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Fighting Mania: Fist of the North Star - Episode 172

If you think you can punch your way out of this fight… then you're exactly right! We put our auditory fists to your physical ears with an exploration of everything that m

Cho Chabudai Gaeshi (Super Table Flip) - Episode 171

Ever wanted to end a dinner conversation suddenly? Is the boy band's choreography not meeting the door fee charged? Did someone heat up tuna in the work microwave again?!

Prop Cycle - Episode 170

If Hayao Miyazaki agreed to make an arcade game we doubt it would fit better in his world than this one. We continue the Peripherals Y'alls miniseries with Namco's exerta

The Typing Of The Dead - Episode 169

Did you know that if you finish Typing this entire block of lines That you will be completely Dateless for the rest of your life? The Peripherals Y'alls miniser

Arcade Obscura (Vector Victor) - Episode 168

Time to bring the Vector Victor miniseries in for a landing so please fasten your seatbelts and place your tray tables in the upright position as we descend into an Arcad

Star Wars - Episode 167

Remember, the Force will be with you, always. The vector series continues with one of the best arcades to ever do it - Atari's Star Wars. What very Star Trek name did

Rankdouken - Episode 003 - Fruits

Welcome to.....NOT Podouken, but Rankdouken. The internet's dumbest named ranking thing. In this episode, we take a listener request to rank......Fruits!    Rankdouke

Tempest - Episode 166

Hell is empty, and all the devils are here. Any good miniseries must include the best game of that genre, so let's discuss Dave Theurer's gorgeous vector Atari game, Temp

Star Castle - Episode 165

Have fun storming the castle! We circle back with Cinematronics to see what they cooked up to compete with Atari's Asteroids - the beautiful vector classic Star Castle.

Battlezone - Episode 164

Atari treads new ground with their first terrestrial vector arcade offering, Battlezone! Was this the first game with true military applications? How did constant comp

Space Wars - Episode 163

Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? In 1977 arcades lit up with a new vibrant and high-resolution display that brought a dead video game publisher back to life. T

Arcade Obscura (Three's Company) - Episode 162

The Three's Company apartment lease is up and it's time to move out and move on in the only way we know how - with an Arcade Obscura on underrated or obscure three-player

Alien Vs. Predator - Episode 161

Pastblaster finally gets his flowers as we cover one of his favorite games - Capcom's excellent three-player beat 'em up, Alien Vs. Predator. Where does Alien Vs. Pred

Rampage - Episode 160

We return to our normally scheduled broadcast to tear into one of the best 3-player and 80s games ever made - Rampage by Bally Midway. Did Rampage lay out the landscap

The Three Stooges - Episode 159

While the episode title could be interpreted as a comment about the three knuckleheaded hosts, we're taking a very foolish look at the little known Mylstar arcade game Th

Armored Warriors - Episode 158

In the world of three-player arcade beat 'em ups Capcom is king. But which of their games reign supreme? In this episode we're talking about the build-a-mech brawler Armo

Turbo Force - Episode 157

In 1991 Video System released what is undeniably the best three-player vertical arcade shooter that retrofits Lamborghinis into flying vehicles that fight a giant Lexus i

Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road - Episode 156

Step right up and spin the wheels (all three of them) on the best stand-up racing game to feature a vague Marvel reference - Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road by th

Battletoads - Episode 155

It's the start of the Three's Company series but instead of Jack, Janet, and Chrissy (it's an old joke, look it up) we're talking about Pimple, Rash, and Zitz who star in

Half-Life 2: Survivor - Episode 154

This episode is about a game you've definitely heard of but likely never knew was an arcade game. Lemony Vengeance joins the show to talk about his efforts to keep this V