Nintendo is gearing up to remaster Star Fox 64 for the Switch 2, marking the third time this beloved classic has been repackaged and sold to the masses. Now with more modern, more disturbing graphics, Star Fox (2026) is bringing Fox, Falco, Slippy, Peppy and the rest to center stage. When you put a character on center stage, the public expects them to deliver a monologue or sing a solo, right? Well, to meet these great expectations, we hear at DT!HQ have decided to cast the characters of Star Fox 64 in a beloved musical!

Todd is hopelessly devoted to his answer. Matt is going out tonight with his answer. Kyle is satisfied with his answer.

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Properties we talked about this week: Star Fox 64, Grease, RENT, Hamilton

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Image credit: I put this Fox on the Hamilton CD cover.

Did you know that human beings share 90% of their DNA with chimpanzees? What would happen if you grafted a human with 2% avian DNA? The Maximum Rides series would imply that those people would have functional wings. And psychic powers. 

Maximum Ride is NYTs bestselling-est author James Patterson's entry into the YA market (or one of his co-authors' entry). We explore the series and it's hero,human/bird hybrid Max Ride. She and her five siblings are escapees of The School, a top secret research lab that specializes in whatever field produces human/bird hybrids. 

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The sun is consistently setting after 9pm and that means Summer Party Season has officially begun! Now the folks at DT!HQ wont settle for anything less than the most Super Summer Party the world has ever seen. A few years ago, we barbequed with bad guys. This time, we're going wild with good guys as we determine which superhero team would host the best seasonal soirée.

Matt needs you to steel your resolve. Andrew needs to make sure your sunscreen doesn't dissolve. Kyle needs you to make sure no one's relationship devloves.

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Properties we talked about this week: The Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), The Great Lakes Avengers, The X-Men, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, The Killing Joke, The West Coast Avengers, The Marvel Swimsuit Issue, Marvel Rivals

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LEGO are not only a fun toy to play with in the real world, they're also the building blocks of a whole slew of video games. There are well over 50 official LEGO video games and over 30 of those games are based on movies. Most of those movies are family friendly classics, but nearly a third of annual LEGO sales belong to adults. That's right, LEGO isn't just for kids. These days you can both be into LEGO and also see an R-rated movie in theaters without parental supervision. So, all that said, we're making LEGO games out of R-rated movies. You're welcome!

Kyle is talking about the definitive movies of a franchise. Andrew is talking about the definitive best movie of last year. Todd is talking about definitive Greek mythology.

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Properties we talked about this week: LEGO Island Extreme Stunts, LEGO Star Wars, The LEGO Titanic, Terminator, Terminator II: Judgement Day, Sinners, Troy (2004)

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Image Credit: I put this LEGO Terminator underneath the image from this article.

A bonus episode approaches! Work, travel, and life have gotten in the way of episode production, so we're blessing the DT! Main Feed with the post-show from Ep. 191: Consequences of Whimsymaxxing. Sit back, relax, and listen to a rousing discussion of how everything is slop.

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With Marvel having slown down a bit in the past year or so, it's honestly been nice to not have to feel like we are constantly running towards the next thing. So, take a breath along with Matt and Todd as they reflect on Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again.

Six whole years ago, in February of 2020, James Marsden, Jim Carrey and Sonic the Hedgehog sparked an idea in our heads. With box office hits like Sonic and Detective Pikachu, a Super Smash Bros. Cinematic Universe felt inevitable. Well, after half a decade of corporate slop and two Chris Pratt Mario movies, an SSB-CU just isn't as appealing as it used to be. Despite that, we're pitching one anyway. So, you're welcome, I guess.

Matt is doing Rocky but Nintendo. Todd is doing Star Wars but Nintendo. Andrew is doing something else.

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Properties we talked about this week: The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Punch-Out!!, Metroid Prime, Kingdom Hearts, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Star Wars, Rocky, Real Steel

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Image Credit: Super Smash Bros Movie concept poster by Augusto Garcia (@agtdesign on IG)

Space. The final Frontier. For centuries, man has looked up at the sky and wondered what exists out there beyond the reaches of our imagination. And in 2013, a hero-turned-villian-turned-back-to-hero named Sean Murray dared to answer that question. His answer: Nearly infinite procedural generation. 

No Man's Sky is one of the most interesting case studies among modern video games. As we near the game's 10-year anniversary, this marks a great time to look back and reflect. On the surface, this is a story of a game dev who flew too close to the sun and whose wings burned off like Icarus. But, 10 years of free update and massive, free update tell a much different story. Not only did Icarus grow his wings back, but they eventually grew back bigger and better than ever before.  

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Modern games like Kirby and the Forgotten Lands and Pokemon Pokopia have put a new twist on post-apocalyptic media. These games combine the bleak realities at the end of the world with cute, cozy gameplay and aesthetics. What inspired this fresh outlook on the end of days? Who knows! But we here at DT!HQ are ready to capitalize on the trend. This week we're prepping for the collapse by rebooting old game franchises as cozy, post-apocalyptic tales.

Todd is ready to suprise you with a casting you forgot. Kyle is ready to depress you with an economy you remember. Matt brought cryptids?

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Properties we talked about this week: Pokemon Pokopia, Spyro the Dragon, Wario Land, WarioWare, Skylanders, Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011, Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013, Happy Feet, Stardew Valley, Paper Mario

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March has five Tuesdays so we're blessing the DT! Main Feed with a bonus episode! Our latest premium show is called Fellowship This! AKA One Does Not Simply Record a LOTR Watchalong Podcast: There And Pod Again: An Unexpected Recording. That's right, we're doing Lord of the Rings! Before we began this venture, Matt had never seen ANY of the LOTR movies or read any of the books. Do you want to experience The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time again vicariously through the eyes of a podcaster? Great news, that's what this is!

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You've stuck with us for two years of Disney Channel holiday movies, and so now we figured it's time to shake things up. It's time to talk about one of the most quintessential Holiday movies no one in the history of podcasting has ever talked about: Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Join us for Pt 1 of this epic quest as we journey through The Fellowship of the Ring.

Highlights from our discussion:
- Holy crap does this movie hold up
- But no really...it really holds up
- Even the 2001-era effects look pretty great! 
- ...and even more Boomer takes like these!

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