Debate This!

There's just so much content! Not only is there more content than any one person could ever consume, but the glut of content has also made it difficult for any one property to make a cultural splash. Back in the 2000s, a single TV show or movie could make such a big cultural splash that they would spawn a tie-in video game! It may be hard to believe, but people used like content so much that they wanted more of it! That's why we here at DT!HQ are getting nostalgic and determining "which current TV show deserves a tie-in video game?"

Andrew is redefining the corporate ladder. Matt is taking us to Newark, New Jersey. Todd is forcing us to stare into the trash pile.

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Properties we talked about this week: Succession, Guilty Gear, Dragon Ball Z, The Simpson's Arcade Game, What We Do In The Shadows, 90 Day Fiancé

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This month's FLAVOR TEXT has everything: A giant, fighting robot, time travel, parallel universes, That Man and Bad Guy, and a boy bolted to a flying bed who haunts your dreams. All this and more can be yours for the low, low price of listening to our breakdown of Guilty Gear, the most bananas property we may have ever done!

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Special thanks to @zhakhix for commissioning today's episode and indirectly haunting our collective dreams with this fighting game story that makes Mortal Kombat sound like Bluey. If you want your own personal history lesson on some niche area, check out patreon.com/debatethiscast and consider sponsoring $60 one time to get your very own FLAVOR TEXT.

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We're careening towards the Holiday Season which brings quality time spent with family you may or may not love. Well, do you know the quickest way to improve time spent with family you may or may not love? With traditional table games you may or may not love, of course! Unfortunately, traditional table games just don't hit the same in 2025. Luckily, roguelites like Balatro and BALL x PIT have paved a way for these beloved pastimes to reenter the gamer lexicon. That's why we're spending this week deciding which card or board game would make the best roguelite.

Kyle is talking about a game you've heard of but probably don't understand. Andrew is talking about a game you've played but probably don't understand. Matt is talking about a game you've probably played and do understand.

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Properties we talked about this week: Ballardo, Backgammon, Euchre, Mancala, Stardew Valley

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It's week 3 of the Spooktacular Express and this is, without a doubt, the scariest episode we've ever done. Put on your helmets, tune in and drop out as we take you to the realm of your VR nightmares. To make things even spookier, we've enlisted the "help" of an amorphous, soulless, faceless monster: generative AI. That's right, we're combining a game series with AI Slop(TM) to create the most terrifying VR experience possible.

Andrew is taking us back to a game we almost remember. Kyle is taking us to the government. Todd is taking us to a pervert cave.

*DISCLAIMER: This episode is a bit. We here at DT!HQ think that AI sucks and we don't condone its use in creative spaces.

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Properties we talked about this week: Black Phone 2, Banjo-Kazooie, Metal Gear Solid, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, ChatGPT, Fortnite, Nirvana

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

The year was 1979 and a scrappy little 16 year old named Richard Garriott started coding his friends' latest Dungeons & Dragons campaign into an Apple II. This is the small domino that fell over to eventually result in millions of players worldwide romancing a bear 30+ years later in Baldur's Gate 3. How did we get there? Well, there's a lot of answers to that question but a predominant step was through the landmark CRPG series, Ultima.

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Special thanks to "@NathanLV" for commissioning today's episode! If you want your own personal history lesson on some niche area, check out patreon.com/debatethiscast and consider sponsoring $60 one time to get your very own FLAVOR TEXT.

Recommended Reading:

• The Assassination of Lord British by the Coward "rainz": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GomZNDLX9SU
• Retro Tea Break's interview with Richard Garriott: https://youtu.be/LU90N4Cbj10?si=_N0zxqkkfZEBu-vo
• A complete breakdown of the Ultima series by Finntrovert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQmCK5A6Jg&t=22069s

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*Insert train whistle here* Did the Spooktacular Express sneak up on you? Because it snuck up on us! We blinked in January and suddenly it became Spooky Season. Even though we got caught on our heels, we're still confident that we can pull together the best Halloween party the internet has ever seen. To make it happen, we're calling in some friends from Nintendo to buff up the party vibes. That left us with the question: Which Nintendo property would host the best Halloween party?

