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Changing The Game – Talking to My Boy About Videogames 17
Do you want more of the same or things to be vastly different? It’s the question central to today’s episode of Talking to My Boy About Videogames where Jonathan and Ryan look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Blippo+, two games set on alien worlds that introduce the audience to their setting through exploration and perception. Elsewhere in the episode,…
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A Minecraft Movie – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
This post is a part of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off series. When was the last time you played Minecraft, the best selling video game of all time? If you’re over 30, it’s probably been a long time but if you’re under 20 it may be part of your daily routine. For the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off collective, we’re all much too…
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Maximum Utcast – 10 – Crossing Into Alternate Worlds
We’re stepping into an alternate reality on this episode of the Maximum Utcast where Jonathan Holmes talks to John-Charles Holmes about the game Blippo+ where you watch TV from another dimension. But before that, Zoey tells us about finally beating the professional beetles in Beetle Adventure Racing. Then we debut our new permanent segment on the show, The Duke Nukem…
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Joysticks – Spin-Offs Classic
On this Blackest of Fridays, let’s turn our attention to the darkest corner of depravity the human mind can conceive–an arcade from 1983. Revisiting older media is often problematic for a variety of reasons, but perhaps there is no other piece of old videogame media more problematic than 1983’s Joysticks, an 80’s sex-comedy in the vein of Ski School or…
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Currently Playing – 17 – Marvel Rivals with Aisling
Currently Playing returns with Aisling (pronounced Ash-lyn) to talk about her time spent rivaling in the Marvel-verse in Marvel Rivals. We go deep on the roster of this hero shooter and learn about the thigh physics keeping this game afloat. Plus: what’s the deal with Wolverine? How many sisters does Thor have? And what happens to Gambit’s package? We also…
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Maximum Utcast – 09 – Rolling Up Rock Man
On this Mega episode of the Maximum Utcast, we’re talking all things Mega Man with our resident Mega Man expert, Tony Ponce. But first, a quick stop off to the world of Katamari for Once Upon a Katamari…in our new segment “Good Feels.” We also learn a bit of behind the scenes drama with regards to the official Destructoid Top…
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Elder Scrolls Novels – “The Infernal City” and “Lord of Souls” (with Gretchen) – Spin-Offs Classic
In this two part set of podcasts we discuss the pair of canonical novels set in the Elder Scrolls universe written by Gregg Keyes, The Infernal City and Lord of Souls. These novels both tell one contained story split across both volumes and they serve as a bridge between the events of The Elder Scrolls: IV Oblivion and The Elder…
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We Should Get All of Them Except Kirby – Talking to My Boy about Videogames 16
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…
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Maximum Utcast – 08 – Is It “Time To Kill” Grand Theft Auto 6?
Maximum Utcast is the flagship podcast for this blog where Zoey and Jonathan talk about videogame news and opinions in a free-wheeling format. Regular segments include discussion of kusoge as well as interviews with people involved in videogames from news writers and game developers to enthusiasts. This week we’re talking about the bad boys and girls of videogames with Grand…
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Metal Gear (Worlds of Power, with Guest Rose) – Spin-Offs Classic
The Spin-Offs return to discuss the novelization of the NES version of Metal Gear, a book which contains a questionable use of feline bodily fluids. It’s a pretty faithful adaptation of the game that even doubles as a strategy guide in case you get stuck trying to advance. They’re joined by guest Rose who has a deep understanding of the…
