CoolGames Inc https://www.polygon.com/coolgames-inc en © 2019 Vox Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved Griffin McElroy and Nick Robinson created a new video game every week with your help. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/09afc03c-e69c-11e8-8066-a35f6a428558/image/uploads_2F1547746995530-jo9l46e9m9-bfd1810f281bf9fb9882def86e69395e_2FCoolGames+Inc.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress CoolGames Inc https://www.polygon.com/coolgames-inc episodic Griffin McElroy and Nick Robinson created a new video game every week with your help. Polygon Griffin McElroy and Nick Robinson created a new video game every week with your help. Griffin McElroy and Nick Robinson created a new video game every week with your help.

]]> Vox Media Podcast Network podcasting@voxmedia.com https://feeds.megaphone.fm/coolgames-inc Breeding Amiibles (with SoftHard™ Technology) Link's CrossFit Training, a Taken roguelike based with randomized "particular sets of skills," a game where the goal is not to rhyme, and toys-to-life but for marbles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:43:13 -0000 Breeding Amiibles (with SoftHard™ Technology) full 61 Polygon Link's CrossFit Training, a Taken roguelike based with randomized "particular sets of skills," a game where the goal is not to rhyme, and toys-to-life but for marbles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Link's CrossFit Training, a Taken roguelike based with randomized "particular sets of skills," a game where the goal is not to rhyme, and toys-to-life but for marbles.

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]]> 3606 Barry Bertical's Uphill Jam This time around, the boys get all hung up on the idea of a multiplayer cooperative mountain-scaling game — complete with a shaky alliances, werewolf-style lying, and Mountain Justice™. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:06:23 -0000 Barry Bertical's Uphill Jam full 60 Polygon This time around, the boys get all hung up on the idea of a multiplayer cooperative mountain-scaling game — complete with a shaky alliances, werewolf-style lying, and Mountain Justice™. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This time around, the boys get all hung up on the idea of a multiplayer cooperative mountain-scaling game — complete with a shaky alliances, werewolf-style lying, and Mountain Justice™.

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]]> 3455 Business and Pleasure (featuring Marina from the Splatoon™ series) This week, we make DDR Go, a game about adding new bones to your skeleton, and a 4X strategy game about dating world leaders. Also, Marina from Splatoon 2 is there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 07 Jul 2017 22:13:11 -0000 Business and Pleasure (featuring Marina from the Splatoon™ series) full 59 Polygon This week, we make DDR Go, a game about adding new bones to your skeleton, and a 4X strategy game about dating world leaders. Also, Marina from Splatoon 2 is there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, we make DDR Go, a game about adding new bones to your skeleton, and a 4X strategy game about dating world leaders. Also, Marina from Splatoon 2 is there.

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]]> 3294 Lexiconquest After a few false starts with an anti-tycoon game concept and a Miitomo + Tinder hybrid, we settle into what might be our greatest idea yet: a marriage of Scribblenauts and Bookworm Adventures that redefines what edutainment can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 01 Jul 2017 05:06:00 -0000 Lexiconquest full 58 Polygon After a few false starts with an anti-tycoon game concept and a Miitomo + Tinder hybrid, we settle into what might be our greatest idea yet: a marriage of Scribblenauts and Bookworm Adventures that redefines what edutainment can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices After a few false starts with an anti-tycoon game concept and a Miitomo + Tinder hybrid, we settle into what might be our greatest idea yet: a marriage of Scribblenauts and Bookworm Adventures that redefines what edutainment can be.

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]]> 3116 Exquisite Corpse We return from E3 chock-full of inspiration, which leads us to design a DDR game for horses, Call of Duty's new wizard class, and a video game loosely inspired by the parlour game Exquisite Corpse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 24 Jun 2017 03:27:40 -0000 Exquisite Corpse full 57 Polygon We return from E3 chock-full of inspiration, which leads us to design a DDR game for horses, Call of Duty's new wizard class, and a video game loosely inspired by the parlour game Exquisite Corpse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We return from E3 chock-full of inspiration, which leads us to design a DDR game for horses, Call of Duty's new wizard class, and a video game loosely inspired by the parlour game Exquisite Corpse.

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]]> 3276 PoolGames Inc 2.0 It's E3 time, which means we're once again, despite our better judgment, getting in a hot tub with some friends and some alcohol and recording a wet and wild hot tub episode, featuring just about every friend we could get our hands on. (For the video version of this episode, head to youtube.com/polygon!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 17 Jun 2017 01:00:00 -0000 PoolGames Inc 2.0 full 56 Polygon It's E3 time, which means we're once again, despite our better judgment, getting in a hot tub with some friends and some alcohol and recording a wet and wild hot tub episode, featuring just about every friend we could get our hands on. (For the video version of this episode, head to youtube.com/polygon!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's E3 time, which means we're once again, despite our better judgment, getting in a hot tub with some friends and some alcohol and recording a wet and wild hot tub episode, featuring just about every friend we could get our hands on. (For the video version of this episode, head to youtube.com/polygon!)

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]]> 1603 The "V" This week, we create one of our greatest ideas yet — a skateboarders vs. mall cops MOBA — only to dash it against the rocks for a chance to make some of that sweet Mark Cuban money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 09 Jun 2017 17:45:21 -0000 The "V" full 55 Polygon This week, we create one of our greatest ideas yet — a skateboarders vs. mall cops MOBA — only to dash it against the rocks for a chance to make some of that sweet Mark Cuban money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, we create one of our greatest ideas yet — a skateboarders vs. mall cops MOBA — only to dash it against the rocks for a chance to make some of that sweet Mark Cuban money.

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]]> 2895 MorphCorps We return from our week of absence to explore Mario & Sonic at the Eurovision Song Contest, Bad Dad Redemption, a competitive news chopper piloting game, and a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mod that adds a shapeshifting companion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 26 May 2017 20:35:39 -0000 MorphCorps full 54 Polygon We return from our week of absence to explore Mario & Sonic at the Eurovision Song Contest, Bad Dad Redemption, a competitive news chopper piloting game, and a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mod that adds a shapeshifting companion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We return from our week of absence to explore Mario & Sonic at the Eurovision Song Contest, Bad Dad Redemption, a competitive news chopper piloting game, and a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mod that adds a shapeshifting companion.

