Watch Out For Fireballs!

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross play Action Castle, talk about the most recent season of Breaking Bad, and talk a bit more about arcades. LINKS OF NOTE: Parsley Games: memento-mori.com/online-store/parsely-games/ Action Castle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sehaj4mw38s Obesity B’s: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8weDjGK5rA

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross grab the sticks and get to the bottom of why arcades are the best. This episode is in the same vein as Episode 30. Recorded in person, both in-studio and in the field, Gary and Kole talk about arcade experiences in their entirety… from their smoky childhoods to their current-day selves exploring the arcade revival taking place in Portland, Oregon. Special thanks goes out to Ground Kontrol, the best goddamned arcade in Portland. LINKS OF NOTE: Blasteroids: www.arcade-museum.com/gamedetail.php?gameid=7146 Hologram Time Traveler: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbl_23GwjJ8 Pryde of the X-Men: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEvVgjwGzNU Lawrence of Arabia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LawrenceofArabia_(film) AMBER Alert: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMBER_Alert Cocktail Joust Cabinet: www.atariage.com/features/shows/o…humbnails/61.jpg Willow Arcade Game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaEh6p6B_I8 Blazing Saddles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLNQv19YpG4 E-STIM: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_electrostimulation Blood Wake: en.

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and the attendees of the Portland Retro Games Expo talk about Super Mario World. This episode is a bit of a different beast than our previous outings. Normally we play a game, then talk about it, and pepper in your thoughts. For this, we set up a booth at the Portland Retro Games Expo with a CRT TV and an SNES with Super Mario World. We invited anyone who passed to beat a level, then offer their thoughts. The result is an hour of avant garde guerilla podcasting, where people gush about the best Mario game of all time. LINKS OF NOTE Super Mario World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperMarioWorld Tommy Boy (9/10) Movie CLIP - Airline Safety (1995) HD - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWrjBBXjjhM Classic Gaming Expo: www.cgexpo.com/ NintendoAge » Home: www.nintendoage.com/ ALTERED BEATS | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos: www.myspace.com/alteredbeatscrew Creepycult: www.facebook.com/pages/Creepycult/245475495464019 Beck - Loser - YouTube: www.youtub

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross investigate Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. It’s no secret: We love adventure games. And we’ve done a lot of them recently. However, we’ve never done a Sierra adventure game, of which Gabriel Knight is probably the best. Funky accents aside, it’s got great dialogue, clever puzzles, and explores a subject that’s been mostly ignored by games: Voodoo. LINKS OF NOTE: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers: www.gog.com/en/gamecard/gabriel…sinsofthe_fathers Jane Jensen: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jensen The Hero’s Journey: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thehero%27sjourney Inbox Zero: inboxzero.com/ L.A. Noire: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002I0…=stunthdottran-20 Pita Pit: www.pitapitusa.com/home.php Get Lamp: www.getlamp.com/ Ignatius J. Reilly: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AConfederacyof_Dunces Gilbert Dauterieve: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eyU7qAJ8zg Robert Smith: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS_ux2H473I The Game: www.amazon.com/gp/product/006055…=stunthdottran-20 Redead: zeldawiki.org/ReDead Pompei Casti

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Ron Gilbert talk about bicycle safety, the way of the future, the horror of silence, and a little bit about Maniac Mansion. LINKS OF NOTE: Bicycle Safety Camp: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qli_U6yyZs0 The Way of the Future: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Pbx9mvWPY

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Ron Gilbert achieve critical mass regarding Maniac Mansion. In a first for the show, WOFF! has the creator of a game in to talk about it. Maniac Mansion was foundational for both Gary and Kole, and it was a huge honor to have Ron Gilbert onto the show. If you haven’t played Maniac Mansion, shame on you. It’s an amazing point-and-click adventure game that formed the basis of pretty much everything that followed it. This is an unconventional episode, but we really hope you enjoy it. LINKS OF NOTE: Dave’s Shirt: www.classicgaming.cc/pc/maniacmansi…funnystuff.php “The Making of Maniac Mansion” - GDC Talk: www.gdcvault.com/play/1014732/Cla…ostmortem-MANIAC Creepshow: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepshow#.…Jordy_Verrill.22 Hayes Code: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MotionPict…Production_Code Uncanny Valley: www.damninteresting.com/a-walk-in-the…-the-uncanny/ “Why Adventure Games Suck”: grumpygamer.com/2152210 Heavy Rain: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Rain The Cave: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfaDxTE9j

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Maniac Mansion, steak, PAX Casual Encounters, and a little bit about a year of doing this show. LINKS OF NOTE: Maniac Mansion: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_mansion Lorne Lanning: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Lanning

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross celebrate WOFF!’s anniversary by talking about bad old NES games, retraux games, and transient game experiences. LINKS OF NOTE: Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006…=stunthdottran-20 Sonic R: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s3dP8GUFSw Inception Sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4a3y7xetJY Bad Street Brawler: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BadStreetBrawler Power Glove: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacoxHFYvZw WOFF! Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/watchoutforfireballs Time Lord: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TimeLord(video_game) Sonic 3D Dash: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_3D Nintendo Seal of Approval: www.somethingawful.com/d/video-game-…l-quality.php Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGWooNDPiE The Cable Guy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTF-5EvjHJQ Milon’s Secret Castle: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milon%27sSecretCastle Backlogkiller: www.backlogkiller.com/ Retro Game Challenge: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FE…=stunthdottran-20 Zeboyd Games: zeboyd.com/ Gam

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about color in games, linearity, sarsparilla and a little bit about the second half of EarthBound. LINKS OF NOTE: 5 Annoying Trends That Make Every Movie Look the Same | Cracked.com: www.cracked.com/article186645-a…ie-look-same.html Orange/Blue Contrast in Movie Posters | /Film: www.slashfilm.com/orangeblue-contr…n-movie-posters/ FedEx Arrow: www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000273.php Seaman (video game) - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman(videogame) Amazon.com: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014X…=stunthdottran-20 Amazon.com: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050S…=stunthdottran-20 Care Bears Movie 1 Trailer - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGn_HHOfBRw GREMLINS (Movie Trailer) - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoK0BzYUTrU RPG Maker: www.rpgmakerweb.com/ Mother 3 - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3 Louie Official Website: www.fxnetworks.com/louie/ Sioux City sarsaparilla - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross put their spirits into robots in order to gush about the end of EarthBound. From a beach resort to a womb in the past, Earthbound remains one of the finest games we’ve played for this podcast. It’s not without its flaws, but we spend the majority of the episode gushing over it. Especially the ending. LINKS OF NOTE: Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods: grantmorrisonmovie.com/ Wutai - The Final Fantasy Wiki: finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Wutai Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenandthe…ycle_Maintenance Mt. Ordeals - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzJ1xUbya5o How many kills did you get for pink tails? forums.ffshrine.org/f24/how-many-ki…get-pink-72077/ Stand By Me - Leech Scene - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OP4cZM-Y54 Down the Drain - TVTropes: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DownTheDrain Ghostbusters 2 - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPFoUd1mBF0 LAND OF THE LOST INTRO - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSKIuJWRMaI possum attac

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about lockjaw, Gary’s distaste for Homestar Runner, more Breaking Bad spoilers, and a little bit about the first half of Earthbound. LINKS OF NOTE: - Tetanus - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus - The Exorcism Of Emily Rose Trailer HD - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSy7DldFdUI - Inhumans - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhumans - Amazon.com: Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone (White): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EO…=stunthdottran-20 - Amazon.com: Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQ…=stunthdottran-20 - Homestar Runner: www.homestarrunner.com/ - Breaking Bad – AMC: www.amctv.com/shows/breaking-bad

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross get weird with the first half of EarthBound. They say playing good RPGS (after a month of awful games) is healthful and dandy. We’ve found this to be true. Join us as we follow Ness and his friends on the most good-natured and surreal battle against unfathomable cosmic horrors ever to hit a screen. Also, fuzzy pickles. LINKS OF NOTE: Earthbound: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound Starmen.net: starmen.net/ Shigesato Itoi: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigesato_Itoi Satoru Iwata: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_iwata Mother: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother(videogame) Mother 3: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3 The Shawshank Redemption: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hB3S9bIaco “Cat’s in the Cradle” - Harry Chapin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwjNBjqR-c Clifford (Martin Short Movie): www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBj31rJb_Ps Earthbound - Before I Play: beforeiplay.com/index.php?title=Earthbound Psyduck: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyduck Another Moon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBmJW318Bw RPG Maker: www.rpgmakerweb.com/

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about debauchery, random violence/tragedy, how fun it is to insult Kole, and a little bit about Sword of Mana. LINKS OF NOTE: The Rape of the Lock: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheRapeOfTheLock Live Rust: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000…veASIN=B000002KDI After the Gold Rush: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VZ…veASIN=B001VZY4M8 Shawn Elliot: twitter.com/ShawnElliott Availability Heuristic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic Se7en: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se7en Zodiac Killer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_killer Just World Fallacy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justworldfallacy Robert Cormier: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cormier The Chocolate War: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thechocolatewar Maurice Sendak: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_sendak The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005…veASIN=B00005ATSM The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005…veASIN=B00005ATSN Those Damn Ross Kids: duckfeed.tv/thosedamnrosskids The Secret of Mana:

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross lambast Sword of Mana. It’s a veritable cornucopia of JRPG cliches: evil empire, plucky children, godlike powers… And a bunch of extraneous systems. It’s a remake of Final Fantasy Adventure, which was a perfectly good game, but it got spoiled. Listen and learn exactly how. LINKS OF NOTE: Mystic Quest: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FinalFantasyAdventure One winged Angel: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneWingedAngel Jurassic Park: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QMue9j_RKg Pol Pot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA Firefly, Star Trek, Arrested Development and Twin Peaks: www.avclub.com/articles/avqa-mos…ed-tv-shows,2485/ Pogrom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogrom Golbez: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGbT0M4rVJI Ed Wood tombstone thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-pQ8q2sGIo The Pagemaster: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63IXsl1FXM Tales from the Crypt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5x3zhmDQ7Q Abbot and Costello meet the dracula: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5s3_XV1rkA The Cat in Paris: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7e07c

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Earl of Lemongrab, Moonrise Kingdom, Breaking Bad, and a little bit about Sacrifice. LINKS OF NOTE: Frank Welker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Welker) The Earl of Lemongrab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toA9Ffaj9MQ) Royal Tenenbaums "Needle in the Hay" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyBB7y8fDU) Moonrise Kingdom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eOI3AamSm8) For Your Consideration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eto-FDIB2lw) Awful Movie Database - "Preciously Awkward" (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/awful-movie-database/preciously-awkward-juno.php) The Binding of Isaac (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15408/) H. Jon Benjamin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Jon_Benjamin) American Splendor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APpxQm7sH5k) Hope Davis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Davis)

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross bleed Sacrifice dry upon the altar of Good Taste in Games. You’re a wizard in a hostile land full of squabbling gods, each vying for the last scraps the shattered earth that float in the sky. You must ally with them and manipulate their struggle in order to save this world… or destroy it. Somehow, this premise is made tedious and awful by the clunky and unwieldy RTS gameplay. If you liked how negative we were during the Abe’s Oddysee episode, you’re in for a treat.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about t-shirt cannons, consoles vs. PC, save states, and a little bit about Bionic Commando.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross latch onto the finer points of Bionic Commando. Pro-tip: There is no jump button. Instead, you must use your rad bionic arm to swing into the hidden bases of the Badds (NOT THE NAZIS) and rescue your mentor and life-mate Super Joe. In the process, you’ll blow up lightning Hitler and escape a nuclear island by grappling to a helicopter. Links of Note Bionic Commando Commando Top Secret! (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000066C6Z/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000066C6Z&linkCode=as2&tag=stunthdottran-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000066C6Z) Pop Secret (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Secret) American History X (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6305313687/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=6305313687&linkCode=as2&tag=stunthdottran-20&l=as2&o=1&a=6305313687) Heavy D and the Boyz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNEgUPKxk7A) "Ziggy Startdust" - David Bowie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8sdsW93ThQ) Junko Tamiya Cuckoo Attack (http://

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about a particular episode of The Simpsons, Pokemon, the Talking Heads, and a little bit about Psi-Ops. Links of Note Lisa the Vegetarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Vegetarian) You Only Move Twice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Only_Move_Twice) "Sorry It's Not in Packages" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VX4Lpf-xdg) Hank Scorpio's Coat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmnEbbFxFb8) Gordy Howe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordy_Howe) John Byrne Adventure Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_time) Zapdos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapdos) Pokemon Snap (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000031KJM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000031KJM) Rule of Thirds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds) The New Tetris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Tetris) Tetris Attack (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_Attack) Talking Heads - "Once in a Lifetime" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxM841

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross hurl mixed praise at Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy… With their minds. You’re Nick Scryer (GET IT!?) and you can run, shoot, sneak, and bang people against walls like bloody, screaming rag dolls. Or make their heads explode. There’s a bunch of other stuff, with weird bosses and invisible monstrosities from beyond… But that’s all pretty bad. Let’s spend a lot of time talking about how fun TK is. Links of Note Psi-Ops (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008XKZZ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00008XKZZ) Your Head A-Splode (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/your-head-asplode) Good Jorb (http://www.homestarrunner.com/cantsayjob.html) Second Sight (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002CHJ64/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=stunthdottran-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0002CHJ64) Sack Lunch (http://www.11points.com/TV/11_Fake_Movies_From_Seinfeld_That_Really_Need_To_Be_Made) Uhh Yeah Dude - "Denny's"