That Guy's a Maniac

We’ll be honest readers. We didn’t keep good notes. Apparently this episode includes: sumo, Marvel, Sad Sack (Raggy Dolls), the bible, Ganryu and echidna, Smash bros lore and punching bag, NERF arena Blast, sand bags (more generally) and then most cryptically: brine. 

Who’s that Podcast? It’s TGAM the Podcast! We’re back for Season Six. We’ve got new games. There’s a new gimmick. Cunzy is our first That Guy’s a Mastermind™ contestant. This week we talk about the Pom Poko suit from Super Mario, snails, first partner Pokémon, frogs in video games and what would the Final Fantasy VII characters be if they were D&D classes.

Back when we were pondering the ideas for Season 5, I decided to hit the record button... You can hear us discuss what and how we planned to approach Season 5. A litttle peek behind the curtain.

Season 5 is done (mostly) and we have our epic time span traversing final episode for your ears!

Which games are worth going back to? for whatever reasons...

Something Starwarsy maybe?

Mortal Kombat, Deadly Creatures, Dash Rendar FFX fashion, Lulu Pregnant, cuckold Wakka, Baby Luigi, Babio, Babuigi, Agarest, Sims, Fire Emblem eugenics Baby Pokemon, 

Games and stuff, Wipeout, blockbusters, Baldur's gate 3, VR, Tom Braider Picture and picture is it still a thing?

Senran Kagura Two Point Museum Rise of the Golden Idol Still Wakes the Deep

Realistic games, games that are life sims, hames that look real... We talk it all and more, way more, more that you will care to listen to

We’re 90, 90 very very 90, it’s 1990. In video games. Kinna.

We look back on the year 1990. Forget to talk about video games. Next week maybe. 

This episode explores the role of narcotics, medicines and other forms of drugs in video games. A 2018 study highlighted that many video games portrayed drugs in a positive light both those fictitious and based on real world recreational drugs. The maniacs really get into the weeds on this one and talk about the long association between video games and drugs both on and off the screen. 

Get your Quiz heads on as we battle to the death (not really) throwing questions at each other to find out who is the biggest Maniac of them all

Get your Quiz heads on as we battle to the death (not really) throwing questions at each other to find out who is the biggest Maniac of them all

In order to celebrate spooky February, we’re talking all things dead, alive and dead again in video games. Hear it first here: the Buffy Reboot. Is Silent Hill Man dead? Shadowman. Other games. The snowman. Father Christmas. Jack Skellington. Did you know all the protagonists in Final Fantasy VII and VIII were named after something? What is the Empress’ name?

Shops, items, stores, auction houses, capitalism ho! We’re talking video game shops. The weird tropey unreal staple in many video games. What are our favourite shops? Are there games where you work in a shop? Yes. Yes there are. Shoppu. 

We finish the fight! Listen to this podcast to remember to the type effectiveness of Dark, Fairy and Steel type moves in the Pokemon game. Riche and Cunzy are STUNNED by learning that electric type is _________ and that __________ has never been water. Worst of all ___________ never went in the ________! Can you believe it?

New Game Plus what does it mean to you? This week the maniacs talk all about new game plus. Where did the term come from? What was the first game you could New Game Plus in. Other ‘exciting’ things like the order of events poorly remembered in such games as Tales of Vesperia, Final Fantasy XIII and Resident Evil 2. 

It is the much anticipated fourth and penultimate part of our quick and easy reference guide to pokemon move type effectivenessses. This week we take down the trio of Rock, Ghost and Dragon types. Why is roadrunner a lie? Why can’t gengar punch your Dad? Why is Fairy immune to Dragon? All this and less covered here readers. Bookmark for the next time you’re at a tournament.

It’s the end of the gaming year and the beginning of a new gaming year! The maniacs look back to their video game resolutions from 2023 and make new ones for 2025. Did Richie download Suicide Squad Death to the Justice League? Did Cunzy1 1 go all in for Tomb Raider loot boxes? What is zero dawn? Did we finally get our hands on GPS-action-RPG Kingdom Hearts mobile? Read on to find out.

It's an XMAS SPECIAL! We do poems and songs for you!

Its really just a whataya playing, we talked about, Diablo 4, Endless Ocean Luminous, Ghostwire Tokyo.

We talk about some of the games we have picked up and are “re”playing whether it's a remaster, remake or just a new one (or emulated in some way). We chat Donkey Kong, Detroit: Become Human, Katamari, two of the Daniel Mullins Games Inscyption and Pony Island , Pokemon GO! and Mario Kart. Keep an ear out for Richie's Scottish newscaster impression

This week the maniacs examine Hiroki Azuma’s thesis on Japan’s Database Animals and think about the aspects of ‘character’ brought out in character and collecting based videogames? Does catering to these atomised aspects lead to character obsessions? How does Moe (萌え) influence modern Western game design?