Lost Levels Club: Recent Episodes
Mike and Ting
It's a book club for games! Mike and Ting talk about games while working through their backlogs - or more likely, make their backlogs worse by playing other things entirely. Join them playing the book club game and tell them their opinions are bad on Reddit and Twitter.
Mike and Ting talk about Slay the Spire.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Slay the Spire?
- Slay the Spire (YouTube)
- Slay the Spire Reviews - Metacritic
- Future of Giant Bomb website in doubt following prominent staff departures | VGC
- Giant Bomb Escapes Fandom, Goes Independent
- Game of the Year 2019: Day One Deliberations (YouTube)
- Slay the Spire - Northernlion Plays - Episode 1 (YouTube)
- Slay the Spire passes 1.5 million copies sold | VentureBeat
Mechanics
- Exordium (YouTube)
- Dominion (card game) - Wikipedia
- Dream Quest on Steam
- Prismatic Shard | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Ascension | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Act 4 | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Downfall - A Slay the Spire Fan Expansion on Steam
- The Packmaster - Steam Workshop
Experiences
- The City (YouTube)
- Burning Blood | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Body Slam | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Barricade | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Council of Ghosts | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Wraith Form | Slay the Spire Wiki | Fandom
- Vampires(?) | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Peace Pipe | Slay the Spire Wiki | Fandom
- Ah yes the classic bell curve meme : r/slaythespire
- How to win at Slay the Spire: The Basics | A0 Ironclad Ladder Run | Slay the Spire (YouTube)
- Fire Breathing | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Evolve | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Clash | Slay the Spire Wiki
- Anger | Slay the Spire Wiki
Summary
- The Beyond (YouTube)
- Slay the Spire: Metrics Driven Design and Balance (YouTube)
- Slay the Spire: Success through Marketability (YouTube)
- How Slay the Spire’s Original Interface Almost Killed the Game | War Stories | Ars Technica (YouTube)
- Monster Train
- Wildfrost
- Griftlands | Klei Entertainment
- LONESTAR - Thermite Games
- StarVaders
- Across the Obelisk - Paradox Interactive
- Slay the Spire 2 ditched Unity for open-source engine Godot after over 2 years of development | PC Gamer
- Slay the Spire 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about being polite to AIs and Mike's latest holiday.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Slay the Spire.
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Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Sam Altman Admits That Saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power
- Update that made ChatGPT 'dangerously' sycophantic pulled
- How to enjoy Japanese hot springs - Onsen
- Blue Prince
- What Time You Should Go to Bed by Wake-Up Time and Age
- Nintendo Is (Kinda) Returning To Region-Locking With A Cheaper Japanese Switch 2
Mike and Ting talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal.
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Show Notes: Price, Hardware and Features
- Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 (YouTube)
- Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in response to Trump tariffs | Polygon
- How Does Switch 2’s Price Compare to the Cost of Other Nintendo Consoles at Launch? Spoiler: It’s Not the Most Expensive - IGN
- Nintendo to launch Switch 2 on Jun 5 in the US, between July and September in Singapore - CNA Lifestyle
- "DROP THE PRICE": Nintendo's First Post-Direct Stream Is Flooded With Angry Fans Demanding Price Drops
- Select EU Retailers Are Abandoning Nintendo's Suggested Retail Price For Switch 2 Games
- It should be free, but Switch 2’s genius Welcome Tour is nevertheless going to be a must-have game | VG247
- Reggie Had To Fight For Wii Sports As A Pack-In, And Miyamoto Wasn't Happy | Nintendo Life
- I Love Gold! (YouTube)
- Xbox's 2025 gaming handheld teased in new trailer | Eurogamer.net
- Nintendo Explains Why Switch 2 Was Not Called Super Switch - Game Informer
- Nintendo Switch 2 is getting a camera, but you can also use your own
- Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 Accessory Compatibility | Nintendo Support
- Nintendo’s Switch 2 preorder process has strict requirements to thwart scalpers | The Verge
First Party Games
- Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2 (YouTube)
- Mario Kart World: Full Character Roster List - Every Racer Confirmed So Far | Nintendo Life
- Zelda Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom will have achievements on Nintendo Switch 2 | VGC
- The Legend of Zelda games – Nintendo Switch 2 Editions & ZELDA NOTES – Overview Trailer (YouTube)
- Drag x Drive – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2 (YouTube)
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2 (YouTube)
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2 (YouTube)
- Best Games on GameCube - Metacritic
- Kirby Air Riders – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2 (YouTube)
- Donkey Kong Bananza – Exploration Gameplay – Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2 (YouTube)
- I Played 100% of A Game About Digging a Hole (YouTube)
Third Party Games
- The Duskbloods デビュートレーラー【Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 2025.4.2 】(YouTube)
- ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition アナウンスメントトレーラー【Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 2025.4.2 】(YouTube)
- Hogwarts Legacy - Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer | Nintendo Direct (YouTube)
- DELTARUNE Nintendo Switch 2 Announce Trailer (YouTube)
- Borderlands 4 - Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer | Nintendo Switch 2 Direct (YouTube)
- Civilization 7 - Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer | Nintendo Direct (YouTube)
- Enter the Gungeon 2 | Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition — Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 (YouTube)
- SILKSONG 2025 CONFIRMED (Day 1538) (YouTube)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember - Godzilla Scene (YouTube)
- Creator’s Voice blog: Hidetaka Miyazaki on The Duskbloods (part 1) - News - Nintendo Official Site
Mike and Ting talk about lean forward vs lean back entertainment and Ghibli AI slop.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal.
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Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Severance (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (TV Series 2023– ) - IMDb
- Dandadan (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb
- The ChatGPT, AI-Generated Studio Ghibli Trend, Explained
- Hayao Miyazaki - Wikipedia
- AI bots strain Wikimedia as bandwidth surges 50% - Ars Technica
Mike and Ting talk about The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.
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Show Notes: What is The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe?
- The New Full Intro Cutscene for Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
- The Stanley Parable
- The Stanley Parable mod for Half-Life 2 - ModDB
- The Forgotten City
- The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Reviews - Metacritic
- The Stanley Parable "Raphael Trailer" (YouTube)
- The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe – The Game Awards Trailer (YouTube)
- Achievements | The Stanley Parable Wiki
Highlights
- The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe – The Complete Soundtrack (YouTube)
- Museum Ending | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Confusion Ending | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Settings Person | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Endings | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Settings World Champion Room | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- New Content Ending | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Skip Button Ending | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Mostly Infinite Hole | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Figurines Ending | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Epilogue | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Zending | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Art Ending | The Stanley Parable Wiki
The Message
- The Stanley Parable Reassurance Bucket
- Gambhorra'ta | The Stanley Parable Wiki
- Apartment Ending | The Stanley Parable Wiki
Summary
- Bastion (video game) - Wikipedia
- Z (video game) - Wikipedia
- Davey Wreden - Wikipedia
- William Pugh (game designer) - Wikipedia
Mike and Ting aren't sure if they're less efficient, or the podcast is just longer.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Radiohead - Karma Police (YouTube)
I'm not sure if it's because I'm more efficient, or if I'm just not getting as much work. I'm not sure if I should be worried about it or not. I'm not sure if I should be looking for more work, or if I should just be happy with what I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get promoted, or if I should just be happy with where I am. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a raise, or if I should just be happy with what I'm making. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a bonus, or if I should just be happy with what I'm getting. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new job, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new career, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new life, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new house, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new car, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new phone, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new computer, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new tablet, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new watch, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new TV, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new stereo, or if I should just be happy with the one I have. I'm not sure if I should be trying to get a new camera, or if I should just be happy with the one I have.
Mike and Ting talk about The Rise of the Golden Idol.
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Show Notes: What is The Rise of the Golden Idol?
- Title Screen - The Rise of the Golden Idol OST (YouTube)
- The Rise of the Golden Idol - Wikipedia
- Observer effect (physics) - Wikipedia
- The Rise of the Golden Idol available now!
- Lingo
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - Annapurna Interactive
Story
- Constriction - The Rise of the Golden Idol Soundtrack (YouTube)
- Steam Community :: Guide :: Timeline of story events (extreme spoilers)
- Luke Brown | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Behind Bars | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- The Procedure | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki | Fandom
- Feathered Frenzy | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- The Strange Practices of a Secretive Society | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Speildance | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Complex | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Beach Trip | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Boardroom Brawl | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Ancient Artifacts | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Steelside Warehouse | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Bumfights - Wikipedia
- Final Clash | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
Summary
- Academic Impact - The Rise of the Golden Idol Soundtrack (YouTube)
- Write once read many - Wikipedia
- Detective Pass on Steam - The Rise of the Golden Idol
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Outer Wilds - Mobius Digital
- The Roottrees are Dead
- Shadows of Doubt - ColePowered Games Ltd.
Mike and Ting fail to plan / plan to fail the pre-chat.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Avatar: Fire and Ash - Wikipedia
- How ‘Avatar: the Way of Water’ Revolutionizes Underwater Cinematography - The Walt Disney Company
- Zhangjiajie and Avatar: How Far Off Is Pandora?
- Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) - Wikipedia
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) - IMDb
- Watch Severance - Show - Apple TV+
- Watch Silo - Show - Apple TV+
- Lost (TV series) - Wikipedia
- Lost’s Polar Bear Explained: Why It's On The Island
- Severance Theories #2 - Goats, and why we love them. Examining goat room theories. (YouTube)
- Instagram users discover old AI-powered “characters,” instantly revile them - Ars Technica
Mike and Ting talk about the games they’re looking forward to in 2025 and brainstorm games for the book club.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Looking Forward
- Okami sequel - Project Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
- The Witcher IV — Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024 (YouTube)
- Project: Robot - Reveal Trailer (Studio Behind Ico & Shadow of the Colossus) | The Game Awards 2024 (YouTube)
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games (YouTube)
Genuinely Want to Play
- Slay the Spire 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
- Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 (YouTube)
- How Does GTA 6's Budget Compare to the 5 Most Expensive Games Ever Made? | HackerNoon
- Game Publishers Are Too Scared To Reveal Release Dates Because Of GTA 6, According To Report
- Toby Fox will release the next chapters of Deltarune in 2025
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH - PC Features Trailer (YouTube)
- Borderlands 4 - Official First Look (YouTube)
- Borderlands 3: Why Does Everyone Hate Ava?
- Borderlands 4 is Already Departing From BL3 in One Key Area
Interested in Playing
- ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN – REVEAL GAMEPLAY TRAILER (YouTube)
- Elden Ring Nightreign Can't Be Played As A Duo
- Elden Ring: Nightreign hands-on: 6 hours with FromSoftware's wild new co-op roguelike action RPG remix | PC Gamer
- Judas: Gameplay Overview of BioShock Creator's Next Game (YouTube)
- Sanctuary: Shattered Sun
- DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH | Kojima Productions
- Streets of Rogue 2
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Gameplay Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
Academic Interest
- Kyora - Official Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2024 (YouTube)
- Assassin's Creed Shadows: Official World Premiere Trailer (YouTube)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- MONSTER HUNTER WILDS｜CAPCOM
- DISPATCH | Official Reveal Trailer - Extended Cut (HD) (YouTube)
- Split Fiction | Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- Light No Fire
- Shadow Labyrinth – Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- Mewgenics - Wikipedia
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector — Fellow Traveller Games
- Hyper Light Breaker
- Wanderstop
- Windblown
- Supergiant Games | Hades II
The Dream
- Everything we know about Nintendo Switch 2 | GamesRadar+
- Star Road (Super Mario World)
- The future I want for Zelda games (YouTube)
Book Club Brainstorm
- Hollow Knight - Dirtmouth and Forgotten Crossroads mashup remix (YouTube)
- Book Club Schedule (14 Jan 2025) - Google Sheets
- Return to Monkey Island
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Dragon's Dogma 2 official web page｜CAPCOM
- Super Meat Boy - Wikipedia
- Braid, Anniversary Edition
- The Stanley Parable
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Wikipedia
- Super Mario World - Wikipedia
- X-COM: UFO Defense - Wikipedia
- Hollow Knight
- Fear & Hunger - Wikipedia
- Mother 3 - Wikipedia
- Rain World
- Ōkami - Wikipedia
- Homeworld - Wikipedia
- Factorio
- Dyson Sphere Program on Steam
- RimWorld
- Bay 12 Games: Dwarf Fortress
- ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree | Official Site
- Jonathan Blow talks about his new upcoming game (YouTube)
- Minecraft creator Notch says that he 'basically announced minecraft 2' with a Twitter poll and a commitment to making a spiritual successor | PC Gamer
Mike and Ting have a do-over of words of the year and make plans to lose their holiday weight.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2025 Look Forward.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- rizz, cursed, unhinged - Explore - Google Trends
- Snow leopard - Wikipedia
- Squid Game Season 2 Scores Record-Breaking Debut
- Wajik - Wikipedia
- Day two cruise food (Christmas dinner!)
- Lower BMI cutoffs to define overweight and obesity in China - He - 2015
- Set Point Weight: Why You May Regain Weight After Losing It
- Hawker centre - Wikipedia
- We Need to Rethink Exercise (YouTube)
- Crunchie - Wikipedia
Mike and Ting look back on 2024.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Year in Review
- Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube)
- After 34 Years, Someone Finally Beat Tetris (YouTube)
- Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic to create ‘persistent universe’ tied to Fortnite - The Verge
- Apple Vision Pro: high price, high spec headset gets release date
- Banana is now top 1 in steam, being the game with most players
- Jonathan Blow on the sales performance of Braid Anniversary Edition (YouTube)
- Indigo Park: Chapter 1 Credits Song - Rambley Review by @recorderdude , @otterboyva, & @Jakeneutron (YouTube)
- They made multiplayer OnlyUp (Chained Together) (YouTube)
- Black Myth: Wukong breaks Steam’s concurrent single-player record within hours of launch
- Sony's New Game Concord Is Now Offline After Just Over A Week - GameSpot
- Concord isn't coming back, and the developer is done for too: Sony says it considered its options and apparently 'the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio' | PC Gamer
- We played Valve’s secret new shooter, Deadlock - The Verge
- Zelda Dungeons of Infinity released as a roguelike take on A Link to the Past for PC | GBAtemp.net
- Nintendo is definitely suing Palworld developer over throwing Poké Balls
- Nintendo’s Alarmo review: cute and cozy, but still just an alarm clock - The Verge
- Nintendo Music – Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero
- WEBFISHING
- Tetris: US teen claims game's first ever 'rebirth'
- Is The PlayStation 5 Pro Worth It?
- PS5 Pro vs Gaming PC: How the Specs Compare For The Cost
- Marvel Rivals Boasts 10 Million Players 72 Hours After Launch
- Metaphor: ReFantazio Is GameSpot's Game Of The Year 2024
- 737 days since the last Silksong news, and not a whisper from this year's Nintendo Direct—I'd like to say fans are coping well but, y'know | PC Gamer
Stats
- Kamex - Memories (YouTube)
- 2024 Stats Spreadsheet
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Saitama (One-Punch Man) - Wikipedia
- Dragon's Dogma 2 Director Explains Why There's Only One Save File
- How to delete your Dragon’s Dogma 2 save and start a new game
- Fortnite Chapter 2 Remix Official Trailer (YouTube)
- Final Days to Launch: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- How long is Cookie Clicker? | HowLongToBeat
- Sixty Four is a beautiful system design toy that reveals something rather dark - Ars Technica
- (the) Gnorp Apologue
- HELLDIVERS™ 2 on Steam
- Shadows of Doubt on Steam
- Darkest Dungeon meets Wordle (Cryptmaster) (YouTube)
- UFO 50
- Immortality (video game) - Wikipedia
- The Rise of the Golden Idol on Steam
- 1000xRESIST - "Hekki Allmo" Trailer (YouTube)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new ‘Standard’ tier - The Verge
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Is Exactly What Xbox Game Pass Needed
- Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged on Steam
- Three days later, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launch is still stumbling with access and bandwidth problems — issues aren't going away anytime soon as more users come online globally | Tom's Hardware
- Genie 2: A large-scale foundation world model - Google DeepMind
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reviews - Metacritic
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
Meaningless Awards
- Katsew - Prelude to Celebration | Udio
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer
- Satisfactory 1.0 (Mike)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Ting)
- It Takes Two (Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Best Game
- Balatro (Mike)
- Astro Bot (Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2024
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Mike)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention
- Balatro (Ting)
- Animal Well (Mike)
Mike and Ting talk about Spotify Wrapped, words of the year and whether sandwiches are real food.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2024 Wrap Up.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Your 2024 Wrapped
- Best of Wives and Best of Women - song by Phillipa Soo, Lin-Manuel Miranda | Spotify
- Make Me Your Beat - song by Niic | Spotify
- Mike’s Spotify Wrapped
- Ting’s Spotify Wrapped
- Crackberries - song by Jay McCarrol | Spotify
- I Need A Prototype - song by Jay McCarrol | Spotify
- Sam Greenfield | Spotify
- A Sunny Day - Nintendo Music
- Femininomenon - song by Chappell Roan | Spotify
- My Kink Is Karma - song by Chappell Roan | Spotify
- 'Brain rot' named Oxford Word of the Year 2024
- Rizz crowned Oxford Word of the Year 2023
- Oxford word of the year 2022 revealed as 'goblin mode'
- What’s going on with using the term “un-alive” instead of using “killed” ?? : r/OutOfTheLoop
- Starmer and Badenoch's lunchtime sandwich split
- Pret a Manger - Wikipedia
- Greggs - Wikipedia
- Boots, Tesco, Co-op meal deals - which is cheapest?
Mike and Ting talk about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Echoes of Wisdom?
- Opening — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Soundtrack (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Reviews - Metacritic
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Reviews - OpenCritic
- Grezzo - Wikipedia
- Remembering How Surprising Metal Gear Solid 2’s Bait and Switch Was
- Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom's Frame Rate Is "Even Worse" Than Link's Awakening | Nintendo Life
- How long is The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom? | HowLongToBeat
Mechanics
- Overworld — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Soundtrack (YouTube)
- Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: Stamp Locations And Map | Nintendo Life
- Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: All Smoothie Recipes List | Nintendo Life
- Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: Dampé Quest And Automatons Guide | Nintendo Life
- Sword of Might - Zelda Dungeon Wiki
- Bind Ability Guide: How to Move Large Boulders and Unearth Treasures | Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (EoW)｜Game8
- Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: All Echoes List - Best Echoes To Use | Nintendo Life
- Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: All Accessories, Locations & Effects - What's The Best Accessory? | Nintendo Life
Dungeons
- Still World — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Soundtrack (YouTube)
- Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: How To Defeat Ganon | Nintendo Life
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Jabul Ruins Skip
- Suthorn Ruins Rift Cutscene (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Wikipedia
Summary
- Hyrule Castle — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Soundtrack (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Wikipedia
- ALttP Randomizer
- The Game Awards announces Game of the Year 2024 nominees
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Bitcoin, A Minecraft Movie and LLM chatbots.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Bitcoin Nears $100K, With Crypto Market Cap at Record $3.4T
- Trump taps Musk to lead a 'Department of Government Efficiency' with Ramaswamy
- r/LeopardsAteMyFace
- A Minecraft Movie | Teaser (YouTube)
- Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Trailer 2019 (YouTube)
- Minecraft theme park to open in UK and US after deal with Alton Towers owner
- Global video game revenue to reach $257 billion by 2028, outpacing combined revenues of other media types, finds Bain & Company
- SUPER NINTENDO WORLD Direct (Donkey Kong Country) 11.11.2024 (YouTube)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge | Disney Parks
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) - IMDb
- Bullet Point : r/ChatGPT
Mike and Ting talk about Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Thank Goodness You’re Here!?
- Thank Goodness You're Here! - Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- Thank Goodness You're Here! Reviews - Metacritic
- Barnsley - Wikipedia
Moments
- Thank Goodness You're Here! Launch Trailer (YouTube)
- Margaret Thatcher - Wikipedia
- Thank Goodness You're Here! "Spill the Beans" (YouTube)
- FLOWER'S LOVE - Thank Goodness You're Here! (YouTube)
- Thank Goodness You're Here! - Tatties! (PS4) (YouTube)
- Limmy Feels Perceived - THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE! (YouTube)
- Back On The Mercury 🌡️ Thank Goodness You're Here! - YouTube
- Looking For 🍈🍈👀 Thank Goodness You're Here! - YouTube
- Looks like we didn't need that hose after all (YouTube)
- Vinny - That wasn't a fish.............. (YouTube)
- thank goodness you're here game - smack bum bum achievement (YouTube)
- Thank Goodness You're Here! - MILK ACCIDENT (YouTube)
- Thank Goodness You're Here! - Sausages (YouTube)
- Thank Goodness You're Here - ALL CHIMNEY SWEEP SCENES (YouTube)
- BIG PIE MAN 🥧 Thank Goodness You’re Here! #shorts #thankgoodnessyourehere - YouTube
- Thank Goodness You're Here - Rog's Big Head Scene (YouTube)
- thank goodness you're here best moments (YouTube)
- Thank Goodness You're Here! Gameplay Chapter 7 - Breakfast in Bed
Mechanics
- Thank Goodness You're Here! - Release Date Trailer (YouTube)
- Zachtronics | Eliza
- 1000xRESIST — Fellow Traveller Games
- It’s 2024, Your RPG Doesn’t Need Stealth Sections
- 1000xResist now has a map. — Fellow Traveller Games
- southern fairy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Summary
- Thank Goodness You're Here! Ending song SPOILER ALERT (YouTube)
- Monty Python - Wikipedia
- Carry On (franchise) - Wikipedia
- Fastest way to finish Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024): Waiting for the Mayor (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Mike's holidays.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Multi-level marketing
- Initial coin offering
- CGP Grey - Wikipedia
- SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™ | Universal Studios Japan | USJ
- Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge｜Universal Studios Japan｜USJ
- Yoshi's Adventure™｜Universal Studios Japan｜USJ
- Super Nintendo World keys guide: Where to find the keys and fight Bowser Jr.
- International Driving Permit - Wikipedia
- カピバラ | 伊豆シャボテン動物公園
- Kawaguchiko is blocking the Mt Fuji view at this popular Lawson store
- N'EX (Narita Express) Tickets | Train & Routes | JR-EAST
Mike and Ting make an indie game tier list.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Book Club
- UNDERTALE Release Trailer (YouTube)
- Undertale
- The Witness
- HER STORY
- Firewatch
- Minit
- Celeste
- Chinese Parents on Steam
- Zachtronics | TIS-100
- Zachtronics | Eliza
- Untitled Goose Game
- Outer Wilds - Mobius Digital
- Disco Elysium
- The Forgotten City
- IMMORTALITY on Steam
Mike’s Most Played
- Super Auto Pets - Menu Theme (YouTube)
- Super Auto Pets
- Chemical X remains undefeated (Slay the Spire) (YouTube) - Northernlion’s comment on Super Auto Pets
- Subset Games | Into the Breach
- Zachtronics | SpaceChem
- Balatro
- Terraria
- Monster Train
- Noita
- Cookie Clicker
- Perfect Tower II
- Slay the Spire on Steam
Critically Acclaimed
- INSIDE Trailer 2016
- Inside The Game - Playdead
- Hades by Supergiant Games
- Braid, Anniversary Edition on Steam
- Jonathan Blow on the sales performance of Braid Anniversary Edition (YouTube)
- Bay 12 Games: Dwarf Fortress
- Dead Cells
- Spelunky
- Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - Yacht Club Games
- Hollow Knight
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Stardew Valley
- What is Minecraft? Build, Discover Realms & More
Mike’s Mentions and Moderation
- PUBG - Lobby Music Soundtrack #1 | Closed Beta (YouTube)
- PUBG
- Inscryption
- TUNIC
- Subnautica
- Frog Fractions | Twinbeard
- FEZ on Steam
- ANIMAL WELL
- Download Cave Story
- Disc Room
Mike and Ting talk about cruise ship holidays.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Indie Tier List.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- MSC Virtuosa - The new cruise ship
- I Took The First Cruise Since The COVID Cruising Shutdown (YouTube)
- Bez (dancer) - Wikipedia
- Haugesund
Mike and Ting talk about The Case of the Golden Idol.
Contains SPOILERS for The Case of the Golden Idol!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is The Case of the Golden Idol?
- The Case of the Golden Idol OST: 1 - The Watching Eye | Composed by Kyle Misko (2022) (YouTube)
- The Case of the Golden Idol - Metacritic
- The Case of the Golden Idol | Official Game Trailer | Netflix (YouTube)
- The Rise of the Golden Idol on Steam
- YARN | MALE VOICE: Doggone it. I am too old and too rich for this. | The Simpsons (1989) - S15E01 Comedy | Video clips by quotes | 1d008e6c | 紗
- the case of the golden idol is not a detective game (YouTube)
Chapters and Epilogue
- The Case of the Golden Idol OST: 3 - Wine & Cards | Composed by Kyle Misko (2022) (YouTube)
- An Abrupt Termination of Contract | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- The Dramatic Departure of an Outsider | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- The Intoxicating Dinner Party | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- Constraint satisfaction problem - Wikipedia
- The Strange Practices of a Secretive Society | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- The Triumph of Order | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- The Slight Delay in the Peaceful March to the King's Castle | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
DLC
- Golden Idol Mysteries: Spider of Lanka OST | Alleyways of Lanka | Composed by Kyle Misko (2023)
- The Overly Enthusiastic Card Game Tournament in the Yellow Lily | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- The Unfortunate Accident at the Raja's Court | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
- The Less than Amicable Departure of Two Explorers | The Case of the Golden Idol Wiki
Summary
- The Case of the Golden Idol OST: 12 - Slight Delay | Composed by Kyle Misko (2022) (YouTube)
- Outer Wilds - Mobius Digital
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami - Release Trailer (YouTube)
- Moon Logic Puzzle - TV Tropes
Mike and Ting talk about the Paris Olympics and Disney forcing arbitration in a wrongful death case.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Case of the Golden Idol.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- An ambitious Olympics opening ceremony showboats French culture on the Seine River
- An Olympics Scene Draws Scorn. Did It Really Parody ‘The Last Supper’? - The New York Times
- Blue man at this year’s Olympics opening ceremony defends memorable scene to CNN
- Celine Dion en la Ceremonia de Apertura de Paris 2024 🎤✨ (YouTube)
- Why no one wants to host the Olympics (YouTube)
- French Olympic pole vaulter, Anthony Ammirati, hit the pole with his oui oui. #olympics2024 - YouTube
- How Raygun made it to the Olympics and divided breaking world
- The Australian Olympian 'Raygun' went viral for her breaking moves. Now she's defending them.
- Top 10 Raygun Breakdance Moves - YouTube
- The Simpsons - I Used To Be With It (Abe Simpson Rant) (YouTube)
- Olympic Shooters Look Like Anime (YouTube)
- Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says
- End-user license agreement - Wikipedia
- Epic Games Store and Fortnite arrive on EU iPhones | Ars Technica
Mike and Ting talk about Animal Well.
Contains SPOILERS for Animal Well!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Animal Well?
- ANIMAL WELL
- BIGMODE
- The Promo Campaign for Animal Well (YouTube)
- Shrek - Ogres are like Onions (Blu-Ray 1080p) English [scene] (YouTube)
- What The Heck Is A 'MetroidBrainia'? Introducing The Newest Genre On The Block | Nintendo Life
- Billy Basso confirms the player character is a Mexican Jumping Bean! : r/animalWell
- Animal Well - Metacritic
- 'A' Button Fix (Elite Series 2 Controller) without opening it. : r/xboxone
- ANIMAL WELL Price history · SteamDB
Layer 1
- Tools - Official Animal Well Wiki
- WALK THE DOG achievement in Animal Well
- Animal Well is a Beautifully Complex Masterpiece (YouTube)
- ANIMAL WELL Ostrich Boss strategy (YouTube)
- ANIMAL WELL wiener dog (YouTube)
- We are Billy Basso and Dan Adelman, creator of Animal Well and business/marketing guy, respectively - AMA : r/NintendoSwitch
- Animal Well - Ghost Cat/Ghost Dog Boss Battle (Fastest Route) (YouTube)
- ANIMAL WELL | "TRAVEL FLUTE" achievement (YouTube)
- How to Bubble Stack - Animal Well Trick (YouTube)
- Animal Well - Finale & Ending (YouTube)
- Map (Item) - Official Animal Well Wiki
Layer 2
- Animal Well True Ending NMG in 19:56:05 (YouTube)
- ANIMAL WELL | Secret retro snake game + Chest egg (YouTube)
- ANIMAL WELL | how to rescue the cats (YouTube)
Layer 3 and Beyond
- Animal Well How To Get the B.B. Wand (YouTube)
- Egg Song | ANIMAL WELL (YouTube)
- All of the Secret Bunnies in Animal Well (YouTube)
- Code 128 - Wikipedia
- Jonathan Blow playing ANIMAL WELL (Rage) (YouTube)
- The Ultimate Secret Ending of Animal Well (YouTube)
Summary
- Does Animal Well WANT Us To Cheat? (YouTube)
- FEZ
- TUNIC
Mike and Ting talk about Inside Out 2 and dumb Prime Day purchases.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Animal Well.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Inside Out 2 (2024) - IMDb
- Inside Out (2015) - IMDb
- Bing Bong | Inside Out Wiki
- Inside Out 2 Makes No Sense (YouTube)
- Anxiety | Inside Out Wiki
- Ennui | Inside Out Wiki
- Skibidi Toilet - Wikipedia
- Inside Out 2 Becomes Pixar's Highest-Grossing Film Ever Worldwide
- What is Amazon Prime Day? - Amazon Customer Service
- The Menu (2022) - IMDb
- Ninja CREAMi: Pacojet Killer? (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Balatro.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Balatro?
- Jester - Wikipedia
- Balatro
- A 127,076x Multiplier to the Moon! | Balatro | Road to 100% #18 (YouTube)
- The Making of Balatro (feat. LocalThunk) - Dear Dwyery #01 (YouTube)
- Big two - Wikipedia
- “Balatro is the first Deckbuilder I ever played!” (from LocalThunk’s reddit AMA)
- Slay The Spire Meets Las Vegas (Luck Be A Landlord) (YouTube)
- Quantity leads to quality (the origin of a parable)
- 'The Looker': The Art of Parody Against the Menace of Goofiness (YouTube)
- Balatro - Complete Original Soundtrack (Official) (YouTube)
- This might be 2023's best roguelite (Balatro) (YouTube)
- Balatro doesn’t collect telemetry! (from LocalThunk’s reddit AMA)
- Slay the Spire: Metrics Driven Design and Balance (YouTube)
Mechanics
- Blinds and Antes | Balatro Wiki
- Card Modifiers | Balatro Wiki
- Jokers | Balatro Wiki
- Booster Packs | Balatro Wiki
- Balatro bumped from some console storefronts due to ratings change - The Verge
Strategy
- Mike’s Balatro stats
- Ting’s Balatro stats
- Stakes | Balatro Wiki
- 1.0.1f patch is live on Steam! : r/balatro
- Tags | Balatro Wiki
- The Infinite Point Hand
- Smeared Joker (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Checkered Deck | Balatro Wiki
- Loyalty Card (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Spectral Cards | Balatro Wiki
- Vouchers | Balatro Wiki
Favourites
- Cavendish (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Gros Michel banana - Wikipedia
- Swashbuckler (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Blue Joker (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Hologram (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Erosion (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Baseball Card (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Burnt Joker (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Ramen (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
- Perkeo (Joker) | Balatro Wiki
Summary
- Dopamine - Wikipedia
- Love2d.org
- After selling 1 million copies, Balatro creator admits it's "held together with hopes and dreams" as game devs rally around the roguelike's beautifully nightmarish code
- Source code from Balatro : r/programminghorror
- Architecture astronaut - Wikipedia
- Jonathan Blow shows more footage of his new Sokoban-inspired game | Eurogamer.net
- Balatro - Metacritic
Mike and Ting talk about pretending to work while watching inspirational Jonathan Blow videos.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Balatro.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Last month, Wells Fargo reportedly fired over a dozen employees for using tools that fake productivity at work
- Nvidia beats Microsoft to become world's most valuable company
- Whatever happened to the 15-hour workweek?
- Tesla shareholders approve CEO Elon Musk’s $45bn pay package | Business | The Guardian
- Goodhart's law - Wikipedia
- Lerp smoothing is broken (YouTube)
- Jonathan Blow playing ANIMAL WELL (Rage) (YouTube)
- Jonathan Blow clips that made me consider quitting my job for real (YouTube)
- Highly offensive Jonathan Blow clips to boost your productivity (YouTube)
- The Scottish cow hoof trimmer watched by millions
- A food scientist explains how Doritos are engineered to be the perfect snack
- Metatron - Wikipedia
Mike and Ting talk about Helldivers 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Helldivers 2?
- Helldivers 2 Main Theme - "A Cup Of Liber-Tea" (YouTube)
- Helldivers 2 - Metacritic
- Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and it’s not going well | Ars Technica
- Map Shows All Countries Where Helldivers 2 is Delisted
- Sony backs down on demand that Helldivers 2 players log into a PSN account | PC Gamer
- Sony doesn’t allow PSN region changes. EVER - Help & Troubleshooting Forum - Page 1
- Starship Troopers (1997) - IMDb
- Mitchell and Webb: "Are we the baddies?" (YouTube)
- Helldiver Factions: Lore & Backstory
Mechanics
- Helldivers Server Queue Music | Helldivers 2 OST (YouTube)
- Helldivers 2: All Environmental Hazards And Conditions, Explained
- Evacuate High-Value Assets - The Helldivers Wiki
- Helldivers 2 Wouldn't Be The Same Without Friendly Fire
- Stratagems - The Helldivers Wiki
- Escape from Tarkov
- Nightfall - Destinypedia, the Destiny wiki
- Gears of War
Moments
- A tutorial on the Lasers | Helldivers 2 (YouTube)
- Welcome to 'Robot Vietnam' - Helldivers 2 players have lovingly renamed one of its most hectic planets
- EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit - The Helldivers Wiki
- AI director : r/Helldivers
- Helldivers 2 has human game masters who tweak your co-op fights in real-time | Rock Paper Shotgun
- Bile Titan - The Helldivers Wiki
- Hulk - The Helldivers Wiki
- Helldivers 2 - Voice Lines (YouTube)
- Charger - The Helldivers Wiki
- AC-8 Autocannon - The Helldivers Wiki
Summary
- Warbonds - The Helldivers Wiki
- Medals - The Helldivers Wiki
- Super Credits - The Helldivers Wiki
- Battle Pass - Halopedia, the Halo wiki
- How to Window Edit Properly in Fortnite - COMPLETE Ultimate Guide (YouTube)
- Skinner Box: What Is an Operant Conditioning Chamber?
Mike and Ting talk about Count Binface, keyboards and GPT-4o.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Helldivers 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Shark Week - Wikipedia
- Is the World Really Falling Apart, or Does It Just Feel That Way? - The New York Times
- Count Binface invades Westminster in bid to be London Mayor (YouTube)
- Politics of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
- Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia
- M5 - MonsGeek
- EVA-01 Themed Keycap Set(158-Key) | Akko Official Global Site
- Mike’s Evangelion keyboard and deskmat
- NuPhy Air96 V2 QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard
- Rick and Morty: Morty Experiences True Level (YouTube)
- Logitech G815 LIGHTSYNC RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK
- Wooting 60HE+ | the 60% rapid trigger keyboard
- Introducing GPT-4o (YouTube)
- Her (2013) - Crowd scene (YouTube)
- OpenAI GPT-4o bloopers (Vimeo)
- The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul
- Blindsight (Watts novel) - Wikipedia
- Puzzmo Play by Play ISSUE #29 | May 17, 2024
Mike and Ting talk about the Triple-I Initiative, the Switch Indie World Showcase, what they've been playing, and some rapid fire news.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Triple-I
- The Triple-i Initiative 2024: A New Gaming Showcase (YouTube)
- Slay the Spire 2 Officially Announced, Won't be in Unity
- Why there are 861 roguelike deckbuilders on Steam all of a sudden | Ars Technica
- Streets of Rogue 2 - Official Reveal Trailer | Wishlist Now on Steam! (YouTube)
- Hyper Light Breaker - Mini-Boss Gameplay Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- Risk of Rain 2 - Devotion Update (YouTube)
- Wizard of Legend 2 Combat Trailer | Humble Games (YouTube)
- Shadows of Doubt - Official Console Announce & Sharpshooter Assassin Launch Trailer (YouTube)
- ‘Nothing, Forever’ Is An Endless ‘Seinfeld’ Episode Generated by AI
- MOUSE - Official Spike-D Gameplay Teaser
- Laysara: Summit Kingdom - Official Early Access Launch Trailer | Triple-I Initiative Showcase (YouTube)
- Dinolords - Official Teaser Trailer | Triple-I Initiative Showcase (YouTube)
Switch Indies
- Indie World Showcase 4.17.2024 - Nintendo Switch
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Europa – Reveal Trailer – Nintendo Switch
- Sticky Business – Release Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- ANTONBLAST – Release Date Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- The Rogue Prince of Persia: Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- V Rising x Legacy of Castlevania - Official Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
- Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns - Official Contra & PS Announce Trailer | Triple-I Initiative (YouTube)
Now Playing
- Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 2 - Myths & Mortals | Launch Trailer (YouTube)
- Family Guy: The Bird's The Word (Clip) | TBS (YouTube)
- Fortnite Bird Is The Word (Peter Griffin Emote) (YouTube)
- THE FINALS
- The Finals uses AI text-to-speech because it can produce lines 'in just a matter of hours rather than months', baffles actual voice actors | PC Gamer
- Palworld | Pocketpair, Inc.
- Enshrouded
- Sixty Four is a beautiful system design toy that reveals something rather dark | Ars Technica
- COCOON
- The Talos Principle 2
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Tavern Brawler Monk Build Explained : r/BG3Builds
Rapid Fire
- EU forces Apple to allow competitors apps on its devices, but UK makes no changes
- Here’s the new Apple tax every developer is going to hate - The Verge
- Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators - The Verge
- 60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows
- Braid, Anniversary Edition Release Date Trailer (with intro) (YouTube)
- They ACTUALLY think this is programming! Jonathan Blow CAN'T stop laughing! (YouTube)
Outro
- Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear
- Books | Oliver Burkeman (Four Thousand Weeks)
- Udio | Throes of the Bane by Katsew | AI Music Generator - Official Website
Mike and Ting talk about Udio, deepfakes and the AI Pin.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Triple-I, Switch Indies and Now Playing.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Udio | Dune the Broadway Musical, Showtunes, Soundtrack by BobbyB
- Udio, the Mysterious GPT Update, and Infinite Attention (YouTube)
- NIIC the Singing Dog
- ChatGPT may be coming for our jobs. Here are the 10 roles that AI is most likely to replace.
- There was a video I watched with a pyramid showing AI billionaires and everyone else and I can’t find it!
- Butlerian Jihad | Dune Wiki
- The Culture - Wikipedia
- Basic Assistance | The Expanse Wiki
- Janet Yellen - Wikipedia
- Janet Yallen gives an update on crypto regulation in the US…
- The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now (YouTube)
- Her (2013) - Crowd scene (YouTube)
- Humane AI – Pico Laser Projection – $230M AI Twist on an Old Scam – KGOnTech
Mike and Ting talk about Cookie Clicker.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Cookie Clicker?
- Hover (YouTube)
- Cookie Clicker
- DashNet | creating video games | Patreon
- Cow Clicker - Wikipedia
-
Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions on creating Jai a new language for game programmers (YouTube)
- Incremental game - Wikipedia
- AdVenture Capitalist - Hyper Hippo Games
- Universal Paperclips decisionproblem.com
- Perfect Tower II
- Ting’s Cookie Clicker stats
- Mike’s Cookie Clicker stats
- Names of large numbers - Wikipedia
Playing Cookie Clicker
- Click (YouTube)
- Building | Cookie Clicker Wiki
- Heavenly Chips | Cookie Clicker Wiki
- Sugar Lump | Cookie Clicker Wiki
- Minigame | Cookie Clicker Wiki
- Golden Cookie | Cookie Clicker Wiki | Fandom
- Dopamine - Wikipedia
- Use Mouse Keys to move the mouse pointer - Microsoft Support
- Achievement | Cookie Clicker Wiki
- Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs | Psychology Today
- Grandmapocalypse | Cookie Clicker Wiki
Summary
- Ascend (YouTube)
- News Ticker | Cookie Clicker Wiki
- Stellaris - Paradox Interactive
- Idle Champions
- Diablo (series) - Wikipedia
- BigDecimal (Java Platform SE 8 )
- Fortnite Bird Is The Word (Peter Griffin Emote) (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about oversized phones and Inside Out 2.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Cookie Clicker.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Does the iPhone 15 Pro Max bend and crack easily? Consumer Reports says no - 9to5Mac
- Hands-on with the Apple Watch Ultra: It's not too big. | Mashable
- Short People Are Angrier, More Violent Than Tall People, CDC Says - CBS Philadelphia
- Mamil - Wikipedia
- Insights to Keeping Your Marathon Performance Strong as You Age
- The Coolest Phones at MWC 2024 From Samsung, Honor, Motorola and More - CNET
- Inside Out 2 | Official Trailer (YouTube)
- Here's what to know about the collapse of China's Evergrande property developer
- Bitcoin price briefly tops $69,000 for new all-time high
- Milady Meme Coin price today, LADYS to USD live price, marketcap and chart | CoinMarketCap
Mike and Ting talk about Hogwarts Legacy.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Hogwarts Legacy?
- Hogwarts Legacy Official Soundtrack | Full Album | 4K (YouTube)
- Hogwarts Legacy controversy explained | GamesRadar+
- Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023’s best-selling game worldwide | VGC
- Hogwarts Legacy - Metacritic
- Hogwarts Legacy setting: When is Hogwarts Legacy set? | VGC
- Uproar over Rishi Sunak’s crass trans jibe as Brianna Ghey’s mother visits Commons | The Independent
- The new Harry Potter game is a hit. Here's why some trans gamers wish it wasn't | CBC News
- Addressing allegations of “collusion” among gaming journalists | Ars Technica
- Harry Potter and the sad grown-ups | The Independent
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
- Sirona Ryan | Harry Potter Wiki
- Sirona Ryan is Not Canonically Transgender
- Hogwarts Legacy trans character Sirona Ryan slammed by gamers
- Gladwin Moon | Hogwarts Legacy Wiki
Playthrough
- Rubeus Hagrid | Harry Potter Wiki
- Michelle Yeoh becomes first Asian to win best actress Oscar
- USC and Gold House Study Calls for Culturally Specific Asian Representation and More Stories Transcending Race
- Our Hogwarts Legacy characters: Archie Thect (Mike) and Travers Hagrid (Ting)
- Richard Ayoade - Wikipedia
- Sebastian Sallow | Hogwarts Legacy Wiki
- Hogwarts founders | Harry Potter Wiki
- 1995 Sorting Hat's song | Harry Potter Wiki
- Updated Hogwarts Legacy Stats Reveal Most Popular House
- Hogwarts Legacy: Every House Exclusive Quest, Ranked
- All 4 Hogwarts Legacy Common Rooms, Ranked Worst To Best
- Who lived longer, the ghost or the poltergeist? (YouTube)
- Thestral | Harry Potter Wiki
- The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and the Loom - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN
- In The Shadow Of Time - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN
More Playthrough
- Hogwarts Legacy Room Of Requirement Building Tips
- The Daedalian Keys Quest and Daedalian Key Locations - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN
- How to get Alohomora and pick locks in Hogwarts Legacy - Polygon
- How to solve Arithmancy door puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy - Polygon
- All Merlin Trials Solutions - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN
- Hogwarts Legacy cast: List of voice actors, including Simon Pegg
- Hogwarts Legacy: Arachnophobia Mode, Explained
- Enemies - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN
Summary
- Hogwarts Legacy: How To Solve Depulso Puzzle Room 1 & 2
- Hogwarts Legacy: Why Headmaster Black Actually Canceled Quidditch
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ‘was delayed by over a year for polish’ | VGC
- Hidden Data Of Hogwarts Legacy's Cut Morality System Is Bewildering
- Hogwarts Legacy companions explained
- All Hogwarts Legacy Choices & Consequences
- Dishonored: 10 Differences Between High & Low Chaos In The Series
- 'Harry Potter' TV Series Due To Hit Max In 2026: Everything We Know About The Cast, What J.K. Rowling Says & More – Update
Mike and Ting talk about pineapple for breakfast, salt in tea and more revenge bedtime procrastination.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Hogwarts Legacy.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Bienvenue à Londres City - Le Relais De Venise
- English Breakfast Society recommends swapping tomato for pineapple
- Big Chef Takes on Little Chef: part 7 (YouTube)
- Arabica vs Robusta Coffee Beans | Starbucks® Coffee at Home
- US scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea
- The Magic of Salt in Coffee (YouTube)
- The psychology behind 'revenge bedtime procrastination'
Mike and Ting talk about the games and hardware they're looking forward to in 2024.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Looking Forward
- Palworld | Early Access Launch Trailer | Pocketpair (YouTube)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | Ubisoft (US)
- Palworld sells 1 million copies in just 8 hours, and the servers are struggling to handle the load | PC Gamer
Genuinely Want to Play
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Official Trailer
- Nintendo Needs To Make Good On Its Metroid Prime 4 Promise Before The Switch 2
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH | SQUARE ENIX
- Rebuild of Evangelion - Wikipedia
- It's Time for a New Mario 3D Game
- Dragon's Dogma 2 official web page｜CAPCOM
Interested in Playing
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - Announce Trailer - 4K (YouTube)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: The Next Generation of the Legendary Franchise
- Elden Ring Fans Ravenous For Shadow of the Erdtree Announcement After Backend Steam Update - IGN
- The Rise of the Golden Idol on Steam
- Visions of Mana | Xbox Developer Direct 2024 Gameplay Reveal (YouTube)
- Baby Steps
- DEATH STRANDING 2（Working Title）- TGA 2022 Teaser Trailer - [ESRB] 4K
- Rift of the NecroDancer - Brace Yourself Games
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- ANIMAL WELL
Academic Interest
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 - Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- Outpost: Infinity Siege - Official Release Date Trailer (YouTube)
- Dragon Age: Dreadwolf has another new trailer, and promises more details in ‘Summer 2024’ - The Verge
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 (YouTube)
- Princess Peach: Showtime! - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 (YouTube)
- METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER Official Website
- Zenless Zone Zero Official Site
- Persona 3 Reload Official Website
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Extremely OK : Earthblade
- Thank Goodness You’re Here! - Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
Hardware
- Pokemon Sword/Shield - Slumbering Weald Remix (YouTube)
- Xbox's First Ever Handheld Console Leaks
- Everything we know about ‘Switch 2,’ Nintendo’s next-gen console - Polygon
Resolutions
- File:Auld Lang Syne.ogg - Wikipedia
- 2023 Look Forward
- Super Mario World - Wikipedia
- X-COM: UFO Defense - Wikipedia
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Disco Elysium
- Lethal Company on Steam
Mike and Ting talk about the Clicks keyboard, the Rabbit r1 and streaming service ads.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2024 Look Forward.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- BlackBerry - Wikipedia
- Clicks for iPhone Founders Edition
- Rick and Morty: Jerry's playing (YouTube)
- Rabbit
- Introducing r1 (YouTube)
- Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th - The Verge
- YouTube’s ad blocker problems are just an Adblock Plus bug | Ars Technica
Mike and Ting look back on 2023.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Year in Review
- Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine - Wikipedia
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war - Wikipedia
- Mask-wearing no longer mandatory on public transport from Feb 13, as Singapore steps down COVID-19 restrictions - CNA
- Trump administration cut pandemic early warning program in September | Coronavirus | The Guardian
- AI can do your homework. Now what? (YouTube)
- DALL·E 3
- Super Mario Wonder
- @Historiographos - I will never recover from this student email.
