PenKast

Pen and Vorp discuss their favorite games of the past decade! They also have a brief chat about Pen's customer support tribulations, and Vorp gives a eulogy for a beloved Kirby fansite. Timecards: 2:43 - R.I.P. Kirby's Rainbow Resort 9:35 - Best Games of the Decade 46:41 - #1 Picks + Honorable Mentions If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Vorp doesn't have a patreon, but you can follow him on Twitter. (Likewise, some of what he posts is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Forest Theme (Kirby: Candy Cane Frenzy) Lock Six (KWRPG Sound +) Batman Arkham City – Main Theme (Nick Arundel) Like a dream come true (Shoji Meguro, Atsushi Kitajoh, & Ryuta Kozuka) Blood and Rust (Stephen Barton) Zephyr – Reignited Ver. (Stewart Copeland) Gogeta Theme (Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, & Kenji Katoh Reno) Tetris 99 – Main Theme (Teruo Taniguchi) Jimmy the Bard Boss Battle (Jamie Dunlap) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Manami Kiyota & Yuji Masubichi) Super Mario Maker Title Screen (Koji Kondo, Naoto Kubo, & Asuka Hayazaki) Steam Gardens (Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, & Koji Kondo) Cheekybeak Peak (Joel Steudler) Press Garden Zone, Act 1 (Tee Lopes) Urizen Boss Battle (Kota Suzuki) Kid Icarus: Uprising – Menu Theme (Matoi Sakuraba, Yuzo Koshiro, Masafumi Takada, et al.) At DOOM's Gate (Mick Gordon) The Last of Us – Menu Theme (Gustavo Santaolalla) Hello, Happy Kingdom – Fortune Street Ver. (Koichi Sugiyama) Beneath the Mask -instrumental version- (Shoji Meguro) Jim Milton Rides Again (Woody Jackson) Shooting Star Summit (Yuka Tsyjiyoko & Taishi Senda) City of Sound (Hirokazu Ando & Jun Ishikawa)

Pen and Vorp chat some more about Disney's live action remakes, then discuss their conflicted feelings about Disney Plus. Timecards: 1:12 - Live Action Disney Follow-Up 25:40 - Disney Plus Discussion If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Vorp doesn't have a patreon, but you can follow him on Twitter. (Likewise, some of what he posts is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Streets of Agrabah (Yuki Iwa, Yuko Takehara, & Setsuo Yamamoto) Aladdin - Genesis Ver. (Donald Griffin and Tommy Tallarico) Ketchup Logic (Marc Baril, Jeff Tymoschuk, & Allan Levy) Construction Yard (Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra)

It's time for another commentary track! This time, the boys watch John Kricfalusi's infamously underwhelming Kickstarter project: Cans Without Labels. If you'd like to watch along with us, the short has been uploaded to YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSZqX5Io6AY Timecards: 1:12 - Commentary Begins 11:25 - Post-Viewing Discussion If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Vorp and Letter don't have patreons, but you can follow them on Twitter. (Likewise, some of what they post is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp https://twitter.com/letterabcd Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Ren & Stimpy: Fire Dogs (Argonaut Games) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott)

The lads share horror stories from Kickstarters and Indiegogos they've backed. They also share some positive examples. I mean, not all Kickstarters are bad. Undertale was a Kickstarter. That was a pretty nifty game. They put Sam Undertown in Smash, after all. It's Sakurai-approved. They also talk about the trend of microtransactions in full price video games, and Vorp gets real real mad about Crash Team Racing. Timecards: 13:21 - Cans Without Labels 41:26 - Microtransactions If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Vorp and Letter don't have patreons, but you can follow them on Twitter. (Likewise, some of what they post is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp https://twitter.com/letterabcd Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Stinkoman 20X6 – Level 1 (The Brothers Chaps) Ren & Stimpy: Fire Dogs (Argonaut Games) Slash Club (Dean Evans and Keith Tinman) Writers Waltz (Rémi Gazel) Working Man (Osamu Murata) Synth Rock (Landon Podbielski) Darling Kanaya (Toby Fox) CTR: Crash Team Racing (Josh Mancell and Mutato Muzika)

The lads are joined by LarryInc64, a frequent collaborator of SiIvaGunner! They discuss high quality rips, the Mario Super Show, and the strange history of Waluigi's Taco Stand. Timecards: 10:17 - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show 29:41 - Waluigi's Taco Stand 35:06 - SiIvaGunner Talk If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! Glorious MS Paint thumbnail provided by LarryInc64. You can follow Larry over on YouTube! He does real gud music. https://www.youtube.com/user/larryinc64 If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Vorp doesn't have a patreon, but you can follow him on Twitter. (Likewise, some of what he posts is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Love Me Do - Super Mario RPG Style (LarryInc64) Joe Cool's Footrace (Hirokazu Tanaka and Minako Hamano) Buy Somethin' Will Ya! - PAL Version (LarryInc64) Hotel Mario Main Theme - Super Mario RPG Style (LarryInc64) Stand By Me - Super Mario 64 Style (LarryInc64) Super Mario Bros. Super Show Mega Move – Instrumental Version (DiC Entertainment) Roll Over Beethoven - Earthbound Style (LarryInc64) The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy - Title Theme (Yasuko Yamada and Naoto Yagishita) We Are Number One - Kirby Super Star Style (LarryInc64) Twist and Shout - Mega Man 2 Style (LarryInc64) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott)

The lads give their (extremely delayed) thoughts on the E3 conferences! This was relevant when we recorded the episode, I swear. Timecards: 1:34 - Microsoft Conference 19:45 - Bethesda Conference 33:30 - Devolver Digital Conference 36:49 - Limited Run Games Conference 41:01 - Ubisoft Conference 50:47 - Square-Enix Conference * 1:02:11 - Nintendo Conference If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to their respective patreons! (Heads up, some of what they draw is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://www.patreon.com/kaijusundae https://www.patreon.com/Rupie Vorp and Letter aren't on patreon, but you can follow them on Twitter. (Likewise, some of what they post is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp https://twitter.com/letterabcd Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Battletoads - Genesis Ver. (David Wise) The Mambo Snake Gonna Eat You, Boy! (Bobby Prince) Robo Red Rock (Bobby Prince) Nintendo eShop Music (Toru Minegishi) Wii Shop Channel (Kazumi Totaka) Mii Channel (Kazumi Totaka) Gex: Enter the Gecko (Ted Allen, John Baker, & Jim Hedges) Secret Mine (Chad York, Darren Radtke, & Mike Peacock) Secret Fanfare 1 (Grant Kirkhope) Neo Green Hill Zone – Olympic Ver. (Kenichi Tokoi, Tadashi Kinukawa, Jun Sunoue, et al.) Breath of the Wild Main Theme – Ultimate Ver. (Yoshino Aoki) Moonhead Stage (Shinichiro Sato and Noritada Hiraki) White Treehollow (Hitomi Sato)

The lads give their pre-E3 thoughts. They also talk about Detective Pikachu some more, and discuss the upcoming Earthworm Jim stuff. Timecards: 1:37 - Detective Pikachu Review 26:24 - Earthworm Jim 38:13 - Pre-E3 Talk If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon. You can also now follow him on Newgrounds! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe.) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://penken.newgrounds.com/ Vorp doesn't have a patreon, but if you wanna check out his art, give him a look-see on Twitter. (Likewise, some of his art is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Detective Pikachu (Takuto Kitsuda) Earthworm Jim 2 (Tommy Tallarico) Click Clock Woods - Spring (Grant Kirkhope) At Doom's Gate (Robert Prince) Metal Wolf Chaos – Main Theme (Kota Hoshino and Shouhei Tsuchiya) Woods of Light (Eric Chevalier) Fourside – Ultimate Ver. (Motoi Sakuraba) In Drag Net (Ted Allen, John Baker, & Jim Hedges)

The boys talk about the influx of bland, uninspired Disney remakes, and the trend of Hollywood studios trying to look woke. It's... not as pessimistic as it sounds, I promise. Well okay, it's a little pessimistic. If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon. You can also now follow him on Newgrounds! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe.) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://penken.newgrounds.com/ Vorp doesn't have a patreon, but if you wanna check out his art, give him a look-see on Twitter. (Likewise, some of his art is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Genie's Lamp (Yuki Iwa, Yuko Takehara, & Setsuo Yamamoto) Mojo Mansion (Michael Giacchino and Patrick J. Collins) New Mexico Speedway (Ben Cullum) Airport Infiltration (Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra) The Lion King Stage 4 – Genesis Ver. (Matt Furniss)

