After recording the regularly-scheduled Gremmies, everything somehow got even worse. So, here we are, ruminating on the impending demise of the AAA game industry, and running down Embracer Group's many and varied subsidiaries while trying to determine if they will survive or not. What, you think that's grim? Well, tough shit, that's reality, baby, …

Now that the good is out of the way, it's time to talk about the worst that 2023 had to offer. And, oh boy, there was a LOT of shit.

It's that time again! Time for us to run down our Top Ten Games of da Year, including the recipients of the most Prestigious award in all of video games: the Golden Gizmo! After that, we run down the currently scheduled/hopeful titles of 2024 to find out what we're looking forward to. NOTE: I kept referring to Case of the Golden Idol as "Curse" of …

We're back, with our lists of the TOP FIVE best games of 2022! If you still had this subscription in your RSS feeds or whatever, uhhh, sorry! But we had to deal with this depressing-ass year and a dearth of quality content, so now it's your problem too. This year, the Gizmos and Gremmies are released as one episode because, honestly, we had a lot o…

This is it! The end of the most celebrated video game/Star Track/gremlins-focused podcast in existence. With all our enemies dead, we celebrate our victory and discuss The Matrix Resurrections. Then, the final Retro Corner: The Pagemaster for the Sega Genesis. Look, I don't know, it seems anticlimactic to me too, but George seems to think it makes …

It's time for our annual celebration of the best video games of the year! In addition to the main Gizmos, we also name our Best Re-Make/Re-Models, and Best New Characters. Next week: THE END. Link to Gremlins 3: Dawn of Desmond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fnwXgLbjeA Outro music: "Here Comes the Gremlin Man" by Nick Lutsko ( https://www.youtub…

Before we get to the Golden Gizmos next week, it's time to clear out the trash... The really rapey, gross trash... The Golden Gremmies are for the worst of the year, and oh boy, there was a lot of bad stuff in 2021! So sit back and... Enjoy? As we run down the Worst Games, Worst Developer, Worst Publisher, and Biggest Shitstorm of 2021. Outro music…

Halo Infinite is out! I've played it! The green boy is back in town! Anyway that doesn't matter, because we also watched Star Track: First Contact (1996), which takes up most of the time in this episode, and in Retro Corner, George is knocking out all da Marios: Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario World, and Yoshi's Island. It was released as "Super…

With no new games out this week, I've continued my retreat into 2015's Mad Max game, and I'm gonna talk about it! Because fuck you! We also talk about Spiders-Mans (George was wrong about its release date, BY THE WAY), Stars Wars, and other assorted bull crap. The Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night, that's another one. Uhhhhhhh, probably …

This week, we take a brief foray into the News, because we've unfortunately willed a Chrono Cross remake into this bitch of an Earth. Betty White, meanwhile, continues to live. Anyway, I give some brief thoughts on Call of Duty: Vanguard, we get a bit deeper into Shin Megami Tensei V, and then in Retro Corner, George talks about an all-time classic…

God, it's been a long week. Last time we recorded, the freakin Grand Theft Auto Definitive Trilogy wasn't out yet. What a mess. But you know what else is out, and... Mostly not a mess? Shin Megami Tensei V! It's finally here! Then in Retro Corner, George briefly talks about Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi 3, but instead we mostly sort out the releas…

This week, we're basically both waiting for Shin Megami Tensei V to come out, but in the meantime, I've been playing Forza Horizon 5, and I finished The Forgotten City. George finished Metroid Dread and Far Cry 6, and in his Retro Corner, he's gonna take you back to the past: the years Chrono Trigger and Ocarina of Time came out, to be specific. Ar…

We're back from a week off, with the return of the NEWS SEGMENT, apparently! I was not consulted on this, but here it is! Is it simply filling time because George did not plan a Retro Corner? Possibly! But at least I played some games, like Guardians of the Galaxy and Marvel's The Forgotten City. George also manages to squeeze out a Retro Corner, a…

