The Geekbox

Wherein we discuss the stupid frigging Coronavirus, the (potential) death of E3, Steam's big uptick, Westworld's season 3 premiere (spoiler warning!), the games we wish were Netflix shows, Animal Crossing, and finding the time to game as a parent. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss WTF this even is, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Peter Molyneux, Animal Crossing, new GameStop employee Reggie Fils-Aime, auctioning the Nintendo PlayStation, E3 vs. the Coronavirus, and Final Fantasy VII Remake. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Disneyland with kids, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Joker, Robert Pattinson's Batman, catching up on Daredevil, Better Call Saul, the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, Doctor Who, and the times when RNGesus was not in our favor. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Fire Emblem: Three Houses, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Untitled Goose Game, What the Golf?, Dragon Quest XI for Switch, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Cadence of Hyrule, Chernobyl, Watchmen, The Mandalorian, DuckTales, Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, Doomsday Clock, the best things that Ryan Higgins hates, the worst things that Ryan Higgins loves, and the biggest surprises of 2019. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Disneyland, Birds of Prey (or Harley Quinn or whatever they're calling it now), the 2020 Oscars, Parasite, Billie Eilish, Shia LeBeouf, collecting first-party Nintendo games, Picard, Captain Marvel vs. Rogue, and remaking Disney rides. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Nintendo's big numbers, The Wonderful 101: Remastered, Warcraft III: Reforged, Indiana Jones 5, The Good Place, Avenue 5, and Hamilton: The Movie. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss farming stuff in MMOs, Star Trek: Picard, streaming services, the dumb idiot Space Force for morons, Nintendo's averted brand identity crisis, the best-selling video games from 1995-2019, Overcooked, and speedrunning Ring Fit Adventure. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the octothorpe, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Cyberpunk 2077, game delays and crunch, the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character, tier lists, Watchmen, Arrow, Better Call Saul, The Good Place, Resident Evil 3, and our steel anniversary. Starring Ryan Scott and Justin Haywald.

Wherein we discuss Super Nintendo World, Sony skipping E3 (again), the Nintendo Switch Pro, 2020's Oscar nominees, Morbius, Venom 2, Doctor Who, The Simpsons, and speed-watching TV shows. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss long-running podcasts, Overcooked, Pokemon Sword & Shield, the games of 2020, weird Nintendo games, PlayStation 5, the nature of video game reviews, baby Yoda, Harley Quinn, and our favorite old technology. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Shovel Knight: King of Cards, spoilers, The Mandalorian (spoiler warning!), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (spoiler warning!). Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Josh Epstein.

Wherein we discuss awkward movie theater encounters, Star Wars, the 2019 Game Awards, Bravely Default 2, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Control, GOG Galaxy 2.0, The Wolf Among Us 2 and the "return" of Telltale Games, Xbox Series X, awesome retro gaming setups, miniatures painting, Crisis on Infinite Earths (spoiler warning), Star Trek: Picard, Watchmen's season 1 finale (major spoiler warning!), the comic book shows of 2019, and the end of the '10s. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Watchmen (major spoiler warning!), Crisis on Infinite Earths, Wonder Woman 1984, Black Widow, Free Guy, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Mandalorian, Final Fantasy XIV, Silicon Valley, and the teachers who inspired us (or not). Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Black Friday, our gaming backlog, Arcade1Up, Gamepass, Watchmen, The Mandalorian, and lots more! Starring Ryan Higgins and Justin Haywald.

Wherein we discuss Rick and Morty, Half-Life: Alyx, the inconvenience of virtual reality, Final Fantasy XIV, PC hardware woes, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Pokemon Sword and Shield, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Watchmen, The Mandalorian, the many orphans in Star Wars, Batman: Hush, "Dexit," and Black Friday. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss The Color Out of Space, The Good Liar, Jojo Rabbit, Disney+, The Mandalorian (massive spoiler warning!), Salt & Straw, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, The Simpsons, Google Stadia, Half-Life: Alyx, Valve Software, Watchmen, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and the stuff we were good at in school. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Death Stranding, Watchmen, Peteypedia, Doomsday Clock, Disney+, The Mandalorian, Google Stadia's impending launch, bad behavior in the theater, and boycotting corporate support for China. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the five thirty-eight, the Great British Bake Off, BlizzCon 2019 (and Blizzard's continued tone-deafness for human rights), World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, Watchmen (spoiler warning!), Bauhaus in concert, Death Stranding, Luigi's Mansion 3, annoying technical issues in games, and Undiscovered Country. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss California's crazy wildfires and power outages, Silicon Valley, Watchmen, Sandman, Living with Yourself, Joe Bob Briggs, the illustrious career of Gilbert Gottfried, The Outer Worlds, Outer Wilds, the perils of BlizzCon, and Halloween. Starring Ryan Scott and Justin Haywald.

