Podcasts about apathetic enthusiasm

Attention, pixel-pushing pals and manga maniacs! Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey through the digital pages of gaming history as we dive into the world of The Mafat Conspiracy, the NES sequel to Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode. This episode of Play Comics is locked and loaded with more action than Duke Togo's sniper rifle! We're joined by the legendary Dean Guadagno from  The Video Game Library, who's here to help us unravel the mysteries of this 8-bit espionage extravaganza. Get ready to dodge bullets, navigate 3D mazes, and race Ferraris as we explore how the world's deadliest assassin made his mark on Nintendo's beloved console. So grab your favorite controller, adjust your scope, and get ready to infiltrate the Mafat Revolutionary Group's hideout. It's time to discover if The Mafat Conspiracy lives up to its manga roots or if it's just another case of pixel propaganda. Let's dive in, agents! Learn such things as: How much adult leaning content can slip onto an NES cart? What if you just can't decide on a genre for your game? Is it a feature or a bug that this game doesn't have anything explicitly about Golgo 13 in the title? And so much more! You can find Dean on BlueSky @thevideogamelibrary.org, Instagram @thevideogamelibrary_, The Video Game Library, and their Discord server. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook. A big thanks to Apathetic Enthusiasm and The Last Comic Shop for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who has read this entire manga and is screaming at me across the void for not getting him on the show. Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomicsRead transcript

It's potpourri with Space, Stranger Things, and More on this weird smorgasbord episode of Apathetic Enthusiasm! … Continue readingAE Ep 214 – Space Earthed Things The post AE Ep 214 – Space Earthed Things appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Brandon saw Jurassic World, Travis saw Top Gun, and they both played TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. Let's talk about what's old and new again!  … Continue readingAE Ep 213 – Jurassic Gun: The Arcade Game The post AE Ep 213 – Jurassic Gun: The Arcade Game appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Everybody likes free things (especially us), so we picked up Diablo Immortal to play, (not) pay, and review away! … Continue readingAE Ep 212 – Diablo Immortal The post AE Ep 212 – Diablo Immortal appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Disney Plus dropped that Obi Wan and Netlifx dropped Stranger Things, so you *know* we're talking about those things! … Continue readingAE Ep 211 – Obi Wan 11 The post AE Ep 211 – Obi Wan 11 appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Ah yes, episodes with 3D printing and a house party... unfortunately without as much Kid & Play as we'd like! … Continue readingAE Ep 210 – 3D Printing House Party The post AE Ep 210 – 3D Printing House Party appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome back to a new episode of Apathetic Enthusiasm featuring the epic stylings of Moon Knight!  … Continue readingAE Ep 209 – Moon Knight The post AE Ep 209 – Moon Knight appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

On this new episode, we discuss Our Flag Means Death, Last Night in Soho, and an app that we both barely use (but should?), Untappd! … Continue readingAE Ep 208 – Untappd / Last Night in Soho The post AE Ep 208 – Untappd / Last Night in Soho appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Another year, another night of Academy Awards with the Oscars 2022! Join us to discuss the ups and downs and all-arounds! … Continue readingAE Ep 207 – Oscars 2022 The post AE Ep 207 – Oscars 2022 appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

It's an all things DC this week with Peacemaker, Batman, and West Side Story? Tune in for a bit! … Continue readingAE Ep 206 – Running DnD The post AE Ep 206 – Running DnD appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode (and last episode) time! It's time for the big finale for Rounding the Basses, which is really just like a regular episode (to be honest) … Continue readingRounding the Basses – The Big Finale The post Rounding the Basses – The Big Finale appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

It's tough enough to run on our own, but even tougher running DnD with friends! We talk our current running goals and Dungeons and Dragons this week!  … Continue readingAE Ep 205 – Running DnD The post AE Ep 205 – Running DnD appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Thanks to ol' Matt Sizemore, we discover a brand new Netflix show, Murderville! We also talk a bit about Book of Boba Fett, leading into this week's finale! … Continue readingAE Ep 204 – Book of Murderville The post AE Ep 204 – Book of Murderville appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

