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Zelda is the story of a little blonde elf boy named Zelda who go on adventure and kill a big green pig man to save the princess who is named Princess. Join us as we, Zeldo expert, talk about the boy Zeldo and his big mighty sword and all the Princess he save with him boom-o-rang. Join us as we seek the Triforce and scour some dungeons with our main man Tingle I mean Zelbo I mean Zelda. PLUS: Roses is back from Mexico! Matt, your next Pope(??), played a weird game about pimping out mascots. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: “Christ Fighter” Bibleman Promise Mascot Agency Blue Prince The Legend of Zelda Zelda II: The Adventures of Link A Link to the Past Link’s Awakening Ocarina of Time Majora’s Mask Oracle of Seasons* Oracle of Ages* Four Swords* Wind Waker…
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1 Episode 42 - CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA!!! 3:05:58
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedPushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp welcome you into their trans-dimensional Christmas cabin to play a bunch of holiday-themed games with them and their amazing guests. We play a cat game with Crimson Diamond's Julia Minamata! We play an obnoxious boy game with Alasdair Beckett-King. We play a creepy depressing game with Francisco "Grundislav" Gonzalez. And wrap it all up by playing a demon game with Party of One's Jeff Stormer. There's also talk of nog, window-jumping, wassail, and much much more fun! Happy Holidays, everyone! We hope you had fun and enjoyed this extra-long episode and we'll be back early 2025! Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Julia: https://www.juliaminamata.com/ Alasdair: https://www.abeckettking.com/ Francisco: https://www.grundislav.games/ Jeff: https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/ Games Mentioned: Christmas Nightmare Lonely Christmas Crimson Diamond Milo and the Christmas Gift Milo and the Magpies Watch Over Christmas Scribblenauts Rosewater Last Christmas Still Life…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThis week, we’re playing a game that made us so angry, we had to yell about it. And to do this, we brought in the internet’s best angry yeller: Pearlmania500. Comedian Alex Pearlman hangs out to tell us a bit about politic and then the 1994 “edutainment” game Wrath of the Gods. Matt talks a bit about Loco Motive, Roses talks a bit about Kings Quest 8, and we rank a few adventure games. Pearlmania500 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/pearlmania500 Wrath of the Gods: https://www.wrathgame.com/ Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: · Stardew Valley · Minecraft · Skyrim · Outer Worlds · Vampire Survivors · Kings Quest VII · Hoyle Card Games · Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? · Oregon Trail · Loco Motive · Wrath of the Gods · Legend of Zelda · Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator – Case 1: In Search of the Skunk Ape · Tangle Tower · Madness of the Architect · Lifeless Moon · Secret Doctrine…
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1 Episode 39 - Case and Rise of the Golden Idol 1:59:05
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHappy American Thanksgiving, everyone! This is absolutely our yuckiest, most disturbing intro ever. And in the last episode, we talked about piss-proof toilet decals! And we are thankful you let us into your lives with this filth. This week Matt and Roses talk about two of the best Storiented™ mystery-puzzle games ever made, Case of the Golden Idol and Rise of the Golden Idol, by Color Gray Games. We use our ancient, magical artifacts (microphones) to find all the words and put them in the exact right order and make this podcast for your ears to listen to. Then we continue ranking every adventure game ever and try very hard to forget that we ever came up with a movie called Yucky Princess Swap. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned (*BRIEFLY): Case of the Golden Idol Rise of the Golden Idol Crypt Custodian* Tactical Breach Wizard* Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus* Chicken Police: Into the Hive* Crow Country* Arco* Nine Sols* Loco Motive* The Journey Down Grim Fandango The Sexy Brutale Myst Return of the Obra Dinn Duck Detective: The Secret Salami The Slaughter: Act One SSTR Dallas Quest The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles Long Count Missing Since January Chants of Sennaar…
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1 Episode 38 - Ranking Every Adventure Game Ever 1:56:43
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSo. We had already decided we were going to spend the entire episode ranking Adventure Games – many of which, we've never played – but then, we decided to start out by talking about piss for 15 minutes. Matt and Roses bring a bizarre, chaotic energy and a true EXPERTISE on Adventure Games to this ALL-RANKING episode! Plus, we talk about some games we've been playing and some newly released games! Please don't give this one The Flush ™ TOILET DECALS COMING SOON (or not. idfk) Email us mattandroses@gmail.com PFLAG Resources: https://pflag.org/find-resources/ Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 LGBT National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 Games Mentioned: Death of the Reprobate Chicken Police: Into the Hive Rise of the Golden Idol Mythargia The Abandoned Planet Another World Myst Blasphemous 2: Mea Culpa DLC Case of the Golden Idol Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening We Were Here Forever Cosmonavtes: Escape Reality Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne The Crystal Key Embracelet To The Moon Baker Street Breakout: A Sherlockian Escape Adventure Ankh: Heart of Osiris The Slaughter Mission: Critical The Pawn Five Magical Amulets James Peris: The Fountain of Eternal Drunkenness Lily Looking Through Limbo of the Lost Doctor DuMont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. Portal 2…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThis episode was recorded on November 5th… Yeah. There’s a manic, ignoring-the-news energy to this episode where we take your listener questions! We also talk about Joe Richardson’s new game Death of the Reprobate and talk to our guest expert Joshua Cleveland of Adventure Game Hotspot about the requirements for “adventure game” status. Visit www.adventuregamehotspot.com Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Death of the Reprobate Eyeland Blackwell series Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Eagle Eye Mysteries Eagle Eye Mysteries in London Math Blaster Grim Fandango Dagger of Amon Ra Return of the Obra Dinn The Room VR Mechanica Museum The Adventures of Fatman The Excavation of Hobb’s Barrow The Plague Doctor of Wippra Mystery House Kings Quest I Doom Duke Nukem Wolfenstein 3D Uncharted series Legend of Zelda Portal L.A. Noire Deponia series Root Bear Stardew Valley Lorelei and the Laser Eyes The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo The Darkside Detective Lydia Isles of Sea and Sky Box Boy Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure Tactical Breach Wizards Silent Hill 2 remake Cat Café Manager Koala Lumpur: Journey to the Edge The Demon’s Forge Normality Muppet Treasure Island Discworld Noir The Hex Inscryption Pony Island Heroine's Quest Quest for Infamy A Tale of Two Kingdoms Murders on the Yangtze River Ripper Panic in the Park Blasphemous Toejam & Earl - Back in the Groove Gobliiins The Prophecy (aka Ween: The Prophecy) Capsule Silence XXIV Bad Day on the Midway Ghost Trick The Dark Eye - Chains of Satinav The Dark Eye - Memoria…
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1 Episode 35 - Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo 1:51:31
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTEETH UPDATE! For the teeth enthusiasts and teeth curious, we unveil a brand new chapter in the PushingUpRoses Teeth Saga ™. Roses discovered a detective game that Matt’s been telling her about since day one and Matt played some demos! Then, we dig deep into a world of horror, mystery, intrigue, and Japanese folklore in the Japanese ADV game Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. We have A LOT to say about this one, folks. So much in fact, that we skip our ranking segment this ep. Sorry everyone, but this game left us feeling inspired, frustrated, enamored, curious, and ready to pontificate like mad. Follow us on Instagram @SaveYourGamePodcast Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com Bowl of Lentils - The Origins of Visual Novels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wOtv-J7tOI The Seven Wonders of Honjo: https://hyakumonogatari.com/2012/01/02/the-seven-wonders-of-honjo/ Games Mentioned: Rise of the Golden Idol Loco Motive Proverbs The Haunting of Joni Evers The Suicide of Rachel Foster The Fading of Nicole Wilson What Remains of Edith Finch The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Disco Elysium Cabernet Fields of Mistria Hatoful Boyfriend Huniepop Danganronpa Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Mystery House Deja Vu Final Fantasy Paranormansight: The 13 Ghosts of Florida State University (Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo)…
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1 Episode 34 - Hugo's House of Horrors trilogy 2:02:52
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe first episode of the brand-new medical/dental advice podcast: Save Your Teeth! Call your Endodontist. Eat your allergy medicine. And don’t tell anyone we exist! The spookiest thing about this installment of spooky month is that we played these games at all. Matt and Roses review the Hugo’s House of Horror trilogy and a 1990’s 3D shoot ‘em up??? Also we talk about Phantom Fellows, some random 1990’s platform games, have a quick PlayDate with Matt, and some cool games pop up on our REVIEW EVERY ADVENTURE GAME segment! Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: The Phantom Fellows Mythargia Death’s Door Tunic The Simorgh The Hugo’s House of Horrors Trilogy Skunny: Save Our Pizzas (????) Jazz Jackrabbit Halloween Harry Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventures Commander Keen Maniac Mansion Nitemare 3D Blakestone 3-D Castle Wolfenstein 3-D The Will of Arthur Flabbington Blackwell Chronicles Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy Lost Forest The Last Door: Season One Sentient Ann Achronist: Many Happy Returns…