Once again, video games are BACK, and I'm here to tell you about The Good Life, Back 4 Blood (again), and Metroid: Dread! George instead wants to talk about Nintendo's garbage online pass or whatever, so I humor him. Then we have a little bit more about Far Cry 6, before it's on to RETRO CORNER: MORE TROIDS! All the Troids are here! Well... Metroid…

Video games are BACK!!! We're here to talk about Far Cry 6 and Metroid Dread, though it's mostly Far Cry. I also relay some information about the current state of Switch emulation, which is completely unrelated, by the way. Totally. We also have a quick aside on the 2021 film Malignant, which everyone should watch, and in Retro Corner, it's Lunacy,…

This week, we head back into The Gabagool Zone to discuss the Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark. Then, it's time for some spooOoOoky sitcoms as we talk about two episodes of Family Matters: Stevil and Stevil 2. Then, in Retro Corner, George played D for the Sega Saturn. What does the D stand for? The answer might surprise you! Eh, pr…

This week, we learn more about Predators, the Sega Saturn, Nintendo's various failings, bad remakes, ice hockey manga and anime, and George's difficulties in pronouncing Japanese titles. In Retro Corner, the subject is Ninja Gaiden 1-3. The NES ones. Theme song by David Cassel

Not a lot going on this week, as I'm still plugging away at Deathloop, and George is still in his insane Sega Saturn phase, but I did watch Predator 2, so... There's that. There's also the promise of NINTENDO NEWS on the horizon, and we unravel the mystery of Goonies 2 for the NES. But that's not Retro Corner. Retro Corner is, in fact, about JACKAL…

This week, I've played a liiiiittle bit of Deathloop (more on it next week) and I've also been deep in the 4 vs 1 mines, playing both Predator: Hunting Grounds and Dead By Daylight. God, I miss Evolve... Anyway, George watched The Phantom and played Albert Odyssey and Final Fantasy Tactics, which shouldn't be surprising to anybody. Also not surpris…

This week, I talk about Psychonauts 2 and No More Heroes 3, and George is into some REAL psycho shit with regards to the Sega Saturn. Then, in Retro Corner, it's really more of a mental exercise to see how much two old men remember about Kingdom Hearts 2. You'd never guess this, but the answer is: not much! Theme song by David Cassel Outro music: "…

We've reached the end of our journey, and we bid farewell to the DS9 crew by picking our top 5 favorite episodes. The results may surprise you!! Probably not though. Maybe. I don't know. None of the Lwaxana Troi episodes are in here, I can tell you that.

Oh boy. Strap in, folks, because I have to share the absolutely terrible insanity that is Twelve Minutes. Speaking of insanity, George is still on his Souls shit, trying to platinum Dark Souls 2, because he never learns. He's like the rat that keeps trying to eat the electrified cheese over and over. Probably best to just put him down. That's no ki…

After multiple attempts at recording that were thwarted by George's bad internet and other assorted tomfooleries, we had a successful session! Hooray! It was important that we get this episode to you, the loyal listener, so you can hear discussions about Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin and Hades, followed by a Retro Corner featuring X-Men ar…

We all make poor decisions in life, some poorer than others, and this week we get to commiserate about our mistakes. For example, I watched Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie AND The Suicide Squad, neither of which was enjoyable. I also played the Back 4 Blood beta, which is... Fine. But of course George is also deep in the early 90s, in a non-Power Rang…

Heads up, this episode is frankensteined together from multiple recordings over a couple of days. George was having Computer Problems, so whaddya gonna do. But that's fine, because there wasn't a whole lot to talk about this week anyway. I played Atomicrops, and that's basically it, so most of this ep is a Retro Corner about Shin Megami Tensei 1, 2…

This week, I played a HOT NEW GAME from 2017, at least in Japan: Kyoei Toshi (aka The City Shrouded in Shadow) (aka Disaster Report Kaiju). Then it's time once again for Star Track, with the focus being Star Track VI: The Undiscovered Country, but of course it leads to a lot of George rambling about episodes of TNG. In Retro Corner, we talk about D…

