The Game Show

Unlockables Used to Mean Something | The Game Show S13E18

Remember when you had to actually earn the costume? When the second quest meant something? When Mew was a rumor at recess and not a code on GameFAQs? Tonight we’re getting into unlockables and post-game content. The bonus modes, the secret characters, the harder difficulty that opened up after the credits. The stuff that turned a 10-hour game into a 40-hour obsession. We’ll talk about why it worked, when it died, and which games still do it right. From Smash Bros character rosters to Ocarina of Time’s Master Quest. From Mortal Kombat’s Reptile to Wind Waker’s second quest. From Resident Evil’s Mercenaries to Pokemon’s post-Elite Four grind. If you spent your childhood playing the same game six times to unlock everything, this one’s for you. Drop your favorite unlockable in the comments. The one that made you yell when you finally got it. ► MUSIC Opening: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Project X2 – Title Screen” OC ReMix – https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00625 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDV3QXh0MDdkZERvQmZWWWVSeHVIY041YTVyZ3xBQ3Jtc0tscXlKdTZmN1htRFNXNi0xMWxJaHFXV21XV0pzXzhwazEzR1ZUa3lXR0tjTFJIWTVjdzJTUzdhSy05Z3BQcDFiM1dnSnFDVXdsN0pJUHFGdW15eDhBT09rek9ob280N0FWMmdDN0h6N1Q2T0NBZWNpTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Focremix.org%2Fremix%2FOCR00625&v=rIpQF1QP96Y] Closing: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Ending” Buy the album here: https://projectx.bandcamp.com/album/m… [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXllUkEzQkl4VkdaX0ZVTVFyVkhLRTFLeUJTZ3xBQ3Jtc0tscjZUYUV5WlUxcV9HeW4wUEFEdVdiT0ZzY09kVG9YOFZZZlJBN2xEd0o4QUJLcjNXdk9yb2tlU1BtSk9iQzduQldRbUNMTXpZTlJPV3lKMTlKX01KN2ZpbUFBeFJRbnVJRUVBcHROWUlqV283WVE0VQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fprojectx.bandcamp.com%2Falbum%2Fmega-man-2&v=rIpQF1QP96Y]

Mortal Kombat 2 is in Theaters So We Talk 34 Years of MK (1992–2026) | The Game Show S13E17

Karl Urban put on the sunglasses last Friday. Mortal Kombat II just hit theaters and its the best video game movie in years, according to critics. So tonight on The Game Show, we go through 34 years of the most controversial fighting game ever made. From the 1992 arcade cabinet that made Congress mad and birthed the ESRB, all the way to Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) and the brand-new movie sequel. Every mainline MK. Every console. Every blood code we typed in. The Senate hearings. Mortal Monday. The Toasty guy. ABACABB. The Tobias departure. Carl Weathers as Jax. Ash Williams almost being in MK11. Techno Syndrome. The whole thing. The Game Show has been running since 2002. One of the earliest gaming podcasts ever made and tonight we get over here. The Game Show is part of BreakmanX — gaming podcast, gaming culture, retro and modern, since 2002. 📺 Subscribe for new episodes every week ► MUSIC Opening: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Project X2 – Title Screen” OC ReMix – https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00625 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1Rtakl5ZFc1eFYzN21KUThYbDFzMzF4WTFRQXxBQ3Jtc0tuQVlHdzRQNGJFaXhsbndYZTFvY0pxcFd4UEFGakUxd05VS2pOQk9mWXBid3NkN0xwY09vUE5kdDBiRFNlc0FURklNMTZRVHYzWklZenpZZVFzMkhjU04tY3c3NUNCZ3lKRlFUQkV5bG5wcVNBRjJ6aw&q=https%3A%2F%2Focremix.org%2Fremix%2FOCR00625&v=z2GDXy4KFZs] Closing: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Ending” Buy the album here: https://projectx.bandcamp.com/album/m… [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTl2aFhxTmNTU0ozQ0dhRTJFYVVCSTNzUlJ2UXxBQ3Jtc0tuMDJrdVhRY3lXanAtVGtfNDB0Yjl6eF9BUnREY0RWeXR2aEV6R2w4ZTNPZk81UEJGZVRLQUVlS3NSZ2I4OWt2TnFFUmxWUU9wRXdldjlTV3FwS3dTbEVMYzVhNEE0eVE3OV9pM2tpUDJNSE91Y2REVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fprojectx.bandcamp.com%2Falbum%2Fmega-man-2&v=z2GDXy4KFZs]

