It's all dogs and blood this week, as Lyca and Blood Dungeon form the synthesis of Laika: Aged Through Blood. Also, mediocre Fire Emblem is still a great time.

What We're Playing

01:04 Caitlin: Lyca (Syphono4, 2025)

11:31 Mark: Blood Dungeon (Messhof, 2026)

22:53 GOOF: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GC, Intelligent Systems, 2005)

How to tell apart all 596 Fire Emblem characters | Unraveled: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMVjPDqrkyg

41:04 Feature Game: Laika: Aged Through Blood (Brainwash Gang, 2023)

SHOUT

1:01:40 Caitlin: Valheim 1.0 (Iron Gate AB)

1:02:26 Mark: Infinity: Hexadome tactics (Blindspot Games)

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Not a whole lot of story going on in these games--Shadow Dancer is basically Ninja Magic and Dog, where Sektori is endless shapes.

What We're Playing

01:02 Mark: Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes (Alt Shift, 2026)

13:23 Caitlin: Everything is Crab (Odd Dreams Digital, 2026)

21:10 GOOF: Shadow Dancer (Genesis, Sega, 1989)

39:06 Feature Game: Sektori (Kimmo Lahtinen, 2025)

SHOUT

56:11 Mark: NOIR BLOOM (HONKI Games)

57:19 Caitlin: The Legend of California (Kintsugiyama)

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All animals all the time! Super Monkey Ball 2 makes about as much sense as Beast of Reincarnation, which is kind of terrifying.

What We're Playing

01:06 Mark: The Messenger (Sabotage Studio, 2018)

10:08 Caitlin: Big Walk (House House, 2026)

17:48 GOOF: Super Monkey Ball 2 (GC, Amusement Vision, 2002)

32:35 Feature Game: Beast of Reincarnation (Game Freak, 2026)

SHOUT

54:04 Mark: Precinct IX (ZataForge Studio)

55:57 Bronwyn: Cat Me If You Can (Cosmic Stag Games)

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A generic space shooter called Blazing Lazers and a unique historical RPG called The Thaumaturge briefly interrupt Caitlin's catching of them all.

What We're Playing

01:05 Caitlin: Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass Part One: Bubbly Basin (Game Freak, 2026)

08:04 Mark: LUNARK (Canari Games, 2025)

19:34 GOOF: Blazing Lazers (TG-16, Compile, 1989)

32:35 Feature Game: The Thaumaturge (Fool's Theory, 2024)

SHOUT

56:24 Caitlin: Forever Ago (Third Shift)

57:38 Mark: The Scramble Vice (Studio PICO & ESQUADRA)

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We take a hard turn away from small, cute things (Patapon & Pokémon) to talk about GROSS TEENAGERS in Mixtape.

What We're Playing

01:10 Caitlin: Pokémon Legends: ZA (Game Freak, 2025)

13:54 Mark: Screamer (Milestone S.r.l., 2026)

26:26 GOOF: Patapon (PSP, Pyramid, 2007)

37:38 Feature Game: Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur, 2026)

SHOUT

1:04:33 Caitlin: Pokopia Expansion Pass (Game Freak)

1:05:58 Mark: Neo Geo AES+ (Plaion & SNK)

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Tech Romancer passes its charisma check but flubs its dexterity check, and Esoteric Ebb wants you to make some death saves (just in case).

What We're Playing

02:05 Mark: Death of a Wish (Melessthanthree, 2024)

13:26 Caitlin: Palworld (Pocketpair, 2026), and being boring

16:29 GOOF: Tech Romancer (DC, Capcom, 1998)

37:25 Feature Game: Cabernet (Party for Introverts, 2025)

SHOUT

1:06:16 Mark: Appulse (Le Rado)

1:07:45 Caitlin: Shine On, My Little Sun (Forpixie Studio)

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We bring on the stupid this week, with arcade typing game (?!?) The Typing of the Dead and the train trick-based racing/post-apocalyptic tourism game (?!?) Denshattack!

What We're Playing

03:44 Caitlin: Scarlet Deer Inn (Attu, 2026)

09:51 Mark: Max Savage (Tim Rachnor, 2026)

24:05 GOOF: The Typing of the Dead (Arcade/Dreamcast, WOW Entertainment, 1999)

36:26 Feature Game: Denshattack! (Undercoders, 2026)

SHOUT

53:05 Caitlin: Away Team (Klei Entertainment)

54:37 Mark: Truxton Extreme (Tatsujin)

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Everyone knows that the only two real genres are mechs and vampires, and we explore both this week with Drill Dozer and Cabernet.

What We're Playing

00:56 Mark: Galak-Z: The Dimensional (17bit, 2015)

11:18 Caitln: Palworld (Pocketpair, 2026)

23:03 GOOF: Drill Dozer (GBA, Game Freak, 2005)

38:10 Feature Game: Cabernet (Party for Introverts, 2025)

SHOUT

1:01:13 Mark: Fatekeeper (Paraglacial)

1:02:55 Caitlin: Capy Castaway (Kitten Cup Studios)

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Mark manages to stop talking about Guilty Gear long enough for the pair to discuss Replaced.

What We're Playing

01:05 Caitln: Palworld (Pocketpair, 2026)

15:49 Mark: Rogue Flight (Truant Pixel, 2024)

23:03 GOOF: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (PS2, Arc System Works, 2009)

42:16 Feature Game: Replaced (Sad Cat Studios, 2026)

SHOUT

1:13:27 Caitlin: Every Wednesday (Pixel Chest Storyworks)

1:17:22 Mark: Wild Blue Skies (Chuhei Labs & VITEI BACKROOM)

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Flawed genius is the accidental theme of this week, with the delightful gibberish of LocoRoco and the incomprehensible strategy of Star Renegades.

What We're Playing

01:00 Mark: Code RAPID (HitBreak)

15:27 Caitlin: The Séance of Blake Manor (Spooky Doorway, 2025)

25:14 GOOF: LocoRoco (PSP, Japan Studio, 2006)

42:16 Feature Game: Star Renegades (Massive Damage, 2020)

SHOUT

1:12:52 Mark: Beitong Pangu

1:15:03 Caitlin: Valheim 1.0 (Iron Gate AB)

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