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Critical DMG Podcast

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a podcast where two best friends previously talked about Game Boy games! no longer updating... thanks for the support~ criticaldmgpod.neocities.org

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

not the episode anyone wanted to come out or one we wanted to make so soon! unfortunately, the project has to come to a much earlier close than we ever intended. sorry to all our fans and listeners, we know there were many more years to go! thank you for supporting the show all this time~ 💙💚💖

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

not the episode anyone wanted to come out or one we wanted to make so soon! unfortunately, the project has to come to a much earlier close than we ever intended. sorry to all our fans and listeners, we know there were many more years to go! thank you for supporting the show all this time~ 💙💚💖

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🎵 oooo, iiit's a ssnaaaake 🎵 this week on the #GameBoy as #CriticalDMG #podcast side-winds our way through Serpent! episode highlights include: - no actual snakes were questioned in the making of this quiz! - when is a Serpent not a Snake?? - Texas Instruments or Nokia, who wore it better~

EP055 - Serpent | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

this week on #CriticalDMG #podcast we help Ninja Boy punch rocks and kick butts with his self-titled debut on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - clam or fireball, it's still an annoying enemy! - kinda like a top-down beat-em-up, maybe? - ah, 1-hit deaths, our constant nemesis...

EP054 - Ninja Boy | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

this week on #CriticalDMG #podcast we help Ninja Boy punch rocks and kick butts with his self-titled debut on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - clam or fireball, it's still an annoying enemy! - kinda like a top-down beat-em-up, maybe? - ah, 1-hit deaths, our constant nemesis...

EP054 - Ninja Boy | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

it's Patreon newsletter time, and August is pretty packed! Jeff talks Mina the Hollower, I go over how I prep my own GB games for launch, and we've got a *brand new segment* that puts ME (Toni) in the quiz show hot-seat! subscribers can listen now, non-members can pick up any newsletter for just $3~

Newsletter #8 - Aug 2026 | CriticalDMGPod

Happy 1 year everyone! Thank you for joining us for this month’s newsletter. You can find the audio newsletter on our Patreon feed. Table of

Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Critical DMG is officially a year old!! ✨ to celebrate, Jeff n' I recorded the special Q&A bonus we'd been collecting questions for these past few episodes! it's over on the Patreon, and it's available now for all free and paid members! here's to another year of yappin' about Game Boy games! 🎉

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

stones or tiles, we're filling up the board with 'em this week on the #CriticalDMG #podcast with Ishido: The Way of Stones on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - playable tiles vs decorative tiles~ - some boardgames are best played solo... - the last episode before our show is a year old!?

EP053 - Ishido the Way of Stones | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

stones or tiles, we're filling up the board with 'em this week on the #CriticalDMG #podcast with Ishido: The Way of Stones on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - playable tiles vs decorative tiles~ - some boardgames are best played solo... - the last episode before our show is a year old!?

EP053 - Ishido the Way of Stones | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

not pony tales or cotton tales, it's DuckTales on the #GameBoy for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast, featuring special guest, @theletterten.gay!! episode highlights include: - welp.. it sure ain't the NES version... - when is a death pit not a death pit? - many and varied discussions on the Moon!

EP052 - Disney’s Ducktales (w/ TheLetterTen) | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Ten | "Hold On, Let Me Save" @theletterten.lol · 21/07/2026

Hey, not only do I have my own podcast.. but I was also a guest for Critical DMG?? This podcast is covering every single Game Boy game released in North America. I had a delightful time chatting with Toni & Jeff about DuckTales for Game Boy! What did we think? Did we have fun? Go listen to it!

Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

not pony tales or cotton tales, it's DuckTales on the #GameBoy for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast, featuring special guest, @theletterten.gay!! episode highlights include: - welp.. it sure ain't the NES version... - when is a death pit not a death pit? - many and varied discussions on the Moon!

EP052 - Disney’s Ducktales (w/ TheLetterTen) | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

a game about a funny little ghost, but not that one (yet)! it's Bubble Ghost on the #GameBoy for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - I missed all "press B to Blow" joke opportunities, sorry... - maybe it needed a second button! - are we trying to LEAVE the castle here??

EP051 - Bubble Ghost | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

a game about a funny little ghost, but not that one (yet)! it's Bubble Ghost on the #GameBoy for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - I missed all "press B to Blow" joke opportunities, sorry... - maybe it needed a second button! - are we trying to LEAVE the castle here??

EP051 - Bubble Ghost | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

it's been a while since we've had a Nintendo-developed #GameBoy game, but this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast is on Balloon Kid! episode highlights include: - 50 episodes!! wowow!! - really makes one think of the phrase "hurry up and wait"~ - which of us do *you* think bounced off this game?

EP050 - Balloon Kid | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

it's been a while since we've had a Nintendo-developed #GameBoy game, but this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast is on Balloon Kid! episode highlights include: - 50 episodes!! wowow!! - really makes one think of the phrase "hurry up and wait"~ - which of us do *you* think bounced off this game?

EP050 - Balloon Kid | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

we're back perusing the shelves of 1990s Japan in July's Patreon newsletter with another DMG in JPN! there's monster trucks, robot rabbits, spacecraft, and more anime licensed games! come check it out! subscribers can listen now, or non-members can pick up any newsletter for just $3~

Newsletter #7 - July 2026 | CriticalDMGPod

Thank you for joining us for this month’s newsletter. You can find the audio newsletter on our Patreon feed. Table of contents: Welcome (~01

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

tickets to Snoopy's Magic Show on the #GameBoy should be fully refundable! find out why on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast... episode highlights include: - barely Snoopy *and* barely magic! - all four of those birds aren't ALL called Woodstock, y'know! - maybe Death Ball would've been better...

EP049 - Snoopy’s Magic Show | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

tickets to Snoopy's Magic Show on the #GameBoy should be fully refundable! find out why on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast... episode highlights include: - barely Snoopy *and* barely magic! - all four of those birds aren't ALL called Woodstock, y'know! - maybe Death Ball would've been better...

EP049 - Snoopy’s Magic Show | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

woof. let's just get this one over with, shall we? it's.. Mr. Chin's Gourmet Paradise.. on the #GameBoy, this week on #CriticalDMG #podcast... episode highlights include: - the Bare Minimum arcade experience... - many and varied Wrong Choices made here! - there's nice background art, at least..?

EP048 - Mr. Chin’s Gourmet Paradise | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

woof. let's just get this one over with, shall we? it's.. Mr. Chin's Gourmet Paradise.. on the #GameBoy, this week on #CriticalDMG #podcast... episode highlights include: - the Bare Minimum arcade experience... - many and varied Wrong Choices made here! - there's nice background art, at least..?

EP048 - Mr. Chin’s Gourmet Paradise | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

despite the name being Mercenary Force, there's nary a gun-toting #GameBoy commando in sight on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - converting servants to ninja with one easy scroll! - the perfect shape is, of course, square~ - sacrificing monks as a solid boss strategy!

EP047 - Mercenary Force | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

despite the name being Mercenary Force, there's nary a gun-toting #GameBoy commando in sight on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - converting servants to ninja with one easy scroll! - the perfect shape is, of course, square~ - sacrificing monks as a solid boss strategy!

EP047 - Mercenary Force | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

a kaiju game means *one of us hosts* has Some Thoughts on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we talk about Godzilla (mostly) on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - the king of monsters' greatest foe... rocks! - wait! where's his sport jacket!? - it's got *a Matrix*, but not THAT Matrix...

EP046 - Godzilla | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

a kaiju game means *one of us hosts* has Some Thoughts on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we talk about Godzilla (mostly) on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - the king of monsters' greatest foe... rocks! - wait! where's his sport jacket!? - it's got *a Matrix*, but not THAT Matrix...

EP046 - Godzilla | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

it's game show time, folks! stand at the podium for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we spin and spell in Wheel of Fortune on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - the price of letters v the economy?? - an unflinchingly literal interpretation... - one of the worst music tracks we've heard!

EP045 - Wheel of Fortune | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

it's game show time, folks! stand at the podium for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we spin and spell in Wheel of Fortune on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - the price of letters v the economy?? - an unflinchingly literal interpretation... - one of the worst music tracks we've heard!

EP045 - Wheel of Fortune | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

June's Patreon newsletter is out! this month is a grab bag of non-show game coverage from Jeff n' I, but we've also got the second of our game rankings segments for 1990! come check it out! subscribers can listen now, or non-members can pick up any newsletter for just $3~

Newsletter #6 - Jun 2026 | CriticalDMGPod

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Tony Hawk Pro Skater *it ain't*, but join us for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to hear us talk about Skate Or Die: Bad 'N Rad on the #GameBoy anyway! episode highlights include: - skateboarding feels a lot like sliding on ice... - bad omens from stage 1! - the music is pretty great, though??

EP044 - Skate or Die: Bad ‘N Rad | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Tony Hawk Pro Skater *it ain't*, but join us for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to hear us talk about Skate Or Die: Bad 'N Rad on the #GameBoy anyway! episode highlights include: - skateboarding feels a lot like sliding on ice... - bad omens from stage 1! - the music is pretty great, though??

EP044 - Skate or Die: Bad ‘N Rad | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

fast or slow, the flooz must flow in Pipe Dream on the #GameBoy! join us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to find out if we can manage it! episode highlights include: - have you seen this game before somewhere else?? - our first bgm mute in a while... - maybe a hidden game mode??

EP043 - Pipe Dream | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

fast or slow, the flooz must flow in Pipe Dream on the #GameBoy! join us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to find out if we can manage it! episode highlights include: - have you seen this game before somewhere else?? - our first bgm mute in a while... - maybe a hidden game mode??

EP043 - Pipe Dream | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

put on your gloves and step into the #GameBoy ring with us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast with Heavyweight Championship Boxing! episode highlights include: - 2D boxing game =/= 2D fighting game... - surprisingly high-tier music! - is the CPU cheating? coz we both did and we still got stuck!

EP042 - Heavyweight Championship Boxing | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

put on your gloves and step into the #GameBoy ring with us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast with Heavyweight Championship Boxing! episode highlights include: - 2D boxing game =/= 2D fighting game... - surprisingly high-tier music! - is the CPU cheating? coz we both did and we still got stuck!

EP042 - Heavyweight Championship Boxing | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

we hit the start of a real #GameBoy "Saga" on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play THE Final Fantasy Legend! episode highlights include: - layers of randomness and obscurity never-before-seen! - is consulting the Meat Chart really optional? - a.. *conflicted* auditory experience, maybe...

EP041 - The Final Fantasy Legend | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

we hit the start of a real #GameBoy "Saga" on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play THE Final Fantasy Legend! episode highlights include: - layers of randomness and obscurity never-before-seen! - is consulting the Meat Chart really optional? - a.. *conflicted* auditory experience, maybe...

EP041 - The Final Fantasy Legend | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

it's Patreon newsletter time again, if we May, and this month is another field trip to check out some more Japanese exclusive Game Boy releases! out now for subscribers, or pick it up for just $3~

Newsletter #5 - May 2026 | CriticalDMGPod

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

climb aboard a bug-blasting, sci-fi space vehicle with us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play Cosmo Tank on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - multi-genre done surprisingly well! - so many bugs! I love so many bugs!! - maybe not ONE right path, but definitely wrong ones...

EP040 - Cosmo Tank | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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astoryinpieces @astoryinpieces.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

not only is Cosmo Tank awesome and you should check it out, but I think this episode of the show is particularly good, too. definitely a little longer than usual, but I'll probably be recommending this one as a jumping-in point for anyone new~

Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

climb aboard a bug-blasting, sci-fi space vehicle with us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play Cosmo Tank on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - multi-genre done surprisingly well! - so many bugs! I love so many bugs!! - maybe not ONE right path, but definitely wrong ones...

EP040 - Cosmo Tank | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

we harness the VHS-era power of rewinding in this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we puzzle our way through Catrap for the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - weren't Catboy and Catgirl already cats?? - restart, rewind, or recreate your own puzzles! - oh wait, what wrap-up..?

EP039 - Catrap | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

we harness the VHS-era power of rewinding in this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we puzzle our way through Catrap for the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - weren't Catboy and Catgirl already cats?? - restart, rewind, or recreate your own puzzles! - oh wait, what wrap-up..?

EP039 - Catrap | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

we give 'em shell on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan for the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - big sprites done right! - did you know all ninja weapons have the same reach?? - we both actually beat this one pretty quick!

EP038 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fall of the Foot Clan | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

we give 'em shell on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan for the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - big sprites done right! - did you know all ninja weapons have the same reach?? - we both actually beat this one pretty quick!

EP038 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fall of the Foot Clan | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

we're brawling our way through streets and forests in the first Double Dragon for #GameBoy on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - always approach threats diagonally! - are these designs on loan from Fist of the North Star?? - not every game needs platform jumping...

EP037 - Double Dragon | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

we're brawling our way through streets and forests in the first Double Dragon for #GameBoy on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - always approach threats diagonally! - are these designs on loan from Fist of the North Star?? - not every game needs platform jumping...

EP037 - Double Dragon | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

it's no April Fool's, I'm just late on doing promo this month! our new Patreon newsletter is up for subscribers, or pick it up for just $3~ Jeff talks about Cassette Beasts (plus the genre of creature collectors as a whole), and I spend some time talking about using the GBCamera in my games!

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Critical DMG Podcast @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

dodgeball is a battlefield (or maybe it's skee-ball?) on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we take on the #GameBoy port of Penguin Wars! episode highlights include: - stun-locking is only strategic when not used against you... - the lies manuals tell! - I should get to be the rat if I want to!

EP036 - Penguin Wars | Critical DMG Podcast | Game Boy Review

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