No More Whoppers

Fall and ebola are in the air! CRITICAL*HIT is up and running, with stories of friends, fries, and Final Fantasy; we discuss Halloweens past and present; Alex’s accidental blood pact; slow-motion diving into the Bayonetta bilogy; Fantasy Life as FFXI methadone; Ray dips into Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls; obsessing over the Age of Ultron trailer; the return of Shadowlaw and a visit to the lackluster Orca d’Oro; dutiful donors, and the announcement of our Age of Altron t-shirt contest! This podcast can’t be helped.

S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-Spooky Sundays! Alex is a whirlwind of nerves as he prepares for the bar's pre-open; a new Information Pad with new possibilities; another typhoon threatens Japan; popular butt bands; the boys discuss weddings (and a funeral); no Halloween plans to speak of; video games… to REDUCE stress?!; and Fan Fun, featuring our now segment "Fame or Gate?"! This podcast needs your help to transfer a lot of money overseas!

Sweet 116! Alex’s hard drive is in a better place now; Ray is the target of road rage; the great American apartment search continues; portable vs. at-home Smashing; a fun-filled visit from two Gold Subscribers; picking up a fryer on the cheap; the hunt for bread; MST3K in Japan; the three B’s and avoiding confrontation at a barbecue; thanks, typhoon!; sandbagging; an exploration of various Kongs; an Aussie shout-out; frames aplenty; a very Vancouver thank-you, and a brief eulogy for Mathew Klickstein’s career! See our ad in Juggs!

We’re Back! Two Jackasses’ Story. Ray upgrades his Information-Phone and home entertainment unit; an exploration of Charles E. Cheese and survival horror; Critical Hit draws nearer to its Grand Opening; dealing with the Japanese “Home Center”; the fall of Shadowlaw; a trip to Tokyo Disney and the 8-4 pre-TGS shindig; disappointment at Luida’s Tavern and Artnia; fiscal practices of Japan’s well-to-do, and supercharged Fanf! This podcast is waiting for you in the hot tub.

This week, Ray begins the search for a new domicile; corrections from last week’s episode; welcome to the shitheap that is the NHK; prepping pub paint and Japan’s insistence on the fax; we love #1, and the Fan Fun theme makes a triumphant return! Vote for us in the 31st Annual Battle Creek Podcast Awards!

Take a number! This week, first impressions of the SlimeStation 4 and other game news; summer scorch winds down; Alex’s continuing visa struggle; more Japanese banking in(s)anity; #nomorewhoppers; Ray gives TMNT two shells down; too many Blade Runner references; Alex waits anxiously for GotG’s Japanese premiere; bar renovation begins and drinking with salarymen; hanging out with a NoMoWo fan at Genesis; Microsoft’s flaccid Japanese Xbox One marketing; brick and mortar nostalgia; high-tech POS equipment, and forceful Fan Fun! Don’t cry for us, we’re already dead.

Halfway to 224! T-shirt sales are through the roof!; bugging Brad’s rad dad Tad; beard trimmer rebirth; the northward-bound package; Are You Being Severed; the steady decline of the Simpsons; too cool for media; podcasts in Japan; H&S For Men Scalp EX; an evening in a Japanese love hotel; Alex in hot water; Fanf, featuring some generous donors, and the new mini-segment MAXIMUM ‘TUDE! This podcast is a work of fiction.

Our eleventy-first episode! This week, we’re happy to announce that our shirt is selling like T-cakes!; Ray expands his Super Game Boy collection; retro console maintenance; a brief history of Miracle Warriors; welcome to Abobo’s; will podcast for food; Marvel Cinematic Universe talk; dealing with shitty events; touring America with Immigrant Alex; getting back into the world of fantasy; Alex demands coupons, misunderstands groupons; donor thanks; drunk Home Alone, and enjoy our famous pre-post post-show! Get this podcast FREE with any purchase of $250 or more at participating Dollar Generals!

This podcast gives 110%! This week, the contents of quiche; Ray breaks barriers at Six Flags; Alex refuses Tokyo Disneyland; the commercialization of Square-Enix brands; Critical Hit news and visa panic; Costco from a distance; Alex wants to cosplay several times; John Grisham presents Facebook lickers, and a sartorial offer exclusive to listeners! Professional podcasters on closed course.

More of this?! This time we talk commercial props; more on corporate transparency; Nintendo Japan’s MK8 promo is rose gold bullshit; Pokemonotony; MS-DOS what 32Xn’t; taking whiners in stride; kicking back at the KKB; The Nagoya Skip; the perils of Beatlemania; the local meat market and an expensive sale in #Japan; Square-Enix been served; Zelda Muslim; donor thanks in stereo, and new videogaimz! This podcast was inspired by actual events.