The Game Exchange

1: EarthBound Ep. 1 - First Steps

Wade and Kaiya jump right into playing EarthBound, the classic 1994 SNES RPG! Follow their adventures as they explore the town of Onett, discuss the illusion of choice, ponder bathroom placement, and critique gang fashion.

2: EarthBound Ep. 2 - Strangers On Rooftops

Wade and Kaiya leave Onett and make their way into Twoson! Along the way, they discuss the psychology of police officers, the Blues Brothers, chickens as vehicles of profit, and the power of teddy bears.

3: EarthBound Ep. 3 - Blue Blues

Wade and Kaiya make their way through Happy Happy Village on their way towards Threed. They discover the difference between sprites and walls, the one weakness of teddy bears (it's trees), and... the use of children for money laundering?

4: EarthBound Ep. 4 - No Donuts for Andonuts

Wade and Kaiya join Paula in judging Ness's decisions, steal birthday cookies, discuss an ongoing theme of absent fathers, and finally fight a GIANT SENTIENT CIRCUS TENT!

 

Things we don't discuss in this episode:

• Kaiya's awesome new microphone
• The meme Wade created while procrastinating on audio editing (join our Discord server to see it!)

5: EarthBound Ep. 5 - Caffeinated Reflections

Wade and Kaiya wander into terra incognita, discuss the bizarre North America marketing campaign for the game, and demand to know about the society, hierarchy, and manufacturing capabilities of sentient piles of vomit. They close out with their thoughts on the game so far over a refreshing cup of coffee.

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6: EarthBound Ep. 6 - The Dustiest Dunes [APRIL FOOL'S VERSION]

Wade and Kaiya know you are very busy today and many of you have plans with your families. Therefore, they're doing their part to speed you back to your holiday activities.

6: Earthbound Ep. 6 - The Dustiest Dunes

Wade and Kaiya encounter a recording mishap which means that Kaiya must rerecord all her audio FROM THE FUTURE! But they manage to hold a temporally-disjointed discussion about black market weapons cartels, workplace harassment, and finding Twitch chat in the desert.

7: EarthBound Ep. 7 - Moonside and Much More

Wade and Kaiya welcome you to Moonside. Welcome to Moonside. Wecomel to Edinsoom. Wel come to Moo nsi ns dem oons ide

Also, click here for the promised guide to the monkey caves, courtesy of the Starmen.net Earthbound Walkthrough!

8: EarthBound Ep. 8 - Trudge Through Sludge

Wade and Kaiya set a mushroom on fire, get a taste of the lives of the rich and pretentious, endure gratuitous amounts of brutality in the name of Buddhism, and finally... pursue a rat in a sewer? Just another day in the world of EarthBound!

9: Earthbound Ep. 9 - Over the Sea, Into the Sand

Wade and Kaiya dodge a whole lot of lightning, take a ride with the worst sea captain ever, discover the hotel that offers the least bang for your buck (it doesn't even have doors!), and finally discover how to make Jeff useful!