Hey everyone, I'm writing about something that is kind of annoying. People have recently (as in, over the past week or so) written in about some problems with the new Duckfeed Early Release RSS feed, titled "erlyburdz". These folks were complaining that it stopped updating with new episodes. I have ...
2017-08-03 17:07:34 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a classic RPG that established many of the norms for a huge series. Does it hold up to modern scrutiny? This episode covers the generalities, and the events of the game up through Cecil's trial at Mt. Ordeals.
Final Fantasy IV was released in America for the SNES in 1991 as "Final Fant...
2017-08-03 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Our second letters episode also looks at two MTV Unplugged performances, separated by a decade.
2017-08-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Kole recently suffered a head injury that leads him to think really bad RPGs are just fine, so this episode is slightly contentious. Well, not really. That would be too complicated for foreign audiences, so we dumbed it down real good.
2017-08-02 22:09:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Heartbeat City. Hosted by Cozy Snugglefield, each episode will feature your calls, your romantic questions, and hopefully some helpful advice. This episode features guest co-host Kole Ross, who could not think of an alternate name that matched the theme of t...
2017-08-02 00:25:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Kris and Kole talk about live music, historical reenactment, and the best way out.
ALSO: Wait for the Oh Boy. Okkervil River Concert. Ducks have taken a dark turn. Stuck in ATM, send help. Colonial Williamsburg is in trouble. Fidget spinner porn. Moon hut. Euthanasia Coaster.
2017-08-01 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, it's time to start shutting off the lights. We're recording the final pair of Bonfireside Chat episodes this coming Thursday. That means that the deadline for responses is Wednesday, August 2.
To submit your response, 2017-07-31 15:39:40 +0000 UTC View Post
An unreleased non-classic keeps rolling on the river while we revisit the topic of Buffo, the strong clown we admire.
2017-07-31 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We go to bat for an oft-maligned slimy genius of the sea.
2017-07-31 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Mitch Benes look back at Demon's Souls and offer their final summation.
2017-07-30 23:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello JuggerDucks! Gary and Jeremy are here to talk about some X-Men cartoons! First up: Cyclops works out all his Daddy issues with Corsair in Orphan's End. Then it's onto The Juggernaut Returns, where Jeremy says the word "NerdJug" too many times to count. We're almost at the ...
2017-07-29 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about AI that optimizes games, Kingsway, and we ask you which games helped you emotionally.
Break beauty down to its component parts, for profit.
2017-07-28 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostSorry! New version coming soon. It's just the thrilling audio of a bathroom break, so it shouldn't hurt your ears, but nonetheless, a new version is on its way.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty in this final extrasode.
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2017-07-27 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Emerge from the pile, young steed.
2017-07-26 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Tick tock, Blaine is waiting.
The horrors of Lud have come to bear, as Chase Greenlee, Murph Murphy, and Evan Jones Thorne come along to talk about the Tick Tock Man and the first appearance of Blaine (who is both a pain and a train). Listen to find out if Roland can help Jake, and if Eddie...
2017-07-25 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's get our hands dirty, it's the junk food half hour.
2017-07-24 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't stand still long enough for them to make you a baby bag.
2017-07-24 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Randy Walker read your responses, prompts, and other musings on the Souls series.
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Kole, Jala, and David talk about the Sega and Atari retro console announcements, WASTED, and we ask you what mundane game tasks you can’t help but indulge in.
Snake men with agency and spells.
2017-07-21 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the final portion of Metal Gear Solid 2. Or do they?
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Now's your chance to hurt us more, and make us suffer in the heat. As with last month, the top two vote-getters in this Abject Suffrage poll will determine the two games we cover in August.
The deadline is Wednesday, July 26 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern time
Here are some videos of...
2017-07-19 16:42:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Why, oh why, did it have to be another boring 16-bit fighting game? Ultraman's storied history doesn't mean much of anything if you don't have affection for the kaiju genre. So, we quickly lose focus and talk about Gary's massage experience and the wonderful qualities of CBD.
2017-07-19 15:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post
One night I had the weirdest dream where I walked into a cave, and I saw a snake with a human head wearing a vest, rolling a donut.
2017-07-19 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
One last hurrah for the boys as we knew them.
Hot off the Monster tour with some recordings in hand, R.E.M. was ready to make their best album in years. New Adventures in Hi-Fi meanders in all the right ways, keeping you on your toes with new ideas and unconventional choic...
2017-07-19 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Kris and Kole talk about deliverance, arctic comfort, and robocops.
ALSO: The anatomy of a raisin. Flashlight demo. Just the tip. The Trump family origin. Murphy beds are terrifying. Robot cops for real. A depressing cop story. We don’t understand fidget spinners.
2017-07-18 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
(Extremely Warcraft 3 voice) The Slumlord...has awakened.
BnG raises the rent on the slumlord in question. Check this Hotline Miami ass fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0wPHAau1ts
2017-07-17 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post