It's time for a very special episode as we cross the streams for an Apathetic Enthusiasm and Rounding the Basses extravaganza! … Continue readingApathetic Basses Crossover Special – Big Game Preview The post Apathetic Basses Crossover Special – Big Game Preview appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

It's time for a very special episode as we cross the streams for an Apathetic Enthusiasm and Rounding the Basses extravaganza! … Continue readingApathetic Basses Crossover Special – Big Game Preview The post Apathetic Basses Crossover Special – Big Game Preview appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode time! We end a wild week of NFL Playoffs with a talk about burritos and fleshing out how our ideal superpowers would work! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – NFL Superpowers The post Rounding the Basses – NFL Superpowers appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode time! A ton of NFL Wildcard Weekend talk this week and then straight into our latest trivia game. … Continue readingRounding the Basses – NFL Wildcard Weekend The post Rounding the Basses – NFL Wildcard Weekend appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

We continue our adventures in 3D printing with our deep dive into actually painting these things! Plus, we talk the Netflix show, Arcane! … Continue readingAE Ep 202 – Figure Painting and Arcane The post AE Ep 202 – Figure Painting and Arcane appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode time! Robbie and Matt talk about playoffs, Bob Saget, and Book of Boba Fett! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Book of Boba Playoffs The post Rounding the Basses – Book of Boba Playoffs appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode time! Robbie and Matt shout out the life of Betty White and argue about Skip Bayless for a good while … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Madden, White, and Bayless The post Rounding the Basses – Madden, White, and Bayless appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Happy New Year and happy 3D Printing! We talk about our new gifts and the challenges, joys, and successes of a new hobby! … Continue readingAE Ep 201 – Happy 3D Printing New Year! The post AE Ep 201 – Happy 3D Printing New Year! appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode time! Robbie and Matt predict disasters, playoffs, and new year resolutions for 2022! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – New Year Resolutions 2022 The post Rounding the Basses – New Year Resolutions 2022 appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Happy Holidays everyone! From Matt, Travis, Brandon and Robbie and everyone else who is apart of Apathetic Enthusiasm... which isn't anyone else, it's just us! … Continue reading2021 Happy Holiday Greeting! The post 2021 Happy Holiday Greeting! appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode time! Robbie and Matt are together, alone, without Brandon to talk about Halo, the Lakers, and method actors!  … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Halo Lakers The post Rounding the Basses – Halo Lakers appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

It's our 200th episode this week! We go over the history of the show, some of our favorite moments and recaps and hangout for a bit!  … Continue readingAE Ep 200 – Our 200th Episode Celebration The post AE Ep 200 – Our 200th Episode Celebration appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode time! Robbie Gets Back just in time for College Football pickups, a NASA space mission, It's Always Sunny, and plenty of documentaries! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – College Football Pickups The post Rounding the Basses – College Football Pickups appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

New episode time! Robbie is out and it's just Brandon and Matt talking Gronkowski, eating healthy, and our 2021 Spotify year in review! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Gronkowski's Infinite Spotify 2021 Playlist The post Rounding the Basses – Gronkowski's Infinite Spotify 2021 Playlist appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Post-Thanksgiving, we have to give you an micro-topic transaction update on the games we played, are playing, and the movies we watched!  … Continue readingAE Ep 199 – Micro-Topic Transactions The post AE Ep 199 – Micro-Topic Transactions appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

It's a brand new episode just in time for Thanksgiving! We talk about Malice in, at, or around the palace and holidays! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Get Stuffed Thanksgiving Special The post Rounding the Basses – Get Stuffed Thanksgiving Special appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

