One Stage at a Time

In this Scenario…We’re God We talk The Tower of Babel! The final level in Episode 2 of DOOM (1993)! We take on the dreaded, imposing CYBERDEMON! This towering boss gives us a hell of a fight and we talk every aspect of it! Rockets! Lost souls! Crucified Barons of Hell! Aaron talks about his venture into being a mobile gamer. So far? It’s sad. We talk movies! Ernest Borgnine kills hobos on his murder train! Andy and Sam inform Aaron about the glorious film Emperor of the North Pole! Harvey Keitel duels the entire world in The Duelist! Andy gives us another dramatic reading of the novelization of DOOM! We’re allowed to witness the first crack in DOOMGuy’s psyche as he sees his first zombie Zombie ZOMBIE! We also dig into the history of John Romero, John Carmack, and Adrian Carmack! They started off at Softdisk together and ran quite the crazy scheme in order to make their games! Classic games such as Commander Keen! Which Adrian hated. Is Commander Keen related to both Doom Guy and BJ Blazkowicz? And be sure to stick around to the very end for a very special message from Sam Ingersoll! All this AND MORE in a sexy, violent episode of One Stage at a Time! Like and subscribe, slayers! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We discuss Kermit the Frog and his voice actor! We talk about the sadness happening over at Rooster Teeth! Aaron wants to play Star Wars instead of DOOM! But why? Andy gives us a dramatic reading from the DOOM novelization! Sam gives us a rundown of DOOM 64! “DOOM 64 is fun, but it’s not good.” We also talk about The Spawning Vats! Is this level any good? Is it too much? Lots of imps & pinkies! Is DOOM set in The Lord of the Rings universe? Have y’all ever punched out a Baron of Hell? Also: Tom Hall made no money from Doom. The 3DO version of DOOM was going to have live action cutscenes! We check it out. And we nerds yell about Superman v. Batman & Justice League! Andy thinks that BigMacDavis is out of his mind! But why? All this AND MORE in a ranting and raving episode of One Stage at a Time! Like and subscribe, slayers! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We talk the possible end of E3 and the triumphant return of G4!(?) What is the future of the expo and the gaming channel? Everything is changing and it’s scary and we DON’T LIKE IT! We speculate wildly about Donkey Kong and Nintendo’s intentions! Is Donkey Kong Country Returns getting a sequel? Or another Donkey Kong 64? Or maybe a Diddy Kong Racing revival?! And we discuss DOOM, level E2M6, Halls of the Damned. Or, as Sam likes to call it: "The Lols of the Trolls!" because everything in this level is trying to f&%÷ with you. This level messes with us and turns us around and gets us into some sticky situations! Also: Who is American McGee? The Carmack brothers are not the Carmack brothers! And we discuss the DOOM comic! We take you panel by panel through all its manic, bloody glory! All this AND MORE in a trollololo episode of One Stage at a Time! Like and subscribe, slayers! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We discuss the biggest melee so far in DOOM as we take on 4 Barons of Hell and 10 Cacodemons! Just what IS this level? Sam cannot wrap his head around it. What are these barons doing here? Why does this fortress appear and disappear from the map? Is this the level that got Sandy Petersen his coveted job? And we return to the Lore Corner as we talk about the DOOM novel series! It is some deep lore. Are the demons more than they seem to be? Yes, and it’s very dumb. Also, fortunately, not canon for the games. And say hello to Ken, the cybermummy! Andy tweets with a Titan of Gaming, Steve Mayles! Old Man Nintendo turns 131 and sure does act like a cantankerous geezer! We are definitely NOT going to beat up Stephen Fry. We talk the big purchase! Microsoft buys Zenimax, and now owns every shooter ever made, including DOOM! We talk Final Fantasy 16 and Super Mario All Stars! All this AND MORE in an enigmatic episode of One Stage at a Time! Like and subscribe, slayers! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We work our way through the Command Center, the 14th level of DOOM! This absolutely massive level had a ton of enemies, interesting secrets, and downright titillating areas of Cronenberg/cenobite/Lovecraftian nightmares. We discuss and argue about the number of enemies and tactics for killing them! We also spend some time discussing LOST and how John Locke made everything worse. Was it a stupid show? Yeah, probably, but DOOM is some tight storytelling! Angry man with gun shoots demons. Perfection. Then we spend time some time talking about how terrifying Mike Tyson still is and his Punch-Out game legacy! AND let's talk about 90's male TV stars and their bad takes. Starring such awful-opinion-havers such as Dean Cain, Kevin Sorbo, and Adam Baldwin! All this AND MORE as we get absolutely kerfucked by Barons of Hell in this mysterious box of an episode of One Stage at a Time! Like and subscribe, slayers! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

