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Kids will go crazy for these ugly spheres... for boys!

Oh, how the children danced.

Eight legs, one life, lots of attitude.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Super Mario Odyssey, Sony’s weird trophy reward program, and we ask you which games pull you into a time hole.

• Console sales are way up.
• TellTale lays off a bunch of their staff.
• Sony is monetizing Trophies, kinda.
• Ingress users can stalk each other.

• Which games pull you into a time hole?

• Jala: We Happy Few. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. Resident Evil 7.
• Kole: Stardew Valley. Super Mario Odyssey.
• Ben: Super Mario Odyssey. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
• Dennis: Super Mario Galaxy 2. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle. Infamous: Second Son.

Links:

• (24) Jala Plays Resident Evil 7 Badly (Session 1) - YouTube
• Humans vs. Zombies delivers thrills to campus

We're unabashed in our love of Maniac Mansion and other early LucasArts adventure games. So it shouldn't be a surprise that we jumped all over the Thimbleweed Park Kickstarter when it was announced. And we were right to do so, because Ron Gilbert, Gary Winnick, and company have made something truly great in Thimbleweed Park. It feels right at home with those older games, but has a level of complexity and care that makes it feel very modern too. It's a delight to talk about something so special.

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Links:

• Phantasmagoria Trailer - YouTube
• Assassin's Creed Origins tourism mode announced | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
• The Odd Couple Act 2 Scene 2 Pigeon Sisters - YouTube
• Ghost Master - Trailer 2003 - YouTube
• PT 109 (1963) Trailer.- JFK during World War Two - YouTube
• Thimbleweed Park - Thimblecon '87 T-shirt - Fangamer

Stupid, sexist trash.

Kris and Kole talk about advancements in technical culture, Tom Petty's subscription services, and chastity.

ALSO: The screen keeps rotating. Nobody types. Cancel Tom Petty’s Pantry subscription. Tequila and beans. Kris’ text theater. Swarms of butterflies. Let’s talk about streaming services. Don’t use words if you don’t know what they mean. Abstinence for e-sportsmen.

Ok, we're getting tired of the "undead with a grudge" genre.

Wetrix is most certainly NOT for kids.

Time for some time travel shenanigans! We're covering One Man's Worth part 1 and 2, and talking a lot about random things on the internet because these episodes repeat a lot of scenes. Time travel, y'all!

Links:

• List of planned cities - Wikipedia

• Vore Me Greer on Twitter: "@Mai_Sinclair @BadDuder https://t.co/h2ihwYii0m"