“We-a won’t be happy until de Island-a Open champ-a plays-a Mario!” Grab your tennis rackets and Game Boy link cables, and join Aaron and James for an exploration of a true gem in an underappreciated genre: the sports RPG! Lend an ear as they discuss a story mode strangely devoid of Mario characters, why a fully grown, seemingly middle-aged man would be attending a children’s tennis academy, and much more! Does this Mario sports title hold up 2024? Come listen and find out!

“No one understands the lonely perfection of my dreams. I found perfection here. I've created it. A perfect organism.” This week, Aaron and James explore a later entry in the Alien series. Despite a great cast and strong direction from Ridley Scott, this is a strangely divisive film, and your hosts have set out to find out why. Join them as they discuss the tropes of the series, make inevitable comparisons to Prometheus, and more, all while picking a few nits along the way. And stick around for some intense controversy as Aaron and James reveal their Alien movie rankings.

This week, Aaron and James each select two infamous box office bombs and try to defend them. They explore what made those movies fail, what might have prevented the losses from happening in the first place, and why those movies are better than their gross suggests. Listen in and see what they picked!

Grab your holy water, knife, and, uh, cross (are we sure it isn’t a boomerang?) because it’s time to kill Dracula! This week, Aaron and James finally tackle an entry in the beloved Castlevania series. This being a Castlevania game, you know you can count on James doing quite a bit of gushing. But while that might be the reason to tune in, discovering Aaron’s takes on the game and genre is the reason to stay. We hope you enjoy!

"Are you still saying your prayers? Our prayers protect us from the devil." Nothing can protect Aaron and James from a spirited discussion about the newest film from director Osgood Perkins. The target of much buzz and effective marketing, this horror thriller features Nicholas Cage (going for it, as usual), Maika Monroe, and some really great atmosphere. But does the film adequately explain why birthday algorithms are so terrifying? Does it try and do too much? And does it deserve to snuggle up next to classics such as The Silence of the Lambs? Listen in and then decide for yourself!

The entire Game & Watch draft crew is back this week to draft their favorite video game franchises! Now, if you're wondering how to define what constitutes a video game franchise ... well, so are we! The crew has a rollicking good time talking about their picks and there is no shortage of surprises along the way. This draft was far from predictable, and is not one to be missed!

"I didn't choose the Skux life, the Skux life chose me." This week, Aaron and James head out into the bush with a very special returning guest to talk about a delightfully funny Taika Waititi film. Is Sam Neill criminally underrated? Is Rachel House one of the greatest comedic actors alive? Is majestical a word? Listen in as the trifecta answers these questions, contemplates endless ideas for Paula spinoffs, and much more!

“I wish Freddy Krueger would come, and chop off your head, and it would roll in the street, and a truck would squish it, and the blood would splatter everywhere, and everyone would watch it!” Remember Misery? Or The Joker? What if you put those films in a blender, tossed in a dash of cliched noir dialogue, a dead maid, and John Travolta? Better yet --what if Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit fame directed it? If you guessed, “It wouldn’t win Best Picture,” you would be correct. Join Aaron and James this week as they discuss the series of questionable choices that resulted in this atrocious cinematic anomaly.

"Face me, Shulk! Successor of Zanza! I'll crush the Bionis, and spread its ashes across the world! Then I'll turn the Monado into dust. Only then will there be peace!" Sometimes a game comes along that sinks its hooks in and just won’t let go. Sometimes that game is an 80+ hour JRPG touching upon age-old themes like the futility of revenge, what it means to be human, and being a sexy anime teen who kills God at the end. Join Aaron, James, and a very special returning guest as they give the first entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles series the full Game & Watch treatment. Whether it's development, mechanics, or story, there is a lot to talk about. Can we just say, we’re really feeling it, and we hope you are too!

“You have to believe me, this was a stupid decision, but I did it with the best intentions.” Here's a quiz: Is that quote from one of the characters, or the director of this movie? Armed with their convenient raptor larynxes, Aaron and James attempt to rescue this third entry in the Jurassic Park series from itself. The hosts also dare to ask the tough questions that no one else will. For example: What has Téa Leoni been up to lately? Can the Spinosaurus fill the sizable dino-shoes left by the T-Rex? Is Billy the new face of the franchise? Who even IS Billy? You don’t have to travel back 65 million years to enjoy some classic Game & Watch banter!