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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross tap into X-Men Legends II.

Tappa tappa tappa. Tappa tappa tappa. We can’t let Apocalypse win! This marks our first foray into Diablo-likes, talking about the one and only time the X-Men and Brotherhood joined forces for the greater good.

• Aggro Crag: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P8R9fxOOdc

• Mr. Sinister: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc80tFJpTuo

• Age of Apocalypse: marvel.com/universe/Age_of_Apocalypse

• Patrick Stewart in Oblivion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVWiMWW8ejg

• I love these guys: www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/times…oved-they-are-th

• Spider Jerusalem: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_Jerusalem

• Treasures of the Deep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWm9WGriS88

• Riff Raff: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxF5SP9j1R8

• Sea Devil: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xdf3mdhPdw

• How the Space Race Worked: science.howstuffworks.com/space-race.htm

• Chris Gaines: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4HKIiDzMhI

• Seige Perilous: marvel.wikia.com/Siege_Perilous

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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Ben Merkel interview Chris Avellone about Alpha Protocol, then read your thoughts on the same game.

• [Days of Future Past](www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsjtg7m1MMM)

• [Transistor](www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJmtn6JP7Ug)

• [Turn up the Radio](www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8CcTYsMHYU)

• [Kendama](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendama)

• [Deck of Many Things](www.wizards.com/dnd/dmt/dmt.htm)

• [Friday the 13th The Series](www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNYoUHd82RE)

• [Shoot'em Up](www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlx4n_ibNZE)

• [The Culture](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture)

• [Pathfinder Card Game](paizo.com/pathfinder/adventureCardGame)

• [Thomas was Alone](www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc0C8H1YgUM)

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross investigate Alpha Protocol.

We’re talking about talking, as Mike Thorton gets double, triple, and quadruple-crossed on his mission to save the world from all-out-war. What’s the opposite of a critical darling? A critical bastard? Whatever it is, we seek to call out what works in this maligned gem.

• Gar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_0ZVzUO3Os

• Destructoid Review: www.destructoid.com/review-alpha-pr…ol-174617.phtml

• Invisible Monsters: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Monsters

• Acoustic Kitty: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty

• Wayne’s World 2 Kung Fu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0bx2Qlxv0

• Hanzo Hiding in Plain Sight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIr6rEndy0A

• Splash - Madison: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_(name)

• Street Car Dilemma: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

• Firefly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPRlHwwVIug

• Geekocalypse: geekocalypse.net/

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Killer7.

• Goodbye Cruel World: www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Csg0XCGIk

• Tiger Lady: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-I8omPcVs

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross deconstruct Killer7.

I can't even pretend to summarize what happens in Killer7. It even defies genre delineation. Instead, I will go with the angle that Killer7 is an incredibly divisive game that places style over substance... and how much you'll enjoy it depends on how much you dig the style.

• [Videodrome](www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxeroqZSuo)

• [Flower, Sun and Rain](www.youtube.com/watch?v=juRhRiFqVo4)

• [Killer 7 on Hardcore Gaming 101](www.hardcoregaming101.net/killer7/killer7.htm)

• [Diet One](www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/162773/Diet)

• [Diet Two](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Diet)

• [K7 Deconstruction](www.gamefaqs.com/gamecube/562551-…ller7/faqs/38193)

• [Frank's Hats](www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2dKXlWVKqA)

• [How Soon is Now?](www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEq8DBxm0J4)

• [Murdock](www.youtube.com/watch?v=8th2J3c88mU)

• [Suckerpunch](www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSIetIg7O3M)

• [Everlong](www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y)

• [Minerva's Den](www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XsRC0EGLfY)

• [Check out these fucking spheres](www.youtube.com/watch?v=08kyNhk48Ig)

• [Terror](cybergazing.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/beavis.jpg)

• [Smiles](www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeFeRh9qwZA)

• [Gymnopedies](www.youtube.com/watch?v=YclppeD82lo)

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Shadow of the Colossus. Also, at the end, we do some Hardware followup.

• Combo Breaker: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezdptxvyAxo

• Cut Colossi: teamico.wikia.com/wiki/Unused_Colossi

• RE4 Super Bunny Hop: www.youtube.com/watch?v=urpHwgOujcw

• Gameboy Light: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_line

• Rockband Blitz: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU2gkLJegf4

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross surmount a discussion about Shadow of the Colossus.

We generally like to avoid talking about things that have been game-clubbed to death, but Shadow of the Colossus is an unabashed masterpiece. We don’t want to give to much away, but here’s a hint: you kill a bunch of huge monsters in this understated yet grandiose experimental classic.

• Latchkey Kingdom: Titan: latchkeykingdom.smackjeeves.com/chapters/…19/titan/

• Brothers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPcPDFSLC2M

• Reign Over Me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRiqz_WnYxc

• SotC Lore Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAjQBp_aBBpoW4_Iaqami2A

• Muzzy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WYxLDC5g0E

• Equus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_(play)

• Corey: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwqIw9YFXmE

• Elizabeth Bathory: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B…thory#Accusation

• Look at this: 28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6l9ubNB…d39nmo1_400.jpg

• Now look at this: www.popcornmonster.com/wp-content/up…y_knowles.jpg

• LobosJR SotC Speedrun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdP7Q1oB_fQ

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:

• Latchkey Kingdom: latchkeykingdom.com/

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your stories about video game hardware.

• Rocksmith: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaHsqGSetVo

• Deus Ex Lecture: www.youtube.com/channel/UCkpl-VMsq1m9AcWb2QMFHww

• Cartridge Tilting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM6JPLUJoIk

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross drop some science in a survey course about video game hardware.

Rounding out our roster of Kickstarter special episodes, this one is a whirlwind tour of the boxes and dinguses that make video games work. Side A is systems and controllers, while Side B is weird accessories.

• Prime and Hardcase, etc: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraverse

• Family Truckster: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTaTitRENDM

• AVGN on Old Systems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl2Wz1qlzco

• Moraff: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Moraff

• Sega Channel Mega Man: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man:_The_Wily_Wars

• Portopia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Portopi…rial_Murder_Case

• Smash Hit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtkpLDnMzF8

• ASMR: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVpfHgC3ye0

• Sega Nights Controller: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PThsbn1bCFU

• Inside a Gamecube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=exfS2beDP08

• Nintendo Thumb: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_thumb

• Child of Eden: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuYWLYjOa_0

• Silver and Gold: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2WNs1FAPeA

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Blade Runner.

• Turtles are gross: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCjsWpM9zFU

• Lorenzo Music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=luKppFZvG3U

• Lego Movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTP9U0oDDKg

• Todd Redden: www.random.org/acknowledgements/

• Ingmar Bergman: www.youtube.com/watch?v=anvRFJFUnRE

• Active Worlds: www.activeworlds.com/index.html

• Gateway: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe8aJxUqhh0

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