Happy New Year! And what better way to celebrate the dawn of a new future by opening up the floodgates to time that could have been? We've got a deep dive into the lost entry in the Duke Nukem franchise, Duke Nukem: D-Day, the canceled game that nearly was and never will be. Zoey becomes an interactive Duke-ipedia of information as we dig deep into the connective tissue of the games industry, bouncing like a pinball between Rockstar, Atari, Gearbox, 3D Realms, id Software and more. Later, Jonathan talks with game developer Lyn about her game Miskatonic before gushing about the latest Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave news and the ending of Hades 2 and what it means for the characters.

0:00:00 - The Cold Clamed Curry Meat of Silent Hill
0:06:43 - Suckin' That Soup
0:08:04 - The Duke Nukem Report - Duke Nukem: D-Day
0:19:30 - Divert to Castle Wolfenstein
0:23:06 - Hungry for Masculinity
0:26:22 - Reclaiming Duke Nukem By Any Means Necessary
0:36:12 - Dabbling in Torment with Lyn
1:12:06 - Did They Make Fire Emblem For Everyone?
1:17:56 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:23:35 - Jonathan's Audio Drama
1:24:33 - Organic Breast Milk

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Declan joins us to talk about gaming with ADHD and how that can impact their hobby in unique and interesting ways. While they aren't maintaining their video gaming profile all that much, they have discovered Sektori and Logic Bombs which both work overtime to keep Declan's attention in two completely different ways. Later, we say farewell to the Backlog section by hearing Daniel's thoughts on Axiom Verge, then Declan challenges Daniel to a hypothetical round, and we introduce a new segment called Top 3.

0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Declan!
0:09:32 - What Are You Playing? Sektori
0:16:28 - What Else Are You Playing? Logic Bombs
0:24:10 - Backlog Recap - Axiom Verge
0:29:08 - Backlog Challenge, Hypothetical Round - Solar 2
0:30:45 - Top 3 - Games from Daniel's Backlog
0:36:31 - Wrap Up/Plugs

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On a freewheeling episode of the Maximum Utcast we're talking about The Game Awards! The Industry! Puberty! Sexy Tingle! And so much more! Abram Buehner of Lost In Cult hangs out with Jonathan to talk about the role of physical media in an increasingly digital world, plus we get plenty of stray thoughts about Batman, Metroid Prime 4, Spy Hunter, Bradley the Badger, and a ton more stuff as we begin to put a bow on the present that is 2025.
0:00:00 - Videogame Themed Holiday Party
0:10:01 - Building This Show Out of Ashes
0:13:50 - How About This Industry?
0:18:58 - The Game Awards....ehhhhhh
0:27:17 - Jonathan's Worried About Suda 51
0:30:21 - Getting Physical in a Digital World w/ Lost In Cult Sr. Editor Abram Buehner
1:01:06 - Zoey's Wild Spy Hunter Review
1:05:51 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:16:30 - Too Dang Sexy
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Do you want more of the same or things to be vastly different? It's the question central to today's episode of Talking to My Boy About Videogames where Jonathan and Ryan look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Blippo+, two games set on alien worlds that introduce the audience to their setting through exploration and perception. Elsewhere in the episode, Ryan gives us his monthly Minecraft Report and there's a little bit of talk about Nobi Nobi Boy, plus evil doppelgangers seem to be everywhere you look. Boys will become men on this thrilling episode!

0:00:00 - Time to Get Rekt!
0:01:33 - Dad and Boy
0:02:55 - Metroid Prime Review
0:08:03 - Evil Doppelgangers
0:09:21 - The Minecraft Report
0:12:33 - More Metroid Prime 4 Thoughts
0:15:34 - Do You Know About Crank Puzzles?
0:16:25 - Doppelganger Ryan Holmes
0:18:16 - Blippo+ Thoughts
0:21:35 - Metroid Prime 4...Is It Just More of the Same?
0:26:41 - What Kind of Monster Has Jonathan Become?
0:28:59 - In Summation...
0:30:00 - "Newbie Newbie" Boy
0:31:17 - Should We Host a Contest?
0:31:54 - Ending Memes
0:33:07 - Boy Becomes Man
0:34:53 - Plugs/Even More Metroid Prime 4 Thoughts

