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Two friends reflect on their history with gaming and try to keep up while they grow up.

Andrew & JJ


    • May 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    451: Vibes Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 58:32


    00:00 Andor to Rogue One (No Spoilers) 06:21 JJ Plays Hue 16:49 Andy Plays Tactical Breach Wizards 36:00 Michael Plays Arkham Asylum 43:02 Steam Deck 52:26 Anti-AI Chat

    450: The One Where We Choose

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 54:45


    01:05 MLB04:04 Hall of Fame 13:37 Literary Problems18:23 The Personal Librarian24:02 Expedition 33 Content27:41 Trails Games30:54 Jeanne D'Arc38:14 Game Choices39:14 Andy Assigns: Sonic Mania & Jotun42:57 Michael Assigns: Animal Well & Hue48:53 JJ Assigns: Tactical Breach Wizards & Arkham Asylum

    449: Braindead Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 50:50


    00:00 MtG x Final Fantasy05:58 Bruised at the Beach08:33 Ancient Chinese Literature17:47 Audiobooks20:05 Thunderbolts*26:46 Star Trek31:57 Food & Appliances40:21 Game Nudge47:03 Laugh Tracks

    448: Red Sea Scuba

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 48:16


    00:00 Airplane Whoopsies05:54 Conclave22:42 Gundam Knowledge36:54 Monument Valley 343:01 Champions of the Continent45:13 Warzone Revamp

    447: 1/2 Complete

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 48:04


    00:00 Action Button03:40 Rhystic Studies10:20 Magic: Deckbuilding Bug16:09 The Last Spell27:23 Champions of the Continent Update29:43 Monument Valley 3: Update34:48 Conclave39:43 Invincible Season 2

    446: Now Recording

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 60:24


    00:00 Intro 02:03 Action Button Returns 13:35 Suikoden 2 20:05 Switch 2 35:30 The Papacy 39:58 Secret Level 49:32 Electronic Gaming Monthly

    445: "Live" Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 52:10


    00:00 Intro02:24 NPS Vacay11:33 Home Renovation16:02 Crosswords17:34 Lightbulbs19:15 Adding a Fourth20:25 Tarkir Dragonstorm26:35 Switch 2 Nintendo43:35 Switch 2 Mouse Feature46:06 Civilization 7

    444: Mtg Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 113:34


    Magic the Gathering Arena deck building and drafting "tutorials" go a little bit haywire technically.

    443: Return to Magic the Gathering

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 114:48


    JJ advises return to the MtG Universe. 00:00 State of the Game 21:58 Secret Lairs and Hasbro Special Versions 54:20 Pack Openings

    442: Space Marine 2 [Pt 3]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 57:49


    No longer sick and tackling more Xenos. Also: Ketchup, MtG and Formula 1.

    441: Space Marine 2 [Pt 2]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 34:05


    Ace every Xenos, brother!00:00 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 218:04 Yardwork20:05 Monster Train 2 Demo24:43 Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remasters

    440: Space Marine 2 [Pt 1]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 51:10


    JJ and Andy Thunderhawk down into the Warhammer 40,000 Universe for some co-op Space Marine 2 gameplay.

    439: 30 Hours Shorter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 40:00


    01:16 Baseball Record05:56 5070 Reviews & RTX Problems12:51 FF7: Rebirth20:26 PSP & PS5 Anniversaries24:53 Switch 2 Pricing27:20 Suikoden News33:36 Walking Dead Finale36:21 Castlevania: Nocturne

    438: I'll Be a Piggy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 59:20


    00:00 Friday02:03 Past Opinions04:11 MtG Check In07:03 Food Court: Tuna Potato16:02 Michael Reviews Post Malone's Cookie33:31 ABS Baseball43:20 Reacher 350:53 Castlevania: Nocturne

    437: Literal Plot Armor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 60:57


