It's dangerous to go alone--take this incredibly convoluted timeline that attempts to wrap together several independent stories into one shared universe! That's right kids, 8 years in the making it's finally time for a FLAVOR TEXT about the one, the only, the Legend of Zelda!

Join us on a hero's journey through time, winds, and sepia-toned twilight as we break down each mainline entry to this iconic series, and wrap with the even more iconic "official timeline" which attempts to pull in each game into one modular timeline...except Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, idk.

Special thanks to "Kyle" (a different one, don't worry) for commissioning today's episode! If you want to fund your own proverbial journey for the Triforce, all it takes is a visit to patreon.com/debatethiscast and a one-time payment of $60.

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Image Credit: Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary image via Character Battlefield Wiki

Cities. According to Google, there's approximately 35,000 of them in the United States. Well, we here at DT!HQ believe that, of these approximately 35,000 cities, not nearly enough of them have their own superhero! That's why we're putting our heads together to solve this problem. Take a picture by the sign and smash a penny at the Welcome Center while we decide "which city deserves it's own hometown hero?"

Matt is introducing us to a hero who is just a city boy. Andrew is introducing us to a hero who is just a vibe. Todd is introducing us to a city whose population just really needs this.

Come see us LIVE! We'll be at...
-Tekko Pittsburgh - 7/18/25 - Pittsburgh, PA

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Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! where ever you get your podcasts!

Properties we talked about this week: Detroit, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Superman, Batman, The West Coast Avengers, Venom, Jimmy Hoffa, UAW

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After seven long years, DT!HQ finally landed at home in Columbus for a LIVE episode! The kind folks from ANIMATE! Columbus invited us to perform our humble podcast in their Social Club. Well we kicked down the door of that Social Club to ask the daring question: which IRL job would make the best subject matter for a JRPG?

Andrew is talking about consultants and it's going to make you sad. Todd is talking about tech support and it's going to make you a different kind of sad. Kyle was there with us in spirit, but spirits don't exist in live podcasts.

Recommended reading:

• You can find the PowerPoint at the following link. If your podcast app doesn't support links, please visit our website to find the slides at debatethiscast.com! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iMRdSeXg89go4GDPeXfYQicmsquEbSnSYsa5FFit-_k/edit?usp=sharing

A massive thank you to the folks at ANIMATE! Columbus for inviting us to their event! You can find out more about their other events at https://galaxycon.com/!

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Properties we talked about this week: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, That Time I got Reincarnated As A Slime, Deloitte consultating, Persona 5, LinkedIn, Megaman Battle Network

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Image Credit: Andrew made this for the slideshow which you can view at the link above!

Every year, around the holiday season, we gather at DT!HQ for a gift exchange of the wildest video game peripherals we can find. Well we're still six months out from that, but we just got a new Nintendo console and the nerds are already rabid for a new Nintendo peripheral. So we gathered at DT!HQ for what some may call a halfway-to-the-holidays party to showcase our favorite Nintendo peripherals of the past. Snuggle in, grab a glizzy, and crank up the A/C as we determine "which Nintendo accessory should we bring back for the Switch 2?"

Andrew is improving a capitalistic nightmare. Kyle is making a capitalistic nightmare. Matt is making a capitalistic nightmare more capitalistic and nightmarish.

Come see us LIVE! We'll be at...

• Southern Fried Gaming Expo - 6/21/25 - Atlanta, GA

• Tekko Pittsburgh - 7/18/25 - Pittsburgh, PA

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Properties we talked about this week: Fantastic Four: First Steps, Mario Kart World, the Nintendo Power Glove, The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, the Wizard, the Nintendo E-Reader, R.O.B., Gyromite, Stack-Up

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Image Credit: I gave R.O.B. a knife.

The year was 1981 and the world of video games was about to get HORNY, but probably not the kind of horny you expect. Through the early 80s and mid 90s, one video game series was injecting both passion and stank into computers everywhere. That series was known as Leisure Suit Larry, and this is his story.

Follow along with the complete Imgur library here: https://imgur.com/a/leisure-suit-larry-ft-kOWkusJ

Special thanks to @NathanLV in our Patreon Discord for commissioning today's episode! If you want to fund your own exploration into madness, all it takes is a visit to patreon.com/debatethiscast and a one-time payment of $60.

Recommended Reading:

Vice article about Leisure Suit Larry rights issues: https://www.vice.com/en/article/leisure-suit-larry-is-getting-delisted-on-steam-and-its-not-because-of-the-woke-mind-virus-and-it-might-be-eas-fault/

LarryLaffer.Net: http://larrylaffer.net/

Al Lowe's humor siter: https://allowe.com/

LSLitLotLL via the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Leisure_Suit_Larry_1_-_Land_of_the_Lounge_Lizards_1987

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Long time listeners of DT! should be well aware that we here at DT!HQ, we love a TV Docuseries. Be it cults, special interests, or shocking moments in history, a show made to shock and educate is a show made for us. That's why the execs at Big Documentaries reached out to us to help with their new project. They need to create the next big summer hit and they need our help to determine, "Which video game has the most docu-worthy lore?"

Matt meant to say snowboarding. Andrew meant to say JASON. Todd meant to say that the Pinkertons are bad, actually.

Come see us LIVE! We'll be at...

• Animate Columbus - 6/14/25 - Columbus, OH

• Southern Fried Gaming Expo - 6/21/25 - Atlanta, GA

• Tekko Pittsburgh - 7/18/25 - Pittsburgh, PA

The title of this week's episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! If you want to help us choose the next one, join our discord, and/or get some bonus content, become part of #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!

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Properties we talked about this week: Lilo and Stitch, SSX Tricky, SSX On Tour, SSX Blur, Red Bull TV, The Chive, Heavy Rain, Nathan For You, Red Dead Redemption 2

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And so, the Warriors of Light continued their long journey through a crystal tower, a series of unnecessary self-sacrifices, and the literal end of the world to end up here: Staring down the barrel of the story of Final Fantasy 7. Join us for Part 2 of our epic adventure through each and every mainline Final Fantasy game, highlighting the context you'll want in preparation for the upcoming Magic the Gathering set!

Follow along with the complete Imgur library here: https://imgur.com/a/debate-this-flavor-text-final-fantasy-cnziCZe 

But wait, there's more! Andrew recorded an entire appendix to this episode all about Final Fantasy music, and it's available now on our Patreon feed! For more information, check out our Patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast.

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Long ago, it was prophesized that four heroes would arrive to save the world from the encroaching darkness. It's said these Warriors of Light would repel the forces of darkness and finally bring peace to the world. 

Don't worry, we're here but instead of saving the world we've decided to use our powers for actual good: To spend the next 5-6 hours talking at you about the entire Final Fantasy series. That's right baby, we're going in chronological order starting with the very first Final Fantasy. From Anima to Zidane, we're here to get you informed and psyched up for the upcoming Final Fantasy Magic the Gathering set, due to release on June 13, 2025.

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Five years and 100 episodes later, we've hit episode (1)69 again! As we did before, today we're turning video games into dating sims. You may be asking, "But why?" And we would be answering, "We don't know."

Todd is taking us to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by dating sims. Matt is taking us to a place that's already been corrupted by dating. Kyle is taking us to a place that, maybe, we shouldn't corrupt.

The title of this week's episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! If you want to help us choose the next one, join our discord, and/or get some bonus content, become part of #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!

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Properties we talked about this week: Math Blaster, Words with Friends, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, Magic the Gathering Arena, Stardew Valley, Typing of the Dead

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