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Tanya and Jonathan talk Pokémon Sleep and Street Fighter: Duel, two games that you can play with your eyes closed. They also talk about Rock Paper Scissors Anime and A.I. assisted animation. Guest Christine (Outside of the Box podcast) talks about the similarities between Pokémon and Battle Bots, and Sary warns of our artificial intelligence-packed future.  Time Codes: 0:00:00 - Jonathan is T...

Tanya and Jonathan talk Tetris: The Movie, Rihanna's amazing ESL translator, and the official Minecraft Cookbook. Game developer Amanda Gardner (Perception, Romanclevania) gives expert advice on intertwining Trust, Lust and UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) in storytelling, and Rose freaks out over Pikmin's 4s new features. Nothing will ever be the same! Episode Timecodes: 0:00:00 - Why Don't You Li...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the extended Real World/Road Rules/Jimquisition/Crazy Rich Asians shared universe and why you should not buy Hogwart's Legacy, guest Zlok the Wrock Snob talks about why Harry Potter fan creations are better than anything from JK Rowling, and authors Laura Kate and Jane talk about Who Hunts The Whale, their fantastic new book on sale now.  0:00:00 - Extended "Craz...

Tanya and Jonathan pit Velma and The Last Of Us against each other, new guest Maggie says a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 live action adaptation is a bad idea but then sells it on Jonathan anyway, and Gretchen explains that canon is not-canon.  Time codes for this episode 0:00:00 - Kitchen Nightmares: A New Problem 0:03:48 - People Get Very Salty 0:05:20 - Gretchen Interview - Does Canon Matter? 0:2...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the sexy scary TikTok and OnlyFans star MollyMoonn2 and her potential pivot to game development before squawking about a fan game that puts realistic Chris Pratt in a Mario-style platformer. Guest Susan Arendt talks about her years working as an managing editor for Joystiq and The Escapist, as well as hosting various live gameshows, and Iris gives her thoughts on Demi...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about if stories like The Last of Us and God of War are better experienced as movies or TV shows before wrapping up their thoughts on River City Girls 2. Gretchen talks about how she only plans to play old pirated games for now on, and JZ Beasty helps redefine the meaning of RPG.  Thumbnail art by Kyatt7: https://twitter.com/kyatt7 JZ Beasty on Twitter: https://twitter...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the VGAs, the purpose of genres, Michael Rooker, and their first 20 minutes of River City Girls 2. Guest Dani Lalonders (ValiDate, Spirit Swap) gets into her love and hate for games, and The Redneck Tonberry breaks down horrors of Mean Girls.  0:00:00 - Proper Speaking Techniques w/ Tanya & Jonathan  0:05:11 - The Video Game Awards 2022  0:08:45 - R...

Tanya and Jonathan consider the meteoric success of the buggiest Pokémon game ever made, the pros and cons of real actors in games horror game like The Callisto Protocol, and review the new Battletoads Double Dragon cart from Retro-bit. Guest Celia Schilling (Marketing and Licensing Manager Yacht Club Games, creators of Shovel Knight) talks about her own fun with Pokémon Scarlet, and Rose gets the...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about VR that can kill you in real life and a recent problem some gamers had with Jonathan. Kaiju and the Redneck Tonberry discover Kaiju's secret grudge, Kim Spirit talks wrestling and gaming, and Sary empathizes with the struggle to get diversity right in fictional game worlds.  Timestamps for this episode: 0:00:00 - Origin of TTWAV Theme Song 0:01:15 - Men as a Conc...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the horror of Musk's N-word laden Twitter takeover, review some Shin Megami Tensei and Persona 5 Stubbins, and gush over Bayonetta 3. Guests Tamara and Kaiju talk about the joys and pains of the big Resident Evil and Silent Hill showcases.  0:00:00 - Lucky Licky Tricky Ricky's Great Diet of Licks and Tricks 0:03:14 - Ghosts & Specters 0:06:18 - The Thing Jona...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about how to make old stuff games feel new again without ruining their feel, the problems with Facebook Meta, and compare 3 women-lead action games (NieR Automata, Bayonetta, and Pill Baby). Laura reviews Horizon Forbidden West, Rose talks Pikmin 4, and the brown note hits HARD.  0:00:00 - Headlines 0:05:13 - Wet Blanket of a Week 0:07:16 - Compare and Contrast w/ Tany...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Ed Sheeran being a new Pokemon music man, Google Stadia's disrespectful death, and the return of Bob Sapp. Industry vet Amanda Farough talks about her career and her hopes for the new E3. The creators of Trombone Champ explain how they turned a terrible four years into one of the most talked about games on 2022.  Our guests on Twitter: Amanda: @AmandaFarough Holy...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the biggest news from Nintendo and PlayStation's small presentations; Tekken 8 was revealed and the Switch getting a bunch of ports! Lily talks about BOSSGAME, a lesbian romance boss rush game she's making, and Kate from Hardcore Gaming 101 explains the magic of Falcom's Trails series.  Our guests on Twitter: Lily: @ItsMeLilyV Kate: @Xpert74 Support the show on P...

The double-size 50th episode spectacular! Tanya and Jonathan talk about the motivations "behind" She-Hulk's twerk and the development of AAA games, guests Iris and Gretchen talk about Bridget from Guilty Gear Strive and the mysteries of Sega, and Kaiju and The Redneck Tonberry take over the show! Our guests on Twitter: Iris: @IrisVVO Kaiju: @isekaiju The Redneck Tonberry: @Rednecktonberry Support...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Forspoken's cuff-talking dialogue, the Embracer group buying everything, trans characters in new games, and personal stories of insects versus vaginas.  Guests Elly and Katztration gush about The Devil's Third and the elegance of masterful designs (these topics are unrelated), Our guests on Twitter:  Elly: OaklandKao Katzstration: @katzstration Compilation o...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about what's appropriate in videogames, the Redneck Tonberry returns with a grudge against Eldin Ring, and new guest the sparrow wants to make a game about sticking it to the man.  Our guests this week on Twitter.  The Redneck Tonberry: @rednecktonberry Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Tanya and Jonathan think about cannibals, Franken Castle, Bayonetta and Censorship, Kirri Magic has a beef with Chorus and snail ideas for Jonathan, and Lisa "Princess Hype" talks about making hilarious games like What The Golf.  Our guests on Twitter:  Kirri Magic: @KirriMagic Lisa "Princess Hype": @Princess__HYPE Jonathan nude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1jeaJJsxWU Lock-On 004: h...

Should Lollipop Chainsaw be censored? Did game Game Informer? Has Elon Musk failed again? Tanya and Jonathan answer the tough questions while welcoming new guests The Clockwork Prince (developer of Lavender: https://clockworkprince.itch.io/lavender) to talk about a recent Web3 crypto fiasco and Zilla to explain her love of hot Hannibal Lector.  This episode's guests on Twitter- The Clockwork...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Yuji Naka's loose lipped revelation that the long rumored Michael Jackson/Sonic 3 connection is real before dovetailing into a premonition about a Scarface game starring Johnny Depp. Alicia and Kiki from Transparency drop by and Megan Fox (creator of SkateBIRD) made a million but just wants to be able to afford snacks at the movies. Our guests on Twitter: Transparency...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about The Rock getting wet, Dall-E, Not-E3, and some amazing music from Ship to Shore Phono Co (@STSPhonoCo). Guests Maddie (@othatsraspberry) talks about her Metal Gear and No More Heroes fan art successes, and Xzyliac (@Xzyliac) gushes about her favorite games announced this summer.  Our guests around the internet: Ship To Shore Phono Co - https://shiptoshoremedia.co...

What is real? Tanya and Jonathan search for the truth by examining Norman Reedus's big mouth, Ugly Sonic's Disney debut, and Seth Green's NFT failures. The Redneck Tonberry is on the hunt for a sexy Sephiroth statute and Gretchen says goodbye to content creation. Back the patreon at any tier before June 1st to get a free autobiographical comic from Jonathan! https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Ban Tran, the creator of the first named, playable woman character in a home console game, has been found! We have an exclusive clip of her interview with Kevin Bunch from Atari Archive, an equally exclusive talk with Kate Willaert, the woman who helped find the illusive, innovative creator. Then Tanya and Jonathan review of a new and "improved", heaving version of the arcade classic Qix called Mo...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the meaning of the word "woman" and tell all about their PAX triumphs and failures. New guests Rydia "Miz Silver" tells all about her master of curating live events for Nintendo and Kelsey from Pink Gorilla dishes on game preservation and the stress of owning one of the rarest NES titles of all time. And Daniel made a Boston's Favorite Son song! Again!  Our guest...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the return of Disney favorites like Monkey Island and Kingdom Hearts, new guest Elisabeth breaks down what's wrong with depictions of pole dancing, sex, and cannabis use in video games, returning guest Gretchen wants people to accept that lesbians are real, and we review a new DXRacer Gamer Chair! Our guests this week on Twitter: DXRacer - @DXRacer (website https://ww...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the death of E3 (again!)and the creation of a Suda51 fan game. Lilith (the creator of Bloodborne PSX and Bloodborne Kart) spills the secrets of her success, and Clair explains the magic of Pokemon Cards. Our guests on Twitter - Lillith - @ b0tster Clair - @ chikoritacards GhM Killer Badminton game (it's free!)- sodadrinkerpro.itch.io/grasshopper-a…ler-badminton