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

This week we talk about PlayStation VR, Red Dead Redemption 2, Chris' Xbox trouble, Star Wars, some of our favorite anime shows, the impending NX announcement, and Chris apparently had Boston clam chowder when he spent a weekend in Guantanamo Bay...?

What sort of a pickle defines you as a person? Can you get a good Philly cheesesteak outside of Philly? Does The Legend Of Zelda hold up to the video games of today? Does Brian's immortal body and ageless wisdom give him an advantage in #6GamesToBeat? We go on a journey today to find the answers! Also, Chris says "poop" a lot, and it's starting to freak me out.

This week, we are joined by Josh Mobley of IGN.com and THE GEEK TANK/WIREFRAMED podcast, and we talk about how Marty hates everything we love, we ask when VR will bring us the open world games we crave, and Josh tells Brian he looks like he's eating provolone cheese during his review of INSIDE.

"Here's the thing... at the end, they take all of your bacon away and THAT'S why everyone is sad!" - Brian

This episode represents new highs of absurdity as we discuss Bioshock 2, Banjo-Kazooie, Twitch, #6GamesToBeat, Africa, turkey vultures, and the best way to get your chili on.

Also, according to Marty, wizards are way cooler than erasers or bacon.

This week, we talk about our #6GamesToBeat lists, and what we think of our selections so far. We talk about Red Dead Redemption, Batman: Arkham Origins, Monument Valley, Final Fantasy 7, WoW, and rant for WAY too long about Twilight, The Kingsman, The Wizard of Oz and books by H.P. Lovecraft and Ernest Cline! Also, Marty is found to be a slacker!

This week we talk about Oceanhorn, Battlefield 1, dreaming about being Batfleck, other games, and discover that George Takei* has been crashing at Chris' place! This one is off the rails, so get ready...

This special episode is a breakdown of, and reaction to the PlayStation event held in New York on 9/7/2016, announcing the PS4 Slim and the PS4 Pro.

This episode has us talking about Battlefield 1, pegging, the ancient Roman Republic, our progress on #6GamesToBeat, and the Nintendo Corporation Worldwide Limited Multinational Global, and more!

This week we talk about the World of Warcraft: Legion expansion, Brian's review of The Banner Saga 2, and develop a new initiative to BLAST THAT BACKLOG! #6GamesToBeat

You could say the motif of this episode is "things that are awesome".

This week we get HEATED about the PS4 Slim/PS4 Neo, we talk about the glut of shooters coming out in the coming months, and we talk about some older games that deserve some love. There's also tons more, because this episode is over 2 hours! Pace yourself!