Episode 14! We’re on a boat!

Bargain Bin:

*^{You can pet (and feed!) that dog in Summer in Mara.}*

Jay’s Picks:
Dragon Caffi – $8.70 (70% off $29.99 -lowest price ever)
Into the Breach – $10.04 (33% off $14.99)

Em’s Picks:
Don’t Sink – $4.99 (50% off of $9.99 – lowest price ever)
Summer in Mara – $9.99 (60% off $24.99 – matches previous low)

What we’re playing this week:
Jay:
Stardew Valley
Lake

*^{Everybody’s working as a mailman for the weekend.}*

Em:
Pokemon Go
Moonglow Bay
Lake
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

Reality TV Picks of the Week:
Below Deck (Bravo) – 9 seasons
Below Deck, Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck Down Under, Below Deck Sailing Yacht

*^{I’ve got the work ethic of someone on the brink of retirement.}*

Episode 14! Taking it to the water!

Jay’s picks:

^{The video game water in Sea of Thieves.}

Sea of Thieves
Animal Crossing New Horizons/New Leaf

Em’s Picks:

*^{Fishing in Moonglow Bay with Waffles the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.}*

Summer in Mara
Don’t Sink
Norco
Spiritfarer
Moonglow Bay

*^{It happens to the best of us (Don’t Sink).}*

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Episode 13! We’re on Vacation!!!

Bargain Bin:

Jay’s Picks:
Lego Worlds – $5.99 (80% off 29.99 – matches previous low)
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition – $10.49 (65% off 29.99 – matches previous low)

*^{Oops. My bad. As a tycoon, I hope I have insurance and lawyers.}*

Em’s Picks:
Castaway Paradise – $2.99 (85% off 19.99 – lowest price ever)
Speed Dating for Ghosts – $2.09 (70% off 6.99 – matches previous low)

*^{Only the best for my dates (Speed Dating for Ghosts)}*

What we’re playing this week:

Jay:
The First Tree
Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Em:
Pokemon GO!
Lumbearjack
Lake

*^{(sigh) I want to be a mailman in the PNW in 1984, too. (Lake)}*

Reality TV of the week:

Married at First Sight (premiered July 6th/Lifetime): SEASON 15?!
The Floor is Lava (2 seasons/Netflix)

*^{I want to sink to the bottom (of this off-putting orange game show lava) with you.}*

Explore.org Katmai Bear Cams (Brooks Falls – Alaska)
The Brown Bear Cams (and don’t worry, you can watch highlights!)
The Wiki

🏖Vacation Gaming Guide by Em and Jay:

*^{Just over here trying to play outside with my Gameboy.}*

🕹👾Video games:
Jackbox (Drawful, Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Blather Round, Devils and the Details, Push the Button, Joke Boat, Split the Room, Fibbage)
Family Feud
Tetris on the Gameboy
Nintendo64 bolted to a wall
Pokemon on the Gameboy

🎲♟Board and Card:
Monikers
BANG!
Telestrations
Play 9
Business Walrus
Carcassonne

*^{The Business Walrus is a demanding creature.}*

Miscellaneous:
Dance Dance Revolution

✉️ MAILBAG:
Pete from NY wrote to us about his love for his Ice Blue Gameboy, Pokemon Red, and disdain for being fooled into buying a Rollercoaster Tycoon knock-off for the PC on vacation. Thank you for being far out, Pete!

Episode 10!!! Double Digits Baybee!

Bargain Bin:

*^{More like SKA tape. (Ska’s not dead).}*

Jay’s Picks:
Inside – $1.99 (90% off $19.99 – matches previous low)
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees – $10.04 (33% off $14.99 – lowest price ever)
Card Shark – $16.99 (15% off $19.99 – lowest price ever, releases June 2)

Em’s Picks:
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 – $32.99 (18% off of $39.99)
Donut County (hurl me into a dumpster)– $3.79 (71% off $12.99 – matches previous low)
Jackbox Party Pack 7 – $19.49 each (35% off $29.99, also Jackbox Party Pack 5 $17.99)

What we’re playing this week:

Jay:
Stardew Valley
Shady Side of Me
Garden Story

Em:
Stardew Valley
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

Reality TV Picks of the Week:
Britain’s Best Home Cook (I know I said chef, we all make mistakes sometimes)
The Circle (finale 5/25)
Is It Cake?

Episode 10! Check in and games we are (still) excited about:

Jay’s picks:

^{This Lego Luke Skywalker (deluxe edition figurine) drinking seemingly expired milk.}

Kirby and the Forgotten Land (released March 25, 2022)
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (April 5, 2022)
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel (Spring 2023)

Em’s Picks:

*^{Alexa: play Eventually by Tame Impala}*

Bear and Breakfast (2022)
Lake (out on multiple platforms, tbd for Nintendo Switch)
Little Witch in the Woods (out on multiple platforms, pushed back 2023 for Nintendo Switch)

Games to look forward to:
Em:
Time on Frog Island (Now pushed to 7/15 from 5/27 – I can’t win here)
Snacko (TBA 2022)
Mineko’s Night Market (TBA 2022)
Coral Island (TBA 2022)
Puffpals: Island Skies (2023)
Haunted Chocolatier (???)
Yokai Inn (???)
Boyfriend Dungeon DLC (???)

Jay:
Advance Wars 1 + 2: Reboot Camp (TBD)
Cuphead DLC (June 30, 2022)
Splatoon 3 (September 9, 2022)

Also: Grow-a-frog: as adult frogs they need bigger aquarium tanks, not the tiny plastic box.

Episode 2! 2022 Games!

Episode 2!:

Bargain Bin:

Cosmo's Quickstop by Big Sir Games — *I’d stand on my head to make you a deal!*

Jay’s Picks:
Immortals Fenyx Rising $14.99 down from $59.99 (75% off)
Child of Light $4.99 down from 19.99 (75% off)
Unpacking*** $15.99 down from $19.99 (20% off – lowest price ever)

Em’s Picks (everything is under $5!!!):
Syberia 3 $4.99 down from $49.99 (90% off)
Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia/Under Leaves $4.99 down from $24.99 (80% off – lowest price ever)
Hidden Paws $2.99 down from $3.99 (25% off – lowest price ever)

What we’re playing this week:
Jay:
Cozy Grove***
Pokemon Unite
Pupperazi (Steam reviews are a delight)

Em:
Staxel
Little Misfortune
Neopets (email us to tell us about your Neopets!)

What we’re looking forward to 2022 (video games, not like, life events or anything else):
Jay’s Picks:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch – March 25)
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC – April 5)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel (Switch – TBA)

Em’s Picks:
Bear and Breakfast (TBA – 2022)
Lake (TBA – 2022)
Little Witch in the Woods (TBA – 2022)

Listener Tip: (Thank you Gretchen!) Mika and the Witch’s Mountain (TBA – 2022)

Also: Future Islands on Letterman:

_{^{‘Cause I’ve been waiting on you}}

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_{***mentioned in Episode 1: GOTY}

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Episode 14! We’re on a boat!

Episode 13! We’re on Vacation!!!

Episode 10!!! Double Digits Baybee!

Episode 2! 2022 Games!