We kinda go down a fairly somber/serious discussion this week about the irresponsibility of a few NFL players.  … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Irresponsible Footballers The post Rounding the Basses – Irresponsible Footballers appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Sticking with something we said we'd do for a change, we're talking about Dune 1984 and Dune 2021 with a brief delve into The Eternals … Continue readingAE Ep 198 – Eternally Dune The post AE Ep 198 – Eternally Dune appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 30! We're talking minimum wage, sports, kids movies and movies that are awful (or we thought were anyway)! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Minimum Kids Movies The post Rounding the Basses – Minimum Kids Movies appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 29! Some Spooky Sports talk going on this week. We also dive into some scaryyYYyYyYyy memories! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Spooky Sports The post Rounding the Basses – Spooky Sports appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

It's our last episode of the spooky halloween season for this Halloween Spooktacular! We talk about what scared us as kids! … Continue readingAE Ep 197 – Halloween Spooktacular The post AE Ep 197 – Halloween Spooktacular appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 28! NFL is in high gear but how about those teams that aren't? Plus, Dodgers and Lakers news!  … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Lakers 2021 Tip-off The post Rounding the Basses – Lakers 2021 Tip-off appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 27! More Football, more Gruden drama, some anti-vaxxetball action, and a Top 25 game! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Gruden-19 The post Rounding the Basses – Gruden-19 appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Between a trip to San Diego, Disneyland, and D&D, we talk about Midnight Mass and Muppets Haunted Mansion!   … Continue readingAE Ep 196 – Muppets Midnight Mass The post AE Ep 196 – Muppets Midnight Mass appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 26! Another week of solid sports talk, a little about Saturday Night Live, and another week of trrrrrriiiiivvvvviiiaaaaa … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Sunday Night Live! The post Rounding the Basses – Sunday Night Live! appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 25! We're a quarter of the way to our 100th episode! Tune in, WON'T YOU?! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – NFL and YouTube The post Rounding the Basses – NFL and YouTube appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

We got sucked into playing a game about building stuff, we're talking Satisfactory!  … Continue readingAE Ep 195 – Satisfactory Game Shows The post AE Ep 195 – Satisfactory Game Shows appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 24! We skipped a week which means we're delayed on that whole week one of the NFL thing! We talk Dancing with the Stars and the loss of a comedy legend! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – NFLing with the Stars The post Rounding the Basses – NFLing with the Stars appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 23! This is our NFL prediction spectacular where we also talk about soft serve ice cream and why Matt hates Gushers! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Soft Serve NFL Predictions The post Rounding the Basses – Soft Serve NFL Predictions appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 22! Let's talk about the joy (?) of Fantasy Football, the love of Lord of the Rings, and the worst daily feelings! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Fantasy Football Feelings The post Rounding the Basses – Fantasy Football Feelings appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 21! Let's talk about Jeopardy again, but this time with a pinch of Robots and Only Fans! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Only Jeopardy Fans The post Rounding the Basses – Only Jeopardy Fans appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 20! The deep voice brigade talks Mars simulations, washing the B's and Jeopardy hosts! Plus trivia (of course!) … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Who are Jeopardy Hosts The post Rounding the Basses – Who are Jeopardy Hosts appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 19! Let's talk about old people crashing the Lakers, old people crashing the podcast, and peeing in the pool! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Crashing the Basses The post Rounding the Basses – Crashing the Basses appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 18! Let's talk about the dangers of gymnastics and the conspiracy theory behind why Robbie knows so much about Lord of the Rings. … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Lord of the Olympic Rings The post Rounding the Basses – Lord of the Olympic Rings appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 17! Matt makes up fruit names, there's some NBA finals stuff, and there's a Space Jam on a brand new episode! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Space Jams and Jellies The post Rounding the Basses – Space Jams and Jellies appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 16! The Olympics are on their way, but we have no plan to see them in person. Plus, virtual reality, ooOoOoOoo! … Continue readingRounding the Basses – No Fans of the Olympics The post Rounding the Basses – No Fans of the Olympics appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

Welcome to Episode 15! The myth, the man, the boss, Gene "Bean" Baxter is here and chatting with the boys!  … Continue readingRounding the Basses – Bean's Inaugural Interview The post Rounding the Basses – Bean's Inaugural Interview appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.