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Neopets was a monolith of the unexplored frontiers of the early noughties internet. Join Ashley and Chris as they discuss the hectic pace of change on the internet at the time as well as some of the internet's Flash-based phenomena on the eve of their potential demise on December 31st 2020.   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you plea...

This week Chris and Ashley, once nemeses, play a game about Woody and Buzz Lightyear, two fellas who were once nemeses! To say the story cuts close to the bone is an understatement. Listen in and find out how Chris once saved Ashley from the bedroom of a malevolent bully using his karate chop action! I think that's right...   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate...

A BIG ol' classic to celebrate episode 40! Doom, it turns out, is a bit good. Who knew?   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this episode is by Stevia Sphere from the album Cell Division. You can find that and many more great tunes on their Bandcamp here: https://steviasphere.ban...

This week, Ashley and Chris pop the oldies to one side and have a blast journeying through a savage planet in the appropriately-named first-person exploration game Journey To the Savage Planet.   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this episode is by Stevia Sphere from the album C...

It's Halloween and we've got the perfect way to spend it, this year: start off by listening to Chris and Ashley chat about Plants Vs Zombies, then go ahead and play the game! It may be light on scares, but it makes up for it in other ways. Listen in and find out how!   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Inst...

Crackout may not be Breakout and it's definitely not Arkanoid, but is it still a cracking game? Crack on and listen to the episode to find out!   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this episode is by Stevia Sphere from the album Cell Division. You can find that and many more grea...

SEEEGGGGAAA! It's been a while since we've heard that iconic chime on this podcast, and it's back with a biggy. Sonic the Hedgehog is under the microscope this week and its brilliance (or lack thereof) has been an ongoing point of contention between Ashley and Chris forever. Maybe talking it out will allow them to put the issue to bed once and for all. Listen in to find out! We mention the Sonic 3...

One whole year and 35 episodes and it all comes down to this - a brisk run through the Mushroom Kingdom! With this, our 35th episode, we turn one year old and it just happens to coincide with the recent release of Super Mario Bros 35, a game that sees a classic from our childhoods remixed and re-released. It's almost like someone from Nintendo tipped us off. On that note, did I ever tell you about...

Chris has been sick and it's fed into his choice of game this week... hair of the dog in the form of 1997's Theme Hospital! It's a game not without a few minor ailments itself, but is it worth playing again now? Listen along to find out!   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this...

This week we have the Sega Master System's premier ninja game, The Ninja. Imaginatively named, we know, but don't judge it too harshly until you've heard how great it actually is! If the game itself doesn't float your boat, maybe listen to find out how it was close to dragging Ashley into the criminal underworld.   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review an...

We're following up one of our best episodes on a great game with an episode on one of the worst games we've played in recent memory. You'd be forgiven for thinking we hate ourselves! Listen along to find out just what's up with Rolo to the Rescue. Listening Note: A couple of swears in this one! You've been warned!   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review a...

That's right! Chris and Ashley are joined this week by Ben Ward and Dan Marshall of Size Five Games to discuss their latest adventure, Lair of the Clockwork God - although, for some reason, they all but insisted on telling us how to burn books and punish tabloid television listings for bad behaviour. We tried our best to keep them on track. Have a listen and see how we did!   Come join us on all u...

We are thirty episodes old and we've decided to celebrate by playing Myst! Have a listen to see if we learnt anything about the game or ourselves in the playing.   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this episode is by Stevia Sphere from the album Cell Division. You can find that...

To celebrate the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, Ashley has decided it's about time he gets Chris on the Pro Skater hype train by treating him to the delights of the second game in the well-loved series. Can Ashley convince him that there's merit to spinning around on a plank with wheels to score massive combos? You'll have to listen to find out!   Come join us on all usual socials - follow...

In a hideous attempt to try and steal Mario's thunder, Chris has done the dirty and followed up our Mario with a Sonic! Not just any Sonic, though. No, sir, this week we're talking Sonic Spinball, the only Sonic to fully embrace its nature and go full pinball.   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram F...

We FINALLY did it, everyone! We went there. Welcome to our first ever Mario episode, though probably not our last given how large the man and his moustache has loomed in both Chris and Ashley's gaming histories. Join us as we discuss what may be one of the best games ever made and get just a little taste as to why that might be.   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe,...

It's not Cinco de Mayo and it's not Halloween, but that shouldn't stop anyone playing the phenomenal Grim Fandango, one of the last - and greatest - gasps of the '90s adventure game craze.   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this episode is by Stevia Sphere from the album Cell D...

Join Chris and Ashley as they discuss Rimworld, this game where you take control over a trio of desperate survivors stranded on a distant planet with nothing but their skills and whatever they can scrounge together to survive. Rimworld is a game that strives to put story at the forefront of the experience. Listen along to see how good a job of that it does.   Come join us on all usual socials - fo...

That's right - for the first time, we're re-visiting a game! After Ashley's sales pitch for Tom Nook in episode 17, Chris has since taken the plunge and bought Animal Crossing. In this episode, we discuss our high points, share the sad story of Gulliver and wonder what the deal is with Roald. We're also joined by a special guest to share her thoughts on the game!   Come join us on all usual social...

This week Chris and Ashley chat about Obsidian Entertainment's excellent and likely last cross-platform game The Outer Worlds, a colourful take on the Fallout formula that lets you rove an entire solar system.   Come join us on all usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this episode is by Stevia Sphere...

Chris and Ashley talk about the latest Pokémon-related craze sweeping the nation: brushing your teeth! A *game* that Chris has been getting a lot out of these last few weeks, Pokémon Smile is a mobile app designed to support parents in creating good hygiene habits with their kids. Is it a good game? Is it even a game?! Is it? Listen in to find out!   Come join us on all the usual socials – follow,...

Ashley extols the virtues of Voez, a rhythm action game for the Switch, this week. Find out about Mont Blanc cake, songs about being a dog and what foul substance is on the wall in Chris' house by listening!   Come join us on all the usual socials – follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this episode is by Stevia Spher...

Hats are the name of the game in this week's... game. Quite literally! Join Chris and Ashley as they chat their way through A Hat In Time. The first game from Danish indie devs Gears For Breakfast, it is a delightful 3D platformer that harks back to the heyday of the Nintendo 64 whilst also calmly carving out its own little niche in the gaming landscape.   Come join us on all the usual socials – f...

Join us this week as we chat about the superb Cities: Skylines, during which we find out about the world's lockdown porn habits, a hashed version of the 2013 SimCity debacle, and what happens if you let human effluence flow into the fresh water system of a small town. What a rush!   Come join us on all the usual socials – follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Tw...

What the what? "Golf"? We know, we've never heard of it either. We did some quick research and it appears to be a major policy of the current US President [at the time of writing!]. And What The Golf makes about as much sense as most of the rest of his policies, too. Thankfully it's probably likely to make you smile a lot more. Join us to find out why!   Come join us on all the usual socials – fol...