Episodes
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Final Fantasy 6.
Final Fantasy 3.
We gush. Oh how we gush about the greatest of all Final Fantasies. The most Final of Fantasies. The sexiest of sixes. The Vee-Eyes of VIs. WillyBeans most favorite game of all time.
Also this episode: Beans is getting ready to DM some Dungeons and Dragons for the first time. DocBrown wants to know why people are incapable of being critical of the games they enjoy.
Music:
Final Fantasy VI - Edgar and Sabinâs Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Techno De Chocobo
Final Fantasy Tactics - The Pervert ~ Lucavi Demon Battle Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Omen (Opening Theme)
Final Fantasy VI - The Mines of Narshe
Final Fantasy VI - Awakening
Final Fantasy VI - Lockeâs Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Celesâ Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Terraâs Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Kefka
Final Fantasy VI - The Decisive Battle
Final Fantasy VI - O [...] -
Video Games Criticism â Fans and Journalists.
In the tradition of an older (but still beautiful) podcast once put together by DocBrown and WillyBeans, the duo take on the current state of video games criticism. We talk the highs, we talk the lows. Are people overly positive? Overly negative? Does copyediting even matter? Does copyediting even mater? Is there any useful information to be gleaned from websites anymore, or are they all just trying bending over backwards for the coveted click?
AndâŠ.Twitter, guys. What up with that?
Also this episode: WillyBeans needs your help to keep him from spending money on crap he doesnât need. DocBrown talks about spending some quality time with a propa PC gaming machine.
Music:
SimCity (SNES) - Bad Job Mayor!
Shaq Fu (SNES) - Title Music
Arcana - Conflict
Lufia and The Fortress of Doom - The Earth
Donkey Kong Country - Bonus Win/World Complete
Demonâs Crest - Memori [...] -
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Gabriel Knight II
Letâs face it, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery was a damn good game. It still is a damn good game. DocBrown and WillyBeans deep dive on this important milestone in the history of story telling in videogames. Do you need to already know about this game to enjoy this episode? We donât think so (but it really is a bit of a love-in). Canis Lupis Lupis.
Also this episode: WillyBeans laments never playing the next game at the very top of his backlog. DocBrown describes one of the most mathematically intensive tabletop roleplaying games ever devised.
Are you the schattenjager now, or are you not?
Music this episode:
Gabriel Knight : The Beast Within - Blues for Dedda
4 Sick Metal Licks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWtOEewO2Q)
The Black Mages - Clash On The Big Bridge (FFV)
Gabriel Knight : The Beast Within - Main Theme / Prologue
Gabriel Knight : The Beast Within - Opening Chapter 1
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Hidden Gems.
Sure, youâve played ALL the hits. Sure, you have a gigantic backlog of EVEN MORE hits that you havenât played (and probably never will). But we know you, we know youâll never be satisfied until you own every single game that suggests even the slightest chance that you might possibly enjoy it. So join us as we reach back through videogames history to dig up some truly unique and fascinating games that DESERVE your attention. We promise, you will adore adding each and every one of these hidden gems to your backlog.
Other topics this episode: WillyBeans gives you the greatest lifehack to getting the absolute best videogame reviews, and DocBrown proclaims the Switch to be one of the best console launches in modern game history.
TRIGGER WARNING: From 1:33:00 mark we have a serious discussion about Super Columbine Massacre RPG, a game that attempts to tackle the events of the Columbine high school shooting. This is a serious conversa [...]
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Gaming 180s
One day, WillyBeans played The Last Guardian and absolutely despised it. Another day, WillyBeans played The Last Guaridan and absolutely loved it. Now, DocBrown and Beans are determined to get to the bottom of this strange gaming phenomena â the 180. Loving games you used to hate, hating games you used to love, and trying to make yourself love a game that everyone else does (and, boy, have we tried!)
Also this episode: Beans hopes for brighter things in Telltaleâs future, and Doc begins a vacation away from videogames.
Music:
Star Trek: The Original Series Soundtrack - Prime Specimen
The Walking Dead Season 2: Episode 2 - Credits
Demonâs Souls - Maiden Astraea
Darkest Dungeon OST - House of Ruin
DANGANRONPA: Class Trial (Dawn Edition)
Streets of Rage - Introduction
Tenchu Stealth Assassins - Addua (Opening Theme)
Super Meat Boy - Forest Funk (Ch 1: Forest Light World)
Rocket League Drop [...] -
Horrible Game Memories.
Rather than revisit the jump scares of dogs breaking through windows in Resident Evil, this Halloween Doc and Beans talk about some of the most truly horrifying moments in their own personal gaming history. These ghoulish topics include renting a game that looked absolutely amazing and turned out to be absolutely not amazing, regrettable incredibly expensive game/console purchases, suffering through awkward cutscenes in front of loved ones, and the jump scares of dogs breaking through windows in Resident Evil. Boo!
Also this episode: Beans talks a bit about Gran Turismo Sport (which he incorrectly calls Gran Turismo 6), while Doc talks about the role of rolling random numbers in gaming.
