Cheerful Ghost Radio

Uhhh testing, testing. Is this thing on? Is this... are we doing a new episode? Has it been a year? Are we really bad at this? As it turns out, the answer is yes to all of the above. Come hang out with us as we catch up on our lives and share the media that has gotten us through the past year!

We're gearing up for more episodes of Cheerful Ghost Radio, but while those new episodes are baking in the oven, we've done some spring cleaning and found this old episode in the couch cushions. The Nintendo Switch just turned four in March, and we recorded this never before heard episode last year about our opinions of the Switch after *three* years. Listen back to our thoughts on the Switch without the past year to inform us, and also hear which things we wanted back then that we got!

We are mere hours away from more Wandavision! Prepare yourself by joining us for our thoughts on the first half, and thoughts on what's to come! We also talk about some other Marvel TV properties and how they all fit together, and which ones may stick around in canon.

The holiday season is coming to an end, but if you're itching for more, ring in the new year with some Life Day leftovers, as we review the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special! Can a Star Wars Holiday Special succeed without a singing Bea Arthur? Listen and find out! We also talk about some of the recent announcements from Disney about upcoming Star Wars content.

It's time again for the annual Cheerful Ghost Radio Ho-Ho-Holiday Special! We talk about what we've been playing and watching, the recent console launches, and the stuff we might hope to find under the tree this year.

In our first ever music review, we chat about Metallica's new release, S&M 2, and how it fits with the legacy of the original S&M and Metallica's catalog.

Happy DOOMsgiving! In this episode, we talk about the impact of DOOM, one of the greatest and most notorious games ever created, and review it's first episode titled "Knee-Deep in the Dead."

In this spooky episode of Dreadful Ghost Radio, Timogorgon, Travis BOOman, and Jon DEADson take a time out from the real world horror that is 2020 to discuss some of our favorite horror movies and Halloween traditions, after talking about what we've been playing and watching over the past few weeks.

Welcome back! It's been a minute. In this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio we dive into all the things we have been playing and watching, and talk about a few positive things that have happened. You don't want to miss Tim's murder squirrel story.

In this episode we're dusting off our favorite old consoles as we take a trip back to the early days of gaming, in our review of Netflix's new documentary series, High Score.

It's hard to believe that a year of Tale of the White Wyvern is behind us. In this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio, we're looking back at our favorite moments from Wyrmdoor, and looking forward to what's ahead. Thank you all so much for playing Tale of the White Wyvern!

The year 2020 has been with us for approximately 57 years now. Experts are still at odds on the specific amount of time it's been. But we're still here, and we're back this episode to tell youwhat we've been playing and watching in the absolute hellscape of 2020, and also to dish about the Fallout TV show that may be filmed if there's ever a time when it's safe to be around people again. Plus , we talk COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and other things hitting us hard in this nightmare of a year. FYI: There are Final Fantasy VII Remake spoilers from 47:25 to 52:50 so please skip that part if you want to play this and haven't. Plus Travis mentioned Daveed Diggs and how amazing his hip-hop group was, but couldn't remember the name. The group is called Clipping: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipping_(band)

In this episode of S̶t̶a̶r̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶s̶ ̶R̶a̶d̶i̶o̶... ahem, Cheerful Ghost Radio, we're here to talk all about the home release of The Rise of Skywalker and see if our opinions have changed since December. You may notice we are a bit late with this one, and as you listen you might notice from date cues that we recorded this a while back. With people across the world protesting for a great cause, our podcast seemed less important, and we didn't feel the timing was great for releasing new episodes. We hope listening to this can give you a fun reprieve from reality, but please don't let us, or anything, distract you from the importance of what's going on around us.

You may not know this, but we recently unlocked latent psychic abilities, and in this episode we are here to tell you exactly what's coming to gaming in the next ten years. While we usually boost ourselves on social media, this time we aren't doing that. Right now, the world is hurting. If the pandemic wasn't enough, the senseless murder of George Floyd has resonated throughout the world, and this seems like the wrong time to try to boost ourselves. We hope this episode provides you with a welcome distraction, but we aren't going to try to spread it around. Instead we'd like to boost those who are working to make a difference right now. Instead, we want to boost those who can make a difference. If you want to protest or help financially, or just help by boosting others, there's a cardd on cardd.co that's being updated with resources to help out. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ The Obama Foundation is working on the My Brother's Keeper initiative to change how policing is done. https://www.obama.org/ The NAACP and Southern Poverty Law Center are always working toward racial equality and stamping out hate, and can always use your support. https://www.naacp.org/ https://www.splcenter.org/ And finally, check out the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag on Twitter for more info on the current up-to-date happenings of these protests, and help spread the word. This is a stain on our history, but it is also a source of hope. What happened to George Floyd is inexcusable, and the conduct of the police during the protests is as well, but the rising tide of support for Black Lives Matter and meaningful police reform is a heartwarming reprieve from the suffering. We usually try to stay away from politics on Cheerful Ghost, but this is too important. We 100% stand with Black Lives Matter, and hope we can do our part to spread awareness and support.

