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Friend Code - Nintendo Memories Part 1

On the first episode, Bloodworth, Bosman, and Damiani share their first experiences with the NES, GameBoy, and SNES.

I want to thank everyone who backed this new podcast and hope you enjoy the first episode. Apologies in advance for some of the rough stuff including the title sequence (will have a different one for next time), the logo (still working on a final version), and the thumbnail (needs the logo to be done). Also, there is no SoundCloud version for now because the show is being submit...

The Easy Allies Intramural Tournament of April

Hi Allies!

      It's time for us Easy Allies to once again face each other in the name of glory, Werehogs, stupid prizes, and now even the Sophie Cup. 

Mario Bros.  - This is the original arcade game where you gotta bump Turtles around in the sewer. It has a 1v1 mode that's just nasty.

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It's this week's episode on this week's episode of Easy Update! 

Posting to patreon on my phone is really weird! 

Love you! 

Ian

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Yooka-Laylee - Easy Allies Review

Former members of developer Rare team up in an effort to recreate the past glory of 1990s 3D platformers in Yooka-Laylee, but the game fails to live up to expectations in this day and age or any other.

EZAnime Poll - April 2017

Hello allies! It's time to vote on the next show we discuss for EZAnime. This poll is open to $1 and up patrons.

Thanks to your feedback, we've decided to do something a little different. Instead of stacking a bunch of disparate anime against each other, we're going to try and make polls have some sort of common thread. This month, we're focusing on time travel. After getting off of One Piece and JoJo, we also would like to tackle a series that's much smaller in scope. 

A reminder, ...

EZAnime - One Piece

Hello allies! Today Brad and I discuss an anime we deeply love: One Piece. We've both been watching/reading it for years and are excited to finally get to talk about it in detail.

Admittedly, this episode has been the biggest challenge for us simply because One Piece is so huge. Because of that, we elected to speak broadly about the series and offer personal experiences. The next series we discuss will be much smaller in scope. 

A reminder that you can vote on the next anime series ...

Huber Syndrome - Wrestlemania 33 Part 2 - Reactions

Huber and Brad sit down once again to discuss the outcomes of Wrestlemania 33, Monday Night Raw, and Smackdown Live!

Don't Skip - Night in the Woods

Meaningful exploration and emotional character interactions contribute  to an authentic coming of age story in Night in the Woods.
 

The Easy Allies Podcast #54 - Audio & RSS

Hi Allies,

           Trying this again! Let me know if you see Episode 54 appear in the RSS feed that you'll find in the top right corner on patreon.com/easyallies (apparently only on desktops) Also, that RSS feed is personalized just for you. It somehow knows that you are a $5 and up patron, so please don't share it with others. And here's the SoundCloud link if you still prefer that:

2017-04-06 02:38:56 +0000 UTC View Post

The Easy Allies Podcast #54 - YouTube Link

Hi Allies!

    As promised, here's the video link for this week's Easy Allies Podcast. I should admit, this one is two hours not so much because we had super juicy news to cover, but perhaps more because I've definitely lost my wits by the end. I will be back to my stern and rigid moderating style next week!

Love & Respect,
Kyle

Tabletop Escapades - Episode 52 "A Clever Plan"

Our heroes continue sneaking toward the Black Rose in this inventive episode of Tabletop Escapades.

SoundCloud link - https://soundcloud.com/tabletop-escapades/te-ep52

Review - Mass Effect: Andromeda

Well this was a big one, and a long one, and an internally divisive one. I've really enjoyed my time with Mass Effect: Andromeda. There's a lot that it does that lines up with what I want from a Mass Effect game. Yet at the same time, just about any impressive or amazing moment was soon followed up by something just entirely dumb. But hey, we've always said that a game doesn't have to get a great score for you to have fun with it, and I know that many of you will enjoy it just like I have. Just ...

Community Comments - February 2017

It’s time again to travel back to an era before we all knew that Breath of the Wild was amazing, when our doubts were at their heaviest about the impending failure or success of the Nintendo Switch, and our fear took shape that there might be too many good games this year. What a wonderful problem to have. At the same time there were great retro suggestions in February (Sin and Punishment), a pleasant focus put on lesser known indie titles (Linelight), and even some fun mobile suggestions. Itâ...

Frame Trap - Episode 26 "The Phantom Thieves Finally Strike!"

On today's episode of Frame Trap, Persona 5 is almost upon us! Ben takes questions from the panel about the game and generally describes his feelings so far. There's also a lot of chatter about Final Fantasy VI, Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Horizon Zero Dawn, Snake Pass, Mass Effect: Andromeda, and more!

SoundCloud link - https://soundcloud.com/frame_trap/frame-trap-episode...

Zelda Talk - What's Wrong with amiibos in Breath of the Wild?

Apologies for the delay - the episode was done Wednesday, but I just got lost in my Retro Game Sessions stream of Donkey Kong Country today and it ended up going well past 5pm PT.  After the stream I grabbed dinner and then worked on finishing up Yooka-Laylee and only like an hour ago I realized I had forgotten to post Zelda Talk for Patrons. Then we had some audio issues with the original version I posted which I had to fix. So my bad there. 

Anyway, this week's episode...

This Week in Love & Respect

Hi Allies!

      I'm here to collect your questions, topics, and games for the Love & Respect of this week's Easy Allies Podcast. It appears as though this week's guests will be Michael Huber and Daniel Bloodworth. Please include your preferred name if you don't like the one here on Patreon.

L&R,
Kyle

Group Stream Night Vote

Hi Allies!

         It's time of course to vote for the game we'll be playing for this week's Group Stream Night. When we were creating the list of games for our 12-hour One Year Strong Megastream, we actually had to make to make some brutal cuts. Some of these cuts I promised to put up for vote in upcoming weeks, and so now they're getting their second chance. As always, I gotta throw a hot new release in there as well. Here are our nominees:

The World Speaks - Easy Allies Movie Podcast Episode 1 Discussion Topics

Worldbuilding.  Lore.  Ambient storytelling.  In games it means things aren't handed to us, the player has to discover the background of the world on their own, Dark Souls is a great example of this, but in film, it is much the same.  The viewer is in charge of understanding the context of the world we are inhabiting.  It is a kind of active, engaged viewing that, when done well, encourages even greater connection to the material.

For the first episode of the Movie Pod...