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

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

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  • Episode 206 - Con Air Vibes (feat. Will Borger)

    In this episode, Brian Barnett and Chris Shriver are joined by special guest Will Borger to talk about Röki, Unpacking, The Forgotten City, and Resident Evil 7. Enjoy!

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

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

    • ++Take The Glue, Drag It To The Dolls Eyes |
    • +There's a Little Spice To This |
    • +I Was Like GASP |
    • ++That Is A Statement, That Is A Fact |
    • +++++Con Air Vibes |

      • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

      • 1:17 - Röki (Brian/Chris/Will Review) |
      • 28:30 - Unpacking |
      • 45:14 - The Forgotten City |
      • 1:04:00 - Resident Evil 7  |

        • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

        1 hr 15 min
      • Episode 205 - The Harriet Tubman

        In this special episode, Brian Barnett, Chris Shriver, and Joshua Mobley talk about Call of Duty: Vanguard, Inscryption, Mario Party Superstars, Forza Horizon 5, and Pikmin Bloom. Enjoy!

        We hope you enjoy it. Thanks, each & every one of you for listening to our show.

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

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

        • +You Look Homeless |
        • ++The Perfect Evolution Of Beards |
        • +She's Good At Things...Unlike Me |
        • ++Secret Missions Of The Civil War |
        • +++The Harriet Tubman |
        • ++Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: The Streets |
        • +Brian Leaning Back On His Throne |
        • +++Hard Corpse |
        • Don't Be A Loser Like Ya Fatha |
        • Mario Party Superer Stars |
        • +Taking This To EVO |
        • +It's Not A Game, It's A Lifestyle App |
        • +Put a PS2 In The Back |
        • Xhibit...Where Is That Guy? |

          • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

          • 15:00 - Call Of Duty Vanguard (Brian’s Review) |
          • 27:11 - Mario Party Superstars |
          • 41:22 - Back 4 Blood |
          • 43:49 - Pikmin Bloom |
          • 56:25 - Inscryption (Brian’s Review) |
          • 1:08:03 - Forza Horizon 5 |

            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

            1 hr 25 min
          • Episode 202 - "I Became A Powerful Woman That Day" - Metroid Dread Spoilercast (feat. Michael Koczwara, O'Dell Harmon Jr., & Logan Plant)

            In this special episode, Brian Barnett and Chris Shriver are joined by special guests Michael Koczwara, O’Dell Harmon Jr., and Logan Plant to discuss their spoiler-free and spoiler-filled thoughts on the latest Nintendo Switch exclusive and Brian’s-wish-come-true: Metroid Dread.

            We truly hope you enjoy it. Thanks, each & every one of you for listening to our show.

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

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

            • +Chris’ Silver Snapple Caps |
            • Sunk Cost Fallacy’d Into This Pronunciation |
            • When Quiet Robe Parts The Kimono |
            • Get A Cortana |
            • Ganon, Setting Little Traps & Putting Items In Chests |
            • +Cover My Eyes And Die |
            • ++++++I Became A Powerful Woman That Day |
            • +Spiral Into Madness |

              • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

              • 3:46 - Our History With Metroid, Spoiler-free Dread Impressions |
              • 19:45 - SPOILERS BEGIN & How Dread Compares To Other Entries |
              • 32:15 - Bosses |
              • 58:47 - ADAM |
              • 1:18:22 - E.M.M.I. |
              • 1:49:35 - Samus’ Story / What We Want Next |

                • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                2 hr 17 min
              • Episode 201 - Sin & Punishment: Yoshi's Story

                In this episode, Brian Barnett, Chris Shriver, & Joshua Mobley talk about Far Cry 6, Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, the Switch OLED, & more.

                We truly hope you enjoy it. Thanks, each & every one of you for listening to our show.

