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

  • WOFF 411 Preview: DOOM Eternal

    Episode  |  September 21st, 2023  |  59 mins 28 secs

    The 2020 followup to the 2016 mega-hit reboot of DOOM was, like many things in 2020, divisive. It's a fascinating evolution of the DOOM franchise, nevertheless!

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    410: Pokemon Trading Card Game

    Episode  |  September 14th, 2023  |  1 hr 48 mins

    It's like your favorite physical toy! But digital, and you can take it to school! Oh, wait, no, the teacher confiscated that too.

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    409: Aria of Sorrow

    Episode  |  September 7th, 2023  |  1 hr 48 mins

    Wait a second... Symphony... Aria... Harmony... those are all music terms! I've solved the code!

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    We Won't Be at PRGE 2023

    Episode  |  September 4th, 2023  |  13 mins 49 secs

  • WOFF Dispatch: Cutscenes

    Episode  |  August 31st, 2023  |  1 hr 44 mins

    And how does one cut a scene, exactly? With scissors? How preposterous.

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    WOFF 408 Preview: Lisa: The Painful

    Episode  |  August 24th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins

    This one is not for the faint of heart. This sadistic JRPG attempts to portray a dark, humorous world where your resources are constantly at risk of being taken from you.

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    407: Dragon Quest IV (Part 2)

    Episode  |  August 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 55 mins

    Boy, I wonder if they're gonna defeat the evil.

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    406: Dragon Quest IV (Part 1)

    Episode  |  August 10th, 2023  |  2 hrs 20 mins

    Aye, verily it is time for the fourth Quest of the Dragon.

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    405: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

    Episode  |  August 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 43 mins

    A game so funny it decides to tell you where to laugh.

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    WOFF Dispatch: Getting Into CRPGs

    Episode  |  July 27th, 2023  |  2 hrs 5 mins

    CRPGs. They're dense, they're chunky. How do I fit myself into one?

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    WOFF 404 Preview: Cadence of Hyrule

    Episode  |  July 20th, 2023  |  49 mins 21 secs

    Come on, everybody! Zelda to the beat!

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    403: Jak II

    Episode  |  July 13th, 2023  |  2 hrs 32 mins

    I have played more Jak II than you could possibly imagine, little man.