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Jerry the King Marathon Gaming brings the heat to the gaming world
Step into the ring with The Unofficial Controller Podcast as George welcomes back Scotty (Marathon Gaming) for an episode that blends wrestling theatrics with passionate gaming discussion. Donning a crown and championship belt, Scotty transforms the podcast into an "Attitude Era" spectacle that's equal parts hilarious and informative.
The duo's chemistry shines through immediately as they dive into Scotty's recent gaming adventures. From revisiting Road Rash on PS1 to discovering hidden gems on the Atari Lynx, his gaming palette proves refreshingly diverse. Kingdom Come: Deliverance on Switch receives particular praise for its immersive medieval world, despite Scotty's humorous struggles with inventory management ("My sack is full like a really greedy Santa Claus!").
Meanwhile, George shares his unexpected addiction to Balatro, the roguelike poker game that kept him awake until 4AM, and his nostalgic journey through Lord of the Rings: The Third Age on PS2. His description of the game as "the festival clean-up team" of Middle-earth perfectly captures its unique approach to the beloved franchise.
The conversation shifts to excitement surrounding the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, with both hosts speculating about upgraded versions of titles like The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. Their genuine enthusiasm for gaming across all platforms—from retro consoles to cutting-edge hardware—makes this episode particularly engaging.
Between the gaming insights, wrestling personas, and spontaneous musical moments, this episode demonstrates why The Unofficial Controller Podcast continues to be a refreshing voice in gaming media. Whether you're seeking gaming recommendations or simply enjoying the banter between two passionate gamers, this episode delivers both information and entertainment in equal measure.
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Hello and welcome to the Unofficial Controller Podcast, your weekly gaming podcast episode, by my reckoning, number 270. With me, george, and this week joined by the man, the myth, the legend, scotty, aka Marathon Gaming, who's hottie to my naughty, but not either. How's it going?
Speaker 2:I'm very good. Thank you, my tag team partner. I'm doing very, very well. It's been a long time since I've been on the show, a long time since I've chatted to yourself. I've been enjoying being. I've been enjoying being a listener again, listening to not just yourself, rgt, and also we have had the slim, skinny, sexy sam geith and he's not fat at all.
Speaker 1:Very misleading, I thought he was pretty trim he is if you ever get your washing machine I know this week and I want to dive into this before we get. I thought he advertised it. If anything, he's pretty trim he is. If you ever get your washing machine, I know this week and I want to dive into this. But before we get fully into it, let me introduce you as Jerry the. What did I say before? Jerry the Marathon King Gaming.
Speaker 2:Hold on, it was Jerry the.
Speaker 1:Marathon Gaming.
Speaker 2:Jerry the King Marathon. Yeah, I don't even know anymore. Jerry the king marathon gaming. We'll just run with that yeah, you look great I'm on. I'm on. I'm on the top right. This is a special treat for the uh visual watchers on youtube, but basically all three I've been listening. The story is I've been four actually my mum's tuned in today, so that's nice of her hello. Hello, Mrs Marathon. Well, we'll get back to Zangief in a minute. If I could rub him up in oil I'd slip him in my pocket. But back to the outfit.
Speaker 2:I've been listening to yourself turning heel in this non-PG era, in this Attitude era, and I've just been staring at the mirror putting my wall paint on and I just thought I want a bit of this. And I know we said before the show we can't have. You need a baby face, need a hill, we need a rivalry. But I just thought less than bad cop, bad cop, baby wow, this is the immovable object versus the immovable object.
Speaker 1:this is what happens when the world's biggest tsunami meets the world's newest biggest tsunami and they they impact in the middle that sort of mess of seabed destruction and ships all smashed up in a mangled mess no doubt there's a kid's doll wrapped up in there in a horrific way, and when the seas subside, that wreckage that's left will be you after this show is finished. Scotty, I have to say you're looking fantastic. You've come in in here with all the drip. You've got a T-shirt on that just looks like a plain white tea, but then when you rock back, you've been decrayed it's got some, uh, it's got a subtle nod.
Speaker 1:It's a gamer's tea.
Speaker 2:Do you know what's funny, george? I've got um. There was a window covering the webcam. I've just removed the window tab and I've realized how ridiculous I look. I had no idea don't you dare, we'll roll with it. We'll roll with it, we'll roll with it.
Speaker 1:Prior to you saying you looked ridiculous, I was actually thinking that you almost looked like a full-on legit wrestler, sat there with the crown on the belt upon your shoulder the WBC, though, by the way hey listen.
Speaker 2:So I don't know if you've been playing. What was the wrestling game? Again, I've slipped my mind. Wrestling Empire, wrestling Empire. There's a new update as of this morning and they've crossed over into the boxing world. It's a new DLC. This is a rumour, by the way. Don't go downloading the game expecting to find it. We've got cross-play. I've been playing so much. Wrestling Empire, joel, I said to you earlier I. Wrestling empire, george, I said to you earlier. I've completely confused between it's like inception. I don't know if I'm dreaming. I don't know reality from fiction anymore, so I'm just walking down. I went down audi earlier to get a pint of milk and I had the belt over my shoulder, the crown on my head. I thought it was part of the game. I went up to the counter I said look, I need to buy some of that juice that makes you strong, and she looked at me funny. She. She went do you want just the milk? Scammed I said okay, thanks, doris.
Speaker 1:I cannot even contain my excitement at seeing you and having you back on the show. Your youthful looks are they're almost, I don't know they're very compelling to me, I don't know.
Speaker 2:Well, bobby sent me a new moisturiser and I have to say, bobby, it is very, very good, because he's a youthful-looking man. And I said what is it you're using? And he sent me a little. It's like a mascara brush. You just sort of dab it under your eye and that's what I've been wearing. Yeah, that's not the road I expected this to go down.
Speaker 2:Yeah, he sent me some high heels as well. I don't know what he wants me to do with those. I'll have to give him a video call later on. I think he just wants a shot of them resting on your scrotum. Oh, I knew we'd get there early.
Speaker 1:What is it?
Speaker 2:three minutes in Don't don't, don't I don't want you to remember me like this. Don't remember me like this. This is a gaming podcast. We'll get to some gaming news. We've got stories, rumours, releases We've got it all this week Huge news, so stay tuned. What have you been playing? Oh, I'm glad you've asked me. It's been a long time. There's been a lot of games I've been playing, so I'm going to think back to what I've been playing most recently and work backwards.
Speaker 1:Yesterday I was playing Road rash on the ps1. Look at me getting all comfy, settling in here like oh hello, not as good.
Speaker 2:Not as good as a 16-bit um error, I'd have to say. I found it very easy. The first sort of. You know you have about five levels when you play road rash and then you go up to the next level and it gets significantly harder. I sort of come first or second in all the races, barely came third, pretty much one of them all. I got the fastest 500 cc rat bike and I just couldn't handle the chopper. I went to the next level and I just kept on crashing into everyone, getting nicked by police. I ended up in like needing a wong alone because I had so much debt from my bike getting down the pound um, and I ended up just turning it off. It even said would you like to save? I said no, I don't want to save, so I probably won't come back to that one but that was my most recent one yeah, ps1.
Speaker 2:Basically there was a high score competition I was involved in a few weeks ago that was why it was in the uh the dish tray and then my wife was getting ready. We were about to go to a comedy show. I had had about an hour until she was getting ready, so I thought I'll switch a PlayStation on see what's in there, and I was like, oh, road rash.
Speaker 1:Why not go for the campaign? Were you ready at this point? Were you sailing close to the line, knowing that you could just quickly whip your jeans and top on in two minutes? And you ran the clock all the way down to your beautiful wife is saying come on, why are you not ready? Always making a play.
Speaker 2:I had my joppers on my big red boots. The joppers at RGT left around mine the other day actually it got a bit wild playing a Joppers G1 jockey. Yeah, joppers, you know horse riding joppers you familiar with the.
Speaker 1:What do you call them Joppers? I call them Joppers. I call them Joppers. Fine, that's what the show would call them. You wanted law. You've got law.
Speaker 2:You've got law, don't Google that one, it might be my slight lisp. And then, yeah, I had a leotard on, I had the crown on and the belt over the shoulder, so I was as good as ready. You were ready, other than the PS1, bit of retro I have been playing is my links atari. I found a new bit of love for it, so the the game gear is still there. The game boy's sort of been put down for a little bit. I've been very much enjoying adjusting this crown every five seconds while talking to you, um, but I've been really enjoying a game called switchblade 2 on the atari links.
Speaker 2:Basically, a friend of mine sent me an atari links and he said look, do a video on this. It's got every game on it. So I sat there for about six hours and I played. I think there's a library of 70 to 80 games and I played 30 minutes pretty much of every game. Just sat there all day, um, and then I basically did my top 20. So I'm trying to track down the top 20 games, my favorites, um. So switchblade 2 I've been playing quite a little bit of, and then then on the old modern consoles I have been playing a bit of.
Speaker 1:Pause, pause, let's rewind. I want to investigate have you got California Games? For the links.
Speaker 2:Do you know what I'm sick of? California Games. It's on everywhere C64, NES. Do you know what? Let's just skip a generation next time when we're making that many copies. I thought it was really good on the link. Well, it might be, but I can play hacky sack in the garden. I mean, granted, I haven't got a skate ramp because all the wood we were supposed to use to build the ramp was put on Elon Musk's rocket, so I can't build a ramp. So maybe I should get the game.
Speaker 1:Maybe You've already got it, though haven't you Tell me about these modern games you've been playing? Seeing this California game stuff to taste in your mouth like bromide.
Speaker 2:Well, I've got a bit of a fetish lately developed for Helldivers. I know everyone went on about it. Bobby went crazy for it about a year ago, and rightly so.
Speaker 2:It was Game of the Year early last year, wasn't it? Everyone was going mad. But basically I went to see a friend. I was going to a retro gaming shop in Suffolk. I was passing where I knew a friend lived. I rang him up. I said I'm passing yours Fancy a beer? He said yeah, I picked him up, we had a little pint and then I dropped him back home and he said what are fancy a bit of online gaming? I said yeah, and he went I've got ps5. I sent picture of the games and he went let's play helldivers.
Speaker 2:So played it for pretty much because I got it a long time ago. But I got it cheap when the hype died down. So I only played it one player and obviously you just get kicked from every lobby when people realize you're uh, you're a bit green. So I was really enjoying it and it's a good. It's a good community on there. They were looking after me, a lot of updates. So even while playing it about a week ago there was I've probably done about 20 hours or so there was another big update.
Speaker 2:So there's like a big mission at the moment where there's all these zombies it's not just bugs, there's all these zombies and big monsters. It almost reminds me of one of the factions from Warhammer. It's like the plague. I think they're called the plague, those sort of people, but they look right like that. Um the other. I've been playing a sports game on ps5 as well, madden, because I'm upset the nfl seasons. Well, I brought I think it's 24 I'm assuming it's not 25 because I wouldn't have thought that's out yet I bought the most recent one quite cheap off Vinted. I know what you're thinking. You can probably play them on Game Pass or PlayStation.
Speaker 1:Plus. No, no, no, I wasn't thinking that. I just wanted to know which one you got, because I play an awful lot, I think, of Madden 22 or 23,. That's the one I've played the most of.
Speaker 2:I'll tell you my theory. Yeah, I'm all ears. I've tried to play the EA Sports games, ufc, every game on the actual PlayStation Plus Game Pass. It makes you sign in and I know I've said this before, I'm a little bit special. I can't find my accounts to be able to log in. But if you own the game you can just skip and not have those sort of online services. You don't seem to be able to do that.
Speaker 1:But was you just saying it's one of the better maddens, or the one before? Would you say 23? I don't know if it's better or not. I know that the first one that launched on ps5 was a bit sort of glitchy. They always are when they make that transition, aren't they? I want to see you drinking again with the crown yeah, that was yeah, just holding it. You have to make noise while you do it.
Speaker 1:You're gonna going to have to go, because if I make noise you won't be on the screen. It's too late. All they saw was that.
Speaker 2:Now, the reason why I was playing a bit of Madden is because I thought I'd better get some practice in, because Madden is finally coming to the Switch via the Switch 2. So I thought I've not played a Madden game since NFL Blitz 2000 on a Dreamcast. So I thought I'd better get some practice in. Wow.
Speaker 1:So how are you finding it?
Speaker 2:I find it a bit like yourself. You know, in your baseball game on the show you find it very easy and comfortable on a certain difficulty. Now, when I put it, it's not like FIFA you go up a difficulty and it's a little bit harder. I put it, it's not like fifa you go up a difficulty and it's a little bit harder. I'm talking, I can't score a touchdown, but when I've got it on the one below it they can't score a touchdown. It is very yeah, it's not well balanced at all.
Speaker 1:I'm quite surprised there seems to be only three difficulties, but on fifa there's about five or six yeah, I find I find Madden to be like that either I'm running away with it and it's a complete joke and it doesn't feel like I'm actually achieving anything, or I'm getting literally ground into the floor as if I'm a piece of dirt on someone's shoe. There is no happy medium like I had it on a slightly easier one and had a real great run and we were the best team ever running, invincible. And I think, well, this is too easy, I'll notch it up one. We didn't win another game.
Speaker 1:I don't think, as you say, I don't think I scored another touchdown. I literally got grounded to the floor and I guess that's probably where baseball with its it has these sliders, that kind of track, how well you're doing and either not the game in that moment, either up or down, depending what you need, whereas I've not experienced that in Madden. It's either, as you say, a cakewalk, or like the toughest game you've ever played in your life, like the Demon's Souls of Sports.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it really is, it's a good analogy.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it really is. So, other than getting your balls ground into the dirt on the touchline, what else has been casting you happy pixels across your eyes?
