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Luke is joined by returning guests Dustin and Dave as they contemplate the grim future of Let's Place, discuss James Bond's role in 9/11, get thoroughly confused with regards to which games they're actually placing this week, and make fun of Luke for being unable to drive stick shift. Cars with manual transmissions are pretty rare where I live, Dustin. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Pulsar (1997), for the Amiga; Forza Motorsport 5, for Xbox One; 007: The World is Not Enough, for Gameboy Color; Full Throttle, for PC; and Dungeons and Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun, for Sega Genesis. You can find the up-to-date list of ranked games at http://bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

Luke is joined with returning guests Tal, Jason, Graham, and Lau, to rank another five games. They discuss Mega Man visual novels, the misogyny of 21st century Apple II games, the UNREPENTANT PLAGIARISM of the Witcher franchise, the wonderful and crazy world of Arabian-inspired sidescrolling beat-em-ups, and most importantly, the cultural significance and legal jurisdiction of Cap'n Crunch. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Super Adventure Rockman, for Sega Saturn; Retro Fever, for PC; Zeewolf, for PC; Arabian Magic, for Arcade; and Capn' Crunch's Crunchling Adventure, for PC. You can find the up-to-date list at http://bit.ly/1OwXNVt

guests Mallory, Ashley, and Sam, along with new guest Alex. They talk about Ski Douches, dead diamond thieves, lusty MUDs, and Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul Paul YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Die by the Sword, for PC; In Extremis, for PC; Westfront Omega: The Amulet of Vega, for PC; Robotron 64, for Nintendo 64; and Wiz 'n' Liz, for Sega Genesis. You can view the current ranked list at http://bit.ly/1OwXNVt 

The eyes have it in this first 5-person episode of Let's Place. Luke is joined by returning champions Tal and Ty, along with new guests Jason and Ashley, to discuss World War I, the incredible world of 90s PC interactive rock operas, schlocky '80s B-movie tie-in games, and one of the single most distasteful video games ever produced. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Blue Baron, for PC; Queen: The eYe, for PC; The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigi no Dungeon, for Playstation 2; Gremlins 2: The New Batch, for NES; and Custer's Revenge, for Atari 2600. You can view the full list of ranked games at http://ppanks76.cbm8bit.com/loom.txt

Luke is joined by new guests Lau and Sam to rank another five set of video games. This time, listen to Luke as he flirts with racism against the Danish, Lau as he falls under the thrall of a long forgotten Commodore 64 game, and Sam as he saves us all with the holy word of drifting. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Mania Challenge, for Arcade; Winter Games (1985), for PC; General Knowledge for Dummies, for Nintendo DS; American Turbo King, for PC; and Picross 3D, for Nintendo DS. You can view the up-to-date list at http://bit.ly/1OwXNVt

Luke is joined by two new guests, Dave and Will, who have the honor of watching him succumb to Podcast Madness. During his few remaining moments of clarity, the three discuss casual co-op fart-based puzzle games, eastern European first-person shooters, movie tie-in games that are ten years past due, a suprisingly interesting-sounding visual novel, and what appears to be a hidden gem of an N64 3D platformer. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomodai, for Playstation 2; Alpha Prime, for PC; Space Farmers, for PC; Jumanji (2006), for Playstation 2; and Rocket: Robot on Wheels, for Nintendo 64. You can view the up-to-date ranking list at: http://bit.ly/1OwXNVt

Luke is joined by new guests Mallory and Mike to talk about hentai, cube fetishism, the bygone era of shareware, an inexplicably charming old British cassette-tape-based game, an inexplicably dull racing game, and the first game in the Super Mario franchise to make it onto our list. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK: Cherry Moderate, for PC; Mac Ninja, for PC; Starship Chameleon, for PC; City Racer, for GameCube, Playstation 2, PC, and mobile phones; and Mario is Missing, for SNES and PC. You can find the complete up-to-date list at http://bit.ly/1OwXNVt

Tal and Ty are back, and they join Luke to talk about the early days of electronic hentai, the architecture of the Netherlands circa 1942, and all the wonderful computer viruses this podcast is giving all of us. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: SKAPON, for PC; Online Tennis Manager, for PC; Arnhem: The 'Market Garden' Operation, for PC; Thing Bounces Back, for PC; and Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, for PC and Nintendo Wii. You can find the current list of rankings at http://bit.ly/1OwXNVt

It's our most shocking episode yet. Luke is joined by Dustin and Shane to discuss frog abs, debate the merits of drifting versus forklifts, learn just a LITTLE BIT about hanafuda, have a weirdly serious discussion about the value of level-up systems in online multiplayer games, and discover a new reigning GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Need for Speed: Underground, for Xbox, Playstation 2, GameCube, PC, and Gameboy Advance; Koi Koi Shimasho 2: Super Real Hanafuda, for... let's say "Arcade;" Iron Lord, for PC; My Frogger Toy Trials, for Nintendo DS; Iron Lord, for PC; and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, for PC, Xbox 360, Playstion 3, and Nintendo Wii. You can view the current list of rankings here: http://bit.ly/1OwXNVt 

Graham's back this episode, and this time he's joined along with new panelist Zack as we discuss Hatsune Miku games (even though we're not ranking any of them), confront Leisure Suit Larry, become incredibly disappointed by a Sega Saturn game, and realize that the Bionic Commando reboot really wasn't all that bad. Also, Graham learns about Elsa Dentist and will never be the same again. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, for Xbox, Playstation 2, and PC; Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi, for Super Famicom; Deka Yonku: Tough the Truck, for Sega Saturn; D-Force, for SNES; and Bionic Commando (2009), for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC. You can find the current rankings at http://bit.ly/1OwXNVt