Side-Quest 228. Sorry, Wrong Number

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about card games in games, and Madelyn resists the urge of Balatro in all ways. Also featuring a brass-based music drop, the card dimension, and the difference between cheating in poker and cheating in Magic the Gathering.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Koudelka and Routine and the fake version of the Vatican that has secret agents. Also featuring custom controller potential, theme park criticism, and more space religion.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last eight weeks of gaming. Oh boy, that's a lot of weeks. Also featuring 2-person momentum controls, class choice punishment, and the approaching end (of Madelyn's Switch battery).

In this special episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about anything but games - we also read books! Also featuring hype moments and aura (again?), that cover for romance novels, and an inability to find new music.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Absolum and the ubiquity of roguelike features. Also featuring the power of negative emotions, a lack of lore knowledge, and spamming a light punch.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about phones in games and why you can't just scroll fake TikTok. Also featuring what a switchboard is, how many friends you can leave on read, and our times of digital surveillance.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Geometry Wars and Look Outside and the appeal of many particle effects. Also featuring teeth where they shouldn't be, programmer art, and different representations of people made out of fruit.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about musical instruments in games and the inability to remember where buttons are. Also featuring ukelele dubiousness, canonical musical abilities, and the need for more bards.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Inazuma Eleven and Hirogami and name as many crafts as they possibly can. Also featuring attempted murder, new cool Mario mechanics, and the wrong kind of football.

In this special episode, Madelyn and Emma reflect back on the year of 2025 in gaming and how amazing that it's been approximately a century in vibe-time since we did the previous one of these. Also featuring the slop machine, unbridled greed, and inadvisable financial decisions.