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Robert Schlafke
A weekly video gaming podcast, where four friends share their infinite wisdom on the latest news surrounding the industry, speculate on gaming trends, and disagree on a whole lot more, hopefully, all while keeping you entertained.
Hey Hey Hey! Episode 23 has Heidi and Robert goof off for a hour while we talk about Gaming news and Japan's unique weirdness. Blue Kappas, Flying purses with faces, and Adopted Chicken to manage hotels, Oh My!
Hey Everyone, After a bit of a detour we are back, On this episode we catch up on crew. Heidi and Christian regale their experiences at the Popcorn frights festival, and then we talk about old shows made new again. After we talk about the games we've been playing. There is a lot in the episode, so let's dive in!
Greetings SideScrollers! with Robert back from his surgery, the crew hit the ground running! We lament the lackluster august ps plus games announced, Andre and Robert give extensive Impressions on Fire Emblem: The Three Houses, and now that Heidi finished Stranger things Season 3, Listen to us give our spoiler filled opinions on Season three!
HotDog! Thanks for joining us on Episode 20! Only having one news story this week, listen to how four friends derail into talking about Horror movies on a gaming podcast and have a blast doing it! Andre and Robert gush even more about Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Christian talks about his time as an undercover Hong Kong Cop in Sleeping Dogs. Stay tune after the outro for a taste of what it's like preshow; Christian and Heidi talk about Starwars invading Hollywood and Supreme FastFood meal!
Games We Play
Resident Evil 6
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Happy Fourth Of July! SideScrolls Host Robert Cheers for a last minute Free Playstation Plus Game switcharoo, then the Crew puts popular Twitch Streamer on Blast for an E3 Bathroom Debacle and Twitch for it's handling of it. In games we've played Heidi FINALLY can let us know what is the Secret of Mana now that she's beaten it, and in a double whammy, Andre also finished Pillars of Eternity 2 and gives his thoughts on it.
Games We've played:
Secret of Mana Remake
Resident Evil 6
Pillars of Eternity 2
Pathfinder Kingmaker
Xbox Game Pass
Woohoo Episode 18 on Sidescrolls is jam-packed, We give Heidi the podium to share her take on E3 2019 and then we pull up our boots and trek through deep gaming news, from the Government regulating Lootboxes to the World Health Organization saying if you play games too much you might just have Gaming Disorder! Join the SideScrolls Crew as we discuss what it all means. Then Robert Preaches about the Joys of Hunting big Beasts for outfits, Christian's adventures in the Hong Kong underbelly, and Heidi gives us the hot deets about a game released 12 years old.
Games We're Playing
Crisis Core-PsP
Dauntless-Ps4/Xbox/
Zero time Dilemma-Ps4/Vita/DS/PC
Sleeping Dogs-Ps4
Welcome to Episode 19! On Part 2 of 2019 E3, Christian, Andre and Robert talk about how well the conferences went, Games that excited us and we Award our Game of the Show! Check out why this next 12 months in gaming will be very good to us no matter what genres you love!
Yo yo yo Sidescrolls listeners! It's E3 week can it's just to much for 1 episode, Part one has Andre and Robert dive all in with the Stadia Connect News and Predict what else is going to happen at the shows this week. Let the hype and Speculation begin! Who will be more correcter? Find that one out in Part 2!
Sidescrolls is back for a Multiplayer centric episode! The crew got together during our hiatus and we're here to talk about all that happened when we got together. Also Our takes on the final season of Game of Thrones and Detective Pikachu!
Games we played:
That's you!
Towerfall
Nidhogg
Starwhal
Overcooked 2
Smash Bros Ultimate
Betrayal at the House on the Hill
Smash-up
Fallout Monopoly
Hey everyone! This week on podcast we're 2 host short, but fear not! Robert and Christian snuggle up to entertain you all in a intimate episode. As we talk about Epic scoring another GOOOOOAAALL!, THAT Sonic Trailer, and break our Record of tangents on Episode 14 if SideScrolls!
This week Andre and Robert cheer for the emergence of a thought to be dead MMORPG, Epic Games fires shots and Valve and Riot tries to suppress employees by trying to shove them back into the closet. Welcome to Episode 13!
News
Discovery Of A Secret, Fan-Run City Of Heroes Server Causes A Community Meltdown (00:09:05)
Square Enix E3 Press Conference Announced (00:33:30)
Riot Files Motions To Block Current Employees From Taking Legal Action(00:36:30)
Respawn Details Its Plan To Keep Apex Legends Fresh, But Avoid Employee Burnout (00:44:30)
Epic Games Boss Says They'll Stop Doing Exclusives If Steam Gives Developers More Money (00:52:00)
Persona 5 S' Isn't A Switch Port, It's Persona 5 Scramble, A Musou Game (00:58:45)
Persona 5 The Royal Adds New Phantom Thief, Comes Stateside Next Year (01:02:20)
' Games we're looking forward to (01:11:00)
Games We're playing (01:125:00)
- Division 2
- Operencia:The Stolen Sun
- Wolfenstien: The New Order
- City Of Heroes
Finally the First News of Ps5 emerges, Microsoft confirms the disc-less Xbox and the SideScroll Crew is less than impressed, and we talk about Sony's changes for Explicit content. Division 2 is still beating in our hearts. We then finish off with Game of Thrones talk!
News
Ps5 Announcement News (00:08:10)
Star Wars Fallen Jedi Details (00:18:40)
Xbox S All Digital Edition (00:25:30)
Sony’s new restrictions on explicit content in games (00:34:20)
Games We Played
SteamWorld Dig 2 (00:52:50)
Division 2 (00:58:00)
Game of Thrones Talk
Season 8 Ep1 (01:12:35)
This Week on SideScrolls Episode 11, we talk about the wildfires of Anthem's development, WoW 8.2, Build-a-VR and much More! Then we fire up the grill in Overcooked 2 and continue the Perils and Escapades of Agents in Division 2! We end the Show by crossing Entertainment mediums to discuss the upcoming final season of Game of Thrones!
News
- Anthem and what went Wrong (00:04:00)
- Psn name changes (00:18:40)
- GameStop Report Earnings Loss (00:24:20)
- 8.2 WoW Patch Announcements (00:30:05)
- Nintendo Labo VR (00:34:55)
Games We're Playing
- Division 2 (00:48:08)
- Overcooked 2 (01:15:35)
GoT Talk (01:19:30)
Hey SideScrolls Fans! We've made it to episode 10 and our crew is fully assembled. On the podcast, Robert, Andre, Heidi, and Christian talk about the scuttlebutt in the industry, from the Playstation selling one less thing in Brick and Mortars, Andre schooling the crew on the Streaming Future, a beloved vampire franchise rises out of it's coffin in an expected game announcement! That and much more on this episode of SideScrolls!
News
- Sony stops selling Game Codes at retail stores (00:03:00)
- 2 New Switch models inbound? (00:09:00)
- Andre's Stadia and Streaming Rundown (00:15:00)
- Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Announced (00:25:20)
- Persona 5: The Royal announced (00:28:35)
- Sony's State of Play (00:36:45)
Games We Are Playing
- Crypt of The Necrodancer (00:39:45)
- Steamworld Heist (0041:20)
- Division 2 (00:46:00)
On Sidescrolls this week Robert, Heidi, and Christian get together and talk about the news in gaming. We discuss new game announcements, a Japanese actor getting arrested for drugs and it's consequences, Google stepping into the Gaming scene, gush about Division 2 and much more. Buckle up it's a good one, Here on Episode 9!
News
- Cadence of Hyrule announced (00:02:45)
- Cuphead and Xbox Live coming to Switch (00:07:50)
- PS Now expanding to new territories (00:11:55)
- Judgement pulled from shelves in Japan following Actor's Drug Arrest(00:14:10)
- Google Stradia Announced! (00:24:40)
Games We're Playing
- Ni No Kuni 2(00:42:00)
- Division 2 (01:04:25)
Thanks for listening if you enjoy the episode please Like, Rate, Subscribe and Share! If you have any Questions, comments and/or feedback Please contact us at Sidescrolls@gmail.com or Tweet us @SidescrollsPod
Yo Sidescroll fans, This week while Andre is still out, Robert and official new cohost Heidi tackle the hot happenings in the gaming news! From an EA E3 pullout, Anthem causing issues for ps4 players, and xbox tired of discing around and shaking up the console scene, that and much much more on this Episode of SIDESCROLLS!
News
- No E3 press conferance for EA this year (00:02:50)
- Vivendi sells back it's final stocks in Ubisoft (00:14:05)
- Disc-less Xbox One Rumors(00:19:15)
- Anthem Ps4 issues(00:25:25)
- PS Vita Ends Production(00:31:00)
Games we're playing
- Smash Bros Ultimate (00:33:45)
- Secret Of Mana (00:42:00)
- Division 2 Demo (00:47:10)
- Through the Woods(00:57:25)
- Just Dance 2017/unlimited(01:09:00)
Main Quest (01:17:10)
Games or Gaming moments that Made us Angry
Whoaa Nelly SideScroll Fans! This is week Andre is out auditioning to be the next starter Pokemon, but that hasn't stop the news from happening! Luckily Robert has recruited both Heidi and Christian to tackle the news (if they don't derail the podcast first)! From The Reginator departing to the next big pokemon game finally reveal, Xbox possibly crossing the console borders, and Tackle our Favorite SNES RPGS! We talk about all that and more, this week on, SideScrolls Episode 7!
News
- Reggie Retires 00:03:00
- Xbox Game Pass 00:07:10
- Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced 00:19:40
- Detective Pikachu Trailer Reactions 00:25:35
Games Played
- Secret of Mana Remake (PS4) 00:48:00
- Mega Man 11 Demo (PS4) 00:59:10
- Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PS4) 01:01:25
- Mario Odyssey (Switch) 01:04:15
- Smash Bros Ultimate (Switch) 01:12:00
- Nintendo online service games 01:22:00
Main Quest 01:26:15
Our Top 5 Favorite SNES JRPGs
Outtakes 02:15:45
Contact Us at Sidescrolls@Gmail.com and or @sidescrollspod on twitter!
Hey Everyone! This week on SideScrolls, we welcome new guest host, Christian! Join us as we talk Nintendo's Feb 2019 Direct, rumblings of System Shock, and Bioware assuring us they aren't done with beloved franchises. In the Main Quest we gab about how being the patient buyer can be more lucrative and the woes of buying on release.
Binary Blast 00:02:45
News!
- Mass Effect not over 00:05:00
- Starbreeze sells System Shock 00:08:55
- Nintendo Direct Feb 2019 00:12:25
Oops We done Goofed! 00:32:50
Games We Played
- Farcry 5 (PS4) 00:37:00
- Crypt Of the Necrodancer 00:42:20
- Axiom Verge 00:47:40
- Spiderman 00:50:50
- Witcher 3 00:57:10
- Devil May Cry 5 Demo 01:04:00
Main Quest 01:08:00
- The benefit of waiting to buy games vs Day 1 purchasing
Hey Sidescroll fans! This week Andre and Robert change up the formula, and focus on 1 game to rule them all... World of Warcraft! We talk about the Activision-Blizzard's disastrous layoffs, the race for world first mythic Battle Of Dazar'alor, and deep dive about WoW's Endgame. Push your glasses up, clear your sinuses, wear your pocket protects, it's about to get REEEEAL NERDY all up in here on Episode 5!
News:
- Activision- Blizzard Layoff 800 ppl in a record year in profit 00:06:00
- Battle for Dazar'alor Mythic World First Race 00:19:30
Main Quest:
- World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth's leveling and Endgame deep dive discussion 00:39:00
Hey all you fans! Welcome to the 4th episode of Sidescrolls! After 3 weeks (we're sorry) your hosts(Andre and Robert) both come back from the brink of death ready to talk about all things gaming. This week companies from east and west make some financial moves, 1 famous rodent makes a comeback in an unlikely way, and we deep dive and discuss our impressions of Anthem with our very first guest ,friend and bioware Superfan Heidi!
Time Codes:
Introduction: 00:00:30
Binary Blast: 00:03:35
News
- Retro takes over Metriod Prime 4 Development 00:08:00
- Groundhogs Day Vr Sequel announced 00:13:45
- Netease invests in Quantic Dreams 00:18:30
- Gamestop NOT for sale 00:26:10
- Epic Games makes big plays against steam 00:32:50
- Bungie Goes Solo 00:42:20
Oops We Done Goofed
Games Gallery
- Yakuza 0 00:51:00
- World of Warcraft 01:11:05
- Red Dead Redemption 01:13:00
- Resident Evil 6 01:21:35
- What Remains of Edith Finch 01:30:00
- Resident Evil 6 01:21:35
Main Quest!
Anthem Demo Impressions 01:37:30
Closing 02:00:00
All Questions and comments please send to Sidescrolls@gmail.com
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Hey Sidescroll fans! This week your intrepid hosts, Andre and Robert, talk all about the games coming out in 2019 to put on your radar, and oh boy is it a lot!
Game trailer links-
Tales of Vesperia- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv2RFOSaX8M
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUSayp6dDwI
Resident Evil 2: Remake- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkRFLFH7NhQ
Kingdom Hearts 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz1w_uW3lSE
At the Gates- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKy5b5mztL0
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8-buLyu_QI
Anthem- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZizDqnz7oY
Devil May Cry 5 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ehpaJJHwVA
Tom Clancy’s Division 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2sahfHC54
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIf6fmWTv_M
Katana Zero - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eaX9nhoW3k
The Sinking City =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9h33CPKBuQ
Dauntless- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIwrUklninQ
Mechwarriors 5 Mercenary- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16FT94GTEzo
Bloodstained: Ritual Of the Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTB9kGlIVUg
Catherine Full Bodied Edition -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRHMnMyAvKA
Dragon’s Quest Builders 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-CL0mWh8qU
Luigi’s Mansion 3 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awRsXIP8b-Q
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0zbNw1VOg
The Outer Worlds- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGLTgt0EEqc
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AJZVoJS_KM
Biomutant- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5c0-TFP18g
Moving Out -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHUwjsa2RKA
A Fold Apart-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk3BD6Iw9lg
Boyfriend Dungeoun -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRQjfd0Zf5U
Cyberpunk 2077-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X2kIfS6fb8
Our Hosts, Andre and Robert, continue on their journey to share their unsolicited wisdom on the games industry and the games they are playing. This week: somethings new, somethings remasters, somethings mechanical! Now with Time Codes!
Games:
World of Warcraft (7:00)
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy (11:45)
https://www.spyrothedragon.com/
Ni no Kuni II (18:20)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/589360/Ni_no_Kuni_II_Revenant_Kingdom/
Magic: Arena (26:25)
https://magic.wizards.com/en/mtgarena
Graveyard Keeper (43:00)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper/
Into The Breach (43:40)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/Into_the_Breach/
Celeste(1:09:00)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/504230/Celeste/
Main Quest(1:12:25)
What are the challenges and carrot on a stick mechanics that define the games we play?
Two friends, Andre and Robert, give their insight into all things in the video games industry, talk about games and tackle issues retaliated to this hobby we all love. Games we played : World of Warcraft, Moonlighter, Graveyard Keeper, Yoku's Island Express, And Into the Breach. Main Quest Topic: What makes us choose games and the pitfalls of games the make us feel burnt