Category: Spodcast

The Spodcast #17: Halloween Horror Nights


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It’s Halloween, so it’s the perfect time to talk about Halloween Haunted House Theme Parks! That’s right, it’s the Halloween Horror Nights edition of the Spodcast!

Show Notes:
0:30 – The Rise of Bootskarn and Dampster
1:39 – Halloween costumes
5:12 – Alex and Josh fail at Halloween parties, get lost in Long Beach instead
25:14 – Everything you ever wanted to know about Halloween Horror Nights

The Spodcast #16: The Spooky Roundtable


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This week on the Spodcast, we get spoopy as we discuss all the stuff we love and hate about Horror.

Show Notes:
2:23 – An unrelated foray into more XCOM 2
8:30 – Horror Roundtable
9:15 – What’s Alex’s relationship with scary games?
16:20 – What does Chris think about jumpscares?
36:41 – Does Josh play horror games differently when he’s not recording?
47:41 – Good jump scares

The Spodcast #15: Wine, Bad Dates, Backlogs, and Hair Metal


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Mumbles returns to tell us about Mystic Messenger, we discuss our massive Steam backlogs, get abducted by aliens, and try to remember the names of obscure hair metal bands on this jam-packed episode of the Spodcast!

Show Notes:
0:41 – Danganronpa
8:25 – Alex did a Warframe charity stream
10:30 – Ruiner
16:35 – Mystic Messenger V Route
25:43 – Wine and Painting
32:12 – Cuphead
39:22 – Stories Untold
43:30 – Heat Signature
47:13 – XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
1:08:25 – Mailbag: “What do you think of all the games you buy but don’t ever get around to playing?”

The Spodcast #14: Star Trek And Erotic Questions


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Things get spicy in space in this installment of the Spodcast!

Show Notes:
1:16 – Star Trek Discovery Pilot Discussion (SPOILERS!)
35:21 – Mailbag
37:10 – Have you tried erotic games funded by Patreon?
45:15 – Do you have any thoughts on a game’s ending being decided by player choice vs player action?
55:00 – Are you aware of the homebrew erotic game genre?

The Spodcast #13: Gambling, Rabbids, and The Amazing Netherlands


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Alex returns from vacation bringing tales of the exotic and mystical Amsterdam!

Show Notes:
0:32 – Alex in the Netherlands
23:55 – Alex and the Gambling Conference
34:50 – Halloween Horror Nights
38:33 – Mario + Rabids Kingdom Battle
52:14 – Mailbag
53:45 – What’s your favorite adaptation of games to another medium?
1:00:30 – MC Hawking – Quake Master https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXLIzk_7KCE
1:03:18 – Guild Wars 2’s Horrible Advertising – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noh81HcovYY

The Spodcast #12: TwitchCon, Dauntless, And Guild Wars 2


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Recording times didn’t work out quite the way we’d hoped this week, so everyone got to be just a little bit loopy in this episode of the Spodcast, where we discuss fast food, travel, the dark ages of Web 1.0, and–ever so occasionally–video games.

Show Notes:
1:08 – The Ancient Internet
5:16 – Fast Food or something
9:18 – TwitchCon
28:10 – Guild Wars 2
47:15 – Dauntless
52:47 – Mailbag
53:12 – What long-running franchise have you played the most games in?
1:03:43 – What are some of your favorite gaming protagonists?

The Spodcast #11: Bad Habits, Proper Nouns, and the Historical Veracity of the Existence of Hel


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We play dress-up, forget everyone’s name, and Campster becomes very confused about the metaphysical concept of the underworld.

0:27 – GOG Pinata sale
9:20 – Glitch vs Spooky Noises
12:03 – Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen
17:39 – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
20:45 – Hellblade SPOILERS
31:07 – The Signal from Tolva and Sir, You Are Being Hunted
38:17 – Roundtable Topic: Have you ever imposed a rule on a game that diminished the experience for yourself?
53:10 – Mailbag: Which is your favorite daughter of Sad-Dads in games?

The Spodcast #10: Ketchup, Mayo, and Zombie Wolves


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It’s time for a laid back, late night Spodcast about condiments and unnaturally evil wolves.

0:42 – Splatfest
9:54 – Fortnite
21:00 – The Long Dark Story Mode
32:34 – Mailbag
33:08 – Dishonored 2, blink or far-reach?
35:04 – How do you feel about Kickstarter right now?
49:12 – Are you watching (or did you watch) EVO?

The Spodcast #8: Disney, Spider-Man, and Potato People


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Glitch, Josh, Mumbles and Chris put their heads together to find out if it’s even possible to talk about video games on this show.

0:22 – Disney Parks
09:25 – Wrestlers and Actors
30:10 – Spider-Man Homecoming
35:45 – Spider-Man Spoilers
1:06:50 – D23 Expo
1:27:50 – Mailbag
1:28:25 – How do you feel about Mass Effect being put on ice?
1:38:55 – Would you rather listen to Josh talk about Dark Souls or Paradox Games?
1:44:05 – What is your favorite Pokemon?