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Michael Ruiz and Ricky Frech gather every week to discuss whatever dumb (or not so dumb) ideas pop up in their head.
On this episode of Bantam Banter, Michael and Ricky discuss their thoughts on EA Sports College Football 25. Unsurprisingly, NBA 2K also is discussed because why not? Also, they talk about Ricky’s travels, their fear of birds, and more!
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This week, Michael and Ricky talk about potential Game of the Year contender Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, as well as some of the fun demos on Steam Michael played like Arranger. They also talk about golf a bit because Michael has a new hobby kind of.
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On this episode of Bantam Banter, Michael and Ricky talk about chicken and Rollercoasters at Six Flags. Also, Ricky talks about his time with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Michael talks about how NBA 2K24 is still annoying.
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Well, it’s that time of the year again. It’s time for Bantam Banter’s annual Game of the Year Extravaganza. While Michael and Ricky believe their categories list this time around is shorter than previous Extravaganzas, that doesn’t mean they don’t take up over three hours to talk about all their favorite gaming (and non-gaming) things they loved in 2023. What will be crowned as the best Old Game? Who was the best character this year? And most importantly, what are Bantam Banter’s top 5 games of 2023?
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In classic Bantam Banter fashion, Michael and Ricky wait more than an hour to actually talk about the subject at hand, Resident Evil: Death Island. When they do, they spend like 20 minutes on it and then say, “bye.” But before that, they talk about other things.
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Ricky and Michael are back! This time, they watched a little Disney Channel original movie called Brink. Was it as great as they remembered or did time not do it justice? Listen in to find out!
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The Bantam Banter crew is back for another chill episode talking about the extremely good (and some not-so-good) video games they’ve been playing the past few months. From Bethesda’s outer space RPG Starfield to Kiryu Kazuma’s latest tale in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, there are a plethora of games to talk about. Also, they talk about sports, and entry points in gaming.
After a much needed break, the Bantam Banter crew is back to talk about literally nothing of importance. Michael did have a child though, so that is rad.
E3 is officially dead. So, hosts Michael and Ricky decide to take matters into their own hands! The crew comes up with their dream E3 presentations. Will Star Fox show up? Is Like a Dragon’s Ichiban set to return? Is Mortal Kombat coming back? They don’t truly answer any of those questions, but they can dream!
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Michael, Ricky, and special guest Andrew McMahon go back into their past tweets to see what bad takes they had. Does Andrew still think The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is mid? Does Ricky still think Eva Marie is the greatest heel in WWE history? Did Michael ever play a Castlevania game? Find out all of this and more on Bantam Banter!
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Bantam Banter hosts Michael and Ricky are joined, once again, by Andrew McMahon to discuss their first impressions of the beloved MMORPG, Final Fantasy 14. With all the hype surrounding it, did Andrew and Ricky enjoy their time in Eorzea? You’ll have to listen to find out for yourself! Also, Andrew talks about more anime, Ricky likes Dead Island 2, Michael started playing Hyper Light Drifter, and much more!
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Michael and Ricky are up to their same old garbage, but with a brand new guest! Andrew McMahon joins Bantam Banter for a very eclectic conversation on an Xbox Game Pass gem, Matchpoint – Tennis Championships. They also go down an anime sized rabbit hole, create a new review scoring system, and much more!
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In this incredible episode of Bantam Banter, Michael has discovered a new favorite video game series in the popular survival horror franchise Resident Evil. In fact, they had a topic that included the crew discussing their time with Disney Dreamlight Valley, but opted to talk about a video game they actually liked. They still talked about Disney’s Animal Crossing clone. It’s fine. We’re fine. Everything is fine. Ricky also tries to “convince” Michael to watch Lucha Underground.
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On episode 29 of Bantam Banter, Michael and Ricky follow up on their last wheel spin, the Game Pass Effect. What did Michael think of Frost Punk? What was Ricky’s take of Psychonauts? You’ll have to listen and hear for yourself! Also, Ricky talks about his adventures at his first PAX East.
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In their most important ranking yet, hosts Michael Ruiz and Ricky Frech decide which fast food joint has the best chicken nuggets. The results are based on science and fact, so any and all arguments against said results are void.
Michael and Ricky also pin the greatest dads in gaming against each other to find out, once and for all, who the best dad in video games is. Again, results from the bracket are entirely based on science, and by no means can be debunked in any shape or form.
Hosts Michael Ruiz and Ricky Frech talk about lifting weights. They also talk about times when they’ve almost died!
It’s that time of the year! With 2022 in the books, Ricky and Michael discuss their favorite (and not so favorite) games of the last year. From story-driven post-apocalyptic point-and-click experiences to action-heavy monster slaying, there was a plethora of fantastic video games that released. Coming in at just short of a measly 4 hours, here is what the Bantam Banter thought of the 2022 video game releases.
Instead of the scheduled programming — mostly because they are not equipped to give their very important rankings of chicken nuggets — Michael and Ricky discuss Game of the Year and the categories that will be discussed for their second annual extravaganza!
Michael and Ricky recap and discuss an incredible film. Some even consider it a classic. Here is the Bantam Banter crew’s thoughts on Resident Evil Afterlife!
On episode 5 of Bantam Banter, Ricky and Michael talk about what odd IPs they would like to see get a good video game. From The Mighty Ducks to Bruce Lee, it gets pretty varied and kinda weird.
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We love video games here at Bantam Banter but it isn’t the only thing we are fond of. On the fourth episode of Bantam Banter, Michael and Ricky finally talk about wrestling and the wrestlers they wish had bigger runs.
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