The Geekbox

Wherein we discuss insect problems, visiting Germany, Shovel Knight, Awesome Games Done Quick, Mighty No. 9, Red Ash, Konami's strange HR practices, the Nintendo lifers, King's Quest, World of Warcraft, Brad Bird's vision of the future, Chaos on the Bridge, The Simpsons' longevity, the best TV shows ever, the most traumatizing kids' movies, our favorite Disney movies, and our feelings on Superman....

Wherein we discuss Back to the Future day, Ant-Man, Adam Sandler's terrible garbage, Jurassic Park 5: Jurassic World 2, Dragon Quest XI, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, Rocket League, Her Story and cheesy FMV games, Quiplash, Elite: Dangerous, Space Alert, Dead of Winter, Camel Up, Shovel Knight, stupid fedoras, and our personal fashion. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins,...

Wherein we discuss bad Australian accents, a different perspective on San Diego Comic-Con, Disneyland's 60th anniversary celebration, adventures at Club 33, California Extreme, Ant-Man, weird celebrity idiots, and the nature of game development. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang, with special guest Jon Ackfun.

Wherein we discuss the life and legacy of Satoru Iwata, San Diego Comic-Con 2015, Doctor Who, the pizzapocalypse, Steven Universe, leaked trailers, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Deadpool, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Inside Out, Her Story, Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's desgn philosophy, the Cliff's Notes to the Geekbox, our fondest Nintendo memories, and...

Wherein we discuss Mr. Robot, the Splatoon Splat-non-fest, true American stuff for July 4, soccer things, Advance Wars, Mega Man karaoke, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Batman: Arkham Knight (massive spoiler warning!), possible Superman games, small tech stuff that gets us hot and bothered, the perils of getting rid of unformatted hard drives, and the superheroes we wish really existed. Starring Ryan...

Wherein we discuss the Spanish Spider-Man, Batman: Arkham Knight (spoiler warning for a big mid-game event!), Inside Out, Ghostbusters, The Thick of It, subtitles vs. headphones, Chrono Trigger, Fallout Shelter, the dumbest things we did as kids, being nice to people, and the most insane game developers. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guests Ryan He...

Wherein we discuss the 2015 Nintendo World Championships, Tetris vs. Dr. Mario, EarthBound Beginnings, Shigeru Miyamoto sightings, the E3 experience, the reaction to Nintendo's E3 presentation, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Star Fox Zero, Splatoon, downloadable content, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, Super Mario Maker, the Final Fantasy VII remake, Fallout 4, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End,...

Wherein we discuss E3 2015, Splatoon, Butt Sniffin Pugs, interviewing people on-camera, the 2015 Nintendo World Championships, the big E3 press conferences, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, The Last Guardian, Shenmue III, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Final Fantasy VII, Kingdom Hearts III, Destiny, Dreams, Horizon Zero Dawn, Nintendo puppets, Animal Crossing Amiibos, Star Fox Zero, Yoshi'...

Wherein we discuss E3 2015 predictions, Max Headroom, Metroid, Super Mario Strikers, The Last Guardian, the big E3 press conferences, Splatoon, the best games of 2009, Game Center CX, Ryan Scott vs. Uncharted, decisions in games that made us feel bad, geek weddings, the best (and worst) of Mega Man, the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, and the RPG classes that we gravitate toward. Starring Ryan...

Wherein we discuss psuedo-concussions, shooting people in the head, the horrors of Los Angeles, Game of Thrones (non-spoiler warning!), weird celebrity sightings, forgetting to eat, alternating between The Witcher 3 and Splatoon, Life Is Strange: Episode 3, The Judge, Wii U games and Kickstarter, One Piece, the next video games (and books) in each of our queues, and the video game movies that we w...

Wherein we discuss FanimeCon 2015, the future of anime, back-alley anime deals, creepy cosplay, Game of Thrones (spoiler warning!), the grim and gritty media machine, Tomorrowland, hardcore goth events at Disneyland, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, role-playing decisions in games, the most-anticipated games that disappointed us, the melancholy of checking media off our to-do lists, t...

Wherein we discuss '80s music, Mad Max: Fury Road, Game of Thrones, the awesome look of the Warcraft film, bad video game movies, good animated movies, The Flash, Steven Universe, Jem and the Holograms, Supergirl, Australian vacation advice, Vegas vacation advice, and the games we never expected to love. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.

