Watch Out for Fireballs!

A retro and non-current games podcast

About the show

Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast, focused on retro and non-current games. Every week, we play a game in its entirety, then discuss its merits and flaws at length. Most episodes begin with a short sketch, and we're pretty liberal about keeping tangents in. But it ultimately comes down to: Why do we like (or dislike?) this game.

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Dispatch: Compulsive Gaming

    Episode  |  July 25th, 2019  |  2 hrs 6 mins

    We read lots of your questions, then your thoughts on the games for 3D Platformer month.

  • 243 Preview: Mirror's Edge

    Episode  |  July 18th, 2019  |  46 mins 5 secs

    Gary and Kole discuss the generalities of Mirror's Edge in this premium episode preview. Join us on Patreon for the whole shebang!

  • 242: Psychonauts

    Episode  |  July 11th, 2019  |  3 hrs 11 mins

    You'll want to like it.

  • 241: A Hat in Time

    Episode  |  July 4th, 2019  |  2 hrs 12 mins

    A Hat in Time possibly saves a genre?

  • Dispatch: Cinematic Games

    Episode  |  June 27th, 2019  |  2 hrs 11 mins

    Why is it bad when games try to be movies? And your thoughts on June's puzzle games.

  • 240: The Golden Age of Tetris

    Episode  |  June 20th, 2019  |  2 hrs 25 mins

    A history of the world's perfect game.

  • 239: The 7th Guest / The 11th Hour

    Episode  |  June 13th, 2019  |  2 hrs 45 mins

    A Stauf toy is a toy for life.

  • Save the Date: Duckfest 2019

    Episode  |  June 12th, 2019  |  6 mins

    August 31, 2019. Clinton Street Theater, Portland Oregon.

  • 238: Into the Breach

    Episode  |  June 6th, 2019  |  2 hrs 50 mins

    Over and over again.

  • Dispatch: Romance

    Episode  |  May 30th, 2019  |  2 hrs 2 mins

    We read your responses to May's games, and we talk about how AAA games get romance wrong.

  • 237 Preview: Hitman 2016 (Preview)

    Episode  |  May 23rd, 2019  |  1 hr 10 mins

    Probably the most glowingly positive we've been in years.

  • 236: Batman: Arkham City

    Episode  |  May 16th, 2019  |  3 hrs 7 mins

    Only you, and you alone.