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93 – What’s Blue and Pisses All Over Everything?

Specs — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:29:20 +0000

Animitch, Catsman, Moogle and Specs done this one. It’s all British, all day.

4:20 – Your only move is Hustle discussion
27:42 – Viz advertising
39:00 – British news
56:40- The fall of GAME
1:05:32 – Board game video games
1:24:40 – British football mascots
1:36:12 – Dreams and exit

The next book club game is Eat Girl: https://tesselode.itch.io/eatgirl

This episode was edited by Specs.

Here’s some videos I used in this:

https://www.facebook.com/idealboilers/videos/ideal-boilers-heartwarming-moments/598873787330858/

92 – Biggie Shiggie

Catsman — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:55:58 +0000

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Animitch, Catsman, Moogle and Specs were inspired to create this podcast based on their experiences of exploring The Japanese Inaka.

2:30 – Gooning Discussion
5:53 – The Games Industry Must Be Stopped
20:56 – Super Mario Bros: The Lost Nationalities
27:55 – Catsman’s Weird Wiki: Sexypedia
35:41 – Book Club Game: Who’s Lila?
1:04:24 – The Theme Park Formerly Known as Tayto World
1:12:15 – The Miyamoto Dossier (part 1)
2:09:39 – Nonsense

The next book club game is Your Only Move is Hustle.

This episode was edited by Catsman.
Mario voice clips via TruenoLevin2000.

91 – Rat Fuckers

Specs — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 08:41:56 +0000

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In this episode: RILFs, video game pet names, big things, vinegar, cryptids, Metroid Prime and Devolver Digital. Taking part: Mitch, Cats, Moogle, Specs and Wooly.

00:00 – Intro and RILFs
20:00 – Video game pet names
33:00 – Bookclub discussion of Metroid Prime
1:01:10 – 1001 uses for vinegar
1:10:25 – Taxonomy of an Indie game
1:21:25 – Big things and Cryptids

The next book club game is Who’s Lila. We have new theme music. Thanks to Gunnbladez for the rap samples. Thanks to Vol Vadrex for composing. Wheel spin sound from here. As usual, you can watch us stream at https://twitch.tv/thecatsman Find us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/uvV97rH Watch our highlights and other original content at: https://youtube.com/TheGLAStream (and watch Specs’ solo stuff at https://www.youtube.com/specsgla) Woolyshambler has some new songs on her bandcamp. I don’t really know what Dungeon Music is, but maybe you’ll enjoy it. This episode was edited by Specs.

90 – Dennis Hopper and His Big Bug Whoppers

Specs — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:17:40 +0000

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I think this might be our longest general episode ever.
In this episode, Nintendo vs Yuzu, Palworld, AI in gaming, William Wonka’s Failed Scotch Pancakes, DC Thomson Comics, Debates about Piss, A pile of Dennis Hopper and maybe something about video games?
Taking part: Mitch, Bran, Cats, Moogle and Specs.

1:52 – Nintendo Sues Yuzu – read this cool blog that Schlotz told me about
16:15 – Willy Wonka and the 1/4 cup of lemonade factory experience
21:11 – Palworld and AI talk
43:38 – Salt Production By Country
55:45 – What we played last year
1:37:32 – DC Thomson – this guy’s blog is good; here’s my improved video on the subject
2:25:14 – Mitch’s Conundrum – Piss or Mould (please write in)
2:31:40 – Deadly Creatures – Specs’ stream here
2:46:26 – Ending and entropy

The next book club game is Metroid Prime and we’ll be playing whichever version we feel like.

We have new theme music. Thanks to Gunnbladez for the rap samples. Thanks to Vol Vadrex for composing.

Wheel sound from here and American Presidents playing Melee here.

Thanks as well to the guy who said Dennis Hopper that one time. I don’t remember your name, but you live rent free in my head.
Here’s where I got all those soundbites.

