Game Boys Podcast

This is it. Six years and three hundred episodes later, the Game Boys Podcast is officially coming to a close. But not before one last hurrah. Join us for some final laughs, walks down memory lane, and discussions around gaming. We've loved doing the show, thank you so much for listening and being a part of it! Thanks again and this is the Game Boys switching off.   Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram   Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com   Follow Tim on Twitter   Follow Ryan on Twitter   Follow Alex on Twitter  

The Game Boys Podcast is coming to a close, but not before one more Book Club episode! The final GBBC pick was Ryan's, and, rats, it looks like he made everyone try A Plague Tale: Innocence. Was it a worthwhile venture, or was everyone sick of it before their time in game was done? There's only one way to find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

What's more ridiculous than three grown men quizzing one another on video game trivia? Three grown men quizzing one another on games trivia and drinking when they're wrong! And sometimes when they're right. There's just a lot of drinking, okay? It makes for an extra goofy, extra chaotic episode where nothing is sacred and no one is safe. Not even Derek Jeter. Especially not Derek Jeter. Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

The Game Boys Podcast is almost at an end. But, over the course of nearly 300 episodes, the Boys have made one too many references to the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie not to review it for the show. So, this week Alex, Ryan, and Tim are joining two clueless plumbers from Brooklyn as they tumble into an alternate universe where dinosaurs never went extinct. What does any of this have to do with the Super Mario Bros. game franchise? Just how awful is the film really? Is it really as bad as everyone remembers? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

They said it, and you all thought they were joking. This week, the Game Boys are actually doing a final review of Anthem. With a lukewarm reception amongst the hosts last time, do the Game Boys feel any different after completing the campaign? Were developer BioWare and publisher EA right to abandon the game? And what led to the fall of Anthem? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

Game Boys Podcast is coming to an end, making this one of the final Book Club episodes and Tim's final pick. Did the Boys save best for last with Capcom's Devil May Cry 5? What are Alex's impressions as a complete newcomer to the franchise? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

With the Alex, Ryan, and Tim on such a Resident Evil kick, there's no way they could resist the urge to review Netflix's new Resident Evil show just as soon as it drops. With an infamously bad film franchise, some underwhelming animated efforts, and a mediocre movie reboot, how does the streaming service's live action series fair? Is this the Resident Evil adaptation fans have been waiting for or just a new nightmare? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week, the Game Boys have compiled a list of the Top 10 Gaming Franchises. Each host brought a ranked list of 10 series with no criteria whatsoever. Position on each list weighted the entries when they were compiled making for a unique list boasting a bit of each host's interests. And, as a dumb added bonus, they also created a Top 10 Legend of Zelda Items list. Because why not? Show's ending, nothing matters anymore. Like this description I'm writing. Does anyone read these? Or am I just writing to the void? God, I'm lonely. Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

June has come to an end, and that means a new Game Boys Book Club episode – the segment where one of the hosts gets to pick a game for everyone to play and the other hosts don't get any say whatsoever. It was Alex's pick, and he opted for evil. Resident Evil 2 Remake specifically. With a wide range of familiarity with the original and the series as a whole, how did the Capcom classic resonate with the Boys? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

For the second part of the Game Boys Not-So-E3 coverage, they're taking a look at all of the season's announcements and discussing trends and the future of gaming based on everything they saw. Remakes, adaptations, and long development times, is gaming just repeating itself? Or is the future brighter than ever? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

E3 might not be happening this year, but that doesn't mean it's not the season for gaming's biggest announcements and reveals. Both Microsoft and Sony, albeit with a slightly different shape this year, had showcases this June. So, naturally, the Game Boys found it necessary to compare, contrast, and name a victor between the two rivals. Who won the console war at Not-So-E3 2022? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week's episode is another fun edition of Game Boys' Book Club, the monthly segment that has nothing to do with books and everything to do with games. And what better way to be introduced to a trilogy than with the final game of the series? Ryan picked Hitman 3 as the game for the month of May. How do Alex and Tim fare with the third entry in the trilogy? How different was each Boys' approach to an episode? And just how chaotic can things get in a sandbox like this? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

From nightmare fuel to unexpected gem, Sonic the Hedgehog's cinematic career has been a roller coaster. Can Sonic keep the franchise's velocity going with Sonic the Hedgehog 2? Can the Blue Blur outrun the dreaded curse of the sequel and escape the fate of so many video game adaptations? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

