Episoder
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Well hello! We are light on actual games to talk about this
week on The Stage Select, but we still manage to get into some interesting and
fun discussions on a lot of video game related topics, so this is still a
pretty fun episode, I think. I hope you think so, too!
00:00 Introduction, MultiVersus
18:56 WWE 2K24 on PC, Justin getting into streaming
55:40 Welcome to the Rumor Rodeo (yee hah)
01:19:51 E Sports Godfather
01:32:56 A Struggle With Sin
01:51:11 Questions, Comments, Concerns
Check out RetroFits vs The Stage Select on Wu Tang: Shaolin Style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3oh8Or5WXE
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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It’s another episode of your favorite video game variety
show: The Stage Select! This week we’re joined by Bill Tucker of A Gamer Looks at
40. Bill has been a long-time friend of ours, and it’s great to catch up with
him on our new show. Lots of Final Fantasy talk ahead!
00:00 Introduction, catching up with Bill Tucker,
Final Fantasy
29:40 Streaming Fallout: New Vegas with the missus, Bill
comes with us to space
01:11:21 Hellblade 2, video game puzzle design
01:42:58 Manor Lords, Police Simulator: Patrol
Officer, Justin is streaming
02:44:38 Questions, Comments, Concerns
Check out A Gamer Looks at 40 here: https://agamerlooksat40.com/
Be sure to subscribe to RetroFits so you can watch our
upcoming episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@retrofits7618
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Mangler du episoder?
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The Stage Select is a wee bit late this week, but hopefully
all the game talk and show announcements make up for it! Enjoy!
00:00 Introduction, show announcements
16:54 Trying to get back to Final Fantasy VII
Rebirth, Harold Halibut closing thoughts
29:14 Persona 3 Reload (May)
48:35 House Party closing thoughts
01:13:16 Darryl Strawberry facts with Morgun, an
unused Fromsoft NPC, Unmetal, School Girl Zombie Hunters
01:35:30 Games that Justin played for 5 minutes
01:51:25 Getting cynical about game design for a bit
02:36:23 Diablo IV: Loot Reborn, the Chrysler 200,
Justin keeps playing Top Spin
02:51:14 A tale of Elden Ring triumph, outro
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Welcome back to The Stage Select! We have a decent amount of
games to talk about this week, but a full third of the episode revolves around
the recent studio closings at Xbox. This leads to a thoughtful and detailed
discussion that is quite different from what you may have heard on other shows.
If you only listen to one episode of The Stage Select, let it be this one! Then
share it with a friend.
00:00 Introduction, SportsTalk
11:08 Hades II
41:24 Stories From Sol: The Gun Dog, closing thoughts
on Eiyuden Chronicles
01:07:26 Crow Country, Elden Ring
01:20:09 House Party
01:31:46 Musical guest
01:35:56 Ask Sherwin Williams
01:50:29 What is going on over at Xbox?!
02:57:28 Questions, Comments, Concerns
If you are able, please donate to Megan McDuffee’s Gofundme
for her next album: https://gofund.me/ffa6816e
Don’t forget to check out Joe and Vito at Perfect Storm Gaming:
https://www.youtube.com/@ThePerfectStormGaming
The interview from A Gamer Looks at 40 we talked about is
here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1426576/14959561
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Welcome to the nerdiest episode of The Stage Select so far!
We’re joined by James Chin and J.J. Jones from the RetroFits YouTube channel to
discuss what got them into gaming, how they met, and why they do video game let’s
plays. Also in this episode: the omelet is OP, Suikoden (and Eiyuden Chronicles
by extension) is special, and how far can Julian push Justin’s patience with
his degeneracy?
