Episode 24 - Platform from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 24 - Platform

1 hour 21 minutes Posted Dec 10, 2021 at 6:53 am.

Introducing Cheyenne, Ben, and the word platform

Saying episode words makes Ben feels dirty, and then he talks about diving

“… discontinued in 1937” and the origin fancy diving

“… a bunch of people on a couch” and “water pipes”

Cheyenne proposes doing some research

Ben explains diving competitions for Cheyenne… the tetherball queen!

Ben (mis-)pronounces “de natation” as “de nation”

Cheyenne’s cliff diving experience, and Ben sounds like a diving nerd

The Norm MacDonald joke about cliff diving

Ben and Cheyenne talk a little bit about Generation Z and taking risks

“… that don’t involve Tide Pods,” and a friendly PSA

Cheyenne’s challenge for Ben and the DC comics hero Booster Gold

Capes… Cheyenne has experiences with them

Ben’s brief Jet Set Radio interlude followed by “the hole”

Discussing the premise of the movie, “The Platform”

Shoes and stilts

Cheyenne’s first console and the PC game “Chip’s Challenge”

Ben’s memorable console stories

Cheyenne loves Nintendo and Ben brings up the gaming stigma

The definition of a platform game is a loose one

"Guys, it's okay! He just wanted his machete back!”

Cheyenne’s favorite platform games

The first platform arcade game and others

Gryzor sounds like Broforce to Cheyenne

A couple of Ben’s favorite platform games

Ben’s favorite platform game and what he thinks a remaster should be

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This week Cheyenne joins Ben to talk about the word platform. Diving, water pipes, taking risks, platform shoes, cosplay, Booster Gold, and the movie “The Platform” are just a few of the subjects they discuss on their circuitous route to video games. Then Ben and Cheyenne talk about their most memorable game consoles and platform games to close out the show.

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