The Game Boys' most ridiculous recurring segment is back and worse than ever! Rather than taking some horrendous personality quizzes they found online, this week Alex, Ryan, and Tim are making their own! Ready to find out which Game Boys host you are? Tune in and take the quiz along with us! The Official Game Boys Personality Quiz: https://take.quiz-maker.com/QZF2TN8DD Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

ponsor of the show. Leaning in to that, the Game Boys decided to share some of their favorite titles on the service, highlighting some lesser represented titles. What should you play on Game Pass? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week, the Game Boys are finally doing their job and covering one of the most critically received co-op games in recent memory – It Takes Two. Does it take two to make a thing go right? What about making it outta sight? Should players believe the hype or is It Takes Two nothing more than a bad parent simulator? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

We're a quarter through the year and a quarter through another year of Game Boys' Book Club! This month's pick was Tim's, and he had everyone play the fondly remember Wii hit, Epic Mickey. How was the return to motion controls from over a decade ago? Does Mickey Mouse have a place in video games? And should the Epic Mickey series be brought back from the grave? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

is true of gaming franchises. As gamers age, their interests ever changing, game series are simultaneously evolving and shifting focus. This week, the Game Boys are investigating their relationships with various franchises and seeing how their relationships with the games have changed. Where are they content to stay and when do they move on? When do they accept the new form a game has taken versus recognizing it just isn't for them anymore? Join the GBs for some DTRs! Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week, the Game Boys are taking a little time to catch up with one another and see where everyone stands on the latest hot topics. In a round robin discussion style, each Game Boy brings up a topic they'd like to chat about under a strict five minute timer. Unsurprisingly, the conversation goes some weird places. Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

In this special episode of Game Boys, Alex, Ryan, and Tim have the distinct pleasure of previewing the highly anticipated "Souls-like" title, Heartless Kingdom. Can new developer Coal Shore measure up to FromSoftware? Is there room in the genre for a young upstart? And can Ryan hook the others with a difficult action RPG in the vein of Dark Souls? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week marks the third bookclub episode of 2022. Alex was responsible for picking the game for March, and he opted for Nobody Save the World. Coming from DrinkBox Studios, the team behind the indie darling Guacamelee, the new dungeon-crawling action RPG had a lot to live up to. Just how did the Game Boys take to the Zelda-esque title? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week marks the return of the Game Boys' debate club segment, DLC – Debate Like you Care. Only, in a shocking twist, the impromptu stances Alex, Ryan, and Tim are forced to take result in some actually intelligent discourse!? This time around, the Boys are contemplating D&D's approachability, the transition from video game to theme park attraction, and the very existence of Waluigi. Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

Between Castlevania and Arcane, Netflix has been showcasing for the world that a quality video game adaptation is possible. Does the streaming service's latest venture, The Cuphead Show, continue the trend, or does the show bite of more than it can chew...er...sip? How does the show hold up to the game itself? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

Before Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and even Demon's Souls, there was Armored Core. In the last decade, FromSoftware has defined a genre of game with their brutally difficult, third person, action RPG "Soulsborne" games. But before any of that, the studio was primarily known as the developer of the third person shooter, mech builder series Armored Core. For this month's Book Club pick, Ryan selected Armored Core V. With no experience with the series, how do the Boys take to the title? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

On more than one occasion the Game Boys have asked why the Resident Evil films don't just follow the game franchise. Now, they finally get to see a film based on not one RE game, but two as they review Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Is the latest video game movie adaptation a dream come true or just another nightmare? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

There's a new Pokémon game, so of course the Game Boys are covering it! This week, the Game Boys are traveling through space and time to the land of Hisui as they review Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Implementing new Action RPG elements and semi-open world, does the latest in the franchise hold up to the traditional mainline games? Was this a worthwhile trip to the past, and what would the Boys like to see in the future? Follow Game Boys on Twitter and Instagram Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

time, the Boys have accomplished very little. Case in point, this episode, where the Alex, Ryan, and Tim just chat about anything and everything. Mostly about games. A bit about sexy Dracula. And trios. Lots of trios. Thanks for listening, for six great years, and here's to some more...maybe. Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

To kickoff the Game Boys' Book Club for 2022, Tim picked the RPG, The Witcher 2. An acclaimed game from over ten years ago, has this title earned a status as a classic and is it playable in a post Witcher 3 world? Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

The Game Boys are back with one of their recurring segments - Beat, Complete, Delete! Unlike previous BCDs, this time the Boys are working together to destroy the things they love. Nothing is sacred, nothing is safe! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

Each new year, the Game Boys share some of the things they hope to see throughout the year. Ranging from likely, to plausible, to outright pipe dreams, here are the things the Boys are hoping for out of 2022. Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

2021 is over. Now, it's time to decide the best it had to offer. The Golden Game Boy Awards are back! In this episode, Alex, Ryan, and Tim decide the best games of the year in a number of categories before deciding the best game of 2021. Who will stand victorious? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

