I'll Show You Mine

Welcome to another episode of I'll Show You Mine! This week, James is showing Elyse "Sonic Adventure" for the Sega Dreamcast, released in 1998. It's been 20 whole years since this game came out so we're digging in on that starting line and getting ready to take off!

Some might say this game doesn't "hold up" and we would probably agree with them. But we still have plenty to say about Sonic and the Dreamcast system itself, so join us as we get into the nuts and bolts of what worked and didn't work about this game, how Sonic compares to a franchise like Mario, and what remains charming about the blue hedgehog's wild adventure into three dimensions.

Our next episode will be December 26th, when Elyse shows James "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" from 1977.

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Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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Welcome back to I'll Show You Mine! This week we're settling into those post-Thanksgiving cozy vibes with the family favorite, Uncle Buck.

We were ready for a little cooldown after the Halloween spooks and the raw intensity of Chrono Trigger so in this episode we're talking about those good good John Hughes feels, John Candy's greatness, and the characters of Buck and Tia making up the warm and fuzzy center of this simple, solid comedy.

Our next episode will be December 12th, when James shows Elyse "Sonic Adventure" for the Sega Dreamcast.

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Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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Welcome back to I'll Show You Mine! Thanks for your patience as we dealt with some technical difficulties this episode but it was well worth it because this episode is our most extensive yet!

This week, James shows Elyse Chrono Trigger for the SNES. One of the quintessential JRPGs, Chrono Trigger is a beloved game created by three titans of the Japanese role playing game world that set a new standard for console RPGs.

Join us as we dive in to the world of Chrono Trigger and go deep on the gameplay, art, music, and story. We really had fun with this one so if you're a fan of this game we hope you'll enjoy this love letter to one of the best RPGs in video game history.

Our next episode will be November 28th, when Elyse shows James "Uncle Buck" from 1989.

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Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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Welcome to Part 2 of our Halloween special! This time on I'll Show You Mine, Elyse brings the spooks and shows James "Mother" from 2009, directed by Bong Joon-ho.

"Mother" tells the story of an adoring mother who will stop at nothing to ensure her son's safety when he is accused of a crime she is sure he did not commit. If you haven't seen this movie and want to check it out we would recommend you watch before listening to the podcast because we're talking major spoilers in this one!

Join us as we talk about the tension that fills this movie, how not only classic horror can make your skin crawl, and what is truly scary…

Our next episode will be November 14th, when James shows Elyse "Chrono Trigger" for the SNES.

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Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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Welcome to the first Halloween episode of I'll Show You Mine! In this ghoulish installment, James shows Elyse the horror launch game for the Xbox 360, Condemned: Criminal Origins.

Join us in the narrow corridors, sewer passages, and dark corners as FBI agent Ethan Thomas, a serial killer investigator who suddenly has a new suspect to watch out for: a serial killer-killer, aka Serial Killer X. But something else is going on, and Thomas must get to the bottom of it before he succumbs entirely to madness…

We're talking about the fun of horror in this episode, what this game does well, and what doesn't quite hold up in 2018. Come along for the ride, but watch out for spooks!

Our next episode will be October 31st, Halloween, when Elyse shows James Bong Joon-ho's "Mother" from 2009.

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Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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Welcome to another brand new season of I'll Show You Mine! This week, Elyse shows James "Fiddler on the Roof" from 1971, directed by Norman Jewison and starring Topol as Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman in the Ukraine in 1905. This iconic film adaptation of the 1964 Broadway musical has become a major part of popular culture, and we dive right in!

Join us as we talk about the moment in history this story evokes, revel in the great songs and dances, get real about how humans are brutal, and still barely scratch the surface of everything this movie is about.

This season on I'll Show You Mine episodes will be released every other week so we'll catch you on October 17th for our first Halloween episode when James shows Elyse "Condemned: Criminal Origins" for the Xbox 360.

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Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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Welcome to I'll Show You Mine! This week, James shows Elyse the strange arcade classic Bubble Bobble (not to be confused with Puzzle Bobble, aka Bust-A-Move) as we wrap up another season.

In this episode we're discussing how procrastinating for an audio design class led James to discover this game, reveling in how old arcade style dungeon grinding can be satisfying and hilarious as hell, and exorcising some old demons about our respective college experiences.

Join us, and stay tuned for when we come back from our in-between seasons break in October!

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Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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Welcome to I'll Show You Mine! This week, Elyse shows James "Summer Magic" from 1963. Starring Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, and Dorothy McGuire in a good old fashioned tale about a down-on-their-luck family that moves to the country to live in their dream house after the death of their father.

There's music! There's family bonding! There's Burl Ives, who James has never heard of before. What?? Join us as we chat about this live action Disney fairy tale and get Sherman Brothers songs permanently stuck in our heads.

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Next week: James shows Elyse "Bubble Bobble" for the NES.

Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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It's time again for an episode of I'll Show You Mine! This week, James shows Elyse Bomberman 64, for the Nintendo 64. Bomberman being an absolutely prolific bomb-centric franchise that Elyse has somehow never heard of. Take a listen for James' history lesson on The Bomberman, Elyse guessing entirely wrong at what year the movie "Ghost" came out (it was 1990, can you believe that?), and a lot of accidental explosions.

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Next week: Elyse shows James "Summer Magic" from 1963.

Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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Welcome back to another episode of I'll Show You Mine! This week, we're going back to our roots with The Karate Kid, another classic sports movie that has a lot of similarities to the subject of our first episode, Rocky. How is it possible James has never seen this movie? We just don't know. But what we do know is The Karate Kid is awesome. We're talking about the classic mentor character of Mr. Miyagi, all the beautiful 80s tropes, how this movie helped popularize martial arts in the US, and of course, gotta shout out the "reboot" Cobra Kai on YouTube Red. Join us!

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Next week: James shows Elyse "Bomberman 64" for the N64.

Our theme song is:

Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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