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I headed to a sleepy coastal town on Lake Michigan to hang out with some of the crew from the Fix Your Heart or Die podcast and along the way we figured we might as well get some content on the books. For the first time ever, 2 guests in-studio gathered together to talk Mina the Hollower and StarFox '26 (along with some guesses regarding the future release of Ocarina of Time '26). The mostly free form chat is a sort of "warts and all" podcast with a few disruptions from Waldo the cat, and plenty of technical glitches you only get from recording locally, but it was cool to get face to face on the topic of video games. After this chat, I got the chance to play StarFox '26 and my thoughts are "this sure is StarFox 64 with a coat of paint!" But for more in depth analysis, you'll have to listen to this episode.
0:00:00 - Welcome Back to the Show, Shy Fox and Marcy
0:05:40 - What Are You Playing? Mina the Hollower
0:39:11 - What Are You Playing? StarFox '26
1:04:10 - Top 3 - David Lynch Movies
1:07:09 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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Take a walk on the wild side with the Maximum Utcast as we tour through the menagerie of exotic beasts. We talk mildly about GTA6 and wildly about Red Dead Redemption 2's horse ball physics before opening the floor to a great debate about the N64 vs. the PS1. Later, the state of the Atari Lynx is discussed and we go deep on Mega Man. Sarah Carapace visits the show to discuss some of the identity crisis facing the Double Dragon series, while focusing on the game Double Dragon Advance (read more about that at the link below). Sweary 65 gets invoked and then we try to find the connections between Chibi Robo, Toy Story, and Small Soldiers.
0:00:00 - Kittens Always Drink Plenty of Klim
0:07:51 - A New Horror Maven for Our Time
0:11:48 - Shrinking Horse Balls (Again)
0:16:28 - The Friction of the N64 vs. the Subterfuge of the PS1
0:23:08 - The Challenges Facing the Atari Lynx
0:29:10 - How Jonathan Single-Handedly Saved the Ruby-Spears Mega Man
0:30:50 - Was the Past Better Than Now?
0:34:50 - What Was Going On with the DOS Version of Mega Man 3?
0:36:44 - Advancing Through the History of Double Dragon with Sarah Carapace
1:12:15 - Sweary's Really Been Around the Block
1:18:01 - Is Chibi Robo a Good Toy Story?
1:22:43 - Small Soldiers and Toy Story Might Be Similar
1:24:01 - Jonathan's Supergirl Review
1:24:37 - This is a Small Soldiers Cast Now
1:26:52 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:37:59 - Balls Shrinking
1:39:32 - I Don't Know If You've Ever Done Any DJing
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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On this episode which was recorded on Father's Day, Jonathan and Ryan switch places (sorta). They get to the videogame chat eventually after talking about how the Amazing Digital Circus is kind of like a videogame. Ryan is convinced he needs to spoil the Amazing Digital Circus and Jonathan is not convinced the things Ryan says are spoilers, but if you haven't seen the show yet, you may want to watch it before hearing what Ryan has to say. Later the pair are joined by Jonathan's other son Charles to talk about Mina the Hollower and along the way, we stop over in Star Fox and Minecraft Dungeons 2 country. Rounding things out, Jonathan gives us his personal predictions for Avengers: Doomsday.
0:00:00 - You're The Little Guy
0:01:10 - The True Way to Be a Prankster
0:03:31 - Ryan Dad, Jonathan Boy
0:04:43 - Amazing Digital Circus is Kind of a Videogame?
0:06:18 - A New Brand of Nerd
0:07:49 - You Do Realize You're Explaining Digital Circus
0:09:58 - Beatbox Battle: Dork vs. Cool Guy
0:10:52 - Spoilers for the Amazing Digital Circus...Sorta
0:13:33 - End Spoilers for the Amazing Digital Circus
0:14:17 - Mina the Hollower Had Some Emotions
0:14:35 - Different Topic: Star Fox
0:16:04 - Why Do They Do Remakes if the Differences Are So Small?
0:16:44 - Can We Talk About Mina? (feat. Charles)
0:20:10 - Talking to My Boys About Power
0:21:45 - Minecraft Dungeons 2 Report
0:25:04 - Miles vs. Charles
0:25:58 - What is Your Game of the Half-Year?
0:28:36 - You Got a Friend in Me
0:30:31 - Jonathan's Predictions for Avengers: Doomsday
0:33:56 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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In this special bonus experimental episode we're trying out posting our video content directly to the podcast feed. Maybe it'll mess it all up! But you can watch the interview segment from today's podcast here, or check it out on our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/NEq9dH9hflw
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Shawn Alexander Allen stops by to talk about the launch of his new game set in the universe of Treachery in Beatdown City, Beatdown City Survivors and how the game's zombie outbreak was informed by global events.Shawn Alexander Allen on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shawndoublea.bsky.socialTreachery in Beatdown City: https://beatdowncity.com/Beat Down City Survivors: https://beatdowncity.com/Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialVisit https://maxutmost.com/ to read videogame news, reviews, opinions, and more.
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Somedays you just can't get rid of a gentleman, but today, we just might get rid of their shirts. After Jonathan outlines another plan for after being elected President of the United States of America, we spend a moment talking about James Bond in both movie and video game form, focusing on the GameCube era game "Everything or Nothing" starring Willem Dafoe (for real). Later, Jonathan talks with game developer Shawn Alexander Allen (Nu Challenger, Treachery in Beatdown City) about his new spin off game "Beatdown City Survivors" and where it fits into today's political climate (you can also watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/NEq9dH9hflw . Rounding out the show, Jonathan gives his thoughts on a very videogame-y movie, "I Love Boosters" from Boots Riley and we get a last minute Mina the Hollower update to learn...is it a Souls-like or not?
0:00:00 - Make America Gay Again
0:07:05 - A Couple of Characters
0:09:35 - Can We Ever Like James Bond?
0:28:16 - Surviving and Thriving in Beatdown City Survivors with Shawn Alexander Allen
1:29:54 - "I Love Boosters" is Sort of a Videogame Movie
1:37:42 - "Mina the Hollower" is NOT a Souls-like! Or is it?
1:48:20 - The Greatest Trick Ken Levin Ever Pulled
1:51:02 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
2:01:24 - Guys Dancin'
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Aysha Farah (writer of Life is Strange, Pathologic, Hiveswap and so much more) and podcaster with Workers' Lit and All My Maidens stopped by to talk about exactly how deep down the rabbit hole she's gone with Baldur's Gate 3. From her first run to her recent completion (?) of the For Honor Mode, we get into a game that both she and Daniel love and how it could be improved because not everything is perfect. This one is for the real Baldur's Gate 3 sickos. Also as a warning, the episode does contain a few narrative spoilers for some of the main quests in Baldur's Gate 3.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Aysah!
0:12:02 - What Are You Playing? Baldur's Gate 3
0:40:28 - Top 3 Novels You'd Recommend
0:43:13 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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Crab Meat is a Tasty Treat
What is the most iconic sound of summer? And what sort of Crab Meat do you want to eat? We know you come to Maximum Utcast for only the most serious discussions, so we address those topics and more head on. Jonathan pitches some article ideas for hot Mina the Hollower content. Meanwhile, Zoey checks in with Smashing Drive, a kusoge about driving a cab in New York and then Jonathan talks to Nicholas McDonnell of Searching Interactive about his new game Crab Meat. You can also watch the video of the interview portion of the show here: https://youtu.be/30xkNkWLrAo
0:00:00 - The Sounds of Summer
0:09:30 - A Serious Issue
0:11:22 - Kusoge: Smashing Drive
0:30:55 - Shoveling Shit into the Stumble Upon Economy
0:33:04 - Mina the Hollower Pitches for Maximum Utmost
0:40:56 - Step Right Up and Meat the Crabs with Nicholas McDonnell
1:17:27 - Zoey Loves Crab Meat
1:22:23 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:32:10 - Point Me Up The Ass
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Talking to My Boy About Videogames (and Sometimes Movies) is back with a review of the hottest new kids movie of the summer, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Following that, Jonathan gets us back on track with a bit of chat about the newest game in the Yoshi series, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book that takes players back to Yoshi's Island. This episode has minor spoilers for the Mandalorian and Grogu as well as hint-style spoilers for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. And by the end of the show, will we ever learn what is and is not cute?
0:00:00 - Scanning Your Brain
0:03:10 - The Rise of Skywalker is the Wii U of Star Wars Movies
0:05:00 - The Mandalorian and Grogu Review
0:09:42 - Spoilers for the Mandalorian and Grogu
0:12:25 - Spoilers "End" Here
0:14:53 - Yoshi is a Dinosaur Frog
0:17:14 - Ryan's Podcast Takeover
0:20:14 - How Much Do You Like Yoshi and the Mysterious Book?
0:26:31 - Ribbit
0:29:14 - Nintendo Didn't Have Much Faith in Panel De Pon
0:31:04 - The Continuing Legacy of "Talking to My Boy..."
0:31:40 - The Cute Manipulation
0:35:12 - Podcast Recap/Analysis of the Hutts
0:39:08 - Anyway, Bye Now!
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What is real? Are the memories you make attending a summer camp real or are they implanted in your mind by a Hollywood movie? Did you write the news or did the news write you? Have you ever been in a fight, only to find out that you were alone in your Batcave? Is a light gun a joystick, or was it the Mandela Effect all along? These questions and more will be answered as answers will be questioned on this week's episode of the Maximum Utcast. James Interactive stops by to talk with Jonathan about their upcoming game Screaming Savage Blood Death (watch the video!) and elsewhere, we pontificate on the cosmic nature of media.
0:00:00 - Batman's Private Browser
0:11:41 - Feedback on Writing the News
0:20:35 - Correction: Operation Wolf is a Light Gun Game
0:25:42 - You Ever Been in a Fight?
0:26:58 - A Good Editor Can Save You From Your Worst Impulses
0:32:22 - Screaming Savage Blood Death and the Real New Jersey with James Interactive
1:11:50 - Horror Game Lore is So Popular
1:13:45 - Zoey's Local Lore
1:18:24 - Mailbag: Have You Seen "True Stories?"
1:28:20 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:50:05 - Batman
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Forum fixture Xyliac joins Daniel to talk about video games and Texas and where the two intersect. From forming community podcasts to starting online disinformation campaigns, Xzyliac has been woven into the fabric of the internet and has her pulse on the beating heart of video game news for some time now. We get into Pragmata, but only after really getting to know her passion for space and exploration games like Starfield and No Man's Sky. There's also a divergence to Spider-Man 2, which we kind of spoil a bit from the ending of, so watch out for that if you haven't played Spider-Man 2 yet. And then we wrap with a bit of X-Men chat. It's a fun time!
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Xzyliac!
0:30:56 - Spider-Man 2 Spoilers
0:32:18 - Safe to Resume and Avoid Spider-Man 2 Spoilers
0:34:26 - What Are You Playing? Pragmata
0:53:06 - Top 3 X-Men
0:58:15 - Wrap Up/Plugs
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On this freeform episode of the Maximum Utcast, our hosts are joined by no guests but we weave through run and gun games like Metal Slug, beat 'em ups like Double Dragon, and driving games like Cool Riders. Along the way, we get whispers of games like Absolum, Kunio-kun, Anthology of the Killer, and Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World. The Power Team also stops by to help us deal with some surf (blank) who must die, and we lament the passing of Yoshihisa Kishimoto, creator of Double Dragon, River City Girls, and many more games.
0:00:00 - Surf (blank) Must Die
0:06:09 - Constant Effusive Praise for Metal Slug
0:21:47 - Too Man/Not Enough Beat 'Em Ups
0:23:18 - Death of a Dragon (RIP Yoshihisa Kishimoto)
0:34:46 - A 10 Year Old's Guide to Gender Politics
0:37:25 - Out Run --> Out Runners --> Cool Riders
0:45:38 - Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World
0:47:24 - The Weirdness is Gone
0:48:55 - Video Power/Power Team
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The dynamic duo are back to talk all things videogames (and a few movies). We learn what Jonathan really thinks about Supergiant Games and what Ryan thinks of the latest pretender to their throne, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. Along the way Ryan gives us his two cents on Anaconda (2025) and Jaws, plus makes up impromptu lyrics to a song about Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. The pair of heroes also give us thoughts on Pokemon Champions, Drawquarium, Bubsy 4D, Splatoon Raiders, and a whole lot more.
0:00:00 - Do You Need Me to Scratch Your Back?
0:00:51 - The Plane Taking Off Episode
0:03:45 - TMNT Splintered Fate Opening Thoughts
0:04:58 - Uneven Power Dynamics
0:06:47 - TMNT Splintered Fate More Thoughts
0:08:56 - Anaconda (2025) and Jaws Reviews
0:11:27 - TMNT Splintered Fate Score
0:12:23 - Surprise Yoshi Song
0:14:21 - Pokemon Champions - Doing Work to Help You Do Work
0:15:22 - Drawquarium...A Parody on Office Culture?
0:17:12 - Quick Takes: Plants vs. Zombies, Mini Motorways, Bubsy 4D
0:18:15 - Who is Bubsy?
0:19:24 - A Terrible YouTuber Inspired Us to Play N64
0:22:49 - Bubsy 4D...Who is it For?
0:25:09 - Spreading Misinformation about Splatoon Raiders
0:26:40 - What's Going On in the News?
0:28:40 - Analyzing Trump's Brain via Roblox
0:29:40 - More Splatoon Raiders Thoughts
0:31:29 - Full of Zingers
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It's the longest episode of Maximum Utcast ever! Zoey regales us with tales of spooky video games that enrapture dogs before we talk about Mewgenics. Then one of the developers of Mewgenics, Edmund McMillen, stops by to catch up with his pal Jonathan about his career in the games industry working on games like Super Meat Boy, the Binding of Isaac, the End is Nigh, and more recently Mewgenics. Following that, our hosts get into a discussion about how ethical consumption can be a minefield to navigate. By the end of the show, Jonathan discusses his green slime secretions.
0:00:00 - Practicing Ghouls N Ghosts
0:09:22 - The Benevolent Queen and the Smelly Freak
0:11:17 - Have You Played That Mewgenics?
0:15:07 - Accepting Our Weird Genes in Mewgenics with Edmund McMillen
1:45:30 - The Meows Are Not Endorsements
1:53:45 - Plenty of Twenty
1:57:59 - Leaks, It's What I Live By
2:01:07 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
2:08:45 - Eat Ass
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Currently Playing is back with the first ever returning guest, Dr. Glen Hood (environmental biologist, professional bug counter) who has been living with Daniel for the last 4 months. It's another rare in-person chat where we get into why Glen hasn't been playing very many video games lately. The bulk of the episode is devoted to discussing the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a film neither Glen nor Daniel have seen.
0:00:00 - Welcome Back to the Show, Glen!
0:01:57 - What Are You Playing? Not Too Much
0:09:08 - Two Old Men Talk About a Movie They Haven't Seen
0:45:04 - Top 3 Mexican Restaurants in Central Texas
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On this thrilling! (is it love?) episode of the Maximum Utcast, Zoey performs a cunning stunt in the form of a live videogame unboxing before Jonathan regales us with tales of being bombarded with requests for pics despite no one understanding his cosplay. We go deep on Street Fighter lore because something's up with Alex. Later, Jonathan chats with Cherrybombrs and Bbbbbbeatle about their experiences with Romeo is a Dead Man (also available as a video on our YouTube channel). Finally, we round out the chat in the usual way by having a freewheeling discussion of videogames past, present, and future (Super Meat Boy 3D, Moves of the Diamond Hand, Pokemon, Cadash, and more).
0:00:00 - The One Hundred Dollar Cold Open
0:08:48 - A Big Fart Machine
0:11:19 - Objectifying Jonathan Holmes' Bald Be-speckled Visage at PAX
0:14:55 - Mixing Up My Tecmos and My Taitos
0:18:39 - Do You Care About Alex in Street Fighter 6?
0:28:33 - Somehow Sagat Returned
0:30:58 - Is "Romeo is a Dead Man" Suda51's MCU? w/ Cherrybombrs and Bbbbbbeatle
1:05:38 - What is It About the D-Ness in Super Meat Boy 3D?
1:07:36 - Zoey's Gaming Queue
1:11:31 - What's the Longest Arcade Game?
1:15:00 - We Worry About Everyone
1:18:49 - We Forgot to Do the Homework
1:20:27 - Teaching the Pokemon Professors
1:23:28 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:30:19 - That D-Ness
1:31:56 - Gesundheit
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Jonathan and Ryan return from PAX East 2026 with mostly positive opinions about the show. They talk about some of the games they demoed, the merch they got, the people they met, and the cosplay they saw (and participated in!). Later, they talk a bit about Tomodachi Life, Pokopia, cats, and Food Related Entertainment Intelligent Non-Dorky Super good guys.
0:00:00 - Ryan and Jonathan Returning from PAX!
0:01:18 - Another Episode of "Fidgety Ryan"
0:02:01 - The Least Videogame-y PAX Ever
0:03:09 - The Best PAX I've Ever Had
0:04:06 - PAX Gamera (Gamer Peace)
0:05:43 - Why Would There Be Jerks at PAX?
0:07:52 - Aniimo: Fake Pokemon
0:09:13 - Actually Important Part: Pokemon Champions
0:13:16 - Not Much to Say About PAX
0:14:17 - An Ugly Tomodachi Life with Adodo
0:15:10 - Grinding: The Greatest Thing Ever
0:17:09 - Cat Morphology Report
0:19:15 - Digital F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
0:22:45 - We Live in a Society, The Game
0:25:37 - Double Crackers, Double Crappers
0:26:53 - Pokopia: Becoming Friends with Your Computer Generated Videogame Consoles
0:30:02 - Jonathan and Tanya's Rhythm Heaven Cosplay Experience
0:32:51 - Ryan's Cosplay Idea for Next Year
0:33:49 - Final Scores
0:35:00 - Wrap Up/Plugs -
The Maximum Utcast is back with the hottest Vectorman and Shinobi news available! In a show that's too hot for Canada, we learn about a pushy sommelier, Jonathan's thoughts on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, and what the heck is going on with AI upscaling filters. Later, our old pal Tanya stops by to tell us about her new favorite game Mini Motorways and there's a tiny bit of Resident Evil 9 discussion. All that and some anal beads?!?!
0:00:00 - The Wine Guy of New York
0:06:04 - Dead Bat
0:07:13 - Censored in Canada
0:12:19 - Vectorman Report
0:23:12 - Supplemental Information about Weather Factory
0:27:50 - Planning for Traffic in Mini Motorways with Tanya
0:59:01 - A Disturbance in Chateau Holmes
1:00:53 - AI Filters, Who Needs 'Em?
1:06:59 - Next Time on Maximum Utcast?!?
1:09:14 - Wrap Up...
1:10:03 - Shinobi's On First
1:13:45 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:21:11 - Anal Beads
1:23:04 - Storing Up Trauma
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Currently, Currently Playing is joined by Matt who's been playing games from Weather Factory, notably in the form of Cultist Simulator and Book of Hours, both of which are incomprehensible to Daniel. Matt tries his best to explain rule discovery puzzle crafting card games with their emergent and dynamic gameplay. You simply must see the game in action to get a grasp of what is going on, so check out the YouTube video below the timecodes for a good primer on this game.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Matt!
0:03:45 - What Are You Playing? Weather Factory Games (Cultist Simulator and Book of Hours)
0:27:10 - Top 3 Non-Weather Factory Games
0:34:14 - Wrap Up/Plugs
Fantastic Worlds Playthrough of Cultist Simulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdrCoV3Ld4&list=PL_qgdz3rdfah8ikJubdMCSCG6vte2ZUix
Cultist Simulator Guide (shorter explainer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ixDdITIyI
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On this jam packed episode of Maximum Utcast we're digging into the kusoge Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken, a Famicom game based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West that is sometimes known as the ultimate crappy game. Along the way we discover secret vaginas and penises that have infiltrated games for dozens of years. Later, Jonathan talks with Matt Kap (Castle in the Darkness 2, Astalon: Tears of the Earth), developer of Lovish about his love of little blue knights. We get a little extra information about Jonathan's experiences with Love Eternal (SPOILER WARNING!) and in the post-show, Daniel practices some vocal warmups.
0:00:00 - Air Bud Returns
0:09:24 - The Clairvoyance of Rutherford B. Hayes
0:10:45 - Kusoge - Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken
0:25:17 - Vagina Today, Vagina Tomorrow
0:29:14 - All is Full of Lovish with Matt Kap
1:01:30 - Special Thanks, Jonathan Holmes
1:08:04 - A Quick Love Eternal Update
1:11:10 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:19:23 - Vagina
1:21:04 - Vocal WarmupLABS Website: http://www.mattkap.net/labs/
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Jonathan and Ryan recount the highlights of the recent Pokemon Presents which marked the 30th anniversary of the series, including the announcement of the newest mainline games, Pokemon Winds and Pokemon Waves. Are they about how the wind makes the waves, or is there more to them? Only time will tell! Elsewhere, Jonathan gives his thoughts on Resident Evil 9 and indie games Lovish and Love Eternal, before the pair try to solve the riddle of a family having to share one video game console.
0:00:00 - Tag Team, Back Again
0:01:12 - The Introduction is Continuing
0:02:02 - The Rotom Report
0:04:53 - Pokemon Turned 30
0:06:16 - That's What Dads Are For
0:07:38 - The New Pokemon Starters
0:08:54 - Resident Evil 9: Familiar Yet Fresh
0:16:34 - Hungry For McPixel 3
0:19:50 - The Two Loves
0:22:39 - Competing Over the Switch 2
0:26:22 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Last Second Virtual Boy Review - Laat meer zien
