Podouken

Content warning: the following episode contains frank and sophomoric discussions of kanchō, dong chim, digitus proctophobia, and the Konohagakure hidden secret taijutsu technique: One Thousand Years of Death. Listener discretion is advised.

We explore the oddest peripheral arcade game ever made, Taff System's Boong-Ga Boong-Ga.

Is this the episode that gets us cancelled? How exactly do you play this game (we're asking - there are no videos that show the actual gameplay)? Why can we blame SNK for the creation of this game? Who thought this combination of selectable characters would be a good idea?

Episode questions include what we think the funniest arcade game is, who is our favorite pro wrestler, what TV show or movie do we watch every Halloween, and our favorite horror movies. Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

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If you think you can punch your way out of this fight… then you're exactly right! We put our auditory fists to your physical ears with an exploration of everything that makes Konami's Fighting Mania: Fist of the North Star great (and not so great).

How hard is this game (aka Punch Mania: Hokuta no Ken) to fix? Is the key to your success just a failed motocross manga away? What's your Tallahassee name? It's easy: pick your favorite fighting game or fighting game character and the shortest possible variation of your first name.

Questions for this episode include: which game has the most staying power and which has dropped off the most; what is a gaming tip we learned that drastically improved our gameplay; what's our go-to game for spooky season; and what's our favorite joke or gag in the Podouken's history? Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

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Ever wanted to end a dinner conversation suddenly? Is the boy band's choreography not meeting the door fee charged? Did someone heat up tuna in the work microwave again?! All are valid scenarios where there's just one option - flip the table and leave. We talk about the arcade game that lets you live out this fantasy (without all the post-flip cleanup), Taito's Cho Chabudai Gaeshi!

Reminisce with us as we recall how Flippin' Great Pinball came to be as we approach our 10th year in operation. We also answer if a blipped kid in the MCU can buy alcohol post-blip, who's the new spooky cereal mascot, and the arcade cab that's the biggest waste of space. Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

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If Hayao Miyazaki agreed to make an arcade game we doubt it would fit better in his world than this one. We continue the Peripherals Y'alls miniseries with Namco's exertainment calorie burner, Prop Cycle.

Was Prop Cycle the first arcade game that tricked kids into healthy gaming? Is the Namco System Super 22 the heaviest arcade system ever made? Why is the story so good for a bicycle game? Did you know that NDAs expire? Well they do, so we tell our long unspoken FSU football arcade story about a nightmare night with B.Rad.

We answer these humdingers: what is our favorite and least favorite game to play based on an existing property, who's the best MST3K host, what is the difference between the dead and undead, and will Sound Boy ever get resurrected? Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

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Did you know that if you finish
Typing this entire block of lines
That you will be completely
Dateless for the rest of your life?

The Peripherals Y'alls miniseries starts with the best undead Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing simulator in the entire arcade - Sega's Typing of the Dead!

Is the bullet mightier than the keyboard? How did Sega take The House of the Dead 2 and make it even campier? Is pineapple on pizza an indicator that you're in the Good Place or the Bad Place? Will Rob ever finish his Typing of the Dead candy cab?

Listener questions for this episode include what animal would we want to be reincarnated as, what was the best Dolly Parton song, best Tim Curry role, best Peter Cullen voice, is anyone still making vector monitors, and a chunklet of Inside the Actor's Studio questions. Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz

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