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Every week we take a look back at some of our the most beloved or infamous video games which shaped our childhood. But is hindsight 20/20, or do these games still deserve their perfect 10/10?
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Welcome to Jackast! Warning: The following show features episodic breakdowns of Jackass either performed by professionals or under the supervision of professionals. Join three lifelong Jackass fans (ft. Mikey Ehrenworth and Chris Ehrenworth) as they revisit all of the Jackass and Jackass related content like Viva La Bam and WildBoyz that they can get their hands on!
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Welcome to The Sign Off: A Frameworth Podcast. This is a forum for all the stories you didn't know you WISHED you knew about the inner workings of the world of Sports Marketing. Away from the arenas, there's a lot more that goes on behind the scenes, and it's often precisely where some of the most amazing stories take root. Join us as we explore how every day people come together with a passion and fandom towards sports to form the web of industry which serves as an integral element of the g ...
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Order up, D-Pads! This week we decided to take some advice from the prolific game designer Jonathan Blow and try out what he described as one of the greatest puzzle games of all time: Stephen's Sausage Roll! Back in 2016 it was more of a critical darling, but should this game have had more mass appeal? Or is it too hard to hold the attention of a c…
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Look here, D-Pads! Whether you got your start with old PC games like Duke Nukem 3D, or huddled around a CRT screen with 3 of your buddies playing Goldeneye, First Person Shooters make up some of the most iconic and highly appreciated games of all time. As games began the shift from 2D to 3D, icons of the industry like Doom and Wolfenstein appeared …
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Let's go back in time, D-Pads! But this time, it's not JUST to look at a retro game. It's to look at a now-sixteen-year-old game with rewind mechanics at its core. Braid first hit the scene in 2008 as a darling of the Indie Game community, and set Xbox Live Arcade up for a run which would change console gaming forever. However, we didn't ALL get a …
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Summer Game Fest 2024: Everything You Need to Know
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It's that time of year, D-Pads! The summer is upon us and that means one thing: new game announcements! While we're still a bit upset about the passing of E3, Summer Game Fest and its satellite showcases have done a great job picking up where it left off. This week we sit down to discuss all of our favourite trailers and announcements from Summer G…
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Time for confession, D-Pads! This week we sit down to discuss our biggest "Gamer Shames." Sure, we've played a lot of games over our lives, but every so often we find ourselves ashamed of our own habits. Whether it's a franchise we've never actually played, a game we hate which others seem to love, or a lie we've told others to make ourselves feel …
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Will you Game in your 80's? (Listener Questions Part 4)
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Pencils down, D-Pads! We've received your questions and comments and have built up a backlog rivaling that of our unplayed video games. We figured we'd take a week to plow through some of the unanswered listener questions which we've been sitting on! Will we be gaming as old folks? Do we have any peripherals or games we REALLY regret selling? Which…
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What's Wrong with Sports Video Games? (...and how to fix them)
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Hut hut, D-Pads! Today we take to the gridiron... and the rink... and the court... all from the comfort of our gaming chairs as we discuss the current state of Sports Video Games! As two lifelong gamers with a heavy appreciation of their sporting counterparts, we wanted to check in on where the industry is at. Are games like MLB: The Show, NHL, NBA…
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Time travel back to 1990, D-Pads! This week we tried out the game that's taking PS1 era survival horror fans by storm: Crow Country! While it only came out recently, this game feels like it was pulled directly from the 1990s. It's a loving homage to the likes of Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but given the improvements we've made in mechanics and g…
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TV Never Changes, D-Pads! This week we wrap up our conversation about Fallout on Prime by recapping the final 4 episodes, and giving our thoughts on whether or not the show ultimately stuck the landing. Is the Fallout TV Show worth preserving in a cold-war era vault? Or is it just a mutated version of the video game? Make sure you've listened to ou…
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Seatbelts fastened, D-Pads! This week we take to the skies (and more often than not, plummet to the earth) as we look back at one of gaming's most iconic flight simulation games: Pilot Wings for the Super Nintendo! Neither of us played this one back in the day, so this week was our first time giving it a shot. With a fresh set of eyes, does this ga…
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Let there be light, D-Pads! This week we pay homage to one of the most iconic retro consoles of all time: The Sega Genesis! Known as the Mega Drive outside of North America, this sleek looking powerhouse of the 1990s stunned the home console market by directly competing against the behemoth that was (and still is) Nintendo. We all know Sega eventua…
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Fallout TV Show: Half-Season Check-in
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Lock in, D-Pads! This week we're venturing out into the wasteland of Prime Video to salvage what we can from arguably the most talked about TV Show out there at the moment: It's Fallout on Prime! Conveniently, one of us is a lifelong fan of the gaming franchise Fallout, while the other has only admired it from afar. We aim to sit down to discuss ho…
