We Were Gamers

00:00 Mortal Kombat 1 02:03 The Retro Question: Sound Triggers 07:50 Microsoft - Activision - Blizzard - GamePass 16:56 The Layoff Season 18:25 Harebrained Schemes 22:21 The Pokémon Van Gogh Museum 28:52 Analogue 3D 64 41:13 Tears of the Kingdom No DLC 46:47 Oysters 57:06 Outro 58:10 CotC and Football

00:00 Gremlins 1:57 Tetris 99 5:34 Baldur's Gate 3 7:53 Armored Core 6 Balance Patch 15:51 Cartridge Era 26:19 The Witcher 37:00 Outro

00:00 AI Intro 2:34 Sony Hack 3:35 Net Neutrality 4:48 F1 Singapore, Japan & Andretti 15:22 Rantasy Football 21:13 Toy Story Football 29:47 Dungeons and Dragons Movie 33:24 Baldur's Gate 3 42:40 I Didn't Have Eggs 49:25 What Makes Us Old?

00:00 Old Men Yell About the Weather 02:17 Rantasy Football 14:03 Books vs Shows 28:58 Armored Core 6 32:03 JoJo Name Game 46:37 Outro 48:22 Champions of the Continent: Gameboard

00:00 Rantasy Football 11:47 Tea - The Order 15:16 Nintendo Direct - Remake Season 33:09 Mario Kart 8 36:40 Mario Party Superstars 39:52 Captain Toad - 2 Player 44:03 Armored Core 6 53:53 Stay in Your Mech

00:00 Inconsistencies 05:39 TV Disputes in 2023 09:13 Hawaii Football 17:13 Fantasy Football Returns 26:10 Tetris, Jumanji, Last of Us 31:26 Armored Core 6 45:38 Food Crimes

00:00 Intro 02:34 Component Class: Cpu Heat and Fan Curves 19:42 Beer Release 24:15 Phil Collins 35:50 Housekeeping 37:38 Bluesky

00:00 Milkshakes or Hamburgers 03:48 Blockbuster Smell-stalgia 06:04 New Rental Opportunities 13:41 Storm Recap 15:56 The Bear 22:31 Trails Time 23:40 Diablo 4 25:48 Four-Player Game Beef: WarioWare 34:02 Charles Martinet 36:22 Outro 37:16 Audio Delays

JJ and Michael talk about the latest in New York Times Games. Obviously we had to cover Trails while Andy was away and the plethora of games we don't have time to play.

00:48 Dragonlance 04:22 Copyright Wars 06:32 More Dragonlance 12:10 1st Anniversary: Champions of the Continent 31:11 No Clip's Vampire Survivors Documentary 41:06 Component Class: Mechanical Keyboards Part 1 54:52 Outro

01:14 Longevity, Or How to Annihilate $325 Million 02:57 365 Epsiodes: A Review 06:55 Comic Con 2023: Experiences 15:30 Comic Con 2023: Hollywood 25:24 Comic Con 2023: Final Recap 27:39 Rog Ally Problems 30:28 Aftermarket SSDs in Handhelds 38:01 Octopath: CotC 1st Anniversary Preview

01:20 Vacation to Utah 04:31 Vacation Rituals 08:35 Escape Room Games 13:45 Comic Con 2023: Striken 29:11 Comic Con 2023: Mental Prep 38:05 Comic Con 2023: Game Panels 41:34 Comic Con 2023: Hopes 46:59 Outro

00:00 Intro 02:23 So Long, Blaseball 05:32 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Remake 15:09 Super Mario Bros. Wonder 25:54 Vampire Survivors 28:42 Sea of Stars 38:30 Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse 52:18 End of Pathfinder 57:21 Outro (Vacation)

00:00 Accidental Time Jump 02:31 F1 is Boring, but with Penalties 11:47 What is a Pretzel? 20:24 Email - Food Combos to Avoid 26:00 Car Repairs in 2023 28:33 Email - How did you settle on your car? 46:17 Old Man Take of the Week: Cars 52:02 Retro City Games Part 2 53:32 Octopath: CotC - Updates & Side Solistia 01:05:06 Mystery Game Pick

00:00 F1 Talk 04:34 IPs Never Die 07:40 FF XVI Demo 10:16 FFIX Remake 13:13 FFVII Remake 15:06 Ubisoft's Not E3 25:35 Diablo IV 37:49 Pathfinder 42:30 Yes, Champions of the Continent

00:00 Intros and Xbox's 03:06 Hotels 05:11 Is SGDQ Slipping? 16:20 SGDQ Runs 20:05 Old Man Take of the Week: Pokemon 23:16 Octopath: Champions of the Continent 32:35 Willow 34:47 The State of Streaming 44:52 F1 Spain Debacle 51:40 Outro 53:28 No E3

00:00 Champions of the Continent 01:37 Chairs, Yes, Chairs 03:52 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom & Jedi: Survivor 14:54 Lemon "Juice" 25:45 Marvel Snap 45:35 Disney+ & Willow

00:00 Software Gets Worse Over Time 08:49 Component Class: Asus AM5 Problems 26:42 Magic the Gathering Arena 29:26 Brandon Sanderson, Tress of Emerald Sea 33:41 Die Standing 37:06 Diablo 4 Open Beta 42:41 Voice Acting & Corey Burton 48:24 D4 Final Thoughts 50:02 BBQ at Heritage 57:48 Outro & Sale PSA

00:00 Baseball 13:13 In-flight Entertainment 18:01 A New Hope in Concert 20:03 Mic Problems and Fords 22:28 A New Hope Special Edition 24:53 Free Comic Book Cheat Day 28:24 Not Tears of the Kingdom - Korok Seeds 31:11 Champions of the Continent CotC 37:06 Apex Ranked 44:52 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Another throwback episode to when there was a huge Hasbro hullabaloo. Yes, they got dogged on quite enough at the time. Probably too much. But, we also had a much more nuanced discussion about the available models of business for consumer companies and where we would have hoped to see trends go. Many of our predictions, made in 2022, have held to be eerily accurate. Unfortunately. 00:00 Toys with...

Andy and Michael chat travel and play the XKCD “game” Escape Speed. 00:00 Intro 02:38 Escape Speed 10:21 Michael’s Travel Adventure 34:48 Escape Speed Finale 37:59 Travel Gaming Nostalgia: DS, 3DS, Game Gear, Etc. 46:00 Outro

02:24 Tea Kettles 04:01 Boysenberry Festival 07:12 Michelin Sushi 13:03 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 21:51 Metroid Prime Remastered 35:10 Are Flashcarts dead? 40:12 Mobile Game Death 45:38 Octopath CotC 56:16 Outro

02:10 Leveling Up: Your Slippers 12:53 Aging Sour Beers are a Thing? 16:05 Ducks Swag Night 22:26 Retro City Games 26:59 DS Lite Excitement 33:13 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous 41:33 Octopath: Champions of the Continent

00:00 Laser eyes 12:24 Crawfish 17:27 Michelin Experiences 31:00 Online Ordering 39:44 Samsung 980 Pro PSA 41:00 Apex Legends 44:24 Internet Community Economies 50:22 Octopath: CotC Update 59:17 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous 01:02:27 RPGs & Outro