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Episode title: Every year it becomes a little more worth it We will be back in two weeks to talk about Bamboozled with special guests Em Marko and Destiny Sturdivant! You can follow Niamh on bluesky @foxmomnia.exportaud.io and listen to faer other podcasts, Ghost Divers, Pondering Pootan, and Around the Long Fire by going to exportaud.io/ghostdivers, exportaud.io/pootan, and abnormalmapping.com/longfire. You can follow Autumn on bluesky by going to @autumnalcoffee.exportaud.io and listen to all of their podcasts by going to exportaud.io. You can see how we rated this stairwell and all the other stairwells by going to exportaud.io/stairwellquality. You can also listen to this podcast a week early by giving us a dollar on the patreon!!! Find out more at https://ornate-stairwells.pinecast.co
Abnormal Mapping is doing a movie podcast again! After running one for a couple years in the distant, distant past, and a recent attempt waylaid by scheduling woes, a slot has opened up in the Abnormal Mapping schedule by Star Trek being bad enough that we don’t want to talk about it anymore. So Em and Jackson decided it was time to talk about movies instead, and they’re joined by Destiny Sturdivant. Not in this preview though, because her microphone was broken.Here’s the plan. The podcast is biweekly, and hopefully on the shorter side, as we take everyone on a journey through the movies that you always meant to see, but never got around to. In the same way that you don’t have to be already into video games to appreciate Abnormal Mapping, our aim is to make this an accessible podcast - you do not have to be a seasoned cinephile to listen.For our first movie, we will be watching: Citizen Kane (1941). If you have never seen Citizen Kane before then now is a perfect time.It isn’t on any streaming subscription service but is avaliable to rent or buy in the US from Amazon Prime, iTunes, etc etc. In the UK, it’s avaliable to buy on those services but not to rent. It’s in print on Blu Ray and DVD, it’s Citizen Kane! It’s pretty easy to get a hold of. But if we ever do a movie that isn’t, we’re always going to make it part of our process to look up ahead of time where it’s avaliable, so that you can watch along.That’s it! That’s the Announcement! I hope you all come back in two weeks for our first full episode!
Today we’re rejoined by regular guest and former co-host Destiny Sturdivant for a romp through one of the most storied RPGs of all time. Please enjoy, have a good holiday if you celebrate it, and try to be kind and healthy in these trying times.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Witcher, Thumper, NBA2k17, Presbo, Sombra, Final Fantasy VI, the US FF6 commercial, the horniest character in video games, best birthdays in video games, being in the new games bubble, Idle Thumbs 288 about Titanfall 2, The Great Goal Pole in Super Mario 3D WorldThis Month’s Game Club: Final Fantasy VINext Month: MUSIC and GOTYSongs in This EpisodeOmen by Nobuo UematsuBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodAria di Mezzo Carattere by Nobuo UematsuCoin Song by Nobuo UematsuDancing Mad by Nobuo Uematsu
Welcome, one and all, from far and from wide, to the first instalment of the Goof Zone. It’s a new podcast from myself and Destiny Sturdivant about Mental Health and general silliness. This episode serves as a sort of untested pilot for the show, it’s loose and introductory, and we’re still getting the bearings on what we want the Goof Zone to actually be. But such is the way when starting anything new!
