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Every year, around the holiday season, we gather at DT!HQ for a gift exchange of the wildest video game peripherals we can find. Well we're still six months out from that, but we just got a new Nintendo console and the nerds are already rabid for a new Nintendo peripheral. So we gathered at DT!HQ for what some may call a halfway-to-the-holidays party to showcase our favorite Nintendo peripherals of the past. Snuggle in, grab a gliz...

The year was 1981 and the world of video games was about to get HORNY, but probably not the kind of horny you expect. Through the early '80s and mid '90s, one video game series was injecting both passion and stank into computers everywhere. That series was known as Leisure Suit Larry, and this is his story.

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Long time listeners of DT! should be well aware that we here at DT!HQ, we love a TV Docuseries. Be it cults, special interests, or shocking moments in history, a show made to shock and educate is a show made for us. That's why the execs at Big Documentaries reached out to us to help with their new project. They need to create the next big summer hit and they need our help to determine, "Which video game has the most docu-worthy lor...

And so, the Warriors of Light continued their long journey through a crystal tower, a series of unnecessary self-sacrifices, and the literal end of the world to end up here: Staring down the barrel of the story of Final Fantasy 7. Join us for Part 2 of our epic adventure through each and every mainline Final Fantasy game, highlighting the context you'll want in preparation for the upcoming Magic the Gathering set!

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Long ago, it was prophesized that four heroes would arrive to save the world from the encroaching darkness. It's said these Warriors of Light would repel the forces of darkness and finally bring peace to the world. 

Don't worry, we're here but instead of saving the world we've decided to use our powers for actual good: To spend the next 5-6 hours talking at you about the entire Final Fantasy series. That's right baby, we're going i...

Five years and 100 episodes later, we've hit episode (1)69 again! As we did before, today we're turning video games into dating sims. You may be asking, "But why?" And we would be answering, "We don't know."

Todd is taking us to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by dating sims. Matt is taking us to a place that's already been corrupted by dating. Kyle is taking us to a place that, maybe, we shouldn't corrupt.

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Photography is an every-person hobby! Anyone out there can grab a camera, hop in an autonomous vehicle, fill their backpack with apples and smoke bombs, and go take pictures of flora and fauna! Of course, I'm talking about 1999's smash hit, Pokemon Snap. While Pokemon Snap did get a sequel in 2021, there continues to be a staunch lack of photography games available to gamers in 2025. That's why the execs at DT!HQ called us in to pi...

Matt and Todd are here to talk about the new Marvel Television production centered around Matt Murdock, a.k.a. Daredevil. No, not She-Hulk! We're chatting through Daredevil: Born Again, how it blends into the exisiting Daredevil media and where it leaves us for Season 2.

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The year is 2006 and Nintendo just announced a new console with a revolutionary controller design. The year is 2012 and Nintendo just announced a new console with a revolutionary controller design. The year is 2017 and Nintendo just announced a new console with a revolutionary controller design. The year is 2025 and Nintendo just announced a new console with a revolutionary controller design. That all begs the question: What game s...

"Who are you?" This question is both the opening line and the core question behind today's FLAVOR TEXT topic, Severance. Join us as we pick apart the corporate dystopian series produced by Ben Stiller and starring Adam Scott. Follow along as we breakdown seasons 1 and 2, attempt to guess what's with all the goats, and give Kyle a fair shake at guessing what a Waffle Party is. Just remember: here in Macrodata Refinement the work is ...

Have you ever heard of the 'Nemesis System?' No? That's not surprising! The 'Nemesis System' is a patented game mechanic that was only included in two games in the mid 2010s. Despite the mechanic only existing for about 50 hours of gameplay, it's impact runs deep. For nearly a decade, gamers have been begging for another Nemesis-ed game to get their grubby little paws on. Well, lucky for those gamers, we're here to pitch the best g...

Pets. They're the best part of living! We love them, we care for them, they eat us out of house and home. Some people love cats. Some people love dogs. Some people love greasy cephalopods on fire. Some people love dinosaurs that spit lightning. Today, we set out to decide who the people love most and "which Monster Hunter monster would make the best pet?"

Todd is bringing the heat. Matt is bringing the skulls of his enemies. Kyle i...

On the far off Planet Zi, a race of organic, robot-like animals are used by locals as means of production and tools of war. These organic, robot-like animals are called Zoids and they're the topic of this week's Flavor Text! From toy, to anime, back to toy, back to anime, the story of Zoids has it all. You've got your plucky protagonist. You've got your young girl with amnesia. You've got your mystic histories of colonized peoples....

It's been a few years since we did a Muppets episode, and if we are to believe the responses to our listener survey, you freaks want more! So we're running it back and pitching concepts for a new Muppets movie. But that's not all! These aren't your grandma's Muppets movies. No, this time we're making the best Muppets movies based on video games.

Kyle is adapting a classic story about a hero of time. Todd is pushing the line on how ...

In the distant past of 2014, humanity was forever changed upon the discovery of a big ol' space orb floating above Mars. The big ol' space orb terraformed planets across our solar system and granted us with the Power of LightTM, ushering in a new Golden Age. But, that Golden Age wouldn't last forever. Eventually, the forces of DarknessTM found us and did a near-genocide, and now humanity is on the brink of extinction. Fortunately, ...

Love is in the air at DT!HQ, and with Valentine's Day right around the corner, we just need to tell you about it. We grouped up and waxxed nostalgic about some of our former flings and misadventures. But these aren't just any old first date stories. No listener, these are the tales of our dates with DC villains. Why did we date DC villains, you ask? How dare you ask that question.

Kyle has a tale of corporate love. Matt has a tale ...

It was a quiet night in Cincinnati, OH when the call went out for a podcast to perform live and spice up the night. We answered that call and swore to host a live podcast the likes of which Cincinnati, OH had never seen. This is that podcast and in this podcast we ask, "What modern game would you put in an arcade cabinet?"

Andrew is ready to introduce the free-to-play model to Pizza Huts everywhere. Todd is ready to reintroduce the...

When we opened our FLAVOR TEXT series up to commissions, none of us thought we'd be talking about long-running improv comedy bits. But alas, here we are.

This month we're examining the career of comedy legend Martin Short. More importantly, we're going through the character? story? persona? that is Jiminy Glick and his TV show Prime Time Glick!

Special thanks to Noah for setting a new high bar on weird FLAVOR TEXT commission...