DLSS 5 Deez Nuts [594]

There Will Be No Next Time [600]

After 15 years, You Like the Worst stuff comes to an end with lots of laughs and nostalgia for Web 2.0 and the early days of podcasting. The secret origin story of our podcast, and its predecessor show! How the four of us met and became friends spread across the entire dang United States! Our favorite moments from 600 episodes! Why it's time to hang it up now...and getting much harder to record a show like this! PLUS: – SEEING THINGS: What the future of gaming will look like. – SCRIPTED SILLINESS: The Old Man Narrator Voice is back for all the real ones. – SPECIAL GUESTS: Mentioned, not included. – IN-JOKES EXPLAINED: We dig deep into our own dang lore, so even a new listener can hang with our last show! – FREE: Four (4) Steam games for first to cash in the codes! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, Kat Riley, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. Our 600th and final episode features “Arcade Heroes" and "Arcade Stories” by Eric Matyas of  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.soundimage.org/]. Thanks to Eric for scoring our podcast for many years. You also heard "Broken Radio" by mangMARU, "Christmas Holiday" by Delosound, "Vaudeville Sweetie" and "Wink" by Alana Jordan, and "Retro Arcade Game Music" by MFCC, all found on Pixabay [https://pixabay.com]. Thanks to those creators for adding tangy zip to our series finale. And thank YOU for listening for the past 15 years!

The Penultimate True Believers

The final "regular" episode of You Like the Worst Stuff sees the gang talking about the lack of monoculture making it hard to podcast in our old age, Sony's strange Ghost promotion, Rocket League getting a spit-shine, Dead By Daylight and other long-time kings of the mountain figuring out the formula, and MORE! – BOO: Mention AI during a commencement speech at your own risk! – FUNKO! IN THE HOT TOPIC: Haygood hits the mall. – CBS SUCKS: A farewell to The Late Show and love letter to late night comedy from Tony. – THE POWER OF DRAMA COMPELS YOU: Fourhman has news from the crazy world of board games. – AND IN THE END: Tony and Haygood talk about the heyday of game companies sending out free stuff to reviewers. – FREE: MULTIPLE Steam games for first to cash in the codes! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.soundimage.org/].

Shouldn't eBay Be Buying GameStop? [598]

We start this episode with some important news -- we're ending the show after episode 600! And it's not a gag. We're so, so tired. It's been a long 15 years, gang. That said, we plan to deliver three more good listens for you before we call it quits. – NO, YOU STOP: GameStop is buying eBay? eBay still exists? Is this headline real? Is ANYTHING real? – DANCING ON THE GRAVE: Nacon shutters developer Spiders, then throws a dang party. – HUNTING FOR GOOD TV: Haygood on The Hunting Party – HUGE STARR: Tony on Ringo Starr's new album, Long Long Road – SO COZY: Fourhman on inKONBINI – FREE: TWO Steam games for first to cash in the codes! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.soundimage.org/].

A Third Tim Heidecker? [597]

Begun, the Onion wars have! INFOWARS is under new management, and our comedy hero Tim Heidecker will be at the helm as Creative Director. PLUS: – SLASHING PRICES: Xbox Game Pass limbos lower – SO SUE ME...YAMOTO: Tariff fever induces gamer hallucinations – PRETTY GOOD: Haygood finished Dispatch – LIVING THE DREAM: Tony picks up the new Tomodachi Life – ON CAMERA: Fourhman on the Fatal Frame II remake – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.soundimage.org/].

It WAS All Big Smoke's Fault [596]

It's Joe-on-Joe action as Haygood and Fourhman step into the podchamber to talk about troubled Kickstarter MMO Ashes of Creation, the culture of crowdfunding, and a little bit of Forza Horizon 6! PLUS: – NO BIGGIE: Rockstar gets hacked – SAN ANDREAS FAULTS: Still mad 22 years later – DRAGON YOUR FEET: Haygood wants justice for Dragon Age: The Veilguard – BROTHERLY LOVE: Fourhman was too busy in Philadelphia to save the gaming industry – AMIIBO CHATTER: Two hosts, both buying Amiibo in 2026 – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Joe Fourhman on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.soundimage.org/].