The year 2021 has come to a close, and with it so has the Game Boys experimental Book Club segment. Before the Boys close that chapter of their show, they're doing a bracket of the 12 games they picked throughout the year. Who picked the best games? What were the Boys' favorite picks? Will Book Club continue? It's all on this special episode of Game Boys! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

At long last, the Game Boys' year-long "Book Club" experiment has come to a close. For the final selection of the year, Alex picked the 2014 horror survival title, Alien: Isolation. Can the Boys survive on a derelict space station with the Xenomorph? Will there be a second year of Book Club? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

The Game Boys love gaming together. But, they don't always agree about the experiences they've shared. That includes the heavily anticipated Halo Infinite. How does Infinite hold up to the rest of the franchise? Can the Boys come to a consensus on Microsoft's biggest release of the year? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

It's the hap-happiest season of all, but that means you probably need to get some gifts for some people in your life. Here's the Game Boys' annual Gamer Gift Guide, 2021 edition. It's mostly nice, but also a bit naughty. What's on our list? You'll have to check it yourself! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

It's the penultimate Game Boys Book Club! November's game was Super Mario RPG. Does the SNES classic hold up? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week, the Game Boys are sharing what they're thankful for. But, in typical Game Boy fashion, they're making a game of it. Thank you so much for listening, Happy Thanksgiving! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week, the Boys gotta go fast again. In cars this time. Ugly cars. Ugly cars in Mexico. Ugly cars in Mexico in Forza Horizon 5! Does this entry hold up? How does the game perform on Series X vs. Xbox One? Will Tim ever recover from his terrible loss? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

The Game Boys are back with one of their favorite segments – trivia! Think you know more about gaming than the Game Boys? Play along and find out with a new ruleset making it easier than ever to participate. Or just listen in and learn some stuff from a bunch of nerds. Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

Hard to believe, but the year is almost over. Today's episode is a Book Club episode, and Ryan's final pick for 2021. This week, the Boys are talking about Elder Scrolls Online. Was a short demo of a massive MMO worth the time? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

In the final episode of Co-optober, the Game Boys annual ode to horror, the Boys team up to take down zombies in Back 4 Blood. How does the new cooperative horror title hold up as the spiritual successor to the beloved Left 4 Dead series? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

Co-optober continues! This week, the Boys return to a rendition of Horror Movie Trivial Pursuit they played last year with Alex quizzing Tim and Ryan. How well do the Boys know horror? What about you? Do you like scary movies? Let's find out! Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Stitcher Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter And Check Out Alex's Work on Frightday.com!

The Game Boys annual spooktacular, Co-optober, continues! This week, the Game Boys are feeling a little frightened and...board. That's right, this week's episode is dedicated to the tabletop game, Horrified, featuring the Universal Monsters. Can the Boys cooperate well enough to stop the fiends terrorizing a village? Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

It's the most wonderful time of the year – spooky season! For Game Boys, that means the return of Co-optober, the part of the year where the Game Boys go full on horror! Returning from last year is the Horror Genre Generator. In this custom game, the Boys mash up subgenres of horror and games at random and have a good time inventing video game concepts around them. Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

Somehow September has already come to a close, so it's time for the next chapter in the Game Boys Book Club! This month's pick belonged to Alex, and he opted for the long awaited Psychonauts 2 from Double Fine. He was also the only one of the Game Boys to ever play the original. So how will the Boys react to the sequel? Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week, the Game Boys are playing hot potato, but the potato is a hot topic that each Boy would like to discuss for five minutes before passing the potato to the next Boy who then suggests a new topic. I guess it's not really all that much like hot potato. More like round robin subject suggestions, but you get what I'm saying. This week's topics include: what Sonic is running from, ice cream, and human teeth. Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter  

Game Boys has been a show for over five years. In that time, the Game Boys have never given any definitive list of what they view as the best or their favorite in any official capacity. They've played games to shape lists and jokingly ranked things, but nothing with any certainty. Until now. Here is the official Game Boys Top 10 Game Boy games of all time. Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week, the Game Boys are back with their newest recurring segment where they take bad personality quizzes! Nothing good ensues! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

August has ended, and with it, so has the world. With you. At least on this week's Game Boys, where the Boys are back with Tim's Book Club pick, The World Ends with You. How does the DS title hold up? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week the Game Boys are reviewing the 2020 Monster Hunter film. Just how big a mistake was that? Find out! Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter

This week, the Game Boys are giving The Ascent a shot, a rare twin-stick RPG mashup with a sleek cyberpunk aesthetic. Is the game as good as it looks, or should you avoid these cyber slums? Follow Game Boys on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Email Game Boys at Gameboyscoopcast@gmail.com Follow Tim on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter