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Join Alex, Michael, and others are they talk about the plotlines of legacy videogame franchises, how they evolved, and how they often go off the rails. They will also talk about how these games were developed, who was involved in writing these storylines, and why some gaming stories end up being completely bonkers.
Episodes
Sep 26, 2023
Sep 26, 2023
1 hr 20 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael decide to tackle Destiny, the MMO from Bungie that asks the question "what if we stripped out the plot at the absolute last minute?"
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Sep 19, 2023
Sep 19, 2023
2 hr 3 min
In this episode, Michael unfortunately spent 35 hours or so playing Starfield, and had a lot to say to Alex about its pretty terrible writing.
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Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023
51 min
In this episode, Michael tries to convince Alex that the Double Dragon Movie is actually pretty alright as they talk about its plot.
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Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
57 min
In this week's episode, Michael gaslights Alex by talking about Double Dragon, the Technos-developed beat-em-up that reached sky-high popularity in 1990 only to suddenly reveal he actually meant Double Dragon: The Movie.
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Aug 29, 2023
Aug 29, 2023
1 hr 13 min
In this episode, Michael basically just gushes about Mafia III, a really well done revenge story that features some familiar faces, and maybe the best version of a terrible person in John Donovan.
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Show Notes:
Mafia III intro: https://youtu.be/e_x9rBcSCzc?si=5mRU7oq0SfErQBfo&t=26
Introduction to John Donovan: https://youtu.be/B6qY-P4eo1Q?si=4cBSyyHhm6WsFpSj&t=2276
Ending: https://youtu.be/B6qY-P4eo1Q?si=K_MNU2_pgS6j9qdt&t=9881
Aug 22, 2023
Aug 22, 2023
1 hr 34 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the plots of Mafia (2002) and Mafia 2, as we learn about what life is like the Mafia if told via plot elements from other 90s mafia movies.
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Aug 15, 2023
Aug 15, 2023
1 hr 5 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the development of the Mafia series, the Czech-developed and 2k-published series that tries to tell a Mafia movie story in a videogame format.
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Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
1 hr 38 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael finish up the Twisted Metal series, by talking about the series' dark turn with Twisted Metal's Black, Head-on, and TM 2012. Oh, and Small Brawl is there too for some reason.
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Show Notes:
Twisted Metal Black Ending Cutscene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrOPKhFVd5o
Twisted Metal Black: John Doe ending: https://youtu.be/Z2TI5Xjjxyo?t=184
Twisted Metal Black: Dollface cutscene: https://youtu.be/itzNE1ODqmo?t=105
Twisted Metal Head-On Thumper ending: https://youtu.be/XiOBI4XWvss?t=468
Twisted Metal Head-On Crimson Fury ending: https://youtu.be/XiOBI4XWvss?t=1424
Twisted Metal Head-On Sweet Tooth ending: https://youtu.be/XiOBI4XWvss?t=318
Twisted Metal 2012 Sweet Tooth cutscenes: https://youtu.be/Vft9PkitvYA?t=463
Jul 25, 2023
Jul 25, 2023
1 hr 14 min
Seriously, I barely understand what they were thinking with Twisted Metal 4.
...Ahem, In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about Twisted Metal 1 through 4, a series that starts out edgy and then ends with a tone that wouldn't be out of place on Cartoon Network in the year 2000.
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Show Notes:
Mr Ash (and the rest) of the endings from Twisted Metal 1: https://youtu.be/xoFs8REgq8I?t=876
Twisted Metal 2 opening cutscene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LlXGKTBbeM&list=PL7uW4EwhlgyJuYAHmCo-rFvOehB1hsgx6&index=3
Twisted Metal 2 - Axel's Ending: https://youtu.be/iLjaqm7kxfU?t=80
Twisted Metal 2 - Grasshopper's Ending: https://youtu.be/iLjaqm7kxfU?t=154
Twisted Metal 3 - Flower Power Ending: https://youtu.be/VxKKLeizkms?t=132
Twisted Metal 4 - Calypso Ending: https://youtu.be/UjohuspXMwM?t=162
Jul 11, 2023
Jul 11, 2023
1 hr 27 min
In today's episode, Alex and Michael talk about Twisted Metal, the car combat series that got its start on the Playstation in 1995 and would go on to be remarkably influential in spite of itself.
Sony's E3 2010 presentation of Twisted Metal (2012): https://youtu.be/AJcJJjCkF1U
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