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The 89ers had their moment last week, now it's the #96gang time to shine!

Joining the Scrollies Sqadnado is yet another HUGE Discord representative, DidiBash! She's here to talk about one of her all time favorite series, Tomb Raider. Lara Croft has always been among Didi's go-to video game heroines and she shares why that is and the unique appeal of the games in the grander Action Adventure genre.

Following that up a new favorite, Fortnite, is covered by Didi & Sqat as well as Ratnado who's played it for years now. Hammers, paid skins, future release wishes, and so much more is gone over in much detail.

Get Garfed, Eggy.

The late 90s and early 2000s were dominated by an era of extreme sports, music, and culture. One of the biggest phenomenon in gaming was the surge in skateboarding games mainly defined by the Tony Hawk Pro Skater franchise. From design choices in the actual games to the music choices influenced and defined a generation, which SqatCobblr, Ratnado, and MaineTater_89 reminisce about and talk about.

Check out MaineTater_89 on Twitch as he streams his way through Pokemon, chess, and soon, a Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 playthrough!

Also, find TeamRatnado and SqatCobblr to see other projects!

Thank you all for listening to Scrollies for a whole year! We truly appreciate every one of you that have taken the time to tune in.

To celebrate we are answering questions asked by Scrollies listeners. These were submitted anonymously, privately, or publicly in The Rat's Nest & H.U.G.E. Discord servers.

Dungeons & Dragons is the most well-known tabletop RPG, and in recent years has become extremely popular in the mainstream culture. Recently, Wizards of the Coast, owners of the Dungeons & Dragons IP, has been in news cycles for leaks of contracts that would change the community surrounding D&D.

In this episode, the Scrollies Sqadnado gives a concise entry point into what is happening within the community and how efforts to change Wizards of the Coast's direction through public discourse, boycotts, and rallying behind prominent creators in the space has lead to a rarely-seen reversal of anti-consumer practices.

Game Launchers have become more prevalent than ever. This greatly frustrates Ratnado, who just wants to play his games without hassle. SqatCobblr, however sees Launchers as a way to occasionally get a few free games.

They cover the big ones like Steam and Epic Games Launcher. As well as publisher specific ones like the Rockstar Games Launcher, Ubisoft Connect, Battle.NET, and Origin (RIP).

Together they reflect on a simpler time when games would boot "quickly" off disc and the digital distribution was a controversial and rigid method of purchasing titles of the time.

Since the early 2010s, the board gaming industry has grown by leaps and bounds. Sqat's friend, Ryan, stops by the Scrollies studio to talk about this trend, some of the games they like to play, how to get into board games, and even about Ryan's upcoming game, Check, Please!

The Scrollies Sqadnado gets one step closer to running this bit out of use! Rat and Sqat share their fourth picks. Ratnado talks about the stylish Shoji Meguro and his work on the Persona series, Shin Megami Tensei, and other Atlus games such as Catherine and Trauma Center. Meanwhile, in true Sqat fashion, Sqat talks about Grant Kirkhope and his varied soundtrack iconic from the N64 ages to now, including discussing the Project Dream SNES canceled game with Kirkhope's soundtrack that would be repurposed for Banjo Kazooie!

Check out Ratnado's playlist on Spotify with some great Shoji Meguro songs, as well!

At the onset of a new year full of many games releases, the Scrollies Sqadnado takes a moment to look back on some favorites from 2022. Then proceeding into unknown waters, Sqat and Ratnado name titles that are set to come out in Q1 & Q2 of 2023. Among the games mentioned are some sequels to games they have enjoyed before and a couple completely original properties. Only time will tell if these are winners or stinkers.

Welcome to 2023!

To start the year right, SqatCobblr & Ratnado have brought back Scrollies first ever guest CinnaMANToast! This time they are covering the other side of the coin: singleplayer games.

To cover the vast variety  that singleplayer offers would be absurd. In this case these fellas stick to what they know best. They offer insight and recommend some of their favorite experiences.

In the tradition of being basic, the Scrollies Sqadnado listens to the clips that extern the_audio and eggycarton have prepared and react to the memories of podcasts past while thinking about podcasts yet to be recorded. They review various clips throughout the years from funny moments with guests, some of their embarrassing moments, and the ones that made them glad they spent so much time on this project.