Sam and Trev dive into one of the longest and most complex chapters of Danganronpa 2 -- there's a carnival, a funhouse, starvation, and a robot! And death. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Emily and I are back to talk about the last two episodes and the first of two specials in tenchi Muyo's first run! How does it play out? And why is the special the best self critique ever? Find out here!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv and I talk shop and cover what we're watching reading and playing in this newest update of After Dark!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv and I return to our movie review ways and discuss the charming and remarkable Johnny Mnemonic! Keanu! Ice T! Studio Interference! A wonderful cult classic all for your ears.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We're joined by recurring cohost Emily (@SpaceQueenEmily) to talk about a new OVA, namely the first season of Tenchi Muyo! Can a harem anime be extremely respectful? Can a dub be masterful? Find out in this supersized episode! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Happy birthday Liv! We're doing an After Dark that's on the main feed because it's all about what we've been watching, playing, and reading recently. A fun time and both an early and belated birthday present for my wonderful cohost and friend.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In a truly wild mixup, we published chapter 3 before chapter 2, so you get extra Danganronpa content! Sam and I talk about the amazing second chapter of Danganronpa 2. Get ready for thrills spills and chills as we switch between suspects at the speed of light!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We return to Danganronpa 2 as Sam Sheehan and I help solve a double murder and grapple with a lot of table setting for future cases and a new friend gone rogue.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome accomplished director of game and film Haz of Hazimation to talk about his new game projects, influences, history, and philosophy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv and I resurrect one of our favorite series to discuss the transcendent Dennis Cooper novel The Sluts alongside the tremendous IMMORTALITY. See two giants (for me anyway) next to each other for the first time as we dissect them in conversation!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv returns to discuss the finale of one of our very favorite series, the wonderful Frog Detective 3! Thrills chills and a friendly detective who wants to solve the case by doing people favors awaits!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Violence Jack returns in our second of the trilogy, Hell Town. MASSIVE content warning on this one for almost anything, but a lovely anime OVA for all that with violence, gore, and love??????? Piss and I examine.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sam and I return to the island paradise of Danganronpa 2 to talk about our first murders, our new faves, and our most shocking nemeses. It's a wild ride and a shockingly good case 1 as Danganronpa 2 continues!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Graham and I talk two more season 3 episodes of Homicide as K:D Ratio makes its main feed debut!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sweeps month begins with a bang as we bring one of our staples of content, After Dark, to the main feed for a quick cameo! Liv and I talk food and cooking in games, and how our own enjoyment of cooking mirrors our taste of cooking mechanics. For more of your parasocial besties, check patreon.com/nocartridge!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Introducing the 24 Hour Stream announcment to my listeners not on twitter! Wheeeee! June 24, we will be streaming for 24 hours! Do you have a game you'd like to see me stream? Then go vote with your dollar on ko-fi.com/nocartridge! The link and this episode will tell you how. Thanks for your support and can't wait to see you there.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sam Sheehan returns to discuss the next seemingly tropical chapter in Danganronpa 2! We're on an island this time and there's no murder and monokuma is a magical girl???? Mods?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv returns to the main feed to discuss the fantastically strange and ambitious Ozploitation slash prog rock film STUNT ROCK. Enjoy a truly vibrant and strange film reviewed by your two favs.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liz Ryerson returns to tell us all about GDC 2023! The highs, the lows, the controversies, and the chatter -- all from an insightful guest who was *there on the ground*! Enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We conclude the first series in Post Hype with this finale on Danganronpa 1! Sam Sheehan and I talk through the shocking conclusion, it's implications, and how it might speak to a deeper point than you might think to look at it.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sam Sheehan returns to discuss two action packed chapters of our new visual novel obsession Danganronpa! We leave off on a cliffhanger on this one so be sure to catch up before the exciting conclusion!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Dia Lacina joins us once again to discuss the massive Dark Souls 2 let's play that she and I just finished. The nature of Souls games! MMO likenesses! The cost of boredom! The next step in our adventures! Listen here and follow for more at patreon.com/dialacinaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

