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The hosts try not to lose their heads in Dead Cells (Motion Twin, 2018, PC / Mac / Linux / Switch / PS4 / Xbox One / iOS / Android)

Our theme song is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠String Quartet No. 1 composed by Colleen Fraser⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Duos Duet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

⁠⁠We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠https://youtu.be/6zfRlCXU-ck if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠google doc with our personal stack ranks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #deadcells #roguelite

The hosts wake up and choose violence in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (ArtPlay, 2019, PC / Switch / PS4 / Xbox One / iOS / Android)

Our theme song is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠String Quartet No. 1 composed by Colleen Fraser⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Duos Duet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

⁠⁠We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/z4WEnxGuadY⁠⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the ⁠⁠⁠⁠google doc with our personal stack ranks⁠⁠⁠⁠.

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #bloodstained #bloodstainedrotn

The hosts circle-strafe to victory in Minishoot' Adventures (SoulGame Studios, 2024, PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch)

Our theme song is ⁠⁠⁠⁠String Quartet No. 1 composed by Colleen Fraser⁠⁠⁠⁠ and performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Duos Duet⁠⁠⁠⁠.

⁠We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/n77cl7l7xdo⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the ⁠⁠⁠google doc with our personal stack ranks⁠⁠⁠.

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #minishootadventures

The hosts wish they'd never taken that excursion around the bay in MIO: Memories in Orbit (Douze Dixièmes, 2026, PC, Nintendo Switch 1/2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)

Our theme song is ⁠⁠⁠String Quartet No. 1 composed by Colleen Fraser⁠⁠⁠ and performed by ⁠⁠⁠Duos Duet⁠⁠⁠.

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/mTw0a0XQ-FQ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the ⁠⁠google doc with our personal stack ranks⁠⁠.

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #mio

The hosts make dubious decisions in Shantae: Risky's Revenge (WayForward, 2010, DSi / iOS / PC / PS4 / PS5 / WiiU / Nintendo Switch)

Our theme song is ⁠⁠String Quartet No. 1 composed by Colleen Fraser⁠⁠ and performed by ⁠⁠Duos Duet⁠⁠.

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠⁠⁠https://youtu⁠.be/AYkTmX6QKJY⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the ⁠google doc with our personal stack ranks⁠.

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #shantae

The hosts burst everyone's bubbles about Milon's Secret Castle (Hudson Soft, 1986, NES / Game Boy)

Our theme song is ⁠String Quartet No. 1 composed by Colleen Fraser⁠ and performed by ⁠Duos Duet⁠.

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠https://youtu.be/AYkTmX6QKJY if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks.

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #milonsSecretCastle

The hosts make beautiful music together in Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores (Basti Games, 2025, PC).

Our theme song is String Quartet No. 1 composed by Colleen Fraser and performed by Duos Duet.

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/UPmYtPcvGZs if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #lonefungus2

The hosts do burnouts in the desert in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios, 2025, Switch 1 & 2)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/6vuJPxfMqV8⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠⁠⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #metroidprime #metroidprime4 #metroidprime4beyond

Dusting makes us feel good in Crypt Custodian (Kyle Thompson, 2024, PC / Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/jqPpdVTtA5I⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠⁠⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #cryptcustodian

The hosts spin a yarn in Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry, 2025, PC / Mac / Linux / Switch / Switch 2 / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠https://youtu.be/zezGVWBq3rU if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #silksong #hollowknight #hollowknightsilksong

The hosts start a brawl at a mothers' meeting in Super Metroid (Nintendo R&D1 & Intelligent Systems, 1994, SNES / Nintendo Switch)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/WZjGJaBZo0Y if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠⁠

The hosts gotta catch 'em all in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Konami, 2005, DS / Switch / PS5 / Xbox Series / PC).

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/j6tJyQaiKA4 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #castlevania #castlevaniadawnofsorrow #dawnofsorrow

The hosts let the cat out of the cradle with the silver spoon in Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (Pocket Trap, 2025, PC / PS4 / PS5 / Nintendo Switch / Xbox One / Xbox Series)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/fg-QMrCTkr8⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #yoyobat #PipistrelloandtheCursedYoyo

The hosts get lost down memory lane in Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons (Unepic Fran, 2024, PC / Nintendo Switch / MSX)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/qG2x9-ji0Pc⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #PampasAndSelene

The hosts embrace the Tao in Nine Sols (Red Candle Games, 2024, PC / Mac / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/jodmMXP7rik if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #ninesols

The hosts chamber their anger and unload in Guns of Fury ( Gelato Games Limited, 2025, PC / Nintendo Switch)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠https://youtu.be/ytECk-4g-jQ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #gunsoffury

The hosts come together to reach a single conclusion about Metroid Fusion (Nintendo R&D1, 2002, Game Boy Advance)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/jOhOSXANqlk⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #metroidfusion

The hosts make a village to raise a child in Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist (Adglobe & Live Wire, 2025, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC). We're also on Youtube (audio only)!

This episode is at https://youtu.be/qhXfuwK8qd4⁠⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #endermagnolia #endermagnoliabloominthemist

The hosts are caught in a loop of endlessly talking about Owlboy (D-Pad Studio, 2016, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Linux)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/iLsau6oaIIU⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack⁠

#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #owlboy

The hosts purify themselves after their journey through ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (Adglobe & Live Wire, 2021, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch) We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/zmsKSKMdhDk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #enderlilies #enderliliesquietusoftheknights

The hosts walk straight into the dragon's maw in Wonderboy: The Dragon's Trap (Lizardcube, 2017, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One)

We're also on YouTube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/p0HxODm03tI if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #wonderboy

The hosts let off some steam in Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (Metamorphosis Games, 2024, PC) We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/x991-2jXoYE if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at ⁠https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #gestaltsteamandcinder

The hosts get matching tattoos in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (2008, Nintendo DS, Konami)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠https://youtu.be/bhl_eNDxVko if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #castlevania

The hosts unearth the fundamental truth at the heart of Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ Games, 2015, PC, OSX, Linux, PS Vita, PS4, WiiU, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch). We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/QODBTo8UiaU⁠⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #axiomverge

Time stands still while the hosts discuss Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft, 2024, Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠https://youtu.be/sieclYqnVCY if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts tug at the threads of destiny in Timespinner (Lunar Ray Games, 2018, PC / PS4 / PS Vita / Switch / Xbox One)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠https://youtu.be/9btAd9SQbbk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts play with schoolyard toys in Animal Well (Shared Memory, 2024, PC/ PS5 / Switch)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/IzV3eU3FPwY⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

#podcast #metroidvania #gaming #videogames #animalwell

The hosts try to form a symbiotic relationship in Rebel Transmute (Evan Tor Games, 2024, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One) We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/x74soKJxX7E if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. #podcast #metroidvania #gaming #blasphemous

The hosts flagellate themselves for the myriad sins they committed in Blasphemous (The Game Kitchen, 2019, PC, Switch, PS4, XBox One)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/uw43EPRdENk⁠ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. #podcast #metroidvania #gaming #blasphemous

The hosts search blindly in Absence of Light (Koala Symphony Studios, 2024, PC) Check out Koala Symphony's other work at https://www.youtube.com/@koala.symphony

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/v3quAGTkRpM ⁠if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts practice every religion all at once in Knytt Underground (Nifflas, 2012, PC / PS3 / PS Vita / WiiU). We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/C1Bp74GYOmw if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. #podcast #metroidvania #gaming #knytt #knyttUnderground

The hosts delve too deep and too greedily in Chasm (Bit Kid, Inc., 2018, PC / PS4 / PS Vita / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch). We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/mtFM0ay2X3U if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. #podcast #metroidvania #gaming #chasm

The hosts keep their virtue intact in Spelunker 2: Yūsha e no Chōsen / A Hero's Challenge (Now Production, 1987, NES).

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/UVYjyFKsZvI if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts let the cat out of the bag in Gato Roboto (Doinksoft, 2019, PC / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch).

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/K90U5PGS3tU if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts dress up and pretend they're pretty princesses in Pseudoregalia (rittzler, 2023, PC). We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/z7_oxRMYiVI if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts play with powerful magnets and smash rocks together in Islets (Kyle Thompson, 2022, Switch / PC / Xbox One / Xbox Series X & S)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/GJZ9X7Em9T4 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts betray their siblings to prove how much they love them in Rusted Moss (Faxdoc, Sunnydaze & Happy squared, 2023, PC)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/p_QUztrVQmY if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts loot an alien planet for cash in Brain Breaker (Hiroshi Ishikawa, 1985, Sharp X1) Thanks to longsun_zhao (translator) and leina (patch creator) from the romhacking.net forums for the English translation patch. You can find the English translation patch for yourself at https://www.mediafire.com/file/4wvmv3xd7vbzs2j/brainBreaker.zip/file We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/rEveX7CIlP8 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts shake their booty and turn into beasts in Shantae (Wayforward, 2002, Game Boy Color / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / PS5)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/aplUmqyYnw8 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts get drunk on fame and ruin a press conference in The Knight Witch (Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team, 2022, PC / Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/-x_sLrIvNn0 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts reflect on their experience in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (HAL Laboratory, 2004, Game Boy Advance)

The hosts dive deep to find out if it is in fact better down where it's wetter in Aquaria (Bit Blot, 2007, PC / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android) The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook episode referenced is an interview with Thomas Mahler and Gennadiy Korol of Moon Studios and can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQjBw2jnZc We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/cLlj5Yo4FGk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts reminisce about the good old times in Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (2020, Team Ladybug, PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S / Nintendo Switch)

The hosts read poetry written by AI in Haiku the Robot (Mister Morris Games, 2022, PC / Switch)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/udSUzUnKt1U ⁠⁠⁠if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment. #podcast #metroidvania #gaming #haikutherobot #videogames

The hosts experience digital déjà vu in Metroid (Nintendo, 1986, NES) and its remake Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo, 2004, Gameboy Advance)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/X8bfqGNzw0I if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts huff and puff up the stairs instead of using the elevator in Astalon: Tears of the Earth (LABS Works, 2021, PC / Xbox One / PS4 / Switch)

And for some reason make a lot of comparisons to Final Fantasy X.

Apologies for some bad audio near the beginning, we had to salvage what we could of Tom's audio when both redundant recordings had issues.

The hosts learn about the Birds and the Bears in Banjo-Tooie (2000, Rare Limited, N64).

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/MJtGBemECbg if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts accidentally commit infanticide trying to get their own children back in Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios, 2015, PC / Xbox One / Switch)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/BgJyi2o-QXY if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts lose sight of the big picture in Unsighted (Studio Pixel Punk, 2021, PC / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / Xbox One)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/TmoYnqD87Sk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.

The hosts get the whole family together to go dragon slaying in Legacy of the Wizard / Dragon Slayer 4: The Drasle Family (Nihon Falcom, 1987, MSX).

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK5RXvr4qAE if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.