The Stage Select

Episode 101: This is What Big Cola Wants

It’s a jam-packed episode of The Stage Select this week, as Julian is sadly once again the odd man out when it comes to gaming opinion, Justin is a menace with stickers, and we both saw a LOT of movies. Enjoy! 00:00 World Cup man, ballmaxxing 12:41 Final thoughts on Vampire Crawlers 21:31 Mixtape 01:14:39 Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2: Loose Cannon 01:25:45 Where the Heart Is Season 1, The Genesis Order 01:44:57 Julian’s day at the movies (Mortal Kombat II, The Sheep Detectives, Michael) 02:23:22 Justin’s movie round-up (Mortal Kombat 2021, The Lord of the Flies, The Gift 2015, Faces of Death, Exit 8) 03:07:07 Julian’s movie round-up (I Like Movies, Ghost Killer, The Wrecking Crew) Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com/https://meganmcduffee.com [https://meganmcduffee.com/] Logo and artwork by John Gholson Announcer: John Gholson Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelecthttps://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect [https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect] Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com [thestageselectpod@gmail.com] Copyright 2024-2026 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

Episode 100: Disassociating to the Lights

It’s a milestone! 100 episodes! Well, more like 110ish if you count game of the year and specials. And, okay, more like 160ish if you’re a Patron. But hey, it’s a milestone! Addie and Sixty join us for some good old shenanigans and gaming talk. Here’s to 100 more! 00:00 Burger without a bun, A perfectly normal show 15:52 Getting to know Sixty X Celph 36:31 5 Questions for Sixty 48:17 123 hours in Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers 01:18:23 Revisiting the Gears of War series 01:28:31 Addie’s game round-up (Clover Pit, Raccoin, Silent Hill 2 remake, a deep-dive on Expedition 33) 02:09:33 The Stairwell, Final Sentence, Kingdom of Night 02:18:04 Movie round-up (Hokum, Transiberian, The Drama, Scream 7, Heart Eyes) Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com/https://meganmcduffee.com [https://meganmcduffee.com/] Logo and artwork by John Gholson Announcer: John Gholson Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelecthttps://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect [https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect] Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com [thestageselectpod@gmail.com] Copyright 2024-2026 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

Episode 099: I Do Love a Sad Robot

Hey, we had quite a bit to talk about this week! Or at least the runtime would indicate that. Anyway, episode 100 is next. Be excite! 00:00 Worst concert sets, “The MOTHER” 09:00 Quick announcements 12:57 Final thoughts on Pragmata (no spoilers) 29:09 Vampire Crawlers: Justin’s first thoughts and Julian’s later game thoughts 50:54 First thoughts on Saros 01:04:29 Will We Cringe? 01:26:12 Movie round-up (Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, the Resident Evil trailer, Dark Game, 2:22, The Box, Undertone, They Will Kill You, Mortal Kombat 2021) 02:30:58 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns) Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com/https://meganmcduffee.com [https://meganmcduffee.com/] Logo and artwork by John Gholson Announcer: John Gholson Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelecthttps://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect [https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect] Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com [thestageselectpod@gmail.com] Copyright 2024-2026 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

Episode 098: Blurry and Incomprehensible

Shortest episode of The Stage Select ever? Probably! 00:00 Upcoming game releases, being vague 11:48 Brief Pragmata update, Vampire Crawlers 28:49 The Genesis Order 36:59 Justin Hamm: family mann 049:06 Justin’s movie round-up (Novocaine, Deep Cover, Roleplay, Manodrome) 01:09:53 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns) Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com/https://meganmcduffee.com [https://meganmcduffee.com/] Logo and artwork by John Gholson Announcer: John Gholson Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelecthttps://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect [https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect] Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com [thestageselectpod@gmail.com]

Episode 097: The Henry Hatsworth of Shooters

We’ve got musings on video game difficulty, first thoughts on Pragmata and that Street Fighter movie trailer, and more this week. Also, a very important announcement that may affect the future of The Stage Select. We watched so many movies that start with THE (IYKYK)! 00:00 Scott Steiner, flip phones 14:08 Important announcement 24:28 Bloodborne and the perception of “hard” 42:38 Backloggd, Street Fighter movie trailer 59:01 Ghost Hunting Journal 01:08:37 Pragmata first thoughts, Treasure of Nadia 01:33:19 Movie round-up (Mercy, The Drama, Totally Killer, Civil War, The Road, The Game, The Loft) Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com/https://meganmcduffee.com [https://meganmcduffee.com/] Logo and artwork by John Gholson Announcer: John Gholson Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelecthttps://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect [https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect] Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com [thestageselectpod@gmail.com]