Side-Quest 227. Strumming on the Wheel
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Release Date: 01/18/2026
Episode 245. Mark of the Greninja
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Mark of the Ninja and Pokopia and the differing challenges of developing a video game. Also featuring learning to say goodbye, doing secret nice things, and unintentional Gender stuff going on.
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Side-Quest 241. Walking Your Friends
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and quick little games (sub-80 hours). Also featuring underwater towns, onions getting delivered, and visions of an alternate reality with better mobile games.
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Episode 244. Marathon of the Soul
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Soulcalibur and Marathon and how everything will reach the end eventually. Also featuring corporate problems, how to market something as friendslop, and an honorable dueling system.
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Side-Quest 240. Smile for the Camera
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about the camera in video games and the things we want to see. Also featuring IMAX style innovation, being a cameraman, and motion blur eyes.
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Episode 243. Gears of a Mixtape
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Gears of War and Mixtape and the unexpected experiences of a time capsule. Also featuring using words wrong, macho yet mournful men, and who Nirvana will license their music to.
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Side-Quest 239. Let's Not Get Physical
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about physical media in video games and, in particular, its inevitable slow demise. Also featuring the value of a box, good device branding, and who's looking twenty years down the line (no one).
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Episode 242. Mina's Elite Beats
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Elite Beat Agents and Mina the Hollower, and what your government can do for you. Also featuring Zelda comparisons, the rights to cover songs, and fighting with depth perception.
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Side-Quest 238. Just Teenage Girl Cringe
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and they still aren't making friends. Also featuring keeping it a little stupid, having the juice, and bringing video games into the theater.
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Episode 241. Unfair Pandora
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Pandora's Tower and Unfair Flips, and the troublesome need to spend time with people you care about. Also featuring pure skill, what makes something fun, and the prisoner's dilemma.
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Side-Quest 237. Let's Keep It Moving
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about traversal in games and the two (or three) extremes of good traversal systems. Also featuring demands for a "skip" button, why we want to jump off or slide down things, and the theoretical elimination of fast travel.
info_outlineIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about musical instruments in games and the inability to remember where buttons are. Also featuring ukelele dubiousness, canonical musical abilities, and the need for more bards.