MP#126 - Big Black Coffee

THIS IS OUR LAST EPISODE FOR 2026 GAMERS, Dielan got the job so we're doing our yearly winter break early. Listen and catch up with us before we go! Stuff referenced: Bluesky (vibe coded social media) fan doesn't think vibe coded software can be safe Bluesky staff admitting its vibe coded just incase you don't believe me You really can't make this shit up Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is our new 2026 fountain.fm feed, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

Never take the blackpill GAMERS, are you ready for the handheld era? Why disappoint yourself with AAA nonsense when you can just play old games, emulated or decomp'd? Stuff referenced: Golden Joysticks Nominees This is what an Ayn Thor looks like) This is what a Retroid Pocket Duo looks like Nivalis Nights is finally out! Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is our new 2026 fountain.fm feed, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

It's not that kind of chair GAMERS, we're finally back on the regular recording schedule. Just in time to make fun of the Wolverine fart gas. Don't let the handholding distract you though, there's plenty of other reasons why this game sucks and why Sony is trying to deceive everyone into buying it. All of that and much more in today's episode. Stuff referenced: Risk of Rain 2 if it were fast mechs Risk of Rain 2 if it were anime girls with huge tits Sony's version of the story Kojima's version of the story Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is our new 2026 fountain.fm feed, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

I am AI-pilled like you wouldn't believe GAMERS, I can explain! This episode is long overdue as @[email protected] has been on vacation with the family! Treat yourself to an extra long episode of the Melonmancy podcast. Holy shit we let this one go on. We had a lot to talk about. Stuff referenced: Wardogs devs posted a video about why you might not like their game Last year Gamescom had sketchy security, seems this year was the same? "Should have paid us more money if you didn't want to get robbed! - Gamescom probably" In this episode we talk about DHH again, and as we point out in the episode the vast majority of the hate DHH gets requires a bad-faith reading of his blog. Two posts in particular get taken out of context often, they are This post arguing the need for assimilation This post comparing culling wolf populations to protect livestock to deporting homeless migrants from cities that have nowhere for them to go VideoGamesCritic.com a new site that uses math to average user and critic scores in a way that benefits gamers and disadvantages shitty bloggers Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is our new 2026 fountain.fm feed, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

We called it, again. GAMERS, Its been a whole month since we've posted and so much has happened. The Xbox layoff rumors are no longer rumors, the media bias for Sony is showing strong, and Nintendo is continuing to double down on anime tiddies. Get the hell in here. Stuff referenced: Halo Studios did the meme Xbox Layoff Details Valour annouceces self-hosting of their voice chat server Did Nintendo buy Xenosaga? Marathon director exits, moving on to plagiarize at another studio Bloggers are controlling the PlayAsia account too Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is our new 2026 fountain.fm feed, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

Buy and hold on all the electronics you think you need NOW GAMERS, I hope you're ready to polish off those backlogs cuz this shit is not getting any cheaper. In this episode we talk price hikes. Our resident Marathon expert @[email protected] finally played the new Marathon. Also UI designers in the industry might be smoking crack. Stuff referenced: Next 100 Days of XBOX Playstation boss isn't sick of losing money yet We went on a tangent about UIs near the end of the episode, these images are what we looked at Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is our new 2026 fountain.fm feed, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

I never want to rip another CD again, but I know I will. GAMERS, let me influence you in kicking Spotify to the curb. Also what the hell are those Steam Deck prices? All that and more in today's episode. We tried to keep it short. Stuff referenced: Dielan really did rip all those CDs Not even disclosing AI use can make people hate this Unbelievable charting Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is our new 2026 fountain.fm feed, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

It's been a big two weeks for [SkoomaDealer](https://shitposter.world/users/SkoomaDealer) GAMERS, we have a new game of the year contender on our hands. Cheap, indie, emotional, fun, and it's a solitaire game? Meanwhile corporate bloggers are raving about some cringe piece of shit called Mixtape. Has the world gone insane? Was the new Mortal Kombat movie any good? Why did we bring up fighting games again? This episodes' all over the place, which is exactly where it needs to be. Stuff referenced: FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE aka PEAK GAMING Kotaku hates normal women A link to the Shoe video with timestamp they made Dielan watch That Suno AI song Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is our new 2026 fountain.fm feed, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

How did Sony and MS even get to this point man GAMERS, we missed our last recording day only to come back to see the absolute comedy of how PS vs Xbox is going. Also apperently NTE has HANDHOLDING BEFORE MARRIAGE? Scandalous. I also never want to see a magnet again. Stuff referenced: Gacha waifu ass so fat Vic is becoming monogamous Corporate journos running defense for Sony again Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is a new feed URL, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our show is now hosted directly on Fountain FM!

Turns out subversion isn't required to make a good movie GAMERS, we totally skipped our last recording day and today you find out why. Dielan went to go watch Project Hail Mary in theaters while Vic juggled Crimson Desert between his regular duties. We have a lot to say about both of these things, plus more! Stuff referenced: Nexus Mods policing a user for indirectly plugging Patreon Nexus Mods threatening a modding discord admin over Ayaka Mods links Gov of NZ threatens DEGMods Crimson Desert charts Obligatory: Listen to the new episode here! Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM Get the RSS and Subscribe (this is a new feed URL, but the old one redirects here too!) Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at newpodcastapps.com Or listen to the show on the forum using the embedded Podverse player! Send your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors!