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Jordo, Steven and LB are subjected to another series of painful experiments by local mad scientist merritt k, who needs more data for her ongoing world domination efforts. Who can invent the best video game starring Matt Berry? Did Dracula have a Texan grandchild? How big of a hassle can owning an arcade machine be, really? Stay tuned to find out!! Segments: Speed Pitching (Matt Berry Edition), Normal Human Staff Picks, Around the World in 30 Games Games discussed: Solar Ash, Wildermyth More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordo and merritt inadvertently travel 30 years into the past after attempting to play a haunted copy of James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod obtained from Goodwill. While stranded, the intrepid duo delay their attempts to fix the future (and return home) long enough to appreciate how good of a year 1991 was for video games. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s finally here. Gaming’s biggest night: Part 4 of The Fancies.  Join Jordan Mallory, Danielle Riendeau, Collin MacGregor, and Dillon Skiffington as they reveal their categories and winners from the past year. Happy holidays, y’all. Más Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We have other channels with equally incredible shows. We promise.) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good so like...) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live and yell good things at us.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support by rating and telling Paul how much you love his work to make his heart feel good or we keep him in the podcast dungeon forever, never to see the sun again.) Get in touch if you want to advertise with us -- advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the third installment of The Fancies, our four-part Game of the Year-style award series wherein Fanbyte staff members create brand-new, never-before-seen awards and then announce the winners! John, merritt and Niki are here to present the winners of [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], so buckle up! More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s that? You want MORE of The Fancies, our four-part Game of the Year-style award series?  Join the illustrious Steven Strom as they’re joined by the one and only Michael “Pino” Higham, Mike Williams, and Imran Khan to discuss their awards and respective winners. Congratulations to all the winners. Más Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We have other channels with equally incredible shows. We promise.) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good so like...) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live and yell good things at us.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support by rating and telling Paul how much you love his work to make his heart feel good or we keep him in the podcast dungeon forever, never to see the sun again.) Get in touch if you want to advertise with us -- advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first installment of The Fancies, our four-part Game of the Year-style award series wherein Fanbyte staff members create brand-new, never-before-seen awards and then announce the winners! Not even the other hosts know who's won what! It's a secret to everybody! This episode features Fūnk-é, Natalie, Kenneth and Elise presenting the winners of their various, confidential categories!! More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Michael's Channel F debut, merritt presents two of the most fiendish (and embarrassing) challenges seen yet, and two opponents that won't hold back: Jordo and Danielle. Whose old username is "monkeymanhunter?" Just how humble is that burger farm? And how will anyone survive the nearby evil city? Find out!! Segments: Guess the Gamertag, Normal Human Staff Picks, Translator Boomerang Games discussed: FFXIV: Endwalker (no spoilers!), Happy's Humble Burger Farm, Shin Megami Tensei V, Tetris Effect More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Returning champion John faces off against plucky underdog LB Hunktears and the mysterious "Dillon" for a three-way battle that invokes ancient deities and an army of plumbers in the pacific northwest. Games discussed: Shin Megami Tensei V, Halo Infinite Multiplayer, Minecraft Segments: Devils and Demons, Normal Human Staff Picks, Speed Pitching More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John, Imran and Kenneth attempt to navigate another labyrinthine pair of merritt's infernal machinations, which test not only their knowledge of early-2000s celebrities and Pokemon, but also their wills to live. Segments: Were They There?!, Normal Human Staff Picks, How Tall's That Pokemon! Games discussed: Fire Pro Wrestling World, Genshin Impact, Danganronpa Decadence More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Returning champion Danielle faces off against spunky upstart Steven in a no holds barred battle for the prize of a lifetime. Also, aliens seem chill and there's more to the cards than one might suspect. Have you ever wondered what classic SNES music would sound like inside of a robot's colon? Find out!  Segments: 20 Questions (Switch Online Edition), Normal Human Staff Picks, Name That Tune (ZSNES ver. 0.150 Edition) Games discussed: Exo One, Inscryption More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Collin, Danielle and Jordo awaken to find themselves strapped to merritt's latest diabolical contraption. Can their collective knowledge of movie games and weird controllers save their very lives?! And how good is that Halo? Segments: Movie Game Mayhem, Normal Human Staff Picks, Plausible Peripherals Games discussed: Halo Infinite Multiplayer, Pokemon Omega Ruby (Collin's Nuzlocke Ver.), Sable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Paul, Fūnk-é and Mike survive two of merritt's mostdiabolical challenges? The winner will walk away with Channel F's most valuable prize yet, and for the loser ... Death!! Segments: Six Degrees of Sonic, Normal Human Staff Picks, Super or Blooper Games Discussed: Forza Horizon 5, Arcane/League of Legends, Riders Republic More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cast of Friends Reunion joins merritt for a life-or-death series of trials that put their relationships to the test. Plus, Groot is here! Segments: Friend or Faux, Normal Human Staff Picks, JPEG Justice Games discussed: Guardians of the Galaxy, Wildermyth, Skies of Arcadia More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elise, Imran and the elusive Collin join merritt for games both new and old, including Horror? I Hardly Know Her! and Nintendo $64,000 Pyramid, as well as a good ol' fashion round of Staff Picks. Games discussed: Knockout City, Guardians of the Galaxy, Chicory: A Colorful Tale. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Let us know how we’re doin’!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

merritt is joined by John, Danielle and Dillon for a good ol' fashioned round of Staff Picks, as well as two brand-new games we definitely didn't steal from other shows: Drug or Pokemon and Nintendo $64,000 Pyramid. Games discussed: Dungeon Encounters, The Sundew, Cozy Grove, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Superliminal. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support by rating and telling Paul how much you love his work to make his heart feel good.) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran, Fūnk-é and merritt spoil the robotic exoskeletal pants of Metroid Dread, the direct sequel to Metroid Fusion and the first 2D Metroid game for a home console since 1994's Super Metroid. Can it possibly deliver for longtime fans and newcomers alike? More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Baby Metroid loves when you rate or review!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, merritt’s joined by Fanbyte’s very own Jordan Mallory, LB Hunktears, and Colette Arrand to play a wonderful new selection of games… or else. Merritt’s also magically aged several decades for a segment where our friends have to explain whatever the hell Ace Attorney, Escape the Undertaker, and World Flipper is to an out of touch old. Plus, in anticipation of Chris Pratt as everyone’s favorite plumber, we’ve got you covered with tons of really good Mario jokes for you to use as you wait in line at the midnight screening. Más Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We have other channels with equally incredible shows. We promise.) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good so like...) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live and yell good things at us.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support by rating and telling Paul how much you love his work to make his hea

Welcome to Channel F, Fanbyte’s premier video game podcast where the games might be made up, but the points do matter. merritt is joined this week by Fūnk-é, Steven, and Mike to discuss Halo Infinite’s most recent test flight, Sable’s relaxing hover bike vibes, and The New World: a game definitely made by and for fans of colonizing! So boot up that Sega Saturn and tune tf in already. Más Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We have other channels with equally incredible shows. We promise.) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good so like...) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live and yell good things at us.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support by rating and telling Paul how much you love his work to make his heart feel good or we keep him in the podcast dungeon forever, never to see the sun again.) Get in touch if you want to advertise with us -- advertisi

With Niki and Danielle on the ISS this week, merritt and Steven are joined by Fanbyte’s Staff Writer Mike Williams to talk all about Cruis’n Blast, various Castlesvania, and something called Final Fantasy. Plus, we take some time to talk about the wild Nintendo Direct from last week and answer a couple of your questions. So just lean back, relax into that dentist chair and tune in. Más Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We have other channels with equally incredible shows. We promise.) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good so like...) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live and yell good things at us.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support by rating and telling Paul how much you love his work to make his heart feel good or we keep him in the podcast dungeon forever, never to see the sun again.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic

This week, Niki and Steven are joined by our very own featured contributor, Fūnk-é Joseph, to talk some Deathloop, Eastward, and some indie game called Final Fantasy XIV. And find out which friend-of-the-show bodied Niki in Deathloop and then posted it to Twitter. Más Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We have other channels with equally incredible shows. We promise.) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good so like...) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live and yell good things at us.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support by rating and telling Paul how much you love his work to make his heart feel good or we keep him in the podcast dungeon forever, never to see the sun again.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices