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  1. Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship with William Morgan (The Geek Gauntlet Podcast)

    Every kid who ever begged a parent for money to hit GameStop on release day understands the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship series in their bones: it’s the same card game, sold back to you once a year, wearing a slightly fancier hat each time. Konami ran this bit from 2003 to 2006 with the discipline of a Swiss watchmaker and the restraint of absolutely nobody when it came to naming the things. Four games! Four years! Somehow four completely different amounts of the word “World Championship” crammed into each title!

    And somewhere in that run, things got weird. By the last entry, Konami had apparently decided Yugi, Kaiba, and the rest of the cast had done enough work, and quietly let you duel the actual monster cards instead, like the whole show got replaced by its own trading cards in some kind of legal dispute. There’s also a tiny RPG town nobody asked for, a cartridge somehow refereeing six languages at once, and just enough real cardboard cards taped inside the box that there’s a real argument the packaging outsold the game.

    Grabbing a seat at the table to help me sort genuine dueling nostalgia from pure cardboard-fueled compulsion is William Morgan, host of The Geek Gauntlet Podcast, self-billed as the fastest hour in podcasting, a claim that tracks given how fast he and the crew burn through a week’s worth of comics, movies, anime, and gaming news.

    So keep an eye on your Life Points, don’t forget your face-downs, and let’s find out if the World Championship series was Konami’s finest run of Game Boy dueling, or just years of very well-packaged déjà vu.

    Learn such things as:

    • Why do I think this is so weird but yearly sports games aren’t?
    • How far back into a game’s ruleset can you go if you weren’t there when it was current?
    • Who bought the game for the game, and who bought it just for the included card?
    • And so much more!

    You can find William on The Geek Gauntlet Podcast.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

    If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

    A big thanks to Anime Field Guide and Just the Facts and More for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who can play the Yu-Gi-Oh theme on the theremin.

    #GameBoyAdvance #Konami #NintendoDS #Shueisha #VizMedia #WilliamMorgan
  2. Naruto Path of the Ninja with Merrilee O’neil (Fear Coded)

    By the mid-2000s, Naruto had pulled off something most manga-to-anime properties never manage: it wasn’t just popular, it was everywhere, spinning off a small army of video games across nearly every system with a screen, like Naruto himself used Shadow Clone Jutsu on the entire games industry and nobody thought to stop him. Somewhere in that flood of Ninja Councils and Clash of Ninjas sits Naruto: Path of the Ninja, the entry that decided the best way to honor Kishimoto’s story wasn’t just punching (though there’s plenty of that too) but actually letting you live through the Land of Waves and the Chūnin Exams one turn-based battle at a time.

    Path of the Ninja debuted on the Game Boy Advance in Japan back in 2004, then took a leisurely three years to reach American shelves in 2007, arriving on the Nintendo DS instead, because by the time they got around to localizing it, the GBA already felt like last decade’s news. You pick from six familiar faces, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Shikamaru, Neji, and Rock Lee, pair them into formations for bonus combo attacks, and work through more than 90 jutsu, some of which you cast on the DS touchscreen by frantically scribbling a shape with the stylus, which is either a clever nod to hand seals or just a fun way to give yourself a cramp. The story runs all the way to the Chunin Exam invasion and a face-off with Shukaku, and if you’re wondering whether you can also fight Itachi as a secret bonus boss, the answer is: only if you own the Japanese version. The English release quietly deleted that fight but somehow forgot to scrub his name from the end credits, which is the video game equivalent of hiding a body and leaving the shovel leaning against the wall.

    Making another through the Play Comics dojo is Merrilee O’Neil of Fear Coded, last seen on the show trying to keep pace with the Flash. This time she’s trading super speed for shadow clones, hand seals, and a Konoha headband, so at least the running is a little more sustainable.

    So form your hand seals, grab your kunai pouch, and let’s find out if Path of the Ninja earned its headband as a worthy trip through early Naruto, or if it should’ve stayed back at the Academy with the rest of the genin.

    Learn such things as:

    • Isn’t the world today better, with games coming out worldwide at basically the same time?
    • How can you use a console’s gimmick to really lean into the gameplay?
    • Can a game stick to the established story a bit too well?
    • And so much more!

    You can find Merrilee being the main driver of the Fear Coded account on BlueSky @fearcodedpod.bsky.social on her podcast Fear Coded.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

    If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

    A big thanks to Kaiju Comicast and Anime Field Guide for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who probably has a pretty sick collection of headbands.

