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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.
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https://www.magmoe.com/?p=3166738 ヘンリー王子とメーガン妃に逆風、新作映画が“大コケ”。専門家は「しばらく姿を消すべき」とコメント – セレブニュース | SPUR #celebrity culture(セレブリティ・カルチャー) #celebritynews #culture #film #movie #princecharles #princeharry #Princess Meghan(メーガン妃) #repost #shueisha #SPUR #映画
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https://www.wacoca.com/media/?p=740360 ヘンリー王子とメーガン妃に逆風、新作映画が“大コケ”。専門家は「しばらく姿を消すべき」とコメント – セレブニュース | SPUR #celebrity culture(セレブリティ・カルチャー) #CELEBRITY NEWS(セレブニュース) #CULTURE #film #movie #Prince Charles(チャールズ皇太子) #Prince Harry(ヘンリー王子) #Princess Meghan(メーガン妃) #SHUEISHA #SPUR #映画 #高嶺の花
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MyDealz | „Manga Million“: Shūeisha stellt fast 400 Manga kostenlos zum Lesen bereit u.a. One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, Demon Slayer,Spy
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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 -
Shueisha Launches Manga Million; An Official Platform To Read Translated Manga #entertainment #mangamillion #shueisha
https://www.lowyat.net/2026/400802/shueisha-manga-million-official-manga/
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Shueisha Makes Global Push With MANGA MILLION, A Manga Platform Available in 100 Languages
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ICYMI: One Piece Day Is Coming….Here’s What’s Planned https://popgeeks.com/one-piece-day-is-coming-heres-whats-planned/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #OnePiece #Anime #Manga #Shueisha #ToeiAnimation
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Yu-Gi-Oh Nightmare Troubadour with The Gaming Anthropologist
Video game licensing runs on a very simple equation: if a popular franchise exists, and a handheld system exists, someone will eventually put a game together and slap on a release date. That’s probably the story behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, with Konami treating the whole affair with the enthusiasm of checking a box on an extremely profitable to-do list. It was the franchise’s first outing on the Nintendo DS, arriving with the confidence of a company that already knew the math worked.
The pitch itself barely needed a pitch meeting: take the actual Duel Monsters card game, cram in over a thousand cards, and let the DS’s two screens do what a real card table always wished it could, which is render your monsters in flashy 3D up top while the actual decision-making, deck construction, knowing what a Trap Card does, happens down on the touchscreen below. The story loosely resets you into a remixed version of a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament arc, because apparently even a game that’s essentially “trading card simulator” still needed somebody to kidnap somebody, and wireless dueling and card trading rounded things out for anyone who wanted to bankrupt a friend without leaving the couch.
Making the trip through Battle City with me is The Gaming Anthropologist, who’s been out in the field studying gaming culture the way some people study a subject that actually pays.
So build your deck, set a face-down card of your own choosing, and let’s find out whether Nightmare Troubadour actually captured what made Duel Monsters worth dueling over, or whether “the license existed and so did the hardware” was doing all the heavy lifting.
Learn such things as:
- Is Yu-Gi-Oo the Madden franchise of anime and manga based games?
- How hard is it to go play a game with a different set of rules than you’re used to?
- Are we setting a record for games where you don’t even play as any of the characters?
- And so much more!
You can find The Gaming Anthropologist @the_gaming_anthropologist on Instagram and Threads, her Patron page, and of course her website The Gaming Anthropologist.
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 D’ohmance Dawn and The Monsters that Made Us for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who believes in the heart of the cards, but not the liver or the kidneys.
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Los problemas con la Weekly Shonen Jump motivan a #Shueisha a disculparse y anunciar cambios en cuanto a los regalos incluidos. Todo por culpa de los infames revendedores y especuladores ¬¬'. https://universo-nintendo.com.mx/2026/07/17/shueisha-disculpa-problemas-weekly-shonen-jump/
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https://www.wacoca.com/celebrity/?p=10507 大ヒットBLドラマ『ヒーテッド・ライバルリー』の主演俳優、パリで“サイン転売業者”の待ち伏せに激怒！ – セレブニュース | SPUR #celebrity culture(セレブリティ・カルチャー) #CELEBRITY NEWS(セレブニュース) #CULTURE(カルチャー) #FASHION(ファッション) #SHUEISHA #SPUR #俳優 #有名人
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https://www.wacoca.com/media/?p=714597 大ヒットBLドラマ『ヒーテッド・ライバルリー』の主演俳優、パリで“サイン転売業者”の待ち伏せに激怒！ – セレブニュース | SPUR #celebrity culture(セレブリティ・カルチャー) #CELEBRITY NEWS(セレブニュース) #CULTURE #drama #fashion #SHUEISHA #SPUR #ドラマ #高嶺の花
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https://www.wacoca.com/celebrity/?p=9479 ウィンブルドンでジョージ王子とシャーロット王女がロイヤルボックスの主役に！ サングラス＆ハット姿が「紳士淑女そのもの」と話題 – セレブニュース | SPUR #Celebrity #celebrity culture(セレブリティ・カルチャー) #CELEBRITY NEWS(セレブニュース) #CULTURE(カルチャー) #FASHION(ファッション) #Prince George(ジョージ王子) #Prince Louis(ルイ王子) #Prince William(ウィリアム王子) #Princess Catherine(キャサリン妃) #Princess Charlotte(シャーロット王女) #SHUEISHA #SPUR #有名人
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https://www.wacoca.com/celebrity/?p=7685 キャサリン皇太子妃がウィンブルドン2026にサプライズ登場！ さわやかな青のリネンスーツに身を包み、輝く笑顔！ – セレブニュース | SPUR #Celebrity #celebrity culture(セレブリティ・カルチャー) #CELEBRITY NEWS(セレブニュース) #CULTURE(カルチャー) #FASHION(ファッション) #Prince Charles(チャールズ皇太子) #Prince George(ジョージ王子) #Prince Louis(ルイ王子) #Prince William(ウィリアム王子) #Princess Catherine(キャサリン妃) #Princess Charlotte(シャーロット王女) #SHUEISHA #SPUR #有名人
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https://www.wacoca.com/celebrity/?p=6855 英国王室のアイドル、ルイ王子が８歳に！ 愛らしすぎる最新ポートレートと動画が公開され、ウィリアム皇太子と瓜ふたつと大反響！ – セレブニュース | SPUR #Celebrity #celebrity culture(セレブリティ・カルチャー) #CELEBRITY NEWS(セレブニュース) #CULTURE(カルチャー) #FASHION(ファッション) #Prince Charles(チャールズ皇太子) #Prince George(ジョージ王子) #Prince Louis(ルイ王子) #Prince William(ウィリアム王子) #Princess Catherine(キャサリン妃) #Princess Charlotte(シャーロット王女) #SHUEISHA #SPUR #有名人
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Surge un rumor de que la secuela del #manga #Bleach volverá pronto a las páginas de la revista Weekly Shonen Jump de #Shueisha. Eso será con el Arco del Infierno, y con motivo del final de otra popular serie :3. https://universo-nintendo.com.mx/2026/06/20/bleach-manga-secuela-shonen-jump-volvera/
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Mrs. GREEN APPLEが届ける豪華絢爛なエンタテインメントショー『CEREMONY』AI、TXT、とき宣らと熱狂生み出した初日をレポート – カルチャートピックス https://www.yayafa.com/?p=2826489 #AgenticAi #AI #ArtificialGeneralIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #Shueisha #SPUR #エージェント型AI #人工知能 #汎用人工知能 #畠山愛理
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El #anime Psyren, inspirado en la obra de Toshiaki Iwashiro, no solo tiene un nuevo tráiler sino también mes de estreno e info de su reparto. Conoce un poco de lo que ofrece esta historia, otra de las manejadas por la editorial #Shueisha :3. https://universo-nintendo.com.mx/2026/06/18/psyren-mes-estreno-trailer/
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https://www.magmoe.com/?p=3028125 キング・オブ・ポップを甦らせた映画、『Michael／マイケル』。マイケル・ジャクソンの歌声と踊り、そしてオーラを再現した主演二人にインタビュー！ – カルチャートピックス | SPUR #film #MichaelJackson #movie #repost #shueisha #SPUR #映画
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Las compañías #Shueisha Games e historia revelaron que UN:Me no solo llegará a PC sino también a #NintendoSwitch2 y #PS5, por lo que conviene conocerlo. Esta es una historia psicológica y de terror donde cuatro almas se disputan el cuerpo de una chica :3. https://universo-nintendo.com.mx/2026/06/01/unme-nintendo-switch-2-aventura-psicologica-terror/
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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 -
The record-breaking manga publisher behind Weekly Shonen Jump is marking its centennial by offering free digital manga, an audiobook project and more. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/26/art/shueisha-anniversary-manga-english/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #shueisha #manga #weeklyshonenjump #japanesecompanies #anniversary #audiobook
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One Piece Grand Battle with Janine Juliette (D’ohmance Dawn)
Set sail, button-mashers, because this time Play Comics is diving face-first into One Piece: Grand Battle! that PS2 and GameCube special where early Water 7-era drama gets smooshed into a chaos-filled arena and told to play nice. Expect stretchy punches, loud special attacks, and exactly the kind of character balance you’d expect from a game that assumes “pirate” and “fair” don’t belong in the same sentence. We’re talking Straw Hats, shipyards, and the eternal question: “Is this actually good, or do I just really like yelling ‘Gum-Gum’ every five seconds?”
Joining Chris on this voyage is Janine Juliette from D’ohmance Dawn, here to bring big-brain One Piece insight and just the right amount of gremlin energy to keep things interesting. Janine’s got thoughts on how this slice of the anime translates into a brawler, where the game nails the Straw Hats’ personalities, and where it feels like someone skimmed the wiki five minutes before coding a super move. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a deeply thoughtful One Piece fan is forced to reckon with PS2-era anime jank, this is absolutely your kind of chaos.
So grab your controller, your favorite questionable snack, and maybe a backup controller for when Luffy’s rubber nonsense finally pushes you over the edge. We’re digging into how far the game actually gets into the story, why some characters feel terrifying and others feel like they snuck in as a joke, and whether this one belongs on your “must-play” shelf or your “fondly mock from a distance” list. Treasure, friendship, and highly unsafe maritime workplace practices await. Let’s see if Grand Battle! can keep its ship together.
Learn such things as:
- Which Straw Hat shines in an arena brawler and which one feels like they forgot to finish the move set?
- Is this game might secretly be more fun as a chaotic couch brawler than as a serious competitive fighter?
- How would the internet have broken if people could have known what was to come for these characters?
- And so much more!
You can find Janine on BlueSky @janinejuliet.bsky.social and of course her podcasts D’ohMance Dawn and Wrestle Girlies.
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 is probably something you should check out.
A big thanks to I am Your Target Demographic and Longbox Review for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who probably has a stuffed Chopper.
#Aokiji #Arlong #Bandai #Buggy #DonKrieg #DraculeMihawk #Enel #Foxy #Gamecube #Ganbarion #JanineJuliette #JumpComics #Kuro #MonkeyDLuffy #Mr2BonClay #Nami #NicoRobin #PS2 #RoronoaZoro #Sanji #Shanks #Shueisha #SirCrocodile #Smoker #TonyTonyChopper #Usopp -
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 -
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 -
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https://www.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
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Los días del #manga #NegainoAstro (o #AstroRoyale) de Ken Wakui están contados y parece que #Shueisha simplemente lo canceló :/. https://universo-nintendo.com.mx/2025/04/18/negai-no-astro-royale-manga-cancelado/
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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.
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The Legacy of Goku 1 & 2 with Troytle Power (TroytlePower Presents: The Power Play-Throughs Podcast, with TroytlePower, Too Young For This Trek)
Krillin’ it softly, podcast lovers! It’s time to dust off your Game Boy Advance and charge up your Ki for an episode so epic, it’ll make Frieza cry for his momma! We’re diving into The Legacy of Goku 1 & 2, where pixels meet power levels and button mashing meets “But I haven’t even reached my final form!”
But wait, what’s that? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the legendary Troytle Power from TroytlePower Presents: The Power Play-Throughs Podcast, with TroytlePower and Too Young For This Trek, swooping in like Goku on a Flying Nimbus! He’s flying solo today, leaving his Too Young for this Trek co-pilots behind – probably stuck in a time chamber or something.
Get ready to laugh harder than Buu at a pie-eating contest as we dissect these Dragon Ball-inspired handheld adventures. Will Troytle’s power level be high enough to handle our intense scrutiny? Or will he need to fuse with the nearest inanimate object to survive our witty banter? Tune in to find out in this episode that’s more unpredictable than Vegeta’s mood swings!
So grab your favorite dragon radar, set your scouter to “fun,” and prepare for a podcast experience that’s more satisfying than finding all seven Dragon Balls. It’s Play Comics time, and we’re about to go full Kaio-ken on these Game Boy Advance classics!
Learn such things as:
- Do I really have to watch Dragon Ball at this point?
- Why are snakes are the worst enemies?
- How can two related games be so different?
- And so much more!
You can Troy on most social media platforms as TroytlePower (like BlueSky), Geek to Geek Media for some of his written work, the podcast network he’s part of We Can Make This Work (Probably) where you can find TroytlePower Presents: The Power Play-Throughs Podcast, with TroytlePower and Too Young For This Trek. And don’t forget about Podcasters Assemble and Super Switch Club, two other shows on the network that are just fun.
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 Monitor Tapes and The Wheel Weaves for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who’s favorite DragonBall character is one of the turtles.
#FutureTrunks #GameBoyAdvance #Gohan #Goku #Hercule #JumpComics #Piccolo #Shueisha #TroytlePower #Vegeta #VizMedia -
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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.
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