We spend a lot of time talking about the need for the video game equivalent of short story collections, and What remains of Edith Finch is about as close to that as we've gotten so far. Edith is returning to her long-abandoned home to learn about her family's curse... which has resulted in the tragic, unfortunate, and sometimes hilarious deaths of everyone related to her. Each of the stories is its own interactive vignette, casting us into a magically realistic tale to see what exactly happened, and what may be in store for Edith herself.

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It's time to talk about a kids' show that we were too old for, but somehow are too innocent to fully understand. Totally Spies! Totally Party is a very boring party game, like only the early 2000s could produce. But its subject matter is a show that was entirely colonized by people who were Too Horny, and it's now considered to be an entry point for every fetish under the sun.

This week's episodes: Lil Abaddon, Montezuma's Revenge, Lil Portal, and Tainted Azazel

Magician Lord is an okay arcade game about a transforming wizard. That's not what's important, however. What's important is that we know that 2023 will be the year of the Buff Wizard, Who May or May Not Be a Frog Man. It's imperative that we embrace and hype this early so we can make it happen.

Extremely ripped wizard. Possibly a humanoid frog. Strong as hell. Lots of lightning. Lovingly rendered buttocks and genitalia. Let's make it happen, people.

With Ranni's quest behind us, we venture into the next chapter of the game as we head up the Coward's Path to reach the Altus Plateau. Whatever one might have expected of the land at the foot of the Erdtree, it's unlikely they were imagining a war-torn, fallow, eternal autumn. We talk about the paths up to Altus, and the little sub-plateau where the perfumers and a certain familiar Sage perform their rites.

This finale that wasn't meant to be a finale shows us what happens when Tuco's psychotic unpredictability meets Walt's completely predictable pride. Walt and Jesse have entered into a working relationship with Tuco that requires a change in which precursor they use to make their meth, so they set about one of the most incompetent heists imaginable. Also, the world stops to hold its breath as we learn that Marie is shoplifting.

We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.

Because this December was a weird month, content-wise, we're bringing you an extra special, patron-only presentation: our third arcade special. We talk about four arcade classics, mostly from the 80s, and do some fond reminiscing in turn.

We discuss Mappy, Paperboy, Strider, and Smash TV.

Thanks so much for your support, and Happy New Year!

We answer your questions! We discuss Duckstream! We read your responses! What more could you want?

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We just missed Christmas with this episode, but that's okay, because Silent Night Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker, has nothing to do with Christmas. Derek Quinn is a young boy traumatized by the recent death of his father, and his mother doesn't know how to help him. Simultaneously, a strange man is stalking them, and killer toys keep showing up... all seemingly related to a toy shop owner named Joe Petto and his son, Pino.

This movie is goofy as hell with tons of baffling choices in plot, production design, and performance.

This week's episodes: Empty Heart, Astral Projection, C Section, and Cursed Penny.