WTFamicom: A Gaming Podcast

One Million B.C. - man discovers the use of rocks and fire. They also discover how to cover up their small junk and try to get the attention of women that want nothing to do with them. Fast forward to 2022 A.D. and things are pretty much the same with the latter. There was a time in between though where the desire to become a caveman conquered every visual medium including videogames. So join us on this Paleolithic bonus episode as we go over all the times cavemen bonked their way into gaming culture and then immediately got frozen in ice!

SSHHHH! Can't you see we're trying to read here!? Oh, it's not a New York Times Best Seller? That's because it's gaming literature, nerd! Boring codex entries from space. Barely legible diaries from scientists. Books written by actual squid monsters. Come to think of it, all of this sounds terrible. Why read this? What's the point? Hell, you can even skip dialogue in videogames too. Half of videogame mascots are downright illiterate anyway. From Resident Evil to Skyrim, literature has crept its way into our pixelated pastime but we're here to remove the bookmark. On today's paperback episode, we chat about all the useless literature that has cluttered our favorite games - even some insufferable adaptations. We also bring back our long forgotten segment, "This Day in Gaming History". Grab your glasses, dorks, because we are about to get smart af!

In 1999 you were probably doing one of two things - preparing for Y2K or playing a PS1 game where you can tase a guy long enough they would catch on fire. On today's bonus episode we take on a highly classified mission that involves mystery, murder and a main character who is pretty much a raging sociopath. Lock on to your target and hit that roll button because we're talking about the gaming franchise that didn't know when to quit - Syphon Filter.

It's a place that goes by many names. To the people inside it's "Slammer", "Big House" and "Club Fed". If you've only ever seen it in a videogame it's known simply as prison. And if that's the extent of your knowledge then we are in some deep, deep trouble. What's the layout of this place? Is Wario a guard we can pay off? Should I hide PS1 games in my butt again? On today's detained episode we talk about prison levels and characters that got locked up. We even chat about our own arrest records and discuss some gaming characters we think actually belong in jail. We're breaking in to break these inmates out, gang. Is this escape plan impossible? Nah. Is it insane? Yestendo!

Babies -- either you have them or you hate them. Nine times out of ten people fall in both categories. You probably had to sell your entire videogame collection just to afford to raise one. And it's not like you know what they're thinking or this would be a helluva lot easier. But what if you did? And what if they sounded like Bruce Willis? And what if somehow babies made from polygons and pixels invaded your life? In today's bonus episode we take a look at newborns in gaming and what they might sound like if they tried to talk. If you loved the 1989 comedy "Look Who's Talking", then you might want to grab a fresh set of diapers for this one.

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? HOW 'BOUT EVERYBODY IN THE BACK! WE CAN'T HEAR YOU! No, seriously we can't because we're getting old. All we do nowadays is wear old band shirts and talk about old videogames. We live in the past 24/7 and we're total frauds. But isn't that what rock n' roll is all about - pretending you're someone else? Wouldn't it be cool if bands made videogames where they made you think you ARE the band? On today's rocking episode, we take you up the stairway to heaven to discuss bands that have tried their hand in the pixelated pit. Tease your hair, plug in that broken guitar and throw a cucumber in your pants because we are back in blecch, baby!

In the year 1776 a bunch of dudes in frilly wigs signed history's biggest piece of paper in Philadelphia. Over 200 years later an alien was punched in the face by a Philly rapper turned actor. Who's to say which act was greater for the gaming industry? On today's bonus episode we talk Independence Day videogames inspired by the 1996 film and also games starring some of our favorite founding fathers. So get them fireworks lit and in the wise words of Ben Franklin, "let's kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy"!

It's finally beach season, folks! Grab your sunscreen, oversized flips flops and the beach towels you stole from your ex and let's hang ten! We won't be joining you because if video games have taught us anything, it's that beach levels are quite dangerous. They're filled with 90's soda mascots, future space marines and even monkeys on surf boards - it's a real freak show. On today's episode we dive in to some famous (and infamous) summer getaway levels that involve sand, waves, and one very angry sun. So grab that sex-on-the-beach you aren't having and prepare to get beach slapped!

GAME OVER. It's a saying you will hear on two occasions in your life - from your TV screen when you die in a videogame and when you eventually decide to get married. On today's bonus episode, we discuss gaming couples who tied the knot and also some who didn't survive the pixelated realm of "happily ever after".

BUSTED! Shut your mouth, spread your legs and hand over any illegal drugs you have! And if this is anything like a videogame you probably used those drugs to slow time or assist you during the filming of the Street Fighter movie. Since the 80's, the FBI has monitored drug use in gaming so we're renting out a van that says FLOWERS on the outside and finally monitoring them back! On today's episode we talk about drug levels, infiltrate gaming addiction and more. So grab your plain clothes, and let's go find some people to narc on.