This month on Currently Playing, Daniel is joined by Jonathan (not that one) to talk about the intersectionality of video games and table top role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Penumbra City, Blades in the Dark, Vampire the Masquerade and more. And what better way to frame this TTRPG discussion than by discussing the video game Baldur's Gate 3 which uses Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition as the basis of the gameplay? Peppered throughout the chat are comparisons between "real" D&D and the videogame version, along with stories from table top campaigns and the campaign presented by Larian Studios. There are some spoilers for story beats in Acts 1 and 2 of Baldur's Gate 3, but since Jonathan hasn't finished Act 2 yet, we avoid Act 3 entirely.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Jonathan!
0:09:10 - What Are You Playing? Baldur's Gate 3
0:43:15 - Backlog Recap: Shinobi 3
0:47:38 - Backlog Challenge: Hotline Miami 2
0:52:13 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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On this thicc episode of the Maximum Utcast, Jonathan interviews Matt Bozon and Michael Stragey of WayForward about their game Shantae Advance that originally began development over 20 years ago as a GBA game only to be shelved indefinitely before being revived this year. Shantae Advance finally got released this year on actual GBA cartridges through Limited Run Games or available digitally just about everywhere else. Jonathan also makes a plea for a sequel to Boogerman (which Michael produced and programmed). Later, Jonathan and Zoey talk about what a sequel to Boogerman might look like and we also reveal that this show has potentially always been an Earthworm Jim fan cast? Sometimes you gotta separate the art from the artist, and other time, you gotta hold the limes in your mind!
0:00:00 - Comparing Cults
0:07:47 - Holding the Limes of My Mind
0:09:36 - The Magical Alchemy of Shantae Advance with Matt Bozon and Michael Stragey
1:25:44 - Should They Make a Boogerman Advance?
1:35:11 - The Subtle Distinctions of Earthworm Jim Versions
1:37:08 - Separating Art from the Artist on this Earthworm Jim Fan Cast
1:43:06 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:51:15 - Sweatshirt
1:52:54 - That's the Spirit
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Jonathan and Ryan dive deep into the world of UFO 50, but only after a few stops along the way to talk about Among Us, cats, and Iron Mike Sharpe. Later, Ryan thinks he might be nerdy for hoarding some Minecraft soda. But what makes something nerdy? Can videogames be helpful at teaching life lessons? And did I mention the cat?
0:00:00 - Unpredictable Jonathan
0:01:39 - You Gotta Introduce the Show
0:02:18 - Getting Into Among Us
0:05:48 - Fillibustering Against the Iron Mike Sharpe Report
0:06:46 - Did I Mention the Cat?
0:07:29 - The Trick to Communicating with People
0:09:06 - UFO 50, A Game of Games
0:16:26 - Collecting Minecraft Soda
0:19:48 - Finally, the Iron Mike Sharpe Report
0:21:16 - A Wild Charles Appears
0:21:47 - Are You A Nerd, Y/N?
0:24:25 - Wrap Up/Plugs
What does it mean to be you in a world of false memories? This episode of the Maximum Utcast sees Zoey become the Segue Police, Jonathan sings good but does a bad Schwarzenegger impression, and Daniel updates us on the bathroom situation in Germany.
We talk extensively about the kusoge Total Recall on the NES, then Jonathan interviews Tanya (former host of Talking to Women about Videogames) to learn what it's like to play videogames as a "normie." Most of central Europe doesn't make it out of this one unscathed. For the memory of a lifetime, Rekall, Rekall, Rekall...
0:00:00 - The Bathroom Situation in Germany
0:07:55 - If Everyone Was Like Zoey
0:13:14 - Kusoge - Total Recall (NES)
0:50:47 - Dopamine Rush Gaming for Normies w/ Tanya
1:19:41 - Having a Junk Food Time
1:21:14 - Untangling the Web of Lies
1:23:36 - Courting Controversy
1:25:38 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:31:30 - Piss Laws
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Daniel is joined this month by Evan, an old pal from college and a recent father who has found his time for gaming evaporate, but he's still able to find some time to participate in the genre defining MMO World of Warcraft, which he's been playing consistently since launch, now in it's 21st year. They discuss what it's like for Evan to be married to a popular Twitch streamer.
Evan gets into the game's longevity and what keeps people coming back for so long, but it's also revealed to maybe not be a great thing for people to try jumping into at this point in the game's history if they're not familiar with MMOs.
In the backlog section, they recap King's Quest (2015) and Evan challenges Daniel to play the arcade-y Sega classic Shinobi 3. They also have a bit of a general chat about old games and remakes/sequels meant for people in their 40s.
0:00:00 - Old Dads
0:02:51 - Welcome to the Show, Evan!
0:16:31 - What Are You Playing? World of Warcraft
0:45:05 - Backlog Recap: King's Quest (2015)
0:48:25 - Backlog Challenge: Shinobi 3
0:56:46 - Wrap Up/Plugs?
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Love is in the air on this episode of the Maximum Utcast. We find out what criteria would be needed to smooch everyone on the show before Zoey whisks us away to the magical realm of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde...who just is trying to get to the dang church on time! Later, Jonathan chats with his pal Elsa about Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Final Fantasy, and Donkey Kong...plus she has an exciting announcement!
0:00:00 - Learning How to Kiss in Chulip
0:07:47 - Feet
0:08:40 - Kusoge: Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
0:24:39 - A Beautiful Day to Identify with Donkey Kong w/ Elsa
1:00:34 - Berserker Mode
1:02:05 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
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Jonathan and Ryan react to the latest Nintendo Direct which had a lot of Pokemon news, a lot of Amiibo news, and strangely enough, a lot of Virtual Boy news. Despite the newness of the news though, Jonathan seems to think it was mostly old stuff that's not new or exciting, but still kinda cool. Jonathan is also incapable of saying the names of the games Pokopia and Popucom, which are tricky and sound too similar to each other. There's a bit of analysis about Ryan's fear of dying in video games as opposed to his fearlessness of real life violence and we learn that an over abundance of video games might make them feel less special.
0:00:00 - Motorcycles, Everyone's Gettin' Em
0:03:06 - The End of YouTube
0:04:55 - Amiibo News
0:05:32 - Nintendo Direct Reactions
0:08:14 - Should We Move On to Pokemon?
0:10:52 - What's Black and Red and Tennis All Over?
0:12:13 - Are You Done with Videogames?
0:15:02 - Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga
0:20:27 - Anaylsis of Ryan
0:22:56 - Is the Pokemon Legends: Z-A DLC Worth It?
0:25:22 - What About Dinkum? (and Pokopia and Popucom)
0:28:04 - What Are We Looking Forward To?
0:30:05 - A Heaven for Holden
0:32:10 - Wrap Up/Plugs
If you're tired of magazines, you might be suffering from debilitating Mix-a-Lot-ism, a newly discovered illness affecting adults aged 18-65 all across the world! And this Maximum Utcast might be the thing to cure what ails you. Zoey and Jonathan are haunted by a few ghosts on this episode as they discuss American Gladiators on the NES before getting to the bottom of swinging mechanics in video games...are they really gone for good? Later, Daniel chats with Allen Ortega from Mob Entertainment (Poppy Playtime) about his love of the Borderlands series and how it helped him realize a lot about himself and get his foot in the door of the games industry.
0:00:00 - 1-900-MIX-A-LOT
0:08:03 - A Real Rashomon Moment
0:11:10 - Kusoge: American Gladiators
0:30:39 - Can a Game Like Borderlands Shape Your Entire Life? with Allen Ortega
1:22:21 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:26:55 - You Better Be Working
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Currently Playing returns with guest Beith talking about the classic PS2-era game The Warriors from Rockstar, a videogame retelling of the classic 1979 film and 1965 book of the same name. Beith goes deep on his research, finding it to be a missing link between Rockstar's GTA series and their next big game, Bully. There is a lot of spoiler filled discussion of the film and how it contrasts with the game, so if you'd like to see the movie be sure to track that down on the streaming platform of your choice, or play the game on modern consoles...it covers a lot of the same ground, naratively.
In the backlog phases of the show, Daniel shares his thoughts on Astro Bot, which he thought was not as revolutionary as many other people did, and then Beith challenged Daniel to play King's Quest (2015) starring Christopher Lloyd as Old King Graham in this modernization of a classic Sierra point and click adventure...that maybe strays a bit from the path?
0:00:00 - Welcome to the show, Beith!
0:05:41 - Currently Playing the Warriors
0:54:07 - Backlog Recap - Astro Bot
1:08:54 - Backlog Challenge - King's Quest (2015)
1:15:15 - Wrap Up/Plugs?
