Save Scum: Retro Gaming Podcast
by AndyPants, Trice, Sneedcola
On Save Scum we do deep dives into games: examining the gameplay, story, themes, and systems that make them work.With over 300k subs on YouTube, AndyPants is a force in the gaming world and now joining friends Trice and Sneedcola on this podcast.Join the discord to talk about these games!https://discord.gg/3hUX6Pjx7x
Episodes
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#15 - Deadly Premonition
Lets talk about Guinness World Records most controversial videogame of all time.
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#14 - Our Hottest Gaming Takes Ever
Just absolutely lava takes. You're going to hate us after this.
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#13 - Batman: Arkham Asylum
The three fellas go deep and discuss all of the story and gameplay mechanics of this celebrated 2009 classic.
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#12 - Game Studio Tier List
FromSoft. ID software. Rockstar. EA. We rank the biggest and most well-known game studios on wokeness and the general quality of their work over the years.
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#11 - Halo: Combat Evolved
The boys discuss the cultural significance and ground-breaking mechanics of perhaps the most important FPS of all time.
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#10 - The Ultimate Console Tier List
AndyPants, Trice, and Sneed rank every console from the past 40 years from S to F.
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#9 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
AndyPants, Trice, and Sneed discuss the gameplay, reception, themes, and legacy of this 2013 cult classic.
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#8 - Sony kills discs.
Data shows that only 5% of Sony's sales come from discs. But how many disc buyers just don't appear online? And is Sony lying about their data? They've done that before. Let's talk about this terrible decision that's making many people abandon Sony completely.
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#7 - Onimusha
On this episode Andy, Trice, and Dean do a deep analysis and exploration of the 2001 classic PS2 game Onimusha Warlords.
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#6 - Worst Downfalls in Videogames
Andy, Trice, and Sneed discuss IP that have absolutely gone in the toilet over the past few years: - Wolfenstein Post 2014 (Wokenstein) - Call of Booty - Pokemon - Battlefield - And many many more
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#5 - Far Cry 5
When Ubisoft made Far Cry 5 they set out to satirize conservatives. They ended up making something conservatives bad ass. We will dive deeply into the themes, gameplay, and story of this maligned game.
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#4 - 2026 Game Announcements Are Woke Slop (with Sneed and Trice)
This is audio from a livestream where we ranked all the new 2026 slop announced at Summer Gay Fest, Xbox Gay Showcase, and State of Gay.
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#3 - Goldeneye
AndyPants & Sneedcola dive deeply into what made this one of the most important console FPS of all time.
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#2 - Bully
Of all of Rockstar's games this is often cited as the weirdest. Is playing a GTA style game at a boarding school still fun? AndyPants & Trice will dive deeply into the story, themes, and gameplay systems that make this game such a cult classic. Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@SaveScumPodcast...
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#1 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
While most people agree Deus Ex: MD was an amazing immersive sim, the Aug Lives Matter metaphor and Robot Racism idea was retarded and handled poorly. In this episode AndyPants & Trice do a full walkthrough of the story, themes, gameplay, and systems. Youtube...
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Was Mercenaries 2 actually good?
A short episode about mercs 2
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Is Anno 1800 actually good? - Ep #5
I had the flu and played this game for a few hours and got hooked. Ended up putting in maybe 30 hours. Here are my thoughts on it.
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What happened to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified? - Ep #4
In this episode I examine the gameplay and systems of this game as well as asking: "Why did it fail?"
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What Happened To Call of Duty? w/ Sneedcola - Ep #3
In this episode we go through and give our thoughts on EVERY.SINGLE. Call of Duty game and ask the important question: where did it go wrong?
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What Happened To Dead Rising? w/ Fred & Jack - Ep #2
Hanging out with my best buds Fred & Jack talking about Dead Rising 2.Follow these boys here:[FRED] https://www.youtube.com/@deadwar2012 [JACK] https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCeQ48PJxOUXncRi2__wKSRQ
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What Happened To Ghost Recon? w/ Fred -- Ep #1
In this episode we cover all of the mainline Ghost Recon games and discuss their mechanics, differences, their place in the military shooter genre, and their competition with big brother COD.
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On Save Scum we do deep dives into games: examining the gameplay, story, themes, and systems that make them work.With over 300k subs on YouTube, AndyPants is a force in the gaming world and now joining friends Trice and Sneedcola on this podcast.Join the discord to talk about these games!https://discord.gg/3hUX6Pjx7x
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