Podcast Episodes

Happy birthday to Mario Kart! [The Resties]

Episode 268

Super Mario Kart sped onto the SNES in August 1992. Thirty years, eight entries, and a mobile game later, Mario Kart is one of the most successful an…

4 years, 1 month ago

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Our Favorite Games to Bring on the Road (Including Xenoblade!)

Episode 267

How do you pack the perfect video game for a long trip? This week, we speak with resident gaming travel expert and Besties co-host Justin McElroy to …

4 years, 1 month ago

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The Multiverse is Real and It Has Shaggy

Episode 266

This week we're diving into a wide swath of new game releases, at least one of which kinda came out of nowhere and ended up being super good! Heck, t…

4 years, 1 month ago

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Stray is the G.O.A.T. of cat games [The Resties]

Episode 265

For over a year, Stray has been one of the most anticipated games on Steam. Does it live up to the hype? For the most part, yes! We explain why you s…

4 years, 1 month ago

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Tackling the Backlog with Tina Sanchez

Episode 264

With Justin and Griffin on tour, we've brought in Tina Sanchez (@teanah), who has worked on some of the biggest franchises in the games industry (and…

4 years, 2 months ago

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Breaking Down the First Half of 2022

Episode 263

We know that you, a diehard Besties listener, have heard us talk about all the great games that came out so far this year. But if you enjoyed all tha…

4 years, 2 months ago

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The Video Game Required Reading List: 1985-1989 [The Resties]

Episode 262

The Resties Required Reading List returns!  Our goal is to curate and contextualize a "must play" list of 25 games released between 1980 to 2020. Thi…

4 years, 2 months ago

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Chowing Down on Cuphead's Delicious Last Course

Episode 261

We hope you're hungry, because this week brings us Cuphead's shiny new DLC, The Delicious Last Course. Also, we bought egg sandwiches for everyone, a…

4 years, 2 months ago

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Partying at the World's Worst Summer Camp in The Quarry

Episode 260

This week, we're playing Supermassive's latest interactive horror movie-game-thing, which we played in a bunch of different ways, some less recommend…

4 years, 2 months ago

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Everyone should try Neon White [The Resties]

Episode 259

Neon White is a speedrunning game for people who've never tried speedrunning, a Dreamcast-like game for folks who never owned a Dreamcast, and a visu…

4 years, 2 months ago

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