• Abnormal Mapping 181: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
    Dec 27 2025

    Surprise! One final Abnormal Mapping before the end of the year. Jackson is joined today by Erin to get thoughts down about the most baffling Game of the Year in recent history, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It is a game that has kicked off a ton of discourse most of which talks around the actual game itself, which is what this podcast is about. I could not care less about France vs Japan I want to talk about this game’s weird fucking ending.

    Erin can be found on bsky here, go give them a follow!!

    Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!

    Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!

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    Things Discussed: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Final Fantasy, Myst, Diablo

    Next Month’s Game Club: Simogo Legacy Collection

    Music this Episode
    Until You’re Gone by Lorien Testard
    Gestral Market by Lorien Testard

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  • Abnormal Mapping 180: Mega Man 7 & 8
    Dec 18 2025

    This one was in the can way before the new Mega Man was announced, but I’m glad they finally listened to us and made another one of these. But we went back to the first evolution of classic Mega Man with two of the less respected but surprisingly disparate entries in the Mega Man series. Hope you enjoy!

    Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!

    Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!

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    Things Discussed: Xbox is still dead, Silksong, Violent Storm, Q-Up, Dynasty Warriors 4, Myst IV: Revelation

    Next Month’s Game Club: Simogo Legacy Collection

    Music this Episode
    Electrical Communication by GANASIA
    Astro Man by Shusaku Uchiyama
    Clown Man by Shusaku Uchiyama
    Brandnew Way by GANASIA

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  • Abnormal Mapping 179: Onimusha: Warlords
    Nov 2 2025

    This Abnormal Mapping needed an extra week to cook, but it’s finally here for you to enjoy! We talk about a bunch of arcade games, Capcom’s inability to tell a good story (charm point), and Jackson is the one who brings up gacha this time??? Please enjoy the episode!

    Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!

    Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!

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    Things Discussed: Xbox is dead, Mega Man, Violent Storm, Duet Night Abyss, Ball X Pit, Inazuma Eleven, Silksong, Mushihimesama, Batsugun, Castlevania the Arcade, Major Havok, Skins Game, Onimusha, Devil May Cry, Ninja Gaiden, Resident Evil

    Next Month’s Game Club: Mega Man 7/8 at the end of the month!

    Music this Episode
    Rising Sun - 1st Movement by Takashi Niigaki
    Onimusha (Demon Warrior) by Takashi Niigaki
    Ai by Takashi Niigaki
    a secret blast from the past song

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  • Abnormal Mapping 178: Persona 5 Royal
    Oct 30 2025

    After months of chipping away at it Em finally completed Persona 5 Royal, which means she invited two of her most Shin Megami Tensei-brained friends to come on and talk about the game. And oh boy, did they ever talk about the game. Over two nights! This is a big one.

    Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells in addition to Around the Long Fire on our network. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

    Ina doesn’t have a regular podcast but sometimes remembers to watch 2WBY and show up on the podcast! You can find her on bsky and read her fanfic on AO3.

    Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!

    Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!

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    Things Discussed: Armored Core, Long Live the Queen, Umamusume,

    Next Month’s Game Club: Onimusha: Warlords and then Mega Man 7/8

    Music this Episode
    Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There by Shoji Meguro
    No More What Ifs by Shoji Meguro
    Beneath the Mask by Shoji Meguro
    Rivers in the Desert by Shoji Meguro

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  • Abnormal Mapping 177: Viewfinder
    Sep 28 2025

    Some games are just very okay to the point where you don’t have too much to say about them, but thankfully we have some other gaming to keep us going as we poked through some photos and perspective puzzles this month.

    Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!

    Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!

    If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!

    Things Discussed: gaming news, Persona 5 Royal, Dragon Warrior III, Silksong, Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight, Colin McRay Rally 2.0, Marvel Infinity War, Charlie Murder, Zombie Vikings, Alltynex, Raiden Fighters, Strider (2014), Mega Man X 2-5, Viewfinder

    Next Month’s Game Club: Onimusha: Warlords (and Bonus Persona 5 Royal podcast!)

    Music this Episode
    Wake Up Your Hero by Masanori Akita
    Boss Area (Aces Version) by Yasuhiro Hashimoto
    X vs Zero by Naoto Tanaka, Naoya Kamisaka, and Takuya Miyawaki
    Yume Wo Kakeru by Kenta Higashiohji

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  • Abnormal Mapping 176: Star Fox 64
    Aug 27 2025

    We played a classic of the greatest console ever made, the Nintendo 64, this month! How did Em find returning to a game she 100%ed long ago? How did Ace Combat superfan Jackson find Nintendo’s take on the genre? All this and more in this episode!

    Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!

    Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!

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    Things Discussed: Switch 2, PS5 price hikes, San Francisco Rush, Hydro Thunder, Wave Race 64, Extreme G, F Zero X, Mario Kart 64, Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, Ridge Racer Type 4, Gran Turismo, Sega Rally 2, Persona 5, Star Fox 64

    Next Month’s Game Club: Viewfinder

    Music this Episode
    Opening by Koji Kondo
    Area 6 by Koji Kondo
    Aquas by Koji Kondo
    Star Wolf Theme by Koji Kondo

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  • Abnormal Mapping 175: Children of the Sun
    Jul 24 2025

    A small and fascinating puzzle game gets us through a rough month this week as we talk about score chasing, the tone of indie games in aesthetics vs mechanics vs story, our feelings about short games, and more. This was a pretty solid little game!

    Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!

    Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!

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    Things Discussed: Switch 2, Persona 4 and 5 (Freckled1der's daily Persona 4 LP ), NBA 2k12, NFL Blitz, Super Tennis, Sports games at large, Juufuutei Raden's Guide for Pixel Museum, play Gary's game Bite the Hand, Touhou 3

    Next Month’s Game Club: Star Fox 64

    Music this Episode
    Virtua Tennis introduction
    Cult Jam, Pts 1-2 by Aidan Baker
    FIFA Anthem by Franz Lambert, Rob May, Simon Hill
    Marisa Kirisame’s Theme ~ Dimensional Dream by ZUN

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  • Abnormal Mapping 174: Parasite Eve II
    Jun 26 2025

    We dig into Square’s attempt at survival horror as they hand Parasite Eve over to one of the creators of Resident Evil who proceeds to make a police procedural about being the bioweapon cops out on the streets. It’s very funny, but mostly pretty good? Glad we got around to this one.

    New podcast art is by boo! Go hire her to make you stuff!

    Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!

    Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!

    If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!

    Next Month’s Game Club: Children of the Sun

    Music this Episode
    Forbidden Power by Naoshi Mizuta
    The First Encouonter by Naoshi Mizuta
    M.I.S.T. by Naoshi Mizuta
    Ghost Town by Naoshi Mizuta

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