In this brief bonus episode, The boys talk about their experience at MAGFest! Timecards: 1:57 - Uber Nonsense 8:33 - Day One 13:51 - Days Two & Three 19:22 - Wrap-up If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon. You can also now follow him on Newgrounds! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe.) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://penken.newgrounds.com/ Vorp doesn't have a patreon, but if you wanna check out his art, give him a look-see on Twitter. (Likewise, some of his art is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) The Engine Room (Stuart Ross) Snakey Chantey (Kumi Tanioka) Nutty Acres (Grant Kirkhope) Klaymen's Theme – Super Mario World SNES Style (LarryInc64)

The boys talk about their favorite (and least favorite) games of 2018. Then they discuss their plans for MAGFest! Timecards: 1:45 - Best Games of 2018 40:10 - Worst Games of 2018 49:14 - Pre-MAGFest Chat If you're interested in TSIOQUE, the indie point-and-click Vorp mentioned, you can purchase it on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/393190/TSIOQUE/ If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon. You can also now follow him on Newgrounds! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe.) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://penken.newgrounds.com/ Vorp doesn't have a patreon, but if you wanna check out his art, give him a look-see on Twitter. (Likewise, some of his art is very much not work-safe.) https://twitter.com/VVorp Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Battle of E Platoon (Hitoshi Sakimoto) Wellworn Grove (Joel Steudler) Spider-Man Title Screen (John Paesano) Adeleine & Ribbon Boss Theme (Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa, & Yuuta Ogasawara) Kamek's Tantalizing Tower (Toshiki Aida, Satoshi Okubo, & Naruki Kadosaka) TSIOQUE Title Screen (Ed Harrison and Elle Khariton) Red Dead Redemption 2 Prologue (Woody Jackson) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Menu Theme (Hideki Sakamoto and Junichi Nakatsuru) Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Main Theme (Stewart Copeland) Just Cause 4 Menu Theme (Zach Abramson) The Docks (Diana June) Corneria (Hajime Hirasawa)

After a brief tribute to Stan Lee, the boys talk about the long and storied history of Nintendo's long-running friendship-annihilation simulator, Mario Party. They also talk about the Detective Pikachu trailer, because that was a thing that happened. Timecards: 2:00 - Intro 3:12 - Detective Pikachu Trailer 17:26 - Mario Party Retrospective (N64) 31:19 - Mario Party Retrospective (GameCube) 44:18 - Mario Party Retrospective (Wii) 51:33 - Mario Party Retrospective (3DS) 58:28 - Super Mario Party If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Vorp doesn't have a patreon, but if you wanna check out his art, give him a look-see on Tumblr. (Likewise, some of his art is very much not work-safe) https://vorpisdumb.tumblr.com/ Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Detective Pikachu (Takuto Kitsuya) Mario Party Opening (Yasunori Mitsuda) Space Land (Yasunori Mitsuda, Hironao Yamamoto, et al.) Free Play Room (Ichiro Shimakura) Party World (Ichiro Shimakura and Yoshimasa Ikeda) Thwomp's Backroom Ball (Ichiro Shimakura) Card Party (Aya Tanaka and Koji Kondo) Faire Square (Hironobu Yahata and Shinya Outouge) DK's Treetop Temple (Yoshihiro Tsukahara) Wiggler's Garden (Hironobu Yahata and Shinya Outouge) Magma Mine (Toshiki Aida and Ryoskuke Asami) Kamek's Mansion (Rei Kondoh, Sara Sakurai, & Satoshi Okubo) Coinathlon Theme 4 (Toshiki Aida and Satoshi Okubo) Bowser's Big Blast - Top 100 Ver. (Chamy Ishi and Sara Sakurai) Super Mario Party (Toshiki Aida, Satoshi Okubo & Naruki Kadosaka)

The boys talk about the booming market of weird kids videos on YouTube. Then they talk about fond (and traumatic) memories from their own childhoods. Also: Shrek! Timecards: 0:58 - Weird Kids YouTube 11:36 - Childhood Stories 32:15 - Weird Dreams 41:21 - Shrektalk If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Vorp and Eagle don't have patreons, but if you wanna check out their art, give them a look-see on Tumblr. (Likewise, some of their art is very much not work-safe) https://vorpisdumb.tumblr.com/ https://iamaneagle.tumblr.com/ Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Ice Cave – Scout (Hamilton Alstatt) Blaster Pals – Instrumental (Tom Zehnder) The First Floor – R.P.D. (Masami Ueda, Shusaku Uchiyama, & Syun Nishigaki) Elmer Fudd's Forest (Alberto Jose González) Clubhouse Games – Bowling (Agenda) Battle Against a Weird Opponent (Hirokazu Tanaka) Disco Train (David Wise) Swamp Racetrack (Finn Robertson) Enchanted Forest (Olof Gustafsson) Jack & Jill Farms – Hero Time (Kevin Manthei and Kevin Riepl) Thumbnail courtesy of Vorp (what a nerd)

(Sorry for the delay! This episode was recorded back in August, so if it sounds like we're talking about old news... well, we are :V) Pen and Vorp talk about games they've been playing, and a game that they're heck of excited for. Also: the glorious return of weird dreams! Timecards: 0:49 - WarioWare Gold 15:36 - Kirby Star Allies 30:32 - Spyro: Reignited Trilogy 41:05 - Weird Dreams If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) WarioWare Gold (Yasuhisa Baba) Kirby Star Allies (Hirokazu Ando and Yuuta Ogasawara) Spyro the Dragon Credits (Stewart Copeland) Sunrise Spring (Stewart Copeland) Spider Eggs (Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis) Glimmer (Stewart Copeland)

The boys are BACK. And they're still talking about Scooby-Doo. This time the topic is those weird live-action movies you vaguely remember from like 2002. Also: the Animorphs books. They're rad as hell. We talk about how rad they were. And how they gave us nightmares. Timecards: 1:58 - Scooby-Doo 1 Discussion 10:38 - Scooby-Doo 2 Discussion 26:08 - Animorphs If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to their respective patreons! (Heads up, some of what they draw is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://www.patreon.com/kaijusundae https://www.patreon.com/Rupie Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Solving a Mystery (Martin Gwynn Jones and Martin Simpson) Mystic Playground (Todd Dennis, Tommy Tallarico, and Howard Uyate) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (Paul Loraine) Japan Boss (Stephen Geering) Scooby-Doo 2 – Track 20 (Tomoyoshi Sato) Animorphs: Shattered Reality (Chuck Meyers and Tom Hopkins) Thumbnail courtesy of KaijuSundae

Time for a PenKast B-B-B-BONUS episode. We watch the Scooby-Doo / Supernatural crossover. KaijuSundae and Rupie join in the fun. Sync points are included if you want to watch along with us. If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to their patreons! (Heads up, some of what they draw is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://www.patreon.com/kaijusundae https://www.patreon.com/Rupie Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott)

The boys talk about shovelware games from their youth, then discuss the new EverythingIsTerrible movie. Vorp made them watch it. Blame him. Also included: Venom trailer talk and more weird dreams. Timecards: 1:00 - Venom Trailer 7:35 - Shovelware 25:00 - Weird Dreams 30:39 - The Great Satan Movie If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken or KaijuSundae's patreons! (Heads up, some of what they draw is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://www.patreon.com/kaijusundae Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Black Cat Chase – Part 3 (Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis) Race to the Bugle (Tommy Tallarico) M&M's Kart Racing – Pop 2 (Frontline Studios) Cookie Caves (Paul Weir & Earcom Ltd.) Al's Toy Barn (Andy Blythe & Marten Joustra) The Dark Trail Ruins (Steve McClure) The Countryside Bears – Montage Theme (Dingo Pictures) Falling Stars – Sector 1 (Ivolgames) Fungi Forest – Giant Mushroom (Grant Kirkhope) Unclean Kitchen (Shusaku Uchiyama, Makoto Tomozawa, & Misao Senbongi) The Binding of Isaac (Danny Baranowsky) Thumbnail courtesy of Vorp (what a nerd)

