Samus is going to shoot this guy.

0:00 - Rich shmucks say the dumbest things about gen AI!

15:10 - Valve didn't make Half-Life 3 but it did remake the Gamecube!

20:09 - Nintendo releases a trailer for the Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Daisy is still nowhere to be seen

31:08 - Metroid Prime 4 tasks Samus with escorting and overly chatty, annoyingly clumsy boob without shooting him in the face

58:10 - I have done everything I want to do in Monster Hunter Wilds. Bring on the next update!

If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every Saturday night!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner.  It is in the public domain and free to use.  Molehill Mountain logo by Scott Hepting.

Chat Transcript:

7:17 PM@addictedtochaos2​​Supposedly it is between an Xbox Series S and Series X. It will live and die by the price.

7:18 PM@addictedtochaos2​​If it is reasonably priced I will buy one.

7:23 PM@jaredknisely6213​​he is susposed to be cute?

7:24 PM@jaredknisely6213​​ive always thought he was supposed to be a little annoying brat

7:30 PM@artoflynndylee​​hello

7:35 PM@addictedtochaos2​​I wonder how excited SuperMetalDave is, or is he tearing his hair out after seeing a certain character?

7:41 PM@addictedtochaos2​​His dialogue sounds like it was written by Marvel movie writers.

7:43 PM@addictedtochaos2​​It is that very quippy “Joss Whedon” style.

7:45 PM@addictedtochaos2​​The video game industry always learns the wrong lesson.

7:46 PM@addictedtochaos2​​People’s heads will explode when Link talks in the Zelda movie.

7:51 PM@artoflynndylee​​it's all about timing and luck

7:56 PM@artoflynndylee​​two more decades till retirement D:

7:56 PM@artoflynndylee​​I can only retire when I can no longer hold a pencil maybe

8:04 PM@addictedtochaos2​​Seems like the industry as a whole has a problem with optimization these days.

8:09 PM@artoflynndylee​​Andrew no!!!!! NOOOO!!!! LOL

8:09 PM@o7NetExile​​I assume the probability of that thought increases based on the number of plush toys a person owns

8:11 PM@addictedtochaos2​​Yeah, more should be like Nintendo in the Wii U era, the executives took pay cuts to not have to lay anyone off.

8:13 PM@o7NetExile​​Oh, oh no.

8:17 PM@o7NetExile​​I have a fox toy that I've owned for almost 30 years - I still keep it for the sentimental value. Functions like a memory totem.

8:19 PM@jaredknisely6213​​set away around 4k and you can buy one

8:19 PM@jaredknisely6213​​XD

8:24 PM@jaredknisely6213​​its also a CA thing, a lot of business dont like CA laws

8:27 PM@o7NetExile​​Take care!

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  This month we're mandating movies that, upon viewing, make you say, "What did I just watch?" and we're concluding with Terrence Malick's The Tree Of Life, a movie that...

Um.  Well, you see...  Hmm.  It's got Brad Pitt in it?  And he's like, a guy.  Who does stuff.  And things happen.  But, it's kinda like a metaphor?  For like, uh, life.  And stuff.

Look, we don't know what we just watched but that's not going to stop us from talking about it!

0:00 - Trivial Trivia

26:18 - The Tree Of Life review

1:11:55 - Next episode's mandated movie

We'll be back in two weeks with another mandated movie.  If you'd like to watch it, click here to find where it's streaming or available to rent.

If you'd like to watch the video version of Movie Mandates, you can do so on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can listen to and audio-only version on iTunes.  New episodes of Movie Mandates drop on the first and third Wednesday of every month!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen and Keleigh Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner and is used with permission.  Movie Mandates logo and art by Lynndy Lee.

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What obvious joke?

0:00 - I'm no longer posting on Twitter. Find me at Bluesky (link below)

0:50 - Anther year, another wildly successful Extra Life marathon!

7:57 - San Diego Gas & Electric sent me a survey. It was poorly written and I told them so.

15:18 - I work in the education system. We were hit with layoffs. It sucks.