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Balatro Review (PC / Xbox / Playstation / Switch)
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Ante up, D-Pads! This week we can't resist the call of what might be the hottest game on the market right now: Balatro! We've taken some time to learn the ropes and really get a sense of what this Poker Inspired Deck Building Roguelike is all about. Is Balatro really as great as everyone says? Or is it just a band-aid as we wait for Slay the Spire …
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Gaming Peripherals Tier List (Part 2)
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It's time for an add-on to our episode about add-ons, D-Pads! This week we're wrapping up our look at some of the most iconic gaming peripherals of all time. Sure, no one should set foot on a Tony Hawk Ride skateboard, but that doesn't mean we should toss out every hunk of plastic we've hooked up to our consoles. From the Nintendo Zapper and the Pl…
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Gaming Peripherals Tier List (Part 1)
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Time to get a little bit more, D-Pads! What's better than your favourite game? The peripherals which make your favourite game EVEN better! We've all held a giant chunk of plastic in our hands and either felt self conscious, or felt like gaming couldn't get any better. This week we sit down to rank the most iconic Gaming Peripherals of all time! Is …
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Super Mario Bros. Super Show - Episode 1 Breakdown
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Do the Mario, D-Pads! This week we took a trip back to the Mushroom Kingdom to check out one of the most infamous Super Mario properties of all time: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! It only aired for one season and featured the likes of "Captain" Lou Albano as Mario and Danny Wells as Luigi, but in that short time it amassed a cult following and …
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May your blades chip and shatter, D-Pads! This week we ride the hype train all the way to Arrakis as we look back at the game that laid the groundwork for all Real Time Strategy games to come: Dune 2 Battle for Arrakis! It's also known as Dune 2: The Building of a Dynasty, but we're here to find out if it's still just as revolutionary as the day it…
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Turn off those consoles, D-Pads. We've been spending too long talking about "the best," and "our favourites." It's about time we grind things to a halt and talk about our least favourite video games of all time. Are these the worst video games of all time? Not necessarily. In fact: more often than not, not at all! Instead, these are the games which…
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Find a partner and mash your medallions together, D-Pads! You asked, and we watched: this week we finally take a look at the heavily requested film adaptation of Double Dragon (1994) featuring the likes of Scott Wolf, Robert Patrick, and... Alyssa Milano's brother? With all the conversation surrounding the success of video game adaptations, from 20…
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Old Windows Games TIER RANKING! (Microsoft Entertainment Packs)
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Call your dads, D-Pads! It's time to boot up that old grey PC in your basement, click on over to Start - Program Files - Games, and see what you've got! If you were lucky enough to be born 30 or so years ago, you'll know what this is all about, and you'll likely have some opinions on what were some of the best Windows Based and Microsoft Entertainm…
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The Worst Year in Gaming History (Part 2: 1995)
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Time for a pit-stop, D-Pads! As gamers we're still early enough into the lifecycle of our favourite medium to have been blessed with more fantastic years than bad ones. After the gaming crash of the 1980s, it looked like the sky was the limit! That is, until 1995. While no year is without a few stand-out games, some years brought more misery than e…
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The Best Couch Co-Op Games of All Time
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Time to dust off that Blockbuster card, D-Pads! This week we sit down side by side on a sofa built for two to discuss a style of gaming which just doesn't seem to exist anymore. While the introduction of online multiplayer games felt promising, the unforeseen casualty was the tried and true practice of couch co-op! We wanted to relive some of our b…
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Do We Need More Sex in Video Games? (Listener Questions Part 3)
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We've been feeling the love since our 300th episode, so we wanted to give back to the listeners! This week we decided to open up the mail bag again and answer some of your burning questions. Why isn't there more sex in video games? What are our least favourite peripherals of all time? What makes a mediocre game worth playing? And more! Plus, we bre…
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Episode 300 - Super Mario Bros. (NES)
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It's our 300th Episode, D-Pads! When we first started this podcast roughly 6 years ago, the world had no idea what it was in for: a few weeks of poorly produced banter before the feed went silent? A forgotten corner of the internet where two friends catch one another up about their gaming habits? Mikey's ultimate manifesto? Regardless, we've made i…
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Retro Review
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Kick, Push, D-Pads! This week we strap on the elbow pads, slip into the knee pads, throw on a helmet, and take to the streets! Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is one of the original franchises which inspired this podcast, and as we get closer to episode 300 we wanted to take a week to play a game which is near and dear to our heart: it's Tony Hawk's Pro Ska…
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