How better to spend your time in quarantine than listening to us talk about the next generation of consoles? We dive into the next generation and talk about what Microsoft and Sony might bring to the table. But first, we update you all on how we've been coping with the pandemic and all the stuff we've been playing and watching.

The episode you've all been waiting for, the scheduling-around-holidays-is-hard-but-we're-back-now episode! It's been a little while but we're back to talk about all the cool stuff we've been playing and watching since we last graced your podcast app of choice. Plus our Christmas gaming loot, and an update on Tale of the White Wyvern development!

This is the kind of episode that only comes once every decade. We cover our favorite games from the 2010s, and if you've been paying attention, some of these will be expected. But which one will take the top spot for each of us? Listen and find out!

It's been four years since the Star Wars sequel trilogy began, and with The Rise of Skywalker, the trilogy concludes. If you've heard any previous episode of this show, you likely heard a tangent about Star Wars, so it's no surprise that we are talking about this, one of the biggest events in recent Star Wars history. Come join us as we discuss the film, and share thoughts from some members of the Cheerful Ghost community as well. In this episode, Jon references this GamesRadar article: https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-jj-abrams-rian-johnson-reaction-last-jedi/

In this episode we discuss Valve's announcement that a new Half-Life sequel is coming to VR and the newest addition to Episode IV that makes it a super special edition, Maclunkey! And we talk about what we've been playing and watching over the past month, as is tradition. Note: In this episode we incorrectly conflate Rob Thomas, the TV producer, and Rob Thomas, the lead singer of Matchbox 20. Apologies to both Rob's.

In this episode, we shout out the people currently on the leaderboards, discuss the changes we've made since the last State of the Wyvern, and talk about what's coming soon in Tale of the White Wyvern.

It's been a dream for decades, but it's now a reality: a live-action Star Wars TV series, The Mandalorian. In this episode, we discuss the first three episodes, how we see the series progressing, and how The Mandalorian might play into other Star Wars properties.

The final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker is out, and we have some opinions about it! We talk about our thoughts and predictions for the Skywalker Saga finale, as well as what we've been playing and watching this past month.

It's that time of year, folks. The scent of pumpkin spice is in the air. So we thought, what better time to try out all the pumpkin spice flavored things we could get our hands on and review them live? What could go wrong? Come experience the flavor of the season with us in this special episode!

We love to check in every month or so about what we've been playing and watching. It had been a while, though, so we devoted almost the entire episode to it! And we check in on Jon's playthrough of Link's Awakening on the Switch to see how he liked the end.

We've returned to Koholint Island after 26 years for this review of the new Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening. This is one of our most anticipated games in a while, and we're stoked to finally have our hands on it. Warning: this one gets surprisingly philosophical for a few minutes, and may be worth a listen just for that.

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In this episode, we've all returned from the snap and wondering what the heck has happened over the past five years, as we review Spider-Man: Far From Home!

We've built a new episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio and we can't wait for you to play it. In this episode we review Super Mario Maker 2 on the Nintendo Switch!

In this episode, we sit down for a conversation about our new game, Tale of the White Wyvern. Every month we do a State of the Wyvern post on Cheerful Ghost to discuss the changes we've made and fun things that are coming. This month, we are accompanying that with an episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio! Visit Cheerful Ghost to view the full State of the Wyvern: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4181/the-state-of-the-wyvern-august-2019

In this episode, we're talking all about the classic NES game from Tecmo, Ninja Gaiden. This game has fueled many controller-throwing fits for people of all ages through the years, and has stayed popular with multiple sequels and different series.

And we're back for part 2! If you loved our E3 discussion yesterday, you're in luck because we have another hour of it! This episode is all about the presentations from Microsoft, Bethesda, and Nintendo, and the new info we got about Google Stadia's game streaming service. If you liked hearing our discussion on these, and want some text discussions too, check out our coverage on Cheerful Ghost! Microsoft: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4098/e3-2019-day-1-microsoft Bethesda: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4099/e3-2019-day-1-bethesda Nintendo: https://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/4104/e3-2019-the-nintendo-wrap-up And check out the official site for Stadia: https://store.google.com/us/product/stadia_founders_edition?hl=en-US

This is the episode so nice, we did it twice! This is part 1 of our E3 discussion-- we ran about two hours and are splitting it up for your listening pleasure. In part 1, we discuss Cyberpunk 2077, Terraria Journey's End, Limited Run Games, Final Fantasy VII, and Jedi Fallen Order. Come back tomorrow for part 2, where we'll be discussing the presentations from Microsoft, Bethesda, Nintendo, and Google! For more information on what we talked about in part 1, check out our coverage on Cheerful Ghost: Microsoft's presentation, including Cyberpunk 2077: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4098/e3-2019-day-1-microsoft Terraria Journey's End: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4101/terraria-journey-s-end-update-will-release-this-year Limited Run Games: https://cheerfulghost.com/Will_Ball/posts/4103/e3-2019-day-1-limited-run-games Final Fantasy VII: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4102/the-final-fantasy-vii-remake-releases-march-3-2020 Jedi Fallen Order and the rest of the EA presentation: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4097/e3-2019-day-0-ea And a wrap up of some of our favorite things from E3: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4107/e3-2019-wrap-up-what-were-your-favorites

On May 19th of this year The Phantom Menace celebrated it’s 20th anniversary so we got together to record this bombad, okeeday celebration Podcast! Jon, Tim, and Travis are back as always, but as a special treat, our friends Rett and Taylor from Game Dev's Quest joined us to reflect on Episode I, what it means to us, and how its perception has changed over time. And stick around to find out how well we do at discerning Star Wars character names from actual human diseases! Game Dev's Quest is an awesome podcast about game development, and you should go listen to that now. Well... Listen to this episode and *then* go listen to Game Dev's Quest. https://gamedevsquest.com/

We are very excited to announce Cheerful Ghost’s first game, Tale of the White Wyvern! Tale of the White Wyvern is a text based, high fantasy, sword and magic adventure mini-MMO that you can play with your friends! In this episode, Tim interviews Jon and Travis about the development process. Read the full reveal: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4093/tale-of-the-white-wyvern-a-new-game-from-cheerful-ghost https://thewhitewyvern.com/ https://twitter.com/_cheerfulghost

In this episode, we talk about what we've played and watched over the last month, the new decision from the WHO to recognize Gaming Disorder as an illness, the new details Nintendo dropped about Super Mario Maker 2, and Jon and Travis share their first thoughts on Rage 2. If you think you may be affected by Gaming Disorder, please see the WHO's description: https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http%3a%2f%2fid.who.int%2ficd%2fentity%2f1448597234 If you need help finding treatment, please see the SAMHSA National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline And if you feel like you are a danger to yourself, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Much like the Power Glove, this episode is so bad. Hopefully you'll think it's "bad" like the 90s slang, not like... actually bad. Come join us as we discuss one of the greatest games of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3, and the legacy it has left, including visual media like The Wizard and Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3!

Avengers: Endgame is thrilling MCU fans and dusting box office records. In this episode we review the conclusion to the Infinity Saga, make some ludicrous Star Wars Episode IX predictions, and talk about what we've been playing and watching over the past month. Since this episode is a big one, if you want to skip around here's how to find each section: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - What we've been playing and watching 17:08 - Star Wars Episode IX trailer reactions and predictions 34:01 - Avengers: Endgame spoiler-free thoughts 41:26 - Avengers: Endgame super-spoilery thoughts 1:03:48 - Predictions we had for Avengers: Endgame and how right we were (Thanks Will and Adam for submitting yours!) 1:12:29 - Questions and issues we had about Avengers: Endgame 1:20:53 - Our Ghost Scale review of Avengers: Endgame

Looking forward to Avengers: Endgame, and need some Marvel talk while you wait? Look no further, because we're wearing flannel and blasting No Doubt while aliens invade Earth in this review of Captain Marvel, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In this episode, Jon and Cheerful Ghost user Will Ball talk about their experience at Cowlitz Gamer's for Kids and share their finds.

Recently Jon was going through some old boxes in his attic and came across a very special tape, a recording of RADICAL VIDEO GAME REVIEWS WITH FRIENDS EXTREME from April 1992 where we review Super Mario World on the SNES!

We're throwing vegetables at short guys in masks in this episode, as we review Super Mario Bros. 2 on the NES! This is the second of a three-part series on the NES Mario trilogy. Next month we'll be finishing the series with Super Mario Bros. 3, so come play it and talk with us about it, and we'll include your thoughts in the next NES Classic review episode! Join the event here: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/events/172/cheerful-ghost-games-club-super-mario-bros-3

We took some recent gaming news, put it in a pot, and let it simmer for a while. Come hear our early thoughts about Apex Legends and our favorite news from the most recent Nintendo Direct, Tetris 99, Super Mario Maker 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake!

Swing your arms from side to side, in this episode we're doing the Mario and reviewing Super Mario Bros. on the NES! This is the first of a three-part series on the NES Mario trilogy. Next up is Super Mario Bros. 2, so come play it and talk with us about it, and we'll include your thoughts in the next NES Classic review episode! https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/events/169/cheerful-ghost-games-club-super-mario-bros-2

In this episode, we choose our own adventures while taking the Bird Box challenge in a Netflix double-feature review of Bird Box and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch!

In this episode we tackle the conclusion to M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable trilogy, Glass. If you haven't seen the film yet, beware, the last half of this episode is full of spoilers, but we'll warn you about them when we're done with our monthly playing/watching segment. Spoiler alert: Mr. Glass sees dead people! David Dunn was a ghost the whole time!

In this episode, we review the best Mega Man game on the NES Classic, Mega Man 2! In Mega Man 2, the Blue Bomber learned most of the tricks that would carry him through TONS more games spanning multiple series. In the next few NES Classic reviews, we're playing the Super Mario games and we want you to play it too, and let us know what you think. We'll share your thoughts in the episode. Come on it's time to go do the Mario! https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/events/168/cheerful-ghost-games-club-super-mario-bros

In this Cheerful Ghostradamus episode we’re going to tap into our future telling abilities and make predictions about everything coming in 2019 in gaming! In addition to your hosts' humble predictions, we share some predictions from Will Ball and Greg Woodruff, two awesome users on Cheerful Ghost, as well as the folks from BrothersForgeGaming and Game Dev's Quest. BrothersForgeGaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMcrNT6_3HXVSjDcOhrO1yg Game Dev’s Quest: http://airpodcast.com/ http://gamedevsquest.com/ "Auld Lang Syne" by Tiny Hill and His Orchestra: https://archive.org/details/78_auld-lang-syne_tiny-hill-and-his-orchestra-erwin-bendel_gbia0042243b/Auld+Lang+Syne+-+Tiny+Hill+and+his+Orchestra.flac

Pour yourself some eggnog, cozy up by the fire, and join us for the Cheerful Ghost Radio 2018 Holiday Special! We talk about some recent news that Blizzard is scaling back Heroes of the Storm, chat about what we've been playing over the past month, and discuss some of our favorite games to play and films to watch around the holidays. Links and notes about topics we discuss this episode: Unforeseen Consequences: A Half-Life Documentary: https://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/3960/unforeseen-consequences-a-half-life-documentary-is-a-must-watch The Future of Diablo: https://kotaku.com/the-past-present-and-future-of-diablo-1830593195 Heroes of the Storm: https://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/3961/blizzard-halts-heroes-of-the-storm-e-sports-and-cuts-team-to-focus-on-other-projects Macaulay Culkin shows up in a bunch of awesome YouTube : https://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/3963/angry-video-game-nerd-reviews-the-home-alone-games-with-macaulay-culkin Music credits: Blizzard 12 Days of Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVSgyVz85MU Life Day Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRrm59Z_0w4 Still Alive Christmas Remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZVHmJ1useg&index=13&list=PLP4erihWcdh3YC2vDZcbK85qoQ-PtrX0D Boston Pops Sleigh Ride: https://archive.org/details/78_sleigh-ride_boston-pops-orchestra-arthur-fiedler-leroy-anderson_gbia0011004a

Marvel dropped trailers for Captain Marvel and Avengers Endgame in the same week, and our heads exploded in anticipation. RIP Jon, Tim, and Travis. But we were prepared for this: our hosts have been replaced by Life Model Decoys. Captain Marvel Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BCujX3pw8 ​​ ​​Infinity War Endgame Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee1172yeqyE

We're in a Castlevania mood this month! If you liked our recent review of Castlevania on Netflix, then listen to us talk about the game that started it all, way back in 1986, and started one of the most-loved game series of all time!

Dracula's war against humanity rages on, and we are here to tell you all about it! Netflix recently released season 2 of Castlevania, their hit series based on the vampire-slaying video games. Will Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard stop Dracula and bring peace? Find out in this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio!