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Two Itchy BoysEpisode 27 - Zines Galore!Ah, there you are. I didn't see you there, I was just so buried in my book. I'm quite the reader you know: books, articles, crossword puzzles, billboards, the backs of shampoo bottles, my own headstone in the dark visions gifted to me by the old shawled woman with the glass eye. You know, just reading things.Sorry for the delay, Bob and I have a lot on our plate, but we've still got enough time for a zine or two! This episode, peel the pages open to explore the radical tool Electric Zine Maker https://alienmelon.itch.io/electric-zine-maker...2023-08-1856 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 26 - Fan Games (feat. Shemp)It was a herculean feat condensing this episode under an hour, but by gosh we sure did it! This week the itchiest boys on the block are joined by streamer, voice actor, and avid spit drinker Shemp to wave our freak flags for some home grown fan games! We take a gander at the loyal recreation Crash Bandicoot - Back In Time https://gembit.itch.io/crash-back-in-time, a spiritual surpasser Sonic Robo Blast 2 https://www.srb2.org/ and the deceiving de-make Bloodborne PSX https://b0tster.itch.io/bbpsx. Come on, be a fan!Check out Shemp's Channel: https://www...2023-07-1059 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 25 - Getting HardThis ain't your mama's video game (monstertruck sound) THis video game is rock hard (concrete building being destroyed sound) YOU think you can HANDLE this? (screaming hawk sound) Well MAYBE you CAN! I don't know you. You should try it. I support you :)This week the boys tackle at full force the haunted drifting racer The Demon Of Sakura Pass https://brainos.itch.io/touge and try to summit the mighty celeste-esque platformer To A Starling https://peteksi.itch.io/to-a-starling. GIVE THEM A TRY IF YOU THINK YOU ARE MIGHTY ENOUGH!Our theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle...2023-06-2352 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 24 - MusicTwo weeks late, but a whole year later, the boys are here to show what soothes the savage beast. some lil video games apparently. This week we strum a golden lil ditty to the tune of the sweet, earnest interactive album experience Evergreen Blues https://usdivad.itch.io/evergreen-blues and settle into the vibe filled rhythm game to chill/study to, Lo-Fi Room https://bearmask.itch.io/lofi-room. Tune in! Thank you all for a wonderful year of lil games, this show means a lot to us and we're glad for you all to have been on this ride with...2023-06-1047 min
RotoWire Fantasy Baseball PodcastTwo-Start Pitchers (Week of May 29, 2023)Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on...2023-05-261h 09
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 23 - The Vibes Are OffUncomfortable. Strange. Distressing. All words that could be used to describe Bobby and Hunter's presence at the function. This makes the boys perfect candidates to discuss the games up on the docket today. Puzzle at the intent of the brand new, unexpected ABSCESS https://digitalgodtower.itch.io/abcess and endeavor to understand the inscrutable Sunken Heads https://horseheadinteractive.itch.io/sunken-headsOur theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2023-05-1356 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 22 - The Endless Episode!If you could stare into the abyss, would you blink? When you peer into infinity, do you see a reflection or something entirely unrecognizable? When the yawning maw of oblivion faces you with it's eternal answers to your feeble questions, what then have you to live for?... Idunno man, but we got some lil games here for you if you need a break :)This episode we go for the high score in the side scrolling wiggle-core game Wibble Wobble https://managore.itch.io/wibble-wobble as well as the familiar but fresh Pull Frog https://afk-mario.itch.io/pullfrog. Games so...2023-04-2750 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 21 - Getting PhysicalGo on, take a seat. The fire is warm, the popcorn is popped, the air is thick with the stink of french onion dip and unshowered nerds. That's right: it's game night tonight and there's no night like it! Break out the cards and roll for some bards, cause we're getting into physical games tonight! HUZZAH!This week we bring to the literal table the solo journaling vampiric entropy simulator Thousand Year Old Vampire https://timhutchings.itch.io/tyov and the playlist building, reflective radio hosting VOID 1680 AM https://bannerlessgames.itch.io/void-1680-am. Sit these games down for...2023-04-1455 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 20 - Puzzlers (Special Edition)Do you have what it takes to tackle the brain teasers and mind ticklers we have in store for you? Strap on your thinking caps and strap into this special edition of Two Itchy Boys: Itchy Together! Pontificate thoroughly over the short and sweet cat-centric point-and-click Six Cats Under https://teambeanloop.itch.io/six-cats-under and the long alluded Lynchian murder orchestrator Rusty Lake Hotel https://rustylake.itch.io/rustylakehotelOur theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2023-03-3052 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 19 - Shooters19? But... but where's episode 18? What happened to the