Jake and Sam take a break from contemporary news this week to look back at toys-to-life games. Why were they a hit? Why did they fizzle out so quickly? Could we ever see a toys-to-life revival? The boys break down everything from the heavy hitters (Skylanders, Disney Infinity, LEGO Dimensions) to the weirdos (Starlink, Telepods, Sick Bricks) to Amiibo, which is still doing its thing.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Switch 2 Pre-order Check-in) |

00:05:24 - Jade Raymond Departs Fairgames Studio (RIP $) |

00:10:00 - Main Topic: Toys-to-Life Games Retrospective |

1:01:44 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (EA Sports College Football 26, Doom: The Dark Ages)

1:02:14 - Game, Watch, Listen (GAMES: South of Midnight, Split Fiction | MOVIES: Mufasa: The Lion King, Thunderbolts* | MUSIC: Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk | TV: Andor, The Studio
The Righteous Gemstones)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to thesupermosherbrothersshow@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!