On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris return to the Alphabet Soup-er Series with the Sega Genesis hidden gem Alien Soldier. This tough as nails shooter has Treasure written all over it, but does it overcome its ambitious control scheme?
Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo hosts a whelming Partner Direct, HBO sets its sights on Baldur’s Gate, Indiana Jones gets the proper Game Card treatment, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris enjoyed the heck out of the Japan exclusive color version of Balloon Kid, while Dan started Clair Obscure, finished the Fallout TV series, and got yet another dog.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express once again! This time, they stopped at a particularly crummy episode of Super Mario World. Just how bad is a cartoon that accidentally swaps Mario and Luigi’s color palates AND inexplicably makes a bunch of tiny Marios come out of a block? And why is Yoshi so annoying? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo announces unreleased Virtual Boy games for Switch 2, the game industry seems to hate AI just as much as the rest of us, God of War finds its Zeus, and the Disney Afternoon finally gets Bonkers.
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris finishes the excellent Adventure of Samsara, Dan bought a fancy coffee machine, watched Death of a Unicorn, and they both froze their butts off for the good of the show.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the first 10 20 30 40 of 2026, but will it be good? Well, it’s January, and that’s never really been a big month for new game releases. But they still trudge through their notes and talk about notable releases from decades past, including some interesting Mega Man games, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and one of the worst versions of Doom ever released.
Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo releases a 2 and a half minute trailer for a talking flower toy, Bubsy 4D gets a release date, Kenny Omega sort of joins Street Fighter, and some crazy YouTuber builds a Frankenstein’s Monster game console that combines Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox.
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan finally finishes Indiana Jones, but can’t decide what to play next. Kris really digs Adventure of Samsara, and tries to enjoy the stunning mediocrity that is Tron Ares.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the first entry in their new series Stone Age Standounts. If you had to pick just 5 games to best represent a console, which 5 games would they be? They kicked things off with the Atari 2600. What weird choices did our heroes make? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, a whole mess of Disney games disappear for no adequate reason, Hyperkin takes quality control seriously, Donut Dodo finds even more homes, and Nintendo boards the Final Fantasy VII hype train in surprising new ways?
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris are STILL all about Ball x Pit, Dan inches ever closer to finishing Indiana Jones, while Kris dives deep into Adventure of Samsara and reeeeeeally wants a Bubsy Neon Light. .
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the 2026 Year in Preview! There are a lot of new games coming out, but will they be any good? Are they worth being hyped for? Will there be any surprises? What wild predictions do our hosts have in mind? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, AI continues to be a scourge, even when it’s hard to tell if it was even used in the first place, Capcom’s got lots of Street Fighter news, CES gadgets get Dan all hot and bothered, and someone actually beat Super Meat Boy without dying!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris are all about Ball x Pit, Dan attempts to catch up on Stranger Things, Kris finishes Metroid Prime 4, Dan tells a last minute story about computer graphics cards, and more.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the 2025 Golden Caveman Awards! They've crunched the numbers, checked the lists, accepted the bribes, and are ready to announce their winners of the 11th Annual Golden Caveman Awards! Which games came out on top? Whose cuisine reigns supreme? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, it was another rather light week. But the president of Atari likes Pushmo, so that’s cool.
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan continues to love Ball x Pit and did not deliver on his promise to finish Death Stranding 2 by this week, while Kris is nearly done with Metroid Prime 4, ground some coffee, and had a blast with Looney Landers on Atari VCS.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the 2025 Year in Review. What interesting stuff came out this year? What were the big news stories? Was any of it interesting? Was this, in fact, an incredibly poorly thought out segment that was super boring? Let us know!
Then, in Week Old News, there really wasn’t much, because it’s Christmas Break and nobody is doing anything. But there was Pit Fighter news, so Dan was happy.
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan obsessed over Ball x Pit and promised to finish Death Stranding 2 by next week, while Kris worked tech support for various xmas presents, played more Metroid Prime 4, and spent some quality time with his Atari VCS.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the final 10 20 30 40 of 2025! Was it finally a big month for the Jaguar and 3DO? Did Sega have anything to answer Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country 2? Was 1985 still a complete wash? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, AI continues to be everywhere, making everything it touches demonstrably worse, Nintendo finally wins a really old lawsuit, and the SuperSega saga finally comes to its inevitable conclusiuon.
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan finally learns to cook, while Kris makes a lot of cookies and plays Dadish 4. He also played the Final Fantasy VII demo, and completely forgot to talk about it on the show. Oops.
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On this week’s podcast, it’s the grand return of Trivia Time! Dan competed against Matt Mutch of the Papercuts Podcast, and Matt Raimo from Turning Tracks. Who came out on top? Who was drunk? Let’s find out!
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you a very special holiday episode of the Alphabet Soup-er Series! They cover Christmas NiGHTS Into Dreams for Sega Saturn, and get themselves all up in that holiday spirit. How does this weird demo hold up? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo buys a little bit of Namco, Shovel Knight’s devs may be in some trouble, AI continues to wreak havoc on the industry, and you, yes YOU, can smell like Solid Snake.
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris recount their very different Thanksgiving experiences. KRis had a great day. Dan, not so much. Dan also spent a lot of time being angry, while Kris got his hands on Metroid Prime 4. Spoiler, it’s great.
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