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.
Watch Out for Fireballs! on social media
Episodes and Blog Entries
-
Episode 30: Super Mario World
Episode | October 10th, 2012 | 1 hr 1 min
'90s, mario, platformer, snes
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and the attendees of the Portland Retro Games Expo talk about Super Mario World.
-
Episode 29: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Episode | October 3rd, 2012 | 2 hrs 6 mins
'90s, adventure, gabriel knight, pc
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross investigate Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers.
-
Extrasode: Maniac Mansion (Featuring Ron Gilbert)
Episode | September 26th, 2012 | 7 mins 58 secs
extrasode
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Ron Gilbert talk about bicycle safety, the way of the future, the horror of silence, and a little bit about Maniac Mansion.
-
Episode 28: Maniac Mansion (Featuring Ron Gilbert)
Episode | September 19th, 2012 | 1 hr 24 mins
'80s, adventure, developer interview, nes
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Ron Gilbert achieve critical mass regarding Maniac Mansion.
-
Extrasode: Anniversary
Episode | September 12th, 2012 | 17 mins 34 secs
extrasode
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Maniac Mansion, steak, PAX Casual Encounters, and a little bit about a year of doing this show.
-
Episode 27: Anniversary
Episode | September 5th, 2012 | 1 hr 59 mins
special
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross celebrate WOFF!’s anniversary by talking about bad old NES games, retraux games, and transient game experiences.
-
Extrasode: Earthbound (Part 2)
Episode | August 29th, 2012 | 16 mins 11 secs
extrasode
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about color in games, linearity, sarsparilla and a little bit about the second half of EarthBound.
-
Episode 26: Earthbound (Part 2)
Episode | August 22nd, 2012 | 2 hrs 1 min
'90s, jprg, snes
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross put their spirits into robots in order to gush about the end of EarthBound.
-
Extrasode: Earthbound (Part 1)
Episode | August 15th, 2012 | 22 mins 59 secs
extrasode
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about lockjaw, Gary’s distaste for Homestar Runner, more Breaking Bad spoilers, and a little bit about the first half of Earthbound.
-
Episode 25: Earthbound (Part 1)
Episode | August 8th, 2012 | 2 hrs 11 mins
'90s, jrpg, snes
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross get weird with the first half of EarthBound.
-
Extrasode: Sword of Mana
Episode | August 1st, 2012 | 34 mins 32 secs
extrasode
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about debauchery, random violence/tragedy, how fun it is to insult Kole, and a little bit about Sword of Mana.
-
Episode 24: Sword of Mana
Episode | July 25th, 2012 | 1 hr 52 mins
'00s, arpg, gba
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross lambast Sword of Mana.