Geek Each Week

In this episode, we geek out on the forth season of Voltron Legendary Defender! No matter how you want to describe it, the episodes were fun, enthralling, and definitely worth a watch. We wrap up the show with a Mail Time response from Jedimon 2005...speaking of, here it is!

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Dear Christopher Long a.k.a. "clong83" a.k.a. "longstoys" and Brian Dagley a.k.a. "ShukuenShinobi" a.k.a. "Shinobi Creative" a.k.a. "CollectorShuki" a.k.a. "Pokemon Collector Shuki" a.k.a. "OvrflowinNoodlz",

 

I am a long time listener to your show, and I felt the need to write to you over a most urgent matter. I have recently engaged myself in the act of listening to the episode of your podcast Geek Each Week in which you discussed the recently released SNES Classic Edition with frequent guest host and "Nintendo Correspondent" Hassan Ahmed of the World of Ha. During the course of this discussion, the three of you turned the conversation towards "games you would've liked to see on the system." As someone who commands ownership of the 52 SNES games seen in the enclosed pictures, I believe I know a thing or two about the original system. There were several games mentioned that I applaud you in praising as I also recognize their greatness. However, there were several other games that seem to have eluded your gaze, and I felt the need to point out the oversight. As per usual convention, I shall proceed alphabetically.

 

We shall begin with "Arcade's Greatest Hit's: The Atari Collection 1." I am mentioning this mainly for the amount of content on the cartridge. There are quite a few enjoyable titles here, and you don't have to spend your quarters or drive to a public place to play them. My one complaint stems from the fact that this is referred to as collection 1, implying that there is a collection 2, however no such game exists for the Super Nintendo. It was instead released solely for the Sony PlayStation.

 

Moving along to the next game in our journey, we encounter "Disney's Goof Troop." Now I know you're probably thinking "we mentioned how great the Disney games are." I shall now correct your thinking by reminding you that what was said was "All the Disney movie-based games were great." Goof Troop of course, as you know, was not a movie but rather a television program about Goofy and his son Max. This adventure game was one of the most fun experiences my father and I had playing on our SNES. The puzzles were top notch and the graphics were first rate. Plus it involves pirates for whatever reason. Highly recommended for anyone to hunt down and play through.

 

The third game we shall look at is another Disney title, "Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games." While one may attempt to make the case that this game is related to Disney's The Lion King movie due to the title characters being that movie's comic relief duo, I believe it is more closely tied to the animated series produced by Disney in the 90's named after these two characters who were the stars of the show. This game was also released as a PC game (that we also owned mind you) and is a collection of arcade-style games that are fun for the whole family. Plus they star Timon and Pumbaa, and what self-respecting person with a soul doesn't love these two?

 

We shall take a brief detour to mention the "Family Feud" game that was made. There's nothing special about it other than it featured the "Bullseye Round" and starred Ray Combs, the 2nd host of the show who was nothing to write home about, which is probably what lead to him hanging himself.

 

Getting back on track, we go to Mario's Time Machine. This game was one of the many that were mentioned as the three of you read off a list of SNES games presumably found on Wikipedia. The outright absurdity of this game is part of what makes it fun. That and traveling back in time required Mario to surf and pick up 10 items that appear to be apples and then steer directly into a whirlpool, while avoiding spike balls and whirlpools before you collect 10.

In this episode, we geek out on the return of the CW's DC TV as Supergirl kicks off its third season, The Flash its fourth, Legends of Tomorrow its third, and Arrow its sixth! As huge fans of all four of these series, it feels like home to finally have them back to watch every week. We wrap up the show with a Mail Time question from Anthony. Thanks!

Next Week's Topic: Voltron Legendary Defender Season 4!

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In this episode, we geek out on the (rather small) amount of news revealed during NYCC 2017! While this year's NYCC 2017 was riddled with things like new trailers and a lot of hype for the returning TV shows and films coming soon, it did spark a whole lot of buzz and conversation in the Power Rangers community, both good and bad. We wrap up the show with a collection of questions from Twitter. Thanks!

Next Week's Topic: The Return of DCTV!

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Alternatively, you can download a standard MP3 of the show here.

