IMPOSSIBLE COIN
307 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsJoin Tegan, Rocky and Brian as they hurtle through keeping up with modern video games. They'll cover big games, indie games, mobile stuff, good games and bad games. While they're at it they'll also spend time trying to figure out where games fit in our rapidly changing world. Also cheap jokes.
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The Duck Is A Cop
March 09, 2022 23:16 - 3 hours - 86.3 MBThat waterfowl is a member of law enforcement. Who wants to get 3AM stoned tacos with a Pokemon starter?
Another Word To Block On Twitter
February 24, 2022 16:38 - 1 hour - 41 MBThink of this as the DLC for this week's episode. Please understand.
Cosplaying As A Man With Infinite Authority
February 24, 2022 16:35 - 2 hours - 69.5 MBRocky refuses to acknowledge the BIG GAME. Tommy Tallarico and company have their hat in their hand again.
Remember Hyper Scape?
February 10, 2022 04:15 - 2 hours - 64.5 MBJohn Thomas's out for Ubisoft's failed battle royale. Show some respect.
A Take So Bad I Had To Go To Sleep
January 27, 2022 03:30 - 3 hours - 97.3 MBWe recorded this so long ago that I got bummed out that nobody had gotten back to me about folk horror but then I realized this wasn't out yet so go me. Or FML. I guess it depends on perspective. Also we talk Wordle. Tegan just wants the answers.
Happy 2022!
January 12, 2022 16:53 - 2 hours - 56.9 MBRocky, Tegan and Brian return from Game of the Year deliberations to the cold, unflinching embrace of reality. This is a podcast about video games.
GOTY 2021 Grand Final
December 30, 2021 16:25 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBRocky, Tegan and Brian sit down and determine what ten games are most emblematic of Impossible Coin in 2021. Listen in as we pick this year's favorites.
2021 Personal Top 5 Games
December 23, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBIf you were wondering if Tegan would literally put a series of question marks as one of her top five games this year then wonder no more. She did.
2021 GOTY Week 3
December 16, 2021 17:02 - 3 hours - 107 MBWe continue to dig through our list of games that meant something to us this year. Most of these games are here because they were special. A few of them should be ashamed of themselves.
2021 GOTY Week 2
December 09, 2021 16:48 - 3 hours - 99.1 MBWe talk about some games that meant something to us over the course of 2021 and we find out that no game meant anything to Tegan this year and we explore her existential crisis.
2021 GOTY Week 1
December 02, 2021 17:51 - 2 hours - 77 MBGame of the year is upon us so Impossible Coin kicks off with a look back at the industry over the last year. Excuse us while we cry in a corner over Bobby Kotick's continued employment.
Handcrafted Bespoke Intellivision Amicos
November 24, 2021 23:58 - 3 hours - 84.5 MBSo Activision Blizzard continues to implode as we find out more about Bobby Kotick. The Mountain Dew Doritos Awards are dumb. Tommy Tallarico is at it again.
News That Is Algorithmically Surfaced To Us
November 11, 2021 16:36 - 2 hours - 61.3 MBThis is the time that the Buck Bumble theme almost broke the show.
Hypothetical Gallows
November 03, 2021 23:15 - 2 hours - 67.6 MBTegan, Brian and Baron Bob Tepes are here. Rocky is not. Activision did a thing and we should have appealed to Virginia residents to vote. Video games are real. Anime is real.
Take Us Home, Boys
October 28, 2021 16:57 - 2 hours - 56.2 MBRocky tries out a new segment called "Rant Time". Epic Games is unapologetically awful. CDPR consumes a studio and swears they won't bring their practices there.
I Knew This Would Happen A Week Ago
October 21, 2021 06:34 - 2 hours - 80.5 MBJoin Baron Bob Tepes as he provides cold, cold takes. The Great Pinewood Derby Crisis of 2021 happens and about two hours in you'll find out exactly what Brian would ask Steven Tyler to do if he had a time machine. Please remember the horse medicine goes in the controller.
They Let Him Tamper With Evidence
October 07, 2021 17:10 - 2 hours - 59.4 MBIt's time for video games on the video game podcast show! Rocky and Tegan talk about video games that they have been playing, video games that they like and news about VIDEO GAMES! Maybe those games are Minecraft, Fortnite, Friday Night Funkin' or Undertale! Let's find out together!
Verbing the Noun
September 30, 2021 16:59 - 3 hours - 88.5 MBHonestly, these just come out on Thursday now. The team discusses Activision-Blizzard and has very real, serious feelings about Chris Pratt.
Are you proud of what you've done?
September 23, 2021 17:26 - 2 hours - 54.2 MBIt feels fitting that the episode is called "Are you proud of what you've done?" when I am getting it up this late. If we are your primary source of video game news please understand Brian has been incredibly busy at work this week. For your trouble we've sold him to One Direction.
A Prism of Imagined Input
September 15, 2021 16:52 - 2 hours - 63.6 MBIf Impossible Coin had a special or watchalong in the can you would have gotten that instead of this. This episode is about video games. Please understand. 1:18 World Flipper 13:59 Tales of Symphonia / Arise 21:08 Nearing The End of UWU 27:07 How Gaming Will Change Humanity As We Know It 1:01:56 Ruling issued in Epic vs. Apple 1:07:42 Challenger loses $10k MvC2 Money Match to Justin Wong 1:16:56 China’s crackdown on games develops even bigger teeth 1:29:44 Sony Playstation Showcase...
That's why you never help cops.
September 09, 2021 08:59 - 2 hours - 64.1 MBTegan is out of office so Brian finally gets to talk about 12 Minutes. He has feelings. So does Big Sach. Sach tells us about the hurricane. (That is not an opossum Brian.) Sach tells us about nature's second most critical threat as well, club DJs. In addition to video games there is some AEW talk. All hail Queen Britt.
Metroidvania & Chill
September 02, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 67.2 MBKesha is unassailable and we hope she is forever free of Dr. Luke. Rocky, Tegan and Brian must build a catamaran and sail to New Zealand. Once there they will build a boat out of knives. Brian baits Rocky and Brian is proud of baiting him. Joe breaks Brian with a question and the gang spend like and hour talking about his question. 4:20 The Ballad of Tommy Tallarico 8:46 New Saint's Row on the way 11:57 Behind The Frame 19:57 Townscaper 21:56 Hoa 25:27 Baldo: The Guardian Owls 31:04 ...
Content Warning: Discourse
August 25, 2021 21:14 - 2 hours - 68.2 MBThings get heated over Boyfriend Dungeon. Mastercard is evil and Epic is evil. Roblox is an evil sweatshop. We also watched some companies try to sell us video games. 6:01 Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart 11:33 Boyfriend Dungeon 35:08 Fire Tonight 42:30 Road 96 50:28 12 Minutes, but not really 51:09 Swatch This 54:50 Skyward Sword 58:31 Genshin 2.1 1:00:12 Miitopia Clear! 1:02:10 Sonicfox's EVO 2021 Guilty Gear Strive Run 1:08:46 Tales of Symphonia cont. 1:12:16 Dodgeball Academi...
BIG OLE PATREON PREVIEW!!!!!
August 19, 2021 05:57 - 2 hours - 63.1 MBThis here would normally be locked behind heavy oak doors guarded by a butler named Gableston Worchestshire BUT WE DOING A PATREON PREVIEW!!!!!! If you threw money at us you too could experience the raw power of anime. Let this taste feed your need. 1:07 Digimon Ghost World 11:48 Rocky Dropped The Ball WIth My Hero Academia 36:30 Megalobox S2: Nomad 54:04 The Gospel of Odd Taxi 1:01:15 The World Ends With You: The Animation 1:14:46 The Conclusion of Backflip 1:22:08 One Piece Got Roc...
My First Nap Since 2012
August 12, 2021 07:21 - 2 hours - 61.6 MBThe episode should have been called "Natalia Will Read You Your Rights" or "The Zeppole Man Is Dead" but I'm slow on the draw and don't type enough when I am podcasting. On the upshot the episode is pretty good. 4:43 Tegan's First Guilt-Free Day Off 11:08 Dinner w/ Her Majesty 16:04 Rocky bitches about FFXIV 25:20 Why aren't you buying Neo-TWEWY? 28:42 A brief apology 31:59 Skyward Sword is Great 35:26 Vibing Out in Inazuma 42:52 Project Makeover 45:40 Astro's Playroom 54:30 ...
