519: Growl

Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum advertises itself as a lost NES adaptation of the Garbage Pail kids line of collectible trading cards. In reality, it’s a modern game made by talented devs who make games for NES hardware. And it’s pretty fine! But there are ... Show More

It’s hard to think of a more damning indictment of the state of the world in 2025 than the fact that a cheap RTS developed to shock people with gender stereotypes in 1996 is really tame in comparison to what happens today. What happens in this game is by no means good, but it pla ... Show More

You are a rock and roll musician who fights creatures in virtual reality! You embody rock'n'roll in every way except the music. What's more, you received a job offer from Uganda! 

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! 

Let's hang out with some sad, scary robots in space in this retro horror throwback.Support Watch Out for Fireballs! 

A quick episode about a very fast game. I Am Your Beast is the latest game from Strange Scaffold and Xalavier Nelson Jr. Even more “boomer shooter”-y than previous Short Game favorite El Paso, Elsewhere, I Am Your Beast tells a John Wick-meets-Rambo story across a series of compa ... Show More

Propulsive and immediately visually arresting, Sayonara Wild Hearts is a unique action rhythm hybrid that aims to be inviting to new players. Also, Queen Latifah is there.Support Watch Out for Fireballs! 

Playing a quick game or two 

A good game bogged down by infuriating Ubisoft style decisions. This week's theme song brought to us by MegaMattSupport Watch Out for Fireballs! 

What if combat was less about hitting your opponent, and more about circling around them at very high speeds? Ace Combat 4 is one of the genre standards for the dog-fighting genre. There aren't that many games in there, so when people like one it generally stands out. But is ther ... Show More

This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- discuss the disappointment around Spider-Man Ultimate Edition on PS5, they play "Real Mature, Video Games," discuss Star Wars Squadrons, flip through the October 1994 issue of Electronic G ... Show More

Gary and Kole dig into this NES classic, and our first time covering a Kunio-Kun game. Alex's girlfriend has been kidnapped by Slick, so we have to punch, kick, and pipe our way across River City and its gangs. This is a fun game that's stymied a bit by antiquated progres ... Show More