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    Abnormal Mapping

    Abnormal Mapping is a monthly game club of Em and Jackson, talking primarily about old games with an eye to critiquing without nostalgia.

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    Abnormal Mapping 70: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Nov 24, 2017
    Show notes

    We head into the distant past and the world of legend this month to discuss one of the critical darlings of the early 00s and its filmic adaptation. What does it mean to re-envision a game before retro throwbacks? How influential can one game be to the idea of cinematic narrative experiences in this space? And most importantly, how can they ruin it trying to turn a video game into the next Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise?

    All this and more as we gather round one young man and the story he wants to tell us about what it means to live and love in an age of magic. It should be a good story, but he keeps talking about how he dies over and over and then saying it's not actually part of the story. He's a bad storyteller.

    To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!

    You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!

    Things Discussed: Game of the Year, Sonic Lost World, biscuits vs cookies, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Novel Not New, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003), Jordan Mechner's original footage for the animation of Prince of Persia, the GameSpot video review of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the Resident Evil films, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

    This Month's Game Club: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Next Month's Game Club: Thumper, Rez Infinite, NES Remix

    Music This Episode
    Blown Away by Kevin McLeod
    Introducing the Prince by Stuart Chatwood
    The Sands of Time by Harry Gregson-Williams
    Mario 64 Title Theme by Koji Kondo
    The House of the Rising Sun by Wilbert Eckhart und seine Volksmusik Stars


    Abnormal Mapping 69: Final Fantasy X Oct 26, 2017
    Show notes

    NICE! Welcome to our weed-numbered episode of our ongoing Final Fantasy Adventure as we cover a game not called Final Fantasy Adventure, but instead take a deep dive into Spira and the wonders and horrors within. Please join us as we curse our old man, remember a time when everyone was laughing but only we meant it, and answered the age old question: what if Final Fantasy XIII was good?

    To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!

    You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!

    Things Discussed: Mario 64, Mario Sunshine, Yono: The Celestial Elephants, Golf Story, The Sonic Forces Discourse, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII

    Next Month's Game Club: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Music This Episode
    Blown Away by Kevin McLeod
    Otherworld by Nobuo Uematsu
    To Zanarkand by Nobuo Uematsu
    Someday the Dream will End by Nobuo Uematsu
    Yuna's Theme by Nobuo Uematsu
    Jecht's Theme by Nobuo Uematsu
    Suteki Da Ne by Nobuo Uematsu, Kazushige Nojima, and Rikki


    Meta Mapping 2: The Swapper / Pokemon X & Y Oct 13, 2017
    Show notes

    In the second episode of Abnormal Mapping, Em and Jackson have breaking news about the new console generation, Em discovers a beloved franchise maybe isn’t as beloved as they thought it would be, and Jackson hears a question so profound it makes them drop their coffee cup.

    To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!

    You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!

    Things Discussed: Griffin's Nuzlocke run, PlayStation 4, The Swapper and Pokemon X & Y, that cool article about the development of Crash Bandicoot, How much the new Pokemon cards suck. No, really.

    This Month's Game Club
    The Swapper
    Pokemon X & Y

    Next Month's Game Club
    The Shivah: Kosher Edition
    Vanquish


    Abnormal Mapping 68: Grab Bag Sep 29, 2017
    Show notes

    Hello friends! This week we're doing an extra special grab bag of things. Please enjoy this far reaching discussion of five game club games: Ridiculous Fishing, Bernband, Radiator 2, Gravity Bone, and Balloon Fight. Thanks to everyone who suggested these games on our Patreon.

    To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!

    You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!

    Things Discussed: Ridiculous Fishing, Jetpack Joyride, Bernband, Radiator 2, Hurt Me Plenty, Succulent, Stick Shift, Deathspank (fuck you), Gravity Bone, Balloon Fight, Iwata o7, Iwata Wii U, Iwata Game Centre

    Next Month's Game Club: Final Fantasy X

    Music This Episode
    Blown Away by Kevin McLeod
    Main Theme by Eirik Suhrke
    Bernband Alien Hallway by Tom van den Boogaart
    Crybaby by Davey and the Chains
    Maria Elena by Xavier Cugat
    Bonus Round by Hirokazu Tanaka
    Balloon Trip (Brawl ver) by Koji Hayama
    Blurry by Puddle of Mudd


    Meta Mapping 5: Doom Sep 08, 2017
    Show notes

    The mappers find themselves in a glitch world, where the insomnia madness encroaches and the very internet begins to disintegrate. Our intrepid heroes carry on, reversing the course of last month’s progress to embrace the numbers and meters of ye olden games, and ride this regression wave directly into the past to confront the satanic baby of Johns Carmack and Romero within its pixelated heavy metal womb. Will a carton of juice and a shotgun be enough to survive this trek?