- Starfield | Official Website | Bethesda.net
- Diablo 4
- Bethesda responding to negative Starfield reviews on Steam | Eurogamer.net
- Report: Blizzard Wonders If You'll Pay $100 For Diablo IV DLC
-
Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions on creating Jai a new language for game programmers (YouTube)
- Resident Evil 4 - Metacritic
- Metroid Prime Remastered - Metacritic
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition - Metacritic
- Your Only Move Is HUSTLE on Steam
- Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover - IGN
- All the big tech layoffs of 2023
- Unity U-turns on controversial runtime fee and begs forgiveness | TechCrunch
- The Escapist veterans form Second Wind | GamesIndustry.biz
- Call of Duty Fans Wave Goodbye to the Original Warzone, Which Shuts Down Forever Today
- Modern Warfare 3 Is the Worst-Rated Game in Call of Duty History
- PS5 Trophies Treat Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Like DLC For MW2
- Is Lethal Company outselling CoD? - Dot Esports
- ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Is Beating ‘Modern Warfare 3’ As The Best-Selling Game Of 2023
- Death of a Game: Redfall (YouTube)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) - IMDb
- News Release : Nov. 8, 2023 "Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start"
- The BioShock Movie: Everything We Know About The Live-Action Netflix Adaptation
- Everything We Know About the Fallout TV Series | Rotten Tomatoes
- Tears of the Kingdom's new thing is actually pretty old (YouTube)
- Can A Game Be Too Realistic? (YouTube)
- No Take, Only Throw | Know Your Meme
- Only Up! - Wikipedia
- Suika Game - Wikipedia
- You Should Play Outward Definitive Edition (YouTube)
- The Cruelest Video Game (YouTube)
- E3 is officially over forever - The Verge
- The Game Awards 2023: All the game announcements and trailers - Polygon
- If The Game Awards Is All About The Devs, Then Let Them Speak
- The Game Awards Orchestra Performs Music from Game Of The Year 2023 Nominees at The Game Awards 2023 (YouTube)
- How 'Dune' Composer Hans Zimmer Created the Oscar-Winning Score | Vanity Fair (YouTube)
Stats
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Shrine Battle Remix (YouTube)
- 2023 Stats Spreadsheet
- Cookie Clicker
- The Talos Principle 2 | Launch Trailer (YouTube)
- Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 (YouTube)
- Storyteller - Annapurna Interactive
- The Password Game
- Puzzmo
- BattleBit Remastered
- Lethal Company on Steam
- You Cheated Not Only the Game, But Yourself | Know Your Meme
- THE FINALS
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Ting)
- Fortnite (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Best Game
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Ting)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2023
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Ting)
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Ting)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Mike)
Mike and Ting talk about Spotify Wrapped, cruise holidays and Pictionary vs AI.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2023 Wrap Up.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- The Stand
- Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- Mike and Ting’s Spotify Wrappeds
- UNLEASHED - 13. Unleashed (YouTube)
- Grouplove - Tongue Tied [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (YouTube)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - YouTube
- Wet Leg - Chaise Longue (Official Video) (YouTube)
- ハレ晴レユカイ (YouTube)
- ウッチーズ♥Noria - Let's go out! (YouTube)
- Spectrum of the Seas | Cruise Ships
- Windjammer | Global & Delicious Food | Royal Caribbean Cruises
- Chope
- Two70 Bar | Amazing Views Day & Night | Royal Caribbean Intl.
- Main Dining Room | Multiple Course Dining | Royal Caribbean Cruises
- Pictionary® Vs. AI (YouTube)
- Jackbox Games - Drawful
- Cards Against Humanity
Mike, Ting and Mike (@msdq) from Xdrive Megabox (@xdrivemegabox) talk about Baldur's Gate 3.
Contains SPOILERS for Baldur's Gate 3!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Background
- 01 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Main Theme Part I (YouTube)
- Baldur's Gate 3 - Metacritic
- Baldur's Gate 3 Proves Modern Gaming is Getting Worse + Western Devs Attack Larian Studios Success (YouTube)
- Baldur's Gate - Wikipedia
- Anthem (video game) - Wikipedia
- Divinity: Original Sin - Wikipedia
- Icewind Dale (series) - Wikipedia
- Planescape: Torment - Wikipedia
- Torment: Tides of Numenera - Wikipedia
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - IMDb
- D&D rule change will let your druid turn into an owlbear after all - Polygon
- Dragon Age: Origins - Wikipedia
- Fallout (series) - Wikipedia
Characters and Party
- 04 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Who Are You
- Who Is Tav In Baldur's Gate 3?
- The Paladin Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
- Dungeons & Dragons Sets Up Big Changes to the Drow
- The Half-Elf Race for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
- The Druid Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
- The Barbarian Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
- The Tiefling Race for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
- Warped Headband of Intellect - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Mary Sue - Wikipedia
- A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) by Vernor Vinge | Goodreads
- The Monk Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
- Companions - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Moonrise Towers - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Goblin Camp - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Crèche Y'llek - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Should you take The Mountain Pass or The Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3
- Free True Soul Nere - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Adamantine Forge (Location) - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Where to find the Everburn Blade in Baldur's Gate 3 | PC Gamer
Moments
- 14 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Twisted Force (YouTube)
- Where to Find and Recruit Gale - Baldur's Gate III Guide - IGN
- Where to Find and Recruit Minthara - Baldur's Gate III Guide - IGN
- Baldur's Gate 3: What Should You Do With The Dying Mindflayer On The Beach?
- Larian Studios Gets TikTok Ban for Bear-Form Druid Sex Scene in Baldur's Gate 3 | Push Square
- Scratch - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Strange Ox - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Timber - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Gandrel - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Vampire Bite - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Defeat the Goblins - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Brand of the Absolute - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Iron Flask - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Disco Elysium - Wikipedia
- What is Karmic Dice in Baldur’s Gate 3? - Polygon
- Inspiration - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Edowin - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Baldur's Gate 3: Should You Use Your Illithid Powers?
- Gerringothe Thorm - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Find Your Belongings - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- Auntie Ethel - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
- 4 Halfling Barbarians (YouTube)
Summary
- 06 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Quest For A Cure (YouTube)
- Cookie Clicker - Wikipedia
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Wikipedia
- Prologue: Escape - Divinity: Original Sin II Guide - IGN
Mike and Ting talk about the Inside Out 2 teaser trailer, the Humane Ai Pin and buying an Apple Watch.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Baldur's Gate 3.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Inside Out 2 | Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
- Inside Out (2015) - IMDb
- Rule 34 - Wikipedia
- How to Tell Whether You've Got Angst, Ennui, or Weltschmerz
- Loving-Kindness Meditation | Practice | Greater Good in Action
- This is the Humane Ai Pin (YouTube)
- Her (2013) - Crowd scene (YouTube)
- Jony Ive and OpenAI are planning the ‘iPhone’ of AI - The Verge
- SoftBank paid WeWork lenders almost $1.5bn before bankruptcy filing
- Millennials: It's ok to mourn the death of social media
- YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers globally
- It's Patty, chump! (YouTube)
- Apple Watch Series 9 vs. Ultra 2 Buyer's Guide: 25 Differences Compared - MacRumors
- Affordable Art Fair Singapore
- Anchoring effect - Wikipedia
Mike and Ting talk about the Microsoft leaks, Switch 2 rumours and Unity runtime fee debacle.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Microsoft Leaks
- First-Look Xbox Series X Gameplay on Inside Xbox (YouTube)
- Microsoft leaked its own Xbox documents, court says - The Verge
- Read the full unredacted email where Microsoft reacts to Sony’s PS5 reveal - The Verge
- Leaked Microsoft Documents Show the Xbox Series S Might Be More Popular Than You Think - IGN
- The World Design of Banjo-Kazooie (YouTube)
- Baldur's Gate 3 just made the future of Xbox Series S a bit more uncertain
- Microsoft completely misjudged Baldur's Gate 3
- Baldur's Gate 3 now lets you change your name thanks to Hotfix #9 | Eurogamer.net
- Microsoft documents leak new Bethesda games, including an Oblivion remaster - The Verge
- Redfall doesn’t have enough Steam players to fill a team | PCGamesN
- New Update is Bad News for Deus Ex Fans
- Microsoft Casually Discussed Buying Nintendo Or Valve In Leaked Email
- Star Citizen has received $600 million in funding
- This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller - The Verge
- Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator - The Verge
Switch 2
- Everything we know about ‘Switch 2,’ Nintendo’s next-gen console - Polygon
- Nintendo's backward compatibility Problem... | MVG (YouTube)
- Nintendo Switch 2 Leak Offers a Huge Clue About 'Metroid Prime 4'
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door finally coming to Nintendo Switch - Polygon
Unity Runtime Fee
- EA CEO John Riccitiello On Gaming Microtransactions (YouTube)
- Unity plan pricing and packaging updates
- "I Am Altering the Deal, Pray I Don’t Alter It Any Further." (YouTube)
- @unity - We want to acknowledge the confusion and frustration we heard after we announced our new runtime fee policy.
- Unity clarifies which game installs developers will pay a fee for | Digital Trends
- United States - Corporate - Withholding taxes
- Unity, A Controversial Engine of Self-Destruction - Design Club (YouTube)
- Slay the Spire developer pledges to ditch Unity unless controversial charges plan reversed | Eurogamer.net
- Unity to Roll Back Some Key Aspects of Runtime Fee Policy - IGN
- IronSource is known for leveraging their ad network and installers to distribute... | Hacker News
- AppLovin abandons effort to acquire Unity after $20 billion bid was rejected
- Unity Silently Offers Developers Runtime Fee Waiver if They Switch to LevelPlay, its Ad Monetization Service - GamerBraves
- Cloud gaming firm: Unity must clarify its terms, reinstate our license [Updated] | Ars Technica
- Unity clarifies ToS changes, welcomes back “unsupported” SpatialOS | Ars Technica
- Unity Silently Deletes GitHub Repo that Tracks Terms of Service Changes and Updated Its License - GamerBraves
- @unity - Genuinely disappointed at how our removal of the ToS has been framed across the internet. We removed it way before the pricing change was announced because the views were so low, not because we didn't want people to see it.
- Unity finally addressed developers’ biggest questions about its new pricing model - The Verge
- EA Voted Worst Company in America, Again
- EA CEO John Riccitiello's thoughts on microtransactions : r/gaming
- Unity CEO apologizes for calling some game developers ‘fucking idiots’ - The Verge
- John Riccitiello - Wikipedia
- Official - DOTS development status and next milestones - June 2023 - Unity Forum
- Unity's Gigaya has been canceled : r/gamedev
- Epic is changing Unreal Engine’s pricing for non-game developers - The Verge
Mike and Ting talk about the latest horrible Fitbit app update and cruise ship buffets.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Micro Leaks, Switch 2 and United Against Unity.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Fitbit fans aren’t happy about the official app’s redesign – here’s why | TechRadar
- Scrum is a cancer | Hacker News
- The Withings Health Mate 6.0 update: More than just a facelift
- Nokia 'regrets' Withings health app backlash - BBC News
- Charge 4 broken bands - Page 2 - Fitbit Community
- Freesound - "Popcorn Dream.wav" by BrianKatz
- I Spent 7 Days on a $1,000,000,000 Luxury Cruise Ship (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about the The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Contains SPOILERS for Tears of the Kingdom!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: World
- Title - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST (YouTube)
- Regional Phenomena best order in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
- Archaic Warm Greaves - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
- ‘Tulin of Rito Village’ quest walkthrough in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
- Wind Temple walkthrough in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
- Cursed Problems in Game Design (YouTube)
- All 5 Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Sage Summons, Ranked Worst To Best
- Dragon Tear geoglyph and Memory locations in Zelda: TOTK - Polygon
Moments
- Lookout Landing - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST (YouTube)
- How to get the Master Sword in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Link retrieves the Master Sword @ 4K 60ᶠᵖˢ ✔ (YouTube)
- [Spoiler] Thunderhead Isle is quite possibly the single WORST experience I have ever had in a single player video game : r/tearsofthekingdom
- Unique weapons and durability? : r/TOTK
- How to get a house in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom | Eurogamer.net
- Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: How To Infiltrate Yiga Clan HQ & Get The Earthquake Ability | Nintendo Life
- ‘Destroy Ganondorf’ walkthrough, how to get to Ganondorf in Zelda: TOTK - Polygon
Story
- Link and the Light Dragon - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST (YouTube)
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's story, ending explained | Digital Trends
- Magatama - Wikipedia
- Temporal paradox - Wikipedia
- Chekhov's gun - Wikipedia
- [Totk] [Spoilers] It's implied that the Sheikah tech has been dismantled over the years : r/truezelda
- What is the exact age of the current Zelda? (BOTW and TOTK Zelda) : r/tearsofthekingdom
Summary
- Get Master Sword - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST (YouTube)
- New Interview With Zelda Boss Suggests There Are No Plans For TOTK DLC | Nintendo Life
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass for Nintendo Switch
- All of the Zelda Direct Sequels Before Breath of the Wild 2
- Tears of the Kingdom is already the second-bestselling Zelda game
- The Legend of Zelda Movie Rumors Shut Down by Illumination CEO
- Top Selling Title Sales Units - IR Information
- Tears of the Kingdom's Depths Hides One of the Biggest Zelda Secrets Ever - IGN
- How to get through the Lost Woods in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
- The Secret Room - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN
- Can You Beat EVERY DUNGEON Without the Paraglider in Tears of The Kingdom? (YouTube)
- I started over... and went straight to Ganondorf. (YouTube)
- Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: How To Complete 'The Mayoral Election' Side Adventure | Nintendo Life
- ‘Potential Princess Sightings,’ Lucky Clover Gazette guide - Zelda TOTK - Polygon
Next Time
- Baldur's Gate 3
Mike and Ting talk about the iPhone 15 and Chrome's new "Privacy Sandbox".
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Part 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Eat the rich - Wikipedia
- Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia
- Apple Event - September 12 (YouTube)
- France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels - BBC News
- Apple CEO Tim Cook seems to be a big fan of Coachella — he's been spotted at the festival over the years
- SpaceX Starship - Wikipedia
- iPhone 15: Apple forced to ditch lightning charger - BBC News
- Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome | Ars Technica
- @wdormann - I really hate this "Got it" form of @darkpatterns for deciding what users want.
- @wdormann - Yeah, I suppose that could be it. "There are several of these Privacy Sandbox popups, which are designed for certain regions of the world."
- Firefox early version history - Wikipedia
- Brave
- Opera GX (@operagxofficial) / X
- How Opera GX’s Twitter became a viral memeing sensation - Dexerto
- Tim Gurner apologises over call for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes - BBC News
Mike and Ting talk about Diablo 4.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Diablo 4?
- Diablo IV | Original Soundtrack (YouTube)
- Diablo (series) - Wikipedia
- Dungeon Siege - Wikipedia
- Diablo 3 - BlizzCon 2008 Panel - Runes in Action (YouTube)
- Berlin Interpretation - RogueBasin
- All Altar of Lilith maps and locations in Diablo 4 - Polygon
- Diablo: Immortal broke the unspoken rules of Blizzard, and BlizzCon - Polygon
- Diablo 4 announced, no rainbows in sight - Polygon
- Diablo IV for PC Reviews - Metacritic
- Diablo for PC Reviews - Metacritic
- War Stories: Diablo’s loot lottery was almost a turn-based affair | Ars Technica
- Rogue (video game) - Wikipedia
- Diablo 4 Earned Over $666 Million in the Five Days Following Launch - IGN
- BlizzCon 2019 Diablo IV: World and Lore Panel Transcript | Blizzplanet
- Why Diablo's Auction House Went Straight to Hell | WIRED
- Diablo 4’s Shop Prices Are Concerning
- Horse Armor | Know Your Meme
- Diablo 4 beta players report GPU issues, Blizzard investigating
Mechanics
- How the Renown System works in Diablo 4 | Eurogamer.net
- Every male sorcerer armor is either # 1 or 2, there’s no in between. : r/diablo4
- Diablo 4 Character Build Guides - Maxroll.gg D4
- How many Acts does Diablo 4 have? - Dexerto
- Gear Systems and Itemization Overview (Season 1) - Diablo 4 - Icy Veins
- Aspects Explained - Full List of Legendary Aspects - Diablo 4 Guide - IGN
- Kiosk | Destiny Wiki
- Diablo 4 devs walk back patch changes as Metacritic score plummets | GamesRadar+
- Regarding the extra skill slots... : r/diablo4
- Diablo 4: Level Scaling, Explained
- Diablo 4: Paragon Board Guide
- Sorcerer Enchantment Slots Unique Class Mechanic - Diablo 4 Maxroll.gg
Moments
- Andariel | Diablo Wiki
- Duriel | Diablo Wiki
- World Bosses - Diablo 4 Guide - IGN
- Capstone Dungeons Guide - diablo 4 maxroll.gg
- DIABLO 4 Inarius Vs Lilith Cinematic Full Battle 4K (YouTube)
- Diablo 4: Achievement/Trophy Guide
Story
- Neyrelle | Diablo Wiki
- Lorath Nahr | Diablo Wiki
- Donan | Diablo Wiki
- Bloodied Wolf | Diablo Wiki
- What Happens to Neyrelle and Lorath After Diablo 4? (Story Spoilers) - Wowhead News
- Lilith | Diablo Wiki
- Inarius | Diablo Wiki
Summary
- Sequels vs. Prequels: Which Star Wars Trilogy Is Better
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for PC Reviews - Metacritic
- Breaking Bad - Season 5 Reviews - Metacritic
- Diablo 2 Dev Explains Why The Loot System Wasn't Updated At Launch
- Diablo 2 respec: How to reset your skills and stats explained | Eurogamer.net
Post-Chat
- I Have Created a Weekly Pack That WILL Give You a Sloth (YouTube)
- Sloth | Super Auto Pets Wiki
Mike and Ting talk about X and lazy girl jobs.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Diablo 4.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- I was wrong, you can totally have a single letter domain name 🤷♂️
- Single-letter second-level domain - Wikipedia
- Elon Musk: Twitter rebrands as X and kills off blue bird logo - BBC News
- Clubhouse
- The Twits - Wikipedia
- Local timeline - Gamedev Mastodon
- How the 'lazy girl job' took over work TikTok - BBC Worklife
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Evil rephrased—it eats you, starting with your bottom | Tor.com
Mike and Ting talk about the games announced this summer.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Starfield
- Starfield Official Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
- Interstellar (2014) - IMDb
- Physicist who inspired Interstellar spills the backstory—and the scene that makes him cringe | Science
- Starfield Direct – Gameplay Deep Dive (YouTube)
- Is No Man's Sky Worth Playing In 2023?
- Every Elder Scrolls Game Ranked By Map Size
- The Director | Left 4 Dead Wiki
- Starfield Doesn’t Let You Fly Seamlessly from Space to Planet: ‘That’s Really Just Not that Important’ - IGN
- X: Beyond the Frontier - Wikipedia
- Starfield's robot companion Vasco will say the player's name just like Fallout 4 | GamesRadar+
- Starfield predicts a grim fate for Earth, after the community spots this detail - VideoGamer.com
Nintendo
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (YouTube)
- Why do we say "big brown dog" instead of "brown big dog"? - Wisdom Biscuits
- New Super Mario Bros. - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
- Super Mario Run
- Why Puss In Boots 2 Looks So Different To Shrek
- Super Mario RPG - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (YouTube)
- Smash Ultimate leaker explains why Nintendo won’t make Geno a fighter - Dexerto
- Paper Mario (video game) - Wikipedia
- Untitled Princess Peach Game - Teaser | Nintendo Direct 2023 (YouTube)
- Nintendo's backward compatibility Problem... | MVG (YouTube)
Rapid Fire
- Baldur’s Gate 3 gets new PC release date, delayed PS5 version - Polygon
- Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Star Trek: Infinite - Gameplay Reveal Trailer
- Star Trek: Birth of the Federation - Wikipedia
- Call of Duty poll says Warzone 1 is much, much better than Warzone 2 | PCGamesN
- Baby Steps | 2024 | PlayStation 5 and PC (YouTube)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty — Official Trailer (YouTube)
- Should You Play Cyberpunk 2077 Now Or Wait For Phantom Liberty?
- Why bike theft needs to be re-criminalised, urgently | Cycling Weekly
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – Summer Game Fest 2023 Trailer (YouTube)
- Sonic Superstars - Announce Trailer (YouTube)
- Penny's Big Breakaway - Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- Star Wars Outlaws: Official World Premiere Trailer (YouTube)
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - PS5 Exclusive | PlayStation (US)
Mike and Ting talk about the Reddit, Twitter and Threads.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Not E3 2023.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Virgin Atlantic
- How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history - The Verge
- Twitter limits the number of tweets users can read amid extended outage | TechCrunch
- Twitter has reportedly refused to pay its Google Cloud contract | Engadget
- Introducing Threads: A New Way to Share With Text | Meta
- Twitter warns it could sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads app - The Verge
- Mark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk cage match challenge - The Verge
- Judo - Wikipedia
- Elon Musk's Dad Says His Son's Whole Career Was Funded by That Emerald Mine
Mike and Ting talk about the The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
No story spoilers!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Tears of the Kingdom?
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3 (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Switch Reviews - Metacritic
- The House in Fata Morgana - Dreams of the Revenants Edition - for Switch Reviews - Metacritic
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - DF Tech Review - Is It Really 'Too Big for Switch'...? (YouTube)
- How Tears Of The Kingdom Keeps You Playing Forever (YouTube)
Mechanics
- How to Fuse and Unfuse weapons and items in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
- Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: How To Throw Items & Best Throwable Items | Nintendo Life
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Wikipedia
- Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's New Ascend Ability Started Life As A Dev Cheat Code | Nintendo Life
- Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Launching Into Orbit With Planks
- Zelda: Fighting Hinox with only recall, two rocks and a stick (YouTube)
- Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics are impressive - Polygon
- The Depths - Zelda Wiki
- Siofra River | Elden Ring Wiki
- Tears of the Kingdom - Hover Bike Comparison Study & Tips for Descending/Landing/Depths (YouTube)
- Bubbulfrog - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN
- Where Are the Wells? - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN
- The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom - How To Help Addison Hold Up Signs
Highlights
- Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Incredible Opening Is One Of Nintendo's Best
- Great Sky Island walkthrough in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
- The Legend of Zelda fans are mourning the lack of remote bombs in Tears of the Kingdom | GamesRadar+
- Skyview Tower Introduction Cutscene (Central Hyrule) | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom (YouTube)
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get All Ten Stuffed Animals In The Cart (Juney's Sand Seal Toys Encounter)
- PSA: Your horses from Breath of the Wild are in Tears of the Kingdom
- Why do some of the characters not remember Link? : r/tearsofthekingdom
- Timeline - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
- Shigeru Miyamoto Responds to His Famous Reputation for Disliking Stories in Games - IGN
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Zonai Devices and Device Dispenser guide | VG247
- The Dragon's Tears (Geoglyph Locations) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN
- Dragon Paths, Locations, & Easy Dragon Part Farming in Tears of the Kingdom (YouTube)
- How to beat Gloom Hands in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Like Like - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
- Dive Ceremony - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
Summary
- Including The Hero’s Path In The Base Game Is One Of A Million Improvements In The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
- How to Get to Hyrule Castle | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)｜Game8
- Zelda players turned Tears of the Kingdom into a Korok torture chamber
- Is the Trailer 3 Music in the Game? - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST - Horse Ride (YouTube)
- Why is nobody talking about how short the Zonai’s Legs are?! : r/TOTK
Mike and Ting talk about the Apple Vision Pro.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Part 1.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Dark pattern - Wikipedia
- Introducing Apple Vision Pro (YouTube)
- Meta Quest Pro VR headset price drops to $999 - The Verge
- Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own anti-tracking crackdown
- Steve Jobs Said A Stylus Was a Sign of Total Failure | WIRED
Mike and Ting talk about Noita.
Contains SPOILERS for Noita!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Noita?
- Noita - Early Access Launch Date Trailer (Out Now!) (YouTube)
- Noita for PC Reviews - Metacritic
- Nolla Games' Noita Forgets The Fun of Roguelikes | Cultured Vultures
- Roguelike - Wikipedia
- Breaking Conventions with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (YouTube)
- Worms (1995 video game) - Wikipedia
- Exploring the Tech and Design of Noita (YouTube)
- Summon Deercoy - Noita Wiki
- Noita's Chainsaw Spell Explained (YouTube)
Mechanics
- Noita Official Soundtrack - 01 - Enter the Caves (From Grotto & Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube)
- Emerald Tablet - Noita Wiki
- The Vault - Noita Wiki
- Polymorphine - Noita Wiki
- Perks - Noita Wiki
- Spells - Noita Wiki
- Black Hole - Noita Wiki
- When you craft a godlike wand in Noita (YouTube)
- Potions - Noita Wiki
- Parantajahiisi - Noita Wiki
- Holy Mountain - Noita Wiki
Moments
- Noita Official Soundtrack - 09 - Holy Mountain Theme (From Grotto & Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube)
- Giga Disc Projectile - Noita Wiki
- omega sawblade + aiming arc : r/noita
- Escaping Noita's Holy Mountain (YouTube)
- Alchemy - Noita Wiki
- KK-Tankki - Noita Wiki
- Paha Silmä - Noita Wiki
- Biome Modifiers - Noita Wiki
- Workshop - Noita
Secrets
- Noita Official Soundtrack - 08 - Peace At Last (From Grotto & Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube)
- Orb of True Knowledge - Noita Wiki
- Parallel Worlds - Noita Wiki
- Advanced Guide: Sun Quest - Noita Wiki
- Achievement Pillars - Noita Wiki
- Eye Messages - Noita Wiki
- Noita, The Unsolved Mystery of the Cauldron Room (YouTube)
- Game Lore - Noita Wiki
- Stevari - Noita Wiki
- Lava Lake - Noita Wiki
- Kolmisilmä - Noita Wiki
Mike fails to fly, Ting quits TikTok and they've both watched the Mario movie.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Noita.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- King Charles and Queen Camilla crowned in historic Coronation - BBC News
- Lufthansa
- TikTok
- Pedicure - Wikipedia
- First Amendment audits - Wikipedia
- Cookie 3 pieces again! (YouTube)
- Andrew Tate: The Arrest, Greta Thunberg Feud and Everything Else You Need to Know - CNET
- Boris Johnson - Wikipedia
- Liz Truss - Wikipedia
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie Reviews - Metacritic
- Super Mario Bros. Movie's Bubbly & Nihilistic Luma Is Everyone's Favorite Now
- Mario Movie Crosses $1 Billion Mark At The Global Box Office | Nintendo Life
- Charles Martinet Deserves Better Than His Super Mario Bros. Movie Cameo | Den of Geek
Mike and Ting talk about the final Tears of the Kingdom trailer and what they've been playing.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Tears of the Kingdom Hype
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3 (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Mr. Aonuma Gameplay Demonstration (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Official Story Trailer (YouTube)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Official Trailer (YouTube)
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's UNSEEN ABILITIES! | Zelda Theory (YouTube)
- Castle in the Sky (Director Hayao Miyazaki) Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii Reviews - Metacritic
Now Playing
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- Skyward Sword: Limited Edition Gold Wii Remote Plus Bundle - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
- Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games
- GTA IV helicopter glitch still exists and makes the games final mission unbeatable :: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition General Discussions
- RTX 4090 review: Spend at least $1,599 for Nvidia’s biggest bargain in years
- Noita
- Neophyte on Steam
- Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. AMD R7 7700X, i5-13600K (YouTube)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Technology Preview Of New Ray Tracing Overdrive Mode Out Now | GeForce News | NVIDIA
- Fortnite's Unreal Engine 5 Upgrade Reviewed - Lumen/Nanite at 60FPS - PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S + PC! (YouTube)
- Kinetic Blade | Fortnite Wiki
- Unreal Editor for Fortnite is now available in Public Beta!
- INTERVIEW - Roblox's 'Frontlines' Devs Have Ambitious Plans For Its Game And Roblox - Insider Gaming
- Valve announces Counter-Strike 2, a free replacement for CS:GO - The Verge
- Hogwarts Legacy Benchmark Test & Performance Analysis Review - VRAM Usage Record - Conclusion | TechPowerUp
- How to Run a ChatGPT Alternative on Your Local PC | Tom's Hardware
- Aside from size, are there any differences between the old and new Xbox Wireless Adapters?
- Gigabyte Control Center prompt to install every start
- Super Mario 3D World
- The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch™ home gaming system and Wii U™ console - Expansion Pass
- FIFA Video Games - Official EA Site
- Call of Duty® Warzone 2.0
- One-shot Sniper Rifles finally arrive in Warzone 2 Season 3 - Charlie INTEL
- What is Sniper Glint in Fortnite? New feature, explained
- Fortnite Has Buffed Snipers To Make Headshots Kill In One Hit
- Sega releases free Sonic the Hedgehog murder mystery game on Steam - Polygon
- Your Guide to the Diablo IV Open Beta
Mike and Ting talk about living in Singapore and being replaced by AI.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for TotK Hype Train 🚂 + Now Playing.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- How Many Pillows Should You Sleep With? One, Two or?
- How Your Sleep Position Affects Your Sleep Quality
- Economy rice - Wikipedia
- The Heartland
- Singapore rent prices are still sky-high. Long-time expats are having to consider drastic changes
- ‘Vape is the toxic friend you don’t need’: Singapore health board cautions against smoking in quirky ad (Video)
- What is Hockey Stick Growth? Hockey Stick Growth In A Nutshell - FourWeekMBA
- The kinetics of an intelligence explosion - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - Nick Bostrom
- Turing test - Wikipedia
- The Master Algorithm - Wikipedia
- ChatGPT: Cardiff students admit using AI on essays - BBC News
- Glitch Tokens - Computerphile (YouTube)
- Hype grows over “autonomous” AI agents that loop GPT-4 outputs | Ars Technica
- OpenAI: ChatGPT Could Disrupt 19% of US Jobs, Is Yours on the List? | PCMag
Mike and Ting talk about Immortality.
Contains SPOILERS for Immortality!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Immortality?
- IMMORTALITY Release Trailer (YouTube)
- Sam Barlow (game designer) - Wikipedia
- Her Story
- LCARS - Wikipedia
- What is User Experience (UX) Design? | IxDF
- Match cut - Wikipedia
Secrets
- What Happened to John Durick achievement in Immortality
- Immortality Has One of the Creepiest Mechanics in Gaming
- The One replaces the painting (YouTube)
- A guy peeling an orange (YouTube)
- The Real Story of Immortality, Explained
WTF is Going On?!
- The One and The Other at the penthouse (YouTube)
- Immortality | Story Explained, Narrative Analysed (YouTube)
- The One talks about mastery over time (YouTube)
- The table read where The One replaces John and Marissa (YouTube)
- Heather is you when you were younger, Maria you as you are now (YouTube)
- The One confesses to John (YouTube)
- The One kills John (YouTube)
- John with his neck torn out (YouTube)
- The One with a crown of thorns (YouTube)
- Amy watches The Other die (YouTube)
- Marissa is burned (YouTube)
- IMMORTALITY ENDING ! (YouTube)
Summary
- Two of Everything (YouTube)
- Rabbit–duck illusion - Wikipedia
- How Half Mermaid designed IMMORTALITY’s match cut mechanic | Unity Blog
- Cinephile achievement in Immortality
- Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy - Wikipedia
- Telling Lies
Mike and Ting talk about Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Immortality.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) - IMDb
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Who is Your Favorite Fearless Hero? | Extended Preview (YouTube)
- Collective Noun for Cats
- Puss Meets the Bounty Hunter 😱 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Movie Clip (YouTube)
- Puss In Boots 2: The Last Wish Clip - Goldilocks Searches for Puss In Boots (2022) (YouTube)
- PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH | Panic Attack Scene (YouTube)
- Get to Know Jack Horner in 1 Minute | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Movie Clip (YouTube)
- Bluey
- Peppa Pig Toys, Games, Collectibles & Playsets
- Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small-boat crossings breaks international law, UN says | The Independent
Mike and Ting talk about their ideas for a new Zelda and the games they play when they're stressed.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Zelda Concepts
- Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - E3 2021 Teaser - Nintendo Direct (YouTube)
- Master Sword - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
- Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams - IGN
- Dropping the Master Sword Glitch in Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Flies Back to Korok Forest (YouTube)
- Spirit Orb - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
- Divine Beast - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
- Triforce - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers - Wikipedia
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity for the Nintendo Switch system™ – Official Site
- Breath of the Wild Korok Seed Locations - Zelda Dungeon
- Zelda Voice Actress Patricia Summersett Speaks Out About Online Negativity And Criticism | Nintendo Life
Comfort Games
- Noita - Early Access Launch Date Trailer (Out Now!) (YouTube)
- FIFA Video Games - Official EA Site
- Call of Duty
- Animal Crossing
- The Sims Video Games - Official EA Site
- Persona 5 Royal | Official Website
- Noita
- Zachtronics
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - Wikipedia
- Slay the Spire - Wikipedia
- Destiny (video game) - Wikipedia
- Immortality (video game) - Wikipedia
- Netflix Games
- Pupperazzi
Mike and Ting talk about Avatar 2, the first day of the week and ChatGPT.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Zelda Concepts and Comfort Games.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- An Exhaustive Timeline of All the Avatar Sequel Announcements
- ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Passes ‘Titanic’ Overseas, Becoming No. 3 Biggest International Release in History
- J.J. Abrams Admits the Obvious: Disney Didn't Have a Real Plan When They Made the New Star Wars Trilogy
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Rotten Tomatoes
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Who is Your Favorite Fearless Hero? | Extended Preview (YouTube)
- How 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' upped its animation game in a post-'Spider-Verse' landscape
- What Is the First Day of the Week?
- ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue
- @TrentonL - @mattstratton I coaxed Stalin out of it
- @random_walker - ChatGPT can only multiply small numbers correctly. If you ask it to explain step by step, it generates nonsense. But you can just describe the multiplication algorithm in words and it will execute it flawlessly — except call it smth like "snorp" so it doesn't use its wrong algo!
- CNET pauses publishing AI-written stories after disclosure controversy
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Wikipedia
Mike and Ting talk about what they're looking forward to in 2023, their gaming habits and changes to the podcast.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Looking Forward
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Coming May 12th, 2023 – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - First Look Trailer - Nintendo E3 2019 (YouTube)
- Baldur's Gate 3
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Official Trailer (YouTube)
- SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™ | Universal Studios Hollywood
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Official clip: The Mushroom Planet (YouTube)
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Bully (video game) - Wikipedia
- The Difference Between Hard and Soft Worldbuilding
- Starfield | Official Website | Bethesda.net
- Interstellar (film) - Wikipedia
- Stable Diffusion - Wikipedia
- ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue
- Judas | Ghost Story Games
- Former team members criticise BioShock creator Ken Levine's inability to actually release a game | Eurogamer.net
- Players invest $54M in Molyneux’s NFT game Legacy in hopes of earning even more
- Death Stranding 2 (Working Title) - TGA 2022 Teaser Trailer | PS5 Games (YouTube)
- Metal Gear Solid Developer Hideo Kojima Wants to Live Forever as an AI
- Diablo IV
- Diablo 4 Hands-On Preview: We Played Act 1 and Hit Level 25
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Resident Evil 4
- How Resident Evil 4 Remake Is Actually Changing The Original Gameplay
- The Last of Us: Pt I Remake Vs. Remaster | Side-By-Side Comparison (YouTube)
- Viewfinder | Thunderful Games
- Over a decade later, we have a snapshot of Valve's cancelled Portal sequel, F-Stop
Habits
- Mario 64 Remix - File Select [Lo-fi HipHop] [Kamex] (YouTube)
- Stephen's Sausage Roll
- Baba Is You
- OKR - Wikipedia
- UNDERTALE
- Outer Wilds - Mobius Digital
- Subnautica
Changes to the Podcast
- Super Metroid - Brinstar Green (Overgrowth) Remix [Kamex] (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about their Christmases.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2023 Look Forward.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Marie Kondo - Wikipedia
- Omega Mart | Explore Immersive Art | Meow Wolf Las Vegas
- The Beatles LOVE at The Mirage | Cirque du Soleil
- Volcano Las Vegas - The Mirage
- $11.99 STEAK & LOBSTER @ The Fremont In Downtown LAS VEGAS (YouTube)
- Omicron symptoms: What science tells us about the illness caused by new subvariants
- Christmas Special at the Audley End Miniature Railway (YouTube)
- Space hopper - Wikipedia
Mike and Ting look back on 2022.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Year in Review
- Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube)
- 2022 in video games - Wikipedia
- FTC sues to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard merger
- Fortnite Maker Epic Games Raises $144 Million for Ukraine Aid
- Nvidia Announces RTX 4090 Coming October 12, RTX 4080 Later
- AMD announces $999 RX 7900 XTX and $899 RX 7900 XT, available next month
- The Game Awards
- Stray
- 'Flute Guy' Thanks Fans for Their Reaction to His Game Awards Performance
- Kid Sneaks Onto Game Awards To Nominate Bill Clinton, Detained By Police [Update]
- Super Auto Pets
- Winner's Triangle (Global Game Jam 2022) by Katsew
- Steam Deck™
- Batman: Arkham City - Wikipedia
- Lost Ark
- 2022 Video Game Release Schedule - Game Informer
- Sonic Frontiers for PC Reviews - Metacritic
- How To Get Overwatch 2 Founder's Pack
- Marvel's Midnight Suns
- Dwarf Fortress for PC Reviews - Metacritic
- RimWorld
- The House in Fata Morgana - Dreams of the Revenants Edition - for Switch Reviews - Metacritic
Stats
- Deltarune - A CYBER'S WORLD? Remix (YouTube)
- 2022 Stats Spreadsheet
- Perfect Tower II
- Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera is live, but it’s worse than we feared
- Katsew's Warzone Legacy (YouTube)
- Celebrity Deathmatch - Wikipedia
- Subset Games | Into the Breach
- Netflix launches thriller game Immortality on iOS — including the nudity
- Dragon Ball's Kamehameha Might Be Fortnite's Most Meme-Worthy Addition of All Time
- Fortnite's Unreal Engine 5 Upgrade Reviewed - Lumen/Nanite at 60FPS - PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S + PC! (YouTube)
- Civilization® VI
- Prankster Comet - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
- The Looker on Steam
- Why Last Call BBS is the last call for indie studio Zachtronics | PC Gamer
- Pupperazzi - Launch Trailer (YouTube)
- EX-ZODIAC
- The Case of the Golden Idol
- Patrick's Parabox
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Meaningless Awards
- Special: Games of the Year 2022 (with @LostLevelsClub) - Xdrive Megabox (Gamescast) | Podcast on Spotify
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II / Warzone 2.0 (Mike and Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Best Game
- Elden Ring (Mike and Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2022
- Triangle Strategy (Mike)
- God of War Ragnarök (Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention
- Persona 5 Royal (Ting)
- Tunic (Mike)
Mike and Ting talk about their Reddit Recaps and Spotify Wrappeds.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Reddit Recap 2022
- Banana For Scale | Know Your Meme
- Drakeposting | Know Your Meme
- Marie Kondo - Wikipedia
- r/place
- What is karma? – Reddit Help
- Winner's Triangle - my entry for Global Game Jam 2022 on the theme of "duality"
- r/CODWarzone
- r/playmygame
- r/gamedesign
- 2022 Wrapped on Spotify
- Celeste | Spotify
- Wolf Alice | Spotify
- Green Day | Spotify
- Tangled - Compilation by Various Artists | Spotify
- Spotify – Dig a Little Deeper - song and lyrics by Jenifer Lewis
- What is Otacore Music? A Clear Explanation - Musician Wave
- Spotify – The Singing Dog - song and lyrics by Niic
- How Spotify recommender system works
- Spotify – Suit Up - song and lyrics by Foxes and Peppers
- Blur and Oasis’ big Britpop chart battle – the definitive story of what really happened
- Placebo | Spotify
Mike and Ting talk about Super Auto Pets.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Super Auto Pets?
- Super Auto Pets - Menu Theme (YouTube)
- @TeamWoodGames - Super Auto Pets is now open for testing on PC, Mac and Android
- Super Auto Pets on Steam
- The cutest (free) autobattler on Steam? (Super Auto Pets) (YouTube)
- Hedgehog | Super Auto Pets Wiki
- Honey | Super Auto Pets Wiki
- Badger | Super Auto Pets Wiki
- Team Names | Super Auto Pets Wiki
- SIL Open Font License (OFL)
- Google Fonts: Noto Emoji
- Twemoji
- Super Auto Pets (Public testing)
- Anchoring (cognitive bias) - Wikipedia
- Buying individual items from the store - General Discussion - D&D Beyond General
Strategies
- Pets | Super Auto Pets Wiki | Fandom
- Food | Super Auto Pets Wiki | Fandom
- Skoottie - YouTube
Summary
- @TeamWoodGames - Ever wondered exactly how popular each animal is? Wonder no longer. Here are some raw freshly baked stats, straight from our coughing servers.
- SNKRX on Steam
- Vampire Survivors on Steam
- Subset Games | Into the Breach
- Neophyte on Steam
- Nindō | Narutopedia
Mike and Ting talk about Elon buying Twitter.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Liz Truss resigns: PM's exit kicks off another Tory leadership race - BBC News
- Rishi Sunak: A quick guide to the UK’s new prime minister - BBC News
- Autumn Statement: Jeremy Hunt defends tax rises for middle earners - BBC News
- Elon Musk takes control of Twitter in $44bn deal - BBC News
- Catching an Explosion in Water at 5 Million FPS - The Slow Mo Guys (YouTube)
- The Price of Not Buying Twitter - Bloomberg
- Elon Musk demands Twitter employees commit to ‘extremely hardcore’ culture or leave - The Verge
- Actors impersonate laid-off Twitter employees carrying boxes outside HQ - The Verge
- @elonmusk - Welcoming back Ligma & Johnson!
- Elon Musk just axed key Twitter teams like human rights, accessibility, AI ethics and curation | TechCrunch
- Elon Musk ignored Twitter’s internal warnings about paid verification - The Verge
- Twitter stormed by imposters pretending to be Blair and Bush after blue tick change
- @elonmusk - Btw, I’d like to apologize for Twitter being super slow in many countries. App is doing >1000 poorly batched RPCs just to render a home timeline!
- @EricFrohnhoefer - I have spent ~6yrs working on Twitter for Android and can say this is wrong.
- @EricFrohnhoefer - Guess it is official now.
- Elon Musk summons Twitter engineers amid mass resignations and puts up poll on Trump ban
- Mastodon - Decentralized social media
- Truth Social
- Voat - Wikipedia
- Unlaunching The 12GB 4080 | GeForce News | NVIDIA
Mike, Ting and Max (@RegalPigeon), the developer of Neophyte, talk about Neophyte!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Past
- ゲーム向け音楽素材 (2/6ページ) : 「思考」 DBD file No.08
- Neophyte by RegalPigeon
- Neophyte on Steam
- @RegalPigeon - 💣Bomb Head demo v0.100 is live on Itch! 💰shops🎯talents🌎map system and more!
- Vampire Survivors - Wikipedia
- Diablo III - Wikipedia
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - Wikipedia
- Enter the Gungeon - Wikipedia
- Through the Grinder: Refining Diablo III's Game Systems
- Make A Game With GameMaker | Free Game Engine
- @QMGHongKong - Quarterly Made Games Hong Kong
- Retromation - YouTube
- Olexa - YouTube
- Coronavirus: how raging fifth wave exposed Hong Kong government’s ‘poor leadership’ and ‘inability to deliver’
- Freesound
- Bfxr. Make sound effects for your games
- 音楽素材利用規約 | フリーBGM・音楽素材 MusMus
- Juju Adams
- GitHub - JujuAdams/Scribble: Efficient multi-effects L10n text renderer for GameMaker
- GitHub - JujuAdams/Input: Comprehensive cross-platform input for GameMaker
- PURE FUN SPELLSLINGING ACTION RPG ROGUELIKE!! | Let's Try: Neophyte | Gameplay (YouTube)
- @RegalPigeon - very late for #screenshotsaturday but here's what i'm working on for this quarter's #QMGHK
- Infographic: Indie game revenues on Steam
- SNKRX's post-release log
- Vampire Survivors Success: An opportunity in the Steam marketplace
- Don't make fun of my tunnels (Dome Keeper) (YouTube)
Present
- ゲーム向け音楽素材 (3/6ページ) : Edge of the galaxy
- Rabbit–duck illusion - Wikipedia
- Chain Lightning
- Lava Chakram
- Whirling Death
- Apparition
- Ghost Form
- Earth Wall
- Cursed Touch
- Neophyte Spells Tier List Maker
- Neophyte Emblem Tier List Maker
- Solar Beam
- Static Discharge
- Levitation
- Disintegrate | Diablo Wiki
- Combinatorial explosion - Wikipedia
- Breaking the Game w/ Over 10,000 Damage! | Neophyte (YouTube)
- Blood Pact
- Essence Shift
- Fire Elemental
- Arcane Elemental
- Avatar
- Elemental Assault
Future
- ゲーム向け音楽素材 (5/6ページ) : The 4th Dimension
- @RegalPigeon - I’m really excited for the upcoming rune system for Neophyte which adds unique effects to spells.
- Fireball
- Meteor Form
- Power Fist
- Black Hole
- Storm Bow
- Grasping Vines
- Why Diablo 3 isn't getting controller support on PC
- Burst
Next Time
- Super Auto Pets
Mike and Ting talk about chess cheating accusations, the absurd RTX 4090 and the latest death of Stadia.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Neophyte.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Carlsen–Niemann controversy
- Elon Musk comments on accusations towards Hans Niemann #TweetOftheDay
- Chess Engine | Top 10 Engines In The World
- After chess, cheating rows rock poker and fishing - BBC News
- Hans Niemann Report - Chess.com
- Where to track cryptocurrency transactions?
- NVIDIA to Reduce Shipments of RTX 30 Series GPUs to Combat Falling Prices and Oversupply | Hardware Times
- Nvidia RTX 40 Series Release Date, Pricing & Spec News - Tech Advisor
- Here is Why the NVIDIA RTX 4080 12GB is an Overpriced RTX 4070 Ti
- We're gonna need a bigger case... RTX 4090 size comparison (YouTube)
- AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 Specs, Release Date, Benchmarks, Price Listings | Tom's Hardware
- ASUS Updated RTX 40-Series GPUs Power Requirement, 1200W PSU For RTX 4090 + ThreadRipper
- Google is shutting down Stadia in January 2023 - The Verge
- Peter Yang: Why Google abandons so many products after launch: Chasing Promotions
Mike and Ting talk about Into the Breach.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Into the Breach?
- Open a Breach | Into the Breach OST (YouTube)
- Into the Breach
- Acclaimed strategy game Into the Breach comes to mobile via Netflix
- Into the Breach: Advance Edition Update Trailer! (YouTube)
- Into the Breach is now free on the Epic Games Store
- Volcanic Hive
- Archive, Inc.
- R.S.T. Corporation
- Mafan
- Frozen Titans
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Spelunky 2 will let you merge your progress across PC and Nintendo Switch in a future update
Mechanics
- The Wasteland | Into the Breach OST (YouTube)
- The making of Into the Breach: how Subset Games stripped back to the essentials | VG247
- Grid Power
- Jonathan Blow on Rigged RNG in Games ("Sid Meiering") (YouTube)
- Uh Oh, Everyone Is Mixing Up Roguelikes And Roguelites Again
- Achievements - Into the Breach Wiki
- Achievements - Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Wiki
- Reset Turn
- Frozen
- Pinnacle Robotics
Moments
- Cataclysm | Into the Breach OST (YouTube)
- Psion Tyrant
- Renfield Bomb
- Secret Squad
- Rift Walkers
- Rusting Hulks
- Zenith Guard
- Henry Kwan
- Abe Isamu
- Camila Vera
- FTL: Faster Than Light
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
Next Time
- Neophyte on Steam
- Gridform on Steam
Mike and Ting talk about returning to Hong Kong and the Apple "Far Out" event.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Into the Breach.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Coronavirus: ‘3+4’ – Hong Kong cuts hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to 3 days plus 4 days of ‘home medical surveillance’
- Apple Event — September 7 (YouTube)
- Introducing Apple Watch Ultra
- Introducing Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro | Apple (YouTube)
- Apple introduces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus
- Does the iPhone 14 have a SIM card?
- iPhone 14 satellite connectivity enabled by Qualcomm modem and custom Apple-designed RF components
Mike, Ting and Mike (@msdq) from Xdrive Megabox (@xdrivemegabox) talk about Elden Ring.
Contains SPOILERS for Elden Ring!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Expectations
- Elden Ring OST - The Final Battle (YouTube)
- Dark Souls III (podcast episode)
- Why Dark Souls 2 Feels So Different
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s climbing is the secret ingredient that finally adds real adventure to open-world gaming
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Elden Ring Cinematic Trailer | Game Awards 2021 (YouTube)
- Final Fantasy VII PS1 UK Advert (1997) (YouTube)
- Returnal Director Says Balancing Difficulty And Accessibility Is "An Interesting Challenge"
- Elden Ring — How to Break the Game With Magic (YouTube)
- Dragon Communion Incantations
- Torrent (Spirit Steed)
- Ubisoft Dev, Sony Devs Throw Shade at Elden Ring UI, Performance, Quest Design
- How Breath of the Wild dunks on most open world games
- What’s with the wolves falling from the sky?
Overall Thoughts
- Elden Ring - Who is Let Me Solo Her?
- Draconic Tree Sentinel
- Game Progress Route
- Putting Elden Ring’s 12 million sales in context
- Elden Ring is still the best-selling game of 2022
- The History of Talent Trees in WoW - WCmini Facts (YouTube)
- I figured it out: Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world game when it shouldn't be in its current state
- Scroll of Icarian Flight
- ELDEN RING Vs. DARK SOULS 3 Animation Comparison (YouTube)
- Elden Ring is Not a Masterpiece (YouTube)
- Stakes of Marika
- Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
- Rya
- Spirit Calling Bell
- Oracle Envoy
- The Afterbirth ARG: A Step-by-Step Summary
- ❓ We need help solving Noita's biggest mystery! (YouTube)
- Elden Ring Barbarians of the Badlands DLC Leaks Online
- Miquella's Haligtree
- Waterfowl Dance
- Blaidd
Next Time
- Into the Breach
Post-Chat
- Euro 2022: England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy in dramatic style
Mike and Ting talk about Facebook's new algo feed, Peloton vs SoulCycle and BMW's heated seat subscription.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Elden Ring - Part 4.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Facebook doubles down on algorithms in the main feed
- How to Turn off the Twitter Timeline Algorithm
- How TikTok Reads Your Mind
- The five most addictive substances in the world
- SoulCycle dangles free classes to Peloton users who trade in their bikes
- Peloton
- SoulCycle
- Spinning (cycling)
- BMW’s Heated-Seats-as-a-Service Model Has Drivers Seeking Hacks | WIRED
- Snoop Dogg, Justin Sun Up Jack Dorsey’s Web5 by Saying they Are Working on Web6
- The decoy effect: how you are influenced to choose without really knowing it
- Operation Soda Steal (YouTube)
Mike, Ting and Mike (@msdq) from Xdrive Megabox (@xdrivemegabox) talk about Elden Ring.
Contains SPOILERS for Elden Ring!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Playthrough
- Elden Ring - Main Theme (OST | Official Soundtrack Music) FULL VERSION (YouTube)
- Samurai
- Navy Hood
- Equip Load
- Raya Lucaria Academy
- Bloodhound's Fang
- Elden Ring's 'Let Me Solo Her' Gifted Actual Sword By Devs, Because He's A Legend
- Hookclaws
- Sword of Night and Flame
- Dark Moon Greatsword
- Rogier’s Rapier
- Antspur Rapier
- Endings
- Crystalians
Moments
- Elden Ring OST - Malenia, Blade of Miquella (YouTube)
- Enia
- Fingercreeper
- Three Fingers
- Golden Rune [1]
- Too Awesome to Use
- The Inside Story of The Burger King | Behind the Mask | Cannes Lions (YouTube)
- Glintstone Sorcerer
- Red Wolf of Radagon
- Marionette Soldier
- Lesser Kindred of Rot (Pests)
- Sacrificial Twig
- Mimic
- Dragon-Burnt Ruins
- Caelid
- Elder Dragon Greyoll
- Elden Ring Dissected #1 - Fall Damage Explained (YouTube)
- Hidetaka Miyazaki Rediscovered His Love Of Creating Poison Swamps In Elden Ring
- Messages
- Death Stranding
- Sites of Grace
- Frenzy-Flaming Tower
- Morgott, The Omen King
- Mohg, Lord of Blood
- Subterranean Shunning-Grounds
- Merchant Kalé Full Questline Restored (YouTube)
- Abductor Virgins
- Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
- Baldachin's Blessing
- Elden Ring - The horrifying implications of a name (YouTube)
- Patches
- Starscourge Radahn
- Volcano Manor
- Scaled Armor
- Twinned Armor
- I hate dogs (in Elden Ring) (YouTube)
- Larval Tear
- Elden Ring OST - Song of Lament (YouTube)
- Chanting Winged Dame
Mike and Ting talk about the UK heatwave, absurd trolley problems and the TikTok frog army.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Elden Ring - Part 3.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- UK heatwave: How do temperatures compare with 1976?
- Temperatures hit 37.9°C in Happy Valley on Hong Kong’s hottest day ever
- Historical Extremes | Meteorological Service Singapore
- Why don’t homes in Britain have air-conditioning?
- Power posing
- London-bound sleeper passenger 'wakes up in wrong city'
- Trolley problem
- Absurd Trolley Problems
- Evil Wordle
- TikTok ‘frog army’ stunt could have grave consequences, experts warn
- TikTok halts Hong Kong access after security law
- Oliver Twist
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing and the games announced at Not-E3.
The “book club” game is: Elden Ring.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Now Playing
- Vampire Survivors Soundtrack - Mad Forest (YouTube)
- Vampire Survivors on Steam
- SNKRX on Steam
- The Perfect Tower II
- This Old Browser TD / idle game got a sequel and it's good! | The Perfect Tower 2 (YouTube)
- Universal Paperclips
- Subnautica
- Fortnite
- Fortnite has building again, but you can stick to no-build if you want
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Batman: Arkham City
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Mass Effect 2
- Nova Drift
- Iris and the Giant
- Super People CBT Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
- SUPER PEOPLE on Steam
- CBT (disambiguation)
- What Are the Benefits of CBD?
- Escape Simulator on Steam
- Terraria
- Spelunky 2
- Noita
Not-E3
- Hollow Knight: Silksong - Xbox Game Pass Reveal Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 (YouTube)
- The Persona series is coming to Xbox and Windows PC
- The Last of Us Part I - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games (YouTube)
- everyone picking on Last Of Us when...
- Naughty Dog shows off The Last of Us remake's Tess "glow up"
- The Last of Us Part 1 costs $70, and some fans are calling it "a slap in the face"
- The Last of Us TV show: Everything we know so far about the HBO series
- The 13 times PC gaming died this decade
- Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal (YouTube)
- No Man's Sky Release Trailer (YouTube)
- 5 Ways to Find a Planet
- Resident Evil 4 Remake - Reveal Trailer | PlayStation State of Play 2022 (YouTube)
- Announcing a New Partnership Between Xbox Game Studios and Kojima Productions
- Redfall - Official Gameplay Reveal - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 (YouTube)
- Our Next Adventure — Dragon Age: Dreadwolf
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - World Gameplay Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- Activision confirms your Warzone items and progression won't carry over to Warzone 2.0
- Sonic Frontiers: World Premiere Gameplay | IGN First (YouTube)
- Diablo IV | Developer Gameplay Showcase (YouTube)
- Final Fantasy XVI - State of Play June 2022 Dominance Trailer | PS5 Games (YouTube)
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – First Look Trailer (YouTube)
- 10 Years of Dragon's Dogma (English ESRB) (YouTube)
- Release Date Reveal | Overwatch 2 (YouTube)
- Forza Motorsport - Official Gameplay Demo - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 (YouTube)
- A Big Nintendo Direct Might Be Coming Soon
Mike and Ting talk about uploading two million videos to YouTube, Autopilot and Avatar 2.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Now Playing and Not-E3 2022.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- The Man That Uploaded 2 Million Videos To YouTube (YouTube)
- Roel Van de Paar's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats
- 1,500 Slot Machines Walk into a Bar: Adventures in Quantity Over Quality (YouTube)
- YouTube gives dislikes the thumbs-down, hides public counts
- DALL-E-2
- Imagen: Text-to-Image Diffusion Models
- DALL-E Mini
- Elon Musk’s regulatory woes mount as U.S. moves closer to recalling Tesla’s self-driving software
- Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - Wikipedia
- The Avatar 2 Trailer Saw More First-Day Views Than Trailers for the Recent Star Wars Movies
- Avatar: The Way of Water - Wikipedia
Mike and Ting talk about Elden Ring.
Contains SPOILERS for Elden Ring!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Moments
- Elden Ring - Main Theme (OST | Official Soundtrack Music) FULL VERSION (YouTube)
- It's so nice hearing natural Welsh accents
- Diallos
- Elden Ring map size: How big are the Lands Between?
- Siofra River
- Zelda Breath of the Wild guide: How to use the Hero’s Path
- Ulcerated Tree Spirit
- Red Wolf of Radagon
- Iron Whetblade
- Carian Knight's Sword
- Chanting Winged Dame
- Fingercreeper
- Blaidd
- Stonesword key was lost with use
- Roundtable Hold
Playthrough
- Elden Ring OST - Character Creation (YouTube)
- Stormveil Castle
- Mimic’s Veil
- Banished Knight
- Gatekeeper Gostoc
- Grafted Scion
- Lion Guardian
- Raya Lucaria Academy
- Godrick's Great Rune
- Magma Wyrm Makar
- Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel
- Chapel of Anticipation
- Caria Manor
- Sword of Night and Flame
- Hookclaws
- Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
Summary
- Elden Ring OST - Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon (YouTube)
- Steam Community :: ELDEN RING :: Achievements
- Noclip (map viewer website)
- Physical Defense
- Faith vs Int
- Rogier’s Rapier
- Torrent the Spirit Steed
- Marionette Soldier
- Altus Plateau
Mike and Ting talk about video game concerts, the Platinum Jubilee and emoji domains.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Elden Ring - Part 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Prom 21: Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity
- The best video game music: our guide to the best soundtracks
- Bridgerton: Songs You May Recognize In Season 2 | Netflix (YouTube)
- Anamanaguchi
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
- Video Games Live
- Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy
- The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022
- The Platinum Pudding Competition | The Winning Recipe - Fortnum & Mason
- Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- London 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR
- Visit Buckingham Palace
- Lèse-majesté in Thailand
- I spent 2 years launching tiny projects
- Brand TLD
- About the Canadian seal hunt
Mike and Ting talk about Elden Ring.
Contains SPOILERS for Elden Ring!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Impressions
- Elden Ring - Main Theme (OST | Official Soundtrack Music) FULL VERSION (YouTube)
- Elden Ring for PlayStation 5 Reviews - Metacritic
- Sekiro Shadows Die Twice
- Dark Souls III (podcast episode)
- Elden Ring: How To Play Offline
- Elden Ring PC Performance Simply Isn't Good Enough (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- How the Internet Ruins Productivity (by Design) (YouTube)
- Ashes of War
- Can you beat the tutorial boss in Elden Ring?
- Tree Sentinel
Playthrough
- ELDEN RING - INTRO / OPENING 4K (YouTube)
- Prisoner
- Agrias Oaks
- Cosplaying as Agrias in Elden Ring
- Vagabond
- Rogier's Rapier
- Margit, the Fell Omen
- Flying Dragon Agheel
- Git Gud
- Godrick the Grafted
- Mike’s map at 12 vs 24 hours
- Sorcerer Rogier
- Raya Lucaria Academy
- Church of Dragon Communion
- Boc the Seamster
- Iron Fist Alexander
- Giant Crab
- Level
- Bloody Finger Nerijus
- PvP
- Mad Tongue Alberich
- Teardrop Scarab
- Lone Wolf Ashes
Why is Elden Ring So Good?
- Elden Ring OST - Roundtable Hold (YouTube)
- Upgrades | Dark Souls Wiki
- Upgrades | Elden Ring Wiki
- Elden Ring: How To Change Character Appearance
- You can reuse and change Ashes of War on your weapon whenever you want, without losing them.
- Stakes of Marika
- Effigies of the Martyr
- Master Sword
- Universal ammo
- Ubisoft Dev, Sony Devs Throw Shade at Elden Ring UI, Performance, Quest Design
- D, Hunter of the Dead
- Horizon Zero Dawn for PlayStation 4 Reviews - Metacritic
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 delayed to 2023
Mike and Ting talk about Four Thousand Weeks and health hacks.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Elden Ring - Part 1.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Four Thousand Weeks
- How 1% Performance Improvements Led to Olympic Gold
- Japan Rail Pass
- How many podcasts are there?
- Vampire Survivors on Steam
- LESS Breath: Better Health? | Mouth Breathing vs. Nasal Breathing (YouTube)
- Mouth Taping for Sleep
- What's sleep score in the Fitbit app?
- Is NAD+ the Anti-aging Miracle Pill? Here's What the Science Says
- Limitless (2011)
Mike and Ting talk about Life is Strange: True Colors.
Contains SPOILERS for Life is Strange: True Colors!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Life is Strange: True Colors?
- Life is Strange: True Colors OST | Heaven Walk (YouTube)
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Life Is Strange
- The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
- Life is Strange: True Colors for PC Reviews - Metacritic
- The Game Awards 2021: What to Know About This Year's Games for Impact Nominees
- 'Looper' 2012 Miata Full Scene HD (YouTube)
- The Forgotten City
Playthrough
- Life is Strange: True Colors OST |V2| Mystery (YouTube)
- [TC] Asian American representation in Life is Strange: True Colors
- Behind the Scenes - Life Is Strange: True Colors (YouTube)
- Alex Chen
- Gabe Chen
- Charlotte Harmon
- Ethan Lambert
- Steph Gingrich (True Colors)
- Winning / Losing The Foosball Game With Steph | Life Is Strange True Colors (YouTube)
- Ryan Lucan
- Life Is Strange: True Colors - Gabe Death Scene [PS5] (YouTube)
- Mac Loudon
- Life is Strange True Colors: LARP - walkthrough
- When I Was Your Age...
- Life is Strange: True Colors Charlotte destroys her art room in rage after Gabe's death (YouTube)
- Life is Strange True Colors - Giving the Rose to Steph/Ryan (YouTube)
- Consequence Of Taking Pike's Fear / Signing Affidavit | Life Is Strange True Colors (YouTube)
- Jed Betrays Alex - Life is Strange: True Colors (YouTube)
- Life is Strange: True Colors - ALL ENDINGS (YouTube)
- Eleanor Lethe
- Riley Lethe
Summary (and Guest!)
- Life is Strange: True Colors OST |V1| Conviction (YouTube)
- Xdrive Megabox
- The Inspiration Behind Haven Springs - Life is Strange: True Colors
- Life is Strange: True Colors - Official Trailer [ESRB] (YouTube)
- Life is Strange: True Colors - Steph's 'Wavelengths' DLC Launch Trailer [ESRB] (YouTube)
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm
- Healing Factor
- Soundtrack (True Colors)
- Life is Strange Remastered
Next Time
- Elden Ring
- Elden Ring for PlayStation 5 Reviews - Metacritic
Mike and Ting talk about Wim Hof breathing, MCT oil and other health fads.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Life is Strange: True Colors.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Hong Kong now has the world’s highest Covid-19 death rate. What happened, and how can this be fixed?
- Inside Hong Kong’s first Covid isolation facility, built with China’s help
- ‘Few in Hong Kong worry about catching Covid... they fear the bureaucratic nightmare of quarantine’
- Protein is not protein. Here's why (YouTube)
- Protein Quality: Animal Versus Plant (YouTube)
- Ice Man Breathing: What to Know when doing The Wim Hof Method (YouTube)
- Bulletproof Coffee Recipe: The Original Keto Coffee with Butter & MCT Oil
- New Health Study: Coconut Oil is Over (YouTube)
- Victoria Peak
- Tim Ferriss
- Wim Hof
- James Newman - My Last Breath - Official Music Video - United Kingdom 🇬🇧 - Eurovision 2020 (YouTube)
- Hong Kong’s gyms, dojos and fitness centres close, leaving landlords with up to 500,000 sq ft of vacant real estate
- Idiocracy: Brawndo Has What Plants Crave! (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about The Forgotten City.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is The Forgotten City?
- The Forgotten City OST Full Original Soundtrack (YouTube)
- The Forgotten City
- The Forgotten City at Skyrim Nexus
- An Australian Skyrim Mod Has Won A Screenwriting Award
- Aussie modder Nick Pearce talks about his Skyrim expansion “The Forgotten City”
- Skyrim - Thomas the Tank Engine Mod (HD) (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- Minit (video game)
- The Forgotten City's Nine-Year Journey from Skyrim Mod to Standalone Game
- How a Lawyer Sacrificed his Career to Redevelop his Skyrim Mod | The Forgotten City Documentary (YouTube)
- Behind the high-risk development of The Forgotten City
Playthrough
- The Forgotten City background choice guide
- What makes a city?
- Charon
- The Forgotten City: How to Stop the Assassin
- This quest is one of the most unsettling experiences I've had all year
- The Forgotten City: All Endings And How To Get Them
- DOCTOR STRANGE Movie Clip - Dormammu, I've Come To Bargain Scene (2016) (YouTube)
Summary
- The Forgotten City on Metacritic
- Bombers' Notebook
- Outer Wilds absolutely nails this one thing about exploration
- LA Noire - Tech Trailer (YouTube)
- About one of the endings...
Next Time
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Xdrive Megabox (Gamescast)
Post-Chat
- Winner's Triangle - Hong Kong GGJ22 (YouTube)
- Winner's Triangle (Global Game Jam 2022) by Katsew
Mike and Ting talk about Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Forgotten City.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet
- Ready Player One (2018) - The OASIS Scene [4K Ultra HD] (YouTube)
- Sony is buying Destiny maker Bungie for $3.6 billion. Here's what it gets
- Sega Saturn: how one decision destroyed PlayStation's greatest rival
- Lost Ark Is One of Steam's Biggest-Ever Games, Even Before It Goes Free-to-Play
- Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two is buying FarmVille developer Zynga in $12.7B deal
- WarGames (11/11) Movie CLIP - The Only Winning Move (1983) HD (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Tetris Effect.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Journey
- Hydelic - Connected (Yours Forever) [In-game Mix] [OFFICIAL] (YouTube)
- Tetris Effect
- Tetsuya Mizuguchi
- Making 'Tetris Effect'-ive (YouTube)
- The Tetris Company
- Flow (psychology)
- Tetris Effect - Journey Mode
- Rez (video game)
- How the Zone Mechanic Works in Tetris Effect: Connected
- Modern Tetris and Classic Tetris: What is the difference?
- A 1989 TETRIS Expert Plays TETRIS EFFECT for the First Time (YouTube)
Multiplayer
- Joy (YouTube)
- TETR.IO
- Tetris Effect: Connected cross-platform multiplayer comes to PS4 this July
- Classic Tetris World Championship
Mastery
- Walls (YouTube)
- Tetris Tutorial: How to Play Fast!
- SRS
- 20G
- Lock delay
- Tetromino
- Tetris 99
- DT Cannon
- Tetris Tutorial: Combo Set Ups (YouTube)
Summary
- Tetris Effect - Launch Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Dynamic game difficulty balancing
- Call of Duty dev finally confirms that games have had SBMM all along
- Tetris effect
- Mike’s Tetris Effect stats
- Ting’s Tetris Effect stats
- City Lights (YouTube)
- Bright Shadow (YouTube)
- Flames (YouTube)
- Lunar Discourse (YouTube)
- Look Up (YouTube)
- Secrets (YouTube)
- Always Been but Never Dreamed (YouTube)
Next Time
- The Forgotten City
Post-Chat
- Grid distortion thing
Mike and Ting talk about MrBeast being the highest-paid YouTuber, The Matrix Resurrections and Wordle.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Tetris Effect.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- YouTube rich list: MrBeast was the highest-paid star of 2021
- Hi Me In 5 Years (YouTube)
- The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
- The Animatrix (Video 2003)
- Wordle - A daily word game
- Favor vs. Favour
- Mastermind (board game)
- Wordle and IP law: What happens when a hot game gets cloned
- Sweardle
- Evil Wordle
- hangman is a weird game (YouTube)
- Wordle Is a Love Story
Mike and Ting look back on 2021.
The “book club” game is: Tetris Effect.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Stats
- Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube)
- 2021 Stats Spreadsheet
- Call of Duty: Vanguard - Season One
- Super Auto Pets
- Hedgehog and 1UP is the new 50/50 Melon Armor (Super Auto Pets) (YouTube)
- Meta (name)
- The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
- Book of Virtues
- ECHOES OF THE EYE IS HERE!
- Destiny 2 is removing another destination and an entire campaign next year
- Cyberpunk 2077
- SNKRX on Steam
- Luck be a Landlord on Steam
- Dopamine
- DEATHLOOP
- Prey: Mooncrash
- Deathloop's Design Explained by Creative Director Dinga Bakaba | Noclip (YouTube)
- Scavengers
- Tribes of Midgard
Year in Review
- Deltarune - BIG SHOT remix (Spamton NEO) (YouTube)
- Resident Evil Village
- Google is shutting down its in-house Stadia game development studios
- DELTARUNE Status Update - Sept 2021
- Grand Theft Auto trilogy remaster has a rough launch, angering fans
- In GTA 3: Definitive Edition, if you wiggle your car while driving it stretches indefinitely for no reason
- Original Versions of the GTA Trilogy to Be Relisted for Sale on PC
- 'Twelve Minutes' ruins a compelling game concept with awful twists
- Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 1 Flipped Overview Trailer (YouTube)
Resolutions
- SMART criteria
- Lunar Lagger by Katsew
- AMD Radeon & NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Cards Are Still Twice As Expensive As Their MSRP & GPU Prices Aren’t Going To Get Better Any Time Soon
- Call of Duty Vanguard multiplayer free access and double XP period detailed
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Warzone (Mike and Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Best Game
- Inscryption (Mike)
- Tetris Effect (Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2021
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Ting)
- The Forgotten City (Mike)
- Before Your Eyes (Mike - Bonus)
- Death’s Door (Mike - Bonus)
- Cruelty Squad (Mike - Bonus)
Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention
- Forza Horizon 5 (Ting)
- Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (Mike - Best DLC)
- Metroid Dread (Mike - Best Metroid Since Super Metroid)
Mike and Ting talk about their Reddit recaps.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2021 Wrap Up.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Reddit Recap 2021
- The Wait Is Over. Your Spotify 2021 Wrapped Is Here.
- Spotify – Starfox - Corneria, Asteroids - song by Entertainment System
- Apple Music Replay on the web
- r/Blackops4
- Banana For Scale | Know Your Meme
- r/Games
- r/gaming
- r/patientgamers
- Old Reddit
- r/wallstreetbets
- r/indiegames
- r/gamedesign
- r/BorderCollie
- Driving school for dogs in New Zealand
- r/playmygame
- asdfmovie4 (YouTube)
- A normal day for a gamer.
- Trying to get the movement right for a Star Fox style rails shooter
- Last To Take Hand Off Lamborghini, Keeps It (YouTube)
- Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? And other questions
Mike and Ting talk about Metroid Dread.
Contains SPOILERS for Metroid Dread!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Errata
- New Super Mario Bros.
- What counts as playtime in Metroid Dread?
- The Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con drift problem, explained
Bosses
- Title Theme - Metroid Dread (YouTube)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
- Kraid
- JAW-DROPPING Kraid Sequence Break Secret Discovered! - Metroid Dread (YouTube)
- Metroid Dread BOSS STRAT - Experiment Z-57 Quick Kill
- Metroid Dread - BOSS SKIP Drogyga (Water Boss) EASY!! (YouTube)
- Golzuna
- Metroid Dread BOSS STRAT - Escue (Storm Missiles) Quick Kill (YouTube)
- Screw Attack
- Robot Chozo Soldier
- Chozo Soldier
- Metroid Dread - Raven Beak Quick Kill Guide (Includes Gold Skip Strategy) (YouTube)
- Lightning Armor
- E.M.M.I.
- Omega Cannon (Metroid Dread)
- Countering White EMMI Saves 3 Seconds [Comparison] (YouTube)
- Central Unit
(Sequence) Breaks
- Ferenia - Metroid Dread (YouTube)
- ANY% NMG - ROUTE GUIDE W/ MAPS
- Mike’s Metroid Dread speedrun stats
- Metroid Dread - Space Jump Early (YouTube)
- Coyote Time
- Metroid Dread - Speed Tutorial - Early Screw Attack EXPLAINED! (YouTube)
- [PB] Metroid Dread Any% NMG (No Major Glitches) Speedrun - 1:23:03 (YouTube)
- Mysterious Statue Chamber
- Metroid Dread Grapple Beam and Morph Ball Bomb Early Sequence Break (YouTube)
- Metroid Dread: Axis Skew Tutorial (YouTube)
- Metroid Dread - Flash Shift Doors Still Cheat (YouTube)
- Metroid Dread Doesn't Want You to Sequence Break - Storm Missile (YouTube)
- Every Pseudo Wave Beam Explained (YouTube)
- Metroid Dread - Water Bomb Jump - Glitch Explanation (YouTube)
- How to unlock all Ending Rewards and Screens in Metroid Dread
Better (or Worse Than Super Metroid)
- Staff Roll - Metroid Dread (YouTube)
- Special Charge Beam Attacks
- DRAYGON is in Metroid Dread! (YouTube)
- X Parasite
- I don't know you guys, Adam has been acting a little bit weird so far in Dread
- Ting’s Metroid Dread stats
- Metroid Dread is great, but not worth $60 great (Unpopular Opinion)
- Another Metroid 2 Remake
- This is why the SA-X team has to wait at the start of a PvP match (YouTube)
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- How Accessible Were This Year's Games?
Next Time
- Tetris Effect on Metacritic
- Tetris Effect: Connected on Metacritic
Mike and Ting talk about Pret coffee, Mr. Beast's Squid Game and the time the doors fell off an MTR train.
(Also, I watched the car video after recording this and he does let them go to the toilet 😅)
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Metroid Dread - Part 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Pret a Manger
- The Pret Coffee Subscription
- A Hundred Coffees (YouTube)
- Confetti Cookie Latte
- James Hoffmann (YouTube)
- @mrsambarlow - Had my coffee, read this use of the word ‘creator’ and going immediately back to sleep
- $456,000 Squid Game In Real Life! (YouTube)
- Last To Take Hand Off Lamborghini, Keeps It (YouTube)
- The Weber EG-1 (Episode #2) (YouTube)
- MTR service finally fully restored on Hong Kong’s Island line after 3 hours of chaos
Mike and Ting look at how they play games after six years of the podcast.
The “book club” game is: Metroid Dread.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Looking at How We Play
- OC ReMix #2818: Super Mario Land 'Super Hipster Land' [Main BGM #1] by Blen (YouTube)
- I cannot self terminate (YouTube)
- Persona 5 Strikers on Metacritic
- Mindfulness therapy comes at a high price for some, say experts
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- You Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish
- You're Not Broken: Finding Your Creative Way Through Difficult Times (YouTube)
- Pomodoro Technique
- DEATHLOOP
- Build Back Better Plan
- Quote by Jim Rohn: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
- NEET
- @sichael_mew - Progress on the rails shooter
- About a Boy (2002)
- The tournament has inspired me (Super Auto Pets) (YouTube)
Looking at Hardware
- Freesound - "computerstartup.wav" by guitarguy1985
- iPhone 12 Ceramic Shield Still 'Scratches at Level 6 With Deeper Grooves at Level 7' in Mohs Hardness Test
- Samsung Odyssey G7 Review
- PlayStation 5
- Inside the GPU Shortage: Why You Still Can't Buy a Graphics Card
- Proprietary parts in modern dell desktops
Looking at Sales
- Freesound - "Cash Register" by kiddpark
- Xbox Game Pass
Looking at Expectation vs Reality
- Freesound - "Popcorn Dream.wav" by breyenkatz
- Super Auto Pets
- Stellaris
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Jira
- Super Mario Galaxy on Metacritic
- Red Dead Redemption 2 on Metacritic
- Persona 5 Royal on Metacritic
Looking at VR
- Oculus Quest Startup But On 64x Speed... (YouTube)
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Metaverse
- Virtual reality sickness
Mike and Ting talk about Hong Kong's new art museum and the Spider-Man multiverse.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Looking At....
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- M+
- HKMoA
- M+ Facade
- Saleable floor area property rule perplexes public
- Tiny ‘nano flats’ have proliferated in Hong Kong after construction rules loosened in 2012
- Tate Modern
- MoMA
- My Bed
- Hong Kong’s Sticky-Note Revolution
- In Pictures: Hong Kong’s new HK$5.9bn M+ museum offers stunning showcase for the arts, organisers play down censorship fears
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME - Official Trailer (HD) (YouTube)
- Otto Octavius (Earth-616)
- Elon Tusk
- The case against billionaire philanthropy
- The Matrix Resurrections – Official Trailer 1 (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Metroid Dread. Spoiler free!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Metroid Dread?
- Title Theme - Metroid Dread (YouTube)
- Metroid Dread - Development
- Metroid co-creator on why Metroid Dread is all about scary robots
- Kid Icarus
- Dread has already outsold nearly every Metroid game in Japan
- Metroid
- Kotaku Possibly Sabotaging “Metroid Dread” Sales With Emulator Links
- Inverse kinematics
- Metroid Dread on Switch - The Digital Foundry Tech Review (YouTube)
Gameplay and Controls
- Artaria II - Metroid Dread (YouTube)
- David Jaffe
- Free Aim
- Wall Jump (Metroid Wiki)
- Wall Jump (Super Mario Wiki)
- How to Shoot Through Walls Using A Pseudo Wave Beam | Metroid Dread (Switch)
- Melee Counter
- The EXACT MOMENT Metroid Dread Fell Apart… (YouTube)
- Metroid Dread On Trial! The Crime? BAD DESIGN!!! (YouTube)
- David Jaffe calling Metroid Dread "bad design" because he… (YouTube)
- David Jaffe insists Metroid Dread has too many rooms after "The Room" (YouTube)
ADAM Rooms and E.M.M.I. Zones
- E.M.M.I. (Patrol) - Metroid Dread (YouTube)
- Network Station
- Navigation Room
- E.M.M.I. Zone
- Map
Summary
- Theme of Super Metroid - Metroid Dread (YouTube)
- Mike’s Metroid Dread stats
- What counts as playtime in Metroid Dread?
Mike and Ting talk about Facebook renaming to Meta.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Metroid Dread - Part 1.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- The Facebook Company Is Now Meta
- Meta: Facebook's new name ridiculed by Hebrew speakers
- What is “the meta” and how does it affect gaming?
- Pre-Chat: Revenge Beetime Procrastination
- Blue Origin suffers grave setback as judge dismisses lawsuit against NASA
- Despicable Me (2010)
- Metaverse
- Fortnite
- Roblox
- ARPANET
- Gopher (protocol)
- Non-fungible token
- Coronavirus: scramble for Hong Kong quarantine rooms leaves several hotels fully booked for first two weeks of December
- Covid: Hard months to come in pandemic for UK, says Van-Tam
- ‘They can’t speak freely’: Hong Kong a year after the national security law
Mike and Ting talk about Two Point Hospital.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Industrial Region
- Two Point Hospital Soundtrack - 13 Come On Over (YouTube)
- Smogley
- Melt Downs
- Disasters
- Kudosh
- Duckworth-upon-Bilge
- Coffee Maker
- Energy Drinks Machine
- My only regret is.. That I have.. Boneitis (YouTube)
- Watch as the UK claps to say thank you to the NHS (YouTube)
- Monobeast
- Epidemics
Urban Region
- Two Point Hospital Soundtrack - 08 The Gamble Man (YouTube)
- World 4
- Pelican Wharf
- Research
- Maxed out research room
- Rotting Hill
- Loans
- Rich Dad Poor Dad
- Croquembouche
Summary
- Two Point Hospital Soundtrack - 14 The Last Dose (YouTube)
- Diagnosis
- Toilets
- Café (Room)
- Two Point Hospital: All DLCs, Ranked
- Local Superbug Projects
- R.E.M.I. X
- Two Point Campus
Next Time
- Metroid Dread
- How long is Metroid Dread?
- DEATHLOOP
- Metroid Dread Is Already Running On Switch Emulators
- Metroid Dread Is Already Running Great On Switch Emulators (Wayback Machine - 9 Oct 2021)
Mike and Ting talk about Squid Game, watching videos at 2x speed and Windows 11.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Two Point Hospital - Part 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Squid Game | Netflix Official Site
- Battle Royale (2000) - IMDb
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- The Shark v Turkey debate (Super Auto Pets) (YouTube)
- @KnowS0mething - Here's a more comprehensive list of leaked Twitch payouts (I will keep updating this thread as more things come out).
- The blog Ting is talking about is on his work intranet so I can’t link it, sorry 🤷♂️
- How to speed listen (for students or podfasters)
- Probabilistic Graphical Models
- Windows 11 review: The start of a new era
- Microsoft really doesn't want you installing Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
Mike and Ting talk about the September 2021 Nintendo Direct (very briefly) and what they've been playing.
The “book club” game is: Two Point Hospital.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Nintendo Direct
- Nintendo Direct - 9.23.2021 (YouTube)
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Why the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Paywall for N64 and Sega Genesis Games Is a Terrible Idea
- Chris Pratt As Mario Was Predicted By Someone On Twitter A Year Ago
- Animal Crossing Has October Direct Show, Brewster Confirmed
Games That I Didn't Enjoy as Much as I Expected To
- Dyson Sphere Program Release Date Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- Dyson Sphere Program on Steam
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Weird or Surprising
- Paradise Killer - OUT NOW on PC & Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- Paradise Killer
- Paradise Killer Is Less like Danganronpa than You Think
- City Pop シティーポップ - playlist by aofd3 | Spotify
- Heaven’s Vault
- Narrative Sorcery: Coherent Storytelling in an Open World (YouTube)
- Heaven's Vault: Creating a Dynamic Detective Story (YouTube)
- DELTARUNE
- Deltarune Chapter 2 gets surprise release in two days
- ASTRO’S Playroom
- DualSense wireless controller
- Every PlayStation Easter Egg in Astro's Playroom
Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood - Campaign Trailer (YouTube)
- Back 4 Blood
- Back 4 Blood Supply Lines and decks: how to unlock and use new cards in Back 4 Blood
- Back 4 Blood coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch on October 12th
- Tribes of Midgard
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- They DESTROYED the Krig! 400% Increase In Recoil! Big Warzone Meta Shift (YouTube)
Post-Chat
- Trying to get the movement right for a Star Fox style rails shooter
Ting tells Mike about his AppleCare woes and new curved monitors.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Nintendo Direct and Now Playing.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Is Apple's warranty international?
- iFixit finds iPhone 12 camera repair impossible without proprietary Apple tool
- Monitor Curvature: All the Info You Need About Curved Monitors!
- Samsung Odyssey G7 Review
- Should I buy a Philips Ambilight TV?
- Are TVs really cheaper than ever? We go back a few decades to see
- Ringu (JAP) | Tv scene (ending) (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Gamescom and rapid fire some news.
The “book club” game is: Two Point Hospital.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Gamescom
- gamescom Opening Night Live 2021 (YouTube)
- DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT - Preview Trailer - [ESRB] 4K (YouTube)
- Call of Duty: Vanguard - Official Stalingrad Gameplay Demo | gamescom 2021 (YouTube)
- Play the Call of Duty: Vanguard PlayStation Alpha — Featuring the New Champion Hill Multiplayer Mode — on August 27–29
- Call of Duty: Warzone will get a new anti-cheat system with Vanguard
- DokeV - World Premiere Gameplay Trailer | gamescom 2021 (YouTube)
- Welcome to the Hisui region – Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Nintendo Switch) (YouTube)
- Halo Infinite | Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro (YouTube)
- Marvel's Midnight Suns, Firaxis' Marvel XCOM Game, Officially Announced
- Marvel's Midnight Suns Combat Uses a Card System, But Won't Have Loot Boxes
- I've Seen 16 Minutes of New ELDEN RING Gameplay (but I can't show it lol) (YouTube)
- Elden Ring's In-Game Text Isn't Being Written By George RR Martin
- Deathloop: The Final Preview
- Bandai Namco sweeps 2021 Gamescom Awards
- Super Dungeon Maker
- Zelda Classic
- What if Defender didn't follow the Troll Guide? (YouTube)
- SAINTS ROW Official Announce Trailer (YouTube)
- Saints Row Developer 'Not Backing Down' After Reboot Backlash
- Forza Horizon 5 Official Initial Drive Trailer (YouTube)
- You’re invited: PlayStation Showcase 2021 Broadcast next Thursday
Rapid Fire
- Exposing FRAUD And DECEPTION In The Retro Video Game Market (YouTube)
- China cuts children's online gaming to one hour
- Chinese newspaper publishes, and then deletes, report that called video gaming ‘spiritual opium’, hitting Tencent stocks
- Star Citizen: A $400+ Million Gaming Project With No Release Date In Sight. (2021)
- The Joy of Sect
- Stardew Valley Is Officially an Esport Now
- OUTER WILDS: ECHOES OF THE EYE | Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- Skyrim is getting a free fishing update and a new Anniversary Edition later this year
Post-Chat
- Lunar Lagger by Katsew
Mike and Ting talk about brainfarts, making stuff and what happened when they tried to register the domain names for OnlyFap and Porntreon.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Gamescom 2021.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Word of the Week: Treppenwitz
- Codenames (board game)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- What Are Macronutrients and Why Do People Keep Talking About Them?
- Labo, Dark Souls and Global Game Jam 2018 (podcast episode)
- Lunar Lagger by Katsew
- Another doughnut for the pile
- Blender Beginner Tutorial - Part 1 (YouTube)
- Blender
- MarkMonitor
- OnlyFans suspends policy change after backlash
- Apple delays plan to scan iPhones for child abuse
- More on Apple’s iPhone Backdoor
Mike and Ting talk about Two Point Hospital.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Management Games
- Two Point Hospital Soundtrack - 01 Bassinets (YouTube)
- Two Point Hospital
- Theme Hospital
- Bullfrog Productions
- Satisfactory
- The 20 best management games on PC to play in 2021
- The best management games on PC
Core Mechanics
- Two Point Hospital Soundtrack - 09 The Waiting Room (YouTube)
- Rooms
- Staff
- Grey Anatomy
- Bloaty Head
- Lightheadedness
- Staff Training
- Research
- Traits
- I Made Millions on a Hospital with a 0% Cure Rate - Two Point Hospital (YouTube)
- Tannoy
- Gold Star Award
- A Project of Ice & Fire
Difficulty / Longevity
- Two Point Hospital Soundtrack - 10 Wet Laundry (YouTube)
- Arcade Machine
- Loans
- GP’s Office
- Mitton University
- The Superbug Initiative
- Sonic the Hedgehog Pack - OUT NOW | Two Point Hospital | Sonic's 30th Birthday (YouTube)
- R.E.M.I. X
Mike and Ting talk about the aftermath of the UK's freedom day, OnlyFans banning porn (which they already reversed), and the Looking Glass Portrait.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Two Point Hospital - Part 1.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- UK Covid cases could hit 200,000 a day, says scientist behind lockdown strategy
- Professor Neil Ferguson interview: ‘Yes, my prediction was off . . . we’ll learn to live with Covid’
- Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s ‘zero infection’ policy unsustainable, expert warns, urging elderly to get vaccinated; 5 imported cases confirmed
- Spanish flu
- OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content
- The Internet Is For Porn - Avenue Q - Original Broadway Cast (YouTube)
- Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th
- Verizon Sells Tumblr to WordPress Owner for Paltry $3 Million
- Looking Glass Portrait Kickstarter
- Voxatron x Looking Glass Portrait (YouTube)
- Xkcd: Compiling
Mike and Ting talk about the OLED Switch and the Steam Deck.
The “book club” game is: Two Point Hospital.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: OLED Switch
- Nintendo Switch (OLED model) - Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- Nintendo Switch (OLED model)
- New Nintendo 3DS
- Game Boy Advance
- Using a Switch Lite as your second Switch? It’s harder than you think
Steam Deck
- Steam Deck: Valve Talks Hardware Power, Controller Comfort, and More (YouTube)
- Steam Deck
- Hydrox
- How does Valve’s Steam Deck compare to the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5?
- Was wondering if the Steam Deck will have a replaceable SSD - so I mailed Gabe: yes it will
- Gabe Newell: Hitting Steam Deck Price Was 'Painful' but ‘Critical’ (YouTube)
- GPD WIN 3
- AYA NEO
- Steam Deck scalpers are trying it on - despite Valve's anti-scalping efforts
- HTML holes provide a glimpse of Steam Deck’s initial preorder numbers
- Steam Deck and Proton
- ProtonDB | Gaming reports for Linux using Proton and Steam Play
- SNKRX
- Emulator developers see tons of potential in the Steam Deck
Rapid Fire
- Collectors are as confused as you are about that $1.56M Super Mario 64 sale
- Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet sells for $2.9m
- First It Was An Assassin's Creed Expansion, Now It's Ubisoft's 8 Year Nightmare
- Is Shigeru Miyamoto’s ‘A delayed game is eventually good’ rule true for Nintendo?
- Early Wiimote Designs Uncovered In Leaked Nintendo Emails
- Retro's Cancelled Zelda Game Starring Sheik Resurfaces In Nintendo Gigaleak
- New Nintendo leaks detail cancel iQue GameCube, show early Wii Remote designs, more
- Amazon is ending Evangelion by bringing the final film to Prime Video
Mike and Ting talk about the billionaire space race, freedom day in the UK, and the lying flat ideology.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for OLED Switch and Steam Deck.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Billionaire space race
- Elon Musk: The man who sent his sports car into space
- Starlink
- Billionaires fight over what is actual outer space as Branson gets set to launch before Bezos
- Blue Origin: The scientific reason rockets look like dicks
- Austin Powers - Radar Jokes (YouTube)
- Jeff Bezos appreciates your efforts to get Jeff Bezos to space
- Winner who paid $30m for space flight with Bezos won’t go due to ‘scheduling conflicts’
- England's 'freedom day' marred by soaring cases and isolation chaos
- Dominic Cummings
- Priti Patel
- China’s disenchanted youth ‘lie flat’ to cope with modern life
- These Chinese Millennials Are ‘Chilling,’ and Beijing Isn’t Happy
Mike and Ting talk about Death Stranding.
Contains SPOILERS for Death Stranding!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Late Game Mechanics
- Once, There Was an Explosion (YouTube)
- Highway
- Zip-line
- All-terrain skeleton
- Assault rifle
- Strand (item)
- Bola gun
- Quadruple rocket launcher
- Hologram generator
- Power gloves
- Chiral Network
- Pros and Cons of Using the Delivery Bot
- Squid | Death Stranding Boss
- Four-legged beast | Death Stranding Boss
- Clifford Unger in Chapter 4 | Death Stranding Boss
Story
- Strands (YouTube)
- Death Stranding | Full Story Explained | Everything You Need To Know (YouTube)
- Death Stranding In 15 Minutes - Full Story Recap (YouTube)
- Extinction entity
- Amelie
- Bridget Strand
- Bridge baby
- Sam
- Cliff Unger
- Higgs Monaghan
- Die-Hardman
- Deadman
- Death Stranding - Sam Taking a Shower With Deadman (YouTube)
- Mama
- Lockne
- DEATH STRANDING - Mama Becomes ONE with her Sister Lockne - Mama Reunites with Lockne (YouTube)
- Heartman
- Fragile
- BB-28
Memorable Moments
- The Severed Bond (YouTube)
- Mike’s Death Stranding stats
- Ting’s Death Stranding stats
- Ride with Norman Reedus
- Sticky gun
- Peter Englert
- Order 38: Emergency Provisions Delivery: South Knot City
- Fragile's Backstory Flashback - How Higgs Betrayed Fragile - Death Stranding (YouTube)
- Order 62: Repair: Chiral Relay - How to Get to the Chiral Relay, Crossing the Tar Belt
- Death Stranding - Sam Vs Higgs Epic Showdown (YouTube)
- Death Stranding - Mario And Princess "Beach" Scene (YouTube)
- Episode 12: Bridges - Order 68: Cryptobiote Delivery: Capitol Knot City Isolation Ward, Final Boss
Summary
- A Final Waltz (YouTube)
- Hideo Kojima at Summer Games Fest 2021 (YouTube)
- Death Stranding Director's Cut adds a racing mode
- Death Stranding: Director's Cut Brings PC Exclusive Cyberpunk 2077, Half-Life Content to PS5
- Two Point Hospital
Mike and Ting talk about how to get the good stuff at the pharmacy and potential alternate careers.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Death Stranding - Part 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Nurofen Cold & Flu
- Common decongestant may be worthless, study finds
- Pseudoephedrine
- Sudafed
- Guide to Bringing Medicines Into Japan
- Smarties
- Skittles (confectionery)
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- The Rise of the $10 Million Disc Golf Celebrity
- Marble Racing: Marbula One S2 ALL RACES! (YouTube)
- Algorithm Heaven
- BIGGEST COWS HOOF yet on The Hoof GP | can she ever walk properly? | The Hoof GP (YouTube)
- A birthday telegram from Zinedine Zidane (YouTube)
- Perpetual student
- The Best Games from GMTK Game Jam 2021 (YouTube)
- Dumbbell (GMTK 2021)
- Elf (Middle-earth)
Mike and Ting talk about the games of E3 2021.
The “book club” game is: Death Stranding.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Summer Game Fest
- SUMMER GAME FEST: Kickoff Live! Official Stream (Elden Ring, Death Stranding: Director's Cut + More) (YouTube)
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands – Official Announce Trailer (YouTube)
- Two Point Campus | Official Announce Trailer (YouTube)
- CorsixTH
- ELDEN RING - Official Gameplay Reveal (YouTube)
- How Elden Ring's Open World Works
- Death Stranding Director's Cut - Teaser Trailer | PS5 (YouTube)
- Death Stranding’s Cyberpunk 2077 Collaboration Is Currently Exclusive to PC (Perhaps for the Best)
- Battlefield 2042 Official Reveal Trailer (ft. 2WEI) (YouTube)
- Battlefield 2042 Official Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
- Microsoft confirms Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play and up to 120fps
- Battlefield 2042 is getting AI SOLDIERS in Multiplayer! (YouTube)
- Scavengers
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase
- Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase – 4K – Full Show (YouTube)
- Starfield: Official Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
- Todd Howard is finally ready to share some Starfield details
- Bethesda Apologizes for Starfield Xbox Exclusivity: Can Be 'Frustrating' For PlayStation Owners
- Twelve Minutes – Official Date Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 (YouTube)
- Twelve Minutes: Giant Bomb Quick Look EX (YouTube)
- Psychonauts 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 (YouTube)
- The Outer Worlds 2 - Official Announce Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 (YouTube)
- Redfall - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 - Official Announce Trailer (YouTube)
- Back 4 Blood - Official Release Date Trailer (YouTube)
- Zombieland (2009)
Nintendo Direct
- Nintendo Direct | E3 2021 (YouTube)
- Nintendo knows better than to announce a new Nintendo Switch at E3
- Metroid Dread – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch | E3 2021 (YouTube)
- Mario Party Superstars – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Direct | E3 2021 (YouTube)
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp – Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Direct | E3 2021 (YouTube)
- Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania – Announcement Trailer | E3 2021 (YouTube)
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass Wave 1 – Pulse of the Ancients (YouTube)
- Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda – Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - Overview Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - E3 2021 Teaser - Nintendo Direct (YouTube)
- Nintendo Says There's A Reason It's Keeping Breath of the Wild 2's Name a Secret
Mike buys an iPhone 12 Pro, Ting is fed up of charging iDevices and Mike's D&D campaign comes to an end.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for E3 2021.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- iPhone 12 might be good enough. How to know if you really need the Pro or Pro Max model
- 2001 A Space Odyssey / Thus Spoke Zarathustra (YouTube)
- AppleCare Guide: Is it Worth Paying For?
- Central Park — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ (YouTube)
- AirPower: Apple's Discontinued Multi-Device Wireless Charger
- Apple’s next iPad Pro has wireless charging and a glass back: report
- Giant Phone Call At Library - Trigger Happy TV | Dead Parrot (YouTube)
- Advance-fee scam
Mike and Ting talk about solo game developers.
The “book club” game is: Death Stranding.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Intro
- Fez (video game)
- Phil Fish
- Minecraft: The Story of Mojang (2012)
- Braid (video game)
- SpaceChem
- [2019 TGDF] Making Games in 2019 and Beyond (Jonathan Blow) (YouTube)
- TIS-100 (podcast episode)
- Zachtronics: 10 Years of Terrible Games | Zach Barth | Talks at Google (YouTube)
Lucas Pope
- Papers, Please: Theme Song (YouTube)
- Lucas Pope
- Papers Please
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Mightier
- TIGSource
- Derek Yu
Chris Sawyer
- Transport Tycoon Soundtrack - The 2014 Sessions (YouTube)
- Chris Sawyer
- Transport Tycoon
- RollerCoaster Tycoon (video game)
- Assembly language
- OpenTTD
- OpenRCT2 project
- RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 - The Impossible Maze (YouTube)
- A big interview with Chris Sawyer, the creator of RollerCoaster Tycoon
- xkcd: Honor Societies
- Flow (psychology)
Adam Robinson-Yu
- A Short Hike (Full OST) (YouTube)
- A Short Hike
- Crafting A Tiny Open World: A Short Hike Postmortem (YouTube)
- Frog Detective
- Minit
Markus Persson
- Subwoofer Lullaby from Minecraft - Volume Alpha by C418
- Minecraft
- Markus Persson
- QAnon Conspiracy Endorsed By 'Minecraft' Creator Markus 'Notch' Persson
- The creator of Minecraft outbid Beyoncé and Jay Z on this $70 million megamansion
- Topic: Minecraft (alpha)
- RubyDung
- Infiniminer
- Timeline of events
- PayPal Freezes $750K in MineCraft Dev’s Account
- Roblox
Kan Gao
- To the Moon - Main Theme from To the Moon by Kan R. Gao, feat. Laura Shigihara
- To the Moon
- RPG Maker XP
- Quintessence: The Blighted Venom
- Kan Gao: To The Moon and Back
Summary
- Stardew Valley
- Undertale
- Cave Story
- Spelunky
- FTL
- Slay the Spire
- The Binding of Isaac
Mike and Ting talk about quarantine, participation awards and Starlink.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Solo Devs.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Hong Kong's Three Week Quarantine Frustrates Travelers
- Specified conditions imposed on inbound travellers who have visited specified places (Cap.599H)
- Lancaster Bangkok - Deluxe Room
- Dorsett Wanchai - Superior Room
- Participation trophy
- Hufflepuff
- Starlink
- These US Rural Areas Have the Highest (and Lowest) Internet Speeds
- Cryptocurrency investors plead with Elon Musk to ‘stop tweeting’
- What Elon Musk's 42,000 Starlink satellites could do for — and to — planet Earth
- Kessler syndrome
- Gravity (2013)
- Occlusion culling
Mike and Ting talk about Roblox and rapid fire some gaming news.
NOTE: this episode was recorded on 13 April 2021.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Roblox
- Roblox | Official Trailer (2020) (YouTube)
- ROBLOX's $30 Billion Dollar Bet! - Why You Should Care About ROBLOX Going Public - Extra Credits (YouTube)
- History of Roblox
- Ready Player One (2018)
- How Much MONEY Do Roblox Developers Really Make? (Millions) (YouTube)
- Adopt Me
- 5 mistakes creators make building new games on Roblox
- Royale🌼High
- ⚡Speed Run Simulator ⚡
- (Roblox) HEDGEROWS II - Weapons Showcase (YouTube)
- The Story of Roblox (YouTube)
- Metaverse
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Rapid Fire
- Report: PS3, Vita, And PSP Stores To Be Permanently Closed In A Few Months
- It's March 31, The Day Mario Dies (Or Nintendo Just Stops Selling a Bunch of Games)
- PAC-MAN 99
- Microsoft's $10 billion bid to buy Discord could close as early as next month
- Epic Is Losing Hundreds of Millions As it Battles To Gain Market Share from Steam
- Sarah Connor and the Terminator have both arrived in Fortnite
- Alien's xenomorph and Ripley come to Fortnite
- Master Chief joins the cast of Fortnite
- The next Call of Duty is reportedly set in alt-history 1950s where WW2 never ended
- Call Of Duty Mobile Dev Made $10 Billion In 2020, Making It Among The World's Largest Studios
- Why Cyberpunk 2077's Multiplayer Mode Should Be Canceled
- Rockstar thanks GTA Online player who fixed poor load times, official update coming
- How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70%
- April Fools' Day 2021 round-up
- What Is Mo Gulag Mo Problems In Warzone?
- Kojima Photoshop April Fools
Mike and Ting talk about mullets and reflect on being unable to return to Hong Kong for the past 3 months.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Roblox and Rapid Fire.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Trinity College in Perth bans mullet haircuts, labelling them ‘unacceptable’
- Hongkongers stuck in Britain eager to return, but travel ban has already taken toll
- Bed stains and wet floors: Quarantine hotel under fire for unsanitary conditions
- ‘Hunger Games-style’ fight for British flights as Hongkongers battle to get home
- Hong Kong coronavirus: Britain ban lifted, but 'chaos' over special flights has some criticising coordination
- Thailand Alternative State Quarantine ASQ & ALQ
- Fast-spreading UK variant said to fuel Bangkok nightlife cluster
- Thailand says Bangkok COVID-19 outbreak may take months to contain
- Prince Philip has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace announces
- Shoppers rush back as High Streets reopen in England and Wales
- Clipstone Restaurant
- EZ Thai Language : How To Say "Hello" (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk Death Stranding. No spoilers!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Death Stranding?
- Once, There Was an Explosion (YouTube)
- Death Stranding
- Death Stranding on Metacritic
- Death Stranding Review - IGN
- Death Stranding Review - Giant Bomb
- Death Stranding – E3 2016 Reveal Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Death Stranding is going to be part of a new genre of gaming called strand games, according to Kojima
- Death Stranding (Video Game 2019)
- Every Death Stranding Cameo in the game and where to find them
- Timefall
- MULE
- Beached thing
Playthrough and Impressions
- BRIDGES (YouTube)
- Does Birthday Affect DOOM Abilities?
- Her Story (podcast episode)
- What Is The Chiral Network?
- DEATH STRANDING - All LOW ROAR Moments + EXTRAS (YouTube)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- More than half of Death Stranding’s team defected from Konami
- Bola gun
- Floating carrier
- BB BREAKS OPEN ITS POD || DEATH STRANDING [EASTER EGG] (YouTube)
- Death Stranding guide: How to avoid and kill BTs
- Urination
- EX grenade
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – How to manage your inventory
- Order 26: URGENT Fresh Pizza Delivery: Peter Englert - How to Deliver Pizza
- Death Stranding Is Getting Away With One Thing No Other Game Could
- DEATH STRANDING - Sam Bridges (Reedus) all sink actions , get lot of likes from BB (YouTube)
Summary
- The Face of Our New Hope (YouTube)
- Death Stranding Is the Defining Game of 2020 (Despite Releasing in 2019)
- Hideo Kojima: 'Metal Gear questions US dominance of the world'
Mike and Ting talk about NFTs, Avatar retaking the crown, and stool gazing.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Death Stranding - Part 1.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Non-fungible token
- CryptoKitties
- What are NFTs and why are some worth millions?
- Beeple sold an NFT for $69 million
- Artificial scarcity
- China Box Office: ‘Avatar’ Leads With a Further $14 Million
- An Exhaustive Timeline of All the Avatar Sequel Announcements
- Everything we actually know about Matrix 4
- Pre-Chat: Subscription Toilet (podcast episode)
- Going through the motions: the rise and rise of stool-gazing
- This AI app lets you scan your poop for science. Does it work?
- Amazon Mechanical Turk
Mike and Ting talk about live service games, the 25th anniversary Pokemon Direct and BlizzConline.
The “book club” game is: Death Stranding.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Live Service Games
- Valor (Freelancer Theme) by BioWare
- Anthem Update
- The Future of Artifact
- Artifact Classic - Steam Charts
- Artifact Foundry - Steam Charts
- Electronic Arts Removes Multiplayer Mode From Dragon Age Game in Big Pivot
- @jasonschreier - BTW I should elaborate on one thing. Although some people within BioWare have been pushing for this, as the story says, there are also people at BioWare who very much wanted DA4 to be a multiplayer service game. Reality is never as simple as "EA wants X; BioWare wants Y."
- Games as a service
- Ready Player One
- Star Citizen
- Destiny (video game)
Pokemon Direct
- Pokémon Presents | #Pokemon25 (YouTube)
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Pokemon Sword and Shield Quality of Life Improvements Make It More Strategic
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- Pokémon Puzzle League
- New Pokémon Snap
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Pokemon Fans Voice Concerns About Pokemon Legends: Arceus
BlizzConline
- BlizzConline 2021 - Opening Ceremony - Blizzard Entertainment (YouTube)
- World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic: Release date, news, level boosts, and everything we know so far
- Relive the Legacy: Announcing the Blizzard Arcade Collection
- Hearthstone Mercenaries is a roguelike mode with teams of heroes and simultaneous combat
- Hearthstone Region Transfer
- Overwatch 2: 55 New Details Revealed at BlizzCon 2021
- Overwatch and Overwatch 2 will have a shared multiplayer experience (2019)
- Don't expect Overwatch 2 or Diablo 4 in 2021
- A leaked Elden Ring trailer is being circulated online
- Everything we know about Diablo 4
- Diablo III - Leah Dies - Diablo is born (YouTube)
- Every Comic Book Guy "Worst. Episode. Ever." Supercut (YouTube)
- Diablo 2: Resurrected - What's new and what's staying the same in the remaster
- The outrage over Warcraft 3: Reforged, explained
- Why wasn’t Starcraft at Blizzcon 2021?
Mike and Ting talk about Ember mugs, how to hang up annoying phone calls, and meal replacement drinks.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Anthem, Pokemon and BlizzConline.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Ember: The World’s First Temperature Control Mug
- WHOOP - The World’s Most Powerful Fitness Membership
- LPT: if you’re stuck on an annoying call, put your phone on airplane mode instead of just hanging up. The other person will see “call failed” instead of “call ended”.
- r/ShittyLifeProTips
- Huel
- Soylent
- Ensure
- QNOLA
Mike and Ting talk about Cyberpunk 2077.
Contains SPOILERS for Cyberpunk 2077!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Playthrough
- GeForce NOW
- Dark Patterns
- Cyberpunk 2077 patch notes: 1.1 and 1.12 hot fix update details
- Datashard
- Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberware
- Cyberpunk 2077 radio stations: what can you listen to in Night City?
- Porsche 911 II (930) Turbo
- Beat on the Brat
- Life Path Guide and Differences
- Cyberpunk 2077 - Jackie and V Crime Montage [4K 60FPS] (YouTube)
- The Heist
- How long is Cyberpunk 2077?
- Fool on the Hill
- Misty Olszewski
- Dream On
- Romance Guide: Romance Options and Sexual Encounters
- Sinnerman
- A Cool Metal Fire
- Easter Eggs and References
- Play It Safe
Story
- Walkthrough - Main Jobs
- Cyberpunk 2077 First Written in Polish
- Cyberpunk 2077 Slang - Don’t Be A Gonk And Brush Up On Your Street Slang
- A Clockwork Orange (novel)
- Surf washing detergent, Perf with Surf, TV Commercial April 2020 (YouTube)
- Confronting Yorinobu Arasaka Cyberpunk 2077 (YouTube)
- What Does Choom Mean In Cyberpunk 2077
- Jackie Welles
- How to Unlock All 5 Endings in Cyberpunk 2077
- Hanako Arasaka
- Panam Palmer
- Adam Smasher
- Rogue Amendiares
Summary
- Witcher 3 is the best game ever made according to Game Informer!
- Immersive sim
- Action role-playing game
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Cyberpunk 2077's Wall-Running Mechanic Removed 'Due To Design Reasons'
- Cyberpunk 2077 — Out Commitment to Quality
- Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer: release date, microtransactions, and more
- GTA Online is poised to have its most profitable microtransaction year ever
- Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer
- Thief: The Dark Project
- Death Stranding
- SnowRunner
Mike is worried he has lead poisoning, Ting tries Beeminder, and they both talk about the snow in the UK and Texas.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Cyberpunk 2077 - Part 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Lead poisoning
- Small Vintage Porcelain Chinese Bowl. Decorated Exterior: 151,100 ppm Lead. That’s more than 15% Lead. 90 ppm Lead is toxic to kids.
- A birthday telegram from Zinedine Zidane. (YouTube)
- Beeminder
- @bmndr - Oh my goodness we got brutally roasted on this @lostlevelsclub podcast (starts ~3m14s). So unfair yet so funny!
- Balance
- Headspace
- Clone a Voice in Five Seconds With This AI Toolbox
- UK weather: Storm Darcy leads to heavy snow and ice
- Texas weather: Deadly winter storm sweeps Texas and US southern states
- Fake snow? Conspiracy theory claims Texas weather ‘government-generated’
Mike and Ting talk about Amazon and Google's game cancellations and studio closures, rapid fire news, and Global Game Jam 2021.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Google and Amazon
- Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
- Google employee growth, 2001 through 2019
- Jade Raymond Joins Google as Vice President
- Amazon Can Make Just About Anything—Except a Good Video Game
- Amazon Wants to ‘Win at Games.’ So Why Hasn’t It?
- Fully Customizable Game Engine - Amazon Lumberyard
- CRYENGINE
- Valve cancelled a lot of games over the last 10 years, including Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3
- New World
- Amazon’s Next CEO Says He’s Committed to Making Video Games
- Amazon buys video-game streaming site Twitch
Rapid Fire
- Goldeneye 007’s lost Xbox 360 remaster has leaked—as a full-game speedrun
- We have finally played the lost, official Goldeneye 007 remaster for Xbox 360
- This Leaked Goldeneye 007 Remaster Is a Legal Nightmare - IGN Now (YouTube)
- Lucasfilm Games Begins a New Era
- LucasArts
- Open World Star Wars Game in Development at Ubisoft
- Get Your Fedoras and Whips Ready for a New Indiana Jones Game
- The Mandalorian
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- Resident Evil Village: Trailer Breakdown - Secrets, Theories and Details You Might Have Missed (YouTube)
Global Game Jam
- GGJ Online (2021) Keynote and Theme Reveal Video (YouTube)
- GGJ Online Diversifiers!
- Pointillism
- Trials (series)
- Office Assistant
- Papers, Please
- Pointillist shader (for the “Get to the point” diversifier) from my unfinished Global Game Jam 2021 solo project
- Our Global Game Jam 2021 game: Found in SPAAAACE!
- Pre-Chat: GME, DOGE and WallStreetBets
- GGJ 2021 Hong Kong Award Winners
- GGJ 2021 Hong Kong Games
Mike and Ting talk about the GameStop short squeeze and Dogecoin.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for AMZN, GOOG and GGJ.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- r/wallstreetbets
- r/OutOfTheLoop
- Short squeeze
- The day Volkswagen briefly conquered the world
- How WallStreetBets Pushed GameStop Shares to the Moon
- Paper Hands Vs Diamond Hands — A Boomer’s Guide To WallStreetBets Lingo
- r/wallstreetbets stats
- @elonmusk - Gamestonk!!
- r/dogecoin
- How to unstuck a low-fee transaction with blockchain.info?
- Wallstreetbets, it's a privilege holding with you!
Mike and Ting talk about Cyberpunk 2077. No spoilers!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Release
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Cyberpunk 2077, after going gold, gets delayed another month
- Star Citizen is the $339 million game that still doesn’t have a release date
- After eight years of development, Cyberpunk 2077 made a profit in one day
- Cyberpunk 2077 glitch trailer has flying cars, an entropic tree, and hordes of doppelgangers
- PSA: If you're having audio crackle issues, try lowering the sample quality of your audio device
Mechanics
- Fallout 4
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Truman Show (3/9) Movie CLIP - Being Spontaneous (1998) HD (YouTube)
- [Image] Cyberpunk 2077 child models are just the normal civilian models shrunken down to look like kids
- Shadows away from direct sun lighting is completely broken in this game. (Example PC images in post)
- Cyberpunk 2077 - Safe and Sound TV Show, Episode How to survive on the streets of Night City (YouTube)
- In Skyrim, Bucket + Head = The Perfect Crime
- Any penalty for stealing... ever?
- Cyberpunk 2077 - Braindance Gameplay (YouTube)
- Escape from Tarkov
- Cyberpunk 2077 - Official Fashion Styles Trailer (YouTube)
Playthrough
- Is Cyberpunk 2077 a little overwhelming to anyone else?
- Cyberpunk (role-playing game)
- Cyberpunk 2077 is equal parts beautiful and messy
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Commander Shepard
- Stats
- Power Weapons
- Tech Weapons
- "Body Identified: Enemies have been alerted" - For no reason
- A Warning To Avoid Cyberpunk 2077’s Actively Harmful Skill Perk
- Cannot pick up items that appear as pickupable (white box)
- Swimming In Cyberpunk 2077 Looks Like Something From Your Nightmares
- NVIDIA GeForce NOW
Mike and Ting talk about Bee Network, the KFConsole, and pitch a concept for a YouTube channel.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Cyberpunk 2077 - Part 1.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat:
- Bee Network
- Multi-level marketing
- KFConsole
- Next Unit of Computing
- King Games
- Pepsiman (video game)
- M.C. Kids
- Wonton
- Blendtec's Will It Blend? (YouTube)
- Does it Fry? | McDonald's (DEEP FRIED BIG MAC) (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about what they're looking forward to in 2021, holiday gaming and new year's resolutions.
The “book club” game is: Cyberpunk 2077.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: 2021 Games
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- 2021 in video games
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- Garrus Vakarian
- 2021 Preview: God of War: Ragnarök teases an epic Norse battle
- Gran Tourismo 7
- Breath Of The Wild 2, Metroid Prime 4, & More Coming In 2021 Says Leaker
- Retro Studios Is Remodelling Its HQ In 2021 To Aid Development Of Metroid Prime 4
- It Takes Two
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Why I’m not buying the Harry Potter game
- Bully (video game)
- Witchbrook
- Deathloop
- Dishonored Co-Creator Is Working on a New Arkane Game With Dishonored and Prey Developers
- Back 4 Blood
- Left 4 Dead 2 gets its first major DLC in eight years today
- Twelve Minutes
- Omori
- Phantom Brigade
Holiday Gaming
- ReMix: Super Mario World "Super Mario's Sleigh Ride" By The OneUps (OC ReMix)
- Razer Core X
- Razer Core X vs suitcase...
- Call of Duty: Warzone patch nerfs the most powerful gun, but it may not be enough
- Region Restrictions on Steam
- Announcing the 2020 Steam Winter Sale
- The Epic Games Store Holiday Sale is back on December 17, bringing you the gift of great discounts and 15 Days of FREE Games!
- Superliminal
- Subnautica
- My Summer Car
- Dicey Dungeons
- Paradise Killer
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
- Griftlands
- Manifold Garden
- Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark
- Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Remastered
- NieR:Automata
- There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
- Lair of the Clockwork God
- Persona 4 Golden
- WHAT THE GOLF?
New Year’s Resolutions
- Free Music Archive: Princes Band - Auld Lang Syne
- How Long PS5 & Xbox Series X Shortages Will Last
- This crypto-mining farm with 78 GeForce RTX 3080 GPUs likely rakes in $154,000 per year
- Application-specific integrated circuit
- Monolith (Space Odyssey)
- Best & Worst CPUs of 2020 (Gaming, Workstation, Coding, Overclocking, & Disappointment) (YouTube)
- A.I. Expert: RTX 3080 Reviews “Don’t Do It Justice”
- Machine Learning | Coursera
- AlphaZero: Shedding new light on chess, shogi, and Go
- Kickstarter Pitches (podcast episode)
- Covid-19: Gov’t barring Hongkongers returning from UK, despite earlier stance on returnees from China
- The Minimalists: Less Is Now | Netflix
- Marie Kondo
- Beeminder
- @bmndr - Oh my goodness we got brutally roasted on this @lostlevelsclub podcast (starts ~3m14s). So unfair yet so funny!
Mike is stranded in the UK. Ting is trying to get to the UK. Also, katsu chicken nuggets.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2020 Wrap Up - Part 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Winnersh
- European robin
- Prime Minister announces national lockdown
- Covid-19: More than 40 countries ban UK arrivals
- Coronavirus: anger as travel plans thrown into disarray by Hong Kong’s move to raise Covid-19 quarantine to 21 days
- Undercover Boss (British TV series)
- Capitol riots: Congress certifies Joe Biden's victory after chaotic scenes
- Call of Duty: Warzone DMR 14 and Mac-10 combo is as popular as it is overpowered
- McDonald’s to launch katsu chicken nuggets
- McDonald’s closes to takeaway customers for third national lockdown
Mike and Ting look back on 2020.
The “book club” game is: Cyberpunk 2077.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Our Year of Games
- Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube)
- 2020 Stats Spreadsheet
- Katsew's Warzone Overview - COD Warzone Tracker
- Call of Duty: Warzone is currently riddled with Juggernauts
- Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
- Aim Lab
- KovaaK 2.0
- Divinity: Original Sin II for PC Reviews - Metacritic
- What exactly is a “murder hobo”?
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- A Short Hike
- Crafting A Tiny Open World: A Short Hike Postmortem (YouTube)
- Control
- SCP Foundation
- Factorio
- Satisfactory
- Shapez.io
- Phoenix Point
2020 in Review
- Among Us Remix - Dead Body Reported (YouTube)
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Boxing Day
- Escape from Tarkov
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- Devolverland Expo
- Among Us
- Phasmophobia
- Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition
- PS5 and Xbox Series X stock shortages have killed the console war
- Nvidia CEO anticipates supply shortages for the RTX 3080 and 3090 to last until 2021
- Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox One seems to have major problems
- Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One/X vs PS4/Pro Tested - Can Any Last-Gen Console Cut It? (YouTube)
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Warzone (Mike and Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Best Game
- Monster Train (Mike)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Ting)
- Disco Elysium (Game Ting already picked last year)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2020
- The Last of Us Part II (Mike)
- Ghost of Tsushima (Game Mike heard should have won more awards)
- Persona 5 Royal (Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention
- Half-Life: Alyx (Mike)
- Noita (Mike - Bonus Roguelike)
- Spelunky 2 (Mike - Bonus Roguelike)
- Hades (Mike - Bonus Roguelike)
- Filament (Mike - Bonus Non-Roguelike)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (Ting)
- Outer Wilds (Ting - Bonus)
Mike and Ting talk about VTubers, 2020 as an annus horribilis and Airpods Max.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2020 Wrap Up.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Virtual YouTuber
- Korone dropping the F Bomb in Mario Classic (YouTube)
- FaceRig
- Annus horribilis
- Prince Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein
- Lèse-majesté
- AirPods Max
- QuietComfort 35 II Noise Cancelling Smart Headphones | Bose
- WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones | Sony US
- PSA: How to switch off AirPods Max without Apple ‘bra’ case
- Here’s what the early reviews say about Apple’s bizarre AirPods Max Smart Case
- Market Manipulation
Mike and Ting talk about Marvel's Avengers, game awards and rapid fire some topics.
The “book club” game is: Cyberpunk 2077.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Marvel's Avengers
- Marvel's Avengers | Launch Trailer (YouTube)
- Marvel's Avengers Hasn't Recouped Its Development Costs Yet
- Marvel’s Avengers looks...bad?
- One Month Later, Avengers Still Doesn't Have A Multiplayer Pinnacle Activity
- Banner blindness
- How Naoki Yoshida’s team saved Final Fantasy XIV, in his own words
- 'Beyond’ delivers the ‘No Man’s Sky’ experience I was waiting for
- BioWare’s Hudson and Darrah are leaving the Anthem and Dragon Age maker
- Anthem Update – Javelin Gameplay & Builds
- How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong
- The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny
- Here’s How Microtransactions Work In Marvel’s Avengers
- How long is Warframe
Game Awards
- The Game Awards
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Awards
- 10 Times Leonardo DiCaprio Didn’t Win An Oscar
- How Does Oscar Voting Work?
- Voting Jury | The Game Awards
- Grammys drop 'urban' from major award category
- You can only have one Animal Crossing: New Horizons island per Nintendo Switch system
- Frequently Asked Questions - Metacritic
- Game of the Year 2019: Day One Deliberations (YouTube)
Rapid Fire
- Watch Dogs: Legion
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Watch Dogs: Legion map - London landmark locations, plus map accuracy and boundaries explained
- Insert Coin, the arcade documentary worth feeding all your quarters into
- High Score
- Indie Game: The Movie (2012)
- Is the Demon's Souls remake coming to PC? Here's what we know
- SUPER NINTENDO WORLD | Universal Studios Japan
- Nintendo’s Mario Cafe — and its food — looks fantastic
- Drifloon (Pokémon)
- The PS5’s DualSense controller is a literal game changer
Mike and Ting talk about Beeminder, Microsoft's creepy office productivity score and "revenge bedtime procrastination".
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Avengers, Awards and Alacritous Fire.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Dildos are everywhere in Cyberpunk 2077
- Jollibee
- COVID-19 Thematic Website (Hong Kong) - Early Testing and Detection
- Beeminder
- Microsoft's Creepy New 'Productivity Score' Gamifies Workplace Surveillance
- Bees Kill A Giant Hornet With Heat | Buddha Bees and The Giant Hornet Queen | BBC Earth (YouTube)
- Mythbusters Bees Lift Laptop (YouTube)
- The psychology behind ‘revenge bedtime procrastination’
Mike and Ting talk about Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is 3D All-Stars?
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars
- Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
- Nintendo 2nd Quarter Results for Fiscal Year Ending March 2021
- All Super Mario 3d All-Stars Games Are Emulated; Galaxy Code Has Been Recompiled to Run Natively on the Switch CPU
Super Mario 64
- Bob-Omb Battlefield - Super Mario 64 (YouTube)
- Super Mario 64
- Mips Clip Beginner Tutorial 2020 (YouTube)
- For reference, I think he says “So long-ay Bowser”
- Internet pours one out for Super Mario 64’s ‘Gay Bowser,’ who is dead now
- Lethal Lava Land
- Lakitu Bros.
- Vanish Cap Under the Moat
- The Mario 64 PC port looks like a full-blown remaster with new 4K texture pack
Super Mario Sunshine
- Isle Delfino - Super Mario Sunshine (YouTube)
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Corona Mountain
- Super Mario Sunshine on Metacritic
- Gelato Beach
- F.L.U.D.D.
- Four frustrating takeaways from the reissued Super Mario Sunshine
- The Sand Bird is Born
- New Super Mario 3D All-Stars Update 1.1.0 Allows Players to Invert Camera Controls and Adds GameCube Controller Support for Mario Sunshine
- Ricco Harbor
- Hotel Delfino
- Delfino Plaza
- Pachinko Game
- Gooper Blooper
- Super Mario Sunshine: How To Unlock Corona Mountain
Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario Galaxy OST - Gusty Garden Galaxy (YouTube)
- Super Mario Galaxy
- How Many Power Stars Are in Super Mario Galaxy?
- Screen | Wii | Support | Nintendo
- Anybody Experience Color Banding on the Switch in Dock Mode?
- Spring Mushroom
- Bee Mushroom
- Cappy
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars: Here's How Motion Controls Work In Galaxy
- Rolling Green Galaxy
- Loopdeeloop Galaxy
- Star Bit
Summary
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Daikatana
Post-Chat
- Divinity: Original Sin II
Mike and Ting talk about premium health subscriptions, high-tech toilets and music suggestions.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Whoop
- Netflix Plans and Pricing
- Fitbit Premium
- Google is acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion
- Tushy
- Toilets in Japan
- Three Seashells | Know Your Meme
- What to know about the “raw water” trend
- Spotify
- NME
- Steve Lamacq
- How AI helps Spotify win in the music streaming world
- Made For You - Spotify
- How does Spotify Radio work?
- Five Years (2012 Remaster) (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about AMD's new CPUs and GPUs, rapid fire some news and look back at five years of the podcast.
The “book club” game is: Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: AMD Big Navi and Zen 3
- Where Gaming Begins: Ep. 2 | AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series Graphics Cards (YouTube)
- Where Gaming Begins | AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processors (YouTube)
- AMD's 'Super Resolution' won't arrive until after Radeon RX 6000 series release
- AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: 5950X, 5900X, 5800X and 5600X Tested
- AMD Smart Access Memory
- Reflex Technology in GeForce 30 Series GPUs
Rapid Fire
- Here’s Where Facebook “Guaranteed” Users Would Never Need a Facebook Account to Use Oculus Headsets
- You’ll need a Facebook account to use future Oculus headsets
- Oculus Quest 2 Facebook account merge turns some headsets into "paperweights", affected users say
- Deleting Facebook also deletes your Oculus purchases
- Cyberpunk 2077 is delayed again to December 10th
- Cyberpunk 2077 Has Gone Gold
- Cyberpunk 2077 dev breaks promise, will force employees to work six days a week
- Always loved this character in the Simpsons
- Microsoft told employees it plans to release a browser-based app for the Xbox Game Pass streaming service next year that will get around Apple App Store rules: 'We absolutely will end up on iOS'
- When Microsoft's ambitious 'Netflix of gaming' service launches in September, it won't arrive on Apple devices – here's why
- Why Third-Party Browsers Will Always Be Inferior to Safari on iPhone and iPad (2014)
- Amazon Luna – Cloud Gaming Service
- Jeff Bezos
- Cliff Bleszinski
- PS5 storage is reportedly tight – here's how much you'll have available
- PS5’s SSD only has 667 GB of free storage
- Xbox Series X final storage size revealed — and there's bad news
- Here’s how Xbox Series X removable storage will work
- PS5 Seemingly Won't Support Native 1440p Resolution
- Pokémon Go is having its most lucrative year yet
Looking Back at Games
- Splash Down Park (Yoshi's Island Remix) from My Insanity by Blen
- Popcorn Dream.wav by breyenkatz
- The First One
- Lost Levels Club – Origin
- Out of the Park Baseball 2007 on Metacritic
- How long is Persona 5 Royal? | HowLongToBeat
- Mass Effect remastered trilogy coming in 2021
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- "We aren't masters of manipulation" says Apex Legends dev in response to battle pass grind complaints
- Inside You There Are Two Wolves | Know Your Meme
- Undertale
- EarthBound
- Mother 3
Looking Back at Platforms
- Destiny (video game)
- PlayStation 2019 Wrap-Up Looks back at Your 2019 Gaming Year
- Pre-Chat: RIP My Graphics Card click
- XPC Cube Desktop | Shuttle Computer Group
- Radeon HD 5000 series
Looking Back at the Podcast
- Podcast Method
- Modus operandi
- Peter Pan
- Podcasts - shows - Giant Bomb
Looking Back at Making Games
- Our #GGJ16 game: Mogwai Monastery
- Our #GGJ17 game: Duality
- Our #GGJ18 game: Rocket Lag
- Our Global Game Jam 2019 game: Get Your House in Order
- Our Global Game Jam 2020 game: Don’t Sink!
Mike and Ting talk about what they've learned during five years of the podcast.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Zen and the Art of Looking Back While Firing Rapidly.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- What have we learned in 5 years?
- Mike is still tired
- Mike is a YouTube addict
- Reddit!
- Mike does board games
- Ting does Twitter badly
- Mike’s anger management
- Ting’s a hopeless optimist
- Spectating Randoms For a Warzone Match | Modern Warfare Solo BR Gameplay Breakdown Tips (YouTube)
- AA
- Meme Economy | Know Your Meme
- Catan
- Dominion (card game)
- Century: Spice Road
- Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
- Twitter - Creation and initial reaction
- Anger Management
- Pre-Chat: Anger Management - Part 2
Mike and Ting talk about Disco Elysium.
Contains SPOILERS for Disco Elysium!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Disco Elysium?
- Disco Elysium by ZA/UM
- Disco Elysium is a 'colossal' game that can take 90 hours to finish
- How long is Disco Elysium?
- On Skill Checks
- On Active Skill Checks
- Add even more beauty to the wall
- Disco Elysium: How to Pass and Skip Time
- Drugs
- Kim Kitsuragi
Our Builds
- Disco Elysium skills & character creation: Intellect, Psyche, Physique, Motorics, and the 24 skills explained
- Ting’s Disco Elysium Build and Stats
- Mike’s Disco Elysium Build and Stats
- Horrific Necktie
- Thought Cabinet
- Clothes
Highlights
- Disco Elysium - Slip Away Unnoticed (Success/Fail) (YouTube)
- René Arnoux
- Gaston Martin
- Intrusive thought
- Pay for damages
- Giant Novelty Cheque
- Disco Elysium ~ Ancient Reptilian Brain ~ Bloated Corpse Of A Drunk (YouTube)
- Flashlight
- Tape Player Harmon Wowshi W02
- Prybar
- Kuuno de Ruyter
- Rejoyce Leyton-Messier
- Realising that it’s YOUR car
- Doorgunner Megamix
- Find your gun
- Pale
- Mega Rich Light-Bending Guy
What Happened?
- Measurehead
- End-of-day debrief with Kim
- Evrart Claire
- Harrier Du Bois
- Getting the body down
- Elizabeth Beaufort
- Klaasje
- Find the bullet before you get fooled
- Find your heraldic bird
- Get two signatures for Evrart
- Ruby, the Instigator
- [Spoilers] Possible outcomes from the tribunal
- Sea Fortress
- Iosef Lilianovich Dros
- Insulindian Phasmid
Summary
- Planescape: Torment
- Torment: Tides of Numenera
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Mike and Ting talk about the iPhone 12, iOS 14 and Mike's first D&D session.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Disco Elysium.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- iPhone X and iPhone 8 Feature IP67 Water Resistance Rating, Same as iPhone 7
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- Use inline replies and mentions in Messages on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
- Use widgets on your iPhone and iPod touch
- Season Six Reloaded: The Haunting of Verdansk Descends Upon Warzone and Modern Warfare
- THAC0
- Editions of Dungeons & Dragons
- Taikoo Shing
- Mong Kok
- Krillin
- Goblin
Mike and Ting talk about the new console generation and what they've been playing.
The “book club” game is: Disco Elysium.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: New Generation
- Xbox Series S - Loading Times Trailer (YouTube)
- Xbox Series S confirmed by Microsoft after next-gen Xbox price leak
- Xbox Series X Price, Release Date, Pre-Order Date Revealed
- PS5's Prices Come Out Swinging
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars pre-order bonus In Hong Kong detailed
- Get Sony's PS5 Media Remote so you never have to leave your sofa again
- Xbox Game Pass
- EA Play coming to Microsoft Game Pass members
- Xbox All Access
- Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks
- Microsoft’s big choice: Will Bethesda games still come to PlayStation and Switch?
- PlayStation Plus Collection game list: Everything you need to know about PS Plus Collection
- A week with the Xbox Series X: load times, game performance, and more
- Xbox Series X back-compat tested: up to double the performance in the most demanding games
- PS5 backwards compatibility explained: How PS4 games will be backwards compatible with PlayStation 5
Now Playing
- Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition
- Persona 5 Royal
- Baba is You
- Baba Is You by Punchy in 22:39 - Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Online (YouTube)
- Rocket League is now free, and you get a $10 coupon for grabbing it
- Dishonored 2
- OneShot
- Donut County
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- Fall Guys Shots: Fall Guys on Xbox,Switch and Mobile??? (YouTube)
- Fall Guys cheaters are using hacks to ruin the game
- Takeshi's Castle
- Among Us
- Split or Steal on Steam
- Parasite (map) - StarCraft and StarCraft II Wiki
- For the King
- Fortnite
- Grounded
- Sea of Thieves
- Monster Train
- Hades
- Spelunky 2
- Frog Fractions 3 has been found
- Genshin Impact
- miHoYo Publicly Addresses Genshin Impact ‘Spyware’ Issue, Releases New Patch to Fix It
- Genshin Impact works its magic to become biggest global launch of a Chinese game ever, analysts say
- Super Mario Bros. 35
Mike and Ting talk about The Social Dilemma, Chinese gifting culture, and phone numbers.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for New Generation and Now Playing.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- The Social Dilemma
- Tragedy of the commons
- Elon Musk thinks life on earth will go extinct, and is putting most of his fortune toward colonizing Mars
- Culture Insider: Taboos in gift-giving
- In China, Who Pays?
- VIP phone numbers ‘worth £250,000’ being sold online – is yours rare enough?
- HEY email pricing - ultra short
Mike and Ting talk about Call of Duty: Warzone.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Warzone?
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Warzone Parachute Techniques
- Captured: Prisoner of Warzone
- Contracts: Tips and Tricks
- Warzone Buy Stations: how to get Killstreaks, Loadouts, and more
- Warzone Stadium keycards: How find the blue keycards and the stadium code for the executive suite
- PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
- Fortnite
- Apex Legends
- Fortnite respawning guide
Our History With Call of Duty
- Call of Duty
- Call of Duty: Warzone | Battlepass
- All 100 Officer Challenges in Season 5 of Modern Warfare and Warzone
- The way Warzone broadcasts your mic on death is thrilling, bleak, and very funny
- Call of Duty: Warzone’s Plunder mode is for the fun-loving losers
- Finally got a duos win (Twitch)
- Loadout Drops
- Best perks in Call of Duty: Warzone
- Call of Duty Warzone - The M4 Is the new King (YouTube)
- What is “the meta” and how does it affect gaming?
- Call of Duty’s latest patch nerfs the Bruen – again
- Renetti nerf made a good gun go from viable to useless
- Escape from Tarkov
- Aimbot (Twitch)
- Jason with the wallhack (Twitch)
How Do We Play?
- Warzone crossplay: How to set it up and play with your pals
- The recoil in this game is non existent
- Call of Duty Warzone: Recon Bounties
- Heartbeat Sensor - Tactical Guide
- What is the origin of the quotation, "The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now."?
Summary
- All Fortnite map changes in Chapter 2, season 4
- How Warzone will change with Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
- Call of Duty: Warzone players get free weekend in Modern Warfare’s multiplayer
- Does High FPS make you a better gamer? Ft. Shroud - FINAL ANSWER (YouTube)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - How to 'Nuke' the Other Team in Ground War
- Disco Elysium
Post-Chat
- La Viña's Iconic Basque Cheesecake Arrives In Hong Kong, Sort Of
Mike and Ting talk about Mike's hike, their day vs. night selves, and dropshipping.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Call of Duty: Warzone.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Braemar Hill Sunset Hike in Hong Kong
- Sunset from Braemar Hill
- Wild boars in Hong Kong: are they dangerous, why are there more of them around, and what do I do if one attacks?
- Hyperbolic discounting: Why you make terrible life choices
- Microdosing
- Drop shipping
- eCom Domination Masterclass
- Multi-level marketing
- About cost-per-view (CPV) bidding
- About targeting for video campaigns
Mike and Ting talk about Apple vs. Epic, the games of Gamescom, Mario's 35th anniversary and NVIDIA's RTX 30 launch event.
The “book club” game is: Call of Duty: Warzone.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Apple vs Epic
- Fortnite’s V-Bucks are getting cheaper
- Hope you didn’t delete Fortnite or Infinity Blade because Apple just terminated Epic’s dev account
- Apple will enforce app notarization for macOS Catalina in February
- Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite
- Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30-percent Apple tax on events
- Apple's international antitrust battles - the story so far
- Why one email app went to war with Apple—and why neither one is right
- Apple 1984 Super Bowl Commercial Introducing Macintosh Computer (YouTube)
- Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite - #FreeFortnite (YouTube)
Gamescom
- Dragon Age 4 - Official Behind the Scenes Teaser Trailer | gamescom 2020 (YouTube)
- Star Wars: Squadrons Campaign Includes Film Characters, New Gameplay Shown
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - Official Perseus Briefing Cinematic | gamescom 2020 (YouTube)
- Everything we know about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, launching November 13th
- Genshin Impact Coming to PS4, PC, and Mobile in September
- The Sims 4: Star Wars Game Pack Hitting Next Month
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
- JK Rowling returns award after Kerry Kennedy criticism
- Incredible Ratchet & Clank gameplay demo reveals PS5’s SSD difference
- 12 Minutes - Cast Reveal Trailer (Daisy Ridley, Willem Dafoe, James McAvoy) | gamescom 2020 (YouTube)
Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary
- Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct (YouTube)
- The official home of the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. system.
- Game & Watch series
- This GameBoy Case Was Advertised EVERYWHERE (YouTube)
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- Super Mario Bros. 35
- Someone Turned Mario Into A Battle Royale, And It's The Best Thing
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
- DJI’s New Drone Is a Tiny Tank That Can Shoot Lasers and Drive Sideways
- Hasbro Celebrates Super Mario's 35th Anniversary With Monopoly And Jenga
- Puma Looks Ready To Pounce On Super Mario's 35th Anniversary With Some Nintendo-Branded Sneakers
- Super Mario Themed Furniture Items Officially Announced For Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Nintendo Celebrates Super Mario 35th Anniversary With New Clothing Line
- Super Mario All-Stars Is Now Available On Nintendo's Switch Online SNES Service
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars brings three high-res ports to Switch
NVIDIA RTX 30 Launch Event
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series | Official Launch Event [4K] (YouTube)
- The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070: RTX 2080 Ti Performance at $499
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080: Everything We Know
- Nvidia Announces Ampere: RTX 3090 for $1499, RTX 3080 for $699, RTX 3070 for $499
- BFG (weapon)
- WHY I use the Nvidia QUADRO RTX 8000 (YouTube)
- GeForce 16 series
- NVIDIA Marbles at Night | RTX Demo (YouTube)
- NVIDIA Omniverse Machinima
- GPUDirect Storage: A Direct Path Between Storage and GPU Memory
- NVIDIA DLSS 2.0: A Big Leap In AI Rendering
- AMD Big Navi release date, price, specs and latest news
Post-Chat
- RX 6 | Mouth De-click Tutorial (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Scots Wikipedia, the future of work, and a future of not working.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for #FreeFortnite, Gamescom, Mario@35 & BFGPU.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Um, almost the entire Scots Wikipedia was written by someone with no idea of the language – 10,000s of articles
- Scots language
- Dunning–Kruger effect
- The Simpsons - En Francais (YouTube)
- Shock an aw: US teenager wrote huge slice of Scots Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Notability
- Nigel Ng
- This is what coronavirus will do to our offices and homes
- Coronavirus: Pret A Manger plans rent talks in bid to avoid closures
- Radiohead - Creep (YouTube)
- What is redundancy, who can be made redundant and what are my rights?
- How To Drink (YouTube)
- Recreated - The "Johnny Silverhand" from Cyberpunk 2077 (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.
Contains SPOILERS for Dream Daddy!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Dream Daddy?
- Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
- Game Grumps (YouTube)
- The First Hardcore Porn Game on Steam Is Not Fucking Around
- Visual novel
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Home of the Underdogs
- Hatoful Boyfriend
- Eliza (video game)
- Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (Original Mix - 2006 Version) (YouTube)
- World's Best Dad achievement
- Brag battle
- Block That Bird
Our Dads
- OwO What's This? (YouTube)
- Our Dream Daddy Dads: Carter Owo and Benjamin Giles
- Escape from Margarita Zone Guide
- Bad Dad achievement
- Robert
- Damien
- Joseph
- Craig
- Capybara
- Hugo
Final Thoughts
- PUP - DVP (Official Video) (YouTube)
- Our Thoughts On Overwatch's Tracer Being Gay
- Steve Cortez
- Call of Duty: Warzone
Mike bakes scones while Ting collects stickers.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Scone
- Cream tea
- Biscuit (bread)
- Sticker album
- Card pack - Hearthstone Wiki
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Dark triad
Mike and Ting talk about the Xbox Games Showcase, the Nintendo Gigaleak and Valve's cancelled games.
The “book club” game is: Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Xbox Games Showcase
- Xbox Games Showcase [ENGLISH] (YouTube)
- Halo Infinite open world includes a day/night cycle, upgrades, and more
- Halo Infinite Gameplay Trailer Analysis: Are The Graphics Really 'Flat'...? (YouTube)
- The Banished - Faction
- Microsoft confirms “free-to-play multiplayer” for Halo Infinite
- Fable 4 just got revealed, and it's got fairies, frogs and a new developer
- Forza Motorsport is coming to the Xbox Series X with 4K, 60fps, and ray tracing
- Rare's 'Everwild' looks gorgeous, but we still don't know how it plays
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Grounded hits one million players in its first 48 hours
- Hotly-Anticipated Bite-Sized Survival Game | Grounded (Northernlion Tries) (YouTube)
- The Uncle Roger controversy: Why people are outraged by a video about cooking rice
- Grounded caters to those with arachnophobia in a very unusual way
- Everything we know about Destiny 2: Beyond Light
- Avowed: Release date, gameplay, and everything we know about Obsidian's Skyrim-like RPG
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide—release date, trailer and everything we know
- White Dwarf (magazine)
Nintendo Gigaleak
- Legend of Zelda gigaleak reveals Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask cut content
- Alleged Nintendo "gigaleak" reveals eye-opening prototypes for Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Kart, Star Fox 2 and more
- Fans celebrate as Nintendo Gigaleak validates Super Mario 64 Luigi myth
- Nintendo Gigaleak reveals canceled Pokémon MMO, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl beta
- Temtem
- @OKeijiDragon - This is an actual unused character graphic asset of Luigi giving the player the middle finger that found within the source files for Super Mario World dated 1989.
- Luigi's Death Stare | Know Your Meme
Valve's Cancelled Games
- Details of Multiple Cancelled Valve Projects Revealed, Including Half-Life 3
- Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours
- Valve: How going boss-free empowered the games-maker
- No Man’s Sky
- The Binding of Isaac (video game)
- OpenAI’s new language generator GPT-3 is shockingly good—and completely mindless
- AI Dungeon
- Dying Light
- Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
- Artifact (video game)
- Minecraft
- Fortnite: Save the World
Mike's graphics card explodes, Ting wants a YouTube update and they both agree to allow mouth clicks.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Valve is Open, Nintendo is Leaking, Halo is Flat.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 release date, price and specs: all the RTX 3080 rumors
- All 100 Officer Challenges in Season 4 of Modern Warfare and Warzone
- YouTube adds bedtime reminders to help you log off late at night
- A Reckoning At Bon Appétit
- Aaron and Claire (YouTube)
- Negi (Japanese Long Onion)
- Iron Pineapple (YouTube)
- Northernlion (YouTube)
- (Old) Reddit
- ‘The Secrets of Preventing Mouth Clicks in Voiceover Recordings
Mike and Ting talk about Outer Wilds.
NOTE: the first section is spoiler free!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What is Outer Wilds?
- Outer Wilds - Development
- Mobius Digital
- Masi Oka
- Outer Wilds; Available Now on Fig
- Annapurna Interactive
- Outer Wilds Nearing the Finish Line
- The Making of Outer Wilds - Documentary (YouTube)
- No Man’s Sky
- Scout Launcher
- Light Mode: Baked
Spoilers
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Quantum superposition
- Signalscope
- Outer Wilds absolutely nails this one thing about exploration
- Translation tool
- Gabbro
Story
- Nomai
- Eye of the Universe
- Ash Twin Project
- Outer Wilds Ending - destroying the fabric of spacetime (YouTube)
- Sun Station
- Ghost Matter
- Interloper
- Orbital Probe Cannon
- Quantum Moon
Summary
- Interstellar (2014)
- Miller (planet)
- I am feeling aimless...
- Dream Daddy
Post-Chat
- Repair
Mike and Ting talk about the prayer or high five emoji controversy, domain names and smart mirrors.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Outer Wilds.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- World Emoji Day: India’s ‘Namaste’ puts netizens in a tizzy, debate rages over Apple, Android descriptions
- 🙏 Folded Hands
- Ask HN: Best new startup TLD, other than .com?
- Ting
- Single-letter second-level domain
- 2 Letter Domain Names
- Lululemon is buying exercise hardware startup Mirror for half a billion dollars
- The Nearly Invisible Interactive Home Gym | MIRROR
- Mirror Online: The intelligent tabloid
Mike and Ting talk about the PS5, Xbox and Nintendo, Cyberpunk 2077, EA Play and Ubisoft Forward.
The “book club” game is: Outer Wilds.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: PS5
- PS5 Hardware Reveal Trailer
- The Best PS5 Memes
- The PS5 is huge, according to internet detectives
- PS5 games list: All confirmed launch, exclusive and first-party PS5 games explained
- Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online - Announcement Trailer | PS5 (YouTube)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Announcement Trailer | PS5 (YouTube)
- Horizon Forbidden West - Announcement Trailer | PS5 (YouTube)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Announcement Trailer | PS5 (YouTube)
- PlayStation 5 Ray Tracing First Look: Gran Turismo 7, Ratchet & Clank, Pragmata + More! (YouTube)
- Demon's Souls - Announcement Trailer | PS5 (YouTube)
- Outrageous aimbot (Twitch)
- The PS5 is getting a camera, charging dock, headphones, and media remote accessories
- Jackie Chan | Know Your Meme
- Call of Duty: Warzone plans to release on PS5 and Xbox Series X as the "one constant" for every new game in the franchise
- Introducing DualSense, the New Wireless Game Controller for PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X controller details, including Share button and hybrid d-pad explained
Xbox and Nintendo
- Xbox Series X - World Premiere - 4K Trailer (YouTube)
- Microsoft’s second next-gen Xbox reportedly set for August reveal
- XBOX Series S Priced at Zero: Changing the Rules to Defeat PlayStation 5 (YouTube)
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 voice actors were joking when they said they were nearly finished
- Sources: Nintendo Switch 2020 line-up dominated by Mario games old and new
- New Pokémon Snap is coming! (Nintendo Switch) (YouTube)
- Pokemon Unite - Full Gameplay Presentation (YouTube)
Cyberpunk 2077
- Cyberpunk 2077 — Official Trailer — The Gig (YouTube)
- We played Cyberpunk 2077 for four hours, here's what we think
- Which life path should you choose in Cyberpunk 2077?
- Cyberpunk 2077 - Braindance Gameplay (YouTube)
- Cyberpunk 2077 Could Revive a Long-Dead Genre
- Atari Hotels
EA Play and Ubisoft Forward
- EA Play Live June 2020 (YouTube)
- EA puts first wave of games back on Steam
- STAR WARS: Squadrons
- It Takes Two Is the Newest Co-Op Game From Josef Fares
- "F**k The Oscars" Says Developer At The Game Awards (YouTube)
- Unravel Two
- Don't Rule Out Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered Just Yet. Here's Why.
- Ubisoft Forward: World Teaser | Ubisoft [NA] (YouTube)
- Watch Dogs: Legion
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Hyper Scape
Mixer Shutdown
- Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming
- Microsoft’s Mixer streamers are sad, angry, and moving to Twitch
- Report: Ninja and Shroud Take Home Millions After Mixer Shutdown
Post-Chat
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
- Eurovision Song-Along (Official) - Iconic Contestants Join The Party (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about WWDC, bossware and shopping bots.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Not E3 2020.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- WWE
- WWDC
- Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs: Coming in Late 2020
- Windows RT
- Tested: Is a $400 iPhone SE really faster than the most powerful Android phone?
- OS X Lion to Drop 'Rosetta' Support for PowerPC Applications
- Inside the Invasive, Secretive “Bossware” Tracking Workers
- Exclusive: Barclays installs Big Brother-style spyware on employees' computers
- Who Is the Mystery Shopper Leaving Behind Thousands of Online Shopping Carts?
Mike and Ting talk about Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The “book club” game is: Outer Wilds.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Gameplay
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Tom Nook’s Animal Crossing legacy: greedy businessman or benevolent provider?
- Just one Animal Crossing: New Horizons island per Switch, Nintendo confirms
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nook Mileage rewards list
- Leaks, Mushrooms and Turnips
- Things to Do Daily (Daily Tasks)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons visitors explained: Who they are and why they're all important
- Redd’s Paintings & Statues: Real vs Fake Art Guide
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Golden Trout - Where, When And How To Catch The Rare Golden Trout
- Wedding Season Event Info and Rewards
- Emma Watson says she’s ‘self-partnered,’ the latest redefinition of ‘single’
- Wedding season descent into madness
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons has Same Sex Relationships...in English + Potential Update Delays (YouTube)
Stories
- Animal Crossing New Horizons QR Codes and Custom Designs: Download NookLink, open Able Sisters
- Gryffindor Robe
- Animal Crossing New Horizons amiibo support: How to use amiibo, unlocks and Photopia explained
- [HOWTO] The easy guide to making your own Amiibo clones using NTAG215 NFC stickers and an Android phone w/NFC
- Biskit
- Julian
- Reactions (New Horizons)
- Anabelle
- Charlise
- Dom
- Reneigh
- Island Designer
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a KFC fast food island
- Drive a Mercedes in 'Mario Kart 8'
- ACNH: Turnip Calculator
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Here's What Happens If You Stay in Nook's Cranny After Hours
Summary
- Can the second player terraform the town, build bridges or move buildings?
- Perfect is the enemy of good
- Outer Wilds
Post-Chat
- Ring of fire solar eclipse visible in southern China this weekend; Hong Kong to witness partial solar eclipse
Mike and Ting talk about temperature checks, dongles and HEY (the email service).
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Hong Kong’s Ocean Park reopens after more than four months of closure
- Hair Raiser
- I have lived the USB-C #donglelife. Here’s what you’re in for
- Could Switch's Non-Compliant USB-C Spec Be To Blame For Third-Party Docks Bricking Consoles?
- HEY - Email at its best, new from Basecamp.
- How we acquired HEY.com
- Hey.com exec says Apple is acting like ‘gangsters,’ rejecting App Store updates and demanding cut of sales
- Inbox by Gmail
- HEY pricing
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing, free games on the Epic store and remakes/remasters (again).
The “book club” game is: Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Spring Cleaning
- Spring Cleaning Event
- CST – Central Standard Time / Central Time (Standard Time)
- CST – China Standard Time (Standard Time)
- Half-Life 2 on Steam
- Sleeping Dogs on Steam
- Experiment 008: Play Next joins Steam Library
- Transistor on Steam
- Life is Strange - Episode 1 on Steam
- Pyre on Steam
- Tomb Raider on Steam
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam
- Counter-Strike: Source on Steam
- In defence of grey and brown in video games
- Modern Warfare Tactical Map Intel: Shipment
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, Warzone Season 4 Delayed Due To Racial Justice Protests
- Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition
- Companions | Baldur’s Gate Wiki
- 'GTA IV' to Return to Steam in a 'Complete Edition' with Features Missing
- Monster Train
- Northernlion (YouTube)
- Mega Crit - Slay the Spire
- Scrap Mechanic
- BEARING POWERED CAR!! | Scrap Mechanic Survival Gameplay/Let's Play E20 (YouTube)
- Chapter 2: Season 2 | Fortnite Wiki
- Meowscles
Epic Freebies
- Epic Games Store Mega Sale 2020 (YouTube)
- What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?
- @totalwar - A Total War Saga: TROY will be released on the Epic Games Store on 13 August 2020 - and will be free to keep if claimed within the first 24 hours of release
- Publishers Pull Their Games From Epic's Store During Its Big Sale (2019)
- The price of The Witcher 3 GOTY Edition on Epic Games Store was reduced to $14.98 making it ineligible for the $10 coupon (which is only applicable on games priced $14.99 and up).
- Two-Factor Authentication Required When Claiming Free Games April 28 - May 21
- The Epic Games Store has given away more than $2K in free games since launch
- eBay
- Epic Games Store extends weekly game giveaways to the end of the year (2019)
- All Colored Tracer Rounds Weapons in Call of Duty Modern Warfare Warzone - COD Blue, Red, Pink, Purple, and Green Bullets
- Into The Breach on Epic
- GoNNER on Epic
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance on Epic
- Batman: Arkham Knight on Epic
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator on Epic
- Minecraft for Windows 10
- Rumor: Mass Effect trilogy remaster will be out before next April
Remakes Remastered
- Reboots, Remakes and Sequels
- Resident Evil 3
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 Remaster Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- Best Upcoming Game Remakes 2020 (And Beyond)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated - Official Release Date Trailer (YouTube)
- Kingpin: Reloaded Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe – The Game Awards Trailer (YouTube)
- System Shock Alpha Demo Teaser Trailer - Nightdive Studios (YouTube)
- Nintendo is making 3D Mario remasters for his 35th anniversary
- EA remains focused on live services with 14 new games this year
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game)
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
- Deus Ex (video game)
Mike and Ting talk about caffeine dependence, Huel and Peloton.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Spring Cleaning, Epic Freebies and Remakes Remastered.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device?
- Caffeine dependence
- Huel
- Soylent
- Lotus Biscoff Spread
- Scivation, Xtend Pro, Whey Isolate, Cookie Butter, 5 lb (2.28 kg)
- Peloton
- Review: Anker's 24K Gold-Plated USB-C to Lightning Cable Certainly Makes a Statement
- I Am Rich
Mike and Ting talk about Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Contains SPOILERS for Final Fantasy VII Remake!
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Overview
- FINAL FANTASY VII Remake
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Is Shipping Early For Some Regions, And That's Intentional
- Final Fantasy VII
- Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Final Fantasy VII A.C. - Chop Suey! (YouTube)
What Was the Same
- Battle system
- Materia (Final Fantasy VII)
- Final Fantasy 7 REMAKE - Tifa mixing a drink (YouTube)
- FINAL FANTASY 7 ORIGINAL AIR BUSTER VS REMAKE AIR BUSTER COMPARISON (YouTube)
- Final Fantasy 7 VS. Final Fantasy 7 Remake - Comparison of Sector 6 & Wall Market (YouTube)
- FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE HoneyBee Inn Dance Scene 4K PS4 Pro (YouTube)
- &$#% Room - Final Fantasy VII Bonus Feature (YouTube)
- FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - Tifa meets Cloud in dress (YouTube)
What Was Different
- Final Fantasy VII Remake - Barret Saves President Shinra (YouTube)
- Monster Hunter: World
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy XV
- Aeris or Aerith
- Chapter 4 - Mad Dash
- Chapter 13 - A Broken World
- 6 Biggest Story Changes in Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Dementor
- Whispers (VII Remake)
With and Without Nostalgia
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Main Characters - TV Tropes
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Other Characters - TV Tropes
- Harem Genre - TV Tropes
- Date mechanics - Final Fantasy VII
- FF7 Remake Chapter 14 Resolution Guide: How To Unlock Every Scene
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake - Roche Motorcycle Boss Fight (YouTube)
- I think this is evidence that the texture issues in FFVII Remake are a bug and not the intended effect.
- English Lip Sync
- Final Fantasy VII Remake is proof that we need Super Fast SSD's
- Holodeck
- Whisper Harbinger Boss Cutscenes , Final Fantasy 7 Remake (YouTube)
- Cloud vs Sephiroth Original vs Remake | Main Bosses in FF7 Original vs Remake Gameplay Comparison (YouTube)
Summary
- Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)
- FF7 Remake Guide: The 7 Best Materia You Can Easily Miss
- Rebuild of Evangelion
Outro
- 2020's Best Deckbuilder! | Monster Train (Episode 1) (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about BS as a signal of intelligence, the five people who control Reddit and what Google doesn't want you to doodle.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
- Apparently, 4 out of 5 millennials have never eaten a Big Mac before
- Pointing out how much power few people have gets you removed from this sub apparently
- But That's None of My Business | Know Your Meme
- /r/Bitcoin Censorship, Revisited
- Do not Draw a Penis
- Lascaux
- Citing BGP hijacks and hack attacks, feds want China Telecom out of the US
- 🤐 Zipper-Mouth Face
Mike and Ting talk about recent big leaks, the Mario Maker 2 final update and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The “book club” game is: Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Leaks
- The Last of Us Part 2 leaked online
- The Last of Us Part 2, Iron Man VR delayed "indefinitely"
- Release Date Updates For The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima
- Fight Club (1999)
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- The Road (2009)
- A huge leak of old Nintendo related source code has been released
- iQue Player
- This GameBoy Case Was Advertised EVERYWHERE (YouTube)
- Super Mario 64 PC Port Supports 4K Resolution, Ray Tracing
- Super Mario 64 PC Port - Ray Tracing ( RTGI ) - Reshade (YouTube)
- Beyond emulation: The massive effort to reverse-engineer N64 source code
- List of Doom source ports
Super Mario Maker 2
- Super Mario Maker 2 – World Maker Update – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- New World Maker Mode, New Course Parts, And More Added With Free Update
- Super Mario Maker 2 Update Sees Link From The Legend Of Zelda Join As A Playable Character
- STEVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (YouTube)
- Super Mario Maker Gets A Long-Overdue Update On Wii U
Animal Crossing
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- How big of a deal is 'Animal Crossing'? It had the biggest launch of any Nintendo Switch game, including 'Mario' and 'Zelda.'
- You can only have one Animal Crossing: New Horizons island per Nintendo Switch system
- Animal Crossing fans are paying real money for turnip priority
- Feature: The Dark Secrets Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Stalk Market
- Nintendo Slashes Interest Rates In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Time Travel Guide
- Animal Crossing fans say they’re getting in trouble on Facebook over weeds
- On lockdown, Hong Kong activists are protesting in Animal Crossing
- Animal Crossing game removed from sale in China over Hong Kong democracy messages
- Report: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp just had its best month ever
- Error Message: The Credit Card's Issuing Country Is Not Compatible With This Nintendo eShop
- Passport - Titles & Maker
- Things to Do Daily (Daily Tasks)
- Investigating Tom Nook's predatory lending practices in Animal Crossing
- Resetti
- Isabelle
- Gulliver
- Villager list (New Horizons)
Post-Chat
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Double XP Extended After Weekend Bugs
Mike is angry about carbs while Ting tries to calm him down.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Leaks, Mushrooms and Turnips.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Anger Management
- What Are Macronutrients and Why Are They Important
- Northernlion (YouTube)
- McDonald’s - Crunchy McPepper
- Apparently, 4 out of 5 millennials have never eaten a Big Mac before
- The Play That Goes Wrong
- How to Tell Whether You've Got Angst, Ennui, or Weltschmerz
- Torschlusspanik
Mike and Ting talk about Resident Evil 2 (2019).
Contains SPOILERS for Resident Evil 2!
The “book club” game is: Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Overview
- Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Resident Evil 2 on Metacritic
- RESIDENT EVIL 2 - Leon Costume: '98
- RESIDENT EVIL 2 - Claire Costume: '98
- Resident Evil (2002 video game)
- Resident Evil Zero
- Resident Evil 5
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Do First Aid Sprays penalize your rank?
The Game
- Resident Evil 2 remake: Claire A Story Opening
- Resident Evil 2 Remake Devs Explain Character Redesigns
- The Faces Behind Resident Evil 2's Remake Characters
- Do extra costumes take damage?
- Herbs
- Safety Deposit Room
- Hip Pouch
- Morgue
- Raccoon Police Station
Atmosphere and Combat
- Gaming Detail: Resident Evil 2 Remake's "Welcome Leon" Sign Fixes Spelling Mistake From The Original Game In A Hilarious Way
- West Storage Room
- Holy crap the zombies can break doors
- Zombie
- Fact Finding: How Zombie HP works
- Samurai Edge (Albert Model)
- Licker
- G
- T-00 (Mr. X)
- Resident Evil 2 Infected Hong Kong
- [Resident Evil 2 Remake] Mr. X Burst Through Wall (YouTube)
- How Does Mr X Work Off Camera Resident Evil 2 Remake (YouTube)
Summary
- How the never released Resident Evil 1.5 survived 22 years to appear in Resident Evil 2 Remake
- Ringu (1998)
- The Vengeance Trilogy
- Ink Ribbon
- How to Save in Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 6
- Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- WARNING: SCARIEST GAME IN YEARS | Five Nights at Freddy's - Part 1 (YouTube)
Next Time
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- EarthBound
Mike and Ting talk about pandemic insurance, the new iPhone SE and 5G conspiracy theories.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Resident Evil 2 (2019).
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Wimbledon set for coronavirus windfall in huge pay-out from pandemic insurance
- Star Cinema Grill owner suing insurance company after told 'pandemic insurance' doesn't cover COVID-19 crisis
- Apple launches smaller, cheaper iPhone
- New iPhone SE
- UK TV watchdog ‘assessing’ popular daytime show over comments on 5G-coronavirus conspiracy theories
- Coronavirus: Scientists brand 5G claims 'complete rubbish'
Mike and Ting talk about the next gen console reveals, Nintendo's plans for the Mario 35th anniversary, Call of Duty: Warzone and Half Life: Alyx.
The “book club” game is: Resident Evil 2 (2019).
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: PS5 and Xbox Series X
- The Road to PS5 (YouTube)
- DF Direct: Hands-On With Xbox Series X + Impressions + Xbox One X Size Comparisons! (YouTube)
- Gears 5 on Xbox Series X: The Tech Demo Analysed In-Depth! (YouTube)
- Three is the Magic Number
- Xbox Series X first-party games will also play on Xbox One
- PS5 and Xbox Series X hardware specifications compared
- DriveSpace
- Second-Generation SandForce: It's All About Compression
- Is SQL Server data compression categorically good for read-only databases?
- AMD Turbo Core
- Head-related transfer function
- It’s Now Easier To Tell Where Gunshots Are Coming From In PUBG
- Virtual Barber Shop (Audio...use headphones, close ur eyes) (YouTube)
- PS5: watch PS4’s Spider-Man running on next-generation hardware
Mario 35th Anniversary
- Nintendo has big plans for Super Mario Bros.’ 35th anniversary
- More details emerge on Mario Switch remasters
- Mario 64 Cap and Suit
- Super Mario Galaxy Out Now For Nvidia Shield, But Only In China
- Super Mario Galaxy - Gameplay Wii 4K 2160p (Dolphin 5.0) (YouTube)
- Super Mario Galaxy | Completionist Wiki
- How many stars are there in Super Mario Galaxy 2?
- How many star coins are there in Super Mario 3D land?
Call of Duty: Warzone
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Call of Duty: Warzone trailer promises you can play the free battle royale tomorrow
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Blackout
- Apex Legends: How to respawn teammates
- Captured: Prisoner of Warzone
Half Life: Alyx
- Half Life: Alyx
- BONEWORKS on Steam
- Half-Life: Alyx - Locomotion Deep Dive (YouTube)
- Oculus Touch
- Wii Remote Wrist Strap | Know Your Meme
- Domino effect Half Life: Alyx
- GET THOSE HANDS UP!!
- The gravity gloves are the real star of Half-Life: Alyx
Mike and Ting talk about postponements and video conferencing with Zoom.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Next Gen, Mario@35, Warzone and Alyx.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat:
- Coronavirus Movie Delays: Every Film and Show Affected by COVID-19
- Just realised: the James Bond villain in Skyfall is actually mining bitcoins
- After Movie Delays, Could Christopher Nolan’s Tenet Be The First Post-Coronavirus Blockbuster In Theaters?
- The Walt Disney Studios Announces Updated Release Schedule
- 6-Minute Tenet Prologue Screening With Rise Of Skywalker In IMAX
- Star Trek: Picard’s first season went in a weird, sad direction by the finale
- Star Trek (2009)
- Icheb
- Zoom: Every security issue uncovered in the video chat app
- Zoom for Mac made it too easy for hackers to access webcams. Here’s what to do [Updated]
- 'Alcohol is soooo good': Trolls are breaking into AA meetings held on Zoom video calls and harassing recovering alcoholics
- 2002–2004 SARS outbreak
- Premier League, FA, EFL and WSL have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England
- Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic
- Formula 1 launches Virtual Grand Prix Series to replace postponed races
- Marbula One: Savage Speedway GP (S1R1) - Marble Race by Jelle's Marble Runs (YouTube)
- How haven't I played these levels… (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Pokémon Sword and Shield some more.
Contains SPOILERS for Pokémon Sword and Shield!
The “book club” game is: Resident Evil 2 (2019).
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Playthrough Stories
- Pokémon Sword & Shield - Gyms
- Type MatchUp
- Chairman Rose
- Team Yell
- Darkest Day
- Opal
- Temtem
- Sif, the Great Grey Wolf
- Behemoth Blade (move)
- Sordward
- Shielbert
- Mike’s party after the Pokemon Sword main quest, post-game quest and final stats
- Leon
- Ting’s party after the Pokemon Shield main quest and final stats
UK References
- This artist’s viral Pokemon designs are inspired by British life
- @scully1888 - I've seen some terrible Scottish accents doing the rounds as English and American folk try to make 'hilarious' Pokemon Sword and Shield memes. Yer man Scullion's decided to show you how Scottish Pokemon SHOULD be done (contains swearing, because Glasgow). Accept no imitations.
- Pokémon Sword and Shield new Pokémon list: All DLC and other Gen 8 Pokémon we know so far
- Urban Dictionary: Scally
- Cool guys don’t look at explosions ✌️🥺
- These Are The UK Cities That Inspired The Galar Region In Pokémon Sword & Shield
- Bobby
- Postman Pat
- Wild Area
Everything Else
- Pokemon Sun and Moon tells you move type effectiveness
- Remember to set your battle style to set!
- Shiny Pokémon
- The Process of PID and IV Creation of Non-Bred Pokemon
- Battle Tower (Generation VIII)
- A Special Letter and Song from Undertale Game Creator Toby Fox
- Individual values
- Effort values
- Vitamin
- Pokemon Breeding Guide
- Mewtwo And The Kanto Starters Are Now Appearing In Pokémon Sword And Shield Max Raid Battles
- Pokemon Let's Go: How to Catch Shiny Mewtwo
- Gigantamax
- Expansion Pass
Next Time
- Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)
- Resident Evil 2
- Call of Duty: Warzone
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been eating in isolation, their home office setups and YouTube ads.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Pokemon Sword and Shield - Part 2.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Honbo
- McDonald’s - Shogun Burger
- Buttermilk Crispy Chicken - McDonald’s
- Japan Welcomes Windows 7 with Seven Layer Whopper Burger
- McDonald’s - The Signature Collection
- MANA!
- Shopify is giving its employees $1k to furnish their work-from-home setups
- Aeron Chair
- How to work from home
- YouTube Premium
- MasterClass (YouTube)
- The Simpsons – The Joy of Sect– clip3 (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing, the Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay reveal, and the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo.
The “book club” game is: Pokémon Sword (or Pokémon Shield).
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Now Playing
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp | Country Availability
- Control
- SCP Foundation
- SCP – Containment Breach
- Noita
- Exploring the Tech and Design of Noita (YouTube)
- Terraria
- Jonathan Blow
- Feria d'Arles
- Escape from Tarkov
- Scavs
- WTF, you clearly saw me and shot me later (Twitch)
- Roger's Revenge (Twitch)
- TK Club (Twitch)
- More friendly fire (Twitch)
- My PoV for the TK (Twitch)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
- Star Wars: Tiny Death Star
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Event Horizon (1997)
- The internet has decided Doomguy and Animal Crossing's Isabelle are best friends now
Baldur’s Gate 3
- Baldur's Gate 3 - Official Opening Cinematic in 4K (YouTube)
- Baldur's Gate 3 Gameplay Reveal - PAX East 2020 Live Stream (YouTube)
- Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Demo
- Final Fantasy VII Remake - Opening Movie | PS4 (YouTube)
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake's classic mode makes you feel like a back-seat driver
- Eddie Redmayne
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Vs. Original (Bombing Mission) (YouTube)
- The Final Fantasy VII Remake Makes a HUGE Change to a Key Event
- FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE
Mike and Ting talk about the boss who put everyone on 70k, seat recline etiquette and Hong Kong's cash handout.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Now Playing - Spring 2020.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- The boss who put everyone on 70K
- Personal income in the United States
- What Happened to America’s Political Center of Gravity?
- Benefit fraud in the United Kingdom
- Ask Before You Recline Your Airplane Seat
- Seat recline debate: Passenger's laptop smashed
- Was Napoleon Short? Origins of the 'Napoleon Complex'
- All adult permanent residents to get HK$10,000
- Scheme $6,000
- Pre-order - Escape from Tarkov
Mike and Ting talk about Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Overview
- Pokémon Sword And Shield Sold A Phenomenal 16 Million Copies In Under Two Months
- Unsurprisingly, Pokemon Sword is selling better than Shield
- Choice-supportive bias
- Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon
- Pokémon Refresh
- Starter Pokémon
- Pokémon breeding
- Blue (game)
- Hau
- Hop
Innovation
- Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
- Exp. Share
- Magikarp (Pokémon)
- HM
- Nickname
- Max Raid Battle
- Pokémon Camp
- Curry
- Final Fantasy 7 - All Summons - HQ (YouTube)
Progress
- Pokemon Sword and Shield Gym Leaders: Who they are and how to beat them all
- Grookey (Pokémon)
- Scorbunny (Pokémon)
- Yamper (Pokémon)
- Boltund (Pokémon)
- Can You Change Your Number in Pokemon Sword and Shield?
- What do all of the Gym Leader jersey numbers mean in Pokémon Sword and Shield?
- Cool guys don’t look at explosions ✌️🥺
Post-Chat
- Escape from Tarkov
Mike and Ting talk about the Sonic movie, distasteful champagne drinking and growing a chicken without an egg(shell).
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Pokemon Sword and Shield - Part 1.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Box Office: Sonic the Hedgehog Races Past the Competition
- Sonic movie beats a huge Detective Pikachu box-office record
- Coronavirus: officer becomes 69th case in Hong Kong after attending party with 59 others, all of whom have been asked to avoid public
- @suen_daniel - Difficult to describe how celebratory is HK’s internet this evening after a @hkpoliceforce officer is confirmed infected w/ #COVID19. Mentions of champagne/whisky everywhere, someone appear to 🥂 outside North Point police stn. Inappropriate but says much abt police’s popularity.
- Hong Kong protests: police officer reprimanded after he was filmed saying he would celebrate student Chow Tsz-lok’s death ‘with champagne’
- @Fight4HongKong - NextMagazine found #HKPolice Chief Superintendents and Senior Superintendents attending a banquet organized by local triads on Feb 7th, 2020. When inquired about the incident, Hong Kong Police says they attended the banquet in their private capacity.
- Coronavirus: Hong Kong Police defend use of protective gear as report claims Force received more than Health Dept.
- This guy grows a chicken in an open fucking egg
- Live Chicken Embryos | Exploratorium Museum Exhibits
Mike and Ting talk about Global Game Jam 2020, GeForce Now, game delays, Atari Hotels and Nintendo Switch sales numbers.
The “book club” game is: Pokémon Sword (or Pokémon Shield).
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Global Game Jam 2020
- Global Game Jam
- Hong Kong schools, kindergartens closed until at least March 2 as coronavirus fears grow, three universities take similar action
- Hong Kong Theme Parks Close, Concerts Halted in Response to Coronavirus
- GGJ 2020 Keynote and Theme (YouTube)
- Breakout (video game)
- Panel beater
- @RegalPigeon - I wanted to do a solo project for the GGJ and take it easy. I didn't end up submitting anything but here's a little tower defense game I started! Bombarchy is still my main project but having this on the side will be good for my sanity :)
- Don't Sink - Hong Kong GGJ20 (YouTube)
- Get Your House in Order - Hong Kong GGJ19 (YouTube)
- Platformer Microgame
- Winners of GGJ 2020 (Global Game Jam Hong Kong)
- Escape from Tarkov
- GGJ2020 trailer - Stop! Your Mom will kill me (YouTube)
- Rebind Typer - Global Game Jam 2020 Entry (YouTube)
- Razer Blade Stealth 13 review (2019): A gamer’s dream, at a steep cost
NVIDIA GeForce NOW
- NVIDIA GeForce NOW CES - PC Beta Now Available (YouTube)
- GeForce NOW Open for All
- RIP Stadia? Nvidia’s newly launched cloud-gaming service is (mostly) a stunner
- Building a local Steam caching server to ease the bandwidth blues
- Storage area network
- Bots are making Fortnite players question what’s real
Rapid Fire
- Half-Life Collection is free-to-play until the launch of Half-Life: Alyx
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake delayed to April
- FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Theme Song Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Cyberpunk 2077 is being delayed to September 17th
- Cyberpunk 2077 still needs crunch time to complete, CEO says
- Atari Hotels
- Atari Gaming System Is The Inspiration For New Hotel Chain
- Games Done Quick
- Switch worldwide sales top 52.48 million, Pokemon Sword and Shield sales top 16.06 million
- Dedicated Video Game Sales Units
- High Expectations Asian Father | Know Your Meme
- Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Double Pack
- Ring Fit Adventure Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- 新型コロナウイルス感染症による、Nintendo Switchなどの生産および出荷への影響について（お詫び）
- Nintendo says the coronavirus is delaying Switch production
- Hong Kong face mask prices soar as residents scramble to stock up amid Wuhan coronavirus fears
- Nintendo Co., Ltd. Earnings Release for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 2019
- Pokemon Sword and Shield's Expansion Pass Finally Kills Its "Third Versions," and the Series is Better For It
- Circhester Gym - Rock (Sword Exclusive)
Post-Chat
- Star Trek: Picard
- Amazon Prime launches in Asia and the world as video streaming competition intensifies
- Prime Video
- The Grand Tour
- The Expanse
Mike panic buys a sack of rice while Ting talks to himself.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for GGJ, GeForce Now and Hotels Later.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- HQ Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit + Lyrics (YouTube)
- How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name
- Bird flu outbreak in Suffolk leads to chicken slaughter
- Cats and dogs ‘thrown from tower blocks’ in China after fake news rumours animals are causing spread
- Timeline of the SARS outbreak
- Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospital staff strike to demand closure of China border
- Coronavirus: panic buying shows no sign of ending in Hong Kong
- Mindfulness
- "You are not your thoughts"
- Scrubs (TV Series 2001–2010)
- Scrubs - J.D forgets what's wrong with his patient (YouTube)
- Aphantasia
- Subvocalization
- Thinking Without Words
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Guy Finds Out Not Everyone Has An Internal Monologue With Themselves And It Ruins His Day
Mike and Ting talk about Untitled Goose Game.
Contains SPOILERS for Untitled Goose Game!
The “book club” game is: Pokémon Sword (or Pokémon Shield).
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Overview
- Untitled Goose Game by House House - Pre-Alpha Gameplay (YouTube)
- Push Me Pull You
- How Four Friends Made Untitled Goose Game by Accident (YouTube)
- Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck
- Hot Fuzz (2007) - "Swan Bits" (YouTube)
- Why the Queen Owns All the Swans in England
- Chinese smash-and-grab motorbike thieves target luxury car waiting at traffic lights
- Can a swan break your arm?
- 'Untitled Goose Game' honks its way to a million sales
- Debussy: The Complete Preludes (Jumppanen) (YouTube)
- How Untitled Goose Game adapted Debussy for its dynamic soundtrack
Gameplay
- Untitled Goose Game Coming to PS4 December 17
- Razer Chroma
- Untitled Goose Game - Make the Boy Wear the Wrong Glasses (YouTube)
- Untitled Goose Game - Get Dressed Up With a Ribbon (YouTube)
- Untitled Goose Game "make someone prune the prize rose" (YouTube)
- Untitled Goose Game - How to Make Groundskeeper Wear Sun Hat (YouTube)
- Untitled Goose Game - Get Thrown Over the Fence (YouTube)
- Untitled Goose Game - Stealing the Town's Miniature Golden Bell (YouTube)
- Who needs stealth? MGS5: The Phantom Pain opens up Kojima’s sandbox
- Someone's stolen every item in Untitled Goose Game
Summary
- Yummy - Cabbage Picnic (Secret) - Untitled Goose Game - Achievement Guide (YouTube)
- Untitled Goose Game - Score A Goal (YouTube)
- Untitled Goose Game by Tasselfoot in 15:43 - AGDQ2020 (YouTube)
- r/JusticeServed
- r/MaliciousCompliance
- Tyrant
- Goat Simulator
- Catlateral Damage
- Katamari Damacy
- Untitled Goose Game memes are reaching critical mass
- DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game
- The Different Levels of “Switch Tax”
Next Time
- Original PokeRap (YouTube)
- Thanks Ting! Showing me up with the unexpected Christmas gift 😅
- Pokémon Sword and Shield legendaries: Zacian, Zamazenta and Eternatus explained
- OK Boomer
Mike and Ting talk about the Wuhan coronavirus and Resident Evil 2: Infected Hong Kong.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Untitled Goose Game.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Chinese zodiac 2020: All you need to know about the Year of the Rat
- Why ‘have you eaten?’ means ‘how are you?’ in Hong Kong
- Scientists Now Think They Know What Started China's Deadly Coronavirus: Bats
- Chinese food market at the epicentre of deadly virus outbreak was selling KOALAS along with snakes, rats and wolf pups for locals to eat
- Revolting video shows woman devouring bat amid coronavirus outbreak
- Hong Kong face mask prices soar as residents scramble to stock up amid Wuhan coronavirus fears
- Resident Evil 2: Infected Hong Kong
- T-00
Mike and Ting talk about review scores, the top grossing games of 2019 and what they're looking forward to in 2020.
The “book club” game is: Untitled Goose Game.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Review of Reviews
- Announcement: IGN's Review Scale Just Got Simpler
- Metacritic
- Why linking developer bonuses to Metacritic scores should come to an end
- Eurogamer has dropped review scores
- 65,536
Grossest Games of 2019
- Steam Best of 2019 - Top Sellers
- SuperData Research - 2019 Year In Review: Digital Games and Interactive Media
- Dream Big, Build Small With The Sims 4 Tiny Living
- Why PUBG Mobile became Game for Peace in China
2020 Releases
- Dreams
- Dreams Early Access Begins April 16
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Half-Life: Alyx
- BONEWORKS
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Isabelle returns to Animal Crossing after her time in Smash Ultimate.
- System Shock
- Resident Evil 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Deus Ex: Invisible War
- The Last of Us Part II
- The Road (2009)
- Pokemon Sword/Shield Expansion Pass
- The Internet Reacts To The Pokémon With A Gun
- Watch Dogs: Legion
- Axiom Verge 2
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Deltarune
Mike and Ting follow up on the small gift pact and Secret Cinema, and look at some new decade predictions.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Review Reviews, The Grossest Games and 2020 Look Ahead.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Doubts grow over US case for Suleimani assassination as Iran urges revenge
- Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
- Pre-Chat: The Great Small Gift Pact
- AeroPress
- Forever 21 files for bankruptcy and will close up to 178 US stores
- 22 (Taylor Swift song)
- Bristol Novelty GJ139 Nut Tin with 3 Snakes Practical Joke Set, Unisex-Adult, Multi-Colour, One Size
- ‘Secret Cinema Presents Stranger Things’ review: track down the Demogorgon in an immersive Starcourt Mall experience
- Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?
- Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies
- Monty Python: What have the romans ever done for us? (YouTube)
- AirPods Pro review: the perfect earbuds for the iPhone
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai is taking over as CEO of Alphabet
Mike and Ting look back on 2019 and the decade.
The “book club” game is: Untitled Goose Game.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: 2019 Highlights
- Respawn says it’s “putting a lot on the line” with Apex Legends’ surprise launch
- Anthem has made over $100 million in digital revenue since launch
- How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong
- Anthem 1.6.0 Game Update Notes
- November 2019 NPD — Pokémon has best U.S. launch in series history
- Hit Taiwanese horror game Devotion banned in China after hidden message links Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh
- 2019 Hong Kong protests
- Hong Kong protesters shoot arrows at police during clashes at Chinese University (YouTube)
- Liberate Hong Kong by Unknown Protester
- Battlefield Hong Kong - The Ritual of Yellow Umbrella
- Jonathan Blow
- What Is Dota Auto Chess And Why Is Everyone Playing It?
- Auto Chess
- Dota Underlords
- Teamfight Tactics
- Battlegrounds Early Access – Now Live! - Hearthstone
- Epic Games Store extends weekly game giveaways to the end of the year
- Epic Games Store celebrates the holidays with 12 free games
- Phoenix Point
2010s Highlights
- Kamex, Undertale - His theme Remix 2
- How indies made an impact on a generation of game consoles
- Valve kills Steam Greenlight – here's why it matters
- Minecraft
- Billionaire who sold Minecraft to Microsoft is sad and lonely
- QAnon Conspiracy Endorsed By 'Minecraft' Creator Markus 'Notch' Persson
- Humble Bundle
- Global StarCraft II League
- Supreme Commander (video game)
- Ashes of the Singularity
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Development of Duke Nukem Forever
- Blur and Oasis’ big Britpop chart battle – the definitive story of what really happened
- 10 Hilarious Skyrim Memes That Will Make You Want To Jump Back In The Game
- Skyrim - Thomas the Tank Engine Mod (YouTube)
- A look back at the doomed virtual reality boom of the 90s
- Oculus Rift: Step Into the Game
- Oculus Quest
- Windows 8
- Telltale Games
- The Walking Dead (video game)
- Minecraft: Story Mode
- The Wolf Among Us 2 is happening
- Maxis attempts to explain why SimCity is always-online as players discover code for 20-min offline force-shutdown timer
- Microsoft was right in 2013: This is the always-on generation
- User operation prohibition
- Gamergate controversy
- TotalBiscuit
- Damsel in Distress: Part 2 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games (YouTube)
- Undertale
- Dark Souls
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Ting)
- Borderlands 3 (Game that Ting maybe should have picked)
- Apex Legends (Mike)
- Satisfactory (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Best Game
- Disco Elysium (Ting)
- Baba is You (Mike)
- Slay the Spire (Game that Mike should have picked last year)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2019
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Ting)
- Control (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention
- Resident Evil 2 (Ting)
- Tetris 99 (Mike)
- Super Mario Maker 2 (Game that Mike likes to watch more than he likes to play)
Post-Chat
- MASHUP - Mariah Manson - "All I Want For Christmas is the Beautiful People" (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Christmas shopping, hot pot induced insomnia and Mike's alter ego: Rudie "Mamma's Child" Jackson.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2019 Wrap Up.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- PITTA Mask
- KEANA Rice Mask
- The Maple Mania
- Pseudoephedrine (including Sudafed)
- Hot pot
- Cortex - Relay FM
- Phoenix Point
- Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things
- Bucket hat
- London’s Underground Rebel Bingo Makes U.S. Debut: ‘Shock-To-The-Senses’ Bingo
- Rebel Bingo
Mike and Ting talk about Borderlands 3.
Contains SPOILERS for Borderlands 3!
The “book club” game is: Untitled Goose Game.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Overview and Impressions
- Borderlands (video game)
- Borderlands 2
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
- Tales from the Borderlands
- Recapping Anthem’s messy road after launch
- The Rampager
- Free! Now! New Borderlands 2 DLC (Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary)
- Salvador
- Amara
- Zane
- Lilith
- Maya
- Transaction-Packed
- Borderlands 3 Lost Loot: Where to find the Lost Loot Machine
- Borderlands 3: How Many Planets There Are
Story
- Borderlands 3 - Meeting Tiny Tina (YouTube)
- Harley Quinn
- What's normal to do as a child but creepy to do as an adult?
- Borderlands 3 - Calypso Twins Kill Maya (YouTube)
- SPOILERS: BORDERLANDS 2 - ROLAND'S DEATH (YouTube)
- Borderlands 3 / Tannis is a Siren Scene (YouTube)
- BORDERLANDS Angel Satellite CUTSCENE (YouTube)
- Tyreen the Destroyer
- Ava
- Borderlands 3 - ENDING Scene (YouTube)
- Borderlands 2 - Ellie and Bad Maw Introduction (YouTube)
- As an author, I can explain the Ava hate in detail for those who don't understand.
- Scrappy-Doo
- Borderlands 3 - Like Follow And Obey Cutscene (YouTube)
- Claptrap
- Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution
- Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon Keep
Gameplay
- Moze
- Amara (Siren) Phaseslam Melee Build Guide
- New-U Station
- FL4K
- English Etiquette
- Is it possible to permanently lose COV weapon in Borderlands 3?
- Extreme Hangin' Chadd
- Eridian Fabricator
Post-Game and Summary
- Girl On Fire - Full Song (End Credits) - Borderlands 3 (YouTube)
- Trouble - Full Song (End Credits) - Borderlands 3 (YouTube)
- How does the games industry solve its problem with music licensing?
- Borderlands 3 - True Vault Hunter Mode and Mayhem Mode explained, including Mayhem Mod list
- Borderlands 3 Bloody Harvest Halloween event: How to search the galaxy for a ghost, Bloody Harvest rewards explained
- Anthem
- Destiny 2: Play for Free
- Star Citizen hits $250m raised through crowdfunding
- Diablo 3
- Nephalem Rift
- Takedown At The Maliwan Blacksite Quick Guide
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- How Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s cross-play will work
- The shotgun is my spirit animal (Twitch)
Mike and Ting talk about Bulletproof Coffee, the new Razr phone and the Tesla Cybertruck.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Borderlands 3.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Bulletproof Coffee: Everything You Want To Know
- razr has arrived (YouTube)
- Motorola Razr
- Foldable $1,500 Motorola Razr: This flip phone's hinge could also be its edge
- Party like it’s 2004 with the new Motorola Razr’s secret ‘Retro Razr’ mode
- T9 (predictive text)
- Nokia 3210
- Nokia 8210
- Cybertruck
- Tesla Cybertruck Unveiling Event: Watch the $39,900 Bulletproof Truck's Full Reveal Presentation (YouTube)
- UPDATE: Cybertruck Passes 250k Pre-Orders – What’s Driving These Numbers?
- Ute (vehicle)
- Elon Musk 'pedo guy' defamation trial begins
Mike and Ting talk about Half-Life: Alyx, new developments from Oculus, plans to fix Anthem and the redesigned Sonic trailer.
The “book club” game is: Borderlands 3.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Half-Life: Alyx
- Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
- Valve is making three "full" VR games
- Half-Life Alyx Trailer Showcases Potentially Revolutionary VR Controls
- Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator
- Apple Arcade’s fixer-upper game isn’t short on irony
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve Interview (YouTube)
- Half Life - Alyx: Everything we know
- Virtual reality sickness
- Are Virtual Reality Headsets Safe for Children?
- Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo
- Firewatch Dev's Next Game, In The Valley Of Gods, May Be In Jeopardy
- Pre-Purchase Half Life: Alyx Listed At $59.99, Free For Valve Index Owners
Oculus
- John Carmack - Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award (YouTube)
- John Carmack stepping down as CTO of Oculus to work on AI
- Adaptive tile refresh
- Eliza
- @ID_AA_Carmack - Considering how @elonmusk likened AGI to “summoning the demon”, it would be poetic if I can make a dent!
- Who needs the Rift S when the Oculus Quest can do everything?
- Beat Saber
- Marie Kondo
- Why are people mocking IGN about Cuphead? Something about them being terrible about it?
Anthem Next
- Sources: BioWare Plans A Complete Overhaul For Anthem
- No Man’s Sky NEXT
- How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Hello Games
- BioWare ditching Anthem's original post-launch content plans to focus on "core issues"
- Anthem Reveal vs Launch: Everything Missing From The Final Game
- It's a fake! (YouTube)
- Destiny 2: Play for Free
- Warframe: Ninjas Play Free
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Sonic Movie Redesign
- Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) - New Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures (YouTube)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer #1 (2019) | Movieclips Trailers (YouTube)
- Super Mario Bros. (1993)
- Super Mario Bros Animated Movie Will Release "Around 2022"
- Ben Schwartz Really Fought To Play Sonic The Hedgehog
- Ryan Reynolds Is the Perfect Pikachu
- Charles Martinet: It's-A Me, Mario! - Meet The Record Breakers (YouTube)
- ‘Sonic’ Redesign Cost Paramount Nowhere Near the $35 Million That’s Been Rumored
- Sanic Hegehog | Know Your Meme
- Jim Carrey As Eggman Is The Saving Grace For New Sonic Movie, According To Some Fans
Mike and Ting talk about subscription services, AI speech synthesis and Google's acquisition of Fitbit.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Half-Life 3/2 Confirmed.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- The Neck Hammock
- How to watch Premier League on Amazon Prime: all you need to know
- Twitch Prime - Games and Loot
- Apple Arcade
- AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds (2018)
- Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone
- Eliza
- Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion
- Fitbit app new Dashboard - iOS
- Fitbit Premium
- Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
- Garmin vívosmart 4 Introduces Body Battery™ Powered by Firstbeat Analytics
Mike and Ting talk about Eliza.
