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ATARI BYTES

William Pepper

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Remember those classic Atari 2600 games? They were sure fun to play, but didn't you ever wonder why they sent a plumber to take out Donkey Kong? What Yar was seeking revenge against? What made those robots go berserk? Me too? ATARI BYTES is more than a game review podcast. It's an exploration of the games to divine what exactly the story within the game is. And if we can't find those answers, we'll make 'em up.
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Spoilers!

Movie Reviews by Spoilers!

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This is Spoilers! A pop culture podcast specializing in reviewing movies.Expect retrospective "Movie Review" episodes (Thursdays) where one of our hosts chooses the film we’ll discuss. The “Yes or No” segment will rank the movie; the possible flaccidity of Viggo Mortensen's penis will be determined, and trivia will be played to select the next host/movie.As a bonus, we do additional Spoilers! episodes where we discuss something new in pop culture like: Rick and Morty, Documentary Now, Game o ...
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In this episode, we take a look at 2023 indie gem Cassette Beasts, an RPG that has you recording monsters onto cassettes and using them to battle rangers and archangels on your quest to escape the mysterious island you now call home. Better then Pokemon? Let's find out! We also touch on what little we currently know of the recently announced Switch…
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The boys wrap up their 4 episode arc with Columbo taking on Spock! A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a paranoid nurse quickly catches onto his scheme, so he kills her. Lt. Columbo has a tough time figuring this one out. Director: Hy Averback Writers: Shirl HendryxRichard LevinsonWilliam Link Stars:…
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Stevie, Josh, Pappy, and $ Mikey discuss villain of the week Dick Van Dyke going head to head with everyone's favorite detective Columbo! Brilliant photographer Paul Galesko plans to murder his domineering wife Frances, and pin the crime on an ex-convict named Alvin Deschler. Galesko's plan is to make it look as though Alvin kidnapped his wife and …
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Stevie, Pappy, Josh and Mikey absolutely rock their knickers off to Johnny Cash in this review of Columbo's (season 3, episode 7) classic "Swan Song!" The Columbo spree continues! **** A popular country western singer wants to get rid of his religiously zealous wife who's been using blackmail to control every aspect of his life. But a murder made t…
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Stevie, Pappy and Josh investigate Columbo's (season 3, episode 2) classic "Any Old Port in a Storm!" Just one more thing — ... we're gonna do a few more of these. **** When a dapper wine connoisseur realizes that his thriving vineyard is under threat of being sold by his younger brother, he decides to remove his brother from the fray permanently. …
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Pappy, Brett, Josh, and $ Mikey review the Brad Bird animated classic: The Iron Giant! In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes' Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendshi…
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Josh, Korey, and Pappy talk A24's "I Saw The TV Glow" and 90's The Adventures of Pete & Pete glory. A classmate introduces teenage Owen to a mysterious late-night TV show -- a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack. Initial release: January 18, 2024 Director: Jane…
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Stevie and Pappy review Disney's latest: Moana 2! www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors. Release date: November 27, 2024 (USA) Directors: Dana Ledoux Miller, Jason Hand, David Derrick Jr. Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Box offic…
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From a hijacked plane crashing towards the Las Vegas strip Pappy, Stevie, Mikey and Josh review Con Air (1997). Special thanks, Shad!!! ***** Just-paroled army ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is headed back to his wife (Monica Potter), but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" with some of the worst criminals living. Al…
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Our end of year special is upon us nice and early this year! NiGHTS Into Dreams on the Sega Saturn is being played in a particularly lengthy book club segment this time, as we go fairly indepth on all aspects of the Sonic Team classic - we also touch on Christmas NiGHTS and the Wii sequel too. Plus, the highlight of the Pod 'em Up year - our 2024 b…
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Pappy, Stevie, Korey, and $ Mikey are back reviewing Star Wars! This time it's Season 1 of Andor! Check out: www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast LISTEN TO: www.youtube.com/@BigDumbMovie/videos The story of Rebel spy Cassian Andor's formative years of the Rebellion and his difficult missions for the cause. First episode date: September 21, 2022 (USA) Pr…
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We're celebrating our 64th episode with not one, not two, but THREE (count 'em) games in this bumper edition of the book club this month, across the Commodore 64 and Nintendo 64 systems! Mayhem in Monsterland reveals what the C64 is truly capable of, and Spacestation Silicon Valley provides some great puzzles and silliness. 1985's quaint British pl…
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Pappy, Josh, Brett, Kylo and Mikey discuss Jeff Goldblum's body a lot. Thanks for the request, Film Dylan @cinestudy ****** When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. In…
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Pappy, Josh, Stevie, Brett, Mikey, and Korey review another spoooky Wes Craven / Ghostface / Kevin Williamson classic Scream! Check out: www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast LISTEN TO: www.youtube.com/@BigDumbMovie/videos Wes Craven re-invented and revitalised the slasher-horror genre with this modern horror classic, which manages to be funny, clever an…
