Episode 109: Every Kill Begins with Kay

October 04, 2022 by Andrew Henderson

*Insert train whistle here* It's Spooktacular Express time y'all! Gear up for our month-long, Halloween-themed content adventure as we bored the train for a mythical mall in Colorado. We may not have an almost-zombie daughter, a goblin mask, or a bunch of NPCs to escort to the safe room, but we're still talking Dead Rising. It's time to slay some zombies because this week we're trying to make the best combo weapon with a video game item and a real world thing! (Keep scrolling for some Spooktacular Patreon Info)

Andrew is on the defensive this week. Kyle may not understand how carpet works. Todd seems like he might have picked up a jewlry sponsorship but don't worry, he has to tell us.

Spooktacular Review-a-thon:

Step 1: Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, or anywhere else you can write reviews!
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Step 3: We'll read your review in a spooky voice during the October ad breaks!
If we get 20 new reviews this month, we'll make Todd play Doki Doki Literature Club live on Twitch!

Spooktacular Patreon Bonus:

Everyone who joins our Patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast will score a free Halloween-themed, Debate This! chotchkey!

The title of this week's episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! If you want to help us choose the next one, join our discord, and/or get some bonus content, become part of #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast.

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If a podcast has a table at a convention and no one comes to see them, do they even make a podcast? We'll be at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this month from Friday, October 14th through Sunday, October 16th! Come see us at the Oregon Convention Center if you exist in the Pacific Northwest. We'll have some fun new swag to give away and also, you can fight us in real life if you find the right swingset! Get more info at retrogamingexpo.com.

Properties we talked about this week: Dead Rising 1-4, The Walking Dead, Half-Life 2, We Don't Go To Ravenhome, Hades, Heelys, Lovesac, Durafoam, Fallout, Kay Jewlers, The Love is Forever Diamond Heart Necklace

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Image Credit: Reddit User u/TouchAltruistic from this reddit post in r/lovesac.

FLAVOR TEXT: Completing Video Games

September 27, 2022 by Andrew Henderson in comedy, video games

Picture this. You've dedicated hundreds of your limited hours of existence exclusively to The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild. You've cleaned out every one of the 120 shrines, you've maxed out your health and stamina, and you've found the most rare and powerful weapons. Moreover, you've explored every inch of the map and have literally overturned each and every stone in order to find all 900 Korok seeds--most of which didn't even provide material gain. But, you did it. You have done all of the things and have seen all the stuff. As you nab that 900th Korok seed, you breath a sigh of relief, saying quietly to yourself: "It's over."

Triumphantly, you rush to the NPC character who originally set you off on this quest, wondering to yourself what kind of reward could possibly be in store? Maybe some super cool armor or overpowered weapon? Maybe an extra shrine or dungeon or something? You eagerly wait for the Korok's fun and silly dance to conclude, soberly aware this will be the last time you may ever see this dance because you are definitely never going to do this again. The Korok leader tells you "here is your reward", and you get the new item prompt--only to show that you've just been handed a golden piece of poop. That's right. You combed the vast expanse of the Hyrule wastes in order to find all these dang Korok seeds just to receive a big ol' turd. You shrug a bit and ask yourself, "OK, what's next?"

What makes people compulsively explore every corner and check every box in a video game? Why do we always feel like we -have- to get all the achievements and get all the collectables to see the TRUE ending? Today, we explore that innate desire to 100% video games.

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Special thanks to #buttthwompnation's resident Cheevo Hunter, "@sharkbait" for commissioning today's episode. If you're interested in comissioning your own FLAVOR TEXT, come check out our patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast.

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Episode 108: Big Battle Pass Energy

September 20, 2022 by Andrew Henderson

After nearly five full years, all four Debaters are actually in the same room for an episode! As a podcast that records almost exclusively remote, this was a lot of fun, but also we didn't have the best equipment for it! So with that in mind, please forgive us if the audio sounds a little different than normal. To distract you from any changes in audio quality, we decided to talk about Fortnite! Join us as we try to appease Elder God Kevin Feige and answer the question, "Which MCU character should be the focus of the next Fortnite Battle Pass?"

Matt decided to talk about everyone's favorite Phase 4 film and the giant statue it introduced us to. Todd talks about a character no one even knows but definitely isn't in the MCU. Kyle's answer involves Marvel's first family and it strangely reminds us all of spaghetti.

Recommended reading: Here's that Kid Rock cover no one asked for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r95wT3yT83A

The title of this week's episode was NOT selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community because we didn't want to spoil the bit! BUT if you want to help us choose the next one, join our discord and/or get some bonus content, become part of #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast.

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Properties we talked about this week: The Eternals, Sentry, The Fantastic Four, Overwatch, Secret Invasion, Dragon Ball, Metaverse, Rami Malek

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FLAVOR TEXT: Apex Legends

September 13, 2022 by Andrew Henderson in comedy, comic, comics, podcasts, video games, videogames

A space marine gets marooned on a distant planet after a catastrophic spacecraft explosion and discovers a weapon based on ancient alien technology that has the ability to decimate planets. Together with his new A.I. buddy, this physically enchanced "super soldier" race against an army of space zealots to secure control of the superweapon.

No, we already *did* Halo. This is Titanfall, and it's totally different because it leads in to the real "combat evolved"...the Mad Max-esque bloodsport that is Apex Legends! Soldiers, murderers, mercenaries, thieves, and friendly robots alike emerge from across the universe to compete in a 30th century gladiator-like arena, full of guns, explosions, and--most importantly--a whole lot of cooldowns.

You can find the imgur gallery here: https://bit.ly/3BDAs4E.

Special thanks to #buttthwompnation's own Space Legend, "@zhakix" for commissioning today's episode. If you're interested in comissioning your own FLAVOR TEXT, come check out our patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast.

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Episode 107: The Tim Bit of '83 (ft. Young Deuces)

September 06, 2022 by Andrew Henderson in comedy, podcasts, video games

This season of Debate This! has braved the waters of some uncomfortable topics, but today we venture to truly uncharted seas. Lace up your shoes, strap on your pads, and do other sports related things because today we're talking IRL sports! Now we're not here for your Maddens or your 2s-K, we're here for Chaos and we want it in the Windy City. Today we embark on a journey which asks, "Which athlete should star in their own non-sports game?"

We asked Kyle to talk about sports and he told us about donut history. Todd takes a page from the WKRP in Cincinnati book. Andrew, to no surprise, is bringing us to the year 20XX. Obviously we needed someone on this podcast who actually understands sports, so we drafted Young Deuces of the Geekset podcast (@Young_Deuces on Twitter) to lead our team to our franchise-first championship.

FLAVOR TEXT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

August 30, 2022 by Andrew Henderson in comics, anime and manga, comedy

Cowabunga dude! Join us today as we stuff you full of 90's nostalgia and New York style pizza as we do a deep dive into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on todays FLAVOR TEXT! Come along as we have answer the questions like "were the 90's turtles the best?" and "why were the 90's turtles the best?" Stick around long enough and you'll get to hear all about the major misstep taken in introducing the first new turtle, Venus de Milo.

Special thanks to a budding hero of #buttthwompnation, "BaconBitBehemoth" for commissioning today's episode! You would have been our first choice in casting a true to form Casey Jones if they had asked our opinion.

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Episode 106: Tucker Carlson Comes From the Mouth

August 23, 2022 by Andrew Henderson

WARNING: Hey, it's me again, telling you for now a third time this season that if this is your first time listening to Debate This!, maybe pick a different one! This episode is a bit. It is a joke. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, on our earth or on 616, is purely coincidental.

Join Yucker Carlson as he brings together a group of "influencers" from the across the multiverse to have an intellectual discussion. Today we are here to decide what is truth and what is fiction as we debate the most plausible conspiracy theories within the MCU.

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Properties we talked about this week: Just every Marvel Movie to come out since 2008. SEO also dictates that I write also write Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Alex Jones and Jordan Peterson here, but I'm not happy about it.

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Image credit: I don’t know I made it.

FLAVOR TEXT: Young Justice

August 16, 2022 by Andrew Henderson in comedy, comic, comics, podcasts

Take one part Justice League, add in one part plucky youths, and you've got yourselves Young Justice. Aqualad, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, Superboy, and a plural number of Robins all come together in Young Justice to get down in the dirt with your favorite B- and C-list DC villains and today's FLAVOR TEXT is here to tell you all about it! Join us as we discuss the supporting cast and the plot of seasons 1 and 2. Listen in today to find out about your favorite DC hero proteges, stick around to hear us talk about Dennis Rodman.

Special thanks to a budding hero of #buttthwompnation, "Dr Garlicbutter" for commissioning today's episode! You may not be part of the Justice League yet, but we wouldn't force you to train under Green Arrow.

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Episode 105: Hang Em High at Mt. Winkybunion

August 09, 2022 by Andrew Henderson

Is there a cultural touchstone that has been as wildly touched as MTVs Making the Band? Probably! But to continue our season of ripping ideas straight from Music Television, we're pulling a Diddy and crafting the next musical supergroup. Plenty of characters have touched an instrument throughout the history of video games and that's the only requirement for them to be considered for our bands! So grab your headphones, crank your tunes and jam out with us as we decide which video game characters should form a band!

If Dreamtheater and Tool are your speed, then Todd's band will be for you. Maybe you prefer the stomping and clapping of Florence and the Machine or The Mumford and Sons. If that's your vibe then you can get tickets to Kyle's band! And then there's Matt's band. Hope you like bits and bluegrass...

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Coming to the ear holes attached to your face, this summer is a "Summer o' Pilots" on the DT! Patreon! We're putting our real-play TTRPG show on hiatus and producing a new show format each month of the summer. We're almost through the summer and our first three pilots are available to all patrons for as little as $5 a month! Give it a listen and catch up on our first premium show, The Office Drones, at patreon.com/debatethiscast!

Properties we talked about this week: Parrapa the Rapper, Um Jammer Lammy, Brutal Legend, Eternal Sonata, Portal 2, Witcher, Animal Crossing, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Majora's Mask, Donkey Kong, Banjo-Kazooie, Red Dead Redemption 2, Psychonauts 2

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Image Credit: Brutal Legend screenshot from this Games Radar piece via Double Fine

DLC EPISODE: Summer 'O' Pilots! Clip Show

August 02, 2022 by Andrew Henderson

Look I'm just going to be honest with you, we forgot to record an episode this week. We broke the "in case of emergency glass" and we've put together a clip show slash preview of some of our recently released premium episodes! If you're not a member of our Patreon, this is all brand spanking new content for you! In case you haven't heard, we've been running pilots of some new show formats all summer long on our premium feed under the banner of our "Summer 'O' Pilots!" This DLC episode will give you a Costco-sized free sample to hopefully entice you to walk down aisle 7 and grab a box of meatless balls! But, like Costco, we're not here to tell you what to do, just to give you free stuff!

If you enjoyed these clips today, consider joining the ranks of #ButtThwompNation over at patreon.com/debatethiscast! You can join our exclusive Discord server and gain access to full-length Summer 'O' Pilots episodes for as low as $5 a month.

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Editor's note: The end of this episode states that DT! Ep 106 comes out next week. That is a lie. It'll be DT! Ep 105.

Image Credit: The very niche “A Pup Named Scooby Doo” reference I originally pulled the Summer ‘O’ Pilots name from via Scoobypedia