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0.74 The One That Ended It All

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 79:24


Given the gift of hindsight we look back on the MCU and the ZSU. Thanks for listening!

0.73 This is the Limits of Our Imagination (Spider Man: Far From Home)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 87:39


Our marvelous journey reaches a middling end as the Spider Boy travels to Europe.

0.72 New Super Russo Bros. (Avengers: Endgame)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 141:35


The Russos make the best Ant Man movie.

0.71 Classic Skrull Error (Captain Marvel)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 105:39


We love Top Gun, outer space, fighter jets, the band Heart, and friendship, but we do not love this movie.

0.70 The McGuffin is Moving (Ant Man and the Wasp)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 87:45


We explore a quantum realm's worth of digressions.

0.69 Super Russo Bros. 64 (The Avengers: Infinity War)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 93:27


You understand boy? You're about to take the full force of a star.

0.68 Wakanda Forever (Black Panther)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 97:09


0.67 Thorbrother (Thor: Ragnarok)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 81:11


We're back to fulfill the prophesy.

0.66 Gotta Get That Guy (Spider-Man: Homecoming)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 78:48


We spin the tale of the Spider-Child despite massive sickness-induced holes in our memories.

0.65 A Muppet With A Glock (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 66:40


0.64 Magic Man (Doctor Strange)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 83:59


We watched Dr. Strange and failed to find the post-credit sequence that is almost certainly there. Apologies for the oversight, but hey, we got a good conversation out of it.

0.63 Super Russo Bros. (Captain America: Civil War)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 104:44


The Stars produce their longest (and possibly best) podcast ever. What a shame that you'd have to wade through all the mediocre episodes to fully understand it.

0.62 Death Stranding (Ant Man)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 68:18


A podcast about Ant Man and two(!) video games.

0.61 The Desire of Him (Avengers: Age of Ultron)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 87:03


The team forgets a worryingly large amount of the second Avengers movie and video games return to the podcast.

0.60 Can You Imagine Jack Black Ripped? (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 77:34


0.59 Birdman Sam (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 75:28


We finally watch Captain America: The One Everybody Likes.

0.58 Many More Crosses Going On (Thor: The Dark World)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 70:41


Bob and Matt watch Rotten Tomatoes least-favorite MCU film.

0.57 Full Bowser (Iron Man Three)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 67:45


We just don't know how to feel about Iron Man Three.

0.56 It Is Incredibly Complex (The Avengers)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 67:38


We try and fail to recall everything that happens in The Avengers and Matt makes a valiant effort to talk about video games.

0.55 It's Pandering To Me (The First Avenger)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 61:28


We watch Captain America: The First Avenger and disagree about the pronunciation of "Jumanji".

0.54 A Popular & Famous God (Thor)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 57:21


While ostensibly about 2011's Thor, this is really just a meditation on Jeremy Renner's music career.

0.53 Plot Q (Iron Man 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 62:29


The MCU returns to greatness (or at least goodness) with Iron Man 2 and Matt experiences D&D in a whole new way. You can see images from the campaign Matt is a player in here.

0.52 It Was Pretty Well Received At The Time (The Incredible Hulk)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 52:05


We watched 2008's The Incredible Hulk. It was incredible.

0.51 We Had To Force Ourselves To Do This (Iron Man)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 58:22


We pick the biggest video game news week of the year to start watching Marvel movies. It went better than that sounds. If you want to skip ahead, discussion of Iron Man starts at 34:28.

0.50 Superhero Sausage Party

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 36:52


After fifty episodes, the Stars take this opportunity to ruminate on video game journalists and podcasts they've loved and lost. They also find time to tease a format change. Get your t-shirt!

0.49 I Like This Kind of Game

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 39:05


It's been a rough couple weeks with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

0.48 Bone & Rope Robot

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 31:51


It's a race against time as we discuss Google's Stadia announcement and the recent release of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

0.47 Schroeder

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 40:47


We're feeling loose as we discuss the Oscars that have already happened as well as Anthem, Apex Legends, and Divinity: Original Sin II.

0.46 Matt Has a New Obsession

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 46:11


Hot off their first round of D&D, the Stars get excited about Apex Legends, dismiss Anthem, and talk about a new segment involving Divinity II.

0.45 Nintendo Seal of Equality

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 47:40


Matt becomes a Scrumlord and Bob plays games without screens. Tune in for discussions of CrossCode, Resident Evil 2, Twilight Struggle, Azul, and The Ancient Chinese Game of Go.

0.44 Plane and Smoke Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 44:12


It's a week full of regrets as the Stars discuss Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Into the Breach, and the Resident Evil 2 demo.