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]]> 3080 Angels in the Paint We take a deep dive in Sonic lore, make a game about One Weird Trick, a Weekend at Bernie's-style Splinter Cell game, and a game about celestial b-ball interference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 13 May 2017 01:00:00 -0000 Angels in the Paint full 53 Polygon We take a deep dive in Sonic lore, make a game about One Weird Trick, a Weekend at Bernie's-style Splinter Cell game, and a game about celestial b-ball interference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We take a deep dive in Sonic lore, make a game about One Weird Trick, a Weekend at Bernie's-style Splinter Cell game, and a game about celestial b-ball interference.

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]]> 3890 Property Brothers in Arms: Global Front Door After kicking things off with an 8-almond challenge, we dust ourselves off and develop some games — including Breath of the Wile E. Coyote, Adjustin' Timberlake and Shrekken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 06 May 2017 02:39:24 -0000 Property Brothers in Arms: Global Front Door full 52 Polygon After kicking things off with an 8-almond challenge, we dust ourselves off and develop some games — including Breath of the Wile E. Coyote, Adjustin' Timberlake and Shrekken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices After kicking things off with an 8-almond challenge, we dust ourselves off and develop some games — including Breath of the Wile E. Coyote, Adjustin' Timberlake and Shrekken.

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]]> 3512 The Prestige Goose This week, we design a game about a fake zoo, a Spider vs. Man Paragon/Renegade system, an Applebee's based fighting game, and a movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 29 Apr 2017 01:18:53 -0000 The Prestige Goose full 51 Polygon This week, we design a game about a fake zoo, a Spider vs. Man Paragon/Renegade system, an Applebee's based fighting game, and a movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, we design a game about a fake zoo, a Spider vs. Man Paragon/Renegade system, an Applebee's based fighting game, and a movie.

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]]> 3746 CoolGames Inc in the City In this special video episode of CoolGames Inc (available on youtube.com/polygon), Griffin and Nick lay out their plans for Taste Buds, a friends-only cooperative VR food experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 23 Apr 2017 16:41:22 -0000 CoolGames Inc in the City full 50 Polygon In this special video episode of CoolGames Inc (available on youtube.com/polygon), Griffin and Nick lay out their plans for Taste Buds, a friends-only cooperative VR food experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this special video episode of CoolGames Inc (available on youtube.com/polygon), Griffin and Nick lay out their plans for Taste Buds, a friends-only cooperative VR food experience.

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]]> 1136 Gary Potter and the Iguana's Curse Online 🅱otions class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:45:00 -0000 Gary Potter and the Iguana's Curse Online full 49 Polygon 🅱otions class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 🅱otions class.

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]]> 3783 Silhouette of the Big One: Takedown This week, we set aside some time to address #Cheetogate, introduce the first in our three-part "algorithmically-generated video games" segment, and then do what we do best: make video games inspired by Burnout 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 08 Apr 2017 01:57:18 -0000 Silhouette of the Big One: Takedown full 48 Polygon This week, we set aside some time to address #Cheetogate, introduce the first in our three-part "algorithmically-generated video games" segment, and then do what we do best: make video games inspired by Burnout 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, we set aside some time to address #Cheetogate, introduce the first in our three-part "algorithmically-generated video games" segment, and then do what we do best: make video games inspired by Burnout 3.

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]]> 3287 CGI Jr: Vitality Egg With Griffin all souped up and Nick reporting in from the South, we've produced a baby-sized episode centered mostly around creating the ultimate proprietary Nintendo peripheral: the Nintendo Vitality Egg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 31 Mar 2017 23:20:15 -0000 CGI Jr: Vitality Egg bonus 47 Polygon With Griffin all souped up and Nick reporting in from the South, we've produced a baby-sized episode centered mostly around creating the ultimate proprietary Nintendo peripheral: the Nintendo Vitality Egg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices With Griffin all souped up and Nick reporting in from the South, we've produced a baby-sized episode centered mostly around creating the ultimate proprietary Nintendo peripheral: the Nintendo Vitality Egg.

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]]> 2240 Mr. Bucket's Stroke Wars This week sees us barrelling headfirst into Easter as we reminisce about our favorite holiday traditions — before making a monstrous classic movie / anime hybrid, designing a Shadow the Hedgehog ending-based birthday quiz, figuring out what S.E.X. Tricky would be, and ultimately designing the ultimate minigolf MMO featuring everyone's favorite discontinued 90's tabletop toy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:08:00 -0000 Mr. Bucket's Stroke Wars full 47 Polygon This week sees us barrelling headfirst into Easter as we reminisce about our favorite holiday traditions — before making a monstrous classic movie / anime hybrid, designing a Shadow the Hedgehog ending-based birthday quiz, figuring out what S.E.X. Tricky would be, and ultimately designing the ultimate minigolf MMO featuring everyone's favorite discontinued 90's tabletop toy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week sees us barrelling headfirst into Easter as we reminisce about our favorite holiday traditions — before making a monstrous classic movie / anime hybrid, designing a Shadow the Hedgehog ending-based birthday quiz, figuring out what S.E.X. Tricky would be, and ultimately designing the ultimate minigolf MMO featuring everyone's favorite discontinued 90's tabletop toy.

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]]> 3318 Munchlax Analysis We briefly set aside the video games while Griffin pitches us on his new app that's taking SXSW by storm — and then hop back into our game developer chairs to make games about Borrowers in a snack machine, a cover-based shooter where you're invincible but VERY shy, and a game about being an aging film critic trying to review Pokemon: The First Movie in the year 1999. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 18 Mar 2017 02:17:03 -0000 Munchlax Analysis full 46 Polygon We briefly set aside the video games while Griffin pitches us on his new app that's taking SXSW by storm — and then hop back into our game developer chairs to make games about Borrowers in a snack machine, a cover-based shooter where you're invincible but VERY shy, and a game about being an aging film critic trying to review Pokemon: The First Movie in the year 1999. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We briefly set aside the video games while Griffin pitches us on his new app that's taking SXSW by storm — and then hop back into our game developer chairs to make games about Borrowers in a snack machine, a cover-based shooter where you're invincible but VERY shy, and a game about being an aging film critic trying to review Pokemon: The First Movie in the year 1999.

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]]> 3880 CGI Jr: Oops! All Baileys Nick is dying of a mysterious GDC ailment that renders his brain non-functional, so we're doing a half-length episode about bear mascots, a sweetlip emperor-based successor to Dolphin Olympics, and a world full of Cash Cabs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:31:23 -0000 CGI Jr: Oops! All Baileys bonus 45 Polygon Nick is dying of a mysterious GDC ailment that renders his brain non-functional, so we're doing a half-length episode about bear mascots, a sweetlip emperor-based successor to Dolphin Olympics, and a world full of Cash Cabs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Nick is dying of a mysterious GDC ailment that renders his brain non-functional, so we're doing a half-length episode about bear mascots, a sweetlip emperor-based successor to Dolphin Olympics, and a world full of Cash Cabs.