Contains SPOILERS for Eliza!
The “book club” game is: Borderlands 3.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Premise
- Eliza
- Visual novel
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Lovers of Aether
- Hatoful Boyfriend
- Matthew Seiji Burns
- Transcranial direct-current stimulation
- Artificial general intelligence
- ELIZA
Highlights
- Driver Rewards with Uber Pro
- Every Eligible Ride and Meal Earns You Points With Uber Rewards
- "Hardest question I've been asked today : )" (cookie options)
- Dark Chocolate Gingers - Border Biscuits
- Asexuality
- Phil Wang
- Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
Decisions
- Choices, Outcomes, and Endings
- What I want in life… is...
- I’m going to...
Closing Thoughts
- Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
- There is no message, no point, no overarching story here
- Saiyan Power
- Homer Simpson Needs An Operation (YouTube)
- Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life
- Mike’s Eliza Notes
- PSA: Zach is watching you contemplate
Mike and Ting talk about the new new AirPods, lack of impulse control and WeWork.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Eliza.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- AirPods Pro
- Please Meet Your Monkey Mind
- Picnic (chocolate bar)
- Four-day workweek boosted productivity by 40%, Microsoft Japan experiment shows
- The Rise and Fall of WeWork
- Mega Seeds.. you know where to put them - Rick and Morty (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about the controversy surrounding Blizzard's ban of Blitzchung, plus RAPID FIRE NEWS.
The “book club” game is: Eliza.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Blitzchung Ban
- Hearthstone player calls for Hong Kong’s liberation in postgame interview
- Blizzard suspends Hearthstone player for ‘liberate Hong Kong’ statement
- Taiwanese Hearthstone caster fired after Hong Kong controversy says he still doesn't know why
- Brooklyn Nets’ NBA community event in Shanghai abruptly cancelled by government as China political storm rages on
- CCTV pulls NBA China Games broadcast in response to Adam Silver’s support for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s right to free speech
- Unlike Blizzard, Epic Games says it won’t ban players for political speech
- Epic Games Store blocks China to protect employees in the country
- @lackofrealism - Not everyone at Blizzard agrees with what happened. Both the "Think Globally" and "Every Voice Matters" values have been covered up by incensed employees this morning.
- Tommy,Taiwanese Commentator Who Got Fired by Blizzard,Statement
- No, Blizzard isn’t blocking people from deleting their accounts
- Blizzard breaks silence on Hong Kong Hearthstone controversy, reduces punishment on banned player
- Blizzard cancels Overwatch launch event at Nintendo's New York store
- Blizzard postpones event in Taiwan amid Hong Kong protests
- After A Terrible 2019, Blizzard Is Going All-In At BlizzCon
- Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans To Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal
- US politicians write to Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expressing "deep concern" over punishment of Hong Kong Hearthstone pro
- Protestors are trying to get Overwatch banned in China, using memes of popular hero Mei
- Sina Weibo
- Blizzard's official response: "We highly object the expression of personal political beliefs in any of our events... As always, We will defend the pride and dignity of China at all cost."
- Taiwan
- Chinese video-game censorship doesn't end with 'Devotion'
- Today I Discovered The UK Government's Irrational Fear Of Ninjas
- Taiwan emoji removed in HK and Macau.
- Report: Apple told Apple TV+ creators to avoid portraying China ‘in a poor light’
- Hong Kong protests: Apple pulls tracking app after China criticism
- Explainer: ‘The Communist Party’s Railway’ – How Hong Kong’s once-respected MTR fell afoul of protesters
- 2014 Hong Kong protests
- Edward Snowden's choice of Hong Kong as haven is a high-stakes gamble
- Gamers for Freedom: A handbook for protesting at this year's Blizzcon
Rapid Fire
- Analogue Pocket
- Field-programmable gate array
- At that resolution you could even leave a line of pixels blank in between to emulate the old pixels that had a little bit of a gap between them too! Would look really nice I think.
- Ring Fit Adventure Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- The Outer Worlds
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Death Stranding
- Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming To PC November 5th
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Shenmue 3
- Google’s Stadia Game Service Is Officially Coming November 19th: Everything You Need To Know
- Google: Stadia exclusives to have features “not possible” on home hardware
- Google Duplex: A.I. Assistant Calls Local Businesses To Make Appointments (YouTube)
- Here Are the Microsoft Twitter Bot’s Craziest Racist Rants
- Introducing Steam Remote Play Together
- Nvidia GeForce Experience update lets you share games, play co-op
Mike and Ting talk about their favourite health fads, an infestation of beetles and buying a 4K laptop.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Blizz-troversy: Hearthstone & Hong Kong.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Madeira cake
- The Most Bullshit Health and Wellness Fads of the Decade
- Eat, Fast and Live Longer
- Pret a Manger
- Eat (restaurant)
- What is This? A Center for Ants?
- Sleep and Disease Risk
- Lack of sleep could damage DNA and affect repair ability, possibly raising cancer risk, University of Hong Kong study finds
- Everything You Wanted To Know About Microdosing (But Were Afraid To Ask)
- Modafinil
- Why Haven't We Found Alien Life? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios (YouTube)
- Drugstore beetle
- Pixel density
Mike and Ting talk about TIS-100.
The “book club” game is: Eliza.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Zachtronics
- Zachtronics
- TIS-100
- 10 games like Borderlands to loot and shoot in
- Hellgate: London
- Why do you like Zachlike games?
- Spacechem
- Braid
- Infinifactory
- INFINIUPDATE #3
- Ironclad Tactics
- Eliza
- Infiniminer
- Proto-MineCraft Abandoned Due To Epic Error
- Markus Persson (Notch)
- Minecraft’s creator, ‘Notch,’ just outbid Beyoncé and Jay Z on an insane Beverly Hills mansion
TIS-100
- Unity
- Jonathan Blow on Windows Terminal (YouTube)
- TIS-100P Reference Manual
- SHENZHEN I/O
- EXAPUNKS
- Surprised Pikachu
- TIS-100 ending (YouTube)
- TIS-100 NET Ending (YouTube)
- Histogram
Highlights
- How to Implement a Queue Using Two Stacks
- Code Golf
- Assembly language
- NOP (code)
- Comment (computer programming)
- TIS-100 Achievements
- Is Sequence Sorter the hardest level in the game?
Ten Years of Terrible Games
- Zach Barth: "Zachtronics: Ten Years of Terrible Games" | Talks at Google (YouTube)
- MetaboSIM
- Arduino
- Infinifactory Calculator (YouTube)
- EXAPUNKS Hacker Battle Competition #1: PEKUJA vs MATTYG (YouTube)
- Gladiabots
Mike and Ting talk about Mike's holiday to LA.
NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for TIS-100.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Greta Thunberg
- Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones II
- Ray-Ban RB8313 Gunmetal - Carbon Fibre
- 6 Best Raspberry Pi Smart Magic Mirror Projects You Can Make
- 5 Insanely Dangerous Areas to Avoid in Los Angeles
- Wanted Level in Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online - Four Stars
- What Is Disney MaxPass?
- Savi's Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers
- Copyright Term Extension Act
- Lightsaber!
- The Harmless Items That Could Trigger a TSA Search of Checked Luggage
- Savi's Workshop Lightsaber Battery Replacement Tutorial (YouTube)
Mike and Ting have a self-indulgent, almost entirely off topic chat to celebrate 100 episodes.
NOTE: this episode is mostly pre-chat! Normal service will resume next ep.
The “book club” game is: TIS-100.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Puffin Forest (YouTube)
- Zee Bashew (YouTube)
- Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones II
- GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Graphics Cards
- Setting a budget: Ten tips for getting to grips with your spending
- Gesamtkunstwerk
- The Perfect PokéRap | Unraveled LIVE at PAX East 2019 (YouTube)
- German Word of the Day: Das Backpfeifengesicht
- German Word of the Day: Die Torschlusspanik
- Why Are Introductory Classes Called "101"?
Signs That You’re a Real Hongkonger
- 11 signs that you’re a real Hongkonger
- More signs that you’re a real Hongkonger
- Shugetsu
- Leprosy
- Cold calling in Hong Kong is so out of control, it makes you contemplate murder
- Chowing down on chicken testes, a Hong Kong hotpot delicacy (YouTube)
How Millennial Are You?
- How Millenial Are We? (w/ Andrea Rene and Joey Noelle) - Internet Explorerz (Ep. 26)
- The list of foods (since the website it originally comes from blocks non-US connections?!)
- Here's Exactly What Drinking Charcoal Water Does for Your Body
- Tapping the potential of birch water
- The secret to that black ice cream you’ve seen everywhere
- How to Brew Your Own Kombucha with Brad | It's Alive | Bon Appetit (YouTube)
- What Is Shaved Ice Cream?
- Baekmidang soft milk ice cream
- Mini Milk Vanilla
- Kakigōri
- How to make courgetti
- Cereal Killer Cafe
- Official Bulletproof Coffee Recipe
Lost Levels Club 101
- The First One
- Homeworld Remastered Collection
- Super Metroid
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online
- Hard science fiction
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- Black Mirror
- Destiny on Metacritic
- Anthem on Metacritic
- Aviary Attorney
Pre -Chat
- How low-paid Microsoft contractors train Cortana by listening to you
- Apple apologises for allowing workers to listen to Siri recordings
- Changing "Ok Google" to another phrase
- How to Use Siri on Spotify
- Philips Hue
- The Clapper
- This AI startup claims to automate app making but actually just uses humans
- "Spider-Man" Is Leaving The Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Everything you need to know about the fires in the Amazon
- Marvel just got back together with the X-Men. But it’s complicated.
- Tom Holland (actor)
- Ant-Man (Scott Lang)
- We solved the mystery of what will happen when an ant falls from the Empire State Building
- Petalclouds | Singapore Changi
- HSBC Rain Vortex - Jewel Changi Airport
- A sleeping umbreon...
Death Stranding
- Death Stranding
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Death Stranding – Gamescom 2019 Deadman Character Spotlight Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Death Stranding – Gamescom 2019 Mama Character Spotlight Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Death Stranding – Gamescom 2019 Ludens Fan Character Spotlight Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- I have seen Death Stranding at Gamescom and I finally understand what's going on
- Death Stranding is Matrix 4 Prequel - Theory
RTX
- What is GeForce RTX? | NVIDIA
- Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details: 8K graphics, ray tracing, SSDs, and PS4 backwards compatibility
- Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox: 8K graphics, SSD storage, and ray tracing for 2020
- Announcing Microsoft DirectX Raytracing!
- AMD’s David Wang: We Won’t Implement DirectX RayTracing (DXR) In Games Until Its Offered In All (Gaming) Product Ranges
- PC is now Ubisoft’s most profitable platform
- Minecraft with RTX | Official GeForce RTX Ray Tracing Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- RTX in Everything! - 10 Upcoming Games With RTX Support (YouTube)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - One of The Most Critically Acclaimed Game Franchises of All Time - Reveals Ray Tracing Trailer & Screenshots
- Control
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Watch Dogs: Legion
- Bloodlines 2
- Why are 4K computer monitors so expensive when 4K TVs are not?
- NVIDIA DLSS: Control and Beyond
- Nvidia bringing new ray tracing tech to GTX graphics cards
- Ben Curtis Dude Dell Commercial (YouTube)
- Greta Thunberg sets sail for New York on zero-carbon yacht
Cross Play, Cross Progression/Cross Save, Cross Buy
- How Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare's Cross-Play Feature Works
- Fortnite cross-platform crossplay guide for PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Mac and mobile
- Destiny 2 cross save: How to set up your cross save account and play on multiple platforms
- No Borderlands 3 cross-play at launch
- Overwatch
- Anthem
- Xbox Play Anywhere
- Microsoft will distribute more Xbox titles through Steam and finally support Win32 games
- GOG Connect
- WHY THE UMP45 SUCKS and why you shouldn't use it - PUBG (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Chinese Parents.
The “book club” game is: TIS-100.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Fitbit is gradually rolling out its big app redesign
- Fitbit app new Dashboard - iOS
- Nokia 'regrets' Withings health app backlash
- Electronic System for Travel Authorization
- China bans Cathay Pacific staff involved in Hong Kong ‘unlawful’ protests from mainland routes
- Pepper spray and arrests as Hong Kong riot police stage ‘rescue’ during airport sit-in protest
- Hong Kong protests: Brand 'witch hunt' takes over Chinese internet
- US government collecting social media information from foreign travelers
- Hong Kong police hold ‘laser gun’ demo after student leader arrested for possession of offensive weapon
- Hongkongers create own harbourfront light show after activist arrested over laser pointer ‘offensive weapon’
- 'An eye for an eye': Hong Kong protests get figurehead in woman injured by police
What is Chinese Parents?
- 中国式家长 / Chinese Parents on Steam
- Coconut Island Games
- Brock's Jelly Doughnuts | Know Your Meme
- National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao)
- Chinese School - Episode 02 - BBC Documentary (YouTube)
- Smacking children banned
- Tiger Mom & Eagle Dad
Game Mechanics
- Shadow (psychology)
- Red envelope
- Face (sociological concept)
- So I Married An Axe Murderer: The Woman Woman Poem (YouTube)
The Children
- Henan Polytechnic University
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Xiamen University
- North China Electric Power University
- Nanjing University
- China’s doctors not part of society’s elite
- National Health Service
- Cramming (education)
Closing Thoughts
- Has anyone achieved the "Filthy Rich" profession?
- 浅析中国式家长中的经济系统
- Not one of the Fortnite World Cup's 100 finalists was a woman. Why?
Mike and Ting talk about Joy-Con drift and the new Nintendo Switch, loot boxes and meeting Jonathan Blow.
The “book club” game is: 中国式家长 / Chinese Parents.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Pre-Chat
- Study reveals the most popular emoji in honor of ‘World Emoji Day’
- 😂 Face With Tears of Joy
- 😘 Face Blowing a Kiss
- Mike’s favourite emoji: 🤷♂️😅🤦♂️😆🤣
- Ting’s favourite emoji: 😘😬😔
- Fortnite: UK player finishes second in e-sports World Cup
- Fortnite World Cup 2019/Finals
- Fortnite Cheaters Booed by World Cup Crowd As They're Eliminated From Tournament
- Video: Hong Kong police fire tear gas during chaotic protest clearance across Western district
- Chaos and bloodshed in Hong Kong district as hundreds of masked men assault protesters, journalists, residents
- Out of control police violently shoved woman to the ground
- One of the most professional police in the world.
- [7.28] Hong Kong Police at its finest 2 (journalists perspective)
- How Hong Kong protestors deal with tear gas
Nintendo News
- Joy-Con Drift Is Becoming A Real Problem On The Switch
- Report: Nintendo Will Fix Broken Joy-Cons For Free, Refund Prior Repairs
- Nintendo to fix Joy-Con drift problem for free – but not in the UK
- First Look at Nintendo Switch Lite: A New Addition to the Nintendo Switch Family (YouTube)
- You'll Be Able To Transfer Save Files Between Switch And Switch Lite, Eventually
- What Makes the New Nintendo Switch Model Different: Battery Life, Model Number, and What to Look Out For
- The “unpatchable” exploit that makes every current Nintendo Switch hackable [Updated]
- Nintendo DS family
- Haribo Bärchen-Pärchen
- Kinder Cards
Loot Boxes
- 'My son spent £3,160 in one game'
- Fifa packs and loot boxes 'not gambling' in UK
- STUCK ON YOU The history of the iconic Panini stickers as the Italian brand releases new 2018 World Cup collection
- FIFA Ultimate Team Features
- Video game crash of 1983
- GTA Online's new casino update is inaccessible to more than 50 countries
- Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play (YouTube)
- Lawful Evil
- Cow Clicker
- IKEA effect
- Bartle’s Player Types for Gamification
- Fortnite Save the World X-Ray Llamas let you see what’s inside before purchasing
Dinner with Jonathan Blow
- @GameDevHH - Hello Hong Kong developers! We’re excited to say that we’ll be meeting @Jonathan_Blow for dinner tomorrow (Friday, July 19th!)
- @Jonathan_Blow - Here's the talk I did in Singapore a couple of days ago. They posted it very quickly!
- Industry Day 2019 Live Stream #1 (YouTube)
- Jonathan Blow
- Braid
- The Witness
- Slay the Spire
- How Slay the Spire's devs use data to balance their roguelike deck-builder
- A Programming Language for Games (YouTube)
- Jai Programming: Sizzle Reel
- Jai Courtney
- Garbage collection (computer science)
- Opus Magnum
- Spelunky
- 'Braid' creator sacrifices his fortune to build his next game
- J. Blow on Prototyping f. Braid Gameplay Footage!
- Feynman diagram
- Boehm garbage collector
Post-Chat
- 8 things to know about Neon Genesis Evangelion, the legendary anime now streaming on Netflix
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
- Komm, süsser Tod [Lyrics] (YouTube)
- Why are the last two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion drawn instead of animated?
- Rebuild of Evangelion
- Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 First 10 minutes preview High Quality Sub ENG (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Thimbleweed Park.
Contains SPOILERS for Thimbleweed Park!
The “book club” game is: 中国式家长 / Chinese Parents.
Pre-Chat
- Apex Legends Season 2
- Daniel with the unexpected win (Twitch)
- Reddit with old layout and “hot” sorting
- Thinking Fast and Slow
What is Thimbleweed Park?
- Thimbleweed Park: A New Classic Point & Click Adventure!
- Maniac Mansion
- Boris was actually voiced by a German person (@DasGunniversum)
- Ransome the Beeping Clown
- Meet Delores
- Modernizing
- Dust Hoarder Achievement
- Top 10 Lists: The Top 10 Dead Ends In Sierra Games (Spoilers)
The Puzzles
- Thimbleweed Park gets in-game hint hotline
- Do scientists know what is happening inside artificial neural networks?
- 5 Baffling 80s Trends (Explained by Rare Mental Disorders)
- Thimbleweed Park Wiki Guide - Part Three: The Arrest
Highlights / Observations
- Fox Mulder and Dana Scully
- Maniac Mansion/ Monkey Island References in Thimbleweed Park
- Less In-Jokes, More Everything Else!
- The “Annoying In-jokes” option
- Let's Play Thimbleweed Park #26 Magic Mushrooms (YouTube)
- List of Backer Items
- Ransome unbeeped DLC
- Who is the guy with the shovel?
- Thimbleweed Park Podcast #67 @4:54 (explanation of Doug)
- Thimbleweed Park Controls
Overall Thoughts
- Theory of mind
- The Betamax tape is a cruel red herring
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Blazing Saddles Ending Scene (YouTube)
- Red herrings - which ones did you enjoy?
- Cutting
- Undertale
- Thimbleweed Park Podcast #67
- Thimbleweed Park's Plot Hole Problem
Post-Chat
- New game Chinese Parents makes you the child of a tiger mom
- Jonathan Blow
- @GameDevHH - Hello Hong Kong developers! We’re excited to say that we’ll be meeting @Jonathan_Blow for dinner tomorrow (Friday, July 19th!)
Mike and Ting catch up on E3, the Steam sale and other news from the past 6 weeks.
The “book club” game is: Thimbleweed Park. Finish the game by the next episode!
Pre-Chat
- Eat, Fast and Live Longer
- Everything Is Not Vine (DO I HAVE APHANTASIA?! SUPER NEAT DISCUSSION :O) (YouTube)
- Aphantasia
- Baader–Meinhof effect
- Aphantasia: Ex-Pixar chief Ed Catmull says 'my mind's eye is blind'
- Subvocalization – 6 Tips To Stop It
E3 Surprises
- Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - First Look Trailer - Nintendo E3 2019 (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda (Series)
- Ganondorf Explained - Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel - Timeline Placement (YouTube)
- Breath Of The Wild Is Getting A Sequel Because The Team Had Too Many DLC Ideas (And Other Info From Zelda's Producer)
- Collection Of Mana and Trials Of Mana Announced - E3 2019
- Baldur's Gate 3: Everything we know
- Viconia DeVir
- Edwin Odesseiron
- Divinity: Original Sin
- Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
- Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update 01 (YouTube)
- Elden Ring: Everything we know about FromSoftware's next game
E3 Game Critic Award Nominees
- Watch Dogs: Legion: E3 2019 Official World Premiere Trailer (YouTube)
- Playing as an old lady in Watch Dogs: Legion
- Rhyming slang
- Final Fantasy VII Remake - E3 2019 Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake's New Battle System Is A Little Like Fallout's VATS - E3 2019
- Where Did Jedi: Fallen Order's No Human Dismemberment Rule Come From?
- Saw Gerrera
- Full Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Demo Shows Off More Of Its Metroid Influences
E3 Others
- Cyberpunk 2077 — Official E3 2019 Cinematic Trailer (YouTube)
- 'Cyberpunk 2077' comes out next April, and Keanu Reeves is in it
- Not all Pokémon will carry over to Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Post-Brexit migration: how does Australia's points system work?
- Pokemon Call of the Trainer
- Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda
- Gleeokenspiel - Cadence of Hyrule Soundtrack (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Gameplay - Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2019 (YouTube)
- Here's How Zelda: Link's Awakening's Dungeon Editor Mode Works
Rapid Fire
- Sony's Patented Another Way To Reduce Loading Times
- PS5 footage surfaces of Spider-Man running without loading screens
- Nintendo Says It Will Not Release A Game Before It's Ready – E3 2019
- Bungie postpones Destiny 2 fixes to "preserve work-life balance" of team
- Respawn Details Its Plan To Keep Apex Legends Fresh, But Avoid Employee Burnout
- How Fortnite’s success led to months of intense crunch at Epic Games
- Epic Games Store extends weekly game giveaways to the end of the year
- Ubisoft's numbers say subtitles are really jolly popular
- The Steam Summer Sale Has a Weird Event Where You Fuel Race Cars By Buying Games and Earning Achievements
- Too Bad Steam’s Summer Sale Game Is Kinda Broken (2015)
- Valve forced to tweak its confusing Steam 'Grand Prix Summer Sale'
Post-Chat
- Hong Kong-China extradition plans explained
- ‘Nearly 2 million’ people take to streets, forcing public apology from Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam as suspension of controversial extradition bill fails to appease protesters
- Police use rubber bullets as Hong Kong protesters vow ‘no retreat’
Mike and Ting pitch their game ideas.
The “book club” game is: Thimbleweed Park. Finish the game by July!
Pre-Chat
- Pseudoephedrine
- All the Disney-Fox movie release dates through 2027
- List of highest-grossing films
- James Cameron filmography
- The Top 7 Messenger Apps in the World
Platform Game Simulator
- Super Mario Epic Medley (Made in Super Mario Paint) (YouTube)
- Super Mario Maker
- How do you pronounce 'meme'?
- Goat Simulator
- LittleBigPlanet
- Meme’s Best Friend: The Rise of 'Doggo'
- The Maker Of The Trollface Meme Is Counting His Money
- Steganography
- Universally unique identifier
- Braid (video game)
The Sims x Theme Office
- OC ReMix #2420: The Sims 3 'Musicolours' [The Neighborhood (Sims 1), The Sims Theme] by Guifrog (YouTube)
- The Sims
- Myers–Briggs Type Indicator
- SimCity: Inside the GlassBox engine
- Model–view–controller
- Utility:Stonesense
- See The Room At Facebook Where Mark Zuckerberg Goes To Brainstorm
- At Netflix, Radical Transparency and Blunt Firings Unsettle the Ranks
- Valley Forged: How One Man Made the Indie Video Game Sensation Stardew Valley
- Is The 10,000 Hour Rule Just An Urban Myth?
Dungeon Seed
- Final Fantasy Tactics OC ReMix by sschafi1...: "Trichotomy" [Trisection] (#3757) (YouTube)
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- NetHack
- TINY METAL
- Wargroove
- Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians
- Double Fine's MASSIVE CHALICE
- UFO: Enemy Unknown
- Random seed
- Dark matter
- Blackreach
- The Binding of Isaac (video game)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Pomeranian (dog)
- Husky
Mike and Ting check whether they’re qualified to host a gaming podcast by seeing how many of IGN’s top 100 games they’ve played.
Spreadsheet listing the games we’ve played and finished.
The “book club” game is: Thimbleweed Park. Finish the game by July!
Pre-Chat
- 8 ways the Apple Pencil 2 is better than the original
- Kraftwerk
- 936: Password Strength
Top 100
- Are We Qualified? Top 100 - Part 1
- Soulcalibur
-
Ms. Pac-Man
-
Civilization 4
- Civilization: Call to Power
- Minecraft
- ‘Minecraft’ Creator Excluded From Anniversary Due to ‘Comments and Opinions’
- Alien Resurrection Review (criticizes twin stick control scheme, Oct 5, 2000)
- FTB Pyramid Reborn 3.0 EP1 Resource Generator Setup (YouTube)
- New Path-Traced Shaders Make Minecraft Look Amazing
- Halo 2
- Hexalogy
- Half-Life
- DGC Ep 069: Interview with Marc Laidlaw
- DGC Ep 070: Interview with Dario Casali
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- The Last of Us
- Elizabeth
- Alyx Vance
- Shiv
- The Girl with All the Gifts
- Doom
- ZDoom
- Project Brutality - Doom Mod Madness (YouTube)
- Chrono Trigger
- Chrono Trigger on Steam
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Four years on, 'GTA Online' is still a money-spinner
- Dark Souls
- Prepare to Cry ► The Children of Chaos (YouTube)
- Noclip.website Lets You Fly Through Maps From Dark Souls, Zelda, Mario, and More
- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
- GamesMaster
- Street Fighter (1994)
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. (podcast episode)
- Super Mario Bros. (1993)
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Bungie co-founder says he's to blame for Halo's overpowered pistol
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Castlevania Symphony Of The Night Richter and Dracula Epic Dialogue (YouTube)
- Metroidvania
- Convert PSX Games to PSP Format
- Portal 2
- Portal 2: Ending, Credits Song [HD] (YouTube)
- The Final Hour of Portal 2
- Cave Johnson (Portal)
- F-Stop
- Tag: The Power of Paint
- Borealis
- Valve Affirms Continued Work on VR Games, Suggests First May Ship with Knuckles
- Super Mario 64
- Good Egg Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy (YouTube)
- Red Dead Redemption
- Red Dead Redemption - Part 1 (podcast episode)
- Half-Life 2
- Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator
- Barney Calhoun
- Eli Vance
- Half Life 2: Episode One DEVELOPER COMMENTARY - LOWLIFE (YouTube)
- Development of Duke Nukem Forever
- Epistle 3 - Marc Laidlaw
- Tetris
- Tetris 99
- T-Spin
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (podcast episode)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- ALttP: Randomizer
- Super Metroid
- Super Metroid Any% 40:56 (27igt) WR (YouTube)
- Portal
- The Orange Box
- Surprised Pikachu
- Narbacular Drop
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- How Skyrim Influenced Breath Of The Wild
- That Time A Player Tricked Everyone Into Thinking You Could Get The Triforce In Ocarina of Time
- Super Mario World
- 11 Exit
- Lunar Magic
- Troll Romhack Contest WINNER | Fly Me To The Box by MM102 (YouTube)
Summary
- British undergraduate degree classification
- Defending your doctoral thesis: the PhD viva
- The Binding of Isaac (video game)
- SpaceChem
- PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
- FIFA
- Little Big Planet
- Rome: Total War
Mike and Ting talk about the Sonic movie trailer, Detective Pikachu, Dreams and E3 RAPID FIRE.
The “book club” game is: Thimbleweed Park. Finish the game by July!
Pre-Chat
- Hello Internet #119: Hit The Holler Horn
- Ting
- HBO digitally removes coffee cup from "Game of Thrones" episode
- The starbucks cup wasn't the first time they messed up
- WorldBuilder: Game Design with Minecraft
- Overwatch Bootcamp
- Why are football players paid so much?
Video Game Movies
- POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Official Trailer #1 (YouTube)
- Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
- Uwe Boll
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
- That nightmarish Sonic movie poster is real
- Sonic The Hedgehog (2019) - Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures (YouTube)
- Nintendo has officially announced a 'Super Mario' movie
- How many babies does Sonic the Hedgehog potentially kill in the new film trailer?
- Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Design To Be Changed Following Criticism
Dreams
- Dreams Creator Early Access Is Out Now!
- Is Dreams on Ps4 a "Game" Worth Playing? (YouTube)
- Dreams PS4 | The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time PS4 REMAKE (YouTube)
- The Games Factory 2
- Dota Auto Chess
E3 Rapid Fire
- Xbox Game Pass comes to Switch
- Next Xbox gets announced
- Square unveils Avengers project
- Marvel Heroes (video game)
- Final Fantasy 7 gets a release date
- Final Fantasy VII Remake - Teaser Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Rocksteady’s next game is announced
- New Splinter Cell game announced
- Ken Levine’s new game revealed
- Ken Levine’s New Game Is Small Scale Open World, Sci-Fi/AI Themed
- Bioshock 4
- Playground Games next game revealed
- Playground Games hires BioWare, EA Motive and Rocksteady talent for upcoming RPG
- A game from The Initiative (MS studio)
- Watch Dogs 3 Revealed - London
- 'Death Ray' skyscraper is wreaking havoc on London
- The Shard
- Death Stranding gets a release date
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing.
Pre-Chat
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- RunPee
- Munich (2005)
- Hello Kitty Sight Words 12-Book Reading Program
- IGN podcasts sponsored by Erectile disfunction pill service??
- RFC 5322: Internet Message Format
Now Playing
- Baba is You
- Satisfactory Reveal Trailer E3 2018 (YouTube)
- Satisfactory
- Flying Spaghetti Monster
- Satisfactory: “Joey’s Big Mac”
- International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)
- Space Hong Kong and Cthulu’s supercomputer altar
- Space China
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Papers Please
- PSA: Return of Obra Dinn. Don't start this game on a Sunday night and other tips
- Anthem
- The Death & Rebirth of FINAL FANTASY XIV - Noclip Documentary Trailer (YouTube)
- How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong
- Apex Legends
- Apex Legends Bot Spammers with hacker champion (YouTube)
- Apex Legends: How to manually choose servers to reduce lag on PC, PS4 and Xbox One
- Razer Chroma
- Should I buy a Philips Ambilight TV?
- Cultist Simulator
- Final Games Podcast Episode 84 - Alexis Kennedy & Lottie Bevan (Cultist Simulator)
Rapid Fire
- Tetris 99
- Opener
- How to Perform a T-Spin in Tetris
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Is GTA IV on PC playable on Windows 10 without any tinkering?
- Know Your Meme: Let's Go Bowling
- Is it worth upgrading PS4 Pro with an SSD?
Mike and Ting talk about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Borderlands and the Epic Games Store.
Pre-Chat
- Pod People (Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
- Friends S5E22: The One With Joey's Big Break
- 2016 Wrap Up
- Pop-up ads in your car? It could be the next big thing
- Special Offers on Your Fire or Kindle
- Jack Ma defends the 'blessing' of a 12-hour working day
- 996.ICU on GitHub
- Chief Executive of Hong Kong
- Functional constituency (Hong Kong)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- It is faster to stand on the escalator rather than walk, 6-month London Tube study finds
Star Wars
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order — Official Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- Chris Avellone
- Stig Asmussen
- What do the younger generation think of the Star Wars Prequels?
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Will Have Boss Battles And Draws Combat Inspiration From Metroid & Zelda Wind Waker
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast - "Dismemberment" cheat (YouTube)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Teaser (YouTube)
- Ian McDiarmid: "Roll it again" | Episode 9 Trailer Fan Reaction (YouTube)
Borderlands
- Borderlands 3 - Official Developer Trailer (YouTube)
- Borderlands (video game)
- Hellgate: London
- Borderlands - Intro Song (Ain't No Rest for the Wicked) (YouTube)
- Hellfire (Borderlands)
- 'Destiny' Announces Plans To Nerf Its Heaviest Hitters From Gjallarhorn To Thorn
- Dunning–Kruger effect
- Tsunami
- Modifier
Epic Games Store
- The Epic Games store is now live
- Epic Games store revenue split
- Borderlands 3 Is A Six-Month Epic Store Exclusive On PC
- Phoenix Point evolves into an Epic exclusive with free DLC for backers
- Journey headed to PC via Epic’s new Steam store rival
- Epic just keeps getting exciting new exclusives for its store
- Metro Exodus ditches Steam to become an Epic Games Store exclusive
- Crysis 2 Steam removal "not an EA decision"
- Epic Games Store Roadmap
- The Witness is the next free game on the Epic Games Store
- Denuvo: "There is no uncrackable game. What we do is protect the initial sales"
- Gamers Hate the Epic Store, but They Hated Steam, Too
- Are You Ready? - Steam Summer Sale 2016 (YouTube)
- Satisfactory
- The Real Reason Netflix Cancelled All Its Marvel Shows Revealed
Mike and Ting talk about Late Shift, Bandersnatch and Minecraft: Story Mode.
Contains SPOILERS for Late Shift and Bandersnatch!
Pre-Chat
- Art Central
- Art Basel
- Feebee
- Niagara on BoardGameGeek
- Century: Spice Road on BoardGameGeek
- Saboteur: The Lost Mines on BoardGameGeek
- Abigail Marston
- Carmichael (surname)
- The Little Mermaid - Under the Sea (YouTube)
Late Shift
- Late Shift - Interactive theatrical screenings
- Late Shift on Steam
- Buy The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition on Steam
- Phantasmagoria on Steam
- Late Shift The Delivery (YouTube)
- Late Shift Good Ending (YouTube)
- LATE SHIFT "Ending 1" (YouTube) - the one where you shoot everyone
- Late Shift The Fool (YouTube)
- Mark Chiu
- Batman Begins (2005) - Prison Fight 1080p (YouTube)
Bandersnatch
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch | Netflix
- Black Mirror Bandersnatch (2018) | Train Ending Scene (YouTube)
- Black Mirror Bandersnatch - Netflix Scene (YouTube)
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch - Netflix Fight Scene (YouTube)
- Bandersnatch - Five Star Ending (YouTube)
- ZX Spectrum
- BANDERSNATCH SECRET ENDING FULL (YouTube)
- Tuckersoft
- “Black Mirror” Hang the DJ (TV Episode 2017)
Minecraft: Story Mode
- Minecraft: Story Mode | Netflix
- Minecraft: Story Mode is now on Netflix, Telltale's final launch
- Minecraft: Java Edition surpasses 30 million lifetime sales
- 10 bit redstone computer, with basic GPU,game support
- Detroit: Become Human
- Detroit: Become Human Walkthrough and Guide - Chapter Flowcharts
Post-Chat
- Hong Kong Sevens
- When you go Dark Souls with your best mates... [Extended Version] (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Google Stadia, Dwarf Fortress and the Master Chief Collection on Steam. Plus some RAPID FIRE NEWS.
The “book club” games are: Bandersnatch and Late Shift.
Pre-Chat
- The best dog accounts on Instagram to get your fluff fix
- The Coffee Academics
- Fuel Espresso
- There was a honking great big Nespresso stand
Stadia
- Stadia GDC 2019 Gaming Announcement (YouTube)
- Phil Harrison
- Jade Raymond
- Google announces Project Stream, will let testers play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for free
- Google Stadia gets its very own WiFi-connected controller
- Google Stadia specs: is this our first taste of next-gen?
- Advanced Vector Extensions
- What Google's Stadia could mean for PC gaming
- Google leads gaming down a perilous path
- Origin Access
- Ads on Hulu
- Friends - HD - Opening Credits - Season One (YouTube)
- Google Stadia can use AI to change a game's art in real-time
- Apple - iPod Silhouettes - Shut up and let me go (YouTube)
- DLSS FAQ: What is it and how does it work?
- Breaking All The Rules - Baba Is You - Episode 1/? (YouTube)
- @BrianRoemmele - Apple AirPods H1 chip (SOCs) has the processing power of an iPhone 4—in each ear!
- Asynchronous Spacewarp
- The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Dwarf Fortress
- Dwarf Fortress on Steam
- Dwarf Fortress
- RimWorld
- Prison Architect
- Minecraft
- Why Dwarf Fortress started killing cats
- DF2014:Aquifer
- 40d:Carp
- Dwarf Fortress Video Tutorial by captnduck
- Feed the Beast
- "You get used to it, I don't even see the code, All I see is blond, brunette, redhead" (YouTube)
- The 'Dwarf Fortress' Creators Weren't in It For Money, But Now They Need It
Master Chief Collection
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to Steam
- Halo's weird, awkward history on PC
- Marathon Trilogy
- Halo - Macworld Unveiling (YouTube)
- Bungie co-founder says he's to blame for Halo's overpowered pistol
- Mgalekgolo
- Embrace, extend, and extinguish
- Microsoft completes GitHub acquisition
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection could be out in full this year
Rapid Fire
- Nindies Showcase Spring 2019 (YouTube)
- Cuphead Announced For Nintendo Switch, Will Have Xbox Live Support
- The Red Lantern
- Super Londo Bros
- Cadence of Hyrule - Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda
- Oculus Rift S Revealed with Inside-out Tracking, Resolution Bump, & New Ergonomics
- Fighting Agents from the Matrix (Twitch)
Mike and Ting talk about Celeste.
Contains SPOILERS for Celeste!
The “book club” games are: Bandersnatch and Late Shift.
Pre-Chat
- Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory
- Biscuit or cookie?
- Rich Tea
- Custard Cream
- Pineapple Bun
- Are you a PLAYBOY? Eight of Hong Kong’s best vanity license plates
- Isn't It Romantic | Netflix
- The Sweetest Thing (2002)
- Reign of Fire (2002)
Overview
- Celeste on Metacritic
- Celeste (video game) - Accolades
- Celeste Original Soundtrack
- Celeste - Madeline's Grab Bag
Gameplay
- What Makes Celeste's Assist Mode Special | Game Maker's Toolkit (YouTube)
- Assist mode save file picture?
- @NoelFB - We're making it so you can turn off Assist Mode in Celeste because: 1) Why not? Who cares if you turn it on for a bit and then turn it off 2) On PC you already can turn it off by editing your save data
- Celeste: Old Site B Side in 4:34 (YouTube) - This is where the bird appears, not The Core or The Summit!
- Does the ending change if you collect all 200 strawberries?
Story
- Badeline
- How old is Madeline?
- Celeste Walkthrough and Guide: Chapter 5 - Mirror Temple
- Mr. Oshiro
- Celeste All Dialogues/Full Story Chapter 6 Reflection (YouTube)
- NEW JOB IN SEATTLE (from the Instagram account the devs created for Theo’s backstory)
Secrets and Surprises
- How long is Celeste?
- Celeste Walkthrough and Guide: Chapter 8 - The Core
- Celeste Forsaken City Crystal Heart (YouTube)
- Celeste Old Site Crystal Heart Chapter 2 (YouTube)
- Celeste Golden Ridge Crystal Heart (Super Mario Bros. 3 Easter Egg) (YouTube)
- 1UP! Achievement in Celeste
- How do you unlock the C-Sides?
- Celeste Secret 200th Strawberry (YouTube)
- Arranging the Heart text lines?
- Lexaloffle Games
- Celeste Celestial Resort Hidden PICO 8 Collectible Game (YouTube)
- Celeste PICO-8
Memorable Moments
- Celeste Walkthrough and Guide: Chapter 3 - Celestial Resort
- Celeste Walkthrough and Guide: Chapter 4 - Golden Ridge
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
- Celeste Walkthrough - All Strawberries in Chapter 5 (YouTube)
- Celeste Walkthrough and Guide: Chapter 6 - Reflection
- Celeste Walkthrough and Guide: Chapter 7 - The Summit
- Mike’s Celeste Stats
- Ting’s Celeste Stats
- I just finished Core - Is there anything more to the "story" than what I've seen?
- The Witness
Post-Chat
- Tetris 99
- Opener
Mike and Ting talk about Apex Legends, the Feb 2019 Nintendo Direct, and follow up on some items from the previous ep.
The “book club” game is: Celeste.
Pre-Chat
- Would you drink hot water on a scorching summer’s day? Many Hongkongers do
- Nespresso
- Pro Plus Caffeine
- Jabra Elite 65t
- Apple AirPods 2 release date, news and rumors
Apex Legends
- Respawn's Apex Legends Live Stream Reveals New Game, Out Now
- An Update On Apex Legends From Vince Zampella
- Apex Legends is the third game ever to hit 7 million hours on Twitch in a single day
- Apex Legends' ping system is a tiny miracle for FPS teamwork and communication
- Almost an amazing comeback (Twitch)
- The most bs win we ever had (Twitch)
- Wargroove Dev Says Sony Refused Cross-Platform Play Despite Chairman's Comments
- Buying hacks to cheat in Apex Legends is easy in China
- PC Update #26 (/r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS)
Nintendo Direct
- Nintendo Direct 2.13.2019
- Super Mario Maker 2 - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- AWFUL Anti-Softlock - Psychological Trolls & Twicest of Twice (YouTube)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- @PixelGrotto: Wow that #SecretofMana remake looks miles better with a little tweaked lighting (originals on left). Lighting makes so much difference it's amazing.
- DELTARUNE Chapter 1 - Announce Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- @tobyfox: Here are my thoughts on Ch 1 of Deltarune. This should answer some questions.
- Undertale's Switch version might hint at Toby Fox's next game
- Tetris 99 Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
- Tetris 99 datamine reveals upcoming Team Battle, COM Battle, and Marathon modes
Follow Up / Return Fire
- Activision Blizzard cuts nearly 800 jobs amid ‘record results in 2018’
- Game Workers Unite Wants Activision Blizzard to Fire Its CEO
- Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans To Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal
- Late Shift on Steam
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
- Minecraft: Story Mode
- Bowser takes over at Nintendo of America
- Bowser Name Meaning
- Definition of 'bowser'
- Illumination’s Animated Super Mario Bros. Movie Moving Forward
- How this 34-year-old dad made $1 million off a simple Fiverr side hustle
Mike and Ting make Chinese new year's resolutions, and talk about Global Game Jam 2019, indie games and rapid fire news.
The “book club” game is: Celeste.
Pre-Chat
- Pig (zodiac)
- 'Gangster' Peppa Pig propelled to stardom in China
- McDull
- Paultons Park | Peppa Pig World
- Percy Pig
Chinese New Year’s Resolutions
- Red Envelope
- About a Boy (2002)
- Dynamite Düx
Global Game Jam 2019
- Global Game Jam 2019 Keynote and Theme (YouTube)
- MagicaVoxel
- Progress vid (placeholder for when I edit it together!)
- Get Your House in Order
- Haus of the Doge
- Release
- The 10 most expensive cities to live in around the world in 2018
- 家 - HoMe
- Pa Pa Family
- House Crash
- @RegalPigeon
Indie Games
- Slay the Spire
- Dead Cells
- 25 Best Upcoming Indie Games of 2019: Switch, Xbox One, PS4, & PC
- 9 Indie Games To Look Forward To In 2019
- Our 20 Most Anticipated Indie Games Of 2019
- In the Valley of Gods
- Wargroove
- Moving Out
- Sam Barlow Developing Next Video Game, ‘Telling Lies,’ With Annapurna
- Late Shift
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
- Baba is You
Rapid Fire
- Development Update on Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- Anthem VIP Demo: an update from BioWare’s Head of Live Service
- Bungie Splits With Activision, Keeps Destiny
- With Activision's Influence Growing, Blizzard Is Cutting Costs
- Blizzard cancels 'Heroes of the Storm' eSports plans
Mike and Ting talk about Super Mario Bros. 3.
The “book club” game is: Celeste.
Pre-Chat
- Common house gecko
- Super Mario Party
- Isabelle (SSBU)
- Charles Martinet
Background
- Super Mario Bros. 3 – Release Details
- Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal, from 1990!
- The Wizard (1989)
- Super Mario Bros. 3/Version differences
Design
- Frog Mario
- Boomerang Mario
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
- The Nintendo Entertainment System's Loading Seam (YouTube)
- Overscan
- P-Wing
- Recorder (Warp Whistle)
- Treasure Ship
- Game Designer Jonathan Blow: What We All Missed About Braid
Gameplay
- Angry Sun
- Rotary Lift
- Battle Game
- World 3-2 and 3-3
- Boss Bass
- World 3-8
- World 4-6
- Tiny-Huge Island
- World 5-3
- Goomba’s Shoe
- World 5-8 and 5-9
- Flame Chomp
- World 6-5
- Super Mario Bros. 3 - Wrong Warp (YouTube)
- World 8-Hand Traps
- How A Mario Character Was Named After Motorhead's Lemmy
Mike and Ting close the book on 2018 and look forward to 2019.
The “book club” game is: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Pre-Chat
- Cheesy blueberry pie
- What is 5/7 referencing?
- What's the SFW Porn Network?
- YouTube Red is dead: Google renames and raises prices on streaming services
- Gary Vaynerchuk
- WineLibraryTV (YouTube)
- Now Playing at Your Local Multiplex: Torture Porn
Book Club Retrospective
- Torment: Tides of Numenera
- Super Mario Odyssey
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Firewatch
- Minit
- Prey
- Super Mario Bros.
- Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Does Have a Run Button
- The Stanley Parable
- Antichamber
- Her Story
Missed in 2018
- God of War on Metacritic
- Red Dead Redemption 2 on Metacritic
- Celeste
- Super Meat Boy
- N and N+
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Papers Please
- Amplitude
- Child of Eden
- Tetris Effect
- Beat Saber
- Ni No Kuni 2
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Persona 5
- The 20 best video games of 2018
- The Game Awards 2018
- Florence
- The Messenger
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
2019 Look Forward
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Jan 11)
- Resident Evil 2 (Jan 25)
- Kingdom Hearts 3 (Jan 29)
- Kingdom Hearts 3 community braces itself for spoilers after big gameplay leak
- Yesterday someone commented on the Donald Duck with glock post saying "You mess with the flock, you get the glock." I did my Donald Duck voice, here you go reddit.
- Anthem (Feb 22)
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Mar 15)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Mar 22)
- Animal Crossing for Nintendo Switch Announced
- Dreams
- Pokemon For Nintendo Switch: Here's Everything We Know So Far
- The Last of Us 2
- The Road (2009)
- Blackout: New personal best, 9k chicken dinner (YouTube)
- The Outer Worlds
- Phoenix Point
- System Shock
- Repentance will be The Binding of Isaac's final DLC expansion
- Epic to launch their own Steam-rival store, cutting a better deal for devs
- Discord’s game store tries to top Steam and Epic by offering developers more money
- Epic Games Store will offer ‘a free game every two weeks’ — how does that stack up?
Post-Chat
- Tower of God
Mike and Ting look back on 2018.
The “book club” game is: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Pre-Chat
- Mince Pie
- Jingle Bells (YouTube)
- Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine (YouTube)
- Ting’s present to Mike
Played in 2018
- Sir Michael’s Played In 2018
- Tingothy’s Played In 2018
- Steam Spring Cleaning
- Into the Breach
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2
- A Way Out
- Arkham Horror: The Card Game
2018 Highlights
- Our #GGJ18 game: Rocket Lag
- Experiment #1 with the 2D Game Kit tutorial in Unity
- Experiment #2 with the 2D Game Kit tutorial in Unity
- Sir Michael's 1,000 hours of PUBG: Part VI - Modest Mike & Friends (YouTube)
- Vikendi is Here
- Prey
- The Sunk Cost Fallacy
- Agile software development
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Ting)
- Monster Hunter World (Game that Ting maybe should have picked)
- No Man’s Sky NEXT (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Best Game
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Ting)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Mike)
- Super Mario Party (Game that takes 2-4 hours to lose)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2018
- God of War (Ting)
- E V E R Y T H I N G (Mike - by which I mean I missed everything and not EVERYTHING, though I missed that too)
- Detroit: Become Human (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Ting)
- Deltarune (Mike)
Mike and Ting talk about the randomizer for Zelda: ALttP, Nintendo news and the rumoured disc-less Xbox One
The “book club” game is: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Pre-Chat
- Use Screen Time to get insights about how you use your device
- PBS Space Time (YouTube)
- Matt O'Dowd (astrophysicist)
- The Lion King Official Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
- List of Disney live-action reimaginings of animated films
A Link to the Past Randomizer
- ALttP: Randomizer
- Exploration Glitch
- Hovering
- Hyrule Magic
- Infinite Remix: The Story of the Link to the Past Randomizer
- Inside The Wild New Mash-Up Of Link To The Past And Super Metroid
- Super Mario Bros. Crossover
- SD2SNES MSU1 - CD Quality Music on the Super Nintendo (YouTube)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Hits Big Milestones from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday
- Nintendo on track to miss two-year sales targets for Switch, say analysts
- Subitizing
- Pokemon: Let’s Go!
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct 11.1.2018 (YouTube)
- Nintendo fighting major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leaks
- Nintendo Is Shuttering Its Controversial YouTube Creators Program
- The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers (YouTube)
Disc-Less Xbox One
- Microsoft is reportedly launching a disc-less Xbox One next year
- Tomorrow's World - Compact Disc (YouTube)
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy retail version only comes with the first game on disc
- Xbox Game Pass
- Puyo Puyo Tetris: English text if I import the Japanese version?
- Bethesda offers 500 Atoms to customers affected by Fallout 76 bag-gate
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing, Deltarune and upcoming video game movies
The “book club” game is: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Pre-Chat
- This is Sparta Scene (YouTube)
- Spartan Race
- Clockenflap
- Alcohol flush reaction
- Famotidine
Now Playing
- Xbox Game Pass
- Forza Horizon 4
- GTX 1060 vs. R9 270
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Enchantment? ENCHANTMENT! Sandal from Dragon Age (YouTube)
- Wait...what? (Twitch)
- 200IQ TROPHY SYSTEM... (YouTube)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 now has microtransactions - and they're not going down well
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- xkcd: Honor Societies
- Stars in Shadow
- Exapunks
- 7 Billion Humans
- Fidel Dungeon Rescue
- Review: Why I can’t stop killing a cute, puzzle-solving dog named Fidel
- Prey: Mooncrash
- Benedict Wong
Deltarune
- Mysterious Undertale tweets tease "something new" to be unveiled tomorrow
- DELTARUNE
- I like the route Toby has taken with Deltarune
- deltarune.com on the Wayback Machine
- W. D. Gaster
- Homestuck
- I have a feeling that someone really doesn’t want us to forget that they’re with us in the dark.
Upcoming Video Game Movies
- First Set Images Of Hollywood's Monster Hunter Movie
- There’s a Sonic the Hedgehog movie coming, and Jim Carrey is Eggman
- Maria Robotnik
- 'The stench of it stays with everybody': inside the Super Mario Bros movie
- Detective Pikachu (game)
- POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Official Trailer #1 (YouTube)
- Ted
- Shining (YouTube)
- Nintendo ROM Site Lawsuit Results In $12 Million Judgment
Mike and Ting talk about Super Mario Bros.
The “book club” game is: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Teens are abandoning Facebook in dramatic numbers, study finds
- SAUSAGE
- /r/IDontWorkHereLady
- Barbican
- What's it really like to work in the City?
- Father and sons jailed for huge DVD scam
- Seafood - Pleasurehead (YouTube)
- Why Are Game Developer Bonuses Based On Review Scores?
Context and Expectations
- Super Mario Bros. speedrunner sets ‘impossible’ new world record
- Here Are The Five Best-Selling Video Games Of All Time
- Super Mario Bros. game was just 31 Kilobytes. How's that possible?
- Super Mario Bros. US Manual PDF
- Platforming Ledge Forgiveness
- Super Mario Bros. UK Versions
- Didn't caped Mario turn to Super Mario after damage?
- Why Super Mario Maker uses New Super Mario Bros. U physics for all game styles
Mechanics
- Piranha Plant
- Bill Blaster
- Invincible Mario
- Why didn't you tell me about this Super Mario Bros. cheat?
- Analyzing Super Mario’s level and tutorial design
- World 8-4
- Kaizo: The Dark Side of Super Mario
Worlds and Moments
- Blooper
- Where are the warp zones?
- Buzzy Beetle
- World 4-4
- World 7-4
- Super Mario Bros. From NES to Super Mario All-Stars
- World 8-2
- Bowser
Glitches and Secrets
- Why the Minus World Glitch Happens — IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL EXPLANATION — Glitch in Depth (YouTube)
- Hard Mode
- Super Mario Bros. - World 3-1 Infinite Lives Trick (YouTube)
- Pop Fiction: Season 1: Episode 2 - Jumping the Flagpole (YouTube)
- Super Mario Bros. - Small Fire Mario Glitch (YouTube)
Post-Chat
- DELTARUNE
The podcast is three years old! Mike and Ting make a time capsule, do some very complicated top threes and talk about changes to the book club.
The “book club” game is: Super Mario Bros. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat * Bose SoundWear Companion speaker * Mimic * Sandbox VR (Mike’s videos: Dodging Lasers and MVP) * Zero Latency * Banksy auction stunt leaves art world in shreds * The painter painted: Melbourne loses its treasured Banksy * Globophobia * A Fine mess: how not to assert your copyright in the YouTube age
Time Capsule * AAA (video game industry) * Sony PS4 Poised to Pass PS3 Lifetime Sales, Switch Breaks 20 Million Units * PS5: what's the latest PlayStation 5 news and when will Sony release it? * Time is an illusion * Google announces “Project Stream”—a “test” of game streaming in Chrome * NVIDIA Shield TV * Apple TV 4K * Varjo VR headset 50MP per eye vs Oculus Rift 1.3MP (Picture taken through lenses) * Why Google Glass Failed, and What to Expect Next * Smartphone Zombie * World Mind Sports Games * Generation Z * CitizenCon 2948
Three Genres, Three Games, Three Decades * We’re One Year Old! #7FaveGames * There’s No Scientific Basis for Race—It's a Made-Up Label * Action Adventure (Ting) + Tomb Raider, 1996 + Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, 2009 + Red Dead Redemption, 2010 * RPG (Mike) + Secret of Mana, 1993 + The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, 2002 + Dark Souls, 2011 * Final Fantasy Mystic Quest * Pemenie and the Boots of Blinding Speed * FPS (Ting) + Half-Life, 1998 + Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, 2009 + Destiny, 2014 * Counter-Strike * Roguelike (Mike) + NetHack, 1987 + Diablo 2, 2000 + The Binding of Isaac, 2011 * The DevTeam Thinks Of Everything * The moment the action-RPG was born * RPG / Zelda (Ting) + The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, 1998 + The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, 2002 + The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 2017 * Real Is Brown * Zelda: Twilight Princess tested under official Tegra X1 emulation * FPS (Mike) + Half-Life, 1998 + Deus Ex, 2000 + PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, 2017 * Greasel
Book Club Changes * Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online * Super Mario Bros. * Platform Game * Red Dead Redemption 2’s horse testicles shrink in the cold
Mike and Ting talk about Prey (2017) from the mission "Reboot" to the end of the game.
Contains SPOILERS for Prey!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Google finally added a way to check how much time you’re wasting on its most addictive service
- SpeedGaming on Twitch
- A Link to the Past Randomizer
- 39 Fascinating and Incredible YouTube Statistics
- The Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Toward Piracy
- You Wouldn’t Steal a Car
- Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal
- You'll need the Bethesda launcher to play Fallout 76 on PC
- Report: Many Over-the-Counter Decongestants Are Basically Useless
Memorable Moments
- Drunk Tank
- January conversation about typhon feeding on consciousness (YouTube)
- Grounding Resistor
- Mikhaila Ilyushin
- Prey - Med Bay Jump Scare (YouTube)
- Jurassic Park (1993) "Shutting Down The System" HD (YouTube)
- Psychic Water
- Liquid Hydrogen vs. Liquid Helium
- Trouble Processing
- Mixed Signals
- Prey | Does this nightmare not terrify you? (YouTube)
- William "Billy" Mitchell (EastEnders)
- Luka Golubkin
- Prey - Morgan Yu Videos and Recording (YouTube)
- If Things Go Sideways
- Prey's Final Act Is A Mess
- System Shock 2
- Military Operator
- RE: The escape pods...
- Big as Vegas
- Prey guide: How to find Dahl's tech officer during 'The Repo Man'
- Arkane Studios Interview — The Design Challenges of Prey: Mooncrash and What’s Coming Next
- Dahl | Side Quests
- Apex
- A Mind Without Limits
- Perdition
- Do/did you trust January?
- Shuttle "Advent" (quest)
- Push the Fat Guy Achievement
- Project Cobalt
- I and Thou Achievement
Wrap Up
- Mike's stats, neuromods and inventory
- Ting's stats, neuromods and inventory
Sam's feedback:
I loved the opening of Prey, so "sci-fi" and caught me off guard completely with the fake apartment, fake helicopter and so on. I didn't know much about the game when I first started it, which probably helped.
I'm currently a bit stuck because I used all my ammo killing something, then backtracked to the hub area and need guns. I think my route out of this is to have to go out of an airlock and try to get to somewhere I can craft ammo without running into any enemies.
- IGN Prey Review
- GameSpot Prey Review
- Prey: is Bethesda's review policy really to blame?
- Why is Arkane's upcoming Prey game a Prey game at all?
- Why is this game called Prey?
Post-Chat
- Xbox Game Pass 14-Day Free Trial
- Forza Horizon 4
- Baldur's Gate
Mike and Ting talk about the /r/Games time capsule, PlayStation Classic, September Nintendo Direct and Black Ops 4 Blackout beta.
The “book club” game is: Prey. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- How to Stop Windows 10 From Asking You For Feedback
- Hong Kong tropical cyclone warning signals
- Li's field
- Buildings crumble and sway as Super Typhoon Mangkhut rips through Hong Kong (YouTube)
- More than 600 road sections blocked and chaotic scenes at Hong Kong MTR stations as grim Typhoon Mangkhut recovery begins
- Extreme Athleticism Is the New Midlife Crisis
- Spartan Race
Time Capsule
- If /r/games had a time capsule to be opened in five years, what thoughts / predictions / expectations would you have for the future of gaming?
- Opening the 5 year old /r/Games time capsule. Would the Wii U be a hit? Would Portal 3 be released, would Watch Dogs become a franchise? See what people of /r/Games thought about the future of games in 5 years.
- What is Reddit karma and how do people benefit from having more Reddit karma?
- Is Internet access needed to install the retail PC version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
- Undertale
- OneShot
- The Caretaker of the Ruins
PlayStation Classic
- Introducing PlayStation Classic, with 20 Pre-Loaded Games
- Dual Analog Controller
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Cool Boarders
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Vagrant Story
- Dragon Quest XI
- Wipeout (video game)
- Gran Turismo
- Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
- PlayStation 1 with Texture Perspective Correction feature
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
- Tomb Raider (2013 video game)
- Resident Evil (2002 video game)
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy
- Xbox UK Reacts to PlayStation Classic With Tongue in Cheek Tweet About Backward Compatibility
Nintendo Direct and Switch Online
- Nintendo Direct 9.13.2018
- The Internet Reacts To Animal Crossing's Isabelle In Smash
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - E3 2018 - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- Waluigi
- Mario Party Party - Giant Bomb
- We Love Katamari
- Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me (YouTube)
- Final Fantasy VIII Is MIA
- Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online
- Excitebike Arena - Mario Kart 8 [OST] (YouTube)
- Today I Discovered The UK Government's Irrational Fear Of Ninjas
- System Swan Songs: The Last Games Released on the Greatest Consoles
- Why Nintendo’s Toad is in the news, and why he doesn’t deserve this
Blackout Beta
- Black Ops 4 Blackout beta: Start times, how to access, and everything you need to know
- Here’s how the mystery box works in Call of Duty’s Blackout mode
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout Mode Has Consumables That Grant Timed Perks
Rapid Fire
- Marvel's Spider-Man on Metacritic
- Marvel's Spider-Man - A good memory
- PlayStation Plus members can get 'Destiny 2' for free right now
- Belgian govt opens criminal investigation into EA
- Introducing a new version of Steam Play
Mike and Ting talk about Prey (2017) from G.U.T.S. in the mission "Detour" to the end of "Shipping and Receiving".
Contains SPOILERS for Prey!
The “book club” game is: Prey. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- The Lost Levels - A Nintendo Podcast
- Lost Levels Podcast
- AKG K701 Headphones
Detour
- G.U.T.S.
- Ender’s Game
- Cystoid
- Josh Dalton
- Prey Get Anders Kline Key Card in Magnetosphere (YouTube)
- Arboretum
- Far Cry
- Crysis
- This game never ceases to surprise me. I had no clue this waterfall/pond was a Looking Glass!
- Turret
- Bench Plaque
- Telepath
- Technopath
- Lift Interference
- Nightmare
Gathering Echoes
- Mind-Controlled Human
- Poltergeist
- Artemis Golden Pistol
- Lorenzo Calvino
- I Can Read Sheet Music
- The Cook's Request
- Prey : " Captain Stabfellow " | Fatal Fortress 3 log (YouTube)
Restore from Backup and Everything Else
- Polishing the Architecture
- This Side Up
- Shipping and Receiving
- Who is December?
- Prey - Abandon Ship Ending (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Read Dead Redemption 2, No Man's Sky Next and NVIDIA's new RTX graphics cards.
The “book club” game is: Prey. Finish "Shipping and Receiving" by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- PADI Open Water Diver
- Decompression sickness (a.k.a. “the bends”)
- Fire show
- Colonoscopy
- YouTube star TotalBiscuit opens up about cancer
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Jimmy O. Yang - “Crazy Rich Asians” and “How to American” | The Daily Show (YouTube)
Red Dead Redemption 2
- Red Dead Redemption 2: Official Gameplay Video (YouTube)
- Fast-travel in Single-player Red Dead Redemption
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Has Animated Horse Testicles
- Red Dead Redemption 2's Hub Area is Your Gang's Camp
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide: Hylian Homeowner side quest
- Fallout 4: how to build the perfect settlement
- Compliments of the House DLC
- Spider-Man PS4 Release Date, Preview Impressions, Spider-Man Suits List, Story Trailer, Sinister Six Villains - Everything We Know
- 7 Insanely Powerful Enemies We Seriously Underestimated (YouTube)
No Man’s Sky Next
- No Man's Sky Next Trailer (YouTube)
- Freighter
- Larval Core
- Resource duplication glitch + Infinite credits in No Man's Sky
- No Man's Sky Bug Causes Ships To Shoot Themselves
- IGN pulls game review after YouTuber’s plagiarism accusations
- The big Sean Murray interview
- No Man’s Sky Available Now on Xbox One
RTX
- GeForce RTX Gaming Graphics Cards | NVIDIA
- Here's a list of every game that's going to look amazing on the Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080Ti
- Voodoo3
- List of Nvidia graphics processing units
- Creative Labs Graphics Blaster EXXTREME
- Cyrix Cx5x86
- Ray tracing (graphics)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Announced – A $499 US Turing Based Graphics Card With Stellar Gaming Value, 2304 Cores and 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM, Faster Than Titan Xp
- NVIDIA 3D Vision
- NVIDIA PhysX team member's blog post about the recent "weird" and "confused" comments on PhysX, Ray Tracing etc.
- Introducing a new version of Steam Play
- NVIDIA GTX 2060 5GB 3DMark Score Allegedly Leaks: It’s VERY Fast
Mike and Ting talk about Prey (2017) up to G.U.T.S. in the mission "Detour".
Contains SPOILERS for Prey!
The “book club” game is: Prey. Finish "Shipping and Receiving" by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- Deluxe Coconut Durian drink and Strawberry crisps
- Confirmed: Fortnite on Android will drive its bus past Google’s 30% cut
- Daily Mail
Kevin’s Feedback:
Do you guys really believe in cross play? It simply has no place in competitive games. Cmon u guys aren't that casual to know that for sure....... Smh
Also was a lil disappointed with the headline reaction thing I don't think you can have a proper debate on something by hearing an attention grabbing headline. It was very Daily Mail standard discussion
Overview
- How long is Prey (2017)?
- System Shock 2
- BioShock
- Deus Ex Gets Air Vents All Wrong, According To An Architect
- Who is December?
Worldbuilding
- Trolley Problem
- Prey (2006) - Portals Trailer (YouTube)
- Looking Glass Studios
- How the studio behind 'Prey' reimagined space history
- SCP-087
Playstyle
- Neuromod
- BioShock Hacking
- Material Recycler
- Do No Harm Achievement
- Split Affinity Achievement
- Prey - How to Get Unlimited Neuromods
- Silenced Pistol
- Shotgun
- GLOO Cannon
- Disruptor Stun Gun
- Q-Beam
- Where to find Josh Dalton in Prey (The Blackbox Project sidequest)
- Recycler Charge
Memorable Moments
- Turret
- PREY Walkthrough No Commentary Part 3 (YouTube)
- The Corpse Vanishes
- Prey guide: How to find Dr. Calvino’s secret stash
- Aaron Ingram
- Prey - Touch to Calibrate (YouTube)
- Chipsets
- Not a mimic! (YouTube)
- Huntress Boltcaster
- Intrinsic Value Achievement
McDonald’s rolls out the memetastic Szechuan sauce featured in Rick and Morty
Mike and Ting talk about the Steam Spring Cleaning Event and Summer Sale, do a post-E3 wrap up, and run through RAPID FIRE NEWS.
The “book club” game is: Prey. Finish "Restore from Backup" (or however far Ting manages to get) by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pre-Chat
- RISE Startup Conference
- Joel Spolsky
- Three Lions - Official Video (YouTube)
- England beaten by Croatia at World Cup: 'It's the what-ifs that hurt the most'
- What’s wrong with Tiger Tim
- Unless they figure out how to open doors (YouTube)
Steam Spring Cleaning and Summer Sale
- Steam's Spring Cleaning Event wants you to clear your backlog... Or just try a bunch of new games instead
- Immortal Defense
- Fight Club (1999)
- Slay the Spire
- Totally Accurate Battlegrounds is battle royale but with beatboxing and punchable cheese
- Tabletop Simulator
- The Simpsons S-M-R-T (YouTube)
- Finding Paradise
- Refunct
- Swarmlake
- Rakuen
- Cities: Skylines
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Borderlands 2
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
- FIFA 18 World Cup Update
- Overcooked
E3 Wrap Up
- Dreams - E3 2018 Preview | PlayStation Live From E3 (YouTube)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - Official Trailer | E3 2018 (YouTube)
- Death Stranding - E3 2018 4K Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Overcooked 2 - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo E3 2018 (YouTube)
- Starfield (YouTube)
- Cyberpunk 2077 – official E3 2018 trailer (YouTube)
- Fallout 76 – Official Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
- The Making of Fallout 76 - Noclip Documentary (YouTube)
- Forza Horizon 4 - E3 2018 - Announce Trailer (YouTube)
- The Last of Us Part II – E3 2018 Gameplay Reveal Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Tetris Effect - E3 2018 Announce Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- Lumines Remastered
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Challenger Approaching Intro Video (YouTube)
- Smash Bros. Ultimate fans can’t stand Snake’s redesigned butt
- Resident Evil 2 – E3 2018 Announcement Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
- The Faces Behind Resident Evil 2's Remake Characters
Rapid Fire
- Sony's Stubborn Stance On Cross-play Is Embarrassing
- Nintendo Wants To Release '20 To 30 Indie Games On Nintendo Switch Per Week'
- WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition
- @GameAnim - That’s a mega-swing! Sidenote I learned on joining the team: Drake doesn’t ever take bullet damage. The red UI that shows ‘hits’ is to represent his ‘luck’ running out. Eventually enemies will get a clear shot and kill him if he takes enough near-misses.
- Who The Hell is Domino? | Deadpool 2 (YouTube)
- Super Mario Maker 3v3 Blind Level Team Race - SGDQ2018 (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Minit.
Contains SPOILERS for Minit!
The “book club” game is: Prey. Finish "Restore from Backup" and get to "This Side Up" by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What’s A Hong Kong Style BBQ?
Sanrio Character Ranking
Haida (Aggretsuko character)
Just a Minute
Can't take screenshots?
Minit World Map (No HUD/Player)
DOG WASHER
LISTENER
PUNCTUAL
BEST FRIEND
Hidden pipe maze area question
MINIMALIST
Minit Speedrun Any% in 6:57.98 (YouTube)
Minit Second Run in 3:43.17 (YouTube)
PACIFIST, SORT OF
@minitmary - Hi there! You unlock Mary's mode by 100%ing the game. Let me know if you want a cheat though. ;-)
Baba Is You
Minit – Flipbook Launch Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)
Prey (2006 video game)
Prey - Mimic Madness (YouTube)
Mike and Ting check whether they're qualified to host a gaming podcast by seeing how many of IGN's top 100 games they've played.
Spreadsheet listing the games we’ve played and finished.
The “book club” game is: Minit. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Mr. Fusion
Ballchinian
Traffic Statistics:reddit.com
u/mrv3 nails prediction that reddit is slowly becoming social network akin to facebook with recently updated New Reddit layout.
Snapchat Hopes User Backlash Over Redesign Blows Over
Steve1989MREInfo’s YouTube Channel
IGN: TOP 100 VIDEO GAMES OF ALL TIME
We’re One Year Old! #7FaveGames
Granny’s Garden and The Crystal Rainforest
Revisiting Deus Ex: Invisible War, one of PC gaming's biggest disappointments
Baldur’s Gate II (book club ep)
EarthBound - Part 1 (book club ep)
Resident Evil - Jill Sandwich Scene (YouTube)
StarCraft: Brood War Patch 1.18 Patch Notes (contains download link to game)
Nintendo’s SNES Classic has a confusingly named Final Fantasy game
Is it possible to get the best ME3 ending without Live Gold membership?
Netflix’s Aggretsuko is a brutal take on modern life that also happens to be extremely cute
Why would anyone choose a red potion over a heart container in the NES Legend of Zelda
Metroid Prime Version Differences - Pirate Data
IGN Presents the History of Resident Evil
Melancholy
Anger Management
The Making Of "Shadow Of The Colossus" (5MB PDF)
Would You Kindly Cry? (Bioshock book club ep)
Mike and Ting talk about Firewatch.
Contains SPOILERS for Firewatch!
The “book club” game is: Minit. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Coxswain (rowing)
The power of intermittent fasting
Campo Santo (company)
Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo
Firewatch Patch Notes [05/21/18] (it’s no longer a beta patch)
You can disable Firewatch's "You Are Here" map location dot! (we didn’t find this option until after we recorded the episode)
'Freaks on the peaks': the lonely lives of the last remaining forest fire lookouts
Achievement Guide for Firewatch
The books in Firewatch
Yellowstone fires of 1988
Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years
Mike and Ting’s drawings of Henry by Delilah
Firewatch Movie Announced
Dave and Ron notes in order of date
FIREWATCH Theory: DELILAH'S DARK SECRET. The True Firewatch Ending (YouTube)
DELILAH'S LIES - Full Plot and Ending Explanation - FIREWATCH THEORY (YouTube)
Sam's question:
Both of those games [Firewatch and Edith Finch] gave me a sense of unease during most of the play through. How much of that is because of the atmosphere they create, and how much is due to expectations from previous gaming experiences?
Mike and Ting talk about Switch Online, management sims, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout and other upcoming battle royale games.
NOTE: this was recorded on May 20th 2018, before the Battlefield 5 reveal
The “book club” game is: Firewatch. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Beppu, Kyushu
This bag: 🖕😺🖕
Melon flavour cereal?!
Nintendo Switch Online
I LOVE my Switch, but Splatoon 2 proves that Nintendo is it's own worst enemy.
How to buy an HDR monitor
Nintendo Switch Online service will launch with 20 NES games
Nintendo has "no plans" for Switch Virtual Console, but that's not the whole story
Makro
Jurassic World Evolution - Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
Theme Hospital sequel Two Point Hospital - First Trailer (YouTube)
Your Complete Guide To The SimCity Disaster
Management Games: * Tropico 4 * SimCity 4 * Theme Park * Transport Tycoon * Theme Hospital * Dungeon Keeper * RollerCoaster Tycoon * Theme Park World * Startopia * Evil Genius * Cities: Skylines * Planet Coaster * Oxygen Not Included * Dwarf Fortress * Prison Architect * Startup Company * Office Management 101 * Game Dev Tycoon * Populous * Black & White
Northernlion’s channel on YouTube
Slay the Spire
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 won’t have traditional single-player campaign
Yes, AAA Single-Player Games Are Dying, And That's Fine
How to download and play Ring of Elysium in English
As PUBG-like contenders emerge, Islands of Nyne might already have them beat
Radical Heights Developer Boss Key Games Shuts Down
Battlefield 5: Everything we know
Battle Royale map comparisons from estimates online
Mavericks: Proving Grounds
I tracked a player's footprints in 400-player battle royale game Mavericks: Proving Grounds
Onsen: How to take a bath?
Mike and Ting talk about What Remains of Edith Finch.
Contains SPOILERS for What Remains of Edith Finch!
The “book club” game is: Firewatch. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What Remains of Edith Finch
Walking Simulators
What Remains of Edith Finch wins Bafta's top games award
Gone Home
The Witness
An Ode to the Cannery Level from What Remains of Edith Finch (YouTube)
Her Story
@mrsambarlow - 1: PSA: Edith Finch isn't a walking simulator! (IMHO). It has a wrapper that plays like that, but otherwise it's a narrative WarioWare.
View-Master
Giant Sparrow/Ian Dallas (What Remains of Edith Finch) - official AMA!
The Unfinished Swan
Horizon Zero Dawn
Mike and Ting talk about Super Mario Odyssey.
Contains SPOILERS for Super Mario Odyssey!
The “book club” game is: What Remains of Edith Finch. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Cirque du Soleil
How many power moons are there?
Here's What You Get For Collecting All 900 Korok Seeds In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Can I just buy 999 moons and still get the reward?
Super Mario Odyssey Capture List
Is Toad Wearing a Hat or Is That His Head? A Serious Investigation
Metro Kingdom - Moon 64/65: Up on the Big Screen/Down inside the Big Screen (YouTube)
Super Mario Odyssey Has An Insane Jump Rope Glitch (YouTube)
Seaside Kingdom Power Moon 71 - The Spinning Maze: Open (YouTube)
Metro Kingdom Power Moon 44 - Outside The Rotating Maze (YouTube)
How to easily score 100 in volleyball in Super Mario Odyssey
Ruined Kingdom Power Moon 1 - Battle With The Lord Of Lighting (YouTube)
Bowser's Kingdom Power Moon 52 - Jumping From Flag To Flag (YouTube)
Super Mario Odyssey - Moon Kingdom Moon #32: Walking On The Moon: Again! (YouTube)
Mushroom Kingdom Power Moon 25 - Light From The Ceiling (YouTube)
Super Mario Odyssey Achievements List
Dishonored Achievements
Moon rabbit
Super Mario Odyssey - Dark Side Moon #4: Breakdown Road Final Challenge! (YouTube)
How to do all the Darker Side Skips in Super Mario Odyssey (YouTube)
DARK SOULS: REMASTERED for Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Odyssey gets its Balloon World update
What Remains of Edith Finch wins Bafta's top games award
An Ode to the Cannery Level from What Remains of Edith Finch (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about game dev unionization, mobile PUBG and Fortnite, and how they deal with free game giveaways.
The “book club” game is: Super Mario Odyssey. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Jaywalkers under surveillance in Shenzhen soon to be punished via text messages
Identity Cards Act 2006
Kellogg's axes Ricicles as part of bid to cut sugar in breakfast cereals
Millennials watching ‘Friends’ on Netflix shocked by storylines
It’s Time For Game Developers To Unionize
Amazon CEO responds to bombshell report about how miserable it is working for Amazon
Facebook Employees Share Why It is #1 Best Place to Work in 2018 (YouTube)
George R.R. Martin hints at delayed 2019 Winds of Winter release date (it was a 6 year delay, not 20 😅)
PUBG Mobile appears to be full of bots, purportedly designed for newer players
Fortnite made $126m in February, making more than PUBG for the first time
Fortnite Mobile Is Becoming A Battle of the Sexes
Epic didn’t pay Drake or Ninja for their record-setting stream
CarlSagan42 on YouTube
The Darkness 2 is free right now
‘Spec Ops: The Line’ free to download from the Humble Store right now
PlayStation Plus - March 2018 | Bloodborne + Ratchet & Clank (YouTube)
Bloodborne 2? Shadows Die Twice Analysis & Breakdown
Robo Recall Released for Free
Ubisoft is Giving You One Last Chance to Get Seven Free Ubi30 Games
Shadow Complex Remastered is available now and free
Origin on the House
Mike and Ting talk about Torment: Tides of Numenera from meeting the Memovira to the end of the game.
Contains SPOILERS for Torment: Tides of Numenera!
The “book club” game is: Super Mario Odyssey. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: How London battled the 'Beast from the East'
Homer vs. Dignity
The Simpsons - Screamapillar (YouTube)
Are you a xennial? Take the quiz
Life of Brian - scene 3 - People's front of Judea (YouTube)
Doran
Tybir
Aligern
Black Metal Frame
Erritis
Callistege
The Observant Speck
Into the Depths
Candy Dispenser
First Castoff
Rhin
Patrick Rothfuss
The Right to Exist
All Endings in Torment: Tides of Numenera
George Lucas claimed the Star Wars movies “rhyme” and this video shows how
Planescape Torment
The making of Torment: Tides of Numenera
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing, the preservation of old games and graphics card shortages due to the cryptocurrency boom.
The “book club” game is: Torment: Tides of Numenera. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Annihilation
The Cloverfield Paradox
Papa Priority
Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car
Playing / Played: * Super Mario Odyssey * FIFA 18 * Frozen Synapse * Half Life 2 * Monster Hunter: World * Dying Light * Slay the Spire * Into the Breach * Heroes of Hammerwatch
MONSTER HUNTER WORLD Meowscular Chef Cooking Scene and Song (YouTube)
Activision’s ‘Destiny 2’ is ‘struggling’ as gamers are unhappy over microtransactions: Analyst
Rainbow Six Siege just hit an all-time high player count
Why Dying Light Didn't Become Dead Island 2
Slay the Spire - Northernlion Plays - Episode 1 (YouTube)
Metal Gear Survive’s scuzzy microtransactions: paid saveslots, cash for emotes and buy-a-boost
Atari Flashback 8 Gold
Living in Demon's Souls as the Servers Shut Down
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 on PSN Sale Despite its Servers Being Shut Down
Game industry pushes back against efforts to restore gameplay servers
11 Minutes of Gameplay from the Secret of Mana Remake (YouTube)
Atlus wants to cut off a PS3 emulator because it runs Persona 5
This is what emulated Breath of the Wild looks like at 4K resolution
Hardware Review: The Analogue NT Mini Isn't Just The Best NES Clone, It's Much More Besides
Cryptocurrency miners bought 3 million graphics cards worth $776 million in 2017
Dogecoin
Ackman Ends His 5-Year Fight With Herbalife
Mike and Ting talk about Torment: Tides of Numenera from the end of the Sagus Cliffs up to meeting the Memovira.
Contains SPOILERS for Torment: Tides of Numenera!
The “book club” game is: Torment: Tides of Numenera. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Turnip Cake
What Do The Northern Lights Actually Look Like?
Event: Star Wars: A New Hope – screened with a live orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Valley of Dead Heroes
Severed Child
Updated Our Journal (58): Gamescom 2016, Building the Necropolis
Miel Avest
Coty
Decanted
Sundermun the Elder and Sundermun the Younger
Bitcoin
Waits-for-Prey
Transdimensional Scalpel
Skoura the Faceless and her Jar of Iron Wind
Artaglio
Bourras
Rhin's Quest
Easter Eggs (T:ToN)
Rumblings of Discontent
The Sanctuary of Miel Avest
Familiar Skies
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing, Nintendo Labo, the Dark Souls remaster and Global Game Jam 2018.
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Mimi Hearing Test
Golf Story
IT (2017)
Gorogoa
Jackbox Games
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
SNES Classic
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS PC 1.0 Update #2
Steam Community Marketplace Listings - Leather Hoodie (White)
Golf With Your Friends
7 Days to Die
Call of Duty: WWII
FIFA 18
Cities: Skylines
Super Mario Odyssey
Team Fortress 2 - Jungle Inferno
Valve: How going boss-free empowered the games-maker
Hacker News comment: “Really, Steam seems to be the closest thing Windows has to an application/package manager”
Know Your Meme: Say no to Lootboxes, only Boxes
First Look at Nintendo Labo (YouTube)
1-2-Switch Eating Contest (YouTube)
The people who can’t stop eating dirt
Dark Souls Remastered Release Date, Price, Frame Rate, Resolution, Developer - Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC
GGJ18 Diversifiers
Global Game Jam 2018 Keynote and Theme (YouTube)
Rocket Lag - Trailer and Behind the Scenes #1 and #2 (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Torment: Tides of Numenera up to the end of the Sagus Cliffs.
Contains SPOILERS for Torment: Tides of Numenera!
The “book club” game is: Torment: Tides of Numenera. ~~Finish the game~~ Play up to meeting the Memovira by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Meet “raw” water—ludicrously priced unfiltered water with random bacteria
Making Sense of Radiohead’s Nonsensical Copyright Dispute With Lana Del Rey
Torment: Tides of Numenera on Kickstarter
Planescape: Torment
Numenera: A new roleplaying game from Monte Cook on Kickstarter
Effort - How Does it Work?
Anechoic Lazaret
Stay of Execution
Updated Our Journal #68: Servant of the Tides
Bronze Sphere
Tidal Affinity
The Cold, Calculating Jack
Aidan Sitabo
Fallen To Earth - solving the clock puzzle
Focus Abilities
The Funniest Joke In The World - Monty Python's Flying Circus (YouTube)
One True Love
Foreman's Brood
Fifth Eye Tavern
Mike and Ting give updates on their backlogs and look forward to 2018.
The “book club” game is: Torment: Tides of Numenera. Play the Sagus Cliffs by next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust #1)
Hobonichi Techo 2018 Diary - Mother 2: Magicant Map
Eslite Bookstore
Ting's Backlog: * Super Mario Galaxy * Super Mario Galaxy 2 * Grand Theft Auto IV * Batman: Arkham City
Nintendo brings HD Wii games to China’s Nvidia Shield—is Switch next?
Mike’s Steam backlog
@Jonathan_Blow - Gorogoa is out! It is a good game. I recommend that you play it.
Mike wins 3v1 squad battles: one and two
Walt Disney buys Murdoch's Fox for $52bn
Ting's 2018 Picks: * Kingdom Hearts 3 * Dreams * PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Mike's 2018 Picks: * DRAGON BALL FighterZ * Phoenix Point * System Shock * Ni No Kuni 2 * Xenonauts 2 * Last of Us 2 * Red Dead Redemption 2 * Psychonauts 2 * Detroit: Become Human
Anthem
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo Switch seems more likely in light of the recent WiiU patch
Elder Scrolls 6: Release date, location, races, and everything we know
Apple now requires App Store games with loot boxes to list odds
Mike and Ting look back on 2017.
The “book club” game is: Torment: Tides of Numenera. Play the Sagus Cliffs by next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Crown Prince Natural Whole Boiled Oysters in Water
California Proposition 65 (1986)
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Rez Infinite
Dead Cells
Golf Story
Baldur's Gate II
Dungeon Defenders
Nintendo says the Switch will outsell the Wii U after one year
Pokémon on Switch - Everything we know so far, what we want, and what to expect
Metroid Games
Stellaris Dev Diary #92: FTL Rework and Galactic Terrain
League of Legends
Battle Royale (IMDB)
Who is PLAYERUNKNOWN? - Noclip Profiles (YouTube)
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer: * Call of Duty: WWII (Ting) * PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Best Overall: (that isn't PUBG) * The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Mike and Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2017: * Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Ting) * Persona 5 (Mike and Ting) * Horizon Zero Dawn (Mike)
Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention: * Super Mario Odyssey (Mike and Ting)
Sexual harassment in ‘Persona 5’ is a big problem — and we need to talk about it
Playing Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds when I noticed Guerrilla Games actually rendered the grass under the snow
The comic from Kevin and Ting's animoji
Mike and Ting talk about Her Story.
Contains SPOILERS for Her Story.
The “book club” game is: Torment: Tides of Numenera. Play the Sagus Cliffs by next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Outliers (book)
Ear syringing unsafe and doesn't work, health chiefs warn
Sam Barlow
Ting's Searches
Mike's Searches
100% Video Completion Using Blank
EASTER EGG - HER STORY KNOCK CODE TRANSLATED (YouTube)
Who is who
Her Story creator wants the truth about the game's ending to stay a mystery
I might have discovered the secret admin command
Black Swan
buttonchime02up by JustinBW
Mike and Ting talk about Star Wars Battlefront II, Destiny 2 XP gains, the death of Marvel Heroes and Super Mario Cereal.
The “book club” game is: Her Story. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Fitbit Alta HR
Samsung has Removed the Ability to Remap the Bixby Button on the Galaxy S8/S8+
Operant Conditioning Chamber (Skinner Box)
A Guide To The Endless, Confusing Star Wars Battlefront II Controversy
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 players are using elastic bands to cheat their way to credits
Most Downvoted Reddit Comment of All Time
Star Wars Battlefront 2 has reduced the credits awarded for finishing the campaign
EA's Battlefront II changes highlight the disconnect between gameplay and progress
EA tells investors turning off Battlefront 2's microtransactions will not affect earnings
Know Your Meme: Horse Armor
Destiny 2 misrepresented XP gains to its players until the devs got caught
Destiny 2’s shaders are consumables, leaving many fans enraged
Belgium denounces loot boxes as gambling; Hawaiian legislator calls them “predatory”
What are the Steam Community Market fees for Dota, TF2, & CS:GO?
The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny
Destiny 2 is getting a new Masterworks weapon tier, better incentives, and plenty more, promises Bungie
Marvel Heroes is now officially dead
A Fond Farewell to Demon’s Souls’ Servers
The Last Months Of Gazillion Entertainment, Maker Of Marvel Heroes
There’s An Amiibo On Every Box Of Super Mario Cereal
'Disney Infinity' goes offline in March 2017
The sad, slow death of Lego Dimensions
Super Smash Bros. - Gameplay & Quest for the amiibo! (YouTube)
Kellogg’s are axing Ricicles and ditching sugar in other cereals
Lucky Charms, Just Right and All-Bran
Mike and Ting talk about Injustice 2.
Contains SPOILERS for Injustice 2.
The “book club” game is: Her Story. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: PS4: Remote Play for PC and Mac
A PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds miniskirt is selling for over £300
Father Ted
Little Britain
You Must Defeat Sheng Long to Stand a Chance! It’s the 25th Anniversary of the Classic EGM Hoax
Ultimate Kombat Kodes UMK3 Arcade (YouTube)
Street Fighter IV
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition Fight Stick Review: Shoryuken (2014)
PlayStation Plus in December: Injustice Gods Among Us, Hitman, Deadly Premonition, more
CrossUPDP asks: Is Street Fighter V too easy, or just about right for the intended audience?
New Injustice 2 Robin Gameplay Revealed, As Ed Boon Teases Obscure Characters
Batman: Arkham
Atrocitus and Dex-Starr
Flash Vs. Reverse Flash Fight Scene - Injustice 2 (YouTube)
The most downvoted Reddit comment of all time
Introducing Source Crystals for Injustice 2
Injustice 2 Trophies
Injustice 2 - Fighter Pack 3 Trailer (YouTube)
Why the X-Men Aren’t In Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite
Official Evo Moment #37, Daigo vs Justin Evo 2004 in HD (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Paris Games Week, Blizzcon and games coming out in the remainder of the year.
The “book club” game is: Injustice 2. Finish the main story by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Get to da choppa! (YouTube)
iPhone X
Stranger Things: Season 2
Member Chewbacca Again? (YouTube)
Star Trek: Discovery - Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Potato Streamers Discord
Opus Magnum - which is good, but not as good as Spacechem
Universal Paperclips
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Divinity: Original Sin II on Metacritic
Call of Duty: WW2
Super Mario Odyssey
Every Big Game Coming Out In Fall 2017
The Last Checkpoint
Animal Crossing Coming To Phones As A Camping Game
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Official Game Trailer - Nintendo E3 2017 (YouTube)
I Can't Believe You've Done This (YouTube)
The Last of Us Part II | Teaser Trailer #2 (YouTube)
XCOM Trailer - E3 2010 (YouTube)
Prey - E3 2016 Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
Marvel’s Spider-Man | PGW 2017 Trailer (YouTube)
Monster Hunter: World | PGW 2017 Trailer (YouTube)
World of Warcraft fans bid farewell to largest legacy server before shutdown
Introducing Moira | Overwatch (YouTube)
StarCraft II Going Free-To-Play, Explained
Mike and Ting talk about Sleeping Dogs, from Intensive Care to the end of the game.
Thanks to Johnson (@BlueTieCasual) for sending in feedback!
Contains SPOILERS for Sleeping Dogs.
The “book club” game is: Injustice 2. Finish the main story by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Durian
Gel bracelet - I misremembered, yellow was LIVESTRONG and white was MAKE POVERTY HISTORY!
Her
Missions: * Intensive Care * Important Visitor * Fast Girls * Bad Luck * Conflicted Loyalties * The Funeral * Civil Discord * Buried Alive * The Election * Big Smile Lee
Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo
Sonny Wo
Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations
Hong Kong, Dragons and Feng Shui
Vivienne Lu
Thomas Pendrew
Jackie Ma
Jumbo Kingdom
Amanda Cartwright
Not Ping
Dr. Tang
Broken Parts
Guitar Hero III - Hit Me w/ Your Best Shot - Expert - 100% (YouTube)
Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system
Cockfighting
Opus Magnum
Korean Barbecue
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing, what they're looking forward to and hidden game mechanics.
The “book club” game is: Sleeping Dogs. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Ultrasonic Cleaning
Star Trek: Discovery
Splatfest
Playing / Played: * The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild * Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition * Out of the Park Baseball 2007 * Stephen's Sausage Roll * Final Fantasy XV * PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS * Fortnite Battle Royale * Silicon Zeroes
PUBG exec clarifies objection to Fortnite Battle Royale
PUBG team will spin off as subsidiary company
Looking Forward To: * Divinity: Original Sin 2 * Golf Story * Super Mario Odyssey * Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2: Official Trailer #2 (YouTube)
@Gaohmee - Hey #gamedev, tell me about some brilliant mechanics in games that are hidden from the player to get across a certain feeling.
An insightful thread where game developers discuss hidden mechanics designed to make games feel more interesting
Mike and Ting talk about Sleeping Dogs, from Payback up to Dockyard Heist.
Contains SPOILERS for Sleeping Dogs.
The “book club” game is: Sleeping Dogs. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: You call this boat strats!? (Twitch)
Sir Michael's 1,000 hours of PUBG (YouTube)
iPhone X parody (YouTube)
Missions: * Uncle Po (Mission) * Bride to Be * The Wedding * Mrs. Chu's Revenge * Meet the New Boss * Loose Ends * Final Kill * Initiation * Dockyard Heist
Roland Ho
Zou Tau
Massage Parlours
Triad (organized crime) - 36 Oaths
Drug Busts
Sleeping Dogs - Face Side Mission 8 - Pied Piper (YouTube)
Sleeping Dogs - Face Side Mission 5 - Turn Losers Into Winners (YouTube)
Sleeping Dogs - Police Case - Serial Killer Lead 2 (YouTube)
Cockfighting
Hijacking Knox Vans vs. Security Van Heists
Random Events
Special Ability - Franklin Clinton
Dating Missions
HONG KONG : THE FACTS - Country Parks and Conservation
Poinsettia
Mike and Ting answer random questions for the special 51st episode!
The “book club” game is: Sleeping Dogs. Finish “Dockyard Heist” by the next episode.
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Sir Michael's 1,000 hours of PUBG (YouTube)
Ninja Say What?! (YouTube)
The 51st State
Hawaii Five-O
Fruit machine sounds by milton.
Questions: 1. What does Mike think of difficulty levels? His preference? 2. What does Mike think of free-to-play? Has he ever been sucked in? 3. What does Mike think of the lack of quality control on Steam, PSN store? 4. What’s Mike’s favourite game score? 5. Which game has Mike been most addicted to? And to what lengths did he go to maintain the addiction? 6. What does Mike think of narrative drive action-adventure games having crazy high body counts? 7. What’s better, sandbox or linear? 8. What’s Mike’s favourite game in the last decade? 9. What’s really better PC or console? Why is PC better? 10. Are there any games you thought were good as a child but looking back…? 11. How does Mike play games? 12. When does Mike play games? Time of day? Day of week? 13. What's the weirdest thing you've done while your brain was on autopilot? 14. What's a deeply unsettling fact? 15. What are some good mobile games? 16. Is it acceptable to play games on the toilet? 17. What tasty food would be disgusting eaten over rice? 18. Is there a short, clean, joke that gets you every time? 19. If your employer gave you the option to work 10 hours Mon-Thu instead of 8 hours Mon-Fri would you do it? 20. Do you have an unbelievable “pics or it didn’t happen moment” - did you have the pics to prove it? 21. Which YouTube channel is great to binge? 22. What is a dirty business tactic that everyone should be aware of? 23. If someone says tell me a joke, what’s the first joke you tell them..? 24. Have you ever (correctly) had a gut-feeling to dislike someone who, on the surface, was a cool person that everybody else liked? What's that story? 25. What’s the scariest film you’ve seen? And one which didn’t resort to cheap scares? 26. What will be the "turns out cigarettes are bad for us" of our generation? 27. If all of a sudden all humans simultaneously lost the ability to sneeze, how long do you think it would take mankind as a collective to realize? 28. What was something you saw you were definitely not supposed to see? 29. What are the best free online certificates you can compete that will actually look good on your resume? 30. If authors covered novels, like musicians covered songs, which covered novel would you be most excited to read?
Mike and Ting talk about Sleeping Dogs, from the start of the game to the end of Payback.
Contains SPOILERS for Sleeping Dogs.
The “book club” game is: Sleeping Dogs. Finish “Dockyard Heist” by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Urban Dictionary: Weeaboo
What happened to Notch’s Twitter?
Cocktail Chemistry (YouTube)
Graham Torrington's Late Night Love (YouTube)
"Big Name" Voice Actors: * Tom Wilkinson * Lucy Liu * Emma Stone * Edison Chen
How Video Game Roles Are Helping a Disgraced Star's Comeback
What is the fappening?
