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 11: Final Fantasy VI (Part 2)

    Episode  |  January 24th, 2012  |  1 hr 40 mins
    '90s, final fantasy, jrpg, snes

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross survive after the end, and talk about the last half of Final Fantasy VI.

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    Extrasode: Final Fantasy VI (Part 1)

    Episode  |  January 17th, 2012  |  15 mins 20 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross game shame, literature, and college music.

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    Episode 10: Final Fantasy VI (Part 1)

    Episode  |  January 10th, 2012  |  1 hr 42 mins
    '90s, final fantasy, jrpg, snes

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross perform a delightful and emotionally affecting opera about the first half of Final Fantasy VI.

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    Extrasode: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    Episode  |  January 4th, 2012  |  8 mins 2 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross McRibs, Fatal1ty, and bus monsters.

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    Episode 9: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    Episode  |  December 28th, 2011  |  1 hr 10 mins
    '90s, gboy, mario, platformer

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross float to the moon to talk about Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

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    Extrasode: The Longest Journey

    Episode  |  December 21st, 2011  |  12 mins 33 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross narrative, hypocrisy, and foreign lands.

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    Episode 8: The Longest Journey

    Episode  |  December 14th, 2011  |  1 hr 43 mins
    '00s, adventure, pc

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross go on at length about The Longest Journey.

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    Extrasode: Shadowrun

    Episode  |  December 7th, 2011  |  10 mins 15 secs
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    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross past experiences with Shadowrun, pen and paper RPGs, and try out weird accents.

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    Episode 7: Shadowrun

    Episode  |  November 30th, 2011  |  1 hr 36 mins
    '90s, genesis, open world, shadowrun, wrpg

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross plug in and talk about Shadowrun for the Sega Genesis.

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    Episode 6: Zombies Ate My Neighbors

    Episode  |  November 17th, 2011  |  1 hr 31 mins
    '90s, action, genesis, snes

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross quaff the heady potion that is Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

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    Episode 5: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

    Episode  |  November 3rd, 2011  |  1 hr 34 mins
    '00s, fps, pc, stealth, survival horror, wrpg

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross shine some daylight on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

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    Episode 4: Super Mario RPG

    Episode  |  October 20th, 2011  |  1 hr 29 mins
    '90s, jrpg, mario, snes

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross jump right into Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.