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Episode 136: Phantasy Star IV (Part 2) Aug 18, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross launch through the latter portion of Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium.

It's now time to leave Motavia and head to Dezolis, because the Algo solar system is in peril. Can we fix the systems, retrieve the data, and conquer the Darkness?

LINKS OF NOTE:

[This Guy Fucks](www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uMEE7eaaUA)
[Amazing Rick and Morty court thing](www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkFaIxpbHvM)
[There is very little on these enigmatic monsters](www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxP_SwZfINc)

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Episode 135: Phantasy Star IV (Part 1) Aug 11, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross soar through Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium.

We're guilty of focusing on Final Fantasy games when we talk about JRPGs because that's mostly what we grew up with. However, concurrently, there was a whole big, important series living and thriving on Sega systems, doing amazing forward looking things before it died an unceremonious death. Phantasy Star IV is considered to be the best, most friendly iteration of the main series, and you should join us to hear about how prescient it was in terms of design.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Vancian Magic](theevilgm.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/a-…ancian-magic/)
[Sparkly the Crow](demonssouls.wikidot.com/crow)
[Man-Thing](marvel.com/universe/Man-Thing)
[Wild Arms Credits](www.youtube.com/watch?v=muDfmLwBvjM)

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Extrasode: Elite Beat Agents / Rhythm Heaven Aug 04, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Elite Beat Agents and Rhythm Heaven.

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Episode 134: Elite Beat Agents / Rhythm Heaven Jul 28, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross groove to Elite Beat Agents and Rhythm Heaven.

This summer, we decided to let our listeners decide which rhythm games we should play. The resounding winners were to non-peripheral Nintendo DS rhythm games that couldn't be any more different. Elite Beat Agents is soaking in charm, but we find a lot of problems with it mechanically and musically. Meanwhile, Rhythm Heaven is drenched in charm, and manages to be in the upper echelon of games we've played for the show.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Teenage Dirtbags Lit](duckfeed.tv/tdb/my-own-worst-enemy-by-lit)
[Mega64 EBA](www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXZGzhsS-5I)
[Nick Fury Enemies](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpio_(comics))
[Joey Chestnut](www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0E8ImL4aXY)
[Diarrhea Planet](www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsZzeLlXTQ)
[EBA all 4 difficulties at once](www.youtube.com/watch?v=1POsLGnIr…L0008802F0A1600FD)
[Don Hertzfeldt](www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l7sxPLhOQk)

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Extrasode: Deus Ex: Invisible War Jul 21, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Deus Ex: Invisible War.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Asshole Physics](www.somethingawful.com/news/max-payne-asshole/)
[Sunglasses at Night](www.it-he.org/deus.htm)
[Moraff's World](www.myabandonware.com/game/moraff-s-world-2ho)
[Servile Wars](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servile_Wars)

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Episode 133: Deus Ex: Invisible War Jul 14, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross link up to talk about Deus Ex: Invisible War.

How do you follow up a masterpiece? Almost never with another masterpiece. Invisible War has some real problems, but taken on its own it's a perfectly competent shooter with some really great ideas and a fantastic reveal. Don't expect a game that redefines any genres, and you'll be fine.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[DX Bartender](www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKF0IYwhrjk)
[Post Mortem](www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGIdYl2oN74)
[Grey Goo](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_goo)
[Bender Grey Goo](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benderama)
[Stroke 9](www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIeOUe6BCFs)
[Kidneythieves](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidneythieves)
[Duck Squeeze](www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHc288IPFzk)

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Extrasode: Day of the Tentacle Jul 07, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Day of the Tentacle.

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Episode 132: Day of the Tentacle Jun 30, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross experiment with Day of the Tentacle.

It's a time-hopping, interactive Looney Toon that's also LucasArts at the height of their powers... We revisit the world of Maniac Mansion to solve adventure game puzzles with the added twist of causality logic, visiting Colonial America and the distant, tentacle-run future.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Bernoulli Principle](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli%27s_principle)
[Bob's Oral History of DOTT](www.usgamer.net/articles/day-of-t…-the-oral-history)
[Time Gentlemen Please/Ben There, Dan That](www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hZDldRHu9E)
[Retro Game Audio Podcast about Maniac Mansion, With Gary](Retrogameaudio – Maniac-mansion)

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Extrasode: Fallout: New Vegas (and Mods) Jun 23, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Fallout: New Vegas, and then Brayton Cameron joins us to talk about New Vegas mods.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Top Mods](www.pcgamer.com/25-best-fallout-new-vegas-mods/)
[Smart Girls](www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz0SnpN_O00)
[Original Wrapper](duckfeed.tv/tdb/original-wrapper)
[iCivics](www.icivics.org/)
[Class Craft](www.classcraft.com/)
[Rawls](www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjtz-w0Xouo)
[One Lifebar Run](www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8XLN1N0v…FpRtaOkOFP67j4et6)

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Episode 131: Fallout: New Vegas (DLC) Jun 16, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross expound upon the many expansions for Fallout: New Vegas.

Here, in part three, we visit Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road, the four expansions released for Fallout: New Vegas in the year after the main game dropped. They're varied and diverse, but they contribute to a single overarching story in a way that most DLC packs just don't, really.