Podcasts about tl foster

We've been to the "play as a villain" well a bunch of times, but this week's theatrical release of Thunderbolts inspired TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing to join us for a look at games that let you play as whole teams of characters who don't typically play well with others. We'll also get into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a smattering of Switch and Switch 2 news, Epic's court win against Apple, and your views on remakes and remasters. Question of the Week: Is there an “antiquated” style of gameplay (e.g. turn-based RPGs) that you think should return? Break song is E.G.G.M.A.N. by Paul Shortino. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

This is a big week for strange and cryptic games, and TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing joins to celebrate the release of South of Midnight with a look at five games that explore the supernatural and seamy sides of the American South. We'll also delve into Blue Prince and Promise Mascot Agency, complain about tariffs, speculate about Donkey Kong Bananza, and hear your thoughts about the Switch 2 reveal. Question of the Week: What's the most you have ever spent for a console at launch (via bundles, secondary market, etc)? Break song is You've Got to Walk by Ben Babbitt and the Bedquilt Ramblers. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

Hero-ing can be a thankless business (apart from all the improbable material rewards for rescuing hapless villagers or whatever), so it's uplifting when games try to show you've made a difference by bringing back all the friends you've made and people you've helped to support you in the final hour. TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing joins us to talk about five of our favorite such moments, after which we'll get into Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Rift of the NecroDancer, Sniper Elite: Resistance, news from the Capcom Spotlight, and the times you've gone full "dark side" in games. Question of the Week: What's your least favorite gaming trend that wore out its welcome quickly? Break song is MGMT - Kids But It's September By Earth, Wind & Fire by William Maranci Mashups. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

It's time for our last show of 2024 - and the end of our Games of Year countdown! This week, we'll get into our top 5 favorites with a roster of guests including Trone Dowd, Steve Guntli, Brendan Hesse, Kevin Erhard and Phil Keeling of Pixel Lit, Emmett Watkins, Jorge Albor, and TL Foster! Did your favorite game(s) make the cut? Listen and find out! Question of the Week: What's your personal Game of the Year for 2024? Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne. There's a lot of chat this week, so here's a quick timestamp cheat sheet if you'd like to skip ahead to unveil each entry: 0:02:32: #5 with Trone Dowd and Steve Guntli 0:30:16: #4 with Brendan Hesse 0:45:12: #3 with Kevin Erhard and Phil Keeling 1:11:03: #2 with Emmett Watkins and Jorge Albor 1:28:47: #1 with TL Foster and Brendan Hesse

2024 is almost over, so it's time to begin our annual Games of the Year countdown - split into two parts, because there's a lot to talk about. This week, we've invited a rotating panel of guests including TL Foster, Steve Guntli, Greg Moore, Tony Wilson, and Anthony Abatte to discuss our favorites; check out entries 10 through 6 this week, and stay tuned for next week, when we'll resume the countdown at #5 and drill down to our Game of the Year. Question of the Week: What's your personal Game of the Year for 2024? Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne. There's a lot of chat this week, so here's a quick timestamp cheat sheet if you'd like to skip ahead to unveil each entry: 0:08:29: #10 with TL Foster 0:33:09: #9 with Tony Wilson 0:47:26: #8 with Anthony Abatte 1:11:30: #7 with Steve Guntli and Greg Moore 1:37:34: #6 with Anthony Abatte and TL Foster

This year has been brimming with quality retreads, from brilliant remakes of classic games to remasters of games from just a few years ago, and before we start on our year-end GOTY countdown next week, TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing joins us to talk about five of our favorite remasters and remakes of 2024. We'll also talk a whole lot about Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind with Dan Amrich (who wrote its dialogue and voices the Blue Ranger), Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and your favorite DLC from this year. Question of the Week: What's your personal Game of the Year for 2024? Break song is Mass Destruction -Reload- by Lotus Juice. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

Once a game series reaches a certain level of success, spinoffs are inevitable; some of them spawn their own franchises, like Mega Man X, while others rapidly fizzle into obscurity, like Mega Man Soccer. This week, merritt k and TL Foster join us to celebrate five of the latter category, after which we'll get into Trombone Champ: Unflattened, Loco Motive, the Xbox Avatar app disappearing, and the games you felt the least fulfilled after beating. Please help support this week's guest by wishlisting merritt k's awesome soon-to-be-released game, Fledgling Manor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3238510/Fledgling_Manor/ Question of the Week: What's your favorite spinoff (the more obscure, the better) from an established series?  Break song is Nowhere Fast by Fire Inc. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

We've somehow made it to 600 shows! To celebrate, TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing joins us for a laugh-filled Top 5 about previous Top 5s, and it's so big, it's a TOP 6! After that trip down memory lane, we'll talk more about Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania, Nintendo confirming backwards compatibility for the Switch successor, and your favorite moments from our 599 previous shows. Question of the Week:  Who's a videogame character you'd hate to have Thanksgiving dinner with? (If outside the US, substitute any extremely stressful family holiday dinner of your choice.) Break song is Top That by Larry Weir and the cast of Teen Witch. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

We're deep into spooky season, so let's take a look back at the strange wave of profane, silly, borderline sleazy zombie games the industry pumped out in the late-'00s/early-'10s, with help from TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing! Then we'll talk more about Metaphor: ReFantazio, Europa, the Game Freak data breach, and your most irrational habits when playing games. Question of the Week: What's your favorite zombie game? Break song is The Middle - Jimmy Eat World by Skatune Network. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

With spooky season upon us at last, TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing joins us for a Top 5 on games that gradually reveal themselves to be haunted traps set by malevolent entities lurking deep within the code (ample spoiler warnings and timestamps here, so keep those fast-forward fingers ready). Then we'll get into The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mortal Komba 1: Khaos Reigns, Katsuhiro Harada trying to get Colonel Sanders into Tekken, and the unexpected settings you'd like to see your favorite game characters in. Question of the Week: Tell us about an unexpected twist in a game's story that kinda blew your mind. Break song is Your Reality (Credits) by Dan Salvato. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

This week's launch of EA Sports College Football 25 marks the return of the NCAA Football series after an 11-year absence, so TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing joins us to talk about it and five other long-dead or dormant sports franchises that we'd love to see come back. Then we'll get into Anger Foot, Yeah! You Want "Those Games," Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Beat Them! 2, the cancellation of Crash Bandicoot 5, and the funniest games you've ever played. Question of the Week: Have you ever won anything in a contest? Tell us about it. Break song is Sports! by Tim and Eric. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

Hades II's surprise Early Access launch this week got us thinking about other games that found success with unfinished builds and community enthusiasm, so we invited TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing on to talk about five of them. Then it's on to first impressions of Hades II, as well as Puppet Master: The Game, Microsoft shuttering studios, Helldivers 2 drama, and your favorite beautiful flops. Question of the Week: Do you like playing games early (whether in Early Access or demos), or do you prefer to wait and play after launch? Break song is Incomplete by Bad Religion. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

Akira Toriyama passed away at 68 on March 1, leaving behind a rich legacy of iconic manga, anime, and (largely dragon-themed) videogames. To mark his passing, we're joined by TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing for a look at five game franchises to which he lent his talents, after which we'll get into Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, Contra: Operation Galuga, Nintendo's Mar10 Day announcements, and the dormant EA franchises you'd like to see them refocus on. Question of the Week: In the vein of Contra: Operation Galuga and other WayForward adaptations of existing IP, what series should be WayForwarded next? Break song is Eternity by Nobuo Uematsu, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and Ian Gillan. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.  

Beloved actor Carl Weathers passed away last week, and TL Foster joins us to help pay tribute with a look at five games Weathers either appeared in, or that included the characters he brought to life. Then we'll get into Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Foamstars, the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo, Disney buying a stake in Epic, and the fighting-game characters you think deserve their own spinoffs. Thanks to this week's sponsor, NordVPN. Visit nordvpn.com/lasertime to get an exclusive deal and try it risk free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee. Question of the Week: What vidjagame villain deserves their own starring role as the (anti)hero of a game? Break song is Oh No You Didn't by Wojahn Bros. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

The wait is over! We continue with the second half of the GOTY countdown we started last week, and reveal our Top 5 Games of 2023! We've once again invited a rotating panel of guests to help out, including Jesse Cox, TL Foster, Tony Wilson, Brendan Hesse, Ryan Harig, Steve Guntli, and Jorge Albor. Did your favorite game make the cut? Listen and find out! Question of the Week (Month?): What's your personal Game of the Year for 2023? There's a lot of chat this week, so here's a quick timestamp cheat sheet if you'd like to skip ahead to unveil each entry: 8:48: #5 with Jorge Albor 29:33: #4 with Brendan Hesse and Steve Guntli 48:08: #3 with Steve Guntli and Anthony Abatte 1:09:29: #2 with Ryan Harig and Brendan Hesse 1:33:52: #1 with Jesse Cox, TL Foster, and Tony Wilson  

We're in the last weeks of 2023, which means it's time for us to look back and talk about the best experiences from the year that was. This week, TL Foster rejoins us to kick things off with a chat about our five favorite pieces of DLC this year, after which we'll get into Batman Arkham Trilogy's arrival on Switch, the first glimpse at Amazon's Fallout series, and your favorite videogame soundtracks. Question of the Week: What's your favorite DLC of 2023? Break song is Phantom Liberty by Dawid Podsiadło and P.T. Adamczyk.

In Tears of the Kingdom, Link loses an arm but gains a shinier new one that lets him manipulate and fuse matter like a boss, enabling players to create everything from stick-and-rock hammers to functional mechs. That inspired this week's Top 5 about other heroes with cool prosthetic-arm superpowers, for which we're joined by TL Foster. Then we'll get deeper into TotK talk, plus Humanity, Mortal Kombat 1, the scaling-back of Overwatch 2's PVE plans, and your favorite videogame sequels of all time.

Last week, the world lost an iconic and unique talent with the passing of Lance Reddick, an actor who - in addition to a number of film and TV roles - lent his voice and face to a handful of videogame characters. This week, we pay tribute by looking at five of them, after which TL Foster of Welcome to the Thing and Live From the Pool House joins us to talk about WWE 2K23, Resident Evil 4 Remake, more drama around Microsoft, Sony, Call of Duty, and Redfall, and your favorite games that started in Early Access.

Last week, the games industry defied licensing issues and rivalries to bring back GoldenEye 007 - and its banger pause-menu music, which inspired us to grab TL Foster for a quick Top 5 about our favorite pieces of music that play when we don't. Then we'll dig into the Dead Space remake, Hi-Fi Rush, Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, Inkulinati, and the game dialogue you enjoy listening to most.

As another year draws to a close, it's time to look back on the past 12 months and pick our top 10 games of the year, with help from special guests including Alex Faciane, Kat Bailey, TL Foster, Chris Baker, Anthony Abatte, and Tony Wilson. Following last year's precedent, we're splitting the top 10 into two manageable chunks. Check out our picks for 10 through 6 this week, and stay tuned for next week, when we'll tackle 5 through 1!

With this week marking the 10-year anniversary of the Wii U's release, TL Foster joins us for a look at five of the coolest games that still haven't made the jump to Switch. Then we'll dig into Pentiment, Tactics Ogre: Reborn, and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, check out The Game Awards 2022 GOTY nominations, and hear you talk about old stuff you're not nostalgic for (but still love hearing about anyway).

It's our last show of spooky season, so TL Foster joins us for a look at five games that gave players the chance to be slasher villains, stalking and slaying hapless campers, partygoers, and other movie-inspired machete-fodder. Then we'll get into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Gotham Knights, the Witcher getting a modern remake, and your favorite bits from G4.

Bringing an enemy around to your way of thinking can be a powerful thing - and in games, adding a former nemesis to your ranks can be a lot cooler than offing them. TL Foster joins us to talk about five of our favorite examples, after which we'll dig into Live A Live, highlights from the Annapurna Interactive Showcase, and the games you wanted badly enough to import.

We're at the halfway point of another year, which means it's time to look back and anoint our five favorite games of 2022's first six months, with help from TL Foster! Then we'll get into the Capcom Fighting Collection, Cuphead's Delicious Last Course, more Neon White discourse, Nintendo Direct news, and your favorite videogame dinosaur moments!

Back in the '80s, Rambo (along with a lot of other action and sci-fi movie franchises) had a huge influence on game developers, and there was a point when the standard uniform for serious arcade action heroes was just a pair of pants and a headband. This week, TL Foster joins us for a celebration of five of gaming's most memorable John Rambo clones, after which we'll dig into Sniper Elite 5, Diablo Immortal, PlayStation's TV and movie plans, and the fad toys that disappointed you the most as kids.

Welcome to the Thing! Join Jarrett Green, Emmett Wakins Jr., and TL Foster, as they chat about music, tv and culture. In this episode: -The Wait for Kendrick -The Loss of Maury -When Dangerous Rappers become Safe. Follow them on Twitter: Jarrett: https://twitter.com/Jarrettjawn Emmett: https://twitter.com/Ejsponge61 TL: https://twitter.com/turbobison

Even the best games aren't flawless; in fact, some even have moments that can (almost) derail the whole experience. PNB's TL Foster joins us this week for a look at five of the most glaring examples, after which we'll get into Chinatown Detective Agency, the Kingdom Hearts 4 reveal, Sonic the Hedgehog 2's box-office success, and the creators you'd like to see return to the game industry.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has us thinking about isekai stories – where a hero is unexpectedly dropped into another world or time period, and struggles to get back – so with PNB's TL Foster on board, let's talk about five of our favorites. Then we'll talk a whole bunch more about Pokémon Legends: Arceus and why it's getting love even from Pokémon haters, plus Bloodborne PSX, more game-industry acquisitions, Mina the Hollower, and the series you'd want to see go open-world.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has us thinking about isekai stories – where a hero is unexpectedly dropped into another world or time period, and struggles to get back – so with PNB’s TL Foster on board, let’s talk about five of... Read more

When is the end not the end? When a hinky-looking credits sequence is interrupted to let you know the game's not over yet. This week, PNB's TL Foster rejoins us to talk about five times games faked us out with false endings, after which we'll (finally!) talk about Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, get excited for an anti-scalper-bot bill, and hear who you'd want to purchase Sega (were it ever for sale).