In this episode, we geek out on the conclusion of the latest Digimon series, Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters! We had previously talked about the first half of this series, and now that the series has concluded, we're here to talk about the back half and our thoughts on the series as a whole. While not a sure-fire hit, the show did a ton of cool things that we're both very excited about. We wrap up the show with a mail time question from listener Cody. Thanks!

Next Week's Topic: NYCC 2017

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Alternatively, you can download a standard MP3 of the show here.

In this episode, we geek out on the Super Nintendo Classic Edition, Nintendo's next miniature plug-and-play console much like 2016's NES Classic, but for the legendary Super Nintendo Entertainment System! The SNES Classic, for $80, comes with the system preloaded with 21 games (including the never before released Star Fox 2) as well as two SNES styled Classic Controllers. In this episode, with special guest Hassan Ahmed, we talk about the roster, what games we're most looking forward to, what games we would have liked to see make the cut, and some SNES discussion in general. We wrap up the show with a mail time question from listener Elias. Thanks!

Next Week's Topic: Nothing as cool as the SNES Classic...

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Alternatively, you can download a standard MP3 of the show here.

In this episode, we geek out on Voltron Legendary Defender Seasons 2 and 3! Yes, we are finally caught up on Voltron Legendary Defender, and here we are to discuss the happenings in Season 2 and the truncated Season 3. Needless to say, it's very, very good. In this discussion, we discuss what we loved, what we didn't, and what we look forward to come Season 4. We conclude the rant with no Mail Time because ya'll are slackers.

Next Week's Topic: Probably not Amazons Season 2 let's be honest!

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You can download the enhanced M4A of the show with album art and chapter titles at this mirror link here.

Alternatively, you can download a standard MP3 of the show here.

In this episode, we geek out on all the news from the latest Nintendo Direct that was streamed on 09/13/17! From Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon to Octopath Traveler to Xenoblade Chronicles 2, we talk a little bit of everything. What games are we looking forward to? What games put us to sleep? What other things are we looking forward to most from Nintendo during the rest of 2017? This and more in this episode. We conclude the rant with a Mail Time question from Adam Prime!

Bonus content: The exciting origin story of the mysterious OvrflowinNoodlz!

Next Week's Topic: Voltron Legendary Defender Seasons 2 and 3!

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You can download the enhanced M4A of the show with album art and chapter titles at this mirror link here.

Alternatively, you can download a standard MP3 of the show here.

In this episode, we geek out on the finale of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. Spoiler alert, the show ended beautifully and has easily become one of our favorite series to date. We discuss what we liked, the few things we didn't, and most importantly, how much we loved the toy line. We conclude the rant with a Mail Time question from John Hendrix!

Next Week's Topic: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Series Wrap-Up

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You can download the enhanced M4A of the show with album art and chapter titles at this mirror link here.

Alternatively, you can download a standard MP3 of the show here.

In this episode, we geek out on the newest of the yearly "Super Hero Taisen" films, this one aptly named "Chou Super Hero Taisen!" Yes, that does translate to Super Super Hero Taisen, but Japan really doesn't care how silly their titles are. The Super Hero Taisen films are usually hit and miss (with mostly misses), but we comb through the movie to talk about what we liked, what we thought was horrible, and eventually talk a little about Heisei Generations instead. We conclude the rant with a Mail Time question from Adam Trehy!

Next Week's Topic: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Series Wrap-Up

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You can download the enhanced M4A of the show with album art and chapter titles at this mirror link here.

Alternatively, you can download a standard MP3 of the show here.

In this episode, we geek out on the 41st Super Sentai, Uchu Sentai Kyuranger! 25 episodes have passed and we thought it was the perfect time to kick back and discuss the show thus far. With a large selection of Rangers, gorgeous suits, marvelous mecha, and great toys, there's a lot to love about this space squad. Enjoy as we discuss what we love, what we don't, and what we look forward to in the episodes to come. We conclude the rant with a Mail Time question from Anthony!

Next Week's Topic: ...

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You can catch us on Twitter (@GeekEachWeek), Facebook (@GeekEachWeek), or drop us a line at [email protected]!

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You can download the enhanced M4A of the show with album art and chapter titles at this mirror link here.

Alternatively, you can download a standard MP3 of the show here.