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| April 1, 2014
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Episode 156: Virtual Fools

Super Mario 3D Land in the Smash Bros. Update, Virtual Reality at GDC, and April Fool’s Day are discussed. Also, Polaris’ GAME_JAM debacle and Square Enix’s paradigm shift in the Soapbox segment, Japan’s World Cup 2014 mascot is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! We are joined by SolidSnake120 from Twitch and TheDobaga from Read the Manual – what will they get on their Soapbox about? Youko, TonyTH, SolidSnake120, and TheDobaga break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Cucumber/Kukobu Quest

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Tony: South Park: The Stick of Truth, NBA Jam (SNES)
Doba: RollerCoaster Tycoon
Scott: Final Fantasy X HD, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Dark Souls II
Youko: Tales of Symphonia, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, 999: The Novel HD, inFAMOUS: Second Son

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Super Mario 3D Land
Headline 2: GDC – PlayStation gets VR with Project Morpheus prototype AND Facebook buys Oculus Rift for $2 billion
Headline 3: April Fool’s Day 2014
Hilarity of the Weak: Pikachu is Japan’s mascot for 2014 World Cup

STORY POOL
Amazon to reveal game system plans on April 2
Phil Spencer is the new head of Xbox division
Disney buys Maker Studios (Blip, Polaris, more)
Assassin’s Creed: Unity confirmed AND Sources leak “Comet”
Kickstarter game on hold after two years
PS4 receiving large video sharing update soon
EA no longer the “Worst Company in America”

OUT RECENTLY
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, Pokémon Battle Trozei, inFAMOUS: Second Son, Blazblue Chrono Phantasma, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Part 2, Goat Simulator, MLB 14: The Show

SOAPBOX
Youko: How I Met Your Mother series finale
Scott: Bravely Default’s success shifts Square Enix’s paradigm
Doba: Polaris’ GAME_JAM debacle
Tony: Retro gaming on CRT TVs

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Doba: GDC Postmortem: Portal 2
Scott: GundamInfo channel AND DEATH BATTLE: Luigi vs. Tails
Tony: TheCompletionist’s FFVII retrospective
Youko: President Obama plays Titanfall AND Team Four Star’s Attack on Titan Abridged: Episode 1 (Ep. 1-6 SPOILERS)

EXTRA LINKS
Scott’s Twitch channel

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| March 16, 2014
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Episode 155: Sipping On Some Life (II)

Tortimer Island and Lumiose City in the Smash Bros. Update, Melee is going to MLG and EVO, and Batman: Arkham Knight’s debut are discussed. Also, Watch Dogs’ new release date, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, and much more! It’s been a year since we’ve had a more relaxed podcast, talking about our current states in life with some drinks. Except, this time, two of the three hosts get pretty drunk when they are in the same house together. Youko, Super, and TonyTH break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: When I’m sober, I am going to regret this

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Project M, Tales of the Abyss 3DS
Tony: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario 3D World
Youko: Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, The Walking Dead: Season Two – Episode 2, Tales of Symphonia, Peggle 2

STORY POOL
Smash Bros. Update – Tortimer Island and Lumiose City
Super Smash Bros. Melee joins MLG and EVO
Batman: Arkham Knight announced
Watch Dogs dated for May 27 worldwide
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn on Indiegogo
999: The Novel coming to iOS on March 17
Jack Tretton leaves SCEA
Amy Hennig leaves Naughty Dog

OUT RECENTLY
South Park: The Stick of Truth, The Walking Dead: Season Two – Episode 2, Dark Souls II, Titanfall, Yoshi’s New Island

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Tony: Game Grumps: Pokémon Fire Red Animated Special

EXTRA LINKS
This episode’s drink: BIG HOUSE Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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| March 2, 2014
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Episode 154: Twitch Plays Eevee

Diddy Kong in the Smash Bros. Update, Twitch Plays Pokémon, and Irrational Games closing are discussed. Also, Operation Bluebird and success at Shuffle V in the Soapbox segment, Nintendo’s bad investor advice is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! We are joined by Rachel, who runs her popular SMYN_Eevee Twitch channel – what will she get on her Soapbox about? Youko, Super, and Rachel break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Zimbabwe/D-Club

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Project M, Battleblock Theater, Tales of the Abyss 3DS
Rachel: Banjo-Kazooie, Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Youko: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, The Last of Us: Left Behind, Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Diddy Kong
Headline 2: Twitch Plays Pokémon
Headline 3: Irrational Games shuts down
Hilarity of the Weak: Nintendo investors have awful ideas

