Episode #18 - Annie Luke IS the PC Master Race

Episode #20 - Todd Chappuis, Don’t Let Your Dad Sell Your PS3 to Gamestop

This week I bring on an incredible guest to help the podcast break out of the teens! Todd Chappuis aka HappyChappy96 is a PlayStation thoroughbred and we hit every console starting with the legendary PS1. Among many things, we’re able to take a deep dive into Lord of the Rings The Two Towers and Return of the King as well as discuss the canon controversy of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor & Shadow of War. After getting our fill of LOTR video games, we hit everything from the Battlefield series (including the hype for 2042 & Portal), doing donuts at Petco Park in NFS: Midnight Club 3, holding on to the skateboard in Little Big Planet, to why cinematic sequences in video games are arguably as quality as Oscar winning films. The games discussed in this episode include: EA Supercross, Battlefront (2004), Battlefront 2 (2005), Need for Speed: Midnight Club 3, Slugfest, LOTR: The Two Towers, LOTR: The Return of the King, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Middle Earth: Shadow of War, Call of Duty 3: Big Red One, Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 2042, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted, Little Big Planet, Firewatch, UFC 3, MLB: The Show, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, Red Dead Redemption 2, and God of War (2018).

Episode #19 - Blake Ozuna, Frat Guys play LOL too

We're back, baby! After a 3 month hiatus (which included an engagement, promotion, resigning a lease… woohoo!!) Pound Threes is back with this brand new episode. I bring on Blake Ozuna, aka zunamojo1996, and we hit the gambit of console gaming. Everything from sneaking around Pizza Planet in Toy Story on the SNES and facing trolls in Harry Potter on the PS2, to cussing out FIFA on the Xbox Kinect and getting your team a yellow card for foul language. I'm stoked to be recording again and hope you all enjoy the comeback! The games discussed in this episode include: Toy Story, James Bond: Golden Eye, Madden, Harry Potter, Halo 2, FIFA, NBA 2K, MVP Baseball, Gran Turismo, MLB The Show, Heavy Rain, Beerio Kart, Shot Smash, NHL, Batman VR, Oculus VR, Simpsons Hit & Run, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Episode #18 - Annie Luke IS the PC Master Race

Enough with Call of Duty already! This week I bring on an old friend of mine, Annie Luke aka topweeb, to discuss what is so great about indie games, how critical exclusive games are to PlayStation and Xbox, and why PC’s are the natural evolution of gaming. This episode was awesome reconnecting with an old friend who is doing some awesome stuff these days. Go check out her podcast on everything anime and manga called “Love it or Weeb It” at https://loveitorweebit.com/. The games discussed in this episode include: Stardew Valley, Diddy Kong Racing, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Halo, League of Legends, Overwatch, Among Us, Fall Guys, Untitled Goose Game, Witchbrook, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and more!

Episode #17 - Alton Mantz, Whose Mantz is This?

This episode was recorded this past Monday so... Happy International Women's Day! This week I bring on someone I play video games frequently with and someone who is deadly with a sniper in Warzone. Alton Mantz, aka JSLV, got his start shredding in Tony Hawk and racing in Crash Bandicoot racing on the PlayStation 1. We talk the early days and hit everything along the way from the Forge in Halo Reach, Skyrim, and finally Call of Duty: Warzone. We even talk about the rise in popularity of streaming services like Discord and Twitch and how this type of entertainment is dominating right now. The games mentioned in this podcast include: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Crash Bandicoot and Crash Team Racing, Need for Speed: Underground, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Burnout, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, MX vs ATV, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), and more!

Episode #16 - Marc "MAAAAWWWK" Sedino

My first guest on who actually owns a PS5! This week we get international as I bring on Marc Sedino aka BrummB43R-15 and we discuss the differences of gaming culture between the United States and Germany, having a LAN party using PC’s (say goodbye to the electricity bill), how Guild Wars is a better World of Warcraft, and the true PS5 experience. Games mentioned in this podcast include: Age of Empires, Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, RuneScape, Monkey Island, Halo 3, Astro’s Playroom, Assassin’s Creed, AC: Valhalla, and more!