The Spodcast: Recent Episodes
Josh, Chris, Rutskan, and Mumbles?
The Spodcast is finally back, this time as a live show! This episode, Alex discusses her Pax East experiences, and we weigh in on the ongoing Anthem revelations.
Esteemed Horrologist Rutskarn and world renowned Pee-Pants Extraordinaire Chris Franklin are here to talk about Halloween Horror Nights!
Wargaming aficionado Rutskarn stops by to show us this strange, new type of game he calls “Dungeons & Dragons.”
The Spodcast returns as we try to rescue Chris from the moon, help him overcome his crippling Fortnite addiction, and discover how being part of the Yakuza is really quite heartwarming.
We’ve got a Discord now! Come hang out: https://discord.gg/mMupuCr
Show Notes:
0:26 – Prey: Mooncrash
11:57 – Fortnite
25:16 – Realm Royale
31:30 – Yakuza 0 and Earnestness in Games
This time, we play an Actually Good Game with D. Vincent Baker’s Apocalypse World! Can Chris and his rough-and-tumble biker gang save the town?
Can you make your house smell like Disney World? Apparently! Also we talk Battletech and Frostpunk!
We’ve got a Discord now! Come hang out: https://discord.gg/mMupuCr
Alex, Josh, and Mumbles got together to watch Star Trek, and you can watch along with this commentary track! Just queue up the episode on Netflix or your physical media of choice, and follow the instructions at the beginning of the commentary track to experience Spoiler Warning On Your Television. Because… well, CBS wouldn’t let us just upload the an entire episode of Star Trek to YouTube, now would they?
In this episode, we learn that ESP is real and the barrier at the edge of the galaxy will really make you want to wear silver contacts. Also, people go crazy with god powers again in a way that’s totally not at all like the last episode!
We’ve also got an RSS feed set up for future episodes. You can find that over on the sidebar, or directly here.
Rutskarn takes Chris and Josh on an exciting fisticuffs adventure with The Adventures of Indiana Jones RPG!
Alex, Josh, and Mumbles got together to watch Star Trek, and you can watch along with this commentary track! Just queue up the episode on Netflix or your physical media of choice, and follow the instructions at the beginning of the commentary track to experience Spoiler Warning On Your Television. Because… well, CBS wouldn’t let us just upload the an entire episode of Star Trek to YouTube, now would they?
In this episode, the Enterprise takes aboard a strange but definitely not creepy supergod teenager named Charlie. Not “Charlie X,” just Charlie. Oh also Josh sings!
We’ve also got an RSS feed set up for future episodes. You can find that over on the sidebar, or directly here.
The Spodcast Live is our monthly live version of the Spodcast, exclusively for our Patrons! If you’re interested in catching the next live version of the Spodcast, you can contribute to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/spoilerwarning ! Even $1 is a big help, and will get you access to the live show!
EDIT: MP3 and OGG versions have been added. Sorry for the delay.
Alex, Josh, and Mumbles got together to watch Star Trek, and you can watch along with this commentary track! Just queue up the episode on Netflix or your physical media of choice, and follow the instructions at the beginning of the commentary track to experience Spoiler Warning On Your Television. Because… well, CBS wouldn’t let us just upload the an entire episode of Star Trek to YouTube, now would they?
In this episode, we watch the first aired episode of the series, The Man Trap! Can the crew of the Enterprise unravel the salty secret of M113, or will they succumb to the dastardly heat lamps?
We’ve also got an RSS feed set up for future episodes. You can find that over on the sidebar, or directly here.
It’s medieval castles, Lovecraftian dungeons, and forgotten 80’s children’s movies on this episode of the Spodcast!
We’ve got a Discord now! Come hang out: https://discord.gg/mMupuCr
And now for something completely different!
Alex, Josh, and Mumbles got together to watch Star Trek, and you can watch along with this commentary track! Just queue up the episode on Netflix or your physical media of choice, and follow the instructions at the beginning of the commentary track to experience Spoiler Warning On Your Television. Because… well, CBS wouldn’t let us just upload the an entire episode of Star Trek to YouTube, now would they?
In this episode, we take a look at the original unaired pilot episode for the Original Series, with the always memorable Captain Pike! And First Officer… Number One! Uh, they didn’t actually name all of the characters. But hey, Spock’s in it…
We’ve also got an RSS feed set up for future episodes. You can find that over on the sidebar, or directly here.
The Spodcast Live is our monthly live version of the Spodcast, exclusively for our Patrons! This is the archive of our first live episode, where we discuss plumbing, cars, Stretch Armstrong, 19th century firearm technology, and historiography! It’s a podcast about video games!
