BBR 11/03/2024: Colonoscopy Snydercut Tier Reward
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Time to pay the piper. Boss Barrel has been providing video games coverage for close to 15 years and now its your chance to give back with a one or many time donation. Act now to exploit us for the low, low cost of 2 dollars per month. Maybe you can donate more and get the even wilder shit we talk about on the podcast. Head over to the Patreon and subscribe. Or don't and just keep listening whenever we find time to record an episode. And just remember what we always say: if you die without ever being recorded on a podcast, no one will remember you. Links:...
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BBR 06/30/2024: A Scissors but its the Shocker
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Video Games are upon us. Like the timely groundhog, we emerge from our middle aged burrows to look for our shadows and determine the state of video games in 2024. Lots to talk about and catch up on since we haven't recorded in a bit, but we keep it crisp. Watch out for spoilers and no stealing the shocker scissors patent pending. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro music 00:00:34 Introduction 00:01:13 2023 Lookback 00:07:21 Knife talk 00:10:01 Summer Game Fest Highlights 00:10:47 Doom: The Dark Ages 00:15:21 Tomb Raider 00:16:58 Astro Bot 00:19:36 Dragon's Dogma 2 00:25:11 Perfect Dark...
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BBR 03/10/2023: Accidentally Bought a PSVR 2
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A podcast full of idiots is our new slogan. Jamie is satisfied with his PSVR 2 pickup and so is Sony. Griff opposes Sony’s continued dalliance with VR and just wants them to fight Microsoft again. Geoff is dispassionately interested. We catch up on a month of played game; hot for Fire Emblem Engage, cool for Sea of Stars, nonplussed by the completely-average-with-hand/wrist-based-reluctant-companion games, hyped for Hitman Freelancer and popping off for Pizza Tower. Let's all agree to not talk about The Last of Us any more and continue to talk more about fecal...
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BBR 01/28/2023: I Still Choose You Charizard
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Griff, Geoff, and Jamie wish everyone a happy New Year and happy Lunar New Year. We discuss our Warhammer 40K resolutions, brush past the Dungeons and Dragon’s drama, set the table for our Fantasy Critic league, 2022 year of the on fire tree, and of course the video games we’ve been playing. Timestamps 00.00.00 - Intro music 00.00.33 - The Banter 00.01.39 - Introduction 00.01.57 - The Banter continued 00.06.38 - Fantasy Critic 00.09.00 - Chained Echoes 00.17.41 - Fire Emblem Engage 00.34.23 - Tunic 00.39.25 - Inscryption *mild spoilers* 00.46.58 - Shovel Knight : Dig 00.50.03 - Vampire...
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12/18/2022 Good Game Good Music Best of 2022
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Topics: Best of 2022, on fire churches, tiny folk, good games and good music Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr Music Timestamps and credits: 00.06.40 - Mirror of the World (Baiken’s Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer) 00.09.05 - The Town Inside Me (Bridget Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) and AISHA (performer) 00.11.58 - Mirror of the World (Baiken’s Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer) 00.15.11 - Godskin Apostles - Elden Ring -...
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10/30/2022 Boss Barrel Game Music Fall
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Topics: Fall, Autumn, PSLs, a gentle prelude to death Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr Music Timestamps and credits: 00.02.07 - Windmill Hills - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - David Wise 00.05.39 - Hills of Destiny (Autumn Hills Past) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes 00.08.49 - Hills of Intent (Autumn Hills Future) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes 00.10.38 - River of Life - Octopath Traveler - Yasunori Nishiki 00.15.02 - A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup - Sonic Adventure 2 - Composer Tomoya Ohtani Artist Hunnid-P 00.18.53 - What The Forest Taught Me...
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BBR 08/10/2022: Something Meatier
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On this episode of Boss Barrel Radio Griff Hoffmann, Geoff Brewer, and Jamie Sherer talk in detail about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Neon White, Playdate, and Stray. We touch on a few other games, discuss the announcement of Soulframe by Digital Extremes, give a nod to Rockstar and GTA6, and cover the Pokémon Scarlet/Violet event. Timestamps 00:33:00 - Intro 00:05:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 00:33:00 - Teenage Mustang Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 00:38:20 - Last Call BBS 00:45:00 - Neon White 00:55:05 - Into the Breach Advanced Edition 01:01:30 - Playdate 01:13:55 - Kirby and the...
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BBR 05/21/2022: Like Everything, We Peaked Long Ago
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Topics: Dragalia Lost ending and the future of service games Games: Elden Ring, Tunic, Nintendo Switch Sports, Citizen Sleeper, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Coromon, Tactics Ogre Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Music: Intro by Andy Poppen
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BBR 04/13/2022: This is a podcast about Elden Ring
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Topics: MiSTer emulation Games: Elden Ring, Triangle Strategy, Tunic, Super Auto Pets., Coromon, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Music: Intro by Andy Poppen
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BBR 02/27/2022: Damn it Feels Good to be a Masta, Pokémon Masta
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Topics: Our Pokémon MMO design doc of 2009, Nintendo Direct hype, Wide Ryu, Acquisition fever, Auto Chess, Genshin lizard people Games: Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Horizon Forbidden West, Vampire Survivors, Windjammers 2, Dying Light 2 Stay Human Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Music: Intro by Andy Poppen
info_outlineVideo Games are upon us. Like the timely groundhog, we emerge from our middle aged burrows to look for our shadows and determine the state of video games in 2024. Lots to talk about and catch up on since we haven't recorded in a bit, but we keep it crisp. Watch out for spoilers and no stealing the shocker scissors patent pending.
Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro music
00:00:34 Introduction
00:01:13 2023 Lookback
00:07:21 Knife talk
00:10:01 Summer Game Fest Highlights
00:10:47 Doom: The Dark Ages
00:15:21 Tomb Raider
00:16:58 Astro Bot
00:19:36 Dragon's Dogma 2
00:25:11 Perfect Dark
00:27:10 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
00:29:21 Mario & Luigi: Brothership
00:31:21 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
00:40:17 Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
00:41:19 Metroid Prime 4
00:43:39 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
00:49:22 Assassin's Creed Shadows
00:51:43 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
00:55:23 Animal Well
00:58:35 Loralie and the Laser Eyes
01:07:42 Chants of Sennaar
01:09:59 *Spoilers Incoming*
01:10:10 *Spoiler* Chants of Sennaar Puzzle Revelation
01:13:24 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
01:22:42 Hades II
01:23:10 Balatro
01:27:18 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
01:30:19 Palword
01:33:40 Outro
Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer
Intro music by Andy Poppen
Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann