On this smelly episode of Talking to My Boy about Videogames, Jonathan and Ryan discuss the merits of the Switch 2 while also getting deep on the impactful storytelling in Death Road to Canada. We get another Smash Bros. report and learn some of the secrets of the world's biggest YouTubers.
0:00:00 - New Guest Approaching!
0:01:42 - Ryan's Thoughts of the Switch 2 Announcement
0:05:19 - The Smash Bros. Report
0:06:37 - Dreams of a YouTube Career
0:08:01 - The Talking Dog's Betrayal in "Death Road to Canada"
0:11:42 - Why Are You Rubbing Your Face with My Face?
0:14:01 - Learning Life Lessons from "Death Road to Canada"
0:18:21 - A Warning
0:19:19 - Circling Back to the Switch 2
0:20:15 - Relatable Content
0:21:34 - The Secrets YouTubers Do NOT Want You To Know!
0:24:08 - Can We Get Back to Videogames?
0:26:34 - A Giant, Big, Green Werewolf in the Sky
0:29:15 - There's No Law That Says You Must Have a Switch 2
0:31:54 - Pokemon Happy Meals
0:32:36 - Final Thoughts on "Death Road to Canada"
0:33:19 - Wrap Up

This month on Currently Playing, Dr. Adam stops by to chat with Daniel about an academic take on the Kingdom Hearts series. The chat veers all over the place, landing on Adam's recently completed run of Yakuza Kiwami before switching up to talk about how both of them are kind of scaredy cats when it comes to horror games such as Signalis. At the Backlog section, we get a recap of last month's challenge, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, and Adam challenges Daniel to finally pick up Bastion from Supergiant Games.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the show, Dr. Adam!
0:02:51 - Capturing Blurry Moments (Kingdom Hearts series)
0:23:23 - Boy I Wish I Was Into This (Yakuza Kiwami)
0:32:00 - Do You Play Horror Games? (Signalis)
0:38:56 - Who Has the Time to Play Videogames?
0:43:09 - Backlog Recap - Insane Twisted Shadow Planet
0:47:12 - Backlog Challenge - Bastion
0:51:59 - Wrap Up/Plugs
You can email Dr. Adam at aknight [at] ndm [dot] edu for his in-depth write up about Kingdom Hearts.

This month Jonathan talks extensively with Lyn about the Fire Emblem series in an overview of how the plucky, weird series has such staying power in spite of not being exactly what is hot with the kids because of genocide in a turn based strategy game with anime characters. Elsewhere, Jonathan and Tanya talk about the "sequel to Minecraft" and the "sequel to the Switch," plus we get Tanya's vision for the future of videogames.
0:00:00 - Those Words, So Many, Together
0:02:12 - No Joke Content
0:03:26 - It's Just Minecraft Again
0:07:44 - An Overview of the Fire Emblem Series with Lyn
0:44:57 - The Era of Childhood is Over
0:46:24 - Will the Switch 2 Have It All?
0:52:30 - Tanya's Vision for the Future of Videogames
0:53:46 - Wrapup/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
0:58:25 - Talking About Elena
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January is a great time to talk about "September," so with that in mind we chased away the clouds of winter with a chat about Elite Beat Agents for the Nintendo DS. We talk about where rhythm games were at in 2006, the origins of this game that should have had more releases in America, why the game never really caught on Stateside, and how weird it was. Jonathan also spends about a minute in the middle talking about the GI Joe cartoon for some reason.
0:00:00 - A Big Fan, Chasing the Clouds Away
0:01:27 - Where Were Rhythm Games at in 2006?
0:03:42 - Elite Beat Agents
0:08:36 - September is a Great Song
0:10:15 - What Was Elite Beat Agents?
0:12:48 - The Origins of Elite Beat Agents: Ouendan
0:16:07 - This Game Makes Jonathan Cry
0:17:35 - Selling a Boat via Jack Nicholson Talking to Gnomes
0:18:41 - A Zombie Kissing Plague for Truckers
0:19:56 - Should Jonathan Move to Japan?
0:24:19 - The Strange Art Style of Elite Beat Agents
0:25:52 - How Hard is This Game?
0:31:07 - Track Down Elite Beat Agents If You Can!
0:32:23 - Scuzzy, Sleep Depirved Jonathan
0:33:23 - Next Time on Yeah?
0:35:49 - An Indie Game Super Team Elite Beat Agents?
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On this whirlwind episode of Talking to My Boy about Videogames, Jonathan and Ryan discuss recent holiday gifts, make resolutions for the new year, and breakdown the concept of videogame logic. They also talk about the Minecraft movie, the Sonic 3 movie, Adventure Time, Super Smash Bros, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX, and so much more!
0:00:00 - BAM! New Year!
0:00:58 - Random Cuddling
0:01:43 - A Switch Lite for Christmas!
0:02:51 - Can You Remember a Time Before Smash Brothers?
0:04:21 - Shovel Knight Progress Update
0:07:20 - Videogame Logic
0:09:56 - Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX
0:11:26 - Shovels of Terry
0:13:05 - Back to Smash Bros. (Minecraft)
0:14:59 - Actor Jack Black, Hashtag NotMySteve
0:17:39 - Sonic 3/Godzilla X Kong Movie Reviews
0:22:30 - Dogman Movie?
0:23:18 - It's Adventure Time!
0:26:12 - It's Adventure Mode!
0:30:55 - New Year's Resolutions
0:31:35 - Teenage Pokemon
0:32:59 - Fartcopter
0:33:43 - Why Are We Wrapping It Up?
0:34:03 - Switch 2 Rumors?
0:34:58 - Wrap Up/Plugs/See Ya Next Time!

