Watch Out for Fireballs!
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Watch Out for Fireballs!
Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast that covers video games from every era, from retro to newer releases, indie to AAA. Each week we dive deep into the game's mechanics and narrative to figure out what works and what doesn't. Hosted by Gary Butterfield and Kaye Ross, this show has been g...
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Watch Out For Fireballs Dispatch: Frictional Interactions
We answer your questions and read your responses to our January Games!
Responses for:
Legend of Zelda
Binding of Isaac
Duckfeed State of the Union 2026
This information is presented as both a written post, and as a short podcast episode where we talk about our reasoning.
Hello Patrons and well-w...
Watch Out For Fireballs 502: Thief II The Metal Age
Returning to the world of Thief, we finally cover the much demanded and beloved Thief II: The Metal Age. Often pointed to as one of the greatest embod...
Watch Out For Fireballs 501: The Binding of Isaac
How can smart people enjoy a game about a naked boy crying at poop? Binding of Isaac is one of the most chaotic, labyrinthine, and complex games we've...
Watch Out For Fireballs Special: The Legend of Zelda (Rerun)
The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the most iconic games ever made. While not every trick it used holds up today's sta...
Watch Out for Fireballs Disptch: The Fantasy
We hear your thoughts about such as games as Wasteland 3, Wasteland 3 and Wasteland 3.
Upcoming Games:
January
Legend of Zelda (Bonf...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs! Premium: The Best and Worst 7/10 Games (feat. Retronauts)
To wrap up the year, December's premium episode of WOFF! is the live panel we did at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo back in October. Bob Mackey and Je...
Watch Out For Fireballs 500: Wasteland 3 (Part 3)
To celebrate episode 500, we wrap up the plot of our yearly CRPG, Wasteland 3. We're heading up the mountains toward the north in order to deal with V...
Watch Out for Fireballs 499: Wasteland 3
Continuing our journey into the Wasteland, we need to follow up on a lead about the involvement of a Casino magnate.
Watch Out For Fireballs 498: Wasteland 3 (Part 1)
Before there was Fallout, there was Wasteland. And after there was Fallout, there was Wasteland. In this combat heavy tactical RPG, we see many of th...
Watch Out For Fireballs Dispatch: Obscure Mechanics
Upcoming WOFF Games
December:
Wasteland 3
January:
The Legend of Zelda (Bonefireside Chat Rerun)
The Binding of Isaac (G...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out For Fireballs 497: Hitman: Blood Money (Premium)
We love Hitman so much, we had to see where our little, bald, perfect clone with a barcode came from. The levels are smaller, but a lot of the core co...
Watch Out For Fireballs 496: Unpacking
[Audio Disclaimer: Gwen here. All of the OST audio I could find for Unpacking had some skips in the audio files themselves. I tried to minimize this,...
Watch Out for Fireballs 495: Monster Train 2
Our beloved Hell Train is back, but this time... it's a Heaven Train. Monster Train 2 throws out the whole deck and asks you to start again with five...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs Dispatch Roundup Q4 2025
Release the emergency question valve! We're drowning in here!
Watch Out For Fireballs Dispatch: Our Scariest Games
We read your responses to:
Silent Hill 2 (2024)
Cryptmaster
F.E.A.R.
Upcoming Games:
November:
November:
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs! 494: F.E.A.R. (Premium)
Paxton Fettel isn't going to catch himself, operative. That's why you're on a squad with the unlikely name of F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon)...
Watch Out For Fireballs 493: Cryptmaster
Behold! Four monosyllabic zombies must type their way through legions of enemies, all while showing off their incredible typing/riddle prowess. In thi...
Watch Out For Fireballs 492: Silent Hill 2 (2024)
How far would you go to run away from your own guilt? Team Bloober takes a swing at reimaging the uncontested horror game classic that is Silent Hill...
Watch Out for Fireballs 491: Mouthwashing
This isn't so bad. We can fix this. We are definitely not in a catastrophe.
Mouthwashing is a bit-sized walking sim horror game that asks how do...
491: Mouthwashing
This isn't so bad. We can fix this. We are definitely not in a catastrophe.
Mouthwashing is a bit-sized walking sim horror game that asks how do...
WOFF! Dispatch: Solo vs. Party RPGs
Upcoming Games
October:
- Mouthwashing
- Silent Hill 2make
- Cryptmaster
- F.E.A.R. (Premium)
November:
- Mo...
Watch Out for Fireballs Dispatch: Solo vs. Party RPGs
Upcoming Games
October:
Mouthwashing
Silent Hill 2make
Cryptmaster
F.E.A.R. (Premium)
November:
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out For Fireballs 490: Against the Storm
There's a storm acomin', and all the animal-folk need to band together if we want to survive this one. Against the Storm is a unique city builder wher...
Against the Storm (Preview)
There's a storm acomin', and all the animal-folk need to band together if we want to survive this one. Against the Storm is a unique city builder wher...
489: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
Outer Wilds is a cozy adventure game about the thrill of exploration and the triumph of curiosity. You walk in the footsteps of a long-gone civilizati...
488: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Bob Mackey of the Retronauts joins Kaye this week to talk about Majora's Mask, whose pitch is that you only have three days to save the world, but you...
WOFF Dispatch: Unwinnable Situations
Howdy do! We've got heaps of questions today, so let's not waste any time dilly-dallying!
Upcoming Games
September:
Majora’s Mask (w...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs 487: Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (Premium)
What if a video game really, fully embodied that you can just blow shit up? Welcome to Mercenaries. Earn tons of money, explode some bad people, and g...
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (Preview)
What if a video game really, fully embodied that you can just blow shit up? Welcome to Mercenaries. Earn tons of money, explode some bad people, and g...
We're going to PRGE 2025!
For the first time since 2019, Watch Out for Fireballs! is going to have a panel at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this October, the weekend of Octobe...
486: Split Fiction
This week Gary welcomes acquaintance of the network Will Hughes (Everything to Guppy) to the co-host chair to discuss Hazelight Studios' Split Fiction...
485: Metroid: Zero Mission
What happens when you give the original Metroid a glow-up with the Super Metroid engine? A lot of cool stuff, and some weird stuff. It's not a perfect...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs! Dispatch Roundup: Q3 2025
Okay! We'll talk, we'll talk! Just please stop with the questions!
WOFF Dispatch: Embodiment
You are a body. In a video game, you are a body sometimes. Other times, you are a menu, representing a body. What does a game really need to get you t...
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[PREVIEW] Watch Out for Fireballs 484: The Talos Principle (Premium)
Can a robot's heart beat like a man's? What makes us human? Probably puzzle solving. Robots can't solve puzzles. Prove me wrong, kids.
The Talos Principle (Preview)
Can a robot's heart beat like a man's? What makes us human? Probably puzzle solving. Robots can't solve puzzles. Prove me wrong, kids.
Unlock th...
483: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
We return to Night City to embark on a new mission in the slums of Dogtown. V gets mixed up in the whacky adventures of a sitting president. Does Phan...
482: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
Does this have the least good soundtrack of the original run of Tony Hawk games? Probably! Does it still kick a good amount of ass? Yes. THPS3 continu...
481: Skin Deep
You've seen immersive sims before, but have you ever played one where you sneeze? Skin Deep is a cute, weird, immersive sim with indie sensibilities....