What is real? Are the memories you make attending a summer camp real or are they implanted in your mind by a Hollywood movie? Did you write the news or did the news write you? Have you ever been in a fight, only to find out that you were alone in your Batcave? Is a light gun a joystick, or…

On this freeform episode of the Maximum Utcast, our hosts are joined by no guests but we weave through run and gun games like Metal Slug, beat ’em ups like Double Dragon, and driving games like Cool Riders. Along the way, we get whispers of games like Absolum, Kunio-kun, Anthology of the Killer, and Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another…

It’s the longest episode of Maximum Utcast ever! Zoey regales us with tales of spooky video games that enrapture dogs before we talk about Mewgenics. Then one of the developers of Mewgenics, Edmund McMillen, stops by to catch up with his pal Jonathan about his career in the games industry working on games like Super Meat Boy, the Binding of…

On this thrilling! (is it love?) episode of the Maximum Utcast, Zoey performs a cunning stunt in the form of a live videogame unboxing before Jonathan regales us with tales of being bombarded with requests for pics despite no one understanding his cosplay. We go deep on Street Fighter lore because something’s up with Alex. Later, Jonathan chats with Cherrybombrs…

The Maximum Utcast is back with the hottest Vectorman and Shinobi news available! In a show that’s too hot for Canada, we learn about a pushy sommelier, Jonathan’s thoughts on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, and what the heck is going on with AI upscaling filters. Later, our old pal Tanya stops by to tell us about her…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Maximum Utcast returns to talk about everyone’s favorite character Mike Haggar! Then Zoey and Jonathan share their game of the year picks for 2025 before diving into the deep end of point and click adventure games with illustrator Sarah Carapace. After the show wraps we have a few extra bonus features as always so stay tuned for some of the…