The Frogsnacks Podcast!

Frog and Snacks confess their open and undying love of the MGS series. That is it. That is the whole episode. 

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In light of the recent LCS NA Finals at THE Madison Square Garden, Frog and Snacks attempt to outline how eSports plans to legitimize itself to the mainstream sports audiences. Also talked about are how AAA games increasingly need to justify (and actively are justifying) their use of massive resources.

In lieu of recent research, Frog and Snacks talk about the social speedbumps people encounter in the wild west of online gaming and measures developers have been taking in recent years to improve the experience overall. Snacks has still not completed Europa Universalis IV.

Frog and Snacks come back to talk about what is in their current gaming rotation and memories of JRPGs and arcade racers in their heyday. Frog reads the tea leaves on the new Nintendo Console and Snacks really wants to meet the people at Supergiant Games.

Your boys Frog and Snacks bring on their buddy Marquiz (aka Uncle Pause) to talk about the direction Microsoft seems to be going in under its new leadership. Microsoft's marketing strategies (or lack thereof) are discussed, as well as the undisputed best app for the Xbox one - the Bravo Channel app. 

FGC participator/commentator/grandfather/living encyclopedia Prog joins the podcast to talk FGC, the commentating scene, the past, present, and future of Smash and others. Snacks washes his hands around the 54 minute mark, Frog sneezes before anybody gets a word in edgewise.

Frog and Snacks dive into what makes the fighting game community and scene so special. Personal and professional histories about how the scene got to where it is and where it needs to go from here.

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Frog and Snacks return from their 1 week hiatus to mourn the loss of Satoru Iwata, and to speculate his possible professional replacements. The quick and unceremonious dismemberment of Kojima Productions is sad, but leaves a bright future for its leader...the enigmatic Hideo Kojima. Frog and Snacks admit that they ain't mad at Electronic Arts.

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Frog and Snacks insufferably promote the concept of building a PC for the sole purpose of gaming. Several perks of the PC gaming world are discussed, as well as (what the hosts believe are) the primary reasons why it is more practical than ever to get into this world. Also, the Frogsnacks Podcast now has enough episodes to buy a beer.

Frog and Snacks bring on legendary genius Donald to discuss how certain types of games, through sheer force of community research, can become insane downward spirals into foreverness. The competitive Pokemon scene, fighting games, and the speedrunning community all get some gnarly air time.