About this episode

The crew celebrates their 200th episode with reflections, voicemails, and discussions about essential video games.

The crew celebrates eight years and two hundred episodes! PLAYERS: * Jacob McCourt ( Bluesky ) * Michael Ruffolo ( Twitter ) * Moe Murtadi ( Twitter ) * Katie Lesperance ( Bluesky ) * Flora Merigold ( Bluesky ) * Travis Colenutt ( Bluesky ) SHOW NOTES: * 0:00​​ - Housekeeping * 3:40 - We Reminisce * 16:30 - Voicemails from You! * 24:30 - The Locks for the Essential List of LBGC Games * 26:15 - Hitman & Hitman 2 * 29:00 - What Remains of Edith Finch * 32:35 - Portal * 34:55 - Celeste * 37:20 - Undertale * 43:15 - SOMA * 44:35 - The Wolf Among Us * 49:05 - Death Stranding * 55:15 - Bloodborne * 58:05 - Hotline Miami * 1:01:20 - Hades * 1:02:20 - The Best of the Rest * 1:03:25 - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus * 1:05:45 - Yakuza 0 * 1:08:40 - P.T. * 1:10:30 - Psychonauts * 1:13:00 - Chrono Trigger * 1:17:50 - Virginia * 1:21:40 - Emily is Away * 1:22:30 - Doki Doki Literature Club * 1:23:25 - Luigi's Mansion * 1:24:50 - Florence * 1:27:00 - Spec Ops: The Line * 1:27:30 - To The Moon * 1:29:05 - The Last Two Slots (Night in the Woods & Shadow of the Colossus) * 1:34:30 - A Sacrifice for Gone Home * 1:36:00 - The Future! * 1:43:30 - Outro BLUESKY…

People in this episode

Host: Jacob McCourt

Guests: Michael Ruffolo, Moe Murtadi, Katie Lesperance, Flora Merigold, Travis Colenutt

Topics covered

• celebration
• video game history
• community engagement
• game recommendations
• nostalgia

Keywords

• 200th episode
• video games
• game club
• nostalgia
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Left Behind Game Club

Books & works: Hitman, Hitman 2, What Remains of Edith Finch, Portal, Celeste, Undertale, SOMA, The Wolf Among Us, Death Stranding, Bloodborne

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