Watch Out for Fireballs!

Mar 06 2025 715 ep. 104 mins 16.6k

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Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast that covers video games from every era, from retro to newer releases, indie to AAA. Each week we dive deep into the game's mechanics and narrative to figure out what works and what doesn't. Hosted by Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross, this show has been going since 2011. New episodes every Thursday. For full versions of our premium episodes, back us at patreon.com/duckfeedtv!

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469: Hammerfight

Mar 06 2025 73 mins

Have you ever wonder what it would be like to be a pilot who also had to juggle? That's the kind of hard hitting question Hammerfight tries to answer.Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

WOFF Dispatch: Oops! All Questions 6

Feb 27 2025 102 mins

I know we ask for the asks, but the asks just don't stop coming. Upcoming Games: March: Hammerfight INDIKA Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven April: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Rerun) Rygar The Suffering Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

WOFF 468 Preview: Skald: Against the Black Priory

Feb 20 2025 41 mins

Skald - n. a composer and reciter of poems honoring heroes and their deeds. While you can't recruit a Skald in your party, oddly, you can hone and craft a party of heroes in this updated retro-style Blobber. It wants to introduce you to a genre that's generally unfriendly to newcomers. Full episode available exclusively to our patrons at patreon.com/duckfeedtvSupport Watch

We've improved the way you get our premium episodes!

Feb 19 2025 4 mins

This episode is a quick announcement to let you know that the way you get Duckfeed's premium content is changing. Patreon now offers individual feeds of all of our backer-only shows. This gives you control over what your podcast player downloads, and what you ultimately listen to. Since Patreon itself has this feature, we will no longer be using the individual show feeds on Fi

467: Tenchu Stealth Assassins

Feb 13 2025 82 mins

Stealth games! We've been trying to figure out how to make games anti-action for a long time, and before we ever got to Sekiro, we had a little game called Tenchu Stealth Assassins. My, how the genre has evolved.Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

466: Bandersnatch

Feb 06 2025 97 mins

How can a movie also be a game? The sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror tries to answer that with the experimental Bandersnatch, which weirdly feels archaic in many ways even as it tries to break storytelling boundaries. There is some neat stuff in here, but does it add up to anything more than cheap twists?Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

WOFF Dispatch: The Evolution of Boss Fights

Jan 30 2025 106 mins

Boss Fights! Who needs them? Not us. But the video game industrial complex sure seems addicted to them. Upcoming Schedule: February: Black Mirror - Bandersnatch Tenchu Stealth Assassins Skald: Against the Black Priory March: Hammerfight Indika Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

WOFF 465 Preview: Super Mario 64

Jan 23 2025 51 mins

Genre defining, boundary pushing, console selling; Super Mario 64 had it all. One of the defining games of the Nintendo 64 and of the early 3D era left a huge legacy behind, but we can only really talk about it in full if we go back to where it all began. There's a letter, a girl, and a promise of cake. This is definitely not a trap. Unlock the full episode at patreon.com/duck

464: Tactical Breach Wizards

Jan 16 2025 135 mins

Do Wizards make good cops? Well, "good" cops. How about, would Wizards be efficient cops? That's the question XCOM-inspired Tactical Breach Wizards aims to answer. They can arrest people with magic! Too bad the criminals have magic too.Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

463: Superliminal

Jan 09 2025 80 mins

How big is a game? How small is it? These questions are a matter of perspective, and Superluminal is here to teach you about perspective.Support Watch Out for Fireballs!