Watch Out for Fireballs!

A game club podcast.

About the show

Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast that covers video games from every era, from retro to newer releases, indie to AAA. Each week we dive deep into the game's mechanics and narrative to figure out what works and what doesn't. Hosted by Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross, this show has been going since 2011. New episodes every Thursday. For full versions of our premium episodes, back us at patreon.com/duckfeedtv!

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Dispatch: Escapism

    Episode  |  July 30th, 2020  |  2 hrs 23 mins

    This week, we talk about escapism, and how turning to games to distract from the real world is sometimes healthy and necessary.

  • 284 Preview: Golf Games

    Episode  |  July 23rd, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins

    This weirdo episode talks about a smattering of old and new golf games. The full episode then goes onto discuss Mario Golf Advance Tour. Join us on patreon to hear the whole shebang!

  • 283: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Part 2)

    Episode  |  July 16th, 2020  |  2 hrs 51 mins

    They say we're all fools and we don't understand.

  • 282: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Part 1)

    Episode  |  July 9th, 2020  |  2 hrs 36 mins

    This wildly ambitious port of a wildly ambitious SNES game features a lot of our favorite concepts and creators. Can it stand up to the gigantic shadow cast by Final Fantasy Tactics?

  • 281: Hitman 2 (2018)

    Episode  |  July 2nd, 2020  |  2 hrs 38 mins

    There's a problem with the toilet... AGAIN.

  • Dispatch: Solved Meta

    Episode  |  June 25th, 2020  |  1 hr 57 mins

    Kole and Gary answer your prompts and questions, read your responses to June's games, and discuss the menace of solved meta and how it keeps us away from multiplayer gaming.

  • 280 Preview: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

    Episode  |  June 18th, 2020  |  50 mins 47 secs

    The end of a long line.

  • 279: Crash Bandicoot 2

    Episode  |  June 11th, 2020  |  1 hr 57 mins

    Thank you SindrElf!

    Gary and Kole take a stilted perspective walk down memory lane, towards the camera for some reason.

  • 278: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

    Episode  |  June 5th, 2020  |  3 hrs 23 mins

    A journey of a thousand miles begins with a little bit more focus than this has?

  • Dispatch: Taking Control

    Episode  |  May 28th, 2020  |  2 hrs 36 mins

    Kole and Gary answer your questions, discuss when it's appropriate to take control away from the player, and read your responses to May's games. Also, we announce June's lineup at the end!

  • 277 Preview: Resident Evil 3 (2020)

    Episode  |  May 21st, 2020  |  49 mins 46 secs

    Welcome back to Raccoon City.

  • 276: Celeste

    Episode  |  May 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 57 mins

    Special thanks to Neasa!

    Kole and Gary surmount one of the most critically acclaimed indies in recent memory. This masocore platformer has tons of heart, some hidden, and extremely precise gamefeel that make it two great tastes. Do they taste great together? Find out.