On this episode: Pirate vs. Pirate!

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To celebrate the landmark achievement of reaching an arbitrary but no less round and impressively large episode number, and certainly not due to simple, serendipitous happenstance, we're spending this week's episode talking shop with YouTube musician extraordinaire, RafScrap and her producer/collaborator Gezeus!

Check out their channels:

RafScrap - https://www.youtube.com/@RafScrap

Gezeus Quiryst - https://www.youtube.com/@GezeusQuiryst

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:

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7:15 PMKatharine Miller​​Raf is the whole package!

7:15 PMSharon​​HAHGAGA

7:15 PMTinyPagan​​Raf

7:16 PMSharon​​I love that

7:16 PMAri​​Without training? Holy, that’s genuinely so impressive omg

7:16 PMTinyPagan​​Father is the whole package

7:17 PMLyra​​The whole handsome package

7:17 PMLee Showron​​Hey

7:17 PMShadow​​

7:17 PMLacey​​The Bon Jovi cover

7:17 PMKatharine Miller​​lol I was thinking country too 

7:18 PMAri​​Lacey, I’m curious. How long have you and Raf known each other for? :>

7:18 PMSharon​​Ah yes youtaite haha

7:18 PMSharon​​HAHAHA

7:19 PMLacey​​Hahaha Gezeus

7:19 PMLacey​​Also, we’re going on four years 

7:19 PMShortBread Biscuits​​We wanna know the Gezeus lore it's okay !!

7:19 PMLyra​​All the lore

7:19 PMSharon​​The lore intensifies

7:19 PMLacey​​More lore!

7:19 PMTinyPagan​​Yes, the borzoi lore

7:19 PMLacey​​Lore galore!

7:20 PMSharon​​He’s in his badass era with Raffie

7:20 PMLyra​​Hello hello!

7:20 PMSharon​​Lyra recognition!!

7:20 PMSharon​​Also talented

7:20 PMLacey​​Very talented

7:21 PMKatharine Miller​​Let's not forget Sharon and Lacey recognition!

7:21 PMShortBread Biscuits​​Yes !! Everyone is important !

7:21 PMLyra​​I am honored to be able to help Raf however I can

7:21 PMKatharine Miller​​ooh art lore!

7:22 PMLacey​​Very strong, very beautiful, very daddy

7:22 PMLyra​​Super handsome Raf

7:22 PMSharon​​Haha thank you!

7:22 PMAri​​‍♀

7:22 PMSharon​​The fam deserving all the recognition!

7:22 PMLyra​​Sharon and Lacey and Gezeus recognition!!

7:22 PMSharon​​Raf’s oc very daddy

7:23 PMLacey​​Fam recognition!

7:23 PMSharon​​

7:23 PMAri​​You guys changed my life, love all of you 

7:23 PMLacey​​Thank you, I feel so pretty when you draw me. 

7:23 PMLyra​​swooning over Raf in all her forms

7:23 PM♡ . ♢​​Oh my god- aaaaaa  it’s the queens !!!

7:23 PMSharon​​All the Forms!!

7:23 PMLacey​​Every form, every universe!

7:23 PMSharon​​I’m interested!!!!

7:23 PMKatharine Miller​​We are!!!

7:23 PMTinyPagan​​I'm interested into it Raf

7:24 PMAri​​We’re interested!

7:24 PMLacey​​ The RAF talk! We interested!

7:24 PMLyra​​Raf ted talks pls

7:25 PMShortBread Biscuits​​More Raf fam pod casts ! I would love to hear from everyone ♥

7:25 PMLacey​​HAHAHAHAHA

7:25 PMSharon​​HAHA borzoi doing ballet

7:25 PM♡ . ♢​​Raf’s outfit tho- slayyyyyyy 

7:25 PMSharon​​Borzoi and father doing ballet together

7:25 PMTinyPagan​​Someone needs to draw him in a tutu now

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!  We're wrapping up Animal Attack month with Keleigh's mandate movie, The Birds, a title which leaves no doubt as to which animal is doing the attacking.

Ferrets.

0:00 - Trivial Trivia

19:53 - The Birds review

1:12:44 - 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: RISTAR of War!

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Nintendo Switch 2. I have thoughts.

0:00 - Monster Hunter is like Jell-o. There's always room for more. Unless you're full. Or just don't like it in the first place.

28:14 - Nintendo's expensive new console has expensive new games!

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 PMLee Showron​​Hey

6:59 PMaddictedtochaos​​Hello

6:59 PMLee Showron​​Yeah, let’s talk about how people are spamming lower the price

7:01 PMaddictedtochaos​​The price of the console I’m fine with, it is around what I expected. The price of the games gives me pause.

7:03 PMJared Knisely​​fun fight, doesnt try to be hard

7:22 PMSheekago​​Hey all

7:24 PMSheekago​​Raidou looked interesting. I hope they release a demo

7:26 PMSheekago​​I don't like that they're charging $80 for Mario Kart World. Donkey Kong Bananza will be $70. That's not including the stupid tarrifs.

7:27 PMLee Showron​​Now the pre-order of delayed

7:28 PMLee Showron​​I hope they don't get higher

7:28 PMSheekago​​I don't even want to look at mine.

7:28 PMeathdemon​​sadly the switch will now cost 600 dollors thanks to the dumb tarrifs

7:29 PMLee Showron​​I’m just hoping the price stays the same

7:29 PMeathdemon​​they should sell ecverything lol

7:30 PMSheekago​​I'm around your age. So ignoring it.

7:30 PMLee Showron​​I’m not worried about the price of the switch 2 games because I’m just gonna wait until Black Friday and cyber Monday when they have sales

7:30 PMeathdemon​​I mean it does have dlss lol

7:31 PMeathdemon​​we are old

7:31 PMJared Knisely​​nintendo will probably realize that the majority of the world cant afford any of their games a yr into the launch

7:31 PMLee Showron​​Why wouldn't switch excite you

7:32 PMaddictedtochaos​​Yeah, it was kinda dull.

7:33 PMLee Showron​​when I was a few exciting games like donkey Kong Bananza

7:33 PMSheekago​​You notice that the visually impressive games are the ones where the video got stuck? They didn't want us to see how poorly it runs on Switch Too

7:34 PMeathdemon​​also the vods fine, so it was just the stream, nintendo should have just pre uploaded it lol

7:35 PMLee Showron​​Well, you get what you vote for

7:35 PMeathdemon​​sadly our fellow contrymen refused to listen to us. all I can say is I told you so

7:36 PMSheekago​​Lee, not all of us voted for an orange stain

7:36 PMSheekago​​We need a do over button

7:37 PMSheekago​​It's hard to be excited for video games when we won't be able to afford them.

7:37 PMJared Knisely​​my commit wasnt susposed to bring politics into the stream

7:39 PMSheekago​​Or a more powerful butt plug

7:39 PMJared Knisely​​i dont know what the plug is susposed to refrence

7:41 PMLee Showron​​Well, they made a hand on version of the switch code switch light. Maybe they should make a TV version.

7:41 PMJared Knisely​​someone stays in his house too long XD

7:42 PMSheekago​​WarioWare: Rhythm Heaven cross over

7:43 PMaddictedtochaos​​To be fair there were a million people watching, traffic likely caused the issues.

7:43 PMLee Showron​​maybe you should ask Nintendo to make you a TV version of the switch 2 with all the handheld stuff taken away. Then it might excite you.

7:43 PMaddictedtochaos​​The fact that Cyberpunk 2077 is going to be complete on a 64 GB cartridge is impressive.

7:47 PMaddictedtochaos​​I personally would love a strictly T...

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Sometimes the worlds moving too fast and you need to slow down a little bit. Welcome back to The Bonus Stages with DJ LvL, this month we're slowing the tempo down and taking a moment to relax a little bit.

Uppermost - True   [Bandcamp]

Cool Danch - Crashed Ship Frigate Orpheon   [Bandcamp]

Paper Coelcanth - Final Fantasy IX "Amarant's Night Ride" [OC Remix]

Gramatik - Don't You Know   [Bandcamp]

Pete Frogs - Cosmo Canyon   [Bandcamp]

C-Curt - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team "A Brief Winter Trek"   [OC Remix]

Kylok - Undervalued (Valua City)   [OC Remix]

Oceanlab - I Am What I Am   [Bandcamp]

MkVaff - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past "The Darkness and the Light"   [OC Remix]

OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean (Radio Edit)   [AmazonMP3]

Jokabi - It's Raining Somewhere Else (Undertale)   [Bandcamp]

