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

  • 457: Balatro

    Episode  |  November 14th, 2024  |  1 hr 18 mins

    What's more universal than a deck of cards? Balatro takes the basic foundation of a game of poker and twists it into one of the most imaginative and engaging roguelikes this decade. Join us as we indulge in the wonderful design that make this game one of the best of the year, no contest.

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    456: Toonstruck

    Episode  |  November 7th, 2024  |  1 hr 26 mins

    Can you capture the magic of Who Framed Roger Rabbit in a point and click adventure game? Combing FMV and cartoon animation, Toonstruck plays with cartoon logic as it's main sense of humor. The game itself is somewhat jokefree, weirdly.

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    WOFF Dispatch: Worst WOFF! Games

    Episode  |  October 31st, 2024  |  1 hr 43 mins

    Let's travel down memory lane and explore some of greatest non-hits of the WOFF Catalog.

  • WOFF 455 Preview: Crow Country

    Episode  |  October 24th, 2024  |  33 mins 40 secs

    Who wouldn't want to explore the off-limits areas of an amusement park? Okay, what if I told you it was a haunted amusement park. Crow Country is a bite-sized dopamine capsule of a horror game. A wonderful showcase of what makes the genre fun. Run, don't walk, to play it.

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    454: Horror at the Arcades

    Episode  |  October 17th, 2024  |  1 hr 51 mins

    What terrifies the soul of man? Bright lights? Loud noises? Light gun games? Why not all three? Join us as we explore the horrors that game developers crafted to send chills down our spines in a bright room with lots of company.

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    453: The Last Door Season 1

    Episode  |  October 10th, 2024  |  1 hr 20 mins

    Tiny pixels, books that can only be read in the dark, crows! These are only some of ghoulish terrors that one may find in The Last Door - Season 1. Before Blasphemous, The Game Kitchen showed us their vision of a lo-fi point and click adventure game where we play the role of a Lovecraftian protagonist, poking at the corners of the world we do not yet understand. Join us, won't you?

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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?

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    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.

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    WOFF Dispatch: How Games Teach You to Play Them

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

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