The Super Mosher Bros. Show

Everyone is talking about “Barbenheimer” – the shared release date of two of the year’s biggest movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer. So what are the Barbenheimers in video game history? The brothers run down the biggest shared release dates from the last ten years, including “Doom Crossing: Eternal Horizons” and “Dark Ratchet & Dark Clank 3.”

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:04:02 - News Story #1: Immortals Fenyx Rising Sequel Reportedly Canceled |

00:12:54 - News Story #2: Xbox 360 Call of Duty Games See Server Update and Sales Spike |

00:25:18 - News Story #3: Spider-Man 2’s Comic-Con Story Trailer |

00:38:26 - Main Topic: The “Barbenheimer” of Video Games (2013-2023) |

1:29:16 - Rotating Segment: Mad Mags: Fury Read (Top 20 Games on Every Nintendo Console in Nintendo Power 231, Issue 231, August 2008) |

1:38:16 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Pikmin 4, Remnant II) |

1:38:38 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Remnant: From the Ashes, Metroid Prime Remastered, Mario Kart 8 DLC, Hades) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

The boys move out of the past and into the future with their most anticipated games for the second half of 2023. With a five-team draft and a good ol’ round of OpenCritic predictions, Jake and Sam break down the second half of one of the best years in video games.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:05:50 - News Story #1: Xbox Live Gold Is Now Xbox Game Pass Core |

00:13:41 - News Story #2: EA Announces New Black Panther Game |

00:21:50 - News Story #3: Microsoft Wins FTC Fight |

00:31:50 - Main Topic: Most Anticipated Games for the Rest of 2023 |

1:02:11 - Rotating Segment: Mad Mags: Fury Read (Kingdom Hearts 2 in Electronic Gaming Monthly, Vol. 201, March 2006) |

1:09:35 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (OXENFREE II, Viewfinder) |

1:10:16 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Tears of the Kingdom, Remnant: From the Ashes, Metroid Prime Remastered, Citizen Sleeper + Episode: Flux/Refuge/Purge, Hades, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, MOVIES: Lady and the Tramp, Double Jeopardy, I Am Number Four, We Are Your Friends, Indiana Jones, Past Lives, Rye Lane, Infinity Pool, Blade Runner 2049, Dunkirk, TV SHOWS: The Idol, Silo, The Other Two, MUSIC: grouptherapy. - I Was Mature for My Age, But I Was Still a Child, Maruja - Knocknarea, FLO - 3 of Us, Yazmin Lacey - Voice Notes, Body Type - Expired Candy) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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The boys bring their five-part ultimate E3 bracket series to a close by selecting the all-time best year for the gaming showcase extravaganza. They also discuss the juiciest headlines from the FTC v. Microsoft trial, their favorite reveals from the latest Nintendo Direct, and what they should play on vacation.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:04:38 - News Story #1: Steam Summer Sale 2023 and What We Should Play on Vacation |

00:22:10 - News Story #2: The Biggest News from the FTC v. Microsoft Trial |

00:40:05 - News Story #3: Nintendo Direct June 2023 Review |

00:49:16 - Main Topic: Ultimate E3 Bracket Finale |

1:12:43 - Rotating Segment: Yoshi’s Topsy-Turvy Trivia (E3 Trivia) |

1:18:01 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Super Mario RPG Remake, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Final Fantasy XVI) |

1:19:40 - Game, Watch, Listen (Tears of the Kingdom, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Asteroid City, Black Mirror, Silo, ICECOLDBISHOP - Generational Curse, Killer Mike - Michael, McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?, Geese - 3D Country) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Happy 100th episode! To celebrate the podcast’s first relevant milestone, the brothers tackle the 2023 GQ Top 100 Video Game List, dissecting its best choices and dreadful misses. In the second half of the episode, they pick their last Final Four contender for the best E3!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping

00:07:30 - Main Topic #1: GQ Top 100 Video Game List Review |

00:47:10 - Main Topic #2: Ultimate E3 Bracket (Part 4) |

1:23:15 - Rotating Segment: Rotten or Fresh Movie Games (Inside Out) |

1:26:42 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner |

1:29:51 - Game, Watch, Listen (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Breath of the Wild, McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?, The Flash, Beef) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

It’s a jam-packed summer showcase episode, as the boys close out Summer Game Fest with their Ubisoft Forward review, favorite games from SGF, and predictions results. Then, they look back at the summer showcases of E3, including the launch years of the PS4 and Wii, with part 3 of their best E3 bracket series.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping

00:03:58 - News Story #1: Ubisoft Forward 2023 Recap and Review |

00:30:18 - News Story #2: Capcom Showcase 2023 Recap and Review |

00:35:04 - Our Favorite Games at Summer Game Fest 2023 |

00:43:49 - Summer Game Fest 2023 Predictions Results |

00:49:54 - Main Topic: Ultimate E3 Bracket (Part 3) |

1:19:56 - Rotating Segment: PS Please (February 2011) |

1:22:47 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged, Hades II, Disney Illusion Island, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree) |

1:24:31 - Game, Watch, Listen (Tears of the Kingdom, Breath of the Wild, Pokémon FireRed, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Air, You Hurt My Feelings, Saba & No I.D., Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure, KAYTRAMINÉ, Tim Hecker - No Highs) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Was this the best Summer Game Fest yet? Did Xbox deliver and convince us of a bright future? The Mosher brothers answer all of this and more during their reviews of 2023’s Xbox Games Showcase and Summer Game Fest!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:05:05 - Summer Game Fest 2023 Review |

00:42:43 - Xbox Games Showcase 2023 Review |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

The summer showcase season is officially here! To kick it off, the brothers review last week’s PlayStation Showcase and predict 2023’s Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Sam’s Thoughts on Jake’s Tears of the Kingdom Episode) |

00:09:14 - News Story #1: PlayStation Showcase (May 2023) Recap and Review |

00:34:52 - News Story #2: The Last of Us Multiplayer Game’s Troubled Development |

00:42:42 - News Story #3: Redfall’s Troubled Development |

00:53:10 - Main Topic: Summer Game Fest 2023 Predictions |

1:16:12 - Rotating Segment: Demo Reel (Pokkén Tournament) |

1:20:17 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Alan Wake II, Ghostrunner 2, Helldivers II, The Talos Principle 2, Hades II, Street Fighter 6, Diablo IV, System Shock, LEGO 2K Drive) |

1:22:00 - Game, Watch, Listen (Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Succession, Barry, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Crying in H Mart, Fairy Tale) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Jake explores Hyrule alone while Sam is sick and shares impressions of 2023’s most anticipated title, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. He discusses the groundbreaking new abilities, if Breath of the Wild’s sense of discovery is still intact, and what makes this and its predecessor stand out amongst its competition.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:03:08 - News Story #1: Nintendo Hardware News |

00:09:42 - News Story #2: Open-World Zelda Is Here to Stay |

00:14:29 - News Story #3: PlayStation Showcase Announced |

00:23:03 - Main Topic: Tears of the Kingdom Impressions |

0:43:02 - Rotating Segment: Demo Reel (Pokkén Tournament) |

0:44:39 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Tears of the Kingdom, Humanity) |

0:45:04 - Game, Watch, Listen (Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Wild Child, Silo, Somebody Somewhere, Fairy Tale) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Sam and Jake continue their E3 bracket series to pick the best year of the beloved (and maligned) gaming conference. This week, they cover the first E3, the Nintendo Switch’s first E3, PlayStation’s incredible 2016 showcase, and more!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping

00:03:11 - News Story #1: PlayStation Showcase Rumored for Late May

00:09:21 - News Story #2: PlayStation Shuts Down Concrete Genie Studio, PixelOpus

00:15:58 - News Story #3: Phil Spencer Talks Redfall and Xbox’s Position in the Console Race

00:33:13 - Main Topic: Ultimate E3 Bracket (Part 2)

1:16:37 - Rotating Segment: Rental Roundup (Super Paper Mario)

1:23:04 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Call of Duty, The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Redfall)

1:25:32 - Game, Watch, Listen (Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Jaws: No Swimming, Beach Closed, Dead Ringers, Succession, Beef, Somebody Somewhere, Indigo De Souza, The National, Crying in H Mart)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

E3 2023 is canceled, but Jake and Sam aren’t done with gaming’s classic summer tradition. This week, they kick off the “Ultimate E3 Bracket” - a deep-dive series devoted to picking the very best year of E3. E3 might be dead, but its spirit will always live on! As if that isn’t enough, the brothers react in real time to Redfall’s review embargo lift.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (NFL Draft, Drake Relays)

00:04:03 - News Story #1: Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Gameplay Reveal

00:12:32 - News Story #2: PS5 Is Selling Like Hotcakes

00:19:36 - News Story #3: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Technical Problems

00:29:33 - Redfall Review Conversation

00:32:02 - Main Topic: Ultimate E3 Bracket (Part 1)

1:26:43 - Rotating Segment: Mad Mags: Fury Read (Nintendo Power, Issue 120)

1:30:23 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Age of Wonders 4, Redfall)

1:32:57 - Game, Watch, Listen (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Crash 4: It’s About Time, NFL Draft, Beef, Jessie Ware’s “That! Feels Good!,” Giant Bomb’s Hyrule Hustle)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!