A_Rival - Mega Man 2 "Soap and Water"   [OC Remix]

Logistics - Letting Go   [Bandcamp]

Harmsing - Lunar Pool "Looser Tool"   [OC Remix]

Fatboy Slim - Don't Let the Man Get You Down (SSX3 Edit)   [AmazonMp3]

Mega Ran and Mister Wilson - Best Friends (Mega Ran Solo Mission)   [Bandcamp]

Skrypnyk - NiGHTS into dreams... "Escape into the Twilight"   [OC Remix]

Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (Nellee Hooper edit)   [Bandcamp]

Pascal Michael Stiefel - Nyakuza Metro (Green Clean Station)   [AmazonMp3]

Diggi Dis - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest "And He Returned Home"   [OC Remix]

Etherwood - One Day   [Bandcamp]

Dhsu - Super Dodge Ball "Rove You Rong Time"   [OC Remix]

Gramatik - Fly with Me   [Bandcamp]

posu yan - Jurassic Park "Everything Remains Jurassic"   [OC Remix]

Smoove & Turrell - Money   [Bandcamp]

Pete Frogs - Welcome to Chemical Plant   [Bandcamp]

Nujabes - The Final View   [AmazonMp3]

Argle - Final Fantasy Legend II "Gift of the MAGI"   [OC Remix]

Bladiator, The Orichalcon - Chrono Trigger "Tears of Contention"   [OC Remix]

Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard   [AmazonMP3]

Stay funky

-DJ LvL

 

Note: Bandcamp links always provided when able. Beatport tracks can usually also be found on AmazonMP3 at a lower price and the advantage of unlimited cloud backup, but at a fixed fidelity.

Now with March under our belts, let's check back in on all the gaming that we got up to during the month on this edition of Viper's VGMture!

00:00:00 Gran Turismo Sport - Day to Live

00:04:15 Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Sonic Riders: Shooting Star Story) - Sealed Ground

00:07:52 ASTRO BOT - Perserverance

00:09:22 Welcome to Viper's VGMture

00:17:02 Metroid Prime - Phendrana Drifts - Main Theme

00:24:29 Gears of War - Gears of War Reprise

00:27:23 You're Listening to Viper's VGMture

00:45:08 Dangerous Seed - Stage 2 Boss - Strike Ants

00:46:20 TOBAL 2 - The Grody Boy

00:49:30 Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp - Lash's Theme

00:52:12 This is Viper's VGMture

01:03:04 MUSYNX - Doomsday DISCO (oCaU Trance Remix)

01:10:05 Gran Turismo Sport - AL1V3

01:13:56 Thanks for Listening!

01:18:15 IA/VT -COLORFUL- - DOUKEI

With the Switch 2 Direct totally eclipsing any other gaming discussion for the next 24 hours, join Viper as he divulges his takeaway from the blowout presentation.

TRACKLISTING:

00:00:00 Bravely Default: Flying Fairy - That Person's Name Is

00:05:41 Soulcalibur II - Eternal Struggle

00:09:08 Welcome to Viper's VGMture

00:14:57 Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Hoshi no Kirby Discovery) - Running Through the New World

00:19:36 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze) - Windmill Hills

00:23:54 Kirby Air Ride (Kirby's Airride) - City Trial: City

00:28:10 You're Listening to Viper's VGMture

00:46:18 F-Zero GX/AX - DIGI-BOY

00:48:46 51 Worldwide Games (Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics; Sekai No Asobi Taizen 51) - Credits

00:52:11 This is Viper's VGMture

01:15:59 DELTARUNE Chapter 2 - Pandora Palace

01:17:45 Yakuza 0 (Ryu ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho) - Receive You ~Tech Trance Arrange~

01:21:19 Thanks for Listening!

01:27:46 F-Zero X Expansion Kit - Rainbow Road

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!  It's Animal Attack month and we're kicking off the festivities with Phase IV, a mid- 70s sci-fi film where ants attempt to take over the Earth.  Can they be stopped by two ridiculously well-funded university scientists studying the ants' organizational and offensive prowess with all the enthusiasm and urgency of a cadaver with overdue library books?

No.

Sorry 'bout the spoilers but hey, maybe the survivors will have a place in the new ant empire!

0:00 - Trivial Trivia

12:45 - Phase IV review

56:08 - 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.