How can smart people enjoy a game about a naked boy crying at poop? Binding of Isaac is one of the most chaotic, labyrinthine, and complex games we've ever put multiple hundreds of hours into. Inspired by Legend of Zelda and Rogue, Binding of Isaac sees you grabbing dozens of game-changing items, building a unique Isaac, and descending deeper into the basement than you ever imagined. Gary is joined by his Everything to Guppy co-host, Will Hughes, to break down what makes Binding of Isaac an easy entry in the video game hall of fame.

The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the most iconic games ever made. While not every trick it used holds up today's standards, the number of innovative techniques they used to make an adventure feel huge informs game design to this very day. Join us in revisiting this stone-cold classic.

This episode originally aired as off-season episode of Bonfireside Chat.

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We hear your thoughts about such as games as Wasteland 3, Wasteland 3 and Wasteland 3.

Upcoming Games:

January

• Legend of Zelda (Bonfireside Chat Rerun)

• Binding of Isaac (Gary and Will Hughes)

• Thief II: The Metal Age

• Robocop: Rogue City (Premium)

February

• Mortal Kombat II

• Mega Man X4

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Premium)

To wrap up the year, December's premium episode of WOFF! is the live panel we did at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo back in October. Bob Mackey and Jeremy Parish of the Retronauts joined us to talk about the best and worst 7/10 games. One score means a lot of different things, and we try to get to the bottom of what's 7/10 (derogatory) and 7/10 (laudatory).

Games we discuss: Shadowrun (SNES). Ghostbusters (2009). Yakuza: Dead Souls. Dragon Quest VII. Clash at Demonhead. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. Ninja Five-O. State of Decay. Haunting Ground.

To celebrate episode 500, we wrap up the plot of our yearly CRPG, Wasteland 3. We're heading up the mountains toward the north in order to deal with Victory, the Psychopath who is holed themselves up in Aspen.

Continuing our journey into the Wasteland, we need to follow up on a lead about the involvement of a Casino magnate.

Before there was Fallout, there was Wasteland. And after there was Fallout, there was Wasteland. In this combat heavy tactical RPG, we see many of the seeds that blossomed into the flowers of Fallout, while still having a distinct flavor all their own. This game is goofy, cynical, and generally wants you to have a bad time while you laugh.

Upcoming WOFF Games

December:

• Wasteland 3

January:

• The Legend of Zelda (Bonefireside Chat Rerun)

• The Binding of Isaac (Guest-hosted episode with Gary and Will Hughes)

• Theif II: The Metal Age

• RoboCop: Rogue City (Premium)

We love Hitman so much, we had to see where our little, bald, perfect clone with a barcode came from. The levels are smaller, but a lot of the core concepts of what makes Hitman good are still here in the DNA of the series in a more rudimentary form.

[Audio Disclaimer: Gwen here. All of the OST audio I could find for Unpacking had some skips in the audio files themselves. I tried to minimize this, but I can still hear them in the finished audio. If you hear it as well, just know that I worked with the best versions I could find.]

What stories do our objects tell us about ourselves? Unpacking attempts to get the player to connect to an unseen person who's objects we become intimately familiar with. It's also a game about chores. Does it make you cry?