Adrian and Dale are back (KINDA)and are basically sitting down and discussing the state of the SPIRAL TAP. its' been 6mths give or take, and the guys share how they feel, why we do things the way we do them, and looks at things going forward, and more.

Catch this fairly unscripted episode to hear what OG tag team feel!

Adrian and Dale are joined this week by the returning Darren to talk about Gaming Music And Gaming OSTs (Original Sound Tracks).

they discuss how the music impacts the style of the game, and the different styles of OSTs, and they type of soundtracks they enjoy!

*An Extra Episode will be released where the guys talk about their favourite composers, eastern and western, and some of their favourite soundtracks and single tracks! watch out for that, coming soon!*

This episode is just Adrian and Dale sitting down on the couch to talk about fighting games - some of the history, the golden age of fighters, why people stopped playing fighting games, the Fighting Game Community and EVO, and what they feel fighting games are gonna get going forward.

Adrian and Dale are on the couch this week to continue the conversation they had last week.... but this time, they've decided to talk about positive aspects of the industry and what companies and/or developers they enjoy, love and care about. lots of good companies are name dropped, but which company do they really wish to highlight?

P.S. our saltfest fighting festival has concluded - hope you guys can enjoy it while we did as well - check it out... HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uHsU9EsHQM&t=9s&frags=pl%2Cwn&ab_channel=SpiralTapGamingPodcastSG

Ben joins Dale and Adrian on the couch this week to speak up on some game companies and/or developers that they once liked, or even loved, but have since soured on. what happened there? how is this now the darkest timeline? did i hear someone defend EA games? so what is the worse gaming company in the world right now, in the view of the guys at least?? - Spoiler alert - it is Konami. Hear the guys rip into the companies!

Dale's Edit: two things note here - i'm linking a youtube video that sheds a little more insight on the Kojima/Konami situation; it's aptly called the final nail of metal gear. link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j85gwRtzpXk&frags=pl%2Cwn&ab_channel=Cleanprincegaming

secondly: the Spiral Cast Salt Fest Fighting Festival will be hosted on this following youtube channel, and it'll be up... sometime this week! link here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zZBDA2sZ5F1ZOgiqZ8UYw?view_as=subscriber&ab_channel=SpiralTapGamingPodcastSG

drian and Dale find time and sit down on the couch with Leonard to go over what they think about the games industry here in Singapore. Leonard and Adrain both work in the games development field, and it'll be interesting to hear them muse about the ecosystem of the games industry, the education for potential games developers and so forth in this episode!

AN EXTRA EPISODE HAS ARRIVED!!! On the heels of Dale, Adrian and Darren's Boss Fights SpiralCast Episode - they sit down and talk about their top 3 Boss fights.... EVER? so can you guys guess what they ranked as part of their top 3 boss fights? Find out in the episode!

*this episode was recorded in conjunction to SpiralCast Episode 13 - Boss Fights; this is a companion piece that can be enjoyed on its own*

Dale and Adrian are joined by Darren this week to go through the topic of boss fights! so what is a boss fight? why are boss fights in games?

what makes them special and what turns the guys off certain boss fights? find out in the episode!

BONUS - there is a "sister" EXTRACAST episode that features the guys talking about their top 3 boss fights. please look forward to that sometime during this week and have a listen as well! thanks!...

Adrian and Dale sit down and wade through the age old debate - are video games art? can it be considered art? Find out what the two former art students have to say in the episode!

Dale and Adrian are joined by Darren and Leonard and they sit down to discuss the Souls Games (Dark Souls, Bloodbourne).

Can the Souls Series be considered their own genre? what makes the game work for the table? what makes the games work in general?

find out in the episode!