Maximum Utcast

Maximum Utcast - 05 - Modern Love

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 Chulip0:07:47 - Feet0:08:40 - Kusoge: Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde0:24:39 - A Beautiful Day to Identify with Donkey Kong w/ Elsa1:00:34 - Berserker Mode1:02:05 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialJonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialDaniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialMaximum Utcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialMaximum Utmost on website: https://maxutmost.com/Maximum Utmost's Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzuken

Talking to My Boy About Videogames - 14 - Are Toys More Exciting than Videogames?

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' Em0:03:06 - The End of YouTube0:04:55 - Amiibo News0:05:32 - Nintendo Direct Reactions0:08:14 - 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 Saga0:20:27 - Anaylsis of Ryan0:22:56 - 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 Holden0:32:10 - Wrap Up/Plugs

Maximum Utcast - 04 - Flat Butts, Borderlands Struts, and Malibu is Cut

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-LOT0:08:03 - A Real Rashomon Moment0:11:10 - Kusoge: American Gladiators0:30:39 - Can a Game Like Borderlands Shape Your Entire Life? with Allen Ortega1:22:21 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:26:55 - You Better Be WorkingAllen on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kenjisalk.bsky.socialMob Entertainment on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mobentertainment.comZoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialJonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialDaniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialMaximum Utcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialMaximum Utmost on website: https://maxutmost.com/Maximum Utcast's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwavMaximum Utmost's Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzuken

Currently Playing - 14 - The Warriors with Beith

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 Warriors0:54:07 - Backlog Recap - Astro Bot1:08:54 - Backlog Challenge - King's Quest (2015)1:15:15 - Wrap Up/Plugs?Follow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialFollow the Podcast Feed on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialCheck out Maximum Utmost for written posts about videogames: https://maxutmost.com/Support the show on Patreon where you can get comic books written by Zoey and drawn by Jonathan: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Maximum Utcast - 03 - Crazy Artificial Dreams of Donkey Kong and Mina the Hollower

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, GA0:04:24 - Artificial Influencers0:09:47 - Kusoge: Crazy Frog Arcade Racer0:22:47 - Cozy Games0:25:52 - Exploring Nostalgia of the Present and Future with Shy Fox0:28:41 - Kusoge 2: Dream Mix TV World Fighters0:41:28 - Donkey Kong Bananza End Game0:54:00 - Impressions of the Demo for Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales1:01:05 - Mina the Hollower Demo Impressions1:22:04 - More Thoughts on Dream Mix TV World Fighters + Freestyle Games Chat1:30:32 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:38:19 - Bonus Rugrats ChatFollow Shy Fox's Podcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fixyourheartpod.bsky.socialCheck out his podcast, "Fix Your Heart or Die" about Twin Peaks and David Lynch stuff with many familiar voices stopping by as guests: https://open.spotify.com/show/5stt5kNgqOKhlPs4jh7UoU?si=4b77a7618a364adeFollow Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialFollow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialFollow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialVisit Maximum Utmost: https://maxutmost.com/Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav