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Would you spend $20,000 on Wii U and 3DS games? We doubt it. This week, Joe and Joe look over the latest YouTuber stab at vitality... but it's for a good cause right? Also in this episode... – OCULESS: We chew on this amazing piece on the brutal flop of the Metaverse. – OLD MESS: Fourhman found his Steam controller. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! and a free movie code! – PLUS: Sesame Street, Lance Reddick, Exoprimal! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

This week, we're trying to figure out just what Funko plans to do with all of that unsold Pop inventory. Maybe they should open a store at E3. Speaking of E3, how's it looking over there at the LA Convention Center? Could the absence of big-name brands be a good thing? Also in this episode... – IT'SA SHOES: We're not impressed by Mario's boots, come on. – CRANK TO LISTEN: Tony talks about the PlayDate's new storefront. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Gudetama, Stadia, Extraordinary Attorney Woo. This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

Do you have PSVR2 FOMO? Or do you have $600? In this week's show, we're hands-on with some initial reactions to Sony's latest platform. Also in this episode... – BEAR AND WHAT NOW: Kat spoils a little bit of the epilogue to Bear & Breakfast. – YOU'RE HIS ONLY HOPE: Fourhman goes to New York to help Batman and friends at Spyscape. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: That '90s Show, Pokémon Presents, Switch turns 6. This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

We're scrolling through the latest Nintendo Direct in search of potential eShop voucher bait! Will Metroid Prime make Tony a Samus-believer? Do any of the Game Boy games inspire Kat? How many times do we intend to purchase another Katamari remaster? Also in this episode... – PHILLY CHOKE: How 'bout them birds? – NEW YORK NOPE: StreetPass can't even work in The Big Pizza Pie. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Richard Belzer, Dragon Prince, Jimmy Carter. This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

Kat, Joe and Tony return for another podcast complaining/laughing about video game review scores! And no, we're not talking about THAT game. We're talking about THAT IGN editorial. Also in this episode... – PLEASE TOUCH: Joe finds a cool new puzzle game. – PLEASE HOLD: Kat applauds accessibility options. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: DC's new plan, working Joy Cons, and Switch Vouchers! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

We're going over the latest Xbox Direct... and wondering if it's already too late to get into Hi-Fi Rush? Also in this episode... – ANOTHER GAME DOWN: Haygood finishes Bugsnax. – OF COURSE MY HORSE: Tony is back in the Card Jockey saddle. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Hitman Freelancer, Till, Omno! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

Some anonymous game dev has our sword and our hearts. One of the quotes on this GDC poll really struck us, and it underlines one of the big reasons why game creators endure so much harassment. It's the Worst, and it's this week's Worst topic. Also in this episode... – CARD GUY: Haygood learns the horrible truth about Midnight Suns. – HAWK GUY:  Marvel's Avengers, disassembled. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Stadia, Fire Emblem Engage, Burnout Paradise This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

How about some hot-off-the-viewing-schedule talk about The Last of Us on HBO? Fourhman made time for it right away, and thinks the Freakers and Rick's relationship with Carl were lovingly adapted. Also in this episode... – PLANE FLIGHT: Kat wants to book a trip to Super Nintendo World. – PLAIN FIGHT: Witcher Content vs Cyberpunk Content. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Marionetta, Velma, and THE LAST OF US THE BEST STORY IN VIDEO GAMING!!!!!!!! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

We're entering a new year in the best way possible, with some solid indie game recommendations! Tony, Kat and Joe go through some last-chance purchases from 2022 that got us through the dreary final weeks of December. (You had our excellent 2022 holiday podcast to enjoy, so you likely had a very nice time as well.) Also in this episode... – CAN HE DO IT? Haygood declares he will finish 50 games in 2023. – CAN THEY DO IT? Everybody else has a different resolution in mind... – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Bootie Mashup, Bear & Breakfast, River City Girls 2! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

Your Worst Pals get their act(ing) together for another end-of-year holiday spectacular! Joe Haygood, slammed out of his gourd on bad ramen, must find the true meaning of Christmas or whatever... but can even his streamer-trained skills survive being dropped into a holiday meet-cute? This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman, Kat Riley, Stephen Munn and Lloyd Hannesson on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Dark Things,” “Summertime Fun,” "Valley Sunrise," "Autumn Leaves," and “Moonlit Secrets” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

We're here to end this year! Joe, Joe and Tony roll through an extravagant list of bests and worsts for 2022 (and Kat participates via mind control). Including: – UNYEAHS OF THE YEAR: Warner Discovery, we can't quit you soon enough. – YEAHS OF THE YEAR: Playdate? More like Playmarriage! – GAMES OF THE YEAR: No, none of us played Elden Ring. – MOST ANTICIPATED CULTURAL PRODUCTS TO CONSUME IN 2023: Here's what we're looking forward to next year, and we peeked back into our choices for 2022 to see if any of them actually happened/were cool. – AND WAIT FOR IT: a free Steam code! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

The results are in, the votes are tallied, and the Game Awards again barely cared who won! This week, we look over the winners and the bigger winners: the commercials. And congrats to Milf Hunter for winning a Steam Deck! Also in this episode... – HOT TUNES: River City Girls is back in our earholes. – HURT FEELS: Fourhman ditches Tony at this year's Nintendo Mall Tour. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Turing Test, Call of Duty, Biomutant! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

Vote along with your Worst Pals, LIVE, as we suffer through another year of Game Awards nominations! How many of the honored games did we actually play? How many of the content creators have we actually heard of? How many more years can we go without any Xbox exclusives? Also in this episode... – DOUBLE TIME: Kat discovers two games with the same mechanic. – TROUBLED MIND: Haygood missed this episode AGAIN???? – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Gotham Knights, Wednesday, Bob McGrath! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

It's another Black Fridaycast, where you find out what games we saved $2 on! Plus we take a look at some of our favorite quotes from Microsoft's "we suck" legal defense in their Activision purchase. Also in this episode: – FEET ON THE GROUND: Tony is a Sonic Frontiers guy now. – REACHING FOR THE STARS: Haygood has a gamerscore milestone in sight. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Gotham Knights, Portal Companion Collection, Let's Sing ABBA! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

We're thinkin' about Mastodon this week, so we dived into the Worst dumpster bin to find a clip from the first (and last) time we mentioned Mastodon, from back in April of 2017! Tony's giving it a try. Also in this episode: – PUN TIME: How about the Indie World Showcase? – DONE TIME: Haygood is playing Deadly Premonition? – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Kevin Conroy, Card of Darkness, Triviaverse! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

We've got a new Witcher and a new Twitter, and we're not sure what to think of either. And hot news from PlayStation land, the PSVR2 price is UP and PS+ subscribers are DOWN! Also in this episode: – HE SERVED: Leslie Jordan, thanks for everything. – DESERVED: Haygood finally gets punished for his litany of gaming misdeeds. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Gotham Knights, The Beatles, The Tomorrow Children! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

G4, we barely knew ye. Intentionally. Again. Also in this episode: – PEW PEW: The Bayonetta situation, yikes! – WHO KNEW: Haygood says Saints Row ain't working. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Rings of Power, B-52s, art! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

Mario has a brand new voice that you've heard everywhere else, and it might be the Worst. Also in this episode: – ASTERISKS: How does PlayStation Stars work, anyway? – MORE ASTERISKS: Stadia RIP – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Until Dawn, Pennyworth, Try Guys! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

This week’s Worst will take you back into Night City, where Cyberpunk 2077 is enjoying an unexpected renaissance! Looks like the game finally came out! Also in this episode: – KATCHUP: Kat gets us up to speed on what she’s been playing. – MISTURDS: Tony and Fourhman had a meet-up! – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Iron Man, Surface vs the NFL, Sly Cooper! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

TGS has brought us plenty of gifts this year, in what felt like the first E3 since E3 stopped operating about four years ago. This week’s Worst Stuff picks out some highlights! And we talk about The Current Grand Theft Auto Situation, where Fourhman posits […]

Joe Haygood is back from Hawaii, with a full report “From The Gamer’s View.” You’ll hear about the islands’ draw distance, average time-to-crate, and the Don Quijote theme music! Also in this episode: – A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION: Tony saw Sonic 2. – A LITTLE […]

How about a little moon-gazin’? On this week’s Worst Stuff, Kat, Tony and Joe discuss the newly-uncovered pilot for a hybrid live-action/animated Sailor Moon! It would have fit right in beside Big Bad Beetleborgs. Also in this episode: – GAMESCOM: Only one announcement matters: Dorfromantik […]

We do magic, we’re seeing freaking dragons, and we’ll probably podcast next! This week, Joe, Kat, Tony and Joe go no-speakin’ on Forspoken. And speakin’ of unwanted talking sidekicks, we have a full spoiler-heavy discussion about Stray. Meow! Also in this episode: – LOVE, AMERICAN […]

Warner Bros? More like sold-for-parts Bros! This Worst week we’re lamenting the loss of the Batgirl movie and wondering what in the heck is going on with WB, DC and HBO Max. Guess it’s time we all get into sharks… Also in this episode: – […]