RETURN TO THE DANGAN DUNGEANSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome back the illustrious Sean McTiernan to talk about his new podcast SFUltra, as well as his patreon exclusive Perfect Taste Forever. As is our wont we also talk about 100 other things including used books and the peculiarities of starting a whole Book Town in Wales.Check out Sean's Patreon at patreon.com/sfultraSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

A wayward cohost returns! Piss (UK Edition) reconvenes with Trevor to discuss the first of the three Violence Jack OVAs. This one is pretty dark and uncomfortable! Content warning for sexual violence.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Wherein the OVA squad tackle the deep 90's classic Slayers, and Trevor gets uptalk and vocal fry confused.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Alex Degen is back to talk with Trevor about A Whole Bunch of Stuff. Itch.io games of No Cartridge guests past and future, AI not changing game development all that much, Bored Apes, and lots of other Dumb Future stuff.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

President Trevor returns with a solo episode. A brief inquiry into self-destructive frameworks around 'progression', informed by modern developments in both video games, jagged career paths and the psychology that develops in the wake.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Move over Kim Kitsuragi, there are two more Only Good Cops in town! Trevor and Emily continue their OVA adventure with the traffic cop workplace comedy You're Under Arrest!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sam and Trevor's dang ol' adventure sees its next trial sequence in this continuation of our Danganronpa coverage.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

A.J. of @TWOAPW is here to discuss Pulse Entertainment's Bad Mojo (aka The Roach Game), a video game that is inspired by The Metamorphosis in the sense that one of the devs heard that there was a book where a guy turns into a bug. A beautiful artifact of the "lovingly crafted gross shit" 90's.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

No Wallscroll makes a daring format pivot! Today Emily is back to talk with Trevor about a few select OVAs: Maris the Supergal, Dragon's Heaven and Desert Rose.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

ENTER the realm of the Visual Novel. Trevor and Sam Sheehan of You Know Ball embark on a new, beautiful, multi-part journey into Danganronpa.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Trev and Piss close out their Rakugo coverage with the final episodes of season 2 of Rakugo, the show about Rakugo.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sam Barlow and Natalie Watson of Half Mermaid Productions (Her Story, Telling Lies) are on to discuss their newest and acclaimed-est game, IMMORTALITY. This is a long one, so bring a snack.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The penultimate installment of our Rakugo coverage arrives. Trev and Piss cover episodes 7-9 of season 2. Onward to the good vibes finale!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Rakugo is back! Anime is back! AND SO ARE THE NEW YORK KNICKS BABYSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

RAKUGO IS BAKUGO! Degen has been put out to pasture and the core duo of Trev and Piss return to kick off our coverage of season two of Rakugo: the Anime About Rakugo: the Japanese Performance Art.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Multi-favorite Jack King-Spooner is back to talk Scotland, the Picts and his new project: Judero, a claymation adventure game currently live on Kickstarter. Back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676519884/juderoSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

GTA6 leaks, Tears of the United Kingdom, other Nintendo news, State of Play announcements, and plenty of Baseball Complaining.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

WITNESS the triumphant return of the mainline show, with a daring solo episode where Trevor Strunk discusses the RYU GA GOTOKU* series, and Yakuza 0 in particular, in the context of the historical novel and Japan's infamous bubble economy.*translator's note: Ryu ga Gotoku means*** 'Yakuza'***translator's note's translator's note: ok it doesn't actually, like, MEAN that mean thatSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Trevor, Degen and Piss hang up the wallscroll (or un-hang it up?) for a bit with the final episode covering Mononoke. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Queen's dead.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

More Piss, more Degen, more Trevor, more Nonoke.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The boys are back with a whole fresh hour of Baseball Complaining and Gamescom trailer discussion! The Orioles continue to be a baseball team and Lies of P continues to be a real game and not a hallucination.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Trevor and Piss are joined by Degen to discuss the first two arcs of the insanely sick Mononoke.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Hegelbonian Owl spreads its wings...... Trevor and Emily close the steelbook on The Woman Called Fujiko Mine.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

You know what they say- all good anime named Rakugo that are also about the performance art form Rakugo must come to an end. Witness that end (vicariously) here and now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands