Lost Levels Club

Mike and Ting talk about the games announced this summer. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: PC Order of the Sinking Star | Play the Demo Now (YouTube) Chivalware on Steam Thinky Direct 2026 - Exclusive trailers and announcements for puzzle fans! (YouTube) Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown | Out Now (YouTube) Star Trek: Outposts Unknown | Nar...

Mike and Ting talk about caffeine, Mythos and SpaceX. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Not E3 2026. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat I Need To Tell You Why Coffee Makes You Poop (YouTube) Jewel Rain Vortex What Is Grounding and Can It Improve Your Health? Is raw milk a superfood or dangerous fad? - BBC Food Statement on the...

Mike and Ting talk about TR-49. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: What is TR-49? TR-49 - Official Trailer (YouTube) The Roottrees are Dead Return of the Obra Dinn HER STORY Type Help by William Rous Inkle Studios Heaven's Vault 80 Days - inkle's award-winning narrative adventure Steve Jackson's Sorcery! - Wikipedia Chants Of Sennaar - rundisc Narr...

Mike and Ting talk about friction maxxing and AI emotions. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for TR-49. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Can 'friction-maxxing' fix your focus? - BBC Future Butlerian Jihad | Dune Wiki WALL·E (2008) - IMDb Soul (2020) - IMDb The promise and warning of Truth Terminal, the AI bot that secured $50,00...

Mike and Ting talk about what they're looking forward to in 2026, new Steam hardware and the best sellers of 2025. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Genuinely Want to Play Slay the Spire 2 - Reveal Trailer (YouTube) Deltarune Grand Theft Auto VI Order of the Sinking Star Forza Horizon 6 Last War Frontline Breakthrough: guide and strategies Raccoon...

Mike and Ting talk about the latest Avatar, Disclosure Day and Avengers: Doomsday. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2026 Look Forward. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) - IMDb 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Surpasses $1 Billion at the Global Box Office | The Walt Disney Company James Cameron Explains Why...

Mike and Ting hand out the Meaningless Awards. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Meaningless Awards Luciano Pavarotti sings "Nessun dorma" from Turandot (The Three Tenors in Concert 1994) (YouTube) Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer Arc Raiders (Mike) Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (Ting) Meaningless Awards - Best Game Blue Prince (Mike) Hades II (T...

Mike and Ting comment on each other's top Spotify tracks. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2025 Wrap Up - Part 2. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat FURFAG - song and lyrics by Pent Up Pup | Spotify PITS - song and lyrics by Pent Up Pup | Spotify Already Done - song and lyrics by Free Worship | Spotify Never Meant to Know - s...

Mike and Ting look back on 2025. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Year in Review Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube) A $5 Million Gift From Sega Saved Nvidia - GameSpot A Minecraft Movie (2025) 4K - Steve vs. Malgosha | Movieclips (YouTube) Despite Past Viral AI Fakes, This Grand Theft Auto 6 Leak Looks Real - GameSpot Brief explanation: why peop...

Mike and Ting talk about their extremely cursed Spotify Wrappeds and YouTube Recaps. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2025 Wrap Up. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub.bsky.social or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Mike's 2025 Spotify Wrapped Ting's 2025 Spotify Wrapped Mike's 2025 YouTube Recap Ting's 2025 YouTube Recap

Mike and Ting talk about Deltarune. Contains SPOILERS for Deltarune and Undertale! Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: DELTARUNE 2. Beginning (DELTARUNE Chapter 1 Soundtrack) - Toby Fox (YouTube) Undertale Reviews - Metacritic 『DELTARUNE Chapter 1』が2/28に配信決定 | トピックス | Nintendo deltarune.com on the Wayback Machine Undertale teaser points to Delta Ru...

Mike and Ting are taking a break. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Deltarune. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Why I think the podcast ended : r/HelloInternet Somehow Palpatine Returned (YouTube)

Mike and Ting talk about what they played in the first half of 2025. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Multiplayer Split Fiction | Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer (YouTube) It Takes Two | "My Cutie" Toy Commercial (YouTube) BOKURA on Steam Return to Verdansk: Massive Intel Drop Ahead of Call of Duty: Warzone Season 03 Call of Duty: Warzone's streamlined loot...

Mike and Ting talk about Anthropic's Project Vend and being a tryhard at Puzzmo. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Now Playing 2025. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Project Vend: Can Claude run a small shop? (And why does that matter?) \ Anthropic Sam Altman says Meta offered $100 million bonuses to OpenAI employees | Reuters Why Anthr...

Mike and Ting talk about Blue Prince. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: What is Blue Prince? ♫ Blue Prince - Full Extended Soundtrack (+ Unreleased Tracks) (YouTube) BLUE PRINCE: An Interview with Tonda Ros (YouTube) Gesamtkunstwerk - Wikipedia Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle - Wikipedia Betrayal at House on the Hill | Board Game | BoardGameGe...

Mike and Ting talk about Spaceballs 2. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Blue Prince. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Spaceballs 2 | Announcement (YouTube) "Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money" (YouTube) Mel Brooks explains why George Lucas signed off on Spaceballs — with one giant caveat "Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat (HD Version) (You...

Mike and Ting talk about Slay the Spire. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: What is Slay the Spire? Slay the Spire (YouTube) Slay the Spire Reviews - Metacritic Future of Giant Bomb website in doubt following prominent staff departures | VGC Giant Bomb Escapes Fandom, Goes Independent Game of the Year 2019: Day One Deliberations (YouTube) Slay the Spire - Nort...

Mike and Ting talk about being polite to AIs and Mike's latest holiday. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Slay the Spire. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Sam Altman Admits That Saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power Update that made ChatGPT 'dangerously' sycophantic pulled How to en...

Mike and Ting talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Price, Hardware and Features Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 (YouTube) Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in response to Trump tariffs | Polygon How Does Switch 2's Price Compare to the Cost of Other Nintendo Consoles at Launch? Spoiler: It's Not the Most E...

Mike and Ting talk about lean forward vs lean back entertainment and Ghibli AI slop. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Severance (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (TV Series 2023– ) - IMDb Dandadan (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb The ChatGPT, AI-Generated Studio...

Mike and Ting talk about The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: What is The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe? The New Full Intro Cutscene for Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe The Stanley Parable The Stanley Parable mod for Half-Life 2 - ModDB The Forgotten City The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Reviews - Metacritic The Stanley Parable "...

Mike and Ting aren't sure if they're less efficient, or the podcast is just longer. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Radiohead - Karma Police (YouTube) I'm not sure if it's because I'm more efficient, or if I'm just not getting as much work. I'm not sure if I should be...

Mike and Ting talk about The Rise of the Golden Idol. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: What is The Rise of the Golden Idol? Title Screen - The Rise of the Golden Idol OST (YouTube) The Rise of the Golden Idol - Wikipedia Observer effect (physics) - Wikipedia The Rise of the Golden Idol available now! Lingo Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - Annapurna Interactive S...

Mike and Ting fail to plan / plan to fail the pre-chat. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Rise of the Golden Idol. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat Avatar: Fire and Ash - Wikipedia How 'Avatar: the Way of Water' Revolutionizes Underwater Cinematography - The Walt Disney Company Zhangjiajie and Avatar: How Far Off Is Pandora? Wuxing...

Mike and Ting talk about the games they're looking forward to in 2025 and brainstorm games for the book club. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Looking Forward Okami sequel - Project Teaser Trailer (YouTube) The Witcher IV — Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024 (YouTube) Project: Robot - Reveal Trailer (Studio Behind Ico & Shadow of the Colossus) |...