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…

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…

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…

The Spin-Off crew journeys deep into the archives of the Final Fantasy universe for a canonical sequel to Final Fantasy V, taking place 200 years after the events of the game and largely re-telling the same story in anime form. Joined by our senior Final Fantasy correspondent Elsa Farron, we discuss the OVA’s great design and animation and some very…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…