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]]> 1899 The Crew: Wet Country It's Nintendo Switch launch day, a day that we here on CoolGames Inc treat as a federal holiday. To celebrate, we treat ourselves to a big ol' batch of good, stupid video game ideas, including a game about going to heaven, another about buying a Vita in Reggie Fils-Aime's body, and a alternate history prohibition game so elaborate we don't have time to summarize it in this podcast description text. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 04 Mar 2017 03:01:20 -0000 The Crew: Wet Country full 45 Polygon It's Nintendo Switch launch day, a day that we here on CoolGames Inc treat as a federal holiday. To celebrate, we treat ourselves to a big ol' batch of good, stupid video game ideas, including a game about going to heaven, another about buying a Vita in Reggie Fils-Aime's body, and a alternate history prohibition game so elaborate we don't have time to summarize it in this podcast description text. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's Nintendo Switch launch day, a day that we here on CoolGames Inc treat as a federal holiday. To celebrate, we treat ourselves to a big ol' batch of good, stupid video game ideas, including a game about going to heaven, another about buying a Vita in Reggie Fils-Aime's body, and a alternate history prohibition game so elaborate we don't have time to summarize it in this podcast description text.

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]]> 3289 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The boys set a new landspeed record for crime confessions in a video game podcast, before diving into a Mario Party 6 microphone reboot, a Santana-driven baseball game, and a Skyrim toilet game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 25 Feb 2017 03:22:34 -0000 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim full 44 Polygon The boys set a new landspeed record for crime confessions in a video game podcast, before diving into a Mario Party 6 microphone reboot, a Santana-driven baseball game, and a Skyrim toilet game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The boys set a new landspeed record for crime confessions in a video game podcast, before diving into a Mario Party 6 microphone reboot, a Santana-driven baseball game, and a Skyrim toilet game.

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]]> 3548 December It's a Valentine's Day special — and, whoops, we made a Christmas game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 17 Feb 2017 23:34:35 -0000 December full 43 Polygon It's a Valentine's Day special — and, whoops, we made a Christmas game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's a Valentine's Day special — and, whoops, we made a Christmas game.

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]]> 3915 The Lodge Two words: cryptid MMO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 04 Feb 2017 04:11:00 -0000 The Lodge full 42 Polygon Two words: cryptid MMO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Two words: cryptid MMO.

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]]> 3606 Yelp! This week, the boys devise a haunted NES Classic, take a few stabs at a Carmen Sandiego reboot, and ultimately create a first-person horror game based on 1-star Yelp reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 28 Jan 2017 06:11:59 -0000 Yelp! full 41 Polygon This week, the boys devise a haunted NES Classic, take a few stabs at a Carmen Sandiego reboot, and ultimately create a first-person horror game based on 1-star Yelp reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, the boys devise a haunted NES Classic, take a few stabs at a Carmen Sandiego reboot, and ultimately create a first-person horror game based on 1-star Yelp reviews.

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]]> 3388 Soap A survival horror Ikaruga, Super Mario Brother Maker, A Chumbawamba tumbler, and Fieri Emblem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 20 Jan 2017 23:46:26 -0000 Soap full 40 Polygon A survival horror Ikaruga, Super Mario Brother Maker, A Chumbawamba tumbler, and Fieri Emblem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A survival horror Ikaruga, Super Mario Brother Maker, A Chumbawamba tumbler, and Fieri Emblem.

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]]> 2955 Hide and Chic Whoops: we tried, but we couldn't resist just talking about the Nintendo Switch for the entire episode. Sorry! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 14 Jan 2017 02:16:44 -0000 Hide and Chic full 39 Polygon Whoops: we tried, but we couldn't resist just talking about the Nintendo Switch for the entire episode. Sorry! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Whoops: we tried, but we couldn't resist just talking about the Nintendo Switch for the entire episode. Sorry!

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]]> 3638 Alan Twodiscs New year, new us! This week, Griffin and Nick kick off a 2017 "pawncast" rebrand, quadruple their game output, and explore some potential 2K17 launches: games like FuddBorne, Ninten_Dogs, Burnout 3: DMCA Takedown and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:53:03 -0000 Alan Twodiscs full 38 Polygon New year, new us! This week, Griffin and Nick kick off a 2017 "pawncast" rebrand, quadruple their game output, and explore some potential 2K17 launches: games like FuddBorne, Ninten_Dogs, Burnout 3: DMCA Takedown and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices New year, new us! This week, Griffin and Nick kick off a 2017 "pawncast" rebrand, quadruple their game output, and explore some potential 2K17 launches: games like FuddBorne, Ninten_Dogs, Burnout 3: DMCA Takedown and more.

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]]> 3214 The 2016 Spike TV Video Game Awards Griffin and Nick set aside the jokes and finish off 2016 with a recap of all the greatest video games that came out in this wonderful, wonderful year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 31 Dec 2016 04:49:42 -0000 The 2016 Spike TV Video Game Awards bonus 37 Polygon Griffin and Nick set aside the jokes and finish off 2016 with a recap of all the greatest video games that came out in this wonderful, wonderful year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Griffin and Nick set aside the jokes and finish off 2016 with a recap of all the greatest video games that came out in this wonderful, wonderful year.

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]]> 3801 CGI Jr: Dis-ho-ho-honored Deal or No Deal but with mimics, Doctor Robotnik's Nice Rice Device, Scribblenauts: The Lost Words, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:31:59 -0000 CGI Jr: Dis-ho-ho-honored bonus 37 Polygon Deal or No Deal but with mimics, Doctor Robotnik's Nice Rice Device, Scribblenauts: The Lost Words, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Deal or No Deal but with mimics, Doctor Robotnik's Nice Rice Device, Scribblenauts: The Lost Words, and so much more.

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]]> 2434 CGI Jr: Burnout, With Horses Griffin graciously takes some time out of his paternity leave to make an appropriately baby-sized episode of CoolGames Inc, where we explore a small but delightful selection of ideas — including a horse-based Burnout clone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:29:54 -0000 CGI Jr: Burnout, With Horses bonus 37 Polygon Griffin graciously takes some time out of his paternity leave to make an appropriately baby-sized episode of CoolGames Inc, where we explore a small but delightful selection of ideas — including a horse-based Burnout clone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Griffin graciously takes some time out of his paternity leave to make an appropriately baby-sized episode of CoolGames Inc, where we explore a small but delightful selection of ideas — including a horse-based Burnout clone.

