The boys talk about Phantasy Star IV today, and then Sam gives DJ a quiz about words that have "ph" in them. Fun for the whole family!

We are back with another RANKING episode! Can you guess our top 5 favorite healers?!

Sam talks about how you can rub plants on yourself to cure wounds.

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We're back! Continuing our "Space Opera" RPG trend and reviewing the fantastic indie game: Beyond Galaxyland! Incredible music, gameplay, and characters! What more could you ask for?!

Sam also tells us about guinea pigs.

Whoa! First interview on the pod, and it is with the most rad Sam Enright, the creator and developer of Beyond Galaxyland. After you listen to this episode, be sure you go and download Beyond Galaxyland and play it! Available on:  PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One!

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Today we get unhinged and talk about games for 2025! Big fun!

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Sam & DJ deep dive into the Switch 2 rumors circling the internet!

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Don’t Cthu-lose out and miss this gem! In the final episode of season 1 of Turn-Based Besties, Sam & DJ talk about the Christmas classic: Cthulhu Saves Christmas!

Also, Sam talks about nutmeg poisoning. Bad, bad, bad!

References:

Nutmeg. Nutmeg - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2024). https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/nutmeg

Whoa! Almost the end of season 1, and what way to (almost) end our first season than with a RANKING episode of our most favorite games we played in 2024!

PERIL! This week the Turn-Based Besties review the potential GOTY sensation: Metaphor ReFantazio!

Sam also teaches us his Crawly Sprawly song.

Also, learn about the "third eye" in our medical moment!

References: 

Clarinda N Sutanto, Wen Wei Loh, Jung Eun Kim, The impact of tryptophan supplementation on sleep quality: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression, Nutrition Reviews, Volume 80, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 306–316, https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab027

Patel S, Rahmani B, Gandhi J, Seyam O, Joshi G, Reid I, Smith NL, Waltzer WC, Khan SA. Revisiting the pineal gland: a review of calcification, masses, precocious puberty, and melatonin functions. Int J Neurosci. 2020 May;130(5):464-475. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2019.1692838. Epub 2020 Feb 25. PMID: 31714865.

Happy Halloween! This is the second of two spoooooky episodes this month! Sam and DJ discuss the RPG Costume Quest in this episode, and also talk about their own favorite costumes for Halloween.

Peem Peem!