The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

This week contains a special message from Chris about the future of the podcast, and Brian reviews some of the games he has been playing. It’s a bit of a different (and shorter) podcast, so I hope you enjoy! Rejected Episode Titles: The Sound Of One Man Podcasting Brian Talks To Himself And Then There Was One Topics: Chris’ Departure PlayStation skipping E3 2019 Disgaea 5 Complete - 12:08 Into The...

This week we discuss Brian’s trip to Philly and New York City, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, great sandwiches, gas stations, Diablo: Immortal, My Hero One’s Justice, Save Me Mr Tako, Mega Man 11, and so much more. Enjoy! If you want to watch along with the show, check out the video on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast Rejected Episode Titles: Benjamin Maintenance and Bruce Supply “Please, Mr. Ma...

This week we discuss flu shots, Disgaea 1 Complete, Dragon Ball FighterZ for Switch, some 11 Bit Studio games, Super Mario Party, Venom, and more. Enjoy! If you want to watch along with the show, check out the video on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast Rejected Episode Titles: My Only Regret Is Having Boneitis Sir, This Is Pornography No More Pixels Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride Topics: Flu Shots Disgaea 1 C...

This week we discuss Spider-Man PS4, Spider-Man movies, Spider-Man comics, the upcoming Venom movie (and how poorly it is being reviewed), Star Wars, the Rocksteady Batman trilogy, and so much more. Enjoy! If you want to watch along with the show, check out the video on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast Rejected Episode Titles: “You Were Making Out During Schindler’s List?!” I'm A Big Fan Of Buddhis...

This week we discuss Bowsette (who was apparently originally a planned part of Super Mario Odyssey), the definition of the word “deli,” Spider-Man, Velocity 2X, Minit, Towerfall, and more, all while trying out the new Dragon Ball FighterZ characters, Cooler and MVP Android 17. If you want to watch along with the show, check out the live stream on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast Topics: Bowsette Co...

This week, we talk about the PlayStation Classic, the newly-launched Nintendo Switch Online service, the recent Nintendo Direct, We Happy Few, and a whole lot more! Enjoy! Rejected episode titles: It's Lit, Fam K.K. Slider Was The Original Xur Shadow Moses Was An Inside Job This Pie Is F***ing Tasty If you want to watch along with the show, check out the video on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast To...

This week the boys get HEATED about Destiny 2: Forsaken, Josh and Chris give initial impressions of Spider-Man, Brian talks Blade Strangers, and what is going on with Superman?! Topics: Who will be Superman? Spider-Man Initial Impressions InFamous Prototype Sonic SNES Spider-Man Mega Man 11 Demo Blade Strangers Neo Geo Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Hype PUBG Having more money than Jesus Fortn...

This week Brian and Andrew talk about some surreal moments they had, and everything they saw at the ID@XBox event and PAX West, so strap in, because this one sets a record for the highest number of games discussed! Topics: PAX West Remi Lore Yuppie Psycho Children of Morta Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption Below Generation Zero Tunic Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Diablo III Switch Dragon Ball FighterZ...

This week, Brian is away, so Chris and Josh take over as your hosts! We discuss that epic CyberPunk 2077 demo, our issues with lore in Halo, the Destiny 2 2.0 update, and so much more!

This week Brian, Chris, and Josh talk about a fantastic show by Tobe Nwigwe, Guacamelee! 2, Flat Heroes, our evolving relationship with multiplayer games, Gamescom, Disenchantment, eating healthy, Brian's upcoming plans for PAX West, and so much more! Enjoy! Topics: Chris knee update Weight loss Brian’s vegetarian month Uncharted: Lost Legacy Disenchantment The Simpsons Futurama How cartoon charac...

This week Brian, Chris, and Josh are joined by James Clark (Hooray For Anime!). The group wanders around Azeroth while they talk about Dead Cells, the Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta, Guacamelee! 2, World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth, and so much more! If you want to watch along with the show, check out the video on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast Topics: 1:09 - Chris has gone full horse knee 4:15...

This week, Josh and Brian stream the podcast on Twitch for the first time! They also talk about the Smash Ultimate Direct, Dead Cells, EVO 2018, and the IGN editor plagiarism scandal. Topics: Smash Ultimate Direct The future of Smash Castlevania Fire Emblem EVO 2018 Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC and balance patch Diablo News Dead Cells This Is The Police 2 IGN editor plagiarism scandal Oceans 8

This week Brian is joined by Replacement Chris Shriver; Joshua Mobley. The pair discuss whether or not Chris is the tree that binds the cosmos together, the upcoming changes in Destiny 2, the merits of Octopath Traveler, themes of race in the fantasy genre, the Sylvanas Controversy, and more. Enjoy! Topics: Chrishrashrill Destiny, The Great Emancipator Changes Coming In Forsaken Moments of Triumph...

