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Episode Date: November 20, 2025

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Recruitment for Arknight's Enfield Beta Test 2 has officially begun. Head to Enfield.grifeline.com and complete the recruitment survey for a chance to join beta test two when it starts on November 28th. Today, players go head to head and chip damage. Get ready for Game Showdown. Yeah, what's up? Welcome to Game Showdown. I'm your host, Blessing Adioia Jr. I'm joined by three contestants representing three teams. We have Tim Getty's representing Champions.

team blue. Feels good. We have Mike Howard representing team purple. This is for you, Andy. And of course we have Greg Miller representing Team Orange. Orange is the new blue.

And of course, we're starting off with the trivia question worth both a draw of the card and an opening attack for both those things. Contestants buzz in to answer. This is a round

of bullet points. I'm going to read to you the details about a game. One bullet points. at a time. It is your job to buzz in and guess what this game is. You can buzz in once per bullet point. The first bullet point goes like this. In this game, you play as a silent protagonist. That's the first bullet point. Greg Miller. Hitman, world of assassination. That is incorrect. While the buzz is reset. It's like nobody else.

Got his ass. Got his ass. Mike Howard. You may go. No, no, no. Play the game as it goes. Okay, okay. Arc Raiders. Mike says arc Raiders. That is incorrect. The Legend of Zelda. That is incorrect. Second bullet point.

In this game, or sorry, this game was originally released in 2011 as a free modification for Half-Life 2. Tim. Portal? Portal. Is incorrect. Mike. Portal 2. Portal 2 is incorrect.

Greg Miller. The Talos principle? The Talos principle is incorrect. Third bullet point in May 2014, an announcer pack featuring the voice of the narrator of this game was released for Dota 2. Greg. The Stanley Parable.

The Stanley Parable is the correct answer. Of course, Greg, you get a draw of the card. The deck is right there in front of Mike. I don't want him touching him. Mike don't touch him. I don't need that bad juju on it. Keep away from them. Can we look at the cards yet?

Yeah, you can look at your cards. We can look at your cards. We'll get to your opening attack later in the show. I'm attacking Tim. Before we get there, though, remember that this is Game Showdown, kind of funny, his nerdy game show that you can watch live right here on Twitch and on YouTube. If you love what we do, support us with the Kind of Funny membership on Patreon, YouTube,

Spotify, Apple Podcasts to get all of our shows, ad free, and get a daily exclusive show. Thank you to our Patreon producers, Carl Jacobs, Omega Buster, and Delaney the Somme Twining. For now, let's play Chip Damage. The rules are simple. Chip damage is a question and answer game about video games. I'll give you a question. You have your buzzers that you use to buzz in and answer said question. You can buzz in once per round.

Here's the twist. Chip damage isn't about gaining points. It's about not losing them. Barrett will put 100 points on each of the scoreboards. Your points are your health bar. Greg is taking a selfie? You like the background? Is that what it is?

A great color for the background. Team Orange. It was orange. The new blue. That's what they've been saying on the street. What they've been saying. The thing I like about Greg is that he makes his color mean something. Like Tim,

you got to represent the blue more. Oh, does it bring the belt? You got to represent it. The belt fall apart. Stolen valor. It's like some would say you're kind of wearing orange right now. You are wearing orange.

I am. A burnt. Right. Some would say that somebody did most of the work for orange. Anytime that they've won, anytime that they've done good. Somebody would say Jack stole the fucking cow for some magic bees. And sorry, I can't be hell responsible, but I'm the giant of industry.

As I was explaining, all those words made sense. Your points are your health bar. That means if your points hit zero, you are out of the game. Repeat that because that's an important part. If your points hit zero, that means you're out of the game. Here we go. Team blue has stepped on that rig before like a bunch of fucking idiots. Remember that part.

Team blue, well. Now, if you give the correct answer for a round, you can deal 10 damage to a player of your choosing, or you can choose to draw a card. You can play cards as items to either help yourself or hinder your opponents. Whoever ends with the most points or the last player standing wins. Also, starting now, there is a new ground rule.

100 points is your health maximum. If you use healing items, you cannot go above 100. Love that, love that. Cool. Contestants, are you ready? Yes. We're going to start off with Greg's opening attack. Greg, who are your attack for 10? I would like to steal 10 points from Tim.

Okay, Greg is going to attack Tim for 10. points. That is minus 10 for Tim. I'm going to use my reflector. Oh, Tim is opening up with an item usage here. Redirected attack on another player. Who's that? Who are you going to do? Do I get to choose? Yeah. It's going to be Greg, then. All right. Greg is getting his attack slapped right back at him, meaning Greg is going to lose

the 10 points starting off here. And of course, yes, Tim will discard that card into the discard pile. Round number one. I'd hate to interrupt, but I'd like to life leech 10 points from Tim, please. All right. Greg is going to life leech. Life Leach 10 points from Tim Meaning you will actually steal those points So that's 10 points away from Tim 10 points back to Greg Thank you very much

That was a good move Hate it Anybody else have any responses here before we get into it I'll let it fizzle Yes I forget if I mentioned this at the beginning of the show But yes each contestant did start off with two cards in their hand Of course Greg earning the third As he got the beginning question

Round number one Crimson Desert is a highly anticipated Open World Action Game set in a medieval fantasy world It was conceived as a prequel to which game? Mike. Black Desert Online. Black Desert Online is the correct answer. Mike, you can choose to attack or draw.

Yeah, I'll take 10 from Tim. All right. Mike is going to attack Tim. You got the memo. You got the fucking memo. I opened up my email today. Purple and orange. Let's get out.

Round number two. Beat it until. Purple and orange. Sensible soccer was a popular 90s sports game. First released for Amiga and Atari. Not in this country, maybe, but across the Cs. It was first released for Amiga and Atari ST computers. It gained a cult following leading to its creator announcing a spiritual successor in 2015

with which title. This is multiple choice. Thank you. Is it A. Superior Soccer. B. Socialable soccer or C. Mike.

I'll take A. Mike says A superior soccer. That is incorrect. I will play second win. I get to play my buzzer again for a second chance. All right, you can, but Tim got the buzzer. No, no, no, no, no.

I'm playing the card first. Yeah, but you don't immediately get the thing. That means that when the buzzers are set, you can then buzzing. No, no, no, I got, I, I, I, the buzzers are all lit up, buzzing. There you go. Okay, sure, Mike.

Okay, I'll take a, I'll take, I think B, please. Of course, we have buzzer chaos because Rodgers is out. So we're getting to this board. We don't know if he's right around. So Mike, you're saying B, for sociable soccer. That is the correct answer. I'll take 10 from Tim.

All right, Mike, you're attacking Tim for 10. You're not taking 10 points from him. You're attacking 10 points. I hate it here, Andy. Got the memo. Beated until it's orange and purple. Beat until it's orange and purple.

RAD. I'm so sorry. Tim. Because it looks like it's a heel. Yeah. Yeah. Round number three. Revenge is the name of an entry in which popular racing game

franchise on PS2? Mike. Burnout. Burnout is the correct answer. However, however, however, Mike, this is what I'm calling a double dash. Meaning there are two possible answers to this question. Since you

out one of them, I'll let you guess the other for a chance at getting damage and drawing both, drawing a card. So you're going to get both if you can get this correct. However, if you do get it wrong, you get neither. So you can choose here. Yeah, it's need for speed. Need for speed is incorrect. Why don't you look at me with those favorite blue eyes? Don't get caught in his eyes. That's how we always lose. The answer I was looking for was Star Wars Racer or Vend. Oh, jeez. You get neither the attack nor the draw of a car.

Wow. Wow. Yeah. That's crazy. That's crazy. I mean, you didn't have to do it. What's bullshit about it? Would you not have to do?

I didn't know. I didn't hear you couldn't hear it. All you have to do is listen. That's it. You talk over. God. We're excited. We're so excited.

That's fair. Fun fact. I'm rattled. There was a secret third. Tim, you would have gotten that one, right? Oh, yeah. Okay. There was a secret 30 answer here that I would have given you the tip of the hat for actually for RC Revenge Pro, but I knew nobody was going to get that one.

Round number four, this is a quick fire round, meaning cards cannot be used during this round. I'm going to give you the name of an e-sports league. Your job is to tell me the specific game played in this league, or if there are multiple games, the genre that's played in this league. So I'm looking for a game or a genre. If there's more... It's all you, Mike. Yeah. Each correct answer, you guys know this is a team game,

each correct answer gives you the chance to either heal five damage or attack another player for 10 damage. Yeah, yeah. Contestants, are you ready? Yeah. Number one, Evolution Championship Series. That's Evo, that will be the fighting game community. Fighting games.