Speaker 2:A few touchline. What else has been casting you uh happy pixels across your eyes? A few switch games, one I think you'll be very interested in, one the listeners might find hilarious and one which would be good for the collective. Um, I'll start with a big one kingdom, come deliverance. I know there's a second one. I heard it was a bit buggy. I'm sure it's sorted now. Um, but because of that, the first remastered one on the switch you, you could find them a little bit cheaper. I picked one up with some credit in a retro gaming store and it is so good, but I've forgotten what it's like to play those sort of games. So I keep picking up every item, like every item, like a holder, right and George, I can't run. I have to travel the map. I can barely move. My sack is full like a really greedy Santa Claus, but I can't seem to traverse even up the start or an out-of-work porn star.
Speaker 2:Yeah, my guy's calves are bigger than Michael McIntyre's. They are huge. They're literally popping off the back of his legs. So I need to shape up a little bit and learn to play the game a little bit better, but I've've really really enjoyed it, though. It's so well done, um, and I like the fact that it's not like a cinderella story sort of thing or your silver spoon fed. You're literally, um, just like a, you know, your son of a black black smith yeah, and then you get roped into it.
Speaker 2:It's very, very clever. It reminds me of like the mafia. You know where you like a taxi driver, then two hours in you do a favour for the mob. Next thing you know you're a top gangster. It's like that. It just sort of creeps in. Next thing you know you're like hold on, am I the greatest knight that's ever lived? It's really really good. So I'm really can do all these side quests and stuff.
Speaker 1:So I've probably not really got that far, to be honest um, but that's it like on the switch, because that came quite late. Was it back in the last year?
Speaker 2:it came with quite a bit of fanfare because, yeah, next to the witcher 3, that's quite the achievement getting that on there yes, I would have thought that maybe the graphics aren't as good as that, because I mean, it was a very old pc game, wasn't it it? I don't know Shame Seb's not on I don't know what year it was, but I know it was a big, big PC title. But I don't know if they've had to compromise anything because I haven't played the original. It'd be a bit unfair for me just to assume. No, but you've been happy with it.
Speaker 2:I've been happy with it, but then again, I'm happy with the yo-yo it.
Speaker 1:I've been happy with it. But so, coming cold to it, other than the hype you've heard the bigger boys talk about around the back of the bike shed, you've sort of thought, oh wow, crikey, yeah, a little bit of that you've gone on, I tried it once you said you don't need kingdom come deliverance, we've already got kingdom come deliverance.
Speaker 1:And she throws you a copy of it on the switch. You've gone in blind only with the stories of this courageous blacksmith come night that you've heard while the bigger boys have been smoking their mysterious burning sticks around the back of the shed. You've arrived at it. No comparison at all, but you've been finding enjoyment in it. Is there like graphical vistas where you're like, wow, this feels great. This feels like I'm in 1160 or 1500, you know west germany it's not.
Speaker 2:There's no like limitations as in things loading while you're moving forward. It's not as bad as that and it doesn't seem to be. You know, you get like a black loading screen like I think there was in the harry potter game hogwarts legacy for the um switch, which is why I swerved it and actually got it on the ps4. There's nothing like that. You see, I don't really find that janky. But then again, the combat and the game itself is kind of almost it does remind me of almost that 64 sort of polygon, even though it's not I don't know something about. It just seems chunky. So I think it gets away with more than it probably should have done. Like if it was, if the witcher was like that, it wouldn't be. But that's a smooth transition game. But this isn't, you know, the combat is first person view, swinging the sword, doing a block, moving around, like it suits it well, to be honest yeah, because you block.
Speaker 1:I think. I've played it briefly on ps4 I think, and I enjoyed what I played of it, but it's almost like you've got a clock of where you can put a sword blade in and then obviously you've got the same clock where you can block a blade coming in. That's it. I found that to be quite interesting. It's one of those things where you think, oh, that'll be easy, and then you get in a sword fight like it most definitely was not.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, I've been pasted a few times and I've had an instance as well where if someone everyone is going to play it, be careful with the save states and always make sure you've got a lot of bandages. Because I was just rushing around trying to find something, I couldn't find something and I was traversing around a little bit too carefree. I fell off maybe the side of the stairs, not far, you know half a story or something. I injured my feet and then I just couldn't find any bandages, couldn't find anywhere, and it matter what I did. I kept replaying the same save state and I would just bleed out after half an hour. So I had to go back to save states and replay about an hour at a game. So it's a bit it can be a bit punishing in that respect.
Speaker 1:I guess that's the realism, though isn't it that they're changing it is?
Speaker 2:yeah, in exactly like medieval times. What else have you?
Speaker 1:been? Has there been any other medieval activities on the Switch, or what was? These are the two titles you were about to tell me about.
Speaker 2:SteamWorld Build, which I thought would be a good one to see, if you've heard of George, because you love those sort of games.
Speaker 1:It's not quite an O. I have looked at SteamWorld Build more times than I've had opt-ins, but always thought to myself nah, it's probably not for you, mate. Always good. Tell me how wrong I am.
Speaker 2:Well, again, I'm going to sound like a fool here, because I absolutely love the game, but my knowledge of it stops at a certain point. So what I love about it is it really eases you in. So you're building your map. You start off off literally nothing, and these games can be overwhelming and complicated. But it takes you step by step at a time, little bit. Within just one hour of playing it you've done a whole community. You know, a bit like when you first play I don't know theme hospital or something, and you think what's going on and it holds your hand and all of a sudden there's loads and within an hour you learn all the mechanics, like no, this is dead easy, do this, do that, you know, farm the wood over there, get the lumber, get the warehouse, get the roads, get the people and the engineers. It all makes so much sense. And I was like, right, what's going to happen with this? And I was edging towards a different part of town which was sort of about to unlock, and then a train was coming in. I was like, right, we're going to make deals with outside communities. I to have to build an army up. This is interesting. Where's it going to go? Next thing. You know I've forgotten it's a SteamWorld game. So we've gone underground and basically there's a whole other mechanic inside of the game where you're mining resources so you could be losing on top but then winning them below and vice versa.
Speaker 2:So I went down downtown baby, and I'm downtown baby and I'm doing everything down there and I was like this game is amazing. I'm minding everything. But I've looked on youtube. Anyone's played the game? Please let me know. I've even said to a friend who's just started the game I don't know how to come back up from the beneath the below.
Speaker 2:It's like stranger things. I can't find a portal to come back up and I've tried pressing every little button. It's going to be something so simple. I watch people playing it and they and they just go up. I don't know what is their pressing, but I'm hoping you find it while I'm rattling on, because I've no one seems to have typed it in. So it must be something so simple. I've tried every button and configuration. Um, I just can't seem to come up from below. So I've probably played the game. You sort of get forced down there, so after a certain point it shows you as you go into the tutorial down the bottom and then it keeps telling you right, you need to come up to the surface. This is happening, that's happening.
Speaker 1:You need to do this but I don't know how to get up there apparently, and I know absolutely nothing about the game, bar the fact that, with your ever increasing enthusiasm about the game, I am now wanting said game. Um, there's these warp points. According to the mighty google, you found that mighty fast yeah, no, I don't want everyone thinking that I'm like the games master or anything, but yeah, apparently there's warp points. Just walk into it and push you back up on the surface. I don't know what they look like. I'll have a look at that twirling little massive yeah, a warp point.
Speaker 2:Maybe it's something I've got to build. Then I haven't worked it out because I went on Encarta 95, which is where I get all of my walks, tips and guides good idea and I typed in Steam World build for Nintendo Switch and it just said what is a Nintendo Switch? Because I've only got 95 software.
Speaker 1:Think how much money Mumsy paid for Encarta 95. I know I'll tell you what it's worth. Shit, that's what it's worth.
Speaker 2:It took me ages to load. That's the second or third time she's been robbed. Colon forward slash backslash DOS load Encarta 95. Oh, check that out, george.
Speaker 1:I appreciate you looking it up for me Sounds like a simple message I would send to a lover.
Speaker 2:Please go on.
Speaker 1:That's it. That's all I'd send, oh Well.
Speaker 2:I've got one more game A couple of times, right, receive this one then. The Mortuary Assistant is a horror game, right, and it's really interesting.
Speaker 1:Hang on a minute, just slow down. Have you seen? What did you call it?
Speaker 2:Oh, sorry the.
Speaker 1:Mortuary Assistant's going on with the crown. Have you managed to sort of stabilize it? Oh sorry.
Speaker 2:My crown's receding quicker than my hairline at the moment. It's just falling off the back of my head.
Speaker 1:Your hairline looks like a vividly packed jungle scene in Vietnam, whereas mine looks like ground zero of Hiroshima. It's literally just gone. It's nothing. There's nothing but a shadow on my forehead of what my foreleg once looked like. That's all, it's done.
Speaker 2:You look so good in a hat though.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's modern man's toupee innit.
Speaker 2:I'm trying to see what you look like in a crown. Oh, you look good.
Speaker 1:Lift it up a bit more. Hang on, am I in it? Let's go full realism.
Speaker 2:You're in something, is it on? Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, let me get a picture. Stay still, I'll get this in a Discord.
Speaker 1:This is worth going on the Discord for King George.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, that's in, lock, that in. So the mortuary assistant. I apologise if I'm not saying that right oh mortuary. Mortuary yeah, it's in a morgue.
Speaker 1:I thought you said watery assistant.
Speaker 2:I thought it was a game about mermaids. Well, my pants are watery. Is that scary?
Speaker 1:So you're close to it, from fear or from some sort of dark sort of From jump scare, so the actual demon itself isn't mightily scary.
Speaker 2:Um, and I I could, without plugging myself, if you want to see a teaser trailer, I played the game for a few hours and I cut it all down and I put my jump scares into a three minute video and I've put it on yourself during that. I just did yeah, I plugged myself. Yeah, oh, gt, remove the bank. Yeah, so he's pulled himself out of there now.
Speaker 1:Wow, I was going to ask if I could maybe be a plug, but it sounds like there's a queue.
Speaker 2:So yeah. So I was going to lead us down a path, but I'm not sure if we can return, so I'll stick with the game for now. Yeah, yeah, so the Mortuary.
Speaker 2:Assistant. Basically it's a very, very good sim game. So you're working in the morgue which is really interesting and you're literally performing the autopsies, doing everything correctly. It's like you're watching NCIS or CSI. It's really interesting. So you're working in the morgue, you're preparing these bodies, autopsy, et cetera, and then things start to happen and there's little jump, scares in it. There's scary things that happen. There's a demon that comes out and sort of bothers you all the time. But the reason why it's so jumpy is the game itself is so good as a standalone title that you forget it's a horror game. So 20 minutes to pass, you'll be doing an autopsy, humming to yourself. Then all of a sudden the lights will flicker and there'll be like a ghost in the corner of the room and you forget you're not playing the SIM. You know this isn't a SIM hospital game. This is a horror game, but you keep forgetting. It's very clever. Like every 20 minutes or so, something severe will happen and I have screamed my head off. And I tell you what it's a it is a funny video.
Speaker 1:So if you do want to check that out, head over to marathon on YouTube it's about 10 videos ago now, while I should have been working yesterday, I got caught up on the slew of great content you've got on your own individual channel, aka Marathon Gaming, and nothing makes me feel more comfortable, more at home, more like I've got a friend round in the living room and we're just talking games, than I get when I go on youtube. I type in marathon space gaming. That's not the stuff with stars in it. I'm just making sure you know that it's not all one word. Okay. Then I pressed enter, came up some videos a guy who was running a marathon playing game gear that's not my guy, that's not him.
Speaker 1:Scroll down, there he is. He's escaping his own symbol, holding a switch and maybe a nez. I hadn't looked at it in detail, but at distance that's what it looks like to me. And just to see you there talking to me about childhood memories, about video games, about your never-ending slew of pickups and your what I would call globe trotting stories and journeys that you go on, I can't click on a video. All of a sudden there's scotty in bogner regis. I don't know how he has the time, I don't know how he finds the funds for it, but there he is in bogner regis, buying up every unopened Game Gear game that's ever been made and he's probably done a mega deal. He's smiled at the guys, winked yeah, he's that kind of player. I'll give him everything for nothing to be fair. And he's walked out having paid 30p. What does it feel like to be that guy?
Speaker 2:Well, I tell you what. I don't know if you've come across it, but to be that guy, it feels slippery. I was going to break into a grease lightning song but I forgot the first line. How dramatic, baby. I don't know if you've come across it, but I've been um doing a bit of a competition.
Speaker 1:This is a little exclusive for our oh yeah, is this a new game competition yeah, so I've been giving away a sealed game.
Speaker 2:I was going to do it once every few weeks, but in May I've given away three sealed games, so I had a copy of Rise of the Samurai game on the PS4.
Speaker 2:Two Switch games yeah, they've all been sealed. And what I've been doing every time I go to a different county, for whatever reason, I've been going to a game shop, independent store, speaking to the owner, saying here's what I want to do. I want to try and help your local business. I'm going to try and put a video out. I'm going to tease whereabouts I am in the country. I'm going to leave hints. There's going to be a password in the video so people can't skip to the end. I'm going to film your stock. It's like an advert to your shop and then I'm going to leave the game with you and then I'll upload the video at 7am on Saturday and it's going to be first come, first serve. The idea is, say, 10 people out of 100 that watch the video. If they live in that area, they'll go to the shop. One of them will get the game, but 50% of the people going will hopefully buy something. So it's a way of getting people off of line, out in the wild hunting again, enjoying the actual social and supporting these independent stores, because there's a lot of cex and ordering online. But some of the independent stores, I mean, they struggle to survive covid, so only the strong ones are left, but it's just a. So I like going to new shops anyway and speaking to different people. So I did one in essex, near me. I did one in suffolk, um, in ipswich actually, and then our most recent one at time of recording it's gone live this morning I was in Somerset, in Taunton, and I left a game there as well.
Speaker 2:So if you're listening to this and you live in Somerset or Devon or Bristol, there's a shop called MT Games and if you hurry down there and you say the password, the password is SharperMyKatana. If you say that at the counter, you might be given a game. True story. Why did it have to be that? Because I need to make the password unique in every video, and now, obviously, with it being the Samurai game, I thought that's a good idea and I was going to do something to do with the county, but I didn't want to offend anyone.
Speaker 2:I was going to do something to do with the county, but I didn't want to offend anyone. I was going to go with a cream tea route and then my wife hit me on the arm and said that's devon, you idiot. Um, and I went into the shop and there was katanas in there. They had a thundercat sword. There was a lot of weapons in the shop. To one point I thought I'm not sure if this is a gaming store anymore. This might be an arm supplier, but no, it's a gaming shop. So that was a password. Sharpen my katana. I don't know if we've got any listeners in Somerset, but if we have head down.
Speaker 1:Mt Games baby we must have. I'll tell you one thing they're not viewers YouTube channel's deader than a corpse in Mortuary Assistant, but the audio still continues to make me smile. You talked earlier about a cream tea. I love a good cream tea, oh same yeah, love it.
Speaker 2:Potty cream the whole lot. Yeah, what do you do? Do you go cream, then jam on top, or other way around?
Speaker 1:I will be absolutely honest with you. I don't get involved in the chicanery of what comes first to me. The scum is literally a method of delivering to me the amount of cream that would normally kill an elephant dead. I normally jab what could only be called a dot of jam at the top, just as a nod, really a salute to tradition, and then I just gorge on this sort of oh, so you're more of a spoon and syringe guy straight out the jam jar yeah, and I just sort of gorge on it.
Speaker 1:you know what that sort of guy, I'll get it all in there. Yeah, unless the jam hits the clacker at the back of your throat, you're not eating a scone.
Speaker 2:Have you ever? Had a pie. Have I ever had a pie? I? Have had a pie, yes, a cream pie. I'm not sure if I've had a cream pie. I'm not actually. I remember having a pork pie a long time ago. I mean, I don't eat meat anymore.
Speaker 1:Normally similar when I've been the starters normally, I don't know.
Speaker 2:I can't believe you got me to say that.
Speaker 1:To be fair, it's very slippery of you Starters normally are a slew of cocktail sausages, and then the main meal is normally a cumberland ring, and then you normally finish on a cream pie speaking of playing with rings.
Speaker 2:Um, what have you been playing, josh?
Speaker 1:because that's what I've been playing. I like what you've done there because there's a man who's up to date. Because, talking of rings, I've been playing lord of the rings a third age on ps2 and some would say this show is scripted. I would say it's 98% luck, 1% skill. I'm not very good at maths. Whatever the rest is left anyway. Um, lord of the rings of third age. Who would have thought that someone could get so enraptured with a shoddy ps2 film tie-in? But let me tell you, the more I play it, the more I like it. Now, me and Rachel have been sat down. It's our first JRPG lesson. If you want to Fisher-Price my first JRPG, grab yourself a copy of Lord of the Rings the Third Age. Now I'm playing it on PS2. I do believe you can get it on Xbox Original and maybe even the Cube, yeah. So if you're a Nintendo fanboy, you don't even need to go outside of your family circle, just slip it in the old girl.
Speaker 2:The game is very rewarding. Is it the second one George did?
Speaker 1:you say Sorry, it's called Lord of the Rings. The First Age, third Age. Oh, the First Age, third. Age, my bad.
Speaker 1:Right and it is a standalone title that combines the first, second and third films. It uses a similar engine to the Return of the King game and the two towers that were on PS2 and Xbox where you go through a friend and slap everybody around with your big sword. This one is the thinking man's version, where you kind of go through the films as now. I did talk when I RGT was on about how you kind of follow through Boromir and I remembered his name. That's what Sean Bean's yes.
Speaker 2:We were really cracking up. We was on the road and we had it on the car and my wife gets on saying he hasn't, he's no other name. And I was like you know, you're daydreaming for a second, so I just keep saying Sean Bean. And I was like, oh yeah, that's the guy's real name. She goes, yeah, that's not the character's name. It really made me laugh. That's why I put it in the Discord. I think I counted about 12 times you said it. It was brilliant.
Speaker 1:You know, when something just escapes you and it's gone, you can't ever get it back either. Boromir was that name in that moment. Anyway, they're off doing all the big things and you basically go round as the clean-up team. Now I imagine now I've got a little bit further into Lord of the Rings, the Third Age, you know, can you imagine if you went to a festival, you have all the experience. You've maybe even had the VIP. You've seen the big bands, you've touched them, you kissed them, you smelt them, you're wearing the t-shirt, you've bought the overpriced beer, you're having the time of your absolute life. You're not staying in a tent, no, no, no, not you friend. You're staying in a camper van. You're looking great, hot showers every morning, massage, a whole bag of tricks. Now, that's what aragorn bor, boromir, logolas and whatever the dwarf is called experienced. All right, there's one for you, mrs Marathon, right. There's that.
Speaker 1:Or you're on the festival cleanup team, aka Lord of the Rings of Third Age. They whip through Moria. What are you going to do? You're going to clean it up, no problems, sir, leave it with me Off. We go to the two towers, helms Deep. What are you going to do there? You're basically the litter pickers. What are you going to do when you get to Gondor? Clean up the stuff that the other team didn't have time to do? Absolutely, boys Crack on. So in my mind I imagine it like the festival clean-up team.
Speaker 1:You've turned up on the last day. Everyone's drunk and a little bit high on revelry. You watch the final act. They go, everyone starts leaving. Some people go to their tents. You wake up the next morning in carnage. You never really got to see any of the bands. But now you're walking around looking lost with a black bag, picking up unknown things in bags off the floor sick in bottles, sick in bottles, piss in bottles, poo in hot dog buns, what looks like a mobile phone. You pick it up and it's a power bank. You're like, oh my God, what is my life worth? And that's Lord of the Rings, the third age. But I'm having a good time.
Speaker 2:I was going to say some advert, but I'm not sure the last few sentences. But I was going to say, but I'm not sure the last few sentences, but I was going to say if anyone's interested and wants to join George's journey I just looked the game up Very affordable, so you play on Xbox.
Speaker 1:Is that right? I'm playing on PS2.
Speaker 2:Oh so PS2, eight pound at CX. On Xbox, oh gee, it's four pound.
Speaker 1:Or if you are one of the rich kids, ticket to get in on Cube 12 bucks, isn't it? I mean, that's the sort of thing you get stew at Chicken For, or whatever it's called.
Speaker 2:Pretty good. Yeah, I mean, that's probably the same price as a large Papa John pizza, I would say, with double pepperoni.
Speaker 1:And let me. Well, rachel said this she PS2 game, isn't it A couple of quid? She said, I tell you what. That's a hell of a return on investment for enjoyment, because we've played what. And I was like, yeah, 30-odd hours of this bad boy.
Speaker 2:Are you a character, each George, or are you taking it in turns?
Speaker 1:I didn't notice this until a bit further in, but you can play co-op Now. I don't know whether that's when you're exploring the map, because it's a traditional TRPG you walk around after so many steps, it's like Hold on.
Speaker 2:I don't want to stop you in your tracks, but do you remember when I said to you sometimes games are two players and sometimes Rachel unplugs your controller? I think she might have unplugged your controller again. So have you been watching her play and your character's not moving?
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah. Let's not let the truth get in the way of a good story. Yeah, absolutely. I've just been watching her, to be honest, and we'll we'll just work through the battles together. Um, she's quite aggressive and she gets a bit sort of frustrated when we're locked in a 10 round healing phase. What?
Speaker 2:about the game. Uh yeah, she's not keen on that so do you play with a blanket over the two of you, or?
Speaker 1:sockless. No, yeah, well, socks are on because my feet look more like a raptor than a human being, including the little clicky toe easter egg from Jurassic. Use your talons to press R1. That's my kick. Human being, including the little clicky toe Easter egg from Jurassic.
Speaker 2:Park. Use your talons to press.
Speaker 1:R1. That's my kick. Yeah, I wouldn't get the talons up on the controller, it'd literally shred it.
Speaker 2:And if you want to see those talons, head over to YouTube, give us a view, and he's got them on camera right now. Wow, radio silence.
Speaker 1:Well, who wants to see how I'm looking around for a prop? I ain't got one. I haven't got a pair of Mankey Hobbit feet I can just whip out on the camera. And let me tell you now, there'd never be a harder, more stronger unsubscribe than if they'd seen my feet.
Speaker 2:Do you know how long that game is to beat George? Are you going to see it through?
Speaker 1:Oh, we're going to see it through, although we're back at mine at the minute. So I've took a PS2 Slim to Rachel's and obviously the good thing about PS2 game cases, they've got that little memory card thing at the top. So I slapped the memory card in, boxed it up, put the Slim on my shoulder, we went in, set it all up at hers. Obviously, I say obviously a part of the routine is we spend the weekends at mine, uh, but guess what? We didn't bring back the game in the memory card.
Speaker 2:Do you know what you might be able to if you did a marathon, you and rachel, one weekend? It's apparently it's only 22 hours, but I mean that's good gamers, so it's probably 30 hours for me and you to be. Yeah, I don't.
Speaker 1:I posted up the other day. I think that we've done 11 hours. I think that we're already into Gondor and all that sort of area, so I shouldn't think there'll be much long left. But one thing I did know, and if you're a JRPG kind of guru, you'll probably sort of realise that this is just the way they go. But they've just ramped it right up in this last third act really, and it's got to be.
Speaker 1:You know the amount of healing phases that we're having to go into and it's not as though we've missed stuff or we haven't put the right armor on. We're literally going through every fight. You know they drop something, and then you have to go through and see if it's got better stats. Normally it has. See characters, literally every single fight they're in. They look different because they've got a different sword, a different hat, but it's slightly more armour, so you're going to use it. What else have we been playing? Oh, mate, if we've got any budget left, you better get me checked into the Priory, because I've heard talk about Laptro. I've heard people talk about it, much like you earlier, when you ran the bike shed, you were the bigger boys and I was like oh, do you know what it's come to PlayStation. It's free. I'll download it. See what all the rhythm's about. Downloaded it. My first thoughts this is drivel. I don't know what everyone was getting hyped about.
Speaker 2:Same George.
Speaker 1:Same. Yeah, about same george. Same, yeah, I'll have one more go. Uh, all right, got a bit further. Got a joker. I don't really understand what that is and I don't know what tarot cards are. Spoiler I still have no idea what the tarot cards are. Um, but now, okay, new run, start again. Uh, ph, you know 300. Easy, small blind Done. Next one, yeah, fine, done. Yeah, grab a joker. Oh yeah, that's a cheeky one, isn't it? Ooh, high roller. Yeah, look at me, get a bit further. New run, I'll have one more. Go, mate four. In the morning Georgie needed to go to bed.
Speaker 1:What a state to get in Bellatro Dangerous.
Speaker 2:What was your beverage or snack of choice to get you through to 4am? Nothing, bellatro, oh well, just raw dog in Bellatro.
Speaker 1:Well, get on board with this. And I don't know what the listeners think about this, but I am currently in a shunning coffee phase. I thought to myself I heard on the radio oh, you know, tea's dead, no one's drinking tea anymore. And I thought, oh, hang on. What radio is this? I don't know? Probably some Radio Lincolnshire, yeah, radio Lincolnshire. Or some sort of bloody you know civil war enactment thing, lbc, or some drivel like that, whether say the most outrageous stuff, tea is dead, tea is no more. No one's drinking tea.
Speaker 1:I went hold on the hold the brakes here now, not on my shift, not on my watch, not like this. Tea ain't going down like that. So I've been drinking a hell of a lot of tea. Um, coffee's my secondary drink. Now, any disappointment with tea and I think this is why it's dying is at home. You can make yourself a brew and it's like yeah, got myself a brew. Nice and simple, no problems, tastes decent. You're out on the road, you call in at a garage, you want to get a coffee. You press some buttons, comes out tastes half decent, all right, you want a cup of tea. You've got to go to that same machine that's got coffee dripping out of it, syrup dripping out of it, lux. If you ever got down on your knees and peered up at the spout of a costume machine, let me tell you you don't want to. There's congealed milk in there. There's a rat poking out at you. There's a small collection of feral children in the drip tray.
Speaker 1:Those gerbils yeah collection of feral children in the drip tray gerbils. Yeah, exactly it. Yeah, no, george, you might be attitude era, but you're not. That attitude simmer down okay.
Speaker 2:Sometimes you need a coffee, though, and you just you will lick a tea of a coffee machine, no matter what congealed or not congealed. To be honest, that caffeine hit. You need that fix.
Speaker 1:You start itching if you pull down deep and hard enough on it, you feel this little burble in your throat as the milk sort of unsticks right on the back of your mouth. Burp coffee, it's just coming at you all over the place. You're like I can't get it. You don't know what to do. You've got the milk hose, you've got the coffee hose, you're spraying them all over the place. You're watching that on mute and your mum comes in. She's like oh really, I thought you were off the hub. Yeah, I know, get the PS4 VR out.
Speaker 1:We've lost the audio listeners. They've all migrated to YouTube to see me fighting with a 10-inch schlong. Anyway, with a 10-inch schlong. Anyway, see, anyway, you go in these places and you get given what can only be described as the most anorexic tea bag you've ever seen in your life. It's tiny and to make sure it doesn't drown, it has a rope attached on the back of it. That's how weak this cup of tea is. It needs a rope so you can save it from its own misery, I suppose, at how sort of subpar it is. So, anyway, you lob this pathetic-looking thing in, you press the hot water button and it basically just sicks out a load of what I would describe as piss into your cup impregnated with coffee and it's minging. So when someone makes a decent tea machine, tea will live, tea will rhyme.
Speaker 2:Well, I think we've just lost track with convenience, so we'll get back to games in a minute. But with tea you've got to brew the tea. You need a nice yorkshire bag. You put the tea. You don't even need to beat it like if you've got a teapot, you just put a couple of bags in there.
Speaker 2:Absolute shit out of it well, that's where you're going wrong. You should be getting tea from a machine. You should? That's through me. That's wobbled me. You should be able just to pour water. Everyone's too impatient. You pour water into the mug with a tea bag and let it just sit there for two minutes.
Speaker 1:Then get your milk, get your sugar, your honey, whatever you want, and then it needs to brew and it needs to yeah no, it needs to brew for a few minutes, not on my.
Speaker 2:What the hell is happening here and when I have coffee. I don't drink any of that freeze dried stuff, or even out of your machines. I have to have a little cafeteria plunge. It's the only coffee I have. It's got to be grounded and fresh. I can't drink it out of a jar. Needs to be the real deal. I'm saying all this as a camera, the real deal. I'm saying all this as I count the Monster Energy next to me. I know that's like fourth hand, fourth hand caffeine right there.
Speaker 1:Some guy, the boss man at Monster Energy, is laughing his head off as he's basically smashing a load of Pro Plus up, putting in some Asda special value lemonade flavouring, and then kicking the nuts out of the soda stream and pouring it in a can.
Speaker 2:You know I told you before we started recording I've got this Monster Energy. I saw it in Lidl when I went earlier so I thought I'd grab it. The truth is the reason why.
Speaker 2:I grabbed it. I've never grabbed Monster before. The only reason why is because I saw it on social media the other day. Monster Energy apparently they're doing so well in America. Their shares have boomed and, rather than just putting out a normal statement, they've just stuck to their whoever's doing. The PR on Monster Energy is brilliant. They released a little tweet and they just said I want to thank the. They put like what they made in the quarter and they said I want to thank the goth community for supporting us. And that was all they put and it really made me laugh. So I thought you know what I'll get? A Monster Energy and I'll serve that.
Speaker 1:You know, on the Discord, the Discord Sheriff Boba Loba. Oh yes, legend, he is made out of Monster.
Speaker 2:Has he tried Rockstar Energy? Are you still like them back in, probably 2011, 2012?
Speaker 1:He's an affiliate of Monster. Right, okay, every day he loads himself drinking a can Every day and he's one of these rangers that will spin across flavors Like one day he'll have that silver one, that diet one that you've got. Then the next minute he's sucking on Lewis Hamilton. I look around next and he's sucking on one of the OGs. He's an absolute animal for Monster.
Speaker 2:Did you say Lewis Hamilton? Yeah, was that a Monster drink? Yeah, a race car driver for Ferrari Makes a monster flavour.
Speaker 1:Yeah, does it? Yeah, and I'm sure there was a valent no, not that flavour. Lewis has got his own flavour.
Speaker 2:Right, okay, does it sponsor Lewis then does it? I don't know, or is it? Boba just made us some calls and said look, lewis, I need another flavour. Make one.
Speaker 1:He has that level of power, I should think he could make a knight of the realm shit himself.
Speaker 2:Do you know what? Even my character in my medieval game, even he, would not step up to Boba Loba.
Speaker 1:I mean, look at him at the minute he's literally king of all his surveys. I checked online today and that crazy cat last week he's called Boba Loba. He took his good lady who I think is Kerry's World or something like that to a Comic-Con. She dressed as Boba, okay, but he is Boba, so I just my mind went. It was like wow. You take your glasses off for a second yeah, imagine the Holiday Inn Express that night. Carnage, carnage.
Speaker 2:More helmets in there. Say it, no, say it.
Speaker 1:Than the helmet shop on High Street. Yeah, now he's gone as the Scream Guy. This week he's gone to a Comic Con. He's gone as the Scream Guy. What do you make of that? Good choice.
Speaker 2:Well, I like Ghostface.
Speaker 1:Is that his name?
Speaker 2:Yes, Ghostface.
Speaker 1:It's quite sensible really.
Speaker 2:It's a ghost. Yeah, I think we all did. I feel like like I remember a time uh, going back now to little marathon gaming, I was trick-or-treating one year and obviously it was all the range, the uh screen movies. I knocked at some one lady's door and she went I've just given you a pound, bugger off. And she slammed the door on my face and she didn't realize that it was fashionable and every other kid had a screen mask and she just spent the whole evening just shouting at children telling them to bugger off. Do you know what? I don't know where she is now. If you're listening, old lady that lived on number two, dorset Close, if you are listening, are you okay? I still haven't got that pound and with inflation, I'd say you owe me about £1.83.
Speaker 1:That's actually digital monkery, that person. How does that make you feel?
Speaker 2:Well, I'll speak to Tom after this.
Speaker 1:I was on the gram earlier and I saw him crawling out of an egg.
Speaker 2:He's at Comic-Con. I think actually They've gone as a menage a trois.
Speaker 1:He's at Comic-Con. I think, actually I believe They've gone as a menage a trois.
Speaker 2:Ooh, that's made my sausage. Raise to attention Boof, can you?
Speaker 1:Anyway video games.
Speaker 2:What else have?
Speaker 1:you been playing. Oh yeah, harvesting a sausage. That's yes, that's doing all right for itself. No, I think that might be it Obviously a bit of Grand Prix manager, but other than that it's been Lord of the Rings. Oh, bellatro, just a lot of Bellatro. Farming simulator George.
Speaker 2:I tried the F1 game, not the simulator. I tried the normal Formula 1 game. It's okay, isn't it? It's okay.
Speaker 1:Is this one where you drive the car yourself. Is that what you're doing?
Speaker 2:Yeah. So I found it very, very easy. It was very realistic. I got to Monaco and I can't complete a lap. It literally I mean the. And it was very realistic. I got to monaco and I can't complete a lap like it. Literally I mean the term car crash. I honestly cannot get around a lap. I will smash every wall, every wall smash, every corner smash, tunnel smash. I think there's 13 corners on the track. Somehow I hit 14. I just on every other race I'll qualify and I'll start near top of the grid and I'll finish. It's comfortable. It doesn't matter if I've got DRS, r2, d2. Nothing's helping me on that track whatsoever. Wow, it is hard. I don't know if you find the same.
Speaker 2:Is it like that on a management game is Monaco a challenge or is it completely different?
Speaker 1:not really necessarily a challenge, but I've played the odd formula one game and obviously monaco is a challenge. Um, to be quick at monaco you have to be very close to the barriers, but to be quick at monaco you have to take it so close to the barriers that you're probably going to crash quite a lot. And it's finding that sort of happy medium. And when you, when the, when the mist, the gaming mist comes down, as as I would call it, to be able to separate yourself from that moment of intensity is quite difficult, isn't it? Hang on a minute. No, come, slow down.
Speaker 2:You can't switch off for a second. It is the ultimate concentration. That really is a test of your mind.
Speaker 1:What are you playing? 15-line races is it? Is that the one distance that you play?
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think it is. I think it's just a standard. I don't know if I'll see through with it. If anything, I kind of prefer the older ones Is this what you're playing on here.
Speaker 1:Is you playing that on PlayStation 5, are you?
Speaker 2:Yes, I think I am on PlayStation 5. Yeah, sorry I forgot to mention that, but it just made me think of it when you said you've been playing F1 Management.
Speaker 1:I made me think of it when you said you've been playing F1 management. I've been intrigued to give a racing version of F1 a try again, but it can be a bit vanilla, can't it? It's like track race go get out there. It's a bit dry.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it does rain sometimes and then it gets a bit slippery and then you have to get the old tyres changed you don't want to go out full wet in an inter moment and you don't want to go out full wet in an Inter moment and you don't want to go out Inter on a full wet moment. Can I ask you?
Speaker 2:something you know when people play, I'll get her to ask you anyway. People play FIFA, right, and when they get in a cup final I don't know if you've heard this tradition to put a suit on Because they take it seriously. Now, I take all my games seriously. You know I've dressed up in joppers for G1 Jockey many a time. Yes, yes yes, but when I play F1 and it rains, it has been known that I have put on a wetsuit that's pretty intense With an umbrella inside, inside the wetsuit.
Speaker 2:Yes, also with flippers on my feet.
Speaker 1:The idea of a guy in a wetsuit with a brolly tucked in it to me is just sometimes f1 is not even in this. In the ps5 it's just me in a wetsuit, that's that's pickled the hell out of me, the mind image of that. Oh, hang on a minute. I'm six foot in the water. Let me grab my brolly.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, okay, chief, that'll work we've had a laugh for a good hour. I think we should give them some gaming news has it been an hour it has, it's been fun all filler. No killer, give me some gaming news alright, I'm going to hit you with some hang on a minute. Yeah, go on. Sorry, georgie.
Speaker 1:I'm legally obliged to say we've scoured the very darkest regions of the internet to bring you the latest stories First up and Scotty's like the Traveller McDonald this week, except he's just not wearing a suit.
Speaker 2:Oh, hold on, let me get where's my news reading crown. Can you still see me and hear me? Okay, george, I'm just at the news desk.
Speaker 1:Jerry the King Marathon. That was the name we had at the beginning. Don't overthink it.
Speaker 2:That was it. Don't overthink it. That's what happens when you get put on the spot and put under pressure Pressure's for tyres. Well, this is big news for everyone. So I mean, this show is going to drop at normal time, normally on a Sunday. This week is the Switch 2 release week, which is very fun for us. Wait what.
Speaker 1:Is it?
Speaker 2:What day does it come out? I think it's the 5th 5th. Does it come out on the 5th June? I don't know where my voice has gone higher, but I think it's 5th of June.
Speaker 1:Well, you're excited, aren't you? That's what happens seconds before the climax Exactly.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, it's not much of a climax, it's more of a dribble.
Speaker 1:Now the 5th of June it comes out. That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 2:I've got one on order. That means I get one on the 5th of June as well. Well, I'm out of the country when it drops, so it's being delivered to a friend, luckily. But it's good news for us in Europe and America and wherever you're listening to this. However, if we've got any listeners in japan, it might not be good news because apparently, um, japan are really struggling to meet demands like they really really are. So they were so concerned, um, about how many people that have said they haven't got a copy.
Speaker 2:Um, nintendo japan did a poll of everyone that wanted a switch. Um, they did it on their official account on twitter. Um Nintendo Switch 2, and they did an official poll of who wants a Switch and who has one and vice versa. And apparently 59% of people more than half don't have a Switch, so they are massively under the numbers. And what's weird is you think it would be maybe America, and then Europe or Australia, but you wouldn't have thought Japan. You think it would be bread and, and then Europe or Australia, but you wouldn't have thought Japan. You'd think it would be bread and butter for them. But for some reason, I think they focus so much on the rest of the world with politics and tariffs, I think they've forgotten their own people, and it's a real struggle and a real worry. I don't know, george, how it's happened.
Speaker 1:Quite frankly, Well, I would say it's happened, because one probably could argue that the bulk of their sales come from those two large regions of Europe and America. We're predisposed to it. We very much like the Japanese video gaming products and Japan. As hungry as they are for their own products, they probably can't charge as much within country, territory, region, although products they probably can't charge as much within country, territory, territory, region.
Speaker 1:Um, although the switch has been miraculously successful over there, kind of hoovering up where the psp took off, obviously, you know, without sound is stereotypical. Space in japan is a premium. We know that. We've all seen the programs where people live in the capsule hotels and the houses are really small and compact and the flats are very, very small, normally one-room apartments basically. So the Switch and a device like that could do really well. The fact, as you say, that their own home country has been left so bereft of Switches that the thing is. I'd like a little bit more sort of eyes on those stats. They asked X amount of people that are predisposed to wanting a Switch 2. 59% of those said they would get a Switch 2 but have struggled to get hold of one.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so 32% of people have got one, and then there's 7.5%. I couldn't tell you what it is because it is in Japanese and I've been doing five minutes of Duolingo while we've been talking and I still don't know what that says.
Speaker 1:Duolingo, mate. Honestly, I want to be taught a language like I was taught English. You're like cats sat on the mat and it's very simple. You go on Duolingo and it's like hello, good sir, I fancy a bread roll, but not that kind. No, sir, I want the brown bread rolls. Sourdough, Sourdough, darling, and hang on a minute. This is Duolingo level one day one. Jesus wept. It's the Dark Souls of translation video games, Anyway, Do you know what else we've got?
Speaker 2:Speaking of Switch 2, fast Fusion, it's the latest installment of the uh fast series. That game, apparently, is going to have a patch on day one, which has caused a little bit of uh people just to generally moan, like they always do, um, when you have a patch before a game's come out, um, but apparently they've buggered something up, um, and they want to make it 4k. So there is a patch. If anyone's pre-ordered Fast Fusion, as soon as you put it in, it's going to do a huge update to make it 4K resolution. Yeah, I mean, that's probably something that's not going to go away, I would think for quite a lot of modern games. But, yeah, 120 frames per second present launch, um, but they need to. Yeah, they'd sort out a performance. So 4k, 60 fps quality mode to the game one thing.
Speaker 1:I don't know how you feel about this, by the way, but as we're on the switch to subject, the thing I'm most excited about is actually the patches for the games I've already got. Now, one of the bits of the news I was bringing to the table was that the switcher, the the Witcher 3, is getting a host of updates, primarily to allow you to use mods on the game. But within that is a rumour that obviously the Witcher 3. The Switcher 3 is about to get a Switcher 2 upgrade, so I'm just excited to see what they're going to do with that. Things like Ghostbusters Well, I guess some of the games are just dead. They're Switch games and that's it. But there's going to be some games like Nintendo's own and some of these games, like Switcher 3 and Cyberpunk, that are getting these updates. Scotty, and all of a sudden, yeah and Star Wars Outlaws as well.
