Duncecast With Samurai Banana

Close pals Mike (aka Duncecap) and Tim (aka Samurai Banana) spend the second installment of their hip-hop n' video games podcast with their minds in the gaming gutter.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Mike’s beef with Hades, Bastion, and Supergiant Games
• Lara Croft’s hexagonal bosoms in Tomb Raider II
• Getting naughty on Newgrounds (after dark)
• Dating sims (not dating “Sims”)
• Why Persona 5 turns Tim on
• The shocking twists of Doki Doki Literature Club!
• Experiencing horror in virtual reality games
• First-person horror gaming (Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Control, Hideo Kojima’s P.T.)
• Are horror games scarier than horror movies?

Theme and interstitial music produced by Duncecap.

This episode of DUNCECAST WITH SAMURAI BANANA was edited and produced by Gary Suarez for the Cabbages Podcast Network. Learn more about Cabbages at www.cabbageshiphop.com

Good buddies Mike (aka Duncecap) and Tim (aka Samurai Banana) inaugurate their hip-hop n' video games podcast with some friendly chit-chat about their history and origins as gamers.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Rage-quitting games (Dark Souls, Gran Turismo, The Lion King)
• Mike and Tim’s first consoles—because you never forget your first
• The magic of video game shopping at Toys-R-Us back in the day
• Virtual reality as a time travel workaround 
• Why Nintendo is “kinda b.s.”
• Thoughts on “art games” (Death Stranding, Journey, Proteus)
• Commiserating over game-breaking glitches (Battletoads, Grim Fandango)

Bonus points if you catch the subtle homage(s) to I Think You Should Leave

Theme and interstitial music produced by Duncecap.

This episode of DUNCECAST WITH SAMURAI BANANA was edited and produced by Gary Suarez for the Cabbages Podcast Network. Learn more about Cabbages at www.cabbageshiphop.com

Do you like video games? Do you like hip-hop? DUNCECAST With Samurai Banana gives you both at the same damn time. Join rapper Duncecap (a.k.a. Mike) and DJ Samurai Banana (a.k.a. Tim) as they discuss their favorite games, gaming culture, and their platonic male friendship.

This podcast is brought to you by Cabbages and the Cabbages Podcast Network. Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com 

Trailer music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove.