In our first - of what I hope is many - edition of Deep Dive, Daniel and Mike discuss the game and interactive experience, Detroit: Become Human. We compare notes on how the weaving narrative changed for both of our playthroughs and we also debate on how the experience was from a gameplay perspective and what - if anything - could have been done differently. There are timecodes below if you wish to skip around the spoiler talk, but we hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we did putting it together!

Timecodes:

Games and media discussed: #DetroitBecomeHuman #Overcooked #MassEffect3 #DarkSouls #Yakuza0 #Deathbattle #Hamilton

School is back in session for most kids in the US, so it's time to hit the books, zip up your backpacks, and grab your......controllers(?!) Yup! Much to our surprise, both Mike and Zoey sit down to discuss the ESPORTS elective class that she started taking in 8th grade this year. Zoey talks about what she still hopes to gain out of it by the end of the year and also just some of the fun games and activities that she and her class have been doing in that class so far in the first few weeks.

Games and media discussed: #GangBeasts #SuperSmashBrosUltimate #IWantToEatYourPancreas #FrankTurner #NoMansLand

The dreaded gaming backlog - something that a lot of dedicated gaming fans have to contend with. Whether you're a long time collector, jumping into a new console late in the game, or simply because you live a very busy personal life, video game backlogs can stack up FAST! On this episode, Mike and Daniel talk about their backlogs, how they got to the point they're currently at, and how they personally deal with chipping away at them. 

Games and media discussed: #MassEffect2 #LegendaryEdition #DetroitBecomeHuman #DarkSouls #TheWorldEndsWithYou #HereToSlay #DelaireTheLiar #LoveOnTheSpectrum

As much as we love video games, the unfortunate reality is that a lot of the culture surrounding its fanbase is riddled with bullying, rampant bigotry and misogyny, and an overall sense of unease when it comes to being associated with people who perpetuate this type of behavior. So while it's not an easy topic to discuss, we still felt like it's important to at least talk about it, where we think it stems from, how we personally cope with it, and what - if anything - can be done to mediate it.

Games and media discussed: #MassEffect #MassEffect3 #LegendaryEdition #XenobladeChronicles #DetroitBecomeHuman #HollowKnight #HereToSlay #HarleyQuinn #HBOMax

We take a bit of break talking about video games on this episode to share with one another some of the most affecting and most memorable sad and bittersweet moments in film. Some of these moments snuck up on us when we first saw them and some of them are from movies that are purposely trying to tug at our heart-strings. But one thing that they all have in common is that they all meant a great deal to us in our hearts. So snuggle up with Daniel and Mike on this episode and listen to us reminisce about our Top 5 Saddest Movie Moments!

Spoilers for the following movies #AvengersInfinityWar #AvengersEndgame #Coco #ADogsPurpose #ForrestGump #GraveOfTheFireflies #TheHungerGamesMockingjay #IAmLegend #Interstellar #JojoRabbit #LordOfTheRings #FellowshipOfTheRing #AMarriageStory #SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse #Up

We here at The Dorkiest LOVE video games - obviously. But we also love movies as well! So it should be a no-brainer that if you combine video games and movies then you should get a solid-gold winning formula, right?! Well, unfortunately, history has shown that's not always the case.

On this episode, Daniel and Mike discuss films based on video games and what it is about them that just can't quite seem to crack the code. 

Some of the movies we talk about in detail are Super Mario Bros, Mortal Kombat (both 1995 and 2021), Street Fighter, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Assassin's Creed, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Detective Pikachu and more!

Tweet at us: http://www.twitter.com/DorkiestPodcast

Email us: [email protected]

The episode title explains it all! We share with the audience and with one another a list that was difficult for us to even put together without crying and welling up. But we hope that you'll enjoy this episode's topic about our Top 5 Saddest Moments In Games That We Love; a show topic that was suggested by Daniel! Be ready to listen to the episode, try not to cry, and then cry a lot! 😭

Tweet at us: http://www.twitter.com/DorkiestPodcast

Email us: [email protected]

On this special episode, Mike's best dear friend and co-host of The Skinny with Mike and Adam, Adam, talks about what it was like for him growing up loving video games and then eventually fading away from it. This was an eye-opening episode to record because as the philosophy of this show is getting the perspective of gaming as an artistic medium and as an industry from people of different experience levels and different viewpoints, it was great getting to know the story of someone who left gaming behind in his teen years and has since only dabbled in it in the form of party and music games.

Games discussed in this episode: #DonkeyKong #SuperMarioBros #RBIBaseball #KenGriffeyJr #MajorLeagueBaseball #SuperStreetFighterII

Tweet at us: http://www.twitter.com/DorkiestPodcast

Email us: [email protected]

We love games here at The Dorkiest Podcast. But without the controllers that play them, there would be no experience. On this episode, Zoey, Erika, and Mike do our first retrospective on the controllers themselves. We were even lucky enough to have a good number of them with us to hold and pass around during the discussion too! And with the age gaps and differing levels of experience in gaming, getting the differing perspectives on this topic was a fun thing to behold!

We hope you enjoy our first of many retrospective episodes!

Controllers for the following consoles discussed: #NES #SNES #SegaGenesis #GameBoy #GameGear #N64 #PS1 #PS2 #PS3 #PS4 #PSP #PSVita #GameCube #Xbox #Xbox360 #Wii #WiiU and many more!

Tweet at us: http://www.twitter.com/DorkiestPodcast

Email us: [email protected]

Now that we're a week out from E3 and the Summer Game Fest Kickoff, Daniel and Mike talk about their favorite takeaways from the press-conferences and showcases that were presented! Thankfully, all of the games on our lists will be coming out relatively soon (🤞), so we won't be sitting on all this hype for too long.

Games discussed: #EldenRing #FarCry6 #MetroidDread #Redfall #Replaced #Somerville #Starfield #StrangerOfParadise #TinyTinasWonderlands

Tweet at us: http://www.twitter.com/DorkiestPodcast

Email us: [email protected]