Broken in All the Right Ways Our Favorite Glitches & Star Fox Direct Reaction | The Game Show S13E16

Tonight on The Game Show, we’re cracking open the archive of gaming’s most beloved bugs and the glitches that built speedruns, broke economies, launched congressional hearings, and turned accidents into legends. From the Minus World to MissingNo, from the Backwards Long Jump to Hot Coffee, from Halo 2 sword flying to Skyrim’s flying giants, we’re going era by era through the moments games broke and somehow got better for it. Plus: Nintendo just shadow-dropped a Star Fox Direct today (May 6, 2026). A full remake of Star Fox 64 is hitting Switch 2 on June 25, the character designs are leaning HARD into the original SNES puppet aesthetic, and we have… opinions. Do a barrel roll into the show. Hosted by the BreakmanX crew. New episodes weekly. The Game Show is one of the first gaming podcasts ever made, running since 2002. The Game Show is part of BreakmanX — gaming podcast, gaming culture, retro and modern, since 2002. #BossFights #TheGameShow #BreakmanX MUSIC Opening: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Project X2 – Title Screen” OC ReMix – https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00625 Closing: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Ending” Buy the album here: https://projectx.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-2

The Greatest Boss Fights of All Time | The Game Show S13E15

Some boss fights you beat. Others beat you so hard they live in your head rent-free twenty years later. This week on The Game Show, the crew goes around the table with our all-time favorite boss fights — the ones that raised the bar, the ones that ruined our controllers, and the ones we’d fight again tomorrow. From old-school pattern-memorizers to modern cinematic showdowns, everybody brought a pick. Some you’ll cheer for. Some you’ll argue with. At least one is going to make you open a new tab and go rewatch the cutscene. 🎮 What’s YOUR favorite boss fight of all time? Drop it in the comments — we read them. The Game Show is one of the first gaming podcasts ever made, running since 2002. 🕹 MORE BREAKMANX Website: https://breakmanx.com The Game Show is part of BreakmanX — gaming podcast, gaming culture, retro and modern, since 2002. #BossFights #TheGameShow #BreakmanX 📺 Subscribe for new episodes every week ► MUSIC Opening: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Project X2 – Title Screen” OC ReMix – https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00625 Closing: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Ending” Buy the album here: https://projectx.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-2

The Mini-Games That Ate Our Lives | The Game Show S13E14

In 1997, I bought Final Fantasy VII. I beat Sephiroth in 60 hours. I spent another 40 breeding a gold chocobo. Today we’re ranking the mini-games that hijacked entire generations of gamers. From the Gold Saucer to the Chao Garden, Triple Triad to Gwent, Blitzball to Queen’s Blood — we dig through every generation to find the greatest mini-games ever hidden inside bigger games. Topics include: Final Fantasy VII’s Gold Saucer & Chocobo Breeding Sonic Adventure 2’s Chao Garden The Witcher 3’s Gwent Final Fantasy VIII’s Triple Triad Kingdom Hearts’ Gummi Ship …and dozens more across 30+ years of gaming. #MiniGames #FinalFantasy #GoldSaucer #ChaoGarden #Gwent #TripleTriad #Blitzball #RetroGaming #JRPG #TheGameShow #BreakmanX #Gaming #VideoGames #RPG The Game Show is one of the first gaming podcasts ever made, running since 2002. 🎙️ Hosts: BreakmanX & Jess ► MUSIC Opening: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Project X2 – Title Screen” OC ReMix – https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00625 [https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00625] Closing: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Ending” Buy the album here: https://projectx.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-2 [https://projectx.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-2]