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The Three’s Company apartment lease is up and it’s time to move out and move on in the only way we know how - with an Arcade Obscura on underrated or obscure three-player arcade games!The fir

Pastblaster finally gets his flowers as we cover one of his favorite games - Capcom’s excellent three-player beat ‘em up, Alien Vs. Predator.Where does Alien Vs. Predator rank on the list of

We return to our normally scheduled broadcast to tear into one of the best 3-player and 80s games ever made - Rampage by Bally Midway.Did Rampage lay out the landscape for future sandbox video ga

While the episode title could be interpreted as a comment about the three knuckleheaded hosts, we’re taking a very foolish look at the little known Mylstar arcade game The Three Stooges in Brid

In the world of three-player arcade beat ‘em ups Capcom is king. But which of their games reign supreme? In this episode we’re talking about the build-a-mech brawler Armored Warriors!Is Armor

In 1991 Video System released what is undeniably the best three-player vertical arcade shooter that retrofits Lamborghinis into flying vehicles that fight a giant Lexus in space - and 35 years la

Step right up and spin the wheels (all three of them) on the best stand-up racing game to feature a vague Marvel reference - Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off Road by the Leland Corporatio

It’s the start of the Three’s Company series but instead of Jack, Janet, and Chrissy (it’s an old joke, look it up) we’re talking about Pimple, Rash, and Zitz who star in one of the best,

This episode is about a game you’ve definitely heard of but likely never knew was an arcade game. Lemony Vengeance joins the show to talk about his efforts to keep this Valve and Taito arcade c

Let’s go! Ah, the early 90s when the perfect date night meant hopping into a sit-down arcade game based on buddy cop movies, grabbing the steering wheel with one hand, gun with the other, and h

The late ’80s were packed with pop-culture obsessions: arcades, action movies, neon aesthetics, and of course, a nationwide fascination with ninjas. Sleek, masked warriors showed up everywhere

The music is fading and the lights are coming up on our Rhythm miniseries. Time for the final encore as each host picks one more game for this rhythm Arcade Obscura.The first pick is a helluva ri

All litigious hell breaks loose as Capcom takes on Data East’s game, Fighter’s History, on the biggest stage of them all - the United States District Court.What was it about Fighter’s

It’s our penultimate episode of the Rhythm miniseries (and hey, we also hit episode 150)! We return to BEMANI to explore their sub-sub-culture game that allows you to ruin good music just like

Sega is no stranger to the arcade rhythm games but they really hit their stride with their Performai series of games. So scan your Aime card, select your song, and let’s play the game that lite

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This “Behind the Music” is an 8-part retrospective of the biggest rhythm game franchise to ever hit the States (and the reason so many of us still have plastic guitars stashed in our hall c

Namco set out to create a super popular rhythm game and accidentally created the most popular mascots since Pac-Man. Don-chan and Katsu-chan are unavoidable as we talk about the extremely popular

The Punisher, a game of pixels and violence. Where players mercilessly prey on all. Anytime, anywhere.The next game in the MCBU is Capcom’s ode to grit and 90s machismo that started a longtime

Finally a rhythm game that is unlikely to give you a cardiac arrest. We explore the often mispronounced (hint: the “j” is silent) BEMANI hit that is DDR for your fingers, jubeat!What is the m

This miniseries is all about rhythm - rhythm games, that is. We recognize that three middle-aged white guys may not be the best option to talk about this episode’s game so we asked local (and i

It’s the end of the Light Gun miniseries and we’re down to our last remaining bullets. Now it’s time for each host to shoot their shot on their pick of an obscure or underrated Light Gun ar

It’s the last featured episode of the Light Gun series! The portal to carnage opens again as we dig up arguably Sega’s best light gun series - and arguably the best game in the series - with

Lights go dim, the tokens drop, the carousel spins - it’ll never stop.From haunted houses to freakish feats, the bosses roar and shotgun greets.So pump that gun and don’t delay, the Midway’

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I have a goal: to secure one of 64 spots in the Big Buck Hunter World Championship.

Woo-wee! There’s no avoiding it any longer. While these games don't rank highly on our personal lists, we must talk about one of the most influential and long-lasting series in light gun arcade

ACTION! We put the pedal to the metal in our light gun miniseries with Namco’s Time Crisis. Seek cover as we explore the entire series starting with V.S.S.E. agent Richard Miller and ending wit

Welcome to the hardboiled streets of 90s Chicago where a crime wave is at an all time high. It’s up to you, officer Don Marshall, and you, Unnamed Female, to fight crime with as many bullets as

We draw on a new miniseries that is all about light gun games. And we start with getting to the truth behind the biggest conspiracy of them all: Area 51.How did this game save Atari Games (at lea

It’s the end to our longest miniseries ever as we put our last quarter in the Four Player Beat ‘Em Up miniseries (sniffle) with an Arcade Obscura. Each host brings their choice for a 4 player

In the year 20XX, a battle for world domination now begins!! The last featured episode of the 4 Player Beat ‘Em Up miniseries aptly finishes with Capcom’s last 2D arcade beat ‘em up, Battle