Maximum Utcast

Special Guest Katherine Neil (Looney Tunes Space Race [Dreamcast], Transformers [PS2], Men in Black 2 [PS2], Alone in the Dark [PS2], Over the Alps [Steam]) talks about her work on Astrologaster, Lesbian Libertarians, Sexual Saul Goodman, and what it takes to write an award-winning game.

Twitter handles for guests this episode -

Tanya - @Tpawscast

www.astrologaster.com

Tanya and Jonathan chug a weird fluid called "Brein Fuel" while talking about Mass Effect Legendary Edition's reduced ass amount, Mike Drucker's new Silent Hill 2 book, and an update on our $1,000 giveaway. Kaiju tells us about the scariest Pyramid Head, Tonberry savages us with a macho take on what women in games should be, and Alice makes a pitch-perfect shift towards game development.

Twitter handles for this episode's guests:

Brein Fuel: @Breinfuel

Tanya and Jonathan offer to give a listener $1,000 before talking about monster capitalists, Gabe Newell's plans to replace our meat, and Lady Dimitrescu's place in the history of Resident Evil Boss Women. Gretchen breaks down Wareframe's Mother, Daughter, and Grandmother, Laura reviews the worst Life Sim ever, and Carla's son typed a letter.

Tanya and Jonathan talk about cannibal celebrities and how online conspiracy theories are bad videogames.  Kaiju pines for Jet Force Gemini, Tonberry ponders art and assholes, and Casey comes to understand humanity through furries. 

Link to post about QAnon's use of game design - https://medium.com/curiouserinstitute/a-game-designers-analysis-of-qanon-580972548be5

Twitter handles for this episode's cast -

Tanya - @TPawscast

Jonathan - @nontrotski

The Redneck Tonberry - @ATonberry

Kaiju - @KaijuKiriyama

Casey - @CaseyExplosion

Jonathan and Tanya talk about stripper shoes and a game that might be pretending to be accused of being too sexy. Caitlin is on a game show about sexiness and sexism, Bex has feminist ideas for the Resident Evil 4 remake, and Casey knows what's hot about strong women.

Twitter handles for our guests -

Caitlin - @caitbit

Bex - @BexGoos

Casey - @CaseyExplosion

Caitlin's Quiz videos-

1) Metroid 1 ending m.youtube.com/watch?v=ldiDYvGvHzo

2) Gologo 13 hotel scene m.youtube.com/watch?v=AmhsF4s47Go

3) Ending of Leisure Suit Larry 1 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FRFkLGfzWx0

4) Incredible crisis Ferris wheel scene m.youtube.com/watch?v=1TvTBzLu5ZQ

5) God of war Hot Tub scene m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xwz6sm3Fm…s_verified=1&t=45s

6) Heavy rain sex scene m.youtube.com/watch?v=mcYW-jB6z6M&has_verified=1

7) Cyberpunk sex scenes m.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kY-Jtdums&has_verified=1

8) Bonus m.youtube.com/watch?v=RUMR1AS38W4

Tanya and Jonathan ponder punk and gender, Tonberry looks back to 2010, Kaiju looks even farther back to the Gamecube, Pear loves voice acting, Gretchen hates Borderlands, and Suda51 wishes Jonathan a happy birthday. 

Twitter handles for this episode's cast -

Tanya - @TPawscast

Jonathan - @nontrotski

Gretchen (actually it's her wife Kristen but that's all I got) - @knitsyo

The Redneck Tonberry - @ATonberry

Pear - @RegulinePear

Kaiju - @KaijuKiriyama

Suda51 - @suda_51

Casey Explosion, The Redneck Tonberry, and Emma Schaale, author of How Games Get Made join Taanya and Jonathan for discussions on Rutger Hauer's last game, the pros and cons of David Cage, and who Ready Player Two is really about. 

Twitter handles for the guests on this episode-

Casey - @CaseyExplosion

Tonberry - @ATonberry

Emma -@sparrowtrooper

A link to Emma's book! - https://www.amazon.com/How-Games-Get-Made-Stories-ebook/dp/B08PVXF1K5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=how+games+get+made&qid=1607440753&sr=8-1

Our guests this week -

Kayla - https://twitter.com/ColorgraveKayla

Kaiju - https://twitter.com/KaijuKiriyama

Tonberry - https://twitter.com/ATonberry

Nintendo shuts down a Smash tourney, bitcoin-hungry hackers leak Capcom secrets, Kayla from Colorgrave (Prodigal) is interviewed, Game and Watch: Super Mario Bros. and Freddy Spaghetti 2.0m are reviewed, the FGC gets built up and torn down, and The Game Awards Indie competition needs a weight class tier system. 

Jonathan and a special guest discuss the rise of the PS5, Xbox Series X, and the next President of the United States. Disc Room is reviewed by an AD&D-loving mom. Tonberry has strong words for the Google Stadia guy, Kaiju loves Sonic 2, and Romancelvania is gushed about.

The bad takes of a Google Stadia guy lead to great things, including the revelation of Blaseball and the horrific wonders of Animal Crossing. And who is that Tonberry in the trailer park watching a working TV sitting on top of a non-working TV?