Searching for Grog

Adam explains the beat-em-up/brawler boom of the 80s~90s and Konami's place among them. Meanwhile Evan may have found a lead to the voice of Colossus!

The boys are back to discuss another arcade game from their youth, the 1992 Konami classic, "X-Men" which comes with a mystery of its own. This season we're joined by a new co-host, Evan.

The boys visit the private collection of vintage arcade enthusiast Keith Galocy, which includes an original, dedicated TROG cabinet. Old memories are jostled, and a new found appreciation for pinball is discovered. Opening and closing theme are by Captive Portal, used under Creative Commons Sharealike license

The boys sit down with George N Petro, the creator of such games as NARC, Revolution X, Terminator 2 and of course the game TROG. The conversation bounces from Aerosmith to Terminator, and what a unique and special game TROG is to the creators and fans alike.

On a tangent about crypto currency and the Google graveyard, the boys tell stories about their childhood babysitter and other various denizens of their old neighborhood. Theme music is by Captive Portal. End music by Visager is licensed under a Attribution License.

Based on a work at http://visager.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-an-unmade-world-2

An unexpected phone call reveals some interesting information, and opens a discussion on family super powers such as savant-like memory, navigating while asleep, and impersonating obscure game characters.

This week in lieu of a full episode, we've rescued a couple of stories that were left on the editing room floor. Find out about LeBron's famous 178 bug and why Drew hates La Bamba

Grog himself plays reporter this week digging up some dirt on potential locations and distribution channels. Adam chases leads from the other side, from the top down. Brandon ponders his own contributions.

Things get surprisingly emotional when the boys uncover some old photos and make some unexpected breakthroughs.

The boys lock down the Who, What, When and Why of their epic roadtrip, complete with photographic evidence! Adam unlocks some forgotten memories of disgust and humiliation that were best left undiscovered. To see some of the photos mentioned on this episode, follow us on Instagram at @searchingforgrog https://www.instagram.com/searchingforgrog