    #GameBoyAdvance #Jiraiya #MerrileeONeil #NarutoUzumaki #NejiHyūga #NintendoDS #RockLee #SakuraHaruno #SasukeUchiha #ShikamaruNara #Shueisha #TomyCompany #Tose #VizMedia
  3. Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 with Russell Moran (Kaiju ComicCast)

    At some point in the early 2000s, someone looked at the Dragon Ball Z manga and anime, a story full of screaming men who power up for entire episodes, hair that defies physics, and villains who monologue long enough for the protagonist to reach a new power level, and said, “Yes. This. But make it a fighting game. On two, and only two, consoles.” And thus, Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 arrived on PS2 and GameCube, ready to let you spend an unreasonable amount of time unlocking characters and pretending you know what a Fusion Dance is supposed to look like in real life.

    This episode, we’re going Super Saiyan on the whole thing. The game, the manga, the anime, the drama, the capsules, the questionable story mode decisions. All of it. And joining us to power up the conversation is Russell Moran from Kaiju ComiCast, who brings exactly the kind of kaiju-sized enthusiasm this franchise demands.

    So take a deep breath, squeeze out every last drop of ki you’ve got, and let’s get into it. Your hair may or may not turn gold by the end. No promises.

    Learn such things as:

    • What’s worse than taking a risk and totally failing?
    • What’s keeping us from getting the epic Toriyama Universe fighting crossover event that we all want to badly?
    • Can you really say that the roster has 50 different characters when 10 of them are different versions of the same dude?
    • And so much more!

    You can find Russell on BlueSky @kaijucomiccast, Instagram @kaijucomiccast, and of course at his podcast Kaiju ComiCast.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    The next episode is going to be Justice League Heroes The Flash, so get your thoughts ready and over to me if you want to hear them in the show.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

    If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

    A big thanks to “Fun” and Games and Anime Field Guide for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who only does things at levels of 9000.

    #Android16 #Android17 #Android18 #Atari #CaptainGinyu #Cell #Cooler #Dabura #Dimps #DrGero #Frieza #Gamecube #Gohan #Goku #Gokule #Goten #Gotenks #GreatSaiyaman #Hercule #JumpComics #KidBuu #KidTrunks #Krillin #Kuriza #MajinBuu #Nappa #Piccolo #PS2 #Raditz #Recoome #RussellMoran #Shueisha #SuperBuu #SupremeKai #TeenGohan #TienShinhan #Tiencha #Trunks #Vegeta #Vegito #Videl #VizMedia #Yamcha
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  5. Yu-Gi-Oh Destiny Board Traveler & World Championship Tournament 2004 with David (Anime Field Guide)

    Some duels are fought with cards. Some are fought with dice. And then some… are fought with the Game Boy Advance’s eternal struggle against decent menu navigation. This week on Play Comics, we’re shuffling up and drawing into Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler and World Championship Tournament 2004, two games that take everything we love about Yu-Gi-Oh!, monsters, strategy, friendship laser beams, and cram it into a tiny cartridge that smells faintly of childhood and battery corrosion.

    Joining Chris for this summoning circle of digital nostalgia is David from Anime Field Guide, who brings the kind of anime expertise that makes you question whether your life points can drop below zero if you cringe too hard at English dub dialogue. Together, they’ll explore why these particular duels feel like being trapped in a friendship-branded fever dream, complete with turn-based confusion and more “draw phase” puns than anyone asked for.

    So grab your duel disk, blow into that GBA cartridge like it owes you rent, and prepare to enter a world where forbidden memories and confusing mechanics go hand-in-hand. It’s the heart of the cards… but maybe also a faint cry for a player’s guide.

    Learn such things as:

    • Whether the heart of the cards can survive low battery warnings.
    • The surprising crossover between duel monsters and chaos theory.
    • Why Destiny Board Traveler isn’t just Monopoly with a Yu-Gi-Oh skin.
    • And so much more!

    You can find David on BlueSky @anifieldguide.bsky.social, Threads @anifieldguide, and of course hear him over at Anime Field Guide.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

    If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

    A big thanks to The Monsters that Made Us and Worst Collection Ever for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who is just sitting there waiting for me to spring the traps.

