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Mission: Destroy Aliens! Arcade games enter the world of color (or so the non-colorblind tell us). We dig into the history of NAMCO which started with rocking horses and - with some unintended help from the Yakuza - eventually gave us the most popular arcade games ever made. How did pinball lead to Pac-Man? Is George Lucas gonna sue somebody? What happened to Galagas 2 through 87? We also cover a Breakout in Japan, the biggest arcade game ever, and superior humility.

Across the gulf of space… intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us. The Invaders from Space miniseries begins with first contact - Taito's Space Invaders! Why are lunar were-yetis on the arcade cabinet? Where did all the yen go? Are redemption games beyond redemption? The episode also covers Futurama, Meow Mix, Battle Pong, and old man rants

Finish Him! Our Fighting Game Wars miniseries wraps up with Arcade Obscura. Each host presents a little-known, underappreciated, or underrated fighting game to the audience. The other hosts make fun of their love for it! This episode also includes discussion on Sea-Doos, fat shaming, Lionmen, Tenacious D-ragon, and playing games on the 3DO which were never made for the 3DO.

All litigious hell breaks loose as Capcom takes on Data East's game, Fighter's History, on the biggest stage of them all - the United States District Court. What was it about Fighter's History that caused Capcom to sue? Why is Data East already familiar with this setting? Who has even seen a Fighter's History arcade game? The episode also covers villainous mascots, Bob's BurgerTime, "holding back is a button," and Matlock. #Karnovember

SNK doubles down on Neo Geo fighters with the release of Art of Fighting. It has all the things you love from other fighting games, but less! Why are these characters so big? Why are some of these characters so… familiar? Why does everyone that owns a Neo Geo arcade have this cart? The episode also covers Flerkens, Sex and the City, joke characters, honorifics, and trips to Mexico.