still like CDPR but yeah their fanboys attacking Jason are insane.

I prefer Blade Liger when it comes to Zoids.  That said, great Zoids reference.

I though you were a genuine zoomer Jim/Conrad. Not playing among us. smh.

Feels like I need to be two and a half sheets to the wind to deal with the first five minutes of podquisition these days.

Hey jim shut the fuck up about hades and watch The Owl House but also shut the fuck up about hades

If the devs ran the companies, I might support a company. Yay syndicalism! Now, though, not so much.

Tanya and Jonathan talk Tetris: The Movie, Rihanna's amazing ESL translator, and the official Minecraft Cookbook. Game developer Amanda Gardner (Perception, Romanclevania) gives expert advice on intertwining Trust, Lust and UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) in storytelling, and Rose freaks out over Pikmin's 4s new features. Nothing will ever be the same!

Episode Timecodes:
0:00:00 - Why Don't You Like It When He Turns Into A Little Ant Man?
0:04:54 - This May Be The Day It All Changes
0:06:57 - Interview - Amanda Gardner, Co-Creator of Romancelvania
0:36:55 - The Story of Tetris
0:43:07 - Interview - Rose, Pikmin "What the Dog Doin'?"
1:03:07 - Jonathan Explains a Meme
1:05:06 - What Makes Tanya Cry?
1:07:42 - Product Review - "Minecraft: Gather, Cook, Eat!"
1:14:08 - Jonathan Kickstarts His Campaign (to be in Romancelvania DLC)
1:16:04 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:18:24 - Getting Super Horny

Our interview with Amanda on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsnTK_M61LU

Our guests on Twitter:
Amanda Gardner: https://twitter.com/amandasgardner

The Deep End Games: https://twitter.com/thedeependgames

Rose: https://twitter.com/togetherrose

Pre-order Minecraft: Gather, Cook, Eat! Official Cookbook here: https://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Gather-Official-Cookbook-Gaming/dp/1647228263

Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Romancelvania Lusts, Minecraft Cooks, Tetris Goes Hollywood

Tanya and Jonathan talk Pokémon Sleep and Street Fighter: Duel, two games that you can play with your eyes closed. They also talk about Rock Paper Scissors Anime and A.I. assisted animation. Guest Christine (Outside of the Box podcast) talks about the similarities between Pokémon and Battle Bots, and Sary warns of our artificial intelligence-packed future. 

Time Codes:

0:00:00 - Jonathan is Totally Bereft of Creativity
0:04:25 - Pokémon Sleep
0:10:40 - Interview - Talking Battle Bots with Christine on "Outside of the Box"
0:33:53 - The Legitimacy of Street Fighter Duel
0:37:23 - Interview - Sary "AI Art: Does Making Art Yourself Matter?"
1:05:42 - AI Animation in "Rock Paper Scissors Anime"
1:11:22 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:14:27 - Three Piece Suit/???

Our guests on Twitter:

Christine: https://twitter.com/theOOTBshowBB
Sary: https://twitter.com/Saryoak

Support the show on Patreon!
www.patreon.com/ttwav

Do you want games to play themselves?

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the Sonic's successful reinvention as a murder victim, Mario's failed foray into live action, and the origin of the Muppet Babies. Guests Gretchen talk about how only bad games should be remade, and Jenny gets deep into the world of FTL fan mods. 

Time codes for this episode:

0:00:00 - A New Podcast
0:05:55 - Reinventing Sonic the Hedgehog
0:11:30 - What's Your Favorite Cartoon?
0:13:24 - Gretchen Interview - You Can't Remake a Good Thing
0:37:50 - Reinventing Mario Brothers?
0:43:04 - Jenny Interview - Bringing Back FTL via Fan Modding
0:58:18 - Getting Lost in the Void with Chuck Tingle
0:59:49 - Wrap Ups/Plugs
1:04:52 - I Was Rammed Up The Butt By My Own Butt

Support the show on Patreon at any tier before May 1st and get an autobiographical comic from Jonathan!

https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Sonic Murdered, Mario Robbed, Muppets Babied

Tanya and Jonathan share impressions of the first few hours of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and sing out the apology for the Gollum game to the tune of It's So Easy Not To Try from The Return of the King animated film.  Gretchen talks about how causal games are too hardcore for her, and Kim Spirit gushes about the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake and the multiple versions of Resident Evil 4 that eventually became other games. 

This episode is dedicate to James Franklin Holmes, 1970-2023

Time Codes:
0:00:00 - Jonathan's Wild Week
0:05:03 - How to Restart a Game Franchise After a Hiatus?
0:06:20 - Gretchen Interview "Casual Games Are Hard For Some People"
0:28:21 - What's the Deal with Gollum?/Jonathan Sings Like Rankin/Bass
0:39:15 - Kim Spirit Interview "Can Remakes Make Games Better?"
1:08:08 - Tears of the Kingdom Impressions
1:17:13 - A Nice Staycation
1:20:31 - Robert Smith/Wrap Up
1:23:25 - Bewitching Tones Plug - ⁠https://douibyorthst.bandcamp.com/album/bewitching-tones⁠
1:25:09 - James and Jonathan Holmes Podcast 1981

Kim Spirit on Twitter and Twitch: 
https://twitter.com/Catie_V 
https://www.twitch.tv/catie_v

Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Snake gets a remake, Link has a hit, Gollum says sorry

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the new "NPC Streamer" trend exemplified by Cherry Crush TV and PinkyDoll, then review the joy and pain of playing Double Dragon Gaiden and Pikmin 4 co-op. Guest Spectra Wrestles gabs about how working on Metroid Prime video essays, content creation on Only Fans, and taking bumps in the wrestling ring feels more pure than doing gaming streams for money, and Alannah shares her experiences processing her grief through the power of Pikmin poetry. 

0:00:00 - There's Always Gonna Be a Bitch Mode
0:01:39 - How to Be Deep and Shallow
0:03:04 - Spectra Wrestles Interview: Taking Risky Routes
0:29:25 - Get You Somes
0:31:12 - TikTok NPCs
0:37:58 - Alannah Interview: Pikmin Poetry
1:04:10 - Did You Feel the Soul of Olimar?
1:07:21 - Double Dragon Gaiden Impressions
1:15:08 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:18:49 - Jonathan Wants to Be Your Favorite Guy

Alannah's Interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfm50RoGo5g

More From our guests:
Alannah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrismosPickle
Spectra Wrestles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpectraWrestles
Alannah's Book of Pikmin Poetry: https://theimpactsite.substack.com/p/new-zine-for-lovers-of-pikmin-and
Spectra Wrestles Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/spectra.wrestles

Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

NPC TikToks, Double Dragon OnlyFans and Pikmin Poetry

Tanya and Jonathan prepare to take a break in the week before Tanya   plans to give birth to a person. Guests Mergo and Elsa talk about the lack of heroic, playable moms in games, and what makes Final Fantasy endlessly compelling. 

Trigger warning: This episode involves a brief discussion of topic of suicide, and a remembrance of someone who died from it. 

0:00:00 - PSA/Trigger Warning
0:00:53 - Jonathan's Dream
0:06:19 - Tanya: The Pregnant One
0:09:37 - Mergo Interview: The Mom-ification of Games?
0:35:56 - Pole Dancing Mama
0:37:19 - Final Fantasy VII Mobile Remake
0:38:05 - Picture Sephiroth
0:42:05 - Elsa Interview: What Even is Final Fantasy?
1:04:18 - The Ongoing Saga of Talking to Women about Videogames
1:06:34 - A Dedication to Jennifer Davidson (Doc Tots)
1:07:58 - What's Next for This Show?
1:09:50 - Rouser

Jennifer "Doc Tots" Davidson's Obituary, including links to where to find support groups for those who need them: https://drpupphd.com/

Jonathan talks about himself and videogames on video with former TtWaV guest Christine.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha7RgwHst-0

Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Final Mom Fantasies in the pregnancy season finale!

