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

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

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  • Episode 184 - Hopped Up On Confusion

    DESCRIPTION:

    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Brian’s impressions of the TOEM demo, Brian’s band announcement, Chris’ thoughts of Mario Golf, Josh’s thoughts on Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, and Chris has a breakdown about mice with more than two buttons!

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

    PROMO: Review the show on Apple Podcasts and send us a screenshot of it on Twitter to @platformerspod or @ribnax for a copy of the Fire Emblem-like game (and accompanying OST), Dark Deity (PC via Steam) while we have spare codes!

    TOPICS:

    • Introductions - 0:10
    • Brian Joins ‘Long Live The Lights’ - 0:30
    • Chris’ New Cat - 3:56
    • TOEM Demo Impressions - 8:40
    • Tunic Demo 2 - 16:56
    • Glam - 18:27
    • Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance - 21:01
    • Game Pass Meme - 34:27
    • Mario Golf Super Rush - 35:27
    • Knockout City - 49:44
    • Hitman - 53:24
    • BPM: Bullets Per Minute - 1:05:09
    • What Chris Was Trying To Say (Elite Controllers, Multi-button Mice, etc.) - 1:10:40

      • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (each + is a vote):

      • A Terrible Time To Take A Sip Of Water+
      • Energy Back To The Puppy Dog Way
      • 100% Mr. Peanut Butter Again+
      • Archie Goku Something
      • Linguini Or Wario
      • Crafting Some Of Wario’s Wares+
      • Shellshocked Kitty
      • Wario Kakarot Sullivan+
      • Why A Wet Sock?+
      • Hoodrat Celeste
      • It’s Only 40 Hours
      • You Can’t Even Be A Mario++
      • This Isn’t The One
      • One One Year, One The Next Year, And Then 10 Years Later+
      • Corbin Dallas Multi-Ball
      • Why Always Kill?
      • A Justice-y Hit+
      • Tickled Pink
      • Stuff That’ll Keep You Up At Night
      • Thinkin’ ‘Bout Climate Change
      • I Think It’s Hard, But I’m Terrible
      • It’s Just A Mouse
      • That Sounds Like Math I Don’t Wanna Do+
      • MOBAs Don’t Even Have Math+
      • Hopped Up On Confusion++
      • What Chris Was TRYING To Say Was…+
      • Fine For 26 Years
      • Gaming Is Good, But It Could Be Better+
      • It’s A Mouse, It Can’t Hurt You
      • It’s Like A Cold Pool, You Just Gotta Jump In, Bro
      • MOBA Mice Give Me Anxiety+
      • That Was Your Moment, And Now It’s Gone++

        • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

        1 hr 13 min
      • Episode 183 - My Spirits Have Been Buoyed

        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss the Nintendo E3 Showcase, Brian’s final 5% review of Guilty Gear Strive, his impressions of Dark Deity (+giveaway details), Mighty Goose, and a whole lot more. METROID IS BACK, BABY!

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

        TOPICS:

        • Introductions - 0:10
        • Metroid Dread - 1:41
        • Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - 17:37
        • Mario Party Super Stars - 20:31
        • Warioware Get It Together - 25:02
        • Advance Wars Reboot Camp - 31:45
        • Breath of the Wild 2 - 35:09
        • Pokemon Legends Arceus - 38:98
        • Zelda Game & Watch - 45:48
        • Guilty Gear Strive (Final 5% Review) - 49:21
        • Dark Deity Impressions (& Steam Giveaway Details) - 53:00
        • Operation Tango - 58:41
        • Banjo Kazooie (Again) - 1:07:00
        • Mighty Goose - 1:13:13

          • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (+ = 1 Vote):

          • Jerking Off A Wiimote +
          • Ennui On Wii +
          • The Gun Is Loaded +
          • The Legendary Chickens
          • My Spirits Have Been Buoyed +++
          • What If Astro Boy, But Bad
          • They Really Gave It To Us
          • Purple Is 24!
          • Too Much Potassium +
          • I Remember Where My Desk Was Sitting When I Yelled At You ++
          • Hungry For Megaman
          • Fackin’ Betch +

            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

            1 hr 26 min
          • Episode 182 - Stalwart Retweeter: Hannah & Stalwart Ally: Mitch

            In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss the E3 showcases (at least, a few of them), Brian’s 95% complete review of Guilty Gear: Strive, embracing the meat space, and much more.