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]]> 1698 OLD PERSONα (& Knuckles) OlliOlli Oxenfree, Urine Danger, Mr. Bean x Hitman, and so, so, so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 19 Nov 2016 03:11:59 -0000 OLD PERSONα (& Knuckles) full 37 Polygon OlliOlli Oxenfree, Urine Danger, Mr. Bean x Hitman, and so, so, so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices OlliOlli Oxenfree, Urine Danger, Mr. Bean x Hitman, and so, so, so much more.

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]]> 3513 Death Stranding: Ground Zeroes (feat. Dan Ryckert) Super Mario Moonshine. Darrenfall. Steal Me I'm Perfect. Mario & Sonic Judge the Olympic Games. Dan Ryckert guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 12 Nov 2016 00:00:40 -0000 Death Stranding: Ground Zeroes (feat. Dan Ryckert) full 36 Polygon Super Mario Moonshine. Darrenfall. Steal Me I'm Perfect. Mario & Sonic Judge the Olympic Games. Dan Ryckert guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Super Mario Moonshine. Darrenfall. Steal Me I'm Perfect. Mario & Sonic Judge the Olympic Games. Dan Ryckert guest stars.

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]]> 3957 Foreverteenz: Pencils Down! Motor This time around, we finally — finally! — give Waluigi his own game, before ditching that idea and creating the ultimate teenage driving exam simulator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 04 Nov 2016 23:43:21 -0000 Foreverteenz: Pencils Down! Motor full 35 Polygon This time around, we finally — finally! — give Waluigi his own game, before ditching that idea and creating the ultimate teenage driving exam simulator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This time around, we finally — finally! — give Waluigi his own game, before ditching that idea and creating the ultimate teenage driving exam simulator.

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]]> 3791 Dale's Crossing / Spaghetti Trouble To celebrate the announcement of the Nintendo Switch, Griffin and Nick attempt to do an all-Switch episode. It does not go well for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 29 Oct 2016 01:46:44 -0000 Dale's Crossing / Spaghetti Trouble full 34 Polygon To celebrate the announcement of the Nintendo Switch, Griffin and Nick attempt to do an all-Switch episode. It does not go well for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To celebrate the announcement of the Nintendo Switch, Griffin and Nick attempt to do an all-Switch episode. It does not go well for them.

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]]> 3429 Stacks on Stacks on Stacks (feat. Austin Walker) This week, we non-confrontationally enforce theater etiquette, remake Danganronpa with Adam Sandler characters, create a 5-vs-5 Voltron-style mech game, and build a bizarre VR noun-stacking game that harbors a terrible secret. Waypoint editor-in-chief Austin Walker guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:24:56 -0000 Stacks on Stacks on Stacks (feat. Austin Walker) full 33 Polygon This week, we non-confrontationally enforce theater etiquette, remake Danganronpa with Adam Sandler characters, create a 5-vs-5 Voltron-style mech game, and build a bizarre VR noun-stacking game that harbors a terrible secret. Waypoint editor-in-chief Austin Walker guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, we non-confrontationally enforce theater etiquette, remake Danganronpa with Adam Sandler characters, create a 5-vs-5 Voltron-style mech game, and build a bizarre VR noun-stacking game that harbors a terrible secret. Waypoint editor-in-chief Austin Walker guest stars.

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]]> 4006 Yummy & Wild Griffin and Nick go on a Trophy Nut Flavor Adventure, create a game about stealth vaping in class, devise a Gran Turismo game but for wheelbarrows, and reimagine Lucky & Wild as a 3-on-3 competitive food truck simulator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 15 Oct 2016 02:50:03 -0000 Yummy & Wild full 32 Polygon Griffin and Nick go on a Trophy Nut Flavor Adventure, create a game about stealth vaping in class, devise a Gran Turismo game but for wheelbarrows, and reimagine Lucky & Wild as a 3-on-3 competitive food truck simulator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Griffin and Nick go on a Trophy Nut Flavor Adventure, create a game about stealth vaping in class, devise a Gran Turismo game but for wheelbarrows, and reimagine Lucky & Wild as a 3-on-3 competitive food truck simulator.

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]]> 3368 Dr. Robotnik's Dinner Blasterz We kick off October with a full-length eppy, which means it's time to grapple with some Halloween-themed Twitter display names, a Mary Berry weed review show, a Shenmue-style game set in an early-2000s gaming comic, and pinball with a hunk of raw meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 07 Oct 2016 22:54:57 -0000 Dr. Robotnik's Dinner Blasterz full 31 Polygon We kick off October with a full-length eppy, which means it's time to grapple with some Halloween-themed Twitter display names, a Mary Berry weed review show, a Shenmue-style game set in an early-2000s gaming comic, and pinball with a hunk of raw meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We kick off October with a full-length eppy, which means it's time to grapple with some Halloween-themed Twitter display names, a Mary Berry weed review show, a Shenmue-style game set in an early-2000s gaming comic, and pinball with a hunk of raw meat.

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]]> 3519 CGI Jr: Time-Travelling Prank Wizard This week on CoolGames Inc, Griffin and Nick learn a valuable lesson about why you maybe don't record 4 back-to-back episodes of a podcast: because you might end up running out of good ideas. As a result, this final installment of CGI Jr includes such gems as Night at the Bad Dragon Museum, an Applebee's equivalent of Chex Quest, Rainbow Six Siege for surprise parties, and some sort of dumb game about hiding a Bop-It Extreme thousands of years in the past. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 30 Sep 2016 20:17:00 -0000 CGI Jr: Time-Travelling Prank Wizard bonus 30 Polygon This week on CoolGames Inc, Griffin and Nick learn a valuable lesson about why you maybe don't record 4 back-to-back episodes of a podcast: because you might end up running out of good ideas. As a result, this final installment of CGI Jr includes such gems as Night at the Bad Dragon Museum, an Applebee's equivalent of Chex Quest, Rainbow Six Siege for surprise parties, and some sort of dumb game about hiding a Bop-It Extreme thousands of years in the past. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week on CoolGames Inc, Griffin and Nick learn a valuable lesson about why you maybe don't record 4 back-to-back episodes of a podcast: because you might end up running out of good ideas. As a result, this final installment of CGI Jr includes such gems as Night at the Bad Dragon Museum, an Applebee's equivalent of Chex Quest, Rainbow Six Siege for surprise parties, and some sort of dumb game about hiding a Bop-It Extreme thousands of years in the past. Enjoy!

