This week, Shanee wants us to introspect on our favorite franchises and what make makes them special and important to us. Ryan purports to know a lot about Doom while simultaneously knowing nothing about Doom. Tom flexes his Street Fighter muscles. Shanee references her pokedex.

Tom changes things up a bit with a new show format. We discuss our favorite remakes and remastered of existing franchises and take a look at their impact on both established fans and newcomers alike. Ryan wins a trivia challenge and Shanee has to let him finish.

This week we talk once again about measured expectations and how we interpret developer/publisher messaging. We also discuss the business of video games retail and its reliance on a resale model, which prompts Shanee to recite her capitalist manifesto.

This week, we get a historically accurate account of Tom's journey through video games and how he became the gaming god we see before us. There's happiness, there's sorrow. There's victory and defeat. Tom bought an Atari Jaguar and he swears to this day it's the greatest console he's ever owned.

This week, we ruminate on the most influential video games in various genres and discuss their impact on the generations that followed.