    Games Discussed: Bravely Default, Doom

    Relevant Links
    M’s entire playthrough of Doom
    Masters of Doom, the book that inspired this podcast
    the history of Crash Bandicoot’s development

    Music in this Episode
    Blown Away by Kevin McLeod
    Tiz’ Battle Theme (live ver.) by Revo
    E1M1 Music by Robert Prince
    Feena by Yuzo Koshiro
    Anna by Jonathan Eng


    Abnormal Mapping 67: Max Payne Aug 30, 2017
    Show notes

    On this month's Abnormal Mapping we have a nice treat for you: playing a game, and watching the tie-in movie! The game is good fun, the tie in movie is an unholy abomination, and the podcast is very entertaining! Join us, my lord, and indeed let's embark upon a journey of donut fuelled revenge with Maxy Max and the Payne Bunch.

    Things Discussed: Max Payne, Jazzpunk, This Dead Rising Video, Max Payne (The Movie), Sin City (The Movie)

    This Month's Game Club: Max Payne

    Next Month's Game Club: Radiator 2, Ridiculous Fishing, Bernband, Balloon Fight, Gravity Bone

    Music This Episode
    Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod
    Main Theme of Max Payne by Kärtsy Hatakka & Kimmo Kajasto
    Max Marches On by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
    The Happy Song by Poets of the Fall


    Meta Mapping 35: Paper Mario Aug 11, 2017
    Show notes

    Legends tell of a man, a quiet man, a man who jumps and a man who spins, a man who one day—this day—must rise and save us all. But that man was not available, and so it falls upon this paper plumber to embark upon a journey to the stars to save a princess oft and once more kidnapped. The Mappers embark upon this man’s journey through a twisted land of pun-laden characters and self-aware deconstruction, and arrive finally at the end of their quest with only the corpses of penguins to show for it*.

    (*No penguins were harmed in the making of this podcast.)

    As a companion piece to this episode, Em produced an zine for Paper Mario, featuring cool and cute paintings and sketches of the characters and the world of this month’s game! You can (and totally should, it’s really good!) pick it up on gumroad.

    This episode was brought to you by our patrons. To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!

    You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!

    This Month’s Game Club: Paper Mario

    Things Discussed: Papa’s Donuteria, Racially Diverse Kitchen 3, Metal Gear Solid, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Roger Ebert’s Great Movies, Player 2, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, The Minesweeper Wall, Paper Mario, Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars, Iwata Asks for Paper Mario Sticker Star, Upon Reflection, Retro Game Challenge, NES Remix, Shovel Knight, Attack of the Friday Monsters, Yakuza 3, Gone Home, Her Story

    Music This Episode
    Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod
    Attack of the Koopa Bros. by Yuka Tsujiyoko & Taishi Senda
    March Ahead by Yuka Tsujiyoko & Taishi Senda
    Nice To Meet You by Yuka Tsujiyoko & Taishi Senda
    Detective Mario by Yuka Tsujiyoko & Taishi Senda


    Abnormal Mapping 66: Devil May Cry Jul 27, 2017
    Show notes

    This month we bookend our newest episode with our oldest episode and cover the first Devil May Cry! Inspired by our very first Meta Mapping and voted on by our Patrons, we dig into the past of character action games and Dante, son of Mundus for a trip into all thing stylish and stupid. Come for the combos, stay for the angst. We even touch a bit on old standbys Ninja Gaiden and Bayonetta!

    This episode was brought to you by our patrons. To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!

    You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!

    Things Discussed: England's world cup win in 1966, the Paris level of Twisted Metal 2, the Neo Paris of Remember Me, Yoshi's Island, RetroArch, Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2, Abnormal Mapping episode 6 covering Crash Bandicoot, So You're Saying There's A Chance, Devil May Cry

    This Month's Game Club: Devil May Cry

    Next Month's Game Club: Max Payne (and the movie!)