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The Spoiler-Boys kick off spooky week with the Robert Rodriguez / Frodo classic: The Faculty! To the students at Harrington High, the principal and her posse of teachers have always been a little odd, but lately they've been behaving positively alien. Controlled by otherworldly parasites, the faculty try to infect students one by one. Cheerleader D…
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Pappy, Stevie, Josh and Mikey explore the moon. It's just us and Sam. ************ Astronaut Sam Bell's (Sam Rockwell) three-year shift at a lunar mine is finally coming to an end, and he's looking forward to his reunion with his wife (Dominique McElligott) and young daughter. Suddenly, Sam's health takes a drastic turn for the worse. He suffers pa…
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*WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT* Brett, Pappy, Korey, and Josh review a spooooky Gaspar Noé classic: Climax! When members of a dance troupe are lured to an empty school, drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night -- and find out who's responsible -- before it's too lat…
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We're pointing and clicking once again this month, this time with Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror, for PS1 and PC! Plus, we discuss the ridiculous price tag of the PS5 Pro, the Plucky Squire, Rugrats, wrestling, tabletop dishwashing and slippery knives! Incoming Indie: Fading Skies - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/distantbluegames/fading-…
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Stevie, Mikey, Pappy, and Brett review John Woo classic: Hard Boiled! A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them. Release …
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Pappy, Josh, Korey, Brett, and Stevie review the Natalie Portman and Allen Moore classic: V for Vendetta! https://www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast Following world war, London is a police state occupied by a fascist government, and a vigilante known only as V (Hugo Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressors of the world in which he now l…
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Christmas in the summer, plus lots of talk about packages in this episode of Spoilers! Suffice to say — this is a rare podcast on a rare movie for a rare friend (Best Friend Drew)! ************ A young boy named Pietari (Onni Tommila) and his friend Juuso (Ilmari Järvenpää) think a secret mountain drilling project near their home in northern Finlan…
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In honor of Kylo’s Mom Memes: the boys cover Brendan Fraser classic: Blast From The Past! Adam Webber (Brendan Fraser) has lived his entire life in confinement in a fallout shelter in Pasadena, Calif. When the Webber family's rations of food and supplies grow thin, Adam's eccentric father, Calvin (Christopher Walken), sends him on a dangerous resto…
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Christmas in the summer, plus lots of talk about packages in this episode of Spoilers! Suffice to say — this is a rare podcast on a rare movie for a rare friend (Best Friend Drew)! ************ A young boy named Pietari (Onni Tommila) and his friend Juuso (Ilmari Järvenpää) think a secret mountain drilling project near their home in northern Finlan…
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Longtime patreon saint The Meg has chosen a movie as epic as her own name. This verson of Godzilla, driven mostly Matthew Broderick, cast a large looming shadow over 1998. Join the gang as we talk about Zilla, non-heat-seeking missles, and Siskel & Ebert. EDITOR'S NOTE: Kylo referenced Godzilla and Ultraman, but he should have said Jet Jaguar. He's…
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We're earning some serious kudos (...) with our latest book club pick - the Dreamcast's stylish racing masterpiece that's not afraid to throw some cheesy tunes at you - it's Metropolis Street Racer! Plus, we answer the following questions: - How can Europeans stop killing games? - Will Mad Max ever understand the meaning of friendship? - What is th…
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Paget Brewster performing as "Kathy" comes to a close in this episode. Is she a victim of miscommunication with Chandler or just simply a woman of "alley cat values?" ****************** Rachel schemes to get a handsome client to ask her on a date, while Chandler's jealousy causes problems with his girlfriend. Elsewhere, after losing a bet, Monica a…
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Mark Wahlberg Spoilers! is back! Is Max Payne the movie as good as Max Payne the video game? Mikey picked this movie & no one knows why. ************************ After the murders of his family and his partner, maverick cop Max (Mark Wahlberg) becomes hell-bent on revenge. Teamed with beautiful and deadly Russian mobster Mona Sax (Mila Kunis), Max …
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Pappy, Brett, and our superhero correspondent PK (is back!) to review Huge Jacked Man and Ryan Reynolds new classic: Deadpool & Wolverine! The MCU is back (??) Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal, Wolverine, to complete…
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Stevie, Pappy, and Korey (Kylo) review a spoooky Nicolas Kim Coppola Cage movie: Long Legs! A surprise summer hit! FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again. Release…
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This month our friend Rik is back - this time as guest co-host - to discuss classic point-and-click adventure (and head-scratch 'em-up) Discworld II: Missing Presumed..!? for PC, PlayStation and Saturn. Also found elsewhere in this show, Dave the Diver, Forza Horizon 4 and AstroBot! [email protected] | @PodEmUp | podemup.live…
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Pappy, Mikey, and Korey review the latest George Miller classic: Furiosa! Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furio…