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

            TOPICS:

            • Introductions - 0:10
            • Xbox / Microsoft Conference
            • Tentacle Digression / Phobias - 18:22
            • Game Pass Discussion - 22:58
            • Controller Discussion - 25:44
            • Psychonauts - 30:14
            • Ubisoft Conference - 32:00
            • Guardians of the Galaxy - 34:00
            • Elden Ring - 40:00
            • Resistance 4 Rumor - 48:35
            • Bo Burnham’s Inside / The Last Blockbuster - 55:50
            • Hollywood Video & Game Crazy - 1:00:25
            • Living in Physical Spaces - 1:02:05
            • Work / Life Balance
            • Guilty Gear Strive 95% Complete Review - 1:12:20
            • Mighty Goose First Impressions - 1:27:30
            • Game Giveaway Teaser - 1:29:25

              • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

              • E Tres
              • Aged Like a Box of Jellied Eels
              • The Likelihood of a Kraken Appearing
              • Knowledge Decreases Fear
              • Like Bruce With The Bats
              • ½ E3 Business
              • A Cool Dude (And A Ninja)
              • Star-Lord: The F&*%boy
              • Stalwart Retweeter
              • Talking Shop At Netflix
              • Powerfully Close to “Old Man Talk”
              • Binging & Purging with Game Pass
              • Stalwart Ally, Mitch
              • On A Scale of 'Lincoln' to 'Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter'
              • Killing Mind-Controlled Secret Service Members With The Resolute Desk
              • You Had Me At ‘Metal Slug’
              • Twitter.com/HasANewBanjoGameBeenAnnounced?

                • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                1 hr 33 min
              • Episode 181 - E3 2021 Predictions That Rip Ass

                In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss the most “can’t-miss” PC-only games, and share their predictions and wishes for this year’s E3 press conferences. Strap in, because this episode rips ass.

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

                TOPICS:

                • Introductions - 0:10
                • Listener Topic: Essential PC-Only Games - 0:54
                • That Rips Ass - 17:26
                • E3 Predictions and Wishes - 20:39

                  • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

                  • Fuzzy Boys
                  • E3 Predictions
                  • That Rips Ass
                  • A Bitch-Ass Lick
                  • Strap Up Your Nuts
                  • Bet My Balls / Chris Bets His Balls
                  • Life Is Good, But It Could Be Better
                  • Get Jiggie With It
                  • Join The Collective
                  • Give Us Your Dreams

                    • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                    1 hr 55 min
                  • Episode 180 - Low-Res Gorilla Knuckle

                    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Outriders, The Mitchells VS The Machines, the Disgaea 6 demo, moving, getting new phones, and more. 

                    (This episode was published a day late [sorry], and by Brian while he was directing movers from his swivel chair in the empty office! Fancy!)

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

                    TOPICS:

                    • Introductions - 0:10
                    • Phone Chat - 1:00
                    • Wonder Woman 84 - 12:32
                    • Outriders - 25:22
                    • Ghost of Tsushima - 32:38
                    • The Mitchells VS The Machines - 43:13
                    • Disgaea Demo - 46:07
                    • Power Washer Simulator - 1:01:29

                      • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

                      • I Got Myself A Blueberry
                      • Smartbone
                      • The Most Popular Of All The Cavemen
                      • That Should Have Been a Nightcap
                      • Low-Res Gorilla Knuckle

                        • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                        1 hr 9 min
                      • Episode 179 - Cold Meat In Your Mouth

                        DESCRIPTION:

                        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Brian’s review of the highly-anticipated Biomutant, Scarlet Nexus demo impressions, the Fast and the Furious, and have one of the most ridiculous tangents into “food talk” the podcast has ever seen.

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

                        TOPICS:

                        • Introductions - 0:10
                        • Biomutant Review - 1:35
                        • Scarlet Nexus Demo Impressions - 35:00
                        • xCloud Touch Controls - 49:46
                        • Fast and Furious - 58:18
                        • The Great Cold Food Digression - 1:03:41
                        • Children of Morta & Hades - 1:14:14
                        • The Last Of Us Part II PS5 Patch - 1:20:19

                          • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

                          • Lost in the Sauce
                          • When's The Last Time You Touched It?
                          • The Dark Path
                          • Can't Wait For You To Hate It
                          • I'll Make You A Cucumber Sandwich
                          • Tuna Melt Or Gazpacho
                          • That's Bad Tuna
                          • Cold Meat In Your Mouth
                          • Welcome To Leblanc, Would You Like The Fruit Loops?
                          • Vintage Lucky Charms
                          • Where Do We Land On Falafel?
                          • I Learned That From My Grandpa

                            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                            1 hr 24 min
                          • Episode 178 - A Hefty Clack

                            DESCRIPTION:

                            In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss the GameCube, Brian’s final thoughts on Prey 2017, the current state of the remaster/remake, a bit more of Returnal, and more.

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

                            TOPICS:

                            • Introductions - 0:10
                            • Playing GameCube Again - 0:28
                            • Eternal Darkness & Pikmin - 12:10
                            • Returnal - 20:56
                            • Game of the Year Contenders (So Far) - 30:47
                            • The Great Ratchet Debate - 34:39
                            • Prey - 39:16
                            • Which Arkane Game Should People Start With? - 50:38
                            • The State of Remakes & Remasters - 1:06:09
                            • Josh Betrays Us All (by having played Valheim) - 1:21:29

                              • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

                              • Nintendo Had A ‘Handle’ On It
                              • The 'Explode' Button
                              • A Hefty Clack
                              • Little Bush Trip
                              • Forsake Everything
                              • COUNTER!
                              • Brian: A Modern Sphinx
                              • Dunk On Modernity
                              • Looped Back Around Like An Ouroboros, Eating Its Own Tail
                              • Perceptive By Nature
                              • Weird Nuggets

                                • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                1 hr 25 min
                              • Episode 177 - Rap Sesh

                                DESCRIPTION:

                                In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss the Apple VS Epic lawsuit, Brian’s impressions of Prey, Josh’s first few hours with Returnal, and much more.

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

                                TOPICS:

                                • Introductions - 0:10
                                • Apple VS Epic Lawsuit - 0:42
                                • The PlayStation Store Monopoly Lawsuit - 11:19
                                • Resident Evil Village Internal Leak Rumor - 17:15
                                • Chaos Rings - 31:06
                                • The First Post-Pandemic Swim - 38:11
                                • Prey (& Bioshock) - 40:07
                                • 3080 VS New Consoles - 46:24
                                • Doom Eternal - 50:24
                                • Returnal - 53:10

                                  • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

                                  • Into The Wild
                                  • Depress Mode
                                  • The Rising Tide That Raises One Boat
                                  • This Is A Baby Game For Babies
                                  • A Bunch Of Scumbags
                                  • Recipe For A Sunburn
                                  • Peeling The Aloe-Soaked Shirt
                                  • Battleship 2
                                  • He’s Jewish! ...I Think
                                  • Slumming It With 120 Frames
                                  • Adrenalmen
                                  • These Nice Boys
                                  • Rap Sesh

                                    • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                    1 hr 7 min
                                  • Episode 176 - Torpedo Tube

                                    DESCRIPTION:

                                    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Brian’s review of Skate City, Chris’s early thoughts on Returnal, as well as the PlayStation + Discord update and the reveal of the upcoming Marvel film release dates. This episode was also streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod and will be archived on YouTube. Enjoy!