    Music This Episode
    Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod
    Public Enemy by Masami Ueda
    The Theme of Sparda by Masami Ueda
    Love Peace and Happiness by Kazumi Totaka


    Meta Mapping 28: The King and W Jul 14, 2017
    Show notes

    Welcome to Meta Mapping, our journey through old episodes complete with new reflections on our current day thoughts on the episode! Today we're revisiting The King And W, an episode idea that our friend Michaela Joffe came to us with where we would do a little improv and interview Bowser, the King Koopa.

    It turned out extremely well, and we're very excited to bring it to you again! It was recorded only a couple years ago, and yet it feels like a whole different world. A lot can change in a short two years.

    As always, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Consider supporting us on Patreon to make future shows possible and receive cool extra gifts.

    Music This Episode
    Saturday Night Live Theme 1985-1994 by Howard Shore
    Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod
    Wario Dance Company by Naoko Mitome, Masanobu Matsunaga, Yasuhisa Baba
    Gamecube Boot Music by Toru Minegishi
    Ignorance is Bliss by Jellyfish


    Abnormal Mapping 65: The Second Soundtrack Spectacular Jul 06, 2017
    Show notes

    Hello friends, we're here again at the nearly-midpoint of the year for a celebration of music and magic and wonder. Everyone liked our December music episodes so much and they took so long to make we decided to split them into twice-yearly installments, so enjoy this long list of summer tunes based on what we've been playing since we last checked in.

    As always, check us out on iTunes, or watch this episode on YouTube if that's your speed. And be sure to support us on Patreon, to keep the good times rolling.

    With that, here's the full list of music. Enjoy!

    Music This Episode

    Dance Through the Danger by Christina Vee from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

    I Made It All Up by Mike Morasky from Portal 2
    Influence of the Deep by Yoko Shimomura from Parasite Eve
    Cara Mia Addio by Mike Morasky from Portal 2

    Route 1 by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose from Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen
    Pewter City by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose from Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen
    Vs Champion by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose from Pokemon Sun and Moon

    Saferoom by Miwako Chinone from Resident Evil 7
    On A Pale Horse by Martin O'Donnell from Halo: Combat Evolved
    Truth and Reconciliation by Martin O'Donnel from Halo: Combat Evolved 1:50-4:28

    Linkle's Theme by Masato Koike and Yuki Matsumura from Hyrule Warriors Legends
    Price Sidon by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    Attack on Vah Medoh by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    Hyrule Castle by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

    Athletic Theme by Asuka Ota, Hajime Wakai, and Koji Kondo from New Super Mario Bros
    Beach Overworld by Asuka Ota, Hajime Wakai, and Koji Kondo from New Super Mario Bros
    Lonely Rolling Star by Yohihito Yano and Saki Kabata from Katamari Damacy
    Everlasting Love by Akitaka Tohyama from We Love Katamari

    Old Town by Kohei Tanaka from Gravity Rush
    Lei Colmosna by Kohei Tanaka from Gravity Rush 2
    A Red Apple Fell From the Sky by Kohei Tanaka from Gravity Rush 2

    War to War by Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi from Nier: Automata
    Memories of Dust by Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi from Nier: Automata
    Machine Village by Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi from Nier: Automata

    Prologue (A New Act) by Justin Bell from Pillars of Eternity
    Dyrwood by Justin Bell from Pillars of Eternity
    Falling Bridge by Takeshi Furukawa from The Last Guardian
    Delphinus Delphis by Austin Wintory from Abzu

    Theme of Tara by Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal Gear
    Red Alert by Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal Gear
    Zanzibarland National Anthem by Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
    Zanzibar Breeze by Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
    Enclosure by TAPPY and Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal Gear Solid
    Infiltration by Norihiko Hibino from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
    Battle by Norihiko Hibino from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
    Battle in the Base by Norihiko Hibino from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
    Showtime by Norihiko Hibino from Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
    No Place To Hide by Nobuko Toda, Shuichi Kobori, and Kazuma Jinnouchi from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
    Uninterrupted Signal by Nobuko Toda from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
    Zero Allies! by Kazuma Jinnouchi and Akihiro Honda from Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker

    Departures/End Credits by Lyndon Holland from Virginia


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