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Maximum Utcast – 17 – Lovish-ing the Journey to the West
Did you know that we post some of our podcast interviews to YouTube? If not, give us a follow over there and check out video segments whenever they’re available! On this jam packed episode of Maximum Utcast we’re digging into the kusoge Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken, a Famicom game based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West…
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Talking to My Boy About Videogames – 20 – What If a Zombie Dabs?
Jonathan and Ryan recount the highlights of the recent Pokemon Presents which marked the 30th anniversary of the series, including the announcement of the newest mainline games, Pokemon Wind and Pokemon Waves. Are they about how the wind makes the waves, or is there more to them? Only time will tell! Elsewhere, Jonathan gives his thoughts on Resident Evil 9…
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The Candy Crush Game Show (with Guest Conrad Zimmerman) – Spin-Offs Classic
You blinked, you missed it. There was an ill-advised game show spin-off of the hit cell phone game Candy Crush that ran for the summer months of 2017 on CBS and it was quickly erased from existence. But you can still watch the show on YouTube. But why would you? Let us watch the bad game show for you and…
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Maximum Utcast – 16 – Love is in the Air
Did you know that we post some of our podcast interviews to YouTube? If not, give us a follow over there and check out video segments whenever they’re available! The Utcast Gang gets serious about the business of love on today’s episode where we learn to stop worrying and love eternally. There’s some shake ups happening at Microsoft, we re-discover…
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Currently Playing – 20 – Endless Space 2 with Zach from Old Man Gaming
Zach from Axiom Games LLC and Old Man Gaming stops by to chat about being a TTRPG designer and video game reviewer among the many other hats he wears as a dad with a full time job who still makes time for having fun with family and friends both locally and online. After getting introduced to his sprawling work in…
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Maximum Utcast – 15 – Abiding, Correcting, and Disclosing
It took 15 episodes but we finally know how to make the perfect podcast! We’re abiding by the rules, correcting our past mistakes, and disclosing any potential conflicts of interest which means no one can say we’re doing it wrong! Jonathan talked with game developer Talha Kaya of Talha & Jack Co. about their new game ABIDE which brings a…
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Talking to My Boy About Videogames – 19 – Something is Rotten in the State of Roblox
On this mildly belated episode of Talking to My Boy about Videogames, Jonathan and Ryan discuss the virtues of keeping your cool while trying to snap pictures of Pokemon. From there, they dig into the subtleties of Italian Brainrot and what it means for kids to like it. A scattershot approach is taken in the back third of the episode…
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Splinter Cell: Deathwatch – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
This post is a part of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off series. Kept you waiting, huh? On this positively thicc episode of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off, we dissecting the cells of Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, Netflix’s new show that continues the harrowing adventures of Sam Fisher as he sneaks through clandestine shadowy organizations along with aid from the team back at the…
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Maximum Utcast – 14 – In The Land of the Babes, the Riot Grrrls Are Queens
We’re keeping warm this winter by talking about videogames so pour a cup of cocoa and hear a bunch of thoughts on strategies for staying alive! Zoey also gives us another Duke Nukem Report, this time about “Land of the Babes,” the blocky Duke Nukem game for PS1 from the far flung future year of 2000! Sarah Carapace comes back…
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Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (with Guest Laura Kate Dale) – Spin-Offs Classic
Did you know there was a Super Mario Bros. movie before the one everyone knows about? No, not that one! Yeah, this one, available as a dubiously legal fan dub with 4k upscaling! Nearly seven years before the infamous flop from the Max Headroom creators caused Nintendo to swear off film adaptations for 30 years, they graced Japanese audiences with…
