Quick Play

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A little podcast asking big questions about video games. New episodes on Wednesdays.... more

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The podcast currently has 154 episodes available.

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October 09, 2024first half of the second half: a metacritic golf report
Mark takes a look back at the games of Q3 2024, along the results of Metacritic Golf to see how we perceived games matches up to their ultimate review scores.

Visual charts & results: ⁠man i love charts⁠

Make your shots in Metacritic Golf Q4: ⁠⁠shoot your shot

Let us know: What was your favorite game from Q3 of 2024?

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Games mentioned:
STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

EA Sports College Football 25

Zenless Zone Zero

Dungeons of Hinterberg

World of Goo 2

SteamWorld Heist II

Black Myth: Wukong

Star Wars Outlaws

Visions of Mana

Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Tactical Breach Wizards

Concord

Castlevania Dominus Collection

Astro Bot

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II

Frostpunk 2

Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Satisfactory

Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

The Plucky Squire

UFO 50

Silent Hill 2 Remake

Metaphor ReFantazio

What we’re playing:
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
...more
15min
October 02, 2024assigning a genre of music to every game genre
Mark and Jake Martin talk about genre similarities between video games and music, and assign every video game genre to a music genre.

Let us know: What video game genre / music genre pairing just makes sense to you?

Full list of genre pairings (spoilers): view the list

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Find more Jake on the internet:
Podcast: BitCast
Youtube: BitBloggist
Instagram: @BitBloggist

Games mentioned:
Diablo (series)

Dark Souls (series)

Monkey Island (series)

Lego Fortnite

Resident Evil (series)

Oregon Trail

Outer Wilds

Myst

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (series)

Super Mario Bros. (series)

Tetris

Need for Speed Underground

Doom

Gran Turismo (series)

American Truck Simulator

What we’re playing:
Hogwarts Legacy

Steamworld Dig
...more
36min
September 18, 2024the magic of licensed games
Mark and Elizabeth Coats Bowen talk about why they're drawn to licensed games, some of their favorites over the years, and what makes for a great licensed game.

Let us know: What's your favorite licensed game?

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Find more Elizabeth on the internet:
Twitter: @ElizabethCoats1
Games mentioned:
Fonz

Shark Jaws

Hogwarts Legacy

Lord of the Rings (series)

Lord of the Rings: Gollum

Tales of the Shire

Lego Star Wars (series)

Lego Harry Potter (series)

Lego Lord of the Rings

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Harry Potter (series)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Spider-Man (2018)

Spider-Man (2002)

Spider-Man 2

Star Wars Outlaws

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Goldeneye 007

Batman Arkham Asylum

Batman Arkham City

Dune Awakening

Dune Spice Wars

Game of Thrones: Conquest

Avatar The Last Airbender: Quest for Balance

What we’re playing:
Star Wars Outlaws

Stardew Valley
...more
21min
September 11, 2024old habits die nice
Mark talks about the games he's replaying, coming to terms with not being "productive" by playing new games, and the benefits of having a comfort-food game.

Let us know: What game are you replaying (or have replayed, or will replay) just because you want to?

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Backlog Breakdown was not a guest, but I did mention them a few times, so find them on the internet here.

Games mentioned:
Stardew Valley

Outer Wilds

Steamworld Dig

Steamworld Dig 2

Dave the Diver

Splatoon 3

Splatoon

Splatoon 2

Astro Bot

What we’re playing:
Stardew Valley
...more
10min
September 04, 2024the state of gaming history
Mark and Jordan Leithart talk about how gaming history is approached, some of their favorite examples, and what's actually worth remembering.

Let us know: What's your favorite gaming history thing (book, museum, documentary, etc.)?

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Find more Jordan on the internet:
Wishlist his game on Steam: ⁠Oracle of Meles⁠
Twitter: @realJarNod
LuxCor Twitter: @LuxCorStudios
Internet: luxcorstudios.com
...more
25min
August 28, 2024the power of wordless games
Mark and Kurt Weisheit talk about their favorite wordless and word-lite games, the uniqueness of these games, and why we don't see too many of them.

Let us know: What's your favorite wordless (or word-lite) game?

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Kurt is hard to find on the internet.

Games mentioned:
Super Mario Bros.

Metroid (series)

Journey

Cocoon

Tunic

Portal

Portal 2

Metroid Prime

Elden Ring

The Last of Us

Blanc

What we’re playing:
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Splatoon 3
...more
15min
August 21, 2024are 2D games worth $60?
Mark and Landry Smith talk about the perception of 2D games, the cause of those perceptions, and a few of their favorite 2D games.

Let us know: are 2D games worth $60?

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Find more Landry on the internet:
Podcast: BitCast
Twitter: @SoftIconoclast
GG|: @isolate_connect

Games mentioned:
Metroid Dread

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Celeste

Hollow Knight

Dead Cells

Rayman Legends

Steamworld Dig 2

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Land

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Donkey Kong Country Returns

What we’re playing:
Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition

Stardew Valley
...more
16min
August 14, 2024a month with the steam deck
Mark and Jake Martin talk about their first impressions of the Steam Deck, how it's fit into their habits, what they've been playing on it, and just a few nitpicks.

Let us know: What’s been your impressions of the Steam Deck? Would you get one?

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Twitter: @QuickPlayPod
Instagram: @QuickPlayPod
GG|: @QuickPlay
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Find more Jake on the internet:
Podcast: BitCast
Twitter: @BitBloggist
Instagram: @BitBloggist

Games mentioned:
Metroid Zero Mission

Hogwarts Legacy

Portal

Portal 2

Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition

Stardew Valley

Dave the Diver

Lumbearjack

What we’re playing:
Hogwarts Legacy

Dave the Diver
...more
20min
August 07, 2024scoring video game company stat cards
Mark and Nate McKeever talk through the three—nay, four—major video game companies and score their XP stats in five categories: development, publishing, hardware, services, and storefront.

Let us know: Which video game company is performing the best?

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Find more Nate on the internet:
The Backlog Breakdown: Podcast
Nate on Twitter: ⁠@nate_mckeever⁠
Nate on Instagram: ⁠@nate_mckeever⁠
Twitter: @bbdowncast
Instagram: @thebacklogbreakdown

Games mentioned:
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Bakugan: Champions of Vestoria

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

God of War Ragnarok

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Helldivers 2

Stellar Blade

Half-Life Alyx

Portal (series)

Half-Life (series)

What we’re playing:
Persona 3 Reload

Dave the Diver
...more
42min
August 03, 2024i broke up with xbox >:(
Mark rambles about his shift from playing games on Xbox to Steam Deck, how handheld works better nowadays, and gives a brief eulogy for his time with Game Pass.

Let us know: Does Game Pass fit in your gaming habits?

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Games mentioned:
Outer Wilds

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Hi Fi Rush

Red Dead Redemption 2

Jusant

Chants of Sennaar

Tunic

It Takes Two

Psychonauts 2

Hades

Jedi Fallen Order

Guacamelee 2

Snowrunner
...more
11min

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The podcast currently has 154 episodes available.

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