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Reporting (almost) LIVE! from the PAX show floor, Jonathan and Tanya recap Tanya's first PAX experience before jumping over to an interview with the #1 fan of Gex, the Gecco from the 90s, Izzy Kestrel. They dig deep into forgotten and abandoned Gex games and we learn a lot about Dana Gould. Talking to Women about Videogames is the Cure for what ails ya!0:00:00 - The Pressure's On0:02:03 - The PAX/Gex 2 for 1 Power Episode0:03:20 - Tanya's First PAX0:12:56 - The Secret of Gex Posting with Izzy Kestral0:49:34 - The Yoshitaka Amano Gex-nection0:51:16 - Jonathan's Dark PAXinachions0:54:35 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!0:59:48 - You Gotta Feel It UpIzzy's Website: https://iznaut.com/Follow Izzy on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/iznaut.comCheck out The Electrifying Incident on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300/The_Electrifying_Incident_A_Monster_MiniExpedition/Check out the next Nintendo Force here: https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/Pre-order the next Lock On Magazine here: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/006Support the "Crips for Esims for Gaza Bundle" on itch over here: https://itch.io/b/2965/crips-for-esims-for-gaza-bundleFollow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialAnd support this show on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/ttwav

Taking your mind off of current events with videogames has been a pastime for years so today we're talking with Elsa, a frequent Talking to Women about Videogames guest, about a few of her recently played games. We start off chatting about the Metroidvania-style game Gestalt: Steam and Cinder before switching up to chat about Tekken 8 with a bit of discussion about fighting games in general. Rounding things out we get to Daniel's thoughts on the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Courses and Elsa challenges Daniel to take on the daunting task of playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Elsa!0:02:12 - Gestalt: Steam and Cinder0:07:42 - Tekken 80:35:44 - Backlog Recap: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Courses0:42:14 - Backlog Recommendation: Final Fantasy 7 Remastered0:45:51 - Wrap Up/Plugs?Find Elsa on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/agwhaan Support the show here! - https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

For spooky month, Jonathan and Ryan do some live game playing on the podcast of two games, Retro Realms: Halloween, and The Rocky Horror Show Video Game. Ryan gives a few ideas of videogames involving the undead and the Godzilla universe of monsters, and Ryan informs us of the evolving world of swears. The pair also discuss the game Clock Tower Remastered and talk a little bit about "Shadows of the Darned: Hecka Remastered" and give an update on their progress of Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. And finally, Ryan's not totally sold on Among Us, but he has so many stories about the game that he runs out the remaining space on the SD card.Show Notes:0:00:00 - Sound Test Technique0:01:29 - For the Viewers0:01:58 - Retro Realms: Halloween0:06:25 - The Retro Realms Crossover Series?0:07:10 - Press This Button to Go to the Nightmare Realm0:08:36 - You Just Killed an Innocent Nurse for No Reason0:09:17 - A Cat Searching Mission0:09:39 - Ryan's Videogame Idea: Zombies vs. Skeletons0:11:32 - Michael Myers: The Pacifist Run0:12:56 - The Rocky Horror Show Videogame0:13:26 - Everybody Has Classic Looks0:14:06 - "Talking to My Boy About Videogames" is Politically Neutral0:15:03 - What's Going On in Rocky Horror?0:16:19 - Ryan is a Poor YouTuber0:17:48 - How Does Retro Realms Compare to RHSVG?0:21:06 - Why Would You Throw Boxes at Skeletons?0:22:22 - I'm Gonna Say the S-M Word...0:23:16 - Remember Jim Henson's Dinosaurs?0:24:31 - Why Do You Have So Many Games?0:25:44 - Clock Tower Rewind Review0:26:48 - What Do You Mean, "Mutilated?"0:27:44 - Jonathan, Terrible Dad™0:28:58 - Michael is the Most Responsible Kid0:30:00 - The Music is the Creepy Part0:30:25 - Clock Tower Review for Real This Time0:31:02 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Update0:33:02 - Ryan's Challenge to Listeners: Make a Godzilla Game0:35:15 - Shadows of the Darned: Hecka Remastered0:35:56 - Ryan's Library of Swears0:37:02 - More Shadows of the Darned0:39:24 - Imposters Everywhere Support the show here!www.patreon.com/ttwav

