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Imagine a world where Venom is cool enough to get his own comic, but when they make the game they go and name it after a Spider-Man run instead. That just sounds horrible doesn’t it? You don’t have to, because Tyler Kirby from Better than Static returns to the show to talk Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety. Learn such things as : Which comic run is the game really supposed to be based on? Does...

In the 1990s Batman was everything. A comic movie franchise, cartoons, you name it. And then things started to fall off the rails. Tim Burton gets pushed out the door and we get this. But will the game be worth it despite the movie? Or will we get yet another example of a weak game that exists only because of a movie tie in? Listen as Alex Whiteley from Thors-Kin joins the show to talk Batman Fore...

Spider-Man makes another appearance and this time time it’s based on the 1994 animated series. So with such an iconic part of my childhood as the basis, this game has to be good? Right? Listen in as Matt Gardner from Floating Hands Studios and writer of the comic Alabaster Shadows comes on the show to take a look at this SNES and Genesis take on our favorite wall crawler. Learn such things as : Ho...

BONUS EPISODE TIME! Take a listen as Mikey from The Young Ones and Devin from Exiled and Multiversal Q come on the show to talk about what comic properties should have a game (but don’t) and what makes some games and other general talk of what makes a good comic based game. The Kotaku article we talk about can be read by following the link at the beginning of this sentence. WE HAVE A PATREON NOW!...

The Avengers make their return here, this time taking on Thanos in a very loose retelling of the Infinity War story. You know, nowhere near the time the movie was released in theaters or on DVD or anything. Listen in as Scott Thrower from Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children joins the show to talk Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems! Learn such things as : What does Scott think the main motive for...

So we’ve seen Superman games before, and we know how I feel about them. But maybe, just maybe, we’ve found one that actually does Superman justice. Listen in as Michael Bailey from The Fortress of Baileytude Podcast Network (including From Crisis to Crisis ) joins the show to talk Death and Return of Superman. Learn such things as : Will Chris come out of this actually looking forward to reading a...

We finally get to one of my favorite characters, The Hulk. He’s the strongest around, except when he’s not. And you better hope that you don’t have to spend much time as Bruce while playing because, well, then he’s not Hulk. Listen in as Phil Primeau of Semi Intellectual Musings joins the show to take a look at one of Marvel’s most misunderstood characters. Learn such things as : Why do Chris and...

Batman returns with this game based on the 1992 movie Batman Returns. There's wacky origins, crazy life restoring animals, and we haven't even started talking about Batman himself yet. Listen in as Roger Reichardt from Gamerheads comes to take a look at this game based on the final Tim Burton Batman movie. Learn such things as: Is this movie safe for kids? What cheat code did Cat Woman use in the...

What happens when you have a wonderful Marvel franchise that's had a string of crappy games? Eventually you have to get something good, right? Well GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! WE FINALLY GOT IT! Listen in as Miles Stokes from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men comes on to talk  X-Men for the Sega Genesis. I promise you, this one is totally x-ellent. Learn such things as: Who really should have been in this g...

What's silly, blue, and might secretly know what's going on but probably not? A lot of things, but the answer we're looking for is The Tick. Listen in as Joe and Carlos from Life, Death, and Taxonomy come to talk about The Tick and all the insanity that comes along with that. Learn such things as: What disease really should have been included to make this game more realistic? How did The Tick orig...

Cars! Dinosaurs! It's every little kid's dream! Come listen as Kelsey and Torey from all your favorite podcasting groups on Facebook join the show to talk about Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. Learn such things as: Why have we never heard of this comic? What famous person worked on the game? How bad was the cartoon anyway? And so much more! If you're seeing this then you get to know that WE HAVE A PATREO...

So you've got Spider-Man, a character with so many games out at this point that I'm too lazy to count. You've got the X-Men, who have games out but they mostly suck. But both of them are beloved franchises, both helped to save Marvel. And you've got Adam Higgins from Odd Dad Out, who admittedly has not directly saved Marvel. Put them all together and what do you get? Let's just say that the LJN ra...

If you see this episode then you're seeing the new feed and everything is good to go. Nothing changes from here, and your regularly scheduled programing will begin again on Sunday, September 23rd with Adam Higgins of Odd Dad Out coming on the show to talk about Spider-Man and The X-Men in Arcade's Revenge. Play Comics post for this episode.

