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Episode 230: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

There once was a gallant prince. Handsome, charming, and possessed of amazing acrobatic abilities, he saved the day and won the heart of the princess. Wait, no, that's too trite. Let's try again. There once was a prince. Wanting to prove that he was gallant, he made a grave error. This led to him doing some really cool parkour fighting and having witty banter while trying to defeat Ja... the evil vizier. Also, time daggers.

Episode 228: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

Everyone's favorite Doom-guy clone is back, and snarkier than ever. This time, though, Kyle Katarn is a mercenary teacher, and under his tutelage: You! Take on the role of grumpy Jaden, and explore labyrinthine and often disconnected levels in your attempt to stamp out some cultists. On the bright side, you get to do some sweet lightsaber stuff, and use both sides of the force. Plus, a large pile of guns is at your disposal. Make it to the end of each level by murdering everything in your path. It's the Jedi way!

Episode 212: Bomberman Hero

 

Bomberman's been called upon to perform his yearly firearms training.  Little does he know, the plot of Star Wars is happening right above, and he's about to get dragged into it.  I'm not sure if he's more Luke or Han in this story, but either way, it's a lot less interesting to watch.  Flail about large, static-angle environs while you attempt to bomb your way to victory.  Just watch out for Bomberman's oldest and most recognizable foe: weird clown spring things?

Episode 201: Mario 64 DS

What do you get when you try to control a game originally meant for an analog stick with a d-pad?  Basically the same game, but somehow a lot worse.  Maybe it's because the whole thing smells oddly of garlic; Wario is just too well rendered in this game.  Join us as we hop, skip, and constipatedly hover over the familiar environs of Peach's Castle's magic paintings.



More hat replacements than you can shake a download at.


Show Notes

(00:00) Dokkan Battle has conquered all!

(11:00) Zach also played some Fate Grand Order to compare to Dokkan Battle, the greatest game of all.

(13:30) He’s also been playing Xenoverse 2: Electric Boogaloo

(18:00) Saiyan Naming Conventions, all hail Dragon Ball Z!

(21:00) Tyler Finished The Long Dark and West of Loathing

(24:30) Geremy started Sonic Mania and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle but likely won’t finish either.

(34:00) The Assignment, Super Mario 64 DS.

(46:30) Super Mario Ranking DS.


Next time on Last Time, Castlevania Dracula X!

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Episode 174: Adventures in Hyper-Realistic Plumbing [Super Mario 64]

One of gaming's first forays into the 3D realm, it'sa Mario time!  Run, jump, fight the camera, and generally avoid your greatest enemy: gravity.  Relive the game that launched the Nintendo 64 into long term memory and toss an effigy of what will become known as Bowser into bombs.  Now with 20% more Bombette firing you out of a cannon.



120 downloads unlocks Yoshi.


Show Notes

(03:00) Poké-spoilers.

(09:45) Because Blue is great.

(22:00) I can destroy the planet... In attack mode!

(28:00) Zach describing waifus in hell.

(33:00) It'sa game, Mario!

(35:00)  Apparently, were-hogs make sense at some point.

(40:00) Foils of a sedentary plumbing lifestyle.

(58:30) Ranking 64.


Next time on Last Time, Impossible Creatures!

Ram-Lobsters are more fun at
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Episode 167: Neverending Psychic Nightmare [Psychonauts]

Gather your wits and steel your mind.  We're going in!  Another game Tim Schafer was involved in (maybe a bit more heavily since he was directing instead of writing), this one's a bit of a trip.  Come join us for some off color humor, strange visuals and... existing gameplay and storytelling.



To know your opponent's mind is to know their download.


Show Notes

* Disclaimer:  We had a lot of problems finishing this episode off because computers apparently hated us the last couple of weeks.  The ending is a bit abrupt because we lost the audio.  Twice.  Sorry for the mess! *

(04:30) RWBY vs. Twilight.

(08:00) Sentinels of Steam!  It automates some of the tedium of the card game.  That doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement, but it's really a fun game, we swear.

(12:45) Gameroom sure looks like a thing.

(17:00) I feel like brotherhood in Sonic games really shouldn't be dark.

(20:00) Doom is doomed to be great.

(22:45) Carl Gauss was such a badass.  Look at that smirk!

(27:30) Anaconda.

(38:00) There are a lot of interesting characters, but maybe too many.  Here's the opening cutscene for y'all.  Anyone out there like Raz much?

(42:00) Power progression and incentives.

(51:00) While the Meat Circus is much reviled, the only part I found super annoying was this every 15 seconds.

(56:00) Podcast dies.  Also, the game got ranked!


Next time on Last Time, Ecco the Dolphin!

Yoshi's favorite snack.
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Episode 46: Talking About the Birds and the Bears [Banjo-Kazooie]

The game that at least one of the hosts considers the epitome of 3D platformers is finally appearing on the podcast!  Grab your backpack of bird holding, and wing flip your way off with us!



Collectibles?  Downloads qualify, right?

(03:00) Super Mario 3D World was a thing we did.

(07:00) Tyler talks about Skyrim for a bit.

(12:00) Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion!  It's an RTS in space where you can zoom from galactic level all the way down to ship-to-ship combat.  It's surprisingly deep, but simple to play.

(16:30) Zach's tales of Mech Warrior: Online.  Same ass kicking occurred.  G-Nome was awesome in the 90s.

(21:30) PC games defaulting to explaining how games work with the 360 controller.

(23:30) Own a Wii U?  This might interest you.

(30:00) Dynasty Warrior 8 is apparently pretty good.  With planes.

(39:30) 3D worlds as scavenger hunts and motivation for exploration.

(48:30) Collectible balance in Banjo-Kazooie.

(52:30) New moves as progress gating.

(60:00) We try to remember what games existed on the N64.  It appears to be mostly racing and, apparently, sports.

(62:00) Sandbox/open world games as a replacement for 3D platformers.


Next time on Last Time, Earthworm Jim!

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 You can also go to the show page at plus.google.com/+LastTimeOnVideogames or comment on the site at www.lasttimeonvideogames.com.
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