Read the Manual

By thedobaga and GymleaderBen

It's "Read the Manual" - the podcast about stuff! Thedobaga and GymleaderBen cover what they've been up to in the world of games, anime, TV, and more! Part of the SMYN Network.... more

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June 08, 2014 RTM Radio: Week 6
The end of our first cycle has finally come! This week’s show is hosted by MajorMoses for the first time with a show consisting of more anime than you might hear from the rest of us. Even with that it’s a very balanced show and we personally think he did pretty well for his first time.
So now that Cycle 1 (weeks 2-6) is complete, who had your favorite show of the week? What would you like to see us change or improve overall? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
NUMBER OF TRACKS: 14
As always, click the jump for the track listing.
– Pleasure Quarter [Gravity Rush]
– Satori Maiden ~ 3rd Eye Remix [Touhou 11 Subterranean Animism]
– Blumenkranz [Kill la Kill]
– Devastation’s Doorway [Audix]
– You Go Girl ~ Fuka’s Theme [Disgaea 4]
– Senna [Bleach]
– Inner Light [Hajime no Ippo]
– Canon Rock [Funtwo]
– Special Move Themes [Bravely Default]
– Emiya [Fate/Stay Night]
– Walk Don’t Rango [Rango]
– Fast Runner Remix [Game Grumps]
– Doopliss Theme [Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]
– Juicy Fruit [The Smash Brothers]
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1h 7min
June 07, 2014 Episode 89: Waity Nine After Waity Wait
Giant monsters and kart races between the legs of those giant monsters! Yeah! YEAH! YEEEAAAH!!! God our lives are really sad…
This week’s big topics include My Little Pony music, Lazytown music, Pink Guy, Volbeat, Elvis Presley, Girls Generation, PBG Gameplay, Two Best Friends Play, Godzilla, King Kong VS Godzilla, Mothra VS Godzilla, Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster, Invasion of the Astro Monster, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Non Stop, Maleficent, Rick & Morty, Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Tomodachi Life, MOTHER 3, Far Cry 3, Nintendo wanting to share YouTube revenue, Bill Waterson draws Pearls Before Swine, Star Wars 7 using practical effects, and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 finally has a release date.
GUEST APPEARANCES: PsychoWingX9
ENDING SONG: Twilight Sparkle Theme ~ Fighting is Magic
EASTER EGG(S): Skittle Vision, 17 Dresses
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3h 29min
June 01, 2014 RTM Radio: Week 5
Wel-come to R-T-M Ra-Di-O. This week’s show is hosted by ToonLucas, the quietest talker in all the land. One that even Audacity can’t fix sometimes. Thanks Lucas! In all seriousness he’s coming at you with some more traditional radio music, meaning his weeks will probably be different from the other four DJs, it’ll be a nice change I think.
NUMBER OF SONGS: 15
As always, click the jump for the track listing.
– Breakfast with K.K. (7AM) [Ben Briggs & ectogemia]
– Down the Road [C2C]
– The Mummy (VIP Edit) [Figure]
– All Men are Pigs [Studio Killers]
– Night Sky [CHVRCHES]
– Sweet Bitter Beauty Song [K-On!]
– Out of Reach (feat. Jayelldee) [Sub Focus]
– Aye Aye [Pogo]
– Midnight City [M83]
– Absolute Territory (The Living Tombstone Remix) [Ken Ashcorp]
– Final Battle! (Rival) [Pokemon Origins]
– Just Can’t Get Enough [Depache Mode]
– Professional Griefers (feat. Gerard Way) [Deadmau5]
– Walk Over Me [The All-American Rejects]
– Ghost Town [Shiny Toy Guns]
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1h 10min
May 31, 2014 The List: Top 50 Villains in Movie History
They’re spooky! They’re insane! They’re evil as all hell and we love it! This week’s list comes from complex.com, and is a list of the Top 50 Villains in Movie History. It sticks with live action villains, so don’t expect any Disney or Pixar villains on here. Even so it has some great choices, so sit back and pop open the list for some fuuuuun times!
The List In Question
What are your favorite live actions villains not on this list?
Got a suggestion for a future list? Let us know in the comments!
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1h 48min
May 25, 2014 RTM Radio: Week 4
Welcome to RTM Radio, where you’re all party people I guess! This week’s show is hosted by our wonderful stalker fan and friend Darkurai. He had a small part in the premiere but now it’s time for him to show us what he’s got with a full episode!
NUMBER OF SONGS: 15
As usual, click the jump for the track listing.
– Live & Learn [Sonic Adventure 2]
– The Irish Rover [The High Kings]
– Silky Heart [Toradora!]
– Falling Back [Michael Boyd]
– Africa [The Obertones]
– Penguin Cap [CarboHydroM]
– J’entends le Moulin [University of Utah Singers]
– KARMA [Tales of the Abyss]
– The Steel Samurai [Gyakuten Meets Orchestra]
– Kimi no Kioku [Persona 3: Trinity Soul]
– Soviet Connection [Grand Theft Auto IV]
– Fel del Av Gården [Movits!]
– Wallachian Prince [OA]
– Dark Samus [Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]
– Iron [Woodkid]