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]]> 1423 CGI Jr: Anime Food (for VR) In the episode 3 of our 4-part SPECIAL PODCASTING EVENT, Griffin and Nick briefly flirt with an all Shrek the Third-themed episode, explore an asymmetrical Olive Garden game, and then settle on an idea that's poised to change everything: BeamNG.drive for anime food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 24 Sep 2016 00:47:15 -0000 CGI Jr: Anime Food (for VR) bonus 30 Polygon In the episode 3 of our 4-part SPECIAL PODCASTING EVENT, Griffin and Nick briefly flirt with an all Shrek the Third-themed episode, explore an asymmetrical Olive Garden game, and then settle on an idea that's poised to change everything: BeamNG.drive for anime food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In the episode 3 of our 4-part SPECIAL PODCASTING EVENT, Griffin and Nick briefly flirt with an all Shrek the Third-themed episode, explore an asymmetrical Olive Garden game, and then settle on an idea that's poised to change everything: BeamNG.drive for anime food.

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]]> 1283 CGI Jr: Why Hasn't Anyone Made a Video Game About the TV Show "Monk" Yet? For week 2 of CGI Jr Month, we explore games for olds: a MUCH easier Dark Souls, a game about Wonder Trading phone apps with your dad, and an-depth industry expose about the glaring lack of Monk video games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:30:00 -0000 CGI Jr: Why Hasn't Anyone Made a Video Game About the TV Show "Monk" Yet? bonus 30 Polygon For week 2 of CGI Jr Month, we explore games for olds: a MUCH easier Dark Souls, a game about Wonder Trading phone apps with your dad, and an-depth industry expose about the glaring lack of Monk video games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For week 2 of CGI Jr Month, we explore games for olds: a MUCH easier Dark Souls, a game about Wonder Trading phone apps with your dad, and an-depth industry expose about the glaring lack of Monk video games.

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]]> 1251 CGI Jr: Kingdom Hearts for Babies Welcome to CoolGames Inc Jr — packed with all the game design you know and love, but in a convenient, bite-sized 20 minute format! In CGI Jr's debut episode, we explore Kancolle for babies, Kingdom Hearts for babies, VeggieTales for babies, and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:30:00 -0000 CGI Jr: Kingdom Hearts for Babies bonus 30 Polygon Welcome to CoolGames Inc Jr — packed with all the game design you know and love, but in a convenient, bite-sized 20 minute format! In CGI Jr's debut episode, we explore Kancolle for babies, Kingdom Hearts for babies, VeggieTales for babies, and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Welcome to CoolGames Inc Jr — packed with all the game design you know and love, but in a convenient, bite-sized 20 minute format! In CGI Jr's debut episode, we explore Kancolle for babies, Kingdom Hearts for babies, VeggieTales for babies, and much, much more.

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]]> 1152 Beep Beep Evolution Party (feat. Thomas Biery) After spending a few minutes just really letting those darn millennials have it, Griffin and Nick explore Charlotte's Deep Web, an Incredible Machine but for bongs, a game about being Mario's cameraman, and a whole lot more. Polygon editorial intern Thomas Biery guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:00:00 -0000 Beep Beep Evolution Party (feat. Thomas Biery) full 30 Polygon After spending a few minutes just really letting those darn millennials have it, Griffin and Nick explore Charlotte's Deep Web, an Incredible Machine but for bongs, a game about being Mario's cameraman, and a whole lot more. Polygon editorial intern Thomas Biery guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices After spending a few minutes just really letting those darn millennials have it, Griffin and Nick explore Charlotte's Deep Web, an Incredible Machine but for bongs, a game about being Mario's cameraman, and a whole lot more. Polygon editorial intern Thomas Biery guest stars.

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]]> 3872 InduStreet Boys This time on CoolGames Inc, we explore a game about sneaking food into a movie theater, a Where's Waldo edition of No Man's Sky, Nintendogs but for Doom demons, and Nine Lives: Origins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 27 Aug 2016 00:43:52 -0000 InduStreet Boys full 29 Polygon This time on CoolGames Inc, we explore a game about sneaking food into a movie theater, a Where's Waldo edition of No Man's Sky, Nintendogs but for Doom demons, and Nine Lives: Origins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This time on CoolGames Inc, we explore a game about sneaking food into a movie theater, a Where's Waldo edition of No Man's Sky, Nintendogs but for Doom demons, and Nine Lives: Origins.

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]]> 4042 THUDDS This week's episode opens with about 7 minutes of Griffin electrocuting himself, but once that's done, we hop right into the thick of it with a haunted Casino Kid cartridge, a cooking game with delivery, and the social media reboot WarioWare needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 19 Aug 2016 22:57:16 -0000 THUDDS full 28 Polygon This week's episode opens with about 7 minutes of Griffin electrocuting himself, but once that's done, we hop right into the thick of it with a haunted Casino Kid cartridge, a cooking game with delivery, and the social media reboot WarioWare needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week's episode opens with about 7 minutes of Griffin electrocuting himself, but once that's done, we hop right into the thick of it with a haunted Casino Kid cartridge, a cooking game with delivery, and the social media reboot WarioWare needed.

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]]> 3495 Homestuck This week, Nick and Griffin are set upon by two special guests: a man with a drill and an audio engineer. They do eventually make some games, though, including a No Man's Sky / Crazy Taxi hybrid, an MGS2 skateboarding role reversal, a game based on Griffin's intepretation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and finally, a game set to revolutionize the survival game genre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 12 Aug 2016 23:42:23 -0000 Homestuck full 27 Polygon This week, Nick and Griffin are set upon by two special guests: a man with a drill and an audio engineer. They do eventually make some games, though, including a No Man's Sky / Crazy Taxi hybrid, an MGS2 skateboarding role reversal, a game based on Griffin's intepretation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and finally, a game set to revolutionize the survival game genre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, Nick and Griffin are set upon by two special guests: a man with a drill and an audio engineer. They do eventually make some games, though, including a No Man's Sky / Crazy Taxi hybrid, an MGS2 skateboarding role reversal, a game based on Griffin's intepretation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and finally, a game set to revolutionize the survival game genre.

