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Episode 82: Contra / Little Nemo: The Dream Master Sep 17, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross bang out a conversation about Half-Life.

It's pretty safe to divide first person shooters into two categories: everything that came before Half-Life, and everything that came after Half-Life. Gordon Freeman's journey through Black Mesa has left an indelible mark on video game history... but does it hold up?

Links of Note:

[FEAR](www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylyf9dfp2-c)
[Deep Blue Sea](www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LHJxrNLr2g)
[Fox Force Five](www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8X2SM0ioJ4)
[Quake 3 Railgun](www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-P95mm_GTM)
[Taco Bell Coin Game](www.youtube.com/watch?v=88CRnbELGZs)
[Nyarlathotep](www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYEksNpGucU)
[Happy Gilmore](www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyqoNMwfO6g)

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Extrasode: Suikoden II (Part 2) Sep 11, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Contra and Little Nemo: The Dream Master.

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Desert Golfing](www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TTl5uByusk)
[XOXO](2014.xoxofest.com)
[Badass Store in Portland](paxtongate.com/)
[Contra AGDQ](www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk81FLx_Zog)

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Episode 81: Suikoden II (Part 2) Sep 04, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross turn the tables on the back half of Suikoden II.

The tides of war are turning, and the City State of Jowston is making its advances on the Highland Army and the evil Luca Blight. But what happens after they win? Our opinion of Suikoden II remains high, but some of the shine comes off of the apple.

Links of Note:

Soylent: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_(drink)
[Quarter Knights](wildarms.wikia.com/wiki/Quarter_Knights)
[Shadow Broker](masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Lair_of_t…_Shadow_Broker)
[Ants!](www.amazon.com/Prisoner-People-C…ure/dp/1933390107)
[Goody Two Shu](www.youtube.com/results?search_qu…t+goody+two+shoes)
[Blood Golem](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Quinn)
[Shy Boys IRL](www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVxImjpOXP8)
[Lars and the Real Girl](www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1XxILVnt1w)
[Little Nemo Arcade](www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ--s27rnD8)
[They Called Me Mr. Glass](www.youtube.com/watch?v=omjySV9M7wo)

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Extrasode: Suikoden II (Part 1) Aug 28, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the first half of Suikoden II.

Links of Note:

[Iron Sheik](twitter.com/the_ironsheik)
[iOS Dragon Quest](www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCAMcaJMo8)
[Lunar 2 Collector's Edition](cdn10.mixrmedia.com/wp-uploads/wire…at-94801-am.jpg)
[Boxing Ghaleon](client-cdn.crystalcommerce.com/photo/pin…407288525)
[PRGE](retrogamingexpo.com/)

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Episode 80: Suikoden II (Part 1) Aug 21, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross join up to talk about the first half of Suikoden II.

It's Summer RPG time, and this year we turn our attention toward Suikoden II. It's probably known best nowadays for being incredibly rare and expensive, but there's so much more that makes this game remarkable. The tense struggle between the Kingdom of Highland and the City State of Jowston is memorable, and so are its key players. On the play side, several different genres are represented here, and greatly simplified.

For this episode, we play up through Two River. Next episode, we'll finish the game out.

Before you listen to the episode, please watch this trailer to get in the proper mindset (thanks, [@AllisonByProxy](twitter.com/allisonbyproxy)!).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNgjIoakzUk

LINKS OF NOTE:

[Starman](www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3WtvzmKCQQ)
[Johnny Five Aces](knowyourmeme.com/memes/zybourne-clock)
[Stonewall Jackson](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson)
[Beyond the Beyond](www.gamespite.net/toastywiki/index…-BeyondTheBeyond)
[House Atreides](www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPNfgXBlzm0)
[Beforeiplay](beforeiplay.com/index.php?title=Main_Page)
[Forest Maze Music](www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkailb3xcTI)

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Extrasode: Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Aug 14, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Metal Gear: Ghost Babel.

Links of Note:

[Lowtax LP](www.youtube.com/watch?v=qISSdqMJF…-OOTb0rqZr6bJlMkQ)
[American Science and Surplus](www.sciplus.com/)
[Disappointed](www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9gC1GiSDDA)
[Covered Bridge Video](youtu.be/WyO18one8fU)
[Carmageddon](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmageddon)

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Episode 79: Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Aug 07, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross wheez Metal Gear: Ghost Babel.

It’s Solid Snake’s tiniest adventure yet! Returning to an old place to fight an old enemy, this unjustly forgotten entry in the series returns to Metal Gear’s roots on the MSX. 2D stealth is great. This game defies what you’d expect from the Gameboy Color.

LINKS OF NOTE:

Timequake: en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Timequake
Beastie Boys doing Echolalia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE
Echolalia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echolalia
Hitman iOs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwYjM8lMSuU
Weasing Juice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1hEKqZz-OY
21 and 24: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjj7Y9N27c
Multiplicity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH2XDPI5664

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Extrasode: Cave Story Jul 30, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Cave Story.

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Episode 78: Cave Story Jul 23, 2014

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross plumb the depths of Cave Story.

It’s a story that will make you feel like you’ve wasted your life. A while back, a single man dedicated five years to singlehandedly crafting one of the most beloved modern platformers. Oh, and he also fired the starting pistol on the indie game movement as we know it. But excuse us, we’re just talking into microphones forever.