Abject Suffering
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About the show
This is a podcast that's nominally about bad games. In reality, it's about the horror of daily life, GameFAQs Gold, strange combatants in the battle of Good vs. Evil, and a singular patriarch known only as Crick. Every Monday, Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross choose a game at random from the titles submitted by listeners, play it, and venture off on a freeform discussion that winds between the topic at hand, and the absurd.
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Episodes
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Episode 105: The Zoo Race
September 7th, 2015 | 39 mins 48 secs
Welcome to the series finale of Abject Suffering, because we'll never find anything better than this. Pack it up and turn out the lights, Cheers-style.
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Episode 104: Barney's Hide and Seek Game
August 31st, 2015 | 45 mins 26 secs
Come out, come out, wherever you are. Barney loves you. Barney wants to find you. Barney wants to kiss you forever.
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Episode 103: Zombie Nation
August 24th, 2015 | 36 mins 43 secs
What's the most patriotic thing to do with your own dead body? The answer may surprise you.
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Episode 102: Legend
August 17th, 2015 | 33 mins 25 secs
Scientists toiled for years to create a game whose title is invisible to modern search engines. This is the fruit of their labor.
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Episode 101: The Karate Kid
August 10th, 2015 | 38 mins 18 secs
Listen in to hear two sad adults talk about how their adolescence was shaped by a fascination with violence.
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Episode 100: Action 52
August 3rd, 2015 | 1 hr 37 mins
It's the 100th episode, so it only makes sense that we talk about Action 52. Numerlogically, of course. Let's consider the rippling chests of the Cheetahmen, while we record live in front of our most loyal Patreon backers.
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Episode 99: Bert's Dinosaurs
July 27th, 2015 | 29 mins 36 secs
This paint program inspired us to talk about the depraved life of Mr. Ed as a depraved BDSM sub, and we add another to the ranks of Friends of Abject Suffering.
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Episode 98: Illbleed
July 20th, 2015 | 38 mins 36 secs
It's a redemption the likes of which can only be delivered on Abject Suffering, as we find goodness within a maligned classic and gather enemies along the way.
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Episode 97: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
July 13th, 2015 | 49 mins 53 secs
Allison Baker joins us to talk about one of the most infamous NES games of all time. Also, we introduce a fun new character.
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Episode 96: King's Quest V
July 6th, 2015 | 37 mins 8 secs
It's a classic Abject Suffering switcharoo as we talk a little bit about King's Quest V for the NES, and then pivot to talk about Buffo the Clown.
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Episode 95: Peach the Lobster
June 29th, 2015 | 34 mins 46 secs
Peach the Lobster. Wag the dog. Redeem the creator.
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Episode 94: Kid Klown in Night Mayor World
June 22nd, 2015 | 36 mins 5 secs
A disturbing exegesis of clown biology, reproduction, and maximum strength.