Metroidvania Draft, Spooky-Season Games, and 'Street Fighter' | Button Mash

To live is to pod; to pod is to live! First, Ben, Steve Ahlman, and Matt James react to the latest 'GTA VI' and 'Ocarina of Time' trailers and talk about Ben's hands-on session with the 'Ocarina' remake. Then, they share recommendations for a few recently released games that fit a Halloween theme. After that, they honor the 40th anniversaries of 'Castlevania' and 'Metroid' and the release of 'Castlevania: Belmont's Curse' by bringing on GameSpot's Steve Watts to discuss what "Metroidvania" means, debate whether it's a good name for the genre, review 'Belmont's Curse,' advise a listener on when to look up game solutions, and do a draft of the greatest Metroidvanias across several categories. Finally, Ben and Daniel Chin share their spoiler-free reviews of the big-screen 'Street Fighter' reboot.
(00:00) Intro
(00:13) 'GTA'/'Ocarina of Time'/spooky-season games
(27:42) The Metroidvania Draft
(1:54:49) Daniel Chin joins for 'Street Fighter'
Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guests: Matt James, Steve Ahlman, Steve Watts, and Daniel Chin
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Senior Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopowell

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