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MTV Video Mods – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
This post is a part of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off series. In fall of 2004 and spring of 2005, MTV2 aired an animated TV series that paired popular music and videogame characters performing the songs. It didn’t make a lot of sense then and it makes even less sense now, but we’re going to dissect it with our resident MTV…
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The Warriors w/ Beith – Currently Playing 14
Currently Playing is a show where Daniel talks to friends about games they’re playing at the moment. Every month a new guest is on to talk about what they like and maybe don’t like about a game they’re right in the middle of. In a running segment, the guests will talk about a game Daniel had been challenged to play…
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Maximum Utcast – 03 – Crazy Artificial Dreams of Donkey Kong and Mina the Hollower
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. We pre-taped this episode so Daniel could skip town for a few days which…
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Christmas Comes to PacLand – Spin-Offs Classic
Gather round the fireplace and plop your power pellets into your cocoa mugs. We’re digging deep into this dusty gem of 80s holiday ephemera to get to the core of the holiday spirit, which is of course flagrant commercialism. Not only did Pac-Man have his own animated TV show, he had a Christmas special. Helping us to dissect this oddity, Jonathan…
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Bubsy is the New B Word – Talking to My Boy About Videogames 13
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…
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Star Trek: The Next Generation: “The Game” – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
This post is a part of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off series. We’re setting our phasers tae malky on the 2nd of two episodes where we dive into Star* media that have episodes entitled “The Game.” After visiting the sex planet Risa, Commander Riker brings a Google Glass-based virtual Cup and Ball game aboard the Enterprise that causes both intense sexual…
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Maximum Utcast – 02 – Slamming Summer with the Sapphic Gals and Hollywood Hogan
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. On a jam packed episode of Maximum Utcast, we’re talking all about wrestling, from…
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Resident Evil: Degeneration – Spin-Offs Classic
The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off (sometimes just called Spin-Offs for brevity) is a podcast that analyzes media spun off from videogames. While the show usually focuses on film and TV adaptations, occasionally books are discussed. The show is often irreverent but never aims for a mean-spirited take. Feel free to consume the media in question or just listen to us discuss…
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Two Point Museum w/ Christine – Currently Playing 13
Currently Playing is a show where Daniel talks to friends about games they’re playing at the moment. Every month a new guest is on to talk about what they like and maybe don’t like about a game they’re right in the middle of. In a running segment, the guests will talk about a game Daniel had been challenged to play…
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Stargate Atlantis: “The Game” – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off (sometimes just called Spin-Offs for brevity) is a podcast that analyzes media spun off from videogames. While the show usually focuses on film and TV adaptations, occasionally books are discussed. The show is often irreverent but never aims for a mean-spirited take. Feel free to consume the media in question or just listen to us discuss…