Wherein we discuss awesome audio, working out, Ring Fit Adventure, Watchmen, the weird nature of aggregators, the final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer, Living with Yourself (and the illustrious career of Paul Rudd), straightening things out with Google, giant toys, and Suicide Squad. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Google being completely clueless about its own services, Blizzard being completely clueless about courage and freedom, Fortnite definitely understanding viral media, Google Stadia, Dragon Quest XI, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Animal Crossing, Joker, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, and The Good Place. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Justin's family trip to Walt Disney World, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Pandora, Higgins vs. roller coasters, Mario Kart Tour, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Death Stranding, 100% completion in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Bros. Super Show: The Video Game, the amazing Terpor, the also-amazing Joe Duff, Joker, Ryan Reynolds' dumb career, and R-rated superhero movies. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, The Goonies II, Untitled Goose Game, Remnant: From the Ashes, Stranger Things, American Horror Story: 1984, The Batman, Gotham, the next Batman: Arkham game, dreaming about video games, all the cool stuff we dream of guest-starring on, and why Tom Cruise is crazy. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Josh Epstein.

Wherein we discuss World of Warcraft Classic, Disney World, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Nintendo's wireless Super NES controllers for the Switch, Dragon Quest 1+2+3 for Nintendo Switch, Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Death Stranding, Civilization VI: Red Death, Ring Fit Adventure, The Suicide Squad, the Funko Pop movie, Higgins' swanky Haunted Mansion 50th anniversary dinner, and our tips for hunting down and purchasing retro games. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss "retro" consoles, Super NES for Nintendo Switch Online, Mega Man and other classic game collections, Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, Halloween Pokemon, Overwatch and Divinity: Original Sin 2 for Nintendo Switch, Terry Bogard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Jedi Knight, Doom 64, Return of the Obra Dinn, Nintendo's new Pilates ring, World of Warcraft Classic, Heroes of the Storm, Cookie Clicker Classic, It Chapter Two, Joker, Death Stranding, and weird shooters. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Ray Barnholt.

Wherein we discuss Aladdin, remastered game collections, cheating at Mega Man 2, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, Shovel Knight Dig, Untitled Goose Game, World of Warcraft Classic, the revival of the ImagiNation Network, Joker, the start of Halloween season, Die Hard, and the Spirit Halloween Store. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss World of Warcraft Classic, D23 Expo 2019, the end of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian, Lady and the Tramp, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Stranger Things, Black Mirror, Mario Kart Tour, Dr. Mario World, Nathan Fillion in The Suicide Squad, Overwatch for Nintendo Switch, Death Stranding, bad auteur game developers, and the old people stuff that we like now. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss DC Comics bandages, Gamescom 2019, Sony and Insomniac Games, Ori and the Blind Forest for Nintendo Switch, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, World of Warcraft Classic's login queues, Death Stranding, The Witcher 3 for Nintendo Switch, Aquaman, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, It, the oeuvre of Judy Greer, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Swamp Thing, R-rated Marvel movies, Ryan Scott's goofy cartoon voice, and dumb comic book collectors. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the Haunted Mansion's 50th anniversary, getting marooned on Pirates of the Caribbean, Avengers: Endgame (major spoiler warning!), Shazam, Tommy Wiseau, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, DuckTales Remastered, Vice: Project Doom, King's Quest V, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Dead by Daylight for Nintendo Switch. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Fire Emblem: Three Houses, EA vs. the Nintendo Switch, the complicated dynamics of the Epic Games Store, E3 hax, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, awesome stunt-casting for the CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Lion King, how we choose our weapons in video games, and the oddities of retail pricing. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Lion King, Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood, Mr. Rogers, Blair Witch, and California Extreme. Starring Ryan Higgins and Justin Haywald.

Wherein we discuss San Diego Comic-Con 2019, moderating a surprise Scott Snyder panel, phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor vs. Thor, Blade, Marvel's Disney+ TV shows, the return of Brandon Routh's Superman, Star Trek: Picard, Top Gun: Maverick, DuckTales, Rescue Rangers, Strange Adventures, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Luigi's Mansion 3, Dragon Quest Builders 2, fan edits, and the ups and downs of being self-employed. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Nintendo Switch Lite, crazy Mario Maker 2 levels, Dr. Mario World, San Diego Comic-Con, explaining The Blip, One Punch Man season 2, Battlestar Galactica, Us, and Disney's live action remakes. Starring Ryan Higgins and Justin Haywald.

Wherein we discuss earthquakes, Spider-Man: Far from Home (beware of Avengers: Endgame spoilers!), World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, Super Mario Maker 2, Dr. Mario World, awful monetization practices, Stranger Things 3, Child's Play, Scream: Resurrection, weird Star Wars characters, and recreating Kid Icarus in Super Mario Maker 2. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Bill & Ted Face the Music, Super Mario Maker 2, dog toys, Samurai Shodown, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Final Fantasy VII, World of Warcraft, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Superman vs. the Witcher, Netflix's Sandman, Black Adder season 5, I Think You Should Leave, Blasphemous, Chernobyl, and (almost) getting banned from the Sierra Network. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the law vs. lootboxes (AKA "surprise mechanics"), Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Final Fantasy VII (and VIII), Chernobyl (and the pronunciation of "nuclear"), Good Omens, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge's virtual queue system, and Betrayal Legacy. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Nintendo's big E3 wrap-up, Cadence of Hyrule, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Yoshi's Crafted World, Final Fantasy VII, the Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta, Stardew Valley, Dr. Mario World, the repetitive nature of mobile games, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Spider-Man 4, Ghostbusters 3, John Wick vs. serial killers, and our favorite dormant game series. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss E3 2019, Google Stadia, the next-gen console war, Keanu Reeves' Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, George R.R. Martin's Elden Ring, wacky 2020 release dates, Avengers: A-Day, Commander Keen, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, Watch Dogs: Legion, Flight Simulator, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's newest fighters, Dragon Quest XI S, Luigi's Mansion 3, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, collector's edition culture, Collection of Mana, The Witcher 3 for Nintendo Switch, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Resident Evil 5 and 6 for Nintendo Switch, Contra Anniversary Collection, Panzer Dragoon: Remake, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Metal Wolf Chaos XD, the sweet new Arcade1UP cocktail table cabinets, and Black Mirror. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the "death" of iTunes, the ACTUAL death of Minecraft: Story Mode, Benicio del Toro vs. the Suicide Squad, Doomsday Clock, Super Mario Maker 2, E3 2019, Pokemon Sword & Shield, Google Stadia, Nintendo E3 predictions, the end of human civilization, Pokemon Sleep, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Leisure Suit Larry, and Final Fantasy V. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the Nintendo Store, Super Nintendo World, and Final Fantasy X. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Game of Thrones (major spoiler warning for the entire series), True Detective season 3, Avengers: Endgame (spoiler warning), From Software's next game, Robert Pattinson as Batman, Star Trek: Discovery, The Orville, and Black Mirror. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Greg Ford, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Leann Hill.

Wherein we discuss the return of Ryan Scott, our upcoming Game-of-Thrones-a-thon, people getting mad about Game of Thrones on the Internet, Avengers: Endgame, What We Do in the Shadows (mild spoilers), Detective Pikachu, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

This week, we welcome Adam Fitch back to talk about Game of Thrones, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, and Detective Pikachu. Starring Ryan Higgins, Adam Fitch, and Justin Haywald.

Greg Ford joins us to discuss Avengers: Endgame (no spoilers), the Gotham finale (some spoilers), and Game of Thrones' Battle of Winterfell (all the spoilers). Starring Ryan Higgins, Greg Ford, and Justin Haywald.

Wherein we discuss The Simpsons vs. Futurama, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, reboots, the PlayStation 5, cheaper Nintendo Switch consoles, the Game Boy's 30th Anniversary, Avengers: Endgame, Kingdom Hearts III, Mortal Kombat 11, the best ways to get into Dungeons & Dragons, and due diligence in reporting. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Avengers: Endgame leaking, Game of Thrones Season 8, Disney+, Twilight Zone, @Reggie, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and a few listener questions. Starring Justin Haywald and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Yoshi's Crafted World, Baba Is You, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, Shovel Knight, Google Stadia, The Chronicles of Prydain, Child's Play, Jordan Peele's Us (no spoilers), Shazam!, Joker, and questionable physics in superhero movies. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Josh Epstein.

Wherein we discuss Shazam! (no spoilers), The Black Cauldron, Google's Stadia, the MySpace purge, the Nintendo Switch's upcoming indie games, confusing company names, Ace Attorney, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, destruction in movies, short games, and separating the artist from the art. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Shazam, video game movies, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's new director, The Suicide Squad, Ezra Miller and Grant Morrison's Flash script, the many Marvel Cinematic Universe villains (spoiler warning!), Aladdin, Star Wars: Episode 9, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Super Mario Maker 2, Kid Icarus, the tragic story of Medusa, and Sierra Saturdays. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Captain Marvel vs. Captain Marvel, weird Internet people, Marvel movies ranked, Jerry Seinfeld as a superhero, Arrow's cancellation, Luke Perry, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Suicide Squad, DuckTales, World of Warcraft Classic, Devil May Cry 5, the Epic Games Store, Valve, the secretly valuable stuff we own, and Call of Cthulhu. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.