00:00 Introduction, the legend of The Phantom of The
Stage Select
11:22 Getting to know James and JJ
42:42 The origin story of RetroFits
01:17:02 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, game difficulty
01:36:10 Big Dumb Quiz
01:42:33 Talking about Eiyuden Chronicles for way too
long
02:44:50 SportsTalk with The Stage Select
02:54:59 Another Crab’s Treasure, Stellar Blade’s
petition, Elden Ring
Be sure to check out RetroFits and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/@retrofits7618
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Welcome back! This episode of The Stage Select was plagued
with technical difficulties, and the first hour of the show doesn’t sound as
good as it usually does, but after that things should be ok. We’re starting to
think that the show is cursed. Already, whispers of a Phantom of The Stage
Select are beginning to circulate backstage…
00:00 Introduction
10:35 2024 Video Game Presidential race update, some
personal things from Justin
24:01 Top Spin 2K25, Harold Halibut
53:37 Space
01:19:15 Dragon’s Dogma 2
01:41:18 Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes
02:22:57 Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn
02:41:55 Questions, Comments, Concerns
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Welcome back! On this edition of The Stage Select we’re
welcomed by the internet’s own Brock Wilbur, who gets very introspective on
this thing here that we call video games. Are we using gaming to paper over our
deep-seated issues? Probably! Is that revelation going to change our behavior?
Almost certainly not!
00:00 Introduction, getting to know Brock Wilbur
17:01 Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, embracing
the 7 out of 10s of the world
37:36 Final 2024 video game presidential primary
nominations
44:19 Justin’s fanfiction
54:14 Deleting games that don’t bring joy, Star Wars
Jedi series, Star Wars Outlaws
01:08:52 No Rest For the Wicked
01:17:16 Harold Halibut, Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred
Heroes
01:41:40 Rise of the Ronin keeps going, the music of
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
02:00:49 Ask Sherwin Williams
02:10:04 Final thoughts on Unicorn Overlord
02:31:07 Questions, Comments, Concerns
Check out the blog from Big Nerd Gaming we mentioned:
https://bignerdgaming.com/2024/04/16/psa-7-10s-are-good-video-games/
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Welcome to a breezy and chill edition of The Stage Select
that transitions between video game discussion and absolute madness that you
likely won’t notice that it’s happened until it’s TOO LATE. MWAH, HAH HA!
00:00 Introduction, we have a Discord now (see
linktree in notes)
17:03 2024 Video Game Presidential nominees
21:29 Balatro on console, Open Roads
34:15 Julian did a thing!
55:47 Rise of the Ronin
01:27:01 Diablo IV
02:01:20 Ark: Survival Ascended, a brief Unicorn
Overlord update
02:17:10 Morgun’s fate, Questions, Comments, Concerns
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Welcome back to The Stage Select! This week, we have a new
guest: Westen from Big Nerd Gaming. He’s proof positive that there are great
people that you can meet and interact with on Twitter still, and he brings a
pleasant and balanced view of video games to the discussion. We also have a
fun/stupid announcement in this episode that will hopefully become a popular
recurring bit this year!
00:00 Introduction, Getting to know Westen
24:23 Rise of the Ronin, open world game design
56:42 2024 Video Game Presidential election: Primary
nominations
01:05:24 Ultros, A little more Unicorn Overlord (wait,
come back!)
01:17:03 Justin may be done with Dragon’s Dogma 2
01:30:01 Julian, a grown-ass man, cannot navigate downtown
Austin
01:49:14 Persona 3 Reload
02:23:53 “60% of time spent in video games in 2023
was spent on games at least 6 years old”
02:42:45 Stellar Blade
Be sure to submit your video game presidential nominees to
us, however you would like to submit those to us!
Check out Westen’s blog, Big Nerd Gaming: https://bignerdgaming.com/
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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It’s a trim episode of The Stage Select this week, as we
only have a handful of games to talk about. That doesn’t mean it isn’t chock
full of stupidity, though. That’s kind of our whole thing!
00:00 Introduction, Julian and Justin meet James and
JJ
04:54 Unicorn Overlord
01:02:01 Invoking dark forces with WWE 2K24’s create
a wrestler mode, shenanigans
01:11:05 Dragon’s Dogma 2: the create mode, the game,
and the Discourse™
01:34:56 Knowledge, or Know Lady
01:52:27 Looking at the next few months of game
releases
Check out Julian and Justin on Retrofits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz7yejPTOoc
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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It’s another episode of The Stage Select, and this time we’re
joined by our good friend Mike Fallek, fresh off his work developing the game
Troma Presents Poultrygeist. If you’ve listened to our previous podcast you
know what you’re in for. If this is your first time hearing Mike, buckle up!
00:00 Introductions
07:30 Mike talks about developing Troma Presents
Poultrygeist (and laws around lawncare?)
23:49 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and
Tears of the Kingdom, and why Julian and Justin are WRONG
01:00:28 Unicorn Overlord, Billy Joel
01:27:30 Justin’s game’s pitches
01:58:37 Sports games, an unreasonable amount of information
about Ohio
02:21:52 A small update on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
02:41:02 Videoverse
03:05:13 Questions, Comments, Concerns
Check out the Perfect Storm Gaming stream that Julian was
on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrdVUkD6LEE
Check out the episode of Ballin’ Out SUPER that Mike was on:
https://soundcloud.com/ballin-out-super/akira-toriyama-tribute-episode-w-katie-rose-leon-alex-ptak-and-more?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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It’s a jam-packed edition of The Stage Select this week, what with big games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and WWE 2K24 to talk about. We also try some things. We’ll…let you decide how those things went.
00:00 Introductions and thank you to our friends and listeners
12:18 Julian and Justin’s personal 2023 Top Ten list
28:00 Julian’s second 11th birthday
34:12 Minami Lane, Contra: Operation Galuga
42:54 WWE 2K24
01:12:39 Musical Guest: Megan McDuffee
01:20:02 A Tribute to Akira Toriyama
01:34:05 Breaking News
01:44:35 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Please check out some of our friends that spread the word of our debut:
A Gamer Looks at 40: https://agamerlooksat40.com/
Perfect Storm Gaming: https://linktr.ee/perfectstormgaming
Gamelogica: https://www.youtube.com/@GamelogicaYT
Games My Mom Found: https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/
Soundtracker: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/966wb-20e0bc/Soundtracker-Podcast
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Hello there! Our second episode is very different from our
first episode, but that’s kinda the things about The Stage Select: you never
know what you’re gonna get each week! This is our 2023 Game of the Year
deliberations, and they are a prototype for what we have planned for the 2024 GotY
podcast(s). We’re joined by Xavier Krieger, and this is an excellent episode to
get a great grasp on the gaming tastes of your hosts. We’re whittling our list
down to ten, and then putting those ten games in order. Do things get spicy?
Maybe! Listen and find out! Also, this was recorded before our first episode,
so keep that in mind. Enjoy!
00:00 Introductions, the nominees, and the first cuts
34:55 Down to the top 20
1:03:49 Intermission, 3 games left to cut
1:53:45 Ordering the top 10
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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At last, it’s time for the first episode of The Stage
Select! Strap in for the beginning of a truly unique video game podcast journey.
We hope you enjoy what we’re putting down here, and there’s much more to come,
so please share and tell your friends if you like this kind of independent
podcasting!
00:00 Introductions: getting to know us!
17:34 Tekken 8
44:41 Balatro
1:04:04 We have concerns about Silent Hill
1:19:11 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
1:55:41 Julian went to AEW, and has some complicated
feelings about wrestling now
Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com
Logo and artwork by John Gholson
Announcer: John Gholson
Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or
donating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect
Email: [email protected]
Theme song lyrics:
What could this possibly be?
Seems a lot like a podcast…
Wonder what specifically?
Talkin’ bout video games,
With your hosts, you’re in good hands.
Not more of the same!
Now we’ll jump right in,
So expect the unexpected and more.
Now we’ll get groovin,’
Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!
There just might be some treasure in this chest,
Having fun with our special guests,
Time for Stage Select!
Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions
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Every show has to start somewhere, right? Well, this is where we start. Before we start. A pilot, if you will. Will we get picked up by the network for the season? Listen and find out! (Spoiler alert: the answer is "yes")
We hope to be back by March 2024 with the whole shebang, but in the meantime please subscribe and find us on that one place @StageSelectPod. See you then!
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Introducing The Stage Select: a video game variety show! This is just a taste of things to come. Watch this space in 2024!