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

This week Brian is getting over a viral throat infection, and big news comes by way of a Nintendo Direct! The boys talk about game trade-ins, holding on to old consoles, game announcements, and a conversation about recent Disney film delight, Coco, spawns a discussion about what it means to have a distinct cultural heritage to call your own.

Today Brian and Chris talk about Italian opera, sexual assault in Dragon Ball, Starcraft II (courtesy of a Review Request), Heartless tattoos and PlayStation Plus news! Enjoy!

This week, Brian and Chris talk about Black Panther, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Mercenary Kings, Dragon Ball, and the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

This week the boys talk about the sexual proclivities of Master Roshi, the potential ESRB/FTC action regarding loot boxes, and the new Kingdom Hearts III trailer! There is a lot more where that came from, so strap in!

This week, Chris talks about what it was like to be in Philadelphia when the Eagles won the Super Bowl, Brian talks about tub dumps, and the boys discuss the trailers for Solo and Venom. They also debate whether they should watch Dragon Ball Z Kai or Dragon Ball Z. Will our heroes be able to hold out until help arrives? Find out on the next exciting episode of The Platformers Z!

This week the boys talk a ton about Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dragon Ball Super, Z, Kai, and more. Brian is stressing Darkest Dungeon, and Chris tells him about a really nice set of cans. It's a strange episode from the jump, so get ready!

This week a delirious Brian and Chris talk about moving, Dragon Ball, headphones, Overwatch League, escape rooms, barbers, and more. Can they survive until the end of the podcast, or will they laugh themselves to death before then?

This week Andrew Wolf joins the show to talk about Blossom Tales! The trio also talk about DragonBall FighterZ, Dark Souls, and Nintendo Labo. Chris doesn't see the draw of Overwatch League, and the show ends with a spoilercast for Doki Doki Literature Club, an incredible game that is free on Steam that you absolutely MUST PLAY!

Throw your pillows away, gather up all your vacuum cleaner attachments, grab a cup of coffee brimming with caffeine, get your Hearthstone deck ready and tune in as the ridiculous duo talk about the January 11 Nintendo Direct Mini, featuring a very special cameo appearance from Audrey Barnett!

The boys start the new year by talking about police corruption in This Is The Police, racing in a futuristic take on Homer's Odyssey in The Last Penelope, trying to return vacuum cleaners, Italian pizza regulations, and Brian's new obsession with Hearthstone. Enjoy!

Topics:

Returning vacuums

Food

The Crown

Coco

Best Pixar movies

Incredibles II

WHY CAN'T WE JUST HAVE IDRIS ELBA AS JAMES BOND?!

John Boyega

Jedi

This Is The Police

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

The Next Penelope - 43:00

South Park: The Fractured But Whole

Dave Chapelle Netflix standup specials

Favorite standup comics

How CD Projekt Red got their break

The Killzone franchise

The Halo franchise

Games we need to play

Hearthstone

Magic: The Gathering

World of Warcraft

Chris' enormous thermos

Brawlout - 1:20:00

Super Smash Bros on Switch

PlayStation Experience

PS4 Name Changing

Switch sales projections