                                    EDITOR’S NOTE: The correct term IS actually “torpedo tube.” The Wikipedia article even redirects “torpedo bay” queries TO “torpedo tube,” so I was right and didn’t even realize it. Feels good, man. - Brian

                                    TOPICS:

                                    • Introductions - 0:10
                                    • PlayStation and Discord - 0:43
                                    • New PlayStation Sales Figures - 8:38
                                    • Kingdom Hearts - 12:56
                                    • New Marvel Release Dates - 16:14
                                    • Green Lantern - 24:55
                                    • Skate City - 29:57
                                    • Reky, Prey, & Dragon Quest XI - 40:48
                                    • Xbox Boost Mode - 41:08
                                    • Black Mesa - 47:30
                                    • Returnal - 55:16

                                      • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

                                      • Hot Fresh Buns
                                      • Torpedo Tube
                                      • Keyhole
                                      • Rabbit Trails For Days
                                      • Barthelona
                                      • Boost Mode, Baybee
                                      • Just A Guy
                                      • PlayStaesh
                                      • Head Crabs
                                      • Jumping Pigs
                                      • The Little Boofulas
                                      • 99 Soulz-ah
                                      • Too Big For Our Britches
                                      • New Look, Same Shenanigans
                                      • John Is A Weird Way To Say ‘Josh’
                                      • A Weird Way To Say ‘Josh’
                                      • Smash That Like Button
                                      • Lycan Subcribe

                                        • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                        1 hr 17 min
                                      • Episode 175 - A Little Self-Loathing And I, Too Will Ascend

                                        DESCRIPTION:

                                        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Brian’s first Dragon Ball FighterZ competitive event, Josh’s experience with Ghostrunner, Chris’ latest VR outings, and much more. Enjoy!

                                        TOPICS:

                                        1. Introductions - 0:10
                                        2. Coming Down The Pike - 0:37
                                        3. Reading - 2:05
                                        4. Dragon Ball FighterZ “No Blocking Thursday #4” (Brian) - 6:20
                                        5. Ghostrunner (Josh) - 25:06
                                        6. Cozy Grove (Josh) - 31:45
                                        7. Tunic Demo (Brian & Chris) - 34:52
                                        8. Venture Bros. (Brian) - 51:01
                                        9. Spirit Swap (Brian) - 53:57
                                        10. Tetris - 55:28
                                        11. Oculus Showcase & VR News (Chris) - 1:01:43
                                        12. Top Golf VR (Chris) - 1:03:03
                                        13. Until You Fall (Chris) - 1:07:25
                                        14. The Lab (Chris) - 1:10:07
                                        15. Outro - 1:14:27
                                        16. Ratchet - 1:16:36

                                          17. POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

                                          • Chris Shriver: VR Correspondent
                                          • Coming Down The Pike
                                          • There Are Enough Stupid People, Like Josh & I
                                          • I Didn’t Know What Was Going On
                                          • Kid Buu’s Got To Go
                                          • Tell Them Large Josh Sent You
                                          • 100% Nerves
                                          • Vegeta In The Rain
                                          • A Little Self-Loathing And I, Too Will Ascend
                                          • Terrible Kratos
                                          • You’ve Got Your Jumping
                                          • A Real Butt-Clencher
                                          • Two Pieces Of Meat
                                          • Zip Zop Zoopity-Bopping Around
                                          • I’ll Go Do Whatever You Want, Big Bear
                                          • Oh Hell Yeah, Baby
                                          • That’s A 10
                                          • My Beautiful Guardian Angel
                                          • Poor Speedy
                                          • Downloading On My Zune
                                          • All Vax’d Up And Somewhere To Go
                                          • R-I-B-N-A-X
                                          • Are You There?

                                            • TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                            1 hr 22 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 😁