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]]> 3523 Sabotage Rally This time around, we contemplate a game about doing BMX stunts for the troops, re-design Super Mario Galaxy but for flat earthers, create a game for boys (finally), and, finally, Sabotage Rally — the next big esport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:44:09 -0000 Sabotage Rally full 26 Polygon This time around, we contemplate a game about doing BMX stunts for the troops, re-design Super Mario Galaxy but for flat earthers, create a game for boys (finally), and, finally, Sabotage Rally — the next big esport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This time around, we contemplate a game about doing BMX stunts for the troops, re-design Super Mario Galaxy but for flat earthers, create a game for boys (finally), and, finally, Sabotage Rally — the next big esport.

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]]> 3174 Barber Art Online The gods of computing gobbled up last week's episode and destroyed it, so we're making up for it with an episode this week that's two times as good as normal. That means two times the jokes, two times the baby mattress reviews, two times the VR, and 0 times the Pokemon Go discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 29 Jul 2016 21:59:41 -0000 Barber Art Online full 25 Polygon The gods of computing gobbled up last week's episode and destroyed it, so we're making up for it with an episode this week that's two times as good as normal. That means two times the jokes, two times the baby mattress reviews, two times the VR, and 0 times the Pokemon Go discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The gods of computing gobbled up last week's episode and destroyed it, so we're making up for it with an episode this week that's two times as good as normal. That means two times the jokes, two times the baby mattress reviews, two times the VR, and 0 times the Pokemon Go discussion.

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]]> 3495 Spooky Sunday: An Ageplay Experience This week's CoolGames Inc, we put it all on the line and really rack our brains for an idea that'll save this company — and that means Pokemon Go but for dogs, Pokemon Go but for eye contact, and Pokemon Go but for WHATEVER, MAN, GET ON THE MONEY TRAIN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:28:43 -0000 Spooky Sunday: An Ageplay Experience full 24 Polygon This week's CoolGames Inc, we put it all on the line and really rack our brains for an idea that'll save this company — and that means Pokemon Go but for dogs, Pokemon Go but for eye contact, and Pokemon Go but for WHATEVER, MAN, GET ON THE MONEY TRAIN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week's CoolGames Inc, we put it all on the line and really rack our brains for an idea that'll save this company — and that means Pokemon Go but for dogs, Pokemon Go but for eye contact, and Pokemon Go but for WHATEVER, MAN, GET ON THE MONEY TRAIN

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]]> 3553 169 Al Borlands This week's episode starts out normal enough, but then we panic and somehow find ourselves spiraling down a path that culminates in an asymmetrical multiplayer Al Borland mindfreak simulator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:47:09 -0000 169 Al Borlands full 23 Polygon This week's episode starts out normal enough, but then we panic and somehow find ourselves spiraling down a path that culminates in an asymmetrical multiplayer Al Borland mindfreak simulator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week's episode starts out normal enough, but then we panic and somehow find ourselves spiraling down a path that culminates in an asymmetrical multiplayer Al Borland mindfreak simulator.

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]]> 3302 Pokémon Bryce In this special July ep of CGI, we explore games including Stay Outta the DragonZone, an Osmosis Jones MMO, and Explain Your Tumblr To Your Dad Simulator 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 01 Jul 2016 19:15:25 -0000 Pokémon Bryce full 22 Polygon In this special July ep of CGI, we explore games including Stay Outta the DragonZone, an Osmosis Jones MMO, and Explain Your Tumblr To Your Dad Simulator 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this special July ep of CGI, we explore games including Stay Outta the DragonZone, an Osmosis Jones MMO, and Explain Your Tumblr To Your Dad Simulator 2017.

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]]> 3863 The Dance Hunter (feat. Patrick Klepek) This week's episode runs the topical gamut from an "It Follows" game to horseshoes with your mom, before concluding in an acoustic assault so aggressive that we're legitimately worried we might be banned from iTunes. Kotaku's Patrick Klepek guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:34:32 -0000 The Dance Hunter (feat. Patrick Klepek) full 21 Polygon This week's episode runs the topical gamut from an "It Follows" game to horseshoes with your mom, before concluding in an acoustic assault so aggressive that we're legitimately worried we might be banned from iTunes. Kotaku's Patrick Klepek guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week's episode runs the topical gamut from an "It Follows" game to horseshoes with your mom, before concluding in an acoustic assault so aggressive that we're legitimately worried we might be banned from iTunes. Kotaku's Patrick Klepek guest stars.

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]]> 4430 PoolGames Inc Okay, here's the deal: this was originally intended to be the first-ever video episode of CoolGames Inc, but thanks to a technical SNAFU, the entire video more or less vanished. On the plus side, the audio survived, so count your blessings and enjoy this extra-wet, extra-short hot tub episode of CoolGames Inc, brought to you live from E3 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 18 Jun 2016 19:53:57 -0000 PoolGames Inc full 20 Polygon Okay, here's the deal: this was originally intended to be the first-ever video episode of CoolGames Inc, but thanks to a technical SNAFU, the entire video more or less vanished. On the plus side, the audio survived, so count your blessings and enjoy this extra-wet, extra-short hot tub episode of CoolGames Inc, brought to you live from E3 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Okay, here's the deal: this was originally intended to be the first-ever video episode of CoolGames Inc, but thanks to a technical SNAFU, the entire video more or less vanished. On the plus side, the audio survived, so count your blessings and enjoy this extra-wet, extra-short hot tub episode of CoolGames Inc, brought to you live from E3 2016.

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]]> 1645 Pre-E3 2016 Special! This week, we're celebrating the week of the Triple the only way we know how: by making E3 predictions — with your help! Join us as we talk about the Vita CD, Fulltime Shang'n, EVE Online but for ants, and HEYGIVEME THATYES: WILD WORLD. And Reggie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Jun 2016 22:36:00 -0000 Pre-E3 2016 Special! full 19 Polygon This week, we're celebrating the week of the Triple the only way we know how: by making E3 predictions — with your help! Join us as we talk about the Vita CD, Fulltime Shang'n, EVE Online but for ants, and HEYGIVEME THATYES: WILD WORLD. And Reggie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, we're celebrating the week of the Triple the only way we know how: by making E3 predictions — with your help! Join us as we talk about the Vita CD, Fulltime Shang'n, EVE Online but for ants, and HEYGIVEME THATYES: WILD WORLD. And Reggie.

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]]> 3748 AFVR This week, we meet the Pounding Fathers, explore a permadeath cowboy dueling game, and ultimately create what might be our best idea yet: an game that will singlehandedly create the genre of virtual-reality schadenfreude-based esports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 03 Jun 2016 07:00:07 -0000 AFVR full 18 Polygon This week, we meet the Pounding Fathers, explore a permadeath cowboy dueling game, and ultimately create what might be our best idea yet: an game that will singlehandedly create the genre of virtual-reality schadenfreude-based esports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, we meet the Pounding Fathers, explore a permadeath cowboy dueling game, and ultimately create what might be our best idea yet: an game that will singlehandedly create the genre of virtual-reality schadenfreude-based esports.

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]]> 3284 Horse Hockey! (feat. Russ Frushtick) This time around, Polygon's own Russ Frushtick joins in to help us create a brand new sport — by horses and for horses. Also: Plumbing Boys, competitive political cartoons, and a Hydraulic Press Channel game adaptation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 27 May 2016 06:57:59 -0000 Horse Hockey! (feat. Russ Frushtick) full 17 Polygon This time around, Polygon's own Russ Frushtick joins in to help us create a brand new sport — by horses and for horses. Also: Plumbing Boys, competitive political cartoons, and a Hydraulic Press Channel game adaptation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This time around, Polygon's own Russ Frushtick joins in to help us create a brand new sport — by horses and for horses. Also: Plumbing Boys, competitive political cartoons, and a Hydraulic Press Channel game adaptation.

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]]> 3803 DreamWorks Kissing Party (feat. Danny O'Dwyer) A fully physics-based horse cave game, A MOBA where MOBAs fight other MOBAs, assassinating a person from the inside and Call of Duty: Blast That Ass. Guest starring GameSpot's Danny O'Dwyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 20 May 2016 17:39:14 -0000 DreamWorks Kissing Party (feat. Danny O'Dwyer) full 16 Polygon A fully physics-based horse cave game, A MOBA where MOBAs fight other MOBAs, assassinating a person from the inside and Call of Duty: Blast That Ass. Guest starring GameSpot's Danny O'Dwyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A fully physics-based horse cave game, A MOBA where MOBAs fight other MOBAs, assassinating a person from the inside and Call of Duty: Blast That Ass. Guest starring GameSpot's Danny O'Dwyer.

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]]> 4365 creativecloud.exe This week's CoolGames Inc has us making our most illegal game yet — but not before talking about a wrestler who thinks wrestling is real, Self-Defense for Gentle People, an FPS about shooting food into faces and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 13 May 2016 23:39:56 -0000 creativecloud.exe full 15 Polygon This week's CoolGames Inc has us making our most illegal game yet — but not before talking about a wrestler who thinks wrestling is real, Self-Defense for Gentle People, an FPS about shooting food into faces and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week's CoolGames Inc has us making our most illegal game yet — but not before talking about a wrestler who thinks wrestling is real, Self-Defense for Gentle People, an FPS about shooting food into faces and more.

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]]> 3261 50 First States (feat. Austin Walker) Giant Bomb's Austin Walker joins us to help us build the most patriotic, romantic visual novel ever created — but not before exploring a battery-life-based iPhone game, a dog with human legs, and Dr. Wario's Guide to Good Sex Twisted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 06 May 2016 18:46:32 -0000 50 First States (feat. Austin Walker) full 14 Polygon Giant Bomb's Austin Walker joins us to help us build the most patriotic, romantic visual novel ever created — but not before exploring a battery-life-based iPhone game, a dog with human legs, and Dr. Wario's Guide to Good Sex Twisted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Giant Bomb's Austin Walker joins us to help us build the most patriotic, romantic visual novel ever created — but not before exploring a battery-life-based iPhone game, a dog with human legs, and Dr. Wario's Guide to Good Sex Twisted.

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]]> 3629 Love On The Rocks Nick's sick, so we forego having a guest and instead talk about DuskQuil, a gun that shoots salt at bugs, and also a couple of fake video games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 29 Apr 2016 22:18:29 -0000 Love On The Rocks full 13 Polygon Nick's sick, so we forego having a guest and instead talk about DuskQuil, a gun that shoots salt at bugs, and also a couple of fake video games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Nick's sick, so we forego having a guest and instead talk about DuskQuil, a gun that shoots salt at bugs, and also a couple of fake video games.

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]]> 3491 Capcom vs. TGIF Nick is back from Tokyo and only mostly jetlagged, which means it's time to make some games: namely, games about becoming an overnight millionaire, Willem Dafoe, and the American Broadcasting Company's now-defunct TGIF lineup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 22 Apr 2016 22:41:31 -0000 Capcom vs. TGIF full 12 Polygon Nick is back from Tokyo and only mostly jetlagged, which means it's time to make some games: namely, games about becoming an overnight millionaire, Willem Dafoe, and the American Broadcasting Company's now-defunct TGIF lineup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Nick is back from Tokyo and only mostly jetlagged, which means it's time to make some games: namely, games about becoming an overnight millionaire, Willem Dafoe, and the American Broadcasting Company's now-defunct TGIF lineup.

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]]> 3346 Bing Bong King Kong Part two of two of our "Griffin and Nick Didn't Plan for the Latter's International Trip, So They Recorded Two Episodes in a Row Very Early in the Morning and Very Late at Night" sessions. We literally take a nap in the middle of this one. The name of the game we settled on was Bing Bong King Kong. Please do not make this the first episode you ever listen to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 15 Apr 2016 22:41:04 -0000 Bing Bong King Kong full 11 Polygon Part two of two of our "Griffin and Nick Didn't Plan for the Latter's International Trip, So They Recorded Two Episodes in a Row Very Early in the Morning and Very Late at Night" sessions. We literally take a nap in the middle of this one. The name of the game we settled on was Bing Bong King Kong. Please do not make this the first episode you ever listen to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Part two of two of our "Griffin and Nick Didn't Plan for the Latter's International Trip, So They Recorded Two Episodes in a Row Very Early in the Morning and Very Late at Night" sessions. We literally take a nap in the middle of this one. The name of the game we settled on was Bing Bong King Kong. Please do not make this the first episode you ever listen to.

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]]> 3480 Honk! The first of two episodes we recorded back-to-back this morning. We landed on a totally innocent and innocuous game about truck breeding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 08 Apr 2016 19:47:07 -0000 Honk! full 10 Polygon The first of two episodes we recorded back-to-back this morning. We landed on a totally innocent and innocuous game about truck breeding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The first of two episodes we recorded back-to-back this morning. We landed on a totally innocent and innocuous game about truck breeding.

