Former Number One Super Fan, Blake Woods sits down with us to talk about Blackthorne (so metal). The 1994 Blizzard Entertainment classic for the Super Nintendo.

In This Episode:

• Megalixir has provided the show with an awesome Blackthorne cover! Listen to the track here.
• You definitely want to keep the hobo portals closed.
• Breaking Borderlands2 (unlimited moneys!).
• TADPOG: the Cobra Kai of podcasting.
• The 999 “Big Boob Hate Conspiracy”.
• The Chrono Trigger / EarthBound buzzer.
• Pop-Ice, pee, and a little brother.
• Micah, we need a Tuul Time mashup, please.
• Blake fanfic.
• Blackthorne, made by this guy.
• Dave remembers Blackthorne from the print ad.
• Kyle? Kyle?? Kyle???
• “Always kill responsibly”.
• The Androthi. Nature finds a way.
• Blackthorne needs the Eiffel Tower, like Top Gear 2.
• Rat tails.
• A dirtbag super combo.
• An eighty-person shoe.
• Blizzard Entertainment – the most half-assed Where Are They Now? yet.
• Blake’s got what we call The Mondo Fever.

What We’ve Been Playing:

• Dave swears a lot and makes Tyler so happy by playing The World Ends With You.
• Tyler made a lot of high school monster games and pirate horror games while taking a dump in Game Dev Story. He’s still very much enjoying 999.
• Blake is one of many who comes on the show and claims to have purchased a full woodworking shop. He’s been getting the zombies under control in Global Outbreak and breaking into college libraries to close hobo portals in Ingress.

Mentioned in the Show:

• MEGALIXIR!
• Garanimals

Shout Outs:

• Blake Woods, for driving from Oklahoma.
• Kevin Link
• Ramon Castillo
• Micah Perdue
• Matt Barger x2
• Megalixir
• Adam Beerdan
• Dennis Robison
• TheGamesta
• Laura Ammons
• DrewRowland82
• Jess Dockrey – suggstreetpost.com

Plugs:

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Theme Song:

• This week, the great group Megalixir supplied us with a great Blackthorne cover to use on this milestone episode! Our regular theme song is Moves by Sycamore Drive was used as our intro/outro under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.o United States License.

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This week we use the Force and run, run to Dagobah, run to Dagobah. And by that, I mean, we play Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

In This Episode:

• Dave, the pimpliest Obi Wan Kenobi.
• Tyler’s Fantasy Audiobook Review is back, on the material plane! Featuring The First Law Trilogy.
• Nicole Nance talks shit about Tyler.
• Tyler makes a Public Pathfinder Apology.
• Chillin’ Cherry.
• Tyler makes a stunning confession.
• The Entertainment Policies of the Holland Family.
• Captain Ron the RPG.
• The sand, it gets everywhere…
• A Christmas Eve stripper tale.
• Final Fantasy 7 / Star Wars Trivia.
• Darth Vader’s Home and The Toy Factory.
• I want his face…off.
• Mode 7
• Da-go-baaaah…?
• Friday Night Lights? …and…Oz?
• Grenade spam.
• Star Wars: Drunk History with Tyler
• Tyler’s metachlorian count is through the roof.
• “Like a big, red, slurping thing.”
• LucasArts – where are they now?
• Sculptured Software – where are they now?
• THQ – where are they now?
• If we get 1,000 iTunes reviews in one month’s time, Tyler will watch the Star Wars trilogy and Dave will marry a goat.

What We’ve Been Playing:

• Dave Pathfinder and Ping Pong
• Tyler has found the Last Specter in his least favorite Professor Layton game. A key was found in 9 Persons, 9 Hours, 9 Doors, the game where Phoenix Wright, LOST and 7th Guest are slammed together.

Mentioned in the Show:

• Talk-Boy Extended Commercial. FINE. Here’s the real commercial
• The horrible GameFAQ
• Drunk History
• YTMND  Emo Vader
• Missed it by that much
• Beard Science by Micah Perdue

Shout Outs:

• Wiley Ammons, for loving Grim Fandango
• Leva Bates, for loving Maniac Mansion
• Jacob York, for loving Sam & Max
• Kevin Link
• Ramon Castillo
• Micah Perdue
• Matt Barger
• Megalixir
• Morgan Lythe
• Jess Dockrey – suggstreetpost.com
• Nikki Moore
• Dennis Robison

Plugs:

• Don’t you miss an episode! Subscribe to TADPOG on iTunes.
• Find us at tadpog.com or facebook.com/tadpog and let us know what you think of the show.

Theme Song:

• The song Moves by Sycamore Drive was used as our intro/outro under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.o United States License.

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This week we wake the dragon and punch our way through the Shadow Warrior Gang as we talk about Super Double Dragon.

In This Episode:

• Things not to say to a Romanian girl.
• Double Dragon in Metro City!
• Importantly, Super Double Dragon has a stereo/mono option.
• “It’s not a landing strip, it’s a…take off strip.”
• “We just hang out on top of trucks — Shadow Warrior Gang!”
• Surprisingly, Pixar did not sue Tradewest for having a frumpy clown in the game.
• “Get off me, woodsy pedophile!”
• The leading industry in Double Dragon? Dojo Takeover.
• Duke. No Mercy.
• Dave bets The Mondo Tower of Power.
• Return of Dragon: Sleeping Dragon has Awoke vs. Super Double Dragon
• Billy and Jimmy Lee disappear.
• Move Juice!
• I REQUIRE MITHRAL!
• Enunciated insults.
• We remember puns.
• Pretty much The King of Mustaches.
• Dave assigns the game a pair of glasses.
• Technos – where are they now?
• Tyler shows off his Naruto education.
• Tradewest – where are they now?

What We’ve Been Playing:

• Dave laments as he continues to punish himself by playing Dark Souls. It’s still hard.
• Tyler has found the Second to Last Specter in Professor Layton and will start 9 Persons, 9 Hours, 9 Doors soon.

Mentioned in the Show:

• Double Dragon Neon (If you like games, play this)
• Renegade
• Super Dodgeball
• River City Ransom
• The Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 episode
• Battletoads
• How to improve Top Gear 2
• How Dycus drinks his Mondo

Shout Outs:

• Matt Barger
• Ramon Castillo
• Kevin Link
• Megalixir
• Micah Perdue
• Second Breakfast Podcast
• Nikki Moore
• Jess Dockrey – suggstreetpost.com
• Tyler Dunigan
• Josh Edwards
• William Holt
• Hilary Ford
• Joanne Livingston
• Not Blake

Plugs:

• Don’t you miss an episode! Subscribe to TADPOG on iTunes.
• Find us at tadpog.com or facebook.com/tadpog and let us know what you think of the show.

Theme Song:

• The song Moves by Sycamore Drive was used as our intro/outro under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.o United States License.

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This week we’re rolling from left to right while shooting every direction but diagonally while talking about Super Turrican 2 for the Super Nintendo.

In This Episode:

• Email suggestions for the worst SNES game by March 4th.
• 100,000 TADPOG points to the person who creates Beard Science, a Weird Science parody.
• 10,000 TADPOG points to the first person to write a faq for Super Turrican 2. Points redeemable for one lap pillow.
• What?! No gamefaqs?
• “You can’t shoot diagonally! That’s how we’ll get ’em!”
• The boss of Super Turrican 2.
• Haunted elevator!
• “Someone ripped someone off, dammit!”
• Tunnel o’ Beholders.
• Space fish are very handy.
• Space spiders and graboids.
• Tyler is a self-proclaimed ninja rope expert.
• Unnecessary risks are taken.
• Did we use the level skip code a lot? Yes.
• “Just ride the sandworm train all the way to victory.”
• Salvador Dalí: the Game.
• Factor 5: Where are they now?
• Ocean: Where are they now?
• Balbo Biggins and Dewey Wetness
• Tyler quizzes Dave from the latest issue of Game Informer – Japenese RPG or State of Florida?

What We’ve Been Playing:

• Dave is punishing himself by playing Dark Souls.
• Tyler is solving mysteries in Professor Layton and is about to start Majora’s Mask.

Mentioned in the Show:

• That grand Kemco game we talked about, Top Gear 2.
• THREE Duck Tails links for the price of one free! Duck Tales in Real Life / Duck Tales Parody / Moon Theme by Megalixir
• Sexual assault at wrestling match under investigation.

Shout Outs:

• Ramon Castillo
• Kevin Link
• Manji1
• Baby Dhibs
• Zach N.
• Micah Perdue
• Blake Woods
• Nicole Nance
• Josh Nance of co-host fame
• Meg Holland
• Megalixir
• Laura Chiles Ammons
• Dennis Robison
• Matt Barger
• Nikki Moore
• Jess Dockrey – suggstreetpost.com

Plugs:

• Don’t you miss an episode! Subscribe to TADPOG on iTunes.
• Find us at tadpog.com or facebook.com/tadpog and let us know what you think of the show.

Theme Song:

• The song Moves by Sycamore Drive was used as our intro/outro under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.o United States License.

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We have a special guest host with us on this episode, David Dycus (the dirtiest), who is talking about The Adventures of Batman and Robin with us today. This is a crossover episode with Second Breakfast Podcast! They’re talking about the feel good hit of 1997, Batman and Robin — when you’re done listening to this episode, check out their show.

In This Episode:
Dycus is an expert on Cool Spot, Jurassic Park and Arby’s Horsey Sauce.
Community Berry!
How Dycus drinks Mondo.
“Climbin’ that mountain to okay.”
Put your Mad Men hat on, and get out there!
There’s a new TADPOG contest called, “What’s the name of the show where the guy turns into a car?”
With our powers combined, we got through this game.
Dave goes on a long tangent, just to mention Scrap.
“No one cares about robots.”
The hardest boss fight in the game involves ghost penises.
Shall we play a game?
“Skiing our little hands off.” – David Dycus
“Edit that out.” – David Dycus
Chill!
There are a lot of creative opportunities in Gotham City.
JRPG or GTFO™

What We’ve Been Playing:
Dave feels dumb playing Professor Layton: The Last Specter.
Dycus has been playing Fire Emblem Awakening.
Tyler reveals a surprise: he has finished Spirit Tracks and thus, completed all handheld Zelda games.

Mentioned in the Show:
The first season of Batman: The Animated Series
The Rugrats Theme Song (composed by Mark Mothersbaugh)
Zebra Batman
Dycus Bane
Duck Tales (woo-hoo!) Moon Theme by Megalixir

Shout Outs:
Kevin Link
Ramon Castillo
Mustachioed Cleric
Joe From NY
Leva Bates
Micheal Prosserman
Dennis Robison
Jacob York
David Dycus
Jess Dockrey – suggstreetpost.com
Meg Holland
Nikki Moore
r/podcasting
r/podcasts
Tim Baer

Plugs:
Check out Dycus’s music on YouTube, and Soundcloud!
Don’t you miss an episode! Subscribe to TADPOG on iTunes.
Find us at tadpog.com or facebook.com/tadpog and let us know what you think of the show.

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Based on our research, Top Gear 2 shows all the characteristics of a racing game for the Super Nintendo.

In This Episode:
Grumpy Cat is nicer than Tyler.
Tyler’s wife loves two things: stonefaced reading and E! News
Time travel Super Bowl. SPORTZ!
Abercrombie breaks away from Fitch and writes a book.
Dave has technically played a Pheonix Wright game.
Two things make Tyler cry.
Cybernetic ninjas need to yell at racers while they drive.
TADPOG loses a valuable sponsorship.
Life lesson learned: the more expensive an item is, the better it is.
Ghostbusters vs. Top Gear 2.
Marriage Rapture didn’t work out, soooo… Shao Kahn’s Racing Tournament.
Everything’s cool enough for Top Gear 2.
Mr. Feeny and Uncle Phil.
Dave is a true journalist.
Never, never let this developer eat after midnight.
Clint Eastwood is a big fan of the show.
It’s Tyler’s fault 100% of the time.
Motoracer!
Video games, barrel jokes and driving pellows.

What We’ve Been Playing:
Dave finished Cave Story and started La-Mulana and New Super Mario Bros. for the DS.
Tyler played La-Mulana and Professor Layton: The Last Specter.

Mentioned in the Show:
NCIS fanfiction

Shout Outs:
Matt Barger
Nikki Moore
David Dycus
Dennis Robinson
Jess Dockrey of suggstreetpost.com
Jacob York
Megs246
Blake Woods
Micah Perdue

Plugs:
Don’t you miss an episode! Subscribe to TADPOG on iTunes.
You can also listen to the show on Stitcher.
Find us at tadpog.com or facebook.com/tadpog and let us know what you think of the show.

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This week we try our hand at japanese translation and talk about Street Fighter Alpha 2 for the Super Nintendo.

In This Episode:
Tyler got dem feels and rolled tears.
TADPOG has a new sponsor… Mondo!
Tyler kept something sticky under his bed.
Capcom pushes the Super Nintendo to the limit!
The Bat Signal for douche bags.
Chun Li’s commercial against communism.
Happy Birth!
Fightin’ words.
Mike Haggar is mayorin’ in New Mexico.
Chun Li shames us.
Sakura shames us.
Birdie is back…and black.
Only British people can fly.
Tyler has a crush?
Goalie guards.
Balbo Biggins.
Puns.

What We’ve Been Playing:
Dave spelunks in Cave Story.
Tyler is still playing Borderlands 2. STILL!

Mentioned in the Show:
Blanka makes poundcake
Chun Li Shower Scene
Street Fighter Alpha anime

Shout Outs:
Tyler Dunigan
RG_Countdown
Nikki Moore
Jess Dockrey and suggstreetpost.com
William Holt
Micah Perdue
Hilary Ford

Plugs:
Don’t you miss an episode! Subscribe to TADPOG on iTunes.
You can also listen to the show on Stitcher.
Find us at tadpog.com or facebook.com/tadpog and let us know what you think of the show.

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N-N-N-NINJA WEEK! This week we’re talking about Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for the Super Nintendo, otherwise known as Shao Kahn’s Marriage Rapture and we give a lot of suggestions for Dragon*Con cosplay.

In This Episode:
Tyler’s copy of Wind Waker is gone.
Dave is in a ninja mood.
We suplex the Phantom Train.
Apparently, we fired Jacob after the Final Fight episode.
All fathers love Mortal Kombat and Sonya Blade.
We’re bad at this game, and we should feel bad.
The most ridiculous Fatality.
Flanderization.
Shao Khan can’t conquer a plane of existence to save his life.
Raiden spite.
Ninja Talk on Ninja Radio: All Ninjas, All the Time.
Ameripants!
Sub-bosses with less than six appendages need not apply.
Couch versus.
We defend button-mashing.
The Elemental Plane of Femurs.
A Senior Quote Contest for 1,000 TADPOG Points!
Where Are They Now?
Everyone loves Shoney’s humor.
Despite widespread rumors, Tyler did not assign this game a full Nicholas Cage fu manchu.

What We’ve Been Playing:
Dave has been skulking in Mark of the Ninja.
Tyler is still playing Borderlands 2, and bought Game Dev Story. Tyler starts a ruinous Ambien Final Fantasy 6 Three Person Challenge.

Mentioned in the Show:
All the Fatalities in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
All the new Mortal Kombat Fatalities
The Gastromancer’s Guild

Shout Outs:
Dennis
Micah Perdue
Tyler Dunigan
Blake Woods
Nikki Moore
Josh Edwards
Ramon Castillo
Jess Dockrey and suggstreetpost.com
Josh Nance
lotsofhugsforpugs

Plugs:
Don’t you miss an episode! Subscribe to TADPOG on iTunes.
You can also listen to the show on Stitcher.
Find us at tadpog.com or facebook.com/tadpog and let us know what you think of the show.

The song Moves by Sycamore Drive was used as our intro/outro under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.o United States License.