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Space Wars - Episode 163
Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? In 1977 arcades lit up with a new vibrant and high-resolution display that brought a dead video game publisher back to life. This was the vector monitor and…
Arcade Obscura (Three's Company) - Episode 162
The Three's Company apartment lease is up and it's time to move out and move on in the only way we know how - with an Arcade Obscura on underrated or obscure three-player arcade games! The first pick…
Alien Vs. Predator - Episode 161
Pastblaster finally gets his flowers as we cover one of his favorite games - Capcom's excellent three-player beat 'em up, Alien Vs. Predator. Where does Alien Vs. Predator rank on the list of…
Rampage - Episode 160
We return to our normally scheduled broadcast to tear into one of the best 3-player and 80s games ever made - Rampage by Bally Midway. Did Rampage lay out the landscape for future sandbox video…
The Three Stooges - Episode 159
While the episode title could be interpreted as a comment about the three knuckleheaded hosts, we're taking a very foolish look at the little known Mylstar arcade game The Three Stooges in Brides is…
Armored Warriors - Episode 158
In the world of three-player arcade beat 'em ups Capcom is king. But which of their games reign supreme? In this episode we're talking about the build-a-mech brawler Armored Warriors! Is Armored…
Turbo Force - Episode 157
In 1991 Video System released what is undeniably the best three-player vertical arcade shooter that retrofits Lamborghinis into flying vehicles that fight a giant Lexus in space - and 35 years later…
Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road - Episode 156
Step right up and spin the wheels (all three of them) on the best stand-up racing game to feature a vague Marvel reference - Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road by the Leland Corporation. What is…
Battletoads - Episode 155
It's the start of the Three's Company series but instead of Jack, Janet, and Chrissy (it's an old joke, look it up) we're talking about Pimple, Rash, and Zitz who star in one of the best, but…
Half-Life 2: Survivor - Episode 154
This episode is about a game you've definitely heard of but likely never knew was an arcade game. Lemony Vengeance joins the show to talk about his efforts to keep this Valve and Taito arcade…
Lucky & Wild - Episode 153
Let's go! Ah, the early 90s when the perfect date night meant hopping into a sit-down arcade game based on buddy cop movies, grabbing the steering wheel with one hand, gun with the other, and having…
Shinobi - Episode 152
The late '80s were packed with pop-culture obsessions: arcades, action movies, neon aesthetics, and of course, a nationwide fascination with ninjas. Sleek, masked warriors showed up everywhere from…
Arcade Obscura (Rhythm) - Episode 151
The music is fading and the lights are coming up on our Rhythm miniseries. Time for the final encore as each host picks one more game for this rhythm Arcade Obscura. The first pick is a helluva ride…
Sound Voltex - Episode 150
It's our penultimate episode of the Rhythm miniseries (and hey, we also hit episode 150)! We return to BEMANI to explore their sub-sub-culture game that allows you to ruin good music just like real…
Chunithm - Episode 149
Sega is no stranger to the arcade rhythm games but they really hit their stride with their Performai series of games. So scan your Aime card, select your song, and let's play the game that literally…
Guitar Hero Arcade - Episode 148
This "Behind the Music" is an 8-part retrospective of the biggest rhythm game franchise to ever hit the States (and the reason so many of us still have plastic guitars stashed in our hall closets).…
Taiko No Tatsujin - Episode 147
Namco set out to create a super popular rhythm game and accidentally created the most popular mascots since Pac-Man. Don-chan and Katsu-chan are unavoidable as we talk about the extremely popular in…
Jubeat - Episode 146
Finally a rhythm game that is unlikely to give you a cardiac arrest. We explore the often mispronounced (hint: the "j" is silent) BEMANI hit that is DDR for your fingers, jubeat! What is the magic…
Dance Dance Revolution - Episode 145
This miniseries is all about rhythm - rhythm games, that is. We recognize that three middle-aged white guys may not be the best option to talk about this episode's game so we asked local (and…
Arcade Obscura (Light Gun) - Episode 144
It's the end of the Light Gun miniseries and we're down to our last remaining bullets. Now it's time for each host to shoot their shot on their pick of an obscure or underrated Light Gun arcade game.…
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