Get ready to level up with Berries & Blades. If you're a casual gamer searching for your next adventure, or a hardcore gamer seeking a new perspective, there's something for everyone in our podcast. In this episode, you'll get a sneak peek of what's to come on the show. Don't forget to subscribe to stay up-to-date on all our latest episodes. Happy gaming!
Get ready to level up with Berries & Blades. If you're a casual gamer searching for your next adventure, or a hardcore gamer seeking a new perspective, there's something for everyone in our podcast. In this episode, you'll get a sneak peek of what's to come on the show. Don't forget to subscribe to stay up-to-date on all our latest episodes. Happy gaming!
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Here's the full transcript for this episode.
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00:00:10
Joseph: Welcome to Berries & Blades. I'm Joseph, and every two weeks I get together with my co-host Willie and Taylor and we have casual, unscripted conversations about video games. None of us are professional gamers or work in the video game industry, but we are NES and Super NES kids, so we've been playing games since the 80s.
All three of us are avid gamers who share a love for exploring new worlds and immersing ourselves in epic stories. But as much as we enjoy gaming, we all know how hard it can be to find the time to play everything we want. And that's why we created this podcast – to stay connected with friends and to share a platform where we can talk about the games we love. We'll share our thoughts on both new releases and the games that have been collecting dust in our backlogs.
So whether you're a casual gamer or a die-hard fan, our goal is to give you a down to Earth review of the games we discuss. But don't take my word for it, put your trust in this fake review by @Razor Blayd.
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00:01:03
Taylor (as Razor Blayd): Way back when I was knee high to nothing, the words Mushroom Kingdom meant something entirely different, heh. But, for real for real…this podcast is an absolute banger, and the quality is a supreme victory. The guys have great chemistry and they make me lol In front of my dog, Kojima. [woof] I love it when they talk about retro games like Joust, Galaga, and Bad Dudes. Don't sleep on these fools. Highly recommended.
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00:01:34
Joseph: Thanks Razor. Anyway, if you join us, you'll hear us talk about game mechanics, soundtracks, visual graphics, and we'll get into all sorts of hijinks together. Here's a short teaser from a conversation we had about Super Mario Brothers.
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00:01:48
Taylor: We start off with a man who was brought into this world by a woman…um, mother Mári, Máriá…umm. [laughter] And…
Joseph: This is already not what I expected.
Willie: Well, it would be Mária, right? Because we've, I think we’ve had this conversation –
Joseph: Mother Mária.
Taylor: Mária.
00:02:04
Willie: Well there's been this conversation around, you know Mario Mario and Luigi Mario.
Taylor: Uh-huh.
Willie: I don't know if that's actually canon but…
Taylor: Yeah, well, the mother was Mária Luigia. Like that was her name, so don’t –
Joseph: Luigiá, Luigia.
00:02:17
Taylor: Yeah, yeah, Luigia. And essentially, they were born into, like, not a, a well to do household.
And so at the ripe old age of 10 both boys had to become plumbers and they found they were really good at. They didn’t –
Joseph: That’s that rough life.
Taylor: – Yeah, yeah, it was a rough life cause they didn't plumb like normal people.
Joseph: They didn’t plumb, [laughter]
Taylor: Yeah, well, you know…uh, [laughter] like a plumber –
Joseph: Is that correct?
Taylor: – would plumb. I believe so. So if your pipe were clogged, they would just jump in there and they would go down your pipe themselves and just unclog it with their body.
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00:02:54
Joseph: You can expect new episodes of Berries & Blades to drop every two weeks. Follow us on Instagram at BerriesAndBlades for updates, video clips, in game photography, and more. As an independent podcast, we really appreciate your support. Thanks so much, and we'll see you in the next one. Until then, keep gaming and keep listening. Peace.
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