Game/life Balance Australia

The theme for this episode was originally going to be about music. Then it gradually morphed into werewolves. And their appendages. In other words, it's a fairly typical episode of Game/Life Balance Australia, your favourite podcast of all time ever thank you! This week our featured game is Rez, so grab hold of your Trance Vibrators, swallow whatever pills the shady guy at the door sold you, and then bob your head enthusiastically as the lads discuss what makes this game unique! Also in this enlightening episode, Rob turns back to his video game comfort food, AC's family are due back from Japan soon, but in the meantime the lads have been doing something very unusual and actually hanging out like real actual friends might do. Plus there's the usual ill-conceived quiz, childish toilet humour and questionable opinions about video games that you've come to know and love! Once upon a time, two little boys from the US of A made various sounds and noises come out of their compruders and turned it into an MP3. And

AC is back in Australia once more to look Rob directly in the eye and talk all about Galaga, our featured game for this episode and a certified stone-cold classic from the golden age of arcade games! We also discuss our jobs (vaguely), the PS2 cult hit Gungrave, that gun-cross guy from Trigun, AC’s humble loot haul from his recent trip to Japan, and Rob’s recent trip to the Dinosaur Museum. And our quiz for this episode will teach you all about 80s arcade games and the Reagan administration that oversaw that bygone age. Why did we do a quiz about an American president when we’re Australian? Well, it’s probably because Australian politics is really, really, really boring. Like, REALLY boring. Our music was made by two fine-smelling lads from the godless land of America. Join them won’t you at their weebsite meandmyshadow.bandcamp.com.

Live from Japan, it's a podcast with bad audio quality! YAYYYY! Seriously though guys, the audio is really bad on this one. We have a pretty good excuse, because host of the show Andrew "AC" Yoshimura had to drop everything and go to Japan due to the passing of his mother-in-law (RIP) and thoughtlessly forgot to take his podcasting gear with him. So AC recorded his part using his phone, while Rob recorded from his computer, which is situated in a room with extremely bad acoustics. In other words, the audio quality is effed up the A but hey, you should consider yourself lucky you got a podcast at all you spoiled brats. We went to a lot of effort to make this okay? So you can just shut up and eat your damn vegetables! Our featured game this week is a quirky choice, Asterix for the Master System. The lads discuss the merits of the game and reminisce on how Asterix comic books first brought them together as friends back in 1987... or 1988. It was definitely in the 1980s, that's for sure. Also in this episode: A

A New Year has dawned and a new era in unprofessional podcasting has been birthed into an unsuspecting world, because by gosh and by gum it's episode 50 of your source for all video game related information. And thank goodness it's a Stream of Nonsense because there is no way the lads would have pulled together a proper episode after the so-called "holiday" they both "enjoyed" recently. In this delightful episode we discuss our dreadful Christmas breaks, AC's daughter learning to do dangerous things, AC's man-bun looks pretty good, aging gracefully, Rob used to wear lip gloss and have lovely long hair like a pretty lady, how Goth culture is the fast track to existential philosophy, the "vaguely spiritual" look, cultural misappropriation, tattoos and the removal of tattoos. We also discussed some video games too, including the lovely gifts we received from one Cody Gough of Game/Life Balance US, plus Rob's not-exactly-timely review of Uncharted 4. Because we are nothing if not timely. Our music was made by tw

Well this sure was a humdinger off an episode. It all started very good with the usual Christmas Special nonsense that we cart out every year. But then things took a turn for the ... concerning.  Our featured game for this episode is the extremely appropriate Yuletide video game, Christmas Nights into Dreams for the Sega Saturn, which is basically a sickeningly Christmas-y spin-off from the original Nights into Dreams. Rob did have a quiz prepared to, but as you'll see, we never quite got around to that part of the show.  Sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger folks, but tune in to our next episode (if there is a next episode!?!??!!) to find out what happened to Han Solo... I mean Rob... apologies, I'm getting my devilishly charming rogues confused.  Our music was made by a musical team of two lovely lads from the America called Me and My Shadow. If you like our theme music or if you don't like our theme music but want to give them a second chance, you can find out more about their musical stylings at their

This week the lads are joined by our Japan correspondent, Andrew "L-Chan" Lynch, who flew back to Australia with the sole purpose of recording this truly wonderful podcast. In it we discuss our featured game Crusader Kings II, which is sort of like an RPG  but also sort of like a strategy game but mostly just a game where you try to murder other members of your family. Anyway it's one of those "Rob games" so prepare to be bored to death.  Also in this delightful episode, we discuss Dwarf Fortress, suspicious Turkish food, Parliament House, a game that was maybe called Knights of Valour, and Werewolf (the board game, not the sexy Twilight boy). Plus there's the usual quiz etc. Oh and AC says some very reasonable and balanced things about the Final Fantasy series. Please send all your lovely fan mail to @prodtally on Twitter, he especially likes DMs (but not as much as @ProducerCody).  Some men made music for us. American men. Good men. Men who know how to make a music like back in the olden days before the c

