The Pitch

Just so you're not disappointed, this isn't the PSX game that stars Bruce Willis. That would be the similarly anonymous game "Apocalypse". No, this is a really bland cinematic action game that stars a man with amnesia and a bizarre gun arm. It's like Contra, but the bad Contras.

FromSoft was weirdly prolific in the early days of the PlayStation 2. One of the few games available at launch was Eternal Ring, an attempted spinoff from King's Field whose combat was more focused on magic. That's what we're talking about now... and how it needed more time in the oven. Specifically, Eternal Ring is an object lesson in how important tight level design is for the King's Field/Souls experience.

Everything To Guppy is a bite-sized, four-times weekly comedy/gaming podcast in which Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.

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Reminder that you can read along with and ahead of the show by subscribing to Marvel Unlimited (we don't get paid for you doing that, so it's not an ad, it's just a cool service). You can also use Comixology, or buy the trades from your local comic book shop (the preferred method, if we're being honest). Be sure to check with your local library to see if they have them there! You can find one using this site

Music by Gary, podcast art by our friend Wayne

Everything To Guppy is a bite-sized, four-times weekly comedy/gaming podcast in which Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.

What better way to end 2020 than to talk about fail states?

We also answer your questions and read your responses to December's games, as well as announce what we're doing in February.

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Everything To Guppy is a bite-sized, four-times weekly comedy/gaming podcast in which Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.

Our discussion of Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories, a horror anthology show from Adult Swim, continues with some real banger episodes. We begin with "Angel Boy", where an unearthly performer entrances a suburban dad. Next is "Roommates", where two awful, awful people struggle to cohabitate in LA. Then we have "The Endorsement", where Jason Schartzman makes a career misstep that ruins his life. Finally, "Baby" has a hapless John C. Reilly running afoul of a dishonest and degrading self-help scheme.

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Reminder that you can read along with and ahead of the show by subscribing to Marvel Unlimited (we don't get paid for you doing that, so it's not an ad, it's just a cool service). You can also use Comixology, or buy the trades from your local comic book shop (the preferred method, if we're being honest). Be sure to check with your local library to see if they have them there! You can find one using this site

Music by Gary, podcast art by our friend Wayne

This week we get acquainted with the Guild of Calamitous Intent, its stifling bureaucracy, and Rusty's Law. The Monarch is about ready to feed Team Venture to the dreaded candiru when Dean suffers an embarrassing medical incident. A timeout is called, the Monarch takes Hank and Brock hostage, and the fate of Dean's genitals is in the questionable hands of Conjectural Technologies.

Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer.