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January 29, 2023

Episode 13: I Fought For the Trunks

1 hour 37 minutes

This week we talk about the Last of Us as a video game adaptation (even though neither of us have played the game), and wax nostalgic about the classic arcade and PC games we grew up with. ALSO: Why is James Gunn teasing Grant Morrison's "All Star Superman" on Twitter?

00:00:00 — Intro

00:00:42 — Why is Pewdiepie so popular?

00:06:56 — The Phoenix (80s TV show)

00:07:59 — The Phoenix playing "Phoenix" arcade game

00:10:30 — “The Last of Us” as a video game adaptation

00:15:10 — Last of Us compared to Walking Dead

00:23:38 — Jon Bernthal's De Niro-esque acting

00:34:07 — Classic video games

00:38:16 — Joust arcade game

00:40:29 — Star Wars vector arcade game

00:41:20 — Burger Time, Mappy and Food Fight

00:43:52 — Samurai Shodown (1993 arcade game)

00:44:28 — Rolling Thunder arcade game

00:53:30 — Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast (PC game)

00:57:54 — Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (PC game)

01:00:24 — James Gunn/DCU news

01:03:16 — James Gunn's "All-Star Superman" tweet

01:17:26 — Odds on James Gunn restoring Superman's red trunks

01:34:29 — Brendan's broken sink

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By Chad Smalley & Brendan Jones