Maximum Utcast

On this most Maximum of Utted-casts, Jonathan takes us on a grand tour of random pop culture before opening the discussion to a case of covering up potential bigotry in the video game world. Is the purple Pikmin racist or beloved? Later, our friend Lily Valeen stops by to talk about how her identity informs her work on her games Boss Game, Bright Red Song of Love, and Touhou: Lonely Lovely Bonfire, plus a whole lot mor (you can view the entire interview as a video here: https://youtu.be/sqsas6xxQQA ). Spider-Man, E. Honda, Yngwie Malmsteen, and more make guest appearances, and we get some surprise last minute thoughts on games like Door Door, Mouthwashing, and Wiping.0:00:00 - Jonathan's Pop Culture Quiz0:11:58 - The Torment Zone0:14:20 - Is It Bigotry or Not?0:20:58 - The Color Purple Pikmin0:35:58 - Making Games You Love That Feel Just Right with Lily Valeen1:12:52 - Vacuum Cleaner Vore1:15:04 - Perfect Peter Parker1:16:40 - The Great Edmond Honda Debate1:20:33 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!/Door Door/Mouthwashing/Wiping1:37:05 - I Love Your Ass1:38:45 - Basically ClayfaceLearn more about the games, artwork, and music made by Lily Valeen on her website: https://itsmelilyv.com/Follow Lily on BlueskySubscribe to the print magazine Nintendo Force: https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/Read the written website of this show: https://maxutmost.com/Follow Jonathan on BlueskyFollow Zoey on BlueskyFollow the podcast on BlueskyFollow Daniel on BlueskySupport Zoey’s Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzukenSupport the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

How many ways can you die in a mechanic simulator? What year did the Wii and PS3 actually come out? And what's the best way to deal with fascism? These questions and many more might be answered on this jam packed episode of the Maximum Utcast! Later, Jonathan is joined by Sean Velasco, Alec Faulkner, and Nick Wozniak of Yacht Club Games to talk about what might be in store for their company now that Mina the Hollower has released (you can watch the video for that here: https://youtu.be/IalSAVwXsn0 ). And then somehow we conclude our videogames show with ~20 mins of comic book chat, mostly centered around Spider-Man and his newest movie (extremely minimal spoilers for the Spider-Man: Brand New Day film, but maximum spoilers for like 30 or 40 years of Spider-Man comics).0:00:00 - The Many Ways to Die of Intense Relaxation in My Summer Car0:09:13 - 2017, the Year of the Wii and PS30:12:55 - For the Record, We're Anti-Master-D0:25:22 - Devolver's Going Indie (Again)0:33:09 - What's Next for Yacht Club Games After Mina the Hollower?0:54:57 - Germs On the Mind1:03:50 - Game Devs Really Took Chances with the PS11:06:43 - Spider-Man 4eva1:10:27 - Spider-Man Free Play Chat1:16:15 - I Feel So Much for Henchmen1:19:48 - The Tick was Great1:25:11 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!Learn about Yacht Club Games on their website: https://www.yachtclubgames.com/Read the longer interview with Yacht Club Games eventually in an upcoming issue of Lock On: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/lockonSubscribe to the print magazine Nintendo Force: https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/Read the written website of this show: https://maxutmost.com/Follow Jonathan Holmes on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialFollow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialSupport Zoey’s Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzukenSupport the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

We've been at it a year and somehow it feels like we've only just begun! On this special episode of the Maximum Utcast, we learn about Friendslop, meatslop, and maybe some non-stoppable rhythm? John-Charles Holmes of Nintendo Force and The Yetee stops by to talk about the history of the Rhythm Heaven series and how the new game, Rhythm Heaven Groove fits in (you can watch that as a video here: https://youtu.be/vkQV5hTBcv0 ). Elsewhere, Jonathan wonders if the kids these days will be alright as he goes on a multi-store adventure looking for Splatoon Raiders. And we talk a lot about Taco Bell.0:00:00 - Dystopia at the Taco Bell0:09:55 - Celebrating One Year of Maximum Utcast0:16:42 - What is Friendslop?0:24:32 - How Rhythm Heaven Got Its Groove Back with John-Charles Holmes1:06:18 - Rhythm Heaven and the Flow State1:12:27 - Jonathan's Quest to Acquire Splatoon Raiders1:18:00 - Exploring Insecurities and Singing Sitcom Themes1:24:30 - Get These Games While You Can1:27:32 - No Other Show Like This...?1:28:56 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:36:21 - Food is Poop Now1:38:14 - Is Being a Dad Cool?Subscribe to the print magazine Nintendo Force with content from both Jon(athan)s Holmes: https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/Get some t-shirts for your bod over at https://theyetee.com/Download Rhythm Zinegoku here: https://sonic9jct.gumroad.com/l/tUMgrRead the written website of this show: https://maxutmost.com/Follow John-Charles Holmes on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sonic9jct.jctholmes.comFollow Jonathan Holmes on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialFollow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialSupport Zoey’s Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzukenSupport the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav