Watch Out for Fireballs!

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Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast that covers video games from every era, from retro to newer releases, indie to AAA. Each week we dive deep into the game's mechanics and narrative to fi... more

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October 11, 2012Episode 30: Super Mario World
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and the attendees of the Portland Retro Games Expo talk about Super Mario World.
This episode is a bit of a different beast than our previous outings. Normally we play a game, then talk about it, and pepper in your thoughts. For this, we set up a booth at the Portland Retro Games Expo with a CRT TV and an SNES with Super Mario World. We invited anyone who passed to beat a level, then offer their thoughts. The result is an hour of avant garde guerilla podcasting, where people gush about the best Mario game of all time.
LINKS OF NOTE
Super Mario World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_World
Tommy Boy (9/10) Movie CLIP - Airline Safety (1995) HD - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWrjBBXjjhM
Classic Gaming Expo: www.cgexpo.com/
NintendoAge » Home: www.nintendoage.com/
ALTERED BEATS | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos: www.myspace.com/alteredbeatscrew
Creepycult: www.facebook.com/pages/Creepycult/245475495464019
Beck - Loser - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSPaXgAdzE
Amazon.com: Wii Classic Controller Pro - White: Nintendo Wii: Video Games: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037U…=stunthdottran-20
Game|Life - Your Source for Gaming News Since 20XX | Wired.com: www.wired.com/gamelife/
SPECIAL THANKS:
_P, Aaron, Adam, Adrian, Alex, Ashton, Atreyu, Becky, Ben, Bill, Bryce, Calvin, Chives, Chris 1, Chris 2, Chris 3, Chris 4, Christian, Derek, Dylan, Elise, Elizabeth, Ethan 1, Ethan 2, Gideon, Giovanni, Greg, Ian!, Isaac, J-Ro, Jade, James, Jared, Jason, Joey, John, Josh 1, Josh 2, Justin, K., Leland, Matt 1, Matt 2, Matthew, Megan, Michael, Miles, Mitchell, Nathan, Nicholas, Nick, Noah, Norah, Patrick 1, Patrick 2, Ross, Ryan, Sage, Sam, Scott, Shrev, Simon, Spencer, Ted, Travis, Trevor, Tyler 1, Tyler 2, Vito, Zack.
And more thanks to Chris Kohler of Wired’s Game|Life.
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October 04, 2012Episode 29: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross investigate Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers.
It’s no secret: We love adventure games. And we’ve done a lot of them recently. However, we’ve never done a Sierra adventure game, of which Gabriel Knight is probably the best. Funky accents aside, it’s got great dialogue, clever puzzles, and explores a subject that’s been mostly ignored by games: Voodoo.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers: www.gog.com/en/gamecard/gabriel…sins_of_the_fathers
Jane Jensen: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jensen
The Hero’s Journey: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_hero%27s_journey
Inbox Zero: inboxzero.com/
L.A. Noire: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002I0…=stunthdottran-20
Pita Pit: www.pitapitusa.com/home.php
Get Lamp: www.getlamp.com/
Ignatius J. Reilly: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Confederacy_of_Dunces
Gilbert Dauterieve: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eyU7qAJ8zg
Robert Smith: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS_ux2H473I
The Game: www.amazon.com/gp/product/006055…=stunthdottran-20
Redead: zeldawiki.org/ReDead
Pompei Castings: www.mummytombs.com/main.pompeii.htm
Backlog Killer: www.backlogkiller.com/
What’s in the box!? www.youtube.com/watch?v=1giVzxyoclE
Dead Man’s Party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iypUpv9xelg
Miss Cleo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWyHiV3l3MA
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September 27, 2012Extrasode: Maniac Mansion (Featuring Ron Gilbert)
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Ron Gilbert talk about bicycle safety, the way of the future, the horror of silence, and a little bit about Maniac Mansion.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Bicycle Safety Camp: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qli_U6yyZs0
The Way of the Future: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Pbx9mvWPY
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September 20, 2012Episode 28: Maniac Mansion (Featuring Ron Gilbert)
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Ron Gilbert achieve critical mass regarding Maniac Mansion.
In a first for the show, WOFF! has the creator of a game in to talk about it. Maniac Mansion was foundational for both Gary and Kole, and it was a huge honor to have Ron Gilbert onto the show. If you haven’t played Maniac Mansion, shame on you. It’s an amazing point-and-click adventure game that formed the basis of pretty much everything that followed it. This is an unconventional episode, but we really hope you enjoy it.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Dave’s Shirt: www.classicgaming.cc/pc/maniacmansi…funnystuff.php
“The Making of Maniac Mansion” - GDC Talk: www.gdcvault.com/play/1014732/Cla…ostmortem-MANIAC
Creepshow: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepshow#.…Jordy_Verrill.22
Hayes Code: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Pict…_Production_Code
Uncanny Valley: www.damninteresting.com/a-walk-in-the…-the-uncanny/
“Why Adventure Games Suck”: grumpygamer.com/2152210
Heavy Rain: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Rain
The Cave: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfaDxTE9jNc
Maniac Mansion Deluxe: www.curlysworldoffreeware.com/games/view/124
SCUMM VM: www.scummvm.org/
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September 13, 2012Extrasode: Anniversary
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Maniac Mansion, steak, PAX Casual Encounters, and a little bit about a year of doing this show.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Maniac Mansion: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_mansion
Lorne Lanning: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Lanning
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September 06, 2012Episode 27: Anniversary
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross celebrate WOFF!’s anniversary by talking about bad old NES games, retraux games, and transient game experiences.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006…=stunthdottran-20
Sonic R: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s3dP8GUFSw
Inception Sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4a3y7xetJY
Bad Street Brawler: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Street_Brawler
Power Glove: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacoxHFYvZw
WOFF! Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/watchoutforfireballs
Time Lord: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord_(video_game)
Sonic 3D Dash: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_3D
Nintendo Seal of Approval: www.somethingawful.com/d/video-game-…l-quality.php
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGWooNDPiE
The Cable Guy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTF-5EvjHJQ
Milon’s Secret Castle: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milon%27s_Secret_Castle
Backlogkiller: www.backlogkiller.com/
Retro Game Challenge: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FE…=stunthdottran-20
Zeboyd Games: zeboyd.com/
Game Center CX 2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Center_CX_2#Sequel
The Artist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK7pfLlsUQM
Brick: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cVzHeJ0Z3I
Telltale’s The Walking Dead: store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/207610/
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP: store.steampowered.com/app/204060/?s…7_suggest__13
Superbrothers: superbrothers.ca/
Jim Guthrie: www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encod…earch-alias%3Daps
Mixed-Up Mother Goose: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZV-6y-ecjY
Robert Ashley: www.robertashley.org/
Grant Morrison: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_morrison
Steambot Chronicles: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EG…=stunthdottran-20
Dear Esther: store.steampowered.com/app/203810/
“A Hush” by Shearwater: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADn4zlVduDw
“Dark Flute” by Jim Guthrie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8y_6o8UvR4
EverQuest: www.everquest.com/
Team Fortress Classic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Fortress_Classic
Radiolab: www.radiolab.org/
Ninjas vs. Podcast: www.facebook.com/ninjasvspodcast
Video Games Hotdog: videogameshotdog.com/
Dork Night Podcast: dorknight.libsyn.com/
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August 30, 2012Extrasode: Earthbound (Part 2)
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about color in games, linearity, sarsparilla and a little bit about the second half of EarthBound.
LINKS OF NOTE:
5 Annoying Trends That Make Every Movie Look the Same | Cracked.com: www.cracked.com/article_18664_5-a…ie-look-same.html
Orange/Blue Contrast in Movie Posters | /Film: www.slashfilm.com/orangeblue-contr…n-movie-posters/
FedEx Arrow: www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000273.php
Seaman (video game) - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_(video_game)
Amazon.com: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014X…=stunthdottran-20
Amazon.com: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050S…=stunthdottran-20
Care Bears Movie 1 Trailer - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGn_HHOfBRw
GREMLINS (Movie Trailer) - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoK0BzYUTrU
RPG Maker: www.rpgmakerweb.com/
Mother 3 - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3
Louie Official Website: www.fxnetworks.com/louie/
Sioux City sarsaparilla - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux_City_sarsaparilla
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August 23, 2012Episode 26: Earthbound (Part 2)
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross put their spirits into robots in order to gush about the end of EarthBound.