    #DarkMagicianGirl #DavidAnimeFieldGuide #GameBoyAdvance #Grandpa #JoeyWheeler #Kaibaman #Konami #MaiValentine #MaximillionPegasus #Mokuba #RebeccaHawkins #SetoKaiba #Shueisha #VizMedia #YamiBakura #YamiYugi #YugiMutou
  6. Ultimate Muscle The Kinnikuman Legacy The Path of the Superhero & Legends vs New Generation with SerpyMatt

    Strap on your meat-based wrestling tights and oil up those biceps because Play Comics is about to suplex you straight into the absurdly wonderful world of Kinnikuman! This week we’re tag-teaming not one, but TWO Ultimate Muscle games—The Path of the Superhero for GameCube and Legends vs New Generation for Game Boy Advance. That’s right, we’re going double or nothing like a Choujin who forgot leg day exists and decided to compensate with twice the spandex.

    These games, spawned from the legendary Kinnikuman manga and anime, brought us a universe where wrestling isn’t just a sport—it’s the entire basis of intergalactic civilization, which honestly makes about as much sense as any other comic book logic we’ve tackled on this show. Whether you’re commanding Kid Muscle through his heroic quest to not embarrass his legendary father or settling the age-old debate of who would win between old-school wrestlers and the new generation (spoiler: everyone’s finishing move is magnificently ridiculous), we’ve got you covered.

    Joining us for this muscle-bound mayhem is none other than SerpyMatt, who hasn’t quite gotten around to launching his own podcast yet—but he’s told me the concept and folks, when it finally drops, you’re going to absolutely love it. Assuming he ever stops procrastinating long enough to record episode one, that is.

    So crack your knuckles, practice your most intimidating wrestler growl, and prepare for an episode that’s guaranteed to have more body slams than a physics textbook thrown at a trampoline factory. It’s time to find out if these games captured the magnificent weirdness of their source material or if they just left us feeling like we got hit with the Kinniku Buster of disappointment.

    Learn such things as:

    • What happens when you give character designers unlimited freedom and a fever dream?
    • What’s the exchange rate between friendship power and actual wrestling skill?
    • Should we be concerned that intergalactic peace depends entirely on entertainment wrestling?
    • And so much more!

    You can find SerpyMatt on BlueSky @serpymatt.bsky.social.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

    A big thanks to the Byrds Eye View Comics and The Last Comic Shop for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, whose wrestling gimmick here would probably be something based around weaponizing VHS tapes.

    #AKICorporation #Bandai #BaronMaximilian #BoneCold #BrockenJr #Buffaloman #Checkmate #Chihuahuaman #Coconutman #CrescentHearts #Dazzle #Dialbolic #DikDikVanDik #ElKaerun #Eskara #Forkolossus #GameBoyAdvance #Gamecube #Hanzo #Hydrazoa #Jeager #JumpComics #KevinMask #KidMuscle #KingMuscle #Pandaman #Pumpinator #Ramenman #RoadRage #RobinMask #SerpyMatt #Shueisha #ShunDa #Skullduggery #Sunshine #TerryKenyon #Terryman #TheNinja #Tyrannoclaw #Ultimanoid #WallyTusket #Warsman #Weaponman #Yeti
  7. Yu-Gi-Oh Reshef of Destruction with Max Golden (The Pop Quiz Podcast)

    Grab your duel disk and prepare for the ultimate test of patience, because this week on Play Comics we’re shuffling into the notoriously punishing world of Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction for Game Boy Advance! This 2003 Konami creation took the beloved manga and anime franchise and somehow managed to turn it into a gaming experience more brutal than being sent to the Shadow Realm by a pack of rare holographic cards.

    Based on the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh series that taught an entire generation that the real power of friendship is having really expensive cards, Reshef of Destruction promised an epic adventure featuring Yugi, Joey, and the gang facing off against an ancient evil. What it delivered was a grinding experience so merciless that even seasoned duelists found themselves questioning their life choices faster than you can say “Exodia, obliterate!”

    Joining us for this masochistic journey through the world of impossibly difficult AI opponents and deck-building restrictions is the absolutely delightful Max Golden from The Pop Quiz Podcast. When he’s not busy creating the most creative trivia games known to humanity or making movie nights infinitely more entertaining, Max brings his pop culture expertise to help us understand how this handheld nightmare somehow spawned from one of the most beloved franchises in entertainment history.

    So dust off that Game Boy Advance, practice your most dramatic card-playing poses, and prepare for an episode that’s guaranteed to be more satisfying than finally beating that one opponent who’s been destroying your carefully crafted deck for the past three hours. We’ll explore whether this digital duel was faithful to its source material, or if it just left us feeling like we’d been trapped in our own personal tournament from Hell.

    Learn such things as:

    • Why does grinding for cards feel more exhausting than actually working a real job?
    • What happens when the AI cheats harder than a politician during election season?
    • How many times can you fight Yugi before you start questioning your sanity?
    • And so much more!

    You can find Max as part of The Pop Quiz Podcast.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

    A big thanks to D’OhMance Dawn and the Glitterjaw Podcast Collective for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who was wearing a strangely evil smile when telling me to meet up in the shadow realm……

    #GameboyAdvance #JumpComics #Konami #MaxGolden #Player #Shueisha #VizMedia
  8. Dragon Ball Z Budokai with Doc Issues (Capes on the Couch)

    Gather around power-level enthusiasts and tournament fighters, because this week on Play Comics we’re charging up our ki and diving headfirst into the legendary slugfest that is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai for PS2 and GameCube. That’s right, we’re looking at the 2002 fighting game that asked the burning question “What if we took the first three arcs of Dragon Ball Z and squeezed them into a button-mashing experience that makes even the most patient Z-Fighter want to go Super Saiyan with frustration?”

    Developed by Dimps and published by Infogrames (back when they still existed and weren’t just a nostalgic memory floating in gaming’s hyperbolic time chamber), this cel-shaded beatdown promised to let players experience everything from Raditz’s surprise family reunion to Cell’s perfectionist power trip. What it delivered was a fighting system so basic that even Yamcha could probably figure it out, paired with enough beam struggles to make your thumbs file for workers’ compensation.

    Joining us for this Saiyan-sized discussion is the one and only Doc Issues from Capes on the Couch, because when you need someone to analyze the psychological implications of repeatedly punching people until they explode into light particles you call a professional. Together we’ll explore how this game managed to compress roughly 100 episodes of screaming, power-ups, and “next time on Dragon Ball Z” frustrating end caps into a tournament format that somehow made sense.

    So grab your orange gi, practice your best Kamehameha stance, and prepare for an episode that’s over 9000 times more entertaining than waiting five episodes for Goku to finish charging his spirit bomb. Will this manga-to-game adaptation achieve its final form? Or will it get sent to Other World faster than you can say “Kakarot”? Time to find out if this Z-Fighter deserves a senzu bean or a one-way ticket to Snake Way!

    Learn such things as:

    • What happens when you try to balance Goku’s overwhelming power level against characters who can barely survive a Saibaman encounter?
    • Is there a psychological explanation for why watching grown men scream for five minutes while powering up never gets old?
    • What’s the secret to making players care about story mode when everyone already knows Goku’s going to win everything anyway?
    • And so much more!

    You can find Doc @CapesOnTheCouch on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and of course the Capes on the Couch website.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

    A big thanks to Nerd Best Friends and Super Switch Club for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who still hasn’t reached his final form.

    #Android16 #Android17 #Android18 #Android19 #CaptainGinyu #Cell #Cellin #Dimps #DocIssues #Dodoria #Frieza #Gamecube #GohanTeen #Goku #GreatSaiyaman #Hercule #Infogrames #JumpComics #KidGohan #Krillin #Nappa #Piccolo #PS2 #Raditz #Recoome #Shueisha #TienShinhan #Trunks #Vegeta #VizMedia #Yamcha #Zarbon
  9. Yu-Gi-Oh Worldwide Edition – Stairway to the Destined Duel & Falsebound Kingdom with GothJon (2 ACT Podcast)

    Welcome, card-slinging strategy seekers, to another episode of Play Comics where we shuffle through the deck of comic-to-game adaptations with all the precision of a first-turn Exodia draw gone horribly wrong! Today we’re summoning not one, but TWO Yu-Gi-Oh! adventures that took Yugi’s world from the small screen to handheld hysteria and living room chaos.

    First up, we’re diving into Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition – Stairway to the Destined Duel for the Game Boy Advance, a portable card battler that somehow managed to cram the entire Battle City tournament into a device smaller than Joey’s brain capacity. Then we’re teleporting to the GameCube dimension with Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom, where virtual reality meets real-time strategy in a combination so bizarre it makes Kaiba’s obsession with ancient Egyptian card games seem perfectly reasonable.

    Joining us for this interdimensional dueling discussion is the magnificent GothJon from the 2 ACT Podcast, whose expertise in anime, cinema, and all things delightfully dark makes him the perfect co-host to help us navigate these shadow realm gaming adventures. Whether we’re discussing the satisfying simplicity of portable dueling or the ambitious madness of strategic monster management, GothJon brings the kind of analytical insight that would make even Pegasus jealous.

    So grab your duel disk, power up that millennium puzzle, and prepare for an episode that explores how faithfully these games captured the heart of the cards… or whether they sent us straight to the shadow realm of gaming disappointment. Will these Yu-Gi-Oh! adaptations prove they’ve got what it takes to stand the test of time, or will they end up banished to the extra deck of forgotten licensed gamesmes?

    Time to duel… digitally!

    Learn such things as:

    • How well do these card games hold up these days with rules and metagame changes?
    • Do you really need to be a character from the franchise to feel emerged into the franchise?
    • Will Chris realize that he can watch the anime without playing the card game?
    • And so much more!

    You can find GothJon on YouTube @gothjon, the 2 ACT Podcast on Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

    A big thanks to Super Switch Club and Tales from the Backlog for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who thinks I’m insane for looking at multiple games here.

    #GameBoyAdvance #Gamecube #GothJon #JoeyWheeler #Konami #SetoKaiba #Shueisha #VizMedia #YugiMuto
  10. Naruto Ninja Council with Luke Herr (D’OhMance Dawn)

    Believe it or not, ninja enthusiasts, this week on Play Comics we’re kunai-diving into the pixelated shinobi wasteland that is Naruto: Ninja Council for the Game Boy Advance – because apparently someone at Tomy thought the best way to honor everyone’s favorite orange-clad ramen addict was to trap him in a handheld prison with combat mechanics more frustrating than trying to explain the Chunin Exams to your grandmother. Released in 2003, this side-scrolling “adventure” promised to let players master the art of ninjutsu while battling through iconic locations from the Hidden Leaf Village, but what it actually delivered was a gaming experience so repetitive that even Naruto’s shadow clone jutsu would get bored of itself.

    Joining us for this digital journey through the Land of Mediocre Adaptations is Luke Herr from D’ohmance Dawn – a man who’s witnessed more anime-to-game train wrecks than a rejected Akatsuki recruitment video. Together, we’ll explore how this GBA “masterpiece” managed to spawn not one, not two, but THREE sequels despite having the gameplay depth of a puddle in the desert and graphics that make early Dragon Ball Z filler episodes look like Studio Ghibli productions.

    So grab your headband and prepare for an episode that’s more entertaining than actually grinding through the same three enemy types for hours on end – which, let’s face it, isn’t exactly setting the bar at Hokage level. Will this portable ninja adventure redeem itself through sheer nostalgic chakra, or will it vanish faster than Sasuke after a family reunion? Tune in to discover if this manga adaptation belongs in the Hall of Fame… or should be sealed away forever like the Nine-Tailed Fox!

    Learn such things as:

    • Is it dangerous to have pretty eyes?
    • Is all manga and anime just a giant metaphor for the horrible nature of man?
    • Does a game being fun make it a good intro to the franchise?
    • And so much more!

    You can find Luke over on D’OhMance Dawn, Exiled, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club. Or catch him on BlueSky @koltreg or his Patreon, found under Luke Herr.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

    A big thanks to the Glitterjaw Podcast Collective and the Kickstarter campaign for Aces and Aros for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who doesn’t understand Naruto any better than I do.

    #ArcSystemWorks #GameBoyAdvance #JumpComics #KakashiHatake #LukeHerr #NarutoUzumaki #SasukeUchiha #Shueisha #TomyCompanyLtd #VizMedia
  11. moezine.com/?p=1924713 【スポーツサンダル10選】スイコック、テバ、ホカ®etc…夏を一緒に駆け抜けるバディを見つけて – ファッショントピックス | SPUR 夏の足もとの定番となったス… #camper #fashion #FASHION TOPICS(ファッショントピックス) #HOKA®︎(ホカ) #hunter #KEEN(キーン) #newbalance #NIKE #shueisha #SPUR #SUICOKE(スイコック) #teva #ファッション #白石麻衣 

  12. moezine.com/?p=1907087 【ニューバランス】白・グレー・ベージュの定番色スニーカー6選|「574」「996」など、人気モデルの新作をピックアップ! – ファッショントピックス | SPUR デザイン性と圧倒的な履き心地の良さで、モードラバーからも厚い支持を集めるNew Balance(ニューバランス)のスニーカー。今回は豊富なラインナップの中から、汎用性の高いベーシックカラーの逸品をピックアップ。「574」 … #fashion #FASHION TOPICS(ファッショントピックス) #newbalance #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション #白石麻衣 

  13. moezine.com/?p=1874178 【ニューバランス】と【ミュウミュウ】がスペシャルコラボレーション! 新作シューズに加え、ウェアが初登場 – ファッションニュース | SPUR New Balance(ニューバランス)とMIU MIU(ミュウミュウ)が、テニス界の伝説的チャンピオン、ココ・ガウフ選手を称えたコラボレーションアイテムをリリース。 ニューバランスとミュウミュウは、アメリカのテニスチャンピオンであるココ・ガウフ選手を称え、「New Balance × MIU MIU with Coco Gauff(ニューバランス × ミュウミュウ ウィズ ココ・ガウフ)」… #fashion #FASHION NEWS(ファッションニュース) #miumiu #newbalance #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション #白石麻衣 

  14. Digimon Rumble Arena with Derek B Gayle (Gimmicks, Walloping Websnappers, Lee Carvallo’s Podding Challenge, Skreeonk!, Falling with Style)

    Attention, digital duelists and pixel-punching prodigies! Prepare to digivolve your eardrums as Play Comics takes a nostalgia-fueled dive into the arena of Digimon Rumble Arena on the PlayStation 1. This episode is more loaded than Agumon after a spicy curry feast!

    Joining us in this byte-sized battle royale is none other than Derek B Gayle, the podcast polymath behind such hard hitting podcasts on the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective such as Gimmicks, Walloping Websnappers, Lee Carvallo’s Podding Challenge, Skreeonk!, Falling with Style, and probably a few more shows he’s cooked up while you were reading this sentence. Together, we’ll explore how this fighting game adaptation captured the essence of the Digimon anime faster than you can say “Prodigious!”

    So grab your Digivice, dust off that PS1 memory card, and get ready to rumble through this electrifying episode. Will Digimon Rumble Arena prove to be the champion of anime game adaptations, or will it get sent back to the Digital World? Tune in to find out – it’s time to digi-modify your podcast playlist!

    Learn such things as:

    • Considering that you don’t know the evolution path of these monsters, are Digimon NFTs?
    • Is this the epitome of a game made with source material love?
    • Is there room in the world for this and Pokemon?
    • And so much more!

    You can find Derek @DerekBGayle on Bluesky, Instagram, and other social media platforms that may or may not exist when this was posted, hear him on other podcasts on the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective such as Gimmicks, Walloping Websnappers, Lee Carvallo’s Podding Challenge, Skreeonk!, and Falling with Style. Also catch him on Twitch @misterdarebear and catch any future things on DerekBGayle.com.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

    A big thanks to Geeks Unleashed and Spawnography for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who is still on the search for an analog digimon monster.

    #Agumon #Bandai #Beelzemon #BlackWarGreymon #DarkHorse #DerekBGayle #Gabumon #Gallantmon #Gatomon #Guilmon #Imperialdramon #Impmon #Magnadramon #MegaGargomon #MetalGarurumon #Omnimon #Patamon #PS1 #Reapermon #Renamon #Sakuyamon #Seraphimon #Shueisha #Stingmon #Terriermon #VJump #Veemon #WarGreymon #Wormmon
  15. magmoe.com/?p=2033932 【2024年人気記事プレイバック・ファッションニュース編】セリーヌの新作バッグをはじめ、今年話題を集めたニュースは? – ファッションニュース | SPUR #anyahindmarch #celine #COMME DES GARÇONS(コムデギャルソン) #fashion #fashionnews #katespadenewyork #longchamp #NewBalance #repost #shueisha #SPUR #UNIQLO #ファッション

  16. magmoe.com/?p=1968552 【リモワ】がブランド初のLINE公式スタンプを期間限定で配布中! スーツケースとキュートな動物がコラボレーション – ファッションニュース | SPUR #fashion #fashionnews #repost #RIMOWA #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション

  17. magmoe.com/?p=1927051 【sacai(サカイ)】からホリデーコレクションが登場! ニットウェアからアクセサリーまで豊富なラインナップをチェック – ファッションニュース | SPUR #fashion #fashionnews #repost #sacai #shueisha #SPUR #ファッション

  18. Tecmo Cup Soccer Game (Based on Captain Tsubasa) with Luke Herr (D’OhMance Dawn)

    Lace up your cleats and dust off your NES cartridges because this week’s Play Comics is kicking off with a real goal-scorer! We’re diving headfirst into the pixelated pitch of Tecmo Cup Soccer Game, the NES classic that’s more RPG than FIFA. Join us as we explore this 8-bit reimagining of the beloved Captain Tsubasa manga, where special moves are more powerful than Pelé’s right foot and every match is a turn-based tactical showdown.

    And who’s that coming onto the pitch? Oh sweet we’re joined by the incomparable Luke Herr from D’OhMance Dawn, who’s here to add some romantic flair to our soccer shenanigans. Will Luke score a hat-trick of puns? Can our host avoid getting a red card for excessive enthusiasm? And just how many soccer metaphors can we cram into one episode? Tune in to find out!

    So grab your controller, warm up those thumbs, and get ready to shout “GOOOOOAAAAAL!” at your podcast app. It’s time to see if Tecmo Cup Soccer Game lives up to its manga roots or if it’s just playing offside with our nostalgia. Let’s kick off this episode!

    Learn such things as:

    • What if Nintendo World Cup was a manga?
    • What king of parents let their child go halfway around the world with someone they just met?
    • How do you make a sports game with basically no sports gameplay?
    • And so much more!

    You can find Luke over on D’OhMance Dawn, Exiled, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club. Or catch him on BlueSky @koltreg or his Patreon, found under Luke Herr.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

    A big thanks to Adventures in Erylia and The Last Comic Shop for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who can dribble the ball on their heads very well and  can prove it with minimal editing.

    #JumpComics #LukeHerr #NES #Shueisha #Tecmo #TheRazors #TheTops
  19. Yu-Gi-Oh The Duelists of the Roses with Michael Bivens (Quest for 5, Alcove)

    Welcome to another episode of Play Comics, where we shuffle the deck of video game adaptations and draw a card from the past! This week we’re diving into the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses, a game that takes the historical British War of the Roses and gives it a fantastical twist through the lens of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. Imagine Richard III and Henry Tudor not as mere historical figures, but as duelists with decks full of monsters and magic!

    Joining us for this epic clash of history and fantasy is the illustrious Michael Bivens from Quest for 5 and Alcove. Michael brings his unique perspective and a flair for the dramatic as we explore how this PlayStation 2 classic blends card battles with royal intrigue. Whether you’re a fan of history, card games, or just love a good mash-up, this episode is sure to entertain and enlighten.

    So grab your Millennium Puzzle and prepare for a duel of epic proportions! Will the Yorkists or the Lancastrians claim victory in this card-based battlefield? Tune in to find out, and maybe you’ll learn a trick or two to use in your next duel.

    Learn such things as:

    • What happens when Chris jokingly asks if the obvious connection is really what’s going on here?
    • How much gameplay can you get when you’re playing both sides of a war?
    • Isn’t it nice when British people are fighting amongst themselves rather than colonizing the rest of the world?
    • And so much more!

    You can find Michael on Alcove where he has his general creative outlet, Quest for 5 where his fiance and he take a fan look at the Disney trading card game Lorcana, or his personal website MS Bivens where you can find basically all things that trace back to him on the internet.

    If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

    If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

    Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

    You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

    A big thanks to Too Young For This Trek and TroytlePower Presents: The Power Play-Throughs Podcast with TroytlePower for the promos today.

    Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who came storming in and demanded that I get new music.

    #BanditKeith #DinosaurRyozaki #GhostKotsuzuka #InsectorHaga #IsisIshtar #JoeyWheeler #MaiValentine #MaximillionPegasus #MeikyūBrothers #MichaelBivens #PlayerKillerOfDarkness #PS2 #RyoBakura #SetoKaiba #Shadi #Shueisha #Slysheen #SugorokuMotou #TeaGardner #TristanTaylor #VizMedia #YugiMuto
  20. OK, friends! I've painstakingly translated the #JumpFesta schedule. Dates/times are in Japan time zone.

    What are you looking forward to most? 👀​

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