Off the Deep End Episode 69: Racing Lagoon
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Off the Deep End is ready to drive through the streets of Yokohama in search of speed, but to do that they'll need to play the Japan-only Squaresoft RPG Racing Lagoon. Will they be able to [GET REWARDS] and feel [THE HEAT] on their way to becoming [CRAAAZY DRIVERS]? There's only one way to find out, and it involves one of the more unhinged stories and questionable driving models we've encountered for this podcast. They also do their annual game of the year awards, which are totally different and not at all redundant with the overall Deep Listens awards! Please consider donating to the...
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Chariots of the Pods: Episode 13
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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin on their trip through Stargate SG-1 as they recount their time with the season 3 episodes "Fair Game", "Legacy", "Learning Curve", and "Point of View". Follow along with the crew as the make sense of brain bugs; getting into a love triangle with yourself; the joy of painting; evil facial hair; and nanomachines, son. Please consider donating to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler at...
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Episode 257: We All Need To 1000xRESIST
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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss 1000xRESIST! We cover the game's very topical story which includes critiques of fascism and Asian moms! The year of mean mommys continues! We also dwell on whether this game has the most compact cyberpunk moment in and game we've played before doing another fun quiz! Please consider donating to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler at tylerorbin.net
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All Hands On Deck: Episode 4
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Gino "ThatPinguino" Grieco and Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED join forces to talk about the hottest genre to hit the indie scene in the last ten years. No, they're not talking about cozy farming games or boomer shooters, instead they're talking about deckbuilders! If you've ever played Slay the Spire and wanted to know what else was out there, don't worry, they've got you covered. Like, seriously. They've both played a lot of card games and if you want to hear two adult men get into the weeds about what makes a good "One of Those" you might get something out of this! Games...
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Chariots of the Pods: Episode 12
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Journey through the gate with Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they go through the end of season 2 and beginning of season 3 of Stargate SG-1 with the episodes "1969", "Out of Mind", "Into the Fire", and "Seth." Join them as they grapple with such lighthearted topics as a bad German accent, lazy gaslighting, the return of everyone's favorite character, a room full of bad dads, and Waco but with aliens. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at If you like our new art...
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Episode 256: Planet Zoo And A Pop Quiz!
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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Planet Zoo! We cover the game's unintuative controls, outstanding scope, and the ethics of zoos. We then find out which host knows the most animal fact! Come for Gino talking about petting a penguin and stay to find out which animal trades sex for favors! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler at tylerorbin.net
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Amateur Hour: The Playoffs and The Big Game 2026
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In this episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino discuss the upcoming NFL playoffs! We discuss our favorite teams and the coaching turnover before turning to the various matchups of the playoffs. We then make our predictions all the way up to The Big Game! We finish up by checking in on the models, which were way better this year! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new...
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Game of the Year 2025
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In this episode Gino, Pete, Em, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED-, Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, and Jeff Rud debate the games we played this year for our annual Trenchies! The categories this year are: Game of the Year 2025, Best Comedy, Best Horror, Best Drama, Best Action, Best Adventure, Best Puzzler, Best Character, Worst Character, Best Soundtrack, Prettiest Game, Best Performance/Voice Acting, Best Mechanic, Biggest Disrespect of the Player's Time, Best Twist, Worst Game of Our Year 2025, Worst Story or Written Dialog, Biggest Indictment of Capitalism,...
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Off the Deep End Episode 68: Ancient Roman: Power of Dark Side (Winter Kusolstice)
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To welcome in the new year, Off the Deep End has once again roped in Cassidy from the Bad Game Hall of Fame to cover one of the great kusoge JRPGs! Our crew asks important questions such as "why does this game look the way it does?" and "why does this game sound the way it does?" The answers may surprise and shock you, but not nearly as much as where it ends up getting ranked! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at If you like our new art and want to commission some...
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Chariots of the Pods: Episode 11
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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they discuss the Stargate SG-1 season 2 episodes "Holiday", "Serpent's Song", "One False Step", and "Show and Tell". Follow along as they attempt to handle such topics as being awkward to homeless people, gloating over one's fallen enemy, bald naked white men, and mother. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler at tylerorbin.net
info_outlineIn this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Planet Zoo! We cover the game's unintuative controls, outstanding scope, and the ethics of zoos. We then find out which host knows the most animal fact! Come for Gino talking about petting a penguin and stay to find out which animal trades sex for favors!
Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate
If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens
If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler at tylerorbin.net