Surprise Mechanics

It's people on the menu, folks! Just kidding. Kind of. These movies are about eating people, but that's not what we're doing. We're just talking about the movies is all. We're just here to talk. About movies! Podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Email us, cowards: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

I have no morals and I must be canceled! This week Roman and Mikaela explore the horror short story and it's companion point-and-click adventure adaption I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream written by Harlan Ellison. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Download I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream : https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/?get_group_doc=22694/...

Spooky Mechanics 2K22 kicks off with beloved darling Bloodborne, developed by the great FromSoftware. Matt Slanaker returns (via tactful bullying) to discuss bloods both new and old, werewolves, cosmic entities, and, of course, all the cheese that comes with the best FromSoft has to offer. Follow Matt! @That_MattKid And give us a follow while you're at it! @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: Surprise...

This week, Roman and Mikaela are here to teach you folks a lesson! And that lesson? Well, it's about movies! Specifically, action movies. Specifically, action movies that fall under the umbrella of "John Wick-Likes," started by, you guessed it, John Wick (2014). Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

Don't believe the title! We're talking more than just a couple of stinkin video games! We're talking about SEVERAL stinkin video games! We got Powerwash Simulator, we got Risk of Rain 2, we got Returnal, we got Into the Breach, we even got that new Resident Evil YA series Netflix inexplicably greenlit! You don't want to miss this one, baby! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Prove to me you act...

Used the wrong audio file last time, oops! *** There's a pleasant chaos bubbling underneath this week's episode. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I'm also not sure where exactly it came from. My best guess is we haven't done this in close to a month and were excited. Who can say! Anyway, in this one we talk about Kebobi, NüThor, Guardians of the Galaxy, School (???), and a couple of other stu...

You expected a gaming podcast? Too bad! IT WAS ME DIO!! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

The Star Wars Days(tm) are mostly behind us, mostly. We still gotta talk about Obi-Wan Kenobi. It's the law! But after that we'll talk about other stuff, promise. And then no more Star Wars for a long time. Or at the very least a time. We'll almost certainly talk about Star Wars again, even if we don't particularly want to. Stuff we talk about in this one: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Evil Dead the Game, Our F...

Hey heyyy its Babu Frik here to tell you to sync this up with Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker because it's a watchalong! When the Skywalkers rise it's like poetry it rhymes and it's a surprise to be sure but a welcome one so get away from that sand because this is where the fun begins! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

In this week's (surprise) Star Wars combo pack we talk about an "old game" (Knights of the Old Republic) and a normal, not old, one (Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga). How much Star Wars can these fools possibly squeeze into one episode?! This much, that's how much! Deal with it. Please! Sorry! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

Star Wars is now TV and TV is now Star Wars! That's right we're talking about everyone's favorite Bob Fett (no not that one) and little green guy (also not that one). May the Star Wars month keep on Star Wars-ing or whatever. Ending music composed by Ludwig Göransson and performed by Intergalactic Space Force Follow us while you're at it! @SurpriseMechPod Or drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gm...

May the Whatever be with Whatever!! Thats right folks, it's Star Wars month! To kick off this 4(-ish) episode marathon we're talking Jedi Fallen Order with Matt Slanaker. Pew pew or whatever else they do over there. Find more of Matt on Twitter @That_MattKid Follow us while you're at it! @SurpriseMechPod Or drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

Sometimes two friends see two different movies even though they made loose plans to watch the same movie to discuss for their award nominated podcast*. And even though those plans were extremely tentative, regardless of what some parties would have you believe, it just doesn't shake out. And that's okay! You can talk about two things sometimes! Nobody minds at all! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMe...

Michael and Roman are back to talk about Elden Ring! Again! That's right, more of this extremely Elden Ring!  Now that we've both finished, we talk about how it feels to be Elden Lord, the highlights and low points of our journey, and the friends we made along the way! :-) Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

It's Roman's birthday so to celebrate we're going to talk about some real art. None of this video game or horror movie slop! It's reality tv today, baby! We're talking Bravo TV, Los Angeles, and a little hole in the wall where everybody knows your name and the waitstaff is constantly screaming at each other and, sorry, is that my order? I can see my food sitting under the heat lamp but my server i...

Elden Ring, Elden Ring, Elden Ring! Rise, tarnished, and listen to us talk about the most anticipated game of the millennium. I really believe that! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

This week, the Surprise Mechanics are talking the fanmade Bloodborne PSX, Deathloop, and a whole mess of other stuff! We're talking Mad Max, we're talking controllers, we're talking friendship!  So come on in an get sloppy! (Trying a new thing.)

We're back from our long winter's nap and just bursting at the seams to tell everyone about all of the Gaming that kept us busy during the Quiet. Positively bursting, I tell ya! We talk about Pocket Monsters, we talk about city builders, we talk about Project Zomboid. And that special fellow Chance Duffy is there for all of it to offer some expert advice for all us you (us) novice Zomboid survivor...

Surprise Mechanics, the only podcast about video games, does another GOTY episode. Billy Hyland returns. Time is a flat circle. I'm Doctor Manhattan, or whatever. Not really. I wish! Also not really to that either. Guy seems pretty stressed and I can't be bothered to learn all those maths. I'll stick to being a regular old not doctor human. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: Sur...

This is a shorter one, ya dig? We call them Mini Mechanics. Sweet, yeah?  Roman does a spoilerish-free review of the latest Spider-Man movie and Michael played Aliens Fireteam Elite for like an hour. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

This week your favorite video game movie bozos talk about the fall's biggest blockbuster release: Resident Evil Welcome to Raccoon City. Spoilers: it's! not! great!! So let's turn things up a notch (yea, I say 'turn things up a notch' now) and write our own fan fiction Resident Evil movie scripts. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

Sure, you've heard of ogres. Your Shreks, your trolls, your run of the mill swamp dwellers, yeah. I get it, buddy. But have you heard of ogres with guns? How about ogres with chainsaws for hands? And what if I told you- What's that? You have heard of those kinds of ogres? And you already know I'm talking about Quake?  Because it's like 20 years old? Whatever, let's see you write the episode d...

This time it was Michael's turn to pick a formative movie and it turns out Wachowski love runs deep on this particular program. Folks, it's the Matrix. Yeah, that one. With the suits and the kung fu. Sync up and watch with us! Also sorry for Roman's illness.

We're back with another combo pack and this time Michael and Roman go on a joyride through Forza Horizon 5 and Marvel's Avengers! We're talking about online multiplayer progression, large cars in Grand Theft Auto, Scooby Doo and Dragon Ball Z, and the Avengers too I guess.  Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

Adventure's waiting just ahead! That's right folks, it's time for another Watchalong(tm). Michael and Roman invite James back to the show to watch the Wachowski's Speed Racer. This is a very big deal for one of us (I'll leave you to guess who) so please sync up the movie with this track and let your old pals gab your ear off for a little over 2 hours. It'll go fast, promise. Just like Speed Racer!...