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Like video games but think the industry is a little wack? Want to hang out with your best friends Mario & Sonic but sick of all these dang loot boxes getting in the way? Leave that microtransaction alone and give Surprise Mechanics a listen! Roman Buetel and Michael Jones, two friends with an unbreakable bond and unconditional love, talk about video games, the people who make them, and the people who play them. Surprise Mechanics is a podcast about video games that also explores the business practices behind the scenes and how they fundamentally shape the games we love.

Roman Buetel & Michael Jones


    • Jan 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 18m AVG DURATION
    • 121 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Surprise Mechanics

    The Best Games We Played In 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 95:20


    This is it, Game of the Year 2024 with the Surprise Mechanics! Billy, Mikaela, and Roman share the best games we played in 2024 and y'know its been one heck of a year. The Backlog is complete* and 2025 is here. *not really there's always a new game Send us an email - surprisemechanicspod@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky - @surprisemechanics.bsky.social

    Surprise Mechanics Presents: A Very M. Night Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 67:31


    It's that time of year again, folks! Gather around the fire with your hot cocoa, your cheesesteak sammich, and some other thing I can't think of atm to discuss, as we always do, the works of American filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. It's the holiday tradition that we all know and love!!

    Silent Hill 2 Remake & Roman's Honorable Mentions of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 49:06


    The rails have come off completely, chaos reigns, and rules no longer have power in this realm. Mikaela's still going on about Silent Hill 2 twenty years later and Roman cannot put down Vampire Survivors, Stardew Valley, and Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! And to that I say, "Right on! Listen to this episode y'all, it's silly!" I was supposed to put our email address here but I dropped it :(

    Baldur's Gate 3 (w/Billy Hyland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 77:28


    Bill Hyland returns to talk dice rolls, romance-able NPC's, insatiable bloodlust, and more in Baldur's Gate 3. It's like Dungeons and Dragons except you don't need to talk to anyone else to play it. That's right! The only friend I need is right here: the computer. The computer will never leave me, nor get angry at me for refusing to check on her cat when she's out of town. That's why I love my best friend, the computer. Check out Billy's new game! https://billdo.itch.io/loop

    WEBFISHING & Remnant II

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 47:53


    The spooky time is over, do you hear me?! It's FINISHED. We're DONE with it! We're not spending another second talking about zombies, or blood sucking vampires, or whimsical spirits. We're leaving all that behind and focusing on what lies ahead. No more scary stuff for us, just the real world and all of it's very real, very literal implications... ...Oh no... This week it's WEBFISHING and Remnant II.

    Spooky Mechanics: Lies of P & Sagebrush

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 57:04


    Wrapping up the spooky season with a spooky combo! OOoooOooooOOoooOo Have a happy Halloween!

    Spooky Mechanics: Late Night with the Devil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 69:36


    Welcome back to another episode of Late Night with the Surprise Mechanics! Tonight we conjure the devil to talk about the 2023 found footage horror Late Night with the Devil and by conjure the devil I mean using forbidden technology like computers. Our email address is hiding and waiting for the perfect moment for a jumpscare!

    Spooky Mechanics: Faith the Unholy Trinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 60:41


    Spooky Mechanics continues and it's time to exorcise some demons. And you know what else, we're going to exercise our bodies, too! That's right, gang. Let's get those heart rates up. Drop and give me twenty. Jumping jacks, let's get 'em going! Tickle fight!! Whose with me?!

    Spooky Mechanics: Alan Wake 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 80:25


    Autumn is here, Halloween is looming in the near future, and we have thoughts about Alan Wake. Like, the whole series. And then some! Follow us on Bluesky

    Mikaela's Many Modifications, Decompilations, and a Cowabunga Turtles Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 56:08


    Sonic Summer is OVER! We are DONE with that beautiful blue bastard. For real this time!!* Yeah, a summer full of Sonic games would have kept a lot of gamers busy, but not us. We had time on our hands. What did we do with that time? This is our story... Follow us on Bluesky! Just search for the show, idk what you want from me. *See Sonic the Hedgehog 3 only in theaters December 20

    Sonic Summer: The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 49:30


    We're closing out this special Sonic Summer with a Sonic Murder Mystery! Sonic Summer may have come to an end but the blue blur will always remain a part of us all. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us at social media!

