*Insert Matt's attempt at a train whistle here* This train keeps rolling as the Spooktacular Express makes a stop at the spooky machinima station! Join us today as we take a deep dive into the psychological horror known as Emesis Blue - a full 100+ minute movie made using assets from Team Fortress 2 by Fortress Films.

Before we can do that, Matt walks us through a bit of history of machinima, explains TF2 to us, does an overview of the roster of characters, and then gives us some of that good, good TF2 deep lore.

HEY HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE SPOOKTACULAR REVIEW-A-THON?
Spooktacular Review-a-thon:
-Step 1: Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, or anywhere else you can write reviews!
-Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review, post it to social media, and tag us @debatethiscast
-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 another spooky game live on Twitch! (Or maybe it's Kyle because he missed this recording)
-You can watch last years stream at https://www.youtube.com/@debatethiscast

Required viewing:
Emesis Blue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0ODG8bFme0
Fortress Films: https://www.patreon.com/FortressFilms
Team Fortress 2 - Meet Them All: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l62OY19rZ7k
Red vs Blue: Season 1, Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N8IpxO6rKs

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*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 Goosebumps land! That's right listener, we're reaching deeper into the Scholastic Book Fair well to create semi-spooky horror games. The goal this week is to create the best possible video game adaptation of a classic Goosebumps tale. Nobody tell R.L. Stine, but these games have just as much to do with the source material as their covers used to.

The Spooktacular Express makes a few stops in spooky locations this week. Matt requested the conductor to drop him off at a spooky, secret amusement park deep in the forest. Todd's doing a time travel thing in a big spooky tower. Meanwhile, Kyle reboots the very first Goosebumps book, or is it the first season of American Horror Story?

Spooktacular Review-a-thon:
-Step 1: Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, or anywhere else you can write reviews!
-Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review, post it to social media, and tag us @debatethiscast
-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 another spooky game live on Twitch!
-You can watch last years stream at https://www.youtube.com/@debatethiscast

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! That said, 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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MERCH! We have that! Right now you can go on the internet and order things that say Debate This! On them! All you need to do is head to our Redbubble page and give us your money! You can find that Redbubble page with relative ease by going to www.debatethiscast.com and visiting the “Support the Show” page.

Properties we talked about this week: Lies of P, Midnight Sons, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Goosebumps, Goosebumps the Musical, One Day at HorrorLand, A Night in Terror Tower, Welcome to Dead House, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Animal Crossing

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Image Credit: I googled “real goosebumps” and picked the best one.

Workers' rights and labor unions have been dominating the headlines in the US for the last few months. While that is probably the most culturally relative sentence we've ever put in our shownotes, it is also the sentence that inspired today's dumb bit. In an effort to prove that we are, in fact, a pro-union podcast, we're helping video game characters organize. So settle in for your union-mandated break and listen along as we answer the question "What group of video game characters should be the next to unionize?"

All three answers today force us to define what a "manager" is. Todd talks more about Voltron than you'd expect. Andrew is really committing to a bit within a bit. Kyle comes to the table to represent the population of our favorite sovereign nation.

Recommended Reading:
Learn about unions here! www.workcenter.gov

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Hey you! Are you listening to this podcast on Spotify? Our analytics say it's likely that you are and we're definitely not watching from inside your home... Well if you haven't heard, Spotify is now allowing listeners to rate podcasts! If you have a spare second, consider leaving us a 5-star rating on this new validation platform. Or don't. I'm not your dad.

Properties we talked about this week: WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike, Warcraft 3, Halo, Hearthstone, Defense of the Ancients, Heroes of the Storm Super Mario Brothers, The Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge Center, Enter the Gungeon, Hero Hours Contract

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

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In the early 2000s, Stephen King listened to Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5 so much that his wife, who stuck by his side through decades of alcohol and drug use, almost left him. It is with that same furvor that King wrote the topic of today's flavor text The Dark Tower. King's eight and a half book epic follows the strong but silent Roland Deschart across the All-World and the Stephen King Extended Universe as he makes his way to The (titular) Dark Tower, and his destiny. Along the way our hero kills a kid, fights Lobstrosities and...well you'll just have to listen to the episode.

Special thanks to dear friend of the show just generally fantastic human being "Pflum" for commissioning this month's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT and have us talk about literally whatever you want, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast.

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Image Credit: Stole it from Amazon which I will not link here. Support your local bookstore or order from ours

It should come as no surprise to you, dear listener, that DT!HQ is a pet-friendly office. We've hosted a few pet shows here in the office, but last year, the DT! No Bummers Program Committee hosted a dog show like no Thanksgiving Day has ever seen. Well the DT!NBPC is back at it, but dogs are so 2000 and late. This year, we're hosting a cat show in hopes of determining which cat is the best cat in all of video games!

Kyle brought a low-hanging, albeit delicious fruit that will surprise absolutely no one. Matt is the wild card this week. Andrew's answer will make you think about Food Network way more than you're ready for.

Recommended Reading: 
Ep. 93: The Interdogmensional Tournament of Immortals
Ep. 77: Remember To Have Your Rock Dragons Spayed Or Neutered
Ep. 32: Please Stop Trying to Domesticate My Near-Sighted Son

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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Properties we talked about this week: Blue Beetle, Monster Hunter, Pokemon, Neku Atsume, Westminster National Dog Show, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Pokemon Sword and Shield

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Image Credit: I photoshopped Meowscular Chef on a Restaurant Impossible promo image.

Hey, do you guys remember Secret Invasion? That Marvel show with Samuel L Jackson and Daenerys Targaryen? Yeah, that one! Well it just came out in July and all four of us watched it. Not only did we watch it, but tens of other people watched it as well. So, in honor of this massive smash hit about shape shifting aliens, the debaters are here to pitch some new games. This week we're asking, "Which video game sequel would be ...better?... with shape shifting Skrulls?"

Matt is here to test your tollerance for collectathons as well as puns. Kyle is bringing out an old, DT! classic. Todd's answer is honestly just gross.

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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Properties we talked about this week: Baulder's Gate 3, Marvel's Secret Invasion, Starfox Adventures, Sonic Adventure 2, Shadow the Hedgehog, Mario Tennis, Wario Land, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic and the Black Knight, Sonic the Hedgehog the movie, Snakes on a Plane

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Image credit: I maked this but I did not try very hard. I call him Skrulluigi.

Happy Tuesday! All four of us were traveling together this weekend for Kyle's bachelor party, and we opted for IRL friendship over recording an episode. Instead, we humbly present to you a sampling, a best-of if you will, of our Patreon-exclusive post show, Extended Good Vibes! For the uninitiated, we keep the mics rolling for an extra 30ish minutes after each DT! episode to talk about what got left on the cutting room floor, what we're watching on TV, and just our general opinions on the universe. Today's ramblings are from the post shows of episodes 122-126. We hope you enjoy this easy listening week, because we'll be back with Episode 127 next week and boy is it a WILD one.

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Image Credit: Andrew and Todd watching Matt beat Kyle in MTG

If you've listened to this podcast for more than a few weeks, you've probably heard at least one of our hosts complain about common RPG elements like turn-based combat and complex menuing. Maybe you agree with those complaints, or maybe you don't, but one thing is for sure, the garden-variety "JRPGs" just aren't for everyone. There are gamers out there in the gamerverse who prefer baby games for babies. One of those gamers may cohost this podcast. Well, in honor of those who prefer controllers with two buttons, this week we're simplifying your favorite crunchy video games!

Todd is going to talk more about classical music than you're prepared for. Kyle may or may not be dunking on everyone's favorite 5v5 hero shooter. Andrew is going to draw the line between Final Fantasy and kart racing games, and it will be critically acclaimed.

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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Properties we talked about this week: Eternal Sonata, Gauntlet, Golden Sun, Overwatch 2, Apex Legends, Final Fantasy XXIV, Mario Kart, Diddy Kong Racing, Frédéric Chopin, Persona 5, Final Fantasy Type Zero, Final Fantasy XIII, Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Image Credit: I do not know why this poster exists but I found it on Amazon. I’m not linking it and I’m not sorry.

November 19, 2006, also known as the day the Earth stood still, saw the release of S-tier console, the Nintendo Wii. Unbeknownst to most, the rise of the Nintendo Wii awoke an ancient sleeping monstrosity that had laid dormant in the games industry since the SNES era. That ancient monstrosity was a type of games called "Shovelware." For the uninitiated, shovelware is a term for games that were hastily developed to showcase quantity over quality. You probably rented at least one of these games accidentally from Giant Eagle, or were gifted one by an estranged family member for Christmas. Well today, we here at DT!HQ are going to turn shovelware games into AAA megahits!

Kyle is here to talk about a racing game this week, but it's not the one you think. Andrew's answer will remind you of that weird time when we were all really into clay-mation. Matt is also here, and he's doing too much.

Recommended reading:
Flavor Text: Console Wars
Debate This! Ep. 44: A Rear Without a Santa Claus

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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Properties we talked about this week: Threads, Five Nights at Freddy's, Dungeon Fighter Online, M&Ms Kart Racing, Claymates, Chickenshoot, ClayFighter, Secret Invasion, Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Image Credit: I stole it from this 2008 Wired article by Chris Kohler