We ask the hard questions... hard like an erect penis (boner).

The Trashgirl Diaries: Has Porn Gone Woke?!?!?

Somebody is going to need to step up.

Games we played this week include: 
Alan Wake II (6:10)
Dave the Diver (47:22)
Robocop (54:14)
Spin Rhythm XD (1:07:50)
Lords of the Fallen (1:09:25)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Bungie lays off a hundred employees, delays projects (1:15:55)
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/30/23938990/bungie-sony-layoffs-delays-destiny-final-shape-marathon
Microsoft warns it will soon disable unlicensed peripherals on Xbox (1:03:20)
https://variablemag.com/games/microsoft-banning-unauthorized-xbox-controllers-and-accessories/
Nintendo announces new restrictions on events involving their products (1:22:45)
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Legal-information/Community-Tournament-Guidelines-2467744.html
Ubisoft Chief People Officer announces her departure (1:24:10)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/zen-studios-reportedly-has-more-than-30-redundancies
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 462: Looking for Daddy

Such pain.

Games we played this week include: 
In Stars and Time (16:00)
Loop Hero (27:25)
Dave the Diver (31:00)
Knuckle Sandwich (42:00)
Lonovo Legion Go (49:50)
Yakuza 0 (53:05)
Deadly Premonition (54:50)
Laika Aged Through Blood (1:07:50)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Layoffs at Unity, Free Radical and Fishlabs (1:12:40)
https://www.polygon.com/23980876/unity-layoffs-weta-digital
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracer-ceo-confirms-timesplitters-studio-faces-closure-before-christmas/
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/embracer-lay-off-around-50-people-at-chorus-and-galaxy-on-fire-developer-fishlabs
Full-screen ads interrupt gameplay in Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft claims technical error (1:15:15)
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-players-started-having-their-games-interrupted-by-full-screen-pop-up-ads-but-ubisoft-says-it-was-a-technical-error-and-quickly-patched-it/
Court docs reveal Google wanted to acquire Epic with the help of Tencent (1:18:45)
https://www.pcgamer.com/google-considered-buying-epic-games-according-to-updated-court-documents/
EA filed patent for using player’s voice for generated character speech in games (1:20:55)
https://www.veryaligaming.com/ea-player-voiced-characters-games/
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 466: Rubber Baby Tuggy Bumps

Wistful remembrances of days gone by.

Games we played this week include: 
Another Crab’s Treasure (5:50)
Slime 3K (28:55)
Stellar Blade (40:35)
Harold Halibut (51:40)
Fallout (57:55)
Balatro (1:04:30)

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News things talked about in this episode:
ReedPop consolidating UK events EGX and MCM (1:07:35)
https://www.eurogamer.net/egx-and-mcm-team-up-for-london-2024-dates

Nintendo reportedly would have let Samus be in Fortnite, but only for Switch players (54:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/samus-skipped-fortnite-because-nintendo-got-really-hung-up-about-its-characters-on-other-platforms

Embracer reorganizing into three companies (1:15:30)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/embracer-group-splits-into-three-everything-you-need-to-know

World of Warcraft adding arachnophobia mode ahead of introducing arachnid characters (1:21:05)
https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/world-of-warcraft-arachnophobia-mode-2639255/

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Photo Credit: Ian Line / CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED

Podquisition 486: Merde Blanche

The debate rages on.

Games we played this week include: 
Hades (7:43)
Fall Guys Season 2 (11:32)
Ikenfell (19:55)
Silent Hill 4 (32:33)
Among Us (37:30)
Phasmophobia (43:40)
I Am Dead (46:55)

News things talked about in this episode:
CDPR's crunch and its defenders (49:37)

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at Pinfultruth.com.

Podquisition 303: Kirby vs. Gandhi

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