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This week Trees and Fred struggle with adulting.

• 2:30 - Trees' Week
• 48:00 - Fred's Week
• 1:27:00 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:41:00 - The Plucky Squire
• 1:51:30 - Star Truckers
• 2:05:15 - Marvel Snap
• 2:07:00 - PS5 Pro Update
• 2:22:00 - Banishers
• 2:39:00 - Magic Discussion (Arena/Assassin's Creed card set)
• 3:08:00 - Astro-bot
• 3:12:30 - Haunted Castle Revisited

After a week off our hosts return to Fred seeing a lot of theatrical entertainment and Trees assists in a fundraising event.

• 25:30 - Fred's Week
• 43:15 - Trees' Week
• 1:04:30 - MtG Arena
• 1:43:45 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:49:45 - Epic Mickey Rebrushed Demo
• 1:58:00 - Banishers
• 2:08:15 - Princess Peach Showtime!
• 2:18:30 - Titanfall 2
• 2:31:00 - Pacific Drive
• 2:47:15 - Marvel Snap

Fred and Trees weren't able to do an episode this week, so Fred broke down the news of the PS5 Pro and why it sits in such an odd spot this generation.

This week Trees celebrates a birthday while Fred goes mini golfing.

• 3:30 - Trees' Week
• 34:45 - Fred's Week
• 1:04:00 - Trees Gaming Dabble
• 1:09:00 - Snow Runners
• 1:21:45 - System Shock
• 1:39:15 - Marvel Snap
• 1:54:00 - MtG Arena
• 2:01:30 - Banishers: New Eden
• 2:15:45 - Fortnite Minute
• 2:27:00 - Astro Bot

This week Fred goes to a pool party while Trees hosts a birthday party.

• 3:00 - Fred's Week
• 35:45 - Trees' Week
• 1:07:00 - MtG Arena
• 1:15:00 - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
• 1:31:45 - Banishers: Ghost of New Eden
• 1:49:30 - Doom: Sigil
• 1:56:15 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• 2:17:45 - Epic Mickey Rebrushed Demo
• 2:28:30 - Marvel Snap

This week Trees goes to sports while Fred goes to Retro KC.

• 7:45 - Trees' Week
• 1:15:30 - Fred's Week
• 2:23:45 - Myst VR
• 2:33:15 - Richman 11
• 2:40:30 - Spider-Man 2
• 2:48:45 - Marvel Snap
• 2:50:15 - MtG Arena
• 2:54:30 - Fortnite
• 3:04:15 - Banishers

This week Fred didn't love Alien Romulus while Trees gets tested.

• 2:45 - Fred's Week
• 35:30 - Trees' Week
• 1:01:30 - Fred's Week, Part 2
• 1:16:45 - MtG Arena
• 1:22:45 - Doom I + II
• 1:27:00 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
• 1:50:45 - Fortnite
• 2:12:00 - Marvel Snap
• 2:14:45 - Dredge
• 2:28:45 - Bolatro

This week Trees has too much at a charity event while Fred has too much hosting a Rock Band party.

• 2:30 - Trees' Week
• 29:45 - Fred's Week
• 1:07:00 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:11:30 - EA Sports FC 24
• 1:12:15 - Call of Duty
• 1:15:30 - Titanfall 2
• 1:21:45 - Diablo IV
• 1:33:30 - Marvel Snap!
• 1:51:30 - Fable Anniversary
• 2:00:00 - MtG Arena
• 2:12:00 - Super Mario Wonder

This week Fred is out and about while Trees enjoys an at-home weekend.

• 3:30 - Fred's Week
• 35:00 - Trees' Week
• 1:01:15 - Romhacking.net closure
• 1:03:30 - Fable
• 1:10:00 - Super Mario Wonder
• 1:19:00 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:31:30 - House Flipper 2
• 1:35:45 - Marvel Snap!
• 1:43:45 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

This week Trees has a super busy weekend while Fred has a super chill one.

• 2:15 - Trees' Week
• 44:30 - Fred's Week
• 1:29:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:31:15 - Marvel Snap!
• 1:40:45 - House Flipper 2
• 2:06:15 - Final Fantasy XVI
• 2:32:00 - MtG Arena
• 2:41:00 - The Punisher Arcade/NES
• 2:48:00 - Killzone
• 2:52:00 - Fable Anniversary

The boys are back in town and talking vacations.

• 3:15 - Fred's Week
• 58:30 - Trees' Week
• 1:23:30 - Dead Cells
• 1:28:30 - Final Fantasy XVI
• 1:40:15 - Hard Space Ship Breaker
• 1:43:30 - Bolatro
• 1:45:30 - No Mans Sky
• 1:50:15 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:55:30 - Stellar Blade

This week Fred is on vacation and Trees flies solo with a show recorded on his vacation at the cabin.

Trees is on vacation so Fred takes the time to talk retro, news, and take listener questions.

This week Trees sets up the cabin and Fred notices he's in the Bible Belt.

• 3:00 - Trees' Week
• 52:00 - Fred's Week
• 1:02:00 - Meta Quest 2
• 1:16:30 - Balatro
• 1:24:15 - Marvel Snap!
• 1:43:00 - Midway Arcade Treasures
• 2:05:00 - RE 4 Remake
• 2:18:15 - Final Fantasy XVI

This week Trees heads to the beach while Fred fights the heat.

• 8:00 - Fred's Week
• 32:00 - Trees' Week
• 1:13:00 - MTG Arena
• 1:21:45 - Jusant
• 1:47:00 - Final Fantasy XVI
• 2:09:30 - Stellar Blade
• 2:17:45 - Fortnite Minute
• 2:31:00 - Metal Slug Tactics
• 2:38:15 - Bolatro

This week the boys celebrate Father's Day.

• 1:30 - Trees' Week
• 25:45 - Fred's Week
• 46:00 - Ubisoft
• 1:07:00 - Stellar Blade
• 1:17:00 - Sand Land
• 1:19:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:25:45 - Marvel Snap
• 1:40:45 - MtG Arena
• 1:48:00 - FF XVI
• 1:57:00 - Trepang2
• 2:05:15 - Alan Wake 2 - Night Springs DLC

This week Fred marches in the pride parade while Trees visits a rodeo. Oh, and there's a lot of video game talk.

• 7:45 - Fred's Week
• 16:30 - Trees' Week
• 60:00 - Playstation State of Play
• 1:48:15 - Xbox Showcase
• 2:50:30 - Stellar Blade
• 3:01:25- Heavenly Sword
• 3:02:30 - Astrobot DLC
• 3:03:30 - Trepang2

This week Trees combines gambling with auctions while Fred goes to a theme park.

• 12:45 - Trees' Week
• 43:30 - Fred's Week
• 1:12:00 - Stellar Blade
• 1:17:45 - Xdefiant
• 1:28:30 - Call of Duty Check-in
• 1:29:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:33:45 - Marvel Snap
• 1:37:45 - Sand Land
• 1:52:15 - MtG Arena
• 1:58:45 - Final Fantasy XVI
• 2:12:00 - Heavenly Sword
• 2:34:00 - Trepang2

This week Fred and Trees share busy holiday weekends and a bit of gaming.

• 7:15 - Fred's Week
• 40:30 - Trees' Week
• 59:00 - Final Fantasy XVI
• 1:04:00 - Hellblade II: Senua's Saga
• 1:56:00 - Fortnite Minute
• 2:10:30 - Marvel Snap
• 2:15:15 - Xdefiant

This week Trees gets a questionable package and Fred fixes something.

• 4:00 - Trees' Week
• 47:30 - Fred's Week
• 1:10:00 - Modern Warfare III Zombies
• 1:13:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:20:30 - Stellar Blade
• 1:29:00 - Taxi Life
• 1:44:00 - Alone in the Dark
• 1:47:15 - Video Game Purchases
• 1:00:00 - TMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
• 2:08:30 - Final Fantasy XVI

This week we give a big shout out to all the mommy's in the room.

• 3:45 - Fred's Week
• 28:00 - Trees' Week
• 53:30 - Video Game Industry Chat
• 2:06:30 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• 2:18:30 - Burnout Revenge
• 2:23:15 - Alone in the Dark (2024)
• 2:32:00 - Modern Warfare III Zombies (Co-Op)
• 2:37:00 - Vader Immortal: Episode 1
• 2:49:30 - Stellar Blade
• 3:01:30 - Taxi Life

This week Trees struggles with life while Fred has a hybrid day.

• 5:30 - Trees' Week
• 28:45 - Fred's Week
• 1:01:30 - Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
• 1:05:15 - Cyberpunk 2077 (spoilers 1:08:15)
• 1:15:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:17:15 - Modern Warfare III Zombies
• 1:22:30 - Stellar Blade
• 1:44:15 - Marvel Snap
• 1:45:30 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• 2:08:30 - Burnout: Revenge (360)
• 2:16:40 - Jurassic World Aftermath Collection (VR)
• 2:18:00 - Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (VR)

This week the hosts lay low, but get in some good gaming!

• 4:00 - Fred's Week
• 40:00 - Trees' Week
• 1:07:00 - Positive GameStop Story/May The Forth Sale
• 1:29:00 - Jurassic World Aftermath Collection
• 1:40:30 - Evil West
• 1:42:30 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• 1:56:45 - Alone in the Dark (2024)
• 2:04:00 - Fortnite Minute
• 2:09:00 - Cyberpunk 2077
• 2:22:45 - Welcome to Paradize
• 2:36:15 - Red Matter

Trees talks pops while Fred talks about little.

• 6:15 - Trees' Week
• 36:15 - Fred's Week
• 1:04:45 - Modern Warfare III Zombies
• 1:11:30 - Meta Quest 2
• 1:16:00 - Blade and Sorcery
• 1:25:00 - Red Matter
• 1:31:45 - Superhot VR
• 1:39:00 - Moss
• 1:43:15 - Tetris Effect Connected
• 1:44:00 - Jurassic Park Aftermath
• 1:45:45 - VR Animation Studio
• 1:47:45 - Vegas Infinity Casino
• 2:07:30 - Fruit Ninja
• 2:09:15 - Zen Pinball 2 VR
• 2:19:30 - PC Engine CD
• 2:24:30 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

This week Fred's falling apart and Trees sees Godzilla x Kong with his son.

• 2:30 - Fred's Week
• 21:00 - Trees' Week
• 1:01:15 - Mass Effect: The Complete Comic TPB
• 1:07:40 - Dragons Dogma 2
• 1:20:30 - Retro Talk
• 1:50:45 - A Little to the Left/Fortnite Minute
• 1:51:15 - Modern Warfare III Zombies
• 1:56:40 - The Invincible
• 1:59:45 - Meta Quest 2

This week Trees gets in new Funkos and Fred has an anniversary party.

• 9:30 - Trees' Week
• 26:00 - Fred's Week
• 50:15 - Cyberpunk 2077
• 59:00 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:04:00 - Marvel Snap
• 1:13:15 - The Invincible
• 1:19:45 - Stellar Blade Demo
• 2:17:00 - Modern Warfare III
• 2:50:30 - Honorable Mentions

This week Fred and Trees talk about their Easter festivities and 200 episodes! Also the show now comes out on Tuesdays at 9:00 am Eastern.

• 4:00 - Fred's Week
• 37:30 - Trees' Week
• 49:45 - Hogwarts Legacy
• 1:01:30 - Dragons Dogma 2
• 1:26:15 - Evil West
• 1:36:30 - Stranded Deep
• 1:45:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:51:00 - Modern Warfare III (Zombies)
• 2:05:30 - Cyberpunk 2077

This week Trees gets sick and Fred explores Ali Express.

• 1:30 - Trees' Week
• 25:30 - Fred's Week
• 1:17:00 - Way of the Hunter
• 1:23:45 - Taxi Life/Hotel Simulator
• 1:41:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:43:00 - Modern Warfare III - Zombies
• 1:56:45 - Cyberpunk 2077
• 2:21:00 - Wanted: Raccoon
• 2:27:15 - MtG Arena
• 2:43:30 - Hogwarts Legacy

Fred started a movie podcast for you to check out! This is a preview of episode 1, no other episodes will be on this feed. You can find the official site here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/films-with-fred and the RSS here: https://anchor.fm/s/f420c69c/podcast/rss Please share if you enjoy!

Welcome to the new podcast. In this initial episode, I discuss the context for how we discuss film, my movie watching background, my personal background, and wrap up with my first two movies: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) and Sting (2024).

• 00:00 - What is this Show?
• 15:35 - About Me
• 28:07 - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• 48:55 - Sting

This week Trees gets his calling while Fred watches a bunch of movies.

• 18:15 - Fred's Week
• 44:30 - Trees' Week
• 1:14:00 - Plex Server to NAS
• 1:35:15 - Double Dragon Gaiden
• 1:45:30 - Ratchet and Clank (2016)
• 1:52:30 - Hogwart's Legacy
• 2:12:00 - Fortnite Minute
• 2:18:15 - Modern Warfare III (Zombies)
• 2:24:00 - Pacific Drive
• 2:31:15 - Way of the Hunter

This week the boys get some "me" time.

• 1:00 - Trees' Week
• 15:45 - Fred's Week
• 48:00 - Modern Warfare III
• 55:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:15:00 - Pacific Drive
• 1:54:30 - Hogwart's Legacy
• 2:00:00 - Pharaonic
• 2:07:45 - Double Dragon Trilogy/Double Dragon Gaiden

This week Fred sees Dune 2 (twice!) and Trees...had a light week.

• 3:30 - Fred's Week
• 28:30 - Trees' Week
• 42:45 - Ratchet & Clank (2002)
• 49:30 - Pharaonic
• 52:00 - Heavy Rain
• 57:30 - Pocket Card Jockey Ride On!
• 1:11:15 - A Little to the Left
• 1:15:00 - Modern Warfare III
• 1:22:00 - Cyberpunk 2077
• 1:40:00 - Madden '24
• 1:50:00 - Flashback 2

This week is about laying low and playing with AI.

• 10:00 - Trees' Week
• 39:00 - Fred's Week
• 1:17:00 - Cyberpunk 2077
• 1:28:00 - Modern Warfare III
• 1:38:30 - A Little to the Left
• 1:44:30 - Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!
• 2:07:00 - Hogwarts Legacy
• 2:14:45 - Ratchet & Clank (2002)
• 2:29:30 - Pharaonic

This week Fred goes to a concert while Trees goes to a hockey game.

• 1:30 - Fred's Week
• 30:30 - Trees' Week
• 59:45 - Chuwi PCs
• 1:06:00 - MtG Arena - Murders at Karlov Manor
• 1:10:00 - Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
• 1:31:00 - Ratchet & Clank
• 1:34:00 - Hogwart's Legacy
• 1:59:00 - Cyberpunk 2077
• 2:06:30 - House Flipper
• 2:16:00 - Foam Stars

This week is all about Super Bowl LVIII

• 5:30 - Trees' Week
• 26:45 - Fred's Week
• 1:25:00 - Cyberpunk 2077
• 1:46:00 - Survivor: Castaway Island
• 2:05:00 - Monster World IV
• 2:13:00 - Ratchet & Clank
• 2:18:30 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2

This week Fred sees Argylle while Trees calls the fire department.

• 1:30 - Fred's Week
• 28:30 - Trees' Week
• 54:15 - Tengai Makyo Ziria
• 58:45 - Monster World IV
• 1:09:45 - Silent Hill: The Short Message
• 1:30:00 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• 1:46:15 - Modern Warfare III
• 2:06:00 - Palworld
• 2:11:00 - Cyberpunk 2077

This week is largely about football...and games!

• 3:00 - Trees' Week
• 25:30 - Fred's Week
• 49:00 - Call of Duty Minute (Modern Warfare III Zombies)
• 1:05:30 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• 1:20:30 - Super Bomberman R2
• 1:31:00 - Trine 2
• 1:33:00 - Books (Britney Spears, Power-up, Spider-Man omnibus)
• 1:45:00 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

This week Fred says goodbye to an old friend and Trees takes a tumble.

• 4:15 - Fred's Week
• 36:00 - Trees' Week
• 1:01:15 - Trine 2: Complete Edition
• 1:08:45 - Tengai Makyo - Ziria
• 1:11:30 - Spider-Man 2
• 1:27:45 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• 1:44:00 - CMS 2021
• 1:48:30 - Call of Duty Minute (Modern Warfare III Zombies)
• 2:06:00 - Resident Evil 2 Remake

Trees and Fred actually each have a team they care about in the NFL playoffs!

• 4:00 - Trees' Week
• 26:15 - Fred's Week
• 52:15 - Fortnite Minute
• 53:00 - Modern Warfare 3 (Zombies Mode)
• 1:10:45 - 8 Doors: Arums Afterlife Adventure
• 1:18:45 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• 1:37:15 - Saint's Row
• 1:41:00 - Spider-Man 2
• 1:42:00 - Tengai Makyou - Ziria (Far East of Eden)
• 1:45:15 - Bullet Witch/Aliens: Colonial Marines
• 1:56:30 - Trine 2: Complete Edition

This week Fred and Trees enjoy a night out.

• 4:45 - Fred's Week
• 25:45 - Trees' Week
• 45:45 - Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
• 54:00 - Saint's Row (2022)
• 1:11:30 - Modern Warfare 3
• 1:18:30 - Fortnite
• 1:20:15 - Fall Guys
• 1:25:15 - Spider-Man 2

This week Fred and Trees reminisce on the holidays.

• 4:30 - Trees' Week
• 53:00 - Fred's Week
• 1:25:30 - Spider-Man 2
• 1:29:15 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
• 1:50:00 - Super Mario Wonder
• 1:55:15 - Ebenezer and the Invisible World
• 2:00:30 - Saint's Row (2022)
• 2:10:45 - Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

In this bonus episode, Fred reflects on 2023 in gaming and addresses your questions.

This week both Fred and Trees get into the holiday spirit with some parties.

• 6:30 - Fred's Week
• 31:45 - Trees' Week
• 1:00:00 - Castlevania: Nocturne
• 1:05:00 - Dumb Money
• 1:15:00 - Saint's Row (2022)
• 1:24:45 - Ebenezer and the Invisible World
• 1:29:00 - Skull and Bones Closed Beta
• 1:49:15 - Under My Waves
• 1:50:15 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:51:00 - Modern Warfare III Zombies
• 2:02:15 - While the Iron's Hot

This week we bypass our weekly events to discuss The Game Awards announcements. Then we get to what we've been playing.

• 4:00 - The Game Awards
• 1:10:00 - Windwaker
• 1:17:45 - Spider-Man 2
• 1:18:30 - Goonies (NES)
• 1:23:30 - Saint's Row (2022)
• 1:29:00 - Modern Warfare III
• 1:35:15 - Fortnite Updates and New Game Modes (Festival, Rocket Racing, and Lego)

This week Trees goes to a kid's party while Fred hits up the KC Retro Convention.

• 2:00 - Trees' Week
• 17:00 - Fred's Week
• 1:04:00 - Madden 23
• 1:09:30 - Modern Warfare III
• 1:17:45 - Under the Waves
• 1:21:00 - Anbernic RG35XX
• 1:41:00 - Red Faction II
• 1:44:30 - Windwaker
• 2:14:30 - Spider-Man 2

Note: The podcast Fred references that he was recently on was the Geeks Gone Raw podcast with Crucial Chase and Bluemanrule, specifically episode 7. Check them out!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/27q8lFu3g4xQ4NtN8ZxUX4

This week the holidays are in full swing at both hosts' houses.

• 2:30 - Fred's Week
• 39:30 - Trees' Week
• 1:08:00 - Robocop: Rogue City
• 1:17:00 - Seirei Senshi Spriggan, Renegade (NES), Double Dragon (NES), Contra (NES), Red Faction II
• 1:39:30 - Legend of Zelda: Windwaker
• 1:59:15 - Madden 23
• 2:08:00 - Modern Warfare III
• 2:23:00 - Under the Waves
• 2:39:30 - CMS 2021, New DLC

This week Trees takes it easy while Fred makes a scene.

• 4:15 - Trees' Week
• 24:00 - Fred's Week
• 1:00:30 - Teardown
• 1:15:30 - Modern Warfare III
• 1:40:00 - Alan Wake 2
• 1:55:30 - Ninja Gaiden (NES)
• 2:00:30 - Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil/Lost Episode

This week includes anniversaries, cheerleading, and a hot debate.

• 6:00 - Fred's Week
• 27:45 - Trees' Week
• 46:30 - Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
• 51:00 - Robocop: Rogue City
• 1:06:30 - Alan Wake II
• 1:21:45 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:22:45 - Armored Core VI
• 1:25:30 - Disco Elisium
• 1:31:30 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

This week Fred and Trees share their Halloween stories and weekend activities.

• 16:30 - Trees' Week
• 44:00 - Fred's Week
• 1:32:30 - Modern Warfare III
• 1:38:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 1:41:30 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
• 2:05:00 - Alan Wake 2
• 2:38:00 - Robocop: Rogue City

This week the guys didn't do much, but there's plenty to talk about.

• 18:00 - Fred's Week
• 36:30 - Trees' Week
• 1:06:45 - Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
• 1:16:00 - Alan Wake 2
• 2:12:30 - Fortnite Minute
• 2:15:30 - Police Officer Simulator
• 2:26:45 - Call of Duty Warzone