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Two new Katamari Damacy games in the same year? And that year is 2025?! Not sure why the King of All Cosmos has smiled upon us like this, but we'll take it. We sift through the wreckage of the recent Pokemon Direct and Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, and talk about the Switch 1 and Alarmo price increase. But wait, there's MORE!

– STILL PLAYING: Tears of the Kingdom

– PLEASE PLAY: Battle Train (Fourhman is lonely)

– JUST FINISHED: George Takei's graphic novel memoir, It Rhymes with Takei

– WIN: A free game on Steam!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, 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.

Put down your Playdates, it's time for another action-packed thrill-ride with your Worst Pals! Fourhman reports on his not-at-all-creepy visit to the Cartoon Network Hotel, Haygood reviews Fantastic Four, and Tony talks Happy Gilmore 2! PLUS:

– SOON IN COLOR: Blippo+

– MOVIES NOWHERE: Microsoft gets out of TV & movie distribution

– WIN: A free code for a game on Steam!

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.

From the legal drama and fan uproar surrounding Subnautica 2 to the death of Nintendo's Game Voucher program to an honest-to-goodness mention of Anthem, we're weirdly focused on things happening (or not) in 2026 this week! And if you're listening because we mentioned K-Pop Demon Hunters a few episodes ago...welcome! We're STILL watching and listening to the soundtrack, too. PLUS:

– THE KIDS LOVE: Minecraft

– THE OLDS LOVE: Roberta Williams

– READING: Good Game, No Rematch by Mike Drucker

– HATING: YouTube shenanigans

– WIN: A free code for a game on Steam!

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. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Kojima giveth, in the form of Death Stranding 2, and Microsoft taketh away, in the form of a lot more layoffs and canceled games.

Join the plucky trio of Haygood, Kat, and Tony as they look for light in dark gaming times. PLUS:

– READ: Free Piano (Not Haunted)

– RIP: To a Food Network legend

– FINISHED: Indiana Jones & The Great Circle

– ENJOYED: Extraordinary Attorney Woo

– QUANTUM BROKE: A free code for a game on Steam!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, 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. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Week two Switch 2 dust check! Are Tony and Fourhman still playing? Did they make any shameful purchases? Listen and learn. But honestly, this week was dominated by K-Pop Demon Hunters. Have you watched it? Bought the soundtrack? Ordered every Huntrix shirt on the Netflix Shop? Given your soul over to the Saja Boys?

Find out why we think it's such a special piece of cinematic creativity and get yourself a chance to win a free STEAM game, courtesy of your Worst Pals!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes 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.

Our two Switch 2 owners cozy up for some couch co-op takes on the new console! How are Tony and Fourhman enjoying the ONE game that exists for it? Listen and learn! PLUS:

– DELAYED: Zelda movie

– PLAYED: Summer camp returns

– DISPLAYED: Hitman Showcase

– FAVORITE SAGED: Kat's TOTK update

– WIN: A free code for a game on Steam!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, 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.

It's a no-frills episode this week, as Mssrs Haygood and Fourhman try to survive E3 2025. Good presentations, bad presentations, and all of the $80 games in-between!

Oh yeah, Fourhman has a Switch 2 now!

The whole Worst crew is here this week to wax poetic about PlayStation Stars as it fades into the night sky. It was a weird way for Sony to give Fourhman $50. PLUS:

– OLD: Xbox Retro Classics

– NEW-ISH: Lilo & Stitch

– GREAT: Tears of the Kingdom

– WEIRD: Robocop

– WIN: A free code for a game on Steam!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Kat Riley, 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.

Tony and Haygood dig into the 2025 Video Game Hall of Fame inductees, where they were in 1996, how King is using AI on Candy Crush, and more potential tariff-related console price hikes. Even Dreamcast gets name-checked! PLUS:

– MEMETASTIC: A Minecraft Movie

– GOING APE: Better Man

– SLAPPERS ONLY: Tony's favorite Goldeneye settings

– SCORE: Beavis & Butthead Do America

– WIN: A free code for a RARE game on Steam!

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. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Your Worst Pals are talking...tariffs? Hey, we want to live up to our name! Seriously though, it's about video game industry price hikes. Also:

– RIP: Polygon & Giant Bomb

– YAHAHA: Kat plays Breath of the Wild

– Haygood talks South of Midnight

– FROGGER: Tony digs Ribbet Rogue on Playdate

– WIN: A free Skype game! Uh, wait. Steam game!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, 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. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.