Having a bad fur day? Well throw on your leisure suit, escape monkey island and join us as Holden takes us through the history of humor in video games in an episode demanded by all those Toe Jam and Earl and Boogerman fans. What makes humor work in video games and when does it fall flatter than a pickup line in Arkham City? Plus a dissection on why quips are the most overly used form of humor now in both video games and everything else. You'll definitely be GLaD(OS) you checked this one out!Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth
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1:20:40
The Summer Soundtrack Spectacular
Holden talks us through that once beloved tradition that was born of both cinema and corporate synergy: The summer movie song. Whether it was Seal grinding on a Bat Signal, Kenny Loggins singing about jet planes, or a montage of Mr. T set to a pulse pounding track about tiger eyes, the summer movie song was everywhere...until it just wasn't anymore. What exactly happened and more importantly what are our cohosts going to pick as their three favorite summer movie songs of all time (from the early 80s to the early 2000s honestly). And please let us know your favorite because unlike Aerosmith, we probably did miss a thing.Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth
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1:27:45
The Trial of Stan Lee
Face front true believers and angry accusers!!! It's the trial of the century where we argue about that guy that was almost alive for a century: Stan Lee. Is this man also this monster we've made him out to be? That passionate prosecutor Mike Lawrence takes on diligent defense dork Jake Young while Holden (and you listeners) reach a verdict. Is Stan Lee the astonishing architect of a beloved universe or is he merely the housekeeper of ideas that stole a bunch of stuff when no one was looking?Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth
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1:20:23
Our Collectors Edition Episode On Collecting
As Jake was starting to talk about the collectors market for video games last episode Mike interrupted (productively for once) to suggest the world of collecting deserved it's own episode. So here it is! Jake talks the video game collecting boom that started a few years ago and the corruption that followed, Holden talks about the insane rise of Pokémon fever and Magic cards, and Mike has some articulated points on collecting action figures and comic books and we all ask "Is this stuff as fun once you're doing it for money"? The answer will not surprise you!Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth
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1:29:48
The High Price of Gaming
With his steady calculator and studious notes handy, Jake makes like an Atari Jaguar and does th math to talk Holden and Mike through the expensive cartridge highs and cheap ass CD ROM lows of video game pricing. And where are we headed next? Will you spend triple figure prices on Triple- A games or will rising prices finally make us all Nintendo Switch to another hobby that actually involves going outside?Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth
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The Nerds got their Revenge, now what? That’s what comedians Holden McNeely, Mike Lawrence, and Jake Young are trying to figure out in the weekly combination tribunal/confessional “Nerd of Mouth.” Recorded from the dankest basement in the “Last Podcast on the Left” studios, we’re getting to the bottom of whether there’s more to life than any% WR videogame speedruns, limited edition action figures, and anime shows about ludicrously strong children beating each other up. Theme song by Grant Gordon, logo by Andy Kluthe.
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