    Does Bucky Barnes get social security? Guy gets the short end of every stick. Shout out to Sharon Tazewell.00:00 Death Valley07:12 Pupfishes10:13 MtG: Aetherdrift14:29 UB: Final Fantasy 31:48 FF7 Rebirth43:30 Horizon Forbidden West 49:53 Captain America Brave New World56:53 What if Season 3

    436: Not Quite Try Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 60:47


    02:43 Magic the Gathering13:04 Civilization 7 Reviews17:06 Horizon Cauldrons28:24 That Football Game41:00 Mission Impossible, The Sting, Conclave & Logan Lucky

    435: 100.1a(1)sub(a)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 50:30


    Never forget about the new button.00:00 A Basketball Rulebook01:11 Magic the Gathering12:24 Delicious in Dungeon15:24 Vinland Saga18:07 Delicious in Dungeon19:49 Horizon Forbidden West26:32 The Fence, Electric Progress29:57 Switch 245:55 Civilization 7

    434: Salsa Delivery Vehicle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 58:10


    00:00 Breakfast Food15:15 Tea Time18:34 Cookies vs Brownies24:36 NNSS39:35 Leveling Up: Fighting the Code55:25 Outro

    433: Hop Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 56:55


    00:00 Strategy01:05 Intro04:28 Hop Water12:21 Board Games13:56 Secret Level27:06 CotC New Beginnings51:39 Magic the Gathering Preview

    432: 2Witch Spec-ulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 64:53


    We recorded before a Switch 2 reveal and had a lot of wild guesses.00:00 Intro 04:18 2024 Recap 05:25 AGDQ 2025 Recap 13:51 Astro Bot 17:33 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 30:33 Valkyria Chronicles 4 42:13 2witch Spec-ulation 55:39 Echoes of Wisdom 59:17 Swiitch Spec-ulation 2

    431: Things of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 53:17


    It's that time of year: let's list things and reflect. Hidden in the episode this year are three top five game lists.01:34 2025 Fire Season, Be Safe04:52 2024 in Review10:31 Andy: Balatro; But Why?21:27 JJ: 40th Birthday Party32:59 Michael: Sweeping Epics43:57 You Should Travel

    Subspace 39: DS9 & Baseball

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 51:54


    00:00 Intro08:24 "Bad" Idea11:39 Move Along Home24:24 If Wishes Were Horses27:27 Baseball in the 24th Century33:30 If Wishes Were Horses Pt 237:42 HD Star Trek

    430: Space Guys All the Way Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 62:41


    00:00 2025 Preview 03:03 Monument Valley 308:56 Magic the Gathering Commander 22:34 Crab28:54 F1 - Sergio Perez31:03 Food Court38:29 Game Awards 51:53 Hermits and X-Wings56:09 Karate Kid and Cobra Kai59:13 Secret Level

    429: World Champion Moves

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 56:41


    00:00 Michelle Yeoh & Wicked10:19 F1 Season Finale27:27 Rantasy Football35:31 Vinland Saga37:53 Octopath: CotC43:05 Metaphor: ReFantazio46:23 Zelda Echoes of Wisdom50:51 Component Class Teaser52:34 GameFaqs Polls

    428: Echo Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 60:59


    00:00 Steam Sale 02:42 Game Awards05:55 Ubisoft Shutdown10:17 Rantasy Football26:33 Delicious in Dungeon27:33 Metaphor: ReFantazio36:10 Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - 48:21 Octopath Traveler Champions of the Continent54:21 Outro

    427: Going Crackers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 60:59


    Happy Thanksgiving in the U.S.00:00 Animal "Crackers"02:06 Trick an AI Problem04:23 Palm Springs (The Movie)18:29 Agatha All Along22:18 F1 - World Champion Status35:46 Octopath Champions of the Continent: It's Alive47:02 Delicious in Dungeon52:13 Ranma 1/256:53 Rantasy Outro

    426: 1977 Guillotine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 63:28


    00:00 Thanksgiving Pizza07:20 Netflix Fight10:14 Adulting: Aftermarket Oven Parts 24:15 Heritage BBQ32:28 Rantasy Football45:55 Fantasy Football Manager Game48:43 Black Ops & WZ Problems51:29 Tower 600 Case54:33 Game Awards: Games of the Year 202458:13 Things of the Year

    425: Alarmo Couple

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 54:16


    00:00 F1, What a Season! 17:55 Fantasy Football 25:41 Monster Train 28:09 Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Nintendo Music, Alarmo 47:42 Rebel Ridge & Bad Boys 3

    424: 2WiiTCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 59:42


    We love those palindrome episodes. 00:00 Food & Production 05:35 Whiplash 12:15 Detroiters 18:13 Netflix Games 22:55 Echoes of Wisdom 40:53 Switch 2 News 46:29 Metaphor: Refantazio 51:14 Echoes of Wisdom

    423: Ciao is Aloha

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 64:02


    Is Zelda a Necromancer? 00:00 Italian Vacation 27:03 Hayao Miyazaki: Kiki's Delivery Service & Ponyo 31:51 Frank and Hank 33:09 Netflix Gundam Requiem for Vengeance 39:06 Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 46:06 World Series49:06 Rantasy Football 50:19 Rotten Tomatoes Top 25 for 25

    422: Went Out with a Banger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 62:14


    We all tried, but not very hard, so Backstreet's not back. Hats off to Nobuo Uematsu.00:00 Food Court: Less Mess Burger12:41 Donut County19:07 Component Class: Cases55:49 Not So Rantasy Football58:07 Rings of Power 01:00:33 Echoes of Outro

    421: The Oreo Cycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 55:45


    Can you still be punk in our 40s?00:00 Baseball02:11 Old Concerts08:00 Oreos15:13 Metaphor: ReFantazio Demo34:13 Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered41:53 Rantasy Football54:30 Outro

    420: Stupid CG

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 56:03


    00:00 MLB Playoffs10:09 F1 2024 Update18:15 Rantasy Football33:43 Mor-eos37:46 Space Marine 242:36 Beetlejuice 246:29 Star Wars Visions 2 & Tales of the Empire52:08 Terminator Zero54:08 Outro

    419: Cookie Debauchery

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 63:43


    00:00 End of Season Baseball07:56 The Ohtani Ball11:39 Coke Oreos20:28 Oreo Cokes29:11 CotC Tavern Talk 40:05 Sony Direct41:49 Component Class: New Computer Pt 148:25 Padres Triple Play!49:43 Component Class: New Computer Pt 256:02 Space Marine 2

    418: That Cooking Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 48:49


    00:00 - Axel F02:40 - Emmys: Shogun 04:15 - Emmys: The Bear11:00 - Chow Chow14:00 - Fantasy Football Trade23:50 - Horizon: Forbidden West27:50 - iPhone Math30:40 - Space Marine 2

    417: Hamburger Math

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 46:00


    Do I not know what a hamburger bun is?00:00:00 Discord00:03:21 Fantasy Football00:08:20 Frank & Hank Update 100:10:21 4th Grade Math00:20:32 Visions of Mana00:25:12 Space Marine 2

    416: Frank and Hank Go to School

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 67:10


    00:00 Football Drafts12:11 Curry Cup Noodle14:27 Boil & Bottle Share17:29 Water Heaters26:02 Shogun39:30 Harebrained Graft Announcement44:53 Quantomania51:48 Civilization 652:22 Tactical Breach Wizards59:02 Frank and Hank

    415: Pick a New Civ

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 59:27


    00:00 Food. Again: Burrito Pricing 06:32 Nintendo Direct: Sea of Stars, Balatro, Trails, Suikoden, Castlevania 28:45 Civilization 7 Preview 32:29 Civilization 6 46:52 Octopath Champions of the Continent 54:42 Outro & Teasers

    414: The French Laundry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 56:54


    00:00 Red Wine & Condensed Milk 05:07 Napa Valley 11:44 The French Laundry 33:28 Oregon Trail 2021 44:13 Trails Through Daybreak

    413: Tales of Pie Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 56:00


    00:00 Making Xbox Cloud Work02:03 Olympic Breakdancing05:36 Visions of Mana Demo16:37 Mechanical Keyboard Well27:21 Disney Catch Up39:54 Batman Caped Crusader44:15 The Bear Season 347:58 Elden Ring

    412: Weird Brain Drain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 63:52


    02:04 Comic Con Wrap-up 24:43 Octopath: Champions of the Continent32:09 Civilization 636:25 Steam Deck Attempt43:13 Paris Olympics56:38 Xbox Cloud Gaming Fail59:44 Formula 1

    411: Got Your Info

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 60:50


    1:31 Oven Surgery 10:00 Car Design 14:12 Civ 6 Deep Well 21:11 Next Gen Gamers 30:38 NES Championship & Physical Pricing 34:17 Comic Con 41:56 F1 Hungary 52:44 Octopath CotC 2nd Anniversary

    410: Scatterbrain Component Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 66:40


    00:00 Bottle Logic 03:10 Game Pass Price 06:20 Prime Day 11:23 Component Class Lite: Keyboards 20:22 Component Class Lite: Intel 26:02 Component Class Lite: Noctua & MRAM 38:33 New Steam & Logitech Software 44:03 Civilization 6 52:38 Elden Ring 57:31 NYT Puzzles

    409: Should Be Fine...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 69:54


    3:53 Kura Sushi 14:37 Cup S'Mores 24:25 Elden Ring 34:35 Civilization 6 40:58 Summer Games Done Quick: Starcraft, Peanut Butter Baseball & Balatro 45:53 Game Pass 54:15 F1 Silverstone

    408: Zoom Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 67:22


    03:38 - Dog Preferences 10:49 - Steam Summer Sale Theory 15:38 - Animal Well & Steam Deck Controls 26:45 - Summer Games Done Quick 28:47 - Balatro (Andy Quits) 38:38 - F1 Austria 57:22 - Elden Ring 59:42 - Shogun Part 1

    407: Sorcerers Rise Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 65:05


    That's some Fine chocolate cake…00:00 Intro03:40 Stretch Your Critical Muscles (Twin Peaks)08 :20 Comic Con15:08 Octopath Champions of the Continent25:56 Elden Ring31:57 Animal Well53:16 Horizon Forbidden West58:50 Summer Baseball in Full Swing

    406: Streamalidoodle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 65:32


    00:00 COTC 05:15 ELDEN RING07:40 FURIOSA18:00 BALATRO22:45 THE NEW PC ERA; ANXIETY38:10 TWIN PEAKS43:00 FALLOUT52:05 GODZILLA MINUS ONE01:00:45 SCAVENGER'S REIGN

    405: What You Said Was No

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 61:37


    01:27 Diablo IV11:10 Xbox Showcase24:11 Balatro Vouchers34:54 Elden Ring38:23 Smoke Queen BBQ45:37 Inflation47:51 F1 Canada

    404: 2/3 Deck Doctors Agree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 69:54


    02:28 Octopath: CotC 09:40 Balatro Aside 13:55 Starcraft & Stormgate 16:42 Balatro 24:10 Eiyuden 31:20 Pokemon Arceus 33:10 Astro's Playroom & Sequel 40:04 Chili Street Fair 54:56 Beverly Hills Cop 01:03:24 Furiosa vs Mortal Engines

    403: Driving on a Floppy Wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 64:03


    00:00 Prices these Days 03:35 Cabbage Shredder & Knives 11:52 BBQ Review: Hickory & Spice 21:18 Leveling Up: Business Patience 26:24 The Party 27:59 MLB: Angel Hernandez 35:04 David Lynch 36:55 Road Signs 40:55 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix

    402: Hopium

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 68:49


    00:00 TV Time & The Big Party 05:53 Michael's 1st Pixar Fest 09:27 Octopath: CotC Big Updates41:58 Mario Builder 64 50:35 Vampire Survivors 52:10 Tropic Thunder 01:01:55 MLB Braves v Padres 01:08:00 Outro

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