Abnormal Mapping

Em is recovering from illness this month so Jackson called up Dia Lacina in order to preserve the streak. THE STREAK NEVER DIES. WE WILL NOT MISS A MONTH.Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Let’s Plays, Undernauts, Shinsekai: Into The Depths, Metroidvanias, Shmups, RetroAchievements, Another World, Heart of the AlienNext Month’s Game Club: OFF (2008)Music this EpisodeEscape from Another WorldFlight from Another WorldUncertain Flight from Another World

We played a classic of the greatest console ever made, the Nintendo 64, this month! How did Em find returning to a game she 100%ed long ago? How did Ace Combat superfan Jackson find Nintendo’s take on the genre? All this and more in this episode!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Switch 2, PS5 price hikes, San Francisco Rush, Hydro Thunder, Wave Race 64, Extreme G, F Zero X, Mario Kart 64, Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, Ridge Racer Type 4, Gran Turismo, Sega Rally 2, Persona 5, Star Fox 64Next Month’s Game Club: ViewfinderMusic this EpisodeOpening by Koji KondoArea 6 by Koji KondoAquas by Koji KondoStar Wolf Theme by Koji Kondo

We dig into Square’s attempt at survival horror as they hand Parasite Eve over to one of the creators of Resident Evil who proceeds to make a police procedural about being the bioweapon cops out on the streets. It’s very funny, but mostly pretty good? Glad we got around to this one.New podcast art is by boo! Go hire her to make you stuff!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Next Month’s Game Club: Children of the SunMusic this EpisodeForbidden Power by Naoshi MizutaThe First Encouonter by Naoshi MizutaM.I.S.T. by Naoshi MizutaGhost Town by Naoshi Mizuta

We’re joined this month by Nora Blake of Export Audio to talk about her and Em’s favorite dead Konami franchise: Castlevania! We’re playing the first PS2 game, a certified mid classic, a game that asks can you really get ten hours out of five rooms? The answer is: kinda????? Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Red Dead Redemption, Girls' Frontline, Persona 5 Royal, Pinfeather, Contra, Vampire Survivors Castlevania DLC, tons of Castlevania from all over the franchiseNext Month’s Game Club: No Case Should Remain UnsolvedMusic this EpisodeLament of Innocence (Leon's Theme) by Michiru YamaneHouse of Sacred Remains by Michiru YamaneMelancholy Joachim by Michiru YamaneStatue Enchanted by the Darkness by Michiru Yamane

We’re playing two not very classics of their respective genres today as we go back to the back half of the 90s to play an early action game and a relatively early 3D platformer. We’re kind of split on which game we prefer along lines I expect you’d predict, but we both had a pretty good time with both games anyway! Also, before that, Jackson gives the MOTHER of all segment 1 updates. At 16:15 or so until 1:15:30 Jackson's Audacity file broke and we had to use the backup. Em's a little quiet during this section but it's mostly okay. I did my best with the edit. Sorry about that! Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Devil May Cry 1, The Bouncer, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, TMNT 89 Arcade, Oni, Maken Shao: Demon Sword, Final Fight, Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Double Dragon 2: The Revenge, Downtown Nekketsu Story, Shinobi, Black Belt, Rolling Thunder, Altered Beast, Aliens, Ninja Gaiden (NES), Contra, Super Contra, Double Dragon (NES), Shadow Dancer, Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone, Mega Man 2, Galaxian, Defender, Scramble, Tempest, Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos, Space Harrier, Shadow of the Ninja, Xevious, Devil Blade Reboot, Batsugun, Varyznex, The Hurricane of the Varstray: Collateral Hazard, Alien vs Predator, Shoot 1Up DX, Exed Exes, Gradius, Terra Cresta, Twinbee, Slap Fight, Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Streets of Rage 2, Bare Knuckle 3, TMNT 4: Turtles in Time, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Final Fight 2, Final Fight 3, Knights of the Round, Jackson's shmup diaries on their youtube, Touhou 1 and Touhou 2, Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman, Devil May Cry, Godhand, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, Froggun, Lode Runner, Tomb RaiderNext Month’s Game Club: Soul BlazerMusic this EpisodeJohnny No More byDavid Nowlin and Greg WeberRising Zan Them by Hironobu Kageyama, Atsunori Namba, Yoshichika ShimamuraVolcano Island 4 by Justin Scharvona, Karin Griffin and Martin Gwynn JonesBonus Theme 1 by Justin Scharvona, Karin Griffin and Martin Gwynn JonesSnow Island 4 by Justin Scharvona, Karin Griffin and Martin Gwynn Jones

We close out the year by playing one of the most infamous games we’ve ever covered, a game that has been a running joke and shorthand for bad game for nearly twenty years. And yet, do we find the judgment of history fair? Do we believe in redemption for a certain blue hedgehog and the anime princess who loves him? We’re going to try our best, as we finally play Sonic 06 (with as much help as modding can give us)!To install Legacy of Solaris for yourself, please watch this video! Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Stellar Blade, Infinity Nikki, Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty, Jumping Flash 1 & 2, Sonic Advance 2, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic and the Black Knight, Sonic 06, Sonic at large, the video Jackson referenced Em had no idea about, game projects, controller preferences, dreaming up better worlds for video gamesNext Month’s Game Club: 1000xRESISTMusic this EpisodeBoss Solaris Phase 2 by Hideaki Kobayashi, Tomoya Ohtani, et al.Wave Ocean ~ The Inlet ~ by Hideaki Kobayashi, Tomoya Ohtani, et al.Town Mission 3 by Hideaki Kobayashi, Tomoya Ohtani, et al.My Destiny (Theme of Elise) by Hideaki Kobayashi, Tomoya Ohtani, et al.

One of the hot new releases of … wait, 1999? That can’t be right. Oh, it’s a fan translation. One of the hot new fan translations hitting the inter-oh I’m being informed the fan translation is from three years ago! How embarrassing. Well, we’ve been meaning to play this one for a hot minute, and when Em finally tried it they were so instantly in love with it they insisted we cover it for the podcast. So we did! Turns out, we had a great time! Please join us as we try to discover what is beyond speed!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Lollipop Chainsaw, Akiba's Trip, Oneechanbara,Oneechanbara 2, Ys IX Monstrum Nox, Etrian Odyssey, Ratchet and Clank 4 and 5 PS2, Air Comabat, Ace Combat 2, Ace Combat 3, Ace Combat 4, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Racing Lagoon, Racing Lagoon plot summary from Dungeon Chill, Ashita no Joe, Final Fantasy, Initial D, the lost generation and the bubble economy, fan translations, gallery of all the loading screens in Racing Lagoon Next Month’s Game Club: Shenmue IIMusic this EpisodeLoop Demo by Takahito Eguchi & Noriko MatsuedaTaiman Battle by Takahito Eguchi & Noriko MatsuedaYuka Suzuki by Takahito Eguchi & Noriko MatsuedaForgethill by Takahito Eguchi & Noriko MatsuedaTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: We’re Gaming!(00:54:20) - Segment 2: Racing Lagoon(02:00:45) - Segment 3: Questions