Fighting games is the correct answer. I'll take 10 from Tim. It's five. I think it's five. No, no, it's five to heal. No, yeah, he's going to attack him for. 10. It's either you attack for 10 or you This guy! Orange and

play. Orange and purple. Orange and purple. Joey, I need an orange purple tie-dye shirt. It's just orange and purple. It's just orange and purple. Let's go. Make a money. Making money!

Number two. The International. Tim. Dota. Dota 2 is the correct answer. Are you going to heal for five or are you going to attack for 10?

With the way this game is going, I would like to heal for five. All right. Heal five points from Tim. Number three. Worlds. That's League of Legends. League of Legends is the correct answer. We'll take 10 from Tim.

He's going to attack Tim. Yes, we will. Yes, we will. Oh, I love it. You know, when this game was conceived, I never thought about this scenario. Yeah. Round four. Capcom Cup.

Mike. That is for fighting games. Well, can I, can I, can I? Can I just try it out a little bit? Because it said fighting games. We're like, elaborate. There's, okay, ready for this?

He was going to give it to you. I heard of saying that. There is a fighting game aspect with Street Fighter. And then added on to that with Capcom. There is also a multiplayer shooter in that. That is incorrect.

Like, moron. Why would you keep talking? I don't know. Why do you keep talking? Good Lord. The question is still open for those who want to buzz in. Greg. Fighting.

Fighting. Fighting is incorrect. Tim. Street Fighter is the correct answer for the Capcom Cup. I didn't listen to the game. I thought it was genres. It's either game or there's multiple games, the genre. But it's just street fire.

So if it is only one thing. Gotcha, got you. The Copcom Cup, they did. I won't listen to you, Siren. You're not going to bring me to the Rock. Siren. I finally got a partner out here. I got a partner out here.

Come here, Randy. Come on, Timo! That's our captain! That's our captain! Don't look at his sweet blue eyes. Tim, do you want to heal for five or do you want to attack the? I'm going to heal for five. All right.

Heal five of Tim's points here. Next one. Six invitational. Mike. That's Rainbow Six Seed. Rainbow Six Siege is the correct answer. We'll take ten from Tim. We're going to attack.

Bad job. Horrible job. Last one. Nitro League. Mike. The Nitro League is Rocket League. That is correct.

We'll take 10 from Tim. We're going to attack him for 10 more points. That is the end of that quick fire round, which brings us into round number five cards are once again back on the table. Round 5. The third major entry in the Mass Effect series was originally...

I'm sorry. I would like the Life Leach 10 from Tim. You don't know you're at Max Point. Oh, I know. Thank you. You know what I mean? All right. When you've got a cockroach colony on the run, you keep stomping, all right? You keep stomping them. Okay, so Greg's going to steal 10 points from 10. But it's purple and orange. To brings him down to 30 points. But Greg can't take the points.

So he's just going to remain. Don't eat them. All right. Fair enough. Oh, my Lord. Let me start that over. Round five. The third major entry in the Mass Effect series was originally released in March 2012. for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. However, another version of the game titled Mass Effect 3 Special Edition

was later released that November. Mike. On the... PS4. That is incorrect. Wii U is the correct answer. Do you want to draw? Wait, I'm sorry, what are my options?

Or your answers are drawing or attacking? Oh, attacking. I'm attacking. I'm going to go away. I'm going to go. Oh, close. Beated it. round number six

Minecraft has been around for nearly a decade and a half spawning multiple spin-off titles which Minecraft spin-off according to Wikipedia is a point-and-click hack and slash style uh mic Minecraft dungeons Minecraft dungeons is the correct answer we'll take 10 from Tim

all right he's going to attack Tim for 10 bringing Tim down To 10 points, Tim is on his final legs here. One more attack. They're both just full health tied. One more attack is going to kill Tim. And I'm done. Tim, you just got to fight. You know, you just got to fight.

Round number seven. Do you have any cards that can get them? We got anything? We get them right now? Do you got anything? No. Okay. All right.

Round number seven. Dokey Dokey Literature Club is a visual novel taking place mostly within a classroom. In the game, the player is able to develop their relationship with characters Seori, Yuri, and Natsuki. This is done via a mini game where the players composes which type... Tim. Doss.

Doss is incorrect. Where the player composes which type of writing. Hikus? I'll go first. Hikus? Barry, have you played doki-doki-lutcher club? It's been a long time, but I've... They're not, I can't, I don't think they're haikus.

I don't think so. I'm going to say incorrect. Hikus seems to be the type of thing that it's either the answer or it's not. Yeah, I'm going to, I'm going to say no, but I'm going to double check. So while he double checks, we can talk about it a bit, Mike. So it's not necessarily a kiku soliloquy, a point in, uh, not a, uh, a poem. A poem, a matlib. Are you putting in, are you selecting words that?

I don't remember that. Oh, yeah, definitively not hikus. Definitely. Okay, thank you. Okay. because you're not writing that much. That's the thing. I think you're clicking on words

that then filter into something. Do you think that he's going to have the answer as Madlips? I mean, is there a better word for Madlips? You know, like... Fill in the blank? Fill in the blank is a better word than, yeah, Madlib. Okay. I mean, Mike.

We'll go with a fill in the blank text prompt. That answer is one I'm not going to accept. That's correct. The answer I was looking for, poem. Just a poem. We were close. Yes. I forgot.

I'm like, it's been a watson that played dokey-dokey, so I can tell you poem. I couldn't remember their haiku specifically. I said DOS because I know at some point you're like doing code and shit. You already made? Sure, sure. Yeah, respectful. I can see how you got there. Get him a parting gift here on the next one.

Round number eight is a battle precursor round. Whoever gets this question correct, not only gets their choice of attacking or drawing, they're also exempt from our one-v-one battle round that you'll hear about later. this is a numbers game. Also for the record, I never expected us to be this far this early in the game. Let's see what happens.

If we're in the scenario where Tim gets knocked out, you guys will go against each other in a battle round. Oh, 100% is right. Oh, I see me. I see me. Yeah, yeah. If I get knocked out. Yeah, if Tim gets knocked out. We don't know. This is a numbers game. Until he's dead, he's not dead.

Tim is like, until you see the body, It's like any other movie. Don't believe it. I'm going to ask you the number of a certain thing. Are we buzzing? No, you're not buzzing in for this. You'll each get a chance to guess the number with no repeat guesses allowed. Whoever gets the closest without going over will get the points.

If you all go over, then the lowest guess gets the points. Are you ready? Yes, yes. According to How Long to Beat.com, how long does it take to beat the main story of the first Bile Shock game? I'm going to start off with Greg. A great question. I like that one a lot.

14 and a half hours. Greg is going to say 14 and a half hours. Mike. Actually for this one, I think I'm going to take only whole numbers. Just for the fairness of. So what do you give me? What? I'll say, yeah, I'll say lock it either 14 or 15.

I think I might be low-balling it too, or high-ball. 14. 14. All right, Mike. I will go with 16. Mike says 16. Tim. Dang, man.

Dang. And it's close. without going over, right? Correct. Okay. Yeah. Price is right, rules. Oh, man.

This is, uh, this is tough. Mike, this is a game that I did beat this year. Oh, and did look up. Come on. How long to beat.

Not saying that I'm right. I'm just saying, like, I have done this search within the past three-sixth cycle. My biggest problem. Like you said 16? 16. I beat this on a CRT during my honeymoon,

my first marriage. I don't know how long it's a fucking game was. My problem is, My initial gut answer was 15. But it seems silly to go in between you to know. But 13 doesn't sound like it covers the full game. I'm going to go 15. I'm going 15.

All right. So Tim is squeezing right between Greg and Mike with 15. I like that for us. I like those odds. The correct answer, 12. Damn it. Get your ass out of here. We did it, Andy.

Come on. Purple and orange, Purple and orange, beat it till it's all. Purple and orange. Purple and orange, Purple and orange, beat it till it's all,

Purple and age. Na, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, goodbye.

For weeks, if not months, Team Blues been such a bully, so I'm happy to see them get fouled. You know what I mean? The championship parade. What was that garbage?

Get the fuck out of here. So what's happening? So are you going to choose to draw a card or are you attacking? Greg. I'm attacking. I'm attacking. Give me that points. All right.