0.43 Our Various Psychological Issues With Video Games

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 41:43


As 2018 draws to a close, the Stars evaluate the year in games. Matt wonders if he'll ever recapture the feelings conjured by Fallout 3. Bob gets a robot.

0.42 Why Would I Do the Smart Thing?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 53:19


Matt's played a lot and loved a little. Bob's played a little and loved a lot.

0.41 Red Dead Removed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 45:30


A vacation from work provides the Stars a chance to play games that aren't Red Dead. There's lots to be thankful for as we discuss Diablo 3, Hitman 2, Dark Souls Remastered, and Super Mario Party.

0.40 Fresh Breath of the Wild

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 42:38


Bob muses on the differences between story mission Red Dead and side mission Red Dead while Matt gets overwhelmed by Return of the Obra Dinn. Somehow, it all comes back to Zelda.

0.39 Cowmen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 41:16


Guess who just got back today Them wild-eyed boys that had been away Haven't changed that much to say But man, I still think them cats are crazy

0.33 The Lost Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 28:32


Dear Readers, We here at Zero Stars are proud to present, for the first time ever, Zero Stars Episode 0.33, the fabled 'lost episode', which was recently discovered during an inventory of Prince's vault. It has been remastered in 1080p hi-definition widescreen to provide the ultimate in picture quality, and we hope you enjoy this peek at a lost moment in ZS history.

0.38 Solid Eight Hours (Feels Good)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 43:20


There's basically no news, but we still have stuff to talk about because Bob played a video game. Matt's obsessing over Zelda II and Bob wants the world to know about Dead Cells.

0.37 Extradition from Lavender Town

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 49:54


It's the summer of Frosé, and we're big fans. Once we finish discussing frozen beverages, it's time for a loopy news hour and a light discussion of Fortnite on mobile before Matt tells Bob why he's wrong about Hollow Knight.

0.36 Shock Jocks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 57:27


We come in like a wrecking ball to deliver affirmations and talk about the news of the week. Despite a remarkably lengthy news hour, we still find time to discuss All Our Asias, Dark Souls and God of War.

0.35 Hot Mike

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 67:52


It's an Extremely Exciting Episode, because we're talking about E3. We journeyed to sunny Los Angeles and braved extreme heat so you could learn everything a human could possibly want to know about the games that (almost all) got pushed to 2019.

0.34 The Episode After The Lost One

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 57:50


We've been away too long, but we shake off the dust and dive in to a bucket of pre-E3 news. Despite having a month to do stuff, we haven't played much, but we still manage to opine on Cinco Paus, Doom, Alto's Odyssey, and Reigns: Her Majesty.

0.32 Bemusement Park

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 53:50


It's a big week for news about Japanese games from the early 2000s. That gives us something to talk about that isn't God of War, but we still find plenty of time to talk about God of War. It's still really good.

0.31 Parkside

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 55:16


There's a whole bunch of news, but it kind of doesn't matter because God of War is real, and it's spectacular.

0.30 The Inspirationists

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 56:18


After creating thirty episodes of this show, we decide we're into making things. While Bob hasn't had time to play anything, Matt's burrowed deep into the wilds of Far Cry 5. It's another one of those, and this is another one of these.

0.29 Drake's Home Office

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 56:38


After two weeks of hunting monsters, the boys reconvene to discuss the ups and downs of Monster Hunter: World. Bob likes it a lot. Matt likes it a little. They both continue to be baffled by Fortnite.

0.28 Balto's Odyssey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 53:41


We haven't played much but we've got heart and some excellent beverage recommendations. We still manage to talk about Alto's Odyssey, Super Monkey Ball, Metal Gear Survive, Celeste, and Turok on the Nintendo 64.

0.27 SURPRISE!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 67:39


We begin in a state of shock and never recover in this sugary-sweet episode. Matt and Bob have developed a taste for the eighties rock, and managed to play Metal Gear Survive, Remnants of Naezith, Cinco Paus, and Mount Your Friends 3D.

0.26 The One With All The Callbacks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 61:53


We're feeling punchy on an episode that brings it all back home. Tune in for breaks, the return of the PUBG minute, the dramatic reappearance of Hollow Knight, and further conversations about the ancient Chinese game of Go.

0.25 Psycho Mantis Simulator

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2018 66:04


We talk about video games, robots, AI, and laundry detergent in this episode. Matt intelligently condenses his feelings regarding Nier: Automata and XCOM 2 while Bob struggles mightily to make a single coherent point about the ancient Chinese game of Go. Tune in for one of the last missives from before the robots took over!

0.24 Twenty-Four Hours

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2018 58:50


If you listened to every episode of this show, we've stolen a day of your life. This week, we talk about the games that have stolen days of ours. Bob's deep in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Matt's a citizen in West of Loathing, and we still find time to talk about Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy.

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