We found 10 episodes of The Rick & Don Show with the tag “video-games”.
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Episode 58: One Lives, One Dies - Gamestop vs Royal Rumble
March 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 39 mins
magic, royal-rumble, video-games, wrestling
Our hosts discuss the results of January's "interesting" and "somewhat" long Royal Rumble pay-per-view, as well as how long one of our hosts expects Gamestop to still be around. Along with plenty of TV show conversation and the impending downfall (read as "passing by our hosts") of Magic Organized Play.
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Episode 56: Super Sad Bros
January 10th, 2019 | 1 hr 11 mins
nintendo, smash-bros, video-games, wrestling
This week, Rick and Don get to the bottom of the age old question... why is everyone else in love with Super Smash Brothers except our hosts? And what can they do about it. They also jump into a little bit of video game forecasting with the expectation of some new releases for the Nintendo Switch in 2019, like Firewatch and Mortal Kombat 11.
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Episode 55: Back From Japan
December 26th, 2018 | 1 hr 9 mins
japan, travel, video-games
This week, Rick and Don catch up on Don's recent trip to Japan!!! And his adventure to Savannah Video Game Expo upon his return.
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Episode 52: Nintendo Online & Playstation Classic
October 14th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
all-or-nothing, cloak-and-dagger, nintendo, playstation, video-games
We catch up on Don's recent television and streaming media consumption, as well as dive into the recent announcments of the Nintendo Online service for the Nintendo Switch, as well as the announcment for the Sony Playstation Classic. We also discover that Don is just two months older than the Simpsons television show!!!
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Episode 50: SummerSlam & Southeast Game Exchange
September 7th, 2018 | 1 hr 44 mins
southeast-game-exchange, summerslam, video-games, wrestling
This week it's all about Don's excellent experience at Southeast Game Exchange and how he turned $20 into close to 30 games. Then we pivot into watching the wrestling show of the summer, SummerSlam... or so it was billed. There were some hits, there were some misses, but Rick & Don cover all of them.
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Episode 43: The Big Three-Oh-Oh!
June 2nd, 2018 | 2 hrs 39 mins
lists, video-games
The final countdown!!!! Or at least, the countdown of the top three hundred video games of all time, per Donald's extensive criteria! We count down the entire list from 300 to 1, with a couple honorable mentions thrown in for good measure. Settle down and strap in for the best video games you've ever played!
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Episode 42: Avengers Hot Takes & Video Game Prereqs 101
May 11th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
avengers, marvel, mcu, movies, video-games
An unprompted review of Avengers: Infinity War kicks off this week's episode. Spoiler Alert: There are plenty of hot takes... AND SPOILERS!!! We wrap up the episode with some more video game chat, why gamers fade away, and what we need to come back to some quality gaming experiences!
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Episode 41: Where Have All the RPGs Gone?
May 2nd, 2018 | 1 hr 31 mins
movies, nintendo, pokemon, role-playing-games, switch, video-games
This week kicks off with a preamble to Don's review of Game Informer's "300 Greatest Games of All-Time". Then our hosts go on a search to find the perfect role-playing game for Rick to play on the Switch while on the road. Finally, our own Statler and Waldorf discuss their blockbuster movie fatigue and anti-trailer stance.
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Episode 40: Wrestlemania Results and 2018 time sinks, er Video Games!
April 22nd, 2018 | 54 mins 12 secs
nintendo, pokemon, switch, video-games, wrestlemania, wrestling
In a timely manner, our hosts circle back on their Wrestlemania viewing experiences, with some in-depth analysis of how long is too long? Then, after some unexpected Instagram follows, Rick is interested in some new & upcoming Switch releases (Pokemon!), while Donald waxes poetically about some ill-informed "all time gaming lists".
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Episode 37: Forecasting Fails & Apocryphal Discoveries
April 4th, 2018 | 1 hr 30 mins
current-events, magic, modern-masters, old-school-games, role-playing-games, video-games
Our hosts circle back on their first annual event, the Magic The Gathering Modern Masters 17 price forecasting bonanza! Covering 10 staples of eternal formats, Rick and Don predicted where these card prices would settle back in Episode 8. Now 365(-ish) days later, after the dust has settled, we see just how accurate our hosts could be! The latter half of the episode covers one of Don's missed opportunities of his childhood, the chance to play DragonRaid with many of his young friends. For those not in the know, DragonRaid is a full role-playing game system, based entirely upon the mythos of Christianity!