Donnie Yen To Headline ‘Sleeping Dogs’ For Neal Moritz’s Original Film
Missions: * Vendor Extortion * Night Market Chase * Stick Up and Delivery * Amanda * Club Bam Bam * Listening In * Chain of Evidence * Payback * Pay Hospital Bills * Ting's T-Shirt
Kowloon Walled City
2014 Hong Kong Protests
22 Uber drivers arrested in undercover Hong Kong police operation
Big Trouble in Little China
Urban Dictionary: delay no more
The low poly Peak in Sleeping Dogs
Public light bus (i.e. Hong Kong red vs. green minibuses)
Taxicabs of Hong Kong
廿四味 24Herbs "Do You Know Me" (YouTube)
Litter Cum Recyclable Collection Bin in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s, um, recycling bins, receive a new name
Mike and Ting talk about the SNES Classic.
The “book club” game is: Sleeping Dogs. Finish “Payback” by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube and Twitch
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Super NES Classic Edition
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Money Bin
Random: Here's The Reason Why The North American Super NES Looks So Different
Super NES CD-ROM
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Super Play - Issue 43 - FF Forum
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past by Andy in 1:14:58 - SGDQ2017 (YouTube)
Mega Man 3 Title WITH LYRICS - brentalfloss (YouTube)
Feature: The Full Story Behind Star Fox 2, Nintendo's Most Famous Cancellation
Ultimate Ghosts ‘n Goblins
Do We Need a Soulslike Genre? | Game Maker's Toolkit (YouTube)
Super Metroid by oatsngoats, zoast and Overfiendvip in 52:49 - SGDQ2017 - Part 124 (YouTube)
Super Bomberman
Chrono Trigger
Earthworm Jim
Stunt Race FX
Uniracers
NBA Jam
Mike can't aim until he discovers that the shotgun is his spirit animal (Twitch)
Mike and Ting talk about Red Dead Redemption, to the end of the game!
Contains SPOILERS for Red Dead Redemption.
The “book club” game is: Sleeping Dogs. Finish “Payback” by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: What Is the "Location-based Rain Forecast"?
Back to the future 2 - Forecast vs. Actual (YouTube)
Dimension C-137
Nurofen Cold and Flu
Dab (dance)
Red Dead Redemption - Mission #48 - And the Truth Will Set You Free (YouTube)
Old Friends, New Problems
Wolves, Dogs and Sons
Spare the Love, Spoil the Child
By Sweat and Toil
A Continual Feast
The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed
Remember My Family
Read Dead Redemption 2
People in the final newspaper: * Seth Briars * Marshal Leigh Johnson * Abraham Reyes * Irish * Jeb and Lucy from Who Are You to Judge? * Nate Johns * Landon Ricketts * Professor Harold MacDougal
The Prohibitionist
Deadalus and Son
Twin Rocks
Gaptooth Breach
AlphaGo
Why Dwarf Fortress Started Killing Cats
Master Hunter Challenges
Sharpshooter Challenges
American Buffalo
Archer Fordham
Mike Wins a Solo Game (Twitch) + clip of the best bit
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing, hardware deaths and the Steam Sale.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: 2001: A Space Odyssey
The League of Gentlemen - Hello Dave (YouTube)
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - Official Game Trailer (YouTube)
XCOM Creator's Phoenix Point: 8 Minute Boss Battle Gameplay (YouTube)
Sif, the Great Grey Wolf
Sage by Heston Blumenthal the Smart Scoop Ice Cream Maker
Urban Dictionary: bare
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
The Creator of the GIF Says It's Pronounced JIF. He Is Wrong
Dead Cells
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Final Fantasy XV
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy FXIV: Stormblood
DARK SOULS III - The Ringed City
Urban Dictionary: cba
ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
@sichael_mew - For the second time, my Xbox 360 has died
How To Transfer Xbox 360 Saves to Xbox One
Shuttle XPC SN95G5
Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT
Amiga 1200
Surface Pro 4
Are You Ready? - Steam Summer Sale 2017 (YouTube)
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - Official Trailer (YouTube)
Paradox General Discussion - Price Increase
SD:DE region lock
Steam Summer Sale 2017 Stickers
Bluehole
Games Mike Bought in the Steam Sale: * Valve Complete Pack * Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair * Banished * River City Ransom: Underground * Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles * Orwell * Darkest Dungeon * STASIS * System Shock: Enhanced Edition * Batman: Arkham Knight * ABZU
Mike and Ting talk about Red Dead Redemption, to the end of And the Truth Will Set You Free.
Contains SPOILERS for Red Dead Redemption.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish the game by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: How to Wear Cropped Pants
Nasa's Kepler telescope finds 10 Earth-like planets: 'We are not alone'
Explain xkcd 978: Citogenesis
The Fermi Paradox - Where Are All The Aliens? (YouTube)
Is the Universe a Simulation? Scientists Debate
Safe Cracking
Gatling Gun
Master Hunter Challenges
Fame
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on Steam
Missions and Strangers: * Father Abraham * Captain De Santa's Downfall * The Great Mexican Train Robbery * The Gates of El Presidio * An Appointed Time * Bear One Another's Burdens * At Home with Dutch * For Purely Scientific Purposes * The Prodigal Son Returns (To Yale) * And You Will Know The Truth * And The Truth Will Set You Free * Poppycock * American Lobbyist * The Wronged Woman * Eva in Peril * Deadalus and Son * I Know You
Characters: * Luisa Fortuna * Vincente de Santa * Javier Escuella * Abraham Reyes * Bill Williamson * Agustin Allende * Nigel West Dickens * Edgar Ross * Archer Fordham * Nastas * Harold MacDougal * Dutch van der Linde
Mike and Ting talk about what they want from E3 2017.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish And The Truth Will Set You Free by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Mike’s Tumblr
Wonderland Wars
Sega’s Newest Music Game Could Only Exist in an Arcade
Taiko no Tatsujin
MariCar
Isabelle
Crackdown 3
Project Scorpio
Spider-Man PS4 - Road to E3 2017
Ni No Kuni 2
Detroit: Become Human/
Super Mario Odyssey
Switch’s first “chat headset” is a mess, and that’s Nintendo’s fault
Nintendo Has Registered Achievement Sharing With Recording Patent
Nintendo Switch's Online Service Will Be $20/Year, Includes Classic Games
12 Hour Clock - confusion at noon and midnight
Biweekly
X-Wing, TIE Fighter and Freespace 2
Bethesda could announce Wolfenstein: The New Colossus and The Evil Within 2 at E3 2017
The Design of Dead Space - Part 1 | Game Maker's Toolkit (YouTube)
Review: Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition PC (YouTube)
Far Cry 5 : Official Announce Trailer (YouTube)
Everything (we think) we know about the next Assassin’s Creed
Sleeping Dogs
The Crew 2 Announced
Source: The Rumored Mario x Rabbids RPG Is Real, Coming To Switch
The Division's Year 2 Content Is Free
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Destiny 2: Release date, beta details, new classes, story info, trailers... and everything you need to know
Kingdom Hearts 3
Mike and Ting talk about Red Dead Redemption, to the end of Cowards Die Many Times.
Contains SPOILERS for Red Dead Redemption.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish And The Truth Will Set You Free by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Affordable Art Fair
Headspace
Landon Rickets
Vicente De Santa
Luisa Fortuna
We Shall Be Together in Paradise
Red Dead Redemption - Entering Mexico - Jose Gonzales - Far Away (YouTube)
Dead Eye Targeting
Trains
Lucky in Love
Andreas Muller
Who invented the Mexican Wave?
The Demon Drink/dialogues
Empty Promises
Gold Medal
My Sister’s Keeper
Must a Saviour Die?
Cowards Die Many Times
Deadalus and Son
Gang Hideouts
Camps
California
Rabbit’s Foot
Bandana
Five Finger Fillet
Aliens : Bishop's Knife Trick (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Zelda DLC details, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Phoenix Point.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish Cowards Die Many Times by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: McDonald's listens to 'Rick and Morty' fans who want the Szechuan sauce back
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
Hands-on: eGPU enclosure + GTX 1080 Ti w/ MacBook Pro
Hot Pepper Gaming (YouTube)
Retro Game Lovers in Hong Kong
Otaku Games
Retro Receiver for SNES
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 - Luigi "Death Stare" Compilation (YouTube)
Splatoon 2
Nintendo News: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch is the Fastest-Selling Mario Kart Game in Franchise History
Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Expansion Pass DLC Pack 1 Detailed
Tingle
Working On My Gerudo Abs T-Shirt
DARK SOULS III - The Ringed City
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Battle Royale
Hunger Games
Survival Games
H1Z1: King of the Kill
Phoenix Point
UFO: Enemy Unknown
UFO: Aftermath, Aftershock and Afterlight
Xenonauts
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM 2 Point blank miss (YouTube)
Star Citizen game hits $100m funding milestone
Mike and Ting talk about Red Dead Redemption, to the end of The Assault on Fort Mercer.
Contains SPOILERS for Red Dead Redemption.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish Cowards Die Many Times by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Donald Duck and DuckTales
Timeline: Kingdom Hearts (YouTube)
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 +2.5 on PS4 have some pretty glaring technical issues
Where Was Ghost in the Shell Filmed?
INDEPENDENCE DAY Movie Clip - First Attack (YouTube)
Hanging Bonnie MacFarlane
Nigel West Dickens, Seth Briars and Irish
Liars, Cheats and Other Proud Americans
The Sport of Kings, and Liars
War Horse
Cougar or Cougar
Wispa
On Shaky's Ground: Irish Robs Nuns at Thieves Landing John Marston Cutscene (YouTube)
Westworld: Teddy machine gun scene (YouTube)
Rose Harling
Flowers for a Lady
Liar’s Dice
Liar’s Poker
Random Encounters
Dueling
Treasure Map
Skinning
Newspapers
Master Hunter Challenges
Mike and Ting talk about Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Destiny 2 and disappointments in gaming.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish The Assault on Fort Mercer by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: People Try Pizza Dipped In Milk (YouTube)
North Korea accuses John McCain of 'blasphemy' for calling Kim Jong-un 'that crazy fat kid'
Does “pants” more commonly mean “trousers” or “underpants”?
Unshoeboxing the Hello Internet Sneakers (YouTube)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild - How to Dye Clothes, Change Armor Color
Lomei Labyrinth Island
Get Epona, Wolf Link, Plus Other Amiibo Rewards
Breath of the Wild Korok Seed Locations
Guide: How To Unlock Tarrey Town, Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's Amazing Hidden Gem
"Just parry the Guardian's laser" (YouTube)
Breath of the Wild would be a perfect game if you could just pet the dogs
We Built a Crazy Flying Machine in Zelda: Breath of the Wild (YouTube)
Breath of the Wild Any% Speedrun in 41:25 (YouTube)
Zelda BotW Bird-Man Research 7615.8m Landing on Eventide Island (YouTube)
Destiny 2 – “Rally the Troops” Worldwide Reveal Trailer
The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny
Bill Nighy on IMDB
Nurofen Cold & Flu
Cyborg R.A.T. 9 Gaming Mouse
Absolute - DJ Taka - DDR 5th Mix (YouTube)
HEAVY RAIN - Shaun Glitch (YouTube)
Mass Effect: Andromeda on Metacritic
Friendless Space: Why Master Of Orion 3 Is Important
Damsel in Distress: Part 2 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games (YouTube)
Revisiting Deus Ex: Invisible War, one of PC gaming's biggest disappointments
What's up with all the "with rice 9/10"?
Mike and Ting talk about Red Dead Redemption, from the start of the game to the end of The Burning.
Contains SPOILERS for the first few hours of Red Dead Redemption.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish The Assault on Fort Mercer by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Can I Change the Nintendo Switch eShop Country?
Elliot Reid
GTA IV won't work on Windows 10
.White Team presents Red Dead Redemption in GTA V
Westworld (TV series)
Spaghetti Western
Xbox and PlayStation cloud saves
Opendoor - Jobs
Missions and Strangers: * Obstacles in Our Path * New Friends, Old Problems * A Tempest Looms * Justice in Pike's Basin * Political Realities in Armadillo * You Shall Not Give False Testimony, Except for Profit * Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies * Let No Man Put Asunder * Flowers for a Lady * Spare the Rod, Spoil the Bandit * Wild Horses, Tamed Passions
Honor and Fame
Single Player Challenges
Dueling
Horseshoes
Red Dead Redemption Achievements
Compliments of the House DLC
Self-Actualization
Mike and Ting get Nintendo Switches.
The “book club” game is: Red Dead Redemption. Finish The Burning by the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Lost Levels Club on YouTube
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Kevin’s Bag
Dyson Hairdryer
Full Clip MOONLIGHT and LA LA Land Named Best Picture at 2017 Oscars (YouTube)
Nintendo Switch cartridges 'taste so bad'
Nintendo Switch's left Joy-Con issue seems to be fixed with day one update
Nintendo suggests Switch Joy-Con issues caused by interference
Tena - the UK’s no. 1 bladder weakness and incontinence expert
Nintendo Switch digital games can only be played on one console at a time
PS4 System Software Update 4.50 Features Detailed
Nintendo Switch Parental Controls mobile app
You're Going to Want a Screen Protector for Your Nintendo Switch
1-2-Switch
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
The Resistance
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Wii U - The Legend of Zelda - Gameplay First Look from The Game Awards (YouTube)
Horizon Zero Dawn
Mario Maker - Trolls, Moles, and Fake Flagpoles (YouTube)
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ for Nintendo Switch
Don't Worry, The Nintendo Switch Kickstand Is Designed To Snap Off
Mike and Ting talk about EarthBound, from Stonehenge Base to the end of the game.
Contains SPOILERS for EarthBound
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Hipster (contemporary subculture)
Mark Six
Casey Neistat (YouTube)
Sword of Kings Tips
Psi List
Horn of Life
Tenda
Diamond Dogs
Legends of Localization - Magicant
Nintendo’s Era of Censorship
Zoolander - Orange Mocha Frappuccino! (YouTube)
Defeating Giygas without the "Pray" skill
EarthBound Ending Guide
Mother 3 / EarthBound 64
Undertale
Sword of Kings
Rare 1/128 Items
Mother 3 Fan Translation
Mike and Ting talk about the Nintendo Switch presentation and Global Game Jam 2017.
The “book club” game is: EarthBound. Finish EarthBound before the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Hong Kong gadget flea market: a blast from the past
Tena - the UK’s no. 1 bladder weakness and incontinence expert
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
The Binding of Isaac: Antibirth
Frog Fractions
@Jonathan_Blow replies about Frog Fractions 2
Frog Fractions 2: the jig is up, and the game is here
Battlefield 1
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess' dungeon design | Boss Keys (YouTube)
Oculus First Contact
The Lab
Accounting
Oculus Medium
SUPERHOT VR
How To Enjoy Resident Evil 7 If You’re A Big Scaredy Cat
Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 (YouTube)
Global Game Jam 2017 - Keynote (YouTube)
Duality
Do I Know You?
Unity Space Shooter Tutorial
Retro Freak
Mike and Ting talk about EarthBound, from the Monkey Caves up to Stonehenge Base.
Contains SPOILERS for the mid-game of EarthBound.
The “book club” game is: EarthBound. Finish EarthBound before the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: 2 Girls 1 Cup
Range Anxiety
Teleport
Clumsy Robot
For Sale Sign
Stoic Club
Hipster
Record sales: vinyl hits 25-year high
Harry Hill (YouTube)
Poo
Mu Training
Chewbacca Defense
Venus
Crazed Sign and Mad Taxi
Brick Road (a.k.a. Dungeon Man)
Deep Darkness Walkthrough
Multi-Bottle Rocket and Heavy Bazooka
Tenda
Death Note
Global Game Jam
Mike and Ting look back on 2016.
The “book club” game is: EarthBound. Beat Master Barf and get to Stonehenge Base before the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Bill Bailey - Kraftwerk - Part Troll (YouTube)
Poon Choi
2016 Stats
SeriousGaming on Twitch VR FAIL (YouTube)
Accounting for HTC Vive
SUPERHOT VR
Destiny Nightfall Strike
Sims 3 vs Sims 4
Here Are The 2016 Winners Of The First Ever Steam Awards
Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer: * Battlefield 1 (Mike) * Overwatch (Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Best Overall: * Stellaris (Mike) * The Witness (Ting)
Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2016: * Civilization 6 (Mike) * The Last Guardian (Mike) * Uncharted 4 (Ting)
Four Loko: Fact and Fiction
Pokemon GO
Pokemon Sun and Moon
Overcooked
Persona 5
Black Friday iOS Sales Kick Off with 'Final Fantasy Tactics' Dropping to $3.99
Jimmy Fallon Debuts the Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
Nintendo Switch VR headset shows up in patent
Baldur’s Gate gets Steam Achievements
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Mike and Ting talk about EarthBound, from Lilliput Steps up to the Monkey Caves.
Contains SPOILERS for the mid-game of EarthBound.
The “book club” game is: EarthBound. Beat Master Barf and get to Stonehenge Base before the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Silverfish
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
EarthBound Original Player’s Guide
RTFM
For Sale Sign
Tonzura Bros vs. Runaway Five
Jeff in Winters
Zombie Paper
Homesick
Saturn Valley
Item Fixing Guide
Slimy Little Pile
Magic Butterfly
EarthBound - Coffee Break (YouTube)
The Third Strongest Mole Theory
Dusty Dunes Desert
t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m
What happened to Everdred?
Moonside
Jesse's Diets - The Fast Show (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing, Bethesda's review policy and hardware launches
The “book club” game is: EarthBound. Beat the Mani Mani statue and get to the Monkey Caves before the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Chinese people are going crazy for Four Loko
ASUS: Four little letters that are a pain to pronounce
Lan Kwai Fong
DARK SOULS III - Ashes of Ariandel (Steam)
Amygdala
Git Gud
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Sunless Sea
Obduction
Myst
Defenders of the Triforce - Real Escape Game created by SCRAP
Diablo 3 says goodbye - and good riddance - to the Auction House
Necromancers And Diablo 1 Remake Coming To Diablo 3
Member Chewbacca Again? (YouTube)
FIFA 17
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Bethesda Outline Anti-Consumer Review Policy
The making of Dishonored's greatest mission, Lady Boyle's Last Party
No, Hello Games didn’t admit that No Man’s Sky was a mistake
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided silly preorder scheme scrapped
Rationally Speaking 150 - Elizabeth Loftus on "The malleability of human memory"
Low supply, high demand drives NES Classic Edition resale price up 200%
Why are some PS4 Pro titles running slower than base hardware?
Battlefield 4 Multiplayer Glitches Make Great Animated GIFs
Mario is Nintendo Switch launch game, not Zelda claim rumours
Mike and Ting talk about EarthBound, from the start of the game up to Lilliput Steps.
Contains SPOILERS for the first few hours of EarthBound.
The “book club” game is: EarthBound. Beat the Mani Mani statue and get to the Monkey Caves before the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Shabu-Shabu and Korean Barbecue
EarthBound Players Guide: Chart of "Don't Care" Entries
Haskell
EarthBound Players Guide: Controller Functions
How WASD became the standard PC control scheme
Buzz Buzz
Onett Stage in Smash Bros
Attack Slugs in an Earthbound Let’s Play (YouTube)
Apple Kid and Orange Kid
Earthbound Camera Man (YouTube)
Eiffel 65 - Blue (YouTube)
Happy Happyism
Teddy Bear
Condiments
Escargo Express
IGN EarthBound Wiki Guide
Toblerone triangle change upsets fans
Dust. Anybody? No? Dust. (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about their #7FaveGames and celebrate one year of the podcast.
The “book club” game is: EarthBound. Play up to the Cave to Lilliput Steps before the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Cafe R&C on OpenRice (3D latte art cafe)
Mike and Ting's Backlogs
Journey
Fallout 3
Batman: Arkham City
SplatterCatGaming - Let's Play Sunless Sea Zubmariner (YouTube)
Shenzhen I/O
Stephen’s Sausage Roll
Mike's #7FaveGames
Ting's #7FaveGames
The Goat Puzzle - Broken Sword (YouTube)
Meryl's Codec - Metal Gear Solid (YouTube)
Little Big Planet
Oculus Medium
Tiltbrush
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 'Demo Gameplay Cruise Ship E3 2011' (YouTube)
The Last of Us - Giraffe Scene (YouTube)
Persona 5
Dobby
Mike and Ting talk about 80 hour work weeks and give their thoughts on the Nintendo Switch reveal.
The “book club” game is: EarthBound. Play up to the Cave to Lilliput Steps before the next episode!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Amber Hong Kong
I’m not gonna cook it but I’ll order it from Zanzibar! (YouTube)
Super Play
Winnersh
Mother 1+2 Compilation and Mother 3 (Earthbound 2)
EA’s Amy Hennig Talks About AAA Crunch
TUAW’s Daily App: Uprising (Michael’s iPhone game)
First Look at Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
Nintendo fans pick apart Switch reveal video
NVIDIA Technology Powers New Home Gaming System, Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1
Nintendo reveals plans for Nintendo Switch presentation - Jan 12 2017
/r/NintendoSwitch
@ryansalamanda Nintendo Switch Joy Con Concepts
Carl of Booty: Black Crocs 2
GradeAUnderA’s Phone Number (YouTube)
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now (YouTube)
Radio 6 Music
Mike and Ting talk about BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two.
Contains SPOILERS for BioShock, BioShock Infinite and the DLCs
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Radiohead - Just (YouTube)
A Boy and His Baguette (YouTube)
Peeping Tom Plasmid
Crossbow
Regardèrent et Furent Observés (YouTube)
Why We Remember Bioshock's Fort Frolic | Game Maker's Toolkit (YouTube)
Transorbital Lobotomy
TIL that JFK's sister was given one of the first lobotomies because of her mood swings
Daisy Fitzroy Scenes and Dialogue (YouTube)
Daisy Fitzroy Meets The Lutece Twins (YouTube)
Rosalind and Robert Lutece
A Timeline that Explains BioShock Infinite in an Easily Digestible Way
Winners Don’t Use Drugs
6 Burial at Sea Moments That Changed Bioshock (And Bioshock Infinite) - SPOILERS (YouTube)
Inside the Making of 'BioShock' Series With Creator Ken Levine
Bioshock Final Boss Fight (YouTube)
Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare
EarthBound
Mike and Ting talk about Mario Maker knock offs, updated phones and the end of the Summer games drought.
The “book club” game is: BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: The Lobster - We Only Play Electronic Music (YouTube)
Self Handicapping
A Terrible 'Mario Maker' Clone on Steam Actually Has a Few Good Ideas
Infiniminer entry on the Minecraft Wiki
Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition
Radiohead - Just (YouTube)
Sources: Destiny 2 Coming To PC, Aims To Feel Like A Totally New Game
How to Master the New Messages App in iOS 10
Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane
Google baked its AI 'Assistant' into the new Pixel phones
Westone MMCX Bluetooth Cable, 78548
Jonathan Blow's 'The Witness' gets the PlayStation 4 Pro treatment
FF8 R=U Fan Theory
Inside Out
Upcoming Releases Discussed:
- Oct 7 - Endless Space 2 (Steam Early Access)
- Oct 18 - Batman: Return to Arkham
- Oct 21 - Black Mirror Season 3
- Oct 21 - Battlefield 1
- Oct 21 - Civilization VI
- Oct 25 - Dark Souls III - Ashes of Ariandel
- Nov 10 - PS4 Pro
- Nov 11 - NES Classic
- Nov 15 - Watchdogs 2
- Nov 18 - Pokemon Sun and Moon
- Nov 29 - Final Fantasy XV
- Nov 29 - Star Trek Bridge Crew VR
- Dec 2 - Super Mario Maker 3DS
- Dec 6 - The Last Guardian
- Dec 6 - Dead Rising 4
Mike and Ting talk about the new iPhone, the new PS4 and some games that start with “over”.
The “book club” game is: BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: @edmundmcmillen Q: on average how many times a week do you take a shower/bath?
Why don't the Chinese have body odor?
Question to Mallozzi - Did the "original Prime universe SG-1" Die in S8, Moebius?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
Mark Six Lottery
Can Money Buy You Happiness?
Apple – September Event 2016 - Why remove the headphone jack? (YouTube)
Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 worldwide due to exploding battery fears
The New iPhone is Just Worse (YouTube)
Apple – September Event 2016 - Shigeru Miyamoto introduces Super Mario Run (YouTube)
New iPhone sells out in less than 10 minutes
PS4 Evolution
How to switch O and X in PS4? It's driving me crazy
@Xbox pokes fun at the PS4 Pro
Blizzard Replaces 'GG EZ' Trolling in Overwatch with Embarrassing Alternatives
Overwatch Single Character Silliness
Overcooked
Steam In-Home Streaming
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
What the hell Square, is this for real? Single use single save pre-order items?
Mike and Ting talk about Stranger Things and BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode One.
The “book club” game is: BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Staying In
Bitch the Pot
The Shocking Statistic About Psychopaths On Wall Street
Stranger Things
The Interface Series
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The X-Files
24
10 Cloverfield Lane
BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds
Crucial MX300 1TB SATA III 2.5inch SSD
Sander Cohen’s Club (YouTube)
Houdini Splicer
Observation #33
Tears, Gears and Lockpicks
Batman: Arkham Asylum Free Flow Combat Trailer (YouTube)
BioShock Trailer (YouTube)
A Wizard Did It (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about No Man's Sky and Mario Maker (Maker).
The “book club” game is: BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode One
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: ‘Anger rooms’ to break through stress are all the rage
Sternum
Earthbound
No Man’s Sky
PixelGrotto
No Man's Sky Release Trailer Parody (YouTube)
Where's the NMS we were sold on?
Star Citizen: 2016 Gamescom Alpha 3.0 Demo (YouTube)
Ambitious sci-fi game Star Citizen hits $100 million in crowdfunding
Super Mario Maker
Kaizo Mario World
Mario Maker - Carl of Booty: Black Crocs 2 (YouTube)
MARIO MAKER 3DS CONFIRMED
Blackjack and Hookers (YouTube)
CarlSagan42’s Channel (YouTube)
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Screenshot from Michael's Minecraft-style terrain generator
Empyrion – Galactic Survival
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two
Stranger Things | The First 8 Minutes (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about BioShock.
Contains SPOILERS for BioShock and BioShock Infinite.
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Dictionary definition of “stacked”
Reuben Sandwich
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Japan
Nintendo to build £250m Super Mario theme park in Japan
List of Friends Episodes
How Long to Beat BioShock
Dollar (max capacity is $500 although counter is 4 digits)
U-Invent, Power to the People and Research Camera
Bioshock - All 3 Alternate Endings (YouTube)
Would You Kindly?
First Little Sister Encounter (YouTube)
Jack Kills Ryan (YouTube)
BioShock on Metacritic
Plasmids
Rod Fergusson, the "Closer" who helped get BioShock Infinite out the door, is leaving Irrational
Bioshock Infinite Music - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983) by Robert Hazard, Cyndi Lauper (YouTube)
Bioshock Infinite - Old Elizabeth (YouTube)
Caramel Frappuccino
Mike and Ting talk about Pokemon Go.
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: WHOIS tangent.club (unfortunately it was already taken)
First Look: Nike's POWER-LACING Shoe - Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 (YouTube)
15 Photos of Celebrities in Baggy 90s Clothes
Pokemon Go Region Exclusives
How worryingly addicted to Pokemon Go are you? (it was BBC not BuzzFeed)
How To Pick Pikachu As Your Starter In Pokemon Go (YouTube)
Pokevision
Pokemon Go Dev Subreddit
Xiaomi Power Bank (good cheap external battery in HK)
Crowds of people at the Charmander nest in Holland Park
Pokemon Go - Vaporeon stampede Central Park, NYC (YouTube)
Release notes for Pokemon Go 0.31.0 for Android and 1.1.0 for iOS (live version when podcast was recorded)
@PokemonGoApp tweets about throw accuracy XP bug
Nintendo shares plummet after it points out it doesn't make Pokemon Go
Trubbish
A Pokemon Go trainer who has caught all 145 Pokémon tells us how he did it and why it was a relief
Pokemon Go Articuno pair hope for normality after "madness" of internet spotlight
Mike and Ting talk about what they liked/disliked and what to start/stop/continue.
The “book club” game is: BioShock
Watch us play on Twitch!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Agile Management and the Sprint Retrospective
"BBCs" (British Born Chinese)
Stellaris
Indie Megacast
Dev Game Club
FTB Infinity Evolved Skyblock
The Word of Notch
Pixel Grotto
Giant Bomb
Cracked
The Daily What on Tumblr and I Can Has Cheezburger
Trello to use as a Kanban board
Eve Valkyrie
Elite Dangerous
Oculus Toybox and Medium (YouTube)
System Shock Remake Kickstarter
BioShock the Collection
Batman: Return to Arkham Delayed Indefinitely
Did they fix Batman: Arkham Knight? (I was thinking of this not Arkham City...)
Limbo and Inside by Playdead
PlayStation Plus: Free Games for July, 2016
Strife
Mike and Ting talk about Dark Souls 3.
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Independence Day: Resurgence
EU referendum: full results and analysis
BBC guest who voted for Brexit mocked after admitting he didn't think his vote would count
Vordt of the Boreal Valley
Abyss Watchers
Dark Souls III Any% Speedrun in 40:43 (YouTube)
Game Progress Route
The Mystery Behind Dark Souls 3's Seemingly Useless Poise Stat
Yhorm the Giant
Ancient Wyvern
Fashion Souls
Ring of Sacrifice
Anor Londo
Dark Sun Gwyndolin
Aldrich, Devourer of Gods
The Nameless King
Soul of Cinder
Dark Souls III Soundtrack OST - Soul of Cinder (YouTube)
Gwyn, Lord of Cinder - Dark Souls Soundtrack (YouTube)
VaatiVidya - The Legacy of Artorias [#5] (YouTube)
Yoel of Londor
Untended Graves
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Mike and Ting talk about the E3 2016 publisher presentations.
The “book club” game is: BioShock
Watch us play on Twitch!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Alaskan Klee Klai and Stuffed Toy
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Your Questions Answered
First Footage and Screens from Upcoming Star Wars Games - E3 2016
Star Wars: Force Commander
Battlefield 1 Official Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
Selfless (2015) - Wiz Khalifa - "No Limit (Sencit Remix)" (YouTube)
Overwatch
Skyrim Special Edition Trailer - E3 2016 (YouTube)
If you own Skyrim and all its add-ons you'll get a free upgrade to Skyrim Special Edition on Oct 28
So, modded Skyrim looks pretty good
Dishonored 2 - Official E3 Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
Ubi 30
South Park: The Fractured But Whole Trailer - E3 2016 (YouTube)
The Sun backs Brexit
E3 2016 - Eagle Flight VR Multiplayer Reveal (YouTube)
Star Trek: Bridge Crew Trailer - E3 2016 (YouTube)
Commander Worf's Head looks Like a Fanny! (YouTube)
JetOne Motion at HMV HK
Dark Souls 3
BioShock Infinite
Dev Game Club
Mike and Ting talk about the E3 2016 platform owner presentations.
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Watch us play on Twitch!
Show Notes: Dead Rising 4 E3 Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
Xbox Play Anywhere
Final Fantasy XV Boss Fight Stage Demo - E3 2016 (YouTube)
We Happy Few - Official E3 2016 Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
Xbox Design Lab (custom controllers)
Xbox One S (with internal IR blaster to replace Kinect)
The Simpsons - Hank Scorpio (YouTube)
Project Scorpio
Nvidia GTX 1080 (9 TFLOPS) vs GTX 1070 (6.46 TFLOPS)
Resident Evil 7 biohazard: On PS4, PS VR January 24
Introducing Batman: Arkham VR — Be the Batman
The Last Guardian - E3 2016 Trailer (YouTube)
Crash Bandicoot is Back with a PS4 Remaster - E3 2016 (YouTube)
Hideo Kojima Presents: Death Stranding - E3 2016 (YouTube)
Detroit: Become Human - E3 2016 (YouTube)
God of War PS4 Gameplay with Behind the Scenes Info (YouTube)
Horizon Zero Dawn - E3 2016 Gameplay Video (YouTube)
Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3 (YouTube)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Spread Fire with Burning Sticks
Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Stop Time and then Release Momentum
Robot Soldier - Laputa - Castle in the Sky (YouTube)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Fighting a Guardian (YouTube)
E3 2016: Zelda: Breath of the Wild Can Be Beaten Without Completing the Story
Mike and Ting talk about upcoming console hardware (NOTE: this was recorded on April 30th 2016...)
The “book club” game is: Dark Souls 3
Watch us play on Twitch!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Sleeping Sushi T-Shirt
Weebl's Stuff (YouTube) - I've Seen Things, Patrick Moore Plays The Xylophone and Badgers
Goodbye Moonmen (YouTube)
The Adam Buxton Podcast
Mike Killing the First DS3 Boss (YouTube)
Stephen's Sausage Roll
@bfod omments on the lack of reviews for Stephen's Sausage Roll
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Never Trust the Client
@notch talking about netcode
Why did Stones of Jordan ("SoJ's") become the "currency" at one point in Diablo 2?
Improving the Player Experience – Topic: Cheating & Exploits
Motion Controls Cannot Be Entirely Disabled in Star Fox Zero
AMD expects $1.5B in future revenue for three new gaming processors
Sony PS4K is codenamed NEO
Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Contains spoilers for Majora's Mask
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Majora's Mask on Metacritic
The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds 3DS XL
Rick and Morty Total Rickall Nintendo Limited Edition Zelda 3DS Rick Overreacting (YouTube)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s Terrible Boss Fights Were Outsourced
Gargantuan Masked Fish: Gyorg
Fierce Deity Link
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
N64 Controller
Majora's Mask 3D - Version Differences
Stone Mask
N64 Accessories - Expansion Pak
Dark Souls on Metacritic
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess GameCube/Wii Differences
Twilight Princess HD Nearly Had Wii Remote Controls
Game Theory: Is Link Dead in Majora's Mask? (YouTube)
An Updated Look At Nintendo's Wacky Zelda Timeline
BioShock and BioShock Infinite on Metacritic
Mike and Ting talk about the podcast.
The “book club” game is: Dark Souls 3
Watch us play on Twitch!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: The Humans Are Dead (YouTube)
New 'The Division' Falcon Lost Glitch Is Discovered After Patch [VIDEO]
Enter the Gungeon - Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
Futurama: Wind up Guns (YouTube)
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Nuclear Throne
Miitomo: What do you do to relieve stress?
The Real Reason Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Isn’t Coming West
Volleyball Video Game Won’t See U.S. Release Due To ‘Issues’ With Women
This Video Will Make You Angry (YouTube)
Perhaps the Most Perfect Video Game for Podcasts - CGP Grey playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 (YouTube)
CGPGrey on Twitch
LittleBigPlanet GDC Demo Part 1 (YouTube)
Dead Rising
The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Oblivion
Gears of War
Dead Space 2
Sony tweaks European PS3 hardware, backwards compatibility takes a hit
Operant conditioning chamber (a.k.a. Skinner box)
Habitica (previously known as Habit RPG)
Rare Candy - Epic Habit and Goal Mastery
EpicWin
Mike and Ting are back after a brief hiatus.
The “book club” game is: Dark Souls 3
Watch us play on Twitch!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pond that looks like a puzzle from The Witness
DSFix
Dark Souls Speedrun by Lobos JR (YouTube)
Fake NX controller discussion NeoGaf: Thread 1 and Thread 2
Making the "leaked NX controller" (YouTube)
Pirate Fortress in Majora's Mask
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
The Making of Day of the Tentacle Remastered (YouTube)
Grim Fandango Remastered
Broken promise: Double Fine's 'Broken Age' Kickstarter mess
Oculus Rift preorder customers are facing months-long delays
Learning how to VR with Tilt Brush
The 3Doodler
Hands-on with Final Fantasy 15's new Platinum Demo
Square Enix Cancels Controversial Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Pre-Order Program
Miitomo
Clash Royale
The Co-optional Podcast
The Division players are queuing to use a laptop
Windows 10: /bin/bash-supporting “Anniversary Update” coming this summer
Indie Game the Movie
Siege of Dragonspear
Ludum Dare 31: Entire Game on One Screen
Stephen’s Sausage Roll
Frog Fractions
Mike rambles on about Master of Orion and X-COM while Ting listens politely.
The “book club” game is: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Pony Island
SUPERHOT
XCOM 2
Master of Orion
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
The Division
Nom Nom Galaxy
Factorio
Interview: Firaxis’ Jake Solomon On What Went Right And Wrong With XCOM 2
How to Tell Whether You've Got Angst, Ennui, or Weltschmerz
Metal Gear Retrospective (GameTrailers)
GameTrailers is Closing
Pokemon 20th Anniversary
30 years of Zelda
Legendary Resume: Games That Owe Their Existence to Satoru Iwata
Nintendo Hard
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime: Hunters
X-COM: Apocalypse
X-COM: Enforcer
Axiom Verge
Zelda Timeline
Cantonese Particles
Mike and Ting talk about Baldur's Gate II
Contains (very minor) spoilers for Baldur's Gate II
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Hong Kong Indigenous
2016 Mong Kok Civil Unrest
THAC0
Baldur's Gate: Dual and Multiclassing
Min Maxing
Ring of Human Influence
Fireball
Cloudkill
Chaotic Commands (it's actually 5th level! I got it mixed up with Confusion)
Dragon Age Origins
Pillars of Eternity
Spacewar
Mike and Ting talk about The Witness
Contains spoilers for The Witness (and a plot spoiler for The Talos Principle)
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Intro music: Anitra's Dream, Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op. 46 - Edvard Grieg
Tips For Playing The Witness
Rubber Duck Debugging
The Witness & Bombshell - Zero Punctuation (YouTube)
People Can't Stop Seeing The Witness' Puzzles, Even In The Real World
All 6 Theater Movies - Windmill Area (YouTube)
The Talos Principle
The Witness Secret Ending (YouTube)
Donnie Darko
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
The Witness - Challenge Complete (YouTube)
Harry Hill
Mike and Ting talk about making a game in 48 hours, piracy and betas.
The “book club” game is: The Witness
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Retro-Game Lovers in Hong Kong
When Removable and Non-Removable MacBook Batteries Go Pop
Controllers Controllers Controllers (Twitter)
GGJ16 Global Sponsors and HK Sponsors
GGJ16 Diversifiers
Po Lin Monastery
Mogwai: Chinese Culture, Scottish Post-Rock Band, Gremlins
Mogwai Monastery: Lunar Edition
Happy R.I.P. Friends (GGJ HK 2016 Best Gameplay Award)
Ouija Sequence (GGJ HK 2016 Best Use of Theme Award)
Go! Go! Totem God! (GGJ HK 2016 Audience Vote Award)
Buggy Ritual
Cauldron of Infinity
It seems The Witness is the #1 game on a certain popular torrent site (Twitter)
Half Life 2 Leak
The Division
Nuclear Throne
Minecraft Alpha
Planetary Annihilation
Kerbal Space Program
World of Warcraft Zones
The Messy True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny
Here's What Blizzard's Titan MMO Actually Was
Red Envelope
Mike and Ting talk about Fallout 4
A continuation of S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Education
Spoilers spoilers spoilers!
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: The Glowing Sea
Fallout 4 Achievements and Trophies
Cambridge Polymer Labs
Dunwich Borers
Hubris Comics
Massachusetts State House
Mirelurk Queen
Wasteland Whisperer
Taking Independence
The Silver Shroud
Rifleman
The Blue Danube (YouTube)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (YouTube)
Ride of the Valkyries (YouTube)
The biggest difference between New Vegas and Fallout 4
Mike and Ting talk about The Witness and Global Game Jam. Also, finally, FEEDBACK!
The “book club” game is: The Witness
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: I'mathief (Mike's current BG2 character)
TIGSource: J. Blow on Prototyping (2007)
Indie Game: The Movie
Braid
The Witness: Price and Pre-Orders
Global Game Jam
Global Game Jam HK
Unity Professional Edition
Sunk Cost Fallacy
I Am Rich
TUAW's Daily App: Uprising (2010)
Dreemurr Reborn
GGJ HK Games from 2015
Johnson’s Question:
There's a fair amount of symbolism in games, with everyday objects or shapes taking on a greater meaning and importance. Have you found yourself particularly fond to one that has provided some amusement when you see it in real life? e.g. hex tiles remind you of tabletop games, a pizza reminding you of Pac-Man.
AGDQ Too Fast For Mr. Angry Wall
Panda Sneeze (YouTube)
Mike and Ting talk about Christmas presents, disappointments and Awesome Games Done Quick.
The “book club” game is: Baldur’s Gate II
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Kaizo Mario World
Super Maker Bros. - Kaizo Mario Edition #1 (YouTube)
Thank you from Oculus
Master of Orion 3 on Metacritic
Master of Orion 3 "5X" press release
The Witness
Pony Island
Sim City on Metacritic
Destiny on Metacritic
Call of Duty: Ghosts on Metacritic
Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do
Games Done Quick
AGDQ 2016: Super Metroid, 2 Players 1 Controller (YouTube)
AGDQ 2016: Super Metroid, Reverse Boss Order (YouTube)
AGDQ 2016: Super Mario Maker, Blind Race (YouTube)
TASVideos
AGDQ 2016: Brain Age by TASBot (YouTube)
AGDQ 2016: Super Mario World by TASBot (YouTube)
AGDQ 2016: Super Mario World 0-Level Race (YouTube)
AGDQ 2016: Super Mario Bros. 3 by TASBot (YouTube)
AGDQ 2016: LoZ - A Link to the Past, Reverse Boss Order Race (YouTube)
Metroid 2002
Speed Demos Archive
Being Sectioned
Mike and Ting look back on 2015
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: 2015 Stats
Games 2015 Destroyed: Dishonored
Retro Achievements
Faxanadu
Destiny Year One Moments of Triumph
Helldivers
Running with Rifles
Guacamelee
The Ryckoning (YouTube)
Bayonetta in Smash Bros (YouTube)
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
Dirt Rally
Amiga 1200
Sound Blaster AWE32
Umberto Eco’s Antilibrary
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
ARK: Survival Evolved
Story Time
GTA V
Bloodborne
Fallout 4
Undertale
Uncharted 4
Persona 5
The Witness
Jonathan Blow - Indie Prototyping
Mike and Ting discuss PlayStation Experience and VR
The "book club" game is: Baldur's Gate II
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: RTHK Naked Cantonese Podcast
Planescape Torment
Ting is playing: Baldur's Gate II "Un-Enhanced Edition" + (widescreen mod)
Mike is playing: Baldur's Gate II Enhanced Edition on Steam
Serial Podcast (Season One)
PlayStation Experience 2015 - Keynote Presentation (YouTube)
Rez Infinite
Eagle Flight
The Modern Zombie Taxi Co.
Job Simulator
Oculus Rift DK1 Kickstarter
The Lawnmower Man
Child of Eden
Classroom Aquatic (YouTube)
Day of the Tentacle Remaster
Full Throttle Remaster
Ratchet and Clank Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Telltale Games
Shadow Complex
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Destiny - Sparrow Racing League
Passive Aggressive Tweet to Hover
Mike and Ting talk about Fallout 4
Spoiler free! A few references to locations and one mention of an overarching story element.
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Intro cut from Fallout 4 itself
Game Engine Speed Tied to Framerate (YouTube)
Fallout: New Vegas - Hardcore Mode
Stealth in Fallout 4 is like a developer sanctioned god mode
Fallout 4 kind of still uses the Oblivion engine
Dark Souls 3 Interview: "It Wouldn’t Be Right to Continue Creating Souls"
Mike and Ting go to RETRO.HK
The game we're still playing to discuss next time: Fallout 4
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Super Bunnyhop review of the Steam Link (YouTube)
Nvidia GameStream Co-op
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Vagante
Catan
"The Train Game"
Nintendo PlayStation and the owners at RETRO.HK
Reddit thread about the Nintendo Playstation
Nintendo PlayStation (YouTube)
PSX
Retro Freak
FC30 PRO Controller
EarthBound Zero
Super Metroid race at SGDQ 2015 (YouTube)
Run any PS1 game on the PSP's emulator (2006)
Comparison of Final Fantasy Tactics on PSP vs PS1 (YouTube)
Street Fighter 2 Arcade Hacks
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Twitch Plays Dark Souls
Twitch Installs Arch Linux
Kingdom Hearts Plot Explained (YouTube)
PS2 Games on Metacritic
Fallout 4 HYPE!
Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing (A.K.A. "Story Time With Mike") and reminisce about the console war.
The game we’ll play and discuss next time: Fallout 4
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Jingle cut from Super Hipster Land (Super Mario Land) by Blen
Fallout 4 on Metacritic
Voiced names in Fallout 4
Thomas the Tank Engine in Skyrim (YouTube)
Ting is still playing Baldur’s Gate II: Shadow of Amn
BLOPS3
Destiny - Red Ping Players
Terraria
Project Zomboid
Zombie Conga
Binding of Isaac
Afterbirth ARG Summary
ARK: Survival Evolved
Nokia N-Gage QD
It's a Small World
Human Resource Machine
SpaceChem
Nintendo PlayStation in Hong Kong
RETRO.HK
Toshiba MSX
Makro
Bracknell
Blast Processing
Cloud in Super Smash Bros (YouTube)
Super Play
SPOILERS!
Mike and Ting talk about Undertale
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club
Show Notes: Steam Key: LZ607-WFV69-V3HL8
Intro and outro cut from Undertale itself
Genocide Route Consequence Avoidance
Meeting Flowey (YouTube)
The Married Dog Couple
Bah Weep Graaaagnah Wheep Ni Ni Bong (YouTube)
Valiant Hearts
Dreemurr Reborn - The Mistake, Part 5
Mike and Ting talk about why they think recording a podcast will motivate them to play new things. The idea - a book club for games.
The game we'll play and discuss next time: Undertale
Discuss: @lostlevelsclub
/r/lostlevelsclub
Show Notes: Jingle cut from Splash Down Park (Yoshi's Island Remix) by Blen
Kotaku: How to Be a Video Game Snob
Mike's backlog: 600+ unplayed Steam games
Ting's backlog: "Recent" games with 95+ on Metacritic he hasn't finished
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadow of Amn
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Bioshock
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Red Dead Redemption
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Batman: Arkham City
Millennials
The former rules for picking the game:
- Must be available on one of the following platforms:
- PC
- PS3/PS4
- Wii (inc. Virtual Console)
- The selection rotation is as follows:
- Mike
- Ting
- Community (later on.. hopefully..)
- Offer a choice of two, and the other picks one.
- No repeat picks.
- Alternative editions of the same game are considered the same, i.e. the original version and the GOTY version are considered the same.
- Can specify the edition/version to be played.
- Can specify certain game notes to hit, e.g.
- Must start from the beginning.
- Must play the multiplayer component, or a particular game mode.
- Can specify DLC content.
- Early access games/betas are allowed.
- A minimum commitment of 20 hours gameplay expected (covering four podcasts).
- Shorter games will cover fewer podcasts (assume five hours to a podcast).
Undertale on Metacritic
Metal Gear Solid V
Metal Gear Solid V - FOB Insurance
Destiny - Cosmetic Microtransactions
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Baldur's Gate II: Shadow of Amn
FIFA 16