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

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

                • +Back To Formula |
                • ++++Sin and Punishment: Yoshi’s Story |
                • This Was The Moment It All Went Downhill |
                • +A Whole Ball |
                • +I Don't Watch Them Spookums |
                • I AM Hill House BWAM |
                • That Purple One F*cks |
                • +My Dad’s Hand-Me-Down Car, In A Field |

                  • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                  • 1:00 - Far Cry 6 |
                  • 13:00 - Death Stranding Director's Cut |
                  • 26:36 - Final Fantasy XIII & XIV & Back 4 Blood |
                  • 35:30 - Astria Ascending |
                  • 47:09 - Switch OLED |
                  • 56:45 - Eldest Souls |
                  • ENDING - Band Update |

                    • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                    1 hr 21 min
                  • Episode 200 - Our Top 5 Games Of All Time (feat. Sam Adams)

                    In this very special episode, Brian Barnett, Chris Shriver, & Joshua Mobley are joined by Sam Adams to celebrate 200 episodes, their Top 5 Games Of All Time, & more.

                    We truly hope you enjoy it. Thanks, each & every one of you for listening to our show.

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

                    TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                    • 0:31 - How Does It Feel To Do 200 Episodes? |
                    • 01:27 - The History Of The Platformers Podcast |
                    • 6:10 - Top 5 Games Of All Time / Is Brian’s V Too Deep? |
                    • 8:45 - Brian’s #5 - Pokemon Yellow / Red / Blue |
                    • 16:35 - Chris’s #5 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
                    • 23:35 - Josh’s #5 - Metal Gear Solid |
                    • 30:10 - Sam’s #5 - Super Mario Galaxy |
                    • 32:55 - Brian’s #4 - Final Fantasy Tactics: The War Of The Lions |
                    • 42:25 - Chris’s #4 - Portal 2 |
                    • 48:48 - Josh’s #4 - Diablo III |
                    • 52:04 - Sam’s #4 - Red Dead Redemption 2 |
                    • 58:08 - Brian’s #3 - Tetris Attack |
                    • 1:03:37 - Chris’s #3 - Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End |
                    • 1:09:54 - Josh’s #3 - Final Fantasy X |
                    • 1:13:02 - Sam’s #3 - The Last Of Us Part II |
                    • 1:20:07 - Brian’s #2 - Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows Of Amn |
                    • 1:27:40 - Chris’s #2 - Banjo-Kazooie |
                    • 1:33:16 - Josh’s #2 - Final Fantasy VII |
                    • 1:36:18 - Sam’s #2 - Halo: Combat Evolved |
                    • 1:48:52 - Brian’s #1 - Super Metroid |
                    • 1:54:56 - Chris’s #1 - The Last Of Us: Remastered |
                    • 2:04:14 - Josh’s #1 - Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem |
                    • 2:14:50 - Sam’s #1 - God Of War 2018 |
                    • 2:22:10 - Final Thoughts & A Thank You To Our Fans |