Today on Yeah! the gang talks about the song "Let Mom Sleep from the Dreamcast game Jet Set Radio, all the way from THE YEAR 2000! We get into the nitty gritty of building songs from samples, what was hot in the late 90s/early 2000s, and we also dig into street and youth culture from a billion years ago. A surprising amount of the 1960s was hot in 2000! There was a very brief time period where rollerblading was the coolest thing you could do.0:00:00 - Don't Sleep on "Let Mom Sleep"0:06:11 - WhoSampled Helping with Plunderphonics0:15:00 - That Very Specific 2000s Sound0:18:50 - The Influence of Jet Set Radio on Video Games0:19:49 - What the Heck Was Jet Set Radio?0:23:15 - The Future of Jet Set0:33:13 - The Big Chungus Connection0:33:59 - Next Time on Yeah!? Support the show here! - https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Tanya and Jonathan talk through loses in the industry and how to not stigmatize 13-year-old Pro Tetris players. Guests Lyn and Elly talk about games they play to get through tough times, including Omari and Powerwash Simulator. Show notes: 0:00:00 - I Love Vegetable Gremlin0:04:12 - This Mogwai's Gonna Turn into a Gremlin0:04:54 - A "Beacon of Hope" in Dark Emotional Times with Lyn0:40:39 - Dedications to the Departed0:41:46 - Oh My Gay Heart with Elly1:07:14 - Respect for the Tetris Kill Screen Achievement1:12:55 - Wrap Up/Plugs1:15:33 - Big Bulbous Bloody Ass Our guests online: Lyn - Twitter (https://twitter.com/Lyn_AKA_blpry) Itch.io (https://lyn-blp.itch.io/beacon-of-hope) Elly - Twitter (https://twitter.com/Oaklandkao) CashApp (@EllyOak) Paypal (kaoatlas@aol.com) Venmo (EllyOak) Support the show on Patreon this month and get to watch a short film Jonathan's friends made for him on his birthday! https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

0:00:00 - The Try It Liquid Diet0:03:43 - 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 Movie0:33:37 - Tenacious D's New Music Video0:36:52 - Say Mistage Interview: "Talkin' Zak McKracken & LucasArts"1:03:25 - Product Review: The Playdate1:10:02 - The Hannibal Minute1:12:27 - Game Review: Crankin's Time Travel Adventure1:13:39 - Jonathan's New Nickname1:14:10 - Wrap Up/Plugs1:17:49 - Crank Our guest interviews on YouTube: BlairBears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxmzgdlzQSM Say Mistage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpvPhHnCpik Our guests on Twitter: BlairBears: @Blairbears65 Say Mistage: @sayomgwtf #LucasArtsMonth Crankin': The Song by Daniel: https://soundcloud.com/d-booth-sanford/crank-feat-jonathan-tanya Support the show on Patreon! : www.patreon.com/ttwav

On a relatively focused episode of Talking to My Boy about Videogames, Jonathan and Ryan discuss Kirby Air Riders and the accompanying wave of Amiibo toys. We get an update on Ryan's thoughts of the latest chapters of Poppy Playtime, learn about games like Stray Children and Kero Blaster, and Ryan outlines his concept of the universe.0:00:00 - Wet Fish0:01:14 - Kirby's Washing Machine Riders0:09:24 - Shout Out to Paul0:11:04 - Thoughts On Kirby Air Rider Amiibos0:12:42 - A Dad That is a Nerd0:14:46 - Stray Thoughts on "Stray Children"0:16:35 - Stopping and Thinking in "Kero Blaster"0:18:39 - Leveling Up Your Skills in Videogames0:19:17 - Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 and 4 Update0:25:48 - Do You Love My Knuckles Question Mark0:26:33 - Replaying Pokemon Quest0:26:59 - Amiibo Alert!0:27:31 - Will Kirby Air Riders Be a Big Hit?0:29:02 - MrBeast Baby Food0:32:57 - Ryan's New Religion0:35:35 - Speaking of Galactus...Katamari?0:36:46 - He's GoneFollow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ttwav

This month on Currently Playing, Daniel is joined by Jonathan (not that one) to talk about the intersectionality of video games and table top role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Penumbra City, Blades in the Dark, Vampire the Masquerade and more. And what better way to frame this TTRPG discussion than by discussing the video game Baldur's Gate 3 which uses Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition as the basis of the gameplay? Peppered throughout the chat are comparisons between "real" D&D and the videogame version, along with stories from table top campaigns and the campaign presented by Larian Studios. There are some spoilers for story beats in Acts 1 and 2 of Baldur's Gate 3, but since Jonathan hasn't finished Act 2 yet, we avoid Act 3 entirely.0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Jonathan!0:09:10 - What Are You Playing? Baldur's Gate 30:43:15 - Backlog Recap: Shinobi 30:47:38 - Backlog Challenge: Hotline Miami 20:52:13 - Wrap Up/PlugsFollow Jonathan on Bluesky:Check out the TTRPG Penumbra City: https://www.tangledwilderness.org/shop/p/penumbracitydigitaleditionSee Jonathan play Blades in the Dark on Of Dice and Dens Meowrathon: https://www.youtube.com/live/a0MoLGFiHnkFollow Jonathan's cat on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/furthermoore.bsky.socialSee Daniel on the TTRPG actual play show Duel Bastards, created by Axiom Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-hfR4iJjVQ&list=PLgF9JoRNz05JJ37z3gppDp7pjc7vID2dzFollow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.social

Jonathan and Ryan dive deep into the world of UFO 50, but only after a few stops along the way to talk about Among Us, cats, and Iron Mike Sharpe. Later, Ryan thinks he might be nerdy for hoarding some Minecraft soda. But what makes something nerdy? Can videogames be helpful at teaching life lessons? And did I mention the cat?0:00:00 - Unpredictable Jonathan0:01:39 - You Gotta Introduce the Show0:02:18 - Getting Into Among Us0:05:48 - Fillibustering Against the Iron Mike Sharpe Report0:06:46 - Did I Mention the Cat?0:07:29 - The Trick to Communicating with People0:09:06 - UFO 50, A Game of Games0:16:26 - Collecting Minecraft Soda0:19:48 - Finally, the Iron Mike Sharpe Report0:21:16 - A Wild Charles Appears0:21:47 - Are You A Nerd, Y/N?0:24:25 - Wrap Up/Plugs

If you're tired of magazines, you might be suffering from debilitating Mix-a-Lot-ism, a newly discovered illness affecting adults aged 18-65 all across the world! And this Maximum Utcast might be the thing to cure what ails you. Zoey and Jonathan are haunted by a few ghosts on this episode as they discuss American Gladiators on the NES before getting to the bottom of swinging mechanics in video games...are they really gone for good? Later, Daniel chats with Allen Ortega from Mob Entertainment (Poppy Playtime) about his love of the Borderlands series and how it helped him realize a lot about himself and get his foot in the door of the games industry.0:00:00 - 1-900-MIX-A-LOT0:08:03 - A Real Rashomon Moment0:11:10 - Kusoge: American Gladiators0:30:39 - Can a Game Like Borderlands Shape Your Entire Life? with Allen Ortega1:22:21 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:26:55 - You Better Be WorkingAllen on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kenjisalk.bsky.socialMob Entertainment on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mobentertainment.comZoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialJonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialDaniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialMaximum Utcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialMaximum Utmost on website: https://maxutmost.com/Maximum Utcast's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwavMaximum Utmost's Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzuken

Currently Playing returns with guest Beith talking about the classic PS2-era game The Warriors from Rockstar, a videogame retelling of the classic 1979 film and 1965 book of the same name. Beith goes deep on his research, finding it to be a missing link between Rockstar's GTA series and their next big game, Bully. There is a lot of spoiler filled discussion of the film and how it contrasts with the game, so if you'd like to see the movie be sure to track that down on the streaming platform of your choice, or play the game on modern consoles...it covers a lot of the same ground, naratively.In the backlog phases of the show, Daniel shares his thoughts on Astro Bot, which he thought was not as revolutionary as many other people did, and then Beith challenged Daniel to play King's Quest (2015) starring Christopher Lloyd as Old King Graham in this modernization of a classic Sierra point and click adventure...that maybe strays a bit from the path?0:00:00 - Welcome to the show, Beith!0:05:41 - Currently Playing the Warriors0:54:07 - Backlog Recap - Astro Bot1:08:54 - Backlog Challenge - King's Quest (2015)1:15:15 - Wrap Up/Plugs?Follow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialFollow the Podcast Feed on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialCheck out Maximum Utmost for written posts about videogames: https://maxutmost.com/Support the show on Patreon where you can get comic books written by Zoey and drawn by Jonathan: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

On this energetic episode, Jonathan and Ryan watched the Kirby Air Riders Direct and the trailers from Gamescom and broke things down to their respective mans: Batman, He-Man, Kirby Man, or Bubsy Man, and decided which one is best...or did they? Will we ever know for sure? Only time can tell, but Ryan's favorite is clearly Rufus the cat. This episode contains spoilers for Donkey Kong Bananza (roughly in the 3:46-4:50 mark, but they could also appear through out).0:00:00 - The Big 1-00:01:20 - First Topic: He-Man!0:02:22 - Gamescom Interest, Rising Like a Phoenix0:03:46 - Spoilers for Donkey Kong Bananza0:04:50 - Minecraft Report: It's Not Going Well0:06:18 - The Ice Cream Deal0:07:32 - Back to He-Man0:09:33 - Kirby Air Riders0:11:04 - What About Rufus?0:11:37 - Bubsy 4D: Back in the Habit0:16:18 - Lego Batman Legacy0:18:44 - What Else We Got?0:19:10 - Long Gone...Too Scary?0:21:03 - Trailer Breakdown0:24:58 - Jedi Vader0:28:01 - Shout Out to the Weird New Future0:30:33 - This Conversation's Completely Off the Rails (Thanks Listeners)Read more news, reviews, and opinions on videogames at Maximum Utmost: https://maxutmost.com/Follow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.social

On a jam-packed episode of Maximum Utcast, we're talking all about wrestling, from the passing of Hulk Hogan to his star making role in the TV show Thunder in Paradise (that coincidentally was adapted into a kusoge, Thunder in Paradise Interactive). Later, Jonathan talks to Sarah Carapace about her time spent heavily customizing the game WWE 2K19 to make it a full of ladies and extremely lesbian-centric. Rounding out the show, Zoey talks about her time customizing characters in wrestling games, and throughout the episode, watch out for that 24 inch python!0:00:00 - The Three Issues Affecting the Youth0:05:49 - Maximum Outkast?0:07:21 - Kusoge: Thunder in Paradise Interactive0:33:31 - The Cool, Tough Gals of WWE 2K191:11:37 - Fun with Custom Characters1:22:00 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:25:28 - Walkin', Talkin' PenisFollow Sarah Carapace on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/sarahcarapace.bsky.socialFollow Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialFollow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialVisit Maximum Utmost: https://maxutmost.com/Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

We're talking about all the robots that are fit for combat on this month's Currently Playing where Daniel is joined by Christine of Outside of the Box to talk about how she's playing Two Point Museum (and Two Point Campus). It's a game series that scratches the itch of hyperfixation while providing a cozy take on resource management and might even teach you a bit about financial literacy. From there we have a brief stop off to talk about Power Washing Simulator before moving on to talking about Daniel's thoughts on Cave Story Plus and then Christine challenges Daniel to play Astro Bot.0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Christine!0:07:02 - Currently Playing Two Point Museum0:26:02 - Backlog Recap - Cave Story Plus0:29:45 - Backlog Challenge - Astro Bot0:33:58 - Wrap Up/Plugs?Christine's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OutsideOfTheBoxPodcastFollow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialFollow the Podcast Feed on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialCheck out Maximum Utmost: https://maxutmost.com/

It's the bombastic first episode of the Maximum Utcast! Starring Zoey Handley and Jonathan Holmes with a special appearance by Coco Hendershott! Getting into the hottest news of the day about 2 different kinds of censorship, one of which involves Lollipop Chainsaw, and the other involves basically every indie game on the entire internet. Which one is real? Listen and find out! Later, the gang gets into kusoge discussions about Escape from Bug Island and then Jonathan chats with Coco about Death Stranding 2 and how it really ups the ante from the first game. Then Jonathan quietly contemplates life to himself.0:00:00 - Breakfast on Tap0:02:05 - Every Day a New Boy0:03:09 - Censorship! Real or Fake?0:10:29 - Kusoge: Escape From Bug Island0:24:58 - Building Bridges and Relationships in Death Stranding 2 with Coco0:51:40 - Hideo Kojima's Exposition0:55:37 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:00:57 - Life is a Mystery1:02:33 - Ooo, That's Gushin'Check out Coco's Substack: https://cococontemplates.substack.com/Follow Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialFollow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow Maximum Utmost on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/maxutmost.com

On this thicc episode of the Maximum Utcast, Jonathan interviews Matt Bozon and Michael Stragey of WayForward about their game Shantae Advance that originally began development over 20 years ago as a GBA game only to be shelved indefinitely before being revived this year. Shantae Advance finally got released this year on actual GBA cartridges through Limited Run Games or available digitally just about everywhere else. Jonathan also makes a plea for a sequel to Boogerman (which Michael produced and programmed). Later, Jonathan and Zoey talk about what a sequel to Boogerman might look like and we also reveal that this show has potentially always been an Earthworm Jim fan cast? Sometimes you gotta separate the art from the artist, and other time, you gotta hold the limes in your mind!0:00:00 - Comparing Cults0:07:47 - Holding the Limes of My Mind0:09:36 - The Magical Alchemy of Shantae Advance with Matt Bozon and Michael Stragey1:25:44 - Should They Make a Boogerman Advance?1:35:11 - The Subtle Distinctions of Earthworm Jim Versions1:37:08 - Separating Art from the Artist on this Earthworm Jim Fan Cast1:43:06 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:51:15 - Sweatshirt1:52:54 - That's the SpiritFollow WayForward on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wayforward.bsky.socialFollow Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialFollow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialMaximum Utmost on website: https://maxutmost.com/Maximum Utmost’s Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzuken

What does it mean to be you in a world of false memories? This episode of the Maximum Utcast sees Zoey become the Segue Police, Jonathan sings good but does a bad Schwarzenegger impression, and Daniel updates us on the bathroom situation in Germany. We talk extensively about the kusoge Total Recall on the NES, then Jonathan interviews Tanya (former host of Talking to Women about Videogames) to learn what it's like to play videogames as a "normie." Most of central Europe doesn't make it out of this one unscathed. For the memory of a lifetime, Rekall, Rekall, Rekall...0:00:00 - The Bathroom Situation in Germany0:07:55 - If Everyone Was Like Zoey0:13:14 - Kusoge - Total Recall (NES)0:50:47 - Dopamine Rush Gaming for Normies w/ Tanya1:19:41 - Having a Junk Food Time1:21:14 - Untangling the Web of Lies1:23:36 - Courting Controversy1:25:38 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:31:30 - Piss Laws1:33:40 - ???Read Jonathan's Thoughts about GTA6: https://maxutmost.com/grand-theft-auto-6-probably-wont-be-that-important/Get Zoey and Jonathan's Comic: https://www.patreon.com/posts/maximum-utcast-1-140215944See the latest reviews on Maximum Utmost: https://maxutmost.com/tag/review/

Love is in the air on this episode of the Maximum Utcast. We find out what criteria would be needed to smooch everyone on the show before Zoey whisks us away to the magical realm of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde...who just is trying to get to the dang church on time! Later, Jonathan chats with his pal Elsa about Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Final Fantasy, and Donkey Kong...plus she has an exciting announcement!0:00:00 - Learning How to Kiss in Chulip0:07:47 - Feet0:08:40 - Kusoge: Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde0:24:39 - A Beautiful Day to Identify with Donkey Kong w/ Elsa1:00:34 - Berserker Mode1:02:05 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialJonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialDaniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialMaximum Utcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialMaximum Utmost on website: https://maxutmost.com/Maximum Utmost's Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzuken

Jonathan and Ryan react to the latest Nintendo Direct which had a lot of Pokemon news, a lot of Amiibo news, and strangely enough, a lot of Virtual Boy news. Despite the newness of the news though, Jonathan seems to think it was mostly old stuff that's not new or exciting, but still kinda cool. Jonathan is also incapable of saying the names of the games Pokopia and Popucom, which are tricky and sound too similar to each other. There's a bit of analysis about Ryan's fear of dying in video games as opposed to his fearlessness of real life violence and we learn that an over abundance of video games might make them feel less special.0:00:00 - Motorcycles, Everyone's Gettin' Em0:03:06 - The End of YouTube0:04:55 - Amiibo News0:05:32 - Nintendo Direct Reactions0:08:14 - Should We Move On to Pokemon?0:10:52 - What's Black and Red and Tennis All Over?0:12:13 - Are You Done with Videogames?0:15:02 - Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga0:20:27 - Anaylsis of Ryan0:22:56 - Is the Pokemon Legends: Z-A DLC Worth It?0:25:22 - What About Dinkum? (and Pokopia and Popucom)0:28:04 - What Are We Looking Forward To?0:30:05 - A Heaven for Holden0:32:10 - Wrap Up/Plugs

Jonathan and Ryan dig deep on Donkey Kong Bananza to uncover what's great and what's maybe not so great about it, getting into some interesting theories about characters and contrasting DK with CK (Clark Kent, AKA Superman). Has Nintendo basically been making "good" Minecraft over and over with all their games from the last few years? Do people Ryan's age care about the Switch 2 or GTA6? Jonathan is excited for Mina the Hollower and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, but can he pry Ryan away from his Minecraft Lego set before Ryan falls asleep? Who knows?!?0:00:00 - Rick Rock Beleebok0:01:12 - Donkey Kong Bananza: What if Minecraft Was Good?0:04:31 - Splatoon is Baby Noises in a Microphone0:06:05 - What Even is Donkey Kong Bananza?0:10:01 - Donkey Kong's World is Open For Business0:15:09 - The Split Pauline Theory0:17:36 - Mario's Dark Origins?0:18:03 - Ryan Doesn't Really Care about Superman0:19:51 - Donkey Kong is Bizarro Superman0:22:11 - Mina the Hollower Excitement Intensifies0:25:28 - Do Young People Care About Any New Videogames?0:27:40 - What are Ryan's Friends Saying about the Switch 2?0:30:10 - Palpable Apathy, the Silent Podcast by Ryan0:30:29 - Flipping Around in Geometry Dash0:32:45 - The Stuff!0:35:08 - Sleepy Time Reviews0:39:08 - Wrap Up/B-E-Y!Follow Jonathan at: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the Podcast feed at: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialGo read about videogames: https://maxutmost.com/Here's the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ttwav