A video game podcast by Bro and Murph. Join us as we go through the weird, the wonderful, and the classic.

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Tucker from the Backlog Banter has joined us for another podcast brawl! This time we talk about Dragon&#39;s Dogma 2, that Princess Peach game, Bro plays Pizza Tower again and Boltgun!Most importantly, we cover Mario in his most paperrific form. Paper Mario 64! It&#39;s one Bro&#39;s favorite games and Tucker and Murph weigh in with their opinions. Does it match the fabled Thousand Year Door? What about Super Mario RPG? There&#39;s only one way to find out.Whatcha Playin2:15 Dragon&#39;s Dogma 2 (2024)10:45 Boltgun (2024)15:30 Five Nights at Freddy&#39;s (2014)24:30 Guilty Gear Strive ABA and Pizza Tower Noise updates32:25 Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)Variety Minute43:15 Mario Spin-Off TitlesGame of the Week1:07:25 Paper Mario (2000)

Paper Mario: Timed Button Podcast

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NOW WE ARE MOTIVATED! Bro misses Murph as Murph has disappeared. Bro finds a Laugh/Timo Reinecke, wandering the wastes as a Ronin. We talk about Star Wars Dark Forces, Metal Gear Solid Collection, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Slave Zero X, Akira Toriyama&#39;s contribution to culture and primarily gaming, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (again).The game of the week is Devil May Cry 3: Dante&#39;s Awakening. It&#39;s a sick experience full of stylish combos and deep delicious analysis.Time Stamps:0:00 Intro with Laugh (and some visual novel recommendations)4:00 Metal Gear Solid Collection (2023)9:30 Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024 remake)16:45 Star Wars: Dark Forces (2024 rerelease)22:00 Slave Zero X (2024)25:30 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)Variety Minute33:00 A small look at Akira Toriyama&#39;s contribution to gaming and his workGame of the Week47:45 Devil May Cry 3: Dante&#39;s Awakening (2005)

Devil May Cry 3: a Devil May Laugh.

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WHAT AN EPISODE! Brendan Hesse from the Crawl, a series regular, returns to talk a whole bunch of stuff with Murph and Bro.We talk about Shiren 6, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Arzette, Void Stranger, and Lysfanga! Then we ask ourselves the essential question: what was the first sin of gaming? The answer may surprise you!After that we talk about a game Bro always loves to yap on about, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. The real question is, does Murph like the game? Time stamps0:30 Brendan is back!!!!1:50 Shiren 6 (2024)15:00 Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (2024)20:30 Yeah! You Want &#34;Those Games,&#34; Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let&#39;s See You Clear Them! (2023)26:30 Ed in Street Fighter 631:00 Lysfanga (2024)36:00 Void Stranger (2023)42:10 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)Variety Minute1:13:40 The Original Sin of GamingGame of the Week1:35:30 Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (2015)

Dark Souls 2: And Some Final Fantasy Too

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You are already read,just kidding this is the new season of the Daydreamcast. Bro and Murph catch up with a LOT of games. It&#39;s completely action packed!Timestamps:Whatcha Playin2:20 - Astalon Tears of the Earth6:30 - Desperados 314:00 - The Finals19:45 - Sephonie26:30 - Persona 3 Reload36:00 - Tekken 8 Variety Minute47:00 - Steam Next Fest Demos Game of the Week1:31:30 - Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise (2018)

Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise: A Very Long Yakuza Minute

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Pavlos is back! Murph and Bro team up with the OG Daydreamcast host to cover all things DUCK. We talk about Pavlos&#39;s reformation, and a bunch of other games such as Rainworld and Lies of PTimestamps:Whatcha Playin&#39;8:00 Octopath Traveller (2021)15:00 Rainworld (2017)27:35 Dead By Daylight (2015) Chucky&#39;s DLC33:00 Great Ace Attorney 2 (2018)49:30 Lies of P (2023)Variety Minute1:14:00 Disney Games (Mostly Donald Games)Game of the Week1:31:00 Quackshot (1991Z)

Quackshot: Blast From the Past (With Pavlos!)