This time AC really took the show to a new low. Also in this frankly vile episode, we discussed Super Mario Land for the Gameboy, our featured game for the week, plus AC's new career as an artist, and Rob's new career as a sad lonely man. Oh and I think Uncharted 4 may have come up at some point. Our musicalistics were drawn by two music designers called Me and My Shadow who you can inspect more of by visiting their weebsiyte at www.meandmyshadow.rocks

Wolfenstein is hot right now, so the lads decided to jump on the bandwagon and revisit a childhood favourite, the ultra-violent FPS that started it all, Wolfenstein 3D. Also in this hum-dinger of an episode: Rob used to be a sexy model, and AC used to be intoxicated (and probably will be again in the future; he just took a break for a couple of weeks). Plus there's the usual segments that you've come to know and love, like the one where Rob reads out a poorly thought-out quiz, or the one where the boys spend ten minutes talking about the uncomfortable (but equally unquestionable) truth that Jonathan "Uncle Stabbo" Martin is a criminal. It's a very good episode. Very good. Music was done by two persons and we then got that music and stuck it on the front and end of the music sound folder that this show lives in on my comptruter. To find more of the music go to meandmyshadow.rocks now please.

This week the lads invite special guest E-Man to join them on what proves to be one of the weirdest, rambliest and funniest episodes to date! After 4 hours of streaming for Extra Life, our podcast pals take a break from all of that videogamery to reflect on their high school days and all the traumatic events of that heady time, including tales of bullying, schoolyard politics, and the social capital one gains when a girlfriend is attained. Also in this silly episode, Rob gets huffy when AC and E-Man derail his attempts to discuss Sunless Sea, E-Man shares his displeasure with the townsfolk of Stardew Valley, and AC gushes about Super Mario Odyssey. Oh and there's also a lot of weird references to the version of Doom that was ported to the Game Boy Advance because we played it on the stream and also because we just love being current and timely with our references. PS: Sorry if the audio quality is a bit off this week, we had three men in a shed huddled around a microphone so it could have been much, much wors

Nothing says "arousing" quite like two men in their late thirties hunched over a microphone in a room filled to the roof with old video games. And so, in the spirit of all things risque, we present to you the Red Light Special of Game/Life Balance Australia, where we take a look into the seedy and steamy world of sexy videoed games. And of course, what game could be more adult than our featured game for this week ... Pipi and Bibi?? What the hell kind of name for a game is that?!?! And as always, there's the usual hilarious high-brow japes, cutting social commentary and keen political insight you've come to expect from these charming masters of the airwaves. Plus we do a quiz about games with the boobers and bum-bums in them. OK. That's it, I quit. I'm done writing these stupid things. Tell Rob he can write them himself from now on.  Oh and the people who made our music are good so click on this for more of the good: http://www.meandmyshadow.rocks/  Seriously guys. I'm done.

Wait, what? Why is there another episode of this show so soon after the last? Well the fact is we're changing the week we record and publish these things, and we decided to double up rather than keep you hanging for 3 weeks. So consider yourself lucky you spoiled brats! When life gives you lemons... go shoot a duck. And in this week's quacktastic episode we live out that time-honoured adage by making the NES classic Duck Hunt our featured game for the week. Also we probably do a funny joke or three because hey, we're hilarious. Oh and Rob's been playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild a bit. So that's fun. Our delightfully delicious musical adventures were hand-carved and set in solid gold by two highly intelligent dogs wearing lab coats by the name of Me and My Shadow. Check out all their other musical stylings at www.meandmyshadow.rocks

While the rest of the world is busy worrying about nuclear apocalypse, fake news, and violence in the Middle East, the nerds among us are all frothing at the mouth like rabid dogs for a stupid plastic box that plays old games and costs frankly way too much money. And so of course we decided to review said stupid plastic box. What do we think of it? Listen in to find out. (Also don’t judge our views based on this text description alone because it is 10pm and Robert is grumpy because he just wants to go play games instead of editing a podcast and writing this tripe. The box actually isn’t that stupid, it’s an okay sort of a box really when you get right down to it. And how can you even begin to judge the intelligence-level of a plastic box? It’s hard to even conceive of how you might go about gauging such a thing. I mean really.) Also in this charming episode we have no quiz because Rob couldn’t be arsed writing a quiz. He’s separating from his wife so give him a bloody break

What is a Virtual Boy? How does a Virtual Boy become a real boy? And why does AC own two Virtual Boys? These and other questions will not be answered in any way on this podcast. But we do talk a little bit about Space Squash, our featured game for the week. Also in this somewhat amusing episode: Rob is moving out of his house, and AC is playing Player Unknown's Battlegrounds. All signs that the end times are truly upon us. Plus there's a quiz I think???  Our musical musics was musically music'd by two music boys from Musicville USA, Me and My Shadow. Check out all of the other sounds they have made at http://www.meandmyshadow.rocks