Today we bring you our most sleepy episode yet with our celebration of all things Valentine’s Day by talking about anime girls hitting on each other, as the RPG Explorer’s Club returns to talk about Atelier Rorona Plus! We’re joined with fellow role playing spelunker Destiny Sturdivant for a journey into the dark heart of time limits and item creation as we run afoul of all the problems with trying to play RPGs on a timetable. The only solution? More RPGs! Please enjoy this short episode on this short month, when all seems nearly lost because winter refuses to give up its grip on our hearts.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Games Discussed: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Kindle, DS9 Books, Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, Atelier Rorona Plus: Alchemist of ArlandThe Next RPG Explorer’s Club Game: Final Fantasy VIIIMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodEyes of the Dragon by Ken NakagawaFalling, The Star Light by Yamamoto Mineko
The Mappers are joined once again by Honorary Cartography Extraordinaire Destiny Sturdivant for the inaugural meeting of the RPG Explorers Club. Em leads them down the Mako-soaked lanes of his memory as they dig up that burning question for the ages: what exactly does happen to Aeris? It’s a long journey, full of pitfalls and pratfalls, and together they all learn to love again. Just like Cloud. Who learns to love a certain flower girl. Who dies. Oh right, Aeris dies.Destiny Sturdivant can be found at Badland Girls!You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking HERE.Games Discussed: Sims 3, Final Fantasy Theatrhythm: Curtain Call, Neverending Nightmares, EGX, Even the Stars, Clicker Heroes, Cookie Clicker, Candy Box, and of course, Final Fantasy VIIMusic This Episode:Blown Away by Kevin MacLeodAnxious Heart by Nobuo UematsuTurk’s Theme by Nobuo UematsuThe Great Warrior by Nobuo UematsuTheatrhythm Curtain Call End Theme by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
This month’s Coolsoge kicks off with a bang as the Mappers are joined by fellow David Cage veteran Destiny Sturdivant to talk a boatload of games and the very ridiculous task that we’re all going to undertake this fall. Also more than a little time is spent educating Jackson on just what Meatloaf wouldn’t do for love, because they has to learn somehow. The answer is potentially “collect multiple cows” or “descend into Rapture” or “select ninja dog.” But the smart money is on “keep his eyes dry when a certain flower girls eats it.” Will we ever learn the truth? Probably not on Disc 1, but if you stick around for the secret ending and you unlock the 4th level of the tie-in cell phone game, maybe the true answer will arise from the lifestream. Only time will tell.The Coolsoge Backlog Slog begins with us starting to play Final Fantasy VII! We’ll cover up through disc 1 next month, and Em will be a nostalgic, mopey mess for this strangely maligned once-unassailable game.You can find Destiny on Badland Girls, a cool junk culture podcast that we heartily endorse!Please subscribe, rate and review our show on iTunes! If that’s not your bag, you can get the episode directly by clicking HERE.Additions to the Reading ListWatch Out for FireballsMemory InsufficientGames Covered This MonthI’m FineHarvest Moon 3D: A New BeginningEidolonNinja Gaiden BlackHohokumBioShock 2Be the BallP.T.Octodad: Dadliest CatchCivilization 5Music in This EpisodeShow Your Moves by Kevin MacLeodCoastal Brake by TychoCloudwatching by Michael BellOctodad (Nobody Suspects A Thing) by Ian McKenney
This month is a special month, as we’re joined by special guest Destiny Sturdivant of the Badland Girls for not only our first guest third chair but also our longest episode ever! Deciding to double our pleasure, double our fun, we take a dive into the duo of Quantic Dream games for the Playstation 3—Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls. We go deep on both games, both mechanically and in their many storytelling successes and failures. It’s a doozy, but I can sincerely say this is our best episode yet, so it’s worth the movie-length runtime! Please enjoy, and we’ll be back next month for more regular inanity in this show notes space!Destiny Sturdivant is a podcaster and comedian, you can find her on twitter or on BadlandGirls.com!Games Discussed This MonthHeavy RainBeyond: Two SoulsNext Month’s Game ClubPlanescape: TormentMusic in This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodPainful Memories by Normand CorbeilJodie’s Theme by Lorne Balfe & Hans ZimmerLost Cause by Ellen PageNew Angels of Promise (Omikron The Nomad Soul ver.) by David Bowie
Round one with Ian Douglas Terry, Cody Wayne Hurd, Destiny Sturdivant, Ben Wenzl and Greg Harries. Recorded August 27, 2013 at the Waiting Room in Omaha, Nebraska.