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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brad Carey tell you what you already know about The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. What’s left to say about A Link to the Past? Seriously, this is the Zelda that you know and love… and the Zelda that got you to love Zelda. We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to Brad for being a generous Kickstarter backer and an awesome guest. LINKS OF NOTE: Ghost of Misery...

Kris and Kole talk about a time in every man's life, infusion, and gender politics. Suggested Talking Points: Reached a the turkey point. We've been using genie powers for years OR Darrin Was an Ad Man. Achey Breaky Remix. Frito Memorial. Pissbots. Double mattresses. Meet the morning me. I'm Mr. Bananaman, and you're going to die. A frank discussion about gender politics.

Squares. Circles. Tetrahedrons. The stately geodesic dome. Icosahedrons. Cubes. Hypercubes. Sentient cubes. BALLZ.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Ocean Ford and Widda Castle portions of King's Field IV: The Ancient City. What do you do Widda snake man who's got a sword? Go into its home an gut it. No mercy, no quarter. This is definitely the climax of the game, and the part where the Souls connection is most apparent. We're going up through the Egg Field. LINKS OF NOTE: Jesse Thorn Monty Hall Al...

Nick and Gary check the weather with Risk of Rain and play the indie twine game Horsemaster. You should play Horsemaster. http://noncanon.com/HorseMaster.html

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the closure of Irrational, Calculords, and we ask you about your most-desired genre mashups. The Brief Irrational closed. Asheron's Call shutting down. Twitch Plays Pokemon. Steam Tags. The Last of Us Documentary. The Grind Ben: The Last of Us: Left Behind. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Payday 2. Metro: Last Light. Kole: Guitar Hero controller. New PC. Three...

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brayton Cameron read your thoughts on Master of Orion II, then we goof around a little. LINKS OF NOTE: American McGee: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG_-3T1Tljw Mr. Limpet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItfoiWpnb8 DJ Hero: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Q8r4-VM_Y Tech Deck: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp1VRRZGYi0 Repo Men: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl9Nvg4yuus Moo and Oink: www.youtube....

Kris and Kole talk about fame, drug policy, and the style at the time. Links of Note: Cheese Nips. Progeria ward. Bieber's Weed Plane. The Necknominatikon. Death from above. Horse Viagra. Crack Pipe. Too hot for the internet. Exploding our preconceptions. Billy saves the day. Stop taking pictures. Crime Dogs.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Forest Folk and Earth Folk areas of King's Field IV: The Ancient City. When will they get to the Ancient City? Why, in this very episode. By this point we're acclimated to the controls and pace of the game, and we get into the strange realms of the Forest and Earth Folk... and end on a high note of killing a Fire Demon. LINKS OF NOTE: Vagrants Kung Fu...

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brayton Cameron explore, expand, expound, and express their love of Master of Orion II: The Battle at Antares. Continuing our Winter of Strategy, we now turn our attention to the 4X genre by tackling the king of the genre. Brayton requested MoO2 for the show, and it quickly became clear why. Despite the fact that it came out 18 years ago, it’s completely and utterl...

Kris and Kole talk about creationism, bronyism, and spiritual happenings. Suggested Talking Points: I don't know what to do about that. A poll about Kole. Camels don't exist. A frank and serious conversation about Creationism. Lean Pocket, defined. When I hit 500 coins, I'll squirt. She's proud that he wouldn't buy a prostitute. He danced everywhere. A frank and serious conversation about bronies....

How does a person feel when they stare into the smoldering, waiting eyes of their creation? When it clambers for your attention... wanting love, wanting validation... wanthing to feel something, ANYTHING. That's how God feels about you ever day. God loves you. To death. Special Guest: Brayton Cameron.

Gary and Nick talk about Boring Man and Paranautical Activity. Want to get ahold of Boring Man? Sure you do. Click here.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the first stretch of King's Field IV: The Ancient City. Continuing our Origins Suite, we now turn our attention to King's Field, which is the other big fantasy series that From Software is known for. We opted for King's Field IV because it's a standalone story, and also because it's the most accessible. Take a listen to hear more, as we talk about everythi...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Flappy Bird fiasco, Jazz Punk, and we do a free-play multiplayer segment. The Brief: Flappy Fiasco. An extended and frank discussion about F2P models. Goat Simulator. Murasaki Baby confirmed for America. The Grind: Ben: X-COM: Enemy Within. Dennis: Papers Please. David: Fallen London. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Kole: Jazz Punk. Multiplayer: Free-play.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on both Star Fox and Pokemon Snap. LINKS OF NOTE: Stella: www.stellacomedy.com/ Keepin’ The Beat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4iGjiYgD8 Song of the Year: www.rhcp2014.com/ Rockband Lawsuit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero…_the_80s#Lawsuit Gripitandripit: jondalyisjohndaly.com/ Thunderbirds: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDX5Mlz46Vg Starfox Cover: ocremix...

Well, this is it. Until we get that itch again.

Kris and Kole talk about John Ratzinger, priopriety, and sleeper agents. Suggested Talking Points: I watched COPS instead. John Ratzinger is a national treasure. Hybrid Vigor. Little Wayne and literary devices. Smell Yo Dick. Swearing in the American workplace. Chinese spreadsheet sex dragon. Ghost White Baby. The Manchurian Gun and the Shit IV. Just grab a bite. No legs, no problems.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Berserk in other media, and then wrap up with our thoughts on the Dark Souls Deisgn Works book. LINKS OF NOTE: Berserk Anime Childish Gambino Understanding Comics Reinventing Comics Zot Tell Me Why Tell Me Why Sword of the Berserk: Guts's's' Rage Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern Record of Lodoss War Berserk: Millennium Falcon Hen Seima Senki no Shō Balder...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about an announcement that will ruin the podcast forever, Octodad, and we ask you about your favorite unique control schemes. The Brief: Nintendo's buyback woes. The Last of Us DLC is a thing. Duke Nukem Mass Destruction is a thing. AlpacaLlama Furia The Grind: Ben: X-COM: Enemy Within. Dennis: Spelunky. Tearaway. Kole: Octodad: The Dadliest Catch. David: Kingdom...

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross offer some pointed praise for Star Fox and Pokémon Snap. In another one of our split EP episdes, we explore a foundational on-rails shooter, and an experimental on-rails shooter. Star Fox for the SNES will alway stick out in people’s minds as the game that introduced them to the term “polygons”. Pokémon Snap will always stick out in people’s minds as that really shor...

Just a couple of bros just bro'ing out.

Kris and Kole talk about the cosmic secrets we gun down, new apps, and predation. Suggested Talking Points: We made a tactical error. God has doves, Satan has crows. Mucus tasting mass. It's not racial, it's a distance knife. Don't ask me why I set myself on fire. Explaining Snap Chat. I'm a student of speech. Sneaky sharks. Miller Genuine Drone. Let's starve people for science.

Not everyone knows the creation myth for anime. One day in a peaceful village in Japan, a truck carrying a surplus of decimal places from the war overturned, spilling extra zeroes and permanently altering the population. What was once 20 was soon 20,000. And so on, and so on, in kind. That's why everything in anime is predicated on shouting ridiculously high numbers... because the creators had no...

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Conviction Arc of the Berserk manga. With the Golden Age covered, we are now venturing out beyond where any anime or movie has adapted the Berserk story. The Conviction Arc has a great structure: it's part Monster-of-the-Week and part "let's fulfill the promise of this horribly broken world". But, most of all, it gave us Serpico. Long live Serpico! Thi...