Arrggh! A Video Game Podcast from The Waffling Taylors

2 Player Cupboard of Shame: AndrewD

First of all, we'd like to thank the amazing yurricanes for working with us to create the featured image for this episode. I think you'll agree that it's an amazing piece of art, and you should definitely check out their work. We'd also like to thank Georgie (aka ChapSketch) for working with Squidge on the episode artwork for the entire New Cupboard of Shame series. Head on over to Georgie's Etsy page to commission some work from her. You really should, as she's blooming brilliant....

2 Player Cupboard of Shame: Ginger

First of all, we'd like to thank the amazing yurricanes for working with us to create the featured image for this episode. I think you'll agree that it's an amazing piece of art, and you should definitely check out their work. We'd also like to thank Georgie (aka ChapSketch) for working with Squidge on the episode artwork for the entire New Cupboard of Shame series. Head on over to Georgie's Etsy page to commission some work from her. You really should, as she's blooming brilliant....

2 Player Cupboard of Shame: Sean O'Dell

First of all, we'd like to thank the amazing yurricanes for working with us to create the featured image for this episode. I think you'll agree that it's an amazing piece of art, and you should definitely check out their work. We'd also like to thank Georgie (aka ChapSketch) for working with Squidge on the episode artwork for the entire New Cupboard of Shame series. Head on over to Georgie's Etsy page to commission some work from her. You really should, as she's blooming brilliant....

2 Player Cupboard of Shame: Lulu

First of all, we'd like to thank the amazing yurricanes for working with us to create the featured image for this episode. I think you'll agree that it's an amazing piece of art, and you should definitely check out their work. We'd also like to thank Georgie (aka ChapSketch) for working with Squidge on the episode artwork for the entire New Cupboard of Shame series. Head on over to Georgie's Etsy page to commission some work from her. You really should, as she's blooming brilliant....

Fluff 'n Fury with Roadkill Software

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Content Warning At around 10:32, whilst discussing sandbox games, Jackal brings up the fact that titles like RimWorld allow you to safely explore very taboo subjec...

Trailer - 60 seconds of nonesense

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2 Player Cupboard of Shame featuring Chief Problems

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Content Warning Squidge was fully in charge of hosting, producing and editing this episode. As such, he decided to leave the few swears in the episode without blee...

Video Game History with Steven L Kent (Part Four)

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Show Notes This is the final part - of four - of a conversation with author and video game historian Steven L Kent, and is a collaboration between ourselves and Zo...

Teaser - Video Game History with Steven L Kent (Part Four)

Steven is someone who hasn't just written about the history of video games, he has lived it; meeting some of the biggest names in the industry. Steven was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. This week we discussed asked some more community questions, but which ones?

Video Game History with Steven L Kent (Part Three)

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Show Notes This is part three - of four - of a conversation with author and video game historian Steven L Kent, and is a collaboration between ourselves and Zoom P...

Teaser - Video Game History with Steven L Kent (Part Three)

Steven L Kent joined us - he is someone who has not just written about the history of video games, he has lived it; meeting some of the biggest names in the industry. Steven was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. We discussed his books (The Ultimate History of Video Games volumes 1 & 2), he has a shout out to Andrew "@oddment84" Dickinson, and puts his foot in his mouth

Video Game History with Steven L Kent (Part Two)

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Show Notes This is part two - of four - of a conversation with author and video game historian Steven L Kent, and is a collaboration between ourselves and Zoom Pla...

Teaser - Video Game History with Steven L Kent (Part Two)

Steven L Kent joined us - he is someone who has not just written about the history of video games, he has lived it; meeting some of the biggest names in the industry. Steven was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. We discussed his books (The Ultimate History of Video Games volumes 1 & 2), his favourite games ever, and the best consoles of the 90s.

Video Game History with Steven L Kent (Part One)

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Show Notes This is part one - of four - of a conversation with author and video game historian Steven L Kent, and is a collaboration between ourselves and Zoom Pla...

Teaser - Video Game History with Steven L Kent (Part One)

Steven L Kent joined by someone who has not just written about the history of video games, he has lived it; meeting some of the biggest names in the industry. Steven was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. We discussed his books (The Ultimate History of Video Games volumes 1 & 2), his favourite games ever, and the best consoles of the 90s.

The Games we Love with Lord Nerdy Cephelapod

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Content Warning There is talk of tea bagging in this episode, due to the mode in Splitgate called "tea bag confirmed." Please listen responsibly Show Notes Defi...

Teaser - Borderlands with CJ

Y'aar. We be joined by CJ, the host of the Casually Meta podcast. We hoisted the main sail, scrubbed the poop-deck, and avoided walking the plank in this episode. Actually, we did none of that; but we did talk about what we've been playing recently. And Borderlands; lots and lots of Borderlands.

Borderlands with CJ

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Content Warning We start with an immediate (censored) swear, which really sets the tone for this episode: Stick that sh*t on the calendar - Squidge Please listen r...

