Games And Junk All Podcasts

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero take a look at Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. If you’re a fan of the Street Fighter series, you’ll probably dig this one. If you’re not, well, maybe? Like what you hear? You can support us on Patreon, listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe here.  Why not […]

Dominic Chavez decided Jason Arriola shouldn’t do a podcast by himself, so the two of them get together to start talking video game music. In this episode, the guys take a listen to the Mega Man Maverick Hunter X soundtrack. A PSP remake of one of the best entries in the Mega Man series was […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero take a break from anime OVA’s to talk about 1994’s Double Dragon movie. Scott Wolf and Mark Dacascos do their worst Billy and Jimmy Lee impressions, Robert Patrick delights as the villian, Koga Skuko, and Alyssa Milano goes through the whole movie without getting punched in the gut or […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, Stephanie Kulak, and Richard Balmer decide to take a look at one of the most criminally under-appreciated modern Zelda games, A Link Between Worlds. Coming between the controversial Skyward Sword and the fantastic Breath of the Wild, A Link Between Worlds is often forgotten when discussing Zelda games that have come out […]

It’s another anime OVA! Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero talk about yet another thing we didn’t know existed until we started this podcast – the Ninja Gaiden movie. Taking place after Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, we’re looking at yet another movie that’s reasonably faithful to the source material and still manages […]

It’s back-to-back Mario! Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero talk about the very first video game movie, Super Mario Bros.; The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach. Before you start wondering how you missed this one, it’s an anime OVA that never saw a release outside of Japan. And Nintendo doesn’t seem too keen […]

It had to happen eventually, I venture out on my own to talk about video game music. In this inaugural episode, I talk about some of my favorite introductory themes in games. Was there some things I had to leave out? Absolutely! Would you have wanted to listen to a three hour long podcast? Maybe […]

Here it is, our newest project! Multimedia Failure is a podcast where we watch movies based on video games and then rank them against each other. And to kick it off, we’re starting where it began for most of us with Super Mario Bros. Despite its (largely deserved) reputation, it’s got its defenders. If you’re […]

Jason Arriola is joined by Richard Balmer and Stephanie Kulak to talk about their favorite Zelda game – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. This is not only one of the best games ever made, it also set the structure for nearly every game in the series until Breath of the Wild released last year. It balances […]

It’s been a long time coming, but the first part of our Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Game Club is finally here. Jason Arriola is joined by Joshua Carpenter and Johnatan Stringer from RPGamer (that’s R-P-Gamer, not R-P-G-Gamer) to discuss Jason’s favorite game at great length. In the first part of this episode, they cover […]

On this episode of Big Treble, John Lucero and Brittany Beshel discuss some disappointments both surprising and expected. Thankfully they find common ground on one the of the best hip hop releases of the year. They even take the time to offer their respects to the legendary Queen of Soul. Here is the music for […]

Download this episode (right click and save) We ingested quite a bit of Roger Rabbit for this podcast. While the Roger Rabbit movie is perfectly okay, the games are another story. It goes beyond the infamous NES one, as there were a total of four Roger Rabbit games. Yeah, that was news to me as […]

We have returned from the dead! After a long hiatus, John and Brittany return to talk about the wonderful world of music. Come for the long awaited homework discussion and stay for the dramatic reveal of our  favorite albums of the year…so far. Here is the music for this week’s show: Intro – “Broken” – […]

We leaned pretty heavy on the “and Junk” part of our name this. We barely talked about video games for the first hour and instead decided talking about cartoons from the early 90’s and a bunch of other stuff I can barely remember. We also decided we’re going to watch Who Framed Roger Rabbit for our […]

Jason and John follow up on the Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII talk by giving the Battlefield V reveal its due. Jason played a Western game that John hasn’t and has been digging into something aimed right at his Castlevania III heartstrings. John’s worked his way out of Lordran to find himself in Detroit and it doesn’t sound like […]

The Merry Band of Dipshits talk about Nintendo’s online service…thing, Walmart’s E3 leaks, and other bits of news. John puts the wraps on God of War and gets back into Destiny 2. Jason really enjoyed the mobile game, SIMULACRA, and is head over heels for State of Decay 2 (surprise). Games We Talk About –Simulacra –God […]

We are finally back with the best music podcast on the planet! John Lucero and Brittany Beshel take a lovely vacation and Brittany has her heart set on fire by one of her favorite band’s newest releases. Also John speaks on the most recent controversy in the life of Kanye West.   Here is the […]

We’ve got more than a few games to talk about this episode as Conor joins Jason and John to talk about them. Games We Talk About –Watch Dogs 2 –Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag –Assassin’s Creed: Origins –Uncharted 4 –Sleeping Dogs –Stranglehold –Yakuza 0 –Yakuza 6 –God of War (2018) –Ninja Five-0   And here’s […]

This week, Jason Arriola, John Lucero, and Franky Ordaz decide Mario might be an asshole, Far Cry 5 is a far cry from great, and Attack on Titan might not have the strongest story, characters, or writing, but it’s still fun. SPOILER ALERT! John spoils the hell out of the end of Far Cry 5, […]

After some technical difficulties with the previous episode, it is time to get back on track with number six. John Lucero and Brittany Beshel completely disagree on something, and it’s not Kanye’s album. No seriously! It’s when things get experimental that they take a turn.   Here is the music for this week’s show: Intro […]