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February 2021

112: WCW/nWo Revenge

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We wrestle with buddies with a special guest from Wrestle Buddies in WCW/nWo Revenge.

Developer: Asmik Ace Entertainment & AKI Corporation | Publisher: THQ  | Initial Release: October 26, 1998

Jacob, Moe, and special guest Chris Hayner throw our foes to the outside, give you a brief history of N64 era wrestling games and reminisce about instruction manuals in games.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Special Guest: Chris Hayner (@ChrisHayner) | Wrestle Buddies: Twitter | Podcast

Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub

SHOW NOTES:

  • 2:05 Fast Pitch (our one-sentence pitch for the game)
  • 2:50 What are our personal histories with WCW/nWo Revenge
  • 5:00 AKI Corp and Yuke’s impact on wrestling games (Def Jam, Ultimate Muscle)
  • 12:55 How did play WCW/nWo Revenge?
  • 14:45 How this game changed wrestling game controls?
  • 19:35 We peruse the instruction manual from WCW/nWo Revenge (take a look with us)
  • 21:40 We talk about the roster (including EWF & DAW)
  • 28:50 We talk about how we played (top rope moves, submissions and more)
  • 30:35 Graphics and sound (faces are bad?)
  • 33:20 Game modes
  • 35:20 The Recommendation Machine
  • 42:40 Our final thoughts about the game
  • 48:05 Wrap-up

UPCOMING SHOWS:

  • March 3, 2021 Moonlighter (ft. Jacob and special guest Dan Colonna)
  • March 17, 2021 Telltale’s The Walking Dead S01E05 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins)
  • March 31, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 1 – Intro/Hawke’s Bay] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike)
  • April 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 2 – The Finish Line] (ft. TBD)
  • April 21, 2021 Batman: Arkham Origins (ft. TBD)

DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.

Left Behind Game Club Trailer

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Welcome to the Left Behind Game Club, our never-ending attempt to make sure that no game is left behind.

Join hosts Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) as well as some wonderful guests, as they go through games large and small, old and new to bring you funny, informative, and mostly positive discussions about them.

We’ve got over 100 episodes in the feed, so if you wanted to take the show for a spin – download a show about one of your favorites and let Jacob, Mike, and Moe guide you through it.

The show releases every first and third Wednesday of the month.

Join us on our goal in every episode to make sure that each time, there’s one less game left behind.

Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub | Discord: leftbehindgame.club/discord

111: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 4 (Around Every Corner)

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We attack at dawn in Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 4.

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: October 9, 2012

Jacob, Moe, and special guest Cam Hawkins find new friends in an abandoned town and a bomb shelter and continue to have our hearts broken and try to find a boat.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Special Guest: Cam Hawkins (@CamFinalMix) | Twitch | Dualshockers

Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub

Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 

SHOW NOTES:

  • 0:00 Episode Recap
  • 3:00 Where we started in Episode 4, Around Every Corner
  • 6:50 Getting inside the house, going up into the attic
  • 16:15 Meeting Molly and entering the sewers
  • 19:45 Meeting new friends in a bomb shelter
  • 24:10 Would Jacob be the Ben in real-life?
  • 28:00 Making our way to Crawford
  • 37:00 Panic on the way to the roof
  • 40:15 A confrontation with Vernon
  • 42:05 …and nothing was the same
  • 45:40 Who’s going with us?
  • 49:00 Moe makes a bold and totally inaccurate prediction about the last episode
  • 53:15 Wrap-up

UPCOMING SHOWS:

  • February 17, 2021: WCW/nWo Revenge (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Chris Hayner)

DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.