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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.

• 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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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.

• 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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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Maniac Mansion, steak, PAX Casual Encounters, and a little bit about a year of doing this show.

• Maniac Mansion: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_mansion

• Lorne Lanning: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Lanning

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross celebrate WOFF!’s anniversary by talking about bad old NES games, retraux games, and transient game experiences.

• 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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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about color in games, linearity, sarsparilla and a little bit about the second half of EarthBound.

• 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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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.

• 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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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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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.

• 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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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about debauchery, random violence/tragedy, how fun it is to insult Kole, and a little bit about Sword of Mana.

• The Rape of the Lock: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_Of_The_Lock

• Live Rust: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000…veASIN=B000002KDI

• After the Gold Rush: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VZ…veASIN=B001VZY4M8

• Shawn Elliot: twitter.com/ShawnElliott

• Availability Heuristic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic

• Se7en: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se7en

• Zodiac Killer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_killer

• Just World Fallacy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_world_fallacy

• Robert Cormier: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cormier

• The Chocolate War: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_chocolate_war

• Maurice Sendak: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_sendak

• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005…veASIN=B00005ATSM

• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005…veASIN=B00005ATSN

• Those Damn Ross Kids: duckfeed.tv/thosedamnrosskids

• The Secret of Mana: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00003…veASIN=B000035Y2Q

• Retronauts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1up.c…auts/id200654721

• Double Dragon Remake: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPoD0VcVfK8

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross lambast Sword of Mana.

It’s a veritable cornucopia of JRPG cliches: evil empire, plucky children, godlike powers… And a bunch of extraneous systems. It’s a remake of Final Fantasy Adventure, which was a perfectly good game, but it got spoiled. Listen and learn exactly how.

• Mystic Quest: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Adventure

• One winged Angel: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneWingedAngel

• Jurassic Park: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QMue9j_RKg

• Pol Pot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA

• Firefly, Star Trek, Arrested Development and Twin Peaks: www.avclub.com/articles/avqa-mos…ed-tv-shows,2485/

• Pogrom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogrom

• Golbez: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGbT0M4rVJI

• Ed Wood tombstone thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-pQ8q2sGIo

• The Pagemaster: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63IXsl1FXM

• Tales from the Crypt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5x3zhmDQ7Q

• Abbot and Costello meet the dracula: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5s3_XV1rkA

• The Cat in Paris: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7e07c52VWg

• Ghost Trick: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ied7wFCFM

• Image of Cibba: www.spriters-resource.com/gameboy_adva…bba_icon.png

• Sambo: i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/10/06…8-55_468x353.jpg

• Chocobo breeding: shrines.rpgclassics.com/psx/ff7/chocobos.shtml

• Fresh Books.com: www.freshbooks.com/

• FF4: The after years: finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fa…e_After_Years

• Short Circuit 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfODTw6h6rE

• Never Ending Story Rock Biter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0VxGRWPh28

• Disc One Dungeon: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/…iscOneFinalDungeon

• Lyre bird video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y

• Tappa tappa tappa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5julb5Fg51w

• Chell fall damage: half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Long_Fall_Boot

• San Dimas HS Football Rules: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b6Ff9Qm2FU

• Zemus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByXzyI8AUAw

• Nope! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQkxJ4WcXjA

• Sword of Mana final speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRCajYYGZQQ

• Sperglord: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sperglord

• Scaramanga: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXsTPiK844A

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