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Bantam Banter

by Bantam Banter

Michael Ruiz and Ricky Frech gather every week to discuss whatever dumb (or not so dumb) ideas pop up in their head.

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Episodes

  1. Game of the Year Extravaganza 2024 — Bantam Banter 55

    It's never too late!

  2. Our Game of the Year Categories — Bantam Banter 54

    Game of the Year is upon us!

  3. The Lake House & the Erdtree — Bantam Banter 53

    More like Shadow of the NERDtree. Gottem.

  4. Wayfinder Review in Progress — Bantam Banter

    Finding my way!

  5. Space Marines and Sardines — Bantam Bantam 52

    Cowbunga!

  6. We Like Sausage — Bantam Banter 51

    Michael and Ricky are back in action talking about random stuff like sausages and pizza. They also played some cool video games like the Mafia trilogy, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Elden Ring, and the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta. Also, we cannot express it enough, but we like sausage. Bantam Banter…

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  7. The Maddening — Bantam Banter 50

    What do we have here?

  8. EA Made a Good Football Game?! — Bantam Banter 49

    College Football is back!

  9. Infinitely Wealthy — Bantam Banter 48

    It's good. REAL good.

  10. Do You Have Slim Chickens? — Bantam Banter 47

    Well, do you?

  11. Gamers, Gamers, Gamers — Bantam Banter 46

    Hey gamers. Follow us:Bantam Banter – @BantamBanterRicky Frech – @RickyFrechMichael Ruiz – @TheMichaelJRuiz

  12. Game of the Year Extravaganza 2023 — Bantam Banter 45

    Well, it’s that time of the year again. It’s time for Bantam Banter’s annual Game of the Year Extravaganza. While Michael and Ricky believe their categories list this time around is shorter than previous Extravaganzas, that doesn’t mean they don’t take up over three hours to talk about all their...

  13. Resident Evil: Death Island is Good?! — Bantam Banter 44

    In classic Bantam Banter fashion, Michael and Ricky wait more than an hour to actually talk about the subject at hand, Resident Evil: Death Island. When they do, they spend like 20 minutes on it and then say, “bye.” But before that, they talk about other things. Follow us:Bantam Banter –...

  14. Is Brink a DCOM Masterpiece? — Bantam Banter 43

    Ricky and Michael are back! This time, they watched a little Disney Channel original movie called Brink. Was it as great as they remembered or did time not do it justice? Listen in to find out! Follow us:Bantam Banter – @BantamBanterRicky Frech – @RickyFrechMichael Ruiz – @TheMichaelJRuiz

  15. The Man Who Has The GotY?! – Bantam Banter 42

    The Bantam Banter crew is back for another chill episode talking about the extremely good (and some not-so-good) video games they’ve been playing the past few months. From Bethesda’s outer space RPG Starfield to Kiryu Kazuma’s latest tale in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name…

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  16. We’re Back — Bantam Banter 41

    After a much needed break, the Bantam Banter crew is back to talk about literally nothing of importance. Michael did have a child though, so that is rad.

  17. Feed Me Video 2 – Bantam Banter 40

    Wear the purp!

  18. Gamers Gaming – Bantam Banter 39

    So many games, so little time.

  19. Crappy Select Ep.1: Redfall – Bantam Banter 38

    Bad blood.

  20. Video Game Survivor: Team Edition — Bantam Banter 37

    Does Fatman take his skates off on an island?

  21. Smashing Sacred Cows — Bantam Banter 36

    We are broken.

  22. Lilith Walks With Elias — Bantam Banter 35

    FINALLY

  23. Dream 3 Showcases – Bantam Banter 34

    E3 is DEAD

  24. Hot Take Time Machine – Bantam Banter 33

    Do we have bad takes? Probably!

  25. Final Fantasy 14 Is Fine – Bantam Banter 32

    Did they Lalafall in love with the MMORPG?

  26. Game, Set, Match – Bantam Banter 31

    Matchpoint is bad.

  27. Resident Evil is the Best Video Game Series?! – Bantam Banter 30

    We like Jill Valentine.

  28. Giant Heaters and the Infinite Sadness – Bantam Banter 29

    Game Pass Effect is in full... effect...

  29. Chicken Nuggets and Video Game Daddies – Bantam Banter 28

    Nuggies!!!!!!!!!

  30. You Lift, Bro? – Bantam Banter 27

    Also, we've almost died a couple times!

  31. Game of the Year 2022 Extravaganza! – Bantam Banter 26

    2022 was fine.

  32. Game of the Year Categories – Bantam Banter 25

    Get Ready!

  33. Resident Evil: Afterlife is Amazing?! – Bantam Banter 24

    Now all I listen to is A Perfect Circle!

  34. Video Game Drunk History — Bantam Banter 23

    Guns and films!

  35. Game Pass Effect — Bantam Banter 22

    Golf and Ship breaking!

  36. Video Game History Lesson — Bantam Banter 21

    Can they figure it out?

  37. Saints Row is Good?! — Bantam Banter 20

    Maybe video games are good.... maybe.

  38. We Do Another Video Game Survivor!!! — Bantam Banter 19

    Who will survive this season?

  39. Is Michael a Cry Baby?! – Bantam Banter 18

    My boy, it's okay to cry.

  40. Nintendo Island – Bantam Banter 17

    Mario who?

  41. Survivor 42 Fantasy Draft Results – Bantam Banter 16

    The results will surprise you!

  42. Survivor 42 Fantasy Draft – Bantam Banter 15

    Who will win?!

  43. Uh, Let’s Talk About Games – Bantam Banter 14

    So many games, so little time!

  44. Most Anticipated Games of 2022 – Bantam Banter 13

    So many games, so little time!

  45. Game of the Year 2021 Extravaganza! – Bantam Banter 12

    Here are Michael and Ricky's favorite games they played in 2021!

  46. PlayStation Island – Bantam Banter 11

    Greatness awaits on the island.

  47. Ranking Every Video Game Movie Part 1: Mortal Kombat — Bantam Banter 10

    Your soul is mine!

  48. Are Sports Games Bad? — Bantam Banter 9

    Well, are they?

  49. WWE 2K22 Hopes and Dreams — Bantam Banter 8

    Where's GM Mode?!

  50. Xbox Island: Part 2 – Bantam Banter 7

    Who survives Xbox Island?

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Michael Ruiz and Ricky Frech gather every week to discuss whatever dumb (or not so dumb) ideas pop up in their head.

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