The Pitch

Bomberman is simple, and Bomberman is forever… even if his heyday as the mainstay of multiplayer party games is mostly in the past. This week’s episode is a look at the series as a whole, with particular attention toward Super Bomberman 2, the height of the series on SNES. This episode will self destruct after you listen to it.

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Behold, the Nega-Bear. It exists within and without our dimension. Do not try to shut your eyes, as the Nega-Bear moves faster when it is not perceived.

This week, for the first Roundtable Roundtable of the DLC season, we invited the excellent YouTube video essayist Noah Caldwell-Gervais to join us to talk about Elden Ring, the Shadows of the Erdtree DLC, and his travelogue approach to analyzing games. Then we read your responses to the Gravesite Plain region and the Belurat, Tower Settlement legacy dungeon.

Would you believe us if we told you that the Shadowfell is a place that sucks? Having just completed all of Shar’s exams, we plunge into her realm to confront Balthazar and figure out what to do with the Nightsong, aka Dame Aylin the Aasimar.

Other Segments:

• Complete Priest’s Handbook: Rate our favorite Cleric spells.

• Legends and Lore: Explain the Shadowfell

• Alternate Realities: What happens if you side with Balthazar?

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Tactical Breach Wizards, Scarlet Deer Inn, announcements from this week’s Nintendo Direct, and much more!

The Grind:

• Jala: Decarnation. Baldur’s Gate III. Scarlet Deer Inn. Dice Games.
• Kole: Tactical Breach Wizards. Conscript.
• Dennis: Beat Saber. iRacing.
• Ben: Above and Below. Beat Saber. Talos Principle 2.

The Multiplayer:

• What game needs its own big doofy peripheral?

The End Boss:

• Concord launches, flops.
• Balatro is getting crossover game content.
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2 contains one of Jala’s favorite games.
• Castlevania Dominus Collection collects the three amazing DS Castlevania games.
• Tetris Forever will tell the Tetris story in interactive form.

Because Walt put a "bug" (or tracking device, if you will) on Gus's car. He does not watch the 2007 film Bug starring Ashley Judd.

We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.

Games. Do they teach you things? What do they teach you? Let's find out.

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EPISODES COVERED:

• Television Terror

• The Ventriloquist’s Dummy

• Cutting Cards

In which the events of Watch Out For Fireballs No. 448 are sensitively discussed