You're going to attack Tim, I presume. Yeah, which means Tim is knocked out of the game. Great game, everybody. K-O. You have to call it at work early. You love a curb stump. You love a painful curb stump.

There it is. You know what I mean? There it is. Now because you two are the last remaining. players in the round. That means you both are going to go into the battle round automatically. This is going to be a one v. one challenge. Cards cannot be used during this round. But this isn't the final round. No. Okay. Just make sure I understood. We're only halfway through. Oh, wow.

Notice how, notice. He's got beat before the ad break. I'm not thrown to ads yet. Oh my God. What a day to be Greg Miller, everybody. are simple. I'm going to say the name of a mini game. Your task is to buzz in and tell me whether that mini game is from Fall Guys, Lego Party, or something I just made up. Wow. Okay. Each correct answer hits the other player for five points. Contestants, are you ready? Yeah. First one. Go easy on me here, Champ. Yeah, you got it. Rock Climb Blaster. Greg. You made that up. That is incorrect. Mike. That would be Lego Party. Lego Party is the correct. correct answer.

I'll take a card. Well, no, this is only, you're only hitting each other. It's five points. Yeah, it's one of you won. Yeah. Yeah, we're going to take a call. Oh, I respect that. I don't worry about it.

I wouldn't do that to you. Next one. I want to keep, I mean, like, you know what I mean again? As long as Tim loses. Yeah. I don't care. We'll make it to the ad, right. Nothing will happen.

Next one. Galactic goals. Greg. Ball guys. That is incorrect. Mike. That's something you made up. That is incorrect.

Nobody gets points for that one. That is Lego party. Indeed. Next one. Volleyfall Fall Guys Fall Guys is correct Meaning Mike will get hit for five

Next one Tropic Trample Greg made it up That is correct I made that one up That is going to hit Mike for five Next one Bubble Trouble

Mike That's fall guys That is correct And you're going to hit Greg for five Last one Slide Hustle Mike You made that up

That is incorrect Correct. Greg. Lego Party. Lego Party is correct. You're going to hit Mike for five. That is a good game going on. That is the end of the battle round. Before we move on, Barrett, what's the current score? All right now, the current score in last place definitively. It is Tim Geddes for Team Blue with zero points.

In second place, just five points behind the lead. It is Snowbike Mike Howard. Team Purple with 85 points and in the lead with the largest health bar on the show right now. It is Greg Miller for Team Orange with 90 points, but it's still not everybody's game, but Greg and Mike's game. Of course, we have a lot more show for you. We might, depending on how fast one person takes out the other, we'll see. But before we get there, I want to tell you our Patreon.com slash kind of funny and YouTube.com slash kind of funny games where you can go and get the kind of funny. membership, which allows you to get shows ad-free.

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And cards are back on the table. As we move in. You got a lot of cards, money. Oh, no. This is the file. Yeah, that's the death. Sorry, we moved it away from him, of course. Yeah.

Well, yeah, we don't need a, yeah. Round number 10. Many AAA video games release with an MSRP of $70. What does the M and MSRP? stand for. Manufacturers. Manufacture is the correct answer. Are you going to draw or attack for 10 points? Let's attack. All right. We're going to attack Mike for 10 points, bringing him down to 75. I thought we would go through the whole entire. Oh, do you want to do that? I'm sorry. I thought we'd really put. Can I take, can I give them back the points and take the card?

I'll do it for that one. You know what? Get me in the next time and then we'll be back to even Stevens. I like that. We're going to put bless in a pickle here. My hands are off the wheel. It's Mike. round number 11 which video game publisher has published the most games from developer rare Mike Xbox

Xbox is incorrect Nintendo Greg says Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo is the correct answer he's going to draw a card You know it Round number 12 In Xcom enemy unknown

A group of countries called The Council of Nations has baneed together to create the blank combat unit aka XCOM. What word fills in that blank? The blank combat unit aka XCOM.

What is the blank? Mike. Extraterrestrial. Yes. Extraterrestrial is the correct answer. Greg for 10. All right. Mike's going to hit Greg for 10.

Let's get these cards. Then we'll play like war. We'll go one after another. Sure. I like that. At the end. Yeah, I'm not going to get your head, whatever.

13. Stealth games, Deus X Human Revolution, thief, and dishonored are all part of which subgenre of games focusing on player agency, emerging gameplay. Mike. Immersive Sim. Yes. That is the correct answer.

All I had was Sim and I'm like, ah, not right, not right. I've heard Barrett say it so many times. Podcast with him now I know. I'll take a card. He's going to take a card. Round number 14 was going to be a battle precursor round, but because Tim's been eliminated, Oh, Andy.

It's not actually applicable anymore. So we're going to skip round 14. That way, I can copy and paste it into a different episode of Game Showdown. I like that. You know, save some work for myself. Work harder. Or smarter or not harder. Smart or not harder.

Exactly. Thank you for that, Greg. God, it's such a positive show when Tim's not here. I know, right? Good energy today on the show. What's this? I mean, you know, now that the champion's not here, I still want to be represented. Yeah.

Oh. Oh. Do you print this from your phone? That's right. Yeah. So he's always here with it. Thank you. Thank you.

Okay. Well, this is just, that's a broken print out. Oh, yeah, he wants to rain out of ink. Broken like Tim's Pee-P, am I right? I don't know if we can say that nowadays. That means that with a kid, you know? I took it back all right, but it's so a funny one. Thanks, Andy.

There you go. God damn it, Andy. Thank you for that, Andy. All right, we're just skip round 14 and move on. on to round number 15, this is another battle round. Cards cannot be used during this round. This is a 1V1 challenge that I need you to bust out your whiteboards for.

Now, whoever wins this round will deal 20 damage to the other player. If you tie, you both receive 10 damage. Are you guys ready? Yeah. Not including DLC Mobile Games reports. Microsoft Gaming published 11 new games. games in 2025 across Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda Game Studios, and Activision Blizzard.

I want you to write down the names of these games. You get 11 slots. Whoever can list more correct games wins. You have a minute on the clock, and you're already going. Again, I am looking for the 11 new published Microsoft Gaming Games in 2025 across Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, I believe Bethes of Softworks, even I wrote down Game Studios, and Activision Blizzard. There are 11 possible answers here.

You get 11 slots. If you tie here, you both lose 10 points. If one of you gets it, if one of you wins, the other person loses 20. Look at them just riding away. Now, if Tim was a part of this round blessing, do you think he would have had a shot with this one? Honestly, this is a round that I think

all of our contestants definitely have a shot. I'm going to be very curious if anybody gets 100%. Mike's going to do it. Can you read that question back one more time? Yes, not including DLC, mobile games, or ports. Microsoft Gaming published 11 new games in 2025 across Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks, and Activision Blizzard. I want you to write down those 11 games.

Penn's down. Mike Penn down. Mike Penn down. It's my final one right here. There it is. Might be me. It's a long one. And I respect him for it.

What do you got? All right. Let's start off with Greg. I only have seven, one, two. two, three, four, five, six, seven. Keeper, call of duty, Black, Off, seven. Avowed, Outer Worlds to South of Midnight, doom the Dark Ages, oblivion.

I have nine. I'm missing Keeper and oblivion. Great job. Guy, Grounded, Foggled, Foggled. Call of Duty Black Off seven, Ninja Guide and four. Grounded, Outer Worlds, two. A vowed, shout to you, Obsidian. Towerborn, are a history untold,

doom the dark ages south of midnight. Now, hold on, hold on. Read that back to me one more time. South of midnight Doom the Dark Ages Aura History Untold Towerborn Avowed

Outer Worlds 2 Grounded 2 Ninja Garden 4 Called 3 Blackop 7 Okay Two of those that don't have on my list These could be question mark Towerborn and Aura history untold

I would like double check on that I'm gonna double check early access release Or we're going full release I'm going Towerborn Who published Towerborn? Xbox did. Okay, I will accept it. And then the other one is Aura History Untold,

which I'm... Actually, no. Towerborn came out last year. Well... Oh. Now we're going to get the shenanigans. Yeah, it came to early access in 2024 and then game preview

for Xbox Series X and S. That's a tough one. Is that like 1.0? It's a game... Whatever game preview for Xbox Series X and S means, ARA History Untold was last year. Yeah, Aura history and total was last year. I'm, I don't know if I could accept Arborne.

Can you accept Aura? No, I cannot accept Aura. That's a tie then. Yeah, so that would be a tie. We're going to need to get somebody on the phone from X-Burblen-or. Okay. You know what? Actually, I'll take-Burblen-Own and a-Bur-Bur-Bel-A-L-Loy.

Mike wants the tie anyway. But like, I'll call him Sarah Bond right now. We'll correct this. Yes. So you each got seven games correct each. The full list of 11 games looks like this, avowed south of midnight. The Elder Scrolls 4, Oblivion remastered. Doom the Dark Ages.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 plus 4. Grounded 2. Gears of War reloaded. Keeper, Ninja Guyton 4, the Outer Worlds 2, and Call of Duty Blackop 7. So you guys just missed those remakes or remastered. Round number 16. I want you to keep your whiteboards out because this is a betting round. Cards still cannot be used during this round.

I'm going to ask you a question and you'll have a minute to write down your answers. But before I ask, each of you will need to bet a certain. amount of points. The topic is blonde and brunette. How many points will you be betting? They're conversing with each other. They're competing against each other. I don't know why they're conspiring with each other at this point.

Like Tim's out, plus. I'll do that. Okay, okay. Mike, what you, how much are you betting? I'm going to bet 15. All right, Mike's going to bet 15. Greg, how much you bet in? 20.

What are the first names of the two main playable characters in this? the game split fiction god damn man i knew that's where you're going with this one if you get one of these right you get the same amount of points back if you get both of them right you get double the points back you have 30 seconds sorry you have a minute to jot down your answer oh that's a long time actually actually you're gonna get 30 seconds jot down your answer it was a typo the first time i'm sorry that's right yeah that's right that's one of them at least yeah 15 seconds this is not be a co-op game. Also, like, who's Mike playing for now?

Greg or Andy? They're defeating the purpose of game showdown. Okay, okay, okay. We're ready. You're ready? Yeah, we're ready. All right, let's start off with Mike. We're going to go with Zoe and Ellie.

All right. Greg, what she got? Yeah, Zoe and Ellie. For the record, I brought Zoe to the table. The correct answer is Mio and Zoe. So you guys got, you guys both got only one of them correct, meaning you'll get the same amount of points that you just sacrificed them back. so Mike is going to get back that 15

Greg is going to get back that 20 it's a net neutral there for both of you Mio Mio Mio Mio and Zoe Like that drink like that drink Thanks for the help Andy Are you thinking Milo? No there was some drink right where you could spray it in water right Neo that was it yeah yeah

Spray it Water too boring do this Okay I never heard of this Yeah it's for people like me who just need sugar at all I don't know if they exist anymore yeah I don't know. They probably still are. I knew a guy in college or maybe not college. That doesn't make sense.

That'd be too late in life probably. But he would walk around at the red one and go to urinals and spray it and then scream and walk away. What are we doing today? What's happening? This is a victory lap, man. You can't stop that orange and purple attack. You know what I mean? Round number 17 is the final round.

Title, All Out War. Different from before. In this quick fire round, each correct answer gives you. the chance to heal 10 points or attack another player for 10. There is no drawing. However, you can use the cards that you have. I'm going to list off the names of game subtitles. For examples, Kingdom Hearts, Birth by Sleep, Birth by Sleep would be the example of the

subtitle. It is your job to buzz in and guess what the game series is. So you would say birth by sleep. Yes. Yeah, you would say, okay. I would say birth by sleep and then you would guess Kingdom Hearts. Thank you. And I have three for each of these.

You'll understand it as we can. Yeah, I feel you. contestants, are you ready? Yes, sir. First one. Quest for booty. Mike. Nice job.

Oh, come on. Borderlands. That is incorrect. Greg, ratchet and clank. Ratchet and clank is the correct answer. I hear you. Do you want to heal for 10 or attack for 10? Let's heal for 10.

All right, Greg's going to heal for 10, bring them up to 80. I feel like that's what we're doing here. We're trying to take care of each other. Second one. Armageddon, Battlegrounds, Gorilla. Mike Faction. Red faction.

Red faction. is correct. You're going to heal or attack? I will heal. All right. Mike's going to heal. Third one. Los Angeles, street racing. Mike. True crime. That is incorrect. Dub edition was the last one.

Greg. Midnight Club. Midnight Club is correct. I'll heal. All right. Greg's going to heal there. He says it so confidently. Next one. Haram Adventures. The Shadow and the Flame. The Lost Crown. Mike.

Prince of Persia. Prince Persia is correct. Good job. I'll heal for 10. All right, he's going to heal for 10. Next one. Touch fusion. Supernova.

Arise. Greg. Luminous. Luminous is correct. All right. Heal. Next one. Oh, but now we're an interesting thing.

We can't go above 100. And I go above 100. Let me catch up. Let me catch up. Then we'll play the game. Then we'll play the game. Yeah. It's about to be fucking over.

This is the last round. We're playing the game. We're playing the game. We're finally ready to play the game. The four plays over. We're ready for the real thing. Roll over. Next one.

Honor among thieves, band of thieves, thieves in time. What do I know those names? Honor among thieves, band of thieves. It's like you. In time. All right, Mike says, like Hooper. That is correct. Are you going to heal?

Yeah, heal. All right. Bring them up to 95. Next one. Raging Blast, burst limit, fighters. I believe that's Dragon Ball, right? Dragon Ball. That is correct.

How do you know that's Dragon Ball? You're hiding that with a Z? I would have just taken Dragon Ball. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There you go. We'll heal. All right. Then the last one,

even though I don't know if this matters at this point. Legend. Wait, so is this the last one of the game, though? Should we compete on this one? Hold up. When do we put the points down for like the game game? What do you mean? Is this the final question ever?

This is the final question ever. Ever. Can we bet our points 100 each? No. You can't make the game. Why are you fucking trying to change the rules of the game? That I'm giving you. This poor man spends his weekend play testing these things.

We come and he killed him and then cheat together. Round eight. Yeah. Legends, destiny, children of the atom. Greg. X-Men. That is correct. What are you going to do here?

I think I have to attack, right? Yeah. You can heal for nothing, I guess, but... Oh, so wait, how much am I attacking for? 10? 10. Okay, okay. Yeah, I'm not gonna attack. I have to attack. That was the final question. Yeah, and I'm gonna shield. All right. Got them.

All right. So... Greg attacked. Mike shielded, which means... A tie. Barrett, what's the final score? We did it. The final score. Yeah, Greg. Orange and purple.

Yeah, I feel like we're just... Team Purple is just, you know, playing for Team Orange at this point. But anyways, you know, Team Blue, we killed him a while ago. And then tied for first was Mike and Greg for both Team Purple and Orange. Pretty much just Team Orange with 100 points each. Which brings us to our tie break. No! Yeah, fuck you guys, all right?

I'm prepared for this. You think I'm not making tiebreakers anymore? After our last two episodes? No, I come prepared. I got one last question for you Buzz it? Can we bet all of our points? These are buzzer questions No cards allowed

And whoever gets this question Correct wins Okay Oh okay straight up I won't play the game If we pull that kind of shit I'm afraid he gives the start it too I'm not gonna

I don't tempt him that far Like many cart racers Oh fuck Lego racers for Nintendo 64 Has various items you can collect To gain an advantage Over your opponents Which of the following

item pickups was not present in the first N64 Lego Racers game. Is it A, green boost bricks, B, red projectile bricks, C, yellow road hazard bricks, or D, purple defensive bricks. Mike. C. C, yellow road hazard bricks is incorrect. Greg. D.

D. D. Purple defensive bricks. Is the correct. answer. Yeah, sorry. Meaning Greg does indeed get the win for this

episode. I was not going to... Listen, I thought it. I don't like it. I thought ahead. I have a mushroom extra life, so that means I didn't lose. That's not how that works. Baird, you can bring up the star standings for me. Of course, coming into this episode, Team Blue was sitting at one star. Mike's Team Purple

is coming in with four stars, and Greg's Team Orange came into this episode with five stars. Because of Greg's undesired victory, apparently. He has gone up now to six stars for the season. Of course, still anybody's season as we barrel towards our last few episodes of the season as the year is coming to a close. December is coming quick.

Contestants, thank you so much for playing this game with me. Thank you. This is great. Of course, this has been Game Showdown, your nerdy trivia show. We'll be back. This next week's Thanksgiving? We'll be back in two weeks with our next episode. Until next time, it's been our pleasure to serve you.

Bye, Tim!