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

                      • +We’re Good, Bitch |
                      • +A Powerful V |
                      • +Go As Deep As You Want |
                      • +That’s A Lot Of Chest |
                      • I Wish I Had A Cork Bottom |
                      • Turbo Gold & Supersonic Silver |
                      • ++++Adult, But Not In A Sexy Way |
                      • +“Women Have More Hiding Places Than Men” |
                      • What If Splinter Cell, But Anime |
                      • +A Little Bit Sauced |
                      • +Just Saying Names That Are Words |
                      • 99% Chance To Hit, & I Missed |
                      • +++Waifu’s & Husbandos: Required By Law |
                      • +Hello God, I’m Tipsy |
                      • ++The Potato Moment |
                      • +Back When Sony Cared |
                      • The Great 30 Day Outage |
                      • +Sam Is A Baby, A Wee Child |
                      • “I Can’t Go Outside, The Sun Is Out There!” |
                      • +It Was A Long Tangent |
                      • +Number Fourth / Number 4th |
                      • 90 Hours Of Red Dead Online |
                      • Like A True Gamer, He Couldn’t Figure Out How To Shower |
                      • +Plucked Your Genitals |
                      • ++Just A Couple Of Dudes In The Desert |
                      • +The Quicksand Pit In The Middle Of Wherever |
                      • +A Lot Of Nonsense |
                      • Little Lava Dude |
                      • Oh No! The Game Is On Me! |
                      • +The Call Is Coming From Inside My Body |
                      • Blitzball Can Go To Hell |
                      • Whip That Shit Out On Vita |
                      • What A F$%#in’ Nerd |
                      • Never Been A Poop-Socker |
                      • +Drugs Were Probably Involved |
                      • ++Art Can Stop, We Have Banjo-Kazooie |
                      • Catch The Fever, I’m Done. Well, I’m Not Done, I Got One More |
                      • ++Storekeeper, What’s The Hot Thing Now? |
                      • +It, As The Kid’s Say, Slaps |
                      • +I Fell In Love With Master Chief |
                      • Popped That S$%# Out In A Weekend |
                      • Its Presence Has Still Been Fed |
                      • +An Aztec Warrior, A Roman Centurion, & Some Dude |
                      • Big Ass Motherf$%#, Swinging An Axe |
                      • Rip-ass Medal Of The Evening |
                      • ++Four More Years |
                      • Random Miscellaneous Bullshit |
                        • 2 hr 33 min
                      • Episode 199 - The Quesadilla Of Norse Myth (Our Favorite Games Of All Time #6-10) (feat. Andrew Wolf)

                        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Chris Shriver, and Joshua Mobley are joined by Andrew Wolf to continue the discussion of our Top 20 Games Of All Time (this time #10-6), Metroid Dread, accessibility in games, and much more. Enjoy!

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

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

                        • The Wolf Returns |
                        • A 30-Year-Old Bachelor, Looking For Love |
                        • PC Do What Nintendon’t |
                        • Blood Porne |
                        • Bloodporne On A Monday |
                        • ++Chekov’s Trophy List |
                        • I Spent College Playing DOTA 2 |
                        • +A Million Honzos |
                        • +Addicted To T-Spins |
                        • Straightedge, But Weed |
                        • IRC DTF |
                        • -=SF=- M4D-C4T |
                        • ++Like Tears In The Rain, Like A Fart In The Wind, Wolf Was Gone |
                        • ++Blame The Cat For My Failings |
                        • Why The F |
                        • Were You...Dreading...It? |
                        • +I'm Better Than You At These Games |
                        • Oc Ah Randa |
                        • ++Mess With The Best, Die Like The Rest |
                        • +++The Quesadilla Of Norse Myth |

                          • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                          • 0:26 - Andrew Wolf Introduction & Insane Previous Episode Titles |
                          • 5:48 - Metroid Dread |
                          • 22:57 - Top 20 Games Of All Time (#10-6) |
                          • 1:54:03 - Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl |

                            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                            2 hr 9 min
                          • Episode 198 - Kissing My Hands Just To Feel Something (Our Favorite Games Of All Time #11-15)

                            In this episode, Brian Barnett and Chris Shriver talk about the Halo Infinite multiplayer flight (again), the Hobbit-ization of Brian, Potions Craft, Death’s Gambit: Afterlife, and continue the Countdown To Episode 200 with #11-15 on each of our Favorite Games Of All Time. Enjoy!

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

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

                            • ++Just Gonna Seduce The Camera Real Quick |
                            • ++Going Full Hobbit |
                            • They Called Them ‘Judo’ Pants |
                            • +3/4 Length Waterproof Pants |
                            • Waterproof Pants |
                            • The Hobbitting of Brian Barnett |
                            • +The Hair On My Socks |
                            • +Jacked Water |
                            • The Easter Egg In The Middle Of The Yard |
                            • +Chris Always Gets A Kiss |
                            • ++++Kissing My Hands Just To Feel Something |

