Tanya and Jonathan talk about the concept of parenting as a "situational disability", Jonathan and Sons upcoming appearance in a Shovel Knight video, and the promise of Mortal Kombat characters making it to Street Fighter. Guests Lyn and Cherry Bombrs chat about making the Fighting Game Community more queer-friendly with Lapin Labs, and self-shipping Travis Touchdown, respectively.  

Show notes:
0:00:00 - Forgot About It
0:02:44 - A Bald Beige Guardian Angel
0:03:29 - I'm In Love with Sonya Blade
0:04:39 - Are Kids a Situational Disability?
0:09:19 - Analysis of Representation in the Fighting Game Community with Lyn
0:43:37 - Could Jonathan Be a Part of the Video Game Community?
0:44:24 - More Fighting Game Crossovers Are a Good Thing
0:47:59 - Cherry Bombrs' Self-ship with Travis Touchdown
1:19:25 - Loving Characters Means Love of Creators
1:20:33 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thank You Patrons!
1:24:47 - I'm Pooped Out

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Self-shipping Travis and making EVO more queer

We get a comprehensive crash course on the genre of battle royale games on this month's Currently Playing, covering PUBG, Fortnite, COD: Warzone, and more before learning that Alex's favorite of the bunch is Apex Legends for its interesting settings and memorable characters. Alex enjoys playing these games for their community aspects and he shares his passion for gaming with his young daughter. In the backlog section, Daniel reveals his thoughts of Bastion and he gets challenged to play the Stanley Parable.

0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Alex!
0:01:05 - What Even Are Battle Royale Games?
0:04:04 - History of Battle Royales
0:07:27 - Key Features of Every Battle Royale Game
0:10:46 - The Biggest Battle Royale Games of 2025
0:16:41 - Innovations from the Battle Royale Space?
0:17:50 - Criticisms of the Genre
0:26:38 - Gaming with Kids
0:30:04 - What Are You Playing? - A Battle Royale Buffet
0:41:43 - Backlog Recap - Bastion
0:48:51 - Backlog Challenge - The Stanley Parable
0:55:04 - Wrap Up/Plugs?

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Currently Playing - 07 - Battle Royale Buffet (Apex Legends, Et Al) With Alex Apollo

The debut episode! Jonathan talks to a pole dancing cat enthusiast about the latest videogame news. Rambo skin by MGreat ~ https://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/rambo-2613956/

Rambo Minecraft Kombat Smash

The Redneck Tonberry joins the show! The bad takes of a Google Stadia guy lead to good things. Blaseball is dissected and the validity for thanking God for your good fortune is questioned.

Cannibal Animal Blaseball Crossing

Casey Explosion, The Redneck Tonberry, and Emma Schaale, author of How Games Get Made join Tanya and Jonathan for discussions on Rutger Hauer's last game, the pros and cons of David Cage, and who Ready Player Two is really about. 

Twitter handles for the guests on this episode-
Casey - @CaseyExplosion
Tonberry - @ATonberry
Emma -@sparrowtrooper

A link to Emma's book! - https://www.amazon.com/How-Games-Get-Made-Stories-ebook/dp/B08PVXF1K5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=how+games+get+made&qid=1607440753&sr=8-1

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