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1h 2min
May 24, 2014 Episode 88: I Think We’re Getting Old
I remember a time not too far in the past when it was extremely easy to stay up past midnight and record a podcast. However, it seems this time has passed. Time to buy a walker and a cane because that will earn us double old person cred. Sadly we both became old people before becoming parents, so we’re gonna die alone and cold. No kids means no grandkids too, so we’re also gonna die devoid of happiness. Enjoy the show!
This week’s big topics include Q: Are We Not Men (Devo), The Left Rights, American Dad music, World Order, Studio Ghibli Soundtracks, Persona 4 REINCARNATION, Faking It, Bob’s Burgers, American Dad, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Thor, X-Men: First Class, Boardwalk Empire, Fargo, Louie, Sailor Moon, Cinderella (1997), Minecraft, Legend of Grimrock, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Transistor, Battleblock Theater, Far Cry 3, Spelunky, Sim Copter, Math Blaster, NBA 2K9, FIFA 2011, JJ Abrams and Disney do a charity challenge for Star Wars Episode VII, Edgar Wright leaves Ant Man, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Scarecrow in the new trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight.
GUEST APPEARANCES: N/A
ENDING SONG: Boyz in the Hood ~ Dynamite Hack
EASTER EGG(S): Mumbling
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3h 21min
May 18, 2014 RTM Radio: Week 3
Welcome to RTM Radio, your one stop shop to make the kids bop (or whatever he says). This week’s show is hosted by our resident music fanatic thingymabober GymleaderBen. Starting next week you’ll hear voices not yet heard on RTM Radio yet so look forward to it!
NUMBER OF SONGS: 14
As usual, click the jump for the track listing.
– You Make It Easy [Air]
– Bartender [Natural High]
– We’re Like a Muscle [Muscle March]
– Route 113 [Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald]
– Ballad of the Wind Fish (Kaze no Sakana Mix) [Dong]
– Keep Your Head Up [Um Jammer Lammy]
– Crystal Blossom Extract [Tenmon]
– Dark Pit’s Theme [Kid Icarus: Uprising]
– Hitenmitsurugiryu [Rurouni Kenshin]
– Musicolours [Guifrog]
– How Do I Live (Bunny in the Box Version) [Homestuck]
– It’s Ya Boy Noisemaster [Fwugradiation]
– Castle [Nidhogg]
– Merry Happy [Kate Nash]
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1h 5min
May 17, 2014 The List: Top 25 Anime Characters
The List is back to normal, and we’re back to using an IGN list. So “you win some, you lose some” is basically what we’re saying. This time it’s IGN’s Top 25 Anime Characters and boy oh boy is it a doozie. Somehow we still managed to stretch a list of 25 characters into an hour and a half of show, isn’t that fun? It’s fun. The most fun. Also the #1 spot is stupid.
The List In Question
Got suggestions for a future list? Let us know in the comments!
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1h 36min
May 12, 2014 RTM Radio: Week 2
Welcome to RTM Radio, where we bring our musical tastes to your ears. This week’s show is hosted by thedobaga as he explains the new format and also who the other four rotating DJs will be. RTM Radio will be a weekly show releasing on Sundays, we hope you enjoy it! This week Doba brings you a few additions to make up for his list last week as well as some non-video game songs for those of you not exclusively into soundtracks.
NUMBER OF SONGS: 14
As usual, click the jump for the track listing.
– Vortal Kombat [The Orange Box]
– Canadian Wilderness ~ Fight [Sly 2: Band of Thieves]
– Positive Force [PPPPPPowerup!]
– Ghost Grinder [Steam Powered Giraffe]
– Johnny C Bad [Final Fantasy VI]
– Ray of Change [Mizuki Nana]
– Ohisama [Daily Lives of High School Boys]
– Clocktown [Time’s End: Majora’s Mask Remixed]
– Chop Chop Onion Master’s Rap [Parappa the Rapper]
– So Sexy Robotnik [Powerglove]
– Switch Vs Evil-Dog Round 1 [Newgrounds Audio Portal]
– Arino’s Challenge [Gamecenter CX]
– Ice Cap Zone Act 1 Acapella [Smooth McGroove]
– Number One [Bleach]
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1h 12min
May 10, 2014 Episode 87: Hot Sweaty Manuals
The day after recording we were given air conditioning at last. It was glorious.
This week’s big topics include RTM Radio, Muppets Green Album, Kill La Kill OST, Agents of SHIELD, Two Best Friends Play Yakuza 4, Resurrection, Louie, Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time, Mobile Suit Gundam 0079, Fargo, Minecraft, Luftrausers, Kerbal Space Program, Orion Dino Horde, Spelunky, Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy, Kirby Triple Deluxe, MOTHER 3, Lunar Silver Star Story Complete, Hoptile, and Nintendo’s badly written response to Tomodachi Life concerns.
GUEST APPEARANCE: N/A
ENDING SONG: Movin’ Right Along ~ Alkaline Trio
EASTER EGG(S): swoon.exe
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2h 4min

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How many episodes does Read the Manual have?

The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.