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 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.
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Episode 93: Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
June 15th, 2015 | 34 mins 38 secs
90's comics? Yes, please.
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Episode 92: Drakkhen
June 8th, 2015 | 30 mins 24 secs
The SNES is remembered fondly for its RPGs, but it took a while for them to become, you know... good. What does this have to do with Klowns? Listen and find out.
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Episode 91: Super Boy Allan
May 31st, 2015 | 37 mins 24 secs
Of all the episodes we've ever recorded, this one peaks the earliest.
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Episode 90: Courier Crisis
May 25th, 2015 | 33 mins 56 secs
The second of our live-streamed episodes, Gary brings Courier Crisis to the table... a game that precedes Crazy Taxi by several years but fails miserably where that later game succeeded. Also, a contentious discussion about Offspring.
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Episode 89: Puggsy
May 17th, 2015 | 31 mins 21 secs
The Psygnosis Train continues in our first live-streamed episode of Abject Suffering. Kole brought Puggsy to the table, a staple of his childhood that -- it turns out -- isn't so much terrible as it is inscrutable. Also, we discuss lycanthropic buildings.
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Episode 88: Ganja Farmer
May 11th, 2015 | 41 mins 8 secs
Prepare to beat up two nerd with conflicted opinions about marijuana culture. Also, prepare for a Crick-esque surprise.
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Episode 87: Casper
May 4th, 2015 | 37 mins 38 secs
An earnest discussion on ghosts, jerkin' it right, and the nature of belief.
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Episode 86: Bad Rats: The Rats' Revenge
April 27th, 2015 | 35 mins 4 secs
The odds were stacked against us. However, a despicably racist and universally reviled game can still bring some delight. Bring it on, Bad Rats.
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Episode 85: Bram Stoker's Dracula
April 20th, 2015 | 28 mins 16 secs
It's another movie pitch that's sure to make us millions: Dracula Force 5. It's a crisis on infinite Transylvanias as every representation of Dracula in media throughout history converges to fulfill some dark purpose.