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Watch Out for Fireballs!
Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast that covers video games from every era, from retro to newer releases, indie to AAA. Each week we dive deep into the game's mechanics and narrative to figure out what works and what doesn't. Hosted by Gary Butterfield and Kaye Ross, this show has been g...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs! 494: F.E.A.R. (Premium)
Paxton Fettel isn't going to catch himself, operative. That's why you're on a squad with the unlikely name of F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon)...
Watch Out For Fireballs 493: Cryptmaster
Behold! Four monosyllabic zombies must type their way through legions of enemies, all while showing off their incredible typing/riddle prowess. In thi...
Watch Out For Fireballs 492: Silent Hill 2 (2024)
How far would you go to run away from your own guilt? Team Bloober takes a swing at reimaging the uncontested horror game classic that is Silent Hill...
Watch Out for Fireballs 491: Mouthwashing
This isn't so bad. We can fix this. We are definitely not in a catastrophe.
Mouthwashing is a bit-sized walking sim horror game that asks how do...
491: Mouthwashing
This isn't so bad. We can fix this. We are definitely not in a catastrophe.
Mouthwashing is a bit-sized walking sim horror game that asks how do...
WOFF! Dispatch: Solo vs. Party RPGs
Upcoming Games
October:
- Mouthwashing
- Silent Hill 2make
- Cryptmaster
- F.E.A.R. (Premium)
November:
- Mo...
Watch Out for Fireballs Dispatch: Solo vs. Party RPGs
Upcoming Games
October:
Mouthwashing
Silent Hill 2make
Cryptmaster
F.E.A.R. (Premium)
November:
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out For Fireballs 490: Against the Storm
There's a storm acomin', and all the animal-folk need to band together if we want to survive this one. Against the Storm is a unique city builder wher...
Against the Storm (Preview)
There's a storm acomin', and all the animal-folk need to band together if we want to survive this one. Against the Storm is a unique city builder wher...
489: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
Outer Wilds is a cozy adventure game about the thrill of exploration and the triumph of curiosity. You walk in the footsteps of a long-gone civilizati...
488: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Bob Mackey of the Retronauts joins Kaye this week to talk about Majora's Mask, whose pitch is that you only have three days to save the world, but you...
WOFF Dispatch: Unwinnable Situations
Howdy do! We've got heaps of questions today, so let's not waste any time dilly-dallying!
Upcoming Games
September:
Majora’s Mask (w...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs 487: Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (Premium)
What if a video game really, fully embodied that you can just blow shit up? Welcome to Mercenaries. Earn tons of money, explode some bad people, and g...
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (Preview)
What if a video game really, fully embodied that you can just blow shit up? Welcome to Mercenaries. Earn tons of money, explode some bad people, and g...
We're going to PRGE 2025!
For the first time since 2019, Watch Out for Fireballs! is going to have a panel at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this October, the weekend of Octobe...
486: Split Fiction
This week Gary welcomes acquaintance of the network Will Hughes (Everything to Guppy) to the co-host chair to discuss Hazelight Studios' Split Fiction...
485: Metroid: Zero Mission
What happens when you give the original Metroid a glow-up with the Super Metroid engine? A lot of cool stuff, and some weird stuff. It's not a perfect...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs! Dispatch Roundup: Q3 2025
Okay! We'll talk, we'll talk! Just please stop with the questions!
WOFF Dispatch: Embodiment
You are a body. In a video game, you are a body sometimes. Other times, you are a menu, representing a body. What does a game really need to get you t...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs 484: The Talos Principle (Premium)
Can a robot's heart beat like a man's? What makes us human? Probably puzzle solving. Robots can't solve puzzles. Prove me wrong, kids.
The Talos Principle (Preview)
Can a robot's heart beat like a man's? What makes us human? Probably puzzle solving. Robots can't solve puzzles. Prove me wrong, kids.
Unlock th...
483: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
We return to Night City to embark on a new mission in the slums of Dogtown. V gets mixed up in the whacky adventures of a sitting president. Does Phan...
482: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
Does this have the least good soundtrack of the original run of Tony Hawk games? Probably! Does it still kick a good amount of ass? Yes. THPS3 continu...
481: Skin Deep
You've seen immersive sims before, but have you ever played one where you sneeze? Skin Deep is a cute, weird, immersive sim with indie sensibilities....
WOFF Dispatch: Oops! All Questions 7
We spilled the bowl, and only questions came out.
Upcoming Games:
July:
-Skin Deep
-Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
-Cyperpunk...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out For Fireballs 480: Lost Kingdoms (Premium)
Back when Fromsoft used to experiment in the B-tier game mines, they made a bizarre Real Time card battle game. That game is Lost Kingdoms, and this i...
Lost Kingdoms (Preview)
Back when Fromsoft used to experiment in the B-tier game mines, they made a bizarre Real Time card battle game. That game is Lost Kingdoms, and this i...
479: Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge
In this spin-off of a spin-off, C&C assumes the Allies are victorious in C&C Red Alert 2, which is why Yuri is out for Revenge. Use your units and st...
478: The Last Door Season 2
We found a few more doors to check. The Last Door returns with a few more episodes to show off it's unique lo-fi adventure game style. While we're sti...
WOFF Dispatch: The Future of Resident Evil
We've already killed viruses, parasites and fungi, what could possibly be waiting for us in the future? Heck, what would we do with it?
Upcoming...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs 477: Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies (Premium)
What if combat was less about hitting your opponent, and more about circling around them at very high speeds? Ace Combat 4 is one of the genre standar...
Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies (Preview)
What if combat was less about hitting your opponent, and more about circling around them at very high speeds? Ace Combat 4 is one of the genre standar...
476: Resident Evil 6 (Part 2)
Time to join Chris, Sherry and Jake, and Ada, as they do the same shit Leon did last episode.
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475: Resident Evil 6 (Part 1)
How many zombies is too many zombies? Probably about one campaign of Resident Evil 6. Prepare to be worn down until you don't like this pretty good ga...
474: Satisfactory
Do you dare to feel satisfied? Build a dream factory on a mostly uninhabited alien planet. Build it again once you realize how much more efficientiely...
WOFF Dispatch Roundup Q2 2025
Our cup runneth over with questions. Here are your spilled questions.
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WOFF Dispatch: Minigames
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Upcoming WOFF Games:
May:
Satisfactory (w/ Ben Merkle...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out For Fireballs 473: The Suffering (Premium)
Way back when, when it felt like horror games were few and far between, we would settle for The Suffering. It's a real B-delivery of some A-level idea...
WOFF 473 Preview: The Suffering
Way back when, when it felt like horror games were few and far between, we would settle for The Suffering. It's a real B-delivery of some A-level idea...
472: Rygar
He's not quite a knight, he's not quite a gladiator. He's just Rygar. And he's going to... defeat the Animalized Men Wriggling Eerily. Come join us in...