You Like the Worst Stuff

It's game awards season, and in this episode (recorded before nominees were announced) we point and laugh at the reveal that DLC is now eligible in all categories. Gee, what do you think is going on there? Also in this episode...

– WELLNESS CHECK: Is Phil Spencer ok?

– HELLNESS CHECK: Mobile is the future of gaming!

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Legend of Zelda, Agatha All Along, Beastieball!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Tony and Kat get together to talk about how they slogged through the post-election week after America voted the way it did. Right now, we need community. What better community is there on this planet than podcast pals?

– RESIST: Get your bearings. Get back up. Get involved.

– IRRESISTIBLE: Get a free Steam code!

– PLUS: The Onion. Taylor Swift. Pocket Camp's $10 rebirth. Nintendo Music again. Hell, we even speak the name Alarmo!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. Show themes include “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Nintendo Music app is real...and it's nostalgia-tacular! Haygood and Tony blast into your earholes with a two-player episode packed with Wii Channel music beds, a soothing balm for the (old) gamer's soul in trying times. Once the pop-pops finish their hobble down Memory Lane...

– SONOPOLY: Sony shutters two studios and draws criticism for anti-competitive practices.

– IT'S A DATE: But only a vague one - Season 2 hits your lil' yellow Playdate in 2025.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Like a Dragon: Yakuza! Tony parties with Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, and John Legend! And...yeah, probably even more Wii-era music. Worst it up!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. Show themes include “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Steam Next Fest just wrapped up, and you can see the long shadow of Balatro taking shape! And how about this amazing giant Minesweeper game!?!?! Also in this episode...

– ALL ABOUT THE MALL: We talk longer than you would think about the Mall of America.

– (NOT)EXCLUSIVE: Xbox did a thing.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: DC Vertigo, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Couplets

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Every time an Alarmo rings, an angel named Nintendo gets another $100! This week, we discuss just how uncomfortable Alarmo makes us, and also confess who ordered it anyway. Also in this episode...

– IN POG FORM: Halo has, apparently, returned.

– CEL-SHADE: Haygood watched the Borderlands movie.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Visions of Mana, Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sony came out swingin' with a meaty State of Play presentation and Your Worst Pals come out swingin' with hot and cold takes on the games and chrome face plates they showed off! Also in this episode...

– GAME OF THE YEAR: Balatro hits mobile!

– BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Plucky Squire hits Switch!

– SHOCK OF THE YEAR: Haygood finished a game!

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The PS5 Pro has been announced and people are mad! And why? Of course it's expensive, but what do any of you care of Sony takes a bath on it? Also in this episode...

– OUR VOTING ERA: Taylor Swift is registering voters.

– OUR FUNKO ERA: Haygood is playing Funko Fusion.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Assassins Creed Origins, Summer Reading Club, Astro Bot!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Time to spill a little more audible ink about Concord, as your Worst Pals sit stunned over the game's ignominious removal. This is how audiences should have reacted to the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie! Also in this episode...

– DISTASTE TEST: Haygood tries out the latest ridiculous potato chip flavor, LIVE.

– SHOWCASE MESS: Why did Nintendo do a Partner Showcase and an Indie World back to back?

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Airbender, Shark Heart, Balatro!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, is the longest supported Animal Crossing game... but not for much longer. The 2017 release is transitioning to a fully offline version this November. How does that work? This thing was all timers and in-app purchases and junk??? Also in this episode...

– DISCORD: What if they release a hero shooter and nobody came?

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: T-Swift, Short and Sweet, Thank Goodness You're Here

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Xbox 360 is finally gone. Perhaps the last mostly successful thing ever to come out of Xbox no longer has a functioning storefront. Our own Joe Haygood had an eleventh hour spending spree, so let's see what he picked up and should have put down. Also in this episode...

– DISSEQUELS: D23 brings more of the same, because something has to sell action figures.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Duolingo, Ireland, Infinite Wealth

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And "Circus Fun Energy Clown" by Dvir Silver from pixabay.