At the edge of the Sandler-verse is a strange world where Rob Schneider plays the normal guy in a film. The rest of the cast? About as far as normal as possible... But can they defeat literal children at baseball? Does it matter or do we care? Why? Who made this?
On this week’s podcast, Dana nd Kris tackle a very interesting 10 20 30 40. PS2 once again had a killer month, but could the Xbox finally claim a victory? Also, Mortal Kombat 3 and Paperboy hit arcades, The Sega CD has a surprisingly solid month, the GameCube has one of its worst months ever, and more! .
Then, in Week Old News, Outrun and Split/Fiction are the next games to get movie adaptations, Paul Rudd returns to the 90s for an excellent Switch 2 commercial, Oblivion is here, and more!
Finally, Dan and Kris both had busy weeks, but still managed to spend some quality time with Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, some classic Mario Kart games, and Kris regails us all with the tale of him getting a Switch 2 pre-order.
Enjoy!
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For Kris’s pick, he went with the piano rock stylings of Ben Folds Five!
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On this week’s podcast, Kris was feeling a bit under the weather, so they delayed talking about Viewtiful Joe in favor of doing something easier. Except that ranking every Nintendo franchise that’s not on Switch is WAY HARDER than talking about Viewtiful Joe! So yeah, buckle up for that marathon of nonsense.
Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo finally opens pre-orders for Switch 2 in North America, and increases the prices of its accessories. Speaking of price increases, Sony made the PS5 more expensive again, too.
Finally, Dan’s been playing a bunch of stuff from a Humble Bundle, particularly Gato Roboto, which is excellent. Meanwhile, some nice folks did something really nice for Kris, while he worked himself to death, and played a few more minutes of Paper Mario.
Enjoy!
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for another dose of Double Dragon. After last year’s Virtual Reality episode, the expectations are high. But was that a bad idea? Is this show actually hot garbage? Probably, but the only way to find out for sure is to listen on! Then, in Week Old News, Nintendo’s messaging around the Switch 2 continues to cost them every shred of good will they’ve built up over the past decade, Farming Simulator officially comes to Sega Genesis, Doom gets an absurd collectors edition, and more! Finally, the guys talk about what they’ve been playing, some delicious burritos, Mario Kart World characters, and a whole lot of other nonsense. Enjoy!
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For Kris’s pick this month, he chose the indie hit Undertale.
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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dissect the two Nintendo Directs we just had. First, the super weird Nintendo Switch Direct, featuring some fantastic surprises like Rhythm Heaven and Marvel Invasion, among others. It was an odd choice to drop this Direct so close to the Switch 2 one, but it was a pleasant surprise. Then, the big one. The Switch 2 Direct. They break down everything they learned from the Direct itself and all the various haphazard announcements surrounding it, including its ill-advised pricing structure, the tech specs, and of course, the games! What did they make of Donkey Kong Bananza? How awesome does Mario Kart World look? Why does Metroid Prime 4 look so much better on Switch 2? Why does that new From Software game look like hot garbage? Find out! Plus, Dan continues to get better, especially following his super posh vacation, and Kris got to see the Minecraft movie, which was way more fun than he expected it to be. Enjoy!
We weren't entirely sure this movie actually existed and released when it says it did. But after viewing, it's about as 90s of a scifi movie as you can get.
On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris make up for their criminally short episode last week with news of Dan's cancer-free status! Also, the latest Marvel casting news, and oh yeah, one heck of a 10 20 30 40! This month marked the release of the PSP AND the original God of War for PS2. There were some other killer releases, too, but Sony once again dominated the charts. In Week Old News, there was a surprise Nintendo Direct announced, and the guys made some predictions that will probably prove to be false in short order. But who knows? We also got some new NES game discoveries, some insight on how to properly pronounce Balatro, and more! Finally, Kris got to spend some quality time with the brilliant Breakout Beyond, ate some birria flavored burgers and quesadillas, Dan’s starting to regain the use of his hands, and more!
On this month’s episode of This Week’s Episode, Karen takes us out for some Chinese food with Interior Chinatown. She also checks in with Harley and Ivy, Kris gets us caught up on the new Dragon Ball, Angie heads back into the woods with Yellowjackets and Evan desperately tries to catch up on Invincible. All this and so much more!