August has come and gone like a thief in the night, leaving us stabbed and bleeding out in the gutter. And to celebrate the end of AC's dry month, he had a wee bit too much to drink over the weekend and somehow this podcast was produced. So join us for Stream of Nonsense episode 8, wherein we discuss hedonism, the RSPCA, explicit podcast ratings, laughing at misery, the only reliable path to securing your data, Nintendo's attempts at doing internet things, Much Ado About Nothing, obsessive nerds, and some sad news about Rob's personal life. Comedy and tragedy, this show has it all. Mainly tragedy though. Our theme music for the show was loving handcrafted for us by two humans from the United States by the name of Me and My Shadow.  Check out their musical stylings on the world wide weebs at www.MeAndMyShadow.rocks or soundcloud.com/me-and-my-shadow

Well holy crap it's another episode of this thing. This week the lads discuss Alex Kidd in Miracle World 2. That's right, Ian made a sequel. God damn it Ian. Why did you have to do that? Actually it's pretty alright, but to find out all the details you'll have to listen to this monstrosity. Also in this frigging marvelous episode: Rob finally got his chicken dinner, and AC has shifted from Splatoon 2 to Sonic Mania. Plus we have a quiz of some description. I'm sure it was really good. Really, really good.  Our music were done by a musical peoples called the Me and My Shadow. They do a music and are just lovely. They have a weebsite called www.meandmyshadow.rocks

Another two weeks of our miserable lives have passed so it's time to celebrate our impending demise with another hilariously tragic (or tragically hilarious?) episode of your least favourite podcast! This week our featured game is the fast-paced arcade remix, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX. We discuss the game's pros and cons, as well as revealing for the first time ever the dark backstory of the eponymous Mr Pacman. Also in this riotous episode, Rob has yet to taste that sweet sweet chicken dinner, while AC is still knee deep in squid ink - yuck! Plus there's the usual quiz and other malarkey. Huzzah! Our musical musics were made by two young boys who are downright legends, the lovely Me and My Shadow from the US of A. Check out all there other shizz at www.MeAndMyShadow.rocks

Our featured game for this delightful episode is the 2012 stealth game par excellence, Mark of the Ninja. We discuss what this game does so well and why it's an important game. Plus we speculate about what the nameless protagonist's name might be, and generally come across like a pair of idiots. Also in this episode: AC's wife loves cake, Rob loves Playerunknown's Battlegrounds and AC loves Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam. Plus we talk about Splatoon 2 a bit because AC bought a copy with his tax return windfall. Hurrah! Oh yes and there's a quiz at the end as per usual, but this time, with a twist! (PS: not a good twist) Our music is made by two human adults called Me and My Shadow. Check out their musical musics at meandmyshadow.rocks! Do it you filthy animal.

This week, AC draws a bad drawing, and it's all Rob's fault. Plus we discuss Kira Kira Star Night DX, a new game for the Famicom that someone actually bothered to put onto a cartridge and sell in stores! What a time to be alive. Plus Rob  shares pro strats for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, then admits he has yet to win a single game, while AC has been busy modding his Wii. And then we wrap it up with a genuinely fun music-themed quiz! Speaking of music, why not throw us a bone and go check out meandmyshadow.rocks, the website for our pals Me and My Shadow, who made the intro music for our dumb show. Do it you bastards!

It's Steam of Nonsense time once more, and the lads are brimming with ribald humour for your ear holes to absorb and for the demon in your head to turn into brain pictures for your imagination to enjoy! This week Rob has been playing the Duo mode in Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, while AC has finished playing Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and is enjoying having his family back in Australia. Also in this stupid episode, the boys discuss crocodile DNA, Steve Irwin's untimely demise, hunting Mr. T for sport, Cody Gough's anger issues, AC as the model Australian, Blondey McBlondeFace, sexist impersonations of the opposite gender, Mickey Mouse's enema, BitSeizure memories, the inevitable disastrous end to this podcast, parental sacrifices, whether having kids is a bad idea, and Harrison Ford swiping stuff from the set of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Fantastique! Our theme music for the show was loving handcrafted for us by two humans from the United States by the name of Me and My Shadow.  Check out their music

In this very special Gaiden episode, AC joins two American types, Cody Gough, host of the Game/Life Balance US podcast, and Chris Ferrell of the All Things Good and Nerdy podcast, to discuss the mystery and magic of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That's right, it's an international collaboration baby! And the best part is, I didn't have to record it or edit it or anything which is basically like heaven for me. So put on your sexy green leggings and grip your master sword tightly as the lads take a very deep dive into one of the best games of 2017 and discuss exactly what makes it so darn wonderful. If you liked hearing Cody talk - and let's face it who doesn't (except Uncle Stabbo) - you can check out all their awesome Game/Life Balance US podcasts at www.gamelifebalance.us. And if you fell in love with Chris' dulcet tones then do yourself a favour and check out the All Things Good and Nerdy podcast at www.allthingsgoodandnerdy.podbean.com.  Our theme music for the show was made for us by two lovely b