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We pre-taped this episode so Daniel could skip town for a few days which meant we did one entirely without Jonathan--but fear not! We have an overstuffed episode with representatives from all parts of the animal kingdom, from the mighty Crazy Frog to the lowly Solid Snake as well as the tricky Donkey Kong and the strange Earthworm Jim. We maybe get to the bottom of who killed the Noid, and also talk a little bit about Rugrats. A Shy Fox stops by to give his thoughts on few recent game demos (Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales and Mina the Hollower) and we even get 2 kusoges for the price of one...it's a deal you can't beat!
0:00:00 - Situation Developing at the Domino's Pizza in Chamblee, GA
0:04:24 - Artificial Influencers
0:09:47 - Kusoge: Crazy Frog Arcade Racer
0:22:47 - Cozy Games
0:25:52 - Exploring Nostalgia of the Present and Future with Shy Fox
0:28:41 - Kusoge 2: Dream Mix TV World Fighters
0:41:28 - Donkey Kong Bananza End Game
0:54:00 - Impressions of the Demo for Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
1:01:05 - Mina the Hollower Demo Impressions
1:22:04 - More Thoughts on Dream Mix TV World Fighters + Freestyle Games Chat
1:30:32 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:38:19 - Bonus Rugrats Chat
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On this energetic episode, Jonathan and Ryan watched the Kirby Air Riders Direct and the trailers from Gamescom and broke things down to their respective mans: Batman, He-Man, Kirby Man, or Bubsy Man, and decided which one is best...or did they? Will we ever know for sure? Only time can tell, but Ryan's favorite is clearly Rufus the cat. This episode contains spoilers for Donkey Kong Bananza (roughly in the 3:46-4:50 mark, but they could also appear through out).
0:00:00 - The Big 1-0
0:01:20 - First Topic: He-Man!
0:02:22 - Gamescom Interest, Rising Like a Phoenix
0:03:46 - Spoilers for Donkey Kong Bananza
0:04:50 - Minecraft Report: It's Not Going Well
0:06:18 - The Ice Cream Deal
0:07:32 - Back to He-Man
0:09:33 - Kirby Air Riders
0:11:04 - What About Rufus?
0:11:37 - Bubsy 4D: Back in the Habit
0:16:18 - Lego Batman Legacy
0:18:44 - What Else We Got?
0:19:10 - Long Gone...Too Scary?
0:21:03 - Trailer Breakdown
0:24:58 - Jedi Vader
0:28:01 - Shout Out to the Weird New Future
0:30:33 - This Conversation's Completely Off the Rails (Thanks Listeners)Read more news, reviews, and opinions on videogames at Maximum Utmost: https://maxutmost.com/Follow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.social
On a jam-packed episode of Maximum Utcast, we're talking all about wrestling, from the passing of Hulk Hogan to his star making role in the TV show Thunder in Paradise (that coincidentally was adapted into a kusoge, Thunder in Paradise Interactive). Later, Jonathan talks to Sarah Carapace about her time spent heavily customizing the game WWE 2K19 to make it a full of ladies and extremely lesbian-centric. Rounding out the show, Zoey talks about her time customizing characters in wrestling games, and throughout the episode, watch out for that 24 inch python!
0:00:00 - The Three Issues Affecting the Youth
0:05:49 - Maximum Outkast?
0:07:21 - Kusoge: Thunder in Paradise Interactive
0:33:31 - The Cool, Tough Gals of WWE 2K19
1:11:37 - Fun with Custom Characters
1:22:00 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
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We're talking about all the robots that are fit for combat on this month's Currently Playing where Daniel is joined by Christine of Outside of the Box to talk about how she's playing Two Point Museum (and Two Point Campus). It's a game series that scratches the itch of hyperfixation while providing a cozy take on resource management and might even teach you a bit about financial literacy. From there we have a brief stop off to talk about Power Washing Simulator before moving on to talking about Daniel's thoughts on Cave Story Plus and then Christine challenges Daniel to play Astro Bot.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Christine!
0:07:02 - Currently Playing Two Point Museum
0:26:02 - Backlog Recap - Cave Story Plus
0:29:45 - Backlog Challenge - Astro Bot
0:33:58 - Wrap Up/Plugs?
