Nerdy obsessions. Drunken ramblings.
A history of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Toastie!
Morgan takes Tom through a history of the Mortal Kombat franchise, from the video games to the (mostly) dodgy movies to the forgotten cartoons.
We discuss the origins of ‘Toastie!’, its weird Dad’s Army connection, and the worst line of dialogue in cinema history.
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Hail to the king, baby! We delve into the history of Duke Nukem’s video game life.
Hail to the king, baby! Our latest episode chronicles the history of steroid-loving Duke Nukem, and the ups and downs of his video game life – from 1991’s MS DOS platformer Duke Nukem to the looooonnngg-awaited disappointment that was Duke Nukem Forever in 2011.
Includes a tribute to Bill Paxton, featuring a clip of him from video game film The Gamechangers.
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Beer choice: Old Thumper – because Duke’s old, and he thumps things.
Morgan takes Tom through his favourite Sega Mega Drive games from Streets of Rage 2 to Sonic.
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Morgan takes Tom back to the early 1990s and through some of his favourite Sega Mega Drive games, including Streets of Rage 2, Golden Axe and Sonic the Hedgehog. Tom also educates Morgan about the horrific Shaq Fu and how it may have influenced 50 Cent.
Beer choice: Innis & Gunn lager (reference – err, because there are some guns in Sega games)
Tom shows Morgan classic games like Broken Sword, Monkey Island and The Longest Journey.
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Finally, we’re talking about video games in this episode! Tom takes Morgan through the world of nostalgic point and click games like Monkey Island, Broken Sword and The Longest Journey. And we moan about ridiculous puzzles involving goats, rubber duckies and moustaches.
