On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the newest installment of the Alphabet Soup-er Series! Dan’s pick for the letter C was Code Name Viper for NES. How does Capcom and Arc System Works’ spin on the RollingThunder formula work out? Why are this dude’s pants this color? Why are there so many revolving doors? Let's find out!
Then, in Week Old News, even more layoffs because the AAA game industry is just the best, someone turns the NES into an awesome musical instrument, Miyamoto confirms that the internet is insane, and a brand new glitch is found in Super Mario Bros after all these years!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris continues to enjoy the joys of Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s new DLC and tries out the new Time Breaker light guns, while Dan spends some time with Minishoot Adventures and the new Sam Raimi movie. And speaking of movies, the guys give their impressions of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Spoiler: They both loved it.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for another episode of Wing Commander Academy. Why does this show have such a fantastic voice cast, and why does it not make it actually fun to watch? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo decided not to censor Tomodochi Life, Sony makes some absolutely wretched decisions, CApcom gets really weird with a new Street Fighter 6 character, Epic lays off a ton of employees, and more.
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris gets that dopey Talking Flower thing, and spends some time in Bellabel Park. Meanwhile, Dan is happy to have Baseball back, played a ton of Steam demos, and gushes about the joys of Séance of Blake Manner.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the March 10 20 30 40, featuring the untimely ends of both the 32X AND Virtual Boy, the birth of the Resident Evil franchise, another desolate 1986 month, and a shockingly great lineup for the PSP!
Then, in Week Old News, so much AI. So very much AI. And nobody wants it. Except game companies. They LOVE it. Plus, Sonic 4 and Minecraft 2 cast announcements, Logan Paul kinda sucks, Humble Bazooka gets to work on making the Saturn 3D Controller wireless, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris doesn’t do a whole heck of a lot, but he started watching the live-action One Piece! Meanwhile, Dan really didn’t care for Man of Medan, tried a handful of Steam demos, and remembered why he doesn’t like dating sims.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the next installment of SAG Standouts, where they each choose the five games that define a platform. This time around they’re tackling the underappreciated Magnavox Odyssey 2. With neither one of them ever having spent any time playing the system before this recording, were they able to find anything to appreciate about it? Let’s find out! (Spoiler: YES!)
Then, in Week Old News, the US government CONTINUES goes out of its way to tick off a large portion of the gaming public, Limited Run tries to get itself out of some Sonic flavored hot water, Roblox players have no taste, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris feels nostalgic for the Wii U and sits through some disastrous loading times to scratch the itch, and gets more serious about improving his diet. Meanwhile, Dan talks about a monkey suplexing a lizard, finished Sons of Sparta, and started Man of Medan.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive back into the Alphabet Soup-er Series. It was Kris's pick for the letter B and he went with the Sega Saturn cult classic Burning Rangers. This game was pretty ahead of its time, but does it still work? Is putting out fires with lasers still a good time today? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, the US government goes out of its way to tick off a large portion of the gaming public, Nintendo hosts a pretty decent Indie Showcase, Ken Griffey Jr’s Winning Run for SNES is the gift that keeps on giving, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris tries the Densha Attack demo and finds comfort in Yoshi’s Island, while Dan gets ever closer to finishing Ghost of Sparta, and reads some books.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for another classic episode of Mega Man! In the season 2 episode Campus Commandos, Dr. Wily infiltrates Dr. Light’s robot college so he can use an anti gravity beam on city hall… for some reason. Top Man hits on Roll, Cut Man and Guts Man pose as cafeteria workers, there’s a racist martial arts robot that looks like Akira from Virtua Fighter, it’s got it all!
Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo finally pulls back the curtain on the 10th generation of Pokemon, some classic (and not so classic) Marvel games are coming home, the Super NES gets a brand new beat em up, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris spends some quality time with the Disney Afternoon Collection on Switch 2, enjoys Pokemon Presents with his kids, while Dan finally reads some Terry Pratchett, spends some more time with Ghost of Sparta, and tries out a number of Next Fest demos.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris take a whack at the February 2026 10 20 30 40 that’s chock full of… well not a whole lot. It’s looking like another lackluster month. But what’s this? Dead heat competition between PlayStation, Saturn, and 3DO? An oddball GameCube classic? A PS4 exclusive to light up our hearts? Maybe there’s hope yet!
Then, in Week Old News, Sony shuts down yet another studio and draws the ire of their fanbase, David Jaffe has big feelings about the new God of War, new old Virtual Boy footage surfaces, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris gets his octopus on with the Darwin’s Paradox demo, Dan likes Sons of Sparta much more than David Jaffe, Kris spends some quality time with his favorite pinball machines at his local arcade, Dan loves the new Jaws, and more!
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris try their best to bring you this month’s SAG Standouts. The challenge? Doing it for the Intellivision, a console neither one of them has a ton of experience with (even though Kris inexplicably owns 5 of the darn things). Which games will make their lists?
Then, in Week Old News, Hyperkin gets ever closer to releasing their take on the Nomad, Goldfish crackers get into the world of gaming for some reason, Sony hosts a killer State of Play with some fantastic surprises , and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris tries the new Jaws NES game, Dan does a bunch of stuff I’ve forgotten about because I accidentally forgot to write this part last week when we recorded and I can’t be arsed to go back and listen again, and presumably there was talk of sandwiches.
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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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