Scrollies

Since the early 2010s, the board gaming industry has grown by leaps and bounds. Sqat's friend, Ryan, stops by the Scrollies studio to talk about this trend, some of the games they like to play, how to get into board games, and even about Ryan's upcoming game, Check, Please!

The Scrollies Sqadnado gets one step closer to running this bit out of use! Rat and Sqat share their fourth picks. Ratnado talks about the stylish Shoji Meguro and his work on the Persona series, Shin Megami Tensei, and other Atlus games such as Catherine and Trauma Center. Meanwhile, in true Sqat fashion, Sqat talks about Grant Kirkhope and his varied soundtrack iconic from the N64 ages to now, i...

At the onset of a new year full of many games releases, the Scrollies Sqadnado takes a moment to look back on some favorites from 2022. Then proceeding into unknown waters, Sqat and Ratnado name titles that are set to come out in Q1 & Q2 of 2023. Among the games mentioned are some sequels to games they have enjoyed before and a couple completely original properties. Only time will tell if these ar...

Welcome to 2023! To start the year right, SqatCobblr & Ratnado have brought back Scrollies first ever guest CinnaMANToast ! This time they are covering the other side of the coin: singleplayer games. To cover the vast variety  that singleplayer offers would be absurd. In this case these fellas stick to what they know best. They offer insight and recommend some of their favorite experiences.

In the tradition of being basic, the Scrollies Sqadnado listens to the clips that extern the_audio and eggycarton have prepared and react to the memories of podcasts past while thinking about podcasts yet to be recorded. They review various clips throughout the years from funny moments with guests, some of their embarrassing moments, and the ones that made them glad they spent so much time on this...

SqatCobblr and Ratnado love the convience that modern handhelds provide. But in a world where the major companies have all but given up on this side of their hardware who will fill the void? Apparently Valve & the Chinese. Sqat and Ratnado show off their favorite modern handheld devices for the purposes of playing their PC library and emulating the classics.  The Steam Deck and Retroid line are am...

Tis the season for vengeance! It's once again time to highlight an Arkham game, this one being seasonally appropriate. Batman: Arkham Origins is a spin-off/prequel to the mainline Trilogy. Even so it has stuck around over the years as one of Sqat's faves to play for the holiday vibes and atmosphere. Ratnado and he talk about the distinctions or lack therof between this game and the others. Sqat al...

An Episode of firsts! The Scrollies Sqadnado is joined by first-time guest FoxyEvey and second-time robot guest UltraJohnic in Scrollies' first ever duo guested episode to talk about Final Fantasy VII! With the upcoming release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Ratnado forces a Final Fantasy VII-themed episode . Check out UltraJohnic on Twitch and maybe you'll even see FoxyEvey's comments...

From its cringy beginnings to its big budget present, voice acting has no doubt come a long way in video games. Joining to discuss is Zak, host of SaveDataTeam! Go watch their Twitch & Youtube channels. Together these gents share early voice acting memories and track how it gained more legitimacy and craft over the decades. In response to hardware improvements and pushing narrative boundaries the...

Donkey Kong Country 3, released 26 years ago TODAY (in North America) is celebrated in this episode! To highlight the additions this game introduced to the series the Scrollies Sqadnado welcomes Kleeben_Splurknurch to share his impressions and how perhaps the very identity of the game resolves around its acquired taste. Sqat, Ratnado, and Kleeben go over their own feelings towards the final game i...

The Scrollies Sqadnado is back with their next set of Composers. Two very distinct choices even though Ratnado thought they would be the same person. Kenji Yamamoto, most famous for contributions to the Metroid series. And Jeremy Soule, who specializes in the Western fantasy genre. Additionally these hosts learn to Be-caw and fus ro dah!   Check out the sample CD for Metroid Prime.

After being sucked into another dimension where blast processing traps all who do not pay tribute to Sega, Sqat and Rat find Plaidman86 trapped as well for not completing his 30 streams of Sonic. From the 16-bit War era, to the struggle to make a good 3D Sonic game, these three gamers talk about everything Plaidman can get them to in regards to the Blue Blur.

Happy Halloween 2022! In this episode, the Scrollies Sqadnado talk about their upcoming projects: such as the Cutevember III lineup & Sqat's new YouTube Channel . They reflect on Scrollies, and talk about the types of things that inspire them. As well, they discuss much about their favorite traditions and the things they have created over the year in regards to the Twitch community.

You asked for it, here it be. Another Spoopies! Thanks to Empyrette310  & RelientKFan  for their submissions. Email your own experiences to scrolliespodcast@gmail.com This episode the Scrollies Sqadnado cover the mysterious disappearance of objects that were once physically there and then suddenly were not!! This unexplainable phenomena happens to everyone at some point or another. Where did they...

As Halloween draws near the Scrollies Sqadnado take a moment to share those times when a kids game or otherwise non scary time is suddenly infused with nightmare fuel. From monsters that were designed a bit too unsettling to the very nature of cutting edge gameplay bringing about a fear of the unknown, the scaries are aplenty in the games of the past.  Additionally Scrollies has it's first sponser...

In the spirit of Halloween and spoopy season, Rat and Sqat talk about zombies! The favored enemy of too many games to count in the 2010s brought forth a variety of the best games and inspired a decade. 

The Dark Knight exudes gothic Halloween energy, and Batman is just so cool. Rocksteady Studios created an enduring, moody, and most of all fun series of games that inspired SqatCobblr and Ratnado then and they still have a lot to say now. They talk about their experiences with the series, what they liked, and even get into spoilies.

"You shouldn't have done that." RAT Drowned & SlendrCobblr have jumped fully into this spooky month with a discussion around Horror ARGs (Alternate Reality Games) based on video games. They share the ones that have stuck with them over the years and what makes them unique among the more popular series. Additionally the share their all-time favorite creepypasta of this variety.

Spooky games player, fiancé, catt tamer: Glasses Guy is many things and this week the Scrollies Sqadnado sit down with the man himself to discuss horror games. They discuss some of their experiences with horror games, the current state of the genre, and of course they make definitions and spit hot takes with reckless abandon!

The Scrollies Sqad are networked in to the UltraJohnic AI to discuss the rose-tinted glasses that are gaming nostalgia. Retro titles are often seen as inaccessible to many modern day gamers because of their age and rough edges but to those that grew up with these, they are a window into a simpler time. Along with touching on the modern throwbacks made by devs with their own nostalgia for a bygone...

Licensed games have changed from their inception. Originally seen as a way to promote a business or as an ensemble piece in a media advertising push, licensed games have always been questionable for their quality. EggyCarton , an avid player of awful licensed games joins the Sqad to talk about why he enjoys them.

Sqat has a vision of a being. That being is Icy James, the roguish inquisitive that Sqat will bring into James' first game of Dungeons & Dragons 5E. Ratnado tries to shake off the rust and help guide him through the process as he prepares to head to three days of non-stop Dungeons & Dragons at Salt Lake City's convention FanX.

Check out Ratnado's Shimomura of a Yoko Variety playlist

In an era of unmitigated capitalism, gamers are targeted on all fronts with merchandise. From clothing to figures and more, the boys talk about the different types of merch they've chosen to purchase or have been unable to purchase in the past.

If you like peanut butter and you like chocolate, you'd naturally like a peanut butter and chocolate crossover, right?! Gaming crossovers are nothing new but their increased presence in recent years leads Ratnado and SqatCobblr to talk over what makes them unique in bringing two or more worlds of characters into one. They talk some of their favorite inclusions in Super Smash Bros as well as Fortni...