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Batman and The Joker, it’s an iconic pairing that will never go away. At least not for long. Listen in as Steven and Chris from Is This Adulting? come to talk about Batman, Robin, and the fact that this game just doesn’t really make much sense at all.

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If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find Chris and Steven at Is This Adulting, on Twitter @isthis_adulting, or at the Is This Adulting? Patreon page.

Thanks to Chris Braaten of More Gooder Than for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Julie Kinn from Meddling Kids as well as everyone from the Real Dudes Podcast for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who makes music more beautiful than your favorite college football team laying the smack down on one of your least favorite teams for your mom’s birthday.

Apparently Asterix is a big deal. Who knew? Chris didn’t, that’s for sure. Good thing we have Kayleigh and Matt Sanderson coming back to let us know about the Gaul village that just might have something up their sleeve when it comes to defeating those pesky Romans.

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Resources mentioned in this episode include page 32 of Super Game Power (a Brazilian gaming magazine) and that article from The Telegraph that Matt brings up a few times.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find Kayleigh at Wadmalaw Weaving, on Twitter @wadmalawweaving, or at the Wadmalaw Weaving Facebook page. You can also hear her here on the Little Nemo, Smurfs for Gameboy, and Fantastic Four/The Incredibles bonus episode.

You can find Matt at Nooks and Crannies, or at Nooksandcranniespod at gmail. You can also hear him here on the Captain America and The Avengers episode.

Thanks to Michael Bailey of Fortress of Baileytude for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class as well as Derek from The Sometimes Geek for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who is probably a better guitar player than me.

Just like back in the 1990s, we can’t escape the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. List this week as John Horsley from Spoiler Country joins the fun to look at the titles for the original Gameboy (yay….) and Tournament Fighters (YAY!)

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If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find John at Spoiler Country, the Spoiler Country Patreon, y2cl, and on Twitter @y2cl or Spoiler Country

Thanks to Adam Higgins of Odd Dad out for that sweet sweet intro drop

A big thanks to There Will Be Geek, The Yound Ones, as well as Meddling Kids for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who one day is going to hunt me down for all of these little comments.

The Ninja Turtles pretty much sum up the 1990s. But what happens when Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class come on the show to look at not 1, not 2, but 3 games all in one shot? Can we handle that much excitement? Or does Shredder take one of his many forms to strike us down?

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If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find Megan and RJ at Oh No! Lit Class, on Twitter @OhNoLitClassPod, or on Patreon at Oh No Lit Class Pod.

Thanks to Roger of GamerHeads Podcast for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Steven and Chris from Is This Adulting as well as Scott from Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who makes music that makes robots wish for human emotions.

The X-Men are one of the most important teams that Marvel has. So what happens when somebody actually make a good game about them? Listen in as Mike Ryan from The Controller Throwers joins in to talk about the first actual good game featuring this iconic team to get released for home consoles.

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If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find Mike at The Controller Throwers’ Podcast, on Twitch at TCThrowers, or on Twitter @TCThrowers.

Thanks to Scott of NerdSync for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Adam from Odd Dad out as well as Luke from Exiled Podcast for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who makes music sweeter than a glass of tea from someone who actually knows what they’re doing when they make tea.

Spider-Man has some of the most iconic villains around. But what happens when he faces off against someone so sinister that he has to employ the help of one of his firecest foes? Find out as Kyle from The Real Dudes Podcast joins us to talk Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage.

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If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find Kyle at Real Dudes Podcast, on Twitter @KyleFederline or on the Real Dudes Podcast Patreon page.

Thanks to Megan and RJ of Oh No! Lit Class for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Luke from MultiversalQ as well as Mr. L and Mr. L from The Fantasticast for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who makes music guaranteed to make Dr. Doom smile or your money back.

Epic heroes deserve epic villains, and Spider-Man sure has plenty of them. Scott Niswander of NerdSync joins us for a look at The Amazing Spider-Man vs The Kingpin on Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, and Sega CD.

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If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find Scott at The NerdSync YouTube channel, on Twitter @NerdSync or on the NerdSync Patreon page.

Thanks to Joe and Carlos of Life, Death, & Taxonomy for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Reid from The Irrationally Exuberant as well as Tawy from The Dirty Bits for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who makes music sure to give you either the warm fuzzies or the heebie jeebies.

We take another look at The Punisher, this time in a much better game. Listen as Joe Bunzerelly of The Bunzerelly Show joins Chris to talk about The Punisher in all of his shooting glory on this Sega Genesis and arcade classic.

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If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find Joe at The Bunzerelly Show, or on Twitter @JoeBunzerelly.

Thanks to Thomas of X-Minutes for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to The Young Ones as well as Foamcast Radio for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who makes music sweeter than my cat who actually knows how to behave.

Superman Returns (see what I did there) with a game that exists and has a Superman sprite that looks like Superman and, ummmm, I don’t know I’m really stretching here because this game isn’t very good. Listen as Chris is joined by Karrington Martin of the RealDudes Podcast as they break down another Superman game that still can’t quite get the hero right.

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If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find Karrington at The Real Dudes Podcast and on Twitter @Desertfury90, or by checking out his previous apperance where we looked at Batman the Animated Series.

Thanks to Mike Burton of Genuine Chit Chat for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Oh No! Lit Class as well as There Might Be Cupcakes for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who makes music as sweet as Ken Griffey Jr’s swing.

The X-Men return with an arcade game that came to home consoles a mere 18 years later based on a cartoon pilot that eventually became our beloved 90s X-Men cartoon. Listen as Chris is joined by John Horsley and Kenric Reagan of Spoiler Country take a look at this gem of the 90s arcade world.

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BREAKING NEWS!: I love Twitter and its ability to quickly find information. Thanks to @KingImpulse for putting out the call to see who did the sweet sweet art for the X-Men cabinet, to @barelysushi, @calamityjon, @juggergrim, @Gojira007X, and @talestoenrage for answering that call, and to @rusty_shackles for actually figuring it out. Check out his tweet here and bask in all of it’s glory!

If I missed anyone then just know that these shownotes were written up the Thursday before this episode released, so you probably just answered after I wrote them. But know that I think you’re super cool as well.

And now back to your regularly scheduled show notes.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

You can find John and Kenric at Spoiler Country, on Twitter @spoiler_country or @y2cl or @XKenricX.

Thanks to Scott of NerdSync for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to GamerHeads as well as The Controller Throwers for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who makes music almost as good as my Brussels sprouts.