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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · 2d

I can't explain it but this lineup is Brainlords energy.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 2d

Super NES - Nintendo Classics NSO titles added:

-Mario & Wario
-BUBSY in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
-FATAL FURY SPECIAL

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · 8d

Next episode we're talking Pokemon Questions! Does Game Freak deserve our ire or our pity? Answer in the form below please!
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Pokemon questions

This week we're discussing if Game Freak deserves our pity or our ire. Any questions/comments/stories are welcome but especially ones about your relationship with Game Freak and the Pokemon games.

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · 10d

Episode 18 is live! I mean it's one Bananza, Michael. What could it cost? $20?

Why are AAA games too expensive yet indie games are too cheap? We talk about how to game under hard times and recommend some incredible games that are 100% FREE.

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Two business slimes grimace at the price of Bananza. $80? No, it's actually $100 with the DLC.

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VoidBurger 𝑓 (AKA Jess) @voidburger.com · 17d

The link is weird, just go to patreon.com/voidburger and scroll down a tiny bit!!!

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · 23d

This week on Brainlords, remember the Switch? No, seriously it's been 8 years, remember? We're discussing we'll be nostalgic for in the year to come, whether it's emulating that commercial with the roof party or playing Animal Crossing during the P A N D E M I C.

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Two slimes play the switch together in joyous harmony. Brainlords episode 17 is live. What is Switch Nostalgia?

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Sep 3

New episode here!

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Explain the Silksong Hype for Me

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's another Wednesday and we have an extra relevant episode!

Do you wonder what the deal is with all the hubub surrounding Silksong? This week Kyle explains all to a nonplussed Jorge as we talk about its history, video game hype, and how Metroidvanias are doing as a genre.

Link below!

Episode 16 is live! Two video game slimes superimposed over Hornet and the Vessel from Hollow Knight fight. "Explain the Silksong Hype for Me?" Is adorned worth bootleg plushies, Zote the mighty, clowns and, perplexed gamers.

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Aug 20

Next episode we're talking about Switch Nostalgia! Tell us your favorite Switch Memories using the form below!

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Y'know maybe we were too hard on that switch commercial when they brought over the switch to a rooftop party, that sounds kinda nice.

Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Game Theories that Kill the Vibe ft. Voidburger

Brainlords: Video Games of the Mind · Episode

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Aug 20

This week's episode might have been a dream the whole time, ooooh~ scary~

Special guest @voidburger.com helps us discuss the most unhinged, off the rails game theories and why so many people are drawn to them.

Link below! Enter if ye dare!

Brainlords - Game Theories that Kill the Vibe featuring Voidburger. Two slimes dressed as the sixth sense characters amidst a background of spooky games.

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Aug 6

This week on Brainlords, get your hands on a hard...video game! We talk about how to balance challange with artistic vision, gamer rage, and what games have the *perfect* difficulty.

Check it out now!

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Two extremely muscular slimes surround a Yoshi with an equally powerful aura. The title reads: Brainlords episode 14 is live! Game difficulty as an art form.

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jul 31

We're taking questions for our next episode, Game Theories that Kill the Vibe ft @voidburger.com!

What do you have to say about video game theories, deeplore, or creepypasta? Tell us here:
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Brainlords Podcast Questionnaire

This week's episode is Game Theories that Kill the Vibe featuring Voidburger! Any questions welcome but we'll be talking about lore and game theories that have a life of their own.

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jul 23

Here at Brainlords we strive to find art in any creative endeavor even...
*winces*
...Liscensed Tim Allen video games.

New episode below!

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jul 23

This week on Brainlords we talk about The Simpsons, Goof Troop, Cup Noodles, Pepsi, Skittles, Monster Energy, 7up, Home Improvement, Coca-Cola, and Dole, gamings most iconic characters!

Find out why Tiny Toon games are so good but Looney Toons games are so bad! open.spotify.com/episode/3MiQ...

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jul 19

YT upload for our 10 Year Video Game Music retrospective episode is live! We do not beat the allegations: SOUNDTRACK: VIDEO GAME is in fact our favorite genre of music 💿

Game Music: 10 Years, 10 Soundtracks - BRAIN LORDS EP 12

YouTube video by Brain Lords Podcast

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jul 9

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Game Music: 10 Years 10 Soundtracks

Brainlords: Video Games of the Mind · Episode

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jul 9

New week new episode! We take our favorite game OSTs from the past decade and make the ultimate playlist. Is game music any less memorable than the 80s and 90s or are we just too scared of anything that isn't chiptune?

Link below!

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jul 8

Please check out Andrew's amazing new video on FFIX! we discussed 9 quite a bit in our Final Final Fantasy episode and you can tell Andrew has been cooking on these concepts for a while.

Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · Jul 8

Happy 25th Anniversary to Final Fantasy IX! I said I was gonna get this retrospective done on time, and by god I did it. Learn about how the game navigates themes of life and death, how the Hawaii studio was set up, and how the game's existence was leaked a year early! youtu.be/7a1jHvi2CJ8

The Final Fantasy IX Retrospective

YouTube video by Andrew Bluett

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jun 25

We really can't thank Andrew enough for both his expertise and also helping us make hot takes on the Final Fantasy minigames. Blitzball is underrated, Triple Triad is overrated, many people are typing. open.spotify.com/episode/3WfZ...

(Part 2) What if Each Final Fantasy was the *FINAL* Final Fantasy? Ft. Andrew Bluett

Brainlords: Video Games of the Mind · Episode

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just like FFX we're getting a sequel! This week we're joined by games documentarian @drubie.bsky.social to discuss what if Final Fantasies VII through X2 were each the *Final* Final Fantasies? Make sure you draw cast this podcast so you can junction it for later. Link below!

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our dear friend George released a new video about appreciating art. Especially art that might be a little strange, aka the best art!

Chairman George @superbunnyhop.bsky.social · Jun 23

A new Super Bunnyhop video! This one's not just about how my favorite weird indie game from last year is not just VERY easy to recommend to mass audiences, but also about how to climb the difficulty curve of enjoying poetry and surrealism.

Of course, it's JUDERO!

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Super Bunnyhop — Truth & Beauty & Indie Gaming (Aka:

Abstract artistic

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jun 11

As always thanks for listening, y'all. We make this for ourselves and hope that it speaks to people along the way.

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What if each Final Fantasy was the *FINAL* Final Fantasy? - Part 1

Brainlords: Video Games of the Mind · Episode

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jun 11

Heroes, we becon ye to listen to the new episode of Brainlords! The two fiends, Kyle and Jorge, discuss Final Fantasy 1-6 as though each were the FINAL game in the franchise.

Would 2 best the best FF if there were never a 3? Is the legacy of 7 secretly just what 6 was doing all along? Link below!

A slime and gooey select their job classes Black Mage and Fighter and look quite handsome on the process. What spoony bards!

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · Jun 11

On the next episodenof Brainlords well be discussing the legacy of Final Fantasy 7 through X-2 with special guest @drubie.bsky.social!

Any and all questions are welcome, but I can not and will not explain how the Junction System works. forms.gle/QFF3gW8uHw9u...

Brainlords Final Fantasy Mailbag

Next episode well be discussing the legacy of Final Fantasy 7 through 10-2. Any questions about FF are encouraged but anything about games and art is welcome.

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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · May 29

Most of the recent episode with @superbunnyhop.bsky.social was spent discussing deeply researched stories and heavy themes to better understand Hideo Kojima as an artist.

We also got a little distracted talking about Waterworld.

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