Wherein we discuss why Taco Bell is terrible, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the glory of 2D Castlevania, the ignominious death of Silent Hills, the new Metal Gear Solid V toys, weird sexist nerd culture, Bayonetta, Splatoon pro tips, Mario Kart 8, Mario Maker, Ex Machina, Her, The Room, George R.R. Martin's Metal Gear, Australian vacation tips, the things we would love to see get turned into...

Wherein we discuss the only place that matters in Kentucky, stupid newfangled music, the Suicide Squad cast reveal, Avengers: Age of Ultron (massive spoilers!), Ex Machina, Tomorrowland, Life Is Strange, our favorite old Internet things, Daredevil, Game of Thrones, the cancellation of Silent Hills, our thoughts on tablets, and watches. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins,...

Wherein we discuss Avengers: Age of Ultron, summer blockbusters, the biggest movies ever, the messy logistics of a solo Hulk film, Daredevil (spoiler warning!), Warner Bros.' movie strategy, the big Joker reveal, turning bad movie franchises around, the ups and downs of Man of Steel, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Ben Affleck, and a walking tour of Disney Studios. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins, wit...

Wherein we discuss trailers vs. the Geekbox, Star Wars Celebration, lots of summer movie trailers, Batman vs. Superman, Fantastic Four, Jurassic World, hot WB behind-the-scenes stuff, StreetPassing in movie lines, Star Wars, BB-8, the Force Awakens trailer, Star Wars: Rogue One, Nintendo at E3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, who Nintendo's franchises should go to, UK television that needs...

Wherein we discuss HBO Now, TV on the Internet, Daredevil, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, It Follows, Bloodborne, Nekoatsume, Nintendo's new StreetPass games, kids vs. games, cartridge vs. download, cheating in games, R-rated superhero stuff, and Master Higgins. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.

Wherein we discuss Marvel Heroes, the awesomeness of Dazzler, what life used to be like at LucasArts, Bloodborne, cheating in games, Furious 7, the latest Amiibocalypse, and more cheating in games. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang, with special guest Chris Baker.

Wherein we discuss WrestleMania fever, Pillars of Eternity, Dark Souls II, character creation tools in games, World of Warcraft's stupid architecture, the next Legend of Zelda game's big delay, wild mass guessing about 2015's game of the year, planes for cats, the Flash, The Walking Dead (season 5 spoilers!), X-Files, game genres we don't usually enjoy, bad games that we love, the games that made...

Wherein we discuss the return of British Alice Liang, Nintendo's next big thing, the future of the Metal Gear saga, bugs and game development, DLC worth downloading, Bloodborne, the Best Buy Fun Club, Ori and the Blind Forest, awesome British panel TV shows, Better Call Saul, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, What We Do in the Shadows, the Musical Box, what we imagine our final death rows meals t...

Wherein we discuss Higgins' mouse adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask vs. Dark Souls II, Mario Party, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., OlliOlli2, Ori and the Blind Forest, Better Call Saul vs. Breaking Bad, lonely MMOs, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, new superhero costumes, terrible movies we've been dragged to, Mallrats 2, digital comics, and Powers. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan...

Wherein we discuss milkshakes, spiders vs. marriage, Ghostbusters, the future of the X-Men franchise, Harrison Ford's flying chops, HBO Now, the Apple Watch and MacBook announcements, right vs. left, Rock Band 4, Valve's move into VR technology, the Mystery Spot, the stupid freaking dress AGAIN, the best and worst parts of owning a comic book shop, how we prioritize our media consumption, and Shar...

Wherein we discuss Andrew Fitch, Leonard Nimoy, Transformers, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, awesome games that no one has played, DuckTales 2017, the 20th anniversary of Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure, our own personal Groundhog Day, awesome Justice League stories, and the TRUE color of the dress. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss epic GameStop screw-ups, World of Warcraft's predatory Garrison mechanics, terrible fiction-based arguments, old World of Warcraft stuff, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, everything great about Zelda, inverted controls, our least-favorites entries in our favorite franchises, and the awesomeness of the 3DS. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Adam's strong gaming principles, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, buying games and then not playing them, World of Warcraft's old content, super-rare Amiibo figures, the perils of collecting, classic media that we don't enjoy, Netflix's prospective Legend of Zelda television show, luck vs. skill in tabletop games, and comic book nerdery. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Ju...