If you’re interested in catching the next live version of the Spodcast, you can contribute to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/spoilerwarning ! Even $1 is a big help, and will get you access to the live show!
We go mildly insane in this episode of FMV games, Kingdom Hearts lore, and the Wild, Wild West.
We’ve got a Discord now! Come hang out: https://discord.gg/mMupuCr
Show Notes:
0:59 – The Infectious Madness of Dr. Dekker
14:11 – The Kingdom Hearts Lore Singularity
27:32 – The Problem with Video Game Lore
40:50 – Golf Story
45:55 – Rutskarn’s Perfect Western Game
Alex and Josh are transported to the Old West for a Very Special Episode about Not Getting Into Gun Fights.
Also, at request, I’ve added a separate RSS feed for Save vs. Death, so be sure to check that out if that’s your thing. Future episodes will be posted only in the Save vs. Death feed, and not in the Spodcast feed.
Nintendo dropped a Direct last week, and we spend over an hour talking about it. Also, Chris reveals his dark Virtual Boy trauma!
We’ve got a Discord now! Come hang out: https://discord.gg/mMupuCr
Show Notes:
1:04 – Nintendo DLC
10:20 – Hyrule Warriors
14:29 – Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
18:41 – The World Ends With You
21:22 – Payday 2?
25:02 – Dark Souls
33:08 – SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
42:04 – Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
43:24 – Mario Tennis
44:24 – Chris vs The Virtual Boy
47:57 – Kirby Star Allies
51:10 – Fe and Celeste
52:08 – The end of the 3DS?
57:50 – Switch Online Service
1:05:57 – Oh shit it’s 2018
Jacob joins us as we take a detour from D&D 2 into a frightening glimpse at a system succinctly described as “AD&D if you set out to make it more convoluted.” It was not a wise decision.
We talk about The Last Jedi in full spoiler mode! Also, we discuss Assassins, Indie Games, Indie Hipsters, and the fearsome Galaxy Gun.
We’ve got a Discord now! Come hang out: https://discord.gg/mMupuCr
Show Notes:
1:24 – Patreon and Format Changes
7:45 – The Last Jedi (SPOILERS)
47:27 – Battle Chasers
52:52 – Slay the Spire
58:14 – Assassin’s Creed: Origins
1:11:55 – Mr. Shifty
1:12:50 – Opus Magnum
1:18:00 – The Disaster Artist and Star Wars with Tommy Wiseau
We look back on some of 2017’s greatest games, and a few of its most terrible blunders.
Show Notes:
2:15 – PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
12:04 – Fortnite
18:54 – Loot Boxes
43:10 – Horizon: Zero Dawn and Assassin’s Creed: Origins
56:52 – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
1:05:43 – Night in the Woods
1:14:04 – Heat Signature
1:21:37 – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
1:31:10 – City of Brass
1:34:30 – Prey
This episode may make slightly more sense if you watch the video version…
Josh explores the afterlife, Chris gives in to road rage, and Alex and Glitch fight for their lives on this special episode of the Spodcast!
Show Notes:
2:05 – Playstation VR Games
16:53 – Battlerite
23:12 – Animal Crossing Pocket Camp
32:04 – The Elder Scrolls Legends
33:10 – Kingdoms and Castles
40:22 – Die Young
44:41 – Divinity: Original Sin 2
This week: Everyone’s sick, Alex invades Florida, and we muse over EA’s prodigious bungling of loot boxes and Star Wars.
Show Notes:
1:38 – Alex Orlando was in Orlando
28:20 – Battlefront 2, Loot Boxes, and Game Budgets
57:16 – But what is Battlefield 2 like to play anyway?
This holiday season, it’s always good to remember what we’re thankful for. For example, that Dungeons and Dragons isn’t nearly as obtuse and inscrutable as it once was. And what better way to remind ourselves of that than to actually go back and try to play old D&D?
Welcome to Save vs. Death, the series where Josh and Rutskarn attempt to survive a playthrough of Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition! THAC0! Two completely different ways to multi-class! No encounter tables!
Will any of our stalwart hosts make it out alive?
And just like that, a legend is born.
Show Notes:
1:10 – Warframe: Plains of Eidolon
18:42 – Assassin’s Creed: Origins
40:33 – Fortnite: Battle Royale
54:19 – Divinity: Original Sin 2
1:08:22 – Mailbag
1:09:05 – What does Chris think of Scott Pilgrim the comic, the game, the movie, the man?
1:11:52 – How do you give feedback to a friend when you don’t like what they made?
1:18:18 – What game had the most emotional effect on you?
1:28:19 – Which does Chris hate most: Guy Fieri, the name “Spodcast,” or Yarny the Cute Little Yarn Monster?
It’s Halloween, so it’s the perfect time to talk about Halloween Haunted House Theme Parks! That’s right, it’s the Halloween Horror Nights edition of the Spodcast!
Show Notes:
0:30 – The Rise of Bootskarn and Dampster
1:39 – Halloween costumes
5:12 – Alex and Josh fail at Halloween parties, get lost in Long Beach instead
25:14 – Everything you ever wanted to know about Halloween Horror Nights
This week on the Spodcast, we get spoopy as we discuss all the stuff we love and hate about Horror.
Show Notes:
2:23 – An unrelated foray into more XCOM 2
8:30 – Horror Roundtable
9:15 – What’s Alex’s relationship with scary games?
16:20 – What does Chris think about jumpscares?
36:41 – Does Josh play horror games differently when he’s not recording?
47:41 – Good jump scares
Mumbles returns to tell us about Mystic Messenger, we discuss our massive Steam backlogs, get abducted by aliens, and try to remember the names of obscure hair metal bands on this jam-packed episode of the Spodcast!
Show Notes:
0:41 – Danganronpa
8:25 – Alex did a Warframe charity stream
10:30 – Ruiner
16:35 – Mystic Messenger V Route
25:43 – Wine and Painting
32:12 – Cuphead
39:22 – Stories Untold
43:30 – Heat Signature
47:13 – XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
1:08:25 – Mailbag: “What do you think of all the games you buy but don’t ever get around to playing?”
Things get spicy in space in this installment of the Spodcast!
Show Notes:
1:16 – Star Trek Discovery Pilot Discussion (SPOILERS!)
35:21 – Mailbag
37:10 – Have you tried erotic games funded by Patreon?
45:15 – Do you have any thoughts on a game’s ending being decided by player choice vs player action?
55:00 – Are you aware of the homebrew erotic game genre?
Alex returns from vacation bringing tales of the exotic and mystical Amsterdam!
Show Notes:
0:32 – Alex in the Netherlands
23:55 – Alex and the Gambling Conference
34:50 – Halloween Horror Nights
38:33 – Mario + Rabids Kingdom Battle
52:14 – Mailbag
53:45 – What’s your favorite adaptation of games to another medium?
1:00:30 – MC Hawking – Quake Master https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXLIzk_7KCE
1:03:18 – Guild Wars 2’s Horrible Advertising – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noh81HcovYY
Recording times didn’t work out quite the way we’d hoped this week, so everyone got to be just a little bit loopy in this episode of the Spodcast, where we discuss fast food, travel, the dark ages of Web 1.0, and–ever so occasionally–video games.
Show Notes:
1:08 – The Ancient Internet
5:16 – Fast Food or something
9:18 – TwitchCon
28:10 – Guild Wars 2
47:15 – Dauntless
52:47 – Mailbag
53:12 – What long-running franchise have you played the most games in?
1:03:43 – What are some of your favorite gaming protagonists?
We play dress-up, forget everyone’s name, and Campster becomes very confused about the metaphysical concept of the underworld.
0:27 – GOG Pinata sale
9:20 – Glitch vs Spooky Noises
12:03 – Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen
17:39 – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
20:45 – Hellblade SPOILERS
31:07 – The Signal from Tolva and Sir, You Are Being Hunted
38:17 – Roundtable Topic: Have you ever imposed a rule on a game that diminished the experience for yourself?
53:10 – Mailbag: Which is your favorite daughter of Sad-Dads in games?
It’s time for a laid back, late night Spodcast about condiments and unnaturally evil wolves.
0:42 – Splatfest
9:54 – Fortnite
21:00 – The Long Dark Story Mode
32:34 – Mailbag
33:08 – Dishonored 2, blink or far-reach?
35:04 – How do you feel about Kickstarter right now?
49:12 – Are you watching (or did you watch) EVO?
2:50 – Lucasarts (Adventure Games)
13:08 – Trilobyte (7th Guest/11th Hour)
23:53 – Westwood (Command & Conquer)
43:40 – 3D Realms (Duke Nukem)
56:55 – Maxis (Sim Games)
1:06:15 – Origin (Ultima)
Glitch, Josh, Mumbles and Chris put their heads together to find out if it’s even possible to talk about video games on this show.
0:22 – Disney Parks
09:25 – Wrestlers and Actors
30:10 – Spider-Man Homecoming
35:45 – Spider-Man Spoilers
1:06:50 – D23 Expo
1:27:50 – Mailbag
1:28:25 – How do you feel about Mass Effect being put on ice?
1:38:55 – Would you rather listen to Josh talk about Dark Souls or Paradox Games?
1:44:05 – What is your favorite Pokemon?
With everyone on vacation, we’ve got a skeleton crew this week, but Glitch, Josh, and Campster manage to get together to talk about Nintendo, the current state of VR, the new Han Solo director, and more!
5:15 – Nintendo Switch travel impressions
18:00 – The Current State of VR
35:35 – Steam Sale
42:45 – SNES Classic
53:10 – Han Solo Director Troubles
1:08:10 – Mailbag
1:08:45 – Who would play you in the movie adaptation of Spoiler Warning?
1:14:25 – What do you think of the new XBox and do you have unfiltered wheat bear?
1:20:20 – What are your favorite game reviewers?
1:25:45 – Do you plan on watching the solar eclipse on the 21st of August?
Rutskarn’s been wanting to do a tabletop RPG with the Spoiler Warning cast for years, so in this special podcast episode, we create our characters. We’ll be doing more of these occasionally in the future, so let us know what you think!
E3 2017 is over, so now it’s time to share our thoughts on this whole crazy thing.
3:35 – Electronic Arts
22:40 – Microsoft
43:45 – Josh takes a break so Duck Tales?
45:50 – Bethesda
50:15 – Devolver Digital, Intel, and the PC Gaming Show
54:10 – Ubisoft
1:09:10 – Sony
1:16:50 – Nintendo
1:26:10 – Mailbag: Rate console names from smartest to XBox One X
Recorded on the eve of E3, we instead talk about other conferences that weren’t E3. Also, Glitch returns to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy 2, we discuss the bad games we still enjoy, and more!
2:20 – We talk about not talking about E3
6:35 – Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (SPOILERS)
34:00 – Josh got a Switch somehow
40:05 – A tale of two Academic Conferences
54:10 – Enjoying Bad Games
1:13:45 – Mailbag
1:14 20 – Which games have you gotten really deep into because you enjoyed the mechanics so much?
1:29:35 – What do you think about politics in games?
As we gear up for E3, we discuss the news of the Switch online service, Steam Direct, and rumors about another Life is Strange game. And then things get dirty as Rutskarn regales us with a cautionary tale about MUDs.
3:30 – We’ll be talking over the E3 press conferences! You can catch those at our Twitch Channel
11:05 – Nintendo unveils plans for the Switch online service
39:25 – Steam Direct fee and curation plans
53:50 – Life is Strange Prequel rumors
1:02:55 – Rutskarn rants about MUDs
Alex of http://firstpersonscholar.com joins us to talk about films, food, Far Cry, and... anime tiddies?
4:30 Far Cry 5
19:40 Lord of the Rings Animated Films
27:35 Guardians of the Galaxy 2
35:40 Logan (Spoilers)
46:35 John Wick 2
48:00 Colossal
51:05 Mailbag
52:25 What are some of your favorite food and drink pairings?
1:00:00 How do you feel about the Starcraft remaster?
1:07:50 Glitch talks about Majesty 2
1:11:40 How do you feel about Steam Direct and its paywall?
Featuring: "Off to Osaka" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Wherein the episode goes up three hours late, we still don't have a website yet, but Glitch gets Pop-Tarts.
4:25 - Destiny 2 Reveal
17:05 - Square Enix parting ways with IO Interactive
25:20 - Prey
42:05 - Prey Story Spoilers
1:08:25 - Mailbag
1:08:35 - Chris, how is Pepsi Fire?
1:11:55 - Rank Fast Food Burgers from Worst to Best
1:24:45 - When do you think EA will shut down BioWare Montreal?
1:32:20 - Alan Wake and Expired Music Licenses
1:38:55 - What is your favorite recipe that uses alcohol as an ingredient?
1:44:00 - Glitch's wife made homemade Pop-Tarts and we're (mostly) all jealous.
Featuring: "Off to Osaka" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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It seems only appropriate for us to try one of these things. This was a little later than intended, but migraines be damned, it's going up tonight!
2:30 - Spoiler Warning is leaving Twenty Sided.
I didn't want to get too far into this on the podcast, but if you want to know more about the circumstances that led to the split, I wrote about it on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/well-that-9299827
6:30 - Sleeping Dogs is getting a movie?
18:15 - Would Quantic Dream games be better or worse as films?
22:45 - E3 and bad trailers
31:05 - Prey
46:55 - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Featuring: "Off to Osaka" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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