Teaser #2 - Chief Problems Returns

Chief is back on the podcast. It's been 62 episodes since he was last on, so we wanted to talk about what he's been playing and finally yeet him into the Thunder Plains. Along the way we talk about whether reviewers can be objective, Jay explains ray tracing, and Squidge burps a lot. Check out the full episode, which should be in your feeds now.

Teaser #1 - Chief Problems Returns

Chief is back on the podcast. It's been 62 episodes since he was last on, so we wanted to talk about what he's been playing and finally yeet him into the Thunder Plains. Along the way we talk about whether reviewers can be objective, Jay explains ray tracing, and Squidge burps a lot. Check out the full episode, which should be in your feeds now.

Chief Problems Returns

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Content Warning There are a couple of references to reproduction in this episode. The first is at 19:16, when Chief says: You know, the blue ones who can have sex ...

Teaser - Silent Hill - Shaaaaaron! with Lulu

What's with all this ash? What's her name again? Why is Boromir Sharpe in this movie? Do Miranda Rights not exist? Did they just meow at each other!? For Spooptober 2021, Lulu joined us to discuss the 2006 horror movie Silent Hill. Is it a good video game movie? Find out in this episode. Check out the full episode, which should be in your feeds now.

Silent Hill with Lulu - Pyramid This!

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. We wanted to tackle something really, REALLY spoopy for this years Spootober episode. So we tackled the 2006 movie based on the 1999 survival horror classic: Silent Hill. And we couldn't have asked for anyone better to cover this movie with than Lulu. ...

Teaser - Oh no, Cannibal Jelly! with John Doyle

Jon Doyle (Designer and Owner of Lost in Cult) joined us to talk about [Lock-On] and the many different projects that Lost in Cult are part of. We also have some exclusives about Volumes 002 and 003. Check out the full episode, which should be in your feeds now.

Oh no, Cannibal Jelly! with John Doyle

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Show Notes This was the final part in our trifecta of Lost in Cult related episodes from late 2021 - to see all of the episodes relating to both Lost in Cult and [...

The Look Back: September 2021

Intro This is a new type of shorter episode that we'll be putting out each month, called "THE LOOK BACK!". In these, we'll be looking back at the previous month's episodes and giving you a rundown of them. That way, if you somehow missed one, you can get the low down on what you missed. Pretty handy eh? We'd still recommend that you check out the podcast proper. And if you haven't already, then look for us on your podcatcher of choice and subscribe. It's 100% free to do so, you kn...

Locked On with Jason Maddison

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Show Notes Squidge had a philosophical question for us all, as the episode opened: What am I doing here? I could have still been in bed - Squidge Something for the...

Teaser - Chief Andrew is Lost in Cult

Andrew Dickinson (aka @oddment84) joins us to talk about the video games he's been playing recently, the SteamDeck, everything Lost in Cult and Dreamcast Years, and whether he would changes the games that he would take with him into the Thunder Plains (spoiler: he does). Check out the full episode, which should be in your feeds now.

Chief Andrew is Lost in Cult

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Here's a sample of the full show notes - make sure to click through and check them out. Show Notes His go at hosting the show in our previous episode - Mad Max in Bright Colours with The B - might have gone to his head, as Squidge decided to start thi...

The Look Back: August 2021

This is a new type of shorter episode that we'll be putting out each month, called "THE LOOK BACK!". In these, we'll be looking back at the previous month's episodes and giving you a rundown of them. That way, if you somehow missed one, you can get the low down on what you missed. Pretty handy eh? We'd still recommend that you check out the podcast proper. And if you haven't already, then look for us on your podcatcher of choice and subscribe. It's 100% free to do so, you know. In...

Pokemon Turns 25: Mad Max in Bright Colours with The B

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Pokémon turned 25, and it made both Jay and Squidge feel really old. And because misery loves company, we asked The B to talk about it on the show. We also reached out to the Pokémon community for comments and questions. Here's a sample of the full sho...

Teaser - Pokemon Turns 25: Mad Max in Bright Colours with The B

The B stopped by Waffling Taylors HQ to chat all about Pokemon, seeing as how it turned 25 this year - feel old yet? We talked about our favourite starter Pokemon, the TV shows and movies, our favourite generations of the game, have some community comments from friends of the show, and what we think the future holds for Pokemon. Join us this coming Friday (August 27th, 2021) for this great episode.

Ten Minutes of TV Time with Morgan Riston

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Voice actor extraordinaire, all round good egg, and fellow Lock-On backer Morgan joined us to talk doing homework to get TV time, the world and characters of Sekiro, and the trouble with homework and American TV. Here's a sample of the full show notes ...

Ten Minutes of TV Time with Morgan Ritson

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Voice actor extraordinaire, all round good egg, and fellow Lock-On backer Morgan joined us to talk doing homework to get TV time, the world and characters of Sekiro, and the trouble with homework and American TV. Here's a sample of the full show notes ...

