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There's so much pleasure in the simple. The joy that comes from simple, arcade beat 'em up games is unmatched by the AAA gaming experience. Also, the joy that comes from reality TV shows like the Simple Life is unmatched by anything with cultural significance. This week, we're combining two simple things to make one, slightly more complicated thing! Gather all your quarters because this week we're turning beat 'em up games into reality TV shows!

Kyle is focusing on a family dynamic. Matt is focusing on a dating dynamic. Andrew is focusing on a workplace dynamic.

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Properties we talked about this week: Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Viewtiful Joe, The Osbournes, TLC, VH1, Bravo Rock of Love, Flavor of Love, I Love New York, Charm School, Splatterhouse, TMNT: Turtles In Time, Real Housewives, Big Brother

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Photo Credit: I photo shopped Krang, Casey Jones and Viewtiful Joe into a Real Housewives Graphic.

We here at DT!HQ are beyond stoked to team up with our friends across the internet to help fight hunger! We're working with other podcasters, streamers and content creators to raise money for Feeding America. 47 million Americans are facing food insecurity and are losing access to vital support like SNAP. Every $1 raised can provide up to 10 meals through Feeding America. Join us in our #PodcastersFightHunger giving campaign through December 21st, 2025 and help us prove that, while no one is right, everyone deserves to eat!

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Other participating podcasts and creators include:

• The Monsters Playbook

• Shrimp and Crits

• Memester of the Week

• $2 Creature Feature

• The Thorne Files

• Date With Us

• Kitten Marlow

• Trials of the Apocalypse

• The Storyteller Squad

• The Critshow

• Pest Control

• CookieJarPottery (ttv)

• RecordsOfTheRealms (ttv)

• JimmyBeatsWorld (ttv)

• hazelazazelzel (ttv)

• Sarah Davis Baker (YT)

• Meadowlark Games

There's just so much content! Not only is there more content than any one person could ever consume, but the glut of content has also made it difficult for any one property to make a cultural splash. Back in the 2000s, a single TV show or movie could make such a big cultural splash that they would spawn a tie-in video game! It may be hard to believe, but people used like content so much that they wanted more of it! That's why we here at DT!HQ are getting nostalgic and determining "which current TV show deserves a tie-in video game?"

Andrew is redefining the corporate ladder. Matt is taking us to Newark, New Jersey. Todd is forcing us to stare into the trash pile.

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Properties we talked about this week: Succession, Guilty Gear, Dragon Ball Z, The Simpson's Arcade Game, What We Do In The Shadows, 90 Day Fiance

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Image Credit: I took a photo of Big Ed from this article and put it on the cover of a Guilty Gear Vinyl. You’re welcome.

This month's FLAVOR TEXT has everything: A giant, fighting robot, time travel, parallel universes, That Man and Bad Guy, and a boy bolted to a flying bed who haunts your dreams. All this and more can be yours for the low, low price of listening to our breakdown of Guilty Gear, the most bananas property we may have ever done!

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Special thanks to @zhakhix for commissioning today's episode and indirectly haunting our collective dreams with this fighting game story that makes Mortal Kombat sound like Bluey. If you want your own personal history lesson on some niche area, check out patreon.com/debatethiscast and consider sponsoring $60 one time to get your very own FLAVOR TEXT.

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We're careening towards the Holiday Season which brings quality time spent with family you may or may not love. Well, do you know the quickest way to improve time spent with family you may or may not love? With traditional table games you may or may not love, of course! Unfortunately, traditional table games just don't hit the same in 2025. Luckily, rougelites like Balatro and BALL x PIT have paved a way for these beloved pasttimes to reenter the gamer lexicon. That's why we're spending this week deciding which card or board game would make the best rougelite.

Kyle is talking about a game you've heard of but probably don't understand. Andrew is talking about a game you've played but probably don't understand. Matt is talking about a game you've probably played and do understand.

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Properties we talked about this week: Ballardo, Backgammon, Euchre, Mancala, Stardew Valley

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Image Credit: I put the League of Legends “Challenger” border over a hand of cards from the Euchre wiki.

It's week 3 of the Spooktacular Express and this is, without a doubt, the scariest episode we've ever done. Put on your helmets, tune in and drop out as we take you to the realm of your VR nightmares. To make things even spookier, we've enlisted the "help" of an amporphous, soulless, faceless monster: generative AI. That's right, we're combining a game series with AI Slop(TM) to create the most terrifying VR experience possible.

Andrew is taking us back to a game we almost remember. Kyle is taking us to the government. Todd is taking us to a pervert cave.

*DISCLAIMER: This episode is a bit. We here at DT!HQ think that AI sucks and we don't condone its use in creative spaces.

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Properties we talked about this week: Black Phone 2, Banjo-Kazooie, Metal Gear Solid, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, ChatGPT, Fortnite, Nirvana

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*Insert train whistle here* Did the Spooktacular Express sneak up on you? Because it snuck up on us! We blinked in January and suddenly it became Spooky Season. Even though we got caught on our heels, we're still confident that we can pull together the best Halloween party the internet has ever seen. To make it happen, we're calling in some friends from Nintendo to buff up the party vibes. That left us with the question: Which Nintendo property would host the best Halloween party?

Matt is excited to tell you about a movie he's never seen. Todd is excited to tell you about a weird, little freak. Kyle is excited to tell you about a Freudian Slip.

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Properties we talked about this week: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Jurassic Park, Luigi's Mansion, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Metroid, Metroid Prime, Alien

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Image Credit: Found this composite of Yoshis in Jurassic Park on Pinterest, but couldn’t find the original artist.

We came here to record a podcast and chew bubblegum, and we're all out of bubblegum. That's why we're recording a podcast about one of the edgiest super soldiers of the 90s and 2000s, Duke Nukem. But the execs at DT!HQ don't want us to remaster an old DN game, they want us to pitch one for 2025. Preferably, one that will make people mad.

Todd is getting introspective. Andrew is getting proactive. Matt is getting interactive.

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Properties we talked about this week: Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem Forever, Silksong, Myst, Castaway, Interstellar, NFL Blitz, NHL Hitz, Hades, Mega Man X, Date Everything

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Image Credit: I put the pride flag behind the banner image of this article from VG247

Earlier this season, we did a real-life live show in a real-life arcade. Well this week we're doing another real-life live show in real-life Atlanta! They didn't have an arcade, so we brought the games with us. Turn your dollars into quarters and get ready to count your tickets, because we're turning regular games into arcade cabinets.

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17qkHfUNsd9FEWn4RJhJu3QSbI4j0-W7vIZZtmKdki-E/edit?usp=sharing

A massive thank you to the folks at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo for having us! They've already announced the dates for 2026. Get all the details at https://gameatl.com/

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Properties we talked about this week: Animal Crossing, Virtua Fighter, Donkey Kong, WarioWare, Gears of War

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