The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

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The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast episodes

  • Episode 236 - Watashi Wa Brian Desu (わたしはブăƒȘケンです)

    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Hollow Knight, Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle, Pocket Crystal League, educational games for adults, the scope creep and sprawl of many modern games, and more. Enjoy!

    This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

    • Chris Beat Hollow Knight - 0:26 |
    • Elder Scrolls Online High Isle - 26:53 |
    • Educational Games For Adults, Where Are They? - 47:28 |
    • Are Modern Games Too Expansive? - 1:00:23 |

      • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

      • Steel Soul AKA When You Die In The Game You Die In Real Life |
      • +Steve Blum Is Everywhere |
      • +There's Indy & Then There's Everyone Else |
      • +You Ever Seen My Guitar? |
      • +++Watashi Wa Brian Desu (わたしはブăƒȘケンです) |
      • ++Eggs Benedict The Zombie |
      • +Get In The Vacuum, We're Going To The Mall |
      • ++All The Things I Could Have Done |

        • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

        1 hr 39 min
      • Episode 235 - Great Value Indiana Jones (feat. Will Borger)

        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk are joined by Will Borger to discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, the Steam Deck, a wrap-up final review for Freshly Frosted, and more. Enjoy!

        This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

        TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

        • Freshly Frosted - 5:47 |
        • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredders Revenge - 7:43 |
        • Chris Tried Sea Of Thieves - 44:50 |
        • Advance Wars - 47:47 |
        • Steam Deck First Impressions - 1:05:34 |

          • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

          • +A Foggy Dock |
          • ++++Great Value Indiana Jones |
          • +My Earthly Goods |
          • +Shenanigan Central |
          • +Date The Tank |

            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

            1 hr 42 min
          • Episode 234 - Spookems

            In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Card Shark, Freshly Frosted, Mario Strikers Battle League, and the massive run of trade shows that took place this week, including Summer Games Fest, IGN Expo 2022, and the Xbox + Bethesda showcase. Enjoy!

            This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

            TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

            • Summer Games Fest / The Last Of Us Remake - 4:17 |
            • Fort Solice - 11:45 |
            • Project Warlock 2 - 17:07 |
            • No Place For Bravery - 17:51 |
            • Rose And Locket - 19:19 |
            • Evotinktion - 20:22 |
            • Xbox / Bethesda Games Showcase - 21:15 |
            • Starfield - 27:51 |
            • Hollow Knight Silk Song - 42:30 |
            • Riot Games And Game Pass - 46:12 |
            • Plague Tale Requiem - 51:19 |
            • Forza Horizon Hot Wheels - 52:34 |
            • Halo Pelican In Flight Simulator - 54:16 |
            • Scorn - 55:25 |
            • Sea Of Thieves - 56:19 |
            • Diablo IV - 1:01:00 |
            • Warhammer 40K Darktide - 1:10:02 |
            • Persona 3P / 4G / 5R Coming To Game Pass - 1:10:52 |
            • The Last Case Of Benedict Fox - 1:15:05 |
            • Overwatch 2 Is Free To Play - 1:16:13 |
            • Redfall - 1:20:25 |
            • Diablo Again - 1:25:24 |
            • Elder Scrolls Online - 1:31:54 |
            • Card Shark - 1:38:51 |
            • Mario Strikers Battle League - 1:47:02 |
            • Freshly Frosted - 1:51:59 |
            • Melatonin - 1:58:02 |

              • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

              • Easy To Furget About It |
              • Blue Blooded Americans |
              • ++Spookems |
              • How Badass Was It? |
              • FRAWNCE |
              • Nitty Gritty |
              • That Creepshow Factor |
              • NASA Punk |
              • Pun Intended |
              • Bobby Sucks |
              • Bullets. Beauty. Badass |
              • +What If Now, But More  |
              • Cracking Open A Cold One With Amazon’s The Boys |
              • Microsoft Flight To The Moon Simulator |
              • +A Girthy Umbilical Cord |
              • Brian’s Impression Of Swingin’ Josh In A Velour Robe |
              • Swingin’ Josh In A Velour Robe |
              • +Decadent Nonsense |
              • +Waiting For Bobby To Leave |

                • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                2 hr 3 min
              • Episode 233 - Watch Me Turn My Arm Into A Tentacle

                In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Land Of Screens, the PlayStation State of Play stream, and more. Enjoy!

