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Spooky Mechanics persists as time and space gets weird and we end up back at The Thing but its 2011! Matthew joins Roman and Mikaela today to talk about the prequel to one of the greatest horror films of all time John Carpenter's The Thing. Can you figure out which one of us is The Thing? Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @surprisemechanics.bsky.social

In space no one can hear you game... Halloween may be over, by Spooky Mechanics continues as Roman and Mikaela talk about Dead Space, a video game released in the year 2023. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @surprisemechanics.bsky.social

Here we go again! we're watching Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 so get some popcorn, join us and watch along! Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

Spooky season is back, babyyy! We're kicking off our annual festival of frights with Rose Engine's Signalis. It's basically go everything: robots, zombies, robot zombies, gun. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

It's time for another Weekly Check-in with Roman and Mikaela. This week we're talkin' Tears of the Kingdom. Can you believe this game has an ending? Featuring special guest: a cricket trapped in Roman's basement. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

"It's not easy to be me." When Vladimir John Ondrasik III sang this line in the hit song "Superman" by his band Five for Fighting, he wasn't necessarily talking about the turmoil of being a Gamer, but he wasn't explicitly NOT talking about it either, and sometimes that's enough. What I'm trying to say is sometimes games don't grip you. It happens to the...

Star Wars is back! And/or its Mikaela's birthday and she's forcing it upon Roman. We're talking about the Disney+ Star Wars television series Andor and could you believe its a Star Wars? Follow us on twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

It's Roman's Birthday, sorta! Better late than never, I guess. We all remember how funny it was when Roman forced his good friend Mikaela to watch Vanderpump Rules last year. It was a total riot! We all loved it! This year he chose a new tactic and picked a program he thought she might actually like, which is Apple TV's Severance. Spoiler alert: it's a really cool show. Also spoile...

Just because it's not our GOTY episode doesn't mean Billy can't have a little fun! I don't know who keeps saying that, but it's not true, okay? Billy is allowed to talk about video games whenever he wants! This time we're talking about that Zelda game everyone in the world is playing, before spiraling into a barrage of sponsored content, blockbuster movies, professional wre...

Klaatu barada nikto someone has read out loud from the Book of the Dead once again! The demons decide to take on the big city this time around in Evil Dead Rise. Roman and Mikaela definitely were not scared at all while watching this film. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

Where's everyone going? Bingo!! That's right, folks, it's time to talk about Resident Evil 4 Remake. Resident Evil 4 is a very good video game again, still. Leon Kennedy is really cool and good at suplexing cultists again, still. Ashley and Luis are here, too! Remember them? They're great! And Ada! You know Ada! From Resident Evil! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a li...

Zombies are back folks and this time they're fungi, again. Roman and Mikaela are here clickin' all about HBO's The Last of Us Season One and it's a doozy! Show Notes: So, Should we Stop Staying JRPG? (Jimquisition) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpDyONiXSjM&ab_channel=JimSterling Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Deliver us a message across a perilous post apocalyptic envi...

The Combo Pack(TM) returns with an episode about our favorite comic book freaks! Look at them, these freaks! Bask in their glory! Fear Them, as they fear You. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

Our newly promoted Warner Bros Correspondent Wisam Awadallah (@HobbsnShawarma) returns to discuss HBO Max's Velma and the comic series Scooby Apocalypse, two very different stories that attempt to reimagine the Scooby Gang for a more contemporary audience with varying results! Mikaela and Roman welcome Wisam to the PS5 family by sharing their top 5 PS5 game recommendations before moving on to disc...

Rise and Grind, Gamers! Surprise Mechanics is back from our winter hiatus to talk about everyone's favorite sicko: Sonic the Hedgehog! Kaleb Grine returns to bring us breakfast and chat about this super fast freak! We close out, per usual, with a Heated Gaming Moment where we discuss Sonic Prime, That 90s Show, and Kaleb's growing addiction to G-Fuel. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us...

Can you believe time marches forward? Well, we're joined by Billy Hyland once again and we're making a list and checking it twice giving recognition to the games we thought were quite nice! Number 3 is SHOCKING 😱 Check out Billy's new game Moon! https://billdo.itch.io/ Follow us on Elon Musk's Twitter @SurpriseMechPod And if you feel the need to express yourself we're here to listen at: SurpriseM...

We got a real gamer's potpourri this week, a real pop culture stew, a cosmic gumbo, even! We're talking Fallout 4 mods, we're talking about the future, our hopes and dreams, and we're checking back in with our good friend Jim Cameron. Wowza that's a lot of stuff in just fifty two minutes and forty five seconds! Do you think these bozos can handle it?? Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us...

I Made A Game With Zombies In It is free to download on steam! You read that right! It's FREE! This is not a drill! Follow us on twitter @SurpriseMechPod before what's his name destroys the place. You know, the apartheid guy. With the murderous automobiles. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

This one's got everything: werewolves, batmen, man bats, a child militia, and one tall, tall woman! AWOOGA!  Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

Well, it's time to end Roman's Never Seeing Indiana Jones streak. This week the Surprise Mechanics throw Matt a bone and watch the movie that was actually promised. Despite what might be our most chaotic opening, we finally sit down and watch Temple of Doom. Turns out Indiana Jones rocks! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

Did you know a thermos can do anything? On the final Spooky Mechanics of 2022 our friend Matthew joins us for a Hubie Halloween watchalong! Sync it up to the movie and join us for a spooky time! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod What's that behind you?: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

Hot dog! We're talking about two bite sized, but still mondo satisfying, indie horror titles today. Which ones, you ask? The ones in the title, silly! No One Lives Under the Lighthouse! Summer of '58! Also our first ever Spooky Kaleb's Korner! Oh wow!! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

Hope you're hungry for some more horror films, cuz we got 'em! This week on Spooky Mechanics, we watch The Cured (2017) and The Sadness (2021). Also introducing Deku the cat who was a good boy for exactly one minute before chewing on my headphone cable and being banned from Surprise Mechanics Studios. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Tell us about your day: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

Chance "Pance" Duffy returns to discuss the new collection from the Haunted PS1 community! Go check it out! https://hauntedps1.itch.io/demo-disc-spectral-mall Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

Uh oh! the Surprise Mechanics private jet has crash landed on an uncharted island what are we gonna do now?! We're gonna talk about The Forest of course! Speaking of The Forest... wait... what's that in the darkness? Can't you see it? It's coming this way! Oh no it's The Last of Us TV trailer!!! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Craft a computer and email us: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com