                              • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                              • 1:35 - The Great Waterproof Pants Discussion / The Hobbitting of Brian Barnett |
                              • 12:20 - Living Room PCs & Older Games |
                              • 21:12 - Halo Infinite Flight (Big Team Battle) |
                              • 23:36 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl |
                              • 25:54 - Potions Craft |
                              • 35:05 - Death's Gambit: Afterlife |
                              • 44:05 - Metroid Dread Anticipation & Switch OLED |
                              • 50:51 - Favorite Games Of All Time - Part 2 (#15-11) |

                                • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                1 hr 59 min
                              • Episode 197 - A Giant Made Of Hair (Our Favorite Games Of All Time #16-20)

                                In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about the Halo Infinite multiplayer flight, the Nintendo Direct, and begin the Countdown To Episode 200 with #16-20 on each of our Favorite Games Of All Time. Enjoy!

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

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

                                • +Punch God Into The Sun |
                                • Several Holiday Bulbasaurs |
                                • Derpasaur |
                                • +Bulbabutt
 Bulba Bulba Bulbabutt |
                                • +Chris Pratt Is Gonna Talk A Lot In This Movie |
                                • Jack Black Bowser |
                                • +++A Giant Made Of Hair |
                                • Sunk or Synced? |
                                • Well...That's English |
                                • ++Anyway Here's Wonderwall |
                                • I Gotta See What He's Gonna Do With That |
                                • I Bet I Could Still Do It |
                                • You Got That Wit? |

                                  • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                  • 6:45 - Brian’s New Job! |
                                  • 9:15 - Nintendo Direct |
                                  • 21:04 - Actraiser Renaissance |
                                  • 27:31 - Death’s Gambit: Afterlife and Potion Craft |
                                  • 28:00 - Halo Infinite MP Flight |
                                  • 32:06 - Cruisin’ Blast |
                                  • 32:25 - Death’s Gambit: Afterlife (Again) |
                                  • 33:04 - Favorite Games Of All Time - Part 1 (#20-16) |

                                    • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                    1 hr 21 min
                                  • Episode 196 - Wario Is A 'Sometimes' Food

                                    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Deathloop (Brian’s full review), WarioWare, Final Fantasy’s appeal (and varying quality), N64 modding, and more.

                                    This episode was also streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod and is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod. Enjoy!

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

                                    • ++Wario Is A Sometimes Food |
                                    • +I'm An Old Fart |
                                    • +Your Food Could Get Here Fast But It Could Suck |
                                    • +Woman In The Almost Bikini |
                                    • +I Hope She Got Her Pixels |
                                    • ++‘It's Fairly Alright,’ Raves Joshua Mobley |
                                    • Deathloops |
                                    • +++Not Everything Is Guns And Roses |

                                      • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                      • 0:00 - WarioWare |
                                      • 22:17 - Final Fantasy Stuff |
                                      • 40:05 - Deathloop |
                                      • 1:27:12 - N64 Modding |

                                        • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                        1 hr 34 min
                                      • Episode 195 - Can We Get F's In The Chat?

                                        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about the PlayStation Showcase, our TOEM: A Photo Adventure review, losing 100 hours of game progress due to PlayStation 5 issues, and more.

                                        This episode was also streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod and is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod. Enjoy!

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

                                        • +Pretend Like It's God’s Country |
                                        • ++The Devil’s Country |
                                        • +Can We Get Fs In The Chat |
                                        • The Other Kick In The Nuts |
                                        • Getting Through Zanarkand |
                                        • PS5 Grouse Hour |
                                        • +I Lived A Pretty Buckwild Life |
                                        • I'm Just An Angry Nerd |
                                        • +The Weast Coast |
                                        • Johnathan Grawesome |
                                        • +The A24 Of Games |

                                          • TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                          • 1:00 - PlayStation 5 Woes And Picking Your Console |
                                          • 33:30 - Toem (Brian’s Review) |
                                          • 55:23 - PlayStation Showcase |

                                            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                            2 hr 8 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 😁