Abnormal Mapping

Em Marko and Jackson Tyler
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Abnormal Mapping is a monthly game club of Em and Jackson, talking primarily about old games with an eye to critiquing without nostalgia.

  1. NiGHTS Into Dreams and DOOM (PS1)

    FEB 25

    NiGHTS Into Dreams and DOOM (PS1)

    We return to a game we played near the very start of the podcast, but … in port form? Much to discuss about the place of ports as transformative work and also the strange routes of design lineage, especially when we talk about NiGHTS and Sonic Team’s peculiar ideas about what 3D gaming should look like. A TRULY action packed episode. Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: Xbox has never been more dead, Persona 6 ideas, Dodonpachi, Touhou: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, Final Fantasy XV 1.0 mod, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Silksong, Ratcheteer, Persona 3 Reload, Walfie’s Nonograms, Initial Unity, Touge Shakai, DOOM, NiGHTS into Dreams Next Month’s Game Club: Rabbids Go Home Music this EpisodeGate of your Dream by Tomoko SasakiMessage from Nightopia by Tomoko SasakiTrack 12 by Aubrey HodgesClub Doom by Aubrey HodgesDreams Dreams by Tomoko Sasaki

  2. JAN 29

    Abnormal Mapping 182: Simogo Legacy Collection

    We play a bunch of classic phone games and talk about an era of small games that feel like they vanished from the earth. This was a great walk down memory lane, even if we mostly talk about Device 6. Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: gamedownsights.com, Hollow Knight: Silksong, gacha corner, Call of Duty (franchise), Doom 2, Half-Life, Boomerang X, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, https://simogo.com/work/device-6/ Next Month’s Game Club: DOOM (PSX) and NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn) Music this EpisodeDevice 6 by Daniel OlsénLace by Christopher LarkinGlittermåne by Daniel OlsénAnna by Jonathan Eng

  3. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    2025-12-27

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Surprise! One final Abnormal Mapping before the end of the year. Jackson is joined today by Erin to get thoughts down about the most baffling Game of the Year in recent history, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It is a game that has kicked off a ton of discourse most of which talks around the actual game itself, which is what this podcast is about. I could not care less about France vs Japan I want to talk about this game’s weird fucking ending. Erin can be found on bsky here, go give them a follow!! Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Final Fantasy, Myst, Diablo Next Month’s Game Club: Simogo Legacy Collection Music this EpisodeUntil You’re Gone by Lorien TestardGestral Market by Lorien Testard

  4. 2025-12-18

    Mega Man 7 & 8

    This one was in the can way before the new Mega Man was announced, but I’m glad they finally listened to us and made another one of these. But we went back to the first evolution of classic Mega Man with two of the less respected but surprisingly disparate entries in the Mega Man series. Hope you enjoy! Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: Xbox is still dead, Silksong, Violent Storm, Q-Up, Dynasty Warriors 4, Myst IV: Revelation Next Month’s Game Club: Simogo Legacy Collection Music this EpisodeElectrical Communication by GANASIAAstro Man by Shusaku UchiyamaClown Man by Shusaku UchiyamaBrandnew Way by GANASIA

  5. 2025-11-02

    Onimusha: Warlords

    This Abnormal Mapping needed an extra week to cook, but it’s finally here for you to enjoy! We talk about a bunch of arcade games, Capcom’s inability to tell a good story (charm point), and Jackson is the one who brings up gacha this time??? Please enjoy the episode! Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: Xbox is dead, Mega Man, Violent Storm, Duet Night Abyss, Ball X Pit, Inazuma Eleven, Silksong, Mushihimesama, Batsugun, Castlevania the Arcade, Major Havok, Skins Game, Onimusha, Devil May Cry, Ninja Gaiden, Resident Evil Next Month’s Game Club: Mega Man 7/8 at the end of the month! Music this EpisodeRising Sun - 1st Movement by Takashi Niigaki Onimusha (Demon Warrior) by Takashi Niigaki Ai by Takashi Niigaki a secret blast from the past song

  6. 2025-10-30

    Persona 5 Royal

    After months of chipping away at it Em finally completed Persona 5 Royal, which means she invited two of her most Shin Megami Tensei-brained friends to come on and talk about the game. And oh boy, did they ever talk about the game. Over two nights! This is a big one. Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells in addition to Around the Long Fire on our network. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia Ina doesn’t have a regular podcast but sometimes remembers to watch 2WBY and show up on the podcast! You can find her on bsky and read her fanfic on AO3. Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: Armored Core, Long Live the Queen, Umamusume, Next Month’s Game Club: Onimusha: Warlords and then Mega Man 7/8 Music this EpisodeWake Up, Get Up, Get Out There by Shoji MeguroNo More What Ifs by Shoji MeguroBeneath the Mask by Shoji MeguroRivers in the Desert by Shoji Meguro

  7. 2025-09-28

    Viewfinder

    Some games are just very okay to the point where you don’t have too much to say about them, but thankfully we have some other gaming to keep us going as we poked through some photos and perspective puzzles this month. Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: gaming news, Persona 5 Royal,  Dragon Warrior III, Silksong, Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight, Colin McRay Rally 2.0, Marvel Infinity War, Charlie Murder, Zombie Vikings, Alltynex, Raiden Fighters, Strider (2014), Mega Man X 2-5, Viewfinder Next Month’s Game Club: Onimusha: Warlords (and Bonus Persona 5 Royal podcast!) Music this EpisodeWake Up Your Hero by Masanori AkitaBoss Area (Aces Version) by Yasuhiro HashimotoX vs Zero by Naoto Tanaka, Naoya Kamisaka, and Takuya MiyawakiYume Wo Kakeru by Kenta Higashiohji

  8. 2025-08-27

    Star Fox 64

    We played a classic of the greatest console ever made, the Nintendo 64, this month! How did Em find returning to a game she 100%ed long ago? How did Ace Combat superfan Jackson find Nintendo’s take on the genre? All this and more in this episode! Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: Switch 2, PS5 price hikes, San Francisco Rush, Hydro Thunder, Wave Race 64, Extreme G, F Zero X, Mario Kart 64, Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, Ridge Racer Type 4, Gran Turismo, Sega Rally 2, Persona 5, Star Fox 64 Next Month’s Game Club: Viewfinder Music this EpisodeOpening by Koji KondoArea 6 by Koji KondoAquas by Koji KondoStar Wolf Theme by Koji Kondo

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Abnormal Mapping is a monthly game club of Em and Jackson, talking primarily about old games with an eye to critiquing without nostalgia.

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  • Creator
    Em Marko and Jackson Tyler
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    190
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Abnormal Mapping
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    Abnormal Mapping

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