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Josh, Brett and Pappy only have a 25% chance of getting this podcast right. It's more FRIENDS & "Kathy Chronicles" from your boys! ********* Phoebe undergoes an embryo implant procedure to become a surrogate mother for her brother (Giovanni Ribisi) and his wife (Debra Jo Rupp); Monica and Rachel wager their apartment in a trivia game against Chandl…
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Phoebe is gonna have Spoilerman's babies! Don't worry, she's just the over. Josh, Pappy and Brett will walk you through everything. **** Phoebe's brother (Giovanni Ribisi) asks her to carry a baby for him and his wife; Chandler gets lessons in love; Joey finds himself in a class struggle. Show: Friends Air date: January 8, 1998 Hosted on Acast. See…
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Josh, Brett and Pappy ride the FRIENDS train all the way to Poughkeepsie. **** Ross struggles to maintain a long-distance relationship, Chandler's well-intended attempts to get Rachel a date seem to miss the mark, and Monica's plan to assert some authority at her new restaurant goes away. Show: Friends Air date: December 18, 1997 Hosted on Acast. S…
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Intellectual Spoilermen Pappy and Josh build and sell movie review technology with the help of their friend Shad (from the Monomaniacs podcast). ***** Intellectual engineers Aaron (Shane Carruth) and Abe (David Sullivan) build and sell error-checking technology with the help of their friends Robert (Casey Gooden) and Phillip (Anand Upadhyaya). But …
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Today we settled all family business. The Godfather (1972) deep dive is over. Stevie brings us home. ************ In the 1972 movie The Godfather, Don Michael Corleone says, "Today I settled all family business" to Carlo Rizzi while discussing the deaths of Barzini, Phillip Tattaglia, Moe Greene, Stracci, and Cuneo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…
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"Look how they massacred my Spoilerman, MY SPOILERMAN". www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast ******* Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). When the don's youngest son, Michael (Al P…
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It's Pappy's turn to host Chapter 4 of the Godfather deep dive! www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast ******* Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). When the don's youngest son, Micha…
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Brett hosts chapter / part 3 of the Godfather deep dive and the Fredo / Don race heats up! TIMESTAMPS 52:35-1:21:22 “You gonna kill all those guys?” www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast ******* Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American …
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Mikey hosts part 2 of 6 in the Godfather Deep Dive. TIMESTAMPS 26:59-52:34. “Im German-Irish”! www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast ******* Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). Whe…
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Josh hosts part 1 of 6 on this rare DEEP dive. Spoilers! believes in America! ******* Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). When the don's youngest son, Michael (Al Pacino), re…
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Celebrating both our 60th episode and our 6th birthday, this edition of the podcast hosts Corn Kidz 64 in the book club - a recent PC/Switch 3D collect-a-thon platformer that harks back to the N64 era in a highly convincing manner. Other games that we touch on include Hi-fi Rush, Penny's Big Breakaway, Samba de Amigo: Party Central and Super Star P…
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Stevie, Pappy, Mikey, Josh and Brett are also professionals. ******* Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is only 12 years old, but is already familiar with the dark side of life: her abusive father stores drugs for corrupt police officers, and her mother neglects her. Léon (Jean Reno), who lives down the hall, tends to his houseplants and works as a hired h…
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Pappy, Stevie and Josh relish in the behind-the-scenes making of The Emperor's New Groove. Sting's in it. ********** Documentarian Trudie Styler takes animation fans behind the scenes of Disney's whimsical feature "The Emperor's New Groove." With her husband, renowned rock star Sting, serving as chief songwriter for the musical buddy comedy, Styler…
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Pappy, Stevie and Josh cover David Spade as a llama. Plus Puddy from Seinfeld's in it. This is actually part 1 of a quick 2-part series feature the feature film, then the behind the scenes film!! ****** Arrogant young Emperor Kuzco is transformed into a llama by his power-hungry advisor -- the devious diva Yzma. Stranded in the jungle, Kuzco's only…
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In the book club, we play Ape Escape - the PS1 game that showed 1999 that it needed to invest in that shiny new DualShock controller, after all. Or maybe not, let's see. Plus, Nintendo goes head to head with Yuzu and.. wins, almost immediately, and Tibbs tells us about the recent Tomb Raider remastered games. We'll level with you - due to various r…
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Pappy, Josh, special guest Allie and Stevie review the rom-com classic: He’s Just Not That Into You! www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast Baltimore-based friends and lovers, all in their 20s and 30s, try to navigate their way through the complexities of modern relationships. Beth (Jennifer Aniston) wants commitment from Neil (Ben Affleck), who sees noth…
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Gandalf is coming to party and Josh, Brett and Pappy are ready! Join us, as we continue covering a mid-series run on the classic TV series, Friends... (and as we stall for time as our upcoming Godfather series gets knitted together in the background.....) *********** Monica upsets Phoebe by stopping the catering business before it has started, afte…
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