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On this Thrilling! episode of Yeah! we talk about the song "Thrilling! Is This Love?" from Rhythm Heaven/Rhythm Tengoku's Fan Club level where a singer apprehensively sings a love song to a group of monkeys. We get into how the Rhythm Heaven series never really found its roots in America despite having a J-Pop powerhouse producer at the helm and the 1-2 punch of marketing prowess from Beyoncé and Jonathan Holmes. Will Rhythm Heaven ever return? Find out on this Thrilling! new episode of Yeah!

0:00:00 - Happy Birthday, Mr. Jonathan
0:01:57 - Where is Jonathan's Mind?
0:03:16 - Thrilling! Is This Love?
0:05:45 - The Challenge of Localization
0:06:48 - The Psychology of "Yeah"
0:08:06 - Jonathan Loves Rhythm Heaven
0:11:18 - The Beyoncé Factor
0:12:07 - What the Heck is Going on in This Level?
0:15:05 - Nitpicking the Monkeys Because You Love Them
0:16:12 - Daniel is Bad at Rhythm Games
0:19:26 - The Popularity of "Thrilling! Is This Love?"
0:21:57 - The Tanya Take
0:23:56 - The J-Pop Influence
0:29:05 - What Was Going On With That Live Concert?
0:31:36 - Why Didn't Rhythm Heaven Do Better in America?
0:34:43 - Next Time on Yeah!?

Jonathan talks to Elly about the history of the Castlevania series as its explored through the Vampire Survivors "Ode to Castlevania" update. From there he chats with Indie Alpaca about their interest in the game YIIK and it's latest I.V update that totally changes the game!

0:00:00 - Give Me That Filet-O-Fish
0:02:30 - Always and Forever, Mildly Anxious
0:04:38 - Sucking Up Your Free Time in Castlevania and Vampire Survivors with Elly
0:35:10 - Perfect Tommy
0:35:47 - Analyzing YIIK I.V with Indie Alpaca
1:24:54 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:29:11 - Sick Vampire

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This month on Currently Playing, Daniel is joined by frequent Talking to Women about Videogames guest Rose. They chat about their ongoing obsession with the "cowboy simulator" Red Dead Redemption 2 and the two get into what makes a game good...is it realistic bathroom action? Then they get into last month's Backlog challenge where Daniel reveals he has become a Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth convert. Finally Rose challenges Daniel to play Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Rose!
0:02:06 - Red Dead Redemption 2
0:18:35 - Backlog Recap: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
0:25:27 - Backlog Challenge: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
0:28:25 - Wrap Up/Plugs

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On a relaxing Thanksgiving week (posted the next week because Jonathan started vomiting for days shortly after this was recorded), Jonathan chats with Ryan about videogames over a refreshing cherry Pepsi and a delicious bag of chips. What starts with Jonathan trying to talk about Marvel vs. Capcom 2 quickly shifts around to discussing Angry Birds (the movie, that should really get a videogame adaptation some day), and the Adventure Time/Minecraft crossover episode that Jonathan completely missed in the show's original run. Ryan offers up a few campaign slogans and also delivers the hard hitting facts about fraudulent YouTubers and difference between the ways fake and realistic crimes are depicted in the media.

0:00:00 - Cherry Pepsi and Potato Chips
0:01:04 - Marvel vs. Cat
0:03:31 - Before Minions Were Minions
0:05:18 - The Cat Report
0:05:32 - Ryan's New Videogame Idea: Angry Birds
0:07:49 - Forgetting You're a Kid Sometimes
0:08:40 - Here's How You Draw Like a Kid Again
0:09:10 - What Is Angry Birds?
0:10:18 - Ryan's Agry Birds Card Game, Based on the Toys
0:11:45 - The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls Card Game
0:15:00 - Do Kids Know About Shovel Knight?
0:15:40 - Slayaway Camp: Concerning for Teachers
0:16:50 - The K.K. Report
0:18:32 - The Line Between Fake Crime and Realistic Crime
0:19:40 - Out of the Kid-verse
0:21:00 - Ryan's Campaign Slogan
0:21:19 - The Adventure Time/Minecraft Crossover
0:25:50 - Which is More Scary, Ghostface or Minecraft?
0:26:56 - Creative Ways Around Child Labor Laws
0:28:08 - Minecraft vs. Minecraft
0:29:40 - Double Dragon DLC for River City Girls 2
0:30:47 - The Nerds Have Inherited the Earth
0:32:13 - Pixels Review
0:32:35 - Shutting Down the Fraudulent YouTubers
0:33:15 - Ryan's Single Issue Campaign for President
0:34:14 - See Ya Later!

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