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Thomas Wilde and Will Borger join Murph and Bro for a spooktacular adventure! Thomas talks spidey, Will talks Tekken, Murph talks Mario Wonder, and Bro talks about everything in between! The variety minute is PS2 generation horror games, and the game of the week is one of the scariest games ever made! A link to Will Borger&#39;s current Tekken 8 work:https://www.ign.com/articles/tekken-8s-built-in-teaching-tools-are-legitimately-awesome-ign-firstA link to Thomas&#39;s Fatal Frame content and sources within:https://articles.retroware.com/2021/10/27/butterfly-effects-the-history-of-fatal-frame/Time stampsWhatcha Playin4:30 Spider-Man 2 (2023)18:30 Tekken 8 Preview (2024)32:10 Super Mario Brothers Wonder (2023)Variety Minute44:30 PS2 era horror gamesGame of the Week1:17:30 Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly (2003)

Fatal Frame 2 Crimson Butterfly: Always Together (w/ Will Borger and Thomas Wilde)

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It&#39;s October, and that&#39;s Castlevania month now! We join writer Lucas White to analyze a whole bunch of games. We&#39;re talking cyberpunk (again), Jackbox, Dragon Quest 2, and a whole bunch of others. Then we do something different for the variety minute and cover the Castlevania timeline. We top it all off with an analysis of Rondo of Blood. Join us for the wild ride.Time Stamps:0:00 Introduction4:30 Dragon Quest 2 (1987)11:00 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)19:00 Alan Wake (2010)26:45 Jackbox Party Pack 10 (2023)37:15 Omega Quintet (2015)Variety Minute49:30 The Castlevania timelineGame of the Week1:14:30 Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Castlevania Rondo of Blood: A Nocturnal Delight (w/ Lucas White)

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We have returned, with a sequel to the banger episode of Myst from last season. Will we have the same affection and praise for Riven, or is this a more complex entry than we&#39;ve bargained for?Bro talks about Ghost at Dawn, Guilty Gear Strive, and Armored Core. Murph talks Yakuzas (plural!) and En Garde!Timestamps:Whatcha Playin&#39;1:30 Ghost at Dawn (2023)8:00 Guilty Gear Strive (2021)15:15 En Garde! (2023)21:00 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023)28:00 Yakuza Minute (6 and Black Panther)Variety Minute46:00 Dream remakes and remastersGame of the Week1:16:00 Riven: The Sequel to Myst

The Riven Episode: The Sequel to the Myst Episode

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Murph returns from the lands to the north (Seattle) with tales of a wonderous gallery of games and developers (PAX West 2023). There he ran into some other like-minded friends. Brendan from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrawl" rel="nofollow">The Crawl</a> and Tucker &amp; Abram from THE<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BackLogBanter0" rel="nofollow"> Backlog Banter</a>. Together these 4 gamers with opinions share tales from the showfloor and impressions on the various demos they were exposed to.(If you want additional PAX coverage from Murph, you can read his article <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2023/09/07/pax-west-2023-some-cool-games-i-saw/" rel="nofollow">here</a>)

PAX West 2023 (With Friends!)

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The unthinkable has happened: Bro has been able to make a dark souls episode. Largely in part to Cal just having played the game, we get a fresh perspective on the Fromsoft classic. We also go through other kinds of dungeons in the meantime, we talk about Quake 2 and Doom&#39;s 2016 rebootquel. Bro also finds the time to talk about Bombrush Cyberfunk, which is a jammin&#39; good time. Timestamps:Whatcha Playin1:00 Doom (2016)9:30 Bramble (2023)13:45 Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes (2019) (2020)20:30 Bombrush Cyberfunk (2023)26:30 Quake 2 (1997)Variety Minute33:00 Fromsoftware GamesGame of the Week45:10 Dark Souls (2011)

Dark Souls: Triumph and Torment (w/ Calvin Kemph)

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We got a craaaazy episode for you today. Murph and Bro team up to cover all sorts of smaller titles and company buyouts. Murph complains about Zelda, Bro talks about System Shock, everything is aligned for engaging systems and fun titles.Oh and Murph goes Pikmin CRAZY.Time StampsWhatcha Playin&#39;1:10 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)19:00 - System Shock Remake (2023)26:30 - Pokemon: Infinite Fusions (2023)35:20 - Slipstream: Blue Hour Update (2023 for the update)39:45 - Pikmin 4 (2023)Variety Minute54:25 Video Game Company Buyouts and AcquisitionsGame of the Week1:21:00 Dark Messiah: Might and Magic

Dark Messiah: The Power of a Kick Button

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The time has come, and so have we. In one of the tightest episodes, we hit a platonic ideal of an episode at almost a flat hour. Murph and Bro tackle some indie sleepers and hits, and then tackle the Wii classic No More Heroes. Will we fall in love with the game or be frustrated? Is it possible to be both? Time stamps:Whatcha Playin&#39;1:30 Dreamwild (2022)5:00 Raji: An Ancient Epic (2020)8:30 Inscryption (2021)13:00 Re:CALL (2023)19:00 Street Fighter 6 (2023)Variety Minute26:20 Jerk Protagonists in GamingGame of the Week42:00 No More Heroes (2008)