Using A Five Year Old Phone
August 05, 2021 17:28 - 2 hours - 60.3 MBLook on some timeline it's still Wednesday night. I acknowledge that it is not this one. But that timeline exists and on that timeline this podcast is HUGE. 0:41 Playdate Pre-order: Success! 7:12 Blaseball 15:54 Neurocracy 23:43 Nier [Re]incarnation 34:36 Tegan explored the Inazuma Region of Genshin Impact 35:50 Tegan is not talking about the expansive Japanese soccer series Inazuma 41:19 Genshin Impact Cafè Collab 50:54 What's The Deal w/ Skyward Sword? 59:30 Shining Nikki 1:10:3...
The Path of Most Profit
July 28, 2021 23:51 - 3 hours - 86.5 MBEverything is fine at Activision Blizzard and organized crime does not have warehouses full of PS4s. Everything is fine.
Amazing French Court Justice
July 21, 2021 09:57 - 4 hours - 109 MBCOME AND SLAM AND WELCOME TO THE JAM AND BY JAM I MEAN ENHANCED BRAND AWARENESS OF A WIDE VARIETY OF WARNERMEDIA PRODUCTS. 5:16 Commuting made possible by viewers like you! 9:15 Monster Hunter: Legends of The Guild 11:23 Game Difficulty in Game Journalism 20:12 Dark Souls 28:31 What Speedrunning does to your brain 31:52 4 out of 5 doctors recommend Tales of Symphonia 36:26 Rocky's Youngest Brother Always Got The Worst of RPGs 38:55 Tegan got some new gear! 55:33 Shining Nikki is Hu...
I Decide When People Live Or Die
July 15, 2021 06:31 - 3 hours - 100 MBPlease enjoy this episode that did not successfully upload to Soundcloud.
Pillage Me, Senpai
July 07, 2021 17:33 - 2 hours - 57.7 MBRocky and Brian pick through the wastelands of E3 demos for your amusement. Tegan remains on assignment but will return from the war soon. 2:14 Alekon 3:42 Clawfish 5:02 Coromon 11:53 Deep Night Detective 16:06 Dodgeball Academia 18:22 Kraken Academy!! 20:17 Lifeslide 21:39 Mohism: Battle of Words 24:17 NEO: The World Ends With You 30:43 Norco 36:24 Smutty Scrolls 38:26 Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse 41:16 Terra Nil 42:11 Tracks of Thought 43:22 Unpacking 46:51 Unsighted ...
The Burglar Left My Ouya
July 01, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBBrian is flat out tired tonight and so he doesn't have it in him to write a clever description. Good thing Patrick Traynor from Sega Saturn, Shiro! stopped by to carry his silly ass through the most recent episode. Also one time a burglar left behind my Ouya. Really. 3:30 Xenocrisis on the Saturn 6:34 Evercade 8:55 Patrick Makes Fightsticks 10:10 Fonzie & Watermelon Games 14:01 Unholy Knight: The Darkness Hunter 15:57 Casio Loopy 17:56 Artificial Metroid Scarcity 35:17 Plumbers...
E3 2021 Part 2
June 24, 2021 06:23 - 4 hours - 112 MBIt's all the marbles. It's Nintendo and the theories. It's Microsoft and the fancy car game. It's putting the fun back in Non-Fungible. Come with us as we play the magical game 'Can you spot Doug TenNapel?' 9:46 Xbox + Bethesda Showcase 59:59 Square Enix 1:19:33 Mother Direct 1:25:43 PC Gaming Show 1:50:24 Verizon 2:07:36 Mythical Games 2:14:54 Indie Games Showcase 2:21:34 Freedom Games Showcase 2:34:26 LRG3 2:46:55 Capcom 2:57:05 Razer 3:02:33 Nintendo 3:57:35 Bandai Namco 4:...
