Podcasts by TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games
Three old guys talk about old games
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Ep. 743 – Alien vs Predator from 2023-12-13T06:01
Alien vs Predator comes along in our stunning series of SNES games with VS in the title. So that’s 2 out of the 3. We think. There is a list somewhere but it’s long. We’ll get ...
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Ep. 742 – RoboCop 3 from 2023-12-06T06:01
RoboCop 3, that means the coming of RoboCop not once, not twice but THRICE! And this time on the Super Nintendo! Was it a good movie? Was it a good game? Let me ask you this – was there a ...
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Ep. 741 – RoboCop Versus The Terminator from 2023-11-29T06:01
RoboCop Versus The Terminator robotically walks into way onto TADPOG shores. This sorta counts as an Arnold tangential movie, right? The streak continues? We make a strong come back with “...
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Ep. 740 – Last Action Hero from 2023-11-22T06:01
Last Action Hero completes our SNES Schwarzenegger Series and we come full loaded to discuss what we thought not just about the game but also the movie – this is one Ian hadn’t even ...
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Ep. 739 – Judge Dredd from 2023-11-15T06:01
Judge Dredd has come to conclude our Stallonesgiving series in style. We have now all seen Judge Dredd and give our very detailed feelings on both the movie and the game. We also talk about the ...
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Ep. 738 – Stallonesgiving Is On A Break (All Calls) from 2023-11-08T06:01
Stallonesgiving is on a Break, so you know what that means – ALL CALLS has come again! Don’t get mad, we were on a break when this happened. Apparently, Terrible Michelle is the copy...
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Ep. 737 – Cliffhanger from 2023-11-01T05:01
In the immortal words of Cliffhanger, “Hang on for your life!”. That’s right, pack your gear because we’re headed on a journey through the icy peaks of Cliffhanger for th...
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Ep. 736 – Demolition Man from 2023-10-25T05:01
Demolition Man explodes onto TADPOG in our SNES Stallone Series. We keep our movie game standard and watch the movie so we can discuss it and compare it to the game, so if you love Demolition Ma...
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Ep. 735 – The Itchy&Scratchy Game from 2023-10-18T05:01
The Itchy & Scratchy Game is here and concludes our SNES Simpsons Saga! None of us had ever heard of or experienced this game in any way so it was brand new territory for all of us. But befo...
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Ep. 734 – Virtual Bart from 2023-10-11T05:01
Virtual Bart. That’s right, Bart is back in virtual form! Did you know Bart’s Nightmare had a sequel? We didn’t! So join us for a deep dive into all the little mini games that ...
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Ep. 733 – The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare from 2023-10-04T05:01
Bart’s Nightmare has arrived on TADPOG shores, officially cementing our TADPOG Simpson Series where will cover all the SNES Simpsons games, back to back to back to back. To Tyler’s a...
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Ep. 7312 – Krusty’s Super Fun House from 2023-09-27T05:01
Krusty’s Super Fun House has finally made it’s way to the TADPOG shores. Did it come courtesy of the Randomizer? No, we totally forgot to do that. What would have been a good game to...
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Ep. 731 – One Calls from 2023-09-20T05:01
One Calls! That’s right. We take exactly 1 call. Is it particularly long and cucumbersome (I realize) call? Does it take us deep into our souls and yield the fruit of beautiful revealing c...
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Ep. 730 – Sea of Stars from 2023-09-13T05:01
Sea of Stars has finally arrived! It hasn’t been out long and we have had several requests already to talk about it so here we are! Don’t worry, this one is spoiler free. All three o...
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Ep. 729 – Frantic Flea from 2023-09-06T05:01
Frantic Flea! We’re back to The Randomizer this week and ohhhhh man did it serve us one up. Have you had a deep yearning for a flea protagonist, everyone’s favorite creature? This ma...
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Ep. 728 – Dave the Diver from 2023-08-30T05:01
Dave the Diver has come ashore on TADPOG. It looked really fun and we all agreed we wanted to buck the Randomizer and play it. Did we like it? Did we really like it? Or maybe just sorta like it?...
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Ep. 727 – All Calls Marvel Edition from 2023-08-23T05:01
All Calls Marvel Edition! Why is it our Marvel edition? Because prior to taking calls, we do a rather extensive 10 spot draft of Marvel Heroes. We had a very busy work week so we needed somethin...
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Ep. 726 – Pizza Tower from 2023-08-16T05:01
Pizza Tower! It’s been talked about, copies have been purchased as incentive for us to discuss it, and it’s been batted about the Discord server – here it finally is. We might ...
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Ep. 725 – SimAnt from 2023-08-09T05:01
SimAnt! Finally, the time of the TADPOG ant has come AND IT’S A PHIL EPISODE! So come join us, and our foremost simantics (you’ll hear that a lot) expert, one Sandwich Pope Phil Hawk...
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Ep. 724 – All…Calls? from 2023-08-02T05:01
All…Calls? Yeah, that’s best sums it up. We had some scheduling stuff and wanted to take 30 calls that Terrified Michelle had left us. There was an attempt made at that, BUT FIRST WE...
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Ep. 723 – HyperZone from 2023-07-26T05:01
HyperZone! Does that sound like a SNES game, a cheap 3rd party peripheral, or maybe a candy game at Chuck E. Cheese? Well, the one we are talking about is an SNES that is a totally new one on us...
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Ep. 722 – True Lies (SNES) from 2023-07-19T05:01
True Lies (SNES)! That’s right, all these lies are true! We bring on our foremost truelieologist, Captain Gun Nerd Jon Turley to talk about the movie while we talk about the game for SNES....
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Ep. 721 – GP-1&GP-1: Part II (SNES) from 2023-07-12T05:01
GP-1 & GP-1: Part II (SNES), YOU READ THAT RIGHT! We’ve finally decided to do the heralded GP series on the SNES! What? You’re not familiar? and the naming scheme for these games...
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Ep. 720 – All Calls: Independence Day from 2023-07-05T05:01
All Calls: Independence Day! TADPOG know you were expecting some elite talk and deep dives into the GP racing series but very hard weeks were had and we needed a little more time and little podc...
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Ep. 719 – Mohawk&Headphone Jack from 2023-06-28T05:01
Behold! Mohawk & Headphone Jack! Some sort of Garbage Pail Kid collects discarded AOL Trial CDs in a completely nausea inducing Mode 7 sort of way! Sound good? Well, you should totally try i...
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Ep. 718 – Hook (SNES) from 2023-06-21T05:01
Hook for SNES is back! Remember when we did it many moons ago but had to delete it for court related reasons but we said all of those episodes would be redone over time? THE TIME FOR HOOK IS NOW...
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Ep. 717 – All Raw Calls (Julia): Retribution from 2023-06-14T05:01
All Calls is back! More Raw Raul Julia style! Why? Dave had to go to Vegas so we needed a very quick turn around and we only have 370ish more calls to get through to catch up. But before we get ...
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Ep. 716 – WWF Super WrestleMania, WWF Royal Rumble,&WWF Raw (SNES) from 2023-06-07T05:01
Hey, look! It’s WWF Super Wrestlemania, WWF Royal Rumble, & WWF Raw for the SNES! All courtesy of the dream team that is LJN and the The Randomizer! We bring a real life wrestler in th...
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Ep. 715 – Revenge of All Raw Calls (Julia) from 2023-05-31T05:01
All calls! Look at that show art! Ian and Tyler love it so much is deserves extra attention. Why another All Calls? Because Brooks’ whole family was sick and he wasn’t able to record...
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Ep. 714 – All Raw Calls (Julia) from 2023-05-24T05:01
All Raw Calls (Julia)! That’s right, the calls are back! We needed some more time to play some SNES Wrestling Games so we decided to have Captain Gun Nerd Jon Turley on the show and take o...
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Ep. 713 – Brunswick World Championship Tournament from 2023-05-17T05:01
Brunswick World Championship Tournament! That practically screaming bowling! And look at all those very recognizable faces on that not at all terrible cover art! It came out so late in the SNES&...
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Ep. 713 – Kawasaki Caribbean Challenge&Kawasaki SuperBike Challenge from 2023-05-10T05:01
90s KAWASAKI FANS REJOICE! EVERYONE KNOWS THOSE SUPER POPULAR KAWASAKI GAMES ON THE SUPER NINTENDO! WHAT?! NO?! I am soooo surprised. These may be pretty different games but they both have Kawas...
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Ep. 713 – Aerobiz&Aerobiz Supersonic from 2023-05-03T05:01
Aerobiz has arrived and that means the great return of Pinball Archmage Chris Edler! To celebrate, we do a Movie Theater Snacks draft, talk anime in our officially christened segment, “Ani...
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Ep. 712 – Pinocchio from 2023-04-26T05:01
Pinocchio Pinocchio, right? Everyone loved Aladdin, Goof Troop, Mickey’s Magical Quest – surely Pinocchio is right up there too? You did know there was a Pinocchio game, didn’t...
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Ep. 711 – Super Play Action Football from 2023-04-19T05:01
Fresh off our Actual Play D&D game we are diving right back in with…Super Play Action Football. Hurrah. Have you heard of this game? You probably saw it on the SNES box and that was ab...
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Ep. 710 – Millennium Falco vs The World Session Twenty Seven (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-04-12T05:01
This is it, folks. The final episode of Arc 1 of Millennium Falco vs. The World! (A Scott Pilgrim inspired game). The band confronts Balthazar and everyone who help with him in one final confron...
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Ep. 709 – Millennium Falco vs The World Session Twenty Six (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-04-05T05:01
It ends where is begins, with Millennium Falco vs. the World! We are in the end game now, so it’s more like Millennium Falco vs. The Finale Part 1. The day is finally here, after collectin...
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Ep. 708 – Brandish from 2023-03-29T05:01
We’re back to a game and this time it’s Brandish! Heard of it? Maybe? We certainly had not. It’s got some pretty cool box art, do you think that translates into the game play? ...
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Ep. 707 – Pause on Backwards vs The World Session Twenty Five (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-03-22T05:01
Pause on Backwards vs The World! The band returns again this week (it’s a shorter episode, we had to double up AND this is the last regular episode before we hit the Finale) and settles so...
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Ep. 706 – A Kiss from a Rose and Shaq’s Skeleton vs The World Session Twenty Four (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-03-15T05:01
A Kiss from a Rose and Shaq’s Skeleton vs The World returns! After some big revelations last session, the band has to get back at quickly to try and help Benji out. The cursed mantle of th...
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Ep. 705 – A Bicycle Built for Four for Five vs The World Session Twenty Three (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-03-08T06:01
A Bicycle Built for Four for Five vs The World! The band is back this week sorting out all of the collateral damage from their fight against The Black Wolf and The Brufords. There is lots to be ...
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Ep. 704 – Roasted Garlic and Blood vs The World Session Twenty Two (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-03-01T06:01
Roasted Garlic and Blood vs The World! We’ve back with the first episode of the end game run of our 5e Scott Pilgrim inspired game. The band hit the ground running by taking a short rest i...
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Ep. 703 – Izzy’s Quest for the Olympic Rings from 2023-02-22T06:01
“Izzy’s Quest for the Olympic Rings”, said the Randomizer, cold and indifferent as always. “Would you punish us so harshly for playing Dungeons & Dragons sometimes?&#...
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Ep. 702 – Speed Racer in My Most Dangerous Adventures from 2023-02-15T06:01
Speed Racer in My Most Dangerous Adventures! No Scott Pilgrim this week so we go back to the ever full well of The Randomizer – and it spit out Speed Racer. Remember that resurgence of Spe...
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Ep. 701 – Chad CROWger vs The World Session Twenty One (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-02-08T06:01
Chad CROWger vs. The World! The band is back, this time in Chad CROWger form! They have plenty to do to get ready for the second night of the festival, then some heavy things to do at that festi...
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Ep. 700 – Paduke Root vs The World Session Twenty (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-02-01T06:01
Paduke Root vs. The World! The band is back! This time they carefully consider how to spend their gold to give their Party Wagon aka Turtle Van some toy accurate accessories. The first night of ...
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Ep. 699 – Freaky Friday…but with Wolves! vs The World Session Nineteen (A D&D Actual Play) from 2023-01-25T06:01
Freaky Friday…but with Wolves! vs. The World! Another Scott Pilgrim inspired Actual Play is on the books. the band spends time with an actual god, Norebo, and gets to play some very interesting ...
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Ep. 698 – Oops! All Drafts from 2023-01-18T06:01
Oops! All Drafts! We had to do it folks, it was a bad and busy week all the way around for all of us so we needed something easy that would we would really enjoy – so we asked our discord ...
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Ep. 697 – Vortex from 2023-01-11T06:01
Vortex! Does it sound cool? Sorta! (In a 90s way) Was it fun? Define fun! Did it have an interesting history? Absolutely! The Randomizer dealt us an odd one with week with Vortex, a game none of...
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Ep. 696 – Williams Arcade’s Greatest Hits from 2023-01-04T06:01
Williams Arcade’s Greatest Hits! That’s right, we’re back to form this week with the Randomizer’s choice of this collection of classic arcade games from the 80s. It’...
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Ep. 695 – Bathroom PB&J vs The World – Session Eighteen (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-12-28T06:01
Bathroom PB&J vs The World! The band returns again after saving Jill from the Glow. Things get mild between Lem and Jill, Papa Barnes gets involved and tells an interesting story, Benji sche...
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Ep. 694 – Panic at the Quiznos vs The World – Session Seventeen (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-12-21T06:01
Panic at the Quiznos vs. The World! We return again this with the further adventures of the band. This time, the band goes all out to free Jill’s mind of the Glow. They face her greatest f...
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Ep. 693 – Pixelated Noodle – Session Sixteen (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-12-14T06:01
Pixelated Noodle vs. The World! A Scott Pilgrim inspired game returns again to further the adventure of saving the soul of a cute pink haired girl who works at Quiznos in the early 2000s. Or at ...
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Ep. 692 – Hot Bread Patent vs. The World – Session Fifteen (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-12-07T06:01
Hot Bread Patent vs. The World! That’s right, we have returned with our Actual Play 5e D&D game inspired by Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. If you don’t recall, on the last episode ...
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Ep. 691 – Beethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper from 2022-11-30T06:01
Beethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper has finally dragged its butt across the our proverbial podcast carpet. Maybe you know this game as Beethoven’s 2nd or maybe you don’t know this g...
