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This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, Pillohpet, and special guest LivTheCyberDhole talk about WoW Forever.... forever. LOL.

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• (00:00:10) - Intro, shoutouts, and social links
• (00:02:01) - Explaining Liv and the Cyberdhole brand
• (00:03:28) - WoW Forever: who's playing what and character names
• (00:04:54) - Server rule sets and cross-server matchmaking
• (00:08:14) - Character names and funny stories
• (00:11:33) - Campfire buffs and rule set switching restrictions
• (00:14:38) - Graphics, weather, and water physics impressions
• (00:18:33) - New quests, zones, and content additions
• (00:25:04) - New races, zones, and flying concerns
• (00:31:03) - Class reworks: Paladin taunts and talent changes
• (00:38:34) - Personal goals for WoW Forever
• (00:48:25) - Add-ons and UI preferences
• (00:52:37) - Dungeon mechanics and difficulty impressions
• (00:54:26) - Future direction: story, zones, and classes
• (00:59:23) - Legacy system and alt-friendly design
• (01:04:04) - Raid structure and Scarab Lord speculation
• (01:12:42) - Naxxramas wings and raid sizing debate
• (01:17:30) - Wrap-up of WoW Forever discussion
• (01:18:17) - Jax: Lunar Remastered Collection impressions
• (01:21:33) - Chrono Trigger tangent: Crono vs Magus party dynamics
• (01:25:32) - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse review
• (01:33:26) - Gilles de Rais and serial killer tangent
• (01:36:11) - Babylon 5: Jack the Ripper episode and space battles
• (01:45:53) - Warhammer 40K novels: Infinite and the Divine
• (01:48:22) - Pillow Pet: Ocarina of Time remaster and moving day
• (01:50:51) - Liv: Overwatch's messy perk system
• (01:56:16) - Persona 3 spoiler discussion begins
• (01:59:49) - Persona 3 romance, death, and Jungian themes
• (02:09:24) - Persona 4 sexuality representation debate
• (02:12:37) - Closing remarks and sign-off

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This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, Pillohpet, and Witchatblakmass talk about great games with underwhelming sequels.

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• (00:00:00) - Intro and Patreon Shoutouts
• (00:01:44) - Topic: Great Games with Underwhelming Sequels
• (00:02:05) - Fable Series Disappointments
• (00:06:10) - Devil May Cry 2's Failure
• (00:10:40) - Comparing Devil May Cry to Other Hack-and-Slash Games
• (00:11:56) - Spaz: Space Pirates and Zombies Sequel Letdown
• (00:14:24) - Dying Light 2's Lost Tension
• (00:16:52) - Horror Game Tangent and Halloween Stream Plans
• (00:19:02) - The Last of Us Part II Controversy
• (00:20:58) - Castlevania 64's Offensive Blandness
• (00:24:27) - Halo and Xbox Franchise Decline
• (00:29:05) - Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door's Legacy
• (00:31:57) - In Defense of Zelda II: Adventure of Link
• (00:36:43) - Defending Dark Souls II
• (00:41:44) - Planning Future Episode Topics
• (00:42:36) - Jax: Super Metroid Rando Tournament and Castlevania Belmont's Curse
• (00:47:00) - Mike: Stalker 2 Impressions and Mutant Frustrations
• (00:48:38) - Mike: Necromunda Campaign and Warhammer Books
• (00:51:24) - Pilliput: House Projects, Mower Business, and Azeroth Heroes
• (00:54:33) - Witch: Retro Emulation Devices and Analog Super NT
• (00:58:30) - Witch: Fall Prep in Canada
• (00:59:14) - Wildwood Movie Recommendation
• (01:03:43) - Outro and Social Media Shoutouts

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This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about game modification!

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• (00:00:00) - Intro and Patreon Shoutouts
• (00:01:19) - Early History of Modding: Wolfenstein and Doom Mods
• (00:06:01) - Half Life, Counter Strike, and the Source Engine
• (00:09:51) - Mods vs Games and Developer Hiring of Modders
• (00:15:02) - Game Genie, Cheat Codes, and Legal Precedent
• (00:18:38) - Intended Creation Mods: Dota, Mario Maker, Minecraft
• (00:21:43) - ROM Hacks, Randomizers, and Celeste's Origins
• (00:24:58) - Fan Remakes: AM2R, Zero Mission, and Cease and Desists
• (00:28:39) - WoW Private Servers and Piracy
• (00:30:58) - Nostalgia-Driven Remasters and Remakes
• (00:32:12) - Cosmetic Mods: FF7, Cyberpunk, Skyrim
• (00:36:28) - Monetized Mods: Warframe's Tennogen
• (00:37:38) - Client-Side Cosmetic Mods and Competitive Bans
• (00:39:36) - UI Mods and WoW Addon History
• (00:44:58) - Race to World First and Blizzard's Addon Crackdown
• (00:51:00) - Healing in WoW Without Addons
• (00:54:38) - Skyrim UI Mods and Special Edition
• (00:58:04) - Content Mods: Cyberpunk's Flaming Crotch Man
• (00:59:19) - Terraria and the Calamity Mod
• (01:03:37) - Skyrim Total Conversions and Fan Expansions
• (01:08:18) - Modding as a Path to Game Dev Careers
• (01:13:36) - Pillow Pet's Nine Games Countdown
• (01:21:00) - Mike's Gaming Background and Nintendo Roots
• (01:23:50) - Life Update: Moving House and Upcoming Episodes
• (01:25:09) - Mike's Recent Games: Borderlands 4 and Stalker 2
• (01:29:57) - Jack's Recent Games: FF7 Rebirth, Super Metroid, UN Squadron
• (01:34:36) - Flipwitch and Closing Remarks

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This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and special guest Kaylare talk about the games that shaped who they are today!

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Guest: twitch.tv/dragonmomantics

Deadlock: https://www.playdeadlock.com/cityneversleeps

• (00:00:10) - Introduction and Patreon Shoutouts
• (00:01:13) - The Games That Shaped Us: Topic Intro
• (00:03:30) - K's Pick: Chrono Trigger
• (00:07:28) - Jax's Pick: First NES and Super Mario Bros
• (00:09:45) - Mike's Pick: Metroid Fusion
• (00:12:31) - Jax's Pick: Secret of Mana
• (00:15:32) - Mike's Pick: Halo Combat Evolved
• (00:19:25) - K's Pick: Beat Saber
• (00:22:27) - K's Pick: Repels (MMO)
• (00:24:42) - Jax's Pick: Dance Dance Revolution
• (00:27:51) - Mike's Pick: Rock Band
• (00:32:35) - Mike's Pick: World of Warcraft
• (00:33:55) - Jax's Picks: Diablo II and StarCraft
• (00:37:36) - K's Pick: Tales of Symphonia
• (00:42:29) - K's Pick: Metroid Prime
• (00:45:52) - Mike's Pick: Super Metroid
• (00:48:28) - Mike's Pick: Bastion
• (00:51:03) - Mike's Pick: Dark Souls II
• (00:55:00) - Shared Pick: League of Legends
• (00:57:23) - K's Pick: Blade and Soul
• (00:58:48) - K's Pick: Skyrim and Modding
• (01:01:48) - Jax's Picks: Advance Wars 2 and Left 4 Dead 2
• (01:05:45) - Mike's Picks: Heroes of Might and Magic III and Pokemon Red
• (01:09:56) - K's Pick: Nier Automata
• (01:14:59) - K's Pick: Granblue Fantasy Relink
• (01:18:24) - What We've Been Playing: Mike's Updates
• (01:21:29) - What We've Been Playing: Jax on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• (01:25:40) - What We've Been Playing: K on Animo and Deadlock
• (01:36:20) - Wrap Up and Socials

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This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about BLANK.

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• (00:00:00) - Intro, candy banter, and Patreon shoutouts
• (00:02:33) - BlizzCon: WoW Classic Forever announced
• (00:07:17) - Beta access and profession changes discussion
• (00:08:01) - Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm updates
• (00:09:32) - Warcraft 3 Reforged expansion deep dive
• (00:14:18) - Diablo 4 anniversary, new class, and Diablo 5 reveal
• (00:17:50) - Starcraft open world shooter announcement
• (00:18:53) - Ocarina of Time Remake: gameplay and features
• (00:23:35) - Ocarina of Time: Water Temple, ocarina humming, boss changes
• (00:26:47) - Threads of Time feature and final OoT thoughts
• (00:29:25) - Ocarina of Time release date and pricing
• (00:30:53) - Metroid Ravenous announcement
• (00:32:48) - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and this month's game deluge
• (00:36:21) - Borderlands 4 anniversary sale and impressions
• (00:39:28) - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intermission and Rebirth impressions
• (00:45:39) - Nibelheim Incident and FF7 game order discussion
• (00:47:58) - The Blood of Dawnwalker vampire game discussion
• (00:55:49) - Small engine repair hobby and closing remarks

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This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet have special guest Witchatblakmass on to discuss more hidden gem games!

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• (00:00:10) - From 8bit to 4k
• (00:01:26) - Hidden Gems
• (00:04:28) - Top 5 Hidden Gems of Nintendo 64
• (00:08:47) - Ico: The Story of Shadow of the Colossus and The Last
• (00:13:21) - Super Nintendo 3D: Actraiser
• (00:16:19) - Actraiser: The Remake Review
• (00:18:05) - Oh, I Like Pokemon Go
• (00:18:35) - Scrapland remastered for PC
• (00:22:17) - Army of Sarge's Heroes
• (00:26:46) - Grim Dawn: What's So Different About It?
• (00:30:23) - Brave Fencer Musashi
• (00:34:10) - The Witcher 3: Free Remaster!
• (00:36:14) - The Witcher 3: Remastered for PC
• (00:38:41) - Nintendo Switch with kids
• (00:40:09) - Welcome to Demon School
• (00:41:23) - My Want From The Ocarina of Time Remake
• (00:45:51) - Ocarina of Time: More Back and Forth
• (00:48:05) - Ocarina remake: More Differences Between the Child and Adult Link
• (00:48:39) - Ocarina of Time Story Development
• (00:49:56) - Little Idle
• (00:51:19) - Team ICO Are Making Another Game
• (00:51:57) - Oh yeah!
• (00:52:21) - Babylon 5: Deep Dive Into The Story
• (00:54:47) - Mario Kart World
• (00:56:14) - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania Review
• (01:02:52) - Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
• (01:09:44) - From 8bit To 4k

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This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about influential games in history, then they discuss whether we're on track for another big video game industry crash!

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• (00:00:10) - From 8bit to 4k
• (00:02:03) - Epic Games
• (00:08:23) - The Most Influential Game
• (00:11:34) - Blizzard's Influence on Gaming
• (00:20:14) - Are we on track for another video game crash like 1983?
• (00:22:16) - The Video Game Crash of 1983
• (00:28:13) - The Making of the Nintendo Entertainment System
• (00:29:22) - Are we on track for another Great Recession?
• (00:29:36) - Is There Too Much Shovelware on the Switch?
• (00:31:38) - Steam's New Releases August 17th
• (00:33:13) - Nintendo's Switch E-Shop
• (00:35:02) - Are We On A Crash Course For Video Games?
• (00:43:00) - Fortnite: The Other Potential Crash
• (00:44:03) - It's Complacent That Games Are Getting More Expensive
• (00:45:25) - What Is So Called 'Snowdon'?
• (00:47:28) - Old Games on my Phone
• (00:52:53) - Gripe Over Video Games Prices
• (00:54:46) - Jax on Playing Path of Exile
• (00:55:59) - Ghost in the Shell, 100 girlfriends, and More
• (00:59:06) - The Little Mermaid: Speedrun Anime
• (01:00:31) - Guys Get A Gun For Fun
• (01:06:10) - Getting Out Of The House
• (01:09:25) - Lies of P
• (01:14:20) - Cuddle Time: Repair Your World
• (01:16:44) - A message for future streamers

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This week, Jax, MikeofManyNames, and Pillohpet talk about game adaptations from other media! Then they pitch games to each other.

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• (00:00:10) - From 8bit to 4k
• (00:01:27) - Goldeneye: The Movie Adaptation
• (00:07:23) - Scott Pilgrim vs The World: A Movie Sequel Review
• (00:12:31) - Yu Gi Oh Forbidden Memories
• (00:17:21) - Yu Gi Oh Trading Card Game
• (00:20:10) - George R.R. Martin on Game of Thrones
• (00:24:10) - Babylon 5: Why Seasons Drop to 10 Episodes
• (00:26:16) - Aladdin & The Lion King: Worst Licensed Video Games
• (00:32:49) - The Lord of the Rings Videogame
• (00:34:22) - Dave The Diver
• (00:38:31) - Mark of the Ninja: The Best Stealth Action Game
• (00:41:55) - A Hat In Time: Super Mario 64 Review
• (00:44:12) - Pie Thief: A Time Traveling Platformer
• (00:47:02) - Papers Please vs Contraband Police
• (00:51:55) - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Review
• (00:57:05) - Pandora's For Kids
• (00:57:25) - League of Legends: What's Up?
• (01:05:05) - Metro 2033: A Year in the Life
• (01:08:08) - Metro: Survival in the Dark
• (01:12:48) - Blizzard's Path of Exile and Curse of the All Flame
• (01:14:09) - StarBreed: A Porn Game
• (01:17:40) - Pillow Pet