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The Pitch 39: Ram Hammersly's Bearded Boot Camp

It's camp v. camp v. camp v. camp in this madcap (madcamp?) world and we're in on the ground floor!

Bonfireside Chat Appendix: Basics, Tutorial, Nexus

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses about the intro to Demon's Souls.

LINKS OF NOTE:

• Over 9000

• Salty Bet

2013-08-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Bonus Level 9: The Last of Us

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about The Last of Us, in detail.

The Pitch 38: Smile Dial

When you're feeling cool ranch, you need a smile that's just a phone call away...

Watch Out for Fireballs! 52: Final Fantasy VII (Part 1)

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross take their discussion of the first part of Final Fantasy VII to the limit.

This is the beginning of a long saga. Not just for one of the most popular games ever, but for our discussion of it. Final Fantasy VII is kind of controversial, which is probably why we love it so goddamned much. We...

Abject Suffering 17: Bubsy II

This is the singularity that happens when 1000 bad ideas try and cram their way into a premise that isn't promising. This is our first mascot platformer... any why not live life to the hilt?

Dead Idea Valhalla 40.2 No Time for the Void Part 2 (part 2)

The death of the artist class. 

Well, this is the end. Yes, I'm OK, yes I still deal with a lot of this, yes I'm proud of DIV, yes something is coming in it's place, no I don't know how to live and be creative, no I don't know how to adjust my attitude.

Thanks to everyone who helped make the show what it was/...

Bonfireside Chat 15: Basics, Tutorial, Nexus

Welcome to Boletaria. There's some stuff you should know.

Fear not, because Gary and Kole are not dead. Even though we've exhaustively covered Dark Souls, there are still more Souls left to conquer. This begins season two of our show, in which we discuss Demon's Souls in depth. Fans of the show will find no surprises he...

The Level 30: Saline and Whale Song

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the possible Source 2 leak, Prison Architect, and we take your questions.

The Brief

• Left 4 Dead 3 and Source 2 leaked.

• EverQuest Next details revealed.

• The Nintendo Problem.

The Grind

• Dennis: T...

  2013-08-09 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Dead Idea Valhalla 40.1 No Time for the Void Part 2 (Part 1)

IT'S A METAPHOR

Well, here is the big crazy ending to Dead Idea Valhalla. I bring as much back as I can.

Thanks a lot to Kole for his help with narration and thanks to everyone who listened the first time and who listened in reruns!

Oh, and I'm OK!

Watch Out for Interaction!

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross respond to your discussion prompts from our Kickstarter campaign. Thanks so much to everyone who donated!

LINKS OF NOTE:

• San Juan: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8217/san-juan
• KoL Con: kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/KoL_Con
• First Person Scholar: duckfeed.t...
  2013-08-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Pitch 37: Doridos and Doridon'ts

It's amazing what a man can do to pay his rent these days.

Those Damn Ross Kids 123: The Pounding Continues

Kris and Kole talk about academic dishonesty, fulfillment, and minimum wage.

Suggested Talking Points:

Keep pounding. An academic sham. The Pounding Continues. Hop up on this toxic dick. Coffee stops suicide. He got what he wanted, then died. Stay down. Buried in a steak monster. Kole talks for way too long abou...

Bonfireside Chat Appendix: Great Hollow, Ash Lake, and Endgame

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses about the endgame of Dark Souls.

LINKS OF NOTE:

• Craigslist

• Shaq Diesel

  ...
  2013-08-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Level 29: I Like the Way Your Face is Laid Out

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the cancellation of FEZ 2, SPIDERS, and grateful retro gaming.

The Brief

• Phil Fish calls it quits.

• Cliffy B's open letter.

• Nintendo renews trademark for Eternal Darkness.

• Obama embraces competitive gaming as diplomacy. 2013-08-02 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Pitch 36: No Answer

Gary moved this week to his brand new home in a one room apartment outside the Dorito Factory. You'll hear all about it next week. Until then...

Abject Suffering 16: Road Runner's Death Valley Rally

Kole has become unstuck in time. This is the epicenter of his primary dissonance: how can he be a 26 year old man, but appreciate Road Runner cartoons and Nick at Nite? The only explanation involves temporal fuckery, and a holistic approach to why he is entirely out of touch with this modern American world. Dream on, and play...

Watch Out for Fireballs! Extrasode: Indigo Prophecy

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses about Indigo Prophecy.

Then we talk about resisting arrest, saving the world, and IKEA.

LINKS OF NOTE:

• It’s Hammer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufoVE-3gfLY
• Odin:...
  2013-08-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Those Damn Ross Kids 122: Altruistic Ridges

Kris and Kole talk about recovery, loss, and victory.

Suggested Talking Points:

Circling the Horses. I Don't Get Sleep. 1 day of night. Moon rock heist. B. Donk A. Donk. Magic Thumbs. The Price is Right for a Baby. Losing the internet. A handsy puzzle. The grenade theory of Taylor Swift contests. Action item: Mu...

Bonfireside Chat Episode 14: Great Hollow, Ash Lake, and Endgame

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Great Hollow, Ash Lake, and the Kiln of the First Flame in this thrilling conclusion to the Dark Souls season of this program.

Tune in to the Appendix episode to hear details about the next season, which will be about Demon's Souls.

LINKS OF NOTE:

Bonus Level 8: Acid Jones' Lab

Dennis and David talk about mobile games and mourn the death of their co-host.

Links of Note:

• Zombies, Run!

• 2013-07-26 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Watch Out for Fireballs! 51: Indigo Prophecy

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross express a chilly attitude toward Indigo Prophecy.

It’s the strongest opening in adventure game history: Lucas Kane has murdered a man in cold blood, and he has no idea why. The rest of the game is dedicated to unraveling this mystery… and the answer is disappointing.

LINKS OF NO...

2013-07-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Pitch 35: The Ennuinis

Heart attacks are everywhere these days and you're very likely to have one while erect. KNOW YOUR FACTS.

Those Damn Ross Kids 121: Schrödinger's Vigoda

Kris and Kole talk about their hiatus, coincidence, and genetic diversity.

Suggested Talking Points:

Enough mescaline. Hiatus. Follow me sandals, atheist boots. The most coincidental drunk pileup. Florida outlaws mermaid. Raisin reserve. Rhincest. Gold's Gym. Drone bounty. No rule of threes. Butter protest for D...

Dead Idea Valhalla 39. The Good Waifu

Sure, in Obama's America.

Starting off with some classic hate in this penultimate episode. After that, I talk about pets for a while, including a sad story about my lil buddy Poet.

Then a song from my Master Wrench album called From Whence you Came.

And finally, a hard hitting interview with one of the bigge...

Bonfireside Chat Special: Dark Souls PVP 201

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer reconvene to take a more in-depth look at PVP in Dark Souls.

LINKS OF NOTE:

• Shield Only Speedrun

• 2013-07-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Level 28: Jasom Stathan

Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Steam Summer Sale, Kentucky Route Zero Act II, and Rogue Legacy.

The Brief:

• Next Gen console pre-orders sell out.

• Happy Steam Summer Sale, Trading Cards!?

• Professional gamers are athletes now.

• Gat is back.

T...

2013-07-19 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Watch Out for Fireballs! Extrasode: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Castlevania III, then talk about Chuck E Cheese, Pete and Pete, and GameFAQS bounties.

LINKS OF NOTE:

• Chuckie Cheese: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4OFbSQQXWE
• Rockafire ...
  2013-07-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Abject Suffering 15: Where's Waldo?

Saving Private Ryan started out as a Where's Waldo film adaptation. True fact. But Spielberg descended into the heart of darkness, gradually turning Martin Handford's whimsical vision into a twisted hellscape of severed limbs and broken hearts. This NES game is a re-telling of that re-telling.

The Pitch 34: Anal-Log, Science Friction Magazine

We're into DMSs here and DISs and this is both.