That's right, it's time again. After some obligatory discussion about the Steam Deck and a bit about George's Yakuza: Like a Dragon experience, the rest of this episode is ALL STAR TRACK! Specifically, the subject at hand is Star Track IV: The Voyage Home, though, as you might expect, it kinda goes all over the place. No Retro Corner, because who f…

This week, I vent about Mario Golf: Super Rush and its various fuckups, get deep into the mechanics of UFC 4, and then we bring back the most accursed segment... News... Because there's more Persona stuff happening, and also some weird shit with Judgment, and a Nickelodeon Smash Bros, which is what we spend most of the time talking about. Do you wa…

Of course, the big thing this week is the OLED Switch. For once, news broke early on a Tuesday morning so we could talk about it. Apart from that, George just wanted to talk about more ffffffffffffffffucking Star Track movies so I took the opportunity to talk about No Sudden Move, the newest film from Stevie Soddenburg. After that's all done, in Re…

I am now freed from the Crafting of Wars all day every, and that's cool, but George has finally gotten his hands on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart as well! And then... More Star Track. But THEN, we get to a topic that's been continually postponed for a couple of months: the 1988 classic Midnight Run, starring Robert De Niro and the late Charles Grodin…

Well, E3 happened. Or maybe it didn't, depending on who you ask... It's me, I'm the one who would say it didn't happen. E3 2021 isn't real. Can you look at that shitshow and really tell me that was an EXPO? Gimme a freakin' break... Anyway, new Metroid. So that's something, I guess. In Retro Corner George talks about, uhhhh... Aliens Vs Predator? N…

With no new games coming out this week, we turn to our old standbys: the Mario Movie and Star Track! That's right, we both watched the newly-available, restored "Morton/Jankel Cut" of Super Mario Bros (1993), and give our thoughts on this extended version. Then, because of his poor life decisions and even worse propensity for gambling, George relay…

**THE THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS OF GEORGE BRUNDLE DO NOT REFLECT MY OWN OR THIS PODCAST. HIS REMARKS ARE LEFT UNEDITED THIS TIME BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE RENDERED MOST OF THE EPISODE INCOMPREHENSIBLE. LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK** I played Biomutant for about 30 minutes, and this week I'm here to tell you that you shouldn't even play that much of it! Other th…

Yeah I'm reusing a joke from the previous episode, what the fuck are you gonna do about it? Go ahead and put me out of my misery, because I played the New Pokemon Snap, and I'm gonna tell you about it! George has been playing Persona 5 Strikers, and then he wanted to talk about this year's Electronic Three, a fake event that isn't really happening,…

This week it's all about Returnal and Resident Evil: Village! Spoilers for up to House Beneviento are at the end of the episode, and we'll probably go full spoilers for everything next week. But in Retro Corner, George played a great game, Mischief Makers, for the N64! He also played The Lion King for the Sega Genesis, and that... I mean, there's n…

It's another week where we're neck-deep in gabagool, because George just finished season 3 of The Sopranos! So you've got that to look forward to! After that we talk about Pokemon games, which is far less fun. Pokemon Blue, Pokemon Puzzle League, and Pokemon Snap, to be specific. Two of them are pretty good! Come for the gabagool, stay for Pervert …

This week, on a leaner, more focused show (hehehe, shyeah, right) the main topics of discussion are the new Mortal Kombat movie and the Star Fox Trilogy. You know, Star Fox, Star Fox 2, and Star Fox 64. There aren't any other Star Foxes. That's it, that's all 3 of them. Theme song by David Cassel Outro music: "Hide Another Round" by Dinosaur Jr, th…

NEWS! Things are HAPPENING! PS3 and Vita stores? NOT SHUTTING DOWN (yet)! We did it, by the way, this was entirely thanks to us. PSP store is still screwed, but hey, whaddya gonna do. There's also something about a Playstation Movie Pass, whatever that is, who cares, it don't matter. With neither of us playing anything new this week, we go back to …