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Ep. 690 – The Irem Skins Game from 2022-11-23T06:01
The Irem Skins Game is totally a golf game and not something else, we were also very confused when we heard the title. Not many games have the developer and a mode as their title (which irem lov...
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Ep. 689 – Tom and Jerry from 2022-11-16T06:01
Tom and Jerry. You know, you’ve seen the cartoon. Sometimes Tom looks like a cat, other times he is more like a cat person. Sometimes Tom and Jerry hate each other, sometimes they are best...
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Ep. 688 – GunForce from 2022-11-09T06:01
GunForce?! MORE LIKE FUNFORCE (trademark of Dave Moore) AMIRITE?!?!?! I would highly advise you listen and find out for certain, I mean look at that box art! And everyone has heard all about thi...
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Ep. 687 – Stone Protectors from 2022-11-02T05:01
Stone Protectors! Do you recall this 1993 SMASH hit cartoon that aired 8 episodes and tried to combine the troll doll craze with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle craze? No?! But it even had a Sup...
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Ep. 686 – The Wizard of Oz from 2022-10-26T05:01
The Wizard of Oz for the SNES continues our parade of hard to play games. Does this deserve to be one those iconically horrible games ranking up there with Shaq Fu, Bebe’s Kids, Lester the...
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Ep. 685 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day&T2: The Arcade Game from 2022-10-19T05:01
The Randomizer served some BAD, emphasis on that syllable, to the bone games in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and T2: The Arcade game to us this week. Ian takes Tyler’s weathered old mantle a...
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Ep. 684 – Kirby’s Avalanche from 2022-10-12T05:01
Kirby’s Avalanche? Yes, Kirby’s Avalanche. Didn’t we do this one? Yes, almost 10 years ago. But it was subject to a greater dispel spell and is no longer available, but anythin...
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Ep. 683 – Fighter’s History from 2022-10-05T05:01
Fighter’s History, fresh today, courtesy Nintendo Switch Online’s Super Nintendo platform. What do you think when you see the box art? A little creeped out? Wondering if these are St...
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Ep. 682 – Incredible Crash Dummies from 2022-09-28T11:52
Incredible Crash Dummies. You read that correctly, not the Incredible Crash TEST Dummies (don’t worry, we explain why you may remember that extra word there). Join us as we journey down th...
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Ep. 681 – Indiana Jones’Greatest Adventures from 2022-09-21T05:01
The time has come, after all that edge talk we have arrived at Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures. This SNES game covered all three movies of the original trilogy, so to fully understand e...
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Ep. 680 – Indiana Jones Edgefest from 2022-09-14T05:01
Indiana Jones Edgefest was really the best title for this episode. Tyler had some schedule conflicts and caused the show to need to be shuffled around, which messed with planning the Scott Pilgr...
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Ep. 679 – Waterworld (SNES) from 2022-09-07T05:01
Waterworld SNES style! Did you love the 1994 Kevin Cosner movie about a world covered in water? YOU DID? Oh, you didn’t? Sorry, my ears are water logged. In a rare return to a game episode...
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Ep. 678 – The Meat in a Marion Sandwich vs. The World – Session Fourteen (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-08-31T05:01
The Meat in a Marion Sandwich vs. The World! After a few weeks off, our Scott Pilgrim inspired 5e D&D tabletop returns in form! The band gets gathers their wits after almost losing their liv...
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Ep. 677 – Final Fantasy VI (World of Ruin) from 2022-08-24T05:01
Final Fantasy VI (World of Ruin) has finally come to pass. Does this episode sound a little different? Well, that may be because we are all wearing masks just to be safe from Ian’s brush w...
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Ep. 676 – Rival Turf! from 2022-08-17T05:01
Rival Turf! We have finally arrived at the last (it’s the first chronologically but the last for us to do) in the Rushing Beat Series. Thanks to Nintendo bringing literally anything Jaleco...
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Ep. 675 – Congo’s Caper from 2022-08-10T05:01
Congo’s Caper! Now ya’ll, this is certainly a chonker of an episode, mainly due to one factor – the reunion of TADPOG I.T. with Jon Turley! We talk about Ian’s new obsess...
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Ep. 674 – (I Kinda Like) Sneezing on Cat Butts vs. The World – Session Thirteen (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-08-03T05:01
(I Kinda Like) Sneezing on Cat Butts vs. The World – Session Thirteen. D&D Actual Play. Has come again! Do you like that art? Dave felt inspired by the many events that lead up to the encoun...
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Ep. 673 – Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones from 2022-07-27T05:01
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones had to be done. The final NES Saga featuring Bimmy and Jimmy is now under TADPOG’s belt. We will get back to the Scott Pilgrim Inspired 5e D&D game...
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Ep. 672 – McBeefOBradyHands vs. The World – Session Twelve (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-07-20T05:01
McBeefOBradyHands vs. The World D&D Actual Play has finally come to pass! This sessions has the band leaving Jzadirune and plan their next steps. Their Rings of Black Wolf detection went off...
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Ep. 671 – Final Fantasy VI (World of Balance) from 2022-07-13T05:01
Final Fantasy VI, yes, you read that correctly. The Randomizer threw Final Fantasy VI at us so we decided to take this opportunity to re-do our original two episodes over this game. We took is d...
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Ep. 670 – What Is In Dane’s Apartment vs. The World – Session Eleven (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-07-06T05:01
What Is In Dane’s Apartment vs. The World, our D&D Actual Play is back again! NOW BEGINS THE QUEST TO SAVE THE SOUL OF LEM BRUFORD! The band begins a new decent into Jzadirune to find ...
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Ep. 669 – King of Dragons from 2022-06-29T05:01
King of Dragons! The Randomizer won’t let you down, even when COVID and work related events will! We had to postpone the newest episode of The Scott Pilgrim game so we fell back on what th...
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Ep. 668 – Tecmo Super Bowl from 2022-06-22T05:01
Tecmo Super Bowl is finally here, after we annoucned it a few months ago. Why is it finally here? That’s because Covid finally arrived in the Holland household. So we bring back the true R...
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Ep. 667 – Double D and the Cake Boys vs. The World – Session Ten (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-06-15T05:01
Ep. 667 – Double D and the Cake Boys vs. The World – Session Ten (A D&D Actual Play) That show art is pretty ominous, right? You should probably listen to find out what it is about. This is ...
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Ep. 666 – The Randomizer x Wikipedia II from 2022-06-08T05:01
The Randomizer x Wikipedia Ii, our final tribute to the dark lord of chaos, on this – the all hallow’s eve of our devlishly decadent mark of the beast episode – BEHOLD! TADPOG ...
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Ep. 665 – P3 vs. The World – Session Nine (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-06-01T05:01
P3 vs. The World – Session Nine (A D&D Actual Play) is here at last after our long remote recorded break. Our brave band heroes now sit in the Irvin Cobb hotel, having just summoned in some ...
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Ep. 664 – The Randomizer x Wikipedia from 2022-05-25T05:01
The Randomizer x Wikipedia is what we have to offer today. With the team still on the mend post COVID, we wanted to mix it up a bit and re-summon the Ol’ Randomizer but put it into somethi...
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Ep. 663 – TADPOG’s Favorite Videogame Characters of All-Time from 2022-05-18T05:01
TADPOG’s Favorite Videogame Characters of All-Time. Well, one of us was finally bitten by the pandemic zombie. Because of this, we bring you REMOTE SHOW SHENANIGANS! We didn’t really...
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Ep. 662 – Three Boys without a Plan from 2022-05-11T05:01
Three boys without a plan are doing a podcast. Shownotes: Do these exist? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Plugs: Don’t you miss an episode! Subscribe to TADPOG on iTunes. Find us at tadpog.com or facebook.com/t...
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Ep. 661 – #4 The Arby’s Gabagool vs. The World – Session Eight (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-05-04T05:01
#4 The Arby’s Gabagool vs. The World – Session Eight (A D&D Actual Play), we are hoping you’ve seen enough Sopranos and maybe The Office to understand the importance of Gabagool....
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Ep. 660 – Liz Lemonion Frog vs. The World – Session Seven (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-04-27T05:01
D&D Actual Play Liz Lemonion Frog vs. The World! The band is free of Jzadirune and now heads straight for their battle with Scandinavian Man! First they have to suit up – this includes...
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Ep. 659 – 2 Drunk 2 Drive My Car vs. The World – Session Six (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-04-20T05:01
2 Drunk 2 Drive My Car vs. The World! Welcome back to the final session of the adventure into Jzadirune. We promise. The band gets to experience the full gamut of emotions in this one. Benji fin...
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Ep. 658 – Can You Grell What The Rock is Cooking vs. The World – Session Five (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-04-13T05:01
Can You Grell What The Rock is Cooking vs. The World – Session Five (A D&D Actual Play) Can you? Is the episode name hinting about a Grell? Maybe the Rock? Maybe something to do with cooking...
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Ep. 657 – A Fistful of Mayonnaise vs. The World – Session Four (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-04-06T05:01
A Fistful of Mayonnaise vs. The World! Any idea what that means? You probably think you do but it has more to do with alchemy that anything with the human body, we promise. The players have foun...
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Ep. 656 – The Pig Holes vs. The World – Session Three (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-03-30T05:01
The Pig Holes vs. The World! Now how do you think the gang came up with that one? In this episode The Pig Holes meet a new chipper friend, descend into Jzadirune, and really get to know each oth...
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Ep. 655 – Wing Commander from 2022-03-23T05:01
Wing Commander! You remember that FANTASTIC Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lillard film, yes? We’re pretty sure it’s in the Criterion Collection. Well, actually the movie was made af...
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Ep. 654 – Awkward Silence vs. The World – Session Two (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-03-16T05:01
Awkward Silence vs. The World – Session Two (A D&D Actual Play) has arrived. Come with us as Lem and Kenny explore Subspace, Liz gets an interesting offer, and Benji receives an ominous lett...
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Ep. 653 – Hot Pink Alben Barkley vs. The World–Session One (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-03-09T06:01
More D&D Actual Play! This time brings up the first official session of, for now, HOT PINK ALBEN BARKLEY VS. THE WORLD! You’ll get there, trust us. Please put up a ear and listen to th...
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Ep. 652 – Millennium Falco–Session Zero (A D&D Actual Play) from 2022-03-02T06:01
So many requests have been made, and bribes have been taken (Thank you for your patronage, Mysterious Benefactor), so we bring to you the latest installment of TADPOG Actual Plays with a charact...
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Ep. 651 – Nosferatu from 2022-02-23T06:01
Nosferatu makes it’s ghoulish, nightmarish, lycanthropic, vampiric, mummified, and downright fiendish debut on our show. Was it worth the work that Tyler’s brother, Ryan, had to endu...
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Ep. 650 – Sterling Sharpe: End 2 End from 2022-02-16T06:01
Sterling Sharpe: End 2 End is finally here. At the end of the end of End 2 End. Who better to play and discuss a very little known SNES football game than the guys who have brought you a long se...
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Ep. 649 – Mega Man 3 from 2022-02-09T06:01
Mega Man 3! It has been a long time since we did something from the NES, and this is good one to go back to and talk about. We’re very happy it was the TADPOG retro game of the month on th...
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Ep. 648 – Plok! from 2022-02-02T06:01
Plok! At long last we took The Randomizer hostage so we could force this game into our library. You know, since The Randomizer really tried to give us multiple sports games in a row. So we talk ...
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Ep. 647 – The EA NHL Hockey Series from 2022-01-26T06:01
The EA NHL Hockey Series – who wants ALL OF THE HOCKEY?! The Randomizer dealt us NHLPA 93 but, The Breakfast Club style – we wanted the bull so we got the horns. We decided to go ahe...
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Ep. 646 – SWAT Kats from 2022-01-19T06:01
SWAT Kats! It’s here! We know how badly you were waiting for a game about a Hanna-Barbera cartoon from 1993 that had 25 episodes on TBS. We know lots of people were looking forward to that...
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Ep. 645 – 12 ft. Bea Arthur Doodoo Piñata from 2022-01-12T06:01
A 12 ft. Bea Arthur Doodoo Piñata, yes – a 12 ft. Bea Arthur Doodoo Piñata. There was a big snow storm, a wreck, some illness, a 12 ft. Bea Arthur Doodoo Piñata, multiple accidents, work s...
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Ep. 644 – DinoCity from 2022-01-05T06:01
DinoCity – do you say it like Dino-City or all together like Dinocity? Well, we have to tackle that first. So we restructure things a little bit so that our flow may be a little different ...
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Ep. 643 – Christmas All-Calls from 2021-12-29T06:01
Christmas All-Calls! Things have been pretty hectic all the way around this time of the year for all of us. So we got together the day after Christmas to take some calls and well, talk about Chr...
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Ep. 642 – Ultraman: Towards the Future from 2021-12-22T06:01
Ultraman: Towards the Future. Towards? Would it be towards or toward? This game slides TOWORDS the garbage can. We discuss the tornado that ended the last episode so abruptly (not that Tetris 2 ...
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Ep. 641 – Tetris 2 from 2021-12-15T06:01
Tetris 2. Did you know there was a Tetris 2? If you’re like use and didn’t there may be a pretty good reason for that. Also, this episode goes from damp to danger zone over the cours...
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Ep. 640 – The Addams Family (SNES) from 2021-12-08T06:01
What is the best game you can rent at Piggly Wiggly? That’s right, The Addams Family on the SNES. To truly cover this game we have to bring TADPOG IT back in force with Wizened Sage Ian an...
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Ep. 639 – Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 from 2021-12-01T06:01
Super Baseball Simulator 1.000, so is that a thousand? one? I’m sure baseballers would know but that certainly isn’t Tyler, Dave, or Ian. We survived Thanksgiving, managed to make it...
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Ep. 638 – Super Soccer from 2021-11-24T07:15:14
Super Soccer! You knew it was coming so here it is, another glorious TADPOG sports episode. BUT we do have plenty of banter and take plenty of calls. We do actually have some opinions about this...
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Ep. 637 – Wild Guns from 2021-11-17T06:01
As we play through all of these SNES games, have you wondered if we would find a truly valuable hidden gem? Well, this is it. Wild Guns. Tyler, Dave, and Ian were all surprised by the quality of...
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Ep. 636 – Super Valis IV from 2021-11-10T06:01
Super Valis IV! You love this long running series on the SNES! Wait, you didn’t play the other three? They weren’t on SNES? They were much deeper PC games? Well, what does that makes...
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Ep. 635 – Natsume Championship Wrestling from 2021-11-03T05:01
Natsume Championship Wrestling! We know you’ve been waiting for a long time for us to cover another wrestling game, so here is the most requested one! No, not seriously. No one knows this ...
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Ep. 634 – Pop’n TwinBee from 2021-10-27T05:01
Pop’n TwinBee is a series we didn’t really get here in the states BUT thanks to the Nintendo Switch Online service, we finally get a shot at one of MANY games. You know there is some...
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Ep. 633 – The Ignition Factor from 2021-10-20T05:01
The Ignition Factor! Is it a brand new game show hosted by Guy Fieri? A drag racing competition? No! It’s a strategic action fire fighting game! So, please, come sit down with Tyler, Ian, ...
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Ep. 632 – Earth Defense Force from 2021-10-13T05:01
Earth Defense Force. Those forces that defend the Earth. Are they Super or not? Since this game is also called Super Earth Defense Force. Well, we will break that down along with a lot of other ...
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Ep. 631 – Brawl Brothers from 2021-10-06T05:01
Brawl Brothers! Just look at the art for the game. It’s supposed to two guys down the middle but just looks pretty terrible. Is this art better or worse than the game? Come find out! We ta...
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Ep. 630 – Doomsday Warrior from 2021-09-29T05:01
Doomsday Warrior! Holy Street Fighter 2 Rip Off! Well, for some reason this game was added to the Nintendo Switch Online service. We even put it off because we thought it wouldn’t be great...
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Ep. 629 – Smash Tennis from 2021-09-22T05:01
Smash Tennis! We actually chose to do a sports game! And it actually turned out better than expected. Just to go ahead and get it out of the way, this is an episode that was recorded virtually b...
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Ep. 628 – Operation Logic Bomb from 2021-09-15T05:01
Operation Logic Bomb! So that has to be some kind of puzzle game? No? An over the top shooter?! Well, okay. Tyler, Dave and Ian dive into this Nintendo Switch Online game that probably should ha...
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Ep. 627 – Tuff E Nuff from 2021-09-08T05:01
Tuff E Nuff! Or is it HEY PUNK! ARE YOU TUFF E NUFF? Revel in the 90s glory of this fighting game handed to us by the Mini Nintendo Switch Online Randomizer. We talk about games we are playing, ...
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Ep. 626 – Mean Girls (DS) from 2021-09-01T05:01
Mean Girls (DS) is a thing of legend…that no one cared about until it became a thing of legend. This game was one that was listed for purchase but no one could find. Many people claimed to...
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Ep. 625 – Joe&Mac from 2021-08-25T05:01
Do you know how many cave man platformers there are for the SNES? Oddly, it’s a lot. Do you remember Joe & Mac being one of the best, but is it? We continue our wonderful streak of hav...
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Ep. 624 – Kabluey / Bombuzal (SNES) from 2021-08-18T05:01
Kabluey / Bombuzal, whatever you want to call it. This game is a port of a PC game make in the late eighties, and wouldn’t you guess it – the SNES one is the worst of the lot! So we ...
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Ep. 623 – Jelly Boy from 2021-08-11T05:01
Jelly Boy. That’s right, not Jerry Boy. It’s not Smart Ball. Nor is it Jelly Boy 2 (which is a completely different game with a different developer and publisher. The original game f...
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Ep. 622 – Claymates from 2021-08-04T05:01
Hey! Do you like Super Nintendo? Probably. Do you like Nintendo Switch Online? Again, Probably. Otherwise you may not be here. Did you know they released some SNES games this week on Nintendo Sw...
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Ep. 621 – Super Adventure Island II from 2021-07-28T05:43:31
Wizened Sage Ian returns to the podcast to guest host much like Master Higgins returns to Super Adventure Island II! Things are a little different in the second Adventure Island on the SNES, whi...
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Ep. 620 – Super Adventure Island from 2021-07-21T05:01
Super Adventure Island. It’s like Adventure Island but super. No, really. Normally we do games from the Randomzier but by means of Epic Artisanal Podcast Magic to temporarily seal away it ...
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Ep. 619 – All Calls (Because Dave is Sick) from 2021-07-14T05:01
All Calls! Ian? Jon? IAN AND JON! This is a special break of an All Calls (Because Dave is Sick) so we are taking a week off from gaming to give Dave an easy fun recording. Can you hear the AC? ...
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Ep. 618 – Little Nicky (Game Boy Color) from 2021-07-07T05:01
Little Nicky for the Game Boy Color! You know that’s freakin sweet. Or not. Maybe it is? Come listen and find out. I’m sure everyone has seen this 21 year old movie so this will be a...
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Ep. 617 – Super Turrican from 2021-06-30T05:01
Super Turrican! Only 609 episodes after we did Super Turrican 2 as the 91st game on IGN’s Top 100 SNES games. Long time listeners will recall the pure vitriol that Dave felt for Super Turr...
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Ep. 616 – The Flintstones (SNES) from 2021-06-23T05:01
(To the theme song) The Flintstones, meet The Flintstones. It’s a Super Nintendo story. From the Randomizer, It’s a curse on TADPOG History! Let’s talk with Tyler and Dave abou...
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Ep. 615 – Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally from 2021-06-16T05:01
The Randomizer decided to throw us something we thought may be more up our alley: Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally…BUT THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE AT ALL. We get that out of the way in ...
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Ep. 614 – Space Football: One on One from 2021-06-09T05:01
Space Football: One on One. Yep. That’s the title. Please observe the episode art. Does that look like Football? Also, the one on one part – is football that kind of sport? Don’...
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Ep. 613 – More All Calls from 2021-06-02T05:01
More All Calls, BABY! We know they aren’t super popular but boy do they work like a fun sort of therapy for Tyler and Dave. So please forgive us as we ramble and laugh all through the messages s...
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Ep. 612 – All Calls from 2021-05-26T05:01
In celebration of Tyler’s brother Ryan getting married – WE RESURRECT THE ALL CALLS SHOW! That’s right. It has been a busy week for Tyler being way out of town for the wedding ...
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Ep. 611 – On The Ball from 2021-05-19T05:45:40
You read that right, we are ON THE BALL about ON THE BALL. Well, there isn’t really much ball to be on with this game. The game talk is light since this game can be beaten very quickly wit...
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Ep. 610 – Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter from 2021-05-12T05:01
Well, it has “been a week”. With absolutely insane work schedules, Mothers Day events, graduations, and much much more, we were not able to get together this week to record something...
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Ep. 609 – Pocky&Rocky from 2021-05-05T05:01
Pocky & Rocky! Just a short 575 episodes after we covered the sequel we’re back to talk about the original. Of course we had to bring on our foremost Pocky & Rockiologist: CHOCTOPU...
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Ep. 608 – Phantom 2040 from 2021-04-28T05:01
Courtesy of the Randomizer and an independent wrestler who requested we do this episode back in 2014, we bring you Phantom 2040! This game has some long reaching and interesting lore but in true...
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Ep. 607 – Paladin’s Quest from 2021-04-21T05:01
Hey, look what the Randomizer threw at us! Paladin’s Quest! I see castles in the box art and Paladin is in the title so it must be a classic medieval RPG. No? It’s a futuristic space...
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Ep. 606 – Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions from 2021-04-14T05:07:09
DUCK DODGERS! No, wait, that’s not the title. It totally should be the title but instead it is called Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions. Missed opportunity. Well, the Randomizer threw this o...
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Ep. 605 – SOS / Septentrion from 2021-04-07T05:01
The gift from the Randomizer this week is, the fantastic alluring title of SOS / Septentrion (if you had it overseas). It could have used a much better title but we will get to that later. We tr...
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Ep. 604 – Super Aquatic Games Starring the Aquabats from 2021-03-31T05:01
The Super Aquatic Games Starring the Aquabats! Now that’s quite the title. Did you think it was about the band, The Aquabats? Nope, it’s not. Did you think it was about water sports?...
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Ep. 603 – Radical Rex from 2021-03-24T05:01
Lan Parties. Tamagotchis. Game Boys. That “S” thing we used to all draw. AOL. Ecto Cooler. All these things symbolize a childhood in the 90s but none of them nearly as much as Radica...
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Ep. 602 – The Jungle Book from 2021-03-17T05:01
The Jungle Book has a LOT of iterations. Poems, books, movies, songs, live action movies, animated movies….and a Super Nintendo game. A 90s Disney platformer that wasn’t on IGN’...
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Ep. 601 – We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story from 2021-03-10T06:01
We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story is the game of the week buuuuuuut have you heard of it? It has quite the backstory that is far more interesting than the game but we absolutely go over...
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Ep. 600 – The Combatribes from 2021-03-03T06:01
What is a cyborg? Is it a robot? Are they like androids? All we know is THEY AIN’T LADIES, courtesy of The Combatribes, this week’s SNES game from The Randomizer. We bring back Casey...
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Ep. 599 – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Part 2) from 2021-02-24T06:01
Well, here is our 2nd part of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. Spoilers, only one person on the podcast enjoyed it so we discussed it and went off the rails for some good old fashioned tangent...
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Ep. 598 – Hades from 2021-02-17T06:01
After so many references, so many mini discussions, and so much hype—we now bring you the goods and discuss one of our favorite new games, Hades! We needed to bring a strong show for such a stro...
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Ep. 597 – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Part 1) from 2021-02-10T08:16:48
For well over a year, we saw the cries of those dozens who listen to this podcast. “#moremiller!”, they cried! Well, he is our foremost Final Fantasy II/IV-ologist, so here he is for...
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Ep. 596 – Bass Masters Classic (SNES) from 2021-02-03T06:01
Tyler and Dave have played RPGs, football games, soccer games, baseball games, platformers, and puzzlers…but we know what everyone has really been waiting for: some sweet sweet bass fishing cont...
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Ep. 595 – Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues from 2021-01-27T06:01
Dave sings hymns to The Randomzier this week as it gave him one of his favorite childhood games, Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues. How thick are his nostalgia glasses? What will Tyler think ...
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Ep. 594 – Hit the Ice from 2021-01-20T06:01
Did you love the basketball episode last week? Do you just live for TADPOG Sports? Well, you’re likely totally alone. So, one person, we bring you a hockey game, courtesy of the Randomizer...
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Ep. 593 – Barkley: Shut Up and Jam! from 2021-01-13T06:01
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam! (sadly not Gaiden or Gaiden II) was the game thrown at us by the Randomizer this week. So, of course, we talk a little about Hades and some other pretty good games we h...
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Ep. 592 – Run Saber from 2021-01-06T06:01
What do game do we want? HADES! When do we want it? NOW! What did we end up playing? RUN SABER! How was it? …surprising? This week the Randomizer threw up a total mystery in Run Saber. We ...
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Ep. 591 – X-Men 2: Clone Wars from 2020-12-30T06:01
The Randomizer tried to throw us X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse which we have already done an episode on, so we countered with a game we were actually interested in: X-Men 2: Clone Wars for the Sega G...
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Ep. 590 – SNES MechWarrior Games from 2020-12-23T06:01
Are you the type of person who likes customizing a sweet car in Gran Turismo? Do you also like battling robots? Do you strongly prefer retro games? Then MAYBE you will be into the games we talk ...
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Ep. 589 – Carrier Aces from 2020-12-16T06:01
Were you a middle aged adult in 1995 that was a fan of the SNES and WWII? Then MAYBE you know about Carrier Aces, the game vomited up at us by The Randomizer. Come listen to us talk about this g...
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Ep. 588 – Race Drivin’ from 2020-12-09T06:01:36
Race Drivin’. Yes, that is the title of this SNES game. The pinnacle of creativity – RACE DRIVIN’! Oh boy, is this game everything we thought it would be based on the name alon...
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Ep. 587 – Animaniacs from 2020-12-02T06:01:28
So there are really only two kinds of kids in the world. Those whole like Animaniacs and those who don’t like Animaniacs. Are you with us or against us? Well, we’re against the Rando...
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Ep. 586 – Dirt Trax FX from 2020-11-25T06:01
Hey! It’s racing! But not on cars or carts but dirt bikes! This week the Randomizer gives us Dirt Trax FX. Ever heard of Stunt Race FX? This is sort of like it but not horrible in every wa...
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Ep. 585 – Final Fight 3 from 2020-11-18T06:01:23
This episode concludes the Final Fight series on the SNES! We take the power back from the Randomizer and do Final Fight 3 and Final Fight Guy to bring a beloved series to a close. I might say t...
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Ep. 584 – Bill Walsh College Football from 2020-11-11T06:01:13
Okay, clearly we are talking about Bill Walsh College Football. It’s a sports game. It’s a football game. Dave will be sorta into it. Tyler will not be into it. BUT WE BRING ON LORD ...
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Ep. 583 – Street Racer from 2020-11-04T06:01:31
“Do you like Street Fighter?” The Randomizer asked. “Of course.” we replied. “Super Mario Kart?” “Yes”. The Randomizer laughed and gave us Street ...
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Ep. 582 – Rocko’s Modern Life (SNES) from 2020-10-28T05:01
Rocko’s Modern Life! YEAH, SON! One of the best Nicktoons ever! I bet you jump around and run from the Big Heads. No? Do you get into crazy plans with Heffer? No…you..move things aro...
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Ep. 581 – WildSnake from 2020-10-21T05:01:43
Do you like Tetris? Of course. Do you like the massive amounts of Tetris adjacent puzzle games? No? What if it is endorsed by Alexey Pajitnov? Maybe? Yeah, that’s how we feel. So this week...
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Ep. 580 – Bazooka Blitzkrieg from 2020-10-14T05:01:20
Gadzooks! Of course, the Randomizer chose a Super Scope Game this week – Bazooka Blitzkrieg! It’s…apparently a game where you are a ninja with a Super Scope blowing up robots. ...
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Ep. 579 – Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus from 2020-10-07T11:37:16
Are you a big fan of learning from video games? Having fun WHILE learning? Enjoyed Rex Ronan and Captain Novolin? No? Well, then please check out the latest installment in the Health Heroes seri...
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Ep. 578 – California Games II from 2020-09-30T05:01:31
Did you know about California Games II? That it existed? That it was an SNES game? We didn’t but the Randomizer did. As we do, we recorded a TADPOG episode over just this game – and ...
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Ep. 577 – Football Fury from 2020-09-23T05:01:01
Football Fury! Yet another sports game brought to you by the Randomizer. Not just sports but football, you know, that thing Tyler and Dave know nothing about. The game is about what you’d ...
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Ep. 576 – Winter Olympics: Lillehammer’94 (SNES) from 2020-09-16T05:01
Well, luck of the Randomizer not be with us – Winter Olympics: Lillehammer ’94 was the draw for this week. Have you heard of this game? Have you seen this game in the wild? Are you f...
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Ep. 575 – Nobunaga’s Ambition from 2020-09-09T05:01:40
Nobunaga’s Ambition is…well…ambitious. And it certainly isn’t about revenge despite how many times Tyler tries to say it is. This week the Randomizer dealt TADPOG a card ...
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Ep. 574 – Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D from 2020-09-02T05:01
Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D has arrived! I know it’s been a long time coming and everyone has been on the edge of their seat to hear about this game…hey, it sucks. There, no...
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Ep. 573 – Phantasmagoria from 2020-08-26T05:01:55
Okay, we will be honest. Jim Power on the SNES is pretty bad. We WILL get to it but Phantasmagoria had a bounty on it and Dave had a great time streaming it, SO HERE IT IS. Tyler and Dave talk a...
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Ep. 572 – What the Kids Say from 2020-08-19T05:01:12
How do you do, fellow kids? Imagine if you will, that this episode is packaged tightly inside a puffy white VHS clamshell case, because just like Disney, we’re opening the vault. The Patre...
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Ep. 571 – Battle Clash&Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge from 2020-08-12T05:01:55
The Randomizer ran out of MP last week since time after time after time it chose games we had already played — so we went rogue and decided to talk about some Super Scope games that random...
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Ep. 570 – Yoshi’s Safari from 2020-08-05T05:01:31
In 2020, do you know how to get Tyler and Dave together to beat a game for the show? You have a dark god of chance choose for them to play a Super Scope game. This week, courtesy of the Randomiz...
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Ep. 569 – Jeopardy! (SNES) from 2020-07-29T05:01:19
Have you ever heard of a game and just from the title could picture EXACTLY what it would be like? No big surprises. No big disappointments. 100% exactly what you expected. That is our experienc...
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Ep. 568 – World Heroes from 2020-07-22T05:01:55
With a title like World Heroes, this game has to be good! Right? And when we say World Heroes you know what kind of game it is! No? Good, we didn’t either. So this week, courtesy of the Ra...
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Ep. 567 – NBA Hangtime from 2020-07-15T05:01:41
WARNING! Let’s get this out right away – this is our first completely remote episode due to COVID-19. There may be hiccups, there may be issues but we did our best because no pandemi...
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Ep. 566 – Legend from 2020-07-08T05:01:49
Legend. With a name like that, it has to be good, right? Or at least similar to the a plethora of other games that would also fit that sort of name? Yes, the second one. That’s exactly how...
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Ep. 565 – Brett Hull Hockey from 2020-07-01T05:01
TADPOG DOES SPORTS! TADPOG DOES HOCKEY! Well, we try. It’s evident we aren’t sportmen and hockey is even further out of our depths but, courtesy of the Randomizer, we talk on Brett H...
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Ep. 564 – Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon from 2020-06-24T05:01:20
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon! Doesn’t that sound awesome?! What could it be about? Did you guess it was an educational spoof of the movie Fantastic Voyage that centers around the danger...
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Ep. 563 – Raiden Trad from 2020-06-17T05:01:02
Not since Gradius has there been so much debate on how to properly pronounce the name of a video game here on TADPOG. So RAIDEN TRAD. Is it Rye-den Trad? Ray-den Trad? Who knows? (Probably Dave)...
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Ep. 562 – Knights of the Round from 2020-06-10T05:01:53
Pretty good hand we got dealt by the Randomizer this week with Knights of the Round. It even scooped us up Sandwich Pope Phil Hawkins and J Jonah Jetplane Jonathan Wilson (though being on the ot...
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Ep. 561 – Aero the Acrobat from 2020-06-03T05:01:54
AERO THE ACROBAT! AT LAST! A GAME TYLER AND DAVE HAVE BEEN WAITING TO BE CHOSEN BY THE RANDOMIZER! WE SAW SO MANY ADS IN COMIC BOOKS! SERIOUSLY, SO MANY ADS. THAT MEANS ITS AWESOME, RIGHT? RIGHT...
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Ep. 560 – World League Soccer from 2020-05-27T05:01:41
Okay, hear us out. Yes, this is TADPOG. Yes, this is a World League Soccer. Yes, we are not sport ballers. Give us a chance! We think this is a pretty funny episode (as long as you aren’t ...
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Ep. 559 – Spanky’s Quest from 2020-05-20T05:01
Well, we have arrived. The Randomizer has given us the tropiest trope of games with the lowest hanging fruit. Spanky’s Quest for the SNES. It has a monkey. His name is Spanky. Go ahead. We...
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Ep. 558 – Madden on SNES from 2020-05-13T05:01
American Football. The Big Game. Grid Iron. Pig Skin. Touchdowns. These are all things TADPOG knows nothing about yet still we soldier on through the chaos that is The Randomizer. So to even thi...
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Ep. 557 – No Escape from 2020-05-06T05:01
We thought it was a taunt by the Randomizer at first, but it turns out there is an SNES game based on a movie by the same name “No Escape”. Well, apparently this movie was quite the flop but it ...
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Ep. 556 – Ren&Stimpy SNES Games from 2020-04-29T05:01
Tyler and Dave loved Nicktoons growing up. Doug, Rugrats, Rocko’s Modern Life — and one more that the Randomizer had to ruin for us, Ren & Stimpy. So the Randomizer dealt us Ren & ...
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Ep. 555 – Power Moves from 2020-04-22T05:01:18
Tyler and Dave love fighting games. Especially Dave. So the Randomizer went full Monkey’s Paw with giving us Power Moves, a clone of a clone of a clone of Street Fighter II. But don’...
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Ep. 554 – Micro Machines from 2020-04-15T05:01:16
Want to know what strange little game as a very interesting backstory? Want to hear isolation stories? Want to hear some guys take a quiz? WELL COME HEAR US TALK ABOUT MICRO MACHINES! And talk a...
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Ep. 553 – Super Scope from 2020-04-08T05:01
“Pour the silver!” Dave shouted at Tyler. Tyler quickly poured the molten silver into the pentagram mold while chanting the opera scene from Final Fantasy VI backward. “Light o...
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Ep. 552 – Revolution X from 2020-04-01T05:01
The Randomizer mumbled something at us. “What? Speak, beast.” Dave commanded. “urosmif” the Randomizer grumbled lazily. “TELL US THE GAME!” Tyler shouted. The...
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Ep. 551.25–Special Announcement from 2020-03-29T01:16:27
Hey! Please listen to this as soon as possible if you are a regular listener of our podcast, and especially if you are a Patreon donor. This covers a recent change to Dave’s situation̷...
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Ep. 551 – Tecmo Secret of the Stars from 2020-03-25T05:01:43
We here at TADPOG love a good SNES JRPG. Huge fans. So when the Randomizer belched forth an RPG, we were excited. And then we played said RPG, Tecmo Secret of the Stars. We couldn’t tackle...
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Ep. 550 – Batman Forever (SNES) from 2020-03-18T05:28:24
“FOR THIS, YOU SHALL PAY!!!” The Randomizer bellowed as we turned our back on it. We crawled out of the dark cave we were trapped in only to be saved by THE CAPED PODCASTERS! That...
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Ep. 549 – Foreman For Real from 2020-03-11T05:01:34
“Spit out your choice, foul beast.” Dave demanded of the Randomizer. “Sport.” The darkness whispered back. “Foreman for Real.” is said stoicly. “Boxing?...
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Ep. 548 –ClayFighter from 2020-03-04T06:01:38
Hi everyone! Do you like Street Fighter? Me too! What about sculptures? ME TOO! How about the 90s? YES! Do you know what you get when you smash together those elements in the vaguest way possibl...
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Ep. 547 – Super Star Fox Weekend&Donkey Kong Country Competition from 2020-02-26T06:01:38
HEY! LISTEN! Well, please listen. This episode about Super Star Fox Weekend is a little different that the others you’ve gotten used to because we are talking about competition cartridges....
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Ep. 546 – Street Hockey’95 from 2020-02-19T06:01:52
Street Hockey ’95. WOOOOOF. Let’s not beat around the bush. The Randomizer did us dirty with, up until this point of the show, the worst video game we have ever played. So we bring s...
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Ep. 545 – Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures from 2020-02-12T06:01:30
“What do you love, David?” the Randomizer cooed. “I love Pac-Man.” Dave replied defiantly. “Oh, do you? Then you must be very thirsty of a sequel. HERE! PAC-MAN 2: ...
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Ep. 544 – Time Trax from 2020-02-05T06:01
Oh man, finally! We are everyone’s favorite 1993 time travel based law enforcement show starring a handsome male lead who also has plenty of movies under his belt – TIME COP! What? N...
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Ep. 543 – Prehistorik Man from 2020-01-29T06:01:43
“You may have a single boon. What do you wish?” bellowed the Randomizer. “Ryan.” Tyler said, “I want my brother back.” The Randomizer narrowed it’s eyes...
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Ep. 542 – Super Battletank from 2020-01-22T06:01:33
OOPS! ALL TANKS! We dun goofed for this one and played too many Battle Tank games. Luckily, Master Cycle Baron Kevin Link was on to even things up. Tyler and Dave played Super Battle Tank 2 and ...
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Ep. 541 – Championship Pool from 2020-01-15T06:01:43
Hi there. We here at TADPOG like to play games then sort of review them. This week we talk about Championship Pool. It’s, well, a pool simulator. Are you into that? Probably not. So hear m...
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Ep. 540 – Dragon’s Lair from 2020-01-08T06:01:26
Dragon’s Lair! Did you see the art and episode announcement and got excited? WELL DIAL IT BACK! WE AREN’T TALKING ABOUT THE GOOD ONE! We dive into the SNES port – and what a do...
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Ep. 539 – Prince of Persia from 2020-01-01T06:14:58
Tyler lifted his head from his Donny Jeffcoat signed bat, uttering his final word of prayer to the Randomizer. “C…tic….Pl….er.” the Randomizer whispered. “Wha...
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Ep. 538 – Power Rangers Zeo: Battle Racers from 2019-12-25T06:01:33
“MERRY CHRISTMAS!” The Randomizer shouted! “On Garbage! On Difficulty! On Copy and Pasting! On Licensing Franchising! Now Cash Grabs! Now Lies and Attrition!” It was then...
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Ep. 537 – Ghoul Patrol from 2019-12-18T06:01:24
We stood at the edge of the abyss, staring into the violent darkness and shouted, “WE LOVE SANDWICH POPE PHIL HAWKINS! YOU CANNOT HAVE HIM!” and the darkness whispered back, “H...
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Ep. 536 – Dungeon Master from 2019-12-11T06:01:49
From the darkest depths of the darkest night, the Randomizer chose for us play Dungeon Master, the 1992 port of a 1987 Atari ST dungeon crawler. It has some good history and some bad history. To...
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Ep. 535 – Battle Blaze from 2019-12-04T06:01:08
Do you LOVE Conan the Barbarian? Do you love him so much you’ll consume anything vaguely resembling him, including media that stole his imagine just to capitalize on his popularity? Do you...
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Ep. 534 – Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems from 2019-11-27T06:01:03
The Randomizer works in mysterious ways. After throwing sports game after sports game in our faces, IT FINALLY THROWS US SOMETHING IN OUR WHEEL HOUSE — months after it would have been SEO releva...
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Ep. 533 – Call of Cthulhu: The Piggy Palace (Actual Play) from 2019-11-25T09:21:14
It has been over two years since we have recorded our last actual play of the Call of Cthulhu tabletop role-playing game. Rhythm Master Paul Corn, Soul Sister Yarn Sorceress, and Casey (we’...
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Ep. 532 – ESPN SNES Games from 2019-11-20T06:01:40
ESPN Speed World, ESPN Baseball Tonight, ESPN National Hockey Night, and ESPN Sunday Night NFL. It is with these unholy elements we worship and seek the please our dark chaotic god, The Randomiz...
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Ep. 531 – Elite Soccer from 2019-11-13T06:01:12
Well, here we go again with this great gift from the Randomizer. HOWEVER, the blessing passed onto us is in a series so we can roll these two wonders together. What games, you ask? Elite Soccer ...
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Ep. 530 – Beavis and Butt-Head (SNES) from 2019-11-06T06:01:58
We prayed to Randomizer while wearing Dr. Seuss hats, wearing alien pendants, wearing JNCOs full of yo-yos. The Randomizer accepted our offering of 90s trends and responded with giving us Beavis...
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Ep. 529 – Super Battleship from 2019-10-30T05:01:19
Hi. How are you? Are you well? Good. We are very glad you are but we are going to put it out there now that Tyler was not during the recording of this episode. Illness struck TADPOG this week bu...
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Ep. 528 – Champions World Class Soccer from 2019-10-23T05:01:53
Champions World Class Soccer. That is what the Randomizer gave us for this week. I’m not going to mince words or beat around the bush. We ain’t soccer guys. This ain’t a good g...
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Ep. 527 – Pac-In-Time from 2019-10-16T05:01:41
Dear Randomizer, I know we ask you so much every week but we have been so so so good this week and we promise to keep being so good if you would do me this one favor. When we record it’s g...
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Ep. 526 – Addams Family Values (SNES) from 2019-10-09T05:01:38
Have you ever looked at Link, Hero of Time, and thought “Damn, I wish that were Uncle Fester.” Well, you can have that sort of wish in Addams Family Values! We get Baja Blasted and t...
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Ep. 525 – Family Feud (SNES) from 2019-10-02T10:32
Out of 100 people surveyed, the top one answer is on the board: name a Super Nintendo game which features two families competing to name the most popular responses to survey questions in order t...
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Ep. 524 – Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge from 2019-09-25T05:01:12
We dared to walk into the darkness. We gathered our courage and took step after step into the inky blackness. We journeyed deeper than all others who came before us. We could see no light, we co...
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Ep. 523 – Vegas Stakes from 2019-09-18T05:01:30
Vegas, baby! We’re talking about Vegas Stakes for the SNES. Who knows the American practice of Las Vegas style gambling and living? YOU KNOW IT’S ROSS RACHEL GREEN! We come in hot wi...
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Ep. 522 – Super Mario Odyssey from 2019-09-11T05:01:26
Okay! Maybe you were expecting to hear an episode on Vegas Stakes for the Super Nintendo. That’s a legitimate expectation because on our last episode we stated that we would in-fact be cov...
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Ep. 521 – King of the Monsters 2 from 2019-09-04T05:01:27
From the numerical ether, our withering god of randomness doth bequeath this game – King of the Monsters 2! So, it’s a game. We played it. We beat it. We talk about it. A little dash...
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Ep. 520–The Terminator from 2019-08-28T05:01:45
Salutations, honored TADPOG listener! Have you heard the good word of the Randomizer? In it’s limited and ever shrinking divinity but infinite wisdom it deals out both the greatest of plea...
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Ep. 519–Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 2019-08-21T05:01:03
Hello Internet, and welcome to the backdoor pilot for “Borg Are Fortnite”, a Star Trek podcast hosted by Captain Gun Nerd Jon and Wizened Sage Ian. (And you thought we were going to ...
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Ep. 518–Adventures of Yogi Bear from 2019-08-14T05:01:19
Let’s get this out of the way first. We do the Adventures of Yogi Bear, courtesy of the Randomizer, and i’ts about what you would expect. So, in order to enjoy our time with it ̵...
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Ep. 517–Road Riot 4WD from 2019-08-07T05:01:12
Captain Gun Nerd Jon and Wizened Sage Ian join us this week to talk about Road Riot 4WD for the SNES. This game is short and terrible…so there’s not an overwhelming amount of game ta...
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Ep. 516–Wizardry V (SNES) from 2019-07-31T05:01:41
Has it been a long and difficult week for you? Do you need some podcast TLC? Don’t you worry, baby, we got you covered. We invite the Top Fan and Sandwich Pope of the TADPOG Nation, Phil H...
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Ep. 515–Firestriker from 2019-07-24T05:01:32
So I think you faithful listeners are sorta into video games like our podcast is sorta a video game podcast – so we change it up and bring you and entirely new podcast called SODA JERKS! w...
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Ep. 514–The Peace Keepers from 2019-07-17T05:01:24
Are you like a lot of 90s kids and love the side scrolling beat ’em up genre? Are you one step beyond that and you’re a beat ’em up hipster and you’re all about a more ob...
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Ep. 513–ACME Animation Factory from 2019-07-10T05:01:10
I know, I know. You’ve spent years pining after Dave’s brilliance on the Mario Paint episode. “GUYS, PLEASE DRAW MORE CARTOONS FOR PERVERTS!”, you’ve all been sayin...
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Ep. 512–Gemfire from 2019-07-03T05:01:27
The Randomizer plunged deep into its most chaotic of black holes to bring us Gemfire by Koei, a 1992 turnbased tactics game. The Randomizer knew it would be Tyler’s birthday when this was r...
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Ep. 511–Art of Fighting from 2019-06-26T05:01:55
By the grace of The Randomizer, welcome to our Art of Fighting episode where we talk about parenting a lot. But not just parenting, we recast Sex and the City with Street Fighter characters (it&...
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Ep. 510–NFL Quarterback Club from 2019-06-19T05:01:24
Lord Dennis joins us this week to talk about NFL Quarterback Club and NFL Quarterback Club ’96 for the SNES. What would it be like to live with sixteen year-old versions of ourselves. Piss...
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Ep. 509–Desert Strike from 2019-06-12T05:01:29
Master Cycle Baron Link (back from the Temple of Time) joins us this week to talk about Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, the 1992 helicopter shoot ’em up by Electronic Arts (specifically...
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Ep. 508–Super Strike Eagle from 2019-06-05T05:01:31
The Randomizer is back, baby! (And it brought veteran guest host Miller with him #MoreMiller). What SNES game did The Randomizer bestow upon us today, you ask? Why, none other than Super Strike ...
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Ep. 507–Goof Troop (SNES) from 2019-05-29T05:01:46
Choctopus joins us as we turn our backs on The Randomizer (all hail The Randomizer!) for one week in order to talk about Goof Troop for the SNES. We talk about this 1993 Capcom action-adventure ...
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Ep. 506–Might and Magic III (SNES) from 2019-05-22T05:01:20
Sandwich Pope Phil Hawkins joins our adventuring party and lends us his extraordinary personality to talk about Might and Magic III: The Isles of Terra for the SNES. We have felt the magic and w...
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Ep. 505–King Arthur and the Knights of Justice (SNES) from 2019-05-15T05:01:11
By the prismatic light of the Randomizer, we bring you King Arthur and the Knights of Justice. This show has it all: we take some calls where Patron Saint Zach tells Tyler he’s peaked and ...
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Ep. 504–Pro Sport Hockey from 2019-05-08T05:13:10
It’s our first episode in TADPOG Hexagon! We’re (kinda) talking about Pro Sport Hockey for the SNES, the 1993 hockey game developed by Tose and published by Jaleco. Captain Gun Nerd ...
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Ep. 503–Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES) from 2019-05-01T05:01:10
Once again, ALL HAIL THE RANDOMIZER and its gift of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for the SNES. We talk about Fox Network contests for kids, the true awesome power of the Green Ranger, the tale o...
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Ep. 502–Roger Clemens’MVP Baseball from 2019-04-24T05:01:26
We know everyone LOVES it when we cover sports games, so courtesy of the our new TADPOG god, “The Randomizer”, we bring you a sports game every bit as good as we are – Roger Cl...
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Ep. 501–The 7th Saga from 2019-04-17T05:01:34
And on that day, Tyler and Dave began their long journey through the entire remainder of the SNES Library. How many companions would they discover along the way? How many forgotten treasures? Ho...
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Ep. 500–Final Fight 2 from 2019-04-10T05:01:25
Hey! Listen! It’s (basically) episode #500! So we chose a big hit of nostalgia in the form of Final Fight 2: Electric Boogaloo. You know we have to bring a little Bailey Jay, a little crin...
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Ep. 499–Star Fox 2 from 2019-04-03T05:01:36
Andross is back! And we’re talking about Star Fox 2 (or as it’s known colloquially: Space Vulpine Jr.)! Do you want dry game talk exploring the development, cancellation and resurrec...
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Ep. 498–Todd McFarlane’s Spawn: The Video Game from 2019-03-27T05:01:46
With more cloaks and chains than a cultish orgy, we take a bribe and play Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, the 1995 action/beat ’em up for the Super Nintendo. Thanks Mysterious iTunes Donor- ...
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Ep. 497–Suikoden (Part 3) from 2019-03-20T05:01:09
Here it is: our final episode on Konami’s Suikoden. Do we gush about our favorite moments? Yup. But we also quote Sun Tzu and talk about Tyler’s “Trash Room” from his col...
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Ep. 496–Suikoden (Part 2) from 2019-03-13T05:01:56
Oh man, where to start on this one. We talk Suikoden (or Suidoken) with half of TADPOG Sweethearts Josh Nance but we also talk about the origins of JOSHFORT Castle, Cuck E. Cheese’s, The N...
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Ep. 495–Suikoden (Part 1) from 2019-03-06T06:01:53
Fresh off the the heels of the Louisville Arcade Expo, we are discussing Suikoden. Soo-ee-ko-dan?? But really, this game has been on our to-do list since the beginning of the podcast. So…y...
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Ep. 494–Smart Ball from 2019-02-27T06:01:33
Hey, Jeppy! We’re talking about Smart Ball, the 1992 SNES Action-Adventure game by Game Freak. (They called it Jerry Boy in Japan, you probably know it by that name). Not only do we talk a...
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Ep. 493–Caveman Games from 2019-02-20T06:01:32
Tyler’s back, baby! …and we’re talking about Caveman Games, the 1990 port of Caveman Ughlympics for the NES. We bring on leading TADPOG Nation anthropologist, Edgelord Kyle to ...
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Ep. 492–Into the Breach from 2019-02-13T06:01:19
It’s a bug hunt. Jacob York (of wolf fighting fame), joins Dave on this episode to discuss Into the Breach, the turn-based strategy game by Subset Games. Outside of game discussion, there ...
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Ep. 491–Donut County from 2019-02-06T06:06:32
Get your holes ready! One-half of TADPOG Sweethearts, Josh Nance, joins the podcast to talk about Donut County, the 2018 indie game by Ben Esposito. Tyler is out this week, so this is a JADPIG e...
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Ep. 490–Minit from 2019-01-30T06:01:01
Jacob York (of wolf fighting fame) joins Dave on this episode to discuss Minit, the 2018 adventure game. This game isn’t old and Tyler is missing! Yeah, we’re bucking all kinds of tr...
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Ep. 489–Crash Bandicoot from 2019-01-23T06:01:46
Of course it’s about time we talk about Crash Bandicoot by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation! And what is a podcast about Crash without a little talk about Dexter and Frasier? We invited fam...
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Ep. 488–Karnov from 2019-01-16T06:01:16
Karnov! Since we fought him in Bad Dudes we just had to play his very own game. For this special episode we bring on entirely new guest host Chris Black! We open a package, we take a quiz, we ta...
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Ep. 487–Bad Dudes from 2019-01-09T06:01:09
Do you love the 2000s? Do you love Jerry Seinfeld? Then don’t worry your head because there is plenty of talk about the smash 2007 hit Bee Movie! We also take a small tangent to bring on D...
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Ep. 486–Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from 2019-01-02T06:01:23
Happy (day after) New Year! Now that we have severely dated yet another episode—Chocto (you know him from YouTube) joins us on this one to talk about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo ...
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Ep. 485–Doki Doki Literature Club from 2018-12-26T06:01:58
Merry (day after) Christmas! Now that we have severely dated this episode—Rhythm Master Paul Corn and Soul Sister Yarn Sorceress Chandra join us on this one to talk about Doki Doki Literature Cl...
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Ep. 484–Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse from 2018-12-19T06:01:18
OH MAN! ARE YOU GUYS READY TO GET TOTALLY BUCK WILD THIS WEEK?! You know we bring it heavy with Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (and a surprising amount of game talk). Castle of Illusio...
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Ep. 483–Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Part 2) from 2018-12-12T06:01:42
Did you really love last week’s episode of Symphony of the Night? No? TOOOOOO BAD! We are back with more talk over the game. You know we just had to bring back half of TADPOG’s Sweet...
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Ep. 482–Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Part 1) from 2018-12-05T06:01:03
On this episode we further our quest to play and discuss every Castlevania game, and this one is a big one. Foretold years ago by the Necromancer Shaft, TADPOG would do at least two episodes of ...
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Ep. 481 – Cuphead from 2018-11-28T06:01:41
Hot dawg! We figured that this was a good week for a swell podcast about Cuphead, the run-and-gunner by StudioMDHR. While this game may have released in 2017, it is undeniably retro-inspired. We...
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Ep. 480 – Fallout 4 Downloadable Content from 2018-11-21T06:01:47
Did you not get enough of our popular Fallout 4 episodes that eventually people started to complain about since there were so many? You’re in luck! We do a TODPOG episode over every little...
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Ep. 479 – Cosmic Star Heroine from 2018-11-14T06:01:19
Hey! We got review copies of Cosmic Star Heroine for the Nintendo Switch courtesy of Zeboyd Games. So we bring on our hardcore heroine expert Saint Zach. We open some packages. WE DO A MOSTLY SP...
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Ep. 478 – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 from 2018-11-07T06:01:07
We’re joined by Ben Caruth of Street Pizza and Shaun Muldowney of Nerdy Thursday to talk about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2. We take a skateboarding quiz by Quiz Master Matt Cowan, and w...
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Ep. 477 – Castlevania: Rondo of Blood from 2018-10-31T05:01:51
This week we’re talking about Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (or as it’s know in Japan, Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo), the 1993 platforming-adventure game for the NEC PC Engine CD. ...
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Ep. 476 – Castlevania: Dracula X from 2018-10-24T05:01:41
So today we talk about that super popular and beloved game, Castlevania: Dracula X! What? You don’t know what this is? It’s not so beloved? Well, we still have first-time guest host ...
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Ep. 475 – Rocket Knight Adventures from 2018-10-17T05:01:37
We strap on our homemade jet packs and join Sparkster to crush the swine army in Konami’s Rocket Knight Adventures, the 1993 platformer and scrolling shooter for the Sega Genesis. Tyler ha...
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Ep. 474 – Mega Man 11 from 2018-10-10T05:01:02
Welcome to TADPNG, otherwise known as “Tyler and Dave’s Portable Network Graphics”—an audio program where hosts Tyler and Dave view .png files and describe them to each other i...
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Ep. 473 – Color A Dinosaur from 2018-10-03T05:01:57
Color a dinosaur? Well, are you expecting much this week? Neither are we. For this episode we are going to tackle the NES game “Color a Dinosaur” released in…1993. Hmm. We do t...
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Ep. 472 – Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict from 2018-09-26T05:01:35
Did you know there was a Japanese-only Shining Force game that bridged Shining Force I and II? We didn’t until recently. So we played it. And we talk about it. We also talk about the loss of mod...
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Ep. 471 – Super Mario Land from 2018-09-19T05:01:55
Ready for a super deep dive into the nuances of the hit 1989 Gameboy titles Super Mario Land? Well, I hope you find that podcast since you’ll get a casual swim here. But if you like debate...
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Ep. 470 – Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 from 2018-09-12T05:01:45
Hold on to your hats (Bull, Dragon, or Jet) because this episode is all about Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3! It’s a weird little platformer that was released by Nintendo for the Game Boy ...
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Ep. 469 – Donkey Kong 3 from 2018-09-05T05:01:21
What did you want to badly that you forgot to ask for it? What was a game we could do quickly after Dragon Con? BECAUSE YOU WANTED IT SO BADLY – DONKEY KONG 3! We dish about Dragon Con, we...
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Ep. 468 – Donkey Kong Jr. Math from 2018-08-29T05:01:59
Learning can be fun, especially when you play along with Donkey Kong Jr.! …or not. This week we’re talking about Nintendo’s 1986 edutainment platforming gem for the NES: Donkey...
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Ep. 467 – Donkey Kong’94 from 2018-08-22T05:01:42
The beast is back: now with 100 levels of pain! That can only mean one thing: we’re talking about Donkey Kong ’94 for the Game Boy. We talk about guinea pigs and putting on wet shirt...
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Ep. 466 – Super Buster Bros. from 2018-08-15T05:01:39
It’s raining bubbles! This week we’re talking about the Capcom shooter-puzzler for the SNES, Super Buster Bros. This game was requested by Sandwich Pope Phil, so we decided to invite...
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Ep. 465 – Castlevania: Bloodlines from 2018-08-08T05:01:43
Tyler armed with Vampire Killer and Dave wielding Alucard’s Spear venture forth on the most horrifying vampire hunt ever. Nah just kidding. We just talk about Castlevania: Bloodlines, the ...
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Ep. 464 – Kabuki Quantum Fighter from 2018-08-01T05:01:17
We've strapped into our own personal Image Transfer Device (Computer Bed) and have converted our human minds into raw binary data in order to travel through the internet and into your ears. Yes,...
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Ep. 463 – Duke Nukem 3D from 2018-07-25T05:01:25
Come get some! This week we’re talking about Duke Nukem 3D, the 1996 first-person shooter by 3D Realms. Does it hold up? Tyler issues an apology to Exalted Lord Mike of Perdue. We talk abo...
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Ep. 462 – Home Alone for the SNES from 2018-07-18T05:01:49
It's Christmas in July here at TADPOG Blanket Fort, and that can only mean one thing...we're talking about Christmas Daze for the Super Nintendo! No no no, we've already done that...we're talkin...
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Ep. 461 – Paperboy from 2018-07-11T05:01:31
This week we're hopping on our bikes, pedaling down Easy Street, and unleashing some good old-fashioned wanton destruction. That's right! We're talking about Paperboy for the NES. A wild Randy H...
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Ep. 460 – Kung Fu from 2018-07-04T05:01:42
This week we scale five floors of the Devil’s Temple and punch our way through hoards of vest-wearing minions in order to talk about Kung Fu, the 1984 side-scrolling beat ’em up for ...
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Ep. 459 – Wall Street Kid from 2018-06-27T11:38:39
Here at TADPOG Podcast, we intend to use it before we lose it. That’s right! We’re talking about the classic tycoon strategy game for the NES: Wall Street Kid. Published in 1990 by S...
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Ep. 458 – Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon from 2018-06-20T05:01:32
You like that sweet Gothic Action Platformer talk that we do oh-so often when we talk about Castlevania? We have more when we discuss the new retro style offering, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moo...
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Ep. 457 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) from 2018-06-13T05:01:52
We plunge into the murky poo-poo water beneath the Big Apple long enough to talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES. Yes, that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—freaks on fire, April show...
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Ep. 456 – Final Fantasy XI (Part 2) from 2018-06-06T05:01:42
You know we had to do an Electric Boogaloo for FFXI! So Miller is back with for more Final Fantasy XI talk. Dave's Old Wendy's Nemesis rears his head once again. Tyler returns from Disney World...
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Ep. 455 – Final Fantasy XI from 2018-05-30T05:01:43
Put your party flag up because this week we are talking about Final Fantasy XI, the 2002 MMORPG by Square. We have wanted to do an episode on this game for a long time and we ar...
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Ep. 454 – Abobo’s Big Adventure from 2018-05-23T05:01:13
This week we channel our rage in the form of rippling muscle and talk about Abobo's Big Adventure between bouts of uncontrollable "fury shrieks". Ah, now that's what I call podcasting! We also o...
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Ep. 453 – Tsuppari Ozumo from 2018-05-16T05:01:36
We strap on our respective mawashis to talk about Tsuppari Ozumo, the 1987 sumo wrestling game developed and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo Famicom. So...why are we covering this game? Well...
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Ep. 452 – Solomon’s Key from 2018-05-09T05:01:27
We're talking about Solomon's Key for the NES...kinda. You love 45 minute intro stories, right? Tyler tells a slumber party story and talks about their 'tivities. Circus Skate Guy is back, baby!...
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Ep. 451 – The Legend of Zelda from 2018-05-02T05:01:49
Welp. We did it. We've reached the end of another list. We've already don't an episode on Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, so this episode concludes our discussion of each game on the NES Classi...
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Ep. 450 – A Boy and His Blob from 2018-04-25T05:01:21
We don't talk about this a lot because of the stigma that surrounds blob ownership...but we have a blob in the studio. It's true. A couple of months ago we scraped together enough money from Pat...
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Ep. 449 – Tecmo Bowl from 2018-04-18T05:01:59
Are you ready for some foooootball? We are!...or not? Either way, we strap on our helmets for this episode and talk about Tecmo Bowl for the NES. If you're a longtime listener of our podcast, yo...
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Ep. 448 – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins from 2018-04-11T05:01:14
What do we do on this episode? Tyler's Adventure in Dream Land ends with the most special chicken, Dave gets a Steam Link, Tyler plays a mobile game and goes to Graceland and we both dive into S...
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Ep. 447 – Mario’s Time Machine from 2018-04-04T05:01:07
Hot off the heels (hot on the heels?...whichever) of Mario Is Missing! We're talking about the next Radical Entertainment and The Software Toolworks jam: Mario's Time Machine. Ah, Mario's Time M...
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Ep. 446 – Mario Is Missing! from 2018-03-28T05:01:53
It's time to tune your Radical Datafax to TADPOG for a conversation on Mario Is Missing! You have something hard to drink, right? It may be needed to get through this game but maybe not through ...
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Ep. 445 – Super C from 2018-03-21T05:01:10
This week we're talking about Super C for the NES. Hey! Super C is a Contra game. Did you know that? We might not have. Anyway, it's on the NES Classic so we're talking about it. We eat chocolat...
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Ep. 444 – StarTropics from 2018-03-14T05:01:50
Start ropics? Startropical Capricorn? STARTROPICS! That's what we are doing for this week's rundown of the games on the NES Classic, as brought to you by Mastermold Mike. Are you super thirsty f...
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Ep. 443 – Louisville Arcade Expo 2018 from 2018-03-07T06:24:56
We are joined by Sandwich Pope Phil Hawkins and Time Lord Josh Edwards to talk about TADPOG Nation's expedition to Louisville Arcade Expo 2018 (aka TADPOG Prom). We open listener mail that was p...
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Ep. 442 – Tengen Ms. Pac-Man from 2018-02-28T09:45:13
We've been playing our way through the NES Classic alphabetically and we made it to Pac-Man. We've already discussed Pac-Man, so Dave really wanted to talk about one of his favorite games of all...
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Ep. 441 – Ninja Gaiden from 2018-02-21T06:01:40
Like two ghosts in the moonlight, the ninja podcasters stalk their prey. Yes, that's right, we're talking about Ninja Gaiden for the NES. If that's not enough: We talk about jeans! We offhandedl...
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Ep. 440 – Dream Daddy from 2018-02-14T06:01:35
On this week's episode, we are continuing our Valentine's Day tradition by talking about a romantic game with Rhythm Master Paul and Soul Sister Yarn Sorceress Chandra. The romantic game being d...
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Ep. 439 – Metroid from 2018-02-07T06:01:43
TADPOG Sweetheart Josh Nance (resident Metroid lover) joins us to talk about Metroid for the NES on this week's episode. We open a package from Kira and Bunny. There is a "Sounds Like Oid" Quiz....
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Ep. 438 – Mega Man 2 from 2018-01-31T06:01:55
This week we're back, baby! And we're talking about Mega Man 2 for the NES. We also open a big package from Mastermold and a couple of Christmas cards. We also talk about R. Kelly and DMX a litt...
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Ep. 437 – Super Mario Bros. The Movie from 2018-01-24T06:01:29
In 1990, a dark decision was made with a house of light. A diabolical deal was struck and the Super Mario Bros. movie was greenlit. On this very special declassified episode, we sit down to talk...
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Ep. 436 – Mario Bros. from 2018-01-17T06:01:01
Wednesday is upon us again, and we're continuing our quest to discuss each game on the NES Classic. In this episode we're talking about Mario Bros. No, not that Mario Bros., the origina...
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Ep. 435 – Kirby’s Adventure from 2018-01-10T06:01:49
This week we're continuing our playthrough of the games on the NES Classic by talking about Kirby's Adventure, the 1993 Nintendo platformer. We talk about the game for quite a bit but we also tr...
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Ep. 434 – Kid Icarus from 2018-01-03T06:01:07
We could be out searching for three sacred treasures and squaring off against Medusa's army, but we decided to just record a podcast episode about Kid Icarus instead. That's right, we're still p...
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Ep. 433 – Ice Climber from 2017-12-27T06:01:46
On this week's episode we eat chocolate with an eight-year old! We also talk about Ice Climber for the NES (a little bit). Spoilers: the Cloud of Negativity reappears! Dave tells a short story t...
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Ep. 432 – Gradius from 2017-12-20T06:01:49
This week we're firing up the Vic Viper's engines and talking about Gradius for the NES. We assure you that there is game talk but we also take some time to open an incredible package from Terri...
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Ep. 431 – Ghosts‘n Goblins from 2017-12-13T06:01:38
Being the wise and courageour podcasters that we are, we feel strongth welling in our bodies. This feeling can only mean one thing: it's time to talk about Ghosts 'n Goblins, the 1986 Capcom pla...
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Ep. 430 – Galaga from 2017-12-06T06:01:44
We're talking about Galaga, the 1981 sequel to Galaxian on this episode. Specifically, we're talking about the bemusingly-named NES port "Galaga: Demons of Death". We're recording in a new studi...
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Ep. 429 – Final Fantasy from 2017-11-29T06:01:58
We, TADPOG, will knock you all down!! Just kidding! We just want to podcast about Final Fantasy, the 1987 role-playing game for the NES. We've formed our four-person Party of Light by inviting J...
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Ep. 428 – Excitebike from 2017-11-22T06:01:37
This week we're talking about Excitebike, the 1985 NES racing game by Nintendo. That's right. You could say we're back on track (har-har) to play through the 30 games on the NES Classic. Don't w...
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Ep. 427 – Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse from 2017-11-15T06:01:35
We take up arms and storm Dracula's tower on this episode of the podcast where we try to deliver just the wettest Castlevania III conversation that you can imagine. When we're not talking about ...
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Ep. 426 – Double Dragon II: The Revenge from 2017-11-08T06:01:08
The year is 19XX. The nuclear war was not friendly to the world. Crawling out from underneath the irradiated rubble are two young men brave enough to discuss Double Dragon II: The Revenge—Tyler ...
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Ep. 425 – Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! from 2017-11-01T05:01:23
Now let's come out boxing! So far we've been playing through the NES Classic games alphabetically, but for this episode we're switching up the order for a special reason. Drew Rowland (long-time...
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Ep. 424 – Donkey Kong Jr. from 2017-10-25T05:01:57
Oh boy. Wizened Sage Ian joins us to talk about the fourth game on the NES Classic Edition: Donkey Kong Jr. In addition to Donkey Kong Jr., we talk about roller coasters, Amiibo Law, Linksters, ...
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Ep. 423 – Donkey Kong from 2017-10-18T05:01:19
Our alphabetical expedition through the NES Classic Edition continues on this episode. That could only mean one thing: it's time to talk about Donkey Kong. We talk about Jumpman, we cover a Donk...
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Ep. 422 – Naruto: Gekito Ninja Taisen! 4 from 2017-10-11T05:23:38
Dattebayo! We're taking a short break from the NES Classic games to talk about one of Dave's favorite games. Captain Gun Nerd Jon Turley joins us to talk about Naruto: Gekito Ninja Taisen! 4 (ak...
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Ep. 421 – Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest from 2017-10-04T05:01:56
What a horrible night to have a curse! Our quest to play and discuss all of the games on the NES Classic Edition continues on this episode where we talk about Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. We a...
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Ep. 420 – Crypt of the NecroDancer from 2017-09-27T05:01:54
REANIMATE! We're taking a break from playing through the games on the NES Classic long enough to talk about Crypt of the NecroDancer with Rhythm Master Paul and Soul Sister Yarn Sorceress Chandr...
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Ep. 419 – Castlevania from 2017-09-20T05:01:44
Grab your whip, your cross and your holy water. On this episode we're talking about Castlevania, the third game on the NES Classic. There's also lively discussion about sex benches, wall meat an...
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Ep. 418 – Bubble Bobble from 2017-09-13T05:01:17
Now it is the beginning of a fantastic story! That's right, we're talking about Bubble Bobble on this episode as we continuing playing through the thirty games bundled on the NES Classic. We tal...
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Ep. 417 – Call of Cthulhu Wrap Up from 2017-09-06T05:01:21
With the Call of Cthulhu Actual Play finished, we decided to sit down and discuss the game. We ask questions like: What did the investigators miss? How else could the story have ended? Why didn'...
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Ep. 416 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 9) from 2017-08-30T05:01:02
The date is August 9, 1977. This is it. This is the end. The investigators have Berkowitz's .44 caliber revolver in their possession and are making plans to disrupt the Cthulian ritual. Will Don...
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Ep. 415 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 8) from 2017-08-23T05:01:38
The date is August 9, 1977. Short of options, the investigators have recruited the help of CIA agent Mr. Zeus, who is also a member of the Knights Templar. The Knights have been working against ...
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Ep. 414 – Balloon Fight from 2017-08-16T05:01:03
We're kicking off our playthrough of the NES Classic Edition library on this episode! The first game up for discussion is...Balloon Fight! Tyler has a couple of great announcements. We define Ty...
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Ep. 413 – Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from 2017-08-09T05:01:28
Over the last four years we've played through IGN's Top 100 SNES Games of All Time, Listen
Ep. 412 – Sesame Street Fighter from 2017-08-02T05:01:28
So, here it is. The "missing" episode where we talk about Sesame Street Fighter by flavourmachine. We recorded this bad boy back in January and it's finally seeing the light of day. Why the dela...
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Ep. 411 – Samurai Shodown from 2017-07-26T05:15:04
This is a game-heavy episode, which we guess is okay because it's "technically" a "video game podcast". Anyway, we're talking about Samurai Shodown, the second-ranked game on Digital Trends' lis...
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Ep. 410 – Super Street Fighter II from 2017-07-19T05:01:10
We’re back on the Digital Trends list this week—which can only mean one thing—it’s time for Super Street Fighter II for the Sega Genesis. We talk about the game for a bit, but more importantly, ...
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Ep. 409 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 7) from 2017-07-12T05:36:43
It is late in the day on August 8, 1977. The investigators have finally dealt with the monstrous Harvey, saved the neighborhood children from their imminent demise, and—left with no other option...
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Ep. 408 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 6) from 2017-07-05T05:01:54
The date is August 8th, 1977. Investigators Brock Malone, Donna Jackson, and Alex "Chili Dog" Peterson have just had a horrific encounter with the dog known as Harvey, the alleged messenger to t...
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Ep. 407 – Shining Force II (Part 2) from 2017-06-28T05:01:12
Hi, we're just two boys taking a break from the equinarium long enough to record an NSFW podcast episode about a tactical RPG. Yep, that's right—we're still gushing about Shining Force II, Digit...
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Ep. 406 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 5) from 2017-06-21T05:01:41
The date is August 8th in the early hours of the morning. The investigators have recently had their minds broken and remolded into actual reality. Brock, Donna and Chili Dog now leave the Proces...
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Ep. 405 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 4) from 2017-06-14T05:01:37
The date is August 7, 1977. It is late into the night. The investigators have infiltrated the Process Church and have found their way through a locked room into a secret basement leading into da...
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Ep. 404 – Shining Force II (Part 1) from 2017-06-07T05:01:49
It's been awhile since the Suicide Boys have discussed something from Digital Trends' list of best Sega Genesis games, but here we are talking about Shining Force II. This 1993 tactical role-pla...
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Ep. 403 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 3) from 2017-05-31T05:01:09
The date is August 6, 1977. Donna Jackson, Brock Malone and Alex "Chili Dog" Peterson wake up and deal with the aftermath of the supernatural night before. Will Malone arrest his two criminal co...
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Ep. 402 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 2) from 2017-05-24T05:01:40
The events in this recording occurred on August 5, 1977 in New York City. Three strangers were dragged together into the roiling chaos of a city pushed to the edge by the Son of Sam. Nicole is p...
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Ep. 401 – Call of Cthulhu (Actual Play Part 1) from 2017-05-17T05:01:36
It has been a little over a year since we have recorded an actual play of a tabletop role-playing game. So! We got the band back together. That's right, baby! TADPOG Sweethearts Josh and Nicole ...
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Ep. 400 – Manhunt from 2017-05-10T05:01:30
We're celebrating our 400th podcast episode this week by talking about Manhunt (kind of), the stealth-based survival horror PlayStation 2 game by Rockstar Games. Stand-up comedian Jorge Machean ...
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Ep. 399 – RIP All Calls from 2017-05-03T05:01:38
Princess Consuela Banana Hammock Virginity Thief Taryn joins us for our final all calls show (let's face it, probably not). We are answering voicemail from October and November 2016. Yep. We cle...
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Ep. 398 – Ballz from 2017-04-26T05:01:18
Because absolutely no one asked for it...we're talking about Ballz on this episode of the podcast! That's right, Ballz — the 1994 fighting game for the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis develo...
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Ep. 397 – The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons&Oracle of Ages from 2017-04-19T05:01:50
It's been a long time since we've talked about a Game Boy Color game on the podcast...some might say it's been ages! (Pause for laughter). Anyway, we're actually talking about two Game ...
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Ep. 396 – QuackShot from 2017-04-12T05:01:43
On this episode of the podcast, we return to Duckburg to talk about QuackShot, the 1991 Sega Genesis platformer developed and published by Sega. QuackShot (starring Donald Duck) has been on Dave...
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Ep. 395 – Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure from 2017-04-05T05:01:08
This week we're talking about Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure for the Sega Genesis. We asked the biggest Boogerman fan we know, Ryan (of being Tyler's Brother fame), to join us on this epi...
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Ep. 394 – River City Ransom: Underground from 2017-03-29T05:01:49
BARF! This week we're talking about River City Ransom: Underground by Conatus Creative, the new follow-up to the 1989 NES cult-classic River City Ransom. Of course you remember that Blake joined...
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Ep. 393 – Ultima Online from 2017-03-22T05:01:28
We're joined by TADPOG Sweetheart Josh and Wizened Sage Ian to talk about Ultima Online, the 1997 MMO by Origin Systems. Things get hot and sweaty as we try a bunch of hot sauces sent to us by F...
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Ep. 392 – All Calls with Bob EatsABaby from 2017-03-15T05:01:47
All Calls are back, baby! We start by cracking open a package from Faceful of Alien Wing Wong. What's inside that package? Is it a bunch of a region exclusive Doritos? Probably! Then we answer s...
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Ep. 391 – Oops! All Intro Stories! (Louisville Arcade Expo 2017) from 2017-03-08T06:01:50
Burger Bottom Jon Turley returns (Jon, we're gonna work on a new title for you, buddy)! And he's here to play Audience Surrogate while we tell stories from the Louisville Arcade Expo (aka TADPOG...
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Ep. 390 – Persona 4 from 2017-03-01T06:01:59
Drew and Bailey from Hops and Heroes join us to give their impressions of Persona 4, the RPG by Atlus. We do talk about the game a little, but there are lots of tangents about Bailey's hair, the...
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Ep. 389 – Persona 3 from 2017-02-22T06:01:23
JRPG or GTFO, you know how we roll. Wizened Sage Ian joins us for a special TODPOG episode where Tyler tells us about Persona 3 for the PlayStation 2 and PSP. Some talk spills over to conversati...
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Ep. 388 – Nekopara Vol.1 from 2017-02-15T06:01:48
Well here we are, continuing our annual Valentine's Day tradition of discussing an anime romance game with Rhythm Master Paul and Soul Sister Yarn Sorceress Chandra. This year we each tirelessly...
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Ep. 387 – Double Dragon IV from 2017-02-08T06:01:47
Hello, we're just two boys who took some time out of our day to talk about Double Dragon IV. 'Wait a minute! That's one of those new-fangled vidjya game releases, right?' Why yes, Imaginary Dise...
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Ep. 386 – Golden Axe and Golden Axe II from 2017-02-01T06:01:54
TADPOGlodytes! We must take up arms to defeat the profound evil that has invaded TADPOG Nation! Just like history's great warriors Cuauhtemoc, Miyamoto Musashi, and William Wallace, we compare a...
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Ep. 385 – Phantasy Star IV (Part 3) from 2017-01-25T06:01:58
Tyler and Dave, back in the saddle! Josh (of Uniracers fame) joins us to wrap up our discussion about Phantasy Star IV for the Sega Genesis. We finish talking about the game's story and the rest...
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Ep. 384 – Terraria and Talking About The South from 2017-01-16T06:35:38
Please note: There is an important podcast announcement at the top of this episode. Josh was back to talk about Phantasy Star IV, but we ended up talking about The South and Terraria instead. We...
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Ep. 383 – Phantasy Star IV (Part 2) from 2017-01-11T06:01:15
There can be only one Chaz! Josh (of Uniracers fame) rejoins us as we continue to discuss Phantasy Star IV for the Sega Genesis. This time we start our delve into the story of Phantasy Star IV, ...
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Ep. 382 – All Calls Talking About Mariah Carey from 2017-01-09T06:17:18
Hey, wait a minute! Is this episode really about Mariah Carey, or are we just serving up some hot click bait? Either way, Melissa (aka Brainy Gatsby) joins us for an episode where we answer list...
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Ep. 381 – Phantasy Star IV (Part 1) from 2017-01-04T06:01:40
Believe it or not, we are finally talking about Digital Trends' 6th-ranked Sega Genesis game: Phantasy Star IV. We review the game's basic mechanics, and reveal our favorite characters and memor...
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Ep. 380 – Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball from 2017-01-02T06:01:52
Pinball Archmage Chris Edler returns! It's been awhile since we last recorded a show with Chris, so he made the journey down to TADPOG Blanket Fort to talk about Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball for ...
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Ep. 379 – 2016 Year in Review from 2016-12-28T06:01:59
We got the band back together for a 2016 Year In Review! We’ve got Jacob York (of wolf fighting fame), we’ve got Wizened Sage Ian “the hottest girl in the Annex” Chandler...
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Ep. 378 – Final Fantasy Tactics (Part 2) from 2016-12-26T06:01:25
In the midst of a Christmas flurry, we set aside a little time to finish talking about Final Fantasy Tactics. Even though we started discussing this game last episode, there's still a lot of gam...
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Ep. 377 – Final Fantasy Tactics (Part 1) from 2016-12-21T06:01:40
We're talking about one of Tyler's favorite games of all-time (that's usually a joke but no sarcasm this time), Final Fantasy Tactics for the PlayStation. We open a package from TADPOG Santa Jac...
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Ep. 376 – Toot Toot! All Calls! from 2016-12-19T06:01:18
Welcome to the debut episode of Toots! We have an enormous backlog of voicemail and a dearth of free time, so we're calling an audible (sports!) and going with an All Calls episode. There's some...
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Ep. 375 – Overwatch from 2016-12-14T06:01:43
Wizened Sage Ian and Untitled Ramon (of Super Bomberman 2 fame) join us to talk about Overwatch, the team-based first-person shooter by Blizzard Entertainment. There's plenty of other stuff too!...
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Ep. 374 – Super House of Dead Ninjas from 2016-12-12T06:01:10
Now with 100% more sexual reference! Rhythm Master Paul Corn and Soul Sister Yarn Sorceress Chandra Corn join us for lively conversation about Super House of Dead Ninjas, the ninja-centric platf...
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Ep. 373 – All Calls Time Loop from 2016-12-07T06:01:10
TADPOG out with your rad hog out! Surprise, we're doing another All Calls episode! Dave has had a rough couple of days. There's another brief Zelda timeline rant. We talk about LOST a little bit...
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Ep. 372 – Beavis and Butt-Head (Genesis) from 2016-12-05T06:01:43
Sandwich Pope Phil joins us to talk about his favorite game for the Sega Genesis (and possibly ever!), Beavis and Butt-Head. We open a package from Archmage Chris Edler and try some tater chips....
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Ep. 371 – All Calls 2: Electric Boogaloo from 2016-11-30T06:01:28
It's time for an All Calls episode (well we're really doing it because we need a buffer episode before we talk about Phantasy Star IV but we hope you enjoy it anyway). We play some listener voic...
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Ep. 370 – Disney’s Aladdin (Genesis) from 2016-11-28T06:01:53
On this episode we're finally talking about Aladdin for the Sega Genesis. Which version is better? The Sega Genesis version or the SNES version? Find out! We open a package from Shadowrunner Kod...
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Ep. 369 – Totally Planned Thanksgiving Episode from 2016-11-23T06:01:25
On this episode we’re talking about Aladdin for the Sega Genesis. We were supposed to talk about NBA Jam, but we already talked about that one back when we were playing through IGN’s...
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Ep. 368 – Diablo from 2016-11-21T06:01:55
Sandwich Pope Phil Hawkins join us to talk Diablo, the 1996 action RPG by Blizzard. This is a super-sized episode! We didn’t plan it that way but there’s a lot of nostalgia fueled ga...
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Ep. 367 – Gunstar Heroes from 2016-11-16T06:01:06
Ryan (of being Tyler’s brother fame) joins us to talk about Digital Trends’ 8th-ranked Sega Genesis game, Gunstar Heroes by Treasure. Ryan gives a quiz to Tyler about Dave. We both h...
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Ep. 366 – The One Where Drew and Bailey Floss With Chest Hair from 2016-11-14T06:01:27
Drew and Bailey of the Hops and Heroes podcast join us to revive our Better Know A Guest Host series. We try some barbecue sauce courtesy of Micah, aka Exalted Lord Mike of Perdue. Then we learn...
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Ep. 365 – Jurassic Park (Genesis) from 2016-11-09T06:01:03
Play as the raptor! This episode should have been about Earthworm Jim, but we already talked about that game way back in 2014. In its place we decided to talk about a game that totally should ha...
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Ep. 364 – All Calls Brought to You by Japoopzi from 2016-11-07T06:01:54
All hail voice to text and autocorrect! We cover a lot of ground in this all calls episode. We talk about playing with toys for girls. We pitch a new idea for milk and invent a revolutionary new...
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Ep. 363 – Streets of Rage from 2016-11-02T05:01:51
After exploring Avenues of Aggression and Freeways of Frustration, we settled on playing Streets of Rage, the 1991 Beat ‘Em Up for the Sega Genesis. We’re technically supposed to be ...
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Ep. 362 – Five Nights at Freddy’s from 2016-10-31T05:01:26
Ever wonder what ShowBiz Pizza would have been like had the Rock-afire Explosion become self-aware with murderous intent? Probably a lot like Five Nights at Freddy’s, which just happens to be ou...
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Ep. 361 – Pulseman from 2016-10-26T05:01:21
After what we like to call a “prolonged intro”, we talk about Digital Trend’s 11th-ranked Sega Genesis game, Pulseman (the Provel of video games) by Game Freak of Pokémon fame....
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Ep. 360 – Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya from 2016-10-24T05:01:11
We’re talking about Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya for the Sega Game Gear. Really what happens is Tyler explains the Shining Force series to Dave. Also on the episode: Tyler returns fro...
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Ep. 359 – Fatal Fury from 2016-10-19T05:08:55
Suit up in your favorite brand-agnostic cap and jacket and join the fight as we go head-to-head about Fatal Fury, Digital Trends’ twelfth-ranked Sega Genesis game. We also take some time t...
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Ep. 358 – Kid Chameleon from 2016-10-17T05:01:32
Drew of Hops and Heroes podcast joins us to talk about his absolute favorite game of all time: Kid Chameleon for the Sega Genesis. We also open a package from Pinball Archmage Chris Edler, postc...
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Ep. 357 – Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine from 2016-10-12T05:01:30
We’re talking about Digital Trends’ 13th-ranked best Sega Genesis game, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine. We eat some salsa courtesy of Exalted Lord Mike of Perdue, we talk abo...
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Ep. 356 – All Calls: Two Daddies Edition from 2016-10-10T05:01:45
It’s time to catch up on some listener voicemail and text messages, so here we are with another All Calls episode. There’s lots of good stuff in this one. Dave tells a sad Diablo sto...
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Ep. 355 – Phantasy Star II (Part 2) from 2016-10-05T05:01:50
This is our continuation of Phantasy Star II (kinda). We wrap the game up by assigning beards, glasses and achievements, but we actually spend a lot more time taking a quiz called “The 100...
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Ep. 354 – Altered Beast from 2016-10-03T05:12:58
By request of Joe Willard, we’re talking about Altered Beast for the Sega Genesis — which is suspiciously absent from the Digital Trends list of best Genesis games. We open a package from ...