Speaker 2:Star Wars Outlaws baby right.
Speaker 1:Star Wars Outlaws baby right, all of a sudden you've gone from being the brow beating kid at the back of the classroom who's getting literally chair shotted with PS5s and you're trying to defend yourself. You're trying a little switch like that's how the hits come across you. They come across your back like a belt.
Speaker 2:That's an illusion they've been very clever, right, you've got to think Cyberpunk was so um, the marketing on it was so eagerly anticipated, almost as much as gta. I mean I know that's a big shout, but it really was. Everyone got excited, no, and all that jazz. And it was such a disappointment when they compared graphics to like gta5, like bullets in the water, all those different things, and nintendo right, they've sat quietly at the back of the classroom and they've gone. Yeah, that's right. You guys keep moaning. We'll, we'll fix it and we'll put it on a switch. We'll fix the game for you, don't you worry. They're letting everyone play it. Updates have come. It's got some people stuck with it. It hasn't quite happened. Um, a bit like that game that launched for the xbox um star field a bit like that, you know, like not quite live up to expectation.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and Nintendo have been very clever here, because they've got a big, big boy game from a big boy console and they fixed it. If that isn't a knockdown to Nintendo, I don't know what it is. That's a 10-8 round for me. I'm impressed.
Speaker 1:In fact, I'm hyped for it coming to Switch 2. In fact, I think I pre-ordered it right. But what I really want to see is the Switch 1 version of Cyberpunk 2077.
Speaker 2:It'll be a 70-hour campaign and that'll be with 35 hours of loading screens.
Speaker 1:What have I played? That's, oh, I tell you, cloudpunk. Is it on Switch? God, god, it's awful on there I imagine you like that?
Speaker 2:there's a game coming to ps5, george, which I really wanted to talk to you about, because it is a cult classic and it's right up your street now. This may go over your head. You might not be aware of it is it microsoft baseball? Better than that. It's Backyard Baseball. Backyard Baseball 97. Backyard Baseball. Are you aware of?
Speaker 1:this? What Well? I caught it out of the corner of my eye the other day. I was like baseball, hang on, yeah, nah, can't, nah. What is this?
Speaker 2:So basically, this was on PC. It was a huge, huge game and it's got, like you say, a cult classic. Everyone says it's one of the best baseball games, a bit like with American I'm joking aside right. So you know, like with NFL, and you get your main titles with Madden, for example. Right, everyone was excited for college football and the reason why everyone was excited for it is because they want that bit extra graphics and stuff. Now, I don't know if you remember there was a game on 360 called Backbreaker and it just did what you kind of wanted a Madden game to do and it delivered it. Oh yeah.
Speaker 2:A bit like the whole Pro Evo and FIFA. It split people.
Speaker 1:Some people want the official Did Backbreaker have those ones have that scene in it, like Batman Arkham Asylum, where if you break someone's leg or something it kind of zooms in on it. I remember finster gamer being in. It might be that game it took it another level.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it took it another level. It's a bit like because some people like, uh, what is it is? There's a almost like a warhammer version of american football, where it's like turn-based I mean blood bowl blood bowl, and that is fantastic. It kind of brought those two worlds together.
Speaker 2:Yeah, weird way, even a completely different game, but anyway, I digress. So Backyard Baseball 97, I think it's been re-released on Steam and mobile and it's done so well and so many people have played it that the developers are saying they're going to get this on the PS5. It's a strong rumour. It's such a strong rumour that they're saying an announcement is coming very soon. There's a lot of talk about it, george. There's a whole article I'm just flipping through now, courtesy of GamesRantcom. Gamesrantcom.
Speaker 1:I saw that story on Push Square.
Speaker 2:Oh, push Square, Push Triangle, all the shapes PC via Steam, ios via App Store, android via Google Play, but soon to be on your PS5. Now, george, I've seen some screenshots of the game. It looks a bit like a Wii game, is it that good?
Speaker 1:To be honest, mate, until I saw the article the other day, I've never really heard of it. Now, for the sake of clarity, I shall go backyard, won't it? Backyard baseball?
Speaker 2:game wow oh wait, hang on a minute now you're interested. The character looks a bit like I haven't had this on week. No, you haven't. It can't be. Really it looks. I think it looks like something that you'd, but is it called? So guys yeah, backyard baseball 97, though there's probably been um copies of it, I would have thought, because it did so well, probably some bootleg versions. You know what ray's like when he pulls up, he opens the boot and starts offering you backyard baseball 99, with some of them blue movies.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I've, I've been in them all, I've seen them all. What are you supping on there?
Speaker 2:I've got, I've got it all I've. I've just thinking of Boba Loba. I've got the uh, just thinking of Boba Loba. I've got the Monster Energy drink and now I've got the Pepsi Max cherry. I'm making a cocktail in my mouth, baby.
Speaker 1:Have you played Silent Hill?
Speaker 2:2?. Have you played Silent Hill 2?
Speaker 1:Oh, mate, now I know how other people feel on the show. I am currently, you are now me, and I'm currently. I don't even know what's happening anymore. I'm basically just sort of trapped between being on air and going when you get two people I don't want to be.
Speaker 2:When you get two people enthusiastic for games with ADHD, do a podcast. This is what you get. Welcome to the Unofficial Controller Podcast Between the two of us we'll steer somewhere.
Speaker 1:If you've got ADHD, you got to this point and found it incredibly normal. If you haven't, you've probably smashed your car stereo in. So what was the question here, backyard?
Speaker 2:baseball. Have you played Silent Hill 2?
Speaker 1:oh, that's the question yeah, I've played it on the sporadically on PS2. I don't think I've ever finished it, though, if memory serves.
Speaker 2:Well, I haven't played the remake of the game, but everyone said apparently the visuals weren't that much better, which I find hard to believe. But I can't speak, I know that sounds strong.
Speaker 1:but I've seen, obviously, the trailers and other bits and bobs and I have partially played the first, obviously its original iteration on PS2. I think there's people who say that the graphics haven't improved. Yeah, I don't think you've played Silent Hill on PS2 for a short while. It might be as you remember it, but it doesn't look as good as that. But equally so, in a game surrounded by fog, made on a modern console, you would expect the graphics to look a little bit better than they do.
Speaker 2:Well, it's definitely dented a bit of reputation in sales because Sony have listened and they've responded. So they're actually making an update for it, an enhancement, only if you've got a PS5 Pro. So they've said they can't do anything with it on the PS5. That's as good as it looks, but they've said on the PS5 Pro, so they're actually they've said they can't do anything with it on the PS5. That's as good as it looks, but they've said on the PS5 Pro we can update the visuals. So there's a huge visual update. If you have got a PS5 Pro, re-download that game now, because there'll be a patchy, patchy batch of updates.
Speaker 1:That's quite cool. I'm intrigued by that and may actually go down the route of checking out a bit of digital foundry to see what the comparison looks like. Um, that gets me very excited. Have you brought any more news to the table? Because this week you are the hunter gatherer, you are the provider, you are the alpha male, you are the news hound, you've got the word press tucked in you.
Speaker 2:I've got a few yeah, a few more quick bits I want to run through. I'm about halfway through baby cake, stay with me.
Speaker 1:Here's some big. I'm all in, I'm going to pick out.
Speaker 2:I'm cherry-picking the good stuff for our listeners because I don't want anyone missing out, and here's something I've found which is going to benefit a lot of people.
Speaker 1:So this show june, I believe, switch week. Um, now, if you've got black, well, black ops 6. Let me just say if you were a very switched on podcast, you would probably call this switch launch tips, guides, tricks for using your switch to. I expect that video to come up. Oh, you're on holiday. You've already recorded it. I don't know how you're doing it, but you're to do it.
Speaker 2:I've got my next three weeks of videos lined up about eight already ready to go.
Speaker 1:They're in there. How are you so organised?
Speaker 2:It's called calling in sick at work and doing your. No, it's not, I've got it. I've been a busy boy the last few weeks and I've had to because I've been going away to different places. You are.
Speaker 2:You're like, I've been going away different places and I am away next week. You are, you're not Alan Wicker's travel bag. Black Ops 6 has gone free to play until until June 3rd. I didn't know how to respond to that. I thought I'd move on right until June 3rd. So you've got until Tuesday night. Guys, if you're listening to this on Sunday or Monday, there's still time for at least 24 hours of free-to-play Backup 6. I thought that is worth checking out. I know we've done a few PlayStation articles, so I thought I'd hit you guys with some Xbox news, because Game Pass have released some new games, made an announcement, which they always do because it's Game Pass and that is the purpose of it. But there is two games in particular apparently are big ones. I don't really know anything about them. I mean, we could start off with silly things like Spray Paint Simulator that's what we normally go to but the two that have been cherry-picked-.
Speaker 2:It's not as good as the third one, the third Spray Paint Simulator. Oh the third one is amazing. I mean, if you've read the new testament, that's what I say. Now. Two big titles. We've got metaphor re-fantasyo, fantasy fantasy, everybody stand up. Really fantasy, yo, uh, one of the highest rated games 2024 that's coming. Baby cakes uh. There's also 17 new xbox game pass games coming um. What is the second one? What is the second one? What is the second one that's come up? Oh, let me say, let me pad for time.
Speaker 1:while you do that, we're giving away on. Games Pass, metaphysmio, fantasia, whatever you called it. I do believe it comes from the mind of Shin Megami Tensei.
Speaker 2:Oh, does it really?
Speaker 1:I thought that it did Come at me. If it doesn't because I have been ill and I know you guys have me as like this, walking 1995 in Carter's CD of gaming knowledge. But sometimes even I would have to admit I just don't know and it's ok. It's ok if you're at work this week and your boss asks you, you can just look them in the eye and say I just don't know and it's ok. Boss, do you know? You can just look them in the eye and say I just don't know, and it's okay.
Speaker 2:Boss, do you know what? There's not? A lot of games on there. I'll run through them quickly. We've got so spray paint simulator. We've got Crypt. Custonian Symphonia. Crypt or Crypt? Yes, crypt. C-r-i-p-t. As in the crypt baby, not a crypt. Warhammer 40K, space Marine Mastercrafted Edition. The Altars, which is day one release. These are all day one releases now FBC, firebreak, lost in Random, the Eternal Die Rematch Against the Storm, tony Hawk's Pro Skate of 3 and 4. That's interesting. Wuchang Fallen Feathers and Gears of War Reloaded. So there is some bang for your buck. As always, microsoft never seem to disappoint with their Game Pass games.
Speaker 1:Mate FBC Firebreak looks great. That's the continuation of the Alan Wake series Hoo-wee baby. So it's a follow-on from Control, alan Wake and all those games. So they've snuck that one in there, covered it in grease and slipped it between your toes Like an earthworm.
Speaker 2:Oh, don't choke on it.
Speaker 1:If you're a Very, very, very little doubt of that.
Speaker 2:Fans of the show, which are fans of mixed martial arts. If you are a UFC fan, it's just a little one that might interest you. If you do play UFC games UFC 5, they've added a new fighter. It's a featherweight? I don't really, I only watch the big fights. Sean Woodson I don't know who he is, but I'm looking at him right now. And he's been added to the roster. That was.
Speaker 2:Sean. What was his surname? Adam Woodjack was Ian Bill. I've even seen Barry from EastEnders do karaoke once. He sang at the Pope's funeral, didn't he? May 29th, you get this update. What is Sean's last name? That's really got me. What was the Sean you just said? You with Lord of the Rings? Sean Mendes, I think you said.
Speaker 1:Sean Mendes. Yeah, he was Faramir.
Speaker 2:What else have I got for you guys? Resident Evil 2 director.
Speaker 1:No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. What was this? Sean's name? Hold on no no, no, no.
Speaker 2:What was this, sean's name? Hold on, let me. Let me fire up Windows 95. Encarta 95, one sec Sean.
Speaker 1:Williamson is Barry? No, it's not. What's his name then? What's the name of the character in this game? How do we get here? Where am I?
Speaker 2:who am I? I don't know. I don't know anymore. Where's my crown, where's my bell?
Speaker 1:what am I? I don't know. I don't know anymore. Where's my crown, where's my bell? What am I? Where is your crown and bell?
Speaker 2:You've been dethroned while we've been on air. Resident Evil 2 director wants to make a dino crisis.
Speaker 1:Can I say from my point of view? Over your right shoulder there's a black thing hanging on the wall. It looks like a tattooed woman in a slip dress. You'll have to look at your monitor oh yeah, there's a lot of um. How we say you just put your head is what looks like a tattooed woman in a slip dress. No, the other side that which head.
Speaker 2:No, I can't see it listeners, ring this.
Speaker 1:Put the screenshot up on the discord. Or is it another moment of George talking absolute drivel. No, I don't know what it is that you've got hanging down. It's next to what looks like that hockey mask no other side. You're going the wrong way there. That that move your finger back. You mask. No other side. You're going the wrong way there. That Move your finger back.
Speaker 2:Bit more Is it in yet.
Speaker 1:No, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle Back a bit more. Tickle, tickle, tickle Back a bit more. You literally won't point at it of all the things what the mask, the things what the mask Bring forward from the mask, that that there.
Speaker 2:The black mask. One second, I'll grab it. Don't pick up the mask. No, not the mask.
Speaker 1:Not the freaking mask, the black thing there. What is that black mask, that massive black thing there? No, it's not, winston, the thing right in front of you. What the frick is that black mass, that massive black thing there? No, it's not Winston, the thing right in front of you. What the frick is that? That, that, what is that?
Speaker 2:That is Miss Pac-Man arcade cabinet.
Speaker 1:Now you say it, I see it, but before, when you were sat down, you looked like a very tattooed woman in a slip dress. Listen. I think some of us. Like this. This is what I could see.
Speaker 2:Oh, yes, you can see that. Oh right, you're seeing the actual Miss Pac-Man herself sitting in a little bow and a head.
Speaker 1:That looked like a covered bosom.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that is well spotted, Jorg.
Speaker 1:Here, here, here Now look.
Speaker 2:What are we looking at?
Speaker 1:Me, I'm doing the black dress. Look, that's spot on. That is the audio listeners. Do you know what?
Speaker 2:I don't know how we don't get views on YouTube with content like that, with visuals like that.
Speaker 1:Right, Carlos, he's driving down the road. He's like I can't deal with this.
Speaker 1:I can't deal with this anymore, George. He's put his indicator on. He's like cut three lanes. He's pulled over on the whole shard on the A1 outside of Peterborough. He's got his phone out. He's like, for God's sake, skip, skip. Ah, he does look like a woman in a black slip dress. Scotty, what the hell is wrong with you. Now he's got to rejoin. He's got his indicator on Laurie's come on, let me out, Come on. Then he gets not road rage, but sort of road brave, and he just floors it. He's out. Beep, beep, beep. Oh no, he's having it. He's got his hazards on, though, because someone let him in. Thank you, Road politeness.
Speaker 2:Anyway, it's not a bad. I thought I lost you there for a minute, mate. To be honest, mumsy get his medication.
Speaker 1:No, don't give me any more. Don't give me any more. It's the red or the blue one, Mumsy, Not red and the blue. I think you took both the tablets. To be honest, I just I don't know what a window, within the phase of the moment I was in, just opened up and I thought I better get myself out this now and you help me. Thank you.
Speaker 2:RGT would have left me stewing in my own piss, for want of a better word, speaking of pissing your pants when you get scared. Fans of Dead by Daylight are going to love this one. There's a new killer. Right, there is a new killer. We've got Springtrap now. This is I love Dead by Daylight, and I've not been on there for ages and they always keep coming with new killers, new content, new updates, new collaborations. Now, five Nights at Freddy's was a game I actually gave away on a previous Greatest Video Game Hunt, so check that one out, the game's gone oh lovely man.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I give stuff away. I'm a nice guy. Yeah, five Nights at Freddy's. I've seen the film, I've played the game a little bit. It wasn't really for me, but apparently that big robotic bunny called Springtrap is now a killer in the game.
Speaker 1:Just help me out here.
Speaker 2:Just.
Speaker 1:Yeah, let's do an education piece. Let's pretend we don't have to pretend very hard that I know absolutely nothing about Five Nights at Freddy's. What is it all about? What is all? Who is it all about who?
Speaker 2:is it for? Do you know what? I think it's for children that want to feel like they're watching a big boy horror Jesus. Yeah, I don't know what it's for. I don't know who it's aimed at, A bit like our show really. Who are we doing this for? You know, it's one of those great questions what came first, the chicken or the egg?
Speaker 1:Here's a bit of law right, two bits of law. Okay, we're doing it for the elders. No one knows who they are or what they are, but many years ago we got our mandate down that we had to do this. Secondly, rgt showed me his ring the other day. Not what you're thinking, no, not that. He's actually managed to get hold of deb's babs glass eye.
Speaker 2:Deb's babs, mum's glass eye the left one or the right one?
Speaker 1:I don't. I think she had both and I think it was the left one, because he's got a brown ring, a brown eye ring finger.
Speaker 2:No, he's fashioned a ring out of deb's babs, mum's Brown Glass Eye so when you scratch the surface of said glass eye, does it smell of ring?
Speaker 1:it just goes pink. It's like one of those birthstones changes pull of the head depending on who you are you know what they say.
Speaker 2:One in the pink, two in the PS5. Would you like to hear the PlayStation releases new games that are coming to the PlayStation Plus?
Speaker 1:you have been, honestly, the best. You've been the best ever.
Speaker 2:I've got a nice list for you here for PlayStation fans, so monthly games coming.
Speaker 1:Are you like a little version of Ray now? Is that why you're back?
Speaker 2:I'm trying to make some money. Look, I need to get to Cancun for spring break.
Speaker 1:What the Are you actually going there or no?
Speaker 2:No, I'm actually going Corfu next week. Really yeah, not Cor3, not Cor2, but Corfu.
Speaker 1:I've been. I've been Core Fu. I was a kid. My kind of abiding memory of Core Fu was getting a magnetic battleships game.
Speaker 2:Well, I hope it's better than that when I go.
Speaker 1:We had a lot of Musaka and we went to a pub on the last night, or a restaurant, and a guy did magic on me.
Speaker 2:What sort of?
Speaker 1:magic, I can't really remember, but he came up and made things disappear. My parents were there, so it was legal. Yeah, a bit like that, if I hope. Now the only danger is because it didn't make noise and we're a budget show. We are. I don't know if you can tell, but Zoom doesn't show the other presenter unless they're talking, so he just performed what could only be described as the greatest magic trick on earth. It was pretty good. I just pray. I mean, it's normally how it makes things disappear. If I'm honest, I pray it made it in. I hope it did so. Anyway, that's Corfu for you. So you're going Corfu.
Speaker 2:I am indeed. When are you going?
Speaker 1:there.
Speaker 2:Would you like Monday to yeah? Would you like to come Tomorrow?
Speaker 1:This is why you're in holiday mode, isn't it? And I'm I'm I'm in danger here of getting sucked into these holiday vibes, but I've already got my swim costume on why doesn't need any? Text, just so you know.
Speaker 2:I also doesn't need any audio. Yeah, so one of our belly buttons touch, one of them would be on the internet, the other one, one of them will be.
Speaker 1:I am scared. It's mine, because I didn't shave. Um, you were obviously sculpted and you've had a spray tan, which obviously, for a man of your fame and caliber, it's only right and proper. If I had a spray tan, I wouldn't come out looking like you all, gorgeous and tanned and cued. I'd probably come out looking like the ebony himself, the mahogany, the David Dickinson. That's how I would come over. Let me now, why don't you run us through these playstation titles before we go down into the sub rant? And I really honestly think, if anyone's still listening at this point. Thanks by the bankster, thanks carlos, um, firm returns. I see you there.
Speaker 2:Well done if anyone else and if it's far wow and if you, uh, yeah, if you're listening, uh, to this this far deep in the show and you are driving, I'd say it's probably time to pull over safely at the next services. Have a coffee, perhaps have a little nap, because it's been a while.
Speaker 1:What the hell is wrong with you? Have a cup of tea, oh sorry cup of tea.
Speaker 2:Have a cup of tea. It's what this country was built on. Yes, Right monthly games for June 2025. Ps Plus Essential, extra and Premium. There's only four Alone in the Dark 2024. Available June 3rd Bomb Rush Cyberpunk. Available June 3rd. Destiny 2, the Final Shape. Hold on Destiny 2, the Final Shape. Available May 28th.
Speaker 1:NBA 2K what on destiny to the final shape available may 28th? Nba 2k what was the other destiny 2 game that was coming out?
Speaker 2:uh, final sharp.
Speaker 1:I said it wrong I think that actually sounds better.
Speaker 2:Final, I think it does, yeah, I think it does.
Speaker 1:Final sharp it's got. It's got a little bit of a pointy end to it, isn't it?
Speaker 2:sometimes it's like I'm trying to solve an anagram when I'm reading. It really is NBA 2K25, also numerically dyslexic, as you can tell. Available June 3rd. Now here's some bonus games for Game Catalogue, which is PS Plus Extra and Premium Jesus Christ I need some more caffeine Bonus.
Speaker 1:This is what Monster will do to you. Look at you. You're not going Corfu. You're off to MCM Comic Con dressed as Ghostface.
Speaker 2:I'm going to YMCA the way this podcast is going Best episode ever.
Speaker 1:This is one that they'll talk about in 10 years from now. Start the Sgt Pepper's episode Bonus news.
Speaker 2:I'm really excited, actually, because I've just seen something I didn't notice right bonus games for the classics catalog is missed, and riven or riven r-i-v-e-n.
Speaker 1:Both on june the 5th yeah, those, they're those classic point and click um like adventure games really and then you've got on the um, it's all.
Speaker 2:Do you know what? It's a bit confusing. With Game Pass, it's Game Pass, but with PlayStation Plus you've got Essential, extra and Premium. So these next ones sound good, but this is only Plus, extra and Premium. It's very confusing. Another Krabs Treasure, available May 29th. I feel like that's already been out, destiny 2. Legacy.
Speaker 2:Collection yeah, it was on Game Pass, wasn't it? Gta 3 and RGT's playing a fourth one as we speak Skull and Bones. We're over that, I think. Now game trials this is exciting, only if you've got PS Plus. Premium might be worth getting, because I spoke about the predecessor of this, kingdom Come Deliverance 2, available May 28th. I might have to get my subscription back up for that because that is a £60 game. So that is on a game trial. And also here's one for seb. If you're listening, I'm sure he's got it already right. He's probably already completed it. Sid mears civilization 7 is available may 28th. That's already out.
Speaker 1:It is already out he's got the t-shirt for that and he's finished it several times. I think it's his go-to game, although some people weren't. I haven't actually managed to speak to them about Civ, but some people were a bit disappointed with it. Some people liked it, some people did, some people didn't. We'll find out. What else Is that? It for new releases. So that's the.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that's sort of Game Pass and PlayStation Plus. Now, obviously, if you're in the Discord you would see that our lovely community have been playing lots of different games. We've had Ginge complete the new Doom already. He's an absolute beast. Of course he has Expedition 33, people have been playing that Elden Ring Night Rain.
Speaker 2:That came out May 1st. That came out only a few days ago. So that game people may, by the time they listen to this, have completed it, who knows? But there are some games which might have passed by some people because there's been some big hitters. So I thought I'll recap some of May 25's games and then we'll just run into June 25. Of course it's quite Nintendo's Switch 2 heavy, though how have you?
Speaker 1:turned up this Scotty. This Scotty is fascinating to me. You're like the Indiana Jones of video game news. No stone, no corner, nothing Can I tell you what I've been doing?
Speaker 2:You will not go in. I've just been sitting here and I've got some darts and I've been throwing them in the games room and in whatever game the dart lands on. I've just been lying and saying it's been remastered. Should I not have said that.
Speaker 1:I'm glad you said that it's all right, we'll edit it out.
Speaker 2:It's fine, they won't know.
Speaker 1:You know I keep turning to my right and speaking to Phil, but I think it's time to confess. Phil Mitchell, that's his name, absolutely All right, phil. Yeah, he's just Phil.
Speaker 2:Mysack.
Speaker 1:Is that his full?
Speaker 2:name? Yeah, Phil Mysack. He's actually related to Paul Skinback as well. I don't know if you know him.
Speaker 1:No, mate, I don't think I've met that side of the family. No, I know the Scottish cousins MacRaevis, Phil MacRaevis, and they've got a subset to the family up there, MacRack.
Speaker 2:Oh, yeah, I met him because I remember I was at the pub and I saw Mike I don't know if you know Mike Hunt and he said he knew him. So yeah, I think I've met him, actually at the McRavises. Oh.
Speaker 1:What a pub? Yeah, that's yeah, so you've met. It was at Weatherspoons, at McRavises. I don't know if anyone else is enjoying this, but I am, so what?
Speaker 2:Right, let's bring it home. So, yes, right, may 25, video game release dates Capcom Fighting Collection 2, which came out 16th of May. That's on PS4, switch, xbox One, pc. Everything Lost Souls Aside PS5, pc Friday 30th of May. Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma Switch and Friday 30th of May Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma Switch and PC 30th of May. Wow, we've also had Fantasy Life, the Girl who Steals Time, and then there's a game, onimusha 2, samurai's Destiny, also on PS4, switch, xbox One. So there's some games there, I, some games there, I'm saying, but I think they've been shadowed by doom, perhaps exhibition 33, elden ring. Um, now, of course, june is going to be a lot of switch games. Um, there's about 20, so I'll run through them, george, and if there's any, we want to discuss a bit more. We can do after.
Speaker 1:I know we've covered a few already. If there are any, I'll probably be ordering them on amazon, actually, as you say.
Speaker 2:Well get your, get your wallet ready. Legend of Zelda. Breath of the Wild. We know this switch to cyberpunk. We've covered that Ultimate. Edition yeah, if you have, have you ordered split fiction for the switch or fortnight? Why fortnight switch to? There can't be any graphical updates. That does not need to be on there. It's a free play game. Anyway, we'll move on civilization seven.
Speaker 1:It's a free play game. Anyway, we'll move on. Civilization 7 have you played Fortnite on the Switch lately?
Speaker 2:I've heard that it's a lot of Sabrina Carpenter dancing is what I've heard.
Speaker 1:I don't really know a lot about Fortnite, but and fair play to those lads who are still playing it on the Switch, fair play to you. Yeah, it needed. It needs an update what else.
Speaker 2:Civilization 7 would be good because you've got the mouse to use. You've also got Hogwarts Legacy, so you're going to finally get a playable Hogwarts Legacy on the Switch. The first one was terrible. You've got Street Fighter 6 coming, which is very good. I've played that on PS4 yeah, that's what Ocean's Tom typed for.
Speaker 2:Oh, we need to get him on. Once he's had a little dive in that, once he's dipped his toe in, we'll get him on the show. Um, sonic x, shadow generations um, that might be disappointing. Tour de france 2025 that's the sort of title I imagine you're getting stuck into, george.
Speaker 1:To be honest, yeah, I thought that, but I've watched some gameplay videos and decided it wasn't really my cup of tea well, I'll tell you what.
Speaker 2:There's one that was both our cups of tea. I remember laughing about this months ago, jimbo. I talked about a game called day everything I do? Yeah, well, that's coming out 17th of june and it's on everything pc, ps5, xbox and the switch. System shock 2, death stranding 2 did you play that on? Well, I haven't been able to play it yet. I'm going to play it on the Switch. It's not out until June 17th.
Speaker 1:I thought you talked about it and said you played it Like I thought you could play the stapler or something.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you can literally date a coffee table, which, as you know, has been my lifelong dream to date a desk. My loyalist partner has been the coffee table surely it'll be a tea table if you want to bring back tea you're absolutely right, it's a tea tray with legs. I've saved the best game for last. Tamagotchi Plaza ooh, bloody hell. And that is that's the releases. That's high brow that is very high brow. I love my Tamagotchis, that is, that's all of it. Baby cakes Wow, I don't know what stands out there really.
Speaker 1:Since the world went digital, cyberpunk has got to be Stingray's been living in the past. Yeah, cyberpunk. Are you getting that Donkey Kong game, by the way, on Switch too?
Speaker 2:Yes, I will do. I'm just let's get the Switch, we'll just pay for that. It's a lot of money, isn't it? Let's enjoy America, and then we might be like one game a month, sort of thing, because if we're paying, you know we used to pay 40-45 quid for a game.
Speaker 1:If we're paying 55-60, we need to be a bit more picky with the funds give it a couple of months, and those give it six months, and a lot of those third-party switch games are going to be dirt cheap third party ones will be, but nintendo donkey kong won't be it's?
Speaker 1:yeah, we know, we know. We know that they're going to beat us up, aren't they for the money? When switch 3 comes out, donkey kong will still be 89 bucks, right, that's how they operate, but I think the rest of the library is going to get crushed. Um, yeah, which is good news, right, if you want physical collection, it's great news. I see Switch 2 majoring, unless legends like you on YouTube start to bolster up and work out the Switch 2 physical collection side of things.
Speaker 1:Are the game cards versus these new game, whatever they are, or vice versa? What I want to see is a video explaining that. What is the difference? What does it mean to me as a gamer? Are they tradable? Are they what the community is calling collectible, or are they to be shunned and we are to only maintain the classic game card scenario? I need someone to get out there and explain all that to me, and the only voice I trust on the internet to talk about Switch and it's important you're on the week before the Switch 2 comes out the only voice out there that I can trust referencing Nintendo or Switch news is you.
Speaker 2:What about Jerry the King Marathon Gaming? Jerry the King marathon gaming.
Speaker 1:I trust him, but he's well known to overhype video games and shout puppies.
Speaker 2:Royal Rumble 2000. Puppies were out on that match.
Speaker 1:Don't know if you remember wow, look at all those WBC legends attached around the side of the belt yeah, you got tyson mayweather, pacquiao um og tom got seb arlie rgt george, rgt, george. The whole gang's on there the whole gang is on there.
Speaker 2:The guy you said was Seb was the best choice is it the time of the show where I say what you're hoping to play, or is it the time of the show where we review our lovely listeners? It's the time of the show where we review our lovely listeners.
Speaker 1:It's the time of the show where we review our lovely listeners and I have hotted you across a list on the new chat channel. Looks like I'm starting. It makes sense that I start. No, it makes sense that you start, so I can tickle Carlos under the stairs in his under cleft.
Speaker 2:That's what an image that is. I'm going to give a big thank you to Seanox right off the bat of this list. Thank you, Seanox, for your continued support, and I just want to say from the bottom of my heart I love you.
Speaker 1:Wow, that's strong. I now must profess my heart. I love you. Wow, that's strong. I now must profess my love for Seanox. Equidistant to now that looks like a woman in a black slip dress. Good God it is. So, thank you, seanox. Give our best to Sweden. He's manning the UCP Sweden office. He's doing all he can to drive up numbers and promote UCP in the local area. So thank you for that. Carlos, aka the One man George Fan Club. Now he went across to America and actually took a moment to think about me, which is, to be honest, blew me away, and he sent me a load of cool things and uh, and a letter which was very touching. So thank you for that, sir. Um, you already do more than I deserve. So sending me a little gift package from the united states of america, um well, it made me feel very special, I have to admit. So thank you very much. You've humbled me. Who's next?
Speaker 2:um, we've got firmirm Returns Now. I have to say, since the beginning of this show I know it's been almost two hours, but because I follow Firm Returns' newsletter and I digest it, I've actually made 9,000 yen just off his advice.
Speaker 1:Well, let me tell you, I'm known as the big dog in North Korea because of Firm of firm returns investment techniques. I am making Kim Jong Il shit himself because I've currently got two North Korean yen less than him. It's making him nervous, it's making me feel nervous, but also a little bit brave is any French?
Speaker 2:Kim Jong Un because un, deux, trois brave, Is it any French Kim Jong-un?
Speaker 1:Because un, deux, trois. That's a very solid point. King de ill, King trois ill. Yeah, he's the third incarnation. Yeah, so thank you for that. Firm returns and if you're looking at making any form of investment, that newsletter is the sort of newsletter you need to be all over If you want to hear about the next Bitcoin before anybody else and get super rich and get a flat in Monaco. Digest the letter immediately. Who's next?
Speaker 2:You asked me a mouthful there, sorry. Next is Trestles New York. You asked me a mouthful there, sorry. Um. Next is um trestles new york, so we need to say thank you to trestles, new york.
Speaker 1:Um, what a lovely place, our second home in season two. You were just a lovely trestle yeah, just a mere young producer in the back there snacking on jackie's wings um, I was a t-boy, I was just photocopying Playboy for you.
Speaker 2:That's all you made me do up and down, photocopy this issue, laminate that issue, clean that issue, because you got stains on the laminate. It was yeah, it was tough, but I've worked my way into the chair, so I'm happy with that really.
Speaker 1:You're a host now.
Speaker 2:And no thanks to well, thanks to Trestle's New York for making it happen, is what I want to say. Yeah, jackie, saw the man in you when I just saw the boy Do you know the fan club. Which one? The Carlos fan club. Yeah the one-man George fan club.
Speaker 1:Okay, just checking. Everybody stand up, sir.
Speaker 2:Yes, it's bad a bingster, common style, bad a bingster, hmm two when you, when you know in our contract, when you say everybody stand up, everybody sit down, we have our contract. When you say everybody stand up, everybody sit down, we have to salute, otherwise you say we get exiled. Do we have to put the fingers facing down or up?
Speaker 1:you have your fingers facing you because you don't want the people to see what a dirty little layabout you are. You want to show them you're clean on your hand you don't want them cover your eye up. That's it. Hold for five, four, three on your hand.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you don't want them. Yes, boss, puff your aisle, that's it.
Speaker 1:Okay, governor, hold for five, four, three, two, one. Yeah, contractually obliged Bada Binkster's happy.
Speaker 2:I wonder what shirt he's been wearing this week. I don't know if I've seen the man of many sport tops, many O-tops.
Speaker 1:I might add Badabinkster. I don't know. I've heard he's smothered in mayonnaise and waiting in the lobby.
Speaker 2:How big do you think his wardrobe is?
Speaker 1:I would say Big enough for us to come out of it. Dimensionally. I think Badabinkster's wardrobe is 300mm wide, probably 150mm high.
Speaker 2:300mm yeah wide probably 150mm high 300mm.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's 150mm high.
Speaker 2:When's the last time you looked at a tape, Misha?
Speaker 1:Have you not seen, how small Badabingster's wardrobe is?
Speaker 2:Apparently it's 150 by 300.
Speaker 1:Exactly. It's actually crafted by some of the smallest, most intelligent, talented Italian dollhouse craftsmen that there are.
Speaker 2:I thought he shopped from the Sims catalog.
Speaker 1:I don't even know what this means, but I'm getting on board with it. I'm going to do the next one. Might as well Got my teeth in, literally Up. Next it's the mighty Dingle Tuna. This man weaves such a tangled web he doesn't know what's true anymore. He's told his wife that all these games were given him, given to him by his local scub cub, scub cub scout leader, and that he spent no family money on them at all. We're here to. We're here to really add weight to that story and let Mrs Tuna know that school shoes are irrelevant and it's character building to send a kid into school on cardboard. I ate tuna today. What side of the tuna did you have? Top, middle or bottom?
Speaker 2:I had. Well, it was canned, so I'm not sure what part of the fish it was. Did you know tuna's, known as a snoring fish? What did you just see? I was just looking out the window A bird flew down.
Speaker 1:Far more interesting than this show.
Speaker 2:I've got something for Digital Monkery.
Speaker 1:No, no, no, yes, yes. Sorry, I got carried away.
Speaker 2:Right Now, this is going to be a nice little audio treat. You've got to try and work out what this is. I'm going to play a bit of audio ASMR and it's to do with Digital Monkery, okay, okay, I don't know if the microphone picked that up. Let me try again.
Speaker 1:You've shown them, though, you've shown them.
Speaker 2:Yeah, but they don't know that.
Speaker 1:He's an audio guy, put it up.
Speaker 2:That is a sound.
Speaker 1:No, no, put it up again. No, no, no, don't show, don't show, don't show, put it up again. And because the microphone's not picking it up, okay, I will make, I will make the noise.
Speaker 2:Okay, One, two. That is a sound of free UMD movies cases closing, because I picked these up for our good friend Digital Bunker. I think we did. I'm so, it was. So, on point, we might get a copyright strike SWAT. What I picked up for him Domino I don't know what these are, to be honest with you and then this one he wanted. I picked this one up. I messaged him when I see UMDs and when I next see him, I will pass them on to him. So, Digital Monkery, your loot is secure.
Speaker 1:Oh, that's a present for him. Yes, unbelievable. Okay, which means I get next. There's instagrams, there's telegrams, but there's only one gaming gram, thank you oh sorry, yes, so it works.
Speaker 2:Um, we've got uh next up and I need to deliver this in the right. Um praise, really bald, balder. How would you describe someone of that stature?
Speaker 1:How would I? Yeah, I would describe Bull Border. I would describe Bull Border's stature as girthy, a little bit taller than you expected, especially when viewed from underneath, from behind. Oh sorry, yeah, underneath, I meant behind, if you view from top down you're like no, but when you see it from root to tip, totally different scenario.
Speaker 3:If you want it, we got it, ride it Bored, bored.
Speaker 2:Yeah, thank you. Bored, bored, that's what I'm saying.
Speaker 1:I'm hoping that looked like we had a kiss. I think we did. To be honest, is it now that we announced that my wedding's cancelled? Are me and you off to elope to Corfu where we're opening up a dog kennel sanctuary?
Speaker 2:Shh dog in kennel. I've told you that's autocorrect on text.
Speaker 1:It's okay. I suppose I still have a home for 16 uh leashes and collars, uh, up next is now. This man is quite the celebrity on the comic con circuit. Now you might think, oh, is that guy, is that, is that, is that ghost face, or is it bo? And then he comes at you from behind and he's Django Fett. He's everybody and everything all at once at these Comic-Cons. All I'm going to say is, when he's finished his round-robin UK tour of cons, never, ever forget that he will always be the Sheriff of the Discord. That's nice.
Speaker 2:I like how you've done that. What colour would you say that game gear is?
Speaker 1:That game gear is the most magnificent-looking red-haired individual by my stepson genius. I have ever seen that Game Gear, by the way, Not that it is sexier than my stepson, but damn, oh, when did you get that? Do you know what that is? Guess what that is on the bottom that looks like a hastily erected HDMI port that's been kind of forced in where it shouldn't go.
Speaker 2:It is One of one.
Speaker 1:Is that TFT screen recap? What else has gone on in there?
Speaker 2:Oh, it's got everything. It's got the C3PO, lgbtq, it's got every modification. You could think it's got it all.
Speaker 1:I'm done, I'm done. I can't be on this show anymore. I am out of here. I need to go.
Speaker 2:I just want to say George's red-headed steps on Ginge. Yes, I want to say congratulations for getting another platinum. I know we speak about it every show, but rightly so, because no one is putting in the work and I've got to respect that I'm not. Also, he's a bloody big bugger and I don't want to upset him.
Speaker 1:No, he plays it all cool like he's one of your mates, but you know that you would be crushed to death if you even tried to pretend to be half as good as him on a video game.
Speaker 2:Listen if you kicked your ball over his fence, you as good as him on a video game. Listen if you kicked your ball over his fence.
Speaker 1:You're not going to knock and get it back. Put it that way. No, I think he would disembowel it in the garden when he knew you were looking from your bedroom. He'd just kind of A bit like Captain America pulling a logging off.
Speaker 2:I heard he went in Sports Direct, took all the balls out of the pit and just put them all in his garden and said come and get them. And they haven't come and get them because they're scared.
Speaker 1:I don't want the story going around the Gingerloves balls, I don't want that starting up. Not now, not here, not like this. Who's next? Oh, I've got to do it, yeah.
Speaker 2:It's your boy, yeah.
Speaker 1:Welcome for the Lord of Darkness, harvey Retro, it's your boy. Welcome For the Lord of Darkness, Harvey Retro. Now I've done Now.
Speaker 2:I was playing Pokemon Go the other day I went to the friends list to try and add Emma Sharpma sharp to it, but she's no longer on the apps so I actually wasn't able to add her as a friend.
Speaker 1:So emma's not pokemon go anymore.
Speaker 2:She's not on pokemon go, she's not on the apps, no. So I couldn't even add her as a friend. But do you think she does support the show? So the world tour finished. She put us right on discord. She said look, she came through on messenger Via RGT and basically RGT said Scott George, this law needs to stop. There's no world tour. But do you know what? There's a microphone here and I'm putting it out there the world tour. I'm getting the band back together. Me and Emma Sharp Corfu yes, she's singing at the wedding. Yes, miema, miema Sharp Corfu yes, she's singing at the wedding yes, I would do anything for love. Anything but love Ah.
Speaker 1:I didn't know. She was back on the singing trail, I didn't mean to make eye contact with you, then I apologise. It got a bit awkward, didn't it?