DOOMGuy takes on Deimos Lab, our favorite level so far! We talk about games we’re currently playing and unknowingly immediately have to eat our words about Donkey Kong Country 2! We talk Final Fantasy and Donkey Kong Country…and we talk about DOOM (1993)! We talk the fantastic level design and remarkable difficulty of Deimos Lab. Also: We discuss the life and times of John Romero & John Carmack, but they’re cancelled. And DOOM is cancelled. And God is cancelled. And have you heard of Final DOOM, the true DOOM 3? Because Aaron hasn’t. We discuss that and other more obscure installments in the DOOM franchise! All this AND MORE in a tragic backstory episode of One Stage at a Time! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We finally finish Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Game Gear! Yes, it's a shorter game, but it certainly felt longer as we struggled through pale imitations of better Sonic games. But we arrived at the final boss of the game, Doctor Robotnik (surprise!), and take him down! We discuss our favorite parts of Sonic the Hedgehog, which levels stood out and which were our least favorite. We also talk about Dr. Robotnik's strange fetish, the multiple endings of the game, and the state of Sonic games in general. All this AND MORE in a totally tubular episode of One Stage at a Time! Don't miss out on this final retrospective on Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Game Gear! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We moan and complain and gripe about our bodies and barcades and you punk kids get off our lawn! And that music is too damn loud! We discuss E2M3: Refinery, from DOOM (1993)! Also: We talk about the legend himself, Sandy Peterson! The forgotten figure, the father of all video games, Ralph Bayer! And lastly, the dastardly villain, Nolan Bushnell! All this AND MORE in a backstabbing episode of One Stage at a Time! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We are Robotnik's personal Terminator as we chase him into the air! There is no escape for him. Sonic will find him and punish him. We tackle Sky Base Zone: Act 2! And we hate it. Sonic the Hedgehog struggles through the level, though we are unaware of a simple solution to all of Sonic's problems. We also discuss the classic film "The Rocketeer" and the timelessness of its anti-Nazi message! And finally, we talk about how Dark Souls owes almost everything to Sonic the Hedgehog! But how? All that AND MORE in this rock and rollin' episode of One Stage at a Time! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We take on Containment Area, the second area of DOOM (1993), episode 2! We get lost amongst the boxes and punch our way through! Mostly because we’re out of ammo, but also because of a wicked power-up! Also: The Doomguy’s abs finally return in DOOM Eternal! What exactly is hell? Is it another dimension? Another planet? Is it metaphysical? And...are we the bad guy? All this AND MORE in a goin' berserk episode of One Stage at a Time! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We discuss the Sky Zone Act 1 in Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Game Gear! We also talk Balan Wonderworld, the upcoming game by Yuji Naka with art direction by Naoto Ohshima, creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and Nights into Dreams! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

The boys arrive on the shores of Hell! We take on level E2M1: Deimos Anomaly, in the original DOOM (1993)! We find a new weapon, the Plasma Rifle, and an exciting brand new enemy, the feared Cacodemon! We also happen to get surprisingly intimate with this new, tomato-esque foe, so stick around the end of the episode for that one! We spiral into a wicked tangent about Burn Notice, a surprisingly good show! We are big fans. Apologies to Gabrielle Anwar for how gross we are. All this AND MORE in a scorched, cavernous episode of One Stage at a Time! www.onestageatatime.com   intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org)   Twitter: @onestageatatime   Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis   Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits   email: onestagepod@gmail.com   FB: facebook.com/onestagepod   insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

The boys discuss Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1996), also known as Sonic OVA! Is it the definitive version of Sonic the Hedgehog?  They also discuss the Sonic the Hedgehog Game Gear level "Scrap Brain: Act III!" www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

We discover the source of all our troubles (or so we think) as we reach the Phobos Anomaly, the final level in DOOM, Episode 1!  We meet the first "boss" of the game and take on 2 (count 'em, TWO) Barons of Hell! We talk about the fantastic level design and the struggle that comes with taking on these two giant baddies. We discuss their nickname of "Bruiser Brothers," the extra challenges that come with ultra-nightmare difficulty, and the surprise ending of the level! Also: Why does DOOMGuy like Tang so much? What is Beta Ray Bill doing in this level? And let's talk about The Whitest Kids You Know! All this AND MORE in a Rick Rolling episode of One Stage at a Time! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message

The boys twist and turn through Computer Station, E1M7 in DOOM (1993)! We discuss the design of this level, the surprising treats as it makes you backtrack and the long-range battles that can ensue! We talk secrets and the strange math they entail this time around! And we discuss what John Romero was thinking when he designed this level! Also: Is DOOM a prequel to Star Trek? Does nukage work well as computer coolant? And what would DOOMGuy be like as a SysAdmin? All this AND MORE in a twisty, turney, snipey, surprisey episode of One Stage at a Time! www.onestageatatime.com intro music: "8-bit Eighties" by injury (ocremix.org) Twitter: @onestageatatime Andy Twitter: @primmtropolis Aaron Twitter: @aaronindatwits email: onestagepod@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/onestagepod insta: @onestageatatime Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-stage-at-a-time/message