Cutscenes & Cupcakes

Jump on board and come explore the galaxy with Lindsey, Stephanie and Marlee in this episode where we cover Guardians of the Galaxy! Marlee demands full eye-attention while giving her book report, Stephanie throws a pie, and Lindsey had a complete 5 minute laugh attack in the middle of the episode (don't worry I cut it out), so there's a skip in the middle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

In this totally-normal side mission, we're chatting about what we've been playing lately (and possibly what we'll be recording on, so show spoilers ahead!). Stephanie is very important, Lindsey is about to hit the slots (or Genshin rehab), and Marlee is being called to re-re-play TLOU. Check out all of our social medias- we're on almost all of the big ones and we'd love to hear what all you people...

Lindsey, "Gorimonda" (what Steph's daughter knows her as), and Marlee take a tour of the happiest dystopian world ever within Kirby and the Forgotten Land! We discuss favorite bosses, little secrets throughout the game, Kirby's copy abilities/power ups, and our favorite moments playing the game with others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey, Stephanie and Marlee jump into the shoes of an immigration officer on the border of fictional hostile nation Arstotzka. It's incredibly stressful work and presents a whole bunch of moral greys to think about! We follow with a light discussion on what art is, how art isn't always happy and can confront and challenge our beliefs, (while poking some gentle fun at sportsball watchers.) The fu...

Lindsey, Steph and Marlee find themselves in the House of Hades, yearning to fight their way (once again) to the surface. In this episode, we cover Hades! Lindsey writes a graphic novel called Hitman Baby, Steph and Lindsey figure out the truth of John Cougar Mellencamp, and Marlee reveals a scandalous Greek Mythology book from her childhood. Hades! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Ultimate Frisbee Woodland Creature What Now?! It's Ultimate Chicken Horse! Come listen to us talk all about the build-your-own platformer competition game where chaos and confusion are sure to reign. Also included in the discussion: the definition of nihilism and meaninglessness of life, how to get good, and a mild debate as to whether or not snakes are cute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Marlee, Lindsey and Steph get trapped in a card game. No wait. An escape room! An escape room card game? Not quite! In this weeks episode, we discuss the game Inscryption! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This "schmission" is all about our second greatest passion to video games- TV & Movies! We go over everything in and coming to the box office and all of our many many streaming service options. Does Tom Holland have a perma-baby face? Does the idea of Henry Cavill speaking in an Arthur Morgan accent get you beyond ecstatic? Will Bioshock be gruesome enough? Come find out! Hosted on Acast. See...

Turn off those crock pots! Lindsey, Stephanie and Marlee jump out of this world and into the world of Cody and Mae from This is Us! Whoops! It Takes Two! We talk about the good, bad and horrifying of this poor couples relationship and parenting styles in 2021's Game of the Year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the first side mission, and one of the most important in the game- Love interests! We chat about all of our favorite romances in games, whether they were between two characters (Dina and Ellie), or between us and a character (Lindsey and Farkus). We also go over those precious loves that should have been, and want to know what yours are! DISCLAIMER: We would like to apologize for the backgrou...

It's a-us! On Mar10 day! (Well the day before...) Come celebrate Mario day with Cutscenes and Cupcakes as we discuss our favorite Mario games, or at least the ones we've played recently- Including (but definitely not limited to) Mario 64 on Switch, Mario Golf, Mario Party, and Mario 3D World. But first. we play a quick game of "What Mario Character Am I Thinking Of?" with our special guest, Aria!...

Cutscenes and Cupcakes has an important announcement: We're back baby! We're so excited to show off what we've got for Season 5 of our show- it's coming down the chute so sit tight and open up wide! (Lindsey apologizes for this descriptor.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘Murica! It’s 2003, and the war is on. Lindsey, Marlee, and Steph team up with a ragtag group of soldiers (all who seem far too young for their rank), and get swallowed up into a cursed ancient Mesopotamian city filled with “Gargigos!” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get your hiking gear! And make sure to pack the GPS- we’re going up to the Ural Mountains and are investigating the Dyatlov Pass incident. Lindsey thinks she knows where she’s going but actually doesn't, Marlee gets lost again, and Stephanie comes up with a few conspiracy theories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey, Marlee, and Stephanie find themselves in another haunted house, searching for the root of some pretty horrifying paranormal activity. Stephanie neglects her Nancy Drew reading, Marlee gets lost in a creepy maze, and Lindsey has questionable coping mechanisms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of our jump scare series, Linds, Mar, and Steph head out to a space station to investigate the disappearance of Sigourney Weaver. Excuse me. Ellen Ripley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Linds, Marlee, and Steph put on their ghost hunting hats in another of our jump scare episode series and head into a series of haunted houses in the game Phasmophobia to figure out the pronunciation of “Oni”, and kill some ghosties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rats on rats on rats! In this special jump scare episode, Stephanie recants her A Plague Tale: Innocence , a game catered specifically to her fear of all Rodentia. Lindsey and Marlee give the worst therapy in return. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

t’s finally spoopy season 2021 and the Cutscenes & Cupcakes team have something very special in store for you…. Tune in here first to find out! Mwahaha! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You guys! We have achieved something! This is our 100th episode!  Today, we cover the AMAZING  Ghost of Tsushima . For this celebration and episode, we team up with Josh of Still Loading Podcast! Lindsey still has carnival music from an N64 game playing in her head. Things get philosophical and heavy. Marlee composes a haiku mid-conversation. And Steph goes Leeroy Jenkins, which is now a...

Lindsey, Marlee, and Steph pick up a side mission at their local cinema and discuss which movies should be video games. Both  Inception  and  Tenet  get crazier,  Ready Player One  gets game-ceptioned, and  The Tomorrow War  gets even more playable.  Games mentioned in this episode:  The Last of Us: Part 2 ,  The Witcher ,  Paper Mario ,&...

In this humble little episode, Lindsey, Stephanie, and Marlee tour the humble little Olive town where they enjoy fishing, mining, and defeating all kinds of moles using only a hammer. Gather 'round to hear the  Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town  and try with us to learn the difference between  Harvest Moon  and  Story of Seasons . Plus, the buffaloes and alpacas are...

Linds, Steph, and Mar explore what mash-ups of video games they would like to see (one of which will basically be released soon!) But in the end,  Untitled Goose Game  paired with anything wins. Tell us your thoughts and mash-ups on our social media because you know that we want to see them! Games mentioned in this episode:  Ghost of Tsushima ,  Legend of Mana ,  Kirby: St...

Linds, Steph, and Mar dive into The Maw and then into Pale City... Or were they in Pale City before? It's not important... What is important is that they are running from creepy, long-necked school teachers, hungry chefs with suggestive hats, and other horrors in this double-feature episode featuring  Little Nightmares  and  Little Nightmares II ! Games mentioned in this episode: Li...

Lindsey, Stephanie, and Marlee tap into their junior-highest desires and take an internet quiz to see what kind of gamer they are! Slayers, Gardener-Ninjas, and Gladiator-Bards? Come find out who the Internet thinks we are! Also, we talk  Magic Mike,  and there may or may not be a debate about who says “SLAYERRRRR.” (Steph was right; it was in  Halo. ) Take the quiz and let us know...