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This Week on Post Games:
Act 1: Fire Emblem’s Many False Starts
Act 2: Fire Emblem Rises from the Ashes
Patreon Bonus: A Zelda Expert on the Ocarina of Time’s Controversial Design
Act 3: Why We Quit Games We Love

Guests:
Nadia Oxford:  the co-host of Axe of the Blood God and author of From Pixels to Prose: What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling
Max Nichols: game designer and head of Hyrule Interviews

Contributor Segment:
Najay Greenidge, one more round
Nick Yee: co-founder of Quantic Foundry

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Art & Music:
Logo and Show Art: James Bareham
Theme: Mark Sparling
Additional music: Epidemic Sound

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This Week on Post Games:
Act 1: The History of Wolverine in Comics
Act 2: Wolverine’s Life as a Pop Culture Icon
Patreon Bonus (Available to everyone): The History of X-Men Games

Guests:
Connor Goldsmith: Comics writer, host of CEREBRO.

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Logo and Show Art: James Bareham
Theme: Mark Sparling
Additional music: Epidemic Sound

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This Week on Post Games:
Act 1: The Rise of the Retro Handheld
Act 2: Can Retro Handhelds Go Mainstream?
Patreon Bonus: The Perfect Handhelds for Every Price Range
Act 3: The Big Announcements from Gamescom

Guests:
Russ Crandall: Host of Retro Game Corps
Giovanni Colantonio: Editor-at-large, Polygon

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Theme: Mark Sparling
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This Week on Post Games:
Act 1: A Game Review Is the Possible Impossible
Act 2: Written Reviews Aren’t Dead Just Yet
Act 3: Better Living Through Game Reviews
Patreon Bonus: How to Have Richer Conversations about Games

Guests:
Chris Donlan: critic, essayist, and author

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Theme: Mark Sparling
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This Week on Post Games:
Act 1: A History of the Fighting Game Genre
Act 2: How to Get into Fighting Games
Act 3: Why Marvel Tokon Is Getting All the Hype
Patreon Bonus: The 5 Ingredients of a Perfect Summer Game

Guests:
Ash Parrish: Senior reporter, Kotaku

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Show Notes:
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Art & Music:
Logo and Show Art: James Bareham
Theme: Mark Sparling
Additional music: Epidemic Sound

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