time on frog island

Dog Days of Summer Update from listener Marco– From National Geographic.com “For many, the “dog days,” evoke those summer days that are so devastatingly hot that even dogs would lie around on the asphalt, panting. But originally, the phrase had nothing to do with dogs, or even with the lazy days of summer. Instead, the dog days refer to Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, which means “big dog” in Latin and is said to represent one of Orion’s hunting dogs.

Bargain Bin:

Jay’s Picks:
Spiritfarer – $9.89 (67% off $29.99)
Feather – $3.89 (61% off $9.99)

Em’s Picks:
Negative Nancy – $5.99 (60% off of $14.99 – lowest price ever)
City Bus Driving Simulator – $4.19 (70% off $13.99 – matches previous low)

What we’re playing this week:

Jay:
Into the Breach***
Dragon Caffi
Mario Kart (new courses available)

*^{Frogs are having a big moment right now.}*

Em:
Time on Frog Island
Pokémon Go
Watching Dougie play Stray

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is resizedimage640360-20220725234458-1.jpg — *^{Be a cat and do what cats do in Stray.}*

Reality TV Picks of the Week:
Below Deck Down Under (Bravo)
The Unxplained (with William Shatner) (Netflix)

*^{Taking the world’s most questionable field trip to Aokigahara (The UnXplained).}*

Episode 15: Living in a Simulation:
Simulation games (life is a simulation and time is a construct)

Powerwashing Simulator
Goat Simulator
Rock Simulator
Street Cleaning Simulator
Cultist Simulator

*^{Outta my way, it’s hot fat bear summer.}*

Bear Simulator
I am bread
Sim City
Untitled Goose Game
Theme Park/Roller Coaster Tycoon
The Sims/Sims 4

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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.

Friends Are Far Out!

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Episode 15: Living in a simulation

Episode 10!!! Double Digits Baybee!