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]]> 2815 Basketball Ignoring Simulator (feat. Tara Long) Augmented-reality Jumanji. Judge Judy and Executioner. Shadow of the Colossus, but with dunks. Tara Long guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:50:52 -0000 Basketball Ignoring Simulator (feat. Tara Long) full 9 Polygon Augmented-reality Jumanji. Judge Judy and Executioner. Shadow of the Colossus, but with dunks. Tara Long guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Augmented-reality Jumanji. Judge Judy and Executioner. Shadow of the Colossus, but with dunks. Tara Long guest stars.

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]]> 3624 Austin Powers (feat. Merritt Kopas) Diaper Light Drifter, game-less DLC, Danny Dorito: The Revenge of Chester Cheeto 4. Merritt Kopas guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 25 Mar 2016 18:38:52 -0000 Austin Powers (feat. Merritt Kopas) full 8 Polygon Diaper Light Drifter, game-less DLC, Danny Dorito: The Revenge of Chester Cheeto 4. Merritt Kopas guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Diaper Light Drifter, game-less DLC, Danny Dorito: The Revenge of Chester Cheeto 4. Merritt Kopas guest stars.

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]]> 4104 ASDFsfdA;;DAIFDJL:KDSJ:FS;js;dkf♥♥♥♥ This week, Nick and Griffin explore Nintendo characters who know how to party, take a submission from Griffin's brother Travis, trudge into uncomfortable territory with Dad or Alive Extreme, and Nick gets a visit from a very special plumber (NOT MARIO). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 12 Mar 2016 01:23:13 -0000 ASDFsfdA;;DAIFDJL:KDSJ:FS;js;dkf♥♥♥♥ full 7 Polygon This week, Nick and Griffin explore Nintendo characters who know how to party, take a submission from Griffin's brother Travis, trudge into uncomfortable territory with Dad or Alive Extreme, and Nick gets a visit from a very special plumber (NOT MARIO). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week, Nick and Griffin explore Nintendo characters who know how to party, take a submission from Griffin's brother Travis, trudge into uncomfortable territory with Dad or Alive Extreme, and Nick gets a visit from a very special plumber (NOT MARIO).

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]]> 3744 Hugh Jackman's Huge Actin' (feat. Simone De Rochefort) Getting bullied at Rack Room Shoes. Charlie Sheen Megami Tensei. Gex-COM. Stomp: The Yard. Guest star Simone de Rochefort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 04 Mar 2016 09:14:50 -0000 Hugh Jackman's Huge Actin' (feat. Simone De Rochefort) full 6 Polygon Getting bullied at Rack Room Shoes. Charlie Sheen Megami Tensei. Gex-COM. Stomp: The Yard. Guest star Simone de Rochefort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Getting bullied at Rack Room Shoes. Charlie Sheen Megami Tensei. Gex-COM. Stomp: The Yard. Guest star Simone de Rochefort.

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]]> 3725 Glasshouse (feat. Dave Lang) This time around, we explore a few very strong concepts like Nintendougs, Ni No Clooney, and David Schwimmer: Creative Mode before throwing on the brandcuffs and creating a 100% unique IP with the help of Iron Galaxy CEO Dave Lang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 26 Feb 2016 18:07:50 -0000 Glasshouse (feat. Dave Lang) full 5 Polygon This time around, we explore a few very strong concepts like Nintendougs, Ni No Clooney, and David Schwimmer: Creative Mode before throwing on the brandcuffs and creating a 100% unique IP with the help of Iron Galaxy CEO Dave Lang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This time around, we explore a few very strong concepts like Nintendougs, Ni No Clooney, and David Schwimmer: Creative Mode before throwing on the brandcuffs and creating a 100% unique IP with the help of Iron Galaxy CEO Dave Lang.

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]]> 4221 Tim McGraw's What If? Trucks: Fates (feat. Dave Tach) In an unprecedented move, we retcon episode 3, jack up our ohms, establish moon laws to define moon crimes, and Business Dogz. Dave Tach guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:35:10 -0000 Tim McGraw's What If? Trucks: Fates (feat. Dave Tach) full 4 Polygon In an unprecedented move, we retcon episode 3, jack up our ohms, establish moon laws to define moon crimes, and Business Dogz. Dave Tach guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In an unprecedented move, we retcon episode 3, jack up our ohms, establish moon laws to define moon crimes, and Business Dogz. Dave Tach guest stars.

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]]> 3894 Surgery Date (feat. Phil Kollar) Ace Ventura. Yomi. Tekken, but better. Guest star Phil Kollar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:26:52 -0000 Surgery Date (feat. Phil Kollar) full 3 Polygon Ace Ventura. Yomi. Tekken, but better. Guest star Phil Kollar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ace Ventura. Yomi. Tekken, but better. Guest star Phil Kollar.

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]]> 3656 Cook For Cube (feat. Justin McElroy) Griffin McElroy and Nick Robinson delve into the dark truths behind Pokéball metaphysics, DJ Hero 2 turntable compatibility, Jonathan Blow DDoSing GameFAQs, and the untapped concept of 'social permadeath.' Special guest Justin McElroy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 05 Feb 2016 07:56:35 -0000 Cook For Cube (feat. Justin McElroy) full 2 Polygon Griffin McElroy and Nick Robinson delve into the dark truths behind Pokéball metaphysics, DJ Hero 2 turntable compatibility, Jonathan Blow DDoSing GameFAQs, and the untapped concept of 'social permadeath.' Special guest Justin McElroy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Griffin McElroy and Nick Robinson delve into the dark truths behind Pokéball metaphysics, DJ Hero 2 turntable compatibility, Jonathan Blow DDoSing GameFAQs, and the untapped concept of 'social permadeath.' Special guest Justin McElroy.

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]]> 3653 Grandma Wants It Al Dente(feat. Chris Grant) Nick and Griffin co-develop their debut video game: the world's first SmartGlass-enabled pasta-shaman roguelike, Grandma Wants It Al Dente. Guest starring Polygon editor in chief Chris Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 27 Jan 2016 20:37:38 -0000 Grandma Wants It Al Dente(feat. Chris Grant) full 1 Polygon Nick and Griffin co-develop their debut video game: the world's first SmartGlass-enabled pasta-shaman roguelike, Grandma Wants It Al Dente. Guest starring Polygon editor in chief Chris Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Nick and Griffin co-develop their debut video game: the world's first SmartGlass-enabled pasta-shaman roguelike, Grandma Wants It Al Dente. Guest starring Polygon editor in chief Chris Grant.

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