When is the end not the end? When a hinky-looking credits sequence is interrupted to let you know the game’s not over yet. This week, PNB‘s TL Foster rejoins us to talk about five times games faked us out with... Read more

Listen in to our latest episode recorded LIVE on October 30th during our End of Year Letters Fundraiser stream. Ty and Jess were joined by TL Foster and Cameron Kunzelman to chat about some news and what they've been playing. Do you follow us on Twitch already yet? Follow us here! Articles talked about: ‘Kingdom Hearts' Sora Is The Final Fighter In ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' and Sony Introduces New PlayStation PC Label Follow our guests: TL: @turbobison Cameron: @ckunzelman Find more Uppercut content here. Follow the crew: Jessica: @awildjessichu Ty: @owoathkeeper Support us on Patreon Join the Uppercut Discord server here!

Grand Theft Auto V just turned eight last week, just months shy of its launch on a third console generation - so let's grab PNB's TL Foster for a look at five other games that just keep coming back, with endless re-releases, remasters, and remakes on new hardware. Then we'll investigate Lost Judgement, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, the fallout from Epic v. Apple, and the game-ds trends you'd like to see more (or less) of.

Grand Theft Auto V just turned eight last week, just months shy of its launch on a third console generation – so let’s grab PNB’s TL Foster for a look at five other games that just keep coming back, with... Read more

What's Up, Playa? We got a real NICE episode for you all this week! Emmett Watkins Jr and Allan Muir are joined today by TL Foster once again to talk about all of the crazy announcements from this year's PlayStation Showcase! From Wolverine to Forspoken, from Project Eve to God of War Ragnarok, we dive deep into it all and discuss the highlights and weak spots of the show. But first, in the Whatcha Playin segment, TL talks about his time with Chrono Trigger and Pokemon Unite, Al talks about his time with Batman: Arkham Origins and Life is Strange: True Colors, and Emmett talks about his time with Bloons Tower Defense 5-6 and the original Saints Row. Housekeeping: What Took Me So Long? - Madden 18 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Republic Heroes Episode 5: Pulling Double Duty VGU Reacts: PlayStation 2021 Showcase VGU Plays - Life is Strange: True Colors HOW A TELLTALE ADVENTURE GAME FROM 2015 MADE ME SOUR ON BORDERLANDS 3 - VGU.tv VGU.tv Presents: "Brother Why Am I Stuck In A Time Loop?" A 12 Minutes Spoilercast Hypertime to Podcast - One More Day - VGU.tv Roundtable: Games That Should Have Received a Sequel - VGU.tv Roundtable: Video Game Trailer Music We Love - VGU.tv While Broadway Was Away - Reviewing Quarantine Theater (Part 1) (vgu.tv) For Better or Worse, It's Kanye: Donda Review - VGU.tv Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast Telltale's The Walking Dead: 400 Days PS5 Showcase 2021 Highlights - God of War, Wolverine, and Spider-Man 2 Easy Achievers Ep. 94 PNB Prepod July 2021 by PNB • A podcast on Anchor Live from the PoolHouse | Podcast on Spotify Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!

This week has seen an unusual surge in rodent-related media, with star turns for rat swarms in both The Suicide Squad and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. So this week, PNB's TL Foster joins us for a look at five games that featured unstoppable gnawing rat hordes, after which we'll jump into Axiom Verge 2, AC Valhalla's rat-infested The Siege of Paris expansion, Nintendo's Indie World Showcase, and your favorite videogame auteurs.

This week has seen an unusual surge in rodent-related media, with star turns for rat swarms in both The Suicide Squad and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. So this week, PNB‘s TL Foster joins us for a look at five games that... Read more

Any fictional feud that goes on long enough is bound, sooner or later, to be put on hold for an episode where the hero and villain team up to survive or fight a greater enemy. And this week, PNB's TL Foster joins us for a look at five games where long-established archnemeses (briefly) put aside their differences and worked together. Then we'll dive into Mario Golf: Super Rush, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, the return of a live PAX West, and your favorite announcements from E3 2021.

Well, here it is, episode 420 - but we already did games that let you smoke pot 311 episodes ago! So instead, let's look at celebrities who've appeared in videogames and now have their own (legal!) cannabis brands, with help from PNB's TL Foster. Then it's on to Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, eBay banning sales of AO-rated games, and the ways our listeners are related to fame.

This week marks one year since the first shelter-in-place orders went into effect in the US. To mark this dubious occasion, we invited PNB's TL Foster on to talk about five of the best games ever to take place within a single house. Then it's on to the return of Stubbs the Zombie, the even-more-zombielike sort-of return of Toys 'R' Us, and your fondest Mario memories.

This week marks one full year since the first shelter-in-place orders went into effect in the US. To mark this dubious occasion, we invited PNB‘s TL Foster on to talk about five of the best games ever to take place... Read more

We have a fantastic show with a fantastic guest! TL Foster from PNB and Live from the Pool House joins the fun for an all-Super Nintendo show! We've got some arcade racing game, funky puzzles that were definitely made by famous designers, a discussion of the Kaiju movie multiverse and what might turn out to be a brand new recurring segment! There's also a ton of great tunes! Enjoy! Check out our Patreon page! Patreon.com/GameThatTune is the home for exclusive content! We've got John H's GTT GEMS, all new MOVIE COMMENTARIES and more stuff in the works, so check out the page and consider supporting the show as we attempt to grow and create more great stuff! Special thanks to our super-fan tier Patreon producers: Alex Messenger, Lance Riviere, Damian Beckles, Bradford Stephens, Daniel Perkey, Taylor Y, Sam L, Mork, Tasty, Grimmory and PhoenixTear2121! Check out our 24/7 VGM stream Twitch channel for a radio station featuring games we've used on the show! We've loaded up over 1,000 soundtracks in our stream and have more coming all the time! New episodes of Game That Tune record LIVE on Wednesdays at 9 PM EST on numerous platforms: YouTube Twitch Facebook The show takes podcast form and becomes available for download Tuesday mornings! Find it on Apple Podcasts or GameThatTune.com and enjoy! We always want to hear from you, especially if you have a request! Email us at GameThatTune@gmail.com, find us on Facebook, or on Twitter @GameThatTune

Los Angeles is the setting of roughly 500% of all motion pictures, and yet relatively few games have tried to turn its sun-baked sprawl into a game world. So this week, let's grab PNB's TL Foster for a look at five games that turned the City of Angels into an open(-ish)-world playground, after which we'll dive into The Medium, EA Sports bringing back college football, Stadia shuttering its studios, and the games you think should be adapted as anime.

Los Angeles is the setting of roughly 500% of all motion pictures, and yet relatively few games have tried to turn its sun-baked sprawl into a game world. So this week, let’s grab PNB‘s TL Foster for a look at... Read more

It's the end of the worst year in recent memory, but a great year for games - so let's take one last look back and anoint our 10 favorites! Clocking in at just under 4 hours, this year's show features appearances from Jorge Albor, Kat Bailey, Chris "Cbake" Baker, TL Foster, Steve Guntli, Leif Johnson, Micah Seff, Tony Wilson, and Kayla Zumbaum. It's a veritable explodaganza of long discussions about amazing games, so join us as we fondly remember the best parts of the worst year!

2020 has been a terrible year for most things, but a stellar year for games - including a smattering of remakes that took a fresh look at old favorites. As we lead up to our big year-end show on the best games of 2020, we've grabbed PNB's TL Foster and given five amazing remakes that didn't fit in our top 10 their own show. Then it's on to plenty of Cyberpunk 2077 chatter, a few announcements and anointments from The Game Awards, and your preferences vis-a-vis dark or light futures.

IT'S NEW-CONSOLE WEEK! We're super-excited for the debut of the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, but before we get to those, let's grab PNB's TL Foster for a look at five times third-party games swept in and stole the show in a new console's launch lineup! Then it's on to Assassin's Creed Valhalla, early Xbox Series X impressions, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Prodeus, and the arcade classics you'd like to see return as Arcade1up-style replicas.

IT’S NEW-CONSOLE WEEK! We’re super-excited for the debut of the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, but before we get to those, let’s grab PNB‘s TL Foster for a look at five times third-party games swept in and stole the... Read more

What's Up, Playa? Emmett Watkins Jr and Allan Muir are back with another episode featuring Live from the Pool House host and all-around dope dude, Travis L Foster! We're back to chop it up about video games once again. This week, we talk about games that we wouldn't mind dropping over $60 on. Some of these games have loads and loads of content to go through, some simply are just good enough to be valuable despite having less content. And of course, everyone values something different in what they play, so check out the games we choose! But first, we talk about the games we've been playing. Emmett talks about his time with Assassin's Creed Origins and Lego Avengers, Al talks about his time with MLB The Show 20, and Travis talks about his time with Slay the Spire, Madden 20, and more! VGU W.I.N PODCAST EPISODE 19: KNAXT GEN TPZP – AND NOW…COMICS!: ISSUE 64: HELLBLAZING HOPES FOR VENN: A SECOND CHANCE AT GETTING IT RIGHT ROUNDTABLE: OUR FAVORITE GAME TRAILERS Disney+ Us: Oliver and Company ft. Emmett Watkins Jr is out now! Blindspotting: Black Representation in Film (That Wannabe Film Class Ep. 32) PNB #200: Name That Cliche! Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!

Do you like collecting comics? Do you enjoy videogames? Do you insist that those two hobbies be about each other? Fiiiine. With Marvel's Avengers out this week, let's grab PNB's TL Foster for a look at five games that used comic books as collectibles, after which we'll jump into Avengers, Vader Immortal, Madden NFL 21, Gamescom reveals, NVIDIA's new 30 series, and the toy lines you think deserve their own videogames.

Do you like collecting comics? Do you enjoy videogames? Do you insist that those two hobbies be about each other? Fiiine. With Marvel’s Avengers out this week, let’s grab PNB’s TL Foster for a look at five games that used... Read more

Stray, the cat-centric game that made a brief splash during June's PlayStation 5 showcase (before being upstaged by Bugsnax), inspired us to hunt for other, currently existing games that offer a four-legged cat experience, and we'll dig into five of them this week alongside PNB's TL Foster. Then it's on to Fall Guys, news of streaming via Game Pass, and the games from at least two generations ago that you'd love to see remastered or remade.

Prepare for battle! This week, we're saying goodbye to the powerhouse POKEMON franchise on the N64 with two of the series' biggest hits: POKEMON STADIUM and POKEMON STADIUM 2! TL Foster (@TravisLFoster) is back to help us check out these truly unique games, which essentially act as Olympic training grounds for your Game Boy playground battles. We discuss the surprising intricacy of the Pokemon battle system, break down our favorite Kids Club minigames, and look at the history of one of Nintendo's strangest and coolest peripheral, the Transfer Pak. Also, check out TL's show "Live From The Poolhouse," wherever you get your podcasts!   Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski    Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw    Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)    ultra64podcast.com    Twitter: @ultra64podcast    Email: ultra64podcast@gmail.com    Instagram: @ultra64podcast    Patreon: patreon.com/ultra64pod    Next week's episode: Banjo-Tooie 

We're halfway through the worst year in recent memory - but as far as videogames go, it hasn't been half-bad. So this week, let's take a look back and pick our five favorite games from the past six months, with help from PNB's TL Foster. Then it's on to Pokémon Café Mix, Disco Elysium getting a movie deal, and your favorite Games of the (Half-)Year!

This week's been one of the roughest in a rough year, and we couldn't bring ourselves to put together a normal videogame podcast as if nothing was happening. But canceling the show also felt weird, so instead, PNB's TL Foster joins us for a frank, lengthy discussion about police violence and race in America - after which, yes, we do bring it back to games, including Xenoblade Chronicles, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Game Gear Micro, and your favorite memories of local arcades and game shops.

This week’s been one of the roughest in a rough year, and we couldn’t bring ourselves to put together a normal videogame podcast as if nothing was happening. But canceling the show also felt weird, so instead, PNB‘s TL Foster... Read more

10 episodes are not enough for the ego and myth that is Michael Jordan. TL Foster and Mike Jones invite former Chicagoan Robert to discuss the Last Dance ESPN documentary. The ‘90s, Bulls, Jordan. Grab your longest cigar and kick back because it’s time for Foster and Jones at the Beach. Part 1: Episodes 1-5 Part 2: Episode 6-10

10 episodes are not enough for the ego and myth that is Michael Jordan. TL Foster and Mike Jones invite former Chicagoan Robert to discuss the Last Dance ESPN documentary. The ‘90s, Bulls, Jordan. Grab your longest cigar and kick back because it’s time for Foster and Jones at the Beach. Part 1: Episodes 1-5 Part 2: Episode 6-10

This week, Vidjagame Apocalypse welcomes PNB's TL Foster for a good, long look at five times pro athletes starred in videogames that were more about punching monsters than playing sports. Then it's on to swimmer-munching shark nirvana in Maneater, excitement over Paper Mario: The Origami King, and the Schwarzenegger movies you thought were overdue for game adaptations.

This week, Vidjagame Apocalypse welcomes PNB’s TL Foster for a good, long look at 5 times pro athletes starred in videogames that were more about punching monsters than playing sports. Then it’s on to swimmer-munching shark nirvana in Maneater, excitement... Read more

10 episodes are not enough for the ego and myth that is Michael Jordan. TL Foster and Mike Jones invite former Chicagoan Robert to discuss the Last Dance ESPN documentary. The ‘90s, Bulls, Jordan. Grab your longest cigar and kick back because it’s time for Foster and Jones at the Beach. Part 1: Episodes 1-5 Part 2: Episodes 6-10 Check out Part 2 RIGHT NOW on Patreon.com/PNB. Otherwise, wait a week.

10 episodes are not enough for the ego and myth that is Michael Jordan. TL Foster and Mike Jones invite former Chicagoan Robert to discuss the Last Dance ESPN documentary. The ‘90s, Bulls, Jordan. Grab your longest cigar and kick back because it’s time for Foster and Jones at the Beach. Part 1: Episodes 1-5 Part 2: Episodes 6-10 Check out Part 2 RIGHT NOW on Patreon.com/PNB. Otherwise, wait a week.