Speaker 2:Yeah, it did. I'm about to put some Vaseline on my lips. Who have we got next? I'll tell you what. Whereabouts do German borders?
Speaker 1:Begin and end? I don't know, but I'll tell you one thing I've been in Germany recently, only a week ago, two weeks, oh, wow, yeah, call it what you like. It was a whistle-stop tour. I popped in, I popped out. It's not how you normally go to Germany, but I did it this way. And I was in the Netherlands, I was in Luxembourg, I was in France, I was in Brussels. But when I got home, I realised something Were you a drug smuggler Kind of? I'm trying to. I'm putting UCP stickers around on lampposts across Europe in the hope that it starts some viral upsurge. They could just tell their mates to listen, but I think it's a bit beyond them. Yeah, and I realised when I got home, at that point, only at that point, I was nowhere near Berlin. Thank you, nowhere near.
Speaker 2:Berlin. Thank you, nowhere near Berlin thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1:So they do it in the big leagues. Who's next, that is?
Speaker 2:Aledit next we have got well more of an excellent. You know, like the one who got away, mumsy, you might have heard of her she's got she's got long black hair and she has it down there, mumsy. You might have heard of her. She's got long black hair and she has it down there, mumsy. Yeah, I don't know.
Speaker 3:It might be the start of a new song. Someone clip it now.
Speaker 2:Thank you, mumsy, for your continued support, and thank you for providing me and George with pocket money. We really appreciate it and we're going to spend it on games and sweets and life.
Speaker 1:You gave us the greatest gift of all.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and I'm sorry we came out with our elbows dragging the wall. I'm sorry about the stitches you had to have after we came out oh yeah.
Speaker 1:This is why I will never be comfortable in the Attitude Era. Next is the RGT. Hang on. If he's not on the show, we have to do the song and dance. Copy me, scotty, are you ready? Yep, yep, rgt, we love you. You've got a shed that we can view. It's full of games and we want to do everything inside of you. You, you, you, you, you, you you. We're the RGT fan club. We get together every second month at the pub. It's called the Golden Duck.
Speaker 2:And if you haven't seen Eurovision, that was actually the entry from Sweden.
Speaker 1:Xenox would not have let that shit go out absolutely not. He's got standards. He produced it. Did he my bad? That was the UCP megamix. Who's next?
Speaker 2:it's probably the funnest name in the history of showbiz. I love saying it. It's Pete Brocklehurst. It makes my tongue vibrate. Pete Brocklehurst Sounds so nice, I'll say it twice. Thank you, pete, you are a legend.
Speaker 1:Say it twice when you're downstairs and I'm in the hotel lobby. You do that in reception. You go downstairs, I'll stay upstairs. You say Pete Brocklehurst, I'll tell you one thing If you're into that or not, that's totally fine. But one thing I'm into but you're not, but can be, depending on the situation, is Billy Marmite. Thank you.
Speaker 2:Billy and I need to give a huge thank you and shout out to Simon Pryke, because I also love Simon. He invented the trike. Some of his friends call him Simone, but because we're lovers I call him Simon.
Speaker 1:I don't know why, I just love it. And last, oh you, absolute rotter. Now, if you Would you like this? You've not been on for a while, have you. I'm just wondering do you want the next big ticket in showbiz?
Speaker 2:Can I be honest with you. Sometimes in life we get these huge opportunities come over and you think where was I when that moment happened? Did I make the right decision? Was there something else I could have done? Should I have took the opportunity? Should I have opened the door for someone else? And I feel like really what I should do. What the people want is for me just to close my eyes and listen to George, bring it home.
Speaker 1:Okay, but I need direction. This is the thing between me and Div.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:I can't. Just, I'm not a natural actor. I need a little bit of direction. So is this? You know, as you know, we've done a few Zangiefs, yeah, okay, so I'll give you right, close your eyes.
Speaker 2:You're going to get into character, right? Okay, yeah, you're magnum, my god, um, you're on the um the roundabout, oh no, the bigger kids are coming over. Oh god, oh no they're starting to swing swing the roundabout.
Speaker 2:I don't think. I don't think the roundabout's going to stop mum's too far away. But wait, you've just remembered that fat zangief is strong enough to stop the roundabout and he's in the park. But the only way to call out to him is to scream at the top of your lungs and make him hear that you are there and you're in trouble and you need help. Let Fat Sandgeef know right now. Let him be aware that you need saving George.
Speaker 1:That building crescendo. I'll be honest with you. It was either Fifty Shades of Grey or a very hurried read of Reader's Wives. I don't really know which one it was, but I'm on board for it and it makes me want to do this. Help, help, help, help, help Father, you, you, you.
Speaker 2:Nailed it. For anyone that's not sure, do not adjust your stereo. That was George going round and around about at approximately 23 miles per hour calling out Fat Sangief, so what you could hear there was the wind just flowing through his vocals and that was spot on. That was a pleasure to watch and listen to. That was an absolute pleasure.
Speaker 1:One day, someone is going to click on one of these videos by mistake and recognise greatness and employ us both in pairs of vast amount of money. Until that happens, though, we thank every single last one of you that contributes your own financial freedoms to this show so we can live in some form of freedom. Last week, I only gave you one job. It was to go to the Twitter and follow us. Simple Thank you to everyone that did and to everyone that didn't. Don't worry, I know where you live. This week, we want you to all settle down. Come on, you've got this far, so you must have liked something. Follow us on the YouTube, watch a little bit of the content, don't go nuts. Two or three videos and go and just go. Go about your business. That's all we want from you.
Speaker 2:And it wouldn't hurt you to share a video. Just choose a video, your favourite one, your favourite show, even if you've listened and you don't watch. Just think what was the best show I ever listened to and say it was RGT and Fats and Gief. Go on YouTube, find that show and click share, because someone else also might want to see it. Do you know what?
Speaker 1:That's a bloody good idea, and I implore every single last one of you to do exactly what Scotty said. It's YouTube business, something he knows about, something I obviously know absolutely nothing about. But one day, this backwashed corner of the internet is going to get discovered and you're going to be one of the people. You're going to want to be that person that said I was there from the beginning. You don't want to be that loser that goes what was that show called? You said about last night, brian, and he'll laugh at you Like dude, I'm on a Fisher Controller podcast. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, of course, yeah, I love that show. I love Greg. Whatever loser, you don't want to be that guy. Do you remember?
Speaker 2:when Hulk held Andre the Giant over his shoulders, I do it was a real iconic moment. The people could be a part of that. You can help us hold up YouTube. Just pick it up and just throw it. Just throw it.
Speaker 1:Rah Rah, hold up YouTube Just pick it up and just throw it. Just throw it. Ah, ah, ah, listen, ah, oh. Wow. This is like some sort of guttural raw therapy, isn't it? It's like Primal Scream it's the monster. So we tried an episode where I got drunk on air car crash although probably worth listening to and we tried an episode where you got high on monster energy and I got so sort of wrapped up in that that I also went a little bit crazy. Success Win-win. Now everybody knows it turned up three, four, five hours ago at this point that the show can't begin until I ask Scotty what he's hoping to play, or vice versa, but it equally therefore cannot end until I ask Scotty what he's hoping to play, or vice versa, but it equally therefore cannot end until I ask him what he's hoping to play. Has Tommy lost his sock master?
Speaker 2:Spot on Two for two on impressions. Now there's two games in particular I'm going to name. I'm going to keep it short and sweet. We're going to pay homage to two people here. One is Digital Monkery. I've heard from the grapevine on the Discord. I looked this morning. I think the next challenge accepted I hope I'm right is going to be Pinball FX, which is a free download. At 4 am this morning I downloaded it to my Switch and I'm waiting for them to announce the game. So I'm going to be playing that. A bit of GTA 4 on the 360 because RGT's been playing it, sangeet's been.
Speaker 2:Apparently a lot of people have been playing it. Listen, I'm not going to be boycotting the modern consoles because I don't need to. I'm still playing the Switch, but you know I'm enjoying myself. Switch 2's coming out. I can't boycott it. Got bills to pay. Got content to produce.
Speaker 1:RGT's that guy that painted his floor and then realised he was stuck at the other end with a load of wet paint. You're the guy that painted himself in and finished at the door. What's RGT going to do? He's pre-ordered the Switch. He's all excited. He got a little bit sweaty. I have to admit. There was a little bit of perspiration on his mantelpiece. Yep, that's what he's going to look at while he pokes the fire.
Speaker 2:Speaking of fires, what hot games do you hope to be playing then this week? Georgie, Paul G, I think you saved me from that because I realised there was a couple of layers to that. Oh God, it's an onion that a couple of layers to that. I was like, oh God, I said I'm giving it that we don't want to peel.
Speaker 1:No, talking of onions, I do want to peel though. Lord of the Rings, the third age. It's many laminated layers giving to me much satisfaction and happiness as I tell you what I've lost. Count of the amount of times me and Rachel have turned to each other during this highbrow PS2 game and gone. Well, that looks good Graphics, doesn't it? Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2:You do get used to it. I remember playing.
Speaker 2:I was playing. At one point I was playing nothing but 8 and 16-bit, not even a 32-bit sort of Mega Drive, super Nintendo. And then I was in an arcade and I was at a bar and my friend's son was there and he was playing like a mobile game and literally it was like I've someone to hopped out a time machine and I was leaning over his kid's shoulder, I was going whoa, oh, whoa and he was like calm down, granddad, it's only Call of Duty 3. Do you know what I mean? It just blew my mind.
Speaker 1:The graphics it's, and that's one of the reasons why I've been taking everyone's gone to the PS3 to play a little bit of GTA 4. I need to go further back because I need to feel overwhelmed by this era of gaming again and I've been so spoiled dining out on all the PS4 good bits and the Pro and all that good stuff and the 5 and the Pro. I've gorged and now I need to go on. I need to fast so I can uh rebuild myself better with more appreciation for modern graphics and games.
Speaker 2:I don't know what you agree with that, but it it's intriguing, it's. I had to open the window. I'm sweating here. I really am. It's like a hot box. Oh yeah, I've had too much caffeine well, on that note, let's let's tea for furry oh god, do you know?
Speaker 1:do you know what else is furry? Did you for his sock? Oh, a furby is furry by its very definition.
Speaker 2:So is that how we're going to play Lord of the Rings?
Speaker 1:Yeah, switch 2, obviously let's hype that up. Maybe get it in the algorithm. Remember to exchange.
Speaker 2:Do we get new friend codes or is it the same friend codes? How does it work?
Speaker 1:I don't even know. I've never even typed in a friend code on my Switch. People have talked about it. I've been like what even is this? I don't even know. I've never even typed in a friend code on my Switch. People have talked about it. I've been like what even is this? Why can't I just find someone and add them? Why is it all so mysterious on the Switch? It's to save the younglings, isn't it?
Speaker 2:Yeah, you've got to protect them. I mean, there's podcasts like this out there, isn't there. So you've got to protect the young yeah, because we were pg.
Speaker 1:And now all the people that listen to us in the first episode they're like 23.
Speaker 2:They're 23 years old well, I hope everyone enjoyed the show and that's all we have time for this week I did. I've had a great time now.
Speaker 1:I've had an absolute great time. It's been a joy to have you on, and every you come on it's a reminder of why you're a success and we're a steaming hot pile of garbage. So the very fact that you've come on here and played along in such a bloody great way just symbolises to me what a good egg you are and why everyone should probably on completion, if you've lasted this long, you're obviously a Scotty fan. You need to go straight to YouTube and download everything he's ever done and I'm talking the OG stuff as well, with the brother. Yeah, all that, yeah, that's Go back, go back, go all the way back. The Old Testament was edgy.
Speaker 1:To be fair, when you first got set up, I couldn't pick you apart from the official nintendo channel some people still have that problem now the only way I say watching my videos is like scrolling through the index catalog in 1996.
Speaker 2:It brings in that sort of joy and nostalgia.
Speaker 1:Jesus mate, I would give anything right now to get a copy of one of those booklets I would 1996,. Imagine the stuff that's in there, do?
Speaker 2:you want to know a true story. I've got a friend of a friend, my friend rob um, who does listen to the show. So my friend rob um, there was a guy I met in a retro arcade bar and he is a very interesting man. He collects all sorts of retro things and he's so into it. It's creeped out of a games room and all over the house and he says his whole downstairs toilet is covered in 90s gaming commercials from the arggos catalogue. He's got that as wallpaper and apparently he's got loads and loads of catalogues and every Christmas he changes it.
Speaker 1:I don't even know where the blur between reality and fiction begins and ends anymore. I don't know. But let me tell you one thing I want to be that guy. Get the belt on, get the crown on, disrobe the woman in the corner. Thank you.
Speaker 1:Thank you, scotty, I am so stoked. I hope you have a great holiday. I hope you have a brilliant Switch 2 launch. I hope everyone listening has a great Switch 2 launch. If you're one of the sad unfortunates that didn't manage to get a hold of one, don't worry, because even half the mother country didn't be able to bag a Switch 2. So you're doing all right, and I think that by the time they hit retail over the next month, you'll be able to pick one up pretty easy. I would say. That brings us to an end, sir, if that's okay with you. To an end, sir, if that's okay with you, and that's all we have time for this week. Listeners, as always, thank you for your time. I look forward to the pleasure of speaking to you again next week. Until then, it's just a look in his eye.
Speaker 2:What would you do if someone had given you an unofficial controller? What would you do with that?
Speaker 1:I don't. To be honest, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. It's what you do with it that counts.
Speaker 2:It damn straight, and that's the bottom line. And that's the bottom line. Because Jerry, the King of Marathon Gaming, says so.
Speaker 1:Okay, well, on that note, thank you everybody. Thank you Sky. See you soon. Take care everyone, bye.