E3 2021 Part 1
June 17, 2021 00:50 - 4 hours - 112 MBRocky, Tegan and Brian sit down to hash out the first half of the presentations from E3. Hopefully someone will high-five Randy Pitchford and turn off the Geeked Week siren. 1:33 E3, For The Uninitiated 5:04 Playdate Presentation 26:48 Summer Game Fest Kickoff 1:11:24 Day of The Devs 1:29:51 Netflix: Geeked Week 1:41:07 Tribeca Games Showcase 1:46:55 Koch Primetime 1:56:19 Guerrilla Collective Pt. 2 2:28:42 Wholesome Direct 2:52:28 Ubisoft Forward 3:12:46 Devolver Digital 3:33:...
Hopes, Expectations, Fears
June 10, 2021 07:28 - 3 hours - 88.5 MBOur rotating chair streak continues with a visit from the sweating Joe Spiro! Joe plays rock climbing, the ultimate video game. Rocky goes deeper and deeper in Fallums. Tegan built a new computer. Brian is trying to conceal a murder on a cruise ship. Also E3 IS NIGH. 4:27 The Sweatiest Man In New York 7:59 Rock Climbing 13:21 Undertale 23:03 Fallumns 29:12 Temtem Clear! 32:31 Palworld Trailer 39:03 PrE3 46:46 Hopes, Expectations, Fears 1:18:58 Tegan Got A New Computer 1:29:02 Miit...
My Friends Are Dead And I Can't Even Play Video Games
June 03, 2021 01:18 - 3 hours - 95 MBPearl clutching has given Tegan the vapors. Our wholesome kid brother Big Sach stops by. He's got a MISTer and some JRPGs. Ubisoft doesn't do politics. They swear. 1:15 Sach gets back into Mass Effect 4:24 Sach is in on FFXIV & Other RPGs 14:30 Back to the MiSTer 22:50 REVIII 28:11 Knockout City Is Pretty Cool 33:06 New Nintendo Switch 44:39 Temtem 55:55 The Social Responsibility of Game AI 58:49 Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West Presentation 1:12:40 Miitopia is really funny 1:2...
Boners As A Service
May 27, 2021 00:04 - 3 hours - 83.4 MBBrian asks a question about what EA and Activision are capable of. Rocky and the visiting Stu Templeton have an answer for him. Stu has questions about something that happened in Firewatch and Rocky and Brian have answers for him. Tegan will have questions about this episode. We have no answers for her. 3:27 Adventures In Gunlancing 13:16 Day 1 Ultimate Prog 25:04 Unbeatable Tracks Are Within Reach 28:03 Guilty Gear Strive Beta/ Red Bull Kumite 33:07 Knockout City 35:06 Z-Race 40:30 ...
Market Price Lasagna
May 19, 2021 22:20 - 2 hours - 77.4 MBI honestly can't even remember how we got to Garfield but we stayed there for a time and it was good. Rocky's had enough of NBC Universal's shenanigans. Brazil is making great games and Village is like 20% Tall Mommy. 3:10 Resident Evil: Village 16:01 NBCU Copyright strikes 19:11 Tegan's desire to be VTuber grows with each passing day 21:35 Pascal's Wager 33:04 A Zoom Marriage! 44:35 Tegan is opposed to change 48:56 Sonic Omens: Episodes 1-4 54:29 Flowstone Saga 1:00:24 Lifelike 1...
The One With Kimmo Lahtinen
May 12, 2021 17:51 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBBrian sits down with developer Kimmo Lahtinen to discuss his latest game Day Repeat Day, the handprint of the author, the perils of indie development and the wondrous Victor Spumante. 2:35 Day Repeat Day 29:50 The Impact of Games Journalism 38:10 Developer Experience w/ Nintendo 57:28 Obvious Steam Scams 1:02:10 Victor Spumante 1:06:18 Localization 1:14:13 Kimmo's All-Time Top 10 Videogames 1:21:37 Kimmo Digs Bollywood 1:25:49 AppleTV & tvOS 1:28:12 The Handprint of The Author 1:...