This week, we discuss the dire fate of Yuji Naka's last stand, Balan Wonderworld. Then, we've continued to play Oddworld: Soulstorm and Outriders, to varying levels of success. The Gabagool Summer continues, and in Retro Corner, George played Talespin (for the Genesis) and Shinji Mikami's Goof Troop (SNES). Theme song by David Cassel…

Topics this week include Godzilla Vs Kong, the obsolescence of movie theaters, more Evil Genius 2, Outriders (briefly), and of course, Oddworld: Soulstorm. In Retro Corner, George has completed a whole slew of Star War games, despite not even understanding how to play at least one of them. Quite an accomplishment. Theme song by David Cassel Outro m…

This week, I've been playing Genesis Noir and Evil Genius 2, while George has been playing Persona 2: Innocent Sin, though that's a subject for another time. Because this week is all about things that I, Larry Davis, enjoy. First up, it's gonna be a GABAGOOL SUMMAH, as George has finally decided to start watching The Sopranos. Then, in Retro Corner…

Hoo boy. This sure is An Episode, in many respects. That 3 hour runtime is justified, unlike some other interminable epics... First, we have to contend with the force of nature that is The Snyder Cut. After that, I have a Retro Corner for Splinter Cell 1-3 (during which both other people on the podcast are almost entirely silent), and then it's the…

Really weird episode this week, but in a good way. Without much news to speak of, and with possible gas leaks in both of our rooms, we instead decided to talk about Forged in Fire, the video game collector's market, and, of course... Star Track. The subject of Retro Corner is the NES Mega Mans (and 9/10, for some reason), where I thought it would b…

First off, the audio levels still aren't quite right. Trying to dial this back in. Everything was great until George nuked his goddamn computer like an idiot. Anyway, this week we talk about Klute, podracing, WandaVision, and some sort of new Switch model, if you're the kinda freak who cares about that. This week's Retro Corner concerns Burning For…

It's a JAM-PACKED, EXTRA-SIZED episode this week, because after the Usual Bull Shit (terrible-looking Pokemon games, Persona 5 Strikers, etc) we discuss Lupin III: The First, the new CGI moviefilm starring everyone's favorite gentlemen thief. Then, in Retro Corner, it's a double whammy, because George played Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. I love o…

This week, we discuss Jim Ryan's GQ interview about the state of PlayStation, the demise of Daft Punk, last week's Nintendo Direct, and water levels. I hate them. Just the worst. If you're making a video game, and you think, "Hey, we should add a water level," here's some advice: fucking don't, you maniac. Stop it. You need to be stopped, by force …

Low-energy episode this week, as I'm snowed in, but hey, George finished Control! I started Ys IX: Monstrum Nox! There was some news on the horizon when this was recorded, so we attempted to predict what it would be. It was, uhhh... Depressingly accurate, it turns out. Then, in Retro Corner, George played some Mickey Mouse games for Children. Magic…

This week: I finished Resident Evil 7, plus (most of) its DLC. George is finally playing Control. I revisited Mortal Kombat 11. George also played the FORBIDDEN XBLA GoldenEye leak. We consider the legend of the Cum Punk. Then, in Retro Corner, George gives his thoughts on Mega Man Legends, and I have to confront him with some uncomfortable truths …

Friend Of The Show Dylan (@gruel_dylan on twitter) joins us for a special episode this week, because I finally played Resident Evil 7! There's also some horseshit about Hitman 3, The Medium, Far Cry 2, and, uhhh... About an hour of Gex Chat. This is the nation's hottest Gex Line. Hot geckos are waiting for YOU! Theme song by David Cassel Outro musi…

A lot of news happened this week, in complete inverse of the usual routine. Xbox Live's price hike (and backtracking), Konami doing Thangs, Gamestop stock insanity, and more! We also talk about Donut County and... Sonic 2006... Before getting to the main topic of the week: Hitman 3! Spoiler alert: We like it a whole lot. Theme song by David Cassel …