STORY POOL
Titanfall beta, is it overrated?
Twitch for Xbox One arrives in March 11 update
Nintendo killing Wi-fi Connection for Wii, DS games on May 20
All Persona games in development coming to North America
Konami cuts next-gen price on MGS: Ground Zeroes

OUT RECENTLY
Strider, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Thief, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, Tales of Symphonia Chronicles, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy

SOAPBOX
Youko: Operation Bluebird
Rachel: Twitch in general
Super: So close! Top 12 at Shuffle V

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: Solharath vs Oro: Shuffle V
Rachel: Game Grumps: Best of Egoraptor AND Super Selfie
Youko: Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us AND I’m in a Japanese PS4 commercial

EXTRA LINKS
Rachel’s Twitch channel

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| January 30, 2014
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Episode 152: The Other Left

Edgehogging and rumors of Palutena in the Smash Bros. Update, APEX 2014, and Nintendo’s newsworthy investor meeting are discussed. Also, large game patches and the return of NormalBoots in the Soapbox segment, a Machinima and Xbox One partnership is in hot water, and much more! It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, so the three hosts are just running the show by themselves today. Youko, Super, and TonyTH break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Buying drinks for a new bar

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Super Smash Flash II, Super Smash Brothers Crusade, Project M, Fire Emblem Awakening
Tony: Sonic Dash, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Super Mario 3D World
Youko: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, The Stanley Parable, Little Inferno, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Fire Emblem Awakening, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Edgehogging and rumors of Palutena
Headline 2: APEX 2014 Results
Headline 3: Nintendo drops news bombs in Q3 2014 investor meeting
Hilarity of the Weak: Machinima keeps Xbox One YouTube promotions secret

STORY POOL
Nintendo Fusion RUMORS
Xbox One software rumors and more aplenty
Candy Crush Saga developers are being dumb with copyright law
Microsoft now owns Gears of War
Sly Cooper movie announced for 2016
The Elder Scrolls Online announces voice cast

OUT RECENTLY
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Octodad: Dadliest Catch

SOAPBOX
Youko: Big patches need to stop being a thing
Tony: NormalBoots is back

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: Full House reunion on Jimmy Fallon AND Ocelot gun spinning in real life
Tony: Steam Train: Default Dan
Youko: Metal Gear Solid V – E3 2013 Red-Band Trailer

Episode 152: The Other Left [ 2:08:45 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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| January 11, 2014
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Episode 151: Resolution Royalty

Zelda and King DeDeDe in the Smash Bros. Update, PlayStation Now, and Steam Machines at CES are discussed. Also, WWE Network and AGDQ 2014 in the Soapbox segment, a sports team uses video game music during games, and much more! We’re kicking off the new year, so that means it’s time to reveal our 2014 Gaming Resolutions. Youko, Super, and TonyTH break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Polar Vortex

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GAMING RESOLUTIONS FOR 2014
Youko: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Grand Theft Auto V, Resident Evil 4, at least three “Tales of” games
Super: Telltale’s The Walking Dead franchise, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, The Wonderful 101, Banjo-Kazooie franchise
Tony: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Beyond: Two Souls, Batman: Arkham Origins, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Lost Odyssey

WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Project M
Youko: Guacamelee!, République, Gone Home, Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea (Part 1), The Walking Dead: Season Two (Episode 1)
Tony: Sonic Dash, The Walking Dead: Season Two (Episode 1), Ducktales Remastered, New Super Mario Bros. U, Super Mario 3D World, Sonic Lost World

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Zelda and King DeDeDe
Headline 2: CES – PlayStation Now
Headline 3: CES – Steam Machines
Hilarity of the Weak: NHL team plays game tunes during fights

STORY POOL
Steam Winter Sale is complete
HD streaming may get upgrade with new codec
People find the stupidest thing to complain about in Bravely Default
Alien: Isolation and Evolve are announced

OUT RECENTLY
Dr. Luigi, Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD

SOAPBOX
Youko: Game of the Year award show recap
Tony: WWE Network to debut on game systems for $9.99/month subscription
Super: Awesome Games Done Quick 2014

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: AGDQ 2014 – Super Punch-Out (Blindfolded)
Tony: Game Grumps – MAGFest 2014 Panel/a> AND Critical Close-up: Metal Gear Solid 2
Youko: AGDQ 2014 – Metroid Prime AND Xbox One Sign Out Trolling

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