                This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

                TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                • 2:45 - Land Of Screens (Review) |
                • 11:45 - Chris' First Impressions Of The Steam Deck |
                • 16:00 - PlayStation State Of Play |
                • 16:49 - Final Fantasy XVI |
                • 28:40 - Resident Evil 4 Remake |
                • 39:27 - Street Fighter 6 |
                • 54:31 - The Calisto Protocol |
                • 1:00:17 - Stray |
                • 1:03:12 - Season: A Letter To The Future |
                • 1:07:19 - PSVR 2 |
                • 1:15:35 - Eternights |
                • 1:24:35 - Rollerdrome |

                  • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                  • +The Double-fecta |
                  • ++Watch Me Turn My Arm Into A Tentacle |
                  • +...That's When I Got The Shuttlecock & It Was All Over |
                  • Bottom Of The Ninth |
                  • Sand Ball |
                  • ++Tongue Kiss This Battery |
                  • ++On The Edge-Edge-Lord |
                  • +Here’s Another Little Smooch For You |

                    • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                    1 hr 49 min
                  • Episode 232 - The Tapas Of Video Games

                    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Gibbon: Beyond The Trees, Citizen Sleeper, Onde, MultiVersus, Sonic 2, and more. Enjoy!

                    This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

                    TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                    • 13:52 - Save Room Is A Two Dollar Gem |
                    • 18:44 - Citizen Sleeper Is Incredible |
                    • 30:40 - Does PlayStation Still Dislike Indies? |
                    • 43:32 - Chris & Hollow Knight |
                    • 56:47 - MultiVersus Is Good |
                    • 1:12:35 - Chris Loves Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (The Movie) |
                    • 1:18:19 - Gibbon: Beyond The Trees Is Great |
                    • 1:29:50 - Onde Is Great |

                      • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                      • ++My Son, TimothĂ©e Chalamet |
                      • +++The Tapas Of Video Games |
                      • +Sonic 2, The Sensual One |
                      • This Is The Most Jim Carrey, What, Yes |
                      • +Brian ‘Alec Guinness’ Kenobi |
                      • +Why Have One Thing When You Can Have Many Thing? |
                      • +What Are These Sweet Bops? |
                      • +That Bat With The Boobs |
                      • Gibbon: Beyond The Trees, The New Crysis |

                        • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                        1 hr 43 min
                      • Episode 231 - Tokyo Grundle

                        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Vampire Survivors, Hollow Knight, Soundfall, Twin Breaker, the Nintendo Indie World Showcase, and the revealed New PlayStation Plus service games. Enjoy!

                        This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

                        TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                        • 0:00 - Chris Tries To Guess His Old, Not-Updated Show Notes |
                        • 12:45 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase |
                        • 25:18 - Our Expectations For The Steam Deck's Future |
                        • 43:50 - New PlayStation Plus Games List |
                        • 1:01:08 - Brian Finally Tried Vampire Survivors |
                        • 1:12:22 - Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure |
                        • 1:19:33 - Chris Is Still Trekking Through Hollow Knight |
                        • 1:29:46 - Soundfall Is Pretty Good
 But... |

                          • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                          • +Psyquick |
                          • +++Santa Water |
                          • +Cross The Streams |
                          • +Pioneering New Ways To Eat Ding Dongs |
                          • +++Tokyo Grundle |
                          • +We Recorded This Episode Via Game Boy Camera |
                          • +++One Day I’ll Survive 30 Minutes In The Bone Zone |
                          • +Overwhelming Brain Drug |
                          • Hank Hill, Dressed Up As A Red Mage |
                          • +Josh’s Back Skin OnlyFans |

                            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                            1 hr 49 min
                          • Episode 230 - Dr. Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Spoilercast

                            In this episode, Brian Barnett and Chris Shriver talk about Dr. Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. We begin, as always, with spoiler-free discussions and then the spoilers begin at around the 21-minute mark! Enjoy!

                            This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

                            TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                            • 0:00 - Dr. Strange 2 Spoiler-Free Discussion |
                            • 21:10 - Dr. Strange 2 SPOILERS BEGIN! |

                              • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                              • Stay Strange |
                              • +Turn Me Into Spaghetti, Daddy |

                                • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                1 hr 54 min
                              • Episode 229 - Be Still, My Beating Vagina

                                In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Brian’s thoughts on Variable Barricade’s True Ending, Josh’s early access impressions of Dune: The Spice Wars, our evolving thoughts on movie appreciation, and Brian’s first impressions of Overboard! (potential spoilercast incoming). Enjoy!

