Episode 9: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross float to the moon to talk about Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

Mario has returned to his kingdom, only to find his throne usurped by the devious Wario. He must now venture forth and gather the six golden coins to unlock his castle and kick Wario out.

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Episode 8: The Longest Journey

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross go on at length about The Longest Journey.

The worlds are in peril, and it’s up to April Ryan to fulfill the prophecies and team up with a talking bird to maintain the Balance. The Longest Journey is the magnum opus (emphasis on magnum) of the adventure genre, and we talk about every last minute of it.

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Episode 7: Shadowrun

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross plug in and talk about Shadowrun for the Sega Genesis.

It’s a dystopian cyberpunk future, and your brother is dead. By committing contract crimes and hacking into computers, you get to the bottom of the mystery and save the world. This game was very ahead of its time, being an open world RPG on a 16-bit system.


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Episode 6: Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross quaff the heady potion that is Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

Dr. Tongue is wreaking havoc on suburbia, as creatures of the night spill forth from the soil and devour the innocent. It’s up to you to grab a friend and save your neighbor’s lives. This is possibly the most difficult game we’ve covered thus far.

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Episode 5: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross shine some daylight on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

Being a vampire is tough. You’re doomed to an eternity of walking the Earth as a cursed living corpse, and most of those millennia will be spent running errands for your social betters. Bloodlines is a rare game in a rare genre, notorious for its troubled development and lauded for its great writing. Does it live up to its many-coloned name?

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Episode 4: Super Mario RPG

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross jump right into Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

The Mushroom Kingdom is in peril. The princess is missing, Bowser has been kicked out his home by a dimension-hopping blacksmith, and the Star Road has been destroyed. It’s up to Mario, a cloud prince who thinks he’s a frog, and a star-powered doll to set everything right.

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Episode 3: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross lose their minds re: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

Welcome, Stranger, to a macabre world of undescribable cosmic horror. Feel how insignificant you are when face with non-euclidian angles and strange beasts. Don’t ask too many questions, though, and certainly don’t forget to lock your hotel door. Mwahahaha…

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