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Episode 130: Fallout: New Vegas (Side Quests) Jun 09, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross indulge in the side quests of Fallout: New Vegas.

The Mojave wasteland has a wealth of things to do, and we try to cover them all. This episode covers all of the companion side quests, and then goes around to different factions and settlements to take care of errands for them, too.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Tootsie Pop Native American](www.snopes.com/business/redeem/tootsie.asp)
[Game Maker's Toolkit on Beyond The Beef](www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM1yR7WYqgM)

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Episode 129: Fallout: New Vegas (Main Quests) Jun 02, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross take a gamble on Fallout: New Vegas.

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Extrasode: Oregon Trail / Typing of the Dead May 26, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross take a gamble on Fallout: New Vegas.

Talking about Fallout 3 this previous winter really put a fire in us... Though we were underwhelmed by the Capital Wasteland in the moment, all roads led back to pining for the Mojave. So here we are, talking about Fallout: New Vegas, a triumph of video game writing and design, where player choice is emphasized and rewarded.

This first episode of a monthlong series hits on the main questlines of New Vegas, with an emphasis on the Yes Man and NCR lines, although we address all of the ways the story can resolve. Next week, we'll talk about the side quests.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Playable Van Buren](www.moddb.com/games/van-buren/do…an-buren-tech-demo)
[JE Sawyer Mod](fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Josh_Sawyer's_Mod)
[Distro](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution)
[Santa](futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Robot_Santa_Claus)
[Wayne The Skeleton King](www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPcYsBB9CTQ)
[Fallout Lore](www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvqm_pPD-…Nbt103xp0PkkUCoPU)
[David Koechner](www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEtYlhzPJo)
[Macovich, Malkovich](www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbCyTUSQ6fY)
[Metacritic Scandal](www.engadget.com/2012/03/15/obsid…us-by-one-point/)

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Episode 128: Oregon Trail / Typing of the Dead May 19, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross take Oregon Trail and Typing of the Dead to school (for show and tell).

Edutainment is, inherently, kind of lame. We can all smell a "message" coming a mile away. But the best examples can make you forget you're learning, and stand up as great games in their own right. So we've taken a ubiquitous classic of edutainment, Oregon Trail, and paired it with Typing of the Dead, a relic of Sega's weirdest days. And it turns out that sometimes, learning can be fun.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Chex Quest](duckfeed.tv/abjectsuffering/53)
[Birthday Sex](www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYMxOzxKYYo)
[Birthday Checks](www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDHrtX66epM)
[Institute of Play Article](www.instituteofplay.org/2014/11/decon…oregon-trail/)
[Dumb Dumbs](www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbRZKrvAZ7U)

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Extrasode: Turtles in Time / D&D: Shadow Over Mystara May 12, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time and Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[One example of old Unreal Portal guns](www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYgdg1YZx3s)
[Guardian Heroes](www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp37p7Gr_bs)
[Lodos War](www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YiyBat61I4)
[Odin Sphere](www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvU6Y8hjpVc)
[Enoch 18:14](www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzDv8sYX4j0)

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Episode 127: Turtles in Time / D&D: Shadow Over Mystara May 05, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross rumble through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time and Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara.

Brawlers have a reputation for being simplistic and exploitative. They're a game design born of economic opportunity, engineered to accumulate quarters with frequency. But divorced from that, there are examples of brawlers with surprising depth and ingenuity. Turtles and Mystara are both great examples of the form, chosen by our community of Patreon backers.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Gelatinous Cube](www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4tmzwrdTmY)
[Mystara Megafaq](www.gamefaqs.com/arcade/563201-du…stara/faqs/11489)
[Battletoads First Boss](www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHgVR0Ykkcc)
[This shirt I got](www.amazon.com/Actually-Thirties…irt/dp/B0179U84FG)
[Demon Stone](www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nKkPA4KKGg)
[Our meatballs are eggs](www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1YTuSzZxdA)
[Stone Protectors](www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=ch…tone%20protectors)
[Flatliners](www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCm_NMU6Phw)
[Wounded Knee](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre)
[DDR](www.lurkmore.com/view/DRR..._DRR..._DRR...)
[Coming out of their shells](www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-BFosqCc…Ctck7yagjGFTENECx)
[Both Dead Alewives sketches](www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kgx2b1sIRs)
[Come on, Dragon's Crown](vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/dragons-cr…0216223255)

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Extrasode: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Apr 28, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

LINKS OF NOTE:

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Episode 126: Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos Apr 21, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross charge through Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

Warcraft III is probably one of the most influential games of all time. There's a lot that came before it, but Blizzard's first 3D real time strategy game came at just the right time to lay the foundation for most of today's competitive multiplayer scene. While we're not much for competition, the single player campaigns of Reign of Chaos do a ton of interesting stuff. Join us as we talk about our first real RTS (we're trying to forget Sacrifice).

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Elephants without trunks or ears](funsubstance.com/fun/51849/elepha…ears-and-trunks/)
[Strong Bad](www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html)
[Anakin Skywalker is a character some people take seriously.](www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnwkE4trA48)
[Muppets all gathered up](www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpRap-zHZHY&nohtml5=False)
[Imzadi](www.youtube.com/watch?v=836hXACVsD0&nohtml5=False)
[Hidden Frozen Throne Level that's tower defense](www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tkyjymRdws)

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Extrasode: Portal / Portal 2 Apr 14, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Portal and Portal 2.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Another Cold Morning](comicvine.gamespot.com/transmetropol…g/4000-44857/)
[Portal 2 Mods](twinfinite.net/2015/02/portal-2-mods-you-need/)
[Portal Stories](store.steampowered.com/app/317400/)
[Freaks and Geeks](www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJAGxAeV7YU&nohtml5=False)
[Paris Syndrome](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome)

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Episode 125: Portal / Portal 2 Apr 07, 2016

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross open up a door to the elemental plane of praise for Portal and Portal 2.

Last year, with Super Metroid at episode 100, we decided to try doing a "perfect" game once a year. Portal and Portal 2 are both obvious choices for such high praise. They still feel recent, but almost a decade after Portal hit the scene in The Orange Box we're still feeling the effects of its sheer economy of play, and utter wit in storytelling. And no matter what anyone tells you, Portal 2 is a worthy heir.