I'm Dead, I lose, I have to restart my Tender Profile
May 05, 2021 23:45 - 2 hours - 71.3 MBTegan comes for Bloodborne and I am not the person who came for Bloodborne and I am sorry about what Tegan said about Bloodborne. Rocky got eaten and Activision might as well be called CODtivision now. 5:26 The Worst Videogame Tegan Played This Week 8:41 NiER Replicant 10:58 Genshin 1.5 Update 35:03 Astral Ascent 38:13 Unbeatable: Arcade Mix 42:47 Tender: Creature Comforts 1:00:16 Hix 1:02:48 Dicey Elementalist 1:06:12 Pew Pew Live 1:08:45 Under: Depths of Fear 1:12:50 Max Reload...
Tindr High Score
April 29, 2021 04:43 - 2 hours - 66.5 MBThe gang plays a game that screws with their heads a bit. Tegan insists that the choices are easy. Oculus did the gaming showcase thing. Hearthstone is toxic. The PS3 is allowed to live for a while. THE VITA WILL NEVER DIE. 2:42 Day Repeat Day 16:58 Tales of Arise Looks Great Actually 20:41 Great Ace Attorney 31:22 Genshin 32:54 Spiritfarer Lily Update 34:14 NiER Replicant 38:21 Oculus Gaming Showcase 51:36 Turnip Boy Commits Tax Fraud 1:00:46 Sea of Solitude: Director's Cut 1:07:...
The Internet Is Gonna Be So Fun In 3 Weeks
April 21, 2021 23:54 - 3 hours - 83.3 MBNintendo tried to get us to buy some indies. Capcom has seemingly sold us Resident Evil. Kickstarter is out here winning hearts and minds. Sony's consoles are time bombs designed to eventually not play games. Durians can be expensive. 0:50 The Real Keyboard Update 15:49 Two Eyes 34:41 Spirit Swap: LoFi Beats To Cast Spells To Demo 38:26 Unbeatable: Arcade Mix 41:00 Resident Evil: Village Demo 53:51 Resident Evil Presentation 1:05:15 Nintendo Indie Direct 1:23:20 He Means Day Repeat ...
Are all of my memories wrong?
April 14, 2021 22:48 - 2 hours - 76.9 MBBalan Wonderworld is a box of lies and falsehoods wrapped in SHAME AND DOUBT. Together BnB is the kind of thing you daydream about if you use 4Chan. Brian should play Pac-Man 99. Tegan will never play Cozy Grove. 1:07 Pac-Man 99 11:23 Fae Tactics 18:50 Rhythm Doctor 26:47 Tegan's Keyboard Update 30:31 Tegan's Getting Her PoOT back 36:29 Balan Wonderworld 57:05 Alba 1:02:16 Simon's Cat: Story Time 1:06:35 Say "No!" More 1:11:17 Cozy Grove 1:15:31 Book of Myths 1:17:57 Lungo 1:2...
Short Answer, Solitaire
April 07, 2021 18:10 - 2 hours - 64.4 MB3:23 New Cartwright Dropped 8:07 Dandara continues to be cool 10:07 Monster Hunter: Rise Even Higher 17:44 Rocky vs. Terminal Relativity 25:20 No PoOT for Tegan 28:04 Moar Genshin! 32:52 New Among Us Map 36:46 Tegan has joined House Pfizer 38:32 Niantic teasing AR device 43:28 Lady Dimistrescu 51:47 Hearthstone 55:17 World of Demons 58:21 Fantasian 1:03:58 Oregon Trail 1:09:21 Wonderbox 1:12:17 Star Trek Legends 1:16:47 Call to Action 1:18:33 A first party Sony developed tit...
My Breezy Yet Leather Jacket
April 01, 2021 16:59 - 2 hours - 58 MBCool dad Phil Spencer pulls up to a house with a comically oversized check. Gamestop is grossly incompetent. Video games get second chances. The boat was stuck.
It Fails The Seth Rogen Test
March 25, 2021 16:37 - 3 hours - 89.9 MB6:26 The Second Wyatt Masoning 13:59 Gamer Motivation Profile 59:43 Tegan is being targeted by Big Gaming 1:06:03 Nioh 1:11:48 Windblume Festival 1:21:27 I Love Hue... Too? 1:27:28 Cozy Grove 1:35:22 Sneaky Sasquatch 1:52:01 Unruly Heroes 1:56:22 Punch Planet 2:02:18 The Snyder Cut 2:11:00 Servant 2:19:48 Riot’s internal investigation of their CEO found no evidence of harassment or discrimination because of course it didn’t 2:31:39 FIFA trading scandal confirmed by EA lol 2:37:...
