The Animated Arcade

By John and Aaron

Laugh along with John and Aaron as they watch, review, riff, and share trivia about video game cartoons!

(Formerly "The Excuse Me, Princess! Super Show!")... more

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How many episodes does The Animated Arcade have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

The Animated Arcade episodes:

April 20, 2026 62. Roundy Rodney Piper - Ft. Myk from @ReclaimTheSun
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!

First, wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper has come to reclaim his “repaired” bagpipes from the Mario Bros.! Can Mario stall long enough for Luigi to recover “Rowdy Roddy’s Rotten Pipes”?

Then, it’s not a “G'day Mate” as Koopa sics a pack of gators on Down Under Land! Will “Crocodile Mario” send the repulsive reptiles packing?

(00:00) - Intro

(05:20) - Rowdy Roddy’s Rotten Pipes

(41:43) - Crocodile Mario

(01:15:33) - Mailbag

(01:58:22) - Outro, Predictions

Myk’s band -
“Lush” - Reclaim The Sun - Lush - YouTube
Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade

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2h 4min
April 06, 2026 61. Aaron Keeps It Weird - Ft. Myk from @ReclaimTheSun
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!

First, Luigi covertly coaches Mario in the language of love to impress his fiancee(!) Roxanne (Vanna White) in Cyrano De Mario!

Then, the crew help a faceless treasure hunter conqueror his Koopa-phobia in “Raiders Of The Lost Mushroom!

(00:00) - Intro

(09:00) - Cyrano Dr Mario

(55:20) - Raiders Of The Lost Mushroom

(02:00:40) - Predictions, Outro

Myk’s band - https://www.youtube.com/@ReclaimTheSun
“Lush” - Reclaim The Sun - https://youtu.be/q-OKNxjzlew?si=mEJJuqCy9FUVx_X4

She Cried Cyanide - https://youtube.com/@shecriedcyanide7081

Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade

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2h 7min
March 16, 2026 60. Throwback To The Future - Ft. Ed
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!

First, it’s a radical rerun as the Super Show serves up a second helping of “Tutti Fruitti Mario”! (We would’ve skipped it, but we had a guest)

Next, the Series Finale Energy continues in what definitely should’ve been the last Zelda episode (but wasn’t) as Link goes ghost to help Zelda retrieve his mortal remains in “The Missing Link”!

(00:00) - Intro

(03:05) - Tutti Fruitti Mario

(19:58) - Zelda - The Missing Link

(01:10:18) - Predictions, Outro
Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade

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1h 15min
March 02, 2026 59. Final Episode Energy
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons!
This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/"The Legend Of Zelda"!

First, the Mario Bros. contend with an extremely noisy neighbor in "Opera"!

Then, King Koopa invades Brooklyn in what REALLY feels like a series finale (but isn't) in "Flatbush Koopa"!

(00:00) - Intro

(03:38) - Opera

(23:58) - Flatbush Koopa

(46:05) - Predictions, Outro

Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade
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50min
February 17, 2026 58. A Good Vertical Slice
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!

First, the Mario Bros. try to impress a baseball scout (Joe Ballen)! Will he see potential in these “Two Bums From Brooklyn”?

Then, the Mario crew have to save Aqua Land from Barra-Koopa! Can the crooked King contend with “Mario Of The Deep”?

(00:00) - Intro

(01:50) - Two Bums From Brooklyn

(24:07) - Mario Of The Deep

(58:23) - Mailbag

(01:37:50) - Predictions, Outro

Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade
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1h 42min
February 03, 2026 57. That Clock Is Way Too Horny
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!

First, Luigi is learning French to impress women! Can Luigi put his skills to use in spite of Mario’s jabs?

Then, the Mario Crew are sentenced to life in prison by the corrupt Judge Koopa! Mario wastes no time in planning their “Escape From Koopatraz”!

(00:00) - Intro

(02:42) - French

(30:44) - Escape From Koopatraz!

(01:11:10) - Mailbag

(02:07:48) - Predictions, Outro

Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade

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2h 14min
January 19, 2026 All Filler, No Killer (Clip Show 1)
(Updated with better audio)

We ran out of recorded episodes! Here's a Clip Show made of our favourite shorts from YouTube/TikTok!

We probably should've taken a Christmas hiatus...

Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade

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24min
January 05, 2026 56. Now For A Peppa Pig Ad
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!

First, Mario accidentally kills Mrs. Periwinkle’s (Nedra Volz) goldfish, Kenneth! Can the Bros. find a replacement, or is it “Goodbye, Mr. Fish”?

Then, to save his friends from Billy The Koopa, Mario cowboys up and gains a racially insensitive sidekick as “The Provolone Ranger”!

(00:00) - Intro

(03:33) - Goodbye, Mr. Fish

(25:26) - The Provolone Ranger

(55:32) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)

Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade

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1h
December 22, 2025 55. Try This At Home, Kids
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!

First, an infatuated pizza delivery girl (Eve Plumb) has the hots for Mario! Luigi is skepical, until he sees all the free deliveries from Mario’s “Pizza Crush”!

Then, the King of Hyrule goes missing while inspecting his new water park! Link and Zelda rush to save him from water monsters in “Fairies In The Spring”!

(00:00) - Intro

(03:38) - Pizza Crush

(23:15) - Fairies In The Spring

(53:00) - Predictions, Outro

Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Ganon's Theme Cover - https://youtu.be/ZDMtmXibdEc?si=zDLsRib0_w5Dt5M0

Zelda Cartoon Censored - https://youtu.be/2HrJpGJJCzM?si=UX3eanRGGbEA1oVP

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade
Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social
Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade

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58min
December 02, 2025 54. Looked Better, Moved Worse - Ft. Ed
Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!

John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!

First, the Mario Bros. have a Royal Pain as The Queen (Vikki Bakken) hides from the public with the Plumbers in “No Way To Treat A Queenie”!

Then, who’s afraid of the Big Bad Koopa? A fairy tale gets fractured as “Little Red Riding Princess” has to save her Grandmother from Koopa while the Big Bad Wolf is left with nothing but his sexy voice!

(00:00) - Intro

(05:20) - No Way To Treat A Queenie

(39:21) - Little Red Riding Princess

(01:22:22) - Predictions, Outro

Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/

Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter

Follow The Show:

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/theanimatedarcade

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimatedArcade

Twitter - https://x.com/AnimatedArcade

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/theanimatedarcade.bsky.social

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theanimatedarcade

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1h 39min

FAQs about The Animated Arcade:

How many episodes does The Animated Arcade have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.