Time Pals Podcast

Send us a textEver wonder how a $400 million game can flop harder than a broken joystick? This week, Underscore, Jon Powell, and ShadoSpartan dive headfirst into the most infamous, unhinged, and spectacularly bad video game marketing campaigns of all time.From Romero’s legendary Daikatana trash talk to Mercenaries gas riots, Dante’s Inferno’s deadly sins, and Acclaim’s completely feral “Extreme Era,” your Time Pals revisit a greatest-hits collection of corporate overconfidence—including failed hype machines and just how much money can be set on fire by a major company in a handful of years (BOOMSHAKALA!).Listen now and cringe with us everywhere you get your podcasts.#TimePalsPodcast #Gaming #VideoGames #GamingHistory #MarketingFails 
 #Concord #Daikatana #DeadSpace #DeadSpace2 #Mercenaries2 #DantesInferno #Injustice2 #ResidentEvil6 #DyingLight #Turok #Burnout2 #Homefront
 #Sony #ElectronicArts #EA #Capcom #WarnerBrosGames #Acclaim #THQ #NetherRealm #GeekCast #DadCast #MaydayMediaNetworkTake your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A 90's Music Podcast. Press rewind as we chat with the hitmakers, bringing you closer to the musicians you love.https://www.teepublic.com/user/dopenostalgiaSupport the show

Send us a textThis week, co-host Nickell attempts to get the Time Pals into the holiday spirit—launching them on a nostalgic, chaotic, music-filled sleigh ride.From quitting a job for Cake, discovering their inner power-punk with Green Day, feeling like they’re fearlessly marching into certain doom with Sabaton, getting blasted by the holiday-magic lasers of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and reminding everyone that Limp Bizkit’s “Nookie” is actually a poetic breakup song—this episode dives into the albums and bands that shaped the Pals, inspired them, and still hit just as hard today. 💿🔥#TimePalsPodcast #MusicMemories #PodcastLife #HolidayVibes #LimpBizkit #Cake #GreenDay #Sabaton #TransSiberianOrchestra #AlbumImpact #NostalgiaTrip #MaydayMediaNetwork #ShadoSpartan #Dadcast #GeekcastTake your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A 90's Music Podcast. Press rewind as we chat with the hitmakers, bringing you closer to the musicians you love.https://www.teepublic.com/user/dopenostalgiaLegendary Supplements
Welcome to Legendary Supplements, where gaming greatness meets unparalleled performance.

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The Hobby Box Hunter
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Send us a textThe Time Pals return with a mini-blast from post-apocalyptic Boston: “Fallout 4: Nukes, Nonsense, and Another Settlement Needs Your Help!” 💥

Join ShadoSpartan and Underscore as they dive into the chaos of Fallout 4 — talking about their most memorable vaults, the worst companions, the recent remake controversy, and watch as ShadoSpartan commits nerd seppuku by proudly declaring Fallout 3 a terrible game (send all hate comments to his retro review show at YouTube.com/@ShadoSpartan44 ☢️).

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#TimePalsPodcast #Fallout4 #Bethesda #fallout #GamingPodcast #GeekCulture #PodcastLife #MaydayMediaNetwork #ShadoSpartan #GeekCast #DadCast #LegendarySupps #GamerLife #WastelandAdventures #VaultDweller #FalloutFans #MiniEpisode #PodcastDrop Take your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A 90's Music Podcast. Press rewind as we chat with the hitmakers, bringing you closer to the musicians you love.https://www.teepublic.com/user/dopenostalgiaLegendary Supplements
Welcome to Legendary Supplements, where gaming greatness meets unparalleled performance.

Funk the System
Funk The System started as a T-Shirt Company idea during the No Kings protests.

Dope Nostalgia Podcast
Nostalgia trips and interviews from a dope era of music.

The Hobby Box Hunter
Providing you informative and creative content on Sports Cards.

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Send us a textThis week, Time Pals co-host ShadoSpartan brings back Mini-Episodes and takes hilarious dive into the world of pro wrestling botches — from debut disasters to matches that went completely off the rails.Fellow Time Pal Underscore and Special guest Twitch streamer MrBortman (twitch.tv/mrbortmanttv) cover the infamous Sting vs. Jeff Hardy meltdown, Ted Dibiase Jr iconic excuses, the Thanksgiving fever dream known as The Gobbledy Gooker, and much more!Join us as we react, relive, and roast the madness of our fair sport.#TimePalsPodcast #ProWrestling #WrestlingBotches #Botchamania #Sting #JeffHardy #GobbledyGooker #NXT #NXTShowdown2025 #WWE #TNA #AEW #WrestlingFails #IndieWrestling #WrestlingCommunity #TedDibiaseJr ##MaydayMediaNetwork #Twitch #TwitchStreamer #MrBortman #MaydayMediaNetwork #GeekCast #DadCast #StoneCold #SteveAustin #OwenHart | Take your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A 90's Music Podcast. Press rewind as we chat with the hitmakers, bringing you closer to the musicians you love.https://www.teepublic.com/user/dopenostalgiaSupport the show

