GEA - SAG 590: The Whole State of Literally Everything

It’s a Halloween Special!

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris fire up this year’s Halloween Special! What’s so special about it? They didn’t prepare anything, so they just made it up on the fly. They talked a lot about scalpers though. And what’s more terrifying than that? Then, in Week Old News, Blizzard unionizes some more, an old Resident Evil phone game has been saved, Mario goes to Macy’s, and Microsoft breaks the record for most awful news in a single week. Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan and Kris talk about the show’s eventual move to video, Kris talks about another eventual move to his desk, and Dan, well, he’s pissed. Enjoy!

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GEA - SAG Podcast 589: You Don’t Have a Toilet Scale?

The NES makes its Debut in the 10 20 30 40

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you a fully loaded 10 20 30 40, featuring another killer month for the PS2, some Virtual Boy goodness, another bland 10, and the debut of the NES. So many great games! Then, in Week Old News, Avatar gets a new fighting game (the good one, not the blue one), Sony’s working on the PlayStation 6 for some reason, Atari makes an Intellivision before “Intellivision” does, and more Finally, in the Checkpoint, Dan adopts out a tiny dog, Kris visits a new gym, Castlevania is the reason for the season, and the Switch 2’s mouse controls make dreams come true. Enjoy!

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GEA - SAG Podcast 588: Naked to the Invisible Eye

It’s time once again to jump into the SAG BAG!

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris crack open the SAG BAG once again to answer your burning questions. What manner of inappropriate questions will be sent their way? How will the guys tackle the very serious topics like the quality of Disney remakes, best ICEE flavors, Donkey Kong Country 1 vs. 2, and more.
Then, in Week Old News, Audacity Games has something new on the way, Pokemon giveaways go poorly, Taito gets caught messing up its own history with AI, and a lost Ratchet & Clank game gets discovered.
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GEA - SAG Podcast 587: The BMX XXX of Pac-Man Games

The Alphabet Soup-er Series gets texty with Zork

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris tackle the letter Z for this month’s entry in the Alphabet Soup-er Series. It was Dan’s pick, and he went with the classic text adventure Zork. Does this legendary title stand the test of time? The guys have some differing opinions.
Then, in Week Old News, Electronic Arts goes even further to the dark side, AI is freaking everywhere, Rock Band 4 is finally shutting down, and apparently people still care about what Michael Pachter has to say?
Finally in the checkpoint, Dan and Kris had very little time to actually play video games, but Kris decided to make cake pops for his daughter’s birthday! How did they come out? What exactly is Mega Man Victory? Let’s find out!
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GEA - DC's Amazing Movie Time - What About Bob?

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Richard Dreyfuss falls prey to a sanity vampire in this early 90s comedy.

GEA - SAG Podcast 586: Start at the Base

All aboard the SAG Cartoon Express for Battletoads

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris board the SAG Cartoon Express for Battletoads. How in the heck did this one go so wrong? The Battletoads are actually awful children? The Dark Queen is incredibly stupid? There’s a giant pink phallus? This cartoon is weird. Next, in Week Old News, there’s a whole heck of a lot going on, including a new State of Play with the first bloody footage of Wolverine. It’s very bloody. Plus, Doug Bowser retires, DK Bananza’s strange watermelon connection, EA might go private, Pokemon gets its Lucha Libre on, and more!
Finally in the checkpoint, Dan prepares for some construction, while Kris accidentally runs for 5 miles because he’s bad at geography. Plus, Kris finishes Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, while Dan promises to finish Death Stranding 2. Will he do it? Time will tell! Enjoy!

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GEA - ATNY 56: XXX State of the Union

Hoe much Ice Cube is too much Ice Cube?

Show Notes This time in A Theater Near You, the team returns to the XXX franchise for the letter X with XXX: State of the Union. And just because you can never get enough Ice Cube, they discussed the profoundly dreadful new War of the Worlds movie.

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GEA - SAG Podcast 585: Aggro and Brown

A massive 10 20 30 40 featuring the launch of the PlayStation… and the Jaguar CD.

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris bring you the September 10 20 30 40, and what a good time it was! Some absolutely killer games came out this month in decades past, like Mega Man 7, Metal Gear Solid V, Burnout Revenge, and the launch of the original PlayStation and the Jaguar CD! And the Game Boy micro! WOW! Next, in Week Old News, the Amiga brand is back, and it comes with a hefty price tag. Nintendo of America decides customer support just isn't worth the investment, Mega Man and NiGHTS join Sonic’s latest racing venture, and Microsoft raises its prices.. Again!
Finally in the checkpoint, Dan gushes about how good Metal Gear Solid Delta was, Kris temporarily quits Silksong for Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, while Kris’s dog went so crazy he hurt his tail, and Dan got a new neighborhood Chipotle. Enjoy!

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GEA - Turning Tracks 34: R.E.M.

Kris does his best to do right by one of the most influential alt rock bands of all time.

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Kris’s pick this month was R.E.M. He does his best to do right by one of the most influential alt rock bands of all time.

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GEA - SAG Podcast 584: My Cod’s got Blops!

Yo, Noid? Nah. Nintendo Direct!

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On this week’s podcast, Dan and Kris dive back into the Alphabet Soup-er Seires for Yo Noid! for NES. Did Capcom keep their winning streak alive with this one, or did this pizza tie-in not live up to their standards? Let’s discuss!
But really, this episode was all about Week Old News. They talked about some weird headlines, the acclaim showcase, and the big Nintendo Direct that was… unhinged? Yeah, let’s go with that.
Enjoy!