#37-B: Donkey Kong Retrospective Pt. 2/DC Fandome (ft. Patrick Fleury)

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After discussing and speculating on the announcements from DC Fandome, we wander away from favorite game ever territory and more into banana-slamma territory, as John and Patrick discuss the roller coaster that is post-Country Donkey Kong. From the infamous cartoon to DK64 and the Rare-free Gamecube era, all the way up to coming full circle with Retro Studios' stellar Country revival, to John doing pipe dream voice casting and really needing to watch Big Little Lies. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:49 DC Fandome 18:40 Donkey Kong Retrospective Pt. 2 (Cartoon/Diddy Kong Racing/DK64/Bongo...

#37-A: Donkey Kong Retrospective Pt. 1/Ghost of Tsushima (ft. Patrick Fleury)

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We live to pod another day! Almost exactly a year after our hiatus began, John finally dusts the podcasting setup off and revives an unorthodox show for the unorthodox happenings of 2020. Patrick Fleury returns to help John give some updates on voice work, dearly departed grandmas, and various life changes since the last episode, as well as Patrick giving his overall thoughts on the recent PS4 hit Ghost of Tsushima. But for the meat of this episode, it's on like *TRADEMARKED* as we begin to tackle Nintendo's longest-running series in its entirety, discussing the Donkey Kong franchise in...

#36-B: Mortal Kombat Retrospective/Avengers: Endgame Final Thoughts (ft. Chris Wade)

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Kingdom Hearts III isn't the only thing we're putting a bow on. Chris finally gets to give his opinion on the show regarding Avengers: Endgame. From character arcs he was satisfied with, to others that felt mishandled, where his feelings on Tony Stark now stand, and the continuation of feeling for Thor. (This was recorded before the Marvel/Sony bombshell dropped; we would have brought it up otherwise.) Afterwards, inspired by the recent release of its latest entry, we talk all things Mortal Kombat. From its early days of spooking politicians to discussing how its approach to characters and...

#36-A: Kingdom Hearts III Final Thoughts/Summer 2019 Recap (ft. Chris Wade)

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Every time we aim to not have a long break inbetween episodes, it just sort of happens. Recorded straight from John's place rather than over Discord, John and Chris touch on the whirlwind of things that they've gone through this summer, from surprise cats to surprise Dreamworks reachouts to impulsive acting to a possible podcast curse. Then we wrap up our thoughts on Kingdom Hearts III since we've been able to finish it in the half-year since release. Or rather John has finished it and Chris tapped out halfway through and just watched some ending cutscenes for this podcast because he has some...

#35: Futurama Retrospective/Oculus VR (ft. Keith and Andy)

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We close out May with a first - new guests met through Twitter! Keith and Andy, cohosts of the animation throwback podcast Toon in Pod, join John to talk all sorts of media. After introductions and various retellings of nostalgic cartoon experiences, John finally gives some in-depth thoughts on the Oculus Rift after owning one since February, particularly how useful it's been in making exercise fun, the new life it's given one of his favorite genres via Beat Saber and several other titles, and why he should never use it when his parrot's around. For the main discussion, all three discuss one...

BONUS: Avengers: Endgame Spoilercast (ft. Tyler Moliterno)

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It's the end of an era, as John and returning guest Tyler Moliterno talk the pop culture juggernaut that is Avengers Endgame. The secrecy of this sequel's plot and the promise of closure for this era of the MCU has teased, tantalized, and even worried John, so we lay it all out and go in-depth about the plot, character arcs, surprises, callbacks, and an overall gargantuan talk for an overall gargantuan movie, particularly as John reflects on the journey his favorite film series has taken him and the emotions he's now left with. Expect thoughts on the last Avenger you want to take into...

#34: Legend of Zelda Retrospective/Alita: Battle Angel (ft. Bianca Torres)

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HEY! LISTEN (to this podcast)! First-time guest Bianca of Generation Animation joins John for talk regarding a recent movie and a long-running game series. First, both unpack Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's recent big-screen manga adaptation, which is John's introduction to the Alita property while Bianca comes at it from a completionist of the original comic. While not without some genuine issues, there's an impressive amount of stuff to like with it - especially when you look at Hollywood's existing track record with anime adaptations. (Bianca will...

#33-B: Kingdom Hearts Retrospective/KH3 Initial Thoughts (ft. Chris & Serena Wade)

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With the release of Kingdom Hearts 3 marking one of the craziest waits in video game history, now felt like a good time for John and Chris to sit and talk their thoughts on the series as a whole after briefly teasing it way back in the first episode. And boy, does it get heated, especially on Chris's side of things. Highlights include our mutual opinions on why the first game's narrative remains the strongest, Why John generally loves the series bar some iffy portable entries while Chris is more apprehensive, why everyone in Organization XIII can go jump off a cliff as far as Chris is...

#33-A: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse/Reanimate Collabs (ft. Chris & Serena Wade)

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Well, we've been gone a while. Time to settle back into our podcasting groove with a doozy of a two-part comeback episode. Recorded directly from Chris's abode rather than Discord, John, Chris, and occasionally Serena "Rabbit" Wade catch everyone up on their busy last few months, how their holidays and recent convention visit went, employment shakeups, and how not fun the flu is. Once that's done, we praise the recent Kirby collab that Chris participated in and further discuss John's still-ongoing Wario collab. (Expect ALL the Escargoon impressions.) But the meat of this episode goes to our...

#32: The Simpsons Retrospective/Red Dead Redemption 2 (ft. Alan Denton & Chris Wade)

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Wow, did this end up being a jam-packed episode to make up for a longer-than-usual wait since the TMNT talk. Not only is Chris back on as a guest for the first time, not only is TV editor and writer Alan Denton (Sonic Boom/Sunny Day) making his show debut, and not only does the opening contain talk of pets and how John's Anime USA 2018 experience was the most linked to prior show topics by pure chance, but we also tackle maybe the biggest game of the year and maybe the biggest TV cartoon of all time. All for the low low price of absolutely nothing. (Cue Bart's "If anything, you owe them"...