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

The week Brian, Chris, and Josh talk about mobile gaming, our first experiences in the HD era, whether the Destiny Player Summit will change future developer/gamer interaction, and much more! Topics: My Cat From Hell Jackson Galaxy So Your Cat Wants A Massage Pokemon Go Super Mario Run Hearthstone Stormbound Chaos Rings Cut The Rope Where Is My Water Angry Birds Snood Bust A Move Magical Drop Mete...

In this special edition of the Platformers, Chris Shriver (@SHRIVES93) discusses the experience of watching Avengers: Infinity War with Devin DeVoue (@DevinDeV35) and Jess Veazey (@VeazeyJ). They discuss the highs and lows of the movie as well as what to expect from the MCU moving forward.

WARNING: This week, things got all timey, wimey, due to an error in the recording program we used for this episode, so there is a lot of cross-talk that didn't exist while we were recording. We fixed as much as we could, but there are still points where one of us reacts to a comment that hasn't happened yet, like a precog from Minority Report. There was a bit of a debate on whether to scrap the ep...

The week Chris is back! Chris, Brian, and Josh do #GameStruck4 and talk about big Call of Duty changes, third party support and exclusives for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Topics: Dentist visits Seussical the Musical Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Black Ops IV Single Player Campaigns Multiplayer Battlefront II Red Dead 2 Driving in games The state of the Xbox Mid genera...

The week Chris is out again and Brian is once again joined by Andrew Wolf of Nintendeal and Amiibo Alerts and Josh Mobley of Long Time Ago Radio. Strap in, this episode hits the ground running. Topics: Quad-monthly happenings How many Thursdays are in a month Animal noises Costumed Chris Perfect albums “My Chem” Method Acting Urine Content in Cheerios Solo: A Star Wars Fan Reactions Movie Trailers...

The week Chris is out and Brian is joined by Josh Mobley of Long Time Ago Radio and Andrew Wolf of Nintendeal and Amiibo Alerts. Topics: DOOM 64 Toaster games Angry Video Game Nerd’s modded NES Starfox Bayonetta Wii U games being brought to Switch Super Mario Maker Jungle Strike, the sequel to Desert Strike Resident Evil Arcade gun games On rail shooters Parkour! PS VR Farpoint Sea of Thieves Game...

The week Brian and Chris talk about the upcoming changes to the podcast, Chris’ temporary absence, gun ownership, Human/Saiyan cross-breeding, potential Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC leaks, representation in films, and much more. Topics: The podcast’s new direction Chris’ temporary absence Herbert The Pervert Audrey and Brian’s first date Worming Warring Gollums Harley Quinn The difficulties of being c...

In this episode, Chris and Brian talk about THQ's potential for bringing back old Nickelodeon games, the Ubisoft/Vivendi battle, standup specials, Braid, The Witness, the lasting value of the Nintendo 3DS, whether Star Fox is good, and GameInformer's Top 300 Games of All Time list. Enjoy the show!

This week the boys dive in deep for a talk about religion before discussing whether Spider-Man 2 is better than Spider-Man: Homecoming. The round out the conversation with Brian's first impressions of the original DOOM and DOOM II before talking about how Disney movies, specifically Snow White, hold up to modern scrutiny. Brian and Chris also discuss Phil Collins, Smash Mouth, Rat Race, Sea of Thi...

This week Brian is getting over a viral throat infection, and big news comes by way of a Nintendo Direct! The boys talk about game trade-ins, holding on to old consoles, game announcements, and a conversation about recent Disney film delight, Coco, spawns a discussion about what it means to have a distinct cultural heritage to call your own.

Today Brian and Chris talk about Italian opera, sexual assault in Dragon Ball, Starcraft II (courtesy of a Review Request), Heartless tattoos and PlayStation Plus news! Enjoy!

This week, Brian and Chris talk about Black Panther, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Mercenary Kings, Dragon Ball, and the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

This week the boys talk about the sexual proclivities of Master Roshi, the potential ESRB/FTC action regarding loot boxes, and the new Kingdom Hearts III trailer! There is a lot more where that came from, so strap in!

This week, Chris talks about what it was like to be in Philadelphia when the Eagles won the Super Bowl, Brian talks about tub dumps, and the boys discuss the trailers for Solo and Venom. They also debate whether they should watch Dragon Ball Z Kai or Dragon Ball Z. Will our heroes be able to hold out until help arrives? Find out on the next exciting episode of The Platformers Z!

This week the boys talk a ton about Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dragon Ball Super, Z, Kai, and more. Brian is stressing Darkest Dungeon, and Chris tells him about a really nice set of cans. It's a strange episode from the jump, so get ready!

This week a delirious Brian and Chris talk about moving, Dragon Ball, headphones, Overwatch League, escape rooms, barbers, and more. Can they survive until the end of the podcast, or will they laugh themselves to death before then?

This week Andrew Wolf joins the show to talk about Blossom Tales! The trio also talk about DragonBall FighterZ, Dark Souls, and Nintendo Labo. Chris doesn't see the draw of Overwatch League, and the show ends with a spoilercast for Doki Doki Literature Club, an incredible game that is free on Steam that you absolutely MUST PLAY!

Throw your pillows away, gather up all your vacuum cleaner attachments, grab a cup of coffee brimming with caffeine, get your Hearthstone deck ready and tune in as the ridiculous duo talk about the January 11 Nintendo Direct Mini, featuring a very special cameo appearance from Audrey Barnett!

The boys start the new year by talking about police corruption in This Is The Police, racing in a futuristic take on Homer's Odyssey in The Last Penelope, trying to return vacuum cleaners, Italian pizza regulations, and Brian's new obsession with Hearthstone. Enjoy! Topics: Returning vacuums Food The Crown Coco Best Pixar movies Incredibles II WHY CAN'T WE JUST HAVE IDRIS ELBA AS JAMES BOND?! John...

This week Brian and Chris are joined by Andrew of Nintendeal.com and AbiiboAlerts fame! Together they dive deep into the best games that came out in 2017. There are some obvious picks, but some games you may not have heard of as well. Enjoy! Topics: Making rain sounds with your hands, in Kindergarten Amiibo The Super Mario Bros. Timeline Brian: Industry Insider Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future To...

This week the guys talk about waiting forever for fast food, Pyre, Crawl, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider. They also talk about Star Wars: Battlefront II and A Hat In Time. Happy Holidays everyone! Topics: Being awakened by cats Not rinsing a glass after a beer Jake The Dog, The Cat spending his three wishes S.W.A.T. Cats The Last Jedi spoilercast reactions Bad fast food experiences Pyre Dishono...

SURPRISE! The boys recorded a spoilercast talking all about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Hit them up on Twitter to talk about it, and there IS a spoiler-free segment at the start of the show. Enjoy!

The boys talk about PSX, The Game Awards, and their wildly conflicting opinions on Assassin's Creed: Origins. They lavish praise upon What Remains of Edith Finch and Pyre, and mourn what is lacking in Hellblade. Winter is here, so get a cup of hot cocoa and pull up a chair for this week's episode of The Platformers! Topics: Assassin's Creed Origins Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor / War Hellblade Bl...

Brian and Chris talk about the state of Destiny 2, and the crazy documentary Jim and Andy, about Jim Carrey's method acting during filming of Man On The Moon. Chris finally frees himself to play what he wants, the guys outline their plans for the Game Of The Year episode. Brian waxes poetic about My Hero Academia and Rime. Topics: Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris My Hero Academia Man On The Moon MLB: Th...

Brian played way too many games this week. (He earned over 3k achievement points this month!) and Chris talks about Mario Cereal. Brian waxes poetic about Doki Doki Literature Club, Tacoma, and What Remains Of Edith Finch, and the boys do a spoilercast about Justice League.