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It's the bombastic first episode of the Maximum Utcast! Starring Zoey Handley and Jonathan Holmes with a special appearance by Coco Hendershott! Getting into the hottest news of the day about 2 different kinds of censorship, one of which involves Lollipop Chainsaw, and the other involves basically every indie game on the entire internet. Which one is real? Listen and find out! Later, the gang gets into kusoge discussions about Escape from Bug Island and then Jonathan chats with Coco about Death Stranding 2 and how it really ups the ante from the first game. Then Jonathan quietly contemplates life to himself.
0:00:00 - Breakfast on Tap
0:02:05 - Every Day a New Boy
0:03:09 - Censorship! Real or Fake?
0:10:29 - Kusoge: Escape From Bug Island
0:24:58 - Building Bridges and Relationships in Death Stranding 2 with Coco
0:51:40 - Hideo Kojima's Exposition
0:55:37 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:00:57 - Life is a Mystery
1:02:33 - Ooo, That's Gushin'
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Jonathan and Ryan dig deep on Donkey Kong Bananza to uncover what's great and what's maybe not so great about it, getting into some interesting theories about characters and contrasting DK with CK (Clark Kent, AKA Superman). Has Nintendo basically been making "good" Minecraft over and over with all their games from the last few years? Do people Ryan's age care about the Switch 2 or GTA6? Jonathan is excited for Mina the Hollower and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, but can he pry Ryan away from his Minecraft Lego set before Ryan falls asleep? Who knows?!?
0:00:00 - Rick Rock Beleebok
0:01:12 - Donkey Kong Bananza: What if Minecraft Was Good?
0:04:31 - Splatoon is Baby Noises in a Microphone
0:06:05 - What Even is Donkey Kong Bananza?
0:10:01 - Donkey Kong's World is Open For Business
0:15:09 - The Split Pauline Theory
0:17:36 - Mario's Dark Origins?
0:18:03 - Ryan Doesn't Really Care about Superman
0:19:51 - Donkey Kong is Bizarro Superman
0:22:11 - Mina the Hollower Excitement Intensifies
0:25:28 - Do Young People Care About Any New Videogames?
0:27:40 - What are Ryan's Friends Saying about the Switch 2?
0:30:10 - Palpable Apathy, the Silent Podcast by Ryan
0:30:29 - Flipping Around in Geometry Dash
0:32:45 - The Stuff!
0:35:08 - Sleepy Time Reviews
0:39:08 - Wrap Up/B-E-Y!Follow Jonathan
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On the eleventy first and final episode of Talking to Women about Videogames (main show! the feed lives on!) Jonathan and Tanya lament the state of the videogames world while looking forward to new horizons. Jonathan interviews Zoey Handley of Maximum Utmost, a once and future collaborator where they talk about "kusoge" or "crap games" and lament about how the enthusiast press mistreated them both. But they're back, in Maximum Utmost form!
And the announcement that we've been holding onto for a little while is that TTWAV and Maximum Utmost will be merging into a beautiful fusion of writing and talking about videogames. The "Maximum Utcast" will be taking over the slot of Talking to Women about Videogames after the fusion dance is completed, so look forward to that on this same feed. Currently Playing and Talking to My Boy about Videogames will remain on here as well, so look forward to those too.
0:00:00 - People Just Want Blorb
0:03:40 - It's Over
0:04:43 - I Don't Know How You're Doin' It
0:06:37 - Mind Fuck: The Open World Sidescroller
0:09:03 - Hiding in the Bunker with Zoey Handley of Maximum Utmost
0:46:22 - Keepin' Cool in the Summer Time
0:48:19 - Maybe Gonna See Superman
0:49:19 - Now There's a Name
0:49:48 - Machina
0:51:30 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
0:57:27 - Here I Go!Check out Maximum Utmost here!
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We're talking with one of the hosts of Talking to Women about Videogames on this episode of Currently Playing, Jonathan Holmes, writer for Nintendo Force Magazine, MTV reality star, illustrator, video producer, musician, and all-around Rennaisance man. Due to the unique nature of his personal and work life, he's currently playing a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothing. We get impressions about Mario Kart World, mini Tetris, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, Shadows of the Damned Hella Remastered, SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos, Street Fighter 6, PuzzMiX, F-Zero GX, and more. We go through a few rounds of talking about The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask before talking about how the Zelda series has been used as a technical showcase for the latest things Nintendo has to offer...for good and for ill. Then Jonathan takes a look at Daniel's backlog and suggests tons of different things before settling on recommending Cave Story+ due to it's nature as a similar feeling game to Majora's Mask, just in a genre Jonathan prefers.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Jonathan!
0:08:22 - Maintaining a Certain Level of Inadequacy
0:09:39 - The Latest from Mario Kart World
0:16:35 - Dad Mode (Mini Tetris, Shadows of the Damned Hella Remastered, SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos, Street Fighter 6, PuzzMiX, F-Zero GX)
0:23:07 - The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask Preamble
0:28:49 - Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
0:37:00 - Backlog Recap: The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask
0:51:57 - Backlog Challenge: Cave Story+
1:06:14 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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In the finale (for now?!?!) of Yeah! our Yeah-nalyists finally dance with the one who brung them in the form of digging deep on Usher's "Yeah!" We touch on the connections to Jonathan's alter ego Freaky Constantina, dissect Usher's status as a sex symbol, get into a case of Crunk Juice, and try to put a button on the ubiquity of "Yeah!" as a lyric. While the show may be put on ice for a while, feel free to dig into the old episodes right here on this podcast feed and also see additional analysis of this song from Jonathan's episode of the Worst Song on Earth (link below)
0:00:00 - The Final Curt-Yeah!-n Call
0:02:01 - The Freaky Factor
0:04:11 - Usher's Yeah! is Old Enough to Drink
0:07:44 - Just Listen to Those Lyrics
0:10:14 - The Eternal Sex Symbol
0:13:10 - The Discordant Yeah!
0:16:49 - Disrobing at the Guitar Store
0:19:14 - Crunk Juice/Four Loko
0:20:25 - The Ubiquity of Yeah!
0:26:16 - Tanya's Bad Time Playing DDR
0:26:59 - Using a Blunt, Abstract Agreement to Fix the World's Problems
0:28:38 - Everyone on Yeah! as a Star Fox Character
0:30:02 - Where is Chris "Ludacris" Bridges?
0:31:22 - A Self-Congratulator Victory Lap for the Best Podcast in the World
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It's the Sweaty Summer Edition of Talking to My Boy about Videogames where Jonathan and Ryan hit all the highlights (Space Balls, Donkey Kong Bananza, Looney Toons) and we get updates on the latest wheeling and dealing of kids, the dangers of gacha mechanics in video games, the longevity of interest in Mario Kart World, and so much more. Does Ryan even like videogames any more? And what's going on with anatomy?!?!
0:00:00 - It's Sweaty Summer
0:00:28 - Spaceballs Review
0:02:13 - Tongue Juice
0:03:09 - PuzzMiX, the Essence of Pac-Man
0:03:33 - New Topic! Geometry Dash
0:06:01 - The Game Isn't On the Cartridge
0:07:05 - The Riddle of the Sphincter
0:07:58 - The Game Plays You
0:10:10 - Testicles: The Book
0:12:07 - Back to PuzzMiX?
0:12:56 - Do You Even Like Videogames?
0:13:44 - F-Zero GX vs. Mario Kart World
0:14:47 - Box Boy/Box Girl
0:15:47 - Let's Put On Looney Toons
0:21:42 - What If Multiversus Came Back?
0:22:58 - The Gacha Part of a Kid's Brain
0:24:11 - The Kid News
0:25:33 - Do They Care About the Donkey Kong Timeline?
0:28:26 - Pests!
0:29:54 - Would You Play a Tom and Jerry Videogame?
0:30:39 - Death Stranding Trailer Impressions
0:31:31 - Moist Burgers
0:32:22 - The Minecraft Report
0:34:01 - Wrap Up/Plugs
Currently Playing is back with an old friend in the form of Kai, a frequent main show guest who's been busy with her school work but is happy to drop by and talk her recent faves in the cozy games space. She's been playing the farming MMORPG Palia, the fantasy farming sim Fields of Mistria, and the bug catching card battler Kabuto Park. Daniel mistakenly calls these "Animal Crossing-likes" but Kai sets him straight. Later they get into a bit of their thoughts about the Switch 2 before recapping Daniel's thoughts about Sword of Vermilion. Finally, Kai challenges Daniel to finally put in an honest effort at playing Majora's Mask, a game he put down for 17 years.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Kai!
0:11:12 - What Are You Playing? - Palia/Fields of Mistria/Kabuto Park
0:36:43 - Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 Thoughts
0:47:52 - Backlog Recap - Sword of Vermilion
0:54:17 - Backlog Challenge - The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask
1:01:28 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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