Maximum Utcast - 21 - Is the Weirdness Gone?

About this episode

The hosts discuss various video games and reflect on the legacy of game creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto.

On this freeform episode of the Maximum Utcast, our hosts are joined by no guests but we weave through run and gun games like Metal Slug, beat 'em ups like Double Dragon, and driving games like Cool Riders. Along the way, we get whispers of games like Absolum, Kunio-kun, Anthology of the Killer, and Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World. The Power Team also stops by to help us deal with some surf (blank) who must die, and we lament the passing of Yoshihisa Kishimoto, creator of Double Dragon, River City Girls, and many more games. 0:00:00 - Surf (blank) Must Die 0:06:09 - Constant Effusive Praise for Metal Slug 0:21:47 - Too Man/Not Enough Beat 'Em Ups 0:23:18 - Death of a Dragon (RIP Yoshihisa Kishimoto) 0:34:46 - A 10 Year Old's Guide to Gender Politics 0:37:25 - Out Run --> Out Runners --> Cool Riders 0:45:38 - Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World 0:47:24 - The Weirdness is Gone 0:48:55 - Video Power/Power Team 0:51:22 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons! Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.social Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.social The podcast’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.social Daniel on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Zoey, Jonathan, Daniel

Topics covered

• run and gun games
• beat 'em ups
• driving games
• game creators
• video game nostalgia

Keywords

• Metal Slug
• Double Dragon
• Cool Riders
• Yoshihisa Kishimoto
• video games
• game discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Power Team

Books & works: Metal Slug, Double Dragon, Cool Riders, Absolum, Kunio-kun, Anthology of the Killer, Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World

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