August 23, 2019

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Crazy Speedrunner Beats Super Mario Odyssey In Five Hours… Blindfolded
(watch the video here)

News of the Week:

Man Finds New, Still Sealed Copy Of Kid Icarus In Attic, Sells It For $9,000
(check out the auction page for yourself here)
Copy Of Nintendo World Championship Discovered By Seattle Game Store
Immaculate Set Of Pokémon Cards Sells For Over $100,000
(check out the official auction page here)
Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games To Include 8-bit & 16-bit Sprites, 2D Events
(watch the trailer here)
Sony Acquires Insomniac Games

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who commends the Brothers Chaps for creating a Trogdor-centric Soundboard as a companion piece for the Trogdor board game. In 2019.

Blast From The Past:

Inglourious Basterds (Movie / Aug. 21, 2009)

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April 12, 2019

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Anonymous Millionaire Wants To Set Up A Real-Life Battle Royale Game On A Private Island
(check out the original article here)

News of the Week:

Super Meat Boy Forever Has Been Delayed
Sega Releasing Genesis Mini On Sept. 19
(visit the official site here)
Konami Planning To Release Contra, Castlevania Classics Collections
Retro Streaming Platform Picks Up Arc System Works, SNK & Others
(visit the Kickstarter page here and the official site here)
Gearbox Officially Unveils Borderlands 3
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Borderlands 1 Remaster Released On Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who hopes that Las Vegas turns out to be exactly like it is in the movie “Casino”

Blast From The Past:

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October 12, 2018

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Dance Dance Revolution Movie In Development
Google Hides Text Adventure Game In Google Chrome
(read the original Reddit posts here)

News Of The Week:

Microsoft Announces Game-Streaming Service Project xCloud
(watch the official announcement video here)
Google Announces Partnership With Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed: Origins To Be Playable In Chrome
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Nintendo Reportedly Planning To Release New Switch Model In 2019
Nintendo Has Patented A Game Boy Casing For Touchscreen Devices
(check out the patent for yourself here)
Sony Patent Sparks PS5 Backwards Compatibility Rumors
(check out the patent for yourself here)
Telltale Game’ Final Two Walking Dead Episodes To Be Completed By Robert Kirkman’s Company

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is consistently impressed with The Hard Times

Blast From The Past:

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October 20, 2017

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Angry Birds Mixes With Iron Maiden
(watch the announcement video here)
WWE 2K18 Adds Col. Sanders As A Playable Character
(see the absurdity that is Col. Sanders in a WWE ring here)
Sony Offering Gran Turismo Bundle In Taiwan With Real Car

News Of The Week:

WB Games Reportedly Ending Lego Dimensions Earlier Than Planned
Mini Centipede Arcade Machine Hits Kickstarter Goal In One Day
(visit the Kickstarter page here)
Sony Music Label To Publish Games On PC, Switch
Doom Releasing For Nintendo Switch On Nov. 10
(watch the developer interview here)
NBA 2K18 Predicts Golden State Warriors To Repeat As NBA Champions

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who fell down the Stardew Valley rabbit hole

Blast From The Past:

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April 7, 2017

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Oxford University Study Finds Tetris Can Prevent PTSD
(read the research paper here)
EA Sends 2TB External Hard Drives To Day One Subscribers Of EA Access

News of the Week:

Microsoft Reveals Tech Specs For Project Scorpio
(not in a reading mood? then watch the explanation here)
Project Scorpio To Be Compatible With Xbox 360, Xbox One Games
Destiny 2 Officially Announced By Activision, Coming Sept. 8
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Blizzard Announces Starcraft Remastered
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Final Fantasy XIV Series Coming To Netflix This Fall
(watch the very Japanese trailer for the show here)
World Video Game Hall of Fame Announces Nominees For 2017 Class

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can say definitively that the Canadian Niagara Falls is better than the American Niagara Falls.

Blast From The Past:

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January 20, 2017

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Awesome Games Done Quick 2017 Raises $2.2 Million
UCLA Researchers Now Able To Sequence DNA Using A Smartphone
(read the original study here)

News of the Week:

Nintendo Switch Recap:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who may have beaten Final Fantasy XV, but is vexed by the ending.

Blast From The Past:

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May 6, 2016

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Company Selling Gold-Plated NES Clone For $5,000

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who doesn’t like being punished for cutting the cord.

Blast From The Past:

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January 22, 2016

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Japanese Researchers Revive Frozen Tardigrade After 30 Years
(read the official research paper here)
Broke Kickstarter Game To Offer Refunds… Sort Of

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is about to play through Undertale for the third time.

Blast From The Past:

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April 3, 2015 – “Easter with Al” Music Special

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

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For this week’s episode of The Arcade, we’re doing things a bit differently. In light of the Easter holiday weekend, we’re holding off on the video game talk and replacing it with the musical stylings of “Weird Al” Yankovic. Yes friends, it’s time once again for our “Easter with Al” Music Special! We’ve scoured though his catalogue to bring you songs which explore themes of food, television, and love. Before we get to any of those, we bring you some of his rarely heard ditties in the “Obscure Originals” group. As always, we end off the show with our Blast From The Past segment, which this week is the movie Sin City!

What Was Played:
(click on the links to buy!)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man whose anger against religion is amplified by copyright infringement.

Blast From The Past:

Sin City (Movie / April 1, 2005)

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August 29, 2014

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Scottish Scientists Regrow A Whole Organ Inside Of A Mouse

News Of The Week:

Amazon To Purchase Twitch For Nearly $1 Billion
Pokemon Arcade Fighting Game Announced In Japan
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Mario Kart 8 DLC Coming In November
Microsoft Releasing Standalone Kinect Camera Bundle In October
Firaxis Holding Their Own Convention In September
(visit the event website here)
Mojang Not Holding MineCon In 2014

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is both heartened and angered by the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Blast From The Past:

Hero (Movie / Aug. 27, 2004)

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