Thursday, May 29, 2025

Re-Review #21: Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 2
PlayStation 2


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I last played through Silent Hill 2 back in June of 2015 - nearly ten years ago to this date. I had a lot of great things to say about the game, praising the atmosphere, the graphics, the music, the pace, the setting, the gameplay, everything. But the thing I'll always remember the most about this game was how much it scared me shitless when I first played it. The eerie hiss of the radio. The dark hallways. The grimy decor. Pyramid Head standing in the hallway of the apartment, silent. Reaching my hand into that scary looking hole, while a terrifying mechanical banging sound repeated in the background. The grotesque hospital. The endless staircase. That never ending feeling of dread that accompanies you throughout the entire damn game. 

What did not resonate with me were the themes of the game. On the surface, this game's story does not make much sense. I always just chalked it up to the world of Silent Hill making its own rules, not being a real place on the planet Earth. I always pictured it as some kind of dream world or realm of the afterlife. So anything that happened there, no matter how nonsensical, did not really have much meaning other than to scare you. But I've listened to a few podcasts about this game recently, where greater themes like sexual repression, guilt, and depression were brought into the mix. How different things in the world symbolized different things in James psyche - like Maria's appearance and the sexy nurses representing how he wanted his wife to be. Instead, she was sick and withering away from cancer. 

I came into this playthrough of the game with an intent to keep my eyes open and really take notice of the deeper meaning of the game for the first time. I have to admit, though, it still the gameplay, still the atmosphere, still the scares of Silent Hill 2 that I will remember about the game. Not to say that I don't like the game's story. It's fine. But I wonder how people formulate these bizarre internet theories about what the events of the game represent. A lot of them seem like massive reaches. I know that a lot of people out there like things that are open to interpretation, but I am an "answers" guy. I'm dumb, so I need everything spelled out for me in big bold letters. I come away from this game thinking "okay, that didn't really make any sense." And that's it.

But I digress. Even ten years later, I still really like Silent Hill 2. I gave the game an A the first time around. I think if I remove the nostalgic feelings I have for the game, and I just look at it from a pure gameplay experience, it should not get an A again. It should be a little lower. It's a very fun game that had me addicted to it quickly. In fact, I completely set aside L.A. Noire, the other game I was playing, in favor of this. Now that I've beaten Silent Hill 2, I can return to playing that game again. But it says a lot that I liked Silent Hill 2 so much that it completely bumped a pretty good game off to the side for the time being. 

What's keeping this game from getting an A again? It's too easy. There is no real threat of dying. I finished the game with 20+ health items still in stock, and about 150 combined bullets across my three guns. I finished it in 6 hours, which is an hour less than my previous playthrough. A lot of the gameplay is just walking around in the dark, trying to open doors. There were times that I thought: "hmm, am I really having fun here?" The controls can be a bit clunky, especially when using the analog stick. For some reason, I found it much easier to use the d-pad for this game (which I played on original PS2 hardware). I also found it really hard to see things at times. I kept having to crank up the brightness. I understand the game is trying to be creepy, but it is no fun when you can't see what the hay you are doing.

So as you can see, this is not a perfect game. But I feel as if a lot of my complaints are nitpicks. This truly is a great game. It may not get an A, but it will only fall just a tiny notch. I can't wait to play the remake in the future. The only problem is that I do not have a PS5. Oh well. Maybe some day!


THE GRADE:
A-


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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Video Game Review #575: Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Nintendo Entertainment System


Nostalgia Factor:

As a kid, my experience with Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers was probably similar to many kids across the USA. I rented it from Blockbuster. I played it. I beat it. I thought: "oh okay. That was a decent game." I took it back to Blockbuster. And then I moved on with my life and never played the game again. Honestly, I haven't given the game much thought since.

Over 30 years have now passed since I last played this game. I don't remember much aside from the fact that I know I played it and I know I beat it. I can vaguely recall the game being pretty short and pretty easy, but that's about all I remember about the game itself.

What I do remember about the game is that on the weekend I rented it, our family finally got a cat: Misty. That's my main memory regarding this game: I associate it with the day we got our cat. That's probably why I don't remember much about the game itself. It was overshadowed by a fairly large event taking place in the life of a ten year old. 

Since I have been having such a hard time remembering the game, I've been wanting to come back and play it again. I'm in between longer games at the moment, so I figured this would be a good chance to hop in and play through something short and quick. So that's what I did. 

And here is my review.




Story:

The events of the game play out like an episode of the cartoon series. Chip and Dale, along with help from their friends, go looking for a missing kitten. Turns out this was just a distraction. The evil Fat Cat (the villain from the show) sneaks away with Gadget while our heroes are distracted. Chip and Dale must then rescue Gadget. After doing do, she builds a rocket that our heroes use to access the final three levels. At the end of the game, you defeat Fat Cat and save the day.




Gameplay:

This is a fairly standard 2D platformer. Controlling one of the Rescue Rangers, you must progress through a series of stages, most of which end with a boss battle. You can run and jump but there is no attack button. The main mechanic of the game involves picking up items and throwing them. You'll notice things like boxes and apples all over the place. Pick these items up and throw them to damage your enemies. You can't jump on their heads and, like I said, there is no attack button. You want to beat an enemy? You've gotta throw something at 'em.

The platforming action is very straightforward. This game doesn't get too fancy with an extensive skill set. The most challenging thing you'll experience is jumping over some bottomless pits. In some of the later stages, there are environmental hazards like rushing water and rolling boulders to avoid. Simply throw a box at a switch to turn them off. 

Picking up boxes occasionally uncovers things like flowers and stars. After beating the game, I still don't understand the purpose of collecting these things. They didn't seem to do anything. They don't even contribute to a high score, as there is no points or scoring system in the game. The only items that seemed to do anything were the flashing acorns (which fill your health) and 1-ups. 

Boss battles are the highlight of the game for me. They are all pretty much the same (pick up an item on the ground and throw it at the boss repeatedly), but I still liked them. The enemies are fairly creative looking, and they all have their own unique attack patterns.

The game is fairly easy. That's probably why I don't remember playing it when I was a kid. There's little challenge to be found here. The game is generous with its health items, 1-ups, and continues. There is little danger of running out of lives. If you do happen to die, the game is not very long - so it should not take you long to catch up to where you left off. There are even a few skippable levels which you can avoid on the overhead map when you are deciding which level to play next. If you look at the map below, you can skip B and E entirely. I played them all for this review, but if I was pressed for time or if I had died and was looking to catch up to where I left off, I would have skipped over those extra levels entirely.




Graphics:

There's not really anything about this game that stands out graphically, aside from some of the boss battles. Fat Cat looks pretty awesome, to be honest with you. Chip and Dale look good, too. But everything else is "just okay." Very basic and uninspired. It's certainly not the worst looking NES game I've ever seen, but it is certainly not the best either. It is completely middle of the road to me.




Sound:

The 8-bit rendition of the Rescue Rangers theme song is pretty fun. Aside from that, there's not much to get excited about regarding this game's sound. The stage music can get repetitive. The "talking" noise you hear during cutscenes is painful to the ears.

Just like the game's graphics, its music and sound effects are pretty middle of the road, too.




Overall:

I'm glad I came back and played this game again. It's not great, but I didn't hate it either. It's a perfectly serviceable NES platformer. That said, if you aren't a Rescue Rangers fan and you don't really care about retro gaming, you will miss absolutely NOTHING if you choose to skip over this one. It's nowhere near as good as Ducktales or some of the other 80s/90s cartoon based video games. It's just very average.

This game does everything "okay." The graphics, the music, the gameplay, pretty much everything. I'm failing to think of one category where this game stands out from the crowd. No wonder I had such a hard time remembering it from when I was younger. That said, I still had fun playing it. I was leaning towards giving it a C because it is so average, but I think I'll go just a smidge higher than that, since it is so easy to pick up and play. The difference between this game earning a C+ instead of a C might be infinitesimal, but it is there. This is more enjoyable than a lot of games I've given a C before, so I think it deserves that distinction.

Will I ever come back to this game again? Hard to say. Probably not. But I know that if I do, I will be in store for a perfectly fun and enjoyable platformer that will keep me entertained for an hour or two. And I think that, coming from a game like this, that's really all you can ask for.


THE GRADE:
C+


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Friday, May 16, 2025

VHS Tape #19: Survivor All-Stars

 


The title of this stems from the fact that this tape was originally Survivor All Stars. I recorded over it when I found out that it was going to be released on DVD.

(00:00:00)

American Idol 4. Top 12 - Top 6 guys and girls combined. Mario Vazquez drops out and Nikko Smith comes back. The theme is music of the 60's.
 - Jessica Sierra: Shop Around
 - Anwar Robinson: A House Is Not A Home
 - Mikalah Gordon: Son Of A Preacher Man
 - Constantine Maroulis: You Make Me So Very Happy
 - Lindsay Cardinale: Knock On Wood
 - Anthony Fedorov: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
 - Nadia Turner: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
 - Bo Bice: Spinning Wheel
 - Vonzell Solomon: Anyone Who Had A Heart
 - Scott Savol: Ain't Too Proud To Beg
 - Carrie Underwood: When Will I Be Loved
 - Nikko Smith: I Want You Back

Bravo countdown of the scariest movies ever. Jaws is number 1. I beg to differ.

(00:36:43)

COPS
 - The police enter a house with a bunch of white trash rednecks. Some of them were smoking crack and get arrested.
 - Fat prostitute beat up by a Mexican

Mad TV clip where a few of the Mad TV guys come to the filming of the Top 12 episode of American Idol. They talk to some of the contestants including Bo Bice.

 AI4 Top 12 results show
 - Group performance of When You Tell Me That You Love Me
 - The Ford music video is some song I've never heard of before
 - Mikalah, Lindsay, and Jessica are the bottom 3, and Lindsay goes home

Jay Leno. This is a short clip where a lawyer listens wide eyed as Michael Jackson talks. 

(1:07:25)

Pat McCurdy concert on TV where he sings Our Song of Love and Sex and Beer, among other things. He also talks to the crowd as he usually does.

Some show on Spike with crazy things caught on video
 - High school hockey player gets naked after a big fight to ease the tension
 - Helicopter loses control and crashes at an air show
 
COPS
 - Police pull over two white people driving a stolen car. There is also a dog in the car. The guy tells the police he bought the car with drugs and didn't know it was stolen.
 - Another stolen vehicle pulled over. Black people drive away when the cop gets out of his car and approaches the vehicle. They are chased.
 
Bob Saget AFV
 - Sheet of ice slides off the top of building and comes down on some people
 - Mom falls down while helping little baby down a slide
 - Falsetto Animal Theater

Discovery Health special about disfigured people
 - Badly burned cop with a wife and kids. He comes back to work after his terrible accident.
 - Deformed boy has surgery to look more normal
 - Treacher Collins people interviewed

Clip from a VH1 show where they talk about the use of the song Sister Christian in the movie Boogie Nights

(1:52:12) 

Episode of Blind Date with Julie Berry from Survivor Vanuatu

AI4 Top 11. Billboard Hot 100's is the theme
 - Anthony: I Knew You Were Waiting For Me
 - Carrie: Alone
 - Scott: Against All Odds
 - Bo: Time In A Bottle
 
Mad TV skit about the Jerry Springer show. Jerry gets upset because people aren't fighting, and takes a hostage at gunpoint and says he will shoot if they don't start beating each other.

AI4 (cont)
 - Nikko: Incomplete
 - Vonzell: Best Of My Love
 - Constantine: I Think I Love You
 - Nadia: Time After Time
 - Mikalah: Love Will Lead You Back
 - Anwar: Ain't Nobody
 - Jessica: Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Clip from the news about the UWM bookstore being sold out of apparel as the team makes the Sweet 16.

AI4. This is the replay show after the numbers were messed up on the previous episode. All performances were shown again, but I did not record them - only the new judge critique.

(2:49:49)

COPS
 - Police come to a house where a woman is babysitting small children and they arrest a Mexican guy who has guns and drugs on him

Clip from Conan O'Brien where he is "interviewing" Barry Bonds about steroids. It's not really Barry Bonds, it is just a photograph with the mouth moving. At the end Sammy Sosa comes out, but the tape moves on.

Family Matters. Urkel is blamed for an explosion in a science class room. There is a trial and it is found that his blonde haired rival tried to frame him.

Step By Step. Frank and Carol find out that they aren't legally married. Frank dresses as a clown when the clown he had booked for his son's birthday cancels last minute. The wedding was supposed to be right after the party, so he has to get married as a clown.