Megacorporations have been popular villains lately, what with being behind the events of three (or four, depending on your feelings toward Tom Nook) major games in as many weeks. So with help from TL Foster of PNB, let's take a look at five of the most diabolical conglomerates to ever cackle maniacally at your insignificant rebellions, after which we'll dive headfirst into Final Fantasy VII Remake, Cooking Mama drama, and your all-time favorite intro sequences.

Megacorporations have been popular villains lately, what with being behind the events of three (or four, depending on your feelings toward Tom Nook) major games in as many weeks. So with help from TL Foster of PNB, let’s take a... Read more

This week, we are saying goodbye to wrestling games on the N64, and we're going in style, talking about two of the most beloved games in the genre, and two that are considered the bottom of the barrel. Wrestling game MVP Blake Goetsch joins us once, and we're also joined by TL Foster, host of Cheap Popcast and a bona-fide wrestling expert, who helps us answer our last lingering questions about the world of sports entertainment! It's our biggest and dorkiest episode yet, and when the dust settles... do we actually like wrestling games now?! Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski  Logo by Steve Guntli /Updated logo by Barry Shaw  Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)  ultra64podcast.com  Twitter: @ultra64podcast  Email: ultra64podcast@gmail.com  Instagram: @ultra64podcast Patreon: patreon.com/ultra64pod Next week's episode: Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits, Volume 1.     

Sometimes, the first few minutes of a game are so memorable that they overshadow everything that comes after them, standing out as the first thing you remember about the game for years afterward. This week, we grab TL Foster for a rundown of five of our favorite opening sequences ever, after which we'll touch on Final Fantasy VII Remake, get deep into the Resident Evil 3 remake, and hear about the games you think are most overdue for remakes.

Sometimes, the first few minutes of a game are so memorable that they overshadow everything that comes after them, standing out as the first thing you remember about the game for years afterward. This week, we grab TL Foster of... Read more

Since we almost never mention anything they’ve done on the show, it’s high time Laser Time get an introduction to two of the most prolific creators in modern media! Special guest, TL Foster join Chris and Sarah in order to... Read more

This week's release of One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows was precisely the shoddy excuse we needed to make like SNL's "J-Pop America Fun Time Now!" and geek out over anime, as we discuss 5 games you might not have known were made by anime creators. It was a topic too big for Matty and Chris to cover alone, so we enlisted the help of two very special guests this week: TL Foster of the PNB podcast network and first-time guest B_Ron of B_Ron Sports. Then we talk about this week's news and new releases, the Xbox Series X and Animal Crossing: New Horizons announcements and more!

In honor of Black History Month, TL Foster joins us this week for a celebration of five of our favorite Black videogame heroes, all of whom took the spotlight in their own games and helped redefine what their franchises could be. Then it's on to a look at The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, a quick dip into GeForce Now, and your dark horse games of the decade.

In honor of Black History Month, TL Foster of PNB podcast joins us this week for a celebration of five of our favorite Black videogame heroes, all of whom took the spotlight in their own games and helped redefine what... Read more

2019 has been a landmark year for professional wrestling, and your Cheap Popcast hosts Matthew Allen and TL Foster are here with a special edition of The Three Count to break down our top 3 things from all of pro... Read more

It's time for our seventh annual end-of-year show, in which we invite a rotating panel of guests to help us count down our top 10 games of the year! This year's show clocks in at just under 4 hours(!), and features appearances from Chris "Cbake" Baker, Carolyn Petit, Greg Moore, Steve Guntli, TL Foster, Leif Johnson, Kayla Zumbaum, and Jorge Albor! Join us, why don't you? Here's a quick cheat sheet with timestamps, if you want to jump around and hear which games made the list: 0:04:10: #10 (w/ Leif Johnson, Jorge Albor)0:18:51: #9 (Kayla Zumbaum, TL Foster0:39:32: #8 (Leif Johnson, Jorge Albor)1:05:21: #7 (Steve Guntli)1:21:48: #6 (Greg Moore, TL Foster)1:36:24: #5 (Chris Baker, Carolyn Petit)1:56:40: #4 (Steve Guntli, John Brandon)2:14:54: #3 (Just Chris, Matt, and Mikel)2:34:18: #2 (Carolyn Petit)2:56:32: #1 (Greg Moore, Steve Guntli, TL Foster)

PlayStation turned 25 this week! To celebrate, we invited PNB Podcast's TL Foster and Kayla Zumbaum to join us for a dive into the past and a look at five much-loved PSOne exclusives that never made the jump to later generations. Then we'll take a quick look at Phoenix Point, get wistful about the return of Toys 'R' Us, and hear about the games you crowdfunded and loved.