This week we break serious and talk about early gaming memories, 9/11, DoDonPachi, Instant Pot, and a whole lot more. Also, I may have overestimated our seriousness, because we are still just a bunch of goofballs. Enjoy the show! Topics: Dragon Ball FighterZ Goku and Vegeta Trailers Wearing out console controllers Worst controllers Wii U vs N64 4th Grade Smashing Earliest PlayStation Memories Sept...

This week Andrew Wolf takes over the show, and Brian is demoted to co-hosting duties! Brian is up to his elbows in his Octopath Traveler review, and the boys talk about great trailers, games that live up to the hype, and those that don’t. Topics: Video Game Trailers Disappointing Trailers HYPE TRAILERS Video Game Development Octopath Traveler Party Games Fibbage Crack The Case Nidhogg 2 Towerfall...

This week Brian, Chris, and Josh talk about Vampyr, Moonlighter, West of Loathing, GuardianCon, TennoCon, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Topics: Scooping up cows Chris has a house! Displaying video games and merchandise as an adult Holding on to your old consoles Emulation Learning to read West of Loathing Deadpool 2 Antman and the Wasp Monster Prom Moonlighter Stardew Valley Chris gives up on his b...

This week Brian, Chris, and Andrew talk about times they took a break from gaming, what video game difficulty means for approachability, games they played the most over the years, and much more. Enjoy! Topics: Wiping Mario Tennis Aces PS Vita Hacking Original Xbox Hacking Gray Dawn The Thin Silence Mental Wellness Games Celeste Nier Automata Game Title Pronunciations Watching Games VS Playing Game...

This week we talk about Ys VIII, Mario Tennis Aces, rhythm games, Switch ports, controllers, the best original PlayStation games, going to the movies alone, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Topics: The Division Disney’s streaming service AMC Movie Service Cinemark Movie Pass Movie theaters The Devil Is A Part-Timer Lumines What is the best puzzle game? Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Shoot-em-ups Vertic...

This week marks the 100th episode of The Platformers, and to celebrate, the crew makes some really big announcements! We really hope you enjoy it! Topics: Pokemon Fire Red Nuzlocke Which Pokemon do we look like? What is your Poke-Spirit Animal? Dark Souls: Remastered The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Gloomhaven Pokemon Go Boston Cat Persona 3 Dancing Moon Night Persona 4 Dancing All Night Persona 5 Da...

This week we talk about the most exciting announcements made at every press conference during E3 2018. Topics: What we predicted last week Xbox EA Bethesda Sony Ubisoft Nintendo Fallout 76 Battletoads Cuphead Crackdown 3 Cyberpunk Gears of War 5 Halo Infinite Jump Force Kingdom Hearts 3 Ori and the Will of the Wisps The Last Of Us 2 Spider-Man Ghost of Tsushima Death Stranding Resident Evil 2 Cont...

This week we are talking about the impending arrival of E3, and what we think might happen, what we really want to happen, and what we are really concerned will happen. Topics & Predictions (and some predictions which didn't make their way into the episode): Chris’ E3 Predictions: Goku and Vegeta in Smash - MAYBE Crash Bandicoot (tie in with launch trailer) Star Fox Grand Prix We see Metroid Prime...

This week, Brian, Chris, and Andrew talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story. A brief spoiler-free discussion is followed by an in depth discussion of the entire movie, filled to the brim with spoilers! Enjoy!

This week the boys are talking about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paella, clam chowder, and go on one of the craziest rabbit holes of all time. This might be one of the our most absurd episodes yet, so strap in! Topics: Heavy #2 Collegiate ESports Ruth Bader Ginsburg Documentary “RBG” Wild Wild Country Banner Saga Hyrule Warriors Toki Tori 2+ THE BIGGEST SIDETRACK OF ALL TIME Game Boy Color Game Boy Advan...

This week, Brian and Josh talk a lot about the Destiny: Warmind expansion and Battle Chasers: Nightwar, as well as shonen anime, Call of Duty games, reading comic books, their great love of socks and fans, and much more. Enjoy! Topics: Socks Jackets Marvel: Strike Force Amazing Spider-Man The Buyarchy of Needs “What If” Star Wars Stories Fire Mario Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3 on PS Vita Digital Ga...

This week Brian, Chris, Josh, and MARTY(!!!) talk all about the 2018 PlayStation 4 God of War. This episode begins with a spoiler-free discussion and then a full discussion of the entire game, including spoilers for all major moments in the game.