Send us a textThis week, co-host Jon shatters his fellow Time Pals’ fragile egos with a brutal truth bomb: “Your Favorite TV Character SUCKS!” 💥
Join your Pals in chaos as they rant about:

• Is JD from Scrubs worse than Ted Mosby or Ross Geller?
• Is Data from Star Trek: TNG basically Kyle Broflovski from South Park?
• Did Bron from Game of Thrones get way too much screen time? 
• Why Dawson’s a bully from the Creek and shouldn’t have been the main character! 
• Scrappy-Doo is the worst. This is a statement.
• Why is Worf such a crap security guard on Star Trek? 
• And would Family Matters be remembered as fondly as Fresh Prince or Family Ties if Urkel never showed up? 
• Was Piper from Orange is the New Black one of the most unnecessary characters on television?

And so much more. . .Drop your hot takes in the comments —We’re always looking to fuel further nerd rage.Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.#TVNerds #PopCulturePodcast #TVShows #PodcastLife #PodcastCommunity #PodcastersOfInstagram #PopCulture #TVNerds #WalkingDead #GameOfThrones #Scrubs #HowIMetYourMother #FriendsTVShow #DawsonsCreek #StarTrek #StarWars #Worf #FamilyMatters  #GeekCulture #NerdTalk #TVDiscussion #BobbaFett #PodcastHumor #ListenNow #ComedyCrew #PodcastRecommendation #TimePals #TimePalsPodcast #GeekCast #DadCast Take your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A 90's Music Podcast. Press rewind as we chat with the hitmakers, bringing you closer to the musicians you love.https://www.teepublic.com/user/dopenostalgiaLegendary Supplements
Welcome to Legendary Supplements, where gaming greatness meets unparalleled performance.

Funk the System
Funk The System started as a T-Shirt Company idea during the No Kings protests.

Dope Nostalgia Podcast
Nostalgia trips and interviews from a dope era of music.

The Hobby Box Hunter
Providing you informative and creative content on Sports Cards.

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Send us a textThis Tuesday, the Time Pals Podcast presents Hobby Hype!, featuring special guest Norell (aka The Hobby Box Hunter)! 🎙️Your Pals dive into our shared love of geek collectibles, his creative crossover shirts mixing sports cards with Bay Area hip-hop artists, and the stories behind our favorite hunts.We also figure out the most valuable thing you’d find in our childhood bedrooms, reveal our holy grail collectibles, stories of the weirdest things people have sold, and laugh about the trends we were happy to see die in a dumpster fire. 🔥#TimePalsPodcast #HobbyHype #TheHobbyBoxHunter #Collectibles #GeekCulture #SportsCards #BayAreaHipHop #HolyGrail  #thebay #Nostalgia #PodcastLife #CardCollecting #PopCulture #Dadcast #geekcast  #BillyRipken #GaryVee #KenGriffreyJrTake your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A 90's Music Podcast. Press rewind as we chat with the hitmakers, bringing you closer to the musicians you love.https://www.teepublic.com/user/dopenostalgiaLegendary Supplements
Welcome to Legendary Supplements, where gaming greatness meets unparalleled performance.

Funk the System
Funk The System started as a T-Shirt Company idea during the No Kings protests.

Dope Nostalgia Podcast
Take your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A

The Hobby Box Hunter
Providing you informative and creative content on Sports Cards.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the show

Send us a textThis week, ShadoSpartan wants you to know that not every hard game is hard for the right reasons—some were tough just because of clunky design or straight-up bad programming, not because they were really testing our skill. But what about the games that do get clever with challenging the player? When does harder actually mean better? Is Easy Mode a valid way to go through life?Join the Time Pals as they dive deep into the art of difficulty in gaming:👉 Why bullet sponge enemies are gaming’s laziest trick
👉 Did a harder difficulty ever force you to change your style?
👉 Which impossible games finally got conquered decades later?And find out why ShadoSpartan Gets Hard for Hard Games#Podcast #TimePals #TimePalsPodcast #Geekcast #dadcast #GamingPodcast #TimePals #GamersLife #EasyMode #HardMode #RetroGaming #GoldenEye #XCOM2 #Fallout4 #Diablo #DeadRisingTake your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A 90's Music Podcast. Press rewind as we chat with the hitmakers, bringing you closer to the musicians you love.https://www.teepublic.com/user/dopenostalgiaLegendary Supplements
Welcome to Legendary Supplements, where gaming greatness meets unparalleled performance.

Funk the System
Funk The System started as a T-Shirt Company idea during the No Kings protests.

Dope Nostalgia Podcast
Take your earholes back to the era of Hammerpants, backwards overalls, grunge, and New Jack Swing! A

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Send us a textThis week the Time Pal return from their summer break and are immediately captured by ADHD addled co-host Nickell who turned the Time Pals studio into his own twisted game show. It’s Time Pal vs Time Pal as they must answer questions such as:🤔 Would you get a facial tattoo of his face to save his life?
 🐴 Would you kill a pony to erase an embarrassing moment?
 💨 Would you rather control farts… or only have telekinesis when someone else lets one rip?Tune in for the madness — and maybe rethink who you’d want on your team when asked “Would you rather lose your sight or your hearing, and if you knew a month in advance, how would you prepare?”  We guarantee you the answer isn’t what you’d think.#timepalspodcast #geekcast #dadcast #nickell #adhdquestions #facetattoos #themesongs #cutaways #zacksnyder #badsuperpowers #embarrassingmoments #legendarysupps #legendarylegion #maydaymedianetworkLegendary Supplements
Welcome to Legendary Supplements, where gaming greatness meets unparalleled performance.

Funk the System
Funk The System started as an idea during the No Kings protests. I noticed that there were a lot of

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This week, the Time Pals celebrate our first year as a geek dad team—just in time for our month-long summer break (and, regrettably, to give Underscore a reprieve from producing our unique brand of chaos).
From questions born of an ADHD mind, to AI-generated improv adventure stories, cruelly forgotten movie and video game gems, and an array of awesome guest hosts, the Time Pals look back on their favorite moments (and arguments!)—and ponder just how much nerdier we can get for the rest of the year.

A fun and goofy episode? Probably.
A self-serving, cheap, quick-hit? You betcha!
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#podcast #geekcast #dadcast #timepalspodcast #TimePals #nostalgia #retrogames #legendarylegion #maydaymedianetwork #milestones #housekeeper #Chapters00:00 Celebrating Milestones: One Year of TimePals03:03 Reflections on Podcasting: The Journey So Far05:50 Creative Outlets: The Fun of Co-Hosting09:13 Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: Connecting the Dots11:58 Looking Back: Regrets and Missed Opportunities15:11 Nostalgia and Gaming: Revisiting Childhood Favorites17:54 The Evolution of Topics: What We Learned20:48 Unexpected Moments: Surprises in Podcasting24:08 The Fun of Off-the-Rails Conversations24:38 The Great Animal Showdown27:13 Housekeeper Anecdotes and Misunderstandings30:23 Revisiting Past Guests and Missed Questions33:45 Favorite Episodes and Memorable Moments40:02 Collaborative Episode Dynamics46:37 Top Episodes and Reflections on Growth

This week, the Time Pals bring their flashlights and emotional support wine as they dig up the creepiest, weirdest, and most nightmare-inducing moments from the kids' shows we grew up with.
Too scared to face it alone, hosts Mike Underscore and Jon Powell enlist their friends Angie and Becca from the Black Curtain Club Podcast to hold their hands as they explore scenes like Invader Zim tasting his own flesh baloney, Phantom 2040 introducing a family annihilator, Punky Brewster getting trapped in a horror movie, and many more surprisingly cursed Saturday morning cartoons.
Check out the Black Curtain Club Podcast everywhere you get your scary pods or check out their IG tag on this post. Find all our links and episodes at:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/timepalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/timepalspodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TimePalsPodcast/videos⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact Us at:⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected] us at our new home on the ⁠⁠Mayday Media Network⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydaymedianetwork.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠) andbe sure to check out all our new Pals everywhere you get your podcastsWanna help your poor poor co-hosts stay awake? Buy them a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/timepalspodcast#popculture #kidcartoons #Teletubbies  #AdventureTime #PunkyBrewster #Invader Zim #CatDog,#Phantom2040, #Rugrats #Dinosaurs #Powerpuff Girls #SpongeBob #tomandjerry #podcast#geekcast #dadcast #timepals #timepalspodcastChapters00:00 Introduction to Nostalgia and Pop Culture02:52 Exploring Creepy Moments in Kids' Cartoons06:09 Teletubbies: A Surveillance State?08:53 The Dark Side of CatDog12:07 Adventure Time's Blank-Eyed Girl14:57 Punky Brewster's Haunting Halloween Special18:13 The Body Horror of Invader Zim21:07 Phantom 2040: A Cyberpunk Dystopia28:32 The Rise of Maximum Incorporated29:56 Sparks' Dark Revelation31:45 Cartoons and the Dark Side of Humor36:47 Rugrats and Existential Dread41:14 Dinosaurs: A Grim Ending44:33 The Creepy Side of Fandom51:14 SpongeBob's Purgatory Adventure