Batman and The Joker, it’s an iconic pairing that will never go away. At least not for long. Listen in as Steven and Chris from Is This Adulting? come to talk about Batman, Robin, and the fact that this game just doesn’t really make much sense at all. Learn such things as: Which of us is really really REALLY bad at the game? What is the more awesome name that this game had in Japan? How did they n...

Apparently Asterix is a big deal. Who knew? Chris didn’t, that’s for sure. Good thing we have Kayleigh and Matt Sanderson coming back to let us know about the Gaul village that just might have something up their sleeve when it comes to defeating those pesky Romans. Learn such things as: What exactly is going on with this comic? Really, Chris has no idea. What games did we miss out on that Europe g...

Just like back in the 1990s, we can’t escape the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. List this week as John Horsley from Spoiler Country joins the fun to look at the titles for the original Gameboy (yay….) and Tournament Fighters (YAY!) Learn such things as: Will anybody admit to liking Leonardo? Are any of these games worth playing today? What happens when you remember that you just releas...

The Ninja Turtles pretty much sum up the 1990s. But what happens when Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class come on the show to look at not 1, not 2, but 3 games all in one shot? Can we handle that much excitement? Or does Shredder take one of his many forms to strike us down? Learn such things as: What’s other character has a connection to that life altering ooze? Why does Sega get shafted here? Whi...

The X-Men are one of the most important teams that Marvel has. So what happens when somebody actually make a good game about them? Listen in as Mike Ryan from The Controller Throwers joins in to talk about the first actual good game featuring this iconic team to get released for home consoles. Learn such things as: What’s the deal with the final boss situation? Who is Mike’s unquestionable favorit...

Spider-Man has some of the most iconic villains around. But what happens when he faces off against someone so sinister that he has to employ the help of one of his firecest foes? Find out as Kyle from The Real Dudes Podcast joins us to talk Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage. Learn such things as: What is the deal with Carnage anyway? How did LJN actually make a good game? Why does Kyle think t...

Epic heroes deserve epic villains, and Spider-Man sure has plenty of them. Scott Niswander of NerdSync joins us for a look at The Amazing Spider-Man vs The Kingpin on Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, and Sega CD. Learn such things as: What Spider-Man villains don’t deserve to be early level bosses? How does the game change between each system? Why don’t developers take a second to think abo...

We take another look at The Punisher, this time in a much better game. Listen as Joe Bunzerelly of The Bunzerelly Show joins Chris to talk about The Punisher in all of his shooting glory on this Sega Genesis and arcade classic. Learn such things as: What crazy things has Frank Castle gotten himself into? How does this game troll you? As in literally trolling, not because you happen to be bad at at...

Superman Returns (see what I did there) with a game that exists and has a Superman sprite that looks like Superman and, ummmm, I don’t know I’m really stretching here because this game isn’t very good. Listen as Chris is joined by Karrington Martin of the RealDudes Podcast as they break down another Superman game that still can’t quite get the hero right. Learn such things as: What Superman instan...

The X-Men return with an arcade game that came to home consoles a mere 18 years later based on a cartoon pilot that eventually became our beloved 90s X-Men cartoon. Listen as Chris is joined by John Horsley and Kenric Reagan of Spoiler Country take a look at this gem of the 90s arcade world. Learn such things as: What happens when you base a game on a show that barely exists? (Yeah, I know we said...

Swamp Thing never gets a fair shake at fame. From a lousy cartoon to an LJN game, it seems that only die hard comic fans really know how cool he can be. Listen as Chris and Tyler Kirby from Better Than Static take a look at this misunderstood and underappreciated force of nature. Learn such things as: What happens when you base a game on a show that barely exists? Which YouTuber couldn’t beat the...

Wolverine is the X-Man that everyone loved in the 90s so of course he got his own game. But is that nostalgia trip enough to make Chris and Doug Hensley from Gaming & Chill enjoy a run through another LJN released game? Learn such things as: Why can’t Wolverine’s powers ever be right? Where did he come from anyway? Does anyone even know? Why are these other random X-Men just sitting around wai...