Fall Damage Can't Hurt You

username_equals_pants, roxal_voxel, and zintendo64
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The podcast where fall damage may not be able to hurt you, but our takes can. Your favorite games explored weirdly by 3 friends brought together by bad beer and good tater tots. At least one of us has beaten Through The Fire And The Flames on hard. Donkey Kong 64 enthusiasts, get in here, we are your people. Hosts: roxal_voxel, username_equals_pants, zintendo64

Episodes

  1. The Hater's Guide to Super Mario RPG

    May 21

    The Hater's Guide to Super Mario RPG

    "It's one encounter, Michael. How many levels can it give, 5?" - the Super Mario RPG developers setting the difficulty curve of their game Tune in to hear the Fall Damage crew discuss: RPG grinding, the many ways it can fail you, and the many ways you can fail itHow fast people have beaten the games central to the podcast's canon thus far... and how wrong we are when we guess their timesWhy the Switch 2 feels like such a strange consoleWhat we think about a newly unveiled game genre, the "book"References in this episode: Mina the Hollower, releasing on May 29: https://apple.news/At76cbbMaRdGXcYt7MFSvZQusername_equals_pants' new Slay the Spire 2 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNFCLWSDwL0The Switch 2 is increasing in price: https://www.theverge.com/games/926772/nintendo-switch-2-price-hike-console-gaming-futureGameStop's most puzzling business move in recent months: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/gamestop-offers-56-billion-for-ebay-struggles-to-explain-how-itll-pay-for-it/Slay the Spire 2's review bombing: https://kotaku.com/slay-the-spire-2-is-getting-review-bombed-again-this-time-because-of-chuds-2000693961Private Rites by Julia Armfield (https://www.juliaarmfield.co.uk/writing)The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (https://www.ursulakleguin.com/dispossessed)Games discussed, at varying length: Clair-Obscur: Expedition 33Super Mario RPGShin Megami Tensei IVEarthboundTitanium CourtSuper Mario WorldSilksongStardew ValleyEvery main-line Pokemon gameHyrule Warriors: Age of CalamitySlay the Spire 2Donkey Kong 64Special thanks to kissesfromlia, who edited the segment intro music for this episode! Learn more about Lia at https://kissesfromlia.com/. This podcast is human-only, no AI. The humans are roxal_voxel, username_equals_pants, and zintendo64. Theme song: Booster Grooving by Louie Zong

    2h 29m
  2. God Has Four Legs And Can Float

    Apr 27

    God Has Four Legs And Can Float

    Pokemon God: is it real, and can it hurt you? More importantly, what is its relationship to Skyrim? Tune into this episode for all this and more, including a signature Fall Damage take about pokemon starters so spicy it requires a PowerPoint with not one but two subtitles. If you're a sicko like us, listen to hear about: Uncovering the long-sought identities of the video game bouba and kiki Which video game dogs we spotlight in our inaugural segment about the best pets in gaming How the AI slopification of GPUs threatens not just visuals but gameplay What we got wrong in our first episode Also referenced in this episode: The slideshow we were looking at during the Pokemon discussionArticles about DLSS-5 by Remap Radio, Kotaku, and The VergeGoodbye Galaxy's "How I Accidentally Set a World Record in Opus Magnum"username_equals_pants' "A Brief History Of That Freaking Bird That I Hate" theamandafiles' Sneasler rantGames discussed, at varying length: The entire main-line Pokemon series Pokemon: Pokopia Disco Elysium The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Slay the Spire 2PeakOpus Magnum Donkey Kong 64 This podcast is human-only, no AI. The humans are roxal_voxel, username_equals_pants, and zintendo64. Theme song: Booster Grooving by Louie Zong.

    1h 53m
  3. Silksong Is A Cozier Game Than Stardew Valley

    Apr 6

    Silksong Is A Cozier Game Than Stardew Valley

    Welcome to the inaugural episode of Fall Damage Can't Hurt You, the gaming podcast where fall damage may not be able to hurt you, but our takes absolutely can. We're starting off with one of our most controversial takes: Hollow Knight: Silksong is a cozier game than Stardew Valley. If you felt a rush of anger reading that sentence, or if you're a sicko like us who believes it, tune in to hear: What makes a game cozy, and what makes a game sweaty, and why Silksong is the formerWhich TV director is the only person we'd trust with Baldur's Gate 3Why everything is really a keyboard, if you think about itHow the Fall Damage crew manage to shoehorn Lanky Kong into yet another discussionAlso mentioned in this episode: Mountain Goats 365: https://thisyearbook.com/Microsoft BDS: https://bdsmovement.net/microsoftCGP Grey Year Themes: https://youtu.be/NVGuFdX5guE?si=jlcX4CbIgfV8v3kYYoko Taro's Evangelion: https://www.avclub.com/neon-genesis-evangelion-reboot-sequel-yoko-taroBaldur's Gate 3 TV show: https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-tv-series-set-for-hbo-will-be-a-continuation-of-baldurs-gate-3s-storyThis podcast is human-only, no AI. The humans are roxal_voxel, username_equals_pants, and zintendo64. Theme song: Booster Grooving by Louie Zong. FOLLOW US: RSS.comYouTube

    1h 31m
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The podcast where fall damage may not be able to hurt you, but our takes can. Your favorite games explored weirdly by 3 friends brought together by bad beer and good tater tots. At least one of us has beaten Through The Fire And The Flames on hard. Donkey Kong 64 enthusiasts, get in here, we are your people. Hosts: roxal_voxel, username_equals_pants, zintendo64

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