Episode 496: Purple Saturn Day

We don’t know anything about soccer, but we DO know things about Mega Man. Unfortunately, this game leans more on the soccer side of the equation. So we default back to the last time either of us played sports: in gym class. We also talk about our recent trips to festivals, both ... Show More

To prove just how dead in the water Sega was in the mid-1990s, they bet big on Bug!, a very slow 2.5D platformer that began life as a Sonic game. The Sega Saturn was a system in search of an identity, and boy howdy, Bug! did not provide it. 

Have we talked about Spider-Man more than any other superhero on this show? Maybe Batman is up there. And Gary has definitely shoehorned “Turn Off the Dark” into more episodes than is necessary. But this is the first time we’ve really camped out on the Sinister Six, one of the mo ... Show More

It's bad. But not because it's short. It's bad AND it's short.Support Watch Out for Fireballs! 

I don't get it. It's just the same game over and over and over and over and over and overSupport Watch Out for Fireballs! 

This is one of the best games of all time. Wipe that smile off your face. This isn't a joke to me.Support Watch Out for Fireballs! 

Hey folks, this is a quick announcement that's also a bummer. Earlier in the year we'd said that we planned to return to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. We submitted a proposal for our panel, and waited, and waited, and waited... only to learn just recently that we'd ... Show More

Boy, I wonder if they're gonna defeat the evil.Support Watch Out for Fireballs! 

Prepare for Cringes and Groans: The Bad Jokes Brigade Returns! Get ready for another side-splitting (or is it side-groaning?) episode of The Mics Are Open. This week, the gang's back with a fresh batch of terrible jokes that will have you questioning your sanity – and wonderi ... Show More

It's just like we're back in King's Field.Support Watch Out for Fireballs! 

this one cuts out like 3 times but don't worry nothing was lost. Go watch A GOOD NIGHT Comedy Show @ Yuk Yuk's March 23rd @ 10 PM 

Claire pitches an light-bending idea, and Isaac's game idea is about exploring space and terraforming planets - do you think he's been playing No Man's Sky a lot again?? We talk about the games we uninstalled from our Switch and why we uninstalled them! This is Make T ... Show More

I really wanted to name this episode 'you can't have disciples without receipts' but it has nothing to do with it (its just an inside joke that came up toward the end). Anyway, the answer is, there's NOTHING wrong with being confident, and in this episode, I tell you why. Sending ... Show More