No More Heroes: The Coolest, Ugliest, Lamest Side of the Capitalist Grind

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Taking a break from long video games and playing a little short horror title, Murph and Bro explore the complex worlds of rabbit fighting, street fighting, and cthulu dungeon exploring. First we talk Eldritch, then Overgrowth, then Street Fighter 6.Murph reminisces over horror RPG maker games he used to watch Markiplier play, and then we talk about Ao Oni.Time Stamps:Whatcha Playin&#39;Eldritch (2013) 1:45Overgrowth (2017) 6:00Street Fighter 6 (2023) 11:00Variety MinuteRPG Maker Games 29:00Game of the WeekAo Oni (2008) 43:00

Ao Oni: Old School Internet Horror

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ROCK AND ROLL! Brendan discusses visions of the future, Murph talks about the best Yakuza game yet, and Brogan schpiels about Tears of the Kingdom with the others for like an hour.Then, we cover famous licensed needledrops in games, then we cover our game of the week: Brutal Legend. Double Fine, Tim Schafer, Jack Black. The list goes on, but this is one epic tour. Be sure to tear down that shitty merch booth on your way out.

Brutal Legend: Heavy Metal Thunder (w/ Brendan Hesse)

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Bro and Murph team up with journalist and freelancer Will Borger to discuss a whole bunch of stuff. Murph talks about Titanfall 2 and No Straight Roads, while Will talks about Strayed Lights and discovering Metroid Prime for the first time in 2023. Bro talks about Cassette Beasts, then we all dissect Zelda handhelds and their game design differences to the console Zelda outings.Then, we venture to Koholint Island to wake the Windfish.Time Stamps:3:00 - Metroid Prime Remastered (2023)16:00 - Titanfall 2 (2016)28:30 - Cassette Beasts (2023)33:00 - No Straight Roads (2020)36:30 - Strayed Lights (2023)Variety Minute45:00 - Zelda handheld titlesGame of the Week1:00:00 - The Legend of Zelda: Link&#39;s Awakening (1993)

Link's Awakening: Life is but a Dream (w/ Will Borger)

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Cal Murph and Bro talk about the 1993 film Super Mario Bros, and the 2016 film Detective Pikachu. Which one is the best? The answer may surprise you. Or it won&#39;t.

OOPS All Cutscenes: Super Mario Bros, and Detective Pikachu

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Brendan, Murph and Bro team up to go over the summer game schedule, it&#39;s STACKED bruh.

DDC Special: Summer Game Hype Fest (w/ Brendan Hesse)

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Murph returns just as it&#39;s terror time again. Our hosts trade out the Satellite of Dreams for the USG Ishimura to talk about the original Dead Space from 2008. Can a game like this hold up when it has no limbs with which to hold?Brogan also talks about some hot indies he found at PAX East, and Murph adds a new game to his Resident Evil Tierlist.

Dead Space (2008): Putting the Horror in Action-Horror

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This is an additional THREE HOURS to cover the final game in Shigesato Itoi&#39;s MOTHER trilogy. That&#39;s right, we have 3 hours of discussion dedicated to MOTHER 3 and Lucas and Boney and the gang. No real time stamps but a huge disclaimer.In general there is a lot of sensitive material in this game. MOTHER 3 is a complex title written by an auteur in a specific time period. There are spoilers, there are violent things that happen and death surrounds the game.At roughly the 51 minute mark we will go into the subject of a particular race within the game. It&#39;s a controversial subject, there&#39;s a disclaimer within the episode, but we call them by their name within the game then discuss their portrayal for better and worse. Trigger warnings are possible for the Romani peoples or any of our trans or lgbtq fans. We love and support anyone&#39;s gender identity and do not support harmful stereotypes.

MOTHER 3 Special

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Can you read our minds? Bro and David tackle the entire MOTHER trilogy, but this episode only covers MOTHER 1 and MOTHER 2. Before that though, we tackle games David has played: Blanc and Fire Emblem: Engage. We then look at the legacy of Earthbound&#39;s subversive nature onto newer titles in the variety minute. Then, we finally tackle both games.Oh, and Bro teases a PAX trip that already happened cause this episode came late. Oh well.Whatcha Playin&#39;3:00 Fire Emblem Engage (2023)15:00 Blanc (2023)Variety Minute27:00 Games influenced by the MOTHER seriesGames of the Week36:00 MOTHER 1 (1989)1:24:55 MOTHER 2 (1995)

MOTHER 1+2: A Psychic Odyssey (w/ David Punch)

The Twin Geeks play videogames

TheTwinGeeks.com presents their latest show: a bi-weekly discussion on the world of videogames, presented by co-hosts Bro & Murph.