We are somehow, inexplicably, at the halfway point of Simpsons Games already and we're only in 1994?! To help us explain this virtually baffling situation and help us rescue Bart from Martin's Lawnmower Man-esque virtual reality machine in Virtual Bart, we're joined by Fox Kids Historian and host of Fox Kids Club, a video essay series on the history of Fox Kids, and Disney Afternoon, Jess Matthews! We chatted about her history as a video essayist and, since we had an expert in the building, we talked about the two times The Simpsons crossed over with Fox Kids (Louie Anderson and about 200 donuts were involved as well). Plus, we discussed Season 6's "Bart of Darkness," "Lisa's Rival," and "Another Simpsons Clipshow" Where to find Jess: YouTube: youtube.com/@HulkieD BlueSky: @foxkidsclub.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/jessmatthewsproductions -Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks -Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: glitterjaw.com/distant-echoes -Theme Music: Max Power!- Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.
Breaking news out of Springfield...we have new Simpsons gaming news to discuss! We discuss everything we know about The Simpsons: Tapped Out shutting down and share what we think that means for the future of Simpsons games. Then, unfortunately, we have to go back in time to 1994 to discuss Bart & The Beanstalk, a disappointing, but pretty, Game Boy title. But, hey, at least it gives us the opportunity to revisit some banger episodes, "Bart Gets Famous," "Homer and Apu," "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy," and "Deep Space Homer." It's a packed episode! -Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks -Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: glitterjaw.com/distant-echoes -Theme Music: Max Power!- Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.
We were bound to record a 3-hour episode eventually, why not do it for an episode about a game helmed by Bart's alter-ego Bartman, a character that's appeared only 3 times across the series 34 seasons. That's right, we're talking Bartman Meets Radioactive Man and a brief history of comics in video games. TW: There is a Simpsons clip in this episode that references death by suicide Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks -Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: glitterjaw.com/distant-echoes Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs
From Godzilla to Indiana Jones, fighting viruses in Bart's bloodstream to flying high as Bartman, Bart's Nightmare for the Sega Genesis and SNES has so much going for it. So did we have fun playing it? Not really. Did we enjoy talking about it and the 16-bit era, including the rise of Sega, the SNES, Killer Instinct, Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong, and so much more? You bet we did! Plus, we talked the two episodes nearest to the game's release - "Homer the Heretic" and "Lisa the Beauty Queen". It's a packed episode! Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks -Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: glitterjaw.com/distant-echoes Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs
Crop tops. Spandex. Steroids. And piles of musclebound athletes battling for the U.S. of A. The American Gladiators were a 90s cultural institution, so much so that The Simpsons parodied it...for the Gameboy? We're talking Bart vs. The Juggernauts and diving deep into the show that inspired it (and so much American culture of the 90s)! Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks -Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: glitterjaw.com/distant-echoes Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Doc
TW: Coulrophobia Today, the Lee Carvallo Boys are talking about the game that's so nice, they named it twice! It's Krusty's Fun House and Krusty's Super Fun House, released for practically every major system in the 90s! And to help out, David Arnold, novice independent game dev, host of Are You My Mother, and co-host of Gimmicks and the upcoming Fear Coded Podcast, stops by to help us break down this puzzling entry. To follow David and subscribe to Fear Coded, Are You My Mother, and Gimmicks head over to glitterjaw.com! -Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: glitterjaw.com/gimmicks -Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: glitterjaw.com/distant-echoes Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs
If you were alive in the '90s, there's a good chance you learned all the lyrics to "Do the Bartman" (whether you wanted to or not!). But did you know how to reload Bart's burp gun, uncover the secrets of the Simpsons' attic, or unlock Radical Zone and save Krusty? We didn't either. But we got you covered! We're talking 1992's Bart's House of Weirdness for MS-DOS plus...everything Bartmania! Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: linktr.ee/gimmickspod Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skreeonk Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: distantechoessw.carrd.co Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs
Four games. One year. Was 1991 the year of gaming for Bart Simpson? It sure feels that way. The Carvallo Boys are jumping in to the next entry in the NES pantheon of Simpsons games: Bart Vs. the World. And it's...surprisingly fun! (Despite the often insensitive cultural references). Plus, we talk 2024 gaming layoffs and the history of the wildly mismanaged Acclaim Entertainment. Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: linktr.ee/gimmickspod Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skreeonk Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: distantechoessw.carrd.co Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs
Ah, sweet, sweet nostalgia. It's, as they say, a powerful thing. And the Lee Carvallo Boys have an immense amount of nostalgia for the Gameboy. Listen in as we discuss a very brief history of the Gameboy and ask if our nostalgia for the console can help us appreciate the first portable Simpsons tie-in game - Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly. Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: linktr.ee/gimmickspod Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skreeonk Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: https://linktr.ee/distantechoessw Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Video Game Metal - "Tetrepic" (Tetris Remix) By Brandon McKagan is licensed under a Creative Commons https://soundcloud.com/bxmmusic/video-game-metal-tetrepic Additional Show Notes and Sources: https://bit.ly/3vtGGnw
The early history of console gaming can be...hit or miss, by modern standards. But surely America's bad boy, Bart Simpson, must be a hit...right? Join us as we blow our NES cartridges and play the second game in the Simpsons gaming pantheon - 1991’s Bart Vs. The Space Mutants, originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System! Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: linktr.ee/gimmickspod Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skreeonk Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: https://linktr.ee/distantechoessw Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs
The year is 1991. You and your buddies have a pocket full of quarters, a free afternoon, and a wicked case of rapid onset Simpsons Fever, brought about by Bart Mania. What do you do? You time travel, of course, to 2024, and listen to two thirty-somethings discuss a brief history of the rise and fall of arcades, moral panic over pinball, and of course, The Simpsons Arcade Game! Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: linktr.ee/gimmickspod Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skreeonk Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: https://linktr.ee/distantechoessw Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband Interstitial Music: Karl Casey @White Bat Audio Lots of sources for this episode. Full list below, but special shout out to For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American arcade | The Verge by Laura June. Additional Show Notes and Sources: Google Docs
It's the inaugural episode of Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge: A Simpsons Gaming Podcast! Derek and Tommy break down what the hell "Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge" is, their history with The Simpsons and the tie-in video games, and proceed to, scientifically, rank the games based on what they know - virtually nothing! A proud member of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective! Derek's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/misterdarebear Gimmicks: Twitter: @GimmicksPod Where to Listen: linktr.ee/gimmickspod Walloping Websnappers: Twitter: @WallopingWebPod Web: wallopingwebsnappers.com Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: Web: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skreeonk Tommy's Other Projects- Twitch: twitch.tv/awkwardcomma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW Web: https://linktr.ee/distantechoessw Theme Music: Max Power! Facebook: The Real Max Power Band Instagram: @therealmaxpowerband