Save Your Game

The charming and insightful Cressup joins Matt and PushingUpRoses to talk about the ethics and complexities of streaming narrative games. We talk about the finger puzzle in Monkey Island 2 a lot, a weird Greek FMV game, the creeping date range of “retro games” and just have a blast. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Grim Fandango Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge Nick Delios - Con...

The album of the year is finally out, and let us be the first to tell you that T.S. did NOT disappoint with her newest release, 3D MARIO . Best Nintendo-themed, 3-D album yet. We did not play Harold Halibut yet, but Matt did play an Adventure/RPG set in 1905 Poland and Roses played with her cat. We  talk about Return to Monkey Island so much that we get kind of emotional? We also forgot to me...

In our LONGEST EPISODE YET Roses and Matt take on the monumental task of summarizing all of The Last Door. All 2 seasons. All 8 chapters. We also talk about Roses' birthday, April's amazing adventure game releases, BREAKING GOLDEN BACHELOR NEWS, kneecap tattoos, and an annoying podcast Matt listened to. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Botany Manor Strange Horticulture The Legend...

IT'S OUR TENTH EPISODIVERSARY! Thank you all for sticking with us. To celebrate, Matt and Roses buy each other pizza and talk about their not-so-guilty pleasure: HIDDEN OBJECT GAMES! Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com HoliznaCC0's Bandcamp: https://holiznacc0.bandcamp.com/ Pizza pix: https://imgur.com/a/VAbPgiN Games Mentioned: My Brother Rabbit The Legend of Skye The Family Mysteries Trilogy Poison...

Matt and Roses review some of the games YOU, THE PEOPLE recommended to us! Also, Matt can't stop playing Marvel: Midnight Suns, and the new Stardew Valley update is out! Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Every Folk Song episode on The Two Sisters: http://everyfolksong.libsyn.com/8-the-twa-sisters Games Discussed: Stardew Valley (Update) The Space Bar Marvel Midnight Suns The Last Door Indiana Jones...

We clamped down another podcast, everyone! Matt and Roses go all out, discussing the LucasArts classic: Sam and Max Hit the Road. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus The Exit 8 Sam and Max Hit the Road The Secret of Monkey Island Toe Jam and Earl King’s Quest Sam and Max Save the World Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhou...

This episode contains the terribly charming, hilarious, and otherwise multi-talented Alasdair Beckett-King. We talk about comedy in adventure games and a million other things. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Pentiment Disco Elysium Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Dagger of Amon RA A Short Hike A Night in the Woods The Longest Journey Disc...

Rose and Matt talk about the most fun games they've ever played before they launch into a long, philosophical discussion about how various adventure games have handled failure, game overs, unwinnable states, and death over the years. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Stardew Valley (SORRY!) The Curse of Monkey Island Animal Crossing Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Pokemon Sun/Moon A Sh...

Our first Q&A episode! Matt is recording in a pillow fort from the floor of a hotel room in New Orleans. PUR is ignoring medical advice. We talk about walkthroughs, games for different types of intelligence, console games, modern VS traditional, the perils of nostalgia,  Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games DIscussed (or just mentioned): Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Just Ignore t...

Roses and Matt talk in depth about the Excavation of Hob's Barrow by Cloak and Dagger Games and Wadjet Eye, invent a new and incredible type of escape room, and then go on and on about their terribly millennial musical tastes. Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Just Ignore Them Red Bow Blood Nova Islands of Insight The Excavation of Hob's Barrow Kings Quest

After we successfully avoid talking about Stardew Valley, Roses and Matt talk about a megaton of Steam Next Fest demos that they played. Then, we talk to Julia Minamata about her upcoming game, The Crimson Diamond, and 1990s software piracy rings. Find Julia here: https://twitter.com/JuliaMinamata and wishlist The Crimson Diamond now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/...

Roses is playing Stardew and put the shorts in the soup! Also, Excavation of Hob's Barrow rules. Matt played Blood Nova and too many Next Fext demos (see next week). We list our Top 10 Most Essential Adventure games! Email us: MattandRoses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Stardew Valley The Excavation of Hob's Barrow Blood Nova Kings Quest 1 Secret of Monkey Island Curse of Monkey Island Return of the O...

PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp introduce you to their brand new podcast: Save Your Game! We talk about how we got into adventure games, some of our favorites, and Quest For Glory V: Dragon Fire . Then, we dig in deep on 2022's Perfect Tides . Email us: MattandRoses@gmail.com Games Discussed:  Swanky Maximino Kings Quest III: To Heir is Human Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Kings Quest V: Absence...

A new podcast from PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp about adventure games coming Wednesday 2/7. Watch this space!