Quest 59 - What are the best and worst things about Halloween?

The QQ Cast debates the virtues of pumpkin spice, reminisces about old TV specials, share stories of great Halloween parties, and then finally devolve into googling sexy bacon costumes.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:45 - Does pumpkin spice go well with anything?
  • 08:00 - Did your local haunted house give out candy?
  • 15:00 - Which games had the best Halloween mods?
  • 21:00 - What is the best Halloween movie of all time?
  • 27:45 - Have you ever been to a murder mystery party?
  • 31:30 - Sexy bacon costume; great costume, or greatest costume?
  • 39:00 - What is the coolest costume that you have ever seen?
  • 45:00 - Wrap up!

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Quest 58 - Are there any original ideas left in the film industry?

Quest 57 - Isn't it about damn time that we went to Mars?

Special Guest: Matt Stevenson

Tom gets overly sentimental about going to Mars, Matt records from a drag race, meanwhile Zach and Raul have a meaningful discussion about how long it will be until they will actually want to buy a ticket.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:00 - How much will it cost to go to Mars?
  • 08:15 - Is there a more noble goal than building a multi-planet civilization?
  • 24:45 - What would it take for YOU to want to go to Mars?
  • 48:30 - Will people be "left behind" on Earth?
  • 56:10 - What kind of energy sources will we need to live on Mars?
  • 67:30 - Wrap up!

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Quest 56 - What have we been geeking out on in the summer of 2016?

Zach combines running marathons with hiking, Raul holds an intervention to prevent Tom from talking politics, and then everyone just rambles about AngularJS release candidates...we are so nerdy.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:20 - How hard is it to start learning Unity?
  • 11:00 - When does "not invented here" turn into a real project?
  • 29:45 - What weird YouTube videos do you watch?
  • 41:45 - Are we just honeymooning with World of Warcraft Legion?
  • 53:10 - Does running a marathon count as geeking out?
  • 62:30 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 55 - Could Mr. Meeseeks save this podcast?

Zach and Raul discuss the existential, metaphysical, and facetious humor that is Rick and Morty; all the while, Tom literally sits on the sidelines as his internet connection pulls a Jerry.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - Which episode would you show a new person, and why?
  • 07:40 - Is it possible to have a single favorite episode?
  • 16:00 - Can you adjust Mumble voice quality?
  • 21:45 - Does the multiverse offer a unique story telling opportunity?
  • 32:00 - Could any of the crazy fan theories be true?
  • 41:30 - Is a pause the same as a reset, or is it a cop out regardless?
  • 49:00 - Will season 3 live up to the hype, or just be more of the same?
  • 53:45 - Wrap up!

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Quest 54 - What are the top 25 SNES games?

Tom and Raul celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System by counting down two top 25 lists of SNES games; meanwhile, Zach passes the time by twitch streaming himself playing most of these games for the first time.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 04:00 - Is Uniracers on anyone's top 25 list?
  • 14:00 - Why didn't EarthBound sell well in the US?
  • 25:45 - Did Super Mario All Stars get bundled with the console?
  • 31:30 - Can the QQ Cast stream on Twitch while recording?
  • 43:00 - How many versions of Super Street Fighter were there?
  • 53:45 - Why did Raul play Mario RPG and not Final Fantasy?
  • 65:30 - What was the first Yoshi game?
  • 71:00 - So, what is the single best Super Nintend game of all time?
  • 78:45 - Wrap up!

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