PlayStation turned 25 this week! To celebrate, we invited PNB Podcast‘s TL Foster and Kayla Zumbaum to join us for a dive into the past and a look at five much-loved PSOne exclusives that never made the jump to later... Read more

Prequels can be tricky. Fans already know what happens next, so if you wanted to tell the story of doomed heroes on an ill-fated mission, they might be able to guess how it ends before they even start playing. TL Foster of PNB Podcast joins us for a look at five games whose heroes you knew were fated to fail, after which we'll talk about Jedi: Fallen Order, Pokémon Sword and Shield, The Game Awards Nominees, Stadia's launch, and your least-favorite recent game design trends. Question of the Week: If you could play through the villain's story in any game, knowing it would still end in defeat, who would you choose? ALSO: Want to update your feed while we try to get our site working? Plug http://vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com or http://vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/rss into your podcast app of choice!

TL and I discuss finding friends on tinder and how music, no matter how Christian​, can be a garbage fire cash grab. Find Kody here:twitter, instagram and facebook as @notkodysmithFishin: A Merfolk Podcasttwitter, instagram and facebook as @fishcastmtgyoutube.com/fishcastmtgPatreon.com/fishcastmtgfind TL here:twitter: @TravisLFosterPatreon.com/pnbhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/lasertimecommunity/

Everyone loves hippies! Right? Or at least enough to put a few of them in videogames. This week, PNB Podcast's TL Foster returns for a look at some of the ways games have depicted counterculture dropouts, after which we'll dig into Astral Chain, Blair Witch, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, and a slew of other new releases, along with a ton of Nintendo Direct news and the games you'd like to see in hand-animated 2D.

Everyone loves hippies! Right? Or at least enough to put a few of them in videogames. This week, PNB Podcast’s TL Foster returns for a look at some of the ways games have depicted counterculture dropouts, after which we’ll dig... Read more

Twhip? Thwip? T-whip? TL Foster swings in to respect the hyphen and awaken your memories of Marvel's Spider for the PS4 and its stand-out levels. What to expect: light spoilers, sudden trivia, and Spider-Man's mission structure, and broad talk about other Spidey games.   Intro is "Programming" by Module off the album Starlight Wonder. 

Twhip? Thwip? T-whip? TL Foster swings in to respect the hyphen and awaken your memories of Marvel's Spider for the PS4 and its stand-out levels. What to expect: light spoilers, sudden trivia, and Spider-Man's mission structure, and broad talk about other Spidey games.   Intro is "Programming" by Module off the album Starlight Wonder. 

New Cheap Popcast hosts Matty Allen and TL Foster are here to break down all of the matches at NXT Takeover and SummerSlam happening this weekend in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In this special teaser episode, you’ll get a taste of... Read more

When Mikel's away, the kids will play. Speaking of kids... This week, Matty and Chris are joined by TL Foster to talk all about games that let you play as the kids of some of your favorite videogame heroes. Then we talk Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, the new Nintendo Switch, the Gears 5 beta, and more!

When Mikel’s away, the kids will play. Speaking of kids… This week, Matty and Chris are joined by TL Foster to talk all about games that let you play as the kids of some of your favorite videogame heroes. Then... Read more

When a Japanese developer wants to dig up a long-abandoned franchise and market it to westerners, one common tactic is to outsource it to a western developer. Sometimes, especially in the 2000s, this came with a mandate to make the series relevant to gamers looking for some hard-boiled nihilism, and the results stand as monuments to a strange era of gaming defined mostly by Grand Theft Auto making piles of cash. With help from PNB Podcast's TL Foster, let's look at five of the grittiest reboots of (already gritty) Japanese classics, after which we'll blast off to Outer Wilds and Void Bastards, catch some Pokémon news, and look at the features you wish more games would copy.

Last weekend, nerd culture was rocked by two huge battles on the big screen and the small one (we're talking about Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones, naturally), so with help from PNB Podcast's TL Foster, let's dive into five times video games made you feel like you were in the middle of a massive, chaotic conflict. Then we shift gears to talk about Days Gone, join the endless chorus giggling at the Sonic movie, and look at the comics and comic storylines you'd like to make into games.

Last weekend, nerd culture was rocked by two huge battles on the big screen and the small one (we’re talking about Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones, naturally), so with help from PNB Podcast’s TL Foster, let’s dive into five... Read more

This week, we'll look at five games that gave us a single-serving protagonist, who stuck around just long enough to show us the ropes before stepping aside to make way for the real hero. Then, friend of the show TL Foster joins for an extended chat about Kingdom Hearts III, the Resident Evil 2 remake, Metroid Prime 4 switching developers, and your favorite Resident Evil/Kingdom Hearts (chains of) memories.

IT’S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! In that Laser Time isn’t talking about Christmas at all. That’s right, in this episode, we’re all going to learn something about an even more American holiday: Kwanza! Special guest TL Foster joins to enlighten us... Read more

In this very personal episode, TL Foster explains how he got into RPGS and what is his appeal to them.    The music for this episode is done by Eric Kennedy. 

In this very personal episode, TL Foster explains how he got into RPGS and what is his appeal to them.    The music for this episode is done by Eric Kennedy.