Game Time With Manny

This week for our 200th episode special Matt and I create a legally binding list of the top 100 games of all time. It took way less time than either of us thought it would. I will post a link to a google doc here with the reverse order (100-1) if you want to witness the glory for yourself. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xR8SZUIonh4zu6j1pAxlCRgicBxH-gl5oF9nBTjWuE4/edit?usp=sharing

Matt had something to do, so surprisingly he couldn't debate the top 100 games of all time for 5 hours or more. We decided to do a normal episode with just parts 1 and 2. However, special guest Noukeo joins us. For the news we mainly just talk about the Pokemon Presents and EVO and then transition to what we've been playing. Matt regales us with tales of his exploits and Noukeo let's us know about the Steam Deck before Matt leaves us so that we can talk about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 for a very long time. P.S. I'm not doing timestamps for this weird episode haha

Next week we hit a huge milestone with our 200th episode, so we decide to again forgo a part 3 because next week will be a wildly long episode. For the news we hit on all the sweet Bloomberg reporting, the Black Panther game in development, Mario Kart DLC, and some Sony profit loss. To finish we discuss such hot gaming exploits as Lego Star Wars, Triangle Strategy, Stray, and Ultimate Chicken Horse. News - 1:30 to 52:14 What We Played - 52:15 to 1:28:51 Specific Games Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - 52:20 to 52:27 Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels - 52:28 to 53:56 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - 53:57 to 1:02:22 Triangle Strategy - 1:02:23 to 1:07:51 Stray - 1:07:52 to 1:12:22 Ultimate Chicken Horse - 1:12:56 to 1:28:51

This week I was recording away from home and forgot to transfer the theme song project files to my laptop. So sadly no theme song or part 3 this week, but we still manage to talk about some news and a lot of video games we played. News - 1:23 to 29:05 What We Played - 29:06 to 1:01:42 Specific Games Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - 29:10 to 30:31 Triangle Strategy - 30:32 to 35:16 Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels - 35:17 to 40:54 Elden Ring - 40:55 to 47:33 Stray - 47:3 to 1:00:28

We record a day early and bring you news of things Nintendo tweeted out at random, some stuff Sony is doing, and the fact that the new Skate will be free to play. I didn't play anything, but Matt continued Vampire Survivor and started Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. To finish Matt made a bracket of racing games and we decide what the best one is. News - 3:33 to 41:54 What We Played - 41:55 to 50:16 Racing Bracket - 50:17 to 1:30:30 Specific Games Gran Turismo 7 - 42:14 to 43:43 Vampire Survivors - 43:44 to 45:14 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - 45:15 to 50:16

Matt and I start by discussing possible work week alternatives before diving into news of the return of E3's mangled corpse and a new Hitman 3 map! Games continue to be played, but this time Matt started to play Vampire Survivors and I finally got 100% in Neon White. To finish we pull from old Frosty and end up getting the absolute classic Sleeping Dogs. News - 7:10 to 36:52 What We Played - 36:53 to 1:07:10 Sleeping Dogs - 1:07:11 to 1:27:01 Specific Games Sniper Elite 5 - 37:02 to 38:11 Tiny Tina's Wonderland - 38:12 to 39:04 Gran Turismo 7 - 39:05 to 40:16 Vampire Survivors - 40:17 to 52:07 Neon White - 52:08 to 59:35 Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - 59:36 to 1:02:33 Resident Evil 7 - 1:02:34 to 1:07:10

Matt had a rough week, so we cheer him up with all the hottest news from the Nintendo Direct Mini, and let him know that Crayon Shin-Chan's cool Switch game is being localized! Matt has continued to play Devil May Cry and is still way into Tiny Tina's Wonderland. I on the other hand have been continuing to play Neon White and just started Sunbreak! To finish we pull from Frosty and talk about a small indie title not many people have heard about, Skyrim. News - 00:41 to 35:53 What We Played - 35:54 to 54:03 Skyrim - 54:04 to 1:11:16 Specific Games Devil May Cry - 36:03 to 37:57 Sniper Elite 5 - 37:58 to 39:23 Gran Turismo 7 - 39:24 to 41:32 Tiny Tina's Wonderland - 41:33 to 43:05 Neon White - 43:06 to 45:36 Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - 45:37 to 54:03

In the wake of NotE3 the news is essentially dead. However, there's always time to dunk on Activision-Blizzard for their horrendous decisions and find out who won't be showing anything at Gamescom (almost everyone). Matt is getting way into the original Devil May Cry, while I started becoming a freak by playing Neon White. To finish we make the most offensive list of the top ten games with Mario in their title. Everyone will probably be upset. News - 2:17 to 11:15 What We Played - 11:16 to 38:23 Mario Top Ten - 38:24 to 1:06:14 Specific Games Neon White - 11:27 to 23:44 Assassin's Creed 3 - 23:45 to 26:38 Gran Turismo 7 - 26:39 to 30:33 Sniper Elite 5 - 30:34 to 31:56 Devil May Cry - 31:57 to 34:33 Tiny Tina's Wonderland - 34:34 to 38:23

The announcements of the non-E3 season rage on with showcases from Microsoft, Capcom, and Final Fantasy 7. A lot of cool games were announced and we talk about a good chunk of them. It seems like the announcements are slowing down now, but there still may be a Nintendo Direct to come. We forgo a part 3 again due to the abundance of news, but for our second part we talk about a bunch of games we played and some of them are even BRAND NEW! News - 4:56 to 1:20:00 What We Played - 1:20:01 to 1:50:19 Specific Games Dead Space - 1:20:09 to 1:22:07 Assassin's Creed 3 - 1:22:08 to 1:24:18 Devil May Cry - 1:24:19 to 1:30:13 Sniper Elite 5 - 1:30:14 to 1:34:54 Mario Strikers: Battle League - 1:34:55 to 1:40:43 TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - 1:40:44 to 1:46:42

This is the last week I'm watching my mom's dogs, so that means it's the final week with no timestamps for the time being. Not E3, or Keigh3 as some have dubbed it is in full swing. We talk about the myriad announces and upcoming showcases. News came out other than that like how Nintendo has a sequel to 1-2 switch ready to rip. Join us as we discuss all this and more!

I always feel the need to apologize for not doing time stamps, but here we are. I'm not at home and I just want to get this up quick. We jump right into not E3 with a bunch of news about Street Fighter 6, Final Fantasy XVI, and Pokémon Scarlet/Violet. I actually played some games, so we talk about what we played for a while longer than the previous few episodes. To finish Matt reads Amazon reviews of the hottest Wii party games we played back in the day.

We recorded earlier in the week because I have things going on this weekend, so there will be no timestamps. However, feel free to listen to us talk about the several release date announcements in the news. I played some more Rogue Legacy 2 and Matt started in on Assassin's Creed 3, To finish we do a bracket of the worst game we played during Party Game Sundays. Don't know what that is? You'll have to listen and find out!

Playstation announced the classic games coming to the upper PlayStation Plus tiers, and not E3 sure is getting a lot of streams. I finally played a new game with Rogue Legacy 2 and Matt decided to play 8 billion games. To finish we go back to Frosty and talk about the Little Big Planet franchise. News - 4:49 to 27:49 What We Played - 27:50 to 42:57 Little Big Planet - 42:58 to 56:12 Specific Games Rogue Legacy 2 - 27:50 to 35:37 Prince of Persia - 35:38 to 37:06 Civilization Revolution - 37:07 to 38:12 Spiderman Miles Morales - 38:13 to 39:33 Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction - 39:34 to 41:22 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - 41:23 to 42:46

Starfield delayed ?EA no longer has the FIFA rights? Everyone's favorite smash-like is getting DLC!? Learn all about these hot topics and more on this weeks episode! Matt played a few games, but thankfully for us he is continuing to chip away at Prince of Persia. To finish we once again pick from Frosty and talk about Nintendo's hot new IP, Splatoon! News - 1:35 to 24:23 What Matt Played - 24:24 to 32:02 Splatoon - 32:03 to 51:50 Specific Games Prince of Persia - 24:37 to 26:23 Spider-Man Miles Morales - 26:24 to 28:17 Civilization Revolution - 28:18 to 32:02

Who could have guessed that Square-Enix would sell off almost all of their western studios to try and hit it big with crypto? Not me.... Once again I didn't play anything for out video game podcast, but Matt hooks us up by talking about the ending of Bioshock To finish we pull something out of ol' Frosty and it happens to be Skylanders! News - 1:17 to 34:09 What Matt Played - 34:10 to 40:12 Skylanders - 40:13 to 58:28 Specific Games Prince of Persia - 34:44 to 35:16 Bioshock - 35:17 to 38:27 Civilization Revolution -38:28 to 40:12

Matt and I didn't really play and video games, but I did have a bad mechanic experience and there was a decent amount of news! To finish off we look back at our OpenCritic contest and add some new games to it! News - 9:40 to 29:54 What We Played - 29:55 to 32:29 OpenCritic - 32:30 to 1:01:01

I have a cold this week, and we went a few days without power. Despite that video game news came out just for me. Several games I'm excited about got release dates and Sega is starting to chase that Fornite money! We mostly just played the same stuff as last week, due to the no power for a few days thing. To finish we do the top ten Star Wars list that we said we were going to do last week! If you stick around long enough you'll hear me get mad about Star Wars! News - 8:20 to 32:59 What We Played - 33:00 to 41:59 Star Wars Top 10 - 42:00 to 1:21:30

Kingdom Hearts 4 was announced and we sure do talk about it! Other than that the news continues to be slight, but I think KH4 is a pretty big deal. I beat Kirby, and started Lego Star Wars while Matt for some reason started playing the 2010ish Prince of Persia game. To finish we change from our original plans of ranking all the Star Wars games to talk about the hit film Sonic 2. News - 2:53 to 27:42 What We Played - 27:43 to 56:40 Sonic 2 - 56:41 to 1:29:09 Specific Games Resident Evil 4 - 27:43 to 31:42 Mighty Goose - 31:43 to 32:42 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - 32:43 to 37:09 Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 37:10 to 44:40 Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga - 44:41 to 56:40

The news is so slight that Matt and I talk about cats and sticker shops. In terms of the gaming news Max Payne is coming back, and Activision Blizzard made all of their QA people full time, which rules! I played more Kirby, and Matt finished most of what he was playing and started Blasphemous. To finish we do a bracket to find out the best game of 2016 News - 7:25 to 15:55 What We Played - 15:56 to 26:54 2016 Bracket - 26:55 to 1:27:34 Specific Games Horizon Forbidden West - 16:00 to 16:11 Call of Duty: World at War - 16:12 to 16:51 Outland - 16:52 to 18:04 Blasphemous - 18:05 to 20:00 Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 20:01 to 23:44

I am an idiot. We recorded this on Wednesday March 30th, because I was busy the next few days. I then completely forgot to upload the episode and it's almost a week later now! I'm just throwing it up quickly... The news I remember is that Breath of the Wild 2 was delayed and that I played Kirby while Matt played Outland.