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We're stepping into an alternate reality on this episode of the Maximum Utcast where Jonathan Holmes talks to John-Charles Holmes about the game Blippo+ where you watch TV from another dimension. But before that, Zoey tells us about finally beating the professional beetles in Beetle Adventure Racing. Then we debut our new permanent segment on the show, The Duke Nukem Report. Later in the show we talk about novelty fatigue and how perhaps you can only be weird once. Very late in the episode we get extremely off topic by talking about some Star Trek The Next Generation fever dreams.
0:00:00 - On Fire and Doing Terribly
0:04:41 - H&H
0:06:19 - The Duke Nukem Report
0:23:21 - Channel Surfing with Intentionality in Blippo+ with John-Charles Holmes
0:55:57 - You Can Only Be Weird Once
1:00:54 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons! (bonus chat about Red Alarm on the Virtual Boy)
1:09:55 - Everyone's Poopin', Everyone's Wild
1:11:56 - These Bits Don't Fit
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Currently Playing returns with Aisling (pronounced Ash-lyn) to talk about her time spent rivaling in the Marvel-verse in Marvel Rivals. We go deep on the roster of this hero shooter and learn about the thigh physics keeping this game afloat. Plus: what's the deal with Wolverine? How many sisters does Thor have? And what happens to Gambit's package? We also get to hear Daniel's thoughts on Hotline Miami 2 before Aisling challenges Daniel to...perhaps the final Backlog challenge (??) in the form of Axiom Verge.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Aisling!
0:07:33 - What Are You Playing? Marvel Rivals
0:28:08 - Backlog Recap - Hotline Miami 2
0:32:18 - Backlog Challenge - Axiom Verge
0:37:22 - Wrap Up/Plugs (special ending credits music by Bonesolvent!)
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On this Mega episode of the Maximum Utcast, we're talking all things Mega Man with our resident Mega Man expert, Tony Ponce. But first, a quick stop off to the world of Katamari for Once Upon a Katamari in our new segment "Good Feels." We also learn a bit of behind the scenes drama with regards to the official Destructoid Top Megaman Games list, and we hear Jonathan's idea for a new Bonk video game, which will apparently be very easy to make!
0:00:00 - Pros and Cons to Getting Audio
0:00:35 - The Best Podcast
0:02:49 - Top Megaman Games?
0:09:09 - Good Feels: Once Upon a Katamari
0:18:51 - The Legacy of Megaman with Tony Ponce
1:03:41 - Bonk to the Future
1:07:41 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:12:00 - Mega Man Nut
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On a relatively focused episode of Talking to My Boy about Videogames, Jonathan and Ryan discuss Kirby Air Riders and the accompanying wave of Amiibo toys. We get an update on Ryan's thoughts of the latest chapters of Poppy Playtime, learn about games like Stray Children and Kero Blaster, and Ryan outlines his concept of the universe.
0:00:00 - Wet Fish
0:01:14 - Kirby's Washing Machine Riders
0:09:24 - Shout Out to Paul
0:11:04 - Thoughts On Kirby Air Rider Amiibos
0:12:42 - A Dad That is a Nerd
0:14:46 - Stray Thoughts on "Stray Children"
0:16:35 - Stopping and Thinking in "Kero Blaster"
0:18:39 - Leveling Up Your Skills in Videogames
0:19:17 - Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 and 4 Update
0:25:48 - Do You Love My Knuckles Question Mark
0:26:33 - Replaying Pokemon Quest
0:26:59 - Amiibo Alert!
0:27:31 - Will Kirby Air Riders Be a Big Hit?
0:29:02 - MrBeast Baby Food
0:32:57 - Ryan's New Religion
0:35:35 - Speaking of Galactus...Katamari?
0:36:46 - He's Gone
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This week we're talking about the bad boys and girls of videogames with Grand Theft Auto 6, a game that's too big to fail, or so says our guest Rose. But first we get into a forgotten corner of the Duke Nukem universe on PS1 when Duke tried to be Lara Croft? Are the pig cops supposed to be cops or aliens? Who knows?!? Later, Jonathan and Zoey try to find out why they play videogames and maybe we learn a bit too much about Jonathan's private life.
0:00:00 - Richter and the Peptonics
0:02:17 - Helping Those Burgers
0:04:07 - Kusoge: Duke Nukem: Time to Kill
0:26:50 - How Grand Theft Auto 6 Might Change the World w/ Rose
0:54:46 - Why Do You Play Videogames?
0:56:59 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:01:48 - This is My Life Now
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This month on Currently Playing, Daniel is joined by Jonathan (not that one) to talk about the intersectionality of video games and table top role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Penumbra City, Blades in the Dark, Vampire the Masquerade and more. And what better way to frame this TTRPG discussion than by discussing the video game Baldur's Gate 3 which uses Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition as the basis of the gameplay? Peppered throughout the chat are comparisons between "real" D&D and the videogame version, along with stories from table top campaigns and the campaign presented by Larian Studios. There are some spoilers for story beats in Acts 1 and 2 of Baldur's Gate 3, but since Jonathan hasn't finished Act 2 yet, we avoid Act 3 entirely.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Jonathan!
0:09:10 - What Are You Playing? Baldur's Gate 3
0:43:15 - Backlog Recap: Shinobi 3
0:47:38 - Backlog Challenge: Hotline Miami 2
0:52:13 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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On this thicc episode of the Maximum Utcast, Jonathan interviews Matt Bozon and Michael Stragey of WayForward about their game Shantae Advance that originally began development over 20 years ago as a GBA game only to be shelved indefinitely before being revived this year. Shantae Advance finally got released this year on actual GBA cartridges through Limited Run Games or available digitally just about everywhere else. Jonathan also makes a plea for a sequel to Boogerman (which Michael produced and programmed). Later, Jonathan and Zoey talk about what a sequel to Boogerman might look like and we also reveal that this show has potentially always been an Earthworm Jim fan cast? Sometimes you gotta separate the art from the artist, and other time, you gotta hold the limes in your mind!
0:00:00 - Comparing Cults
0:07:47 - Holding the Limes of My Mind
0:09:36 - The Magical Alchemy of Shantae Advance with Matt Bozon and Michael Stragey
1:25:44 - Should They Make a Boogerman Advance?
1:35:11 - The Subtle Distinctions of Earthworm Jim Versions
1:37:08 - Separating Art from the Artist on this Earthworm Jim Fan Cast
1:43:06 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:51:15 - Sweatshirt
1:52:54 - That's the Spirit
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Jonathan and Ryan dive deep into the world of UFO 50, but only after a few stops along the way to talk about Among Us, cats, and Iron Mike Sharpe. Later, Ryan thinks he might be nerdy for hoarding some Minecraft soda. But what makes something nerdy? Can videogames be helpful at teaching life lessons? And did I mention the cat?
0:00:00 - Unpredictable Jonathan
0:01:39 - You Gotta Introduce the Show
0:02:18 - Getting Into Among Us
0:05:48 - Fillibustering Against the Iron Mike Sharpe Report
0:06:46 - Did I Mention the Cat?
0:07:29 - The Trick to Communicating with People
0:09:06 - UFO 50, A Game of Games
0:16:26 - Collecting Minecraft Soda
0:19:48 - Finally, the Iron Mike Sharpe Report
0:21:16 - A Wild Charles Appears
0:21:47 - Are You A Nerd, Y/N?
0:24:25 - Wrap Up/Plugs

What does it mean to be you in a world of false memories? This episode of the Maximum Utcast sees Zoey become the Segue Police, Jonathan sings good but does a bad Schwarzenegger impression, and Daniel updates us on the bathroom situation in Germany.

We talk extensively about the kusoge Total Recall on the NES, then Jonathan interviews Tanya (former host of Talking to Women about Videogames) to learn what it's like to play videogames as a "normie." Most of central Europe doesn't make it out of this one unscathed. For the memory of a lifetime, Rekall, Rekall, Rekall...

0:00:00 - The Bathroom Situation in Germany
0:07:55 - If Everyone Was Like Zoey
0:13:14 - Kusoge - Total Recall (NES)
0:50:47 - Dopamine Rush Gaming for Normies w/ Tanya
1:19:41 - Having a Junk Food Time
1:21:14 - Untangling the Web of Lies
1:23:36 - Courting Controversy
1:25:38 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:31:30 - Piss Laws
1:33:40 - ???Read Jonathan's Thoughts about GTA6: https://maxutmost.com/grand-theft-auto-6-probably-wont-be-that-important/Get Zoey and Jonathan's Comic: https://www.patreon.com/posts/maximum-utcast-1-140215944See the latest reviews on Maximum Utmost: https://maxutmost.com/tag/review/

Daniel is joined this month by Evan, an old pal from college and a recent father who has found his time for gaming evaporate, but he's still able to find some time to participate in the genre defining MMO World of Warcraft, which he's been playing consistently since launch, now in it's 21st year. They discuss what it's like for Evan to be married to a popular Twitch streamer.

Evan gets into the game's longevity and what keeps people coming back for so long, but it's also revealed to maybe not be a great thing for people to try jumping into at this point in the game's history if they're not familiar with MMOs.

In the backlog section, they recap King's Quest (2015) and Evan challenges Daniel to play the arcade-y Sega classic Shinobi 3. They also have a bit of a general chat about old games and remakes/sequels meant for people in their 40s.

0:00:00 - Old Dads
0:02:51 - Welcome to the Show, Evan!
0:16:31 - What Are You Playing? World of Warcraft
0:45:05 - Backlog Recap: King's Quest (2015)
0:48:25 - Backlog Challenge: Shinobi 3
0:56:46 - Wrap Up/Plugs?
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Love is in the air on this episode of the Maximum Utcast. We find out what criteria would be needed to smooch everyone on the show before Zoey whisks us away to the magical realm of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde...who just is trying to get to the dang church on time! Later, Jonathan chats with his pal Elsa about Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Final Fantasy, and Donkey Kong...plus she has an exciting announcement!
0:00:00 - Learning How to Kiss in Chulip
0:07:47 - Feet
0:08:40 - Kusoge: Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
0:24:39 - A Beautiful Day to Identify with Donkey Kong w/ Elsa
1:00:34 - Berserker Mode
1:02:05 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
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Jonathan and Ryan react to the latest Nintendo Direct which had a lot of Pokemon news, a lot of Amiibo news, and strangely enough, a lot of Virtual Boy news. Despite the newness of the news though, Jonathan seems to think it was mostly old stuff that's not new or exciting, but still kinda cool. Jonathan is also incapable of saying the names of the games Pokopia and Popucom, which are tricky and sound too similar to each other. There's a bit of analysis about Ryan's fear of dying in video games as opposed to his fearlessness of real life violence and we learn that an over abundance of video games might make them feel less special.
0:00:00 - Motorcycles, Everyone's Gettin' Em
0:03:06 - The End of YouTube
0:04:55 - Amiibo News
0:05:32 - Nintendo Direct Reactions
0:08:14 - Should We Move On to Pokemon?
0:10:52 - What's Black and Red and Tennis All Over?
0:12:13 - Are You Done with Videogames?
0:15:02 - Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga
0:20:27 - Anaylsis of Ryan
0:22:56 - Is the Pokemon Legends: Z-A DLC Worth It?
0:25:22 - What About Dinkum? (and Pokopia and Popucom)
0:28:04 - What Are We Looking Forward To?
0:30:05 - A Heaven for Holden
0:32:10 - Wrap Up/Plugs

If you're tired of magazines, you might be suffering from debilitating Mix-a-Lot-ism, a newly discovered illness affecting adults aged 18-65 all across the world! And this Maximum Utcast might be the thing to cure what ails you. Zoey and Jonathan are haunted by a few ghosts on this episode as they discuss American Gladiators on the NES before getting to the bottom of swinging mechanics in video games...are they really gone for good? Later, Daniel chats with Allen Ortega from Mob Entertainment (Poppy Playtime) about his love of the Borderlands series and how it helped him realize a lot about himself and get his foot in the door of the games industry.

0:00:00 - 1-900-MIX-A-LOT
0:08:03 - A Real Rashomon Moment
0:11:10 - Kusoge: American Gladiators
0:30:39 - Can a Game Like Borderlands Shape Your Entire Life? with Allen Ortega
1:22:21 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:26:55 - You Better Be Working
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Currently Playing returns with guest Beith talking about the classic PS2-era game The Warriors from Rockstar, a videogame retelling of the classic 1979 film and 1965 book of the same name. Beith goes deep on his research, finding it to be a missing link between Rockstar's GTA series and their next big game, Bully. There is a lot of spoiler filled discussion of the film and how it contrasts with the game, so if you'd like to see the movie be sure to track that down on the streaming platform of your choice, or play the game on modern consoles...it covers a lot of the same ground, naratively.
In the backlog phases of the show, Daniel shares his thoughts on Astro Bot, which he thought was not as revolutionary as many other people did, and then Beith challenged Daniel to play King's Quest (2015) starring Christopher Lloyd as Old King Graham in this modernization of a classic Sierra point and click adventure...that maybe strays a bit from the path?
0:00:00 - Welcome to the show, Beith!
0:05:41 - Currently Playing the Warriors
0:54:07 - Backlog Recap - Astro Bot
1:08:54 - Backlog Challenge - King's Quest (2015)
1:15:15 - Wrap Up/Plugs?
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We pre-taped this episode so Daniel could skip town for a few days which meant we did one entirely without Jonathan--but fear not! We have an overstuffed episode with representatives from all parts of the animal kingdom, from the mighty Crazy Frog to the lowly Solid Snake as well as the tricky Donkey Kong and the strange Earthworm Jim. We maybe get to the bottom of who killed the Noid, and also talk a little bit about Rugrats. A Shy Fox stops by to give his thoughts on few recent game demos (Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales and Mina the Hollower) and we even get 2 kusoges for the price of one...it's a deal you can't beat!

0:00:00 - Situation Developing at the Domino's Pizza in Chamblee, GA
0:04:24 - Artificial Influencers
0:09:47 - Kusoge: Crazy Frog Arcade Racer
0:22:47 - Cozy Games
0:25:52 - Exploring Nostalgia of the Present and Future with Shy Fox
0:28:41 - Kusoge 2: Dream Mix TV World Fighters
0:41:28 - Donkey Kong Bananza End Game
0:54:00 - Impressions of the Demo for Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
1:01:05 - Mina the Hollower Demo Impressions
1:22:04 - More Thoughts on Dream Mix TV World Fighters + Freestyle Games Chat
1:30:32 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:38:19 - Bonus Rugrats Chat

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On this energetic episode, Jonathan and Ryan watched the Kirby Air Riders Direct and the trailers from Gamescom and broke things down to their respective mans: Batman, He-Man, Kirby Man, or Bubsy Man, and decided which one is best...or did they? Will we ever know for sure? Only time can tell, but Ryan's favorite is clearly Rufus the cat. This episode contains spoilers for Donkey Kong Bananza (roughly in the 3:46-4:50 mark, but they could also appear through out).
0:00:00 - The Big 1-0
0:01:20 - First Topic: He-Man!
0:02:22 - Gamescom Interest, Rising Like a Phoenix
0:03:46 - Spoilers for Donkey Kong Bananza
0:04:50 - Minecraft Report: It's Not Going Well
0:06:18 - The Ice Cream Deal
0:07:32 - Back to He-Man
0:09:33 - Kirby Air Riders
0:11:04 - What About Rufus?
0:11:37 - Bubsy 4D: Back in the Habit
0:16:18 - Lego Batman Legacy
0:18:44 - What Else We Got?
0:19:10 - Long Gone...Too Scary?
0:21:03 - Trailer Breakdown
0:24:58 - Jedi Vader
0:28:01 - Shout Out to the Weird New Future
0:30:33 - This Conversation's Completely Off the Rails (Thanks Listeners)Read more news, reviews, and opinions on videogames at Maximum Utmost: https://maxutmost.com/Follow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.social