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

  • 452: Stasis: Bone Totem

    Episode  |  October 3rd, 2024  |  2 hrs 29 mins

    Oh, what ridiculous adventures are Mac and Charlie getting into this time? Down at the bottom of the ocean, there are ships to salvage and eldritch monstrosities to gaze upon. Join us as we take a journey down, deep, deep into the sea.

  • WOFF Dispatch: Oops All Questions 5

    Episode  |  September 26th, 2024  |  1 hr 58 mins

    We had so many questions we wanted to get to, we spilled them again. Let's do our best!

  • WOFF 451 Preview: Fable II

    Episode  |  September 19th, 2024  |  1 hr 20 mins

    Fable is the story... nay, the legend of Peter Molyneux and his ability to sell a pocket full of dreams. Does Fable stack up the great RPGs of it's day? Short answer, no.

  • 450: City of Heroes

    Episode  |  September 12th, 2024  |  2 hrs 19 mins

    Wouldn't it be nice to run around and pretend like you had the superpowers you always read about in comic books? City of Heroes takes the pen and paper daydreams of children and translates them to a much-beloved cult MMO. Does it stand the test of time? Or are you better off just fucking around with the character creator?

  • 449: Super Bomberman 2

    Episode  |  September 5th, 2024  |  1 hr 7 mins

    Bomberman is simple, and Bomberman is forever… even if his heyday as the mainstay of multiplayer party games is mostly in the past. This week’s episode is a look at the series as a whole, with particular attention toward Super Bomberman 2, the height of the series on SNES. This episode will self destruct after you listen to it.

  • WOFF Dispatch August 2024

    Episode  |  August 29th, 2024  |  2 hrs 4 mins

    Games. Do they teach you things? What do they teach you? Let's find out.

  • WOFF 448 Preview: Illusion of Gaia

    Episode  |  August 22nd, 2024  |  35 mins 50 secs

    The final game of the epic Quintet Quartet.

  • 447: XCOM 2: War of the Chosen (Part 2)

    Episode  |  August 15th, 2024  |  1 hr 58 mins

    You missed.

  • 446: XCOM 2: War of the Chosen (Part 1)

    Episode  |  August 9th, 2024  |  1 hr 42 mins

    You have a 95% chance to enjoy this episode.

  • 445: Super Baseball 2020

    Episode  |  August 1st, 2024  |  1 hr 42 secs

    This strange baseball game gives us a very loose and runny WOFF. More of a desert WOFF, if you will.

  • WOFF Dispatch: Gaming Ineffables

    Episode  |  July 25th, 2024  |  2 hrs 10 mins

    It is indescribable, unfortunately.

  • WOFF 444 Preview: Quake

    Episode  |  July 18th, 2024  |  50 mins 25 secs

    Let's just do something with rocket launchers again.