Step By Step. Dana sneaks out to a seedy bar named Jakes to see one of her favorite singers perform. Frank, Cody, and Carol come to the rescue and beat up a bunch of biker thugs to save her.

(3:48:03) 

AI4 Results show (finally)
 - Cheesy group performance of He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother
 - Ford Music video - Hey Now, You're A Rockstar
 - Mikalah Gordon booted

MXC. Mall Workers vs Telephone
 - Eat Shitake. Hey! This is my Facebook ID.
 - Circle Jerkers
 - In and Outhouse
 - Dope on a Rope. Tupac Babaganoosh goes in this segment and fails.
 
MXC. Art World vs Insurance
 - Sinkers and Floaters
 - Dead Endzone
 - Handjob
 - Wall Buggers. Chet Babaganoosh is the last one up, and fails.
 
COPS
 - Mexican guy arrested breaking into a roof of a store and stealing boxes out
 - Hysterical black lady named Sheri is stabbed multiple times by Mexican after he smoked crack. She freaks out and does not want to get in the ambulance and go to the hospital.
 - White trash chick is pulled over and lies about not having drugs. When drugs are found on her she gives a sob story.
 - Cop talks to a Mexican homeless looking guy who fishes crabs out of the ocean in Miami. The cop says he loves this guy.
 - Suicidal black man throws bricks at a Burger King window. When the cops come, he says he wanted to be arrested and gives a sob story about how his life sucks.
 - Prostitution stings where johns are arrested. Not much special here, except for a guy who offers only one dollar.
 - Car flipped on the side of a road and a woman is ejected through the windshield and is found on the ground in front of the car.

(5:09:42)

Ripley's Believe It or Not clip about a woman with no legs who uses a skateboard to get around. She is married and has a child. She also has enormous boobs. 

AFV
 - Man hit in the crotch with a board
 - Person runs full head of steam right into a snowman
 - Guy spins around on a baseball bat and runs into the side of a building
 - Boy does backflip on a pool table and smashes the light above him with his foot
 - Guys hook up some kind of electric shock thing to their arm pits and let the juice fly
 - People ski down a flight of stairs and fall
 - Funny dog clips, most of them are little dogs
 - Stuck In The Middle With You music montage
 - People in masks scare a sleeping boy, and his screaming reaction is shown in slo mo
 - Slo mo clip where a family is posing for a picture, and the tripod falls. The dad pushes off on his kids crotch and runs towards the camera to grab it.
 - Another slo mo clip where a guy falls through the roof of a shed, and is almost nailed in the crotch by a falling brick while he's on the ground.
 - Guy runs into power line trying to catch a ball
 - Cat freaks out and scrambled around in the bathroom at the threat of being washed
 - Person sleds down driveway in box and hits a pole
 - Man puts a bug on a girl sitting in a chair and she freaks out
 - Child hides under a curtain and only the butt and legs are visible from behind
 - Little girl runs off with entire pinata after it is knocked down and other kids chase after her
 - Clips with band members falling down on and off stage
 - Clip with guys whapping each other on the head with spoons
 - Little child keeps taking pictures of himself at Christmas with flash camera
 - Little boy in front of a trainers toilet tries to pee and keeps telling the pee to come on out
 - Kid covers his face in Maxi pads and looks like a mummy
 - Kid on one of those electric car things runs into a man, and then backs up over another kid
 - Clips of people sleeping. Some of them are awoken in scary fashion.
 - Dog is confused by no glass on the front door. It only will go out when door is opened, even though it can walk right out.
 - Little kid music montage
 - Kid gets excited over Christmas present and dances
 - Skunk opens gift
 - Orange cat hangs out in Christmas tree
 - Kid knocks over Christmas tree with electric car thing
 - Kid pukes while on Santa's lap
 - How many crotch hits until the turtle can make it through the door? 34
 - Kid scared by mask
 - Dog tries to get in crotch of person sitting cross legged
 - Dancing people smack heads
 - Kid falls at top of water slide
 - Batting cage guy hits foul ball into his crotch
 - Shaving cream sleeping gag played on Army guy
 - Couple on beach knocked over by big wave
 - Para sailor hits big wave but keeps going
 - Dog runs into person and knocks them over
 - Chick falls backward in lawn chair
 - Shark scares people at beach
 - Slo mo clip montage
 - Confused dog clip wins the grand prize. The people are from Wisconsin.

(5:43:43)

Bobby Jon on Early Show after losing fire making challenge on Survivor Palau

Discovery Health special with deformed people prepping for cosmetic surgery. There is a deformed woman named Haley, a boy named Julian (who looks like a freaky Harry Potter) and a baby who is not named.

Clips from some TLC show about people who act weird after getting pulled over for drunk driving. One person puts traffic cone on head, another does backflips. There is also a guy in assless chaps, and strippers who come out of the car naked.

Discovery Health special (cont). Julian goes in for surgery and has to wear a thing on his head which must be tightened daily that pulls his face forward. Haley applies for a job.

TLC special with stupid criminal behavior
 - Car that is pulled over on side of road gets hit by van
 - Semi hits a cop car on side of road and wipes out
 - Another semi hits a cop car
 - White guy in afro wig robs a store and no one takes him seriously. He asks customer on the way out for money and only gets one dollar. "I treat you nice, see?"
 - Robber grabs entire cash register and can't open it. He almost shocks himself.
 - Guy with knife tries to rob fried chicken joint and gets beat by the employees and they throw hot grease on him
 - Robber fires gun at cashier and can't get register open. He tells a customer in the store to open it, and he does. But he takes all the money for himself and the robber barely gets anything.

Discovery Health special (cont). Mother of deformed baby decides not to have surgery. The baby has a birthday party. Julian is shown post surgery. He looks better but he is still kinda ugly. The face was over corrected so that when he grows, he will grow into it. The mom doesn't like the new look. Post surgery Haley is still ugly, but gets a nanny job.

(6:25:33) 

Maury Povich episode about couples who are opposites.
 - Skinny black man with enormous black woman who is 20 years younger than him
 - Hot blonde 18 year old porn star named Holly with a really old man
 - Midget dates a tall black woman with enormous boobs
 - Business man dates a woman with giant fake 64MM boobs
 - Black man with 500 pound white woman
 - 20 year old hot black woman with 82 year old black man in pimp suit
 - Young hot white woman with 450 pound black man
 - Old white man with midget. They have been married 12 years.
 
