EXP Podcast #611: Nightmares, New Worlds, and Vikings

Trying to go for a morning jog.

This week on the EXP Podcast, we discuss three new games we've been playing: Little Nightmares 2, Bowser's Fury, and Valheim. From the dark terrifying woods, to Nintendo's new open world, and into the festive halls of Valhalla, we finally have some new and exciting games to review!

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Show Notes:

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #610: Casting Call!

He's been training for this his whole life.

Please excuse all the cigar chomping noises on this week's show: we've become Hollywood producers and were told that cigars were a requirement.  Video game movies and casting choices collide this week, as we cover quirky robots, furry animals, and fantasy directors' cuts.  Just be glad that we didn't release the Snyder cut of this episode; it's 7 hours long.

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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 43 min 10 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #609: Digital Restorations

"I'm not that odd."

Like digital Robin-hoods, internet sleuths and criminals have patched together two pieces of video game history. The first is the unforgettable GoldenEye 007 which is alive again with some buttery-smooth frame rates. The second is the audio tracks for Super Mario World. This week on the podcast, we chat about salvaging history by means of unethical behavior.

Oh, and E3 is back too. Sort of...

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Show Notes:

- "GoldenEye 007’s canceled Xbox 360 remake is now playable online," by Cass Marshal via Polygon

- "Fans have restored Super Mario World’s soundtrack, thanks to Nintendo ‘Gigaleak’" by Ana Diaz via Polygon

- Runtime: 32 min 35 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #608: A Night at the Video Game Museum

Everyone's favorite museum curator

Jorge and I have apparently planned out our retirement: we're going to find a museum, set up shop with a little "artifacts you can touch" cart, and lure people in to talk about video games.  We still have a ways to go before living that docent life, but we can at least imagine it.  Thanks to Nicole Carpenter's recent article about the links between video games and museums, we had the chance to go through some of our favorite virtual exhibits.

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Show Notes:

- "In-game museums are great because all video games are museums," by Nicole Carpenter, via Polygon

- Runtime: 32 min 35 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #607: Into the Monsterverse

This week on the EXP Podcast, we go big - and I mean really big! Today we cover the latest trailer for Godzilla vs Kong, a new film in the "Monsterverse" film franchise and why we're so fascinated by massive beasts and the disasters they bring. We also identify some games that achieve an enormous sense of scale, or at least more enormous than most games.

 

Got a favorite Godzilla game or movie? Toss us an email and let us know!

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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 41 min 44 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #606: Screentime Scamps

Might as well be a real picture of me and my son.

Won't somebody please think of the children?  This week, we heed Helen Lovejoy's plea and step into the fraught environment of parenting choices and children's' screen time.  Inspired by the continuing pandemic as well as a New York Times article on the subject, we dissect the increased screen time kids (along with everyone else) is getting.  I suppose this is a good time to pat ourselves on the pack for making an audio show; no screens necessary!

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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 41 min 22 sec

- "Children's Screen Time Has Soared in the Pandemic, Alarming Parents and Researchers," by Matt Richtel, via the New York Times

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #605: The Year Ahead 2021

Earth, 2021

Allegedly it's 2021 but, looking around, I still have my doubts. This week on the EXP Podcast, we try hope the year ahead is brighter than the last and look forward to our most anticipated games of 2021, some of which might actually come out! From AAA to indies, there are a lot of games to be excited for. Let us know what you're most hyped about by sending us an email!

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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 37 min 32 sec

- Music from Brad Sucks