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It is a tale of two dragons, as Paul and Ozzy are joined by Kelly, a/k/a @sierranight_gaming, as they discuss whether Spyro the Dragon can leverage its nostalgia against the mythical (and expensive) allure of Panzer Dragoon Saga. Will Team Andromeda's cult-classic fantasy RPG stand up to the lovable mass appeal of Insomniac's Spyro the Dragon? Find out on the last match in the Round of 16 of the King of Games 98!

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Ozzy, Arnie and Geoff are joined by Rob Howard, host of the Grid Snaps podcast, to talk about some of the games released by Capcom in the 7th generation that deserve another look. The crew starts out by discussing Rob's career path as a professor of game design at Purdue University, including his work on Earth Defense Force and his wholehearted defense of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The crew then starts the Capcom procession by discussing the swinging grim world of the Bionic Commando 2009 reboot (33:08). Afterwards, they discuss the jetpack escapades of Dark Void (1:09:05), and then finish the episode by chatting about the many charms of Dragon's Dogma (1:28:41).

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Music in this episode:

Above the Canopy - Bear McCreary (Dark Void)

The Laws of Nature - Trond-Viggo Melsen (Bionic Commando)

Gran Soren Metropolitan Area - Various (Dragon's Dogma)

Valley of Doom - Bear McCreary (Dark Void Zero)

On the penultimate episode of the Round of 16, Arnie and Paul are joined by Benja Hiller (a/k/a @frau_lametta) from Welcome to Last Week, to pit Grim Fandango against Starcraft. On one hand, Grim Fandango is one of the best examples of the point and click adventure genre. On the other hand, Starcraft is probably the game that did the most to expand the popularity of the real time strategy genre and remains popular in competitive play to this day. Does the underdog Grim Fandango ever stand a chance of taking down the mighty Starcraft? Find out on another episode of The King of Games 98.

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On this episode, Ozzy, Paul and Arnie are joined by fellow Canadian Mike Doucet to discuss the history of Sony's Sly Cooper franchise. The episode is tinged with heavy doses of nostalgia, tons of raccoon facts and Paul showing an unusual level of concern for turtles. The crew first explores the creation of Sucker Punch Productions, the origin of Sly Cooper and discuss the first game (27:35), then discuss the very good reception of Sly 2 and the more muted acclaim of Sly 3 and whether it was warranted (1:09:41). The crew closes out by briefly discussing Thieves in Time and then pondering on the future of Sly (1:49:50). 

On the sixth episode of the round of 16, Paul and Arnie are joined by cartoonist and retro gamer Ryan Medlock a/k/a @videogamebear to tackle a perennial underdog match-up, as the sublime stealth action of Metal Gear Solid squares off against the whimsical platforming of Banjo-Kazooie. Will the googly-eyed charms of Banjo-Kazooie be enough to take down Hideo Kojima's masterpiece? Will the lack of Ozzy tilt the scale in Banjo's favor? Will Arnie ever make a final decision? Find out on another episode of The King of Games 98.

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Music:

Banjo Kazooie (Grant Kirkhope) - Main Title

Today, Anthony, Arnaldo, and Paul talk about the video games they've been playing lately, starting with Arnaldo and the game that's good no matter how many times you play it, Yakuza Kiwami 2, shortly followed by Hotline Miami (11:00). Anthony's current video games are up next with SUPERHOT and Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes (40:00) while we also tackle the question of whether the PSVR beats out the Sega-CD as history's greatest video game add-on (43:30). Paul finishes up with some Nintendo Switch multiplayer goodness in Killer Queen Black, River City Girls, and NBA2K Playgrounds 2 (1:00:30).

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Music:

Hotline Miami - Perturbator

Killer Queen Black - Main Theme

On the fifth episode of the round of 16, Anthony, Geoff and Ozzy come together to pit Baldur's Gate,  Bioware's seminal computer RPG, against Tekken 3, the most polished 3D fighter Namco had released up to that point. Will Baldur's Gate's complex systems and deep narrative prevail? Or will Tekken 3's timeless pick up and play appeal place the RPG in a chokehold? Find out on another episode of The King of Games 98.

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Music:

Dr. Bosconovitch Theme - Various (Tekken 3)

The Friendly Arms Inn - Michael Hoenig (Baldur's Gate)

It's a full house today as Ozzy, Paul, Geoff, Anthony and Arnaldo go over their top picks for 2019 video game of the year, as well as their favourite non-2019 video games. First the crew celebrates their second birthday in talking about 2019 for the podcast itself, with some of the ins and outs of what it takes to put out a video game show on a regular basis (2:30). The introspective is followed by Geoff's picks (24:30), Anthony's picks (48:00), Arnaldo procrastinating his way towards his picks (1:06:30), Paul's picks (1:20:30), and finally, Ozzy's self proclaimed "not great" picks (1:37:30)

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Music

Fist of the Northstar: Lost Paradise - Sphere City

Resident Evil 2 Remake - Super Tyrant Boss Theme

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Stormtrooper Battle

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Main Theme

Etrian Odyssey Nexus - Storm

On this fourth match of the Round of 16, Ozzy, Geoff and Anthony talk about how Resident Evil 2 for the PlayStation fares against The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. Is the terrifying adventure of Leon and Claire enough to overcome Link's maiden voyage into the 3D realm? And what exactly is the Nintendo bump? Find out on this thrilling episode of our biweekly tournament. 

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Music on this episode:

Song of Storms - Koji Kondo (Ocarina of Time)

Ada's Theme (In the Sewer) - Various Composers (Resident Evil 2)

Not all bad video games are created equal! Today Ozzy and Paul talk about some of their favourite bad video games and why their wholes are more enjoyable than the sum of their awful, awful parts. The conversation starts with Beat Down: Fists Of Vengeance for the Xbox (13:00). Total Recall for the NES is next (36:00) followed by Drakengard 3 for the PS3 (56:00). The episode is wrapped up with little known Legend for the PS1 (1:19:00)

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Music:

Beat Down: Fists Of Vengeance - Downtown Street

Total Recall: Earth Stage Theme

Drakengard 3: Descendeus