The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

Brian Barnett (@ribnax) and his various co-hosts review, critique, and discuss all things video games, movies, TV, and more... with tangents and rants around each and every corner 😁Have questions, comments, or concerns or have a game you want us to play? Send us a message on Twitter @ribnax, or an email to ribnax@gmail.com. Don't forget, new episodes of The Platformers Podcast are available each and every Tuesday, and stream on Twitch at Twitch.tv/ribnax

The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by Brian Barnett, with 345 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Brian Barnett hosts The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast, a leisure show with 345 episodes published.

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  Episode #346

  Episode 346 - SkyboxCritics.com, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, & Tempest Rising OR "I’m Gonna Daigo Umehara The Paintress"

  May 13, 20251h 18m

  The new father is home again and ready to talk about games. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Brian’s New Baby - 0:00 | SkyboxCritics.com - 3:00 | Tempest Rising - 16:30 | StarVaders - 28:45 | Capcom Fighting Collection 2 - 36:40 | Fresh Tracks - 43:49 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - 49:04 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): +We Have Goku At Home | Kris Apologizes For Not Being French (But Not Really) | +Abducted By An Art Deco House | +I’m Gonna Daigo Umehara The Paintress | +The Things We Do For Horse Testicles | [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, written, edited & streamed ( Twitch.tv/Ribnax ) by Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

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  Episode #345

  Episode 345 - Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, AC: Shadows, The Hundred Line, & Caves of Qud OR "Hard 'R' RPG" (feat. Jarrett Green)

  Apr 22, 20252h 19m

  It’s time for a spectacularly off-the-rails episode of The Platformers, and this episode includes the incomparable Jarrett Green, who joins Brian, Kris, Lucas, and Will to talk games, Tim Curry saying “Space!,” Nancy Reagan, Sammy Davis Jr’s perm, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves - 3:00 | Assassin’s Creed Shadows - 37:00 | The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy - 1:14:00 | Blue Prince - 1:31:00 | Caves of Qud - 1:41:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): ++See Jarrett’s Great Works & Tremble | +The Cold Breeze Off A Blue Hole | Those Who Have Eyes To See & Ears To Hear | +++Speed Getting Punched In The Dick By Monks | +Assassin’s Creed With Doctor Who Roughly Stapled On Top | +Smashing My Face Into The Switch | +++Horny (Complimentary) | ++Some Days You Wake Up With A Bomb In Your Pocket, Some Days You Are Just Happy To See Me | +++The Jigglypuffs Have Started Making Weapons & Worshipping Us As Gods | ++++Hard “R” RPG | ++A Small Baboon The Size Of A Large Baboon | All I Have To Do Is Eat Glue Once To Beat You | +Look What They Need To Mimic A Fraction Of My Heavenly Pot Buster | ++Tell Me About Your Own Personal Throat GOAT | +He Is Risen | ++On A Scale Of The Kennedy Assassination To Tim Curry Saying “Space” | ++Once You Mention Nancy Reagan, The Only Thing Left To Do Is Finish | [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, written, edited & streamed ( Twitch.tv/Ribnax ) by Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

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  Episode #344

  Episode 344 - The Hundred Line, Momodora Moonlit Farewell, Demo Corner OR "Persona 3 Magical Girl Blood Dress-Up"

  Apr 16, 20252h 6m

  It’s time for another episode of The Platformers, which means Brian, Kris, and Lucas talk about wildly obscure games, demos and comics. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Citizen Sleeper 2 Ending (Kris) - 4:50 | DOOM, DOOM 2, DOOM 64 - 10:15 | Trails In The Sky Remake - 15:00 | Audrey’s Book Corner: Marvel Ultimate Comics - 23:58 | The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy - 34:50 | Shuffle Tactics DEMO, TMNT Tactical Takedown DEMO - 53:50 | OneShot - 1:08:54 | Momodora Moonlit Farewell - 1:18:30 | Saga Frontier 2 Remastered - 1:28:50 | Weird Bit - 1:50:00 | Marvel Rivals - 1:52:00 | Resident Evil 4 - 1:58:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Your Diamond Goddess | ++My Thighs Have Jiggle Physics | ++Persona 3 Magical Girl Blood Dress-Up | +The Wholesome Delinquent | Wart Blows Bubbles, Revealing You Were Radically Dreaming All Along | +I Guess You Guys Aren't Ready For That Yet, But Your Kids Are Gonna Love It | [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, written, edited & streamed ( Twitch.tv/Ribnax ) by Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

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  Episode #343

  Episode 343 - Atelier Yumia, Carmen Sandiego, He Is Coming, Look Outside OR "What If Hatsune Miku Was A Child Soldier?"

  Mar 25, 20251h 41m

  It’s time for another episode of The Platformers, which means Brian, Kris, and Lucas talk about wildly obscure games, demos and what Hatsune Miku would look like if she were raised as a child soldier. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Marvel Rivals Competitive - 0:00 | Citizen Sleeper 2 - 10:00 | Look Outside - 22:00 | He Is Coming - 36:44 | Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist Of Memories & The Envisioned Land - 45:45 | Castle V Castle - 58:41 | Carmen Sandiego - 1:04:43 | Steam Sale Games, Returnal - 1:30:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): I Had To Deal With A Skunk And A Dryer Fire | ++Admitting To Smurfing In Public | We Made An Adjustment To Namor’s Eggs | ++Brian Knows Everything About Namor’s Eggs | Luna, Give Me Your Eggs! | ++What If Hatsune Miku Was A Child Soldier? | [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, written, edited & streamed ( Twitch.tv/Ribnax ) by Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

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  Episode #342

  Episode 342 - Monster Hunter Wilds, WWE 2K25, Expelled!, and Rainbow Six Siege X OR "Like A Well-Oiled Machine, I Rise"

  Mar 19, 20251h 15m

  It’s time for a late-night meat session (whatever that means) as Brian, Kris, and Will talk about Rainbow Six Siege X, Expelled!, WWE, and a lot more. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Monster Hunter Wilds - 0:00 | WWE 2K25 - 24:36 | Marvel Rivals - 28:09 | Brian’s Turntable - Coheed & Cambria: The Father Of Make Believe - 34:00 | War Robots: Frontiers - 39:35 | Expelled! - 46:00 | Slime Heroes - 56:05 | Rainbow Six Siege X Dual Front Preview - 1:05:40 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): ++Like A Well-Oiled Machine, I Rise | The Guild Authorizes Me To Be On This Podcast | A Hair's Breadth Away From Dying | Bloodborne, You Say? | Give ‘Em The Ol’ Pizza Cutter | Arms & Diapers! AGAIN! | +EVERY DAY I WAKE UP | [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, written, edited & streamed ( Twitch.tv/Ribnax ) by Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

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