                                This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

                                TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                • 18:47 - Variable Barricade True Ending (Brian - Thoughts) |
                                • 22:32 - Dune Spice Wars (Josh - First Impressions) |
                                • 45:06 - Lets Talk About Movies For a Bit |
                                • 1:20:46 - Overboard! (Brian - First Impressions) |

                                  • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                                  • Half Harry Carey, Half Bernie |
                                  • He Looks Like A Chandelier Or A Furry Caterpillar |
                                  • 60, Almost 100 |
                                  • +++Be Still, My Beating Vagina |
                                  • It’s 80’s, But Not ‘Teen Wolf’ 80’s |
                                  • Kid Becomes Karate Kid |
                                  • +A Big Dude In A Suit That Goes ‘Whoo’ |
                                  • +++A Big Dude In A Suit That Goes Brrrrr |
                                  • I’m Ripping Your Blood Out Of You Now! |
                                  • +Make Baba Be Water |
                                  • +++A Couple Of Chuckleheads |
                                  • You Spin & You Look Weird |
                                  • A Term Of Endearment |

                                    • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                    1 hr 32 min
                                  • Episode 228 - Life & Tichondrius

                                    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Brian’s final review of Variable Barricade, Josh revisiting Team Fortress 2, modding arcade cabinets and digital pinball tables, and whether or not Valve will abandon the Steam Deck. Enjoy!

                                    This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

                                    TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                    1. 6:14 - Team Fortress 2 In 2022 Is Still Fun
 But A Bot Hellscape (Josh) |
                                    2. 13:50 - Will Valve Abandon The Steam Deck? |
                                    3. 47:03 - Variable Barricade Final Review (Brian) |
                                    4. 57:07 - Modding Arcade Cabinets and Digital Pinball (Chris) |

                                      5. POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                                      1. +Valve Got Power Crept |
                                      2. +Skyrim Is On A Pinball |
                                      3. +Neato Mosquito |
                                      4. A Delayed Movie Is Bad Forever |
                                      5. Bummerooski |
                                      6. +Elon Musk Machine |
                                      7. I Thought I Understood Tron |
                                      8. +Nash Bridges |
                                      9. Who's The Guy In Half-Life? |
                                      10. +Life & Tichondrius |
                                      11. +Can You Tilt It? |

                                        12. TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                        1 hr 18 min
                                      12. Episode 227 - A Dating-Sim Worthy Man

                                        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about guilt when using game guides, the Playdate handheld, the dearth of 2022 games (we know about), Brian’s review impressions of Variable Barricade and The Cruel King & The Great Hero, and Josh’s review impressions of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Enjoy!

                                        This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

                                        TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                        • 11:04 - Variable Barricade Early Review & Impressions (Brian) |
                                        • 32:20 - LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Review & Impressions (Josh) |
                                        • 53:42 - The Cruel King & The Great Hero Impressions (Brian) |
                                        • 1:04:02 - Where Are All Of The 2022 Games? |
                                        • 1:10:16 - The Playdate Is Interesting But Pricy |
                                        • 1:24:03 - Is Our Hype For Steam Deck Diminishing? |

                                          • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                                          • +++I'm Thinking About Whipping it Out |
                                          • +++Romancing These Dudes |
                                          • You Lost Me At The Meatballs |
                                          • +You Can't Imagine The Rage I Still Feel |
                                          • ++Don't Worry Little Baby Birds, I'm Gonna Feed You |
                                          • +++A Dating-Sim Worthy Man |
                                          • You Ever Watch The Crow? |
                                          • ++Mr. Peanut Butter |
                                          • ++The People Tree |
                                          • ++Sometime Between Tomorrow & The Heat Death Of The Universe |
                                          • ++We Stan A Deck, Steamly |

                                            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                            1 hr 51 min

                                          About The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

                                          From the publisher's feed

                                          Brian Barnett (@ribnax) and his various co-hosts review, critique, and discuss all things video games, movies, TV, and more... with tangents and rants around each and every corner 😁