From a beach resort to a womb in the past, Earthbound remains one of the finest games we’ve played for this podcast. It’s not without its flaws, but we spend the majority of the episode gushing over it. Especially the ending.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods: grantmorrisonmovie.com/
Wutai - The Final Fantasy Wiki: finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Wutai
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the…ycle_Maintenance
Mt. Ordeals - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzJ1xUbya5o
How many kills did you get for pink tails? forums.ffshrine.org/f24/how-many-ki…get-pink-72077/
Stand By Me - Leech Scene - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OP4cZM-Y54
Down the Drain - TVTropes: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DownTheDrain
Ghostbusters 2 - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPFoUd1mBF0
LAND OF THE LOST INTRO - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSKIuJWRMaI
possum attack - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hppS8rF1SY
Crazy Ass Goose! - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OStX_wrWGg
The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft: www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/love…routofspace.htm
Azathoth - H P Lovecraft - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqgzI5KnWbU
LIttle Shop of Horrors - Suppertime - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfcPnul77T8
Pee Wee and Snakes: 3.bp.blogspot.com/-9KgHNfJBboo/TQq…e-wee+snakes.jpg
Kill Bill - Black Mamba - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwLrx-umGfY
tumblr_l2oir9npfC1qc073co1_400.gif 399×300 pixels: 24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2oir9np…c073co1_400.gif
EverQuest Trains: blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/30/i-…s-the-trains/
Fight Club (1999) - Memorable quotes: www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/quotes
Heart of Darkness - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness
Lord Of War Trailer HD - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke79K4bO4P8
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I5OtlKjzJo
Mr Treehorn Treats Objects Like Women - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SBQQVv_e8U
Some Kind of Tube? - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWuwZElgDg
Harry Nilsson discography - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nilsson_discography
Orange/Blue Contrast in Movie Posters: www.slashfilm.com/orangeblue-contr…n-movie-posters/
Diamond Dogs - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Dogs
Seaman Trailer - Sega Dreamcast - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM-tZ5JQc3w
Save Scumming - TVTropes: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SaveScumming
Last Level of Contra: www.google.com/search?q=last%20l…&biw=1335&bih=930
Crimson King - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_King
Jonathan Coulton w/ John Roderick - Nemeses (Official Video) - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2eEICejB0
Poetic Justice - Trailer - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OslJ2zbUaFQ
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August 16, 2012Extrasode: Earthbound (Part 1)
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about lockjaw, Gary’s distaste for Homestar Runner, more Breaking Bad spoilers, and a little bit about the first half of Earthbound.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Tetanus - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose Trailer HD - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSy7DldFdUI
Inhumans - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhumans
Amazon.com: Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone (White): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EO…=stunthdottran-20
Amazon.com: Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQ…=stunthdottran-20
Homestar Runner: www.homestarrunner.com/
Breaking Bad – AMC: www.amctv.com/shows/breaking-bad
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August 09, 2012Episode 25: Earthbound (Part 1)
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross get weird with the first half of EarthBound.
They say playing good RPGS (after a month of awful games) is healthful and dandy. We’ve found this to be true. Join us as we follow Ness and his friends on the most good-natured and surreal battle against unfathomable cosmic horrors ever to hit a screen. Also, fuzzy pickles.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Earthbound: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound
Starmen.net: starmen.net/
Shigesato Itoi: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigesato_Itoi
Satoru Iwata: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_iwata
Mother: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_(video_game)
Mother 3: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3
The Shawshank Redemption: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hB3S9bIaco
“Cat’s in the Cradle” - Harry Chapin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwjNBjqR-c
Clifford (Martin Short Movie): www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBj31rJb_Ps
Earthbound - Before I Play: beforeiplay.com/index.php?title=Earthbound
Psyduck: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyduck
Another Moon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBmJW318Bw
RPG Maker: www.rpgmakerweb.com/
O.H.R.P.G.C.E. rpg.hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/Main_Page
Walking Tall (2004): www.youtube.com/watch?v=X67H5J9ZMds
Guided by Voices: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_By_Voices
Cthulhu Saves the World: store.steampowered.com/app/107310/
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmsMLsxTbE8
The Blues Brothers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjGfnsjdJec
The Screaming Trees - “Nearly Lost You”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE5f561Y1x4
Animaniacs: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animaniacs
Scientology: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology
Age of Consent: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
Final Fantasy IV: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_fantasy_iv
Treehouse of Horror - Shinning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yGJGTjV2WE
Phantasy Star 2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_II
The Who - “Won’t Get Fooled Again”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhrZgojY1Q
The Who - “Baba O’Riley”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g
James Taylor - “Fire and Rain”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T35WXFOmwI
Mr. Saturn Font: www.zone38.net/font/
“Mystic Mysidia”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwtdCcviYl4
“Welcome to the Machine”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk6iI1Fh4VQ&feature=fvst
“In Living Color” Fly Dancers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHzZLVyuv98
USB SNES Adapter: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002IX…=stunthdottran-20
Orthogonal Projection: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogonal_…onal_projections
Isometric Perspective: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isometric_projection
The Binding of Isaac: store.steampowered.com/app/113200/
This Suit Burns Better: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPJzRgYZgC0
Homer’s Soul Mate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMR53zHrdzg
MC HONKY - “Sonnet No. 3 (Like A Duck): www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NurZeEtNQE
Dr. Demento: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Demento
CBT: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy
Mysteries: Do They Exist? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo4tzrxyXsA
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