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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss Action Castle, the blind, and GamePro.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross grind Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee to a pulp. Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is a puzzle platformer that was revered in its time for its beautiful graphics, excellent sound, and abundant character. Unfortunately, its trial-and-error nature hasn’t aged well. This is possibly the most negative we’ve ever gotten about a game. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JHPN/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00000JHPN) Oddworld: Abe's Exodus (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00002STJO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00002STJO) Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NZ1K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00005NZ1K) Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006I5I58/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creat

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross seedy hotels, Scrooge McDuck’s dark past, and free strategy guides.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross capitalize on the nostalgic popularity of Duck Tales. Duck Tales is regarded as one of the best NES games, and for good reason. Scrooge’s journey from the Himalayas to Transylvania to the Moon and back to Transylvania a few more times is one of the most novel and fun platformers around. Plus, that Moon music. Links of Note Duck Tales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckTales_(video_game)) Duck Tales Manual (http://gamesdbase.com/media/system/nintendo_nes/manual/formated/duck_tales_-_1989_-_capcom_co.,_ltd..pdf) Gordon Gecko (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXpaBQnBvE) Knockback (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Knockback) Darkwing Duck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkwing_Duck) Olmec (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKo9mUeIueM) Legends of the Hidden Temple (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVdRIQqQGhI) Duck Tales Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9KKULbQDKk) Duck Tales Speed Run (http://speeddemosarchive.com/DuckTales.html) The Snow Leopard (http://www.youtube.com/w

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross Brian Doyle Murray, exposition, and Christmas memories.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross kvetch about Metroid Fusion. What began as the most divisive game WOFF has ever covered quickly became the game we loved to bash. Metroid Fusion is the black sheep of the Metroid series, having broken many conventions and flown in the face of what people loved about Super Metroid. Turns out, it’s not these strange design decisions we disliked, but other more fundamental flaws. Not even close encounters with the infamous SA-X could salvage this one. Links of Note: Metroid Fusion (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006M3R6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00006M3R6) "Dragula" - Rob Zombie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQuihD0hoI) unseen64.net - Metroid 4 (http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/metroid-iv-fusion-gba-proto-beta/) Metroid: Other M (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BSC4ZS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002BSC4ZS) Dead Space (http://ww

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross Downton Abbey, great lengths, and chronological perspective.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross survive after the end, and talk about the last half of Final Fantasy VI. Welp, we done lost. Kefka destroyed the world, and it seems like all hope is lost. The Returners have to conquer their pasts and regroup to storm Kefka’s tower, and bring rid the world of magic’s corrupting influence. Links of Note: Final Fantasy VI - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_fantasy_vi) There's Always Money in the Banana Stand - Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuHILqDIvis) Fantasy Made Reality: Final Fantasy IX - Gamespite (http://www.gamespite.net/toastywiki/index.php/Games/FantasyMadeRealityFinalFantasyIX) FF6/7 Design Doc - Via @gogothemimic (http://duckfeed.squarespace.com/storage/post-images/ff6ff7.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1327549014711) Psychonauts - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychonauts) Inception - IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/) Romulus and Remus - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_remus) Friedrich Nietzche - Wikipedia

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross game shame, literature, and college music.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross perform a delightful and emotionally affecting opera about the first half of Final Fantasy VI. The Empire is casting a black shadow across the land, and the Returners fight an increasingly futile battle to keep them at bay. Everything changes when a mysterious and magical woman breaks free from her slavery to the Empire, and sets the end of the world into motion. Links of Note: Final Fantasy VI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_fantasy_vi) Haunting Ground (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunting_Ground) General Leo's Haircut (http://www.destructoid.com/the-manliest-men-of-final-fantasy-part-three-29852.phtml) It's a Ghost Car! (http://www.snpp.com/episodes/1F03.html) Vector (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_(mathematics_and_physics)) Akira Toriyama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Toriyama) Kefka Cosplay (http://fav.me/d2r5drc) Breath of Death VII (http://store.steampowered.com/app/107300/) Cthulhu Saves the World (http://store.steampowered.com/app/107310) Let's Brea

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross McRibs, Fatal1ty, and bus monsters.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross float to the moon to talk about Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Mario has returned to his kingdom, only to find his throne usurped by the devious Wario. He must now venture forth and gather the six golden coins to unlock his castle and kick Wario out. Links of Note Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Land_2) SML2 Glitched - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpQTsPbZu6Q&feature=player_embedded) Super Mario Land 2 Commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhB8XG9_5Rc) Hornet Hole - TV Tropes (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HornetHole) Manga iconography - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_iconography) Super Mario Bros. 3 - Giant Land - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ598oVksfs) Harley's Humongous Adventure - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley's_Humongous_Adventure) DuckTales - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckTales_(video_game)) Mode 7 - Wikipedia (http://en.wiki

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross narrative, hypocrisy, and foreign lands.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross go on at length about The Longest Journey. The worlds are in peril, and it’s up to April Ryan to fulfill the prophecies and team up with a talking bird to maintain the Balance. The Longest Journey is the magnum opus (emphasis on magnum) of the adventure genre, and we talk about every last minute of it. Links of Note: The Longest Journey - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Journey) Dreamfall: The Longest Journey - Xbox.com (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Full-Game-Dreamfall-The-Longest-Journey/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802415907d3) Universal Hint System (http://www.uhs-hints.com/) Gaslighting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting) The Simarillion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion) Brett Gellman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1443368/) Mr. Show - Hotdog Kid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmNApZRy3wk) Cloaca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca) Dale Gribble (https://www.google.com/search?q=dale+gribble&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross past experiences with Shadowrun, pen and paper RPGs, and try out weird accents.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross plug in and talk about Shadowrun for the Sega Genesis. It’s a dystopian cyberpunk future, and your brother is dead. By committing contract crimes and hacking into computers, you get to the bottom of the mystery and save the world. This game was very ahead of its time, being an open world RPG on a 16-bit system. Shadowrun (Sega Genesis Game) - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun_(Sega_Genesis_video_game)) "I Want Candy" - Bow Wow Wow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMICD3aMZpw) Starlight Zone - Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqmN6mw4R8) Stop Teasing Me With Fake Freedom - Rock Paper Shotgun (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/19/on-fake-freedom/)

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross quaff the heady potion that is Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Dr. Tongue is wreaking havoc on suburbia, as creatures of the night spill forth from the soil and devour the innocent. It’s up to you to grab a friend and save your neighbor’s lives. This is possibly the most difficult game we’ve covered thus far. Links of Note: Mr. Show - "Monster Parties: Fact or Fiction?" (YouTube) (http://youtu.be/Fo4tzrxyXsA) Zombies Ate My Neighbors - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombies_Ate_My_Neighbors) Zombies Ate My Neighbors Box Scan - Gamefaqs (http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/563219-zombies-ate-my-neighbors/images/box-45447) "Spikes" Level (Ignore the awful commentary) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHdi6hjN6kI&t=3m13s) Samsara - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsara) Nintendo Hard - TV Tropes (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NintendoHard) List of LucasArts Games - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LucasArts_games)

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross shine some daylight on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. Being a vampire is tough. You’re doomed to an eternity of walking the Earth as a cursed living corpse, and most of those millennia will be spent running errands for your social betters. Bloodlines is a rare game in a rare genre, notorious for its troubled development and lauded for its great writing. Does it live up to its many-coloned name?

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross jump right into Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The Mushroom Kingdom is in peril. The princess is missing, Bowser has been kicked out his home by a dimension-hopping blacksmith, and the Star Road has been destroyed. It’s up to Mario, a cloud prince who thinks he’s a frog, and a star-powered doll to set everything right.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross lose their minds re: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. Welcome, Stranger, to a macabre world of undescribable cosmic horror. Feel how insignificant you are when face with non-euclidian angles and strange beasts. Don’t ask too many questions, though, and certainly don’t forget to lock your hotel door. Mwahahaha…