Brothering Around

It's been a few weeks, brothers and sisters, but we're back with a vengeance! E3 2017 has come and gone, and we have our official Brothering Around stamps of approval (or disapproval!) for publishers, companies, and games of the show this year! We also end up talking about delicious food to have while traveling, Marco being on death's door, Wes's pure confusion about Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy XIII, and more! Your brothers are back at it again, it's Brothering Around! DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As)

Wes and Marco have officially gone off the deep end. This episode of Brothering Around is filled with knock-off toys, terrible martial arts advertisements, and embraces the painful reality of crappy 80's action movies. Follow along with the insanity of knock-off toys here! It's off the rails, it's bonkers....It's the new Brothering Around! DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As)

Nostalgia overload! This week, Wes and Marco discuss the 'Sega Revival' news, which retro games we'd like to see make a comeback, and the ins-and-outs of starting a physical game collection. Also, Wes commits a huge gaming faux-pas.... Are you a game collector? Are you purely digital? Something in between? Let us know in the comments! DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As)

An episode of Brothering Around with an actual segment list? Are my eyes deceiving me?! It's true! The good brothers have a lot to cover this week, including: Can Captain America be redeemed from his Hydra arc?Mass Effect (and the development team) are no moreSourceFed Nerd, NowThis Nerd, and why hostile takeovers don't workWes opens a Facebook page because he's super bleeding edge when it comes to technology things It's an hour and a half whopper of an episode, covering actual topics! Who knew, right? DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As)

Wes and Marco are BACK and are filled with nostalgia this week, as they discuss: Stories about growing up within martial arts academiesOdd and helpful wedding adviceMarco defeating world champions at videogamesWhere NOT to go when taking event photosUnboxing videos: Are they lame? The good brothers discuss some upcoming video content for each channel, and more! DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As)

Would video games be better without stories? In this episode of Brothering Around, Wes and Marco take a hard look at narrative in gaming as it refers to storytelling, and what makes games unique against other forms of media (film, writing, music, etc.). The good brothers also discuss Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, and setting new standards on their video content. DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As) -------- Show notes: The article we discuss in this episode can be found here, entitled 'Video Games Are Better Without Stories' by Ian Bogost:   https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/video-games-stories/524148

How many kindergartners could you take in a fight? This week's Brothering Around asks the HARD questions. Well, mainly just that one. Also in this episode: Ultimate Beastmaster vs. American Ninja Warrior/MXC/WipeoutIs Twitch rewarding content creators instead of viewers?Future projects from both Wes and Marco (spoilers!)The ways livestreaming helped our confidence for podcasting All this can (and will!) be yours in this episode of Brothering Around! Now let's see if you can climb over this 80 foot tall obstacle using only one leg! Can you? No? That's okay, we can't either. DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As)

Your brothers are back to their standard hijinks after a few weeks of a crazy, brutal JRPG Battle Royale. In this episode Wes and Marco discuss: What defines a "retro" game?The importance of finding a "target market" for contentThe ethics of performance-enhancing drugsSome Indie games that have caught our eye Is it a new episode of Brothering Around? Yesss! I know them from the podcast! We brother around together! DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As)

It's the JRPG Battle Royale GRAND FINALS! Last week, Marco and Wes took a look at 32 listener-selected JRPGs from the 16-bit to 32-bit era, and the coin flips of fate decided who remained. After blistering match-ups, the tournament was down to the final two: Final Fantasy VII and Persona. This week, Wes and Marco discuss the two finalists, what impact they had when they first released, and what influence they've had on the industry since then. Who will come out as the grand finals winner, the conqueror and true hero of the JRPG Battle Royale? Also, Marco and Wes discuss the new Power Rangers movie, Wrestlemania season, and more! 32 GAMES ENTERED, ONLY ONE LEAVES CHAMPION! LET'S DO THIS! DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As)

March Madness inspired. Coin flip verdicts. 32 games. Single elimination rules. It's a JRPG Battle Royale in this episode of Brothering Around! You all were given a task: Choose your favorite 16-bit and 32-bit JRPGs, and tell us what they were on Twitter. We took the first 32 submissions, and threw them in a randomized generator to create brackets. Each match was a best two-out-of-three coin flip decision. It was absolutely chaos. We get all the way to the GRAND FINALS, and you won't believe who are the two left standing..... LET US KNOW YOUR PICK FOR WHO SHOULD WIN, AND FIND OUT NEXT WEEK! ----------------------- DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Right Click > Save As) INCLUDED BELOW is the full embedded bracket so you can follow along at home!