The Look Back: July 2021

This is a new type of shorter episode that we'll be putting out each month, called "THE LOOK BACK!". In these, we'll be looking back at the previous month's episodes and giving you a rundown of them. That way, if you somehow missed one, you can get the low down on what you missed. Pretty handy eh? We'd still recommend that you check out the podcast proper. And if you haven't already, then look for us on your podcatcher of choice and subscribe. It's 100% free to do so, you know. A ...

Teaser #2 - Outbreak: Endless Nightmares with Evan Wolbach

In case you missed it: for this week's episode, we had Evan Wolbach (of Dead Drop Studios) on the show to discuss his Outbreak series, and some of the classic survival horror games and rogue-likes that inspired them. Check out the full show notes for an embedded player at: https://wafflingtaylors.rocks/2021/07/16/outbreak-endless-nightmares-with-evan-wolbach/

Outbreak: Endless Nightmares with Evan Wolbach

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Evan Wolbach (of Dead Drop Studios) stopped by Waffling Taylors HQ to discuss his Outbreak series of games. This series of survival horror games take inspiration from the greats of the genre, but also look to rogue-likes for some inspiration, too. Here...

Teaser #1 - Outbreak: Endless Nightmares with Evan Wolbach

Evan Wolbach stopped by Waffling Taylors HQ to discuss his Outbreak series this week. Evan is an enterprise application developer turned game developer. His inspiration for creating games was to make titles similar to the classic 90s survival horror games, but with a twist. Join us this coming Friday (July 16th, 2021) for this great episode.

Getting to Know MazGamingUK

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. MazGamingUK (aka Maz from the DreamCast Junkyard Podcast, and of YouTube and Twitch fame) stopped by the virtual Waffling Taylors HQ to chat about his YouTube channel, what he's been playing recently, what he'd take with him to the Thunder Plains, drops...

Teaser - Getting to know MazGamingUK

This week's podcast episode is a wonderful conversation with the amazing MazGamingUK. We talked about what we've all been playing recently, Maz's YouTube channel, being an award-winning filmmaker, we swap horror stories, and stop off at the Thunder Plains. Join us this coming Friday (July 9th, 2021) for this great episode.

The Look Back: June 2021

This is a new type of shorter episode that we'll be putting out each month, called "THE LOOK BACK!". In these, we'll be looking back at the previous month's episodes and giving you a rundown of them. That way, if you somehow missed one, you can get the low down on what you missed. Pretty handy eh? We'd still recommend that you check out the podcast proper. And if you haven't already, then look for us on your podcatcher of choice and subscribe. It's 100% free to do so, you know. Ep...

Tomb Raider Turns 25 - Raiding Tombs With the B

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. Lara Croft's adventure series Tomb Raider turned 25 this year - feeling old yet? - and we wanted to discuss the series with the help of The B. We also asked, friend of the show, Mad C to create some killer artwork for this one and we all agree that it's...

Teaser - Episode 120: Tomb Raider Turns 25 - Raiding Tombs With the B

This week's podcast episode is all about the 25th anniversary of the Tomb Raider series. Join us this coming Friday (June 25th, 2021) as we discuss this seminal series with The_B

Raw with Jay: Entitlement

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. --- Remember when I talked about how we should ditch the gatekeepers back in April - check your podcatcher for a link - Well, it's now time to talk about the other aspect of gatekeeping: entitlement - specifically about how some gamers feel entitled t...

The Cupboard of Shame: Iron Man

With the invention of the Raw with Jay series, I thought I might throw my hat in at creating a segment, I decided to go with a topic that is a demon of my own creation. The Cupboard of Shame I know that time and effort are needed to make any game, I am in no way saying each game is bad or indeed shameful... Just out of the ordinary for me to have purchased them. I will be aiming to cover one game in each segment, giving the reasons for not only buying it but also how much playtim...

The Look Back - May 2021

This is a new type of shorter episode that we'll be putting out each month, called "THE LOOK BACK!". In these, we'll be looking back at the previous month's episodes and giving you a rundown of them. That way, if you somehow missed one, you can get the low down on what you missed. Pretty handy eh? We'd still recommend that you check out the podcast proper. And if you haven't already, then look for us on your podcatcher of choice and subscribe. It's 100% free to do so, you know. Ep...

Catching Up With The B - Part Two

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. The B returned, and we wanted to talk about what happened to Acclaim's IPs after they went belly up. Squidge also wanted to do a round-robin on the games we'd love to see Nightdive Studios produce a remaster of. We also pondered precisely who the rights...

Teaser - Episode 117: Catching Up With The B - Part Two

Catching Up With The B - Part One

Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page. Don't forget to check the chapters tab in your podcatcher. This is a thing we're doing now, so keep an eye open for those. It had been ages since we last had a proper catch-up with The B, so we invited him back on the show to talk about what he's been playing recently, get distracted by food, and talk about Nightdive Studio's Shadow Man Remaster. Along the way, we discuss t...

Teaser - Episode 116: Catching Up With The B - Part One