Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is a setting that you would like to see a game take place in? Go wild – historical eras, locations, … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Wishing For What Might Yet Be
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be paying a debt of gratitude to the history of Animal Crossing. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #94: Animal Crossing
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a time you dreamed of a game. If you haven’t listened to it yet, be sure to check … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Dreaming
Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer reminisce explore what got them into video games before discussing The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The series’ best sprite graphics are lovingly dissected. Check it out on your favorite podcast app or on our … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Episode 10: The Minish Cap
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about one of your favorite non-standard game overs. (no, the header image isn’t a non-standard game over but they’re … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Getting a Non-Standard Game Over
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be gracefully floating ever-forward through the history of Panzer Dragoon. Cover art, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #93: Panzer Dragoon
Happy Thursday, Avocadoans. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite arcade game and/or favorite arcade memories. Franchise Festival returns tomorrow with #93: Panzer Dragoon. It’s a … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is at the Arcade
Christian, Hamilton, and special guest Jasmine reminisce about their favorite video game characters before taking a deep dive into the gameplay and dungeon design of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Puppet Ganon’s susceptibility to the Mandela effect is … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Season 1 Episode 9: The Wind Waker (Part 2)
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite retro re-release, compilation, or collection? I’m sorry to report that we will be without a new Franchise … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Retro
Christian, Hamilton, and special guest Jasmine identify their favorite indie games before discussing the history, plot, and characters (main and otherwise) of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. King Daphnes’ passing of the generational torch and Tetra’s controversial transformation … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Season 1 Episode 8: The Wind Waker (Part 1)
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite competitive game or game mode? I regret to inform you that there will be no new Franchise Festival … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is No Punching Bag
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries, which include coverage of Capcom’s other Mega Man sub-series, can be found here. This week we’ll be slashing and … Continue reading Franchise Festival #92: Mega Man Zero
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite hub area or overworld? Please be sure to join us tomorrow after 8:00 AM EST in Franchise … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Relaxing Between Missions
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be crunching the numbers of Master of Orion. Cover art, unless otherwise … Continue reading Franchise Festival #91: Master of Orion
Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a game that is singularly hard to explain to people who don’t typically play games. As for other … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Hard to Explain
Season 1 Episode 7 of the Franchise Festival podcast is out now and it covers the history of The Legend of Zelda‘s infamously bad CD-i spinoffs! We played them so you don’t have to. We also open with a discussion … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Season 1 Episode 7: CD-i Spinoffs
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be discussing the grisly remains of Mortal Kombat. Cover art, unless otherwise … Continue reading Franchise Festival #90: Mortal Kombat
Happy Thursday! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite circular or spherical video game character? Please join us tomorrow in Franchise Festival after it goes up around … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Circular
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week I’ll be ensorcelling you with the history of The Witcher. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #89: The Witcher
Happy Thursday, friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? Inspired by YouTuber Shesez’s delightful new Boundary Break video on Weird Birds in Popular Video Games, I want to know: what are your favorite video … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is For the Birdz
Season 1 Episode 6 of the Franchise Festival podcast is out now and it covers the history of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask! Listen to it on your favorite podcast app or on our website. Feel free to let … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast Season 1 Episode 6: Majora’s Mask
