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Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2023: Day 1
1 December 2023 - 3 hours 8 minsTHE FIFTH SEASON OF THE YEAR IS UPON US, GAME OF THE YEAR SEASON! We got the whole gang here to chat about 7 CATEGORIES to kick off Day 1 of deliberations.
Those categories are:
Cheesecake Factory’s Ben Starr Presents BEST DEBUT (characters, studio, IP, etc)JEFF BAKALAR’S BEST RUNNING AROUND (the spirit of moving)BEST 2022 GAME WE DIDN’T TALK ABOUTBEST ALAN WAKE CHARACTERBEST GAME YOU BOUNCED OFF OFBEST NEW HARDWAREBEST GAME MECHANICWe'll be back this coming Tuesday for Day 2 of deliberations and 7 more categories!
![850: REVENGEANCE (The Mount Rushmore of Mario Party Minigames)](https://img.resized.co/shuffle/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2Qzd281d29qdnV2N2wuY2xvdWRmcm9udC5uZXRcXFwvdF9yc3NfaXR1bmVzX3NxdWFyZV8xNDAwXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5zcHJlYWtlci5jb21cXFwvb3JpZ2luYWxcXFwvYjA1ZTBjZDM4MjVlODBhNTA3YjFiZjVkMzYxNmU5MzcuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjgwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6ODAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5nb2xvdWRub3cuY29tXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9sb2dvLnN2Z1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIwYjdjOTNmNWQxZjQzNTA1MDAwNTVjZGFlNDRlYjc2NGMwM2Y2NzZlIn0=/850-revengeance-the-mount-rushmore-of-mario-party-minigames.jpg)
850: REVENGEANCE (The Mount Rushmore of Mario Party Minigames)
Grubb, Dan, Mike, and Shawn are finishing the week by talking to y'all about their time with Marvel Rivals, Final Fantasy VI, and Nintendo World Championships. After that, they decide the Mount Rushmore of Mario Party minigames!
1 hour 6 mins
26 July Finished
![849: REVENGEANCE](https://img.resized.co/shuffle/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2Qzd281d29qdnV2N2wuY2xvdWRmcm9udC5uZXRcXFwvdF9yc3NfaXR1bmVzX3NxdWFyZV8xNDAwXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5zcHJlYWtlci5jb21cXFwvb3JpZ2luYWxcXFwvYjA1ZTBjZDM4MjVlODBhNTA3YjFiZjVkMzYxNmU5MzcuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjgwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6ODAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5nb2xvdWRub3cuY29tXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9sb2dvLnN2Z1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIwYjdjOTNmNWQxZjQzNTA1MDAwNTVjZGFlNDRlYjc2NGMwM2Y2NzZlIn0=/849-revengeance.jpg)
849: REVENGEANCE
This week on Bombcast Revengeance, we discuss our initial impressions of Nintendo World Championships NES Edition and draft teams of the best video game animals!
56 mins
24 July Finished
![850: POTENT](https://img.resized.co/shuffle/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2Qzd281d29qdnV2N2wuY2xvdWRmcm9udC5uZXRcXFwvdF9yc3NfaXR1bmVzX3NxdWFyZV8xNDAwXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5zcHJlYWtlci5jb21cXFwvb3JpZ2luYWxcXFwvYjA1ZTBjZDM4MjVlODBhNTA3YjFiZjVkMzYxNmU5MzcuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjgwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6ODAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5nb2xvdWRub3cuY29tXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9sb2dvLnN2Z1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIwYjdjOTNmNWQxZjQzNTA1MDAwNTVjZGFlNDRlYjc2NGMwM2Y2NzZlIn0=/850-potent.jpg)
850: POTENT
We're well-travelled this week as Jan recounts his travels in Japan and Shawn talks about his time going to EVO 2024! The gang talks about the NYT Mini crossword, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition taking over lives, and Concord being simply okay. We also talk about the biggest stories in video game news and all of your emails! JEANS!
2 hours 45 mins
23 July Finished
![849: Government-Mandated Mario](https://img.resized.co/shuffle/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2Qzd281d29qdnV2N2wuY2xvdWRmcm9udC5uZXRcXFwvdF9yc3NfaXR1bmVzX3NxdWFyZV8xNDAwXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5zcHJlYWtlci5jb21cXFwvb3JpZ2luYWxcXFwvYjA1ZTBjZDM4MjVlODBhNTA3YjFiZjVkMzYxNmU5MzcuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjgwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6ODAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5nb2xvdWRub3cuY29tXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9sb2dvLnN2Z1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIwYjdjOTNmNWQxZjQzNTA1MDAwNTVjZGFlNDRlYjc2NGMwM2Y2NzZlIn0=/849-government-mandated-mario.jpg)
849: Government-Mandated Mario
Grubb, Dan, Mike and Shawn are here to talk to you about getting into FromSoftware games, the return of weird Capcom, and almost losing to a baby in Mario Party. After that, good discussions about a slow news week, and your emails!
2 hours 28 mins
16 July Finished
![848: REVENGEANCE (Concord Beta Impressions)](https://img.resized.co/shuffle/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2Qzd281d29qdnV2N2wuY2xvdWRmcm9udC5uZXRcXFwvdF9yc3NfaXR1bmVzX3NxdWFyZV8xNDAwXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5zcHJlYWtlci5jb21cXFwvb3JpZ2luYWxcXFwvYjA1ZTBjZDM4MjVlODBhNTA3YjFiZjVkMzYxNmU5MzcuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjgwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6ODAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5nb2xvdWRub3cuY29tXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9sb2dvLnN2Z1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIwYjdjOTNmNWQxZjQzNTA1MDAwNTVjZGFlNDRlYjc2NGMwM2Y2NzZlIn0=/848-revengeance-concord-beta-impressions.jpg)
848: REVENGEANCE (Concord Beta Impressions)
This week on Bombcast Revengeance, we discuss our initial impressions on our short trip through Concord!
46 mins
12 July Finished
![848: Lil Bangboo](https://img.resized.co/shuffle/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2Qzd281d29qdnV2N2wuY2xvdWRmcm9udC5uZXRcXFwvdF9yc3NfaXR1bmVzX3NxdWFyZV8xNDAwXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5zcHJlYWtlci5jb21cXFwvb3JpZ2luYWxcXFwvYjA1ZTBjZDM4MjVlODBhNTA3YjFiZjVkMzYxNmU5MzcuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjgwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6ODAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5nb2xvdWRub3cuY29tXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9sb2dvLnN2Z1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIwYjdjOTNmNWQxZjQzNTA1MDAwNTVjZGFlNDRlYjc2NGMwM2Y2NzZlIn0=/848-lil-bangboo.jpg)
848: Lil Bangboo
Hello to our lil bangboos! Dan and Grubb are back! We talk about vacationing, getting our faces scooped out, hot pulls in Zenless Zone Zero, Star Wars Hunters, odd naming conventions in Super Monkey Ball, Hollow Knight, and Psychonauts! We also catch up on all the hot video game news and all of your emails! For all your Metal Gear Scanlon rewatching needs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXlhzeWIuTHLfGvMnnWLJK3DRLQwcTpwd
2 hours 3 mins
9 July Finished