Spooky Month takes a turn for the sad as we tackle a game about trauma, growing up, mental illness, and murder. Matt and Roses do a deep dive into Fran Bow. We also talk about some upcoming episodes and... a BOOK?! What are we, frickin nerds? Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Phantom Fellows Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo The Ghost Stories of M.R. James (A BOOK, NOT A GAME) Fran Bow Banjo Kazooey Moons of Madness Dreamfall Chapters The Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny Mystery of the Nautilus Phantasmagoria…
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1 Episode 32 - Kings Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella & Paul Korman 1:51:53
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedGuess what folks? The season of spookiness is upon us, and your spooky queen PushingUpRoses reins it in with Matt Aukamp, the real-life inspiration for Jack Skellington and their terrifying guest, Paul Korman – The Phantom Fellow himself. Paul talks to us about his newly-released game The Phantom Fellows (available on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581490/The_Phantom_Fellows/ and GOG https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_phantom_fellows ) and other various things about adventure games in general. Then, we dive into the spooky-adjacent classic Sierra adventure Kings Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella Plus, PlayDate with Matt and ranking every adventure game ever! Absconded. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Uno Devil’s Hideout The Heist of the Argonaut Limited Post Hero Bloom SIMULACRA Tender: Creature Comforts Fields of Mistria The Phantom Fellows Strange Horticulture King’s Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella Miasmata Violett Free D.C.! And Then There Were None Clam Man…
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1 Episode 31 - Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars 1:46:56
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedParis in the fall holds many memories for Matt and Roses. Memories of pushing their “woke” propaganda. Memories of pickles and olives. Before we do our DEEP DIVE into the classic GRAND ADVENTURE from Revolution Software, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars, we talk about our new Stardew-like obsession with Fields of Mistria. Who is your new romance? Marsh? Celine? Well don’t touch!! Because they’re ours. And then, go f*** your selfie, because Matt has some more to say about Life is Strange. Then, we add 5 games to the ranked list of every adventure game ever. (Also, we learn some important and not at all silly things about Dark Grim Mariupolis. If anyone has any info, btw, let us know. https://donate.khpg.org/en/ ) Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Fields of Mistria Life is Strange Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (Circle of Blood) Beneath a Steel Sky Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Cube Escape: The Lake Midnight Girl The 7th Guest (ew) Dark Grim Mariupolis Randal’s Monday The Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirit’s Eye…
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1 Episode 30 - Audience Recommendations Vol. 3 1:36:14
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWelcome in! PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp take your recommendations seriously! And they prove it by playing four of them and reviewing them in this episode: There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, The Journey Down, Voodoo Detective, and Life is Strange. We also bring back some SPECIAL GUESTS for our RANKING EVERY ADVENTURE GAME segment. Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Muppets: Chaos at the Carnival or something Fallout: New Vegas The Abandoned Planet Myst Mars After Midnight Pulpergeist There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension The Journey Down The Dream Machine Grim Fandango Voodoo Detective Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father Curse of Monkey Island Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars The Slaughter: Act One Life is Strange Codename: ICEMAN Deponia: Doomsday Wavetale A Whisper in the Twilight: Ch. 1 Ben There Dan That Astronomica: The Quest for the Edge of the Universe…
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1 Episode 29 - Nostalgia and Dani and Bill from Escape This Podcast 1:43:43
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWe're not here to fuck spiders, we're here to talk about Adventure Games with our brilliant and charming friends Dani and Bill from Escape This Podcast and the upcoming Rise of the Golden Idol! We talk about nostalgia and the way it colors – or does not color – our views of games, and just goof the hell around. So, I guess we were here to fuck spiders, after all. Find Escape This Podcast and Solve This Murder at https://www.consumethismedia.com/ The episode with Roses and Matt is here: https://www.escapethispodcast.com/e/big-top-trouble-ft-save-your-game/ Wishlist Rise of the Golden Idol on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/The_Rise_of_the_Golden_Idol/ And finally, email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Horizon Forbidden West Crusader Kings Tunic Death’s Door Animal Well Nancy Drew series Rise of the Golden Idol Case of the Golden Idol A Case of Mistrust Little Witch in the Woods Final Fantasy VIII, VI, VII, X Fields of Mistria Stardew Valley Myst Riven Grim Fandango Sam & Max Hit the Road Kings Quest VII The Realm Online Quest 64 Quest for Glory I Granny’s Garden Tex Murphy: Mean Streets Pokemon Gold & Silver 7th Guest VR 11th Hour The 13th Doll Kessen II CLUE Murderous Muses Telling Lies The Infections Madness of Doctor Dekker Science Sleuths Vol. 1 Déjà Vu Normality…
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This week we talk about a spooky cozy casual mystery plant game called Strange Horticulture that rules. Also, Matt raves about Fallout: New Vegas, Roses has a stylish mystery game to talk about and we rank a bunch of adventure games, ridiculously. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: A Case of Mistrust Fallout: New Vegas Zelda: Breath of the Wild Strange Horticulture Botany Manor Assemble With Care Unpacking Return to the Obra Dinn Case of the Golden Idol Papers, Please In Other Waters Dredge Strange Antiquities Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 7: The Cardinal Sins Batman: Partners in Peril Amnesia: Rebirth Portal Again…
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1 Episode 27 - Dialogue: What Makes it Good? 1:39:22
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedPushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp talk about dialogue trees in adventure games; What makes them good? What makes them bad? Do you skip them? Matt says some stuff that's likely to get him cancelled by Sierra-heads. Plus, PlayDate with Matt and RANKING EVERY ADVENTURE GAME EVER. We don't know. Whatever makes sense. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: The Crimson Diamond King’s Quest IV Fallout: New Vegas The Keyper Mars After Midnight Papers, Please Grim Fandango Disco Elysium The Curse of Monkey Island Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack The Dagger of Amon Ra Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town The Adventures of the Black Hawk Legend of Skye King’s Quest V and VI Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Danganronpa series Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series Hatoful Boyfriend HuniePop Murder, She Wrote (The Game!) Dark Grim Mariupolis Byzantine: The Betrayal Minecraft: Story Mode…
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Stay hydrated, everyone! No matter the cost. Matt and Roses talk about their favorite non-adventure games, plus PlayDate with Matt!, ranking every adventure game ever, and other silliness. Matt also pitches a weird game idea he had about Machiavelli and he's sorry (but also don't steal it!) Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: The Crimson Diamond Lamplight City ToeJam & Earl Life's Too Short Life's Too Short: On Reflection Tetris Banjo Kazooey Dr. Mario Wave Race Jet Moto Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Warcraft 2 Stardew Valley Civilization (V & II) Lords of the Realm II Final Fantasy (V, VI, VII & VIII) Pokemon (entire series) Clock Tower Skyrim Morrowind Hollow Knight Ori & the Will o' the Wisps and the Blind Forest, too Yoku's Island Express Lone Fungus Unbound: Worlds Apart Monster Sanctuary Graveyard Keeper Animal Crossing: New Horizons Terraria Dreams in the Witch House Quest for Glory (entire series) Mortal Kombat Fallout: New Vegas Legend of Hand Scratches Blue Force Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller Elena: Displaced Reality…
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In our LONGEST EPISODE YET Roses and Matt take on the monumental task of summarizing all of The Last Door. All 2 seasons. All 8 chapters. We also talk about Roses' birthday, April's amazing adventure game releases, BREAKING GOLDEN BACHELOR NEWS, kneecap tattoos, and an annoying podcast Matt listened to. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Botany Manor Strange Horticulture The Legend of Skye Monkey Island II The Last Door…
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1 Episode 10 - Pizza! and Hidden Object Games 1:12:42
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIT'S OUR TENTH EPISODIVERSARY! Thank you all for sticking with us. To celebrate, Matt and Roses buy each other pizza and talk about their not-so-guilty pleasure: HIDDEN OBJECT GAMES! Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com HoliznaCC0's Bandcamp: https://holiznacc0.bandcamp.com/ Pizza pix: https://imgur.com/a/VAbPgiN Games Mentioned: My Brother Rabbit The Legend of Skye The Family Mysteries Trilogy Poisonous Promises Echoes of Tomorrow Noir Chronicles: City of Crime Path to Sin: Greed Enigmatis (Series) Hidden Folks The Exit 8 Murder, She Wrote (The Game) House MD (The Game) CSI (The Game) Law and Order (The Game) June’s Journey Unsolved THANK YOU ALL FOR RATING/REVIEWING/LISTENING/EMAILING/SHARING/BEING AWESOME.…
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1 Episode 9 - Audience Recommendations! 1:21:24
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMatt and Roses review some of the games YOU, THE PEOPLE recommended to us! Also, Matt can't stop playing Marvel: Midnight Suns, and the new Stardew Valley update is out! Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Every Folk Song episode on The Two Sisters: http://everyfolksong.libsyn.com/8-the-twa-sisters Games Discussed: Stardew Valley (Update) The Space Bar Marvel Midnight Suns The Last Door Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Her Story Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Telling Lies Immortality Below the Root…
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We clamped down another podcast, everyone! Matt and Roses go all out, discussing the LucasArts classic: Sam and Max Hit the Road. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus The Exit 8 Sam and Max Hit the Road The Secret of Monkey Island Toe Jam and Earl King’s Quest Sam and Max Save the World Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse Sam and Max: This Time it's Virtual…
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1 Episode 7 - Comedy and Alasdair Beckett-King 1:42:44
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThis episode contains the terribly charming, hilarious, and otherwise multi-talented Alasdair Beckett-King. We talk about comedy in adventure games and a million other things. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Pentiment Disco Elysium Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Dagger of Amon RA A Short Hike A Night in the Woods The Longest Journey Discworld The Adventures of the Black Hawk The Secret of Monkey Island Unforeseen Incidents Grim Fandango Deponia Return to Monkey Island Uncharted 4: Thief's End Curse of Monkey Island Fran Bow Little Misfortune Trilby's Notes Homebody Four Last Things Procession to Cavalry Portal Psychonauts Lair of the Clockwork God Zork Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Bureaucracy Don't tweet at Matt about his embarrassing gaffe.…
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1 Episode 6 - Failure, Death, and Losing 1:40:49
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRose and Matt talk about the most fun games they've ever played before they launch into a long, philosophical discussion about how various adventure games have handled failure, game overs, unwinnable states, and death over the years. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Stardew Valley (SORRY!) The Curse of Monkey Island Animal Crossing Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Pokemon Sun/Moon A Short Hike Untitled Goose Game Banjo Kazooey Just Ignore Them Red Bow Kings Quest VI Kings Quest V Monkey Island II: LeChuck's Revenge Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective The Dagger of Amon Ra BROK The Investigator The Colonel's Bequest Space Quest III Clock Tower Disco Elysium Citizen Sleeper I Expect You To Die The Forgotten City The Outer Wilds Kings Quest III…
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1 Episode 5 - Q & A: Pillow Fort Edition 1:11:44
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOur first Q&A episode! Matt is recording in a pillow fort from the floor of a hotel room in New Orleans. PUR is ignoring medical advice. We talk about walkthroughs, games for different types of intelligence, console games, modern VS traditional, the perils of nostalgia, Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games DIscussed (or just mentioned): Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Just Ignore them Red Bow The Sexy Brutale The Forgotten City Zelda: Majora's Mask Sanitarium The Witness Return of the Obra Dinn Plague Doctor of Wippra Chicken Police Contradiction The Case of the Golden Idol Night in the Woods Beacon Pines What Remains of Edith Finch The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Firewatch Jenny LeClue: Detetivu Backbone (Tails) Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Thimbleweed Park Randall's Monday Stray Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons It Takes Two Limbo Inside Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? Murderous Muses The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Danganronpa Crash Bandicoot Leisure Suit Larry Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Paradise Killer Uncharted Animal Crossing Return to Monkey Island 7th Guest Myst Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Below the Root Her Story The Last Door…
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1 Episode 4 - The Excavation of Hob's Barrow 1:38:18
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRoses and Matt talk in depth about the Excavation of Hob's Barrow by Cloak and Dagger Games and Wadjet Eye, invent a new and incredible type of escape room, and then go on and on about their terribly millennial musical tastes. Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Just Ignore Them Red Bow Blood Nova Islands of Insight The Excavation of Hob's Barrow Kings Quest…
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1 Episode 3 - Next Fest and Julia Minamata 1:50:33
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAfter we successfully avoid talking about Stardew Valley, Roses and Matt talk about a megaton of Steam Next Fest demos that they played. Then, we talk to Julia Minamata about her upcoming game, The Crimson Diamond, and 1990s software piracy rings. Find Julia here: https://twitter.com/JuliaMinamata and wishlist The Crimson Diamond now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/ Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed (THERE ARE A LOT): Death of the Reprobate Islands of Insight Lies of P Botany Manor The M/S Cornelia II Incident Please Touch the Artwork 2 Chicken Police: Into the Hive Indika Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Turlock Holmes Prim Queer Quest: All in a Gay’s Work Back to Hearth Exit: A Biodelic Adventure Mutants Ate My Carrots Gloomy Juncture An English Haunting Death Trick: Double Blind Daemon Masquerade The Crimson Diamond The Colonel's Bequest Denarius Avaricius Sextus Personal Nightmare Rome: Pathway to Power The 7th Guest Armed and Delirious Myst Dagger of Amon Ra…
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1 Episode 2 - 10 Essential Adventure Games 1:32:09
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRoses is playing Stardew and put the shorts in the soup! Also, Excavation of Hob's Barrow rules. Matt played Blood Nova and too many Next Fext demos (see next week). We list our Top 10 Most Essential Adventure games! Email us: MattandRoses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Stardew Valley The Excavation of Hob's Barrow Blood Nova Kings Quest 1 Secret of Monkey Island Curse of Monkey Island Return of the Obra Dinn Firewatch Unavowed The Walking Dead Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Colonel's Bequest The Sexy Brutale Botany Manor Cabernet Sky of Tides Disco Elysium Islands of Insight…
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PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp introduce you to their brand new podcast: Save Your Game! We talk about how we got into adventure games, some of our favorites, and Quest For Glory V: Dragon Fire . Then, we dig in deep on 2022's Perfect Tides . Email us: MattandRoses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Swanky Maximino Kings Quest III: To Heir is Human Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Kings Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder Secret of Monkey Island Curse of Monkey Island Dust: Tale of the Wired West Toonstruck Escape from Monkey Island Sanitarium Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire Perfect Tides Adventures of Willy Beamish…
A new podcast from PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp about adventure games coming Wednesday 2/7. Watch this space!
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1 Episode 25 – New Segments! and the Adventure Game Fan Fair 1:40:59
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHey everyone, we're so sorry about the two-week break, but we're back with ENERGY! Matt has two new segments to present. One that's very normal, and one that's utterly bizarre. Roses went to England and played some arcade games. Matt went to the Adventure Game Fan Fair and we talk about a bunch of demos. The rest, you're just gonna have to hear for yourself. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Die Hard: The Arcade Game “Dynamo Cops or something” Mario Kart House of the Dead Typing of the Dead Track and Field ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron Mortal Kombat II Tapper Baby Pac-Man Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures Mario Party Super Mario World Lamplight City Casual Birder Resonant Tale The Crimson Diamond Heir of the Dog Home: A Story of Light Phantom Fellows War of the Western Deep President Rocket Fogtown Quest for Glory V Liesure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards Freddy Pharkus: Frontier Pharmacist The Fan Carol Reed: Amos Green’s Final Repose Fran Bow Weird: Truth is Stranger than Fiction Krabat and the Sorbian King Wild Wild West: The Steel Assassin Dust: A Tale of the Wired West…
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1 Episode 24 - Dreams in the Witch House 1:51:35
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIT'S BAKING TIME! Matt makes bad cookies and then Roses and Matt plan some really cool Stardew-themed Macarons. We briefly revisit the Detective Grimoire series and talk about Rise of the Golden Idol. Then we do a deep-dive into a game that captured the hell out of our imaginations: Dreams in the Witch House! PLUS A RETURN OF A BELOVED SEGMENT!!! Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Tangle Tower Detective Grimoire (THE ORIGINAL FLASH GAME) Rise of the Golden Idol Quest For Glory Dreams in the Witch House The Dunwich Horror (Upcoming Sequel)…
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Lets talk about guinea pigs for a while then too many Lorelais before we DEEP DIVE into TANGLE TOWER - a fun mystery game! And we talk about its predecessor Detective Grimoire and the demo for the third game in the series, The Mermaid Mask. It's, honestly?, just a good episode. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Lorelai Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Detective Grimoire The Mermaid Mask Tangle Tower The Dagger of Amon Ra Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon The Duck Detective…
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1 Episode 22 - Q & A: New Teeth Edition 1:33:09
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRoses has new teeth and can't eat no potatoes, but she DID learn about a lot of games with an overwhelming number of cats. We take your questions about achievements, non-adventure game mechanics, console gaming, genre distinctions, Andrew Plotkin's Cruelty Scale, and much more! Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes A Castle Full of Cats (and the others in the series) The Blue Cat Tunic Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers/The Beast Within Dropsy Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra Riven Warcraft Adventure Game Hive Swap The Tex Murphy Series Arcane: Online Mystery Serial Disco Elysium Monkey Island II Harvester A Space for the Unbound Zelda (just a bunch of em) Brok the Invesigator Lair of the Clockwork God Bulb Boy Clock Tower The Neverhood Soma Banjo Kazooie Mario 64 Scooby Doo (Genesis) Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom Deja Vu Cosmic Spacehead A Boy and his Blob ToeJam & Earl Quest For Glory Space Quest III…
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Healthcare! World Hunger! Capitalism! Unfinished Games! Get ready for some R-A-N-T-S! "Aw, Man..." coming soon to NBC Also, we talk about Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra for an hour. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: A Space for the Unbound Stardew Valley The Haunted Chocolatier Lorelai Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Journeyman Project The Sexy Brutale Mystery House The Colonel’s Bequest The Dagger of Amon Ra…
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1 Episode 20 - Audience Recommendations Vol. 2 1:43:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAfter a week off, Matt and Roses are back fresh as... roses, I guess. After the contractually obligated Stardew Valley talk, we discuss four of YOUR AUDIENCE RECCOMENDATIONS! A Space for the Unbound, The Invincible, The Journeyman Project, and The Cat Lady! This leads to a deep discussion of the entire Harvester Games catalogue. YOUR TAKEAWAYS: 1) If you recommend us a game, guess which one of us it will appeal to more! 2) Email us your opinions on Harvester Games games. 3) Games: They're not just Pac-Man anymore. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Stardew Valley Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney The Excavation of Hob's Barrow A Space for the Unbound Persona series The Invincible Firewatch The Journeyman Project: Legacy of Time The Journeyman Project: Project Pegasus The Cat Lady Downfall Burnhouse Lane Lorelai The Dagger of Amon Ra Pac-Man…
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Hey everyone, we're not doing an episode this week, so we just thought we'd throw you a quick episode to tell you how we're not doing an episode. So, sorry there is no episode, but here's an episode about that. And, while we were here, we thought, to apologize for not having an episode, we'd answer a few listener questions. In conclusion, there is no episode. So here is your episode about how there is, in fact, not an episode this week. Episode.…
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1 Episode 19 - Nightmare Frames and An English Haunting 1:46:48
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFirst, you should know: It's not Matt's fault. Second, you should know: PushingUpRoses is a chaotic force. Third, you should listen to us talk about video games. We talk a lot about games we WANT to play, but haven't, then we DEEP DIVE into both of the major releases from Postmodern Adventures. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Strange Horticulture Strange Antiquities Billy Masters was Right Urban Witch Story Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Animal Well The Witness Nightmare Frames An English Haunting Gabriel Knight Sins of the Fathers A Thousand Clowns (this is a movie, but Matt describes it for a solid 2 minutes, so it goes on the list)…
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1 Episode 18 - Duck Detective and Harvester 1:54:04
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWe all knew it was coming eventually. THE BIG TWO! Such a natural pairing of two pieces of media we probably don't even need to mention it. But we will. Matt and Roses play and talk about Duck Detective: The Secret Salami and Harvester. The 1996 FMV video game Harvester. The episode basically records itself. We also say goodbye to a dear, dear, dear, dear friend. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Kings Quest V (R.I.P.) Duck Detective: The Secret Salami An English Haunting Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Nightmare Frames The Last Door Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Resident Evil Silent Hill Case of the Golden Idol Harvester Night Trap…
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PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp talk to Stuart Ashen (Ashens, of YouTube fame,) about moon logic and weird, unfair, bizarre, beautiful adventure game puzzles. Also, Matt played Lil' Guardsman. Ashens' talk on moon logic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7nk_Apf35A Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: The Adventures of Mad Dog Williams in the Dungeons of Diridion Kings Quest 6 Heaven's Dawn Baldur's Gate 3 Aladdin Lil' Guardsman Papers Please Disco Elysium Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh Monkey Island II Operation: Stealth Chrono Quest II Police Quest 1 Runaway: A Road AdventureA Discworld Codename: ICEMAN Lone Eagle: Columbian Encounter Police Quest IV: Open Season Kings Quest 5 Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards…
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1 Episode 16 - Animal Well, The Quarry, Stardew Valley, etcetera 1:23:21
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWe went into this one with NO PLAN, folks. It's free-style nerding today on the old podcast. Matt played some cool games and finally hit up that Stardew Valley update. Roses talks about Home of the Underdogs and some of retro games we really didn't enjoy. Plus, some ranting about game preservation. Flashpoint: Infinity: https://flashpointarchive.org/downloads/ ScummVM: https://www.scummvm.org/ Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Discussed: Norco Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Eagle Eye Mysteries Citizen Sleeper Stardew Valley The Quarry Animal Well King's Quest Monkey Island Touche: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer The Gene Machine Orion Burger Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb Runaway Vortex Point The Room: Tribute Jurassic Park: The Ride - Online Adventure…
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1 Episode 15 - Disco Elysium, The Thaumaturge, and Francisco González 2:01:48
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSpecial guest Francisco González stops by and tells us a wild story about his new role playing hobby. Matt thinks Indika is weird and incredible. We talk for over an hour about how great Disco Elysium is, and then like 15 minutes about The Thaumaturge. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Rosewater Grand Theft Auto Online Indika Disco Elysium Planescape: Torment The Thaumaturge Lamplight City…
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1 Episode 14 - Q&A: Pollen Count Edition 1:41:34
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRoses falls in love with Disco Elysium and Matt goes frickin' ham discussing Marvel Midnight Suns. We take a ton of audience questions and discuss a variety of topics. Text Adventures, games that we hated after we loved but thought we'd hate, "That doesn't work!", genre distinctions in games, "The Power of Cheese", and an EXHAUSTIVE dissection of Detective Games. Michael's amazing fan art: https://imgur.com/a/KnLj7Wg Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Disco Elysium Midnight Marvel Suns Breath of the Wild Majora’s Mask Siberia A Space for the Unbound The Last Door The Legend of Skye Contradiction Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus The Cat Lady Burnhouse Lane Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Softporn Adventure Portal & Portal II Sanitarium The Monkey Island Games The Dig The Invincible Chants of Sennaar Strange Horticulture Papers, Please What Remains of Edith Finch Kathy Rain Mixed Up Fairy Tales Journey Man Project 3 The Laura Bow Games Return of the Obra Dinn Case of the Golden Idol Paradise Killer The Sexy Brutale LA Noir The D'avekki Studios Games (btw these are relatively in order, but it's unlikely we'll ever go through the exhaustive work of putting timestamps on our YouTube videos, so... sorry about that. BUT if ya'll wanna do it in the comments, we'll shout you out on the show) Thanks for listening!…
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1 Episode 13 - Streaming Narrative Games and Cressup 1:20:00
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe charming and insightful Cressup joins Matt and PushingUpRoses to talk about the ethics and complexities of streaming narrative games. We talk about the finger puzzle in Monkey Island 2 a lot, a weird Greek FMV game, the creeping date range of “retro games” and just have a blast. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Grim Fandango Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge Nick Delios - Conspiracies Phantasmagoria Black Dhalia Kings Quest 8 Escape From Monkey Island Quest for Glory Curse of Monkey Island Harold Halibut Assemble With Care Eastshade Exit 8 Shinkansen 0 That Dragon, CancerGet Five Nights at Freddy’s Dead by Daylight At Dead of Night As Dusk Falls Please Touch the Artwork 2 Cult of the Lamb Jackbox Party Pack King of the Castle Five Dates Clue Nancy Drew…
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The album of the year is finally out, and let us be the first to tell you that T.S. did NOT disappoint with her newest release, 3D MARIO . Best Nintendo-themed, 3-D album yet. We did not play Harold Halibut yet, but Matt did play an Adventure/RPG set in 1905 Poland and Roses played with her cat. We talk about Return to Monkey Island so much that we get kind of emotional? We also forgot to mention that we are part of the Adventure Game Hotspot Network, which you can find here: https://adventuregamehotspot.com/ Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Harold Halibut Police Quest The Thaumaturge Disco Elysium Quest For Glory Return to Monkey Island The Secret of Monkey Island Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge The Curse of Monkey Island Escape from Monkey Island Tales from Monkey Island…
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