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Ep. 353 – Phantasy Star II (Part 1) from 2016-09-28T05:01:04
We’re talking about Phantasy Star II by Sega, the 14th-ranked game on Digital Trends’ 25 Best Sega Genesis games. Tyler got lost; Dave watched two men pee; we open a package full of Mexican treats ...
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Ep. 352 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters from 2016-09-26T05:01:25
We’re talking about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters for the Super Nintendo. Don’t worry, we also talk about condoms. We open a very special package from Bloody Handed Otaku Jack o...
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Ep. 351 – Harambe vs. Capcom from 2016-09-21T05:01:33
On this episode we make a lot of jokes about a beloved ex-gorilla. It’s for a good reason though: we’re talking about Harambe vs. Capcom, the fighting game by Otaku Gang that essentially brings a m...
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Ep. 350 – Primal Rage from 2016-09-19T05:10:33
Wizened Sage Ian Chandler joins us for our Milestone 350th Episode! We usher in our next 350 episodes by talking about the seven gods battling for supremacy of new Urth. That’s right…we’re talking ...
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Ep. 349 – Final Fantasy Mystic Quest from 2016-09-14T05:01:38
We’re talking about Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, the 1992 Super Nintendo RPG by Square. Well, technically Tyler talks about it; Dave listens and asks questions. We try the new Cheetos Chicken Fries ...
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Ep. 348 – Shadowrun (Genesis) from 2016-09-12T05:01:45
It took us awhile but we were able to fight our way to a cyberterminal in the barrens long enough to upload this episode to the matrix. We’ve finally reached Digital Trends’ 16th-ranked Sega Genesi...
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Ep. 347 – Reigns from 2016-09-07T05:01:27
We’re talking about the rogue-like adventure game Reigns, for Steam, iOS and Android. Dave’s back from Dragoncon, so there’s some discussion about board games, card games and Japanese arcade games....
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Ep. 346 – All Calls Between the Fat and Skin from 2016-09-05T05:01:28
Tyler and Madmen are doing an All Calls show because of Dragoncon 2016.We’re going to get back to the Top 25 Genesis games soon, we promise…but for now, we’re going to delve into Tyler’s lineage, P...
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Ep. 345 – Galloping Ghost Arcade and Round One from 2016-08-31T05:01:46
Even more Blast Processing! Rhythm Master Paul Corn is back with us at TADPOG Blanket Fort to talk about our trip to Galloping Ghost Arcade and Round One Entertainment. We talk about playing classi...
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Ep. 344 – Arcade Video & Game Room Expo 2016 from 2016-08-29T05:50:38
Rhythm Master Paul Corn joins us to talk about our very recent trip to the Arcade Video & Game Room Expo 2016 in Rosemont, Illinois. We eat some weeaboo candy, drink some Yoo-hoo and then go straig...
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Ep. 343 – Sword of Vermilion from 2016-08-24T05:01:28
Get your candles out, it’s time to delve into the dark dungeons of Excalabria. That’s right, we’re talking about Sword of Vermilion, the 1991 Action RPG for the Sega Genesis. Additionally, Tyler re...
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Ep. 342 – Road Rash II from 2016-08-22T05:01:34
Slap on your brain bucket and join us as we talk about Road Rash II, one of Gooter-san’s most fondly remembered Sega Genesis games. Does it still hold up today? We also open an amazing package sent...
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Ep. 341 – ToeJam & Earl from 2016-08-17T05:01:51
We’re talking about the roguelike dungeon crawler, ToeJam & Earl, Digital Trends’ 18th-ranked Sega Genesis game. If conversation about rapping aliens from outer space isn’t funky enough for you: we...
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Ep. 340 – All Calls with Brandon of Axelay Fame from 2016-08-15T05:01:23
Brandon (of Axelay fame) joins Shock Value and Dave to help sort through a backlog of voicemails and text messages from our amazing listeners. This episode offers the hardcore Ray Stevens talk you ...
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Ep. 339 – To the Moon from 2016-08-10T05:01:25
We’re talking about (spoiler free!) To the Moon, the 2011 adventure, role-playing game by Freebird Games. We get serious and talk about how we think video games tell stories uniquely only to turn a...
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Ep. 338 – Dune: The Battle for Arrakis from 2016-08-08T05:01:56
DISCLAIMER: THE AUDIO ON THIS EPISODE IS REALLY MESSED UP, WE DON’T MIND IF YOU SKIP IT, HONESTLY. We’ve reached Digital Trend’s 19th ranked Sega Genesis game, Dune: The Battle for Arrakis. We also...
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Ep. 337 – Moto Racer 2 from 2016-08-03T05:01:55
We’re talking about Moto Racer 2, the 1998 racing game for PC. We meet and really get to know Uncle Hamburger. There are lots and lots of Shrek references. Like so many. I seriously cannot stress t...
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Ep. 336 – Pokémon Go from 2016-08-01T06:22:59
We’re talking about the 1998 racing game, Moto Racer 2. Just kidding! This is a very weird, very spur of the moment Pokémon Go episode brought to you by Princess Consuela Banana Hammock Taryn Lando...
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Ep. 335 – All Dem Calls from 2016-07-27T05:01:48
We answer some listener voicemail and text messages. Kyle’s Lean Cuisine is done. In This Episode: Dave Plays I Am Setsuna Episode where Dave laughs about Nazi Fanta (Pepsiman) Episode where maybe ...
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Ep. 334 – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link from 2016-07-25T05:01:08
We’re joined by Sweetheart Josh Nance and Sandwich Pope Phil to talk about Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for the Nintendo Entertainment System (aka the Dark Souls of Zelda games). Technically, Da...
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Ep. 333 – Jurassic Park: The Lost World from 2016-07-20T05:01:44
Something. Has. Survived. We’re talking about Jurassic Park: The Lost World, the action-adventure game by Appaloosa Interactive. To be completely honest with you, we use this game as crude scaffold...
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Ep. 332 – M.U.S.H.A. from 2016-07-18T05:01:03
We’re talking about M.U.S.H.A., the delightfully weird shoot ’em up for the Sega Genesis, which was sent to us by Bloody Handed Otaku of Ziggy Moons Michael. We get into the ins and outs of this ga...
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Ep. 331 – Comix Zone from 2016-07-13T05:01:14
We’re talking about Comix Zone, the 1995 beat ’em up for the Sega Genesis. Helping us to talk about a fictional comic book writer, is real-life comic book writer, Paul Corn (Archivist Cute Butt ret...
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Ep. 330 – Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker from 2016-07-11T05:01:50
Bailey Warr, of the Hops and Heroes podcast, joins us to talk about her favorite Sega Genesis game: Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker. Yes, of course we talk about the controversy that swirled around th...
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Ep. 329 – The All Calls Show Strikes Back from 2016-07-06T06:31:20
We’re doing an All Calls Episode! Not just because they’re fun and they’re easy to do…but that doesn’t hurt! We would have named this episode after Adam but we needed to keep the world spinning on ...
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Ep. 328 – Mighty No. 9 from 2016-07-04T05:01:30
Welp. Here we are. We’re talking about Mighty No. 9 by Comcept. We should have launched a wildly popular Kickstarter campaign for this episode but instead we’re just going to do it by request of Pa...
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Ep. 327 – Ecco the Dolphin from 2016-06-29T05:01:59
As we continue our play through of Digital Trend’s Best Sega Genesis games, we come to the 23rd game on the list — Ecco the Dolphin. Did you know this game was inspired by LSD? Yeah, it totally was...
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Ep. 326 – Dad Quest from 2016-06-27T05:01:26
We’re talking about Dad Quest by Sundae Month, the dad-based action game where you assume the role of a dad with a good throwing arm and an indestructible child (thank you, Sandwich Pope Phil for t...
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Ep. 325 – All Calls After Jacob and Galen’s Wedding from 2016-06-22T05:29:13
Special Hangover Edition: We just drove back from Jacob and Galen’s wedding and…boy are…our arms…tired? Whatever. In this episode, we reminisce about All Calls episodes of yesteryear. We talk about...
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Ep. 324 – Who’s Your Daddy? from 2016-06-20T05:01:08
In continuation of Dad Month, we’re talking about Who’s Your Daddy?, an indie game by Evil Tortilla Games, where a clueless father attempts to prevent his infant son from certain death. We uncover ...
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Ep. 323 – Herzog Zwei from 2016-06-15T05:01:44
We brush up on our German language skills just a little (thanks, Fishlips Jay) to talk about Digital Trends’ 24th ranked Sega Genesis game, Herzog Zwei. As I’m sure everyone knows, Herzog Zwei is t...
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Ep. 322 – Dad ‘n Me from 2016-06-13T05:01:26
We’re continuing Dad Month by talking about Dad ‘n Me, a 2005 flash game from newgrounds.com. We talk a little bit about Newgrounds. Dave gushes about Dan Paladin and side-scrolling beat ’em ups. W...
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Ep. 321 – Haunting Starring Polterguy from 2016-06-08T05:36:15
We have officially started playing through Digital Trends’ Top 25 Best Sega Genesis games! There’s only one complication: their 25th ranked game is Madden ’94, a game that we talked about back when...
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Ep. 320 – Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad from 2016-06-06T05:01:35
The YMCA Courtesy Boys are back, and we’re talking about showering with dads! Questionably by coincidence we’re talking about a shower-based game called Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You ...
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Ep. 319 – Sonic the Hedgehog from 2016-06-01T05:01:07
It took us 319 episodes but it’s finally time. We’re talking about Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis. We also complain about the lack of air conditioning in TADPOG Blanket Fort. A lot of comp...
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Ep. 318 – Little Fears Retrospective from 2016-05-30T05:01:34
Josh, Nicole, and Ian join us for the first episode with our new soundboard (thank you, Patreon Donors)! We wrap up Tyler’s Cat in the Hat Little Fears game by talking about the system in general, ...
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Ep. 317 – Out to Lunch from 2016-05-25T05:01:45
We’ve already talked about Burger Time on a previous episode. What’s left? Have we come to the end of our culinary video game road? Mais non! There is another! This week we’re talking about Out to ...
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Ep. 316 – Emily Is Away from 2016-05-23T05:55:18
We warm our hearts by the cool light of a Compaq Presario CRT monitor as we talk about Emily Is Away, a game by Kyle Seeley. We reminisce about chatting online in the early 2000s. We eat the MRE th...
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Ep. 315 – Bart vs. the Space Mutants from 2016-05-18T06:08:29
We’ve talked about doing this game for awhile and now it’s finally time: Bart vs. the Space Mutants for the NES. Tyler took his sleep meds twenty minutes before recording, so you know it’s a good o...
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Ep. 314 – Little Fears (Actual Play, Part 5) from 2016-05-16T05:01:46
Josh, Nicole and Dave reprise their roles in the finale to Tyler’s Cat in the Hat Little Fears game. Will Char, Fidjit and Glem survive their final encounter with the sadistic agent of chaos known ...
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Ep. 313 – Street Fighter: The Movie from 2016-05-11T05:01:25
Back on Episode 239 we opened a package mailed to us by “Jon from Louisiana”. Inside that package, we found a bunch of great stuff (wonderful toys). We also found Street Fighter: The Movie for Sega...
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Ep. 312 – All Calls for Lord Mike’s Birthday from 2016-05-09T12:24:15
Because you demanded it: here’s another All Calls episode! We have a respectable backlog of calls now and it’s Exalted Lord Mike of Perdue’s birthday…so we decided to just keep playing voicemails u...
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Ep. 311 – All Calls Sponsored by Trash Monkey from 2016-05-04T07:01:45
Here it is. The newest All Calls episode. A lot of good stuff happens on this one. We (two people who don’t know much about Prince) open a package from Chairman Jordan Meow. We both drink Colt 45 f...
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Ep. 310 – Little Fears (Actual Play, Part 4) from 2016-05-02T14:53:02
We continue our Actual Play of Little Fears: Nightmare Edition. Will Glem, Char and Fidjit survive the horrible challenges set before them? Find out in this week’s thrilling installment of Tyler’s ...
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Ep. 309 – Noisy Person Cards (Actual Play) from 2016-04-27T09:26:53
Whaaaat? It’s another Actual Play episode? Yup! Wizened Sage Ian Chandler and Ramon Castillo (of trampoline fame) sit down with us to play the print and play version of Noisy Person Cards by Paraco...
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Ep. 308 – Little Fears (Actual Play, Part 3) from 2016-04-25T08:14:26
TADPOG Sweethearts Josh and Nicole “Clown Movies” Nance join us for the continuation of Tyler’s Little Fears game. Today’s Actual Play episode is brought to you by…taffy! In This Episode: How do ma...
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Ep. 307 – Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee from 2016-04-20T09:22:06
Rhythm Master Paul and BabyBlueCapri (Soul Sister Yarn Sorceress Chandra) join us to talk about the 1997 cinematic platformer, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. We also try weird sodas from Nashville, eat t...
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Ep. 306 – Little Fears (Actual Play, Part 2) from 2016-04-18T07:01:01
In this Actual Play, Tyler runs the first session of his Little Fears Nightmare Edition game based on The Cat in the Hat. A new challenger approaches! Jacob (of wolf fighting fame) joins us to play...
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Ep. 305 – The Lawnmower Man from 2016-04-13T07:01:03
By request of “Steve N” on Patreon, we’re talking about The Lawnmower Man for the SNES. Tyler unboxes his Loot Crate. Dave tells a super cringe-worthy story from his high school days. We answer som...
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Ep. 304 – Little Fears (Actual Play, Part 1) from 2016-04-11T08:11:33
The loyal TADPOG listeners know that in addition to video games, we love tabletop roleplaying games. We’ve received positive feedback on our D&D and Everyone is John episodes, so we’ve decided to p...
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Ep. 303 – 90 Minutes: European Prime Goal from 2016-04-06T07:01:25
Sports! Welcome to a really weird episode where Tyler talks about 90 Minutes European Prime Goal for the Super Famicom. Wait, don’t go – we talk about other stuff too and Brandon’s here! Some impor...
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Ep. 302 – Red Dead Redemption from 2016-04-04T14:18:09
Time Lord Josh Edwards, of “Thirty-Minute Madden ’94 Call” fame, returns to TADPOG to talk about Red Dead Redemption (Grand Theft Horse). Tyler regales us with tales of the monster known as Broken ...
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