On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for another dose of Double Dragon. After last year’s Virtual Reality episode, the expectations are high. But was that a bad idea? Is this show actually hot garbage? Probably, but the only way to find out for sure is to listen on! Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo’s messaging around the Switch 2 continues to cost them every shred of good will they’ve built up over the past decade, Farming Simulator officially comes to Sega Genesis, Doom gets an absurd collectors edition, and more! Finally, the guys talk about what they’ve been playing, some delicious burritos, Mario Kart World characters, and a whole lot of other nonsense. Enjoy!
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dissect the two Nintendo Directs we just had. First, the super weird Nintendo Switch Direct, featuring some fantastic surprises like Rhythm Heaven and Marvel Invasion, among others. It was an odd choice to drop this Direct so close to the Switch 2 one, but it was a pleasant surprise. Then, the big one. The Switch 2 Direct. They break down everything they learned from the Direct itself and all the various haphazard announcements surrounding it, including its ill-advised pricing structure, the tech specs, and of course, the games! What did they make of Donkey Kong Bananza? How awesome does Mario Kart World look? Why does Metroid Prime 4 look so much better on Switch 2? Why does that new From Software game look like hot garbage? Find out! Plus, Dan continues to get better, especially following his super posh vacation, and Kris got to see the Minecraft movie, which was way more fun than he expected it to be. Enjoy!
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris make up for their criminally short episode last week with news of Dan's cancer-free status! Also, the latest Marvel casting news, and oh yeah, one heck of a 10 20 30 40! This month marked the release of the PSP AND the original God of War for PS2. There were some other killer releases, too, but Sony once again dominated the charts. In Week Old News, there was a surprise Nintendo Direct announced, and the guys made some predictions that will probably prove to be false in short order. But who knows? We also got some new NES game discoveries, some insight on how to properly pronounce Balatro, and more! Finally, Kris got to spend some quality time with the brilliant Breakout Beyond, ate some birria flavored burgers and quesadillas, Dan’s starting to regain the use of his hands, and more!
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you possibly the shortest numbered episode of the podcast ever. Dan had his surgery a few days ago, and he just isn’t up to doing all that much talking. But the scheduled 10 20 30 40 was too chock full of PlayStation to NOT have Dan talk about it, so they just did a quick recap of their weeks, and called it a night. Hopefully service will return to normal by next week.
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the SAG BAG! You asked questions, and they tried their best to answer them. All of them. No matter how bizarre. Honestly, there were some really great questions, and they had a lot of fun answering them.
Then, in Week Old News, Super NES consoles are getting faster for some reason, Katamari Damacy returns on Apple Arcade, Mortal Kombat Nitro gets some official gameplay footage, and more!
Finally, Dan plays Vengeance Hunters, Kris jumps for joy in Be Brave, Barb. But Paper Mario is still great, and Dan’s hands are getting better! Enjoy!
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you this month’s Alphabet Soup-er Series! It was Kris’s pick for the letter U and he went with UN Squadron for Super NES. This classic Capcom shoot em up was quite different from its arcade counterpart, and is often cited as one of the best Super NES games around. Does it live up to its reputation? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, Activision delivers some grimy AI slop, but also gives the world more old Tony Hawk games. Plus, Acclaim is apparently back, Nintendo Switch Online gets one of the best games ever made, Suikoden comes to mobile phones, and more!
Finally, Dan still can’t really play as many games as he wants, and Kris has had a headache for the last 3 weeks. But Paper Mario is great, as is the new Daredevil show! Enjoy!
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris hop aboard the cartoon express for another classic episode of Mega Man. This one is Bot Transfer, an episode about Mega man and Snake Man switching bodies. It’s got terrible evil plots, spacious airplanes, very large hotel doors, and some “memorable” one-liners. How does it stack up to Zelda and Darkstalkes? Let’s find out!
In Week Old News, a Retro-Bi translator has some weird defenses for plagiarism, Tetris Forever gets two more games, Warner Bros. closes some studios and lays off a bunch of people, and more.
Finally, Dan gives us an update on his health situation, Kris gets courted by local politicians, the guys try the new Neo Geo game Vengeance Hunters, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the February 10 20 30 40 for 2025, and it’s a doozie. Some truly barren release schedules are saved by some fun mispronunciations on Kris’s part, as well as some genuinely great months for some handhelds, and the end days of the 16-bit console wars. Just how bad did things get during the US video game crash? Let’s find out!
In Week Old News, Switch games prove to be more fireproof than anyone expected, more industry layoffs make everyone sad, but then Devolver Digital released a trailer for a game called Shotgun Cop Man, and smiles returned. Also, Nintendo sued the crap out of a company for ripping off Pokemon, so that was fun.
Finally, Dan got himself a new car, we read some excellent listener mail, define the term “guilty pleasures,” discuss the ending of Stray, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!
On this week’s podcast, Dan’s pick for the Alphabet Soup-er Series was Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, a game that Kris has surprisingly never played. How does it hold up? Is the game as good as its soundtrack? How many dumb skateboarding terms can Kris conjure to make it sound like he know what he’s talking about? Let’s find out! Then, in Week Old News, Sony hit us with a rather impressive State of Play, including fresh looks at Monster Hunter, that new Shinobi game, and more. Plus, Jeff Minter reimagines yet another Atari arcade classic, the creator of Dadish is back with an emotionally unstable cactus, PSN’s outage raises preservation questions, and more. Finally, Dan still hasn’ tbeen able to play much since his hands aren’t working all that well, and Kris got hit with a snow day, so his playtime was truncated as well. But he did get to see the new Captain America movie, which was pretty rad. Enjoy!
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris ride the Cartoon Express all the way to Capcom’s Darkstalkers! And guess what! It was wretched! How anyone was able to take Capcom’s awesome character designs and turn them into something this awful is beyond us. But what was the worst offender? What’s the next stop on the express? Let’s find out!
At the top of the show, Dan continued to struggle to use his hands, so his game playing time was limited. But Kris spent some time with Looney Landers, the new VCS title front eh creator of Donut Dodo, the surprisingly solid version of Stray for Switch, the Dog Man game, and more.
Finally, in Week Old News, pinball is great, people like Mega Man, a Intellivision Amico rises from the dead, and more. Enjoy!