Podcasts by Abnormal Mapping

Abnormal Mapping 153: Grab Bag 2023 from 2023-11-29T17:45:44

We keep gaming as we tackle a bunch of small games in a classic grab bag and talk through a whole mess of games that are interesting and worthwhile but oft...

Abnormal Mapping 152: The Legend of Zelda - Majora's Mask from 2023-11-10T18:33:25

It’s Jackson here with a surprise episode of Abnormal Mapping! This was meant to be a bonus anniversary surprise but scheduling woes got it pushed back a w...

Abnormal Mapping 151: Shenmue from 2023-10-26T17:38

We’ve been doing this for ten years! Damn, that’s a long time to be doing a monthly game club. But we’ll keep trucking into our second decade as we start a...

Abnormal Mapping 150: Demon Turf from 2023-09-17T19:00

We celebrate a century and a half of excellence this month as we talk about 3D platforming as we take a thorough look at Demon Turf and talk about platform...

Abnormal Mapping 149: Mega Man Legends from 2023-08-27T19:30

We’re back with one of the obvious classics of all time, a game neither of us had played before this month but came like a lighting strike into our lives w...

Abnormal Mapping 148: Muv Luv Trilogy from 2023-08-03T20:00

Em is joined by anime gaming expert Olivia today to talk about a classic of Visual Novels, the Muv Luv trilogy...

Abnormal Mapping 147: Final Fantasy XVI from 2023-07-23T16:33

We’re joined by post-gamer and friend of the show Austin Walker to talk about the latest and greatest in the long r...

Abnormal Mapping 146: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge from 2023-06-29T12:29

We’re joined by blogger of the year and adventure game maestra Dia Lacina to talk about one of the most iconic games of the LucasArts era, Monkey Island 2!...

Abnormal Mapping 145: Chrono Cross from 2023-05-28T00:11:32

We’re joined by special guest Niamh to talk about one of the classics of video game, infamously one of only two...

Abnormal Mapping 144: Grab Bag (lots of Resident Evil talk) from 2023-05-25T21:00

Em’s been so busy gaming we had to break out segment 1 into its own podcast to spare our Chrono Cross episode the world’s most topheavy structure, but we e...

Abnormal Mapping 143: Potion Craft from 2023-04-27T18:00

We’re back to talk about a small game about chilling out and brewing potions and what it says for the act of gaming itself to engage in a relaxing sort of ...

Abnormal Mapping 142: Mutazione from 2023-03-30T17:00

We’re back with a normal episode of Abnormal Mapping as we dig into our backlog a bit and then talk about a very low key narrative adventure game and have ...

Abnormal Mapping 141: Phantasy Star 1-4 from 2023-03-07T00:00

On this very special episode Em is joined by Dia Lacina and Emrys to talk about Sega’s iconic JRPG franchise Ph...

Abnormal Mapping 140: Resident Evil from 2023-02-22T21:49:36

We’re joined by Dia Lacina to talk about foundational survival horror classic Resident Evil, and mostly talk about genre and the strange legacy of having a...

Abnormal Mapping 139: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights from 2023-01-31T01:26:05

We’re joined by Ember to talk about a game at the intersection of those two most contentious genres: soulslikes and Metroidvanias. This intersection itself...

Abnormal Mapping 138: Spark the Electric Jester 3 (and friends!) from 2022-12-29T00:00

We end out the year by going hard on going fast through 3D spaces as we talk more about where 3D Sonic is at, and also about the array of interesting 3D ti...

Abnormal Mapping 137: Snatcher from 2022-11-23T17:38

It's nearly Christmas time and thus we settle in for that most famous of Christmas games, Hideo Kojima's sci-fi detective classic SNATCHER! No, really, thi...

Abnormal Mapping 136: Norco from 2022-10-27T01:48

We ring in our ninth anniversary with a new-ish game, the dystopian magical realism adventure game Norco! There’s plenty of navel gazing about life, podcas...

Abnormal Mapping 135: Yume Nikki and Ib from 2022-09-28T17:54

We have another huge haul of games as we talk about seemingly everything under the sun but also two games for the lengthening nights as we do a sort of hor...

Abnormal Mapping 134: Riven: The Sequel to Myst from 2022-08-28T16:24:13

It’s gaming season as we dip into a sequel to one of the most classic games of the 90s and find that maybe lighting truly does strike twice. On top of that...

Abnormal Mapping 133: Survival Kids from 2022-07-27T22:00

We try to beat the heat by playing a game about the sweltering jungle and the fight for survival, but y’know … it’s cute! Also, we declare an early end to ...

Abnormal Mapping 132: Fate/hollow ataraxia from 2022-07-03T00:59:25

I’m joined once again by my friend and fate-bestower Kim as we cover the only sequel to Fate/stay nig...

Abnormal Mapping 131: Mother 3 from 2022-06-26T18:35

One of the most infamous Japan-only RPGs finally gets its turn as Abnormal Mapping heads back to a simpler time of GBAs, Nintendo being good, and a little ...

Abnormal Mapping 130: Trauma Center: Under the Knife from 2022-05-29T22:27:15

We delve into the power of healing and the demands of the DS touch screen as we scrub up and try to save people by playing doctor and … NGO front line crim...

Abnormal Mapping 129: Metal Gear Acid 2 from 2022-04-28T23:00

We remember the basics of CQC one draw at a time as we go back to the long road of woe that is Metal Gear to play the strange PSP tactical spin-off Metal G...

Abnormal Mapping 128: Sonic Chaos and Tails Adventure from 2022-03-29T00:38:34

Abnormal Mapping is here to talk about two Sonic games that were designed for the Game Gear and the first generation of dedicated handheld games and why th...

Abnormal Mapping 127: Fate/stay night from 2022-03-16T17:00

A special mid-month Abnormal Mapping is summoned into the grail war! Em is joined by their friend Kim to talk ...

Abnormal Mapping 126: WarioWare and Rhythm Heaven from 2022-02-25T00:52

We opened up our GBAs and DSes for a parade of classic Nintendo bangers as we talk about when video games were joyful and rhythm games were about learning ...

Abnormal Mapping 125: King of Dragon Pass from 2022-01-27T01:00

Sacred time is here! We light the fires and huddle our tula around the ring as we tell tales of old and mishaps aplenty in the dangerous world of Glorantha...

Abnormal Mapping 124: Moon: Remix RPG Adventure from 2021-12-30T00:00

The end of the year of JRPGs ends with a game exploring the very limits of the genre and pushing into the modern conception of RPG meta text. Gone are the ...

Abnormal Mapping 123: Forza Horizon 5 from 2021-11-30T00:00

We’re back as we take a sharp left from our projected game club and play the newest of new releases, the hot new Microsoft Tentpole, HaForza Horizon 5! Ple...

Abnormal Mapping 122: Star Ocean from 2021-10-30T22:56:57

Rushing this one out the door because of scheduling problems, it’s a new Abnormal Mapping! We played a game that has been on Em’s to do list for years, and...

Abnormal Mapping 121: Gravity Rush 2 from 2021-09-30T00:00

We’re joined by Scarlett for a stroll down memory lane, when Sony meant interesting games coming from Japanese developers. It wasn’t even that long ago! Re...

Abnormal Mapping 120: Tokyo RPG Factory from 2021-08-30T21:30

We are joined by blogger of the year Dia Lacina who was willing to go down with the ship as we break format for...

Abnormal Mapping 119: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes from 2021-07-25T20:56:03

We’re joined by Dan to once again talk about the strange tangent of the Metroid universe as we continue to mine the Phazon arc to gain an appreciation for ...

Abnormal Mapping 118: Lost Odyssey from 2021-06-27T19:03:33

This month we feast on one of the largest games time investment wise we’ve ever played for Abnormal Mapping, but it just so happens to be the game we initi...

Abnormal Mapping 117: Max Payne 2 and Gravity Rush from 2021-05-27T23:00

We take a break from the really long games to enjoy some short but sweet adventures in cities both beautiful and threatening as we return to a game we cove...

Abnormal Mapping 116: Live A Live from 2021-04-29T22:00

We turn our thoughts back to the JRPG in this year full of them, and enjoy one of the most surprising games we’ve played … well, since last month, but we’v...

Abnormal Mapping 115: Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru and Ocarina of Time from 2021-03-29T00:35:27

Two games means an extra long episode as we talk about Zelda, Zelda-likes, the ways Nintendo had it all and slowly burned away goodwill, and much more. Bot...

Abnormal Mapping 114: Koudelka from 2021-02-25T01:00

The year of JRPGs continues as we talk about a strange hybrid RPG of the late PlayStation era, the survival horror wanna-be Koudelka! What does this small,...

Abnormal Mapping 113: Quake (feat. Halo 3) from 2021-01-29T01:00

We return back to one of the earliest studios that really surprised us doing this podcast, id software, and their post-Doom attempt to remake the landscapi...

Abnormal Mapping 112: Suikoden from 2020-12-27T20:36:54

An early podcast, because this week is a weird holiday week! Ignore the many instances where we say it’s coming out on Thursday in this podcast!

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Abnormal Mapping 111: Shinobi (PS2) from 2020-11-30T00:00

We head into the history books for one of the most notable B games of the PS2 era, the action classic Shinobi! What do we think about revisiting a classica...

Abnormal Mapping 110: Asura's Wrath from 2020-10-30T02:34:55

We’re joined this week by a guest out of history as Six Dettmar makes ver’s second appearance on Abnormal Mapping to talk about infinite anime power and how you use it. We cover the str...

Abnormal Mapping 109: Grab Bag 2020! from 2020-09-29T20:34:33

now with updated music

We’re back with a whopper of an episode this time as we played through four entire games this month and have two hours of hot cont...

Abnormal Mapping 108: Metroid Prime from 2020-08-30T22:00

This month we return to the heady days of the early 00s when all things seemed possible and Nintendo unleashed the Citizen Kane of video games on all of us. What does Metroid Prime tell...

Abnormal Mapping 107: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars from 2020-07-30T19:35:43

We return with some cool things you can check out that our friends made and a long talk about the strange idea of a ‘starter’ RPG in 2020. Also, we desperately need someone to tell us w...

Abnormal Mapping 106: Ninja Gaiden from 2020-06-29T23:12:29

It’s a long one this month as we enjoy the brief and difficult journey of Ryu Hayabusa in the NES classic Ninja Gaiden and then spend way more time than we expected answering the many q...

Abnormal Mapping 105: Kentucky Route Zero from 2020-05-28T16:30

This month we discuss a game that has been coming out as long as we’ve been doing this podcast as we head down the Zero to discover what awaits us in the great american indie game and i...

Abnormal Mapping 104: Halo: Combat Evolved from 2020-04-30T00:38:57

We return to the halcyon days of PC gaming to explore the origins of an independent game that shook the foundations of the world. That’s right, we’re dropping into a world of dual stick...

Abnormal Mapping 103: Final Fantasy VII Remake from 2020-04-16T15:50:10

It’s the middle of the month and it is time for a very special episode of Abnormal Mapping, something we basically never do: a timely spoilercast for a brand new video game! This is an ...

Abnormal Mapping 102: Disco Elysium from 2020-03-30T22:00

We wake up in a nightmare of runaway neo-liberal capitalism and find ourselves wondering where the potential of Communist revolution is, and then we have to record a podcast about detec...

Abnormal Mapping 101: Timespinner from 2020-02-28T01:00

We’re joined this month by our friend Nora to talk about the surprising and surprisingly forgotten Metroidvania Timespinner! Join us as we talk about the embarrassing writing of indie g...

Abnormal Mapping 100: Outer Wilds from 2020-01-30T23:36:53

A hundred years, a hundred games! Abnormal Mapping does a full journey around the sun as we reach the centenary celebration of our podcast, the world’s first and only game club, by tack...

Abnormal Mapping 99: End of the Decade Farewell Tour from 2019-12-27T02:39:26

On today’s very special Abnormal Mapping, we are here today to celebrate the end of the year, and indeed the end of the decade! We’ve got some lists of our favourite games, from this ye...

Abnormal Mapping 98: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening from 2019-11-29T00:54:44

We return to a franchise we haven’t explored since our earliest days as a podcast as our friend Cassie brings us on a journey through both of our favorite Zelda games remade for one of ...

Abnormal Mapping 97: Hacknet from 2019-10-31T00:00

This month we stray far from our comfort zone and find a game that spurs one of the best discussions we’ve had all year, even if our feelings on the game in question are turbulent. It’s...

Abnormal Mapping 96: Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner from 2019-09-27T00:00

What does it mean to try to make a mech game that captures the experience of mech anime but using the power of the PS2 and the incredible resources of Kojima’s production studio? We fin...

Abnormal Mapping 95: ActRaiser from 2019-08-29T21:40:06

We tuck into our endless backlog with this classic of the SNES era as we too create order from chaos with ActRaiser! What does it mean for a game to be enshrined for its novelty long af...

Abnormal Mapping 94: Sonic Adventure 2 from 2019-07-31T00:00

We head all the way back to the last flagship Sonic game released on a dedicated Sega console with the divisive Sonic Adventure 2. Em regales us with the tales of discovering Sonic ten ...

Abnormal Mapping 93: Deception IV and Pikuniku from 2019-06-28T00:00

Summer is in full swing and we’re feeling the heat as we struggle to muster the energy for games in our broken brains and post-E3 stupor. That said, we’re able to run down two fun thing...

Abnormal Mapping 92: Einhander from 2019-05-31T00:00

A short but intense episode this week as we strike from the moon to bring you a slightly different vision of ‘what if Gundam but video games that can’t contain it’ than Titanfall 2 gave...

Abnormal Mapping 91: Devil May Cry 3 from 2019-04-30T00:00

We return to the franchise that has haunted us since the very inception of Abnormal Mapping as we gear up with everyone’s loudmouth demon hunter for the first time, for the last(???) ti...

Abnormal Mapping 90: Titanfall 2 from 2019-04-11T22:18:54

What does it mean to get into a robot? What does it mean when that robot is cool, when juxtaposed against war being hell? What does any of this mean when you do it all in a South African accent?...

Abnormal Mapping 89: Chrono Trigger from 2019-03-29T01:00

From the mists of time we finally move on from Final Fantasy to other classic JRPGs as we play everyone’s favorite time travel adventure Chrono Trigger. What delights do we find in the ATB 2.0? ...

Abnormal Mapping 88: Killer7 from 2019-02-28T02:00

Joined once again by special guest Aisling (@heartjanedoe), we take a journey into the first strange game Em ever played and one of...

Abnormal Mapping 87: Super Mario Galaxy 2 from 2019-02-08T02:00

If you can believe it, it’s been six years of doing Abnormal Mapping and we’ve not once done an episode on a Mario platformer despite Jackson literally playing every single one since we started ...

Abnormal Mapping 86: Final Fantasy XII from 2019-01-25T02:00

After five years and many hundreds of hours our long Final Fantasy adventure is at an end as we pry open the doors on one of the most divisive games in the history of the franchise. What do we f...

Abnormal Mapping 85: The 2018 Game of the Year Variety Show from 2018-12-28T05:17:23

We’re finally here at the end of the longest year in the history of long, bad years. We barely played any games this year, so pulling together our favorite songs was a mighty task, but we weren’...

Abnormal Mapping 84: Nina Freeman Gameography from 2018-11-30T01:32:46

For our latest patreon request, we bring back our old Gameography format and take a look at fifteen games from game maker Nina Freeman. Her most famous game is Cibele but we’ve played a...

Abnormal Mapping 83: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines from 2018-10-30T23:00

Joined by Aisling (@heartjanedoe), we take a journey to the ancient times of the mid 2000s, when the only thing cooler than tank-to...

Abnormal Mapping 82: Assault on Dark Athena from 2018-09-28T07:26

We are joined once again by our friend Crystal (@ArcaneCrystal) to bring you the hardest hitting takes on the games of one Richard B. Riddick, the world's deadliest Digimon Protagonist.

Th...

Abnormal Mapping 81: Ape Escape 2 from 2018-08-30T23:00

Abnormal Mapping returns with a voyage to the land of primates as we enjoy the machinations of dual shocks, world domination, and 3D platforming. Join us as we are surprised by one of our blind ...

Abnormal Mapping 80: Final Fantasy X-2 from 2018-07-31T01:00

We enter our eighth decade of podcasts by checking back in on our friends in Spira two years after Sin was defeated and the day was saved. What has happened to the world? How has everyone carrie...

Abnormal Mapping 79: The 2018 Hot Times Hot Tunes Playlist from 2018-06-29T01:00

Welcome to our summer soundtrack episode! It's been six months since game of the year, so it's time to check in with all the music of all the games we've played in this hell year of 2018 so far....

Abnormal Mapping 78: Tacoma from 2018-06-15T16:38:11

It is the ides, and we are bringing you a special early Abnormal Mapping! We've got our mid-year soundtrack episode coming out at the end of June, so today we're releasing our June Game Club: a ...

Abnormal Mapping 77: Murdered Soul Suspect from 2018-05-31T16:54:35

Another month comes to a close and we're here to bring you another episode of the hit video game podcast: Abnormal Mapping! This time we're looking at Murdered: Soul Suspect, arguably the final ...

Abnormal Mapping 76: The Room: Old Sins and The Floor Is Jelly from 2018-04-27T01:00

We might never miss a month but it feels like it's been a thousand years since we've podcasted given how fast the world goes and the strange recording schedule of our seventy sixth episode. Plea...

Abnormal Mapping 75: Wario Land 3 from 2018-03-29T21:07:36

Abnormal Mapping returns with a dive into the history of Nintendo's favorite greed magnate, a man of refined tastes and great financial need, the second most handsome foil in all of Video Games,...

Abnormal Mapping 74: Fire Emblem: Awakening from 2018-02-26T02:00

Abnormal Mapping is back with a special guest and a long-lived game stricken from Em's backlog forever as Six Dettmar joins us to talk about marriage, weapon triangles, permadeath and more as we...

Abnormal Mapping 73: Shadow of the Colossus from 2018-01-31T00:00

Abnormal Mapping returns in 2018 with our first Patron-guested episode as we rise to our most massive challenge yet—the iconic Shadow of the Colossus! Em's re-evaluation of a long-disliked game ...

Abnormal Mapping 72: The Game of the Year 2017 Spectacular Spectacular from 2017-12-25T15:12:59

Hello everyone and welcome to the very last Abnormal Mapping of 2017! The year is over, we're all bundled up in the tepid cold of this global warming reality playing whatever we decided to get d...

Abnormal Mapping 71: Rez Infinite, Thumper, NES Remix from 2017-12-15T14:23:36

Welcome to the penultimate podcast of 2017! We've managed to make it through this hell year and we figured we'd wrap up our normal game club episodes in style by talking about two of our favorit...

Abnormal Mapping 70: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time from 2017-11-24T02:00

We head into the distant past and the world of legend this month to discuss one of the critical darlings of the early 00s and its filmic adaptation. What does it mean to re-envision a game befor...

Abnormal Mapping 69: Final Fantasy X from 2017-10-26T22:37

NICE! Welcome to our weed-numbered episode of our ongoing Final Fantasy Adventure as we cover a game not called Final Fantasy Adventure, but instead take a deep dive into Spira and the wonders a...

Meta Mapping 2: The Swapper / Pokemon X&Y from 2017-10-13T01:00

In the second episode of Abnormal Mapping, Em and Jackson have breaking news about the new console generation, Em discovers a beloved franchise maybe isn’t as beloved as they thought it would be...

Abnormal Mapping 68: Grab Bag from 2017-09-29T01:00

Hello friends! This week we're doing an extra special grab bag of things. Please enjoy this far reaching discussion of five game club games: Listen

Meta Mapping 5: Doom from 2017-09-08T14:11:06

The mappers find themselves in a glitch world, where the insomnia madness encroaches and the very internet begins to disintegrate. Our intrepid heroes carry on, reversing the course of last mont...

Abnormal Mapping 67: Max Payne from 2017-08-30T22:36:39

On this month's Abnormal Mapping we have a nice treat for you: playing a game, and watching the tie-in movie! The game is good fun, the tie in movie is an unholy abomination, and the podcast is ...

Meta Mapping 35: Paper Mario from 2017-08-11T00:00

Legends tell of a man, a quiet man, a man who jumps and a man who spins, a man who one day—this day—must rise and save us all. But that man was not available, and so it falls upon this paper plu...

Abnormal Mapping 66: Devil May Cry from 2017-07-27T21:45:26

This month we bookend our newest episode with our oldest episode and cover the first Devil May Cry! Inspired by ourListen

Meta Mapping 28: The King and W from 2017-07-14T00:58:53

Welcome to Meta Mapping, our journey through old episodes complete with new reflections on our current day thoughts on the episode! Today we're revisiting The King And W, an episode idea that ou...

Abnormal Mapping 65: The Second Soundtrack Spectacular from 2017-07-06T23:31:04

Hello friends, we're here again at the nearly-midpoint of the year for a celebration of music and magic and wonder. Everyone liked our December music episodes so much and they took so long to ma...

Abnormal Mapping 64: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords from 2017-06-29T21:21:43

A year ago this month we played Knights of the Ol...

Meta Mapping 1: DmC: Devil May Cry from 2017-06-16T13:30:07

Welcome to Meta Mapping, our first in a series of re-released episodes from the Abnormal Mapping archives with new content made possible by our Listen

Abnormal Mapping 63: Myst from 2017-05-25T23:10:55

The Mappers delve into the past for an examination of two pillars of 90s PC gaming, as we all tackle the mysteries of Myst together (with returning third chair Destiny), and then I take a moment...

Abnormal Mapping 62: Pikmin 3 from 2017-04-27T23:34:43

Miyamoto, tending his garden, suddenly has a brilliant idea. What if he could recapture the feelings of his childhood in game form? What if it was possible to identify the essence of nature and ...

Abnormal Mapping 61: Final Fantasy IX from 2017-03-29T21:11:17

Em and Jackson are here to say goodbye to the Final Fantasy of old and to look forward to new horizons, new podcast art, and a new podcast feed! Final Fantasy IX is a strange game to be approach...

Abnormal Mapping 60: Katamari Damacy from 2017-02-23T22:53

Celebrate the shortest month with the shortest hero as Abnormal Mapping delves into the wide world of rolling up extremely tiny objects in Katamary Damacy. This includes the first game, We Love ...

Abnormal Mapping 59: The Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider Pentatology from 2017-01-30T19:53

Hello and welcome to 2017 where we’re getting right into the thick of it with a podcast covering five whole video games today. What happens when you take a decade to tell the story of two women ...

Abnormal Mapping 58: The First Annual Soundtrack Showcase Part Deux from 2016-12-30T17:25

Welcome to the very end of the year, where we talk about the good, the bad, and the musical. Please enjoy over two hours of hot, banging audio content. Please enjoy the end of 2016. Please enjoy...

Abnormal Mapping 57: The First Annual Soundtrack Showcase Part The First from 2016-12-16T20:32

We’re here at the end of the year with a very special Christmas episode, where we celebrate not just the best music of the year, but the best music of the games we played this year. That’s a big...

Abnormal Mapping 56: Final Fantasy VI from 2016-11-23T17:41

Today we’re rejoined by regular guest and former co-host Destiny Sturdivant for a romp through one of the most storied RPGs of all time. Please enjoy, have a good holiday if you celebrate it, an...

Abnormal Mapping 55: Jazzpunk from 2016-10-27T17:57

Polyblank, have a seat, we have much business to discuss.

Right. Basically, we need you to listen to this here episode of Abnormal Mapping. They played this videogame Jazzpunk, recorded al...

Abnormal Mapping 54: Metroid Fusion from 2016-09-29T18:17

The Mappers bring you a short and sweet podcast this time covering a short and sweet game from Em’s past. We also talk anything but games, including the now regular comic book corner segment, wh...

Abnormal Mapping 53: The Room Trilogy from 2016-08-25T18:52

The Mappers celebrate the long season of heat by refusing to turn their PCs on and instead delving into the wide world of mobile games. This is a secret place, full of dark mystery and a thousan...

Abnormal Mapping 52: Binary Domain from 2016-07-28T18:57

We’re back with a new Abnormal Mapping, this time with the return (after four weeks) of the glorious Game Club! In the meantime, we deviate from Video Games to talk about all the things that are...

Abnormal Mapping 51: Ctrl+F Sadboys from 2016-07-13T19:10

We said we’d do it, and we weren’t lying. This is our first free form episode, where we just sit and talk about games. Please let us know if it’s okay or not! Neither of us had a lot of confiden...

Abnormal Mapping 50: Knights of the Old Republic from 2016-06-23T19:15

The Abnormal Mapping podcast survives after its final episode to reach this, its milestone episode. It has been five decades since we began our humble journey, from our first game club of Space ...

Abnormal Mapping 49: Hitman Blood Money from 2016-05-27T19:25

A dark day comes in the lives of any video games person. A day where the joy is gone, and the game pad falls to the floor in utter defeat. This is not true despair, though, for that instead can ...

Abnormal Mapping 48: Metal Gear Solid V from 2016-05-13T13:59

Just another day in a podcast without end…
ABNORMAL MAPPING

At last, the time has come. Just under a year ago, I Listen

Abnormal Mapping 47: Lili Child Of Geos from 2016-04-29T14:11

The Mappers take a turn away from video games this spring to talk about M’s experiences watching bad super-hero movies and how many of the wrong things they have learned from video games. With M...

Abnormal Mapping 46: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots from 2016-04-15T14:19

War has changed. In the penultimate podcast, Jackson reaches the ultimate, final ending of the Metal Gear franchise, just over half-way through the number of Metal Gear games. Don’t worry if you...

Abnormal Mapping 45: Final Fantasy IV from 2016-03-25T14:28

Welcome to another fantastic edition in the internet’s favourite Tella fan club podcast. This month, we’re counting down our top ten Tella moments, and we’re asking our audience the million doll...

Abnormal Mapping 44: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater from 2016-03-11T15:35

Emerging from the wreckage of the Big Shell, Jackson travels through time to meet Cameron Kunzelm...

Abnormal Mapping 43: Ninja Gaiden Black from 2016-02-26T21:17

do you know the nunchuck man
the nunchuck man, the nunchuck man
do you know the nunchuck man
who lives on ninja lane

Atop a transmission tower, a lone ninja stands and su...

Abnormal Mapping 42: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty from 2016-02-15T21:23

After conquering the base of Shadow Moses, Jackson continued on to Big Shell, accompanied this time by none othe...

Minimap: The Witness from 2016-02-05T21:42

In what will hopefully become a semi-regular fixture of short, impomptu podcasts, Em and Jackson sit down to have a chat about The Witness. There aren’t any spoilers for solutions here, and inst...

Abnormal Mapping 41: Expand from 2016-01-29T19:52

The Mappers begin the new year with a new podcast about a new video game! There’s no such thing as too much new, as we delve deep into new characters, new shapes, and new possiblities with some ...

Abnormal Mapping 40: Metal Gear Solid from 2016-01-22T20:00

With the completion of the Metal Gear diaries, Jackson is finally free from this franchise for the rest of time… or so they thought. Instead, they’ve pulled back in to a series of mid-month podc...

Abnormal Mapping 39: Earthbound from 2015-12-30T20:17

It’s the end of the year, and the Mappers have arrived a little late and a little weary to talk about the year that is now past and the year that lies ahead. 2015 was a mess of a year, like year...

Abnormal Mapping 38: Beeswing from 2015-11-27T20:22

No jokes today, but our second annual Thanksgiving spectacular as we talk about what we’re thankful for and the stories we tell ourselves both in video games and not. That’s followed up by one o...

Abnormal Mapping 37: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from 2015-10-30T19:32

The Mappers take to the Halloween skies of a cursed night long long ago in a castle far far away to discuss the Greatest Video Game Ever Made … Super Bombad Racing.

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