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Video Game Podtimism is the optimist's video game variety show. David and Chase are here to give you a double-dose of that oh-so cheerful appreciation for all things video games.
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Ep. 205: Anatomy of a Bingus (Feat. Arcade Spirits)
Hey Podtimists,
Somehow, a summer cold has returned. So you know what that means it's another Dayquil episode. Time to lock in and talk about Metal Gear Solid and also Honkai Star Rail??
Also we dove into the wonderful visual novel Arcade Spirits which was suggested to us by listener Jonathan. Thank you Jonathan!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(3:04) - What David has been playing
(3:24) - Dave the Diver
(4:53) - Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
(13:11) - Cocoon
(14:07) - What Chase has been playing
(14:11) - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
(23:12) - Metal Gear Solid V
(37:05) - Honkai Star Rail
(59:00) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week
(1:02:36) - David's Podtimisitic thing of the week
(1:07:24) - Interlude
(1:09:20) - Good Games! Featuring Arcade Spirits
(1:30:56) - Outro
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Games mentioned:
Dave the Diver
Cacoon
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid V
Honkai Star Rail
Arcade Spirits -
Ep. 204: Metal Gear Solid 3
Hey Podtimists,
This week we continue our series covering the Metal Gear Solid games with 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3. This was a real joy to record and we had a blast talking about what is considered one of the best games of all time. We hope you enjoy!
Also thank you to all the folks who sent in questions for the episode. We appreciate ya'll.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(9:55) - Quick Stats
(16:33) - David's experience with the game then and now
(20:39) - Chase's experience with the game then and now
(38:45) - SPOILERS AHEAD
(39:37) - Operation Virtuous Mission
(56:26) - Operation Snake Eater
(2:22:44) - Thematic Stuff!
(2:32:30) - Favorite Camo? - ii94
(2:34:39) - Who does this game work for? - Novachild
(2:36:24) - What about the manual?? - AJ
(2:40:31) - Hardware and remakes - Matt
(2:45:25) - Porting back other mechanics - Cameron
(2:48:22) - Does the main character shuffle still work? - FullMetalSteve
(2:50:48) - Remake discussion - AJ and Doogragdaba
(3:00:20) - Snakes? - TK
(3:02:02) - Chase and David as Cobras - Ponk
(3:06:28) - What do we explode into? - David
(3:07:31) - Outro
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Games Mentioned:
Metal Gear Solid 3 -
Ep. 203: All Chromed up and Ready to Love (Feat. Nanosaur)
Hey Podtimists,
This week David checks out if this whole Star Wars deal is all it's cracked up to be. Then Chase plays a neat romhack of one of Gamecube's most beloved titles.
Finally, we took a deeper look at the Pangaea Software classic: Nanosaur. This game was suggested to us by listener Murray. Thanks Murray!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:24) - What David has been playing
(2:35) - Little Kitty Big City
(5:44) - Hades
(6:49) - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
(19:06) - What Chase has been playing
(19:29) - Super Mario Sunburn
(29:46) - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
(42:42) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week
(44:39) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week
(47:46) - Good Games! Featuring Nanosaur
(1:13:40) - Outro
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Games mentioned:
Hades
Little Kitty Big City
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Super Mario Sunburn
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Nanosaur -
Ep. 202: Sippin' & Dippin' (Feat. Transistor and 1000xRESIST)
Hey Podtimists,
This week David took not one but TWO trips to arcade to play some real fun games in person. What a world.
Then Chase talks about one single game for like 25 minutes. It's called 1000xRESIST and it's wonderful.
Finally, we talked about Supergiant's sophomore effort, Transistor. This game was suggested to us by listener Killian. Thanks Killian!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:00) - What David has been playing
(2:16) - David's Steady Games
(3:20) - The Arcade!
(4:06) - Mario Kart Arcade
(5:20) - Halo Fireteam Raven
(5:46) - Air Hockey???
(7:17) - Hydro Thunder
(7:45) - Marvel Vs Capcom
(9:25) - Rampage
(9:49) - Mortal Kombat
(11:57) - Time Crisis 5
(13:48) - Tomb Raider
(16:20) - What Chase has been playing
(16:41) - 1000xRESIST
(40:36) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week
(44:56) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week
(48:43) - Good Games! Featuring Transistor
(1:04:56) - Spoilers for Transistor!
(1:21:34) - Outro
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Games mentioned:
Hades
Balatro
Mario Kart Arcade
Halo Fireteam Raven
Air Hockey
Hydro Thunder
Marvel Vs. Capcom
Rampage
Mortal Kombat
Tomb Raider
1000xRESIST
Transistor -
Ep. 200: The Good Game-A-Thon
Hey Podtimists,
This week we're celebrating our actual 200th episode with 4 Good Games segments back-to-back-to-back-to-back! The games were suggested by listeners Mack, Rufus, Mallory, and Aaron. Thank you all for the suggestions!
Also thank you everyone who's checkout VGP in the last 200 episodes. It's been such a joy to make the show for this long and we're eternally grateful to everyone who has been along for the ride.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:32) - A little reflection??
(7:18) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week
(11:05) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week
(14:51) - Good Games! Featuring Temple Run
(38:57) - Good Games! Featuring Sneak King
(56:21) - Good Games! Featuring Chex Quest
(1:13:02) - Good Games! Featuring Intelligent Qube
(1:30:02) - Outro
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Games mentioned:
Temple Run
Sneak King
Chex Quest
Intelligent Cube
1000xRESIST -
Ep. 201: Pavlov's Dogs are Barkin' (Feat. Butterfly Soup)
Hey Podtimists,
Welcome to another Dayquil episode. Chase is just a little sick but is still here talking about these games. David played a cat game and Chase played the best early access game in the world (okay a little hyperbolic but come on).
Then we dove into the wonderful experience that was Butterfly Soup. This game was suggested to us by listener Novachild. Thanks for your suggestion!
Also chase mentioned a youtube video about n64 recompilation, so here's a link to that video.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:11) - What David has been playing
(2:25) - Mario Party Superstars
(3:29) - Hades
(4:47) - Dave the Diver
(7:01) - Little Kitty, Big City
(16:05) - What Chase has been playing
(16:29) - Animal Well
(23:04) - Hades 2
(44:33) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week
(52:24) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week
(57:28) - Good Games! Featuring Butterfly Soup
(1:23:00) - Outro
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Games mentioned:
Hades
Dave the Diver
Little Kitty, Big City
Animal Well
Hades 2
Butterfly Soup