    Sonic Summer: Sonic Battle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 77:15


    Sonic Battle is a 2003 beat 'em up video game developed by Sonic Team for the Game Boy Advance. It is the second fighting game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the first game being Sonic the Fighters. It was released in Japan in December 2003 and in North America and Europe in early 2004. The game received a lukewarm response from critics. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Battle) #DeadpoolandWolverine #LFG Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Find us on Bluesky, I dare you.

    Sonic Summer: Sonic OVA (w/Matt Slanaker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 66:32


    Sonic Summer continues and takes us through even more deep cuts of Sonic media. Matt Slanaker joins the Surprise Mechanics this time to lend his Sonic expertise and help us sort through all this lore!

    Sonic Summer: Sonic 3D Blast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 31:02


    Man, it is way too hot! This is nuts! The hell is a heat dome? Dimmsdale Dimma-ass sounding weather. ~~hEaT dOmE~~ what are you telling me that for? What am I supposed to do about that? Get out of here! It's HOT and I'm CRANKY. We played Sonic 3D Blast.

    Sonic Summer: Tails and the Music Maker (w/Kaleb Grine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 66:19


    Welcome to Sonic Summer, a series devoted to talking about the speediest, blurriest, spin-offiest Sonic the Hedgehog media we can get our white gloved hands on! And who better to talk about some weird Sonic stuff than our good buddy, and resident Hedgehog mega fan, Kaleb?! When we asked him he wanted to start the whole thing he said Tails and the Music Maker and we said: Okay. Then he said it was for the Sega Pico, remember the Sega Pico, and we said: Sure, Man. And the rest, as they say in the podcast industry, was content. Sit back, grab a (non-expired) chili dog, and enjoy us talking about a video game that tricks you into going to school.

    Classic Resident Evil (Mikaela's Birthday!)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 55:43


    Celebrate Mikaela's birthday with the Surprise Mechanics as we try to figure out if it was the movies or the games or the Super Mario 64s. We don't know! Help!

    God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla & Fallout 1 & Fallout 2 & a lil Helldivers 2 & even a dash of friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 63:49


    Mikaela, Roman, and their shared Sleep Paralysis Demon Samuel are back in studio! They're coming at you LIVE to talk about all that stuff I already listed out. What, you want me to do it again? Nah nah nah. Not doing it. Give it a listen. Or don't! That's fine!! Stop being so weird about it.

    Sable

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 81:51


    Dude, where's my hoverbike? Today the Surprise Mechanics return from their gliding to talk about Sable. Anyway, did you watch Fallout? Follow us on Bluesky @surprisemechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Like a Dragon: Ishin! & The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (w/Matthew Rao)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 74:09


    Michaela thought this was just going to be another episode...another walk in the freakin park...but nope! Roman had other plans! This ain't your grandma's Surprise Mechanics! She thought she could get away with just talking about Like a Dragon: Ishin! and Roman would be normal about it. Maybe he would talk about Helldivers or some bullshit comic book he read, but nope! He had to go SICKO MODE and do something TWISTED. Matthew Rao makes a surprise appearance and from there...well let's just say it gets preeeetttyyyy interesting, okay? That's right: they go all in on The Walking Dead. I'm talking Rick, I'm talking Michonne, and zombies? Uhhhh yeah, we're talking about those too! Is anybody out there? Does anybody care? wth is a Def Leppard anyway?

    For All Mankind (HBD Roman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 77:59


    It's Roman's birthday! Everyone wish Roman a happy birthday! Today, Mikaela and God Emperor Roman Buetel talk about going to the moon in another Apple TV original For All Mankind. Follow us on Bluesky @surprisemechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Return to Monkey Island & Dave the Diver

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 41:38


    You're telling me a monkey made this island? You're telling me a dave built this diver? What the!!

