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When it comes to mobile games, Nintendo is among the worst.

• 0:13 – Episode 3 of The Mandalorian is an improvement over the first two!
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• 35:29 – All about Nintendo’s garbage subscription plans for its garbage mobile Animal Crossing game
• 57:32 – Valve finally announces a Half Life game but for the smallest possible audience

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Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by E. Zachary Knight and Andrew Eisen. The show is edited by Andrew Eisen. Music in the show includes “Albino” by Brian Boyko. It is in the public domain and free to use. Molehill Mountain logo by Scott Hepting.

Chat Transcript:

4:33 PMTheRiverAnduin​hey, river here I won’t make the podcast but here is my opinion of mobile. I have dabbled in some mobile on an ipad never paid for anything pubg and the sailor moon puzzle game was fine.

6:42 PMAndrew Eisen​Sorry to hear depression’s got it’s grubby mitts on you but I’m glad to hear I can provide a temporary reprieve and hope you have many other such outlets.

6:45 PMjordan thompson​I’m playing some laughably bad ps2 games based on movies

6:51 PMAndrew Eisen​Nice.

6:59 PMjordan thompson​you actually put that thing on your bookshelf you wierdo HAHAAA 🙂

7:04 PMjordan thompson​so far its one of the best disney star wars projects, for some reason to me it seems all the spin off are way better than the disney mainline though solo had its ups and downs but was decent

7:08 PMaddictedtochaos​Hello

7:08 PMjordan thompson​can we talk spoliers for mando

7:10 PMjordan thompson​so mando has baby yoda back, what does he expect to do or go if he takes it to the new republic id be assuming it works like turning a abandoned child to CPS you dont really get to stay with the child

7:11 PMCyberian_Tiger​Hello again, Andrew, how was your week?

7:12 PMjordan thompson​be honest you binged that high school musical stuff

7:15 PMjordan thompson​you do know this stuff was made to make 13 year old girls go gaga right, pretty sure they didnt care to think it through

7:16 PMjordan thompson​somehow my little pony won over men our age so its not like effort cant be made with these projects

7:23 PMCyberian_Tiger​Remember the 80s? All the cartoons where design to sell you a toy

7:25 PMjordan thompson​[message retracted]

7:26 PMSusanne Christ​…no they are not lol

7:26 PMSusanne Christ​especially ur last one lol

7:29 PMSusanne Christ​no Google eye stickers?

7:31 PMjordan thompson​last I checked you needed to be 18 to even make a youtube account even if you never upload and if you dont have an account you get age restricted to theres a lot of liars out there

7:31 PMSusanne Christ​but you dont need an account to use youtube

7:33 PMjordan thompson​I think id crap my pants as an adult if I could tap on the tv screen and order a toy

7:34 PMSusanne Christ​finally start that chia pet collection

7:36 PMSusanne Christ​that’s bc ur not selling eisen face shirts lol

7:36 PMjordan thompson​the FTC going after content creators is the same as going after tv networks, if they burn enough bridges youtube wont have creators anymore

7:37 PMaddictedtochaos​It is mobile it hardly matters.

7:37 PMjordan thompson​Andrew : animal crossing mobile is garbage

7:38 PMjordan thompson​Nintendo has left chat

7:38 PMSusanne Christ​lmao

7:40 PMjordan thompson​but andrew all the moneyies

7:40 PMSusanne Christ​well playing the game is pretty hard work…like I have to hit buttons?

7:41 PMjordan thompson​andrew i repeat all the moneyies

7:43 PMSusanne Christ​have u played Mario kart?

7:44 PMSusanne Christ​I loved mii tomo@

7:47 PMaddictedtochaos​I got Tharja on the first try.

7:49 PMjordan thompson​ive wondered for a while if something of a video game depression was to occur would the world ever be at a point where retired consoles become more profitable than current consoles

7:50 PMSusanne Christ​they’d just make the remaster the old vidoe games …kinda like now lmao

7:50 PMSusanne Christ​they are re doing all old movies too

7:51 PMCollin Asmus​Hey man

7:52 PMjordan thompson​if the consumerswouldnt trust the current brand why would they trust a remaster at that point the original hardware would be yes spare in numbers but more enjoyed

7:52 PMCyberian_Tiger​You can love Nintendo but understand that they are not your friend.

7:53 PMaddictedtochaos​They are nowhere near as bad as Activision or EA

7:53 PMSusanne Christ​bc the nee shiny spyro is the same as the old spyro…but shiner o.o

7:55 PMjordan thompson​but but i really want a mircotrastion funstion to fill my battery of my poltergust in Luigi’s mansion 3

7:57 PMCyberian_Tiger​I enjoy Valve but I still think its a bad move with all those Weapon skins in CS:GO and opening loot boxes.

7:57 PMjordan thompson​its like andrew is talking to his kid, I’m not mad I’m just disapponted

7:58 PMjordan thompson​Nintendo you mind daddy Andrew

7:59 PMCyberian_Tiger​I can see why they went the HL:A. But after 10 years. I’ll take what I can get.

8:00 PMSusanne Christ​finally found something useless I want for Christmas ^.^

8:00 PMjordan thompson​it doesnt looked half assed but does it seem at half life

8:01 PMSusanne Christ​bad tum tss

8:01 PMSusanne Christ​..stupid autocorrect lol

8:02 PMSusanne Christ​ANARCHY!!!!!

8:05 PMjordan thompson​VR gaming is not where it needs to be, at the moment VR is for titties and vistas sometimes together

8:05 PMSusanne Christ​lol its gonna prob

8:06 PMCyberian_Tiger​when EP2 came out I remember people saying it was just a little out of date, compared to other FPS that where out at the time.

8:06 PMSusanne Christ​onlyVR game I know about is work simulator where u can burn down ur office

8:06 PMCyberian_Tiger​Yeah before Half-life 2 begins

8:07 PMCyberian_Tiger​I have been curious what happend before gorden came around so I’m looking forward to that.

8:07 PMjordan thompson​i need more baby yoda in my life like now

8:08 PMSusanne Christ​^-^ baby yoda <3

8:08 PMCyberian_Tiger​Not HL mobile.. well not that you are mention that I’m counting the blessing.

8:08 PMjordan thompson​banjo threeie FOR MOBILE

8:08 PMCyberian_Tiger​I don’t need nightmares, Jordan

8:09 PMSusanne Christ​see yeah!!