Episode 18: Don't Bring a Knife to a Glue Gun Fight

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Michael Keaton’s Vulture is the latest of Spider-Man’s rogues gallery to get the “gritty reboot” treatment. With the rumors of Jake Gyllenhaal donning Mysterio’s fishbowl in “Far From Home,” we’d like to present you with updates to some of Spidey’s more goofier villains. The “Silly Sixties” strike back as we discuss classic villains like Paste-Pot Pete, Chameleon, and The Jackal.

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Episode 17: David Schwimmer’s Furry Paradise

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Gorons, Zora, Koroks, little kids with runny noses...if only The Legend of Zelda games could just be Link, Zelda, and Ganon. We’ve seen plenty of goofy side characters over the years, but there are a few that just stand out as especially awful. Between a codependent fish princess to a self-proclaimed bug monarch to a straight-up racist uncle, we highlight the worst of the one-dimensional characters littered across Hyrule.

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SIDEBAR 3: Video Game Creepypastas (Pt. 2)

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Part 2 of our super spooky creepypastas continues. This week, we are covering the black hole of misery that is Petscop and are digging up another classic Pokemon tale with even more murder!

WARNING: Some of these stories touch on serious subject matters, such as suicide and child abuse. If you are sensitive to this kind of content, please check out our other episodes.

In case you missed our livestream of Until Dawn, you can head over to twitch.tv/debatethiscast to watch Andrew inadvertently kill a gaggle of horny teens.

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SIDEBAR 3: Video Game Creepypastas (Pt. 1)

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The idea of creepypastas was a weird mid-00s Internet phenomenon. A product of the message board era, creepypastas are ghost stories posted across a series of forum posts. Naturally, there are a ton of these out there based on video games, so we’re going to share some of our favorites.

WARNING: Some of these stories touch on serious subject matters, such as suicide and child abuse. If you are sensitive to this kind of content, please check out our other episodes.

Check out more incessant arguments at www.debatethiscast.com and keep the conversation going by following us on social media @debatethiscast.

Or, head over to our brand new Twitch page at twitch.tv/debatethiscast. We’ll be streaming a playthrough of Until Dawn on Sunday, October 28 at 5pm ET.

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Episode 16: Werewolves Don't Always Wear Jorts

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Spooktacular Express continues this as we talk about classic movie monsters. In the usual Debate This! flair, we ask ourselves what if old-timey movie monsters got their hands on a video game power-up. We’re serving up a ooky spooky potluck chock full of metal vampires, a Time Lord mummy, and werewolves who just gotta go fast.

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SIDEBAR 2: Scary Games Discussion

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Here at Debate This! We love Halloween. So we’re bringing you a new episode each week during the month of October all focused on our favorite spooky content. This week, we’ll be taking off the boxing gloves to have a gentlemen’s discussion around horror in video games, and what truly makes a game scary.

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Episode 15: How Many People Has Waluigi Killed?

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To celebrate the release of Venom’s very own movie, we’re all about the black alien goop in today’s episode. The Debate This! boys are writing our own kickass treatments for Venom by pairing the Symbiote with a classic Nintendo character. Think of the nightmares come to life if Kirby had slimy tendrils or if Samus could dominate over the wills of her enemies. Or, Captain Falcon could, ummm...drive faster?

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Episode 14: I'm Sexy When the Bones Go Away

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Heroes and villains have long been given god-like powers haphazardly while mere mortals have prayed that the all-powerful beings around them don’t erase them from existence with laser eyes because they’re having a bad day. So today on Debate This! we talk about what superpowers would have the potential to be the most horrifying if they were real. Andrew plays mind games, Kyle investigates the chemical makeup of our blood, and Matt says “bone protrusions” more than anyone in the world ever has or should.

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Episode 13: Why is The Rock So Sweaty?

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The Leader. The Muscle. The Charmer. The Wild Card. From the Beatles, to the Turtles, to The Fantastic Four, all of the best teams have these archetypes covered. But, does this setup apply to just any set of character? This week, we are creating our own A-Team out of NPCs from some of our favorite games. Todd flies on a rocket-powered bicep, Matt melts our brains with FNAF lore, and Andrew rides ze shoopuf.

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Episode 12: Our Dragons Don't Raise Taxes

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The Triforce. Metal Gear. Power Pellets. So many games are built around these kinds of seemingly insignificant instruments of unstoppable power. This week’s episode is dedicated to some of our favorite video game McGuffins...that one thing that could either save or destroy the world. Matt digs up a dead horse to beat some more, while Todd ignites a pretend race war and Kyle sings karaoke with some dragons.

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