As the 3DS enters its twilight years, the lads discuss their memories of the handheld. P.Chronos and iamaneagle guest star. They also discuss video game-to-movie adaptations, and why that stupid snake from the Jungle Book ruined our lives. Timecards: 4:26 - 3DS Memories 45:05 - Fetish Talk 1:10:45 - Weird Dreams 1:19:50 - Game-to-Movie Adaptations If you have any ideas for future topics, or general feedback for the podcast, feel free to contact us at penkastpodcast@gmail.com! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Many thanks to Eagle for the lovely thumbnail! He doesn't have a patreon, but if you wanna check out his art, give his Tumblr a look-see. (Likewise, some of his art is very much not work-safe) https://iamaneagle.tumblr.com/ Music Used in this Episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) 3DS eShop Theme (Nintendo) Puzzle Swap Theme (Nintendo) Prospector's Trench (Akihiro Juichiya and Tomoya Tomita) 3DS Internet Settings Theme (Nintendo) Prelude Deep-Sea Cruise (Toshiyuki Sudo and Megumi Inoue) The Jungle Book SNES (Tommy Tallarico) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Manaka Kataoka, Atsuko Asahi, and Kazumi Totaka) Underwater (Yume 2kki Team) Plant Laboratory – Past (lolrust) Ancient Gardens (Grant Kirkhope) Enemy Territory (Tomoya Ohtani, Naofumi Hataya, Kenichi Tokoi, and Taahito Eguchi) Tetris CD-i High Scores Table (Jim Andron) Ralph's Theme (Dr. Dave Zabriskie, Vince Pontarelli, and Mike Colin) Mining Melancholy (David Wise)

The lads talk about the dying state of toys-to-life, before digging into fond (and un-fond) Christmas memories. Letterabcd and Geibuchan guest star. They also talk about the Kirby anime, because Vorp can never not talk about Kirby. If you want more crispy memes from Geibuchan, check out his YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Geibuchan If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Music Used in this Episode Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Walrus Cove (David Wise) BC Mask Theme (Mutsumi Ishimura, Akihi Motoyami, Tatsushi Hayashi, & Takako Ochiai) Kirby of the Stars (Akira Miyagawa) Escargoon's Theme (4kids Entertainment) More Dig and Dash (Shogo Sakai and Megumi Ohara) Skylanders Imaginators (Lorne Balfe) Ice Cap – Lego Dimensions Ver. (Ian Livingstone) Freezeezy Peak (Grant Kirkhope) Snow Rise (Masanobu Matsunaga) Ice 'n' Easy Does It (Stuart Ross) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott)

Pen and Vorp star in an all-new, extra-spicy solo cast. They scream incoherently about Mario Odyssey and Sonic Forces, before talking about the best gat dang 2D platformer ever made: Kirby Planet Robobot (fite me m8.) They wrap things up with a retrospective on the Sonic Archie comics. If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Music used in this episode: Balloon-O-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Super Mario Odyssey (Rikuto Yoshida, Naoki Mineta, and Sho Murata) Sonic Forces (Tomoya Ohtani, Naofumi Hataya, Kenichi Tokoi, and Taahito Eguchi) Phantom (Shoji Meguro) Patched Plains Orchestra (Hirokazu Ando and Jun Ishikawa) Sonic CD – US Ver. (Spencer Nilsen, David Young, and Mark Crew) Central City (Steven Sim and Richard Jacques)

Pen and Vorp bring three special guests on board. They talk about dumb memes and the early days of the Internet. Mostly dumb memes, though. If you haven't already had your fill of audio-clipping and in-jokes, drop on by our beautiful guests' respective YouTube pages: https://www.youtube.com/user/Geibuchan https://www.youtube.com/user/MustangSally72 https://www.youtube.com/user/VinnyVanYiffy Thumbnail art provided by Penken and Geibuchan. If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Music used in this episode: Balloon-o-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Hotel Mario (Jack Levy) Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (William Havlicek & Tony Trippi) Tomorrow I'll (Instrumental Ver.) (igiulamam & Kudou Tantei) Link: The Faces of Evil (William Havlicek & Tony Trippi) Tom Fool (Van Phillips) Witchyworld / Space Zone (Grant Kirkhope) Model Girl (Gary Hughes) Seduce Me (Mike Morarsky) Yoshi's Island Underground (Koji Kondo) Robotnik_II.wmv (diskkunt)

Pen and Vorp talk about media that scared them as kids. Rupie and Scorci guest star. They then discuss nightmares and paranormal experiences, before abandoning the Halloween theme entirely and talking about that cup game all the cool kids are playing. Many thanks to Rupie for the thumbnail art! If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to their respective patreons! (Heads up, some of what they draw is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://www.patreon.com/Rupie https://www.patreon.com/scorci Background audio used in this episode: Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Putt-Putt's Balloon-O-Rama (Rhett Mathis) Creepy Castle (Grant Kirkhope) RE1 Save Room (Makoto Tomozawa, Koichi Hiroki, and Masami Ueda) The Sunken Ship (George “The Fat Man” Sanger) Buster Busts Loose Level 2-2 (Kazuhiko Uehara & Yukie Morimoto) Big Boo's Haunt (Koji Kondo) Mayahem Temple Interior (Grant Kirkhope) Spooky (Christopher Stevens & Tim Clarke) Shadow Temple (Koji Kondo) This Will Explain Everything (David B. Schultz & Mark Morgan) Forest Carnival (Yume 2kki Team) Weird Dreams Title Screen (David Whittaker) Rainbow Islands (Hisayoshi Ogura) Teleporters (lolrust) Cuphead (Kris Maddigan) Grape Garden – RTDL Ver. (Jun Ishikawa & Hirokazu Ando)

Pen and Vorp won't shut up about cartoons. Iamaneagle and Rupie guest star. They also talk about more weird dreams, and Vorp gushes about The Treasure Planet (no, not that one) If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken or Rupie's patreon! (Heads up, some of what they draw is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken https://www.patreon.com/Rupie Many thanks to Eagle for the lovely thumbnail! He doesn't have a patreon, but if you wanna check out his art, give his Tumblr a look-see. (Likewise, some of his art is very much not work-safe) https://iamaneagle.tumblr.com/ Background audio used in this episode: Balloon-o-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Sedusa (Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker, and James L. Venable) DuckTales: Remastered (Jake Kaufman) Mucha Lucha (Chicos de Barrio) Joey's Boss Battle (Waichiro Ozaki) YGOTAS Episode 10 (Little Kuriboh) Chase Music (Ted Nichols) Nicktoons Racing (Martin Goodall) Donkey Kong Country Animated Series (Pure West and Nelvana) Beach Bandits Menu (Sound Incarnate and George Kallika) SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (Randall Crissman) First Forest (James L. Venable and Paul Dinletir) Billy & Mandy Tutorial (Gregory Hinde and Drew Neumann) Mars (Kikiyama) Glitz Pit Mysteries (Yuka Tsujiyoko) Classroom 105 (Ben “LintphishX” Allen) Overgrown Islands (lolrust) Pingu (Trickfilmstudio and The Pygos Group) Sailor's Hornpipe (Carmen Dragon and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) The New Super Mario World (DiC Entertainment) The Treasure Planet (Tangra Group and Boris Karadimchev) Good Day (4Qent100)

Pen and Vorp froth at the mouths over Sonic Mania. Then they talk about weird dreams, Miitopia, and Paper Mario romhacks. If you wanna download Vorp's TTYD romhack, give it a look-see here: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3092/ If you like listening to these dweebs, consider donating to Penken's patreon! (Heads up, some of what he draws is decidedly not work-safe) https://www.patreon.com/Penken Music used in this episode: Balloon-o-Rama Levels 81-90 (Rhett Mathis) Mickey Hollandaise (George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Joe McDermott) Stardust Speedway – Act 1 (Tee Lopes) Mirage Saloon – Act K (Tee Lopes) Infiltration (Misao Senbongi and Shusaku Uchiyama) Overgrowth (Mike Morasky) Rainbow Islands (Hisayoshi Ogura) Bigg Forest (Toshiyuki Sudo, Shinji Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, and Megumi Inoue) Inn (Toshiyuki Sudo, Shinji Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, and Megumi Inoue) Toad Town Variations (Yuka Tsyjiyoko and Taishi Senda)