Retro game aficionado DalaamClouds joins this episode to talk about some of our favourite media experiences in 2025, including Sinners, Kamen Rider and Rebecca Black??? How old does a game have to be to be retro? Why do we hate one of the most popular new games amongst Japanese game devs? Is British SKA music good? Some of these may or may not be answered. These annual episodes are getting more timely with each year.

Timestamps:

Intro: 3:53

Top 10's: 7:50

Quiz: 1:33:50

Honourable (and dishonourable) mentions: 1:52:03

Overtime: 2:30:40

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Intro music: "Duel - Unauthorized Battle" from Fate Extra

Outro music: "Only the Night Sky Knows (Whistle Ver.)" from Wild Arms 3

Section break sound: The eyecatch theme from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

Mouthwashing? X-Men?? Madame Web??? Wrestling???? Ashely Miami, Twitch streamer and PNG-tuber extraordinaire, returns to finish what they started in this extra long episode. We go over our top 10 media experiences in 2024, some honourable and less than honourable mentions, as well as getting quizzical when I put Ashely to the test. Not only this but we both get deep and personal as a hard-hitting entry pulls our lore out of us.

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Watch Ashely Miami on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ashelymiami

Want to reach out to the show? Email me via geekintheshellcast@gmail.com

Intro music: "Duel - Unauthorized Battle" from Fate Extra

Outro music: "Only the Night Sky Knows (Whistle Ver.)" from Wild Arms 3

Section break sound: The eyecatch theme from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

I'm joined by Twitch streamer and PNG-tuber Ashely Miami to discuss the highs and lows of 2024 movie, game and anime releases. You can feel Ashely's soul slowly leave their body as they're presented with things they never knew existed. Talking points include Alien Romulus, The Substance, Slitterhead, Metaphor, Dead Dead Demons Dedede Destruction and more. Maybe it's not a quicklook if we recorded for over 4 hours but I'm committed to the naming convention now. We definitely didn't not finish haha anyway look out for episode 3...

Find James on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geekintheshell.bsky.social

Find Ashely Miami on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ashely.miami

Watch Ashely Miami on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ashelymiami

Want to reach out to the show? Email me via geekintheshellcast@gmail.com

Intro music: "Duel - Unauthorized Battle" from Fate Extra

Outro music: "Only the Night Sky Knows (Whistle Ver.)" from Wild Arms 3

Section break sound: The eyecatch theme from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