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

  • Episode 17: Planescape: Torment (Part 1)

    Episode  |  April 18th, 2012  |  1 hr 53 mins
    '00s, pc, wrpg

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross convince iTunes to give birth to a podcast about the first half of Planescape: Torment. What can change the nature of a man? Well, being endlessly reincarnated and searching for the true nature of your own identity. Torment

  • Extrasode: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

    Episode  |  April 11th, 2012  |  32 mins 55 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross software updates, Emmanuelle, not missing Bart at all (BOH!).

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    Episode 16: Klonoa: The Door to Phantomile

    Episode  |  April 4th, 2012  |  1 hr 33 mins
    '90s, platformer, psx

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross get saccharine about Klonoa: Door to Phantomile. Klonoa nyaahs like a cat and is anime as hell. He’s also fated to save the world of dreams from Ghadius, who wants to unleash nightmares into the world. Is this cult classic o

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    Extrasode: Silent Hill 2

    Episode  |  March 28th, 2012  |  16 mins 44 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross gender benders, corn orbs, and survival-horror based crushes.

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    Episode 15: Silent Hill 2

    Episode  |  March 21st, 2012  |  2 hrs 4 mins
    '00s, ps2, silent hill, survival horror, xbox

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross leap into bottomless pits of effusive praise for Silent Hill 2.

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    Extrasode: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

    Episode  |  March 14th, 2012  |  21 mins 44 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss Action Castle, the blind, and GamePro.

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    Episode 14: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

    Episode  |  March 7th, 2012  |  1 hr 27 mins
    '90s, platformer, psx, puzzle

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross grind Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee to a pulp.

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    Extrasode: Duck Tales

    Episode  |  February 29th, 2012  |  18 mins 56 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross seedy hotels, Scrooge McDuck’s dark past, and free strategy guides.

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    Episode 13: Duck Tales

    Episode  |  February 22nd, 2012  |  1 hr 22 mins
    '80s, nes, platformer

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross capitalize on the nostalgic popularity of Duck Tales.

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    Extrasode: Metroid Fusion

    Episode  |  February 15th, 2012  |  17 mins 23 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross Brian Doyle Murray, exposition, and Christmas memories.

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    Episode 12: Metroid Fusion

    Episode  |  February 8th, 2012  |  1 hr 46 mins
    '00s, gba, metroid, metroidvania

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross kvetch about Metroid Fusion.

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    Extrasode: Final Fantasy VI (Part 2)

    Episode  |  January 31st, 2012  |  31 mins
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross Downton Abbey, great lengths, and chronological perspective.