On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive into the March 10 20 30 40, featuring the untimely ends of both the 32X AND Virtual Boy, the birth of the Resident Evil franchise, another desolate 1986 month, and a shockingly great lineup for the PSP!
Then, in Week Old News, so much AI. So very much AI. And nobody wants it. Except game companies. They LOVE it. Plus, Sonic 4 and Minecraft 2 cast announcements, Logan Paul kinda sucks, Humble Bazooka gets to work on making the Saturn 3D Controller wireless, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris doesn’t do a whole heck of a lot, but he started watching the live-action One Piece! Meanwhile, Dan really didn’t care for Man of Medan, tried a handful of Steam demos, and remembered why he doesn’t like dating sims.
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This time in A Theater Near You, the team buckles up for a Blade Runner Double Feature, and then some! The original Blade Runner, followed by all three short films that bridge the gap, and the Blade Runner 2049. Did Jared Leto ruin everything? Just how much halted talk is too much? Let’s find out!
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the next installment of SAG Standouts, where they each choose the five games that define a platform. This time around they’re tackling the underappreciated Magnavox Odyssey 2. With neither one of them ever having spent any time playing the system before this recording, were they able to find anything to appreciate about it? Let’s find out! (Spoiler: YES!)
Then, in Week Old News, the US government CONTINUES goes out of its way to tick off a large portion of the gaming public, Limited Run tries to get itself out of some Sonic flavored hot water, Roblox players have no taste, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris feels nostalgic for the Wii U and sits through some disastrous loading times to scratch the itch, and gets more serious about improving his diet. Meanwhile, Dan talks about a monkey suplexing a lizard, finished Sons of Sparta, and started Man of Medan.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive back into the Alphabet Soup-er Series. It was Kris's pick for the letter B and he went with the Sega Saturn cult classic Burning Rangers. This game was pretty ahead of its time, but does it still work? Is putting out fires with lasers still a good time today? Let’s find out!
Then, in Week Old News, the US government goes out of its way to tick off a large portion of the gaming public, Nintendo hosts a pretty decent Indie Showcase, Ken Griffey Jr’s Winning Run for SNES is the gift that keeps on giving, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris tries the Densha Attack demo and finds comfort in Yoshi’s Island, while Dan gets ever closer to finishing Ghost of Sparta, and reads some books.
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Matt and Kris board the nefarious pirate ship of Kaptain K Rool to listen to the spectacular tunes of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest!
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It's Gremlins meets Animal House on a direct-to-video budget. You can picture this and you are right but why not listen and confirm?
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for another classic episode of Mega Man! In the season 2 episode Campus Commandos, Dr. Wily infiltrates Dr. Light’s robot college so he can use an anti gravity beam on city hall… for some reason. Top Man hits on Roll, Cut Man and Guts Man pose as cafeteria workers, there’s a racist martial arts robot that looks like Akira from Virtua Fighter, it’s got it all!
Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo finally pulls back the curtain on the 10th generation of Pokemon, some classic (and not so classic) Marvel games are coming home, the Super NES gets a brand new beat em up, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris spends some quality time with the Disney Afternoon Collection on Switch 2, enjoys Pokemon Presents with his kids, while Dan finally reads some Terry Pratchett, spends some more time with Ghost of Sparta, and tries out a number of Next Fest demos.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris take a whack at the February 2026 10 20 30 40 that’s chock full of… well not a whole lot. It’s looking like another lackluster month. But what’s this? Dead heat competition between PlayStation, Saturn, and 3DO? An oddball GameCube classic? A PS4 exclusive to light up our hearts? Maybe there’s hope yet!
Then, in Week Old News, Sony shuts down yet another studio and draws the ire of their fanbase, David Jaffe has big feelings about the new God of War, new old Virtual Boy footage surfaces, and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris gets his octopus on with the Darwin’s Paradox demo, Dan likes Sons of Sparta much more than David Jaffe, Kris spends some quality time with his favorite pinball machines at his local arcade, Dan loves the new Jaws, and more!
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This time in A Theater Near You, the team returns from hiatus and begins the alphabet anew with Adventures in Babysitting. Does this Elisabeth Shue classic stand the test of time? Let’s find out!
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris try their best to bring you this month’s SAG Standouts. The challenge? Doing it for the Intellivision, a console neither one of them has a ton of experience with (even though Kris inexplicably owns 5 of the darn things). Which games will make their lists?
Then, in Week Old News, Hyperkin gets ever closer to releasing their take on the Nomad, Goldfish crackers get into the world of gaming for some reason, Sony hosts a killer State of Play with some fantastic surprises , and more!
Finally, in the Checkpoint, Kris tries the new Jaws NES game, Dan does a bunch of stuff I’ve forgotten about because I accidentally forgot to write this part last week when we recorded and I can’t be arsed to go back and listen again, and presumably there was talk of sandwiches.
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