24:07 - GTA VI was delayed again. Surprise!

37:09 - Monster Hunter Wilds has no interest in America's dumb insistence on continuing with Daylight Savings.

42:01 - I've been playing the Trails In the Sky remake. Here are my thoughts thus far.

If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every Saturday night!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner.  It is in the public domain and free to use.  Molehill Mountain logo by Scott Hepting.

Chat Transcript:

6:58 PM@eathdemon​​hows ewcovering from extra life going

6:59 PM@artoflynndylee​​hello

7:00 PM@Zeronautic​​There's still time to wear the Extra Life marathon chain necklace!

7:05 PM@Zeronautic​​Your Extra Life stream is always one of my favorite days of the year. It's incredibly fun -- but it's also hugely inspiring, and a beacon of positivity when life can be bleak

7:30 PM@LeeShowrons​​Hey

7:40 PM@Sheekago​​Hey Andrew and everyone

7:41 PM@atchaos4life​​Hi all

7:46 PM@addictedtochaos2​​Such a helpful feature

7:49 PM@Sheekago​​Would Trails in the Sky FC Remake be a good starting chapter for a person trying to get into the series? Would it be better to start with the original?

7:51 PM@Sheekago​​I'm playing Persona 3 Portable and enjoying it. I'm probably around your age.

7:52 PM@Sheekago​​I do prefer QOL updates and better graphics, but not opposed to older games.

7:54 PM@jaredknisely6213​​its very weak

7:54 PM@jaredknisely6213​​im pretty sure they used ai for some stuff

7:54 PM@Sheekago​​My big hesitation is that it's a long series. I also take a very long time to beat games.

7:58 PM@Sheekago​​Okay, that is immersion breaking. I can understand not always having characters being voiced, but not one being voiced and the other not.

8:00 PM@addictedtochaos2​​Worst voice acting has to be Arc Rise Fantasia

8:14 PM@jaredknisely6213​​the pretzel farm 2nd quest is not in the original theere are several vita quests not in the original

8:14 PM@Sheekago​​Have a good night all

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On this episode: Hasta la vista, pretty mama!

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Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  This month we're mandating movies that, upon viewing, make you say, "What did I just watch?"  We're kicking it off with my mandated movie: House.  No, not the William Katt movie from 1985, though that's a fun one, we're talking the nearly inexplicable Japanese one from 1977.  The one featuring a cast of characters named after their own archetypes who visit a the titular house and are menaced in truly bizarre ways.  One's eaten by a piano, one gets bitten on the butt by the disembodied head of her classmate, and another loses her pants but no one appears to notice.

House.  I can't guarantee you'll like it.  But I can confidently assert you'll never forget it!

0:00 - Trivial Trivia

13:35 - House review

1:06:28 - Next episode's mandated movie

We'll be back in two weeks with another mandated movie.  If you'd like to watch it, click here to find where it's streaming or available to rent.

If you'd like to watch the video version of Movie Mandates, you can do so on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can listen to and audio-only version on iTunes.  New episodes of Movie Mandates drop on the first and third Wednesday of every month!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen and Keleigh Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner and is used with permission.  Movie Mandates logo and art by Lynndy Lee.

On this episode: Fasten your Seatbelts...

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I got work stuff to do tonight but I can fit in an abbreviated podcast.

0:00 - The Extra Life charity marathon is next weekend! Unfortunately, my sister Keleigh won't be here

5:27 - Masahiro Sakurai and the endless Kirby Nintendo Directs

11:46 - Pikmin 4 is getting a free content update! Over two years after it released...

If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every Saturday night!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner.  It is in the public domain and free to use.  Molehill Mountain logo by Scott Hepting.

Chat Transcript:

6:56 PM@atchaos4life​​Hello

6:59 PM@atchaos4life​​October is way too expensive a month for gaming.

7:07 PM@atchaos4life​​I have a feeling that is exactly how it went.

7:10 PM@atchaos4life​​I want those amiibo, but I’m not paying $50.

7:17 PM@atchaos4life​​Yeah, not including those is a head scratcher.

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