As usual, you can watch us stream at https://twitch.tv/thecatsman
Find us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/uvV97rH
Watch our highlights and other original content at: https://youtube.com/TheGLAStream (and watch Specs’ solo stuff at https://www.youtube.com/specsgla)
Woolyshambler has some new songs on her bandcamp. I don’t really know what Dungeon Music is, but maybe you’ll enjoy it.

This episode was edited (lazily) by Specs.

Podcast Discussion on Tears of the Kingdom

Specs — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 09:29:41 +0000

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Mitch, Bran, Specs, Moogle and Catsman discuss the new Zelda game. We all think it’s really good but we also talk (a lot) about the annoying little bad bits.

The next book club game is still Deadly Creatures on the Wii. You can contribute to the wheel we use to determine our next podcast game by adding to the “poll”. Please be sensible.

As usual, you can watch us stream at https://twitch.tv/thecatsman
Find us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/uvV97rH
Watch our highlights and other original content at: https://youtube.com/TheGLAStream (and watch Specs’ solo stuff at https://www.youtube.com/specsgla) [also Mitch has a new youtube channel for his wrestling content = https://www.youtube.com/@neojoshizzle ]

This episode was edited by Specs

88 – Gash in the Attic

Specs — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:05:27 +0000

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In this episode we (Specs, Catsman, Mooglepies, RSN_Bran and Animitch) discuss Donkey Kong on the Gameboy, play Poetry for Gamers (or Videogames for Neanderthals), discuss the porn in Specs’ attic, become distressed about Funko Pops and Wheels, we try to break the rules of videogames in real life, and Specs talks about some genre of racing game that only he cares about.

00:00 – Intro
04:00 – Donkert Konkert ’94 discussion
26:41 – Poetry for Gamer Neanerthal Videogamers
40:36 – Yuji Naka jailed for crimes
44:15 – Funko Pop Landfill
51:23 – Gash in the Attic
59:21 – Weird videogame marketing stunts
1:07:10 – Tier 3 Racing Games
1:21:17 – Using video game logic to win at real life sports
1:27:34 – “We’re dependent on wheels” + movie night discussion
1:36:49 – Ending + Entropy

The next book club game is Deadly Creatures on the Wii. You can contribute to the wheel we use to determine our next podcast game by adding to the “poll”. Please be sensible.

As usual, you can watch us stream at https://twitch.tv/thecatsman
Find us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/uvV97rH
Watch our highlights and other original content at: https://youtube.com/TheGLAStream (and watch Specs’ solo stuff at https://www.youtube.com/specsgla) [also Mitch has a new youtube channel for his wrestling content = https://www.youtube.com/@neojoshizzle ]

This episode was edited by Specs.

At least 1/3rd of the episode was edited on a flight to Malaysia (truly Asia). If we’ve said anything offensive in the last 3rd of the podcast, then that’s probably fine because it was done over international waters. I highly recommend watching the Malaysian Airlines safety briefing. It’s cool.

87 – Tom Hanks Getting Up To Some Hanksy Panksy

Catsman — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 16:48:48 +0000

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In this episode, Specs and Shiny have strong feelings about Tom Hanks in Big, Catsman has strong feelings about the oldest cat in the world, and Animitch has strong feelings on whether he could kill an elephant in single combat. Plus: how much macaroni can you fit in a foreskin?

4:20 – Heckin Aperino Escaperino discussion
27:25 – Oldest cats in the world
34:09 – Regional accents in Worms games
39:05 – Ethics of Tom Hanks
45:07 – Seinfeld AI gets cancelled
48:33 – Gorbachev is canon in mario bros
50:45 – Video Games for Neanderthals
1:15:31 – VR headset that kills you
1:19:11 – Dreams
1:36:51 – Entropy

The next book club game is Donkey Kong for Game Boy.

This episode was edited (badly) by Catsman.

86 – Eleven Biscuits

Specs — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:25:34 +0000

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In this episode, we discuss: Dreams, memes, diversity themes, but not Metal Gear Solid on BLEEM!

People who spoke on this episode: Animitch, Mike, ShinyMissingno, Specs, Catsman, Mooglepies, Woolyshambler.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Pre-intro
00:02:25 – Intro
00:03:33 – Book Club Game = Disaster: Day of Crisis
00:18:56 – Blizzard’s diversity space tool
00:42:41 – Dreams
01:10:03 – Haunted video games
01:20:19 – Krystal (pretty thicc though) in Half Life 2
01:24:12 – Square Enix suck at business (they sold Crystal Dynamics and Eidos)
01:32:34 – Outro
01:36:12 – Entropy

We will be playing Ape Escape for our next book club game.

This episode was edited by Specs.

Lunchtime 85 – Pacman Only Has One Level

Specs — Mon, 09 May 2022 09:41:36 +0000

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This podcast is less visual than the last but I have included photographic reference images in the youtube video if you want them. As a result, I won’t bother posting any pictures here in the blogpost.

People who spoke on this episode: Animitch, Mike, ShinyMissingno, RSN_Bran, Specs, Catsman, Mooglepies, Woolyshambler.

If you’re wondering what happened to episode 84, it’s currently in a “lost media” holding pen. Catsman thinks it’s too poor to ever release. As such: you’ll never hear what we think about the 1985 film Legend starring Tom Cruise.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Pre-intro
00:01:43 – Intro
00:03:40 – Gamer T-Shirts
00:17:00 – Graham the indestructible car crash man
00:20:12 – Tifa Lockhart Italian Senate Sex Video
00:22:40 – Sony has a stupid patent
00:26:53 – The Pope Reacts To Undertale
00:30:53 – Mitch’s Quiz
00:46:13 – Hideki Naganuma’s weird twitter
00:50:33 – Hypothetical tornadoes wiki
00:53:10 – Book Club Game Discussion – Thief: The Dark Project – Specs’ playthroughs here
01:14:54 – Outro and nonsense

We will be playing Disaster: Day of Crisis on the Wii for our next book-club game. (We’ve all mostly played it already).

This episode was edited by Specs.

Lunchtime 83 – Vexx before you sexx

Specs — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:44:31 +0000

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This is a very visual episode. I have included video edits in the youtube version, in order to show the things we talk about, as we go along. Full and unabridged content is linked, below. The youtube version is for ease of listening, but does not contain as much detail.

On this episode: we talk about Wii Operating Systems (or lack thereof), Bowser’s Penis, Buck Bumble, Darts Players, Princess Diana (again), The Noid (he’s back), Onion Johnnies, and much more.

People who talked on this episode: Specs, Catsman, M. Richard Talley (Mike), Woolyshambler and Mooglepies.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Pre-intro
00:04:20 – Intro
00:07:00 – Darts players’ nicknames
00:12:02 – Book Club Discussion: “Buck Bumble”
News (Kinda)
- 00:20:26 – The Noid is back in more ways than one
- 00:22:09 – Bowser’s penis removed from patreon
- 00:25:13 – More project deluge, PS1 games including sassy Spyro characters
00:22:51 – Vexx condoms (also Conker)
00:28:19 – DLC discussion for our previous book club games (Disco Elysium and Outer Wilds [rumoured])
00:32:05 – Discussion of cryptocurrencies
00:35:05 – Epic is haemorrhaging money and spending big on small games
00:39:55 – Onion Johnnies
00:44:44 – Hamburger Music – Stan’s Previously Used Coffins from Monkey Island 2
00:48:42 – Outro and discussion of our next podcast book-club game, which will be Thief: The Dark Project
00:53:29 – Full discussion of the Princess Diana Manga – Specs’ full and unabridged notes HERE

This one took ages to edit for 3 reasons:

The Diana section was very, very long
I was having fun doing other things
The visual components made it take a little extra time

As usual, you can watch us stream at https://twitch.tv/thecatsman
Hear Mike’s music at https://mrichardtalley.bandcamp.com/ and https://tiredallthetime.bandcamp.com/ and Escape From Tethys
Find us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/uvV97rH
Watch our highlights and other original content at: https://youtube.com/TheGLAStream (and watch Specs’ solo stuff at https://www.youtube.com/specsgla)

This episode was edited by Specs.

Behold: The condom.