The Raccoons Are Racing Golf Carts
March 17, 2021 21:18 - 3 hours - 89.1 MB11:30 The Menudo Ramen Experiment 14:58 The Hamburger Spiral 36:52 Happy Birthday to Jean, The Dandelion Knight 49:55 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim 59:40 Monster Hunter Rise Demo 2 1:08:40 Domination 101 Articles 1:28:49 Animal Crossing Catchup 1:39:58 Blaseball 1:53:47 Sneaky Sasquatch 2:06:43 Apple Arcade Roundup 2:23:53 Patron Shoutouts 2:26:44 Genshin fans force KFC to shut down several Genshin events 2:31:53 Roblox's $45B IPO 2:48:16 Jason Rohrer, Indie Dev Dirtbag 2:56:49 Micro...
Honey, what's getting ratio'd?
March 10, 2021 19:24 - 2 hours - 75.8 MB1:24 Man, Bitcoin Is Stupid 7:25 Don't Get Him Started On CryptoArt 18:45 Temtem Continues 24:16 Made It Out Of Bronze, Still Hate League Tho 27:34 Kentucky Route Zero 28:35 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim 33:08 Genshin! Ya Know? 41:08 Brian Ordered A Backbone 48:19 I Love Hue 55:46 Tegan's Got A New Job 59:13 Tegan Has Jam, But Also Sadness 1:10:30 Blaseball 1:33:17 Taxi Chaos 1:47:37 Cyber Shadow 1:51:45 Ghost N' Goblins Resurrection 1:57:24 Spire Blast 2:07:48 Tales of Symphonia ...
I Said Some Words In A Particular Order
March 04, 2021 17:06 - 2 hours - 64.7 MBIf Sony State of Play presentations are wrestling PPVs there is no pyro and the matches are in the wrong order. 6:15 Genshin Impact All Day 23:46 Temtem Is Pretty Tough 33:50 Pokèmon Legends: Arceus 45:17 Nintendo Fandom Tierlist 1:12:56 Hearthstone Core Set 1:20:05 Blizzcon 1:26:08 Stadia 1:35:27 Sony State of Play 1:41:29 Crash Bandicoot 4 1:43:27 Returnal 1:46:20 Knockout City 1:47:55 Sifu 1:49:44 Solar Ash 1:52:41 FNAF: Security Breach 1:58:41 Oddworld: Soulstorm 2:01:59...
(Ducat) Ducket Sakoya (Sequoia) is ON SITE (SIGHT)
February 25, 2021 17:13 - 3 hours - 84.5 MB4:10 Tegan Inflicts Violence 8:52 Guilty Gear Strive Beta 17:50 Project Triangle Strategy Demo 33:58 Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood 44:30 - It's More Genshin! 47:43 Animal Crossing Catchup 49:42 Bowser's Fury 1:17:03 Foreign Pringles 1:22:14 White Hat Trolling 1:42:46 Mortal Kombat Trailer 1:49:11 An Important Message From Tegan 1:50:32 First Nintendo Direct of 2021 1:55:04 Pyra & Mithra Are Coming To Smash 1:59:23 The Outer Wilds 2:00:22 Famicom Detective Club 2:02:20 ...
If It Makes Them Happy, Then That's OK
February 18, 2021 16:20 - 2 hours - 66.3 MB9:03 The Clinton Impeachment 16:48 Sweet Mexican Confections 22:08 TemTem 37:41 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim 42:44 Genshin Impact: Lantern Rite 53:14 Detroit Style Pizza 1:01:42 Hearthstone 1:09:51 High Heels 1:27:28 Brian's VR Adventures 1:38:49 Bowser's Fury 1:53:39 Yoko Taro is Guilty of breaking Square Enix's new Fan Art Guidelines 1:57:29 The Return of Digital E3 2:09:42 CDProjektRed was Hacked 2:15:04 Twitter Plays Pokèmon gets attacked by Team Rocket