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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

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

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

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

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

Hey Podtimists,

Somehow this is episode 199, woah. That's so many episodes. To celebrate the almost 200th episode we played some video games. Video games like: Balatro, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Front Mission and Abiotic Factor!

We also took a deeper look at the very strange 2010 game Alpha Protocol. This game was suggested to us by listener Sergio. Thanks Sergio!
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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(2:03) - What David has been playing

(2:15) - Dave the Diver

(7:54) - Balatro

(12:21) - Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon

(15:59) - Resistance: Retribution

(25:43) - What Chase has been playing

(25:54) - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

(36:32) - Kingdom Hearts 2 again??

(38:05) - Front Mission 5: Scars of the War

(48:01) - Abiotic Factor

(58:07) - Chase's podtimistic thing of the week

(1:04:53) - David's podtimistic thing of the week

(1:10:21) - Good Games! Featuring Alpha Protocol

(1:37:51) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Dave the Diver

Balatro

Resistance Retribution

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Kingdom Hearts 2

Front Missions 5: Scars of the War

Abiotic Factor

Alpha Protocol