Matt is excited to tell you about a movie he's never seen. Todd is excited to tell you about a weird, little freak. Kyle is excited to tell you about a Freudian Slip.

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Properties we talked about this week: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Jurassic Park, Luigi's Mansion, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Metroid, Metroid Prime, Alien

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

We came here to record a podcast and chew bubblegum, and we're all out of bubblegum. That's why we're recording a podcast about one of the edgiest super soldiers of the 90s and 2000s, Duke Nukem. But the execs at DT!HQ don't want us to remaster an old DN game, they want us to pitch one for 2025. Preferably, one that will make people mad.

Todd is getting introspective. Andrew is getting proactive. Matt is getting interactive.

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Properties we talked about this week: Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem Forever, Silksong, Myst, Castaway, Interstellar, NFL Blitz, NHL Hitz, Hades, Mega Man X, Date Everything

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Earlier this season, we did a real-life live show in a real-life arcade. Well this week we're doing another real-life live show in real-life Atlanta! They didn't have an arcade, so we brought the games with us. Turn your dollars into quarters and get ready to count your tickets, because we're turning regular games into arcade cabinets.

Recommended reading: You can find the PowerPoint at the following link. If your podcast app doesn't support links, please visit our website to find the slides at debatethiscast.com! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17qkHfUNsd9FEWn4RJhJu3QSbI4j0-W7vIZZtmKdki-E/edit?usp=sharing

A massive thank you to the folks at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo for having us! They've already announced the dates for 2026. Get all the details at https://gameatl.com/

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Properties we talked about this week: Animal Crossing, Virtua Fighter, Donkey Kong, WarioWare, Gears of War

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In the early 2000s, publishers everywhere were looking for their slice of the YA literature pie. Some folks were writing about magical schools, others were writing about dragons, but 9(ish) people were coming together to write something different. That "something different" was called 'Warriors' and it was different because it was about cats.

Clean your pelt and feed your kittypets as we head Into The Wild and cover Erin Hunter's Warriors series. There's stray cats, there's evil cats, there's wet cats, there's more cat names than your brain has room for. Special thanks to @squirrelmancer for commissioning today's episode. If you want to ask Star Clan for a FLAVOR TEXT of your own, visit patreon.com/debatethiscast.

Recommended Reading:

• Warrior Cats Family Tree: https://warriorcats.com/clans-cats/family-tree
• Warrior Cats World Map: https://warriors.fandom.com/wiki/Map:The_forest_territories
• Warrior Cats Website: https://warriorcats.com/
• Warrior Cats TTRPG: https://warriorcats12.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/4/8/10487973/warrior_cats_adventure_game_quick_start_guide.pdf
• The Insane History of the Warrior Cats Series by Exits Examined: https://youtu.be/Td-TuC-UQj4?si=N770pYn5Yp9pqmgL
• WARRIORS // Complete Warrior Cats MAP: https://youtu.be/I1EtnWy4WvI?si=9S9ZM3_rNOhXYV_0

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It's been a big summer for fans of Detective Comics. James Gunn and his 2025 Superman movie has restarted the DC Comics cinematic universe and it's really good this time, we promise! Well, the execs over at Warner Bros. reached out to the folks at DT!HQ and asked for our help. They want to capitalize on their IP's new popularity by doing what every good IP holder has done. That's right, they want to make an always-online, battlepass-forward hero shooter! That's right, we're doing DC Rivals.

Andrew is taking us through the cinematic sins of DC's past. Kyle is taking us to a world of battles that definitely isn't called Battle World. Todd is doing DC Champions, a thing no one has ever done.

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Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! where ever you get your podcasts!

Properties we talked about this week: Kpop Demon Hunters, Superman, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch, Batman, Joker, Lex Luthor, Spectre, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Injustice, Blackest Night, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Lemnis Gate

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!