Side Story

Gather up your ore nuggets, bind quicksave to an easy to reach button, and prepare to be killed in one hit by a level 1 mole creature because this week, Jack and Austin descend into the Khorinis mines and the magically-sealed penal colony within, delving for the first time into the renowned Gothic series via the newly released Gothic 1 Remake. 
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Show Notes
The Lost Art of Collectivist RPGs by Crocodile Gambit
Sin Vega's Gothic 1 Remake Review
https://xetoxyc.github.io/gothic-remake-lockpicker/

Go check out the Special Edition 10th Anniverary Marielda Vinyl Album! 
Featuring Jack de Quidt and Austin Walker
Produced by Ali Acampora
Cover Art by A Liang Chan 
Music by Jack de Quidt

Go check out the Special Edition 10th Anniverary Marielda Vinyl Album! 
Begin. Motion. D4. Nav 3 R4; gather all. D4. D3. Nav 1 R3; Motion. D5. Nav 3 R5. Interface. Scan. Defense. D6. Nav 3 R6; Gather All. Fuck. Defense. Nav 1 D6; Tow. Nav all R1. Exit.
Chapters
00:00 Marielda Vinyl Announcemnet
01:33 Intro
05:09 Today's Topic: Duskers
18:43 Introversion's Uplink
22:35 Duskers: When Things Go Bad
43:18 For All Mankind
46:28 Space Horror
51:10 Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
53:01 Duskers Final Thoughts
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Featuring Sylvi Bullet and Jack de Quidt
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan 
Music by Jack de Quidt

We've all been there. You sit down and break the seal on a new pack of cards, you smell the new card smell, you deal out a starter hand of Solitaire -- and then it dawns on you: you accidentally bought evil cards again! This keeps happening! 
Today, Jack and Austin sit down to talk about evil card games and discuss Forbidden Solitaire and Black Jacket.
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Featuring Jack de Quidt and Austin Walker
Produced by Ali Acampora
Cover Art by A Liang Chan 
Music by Jack de Quidt
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
05:06 An Introduction to Evil Games
15:00 Forbidden Solitaire
38:20 Black Jacket

Stop. Take a breath. Make the decision: Which Pokémon would you choose as your roommate. Could Voltorb help you keep the electricity bill down? Would Houndoom make you feel safe at night? Might you let Sinistcha make you its delicious Matcha Gotcha even though it is, somehow, the matcha in question? 
Today, Ali and Janine take you on a tour of Pokopia, and at least one of them will reveal their answer to this question. Any guesses?
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Featuring Janine Hawkins and Ali Acampora
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan 
Music by Jack de Quidt
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Pokopia Intro
05:28 Basics: Interacting, Building, Exploring
29:22 Building Philosophies
34:54 Pokemon Roommate Choices
01:10:26 A Game Built For Building
01:18:59 Entering the Spoiler Zone
01:36:33 Re: The Social Media Response

With spring turning into summer, Art, Jack, and Austin have found that it's time to once again drink the Potion of Liking Baseball. Well, no, it's not that broad: It's the Potion of Liking the Weird Ludic Corners of Ambiguity at the Heart of Officiating, Especially With Regard to the Use of Automated and Mechanical Tools, As in the MLB's Newly Arrived Automated Ball-Strike System.
But that's unfortunately a little too long for an episode title. 
Show Notes
The First Instant Replay
Jerar Encarnacion challenge mentioned at 38:00 Minutes
Cam Smith Challenge mentioned at 38:30
Watch Jack, Austin, and Sylvi Play Thomas Colthurst's 2025 Game Pt.1  
Media Club Plus Soprano's Screenshot Stream 
Late Pledges Still Available for Realis 
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
05:07 How Is the Baseball Going
12:59 Wait, What Is Baseball?
22:57 The Instant Replay World
31:41 ABS: The Automated Ball-Strike System
42:10 The Referee Is Part of the Pitch
54:58 Why Is Baseball Like This?
59:53 The Spectator Experience of ABS
01:04:20 Instant Replay and Referee Bias in Video Games
Featuring Austin Walker, Art Martinez-Tebbel, and Jack de Quidt,
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan 
Music by Jack de Quidt