Tony is back from the Comic Con (parking lot) so how about a few anecdotes about meeting Sailor Venus and whatnot! It’s another Worst episode you can’t miss, because all of your podcast apps are very attentive to when we update! Also in this episode: […]

It’s Comic Con Decompression Week, and we hope everybody is safe and healthy. Kat, Joe and Joe pick over some very dry bones about Marvel’s next releases and the Ezra’d Flash movie. And we give you permission not to watch everything! You can skip stuff! […]

We’re getting in to some c-tier ’80s junk this week, and Joe Haygood comes to terms with the age of TRON… and we learn about upcoming games based on Robocop and The Terminator. Not great stuff! And how upset are you about Games With Gold […]

Joe Haygood has the mic to himself this week, and he’s only got one thing on his mind: WONDER MAN! Buckle up for a VERY special episode, Worsties. This podcast was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood on vocals. You can download the […]

As of this month, we’re up to 50% of our hosts now owning Steam Decks! That’s a 100% increase over the previous month, so you can tell we’re a podcast on the grow. We begin and end this show with a message that is very […]

We’ve got a special all-robot episode this week, as we come to grips with “Lightyear” making the kind of box office that Ryan Reynolds movies used to make. And did you know there’s a new Sesame Street show with robots in it? Yip yip yip […]

From Sonic Central to Capcom Showcase, we’re speedrunning our highlights from a full heap of video game presentations! What a year… the publishers get to string together trailers, cook up montages, bring out greenscreened devs to tell them how excited everybody is, and never have […]

Sony has kicked off Pre-Not-E3 Week with a new State of Play, and we’re thrilled to see what happens when somebody makes a trailer montage without having to repeat and explain the trailers to us. What grabbed our attention? What already looks like the worst […]

We’ve a special treat for you this week, as all four of your Worst pals launch into a spoiler-heavy discussion on a movie that definitely came out on Disney+ in 2022, “Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers.” We try to puzzle out some of the film’s […]

Do the Indie World! It’s time for a new set of pixelly side-scrollers and two-year-old Xbox games coming to Switch! This week, Joe, Joe and Tony pick their highlights from Nintendo’s latest show. Also in this episode: – YOU KNEW THIS WAS COMING: Arfie delayed. […]

Joe Haygood has spent $30 on boutique cola so you don’t have to! On this week’s show, Joe takes us on a gastronomic journey to the bottom of a can of Coca-Cola Byte. Taste the pixels, stream the pixels! Also in this episode: – TWO […]

Tony, Kat and Joe are here with another week of worst! Tony has been playing Switch Sports all weekend, and he’s here with his live review. How does it play? Why is there so much unlocking? Where is the Jack Black Mii? Also in this […]

Our first Steam Deck is finally in hand, and Joe Haygood has his initial impressions of the first full battery charge! On this week’s show, we’re grilling him to see if the Steam Deck lives up to the hype. Also in this episode: – NOT […]

It’s time to warm up the Gummi Ship and travel to Tatooine because Kingdom Hearts 4 has been revealed! On this week’s show, we’re cleaning our Keyblades for that and some other exciting nw video game announcements. Also in this episode: – ON DEADLY GROUND: […]

It’s time again for the bimonthly E3 Memoriam episode! So is that two E3 sad-casts a month or a fresh downer every other month? Doesn’t really matter, E3 being cancelled/virtualized/mocked/replaced happens so often, you could do this every day of the year. Anyway, here we […]

It’s a premium plus extra deluxe episode this week, as we pick apart Sony’s PS+ juggling act! Who’s in, who’s out, who’s playing a Terminator game… these questions are answered even if you refuse to subscribe. Also in this episode: – WAKE UP: Of course […]

On this week’s Worst episode, Joe Haygood reveals tremendous personal growth when we finally land on the major-hot-topic release that he will not buy. Tony Sadowski and Joe Fourhman are just so proud of him!

We celebrate Mario Day with a look at Nintendo’s bomb-dropping MEGATON announcements, like being able to buy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for $40. Amazing! And we see what stood out from Sony’s latest State of Play. It’s another Worst Stuff, with some bonus post-show laffs! […]

Hot on the heels of Pokémon Legends, the obvious one true direction of the Pokémon franchise and a new standard for the mainline series games is… Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the actual new mainline Pokémon game and the real ninth generation of releases. And they’re […]

It’s time for a surprise Nintendo stats dump! Seemingly to apologize for the impending and inevitable powering-down of the Wii U and 3DS eShop, Nintendo opened up a li’l playtime analysis on the two systems. You will not be shocked at how our numbers shake […]