Show Notes This time in A Theater Near You, Paul, Sean, and Kris watch Caddyshack II, a sequel with an absolutely dreadful reputation. But is it as bad as they say?
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There’s a live-action Zelda movie in the works, and you know that means. The Stone Age Casting Gall is back! Dan and Kris (well, mostly Dan) comb through Hollywood’s finest to determine who should play the various characters that could be portrayed on the big screen in this frankly ill-advised upcoming Zelda movie. Is Liam Neeson Middle Eastern? Should Gannondorf be a buff, CGI dude? Let’s discuss! We’re also introducing a brand new segment to the show called Week Old News! Going forward, we intend to spend some time covering a handful of notable gaming news topics, but since we record a week in advance, the news will be at least a week old before it gets to you. This week, we talk about Nintendo’s recent financial reports, the announcement of the announcement for Grand Theft Auto 6, the completely unsurprising crunch involved in Call of Duty’s latest release, and more! All set to the Wii New Channel’s catchy music. Enjoy! At the top of the show, Kris set out to replace a kitchen faucet and wound up with a $350 plumbing bill. Pipes shouldn’t disintegrate when you touch them! Plus, Air Twister’s confusing existence (especially its soundtrack), Dan’s PAD-iversary is absurd, Kris falls asleep at the wheel in Horizon Chase 2 (through no fault of the game, he’s just tired), and a whole lot more!
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For Kris’s next pick, he went with The Naked and Famous, a band that’s a bit outside his normal tastes, but still a whole lot of fun to listen to.
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After taking a month off to give the game enough proper attention, the Alphabet Soup-er Series has returned with Dan’s pick for the letter H, A Hat in Time. Because we don’t count the “A” in that title. Or at least Dan doesn’t. Anyway, if you;’re unfamiliar, the Alphabet Soup-er Series is where Dan and Kris take turns each month choosing a game to play that starts with a different letter of the alphabet, preferably a game that one or both of them haven’t played before. Dan’s been a fan of this game for years, and thinks Kris would be too if he spent time playing it. So now that he has, what did he think? Did the game’s charm win him over, or did his distaste for 3D collectathon platformers get the better of him?
At the top of the show, Dan spent even more time with Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, and continues to be frustrated with Marvel Snap. They’re doing some scuzzy stuff with their cards lately, and Dan is having none of it. Kris got a review code for Colored Effects, a new game from Flynn’s Arcade that's actually quite good. Horizon Chase 2 was also finally updated, Super Mario Bros. Wonder continues to be a non-stop delight, Arkanoid is a disappointment at $3, and a whole lot more!
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It’s almost amazing that after all these years, this show has never covered a Double Dragon game. It’s finally time to correct that as Matt and Kris spend some quality time with the short but spectacular soundtrack of the NES version of the original Double Dragon.
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1) http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/attractions/transformers.html 2) https://www.byyourcommand.net/cylongallery/thumbnails.php?album=166 3) https://tformers.com/tfbt-meet-real-live-transformers-1985-transformers-universal-studios-tour/29319/news.html 4) https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/jazz-and-thundercracker-costumes-from-80s-oj-simpson-commercial-uncovered-by-comic-shop/45608/
Base Camp Commercials
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtq3Xja0NVs (08:40 For Commercial) 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwZyAqjiNYs&t=2s (pictures in slideshow only)
This month, we return to Robin Williams' first big movie roles in the incomprehensible musical that is Popeye from 1980. Can a perfect cast, a detailed set, and a drug-fueled production turn into an entertaining movie?
The Starter Kits are almost over! With the PlayStation 4, we’ve made it to the penultimate chapter in our multi-year Starter Kit escapade. So once again, we pose the question, if you had just $100 to start a physical PlayStation 4 collection, which games should you get? Assuming you had whatever peripherals required to okay said games, based on Price Charting North American listings. IS this the best way to actually start a PS4 collection? Absolutely not! But it makes for a fun conversation. PS4 was a weird category because which games will our heroes choose? Which classics will fall by the wayside? Let’s find out!
At the top of the show, Dan spent some more time with Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, and well, it certainly is a Star Wars game! He also has a lot of words to say about the current state of Marvel Snap and its various workings compared to the love of his life, PAD. Kris, on the other hand, had very little gaming time this week, and has dedicated what little he had to both A Hat in Time for next week’s show, and the ever wonderful Super Mario Bros. Wonder. What did they spend the rest of their time talking about? Listen on!
As the month of October draws to a close, so must Dan and Kris dive into this month's 10 20 30 40 with enthusiastic aplomb. Each month, they look back at notable game releases from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago, and while there were some nasty technical difficulties preventing them from efficiently dong to (Thanks to Metacritic changing the way their site works), they still managed to pull it off! This time around, the 10 and 30 were fairly mundane, but the 20 and 40 were quite stellar with some fantastic Atari 2600 arcade port like Dig Dug and Joust, and the PS2/Xbox/GameCube generation seeing some killer classics like Jak II, Viewtiful Joe, and Crimson Skies.
At the top of the show, Kris tells the story of how he went to New York city to see The State live on stage, and how a stranger with a jump drive made his day. Dan didn't do much gaming thanks to a visit from his in-laws, but did get to catch up on some fantastic TV, and finally get some time in with Star Wars: Jedi Survivor. But the big story was the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Kris spent some time with the game and it's every bit as magical as he thought it would be. Is it the best Mario game since the Super NES? Only time will tell. enjoy!
On this week’s episode of This Week’s Episode, It’s Karen’s birthday so the gang watches her favorite episodes of her favorite season of her favorite show! Kris hangs out with MTV’s The State, Evan watches out for UAPs and Angie gets all depressed while watching a show she loves. All this and so much more!