Brief clip on the news about Cory Clark coming out with his affair with Paula Abdul while on American Idol

Maury (cont)
 - Conservative blonde woman with tattooed bald man with all kinds of piercings and modified implants

AFV
 - Man throws bowling ball and launches himself down the lane while the ball is stuck in his hand. This has to be rehearsed.
 - Boy jumps off diving board and hits his bottom on the edge of it
 - Crab latches onto a little boy's foot
 - Little kid kicks Lego board in half
 - Guy gets pie in face right before blowing candles out on cake
 - Tree swinging mishaps
 - Funny dog clips
 - Slow Ride music montage

Fear Factor clip where woman can't eat maggoty cheese


AFV (cont)
 - A couple of funny swinging clips
 - Man dragged around by kite
 - Fat man jumps on balloon in water and launches someone way up in the air
 - Two people skydive together. This is not funny at all. Why is it on the show?
 - Women who can't ride motorcycles vs kids who need to go potty during school pageants
 - Spaghetti eating clips. One guy puts spaghetti in his nose and sucks it into his mouth. Ew.
 - Guy kicked in crotch 3 times during gymnastics
 - Kid flushes toilet while sitting in it
 - A group of running kids falls down all over each other
 - Dog won't eat a treat that comes from the dog catcher. This clip goes on to win at the end.
 - Giant ball hits person who is working out
 - Ringbearer child throws pillow
 - ATV flips over going up hill
 - Cat chases mouse around yard
 - Dancing guys at wedding get knocked around
 - Baby twitches legs when tickled
 - Lion squirts pee at camera
 - Person pushes piano over on stage
 - Violin falls apart while being played
 - Child bashes away at piano keys
 - Candle holding girl falls at wedding
 - Alligator scared into water by group of birds
 - Dog with chattery jaw
 - Gerbil spins wheel in cage
 - Ugly birds swarm woman and go crazy eating out of a giant bowl and the woman is mortified
 - Guy gets stuck inside one of those red and yellow kid vehicles
 - Dog stuck in dog door
 - Kid stuck in shirt while pulling it off
 - Hole knocked in ceiling to pull cat out
 - People falling from ladders montage
 - Poodle growls and has bug eyes while being pet
 - Girl leans against fence by swimming pool and it falls backward
 - Cat licks self and touches genitals
 - Black girl lights afro on fire while blowing out birthday candles

 - Woman gets flipped off of a horse's back and into a fence
 - Kid breaks tape measure in pieces and tapes it back together in wrong order
 - Buffalo lays down in middle of volleyball court
 - Seal swims around stuck in a hoop
 - Dog attacks giant fake spider
 - Little chick can't make it up steps
 - Dog dives into bottom of pool and retrieves toy
 - Pug dog in bumblebee outfit walks around during Halloween and looks miserable
 - Black guy punches scarecrow that jumps up and scares him during trick or treat

*Simon Cowell presents Il Divo during the commercials*

AFV (cont)
 - Boy blows an enormous bubble, and then a bubble inside the bubble, and then a bubble inside that one!
 - The "Picky dog" clip wins

VH1 clip where people talk about Jennifer Lopez's ass. Gervase from Survivor is a fan.

Bob Saget version of AFV
 - Swimming pool mishaps
 - Kid shares ice cream with monkey
 - Kid runs over ice cream cone and picks it up and eats it
 - Golfing clips
 - Camera is set up to make it look like baby is climbing a wall
 - Guy wipes out on dirtbike
 - Scottish people in kilts fall while pushing a cart
 - Guy jumps on skateboard and falls
 - Lady falls off kid bike
 - Lady runs into branch on riding lawnmower and falls off

MXC. Aerospace vs Fast Food
 - Sno Man's Land
 - Frozen Wall Bangers
 - Sperm Wheelers
 - Frigid Slope of Icy Death. Heydoop Babaganoosh is first to go here, and doesn't score.

MXC. Unemployed vs Environmentalists
 - Wall Bangers
 - Finger It
 - Dope on a Rope
 - Irritable Bowl Syndrome
 - Pole Riders. Permeeth Babaganoosh is halfway through this segment and does not make it.


END OF TAPE

 

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Monday, May 12, 2025

VHS Tape #18: Fairplay



This is another tape of random recorded stuff, named after the one and only Johnny Fairplay.

(00:00:00)

Cops

 - Guy is held up by a robber but beats the crap out of him. The robber is lying on the ground in a pool of blood and the man is freaking out because he thinks he killed him.
 - Police come to settle a domestic dispute between two obnoxious African American people. The male half of the argument is cuffed and arrested for striking the female. As they are outside talking, a drunk white guy comes staggering down the sidewalk carrying a can of beer. He is arrested too.

Mad TV. This is a Halloween episode.
 - Stuart trick or treats. He goes into a woman's house to use the bathroom and comes out playing with a pair of undies. He also does the "look what I can do!" thing many times. When he finally leaves the house, the next trick or treater is a blonde girl with mental problems.
 - Dad freaks out because his daughter is going to the prom with Kiss. The sound takes a poop in the middle of this skit but it gets better afterwards.
 - Michael Jackson is revealed to be the Scream killer and battles with Kiss
 - Dumb Little Nestor skit

(00:30:39)

Crank Yankers
 - Woman gets an anonymous singing telegraph, and the words are really creepy and desperate
 - Little girl calls a store looking to get a credit card and argues with the man on the line when he won't give her one because she's only 8 years old
 - Guy calls retirement home looking to recruit some seniors for an adult video
 - Radio DJs trick a woman into thinking that a delivery driver was on the way to her house to deliver 200 pounds of scallops
 - Old man Elmer calls a whorehouse looking to plan a reunion. He says lots of funny sexual things.
 - Woman calls plastic surgery office looking to get all kinds of cosmetic work done on her 11 year old

(00:46:09)

Maury Povich. Woman slaps and abuses a mentally handicapped child who she is watching, and it is all caught on hidden camera.

Family Matters. Carl tries to be manly and fix the roof when it gets a hole in it. Lots of shenanigans ensue, and Eddie falls through the whole. Urkel tries to impress Laura by climbing the rope in gym class and uses a jetpack to do so. Carl falls off the roof and drags the toolbox down on top of him. At the end Urkel crashes through the roof and breaks it again with his jetpack.

Mad TV
 - Lowered Expectations - Angry bald black guy
 - Small Claims Court. This is like a spoof of People's Court. The defendant's parents are unruly and disturb everyone
 - Lowered Expectations - Angry black guy returns, and is mad no one is returning his ad. He even interrupts someone else's ad, he's so angry.

(1:17:17)

COPS
 - Truck with no headlights on is pulled over at night. Inside are two trashy old white guys who say that they were driving with no lights on because the battery was dying. The dashboard is covered in trash... and the police are disgusted because you can barely even see over all of the junk. They make the guys clean it up, and then their truck dies. The cops let them go and say that they are just down on their luck.
 - Older black man tries to run from the cops, but is tackled to the ground. "I'm an old man, I'm an old man" he yells. He had a gun and stolen property on him. He also pees himself.

Fear Factor reality edition. Ethan Zohn Jenna Morasca, Nikki McKibbin, Omarosa, and other contestants compete. There is a lot of boring chatter between the host and the players.
 - First event, they have to hang from a rope and grab flags as they shimmy across it. Nikki wins for the girls and the Bachelorette dude wins for the guys.
 - The contestants trash talk Omarosa
 - Second stunt is very complex. They have to spit up and eat worm guts, among other things. Reichen is eliminated for the guys, and Jenna is eliminated for the girls. The only girl I have on film doing the task is Omarosa.
 - The third task is for a reward. The players are locked in a cage that spins in and out of the water. They must unlock the locks and escape fastest to win. Nobody can do it.
 - For the fourth task, the players must drive a car over a ramp that is mounted on a moving vehicle. The Bachelorette guy wins

(2:48:36) 

Crank Yankers
 - Weird Asian guy responds to a personal ad for a house sitter and the person who answers is a young boy named Kevin who screws around with the guy
 - Guy delivers singing telegram to a woman working at a nursing home. The song is from an old man. She laughs hysterically.
 - Guy calls a man looking to buy his adult videos, and the man tries to pick him up

MXC. Motor Sports vs Postal
 - Dead Letter Zone
 - Foul Balls
 - Irritable Bowl Syndrome. Blaze Babaganoosh is in this segment.
 - Log Drop. Blaze Babaganoosh goes again and makes it across.
 
Crank Yankers
 - Woman calls looking for a housekeeping job and the guy who answers says "Wow!" all the time
 - Elmer the old man calls a bus station's lost and found looking for his pacemaker
 - Trippy Special Ed clip where he's flying through some kind of weird dream land
 - A guy named Doctor Premise, who has to talk through a robot voice thingy like Stephen Hawking, calls a speech therapist and propositions him
 - Singing telegram guy calls a woman who works at a dry cleaner
 - Kevin calls a magic store and asks why so many magicians are gay, in addition to other oddball questions
 - Black mom calls a charm school looking to get her daughter into the school

American Idol 4 top 16 elimination show.
 - Recap of the previous night
 - Travis and Nikko are eliminated
 - Janay and Amanda are eliminated
 - The top 12 dance for the camera
 
(3:48:05)

South Park. Mr Garrison gets a sex change, which inspires Kyle to have a "negroplasty" to become a tall black kid so he can be better at basketball. This inspires Kyle's dad to have a "dolphinoplasty", which surgically alters him to look like a dolphin. In the end they all change back.

Family Matters. Mother Winslow becomes engaged to Fuller, much to Carl's chagrin. Steve, Waldo, and Eddie go out on a fire escape during a party and it spins around and almost falls down.

Family Matters. This is the episode where Mother Winslow gets married. Carl wants an extravagant wedding, and clashes with everyone on ideas.

(4:50:12)

MXC. Courtroom vs Rodeo
 - Crossing the Pee-O Grande
 - Wall Buggers
 - Little Man In The Boat. Kazmanak Babaganoosh goes here, and scores.
 - Clear Sphere Of Fear
 
MXC Couples Edition. Unfortunately, there is no Babaganoosh in this segment. The names of the events are altered in the theme of it being couples edition.
 - Plank Spankers
 - The "Romantic" Rotating Surfboard of Death
 - Hot Steaming Bowl of Love (Irritable Bowl Syndrome)
 - The Sticky Stuff of Love (Wall Bangers)
 - Brass Balls "of Love"  

Short clip of a CNN news story about famous actors lending their voices to video games 

(5:28:24)

Very short news clip about Gene Keady retiring at Purdue. I loved his hair.

Some show about crazy police chases, narrated by John Bunnell
 - Gang members in a green van lead the cops on a high speed pursuit. Some of the gang members jump out and surrender. Eventually it hits spike strips and the two people still in the car are arrested.
 - Cops chase a car that drove away without paying for gas, and it crashes
 - Stolen car chased at high speeds. It crashes into oncoming traffic.
 - Two drunkards in a fast car lead a cop on a high speed chase and almost lose him several times, but they keep losing control of the car. They go out of their way to hit signs and mailboxes. Eventually the car crashes and the suspects are arrested.
 - Vehicle is chased late at night. It hits spike strips but keeps going. The cops try to pit maneuver it and it doesn't work. He is persistent, Eventually the suspect gets out of the car, throws away a gun, tries to break into another car only to see that he cant, and gets into his old car and drives off again. Eventually the car can't go anymore and he's arrested.

Zaza Pachulia makes comments about the Milwaukee Bucks

TV Guide channel show where they talk about the American Idol 4 contestants. They praise Anwar's performance of "What a Wonderful World" and also discuss Simon's insult of Ryan Seacrest. They also make mention of Janay's bad performance, and show who was voted out.

(5:45:52)

America's Most Talented Kids, hosted by Dave Coulier
 - Little girl named Alessandra who looks like a singing robot doll, belts out Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
 - Tap dancing boy
 - 14 year old country girl sings a song
 - Young black boy sings My Girl and the judges love it
 - 15 year old girl sings Falling by Alicia Keys
 - Alessandra is revealed as the winner
 
Very short clip of the police chase show, where a motorcycle is getting chased at high speeds


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Thursday, May 8, 2025

Video Game Review #574: Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4
PlayStation 4


Before Playing:

I've been slowly making my way through the Far Cry series over the last ten years. I played the original game back in 2015. There was a seven year gap before I played the second game in 2022. I then played the third game in 2023, followed by its Blood Dragon DLC in 2024. Now here in 2025, it is time to tackle Far Cry 4.

I've always liked the series. The first game was just okay, which is why it took me seven years to move onto its sequel. But all the ensuing games have been pretty darn good. For this reason, I was optimistic about 4. How would I feel about it? Well, my opinion of the game kept going up and down repeatedly as I played it.

Let's see why.




Story:

If you've played a Far Cry game in the past, you should recognize a lot of the series' tropes in this one. Playing as a man named Ajay, you return to your parents home country of Kyrat (inspired by India) to scatter your dead father's ashes. Kyrat is currently experiencing a civil war which makes things murky for our dear hero. Quickly you are caught between two warring factions: the faction with the tyrannical yet charismatic leader, and the faction that is rebelling against him. You have to team up with the rebels to take the bad guy out.

This is just the super quick, Cliff's Notes version of things. There are many characters and side quests. You have two different rebel leaders vying for power and you must back one of them. There are a few choices you can make at the end of the game that can change the ending. But honestly, I did not find myself caring about any of that stuff AT ALL. I am here for the gameplay.




Gameplay:

I'll admit, I wasn't "feeling" this game the first week or so that I was playing it. It felt an awful lot like previous entries in the Far Cry series, particularly 3. There are some nice quality of life features added to Far Cry 4, but the gameplay itself is nearly identical to the last few games in the series. It felt like I was playing the same old game, but with better graphics and a new setting.

There are a lot of similarities. Let's start with the basics. You explore the land, uncovering the map a bit at a time. You can walk or you can hop in a car and drive. There are mission markers that you can drive to. Accept a mission for the Golden Path (the rebellion) to advance the storyline. Or you can just explore. The map is huge and filled with hundreds and hundreds of things to do. You can climb towers which allow you to see specific items and locations on the map. You go into battle against enemy outposts, who will trigger an alarm and call for backup if you are spotted. You collect herbs. You hunt animals. You use their skin to craft new items for your inventory. 

As you explore, you pick up a ton of little treasure boxes that give you money or items to sell at the store. The map is filled with collectible items, like hidden journals, Mani Wheels, and Masks of Yalung. Buildings are littered with propaganda posters to burn or tear down. There's just so much shit literally everywhere. And I'm not even done yet. There are dozens of small, money-earning quests that aren't really essential to the plot of the game that you can complete. Hunting missions, assassinations, and hostage rescue quests will take up a lot of your time. You can destroy convoys. You can hijack enemy supply vehicles. Mini "karma" missions always pop up on the map. These missions never take more than a minute or two to complete. Beating karma missions earns you money, EXP, and a positive reputation among the NPCs in the game.

I'm still not done. The game also has a Gladiator-esque fighting arena in it where you must defeat waves of enemies to earn EXP and money. At one point in the game, you move back into your parents' house, and you can spend money to upgrade it. The appearance, the functionality of it, etc. You can plant a garden, raise some hogs, buy a personal helicopter, etc. 

Long story short, there is a LOT to do in the game. You can spend hours and hours looking for collectibles, earning money, and doing side quests. You can completely ignore the main plot of the game for the longest time if you want to. Eventually you will have to tackle some main missions if you want to unlock the second part of the map. But damn, this is one huge game.

The controls are good. This is easily the most polished Far Cry game I've played to date. Everything is smooth and responsive. Very easy to pick up and play. There's a grappling mechanic introduced in this game, and it works pretty well. Combat is fun. You can go in with guns blazing or you can take a more stealthy approach. I always try to start with stealth, but then quickly adapt to "just shoot everyone" if I am spotted. My favorite weapon was the grenade launcher. I had that in my inventory at all times. Can take out enemies and vehicles with one hit. And you don't need to be accurate with your shot, as long as the enemy is hit by the blast. It was like a cheat code as I was playing. You can take out waves of enemies at a time. I can't imagine making it through this game without one.

On the whole. I'd say this game took me about 40ish hours to complete. I am not sure. I didn't look at my stats, and the game did not tell me how long I'd been playing when I beat it. But it seemed like a really long time.

Like I said before, I didn't really like the game at first. It felt too familiar, too "been there done that" for my tastes. And that's not wrong. There is nothing in Far Cry 4 that I have not seen dozens of times in other open world games like The Witcher, Horizon Zero Dawn, GTA, Nier, Infamous, Assassin's Creed, and the other Far Cry games. But once I got a few hours into the game and I became more comfortable with the game mechanics, I started to have a good time. I loved searching for masks, taking on side missions, hunting animals, and exploring as much as I could on the game map. There is ALWAYS something to do in this game. It is very addicting.




Graphics:

No doubt about it: this is a beautiful game. The series definitely looks and plays a lot better on the PS4. All the other Far Cry games I have played were on the PS3. 

I like the lush India-inspired setting. It's pretty unique. You don't see a lot of games set in this location. Right off the bat, the monkey brain thing reminded me of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It is fun to explore the rich forests or ride a boat on the crystal clear rivers and lakes. It's when you get up high on the mountains that you can really take in the grand scope and size of this massive open world.

I love the ornate interior design of the game. The palaces are very luxurious, while the living conditions of the "little people" are ramshackle and destroyed by war. Enemies look good. The animal wildlife you encounter looks good. The game has some fun cinematic moments, too. Like the opening scene. And there's other moments in the game where you "trip out" that are very fun and colorful.




Sound:

The game sounds pretty good. I wouldn't say there's really any memorable original songs from the game. Nothing that I'll hear and make me immediately think: "That's Far Cry 4!" I do like the continued use of pop culture songs in the Far Cry series. It's something I've come to expect and look forward to. In this game it is the use of "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" that steals the show.

Voice acting is pretty good, as is the norm for Far Cry games. The charismatic villain in this game is Pagan Min. Right off the bat, the game makes it clear that this guy is going to be one of the big, memorable stars of the game.

I have to give a shout out to the game for its small audio cues, particularly as you are looking for the hidden masks. As you get near them, they emit this eerie chanting sound. You have to follow the sound to find the mask, most of which blend right into the environment.




Overall:

I'm glad I stuck with this game. Like I mentioned earlier in the review, I was not having a good time when I first started playing this. The game is just so incredibly similar to previous entries in the Far Cry series. All I could think while I was playing was: "ugh, this is so unoriginal." I've definitely been there, done that many times.

As the game progressed and things started to open up a little bit, I started to enjoy the game more. Yeah, it's still incredibly similar to previous entries in the series, but those games are fun. So this game is fun. Not horribly original or groundbreaking, but still fun. And it does a lot of things right. Great graphics, great voice acting, smooth gameplay, and a world full of things to see and do. 

But one of the main reasons I enjoyed this game is because, for the first time ever, my son started to express interest in a video game and watching me play it. Now, an M-rated game full of violence and death isn't exactly what you want your 4-year old to show interest in. So when he was watching, I would make sure to tackle more "family friendly" tasks like finding the hidden masks. My son loved helping me scour the blue circles on the map, looking for them. It was very cute when he'd say "I hear one!" when the chanting started. In fact, this actually led to a pre bedtime ritual where he and I would "look for the masks" in our house. I'd hide things like Lite Brite pegs around his room. When he would get close to finding one, I would start making the chanting noise to show that he was close.

He highly enjoyed the garden that I planted outside the Ghale Homestead as well. He often wanted me to go back and "pick all the flowers." He also liked helping me find the propaganda posters scattered around the game. He started to refer to them as "Donald Trump" posters. I have no idea where he got that from. He probably heard me call it a propaganda poster (as they are called in the game) and put two and two together in his mind. I don't even know he knows the word propaganda, but apparently he does. It's funny how the mind of a 4-year old works. 

So yeah. Not only is this a pretty decent Far Cry game, it holds a special place in my heart because my son liked watching me play it so much. He's nearly five now. I bet when he is older, he is going to associate Far Cry with me, and with some of his first gaming memories. And that's awesome. But I can't let that cloud my judgement here. As cute as it was that he liked watching me play, and as much as I did like the game, there is no denying that there is NOTHING original to be found here. It's essentially Far Cry 3 with a more polished skin. Same fetch quest style missions. Same combat. Same towers to climb. Same mechanics when raiding an enemy base. Same hunting mechanics. Same driving mechanics. Same, same, same. Now, more of a good thing isn't necessarily bad. But in a game like this, it can get tiring.

My final ruling: this is a good game, but not a great one. If you've never played a Far Cry game before, and this is your first experience with one, you'll probably love it. If you've played all the previous games in the series before, you're probably going to have a similar experience with the game like I had. So while this technically may be "the best" Far Cry game, it is only going to get a B from me. That puts it below Far Cry 3, Blood Dragon, and the original Far Cry on my grading scale. It does get a slightly better score than Far Cry 2, though. That said, despite the inconsistency in the scoring, I still think this may be the "best" game in the series. Take that however you may.

 
THE GRADE:
B


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Thursday, May 1, 2025

2025 Things: April






4.1: Watched movie: X-Men: The Last Stand. Listened to 1 episode of Retrovaniacs (ep 14). Watched 1 episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City (1.03). Listened to 1 episode of the Retrograde (Robocop 35th Anniversary). Watched 3 episodes of The Challenge (34.16, 34.17, and 34.18). Watched 1 episode of Home Improvement (1.13). Watched 1 episode of Rings of Power (1.07). Watched 1 episode of Starting Five (1.02). 

4.2: Watched 1 episode of The Challenge (33.01). Listened to 1 episode of Post Show Recaps: House of the Dragon (1.07 recap). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (911 Confession). Watched 1 episode of Daredevil: Born Again (1.07). Watched 1 episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City (1.04). Watched 2 episodes of Batman: The Animated Series (Showdown and Riddler's Reform).

4.3: Watched 2 episodes of Australian Survivor (12.19 and 12.20). Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.15). Watched 1 episode of Batman: The Animated Series (Second Chance). Watched 1 episode of Starting Five (1.03). Watched 1 episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City (1.05). Listened to 1 episode of The Retroblast (Metal Gear Solid).

4.4: Watched 3 episodes of The Challenge (33.02, 33.03, 33.04). Listened to 1 episode of The Cabin (Wisconsinista's Favorite Indoor Museums). Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 231). Watched 1 episode of Batman: The Animated Series (Harley's Holiday). Finished video game: Resident Evil 2 (N64). Watched movie: Titanic.

4.5: Watched 1 episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City (1.06). Listened to 1 episode of the Retrograde (Blast Corps). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Cinema (Miikeversary: Gozu). Listened to 1 episode of Sega Saturn Shiro (Editor's Corner: ep 18). Listened to 1 episode of The 7th Rule (ep 272). Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.16). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (4.3.25 ep). Watched movie: Stir of Echoes. Listened to 1 episode of Retrovaniacs (ep 15).

4.6: Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 205). Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 73). Listened to 1 episode of The Cartridge Club (CC Extra #9). Listened to 1 episode of the Retrograde (Stuntman for PS2). Listened to 1 episode of Ear Biscuits (ep 54). Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.17). Watched 1 episode of Yellowjackets (2.02). Listened to 1 episode of Post Show Recaps: House of the Dragon (Rob and Josh Discuss 1.07).

4.7: Watched movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Listened to 1 episode of Retronauts (Micro 57). Listened to 1 episode of Retroblast (SoulCalibur). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Cinema (Nightmare on Elm St. Franchise Review Pt 2). Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.18). Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (The Regulators). Listened to 1 episode of Rings of Power (1.08). 

4.8: Watched 2 episodes of Yellowjackets (2.03 and 2.04). Watched 2 episodes of Australian Survivor (12.21 and 12.22). Watched 1 episode of The Challenge (33.05). Watched movie: X-Men: First Class.  Listened to 1 episode of Post Show Recaps: House of the Dragon (1.08 recap).

4.9: Watched 1 episode of Batman: The Animated Series (Lock-Up). Listened to 1 episode of Worth it or Worthless (ep 12). Watched 1 episode of Yellowjackets (2.05). Watched 1 episode of The Challenge (33.06).

4.10: Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 206). Watched 3 episodes of The Challenge (33.07, 33.08, and 33.09). Listened to 1 episode of Retronauts (4.51). Watched 1 episode of Starting Five (1.04). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (Missing in Mesquite).

4.11: Watched 1 episode of Daredevil: Born Again (1.08). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (4.10.25 ep). Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 207). Watched 2 episodes of The Challenge (33.10 and 33.11). Watched 1 episode of Yellowjackets (2.06). Finished video game: Maximo: Ghosts to Glory. Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (The Ties That Bind Desperation and Regulators). Watched 1 episode of Black Mirror (7.01).

4.12: Watched 2 episodes of The Challenge (33.12 and 33.13). Listened to 1 episode of the FF Dynasty (9.19). Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 232). Watched 1 episode of Yellowjackets (2.07). Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (Behind the Curtain of Stephen King Rules Film Fest).

4.13: Watched 2 episodes of Yellowjackets (2.08 and 2.09). Listened to 1 episode of The Retrograde (Rayman). Listened to 1 episode of The Cabin (Wisconsin's Top Hiking Trails). Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 233). Listened to 2 episodes of Retronauts (Micro 25 and 26). Listened to 1 episode of Post Show Recaps: House of the Dragon (Rob and Josh Discuss 1.08). Listened to 1 episode of Sega Saturn Shiro (Bonus: Shiro Breakfast Club Cast). Watched movie: Dune Part Two. Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (8.128).

4.14: Watched 1 episode of Starting Five (1.05). Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.20). Listened to 1 episode of Retroblast (Symphony of the Night). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Cinema (ep 48). Listened to 1 episode of The 7th Rule (ep 273). Watched 2 episodes of Black Mirror (7.02 and 7.05). Watched 1 episode of Pantheon (1.01).

4.15: Watched 1 episode of The Last of Us (2.01). Watched 2 episodes of Batman: The Animated Series (Make 'Em Laugh and Deep Freeze). Watched 1 episode of The Challenge (33.14). Watched 2 episodes of Australian Survivor (12.23 and 12.24). Listened to 1 episode of Sega Saturn Shiro (Mainline Reboot ep 3).

4.16: Watched 1 episode of Black Mirror (7.04). Watched 1 episode of Pantheon (1.02). Listened to 1 episode of Post Show Recaps: House of the Dragon (1.09 recap). Watched 2 episodes of The Challenge (33.15 and 33.16). Watched 1 episode of Daredevil: Born Again (1.09). Finished video game: Mansion of Hidden Souls. Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (Ambush in Inglewood). Watched 1 episode of Batman: The Animated Series (Batgirl Returns).

4.17: Watched 2 episodes of Pantheon (1.03 and 1.04). Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.01). Watched 1 episode of The Challenge (33.17). Listened to 1 episode of Retronauts (4.54). Watched 1 episode of Black Mirror (7.06).

4.18: Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.02). Watched 2 episodes of Survivor (48.01 and 48.02). Watched 1 episode of Black Mirror (7.03). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Gaming (Ep 51 Part 1). Watched 1 episode of Batman: The Animated Series (Holiday Knights).

4.19: Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.21). Watched 2 episodes of Survivor (48.03 and 48.04). Watched 1 episode of Starting Five (1.06).

4.20: Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.22 and 9.23). Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (So, We Watched The Dark Tower Pilot). Watched 1 episode of The Last of Us (2.02). Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.03).

4.21: Listened to 1 episode of The Survivor Historians (ep 70). Watched 1 episode of Pantheon (1.05).

4.22: Watched 1 episode of Raised By Wolves (1.01). Listened to 1 episode of Retroblast (Dead Space). Watched 1 episode of The Amazing Race (15.01). Watched 1 episode of Survivor (48.05). Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.04).

4.23: Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.24). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (The Cold Blooded Redrum of Chelsea Small). Watched 1 episode of Raised By Wolves (1.02). Watched 1 episode of Survivor (48.06). Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.05).

4.24: Watched 1 episode of Raised By Wolves (1.03). Watched 1 episode of Survivor (48.07). Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 208). Watched 1 episode of The Amazing Race (15.02). Watched 1 episode of Pantheon (1.06). Finished video game: In the Hunt. Listened to 1 episode of The Cartridge Club (CC #139).

4.25: Watched 1 episode of Raised By Wolves (1.04). Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.06). Listened to 1 episode of Retrovaniacs (ep 16). Watched 2 episodes of Survivor (48.08 and 48.09). Listened to 1 episode of The FF Dynasty (9.25).

4.26: Listened to 2 episodes of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (4.17 and 4.25.25 eps). Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 243). Watched 1 episode of The Amazing Race (15.03). Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 209). Listened to 1 episode of Retronauts (4.56). Watched 1 episode of Starting Five (1.07). Watched 1 episode of Raised By Wolves (1.05).

4.27: Listened to 1 episode of The 7th Rule (ep 274). Listened to 1 episode of Retronauts (Micro 29). Listened to 1 episode of Staff Picks (Toy Soldiers). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (second 4.25.25 ep). Listened to 1 episode of Serial Killers (Charles Manson Pt 1). Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.07). Watched 1 episode of Raised By Wolves (1.06). Listened to 1 episode of Post Show Recaps: House of the Dragon (Rob and Josh Discuss 1.09).

4.28: Watched 1 episode of The Last of Us (2.03). Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 0). Watched 2 episodes of Pantheon (1.07 and 1.08). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (Tillie's Last Walk). Listened to 1 episode of Serial Killers (Charles Manson Pt 2). Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.08). Watched movie: Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

4.29: Listened to 1 episode of The Cartridge Club (CC #59). Watched 1 episode of Raised By Wolves (1.07). Watched 1 episode of The Amazing Race (15.04). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (4.28.25 ep). Listened to 1 episode of Retronauts (Micro 30). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (11.01)

4.30: Watched 1 episode of Raised By Wolves (1.08). Watched 1 episode of The Leftovers (2.09). Listened to 1 episode of Post Show Recaps: House of the Dragon (1.10 recap). Listened to 1 episode of Retroblast (Shenmue). Watched 1 episode of The Amazing Race (15.05). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (11.02).


20 episodes of The Challenge watched
12 episodes of The FF Dynasty played
9 episodes of Batman: The Animated Series watched
9 episodes of The Leftovers watched
9 episodes of US Survivor watched
8 episodes of Raised By Wolves watched
8 episodes of Pantheon watched
8 episodes of Yellowjackets watched
8 episodes of Retronauts played
7 movies watched
7 episodes of Post Show Recaps: House of the Dragon played
6 episodes of Starting Five watched
6 episodes of Australian Survivor watched
6 episodes of Fantasy Football Happy Hour played
6 episodes of Arcade Attack played
6 episodes of Black Mirror watched


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