Boot Disks and Bad Decisions

Tom and Brian begin the second year of Boot Disks and Bad Decisions by wrapping up discussion of the Mandalorian Season 2 in its entirety and speculating about the adventures to come in Season 3.

Tom and Brian discuss their favorite indie games, after realizing that over the course of 50+ episodes they've largely focused on AAA games.

Tom discusses his experiences in finally getting a chance to play Cyberpunk 2077, and later Tom and Brian discuss the penultimate episode of the Mandalorian Season 2 as well as the upcoming Star Wars series announced by Disney.

Tom and Brian provide the weekly Mandalorian update, discuss Cyberpunk 2077 and review some of their weirdest retail experiences as customers and employees.

Brian and Tom discuss the retro games that they loved as kids...that they're now realizing kind of sucked. Hot takes include Rebel Assault, Mortal Kombat, and a very lukewarm take on the Virtual Boy.

Tom and Brian review the sordid history of video game movie adaptations, digging through the trash to see if any gems can be found. 

To celebrate the 50th episode of Boot Disks and Bad Decisions, Tom and Brian host the fifth internet oddities episode featuring wolverine claws, Japanese rope bondage, the devil's toe and many other gems.

Tom and Brian discuss the IPs they want to see more of, and also those that they are just tired of the constant iterations and would love it if Activision and EA would give them a rest already.

This week's video game companions are like those classmates in your group project-  they just don't pull their weight and in most cases you'd be better off without them! Tom and Brian discuss the absolute worst and most useless video game companions, including Slippy Toad, Claptrap and many others.

Happy Halloween! On this special episode we bring back Hannah, our crime correspondent, to review the history of gaming urban legends.