fabled episode 18? Where are my gardening games? Have they gone the way of Windows 9 or the missing link? Shrouded in mystery, the boys won't say. One thing can be said for certain though: These boys came to shoot freaks and talk about games, and baby these boys are scared of confrontation... so yea they'll just do the latter.Cover our six and blaze through the bloody nightmare Doom WAD Vomitoreum https://scumhead.itch.io/vomitoreumgame and the dusty, smoky, wild west point and click shooter known only as Dead...2023-03-0248 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 17 - The RPG Maker EpisodeCome one, come all, to witness the impossible! Come see the eighth wonder of the world, a true spectacle to be marveled at! Step right up, dare to believe, and behold: SOME GOOD RPG MAKER GAMES!TW: depression and brief allusions to suicide. Full disclosure, we cover some pretty intense games in this one, so if that isn't for you no hard feelings (although they are some very good games.)Take a seat with us and sink into the boldly melancholic exploration game Flesh, Blood, & Concrete https://orbpal.itch.io/fbc and the wasteland domestic...2023-01-1955 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 16 - Be Afraid! Be Pretty Darn Afraid!Spiders? Easy. Ghosts? Forget about em. Getting lost? please hold me, I'm quite frightened. The open ocean? Jesus Christ you better not I swear I will do something drastic here and now. That's right this episode is all about exploring Bobby and Hunter's biggest fears! OoOoOoOoh!This week we abandon all hope and get lost in the hellish, desolate realm of Vergilius https://akuma-kira.itch.io/vergilius and the lonely, dread-filled Remember Places? https://bryce-bucher.itch.io/remember-places. We also take a deep plunge into the dark, isolating waters of Exile https://hexrae.itch.io/exile and...2023-01-0552 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 15 - Judging "A Game By It's Cover"The wait is over! Rejoice for it has arrived! Finally, the promised land! The episode foretold by the oracles! Once and for all! We can stop talking about this sick jam!We finally tackle the A Game By Its Cover jam and we bring a whole lot to the table, like the dank, exploratory Mushroom Labyrinth https://squidlygames.itch.io/mushroom-labyrinth, the contemplative and thoughtful Breathe https://princessinternetcafe.itch.io/breathe, the familiar but masterful Shape of Mind https://krystman.itch.io/shape-of-mind, the darkly adorable gardening game Bleak https://sweetheartsquad.itch.io/bleak, the unassumingly impactful...2022-12-1558 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 14 - Enter The SimulationI really wanted to do a fun Matrix red-pill-blue-pill bit in the description, but I feel like the term red pill has kinda been ruined by internet doofuses... Or is this all just another simulation? WoOoOoOoW!!! Anyway, this week we forge from code for your brain's pleasure centers the bespoke friend-in-a-box Buddy Simulator 1984 https://notasailorstudios.itch.io/buddy-simulator-1984 and the virtual road trip lobby Yugo: The Non-Game https://petrithxha.itch.io/yugo.Our theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-12-0154 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 13 - Deceit of The Highest!This right here is our heartfelt apology video to you, our dearest confidant, the nameless listener. We are very sorry for lying directly to your face, and will probably do it again, but that's what keeps us in the lovable scamp category :) :) :) This week we offer, as condolences for our transgression, the grand slam of a romance sequel Butterfly Soup 2 https://brianna-lei.itch.io/butterfly-soup-2 and the nostalgic mood maker Alisa https://caspercroes.itch.io/alisa. Unlike us, these games won't lie to you!Our theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-11-1749 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 12 - Boyz of our NightzThis one's for the Boyz™ and all the lil freaks they bring to Boyz™ Night. Grab your gamer fuel and pop open a bag of cheese filth for a sweaty, sticky, swearing, stank filled night in a room with nothing but prime gamer Boyz™. This week we bring to the table the party pleasing dong-em-up Hammer Dongers https://cravecraw.itch.io/hammer-dongers and the physics focused sword siege TORB https://jasonrosenstock.itch.io/torb. Invite em over for Boyz™ Night!Our theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-11-0451 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 11 - The Good, The Ugly, and The UglierA spooky chill lingers in the air as goblins and ghouls bring their ugly mugs to darken your door in hopes of treats. Good thing for you, we've got some ugly lil games that those guys'll eat right up! This week we dare look into the eyes of the hostile weirdcore game Be Not Afraid A.K.A. Seraphim Horror Show https://slitherpunk.itch.io/be-not-afraid and the many existentially dreadful and evocatively morose games of Yames, specifically Water Womb World https://pantagruel.itch.io/water-womb-world. Give these ugly guts a gander!Our theme music is Busy...2022-10-2047 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 10 - Count Yer CardsRead em and weep, boys, It looks like I've got the winning hand. That hand being filled to the brim with just a boat load of card games on this new episode of Two Itchy Boys! This week our pokerfaced pals lay down the antagonizing and alarming supernatural game of war Face Down https://prsas.itch.io/face-down as well as the simple but strategic vampire gambling game High Stakes https://krystman.itch.io/high-stakes. Our theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-10-0653 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 9 - "Did you say V-v-V-v-Vampires?!?"Bleh! Welcome to our itchy castle, weary travelers. Please stay here tonight, out of the rain, we insist. We have plenty of spooktacular video games for you to peruse, and later perhaps we could have... A BITE! This week our ghoulish hosts bring to you from beyond the grave the evocatively sophomoric interactive fiction Saints And Sinners https://linwritesif.itch.io/sinnersandsaints and the hard boiled murder maker Taxi By Night. Enjoy... if you dare!Our theme music is Busy, busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-09-2254 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 8 - Dungeons and DungeonsSteel thy sword, traveler, as the dungeon awaits!... Dungeon is a weird word. it has "Dung" in it. Do you think that was on purpose?... ADVENTURE BECKONS WITHIN THE ACURSED TOMB OF THE DUNGEON! This week we bring to the table a strangely familiar but all new demo for Fiend's Isle https://iwilliams.itch.io/fiends-isle-demo and the complexly simple dungeon crawler Backpack Hero https://thejaspel.itch.io/backpack-hero.Our theme music is Busy, busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-09-0849 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 7 - SpaceSpace, the 7th episode frontier. Behold; the vast, unloving expanse gapes back in ways no gape has ever gaped before. This week we bring to the table the fun and funky space explorer Helionaut https://sokpop.itch.io/helionaut and the existentially dismal/delight Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor https://tinybuild.itch.io/diaries-of-a-spaceport-janitorOur theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-08-2549 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 6 - Required ReadingThis one's for the big timers, the show stoppers, the absolute classics. Break out your textbooks and turn to page 69 for a radical exploration of itch.io's required reading list! This week we bring to the table the existentially horrifying and amusing Fatum Betula https://bryce-bucher.itch.io/fatum-betula and the coming of age, coming out, coming in to home-plate gay baseball visual novel Butterfly Soup https://brianna-lei.itch.io/butterfly-soupOur theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-07-2847 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 5 - Snakes, and this time we mean it!You wanted them, and here they are: Snakes! Your favorite Licensed snake wranglers Hunter and Bobby are here to help with this game infestation you have here. This week we bring to the table the simply addictive Slitherin' https://ivankaryakin.itch.io/slitherin and the classic made captivating Snake Snake Snake https://sheepolution.itch.io/snake-snake-snakeOur theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-07-1438 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 4 - The Wholesome DirectWe killed all of the snakes we planned to show you, and from their grizzled corpses sprung wholesomeness eternal with our scattered coverage of The 2022 Wholesome Direct: a videogame showcase for exactly our kind of games. Stay safe out there buds.The Wholesome Games site has information on all games included - https://wholesomegames.com/The Galaxy Fund is a project providing funding for small BIPOC and queer creators in videogames - https://supportgalaxy.fund/The Lilith Fund, the oldest abortion fund in Texas, provides financial assistance and emotional support in English and...2022-06-3039 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 3 - Point and, now stay with me, Click!Detective Bobby and Private Eye Hunter take a ride downtown with these investigative entertainments. This week we bring to the table the ever so evocative Clam Man https://marafrass.itch.io/clam-man and the creatively classic Detective Case and Clown Bot in Murder In The Hotel Lisbon https://nerdmonkeys.itch.io/detective-case-and-clown-bot-in-murder-in-the-hotel-lisbonOur theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-06-1635 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 2 - Fishing For GamesWe lay ourselves at the alter of Fishing Games and are found deeply wanting. This week we bring to the table the slightly spooky platonic ideal fishing game Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia https://bryce-bucher.itch.io/mysteries-under-lake-ophelia and the spookier retro-inspired fishing game Fishing Vacation https://teebowah-games.itch.io/fishing-vacationOur theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-06-0241 min
Two Itchy BoysEpisode 1 - Nauticrawl and Lorn's LureWe get a mighty itch for some immersive minimalism in this our foundational episode! This week we bring to the table the sci-fi puzzle-ish exploration game Nauticrawl: 20,000 Atmospheres https://armor-games-studios.itch.io/20000atm and the atmospheric megastructure climbing sim Lorn's Lure https://rubeki.itch.io/lorns-lureOur theme music is Busy, Busy by Twinkle Park https://twinklepark.bandcamp.com/2022-05-1949 min