This week Josh is helping folks rummage, Dustin is back in school and Scott took a few trips. We talk about Diablo 2.1, The New 3DS, Amazon buying Twitch and Microsoft buying Mojang. Josh has been playing Destiny, board games and JRPGs. Dustin has also been getting into retro RPGs and some modern-ish shooters. Scott has been on a Blizzard kick with Hearthstone and Starcraft II.  Enjoy!

Outro Music:

knife city - precious jewel

Josh, Tony and Scott have a special podcast from Glass City Con 2014! It was amazing to meet so many cool people and get to hang out. We hope you enjoy this mini episode where we discuss Destiny's Alpha, Hearthstone, Super Mario on the SNES, and the super rare Primal Rage 2 Arcade Cabinet. Enjoy!

Outro Music:

_ensnare_ & Inspector Vector - Ben Rear with the Gear

Mike from the Cartoon Retrocast joins us for a great episode! We end up talking about being gaming dads, holodecks, and E3. We've been playing a huge range of systems; SNES, PS1, PS4, PC, Wii U and more. Mike found some great gaming deals and has been playing Shovel Knight. Dustin has been playing a variety of retro games on different platforms and gives his thoughts on Watch Dogs. Josh is loving Diablo 3 so much it's taking away from Wildstar. Scott beat and loved Shovel Knight.

Links:

The Cartoon Retrocast Site

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This Week in Chiptune #66

Mega Man 2 (USA) [Hack by Infidelity v1.0]

Outro - 

Jake Kaufman - A Underlying Problem (The Lost City) [Shovel Knight OST]

This week we discuss our hopes for E3 and our impressions of Transistor. Josh did a Warrior Dash and is committed to Wildstar. Dustin is back to school and playing a ton of PS4. Scott is disappointed with his friends Star Wars music knowledge and has been playing a lot of retro games. We also talk about Mario Kart 8,  Forza Horizon 2, Halo 5 and more! 

Outro Music:

Auxcide - New Hope

Dustin is back for a full episode! He's been on an awesome retro rampage and got a PS4. Josh is finally having some good luck and has been nerding out on MMOs. Scott got into the Heroes of the Storm technical alpha and talks about some retro gaming too. 

Outro:

_ensnare_ & Inspector Vector - Ben Rear With The Gear

We really did it this time... check out our interview with Patrick Klepek of Giant Bomb! It was a blast to have him on the show and during the interview you'll hear about his background in games, insight into his PAX East presentation, breaking stories, and more. 

Recorded: April 8, 2014

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We have an AMAZING interview with Tulio Goncalves, President of Watermelon Games. He tells us about the incredible history behind Pier Solar! We miss Dustin for the second half of the episode. Josh gets a new car and avoids falling to his death. Scott has been obsessed with hearthstone and spent too much money. We discuss South Park, Diablo III, Castlevania and much more!

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Outro Music:

Kubbi - Synergy

Oh my god... Mike Colangelo and the return of the Dooshebag in the same episode?!?! Gooch has water again but more bad luck, Dustin finished The Last of Us and lets us know if it lives up to the hype, and Scott gives his thoughts on Lords of Shadow 2. 

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Outro Music:

Dub Scout - Gerudo Valley

This week we have a guest, Kevin from The Paranerds Podcast! We discuss the news of Xbox's stealth marketing strategies, Playstation Now, and King.com's trademark controversy. Josh tells us about having no water for a few days, Dustin is back to torturing himself with retro video games,  Scott has been doing some early access gaming, while Kevin goes to bat for Nintendo.

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Outro Music:

Kubbi - Tidal Force (Renovation Mix)

Game of the year 2013! Three hours of us talking about our favorite games from the last year. 

Outro Music:

Kubbi - Algebraic