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
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271: Luigi's Mansion
Episode | April 2nd, 2020 | 1 hr 49 mins
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Gary and Kole turn out the lights and get cute-spooky with the forgotten Mario Brother. This charming, bite sized adventure oozes with polish and though it was unfairly maligned in its day, it was way ahead of its time. Take a listen!
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Dispatch: Remakes
Episode | March 26th, 2020 | 2 hrs 8 mins
What makes good remakes good, and bad remakes bad?
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270 Preview: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
Episode | March 19th, 2020 | 1 hr 44 mins
There are really two Ocarina of Times. The one that came out in 1998 that's undeniably groundbreaking and an aesthetic triumph, and the one that you can play in 2020 that has a lot of ups and downs. We give this sacred cow an honest evaluation in this episode.
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Adaptation Decay 24: Carmen Sandiego (Quarantine Pack)
Episode | March 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 30 mins
Double Trouble has stolen another fuckin' quarry.
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WOFF! 227: Bioshock Infinite (Quarantine Pack)
Episode | March 17th, 2020 | 4 hrs 4 mins
Let the circle be broken.
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Exquisite Suffering 74: Dilbert's Desktop Games (Quarantine Pack)
Episode | March 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
I'll come clean with you. If you know who Scott Adams is, and you know our general outlook on things, you can probably guess where this episode goes.
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Unfilmable 4: From Beyond (Quarantine Pack)
Episode | March 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
Let's get ready to horny!
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269: Axiom Verge
Episode | March 12th, 2020 | 2 hrs 35 mins
Metroidvanias are pretty common, but games that aim to ape the original Metroid are few and far between.
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268: Valdis Story
Episode | March 5th, 2020 | 2 hrs 54 mins
Kole and Gary go deep into the Abyss on Valdis Story, a kickstarter character action/metroidvania hybrid. It's got ups, it's got downs, and we discuss em all. Thank you to Terra Parker for sponsoring this episode!
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Dispatch: Hours to Dollars
Episode | February 27th, 2020 | 1 hr 59 mins
We talk about what makes a game worth it.
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267 Preview: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Episode | February 20th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
They do not come in peace.