    It's Happening Again! (TLOU2 & FF7R Strikes Back!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 69:20


    Oh no it's happening again! They let Roman and Mikaela ramble about The Last of Us Part 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Who was on the clock? You had one job! We can't let them continue this conversation the very fabric of space time will erode. Fire [REDACTED] and get these two nerds talking about their backlog again! Check out Mikaela's band at https://open.spotify.com/album/0Kd34W5fUkapSGQE8hWQOb?si=2C-7rbr0R0aoxRrdRVroXw Follow us on Bluesky @surprisemechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    ULTRAKILL & Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 49:03


    We're back, babyyyy! Our Gamers Rest has ended and now we're ready to talk video games. But things are going to be a little different this time, that's for sure. This time, get this, this time it's all about the backlog. Surprise Mechanics 2024: The Backlog. That's the stuff. We're talking old games, old-ish games, and probably some new ones too. The backlog stretches ahead as it does behind. The backlog is all around us, spreading endlessly through time and space. It uncurls, hungry, desperately reaching for more of the sweet nectar it craves: media. It lives to consume, it needs to consume. It is us and we are it. We love the Backlog. We Are The Backlog. man that avatar game did a number on me. Follow us on Bluesky @surprisemechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    The Best Games We Played In 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 68:09


    Here we are once again, talking about the best games this year with friends. The Surprise Mechanics return to tradition with guest Billy Hyland to figure out the best games we played in 2023. Those honorable mentions though Follow us on Bluesky: @SurpriseMechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Godzilla Minus One & Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (w/Kaleb Grine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 67:20


    The Cinema Enjoyers (TM) have just returned from their latest trip to the local theatre where they had the pleasure to watch Godzilla Minus One. And folks...it rules. Seriously. It's so, so good. You should go watch it. Get your tickets right now. You're already on your phone. Just hop over to Fandango or whatever. Also, we're not sponsored by Fandango, but are open to conversations. After that, Kaleb Grine returns to get silly with Marvel's Spider-Man 2, a game that we haven't had a chance to discuss yet because it wasn't spooky enough at the time of release. That's a deep cut only the OG's will get. I'm talking the people who have been here for a LONG time. Like, 'they-listened-to-the-last-few-episodes' long time. Follow us on Bluesky: @SurpriseMechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Spooky Mechanics: Days Gone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 57:46


    Spooky Mechanics 2023 concludes with our first ever Gamers Debate (TM) discussing Bend Studio's Days Gone. Lines are drawn and friendships are tested as Roman argues in favor of this underappreciated game and Mikaela chuckles along, mostly not really caring. There is also mention of Jurassic Park and food. Follow us on Bluesky @surprisemechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Spooky Mechanics: The Thing (2011) (w/ Matthew Rao)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 62:40


    Spooky Mechanics persists as time and space gets weird and we end up back at The Thing but its 2011! Matthew joins Roman and Mikaela today to talk about the prequel to one of the greatest horror films of all time John Carpenter's The Thing. Can you figure out which one of us is The Thing? Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @surprisemechanics.bsky.social

    Spooky Mechanics: Dead Space 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 58:02


    In space no one can hear you game... Halloween may be over, by Spooky Mechanics continues as Roman and Mikaela talk about Dead Space, a video game released in the year 2023. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @surprisemechanics.bsky.social

    Spooky Mechanics: Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Watchalong

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 90:42


    Here we go again! we're watching Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 so get some popcorn, join us and watch along! Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Spooky Mechanics: Signalis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 69:20


    Spooky season is back, babyyy! We're kicking off our annual festival of frights with Rose Engine's Signalis. It's basically go everything: robots, zombies, robot zombies, gun. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Weekly Check-in (Tears of the Kingdom)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 79:21


    It's time for another Weekly Check-in with Roman and Mikaela. This week we're talkin' Tears of the Kingdom. Can you believe this game has an ending? Featuring special guest: a cricket trapped in Roman's basement. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Surprise Mechanics ~Nights~: Gaming Ruts & The Flash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 54:00


    "It's not easy to be me." When Vladimir John Ondrasik III sang this line in the hit song "Superman" by his band Five for Fighting, he wasn't necessarily talking about the turmoil of being a Gamer, but he wasn't explicitly NOT talking about it either, and sometimes that's enough. What I'm trying to say is sometimes games don't grip you. It happens to the best of us. It's normal! I'm normal! The best we can do is work through the pain. A new game will eventually come along that excites you. It has to, otherwise what am I going to talk about on this show? I need something to talk about on the show otherwise there isn't a show. (Note: Mikaela, can you clean this up a little before you post? Feels a little unhinged. Thanks! - R) (Note: No. - M) This week Roman and Mikaela talk about Gaming Ruts, Street Fighter 6, The Flash, fourth of July, and Pabst Blue Ribbon. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Andor, another Star Wars Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 84:59


    Star Wars is back! And/or its Mikaela's birthday and she's forcing it upon Roman. We're talking about the Disney+ Star Wars television series Andor and could you believe its a Star Wars? Follow us on twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Severance (season one)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 94:48


    It's Roman's Birthday, sorta! Better late than never, I guess. We all remember how funny it was when Roman forced his good friend Mikaela to watch Vanderpump Rules last year. It was a total riot! We all loved it! This year he chose a new tactic and picked a program he thought she might actually like, which is Apple TV's Severance. Spoiler alert: it's a really cool show. Also spoiler alert: there are spoilers in this episode. But not until later, so don't even trip. Just relax, alright? Follow us on twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

    Zelda Tears of the Kingdom First Impressions & Other Stuff (w/Billy Hyland)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 94:45


    Just because it's not our GOTY episode doesn't mean Billy can't have a little fun! I don't know who keeps saying that, but it's not true, okay? Billy is allowed to talk about video games whenever he wants! This time we're talking about that Zelda game everyone in the world is playing, before spiraling into a barrage of sponsored content, blockbuster movies, professional wrestling, and Vanderpump Rules. Good stuff. Find Billy on Itch.io! https://itch.io/profile/billdo Find us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Or drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Cyberpunk 2077 (W/Gwyn Branwen)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 91:48


    Mikaela's roommate and bonafide cyberpsycho Gwyn stops by the Surprise Mechanics Elder Castle to discuss DC Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, a video game that works now! How about that! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Evil Dead Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 68:09


    Klaatu barada nikto someone has read out loud from the Book of the Dead once again! The demons decide to take on the big city this time around in Evil Dead Rise. Roman and Mikaela definitely were not scared at all while watching this film. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Resident Evil 4 Remake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 85:06


    Where's everyone going? Bingo!! That's right, folks, it's time to talk about Resident Evil 4 Remake. Resident Evil 4 is a very good video game again, still. Leon Kennedy is really cool and good at suplexing cultists again, still. Ashley and Luis are here, too! Remember them? They're great! And Ada! You know Ada! From Resident Evil! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    HBO's The Last of Us Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 92:43


    Zombies are back folks and this time they're fungi, again. Roman and Mikaela are here clickin' all about HBO's The Last of Us Season One and it's a doozy! Show Notes: So, Should we Stop Staying JRPG? (Jimquisition) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpDyONiXSjM&ab_channel=JimSterling Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Deliver us a message across a perilous post apocalyptic environment: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Marvel's Midnight Suns & Harley Quinn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 53:13


    The Combo Pack(TM) returns with an episode about our favorite comic book freaks! Look at them, these freaks! Bask in their glory! Fear Them, as they fear You. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Velma and Scooby Apocalypse (w/Wisam Awadallah)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 53:50


    Our newly promoted Warner Bros Correspondent Wisam Awadallah (@HobbsnShawarma) returns to discuss HBO Max's Velma and the comic series Scooby Apocalypse, two very different stories that attempt to reimagine the Scooby Gang for a more contemporary audience with varying results! Mikaela and Roman welcome Wisam to the PS5 family by sharing their top 5 PS5 game recommendations before moving on to discuss Vanderpump Rules (because it wouldn't be an episode of SM without that), Everything Everywhere All At Once, and MILF Manor, a real show made by real people! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Notes: Trans Witches are Witches game bundle - https://itch.io/b/1712/trans-witches-are-witches Problematic Tropes and Harmful Stereotypes in the Harry Potter Series - https://wealthofgeeks.com/harry-potter-series/ Why I'm Not Buying the Harry Potter Game by Stacey Henley - https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/24/21452826/harry-potter-video-game-hogwarts-legacy-warner-bros-jk-rowling-transphobia Lead Designer of Hogwarts Legacy Used to Be an Anti-Social Justice YouTuber by Natalie Flores - https://www.fanbyte.com/games/news/lead-designer-of-hogwarts-legacy-used-to-be-an-anti-social-justice-youtuber/ It's Time to Call Modern Anti-Trans Laws What They Are: Attempted Genocide by Vienna Austin - https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/its-time-to-call-modern-anti-trans-laws-what-they-are-attempted-genocide/ The Ten Stages of Genocide - https://www.hmd.org.uk/learn-about-the-holocaust-and-genocides/what-is-genocide/the-ten-stages-of-genocide/ JK Rowling's New Friends by Shaun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou_xvXJJk7k&ab_channel=Shaun Hogwarts: A Legacy of Hate (The Jimquisition) by James Stephanie Sterling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNKyQVsgKLg&ab_channel=JimSterling

    Sonic Frontiers (w/Kaleb Grine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 76:47


    Rise and Grind, Gamers! Surprise Mechanics is back from our winter hiatus to talk about everyone's favorite sicko: Sonic the Hedgehog! Kaleb Grine returns to bring us breakfast and chat about this super fast freak! We close out, per usual, with a Heated Gaming Moment where we discuss Sonic Prime, That 90s Show, and Kaleb's growing addiction to G-Fuel. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

    The Best Games We Played in 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 83:28


    Can you believe time marches forward? Well, we're joined by Billy Hyland once again and we're making a list and checking it twice giving recognition to the games we thought were quite nice! Number 3 is SHOCKING

    Todd Howard's Fallout 4, Our 2023 Plans, and a sprinkle of Avatar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 52:44


    We got a real gamer's potpourri this week, a real pop culture stew, a cosmic gumbo, even! We're talking Fallout 4 mods, we're talking about the future, our hopes and dreams, and we're checking back in with our good friend Jim Cameron. Wowza that's a lot of stuff in just fifty two minutes and forty five seconds! Do you think these bozos can handle it?? Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Vampire Survivors & God of War Ragnarok

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 60:37


    I Made A Game With Zombies In It is free to download on steam! You read that right! It's FREE! This is not a drill! Follow us on twitter @SurpriseMechPod before what's his name destroys the place. You know, the apartheid guy. With the murderous automobiles. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

    Gotham Knights & Resident Evil Village Winters' Expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 75:11


    This one's got everything: werewolves, batmen, man bats, a child militia, and one tall, tall woman! AWOOGA! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Watchalong: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (w/Matthew Rao)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 123:19


    Well, it's time to end Roman's Never Seeing Indiana Jones streak. This week the Surprise Mechanics throw Matt a bone and watch the movie that was actually promised. Despite what might be our most chaotic opening, we finally sit down and watch Temple of Doom. Turns out Indiana Jones rocks! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

    Spooky Mechanics: Matt's Hubris Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 96:15


    Did you know a thermos can do anything? On the final Spooky Mechanics of 2022 our friend Matthew joins us for a Hubie Halloween watchalong! Sync it up to the movie and join us for a spooky time! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod What's that behind you?: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

    Spooky Mechanics: No One Lives Under the Lighthouse & Summer of '58

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 56:50


    Hot dog! We're talking about two bite sized, but still mondo satisfying, indie horror titles today. Which ones, you ask? The ones in the title, silly! No One Lives Under the Lighthouse! Summer of '58! Also our first ever Spooky Kaleb's Korner! Oh wow!! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com

    Spooky Mechanics: The Cured & The Sadness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 84:09


    Hope you're hungry for some more horror films, cuz we got 'em! This week on Spooky Mechanics, we watch The Cured (2017) and The Sadness (2021). Also introducing Deku the cat who was a good boy for exactly one minute before chewing on my headphone cable and being banned from Surprise Mechanics Studios. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Tell us about your day: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

    Haunted PS1 Demo Disc: Spectral Mall (w/Chance Duffy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 47:43


    Chance "Pance" Duffy returns to discuss the new collection from the Haunted PS1 community! Go check it out! https://hauntedps1.itch.io/demo-disc-spectral-mall Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail

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