Music:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Great Fairyâs Fountain
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana OST - SUNSHINE COASTLINE
Castlevania 2 - Bloody Tears
Feel the Magic XY/XX - Main Menu
Target Renegade - [Unknown track]
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Sierra On-Line.
Look, we get it: over the years youâve listened to countless podcasts, read countless articles, and heard countless stories about how great Sierra On-Line was back in the 80s and 90s.
Too bad. Youâre going to hear it again.
Wait! Come back! We promise to not just talk about the adventure games! (But we ARE going to talk about the adventure games)
We dig into all the things that made this company incredibly special. We talk about the people, the culture, the games, the nostalgia â and we donât even mention the cat hair moustache puzzles!
Also: Beans asks Doc to explain âwhat is Ysâ and âwhy should I care about Ys?â
Music:
Freddy Pharkas - Frontier Pharmacist - Sierra Fanfare
Kingâs Quest VI - Opening Movie and Introduction
Kingâs Quest II (VGA) - Death Theme â Standard 1 Humerous
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestul [...] -
Final Fantasy XIII
Against all odds, despite all of the roadblocks, in defiance of all the prophecies, we talk about Final Fantasy XIII for a couple of hours. For one of the hosts, it is a glorious, glorious time. For the other host, it is something heâll never have to talk about ever, ever again. Probably.
They said that such a topic could never be discussed on our show.
But we did it.
They tried to silence us.
But we would not be silenced.
They tried other dramatic stuff, too.
You could say, that not even fate could stand in our way.
Also: Beans backpedals from his initial hate-on for the Secret of Mana remake, and Docâs got a bone to pick with misplaced accents.
Music: Final Fantasy XIII - Promised EternityThe More You Know ThemeFinal Fantasy XIII - The PromiseFinal Fantasy XIII - Defiers Of FateFin [...] -
What do you get when you put Luke Skywalker in Top Gun? Beats us! But who cares? Weâve got more important thing to worry about! This week weâre talking about Wing Commander!!! The whole series. Even some of the weird ones! We start from its very humble beginnings as a pretty cool story-driven space shooter, to an absolutely insane multimillion dollar video game production boasting some of the most exciting story telling of its time, and finally concluding with its swan song as an absolutely insane multimiillion dollar movie production boasting some of the most boring and cliched story telling of its time! Chalk another one up for the Maniac! Also on tap this episode: DocBrown gets himself some Playstation VR, while Beans gets himself some grade A cynacism about a Secret of Mana remake. Finally, the answers can be revealed to the greatest of all questions:Help him out?Str [...]
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DocBrown doubles down on his promises to stop playing games he doesnât enjoy while Beans doubles down on his promises to keep unapologetically killing Nazis â BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!!! GUYS ITâS TIME TO TALK ABOUT VR!111(*@Y@ Seriously. Beans has been dying for VR to be realized ever sinceâŠwellâŠever! Finally. Finally! The time is now. FINALLY! Doc talks Virtual Reality after a solid month of using the HTC Vive, while Beans talks Virtual Reality after a solid month of using Playstation VR. We cover the differences in the hardware, the unique games, the common games, the physical injuries sustained, the vomiting. THE VR. GET EXCIITTTTTEDDDD!!! Because we are. We. Are. We are VR Troopers. Music This Episode: Costa del Sol - Final Fantasy VII Music [...]
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Remember a time when video games werenât all about chasing bad people down maze-like corridors in various locales throughout the world so that you could murder them in uneding numbers with an unreasonable assortment of guns and buckets of ammunition?
We vaguely do!
This week we talk about the first person shooter life. We revisit the humble days of classic games like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, and we trace the evolution of the genre up to the present day with smoking hot modern hits like the new Doom and the new Wolfenstein. What makes those FPSes so damn special for so many people?
In our first segement this week, Beans wonders why people are so eager to get to the end of most games, while Doc wishes he had a way to quickly get to the end of most games.
Come get some!
Music:
Duke Nukem 3D - The City Streets
Duke Nukem 3D - Main Title Theme âGrabbagâ
Hollow Knight - False Knight
Rise [...]
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Infinity Engine games, man! Baldurâs Gate, Icewind Dale. Whatâs not to love?! Following some chat about the horrible Xbox One D-Pad, some talk about game books, and some gushing over the HTC Vive, Doc Nâ Beans take you on a whirlwind tour of all things that once lived within the coded walls of Biowareâs Infinity Engine. Beans might lean a little bit too negative, Doc might lean a little bit too positive â making for a discussion where the balance is juuuuuuust right. (We apologize for some slight audio scratching sounds that creep up intermitenantly during this epiosde.) Music: Baldurâs Gate - Night Falls on Baldurâs GateGears of War 4 - In and OutBaldurâs Gate - Main ThemePool of Radiance (Amig [...]
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You gotta forgive us, but this episode has been burning a hole in our hearts for a long, long time now. If you werenât a HUGE fan of online videogames media in the years 2005-2007, this may not be the episode for youâŠ
If you were: Damn. YOU ARE IN LUCK!
We talk, and we reminisce, and we gush about all things 1UP.com. We cover all the things from that site that touched our hearts and beautifully set the tone for modern videogames coverage:
1UP Yours
The 1UP Show
Retronauts
EGM Live
GFW Radio
1UP FM
Legendary Thread
The Website
The Community
Other Items Go Here!
Sure, at the very beginning of this episode WillyBeans talks about storium.com, and DocBrown talks Torment: Tides of NumeneraâŠ
âŠbut, folks, after that this is a full-on 1UP.com lovefest for the ages.
Music: Electric Rodeo L [...] -
In the spirit of our insanely popular breakdown of Metal Gear Solid V, the duo break down all the things they love, hate, and think are pretty damn swell about the newest Zelda. Beans has the WiiU perspective, and Doc is rockinâ the Switch. Please join us as we put a combined hundredish man-hours of experience in âZelda: Breath of the Wildâ to work for you!
First up, our abbreviated intro segment this week has Beans championing the strengths of the text adventure, while Doc joins the rest of the world as he begins listening to podcasts while playing games.
But then:
So.
Much.
Zelda.
Shawn Elliot.
Music: The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Mini-Game HouseDragon Quest Builders - BGM 3The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Main ThemeThe Legend of Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon - Washubi Swamp ~ Main ThemeThe Le [...] -
Well folks, this is it. The apocalypse. whoa. Iâm waking up, I feel it in my bones. Radioactive. Radioactive! Thatâs right. Finally.FINALLY.Finally WillyBeans is able to speak unironically about his love of the Sonic Boom cartoon. And he means it. If that doesnât grab your fancy, perhaps youâll be interested to hear a manâs dream come true? For at long last DocBrown has achieved his only boyhood wish as he is given a platform to talk about the entirety of the Dragon Quest series from its very meager beginnings to itsâŠwellâŠvery confusing and uncertain future. But thereâs so much juicy stuff in the middle!!! Wilst thou join us as we discover together how tragically underappreciated this often brilliant series is in the West?But thou must!!! Wilst thou join us as we discover [...]
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A New Year means a new opportunity to take a breath and consider whatâs coming up in the world of videogames! We kick things off by talking about the soon to be released Nintendo Switch. The converstation pretty much goes exactly the opposite of what you might expect. Hardcore Nintendo fan and WiiU owner WillyBeans gives the hardware a pass, while noted hardcore dedicated WiiU not-owner DocBrown shells out some green for a preorder. Oh these crazy times we live in! Staying remarkably positive about the general outlook on things, we have a grand talk about the videogame series and trends that we hope to see silently fade away, and the many things that weâre digging about games lately that we hope will stick around. Good episode, really. Fascinating conversations. Lots of positivity. 2017 is looking like itâs going to be just fine. Music this episo [...]
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Special guest stars Jerry OâConnell and Gimli join us to talk about one of the most 90s shows of the 1990s: ER. Was the show better when George Clooney was in the cast? Remember how a young Doctor Carter taught us all to love? Or that episode where that guy lost his arm to the helicopter! Yeowch!! Oh! Or how about when Uncle Jesse joined the cast?!
But first, WillyBeans talks about solo play gamebooks and the state that theyâre in for the 21st century. He is in love with them, and he wants you to hear how exciting they are so that you can fall in love, too! To skip Willybeansâ boring discussion of gamebooks scrub to 20:35.
Next, DocBrown talks about his feelings on the first hour of Final Fantasy XV (spoiling events from the first hour of the game and most of the movie FFXV: Kingsglaive). To skip his boring discussion of FFXV (or if you just want to stay âspoilar freeâ) scrub to [...]
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After FINALLY recovering from all the horrible diseases that our children insist on bringing home, WillyBeans FINALLY gets to talk about his feelings on Dragon Quest VII on 3DS. Warning: you may be completely unsurprised by what you hear! From here, the episode hits its main topic: a discussion on the games, game trends, and trendy games that we simply just donât understand. Please join in us in trying to comprehend why so many popular tropes in games are still around today. Why are so many bad things still a thing?! Basically, this is the episode where Beans and Doc FINALLY understand that they really donât understand each other. MUSIC Law & Order ThemeDishonored 2 - Main ThemeDragon Quest VII 3DS - SarabandRise Of The Tomb Raider - LondonTales From The Borderlands: Episode 2 - i [...]
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Itâs a lifelong dream realized: WillyBeans gets to spend nearly an entire episode talking about Metal Gear Solid Vee. The good, the bad, and the very good. Thankfully, DocBrown is there with his ârealityâ to help keep the discussion grounded and reasonable. Warning: sometimes he tries to say that MGS V is not perfect. Heâs so crazy!Also this episode: DocBrown canât understand the adoration the masses have for the stagnant Call of Duty series, while Beans is in disbelief that people arenât losing their damn minds with excitement over PS VR.Kiefer Sutherland, youâre alright.
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At long last the list(s) has(ve) been built! Doc and Beans go through their top 7 favoritest games of all of the times. Finally, the definitive list of the best games ever created are here! They have 7 entries! Theyâre correct! Theyâre objective! There are obvious entries! There are fun surprises! Theyâll probably piss you off!
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