, Ori's developer talking about Project Scorpio, Yooka Layle going gold and Megaman 2.5 is out of Beta. Some of the games discussed are HAUNTED: Halloween 86, Double Dragon IV, Bioshock Infinite, Ratchet & Clank, RC Pro-Am, and Forza Horizon 3. Enjoy!
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