Molehill Mountain Episode 87 – Publishers and Politicians

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It’s like they’re trying to piss us off. 0:00 – Monster Hunter World’s DLC is grossly overpriced. 10:18 – YouTube’s recommendations algorithm sucks. 28:38 – Game developer uses malware as DRM. It goes about as well as you’d expect. 41:34 – ESA doesn’t want you to enjoy anything it can’t make money off of, bemoans …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 82 – Nintendo Labo is Fabo!

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Even if the games suck, the DIY cardboard stuff is neat! 25:35 – We think wannabe Steam competitor Robot Cache is DOA 39:13 – Nintendo Labo: super cool. Super overpriced.

Molehill Mountain Episode 72 – Animal Crossing: Happy Campers

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Because that’s a far better name than “Pocket Camp.” 9:41 – EA and demands for high Metacritic scores 28:54 – Xbox One’s backwards compatibility would have arrived sooner if Microsoft didn’t have to spend a bunch of time and resources removing its ill-advised always-on DRM 39:46- Nintendo details Animal Crossing for mobile devices

Molehill Mountain Episode 69 – The Funniest Number!

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No matter how old I get, I still laugh at the most immature things. We spend most of the first half of the show talking about superhero cartoons then discuss which games Nintendo might include on a hypothetical N64 Classic Edition (42:10).

Molehill Mountain Episode 65 – Nintendo Has NOT Erased Mario & Luigi’s Past

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Let’s get upset about the internet getting upset about things! 0:00 – We talk about IT even though neither of us have seen it. 12:17 – Google labels us a file sharing site for… hosting our own podcast? 18:19 – All of YouTube’s changes are terrible. All of them. 29:35 – My patience pays off! …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 61 – One Is the Loneliest Number

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EZK is off to parts unknown so it’s just Andrew this week. No timestamps this week but I talk a lot about why I’m not into The Last of Us after three hours of play, my favorite anime, cellphones in movie theaters, difficulties with my new editing software and other fun stuff!

Molehill Mountain Episode 59 – Bad Game Industry, Bad!

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This week we talk about the video game industry’s myriad shenanigans of late.  I’m sure we’ll find something positive to talk about! 31:53 – Lawbreakers dev says game not Switch-bound because not enough buttons 41:03 – Metroid: Samus Returns gates content behind amiibo 52:47 – ThinkGeek hoards NES Classic Editions and forces you to buy …

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Nitro Game Injection #273: Quality Rips (Patreon’s Choice Special: Mashups, Memes, Non-Sequiturs, & Other Weirdness)

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Only the highest quality game music rips have been hand-picked for this edition of Nitro Game Injection. This Patreon’s Choice playlist suggestion comes courtesy of Nick C.!

Molehill Mountain Episode 54 – Atari’s Back!!!

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By request, we’ve kept our pre-show banter in the video version of the podcast (linked below).  You can skip ahead to the start of the show proper (or another topic) with the timestamps below.  In the show’s final half hour, Andrew and Zachary discuss the future of AR games the cost of living in San …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 53 – Silly E3 Awards!

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We discuss E3 2017 and hand out silly awards. 0:00 – EA 10:35 – Microsoft 40:16 – Devolver Digital 41:55 – Bethesda 48:16 – PC 52:21 – Ubisoft 1:19:10 – Sony 1:53:45 – Nintendo 2:22:02 – Silly E3 Awards