Mike Fallek returns to talk about the Mass Effect series in depth. BECAUSE YOU (some of you) DEMANDED IT. We also talk about a few other things before that. But 75% of this episode is Mass Effect, spoilers and all. You have been warned.

00:00 Introduction, what IS a Shasta McNasty, anyway?

08:22 Announcements

20:12 Undisputed, NBA 2K25

34:10 Berserk

43:30 Final thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard

01:14:14 Mike Fallek has questions for us about Mass Effect. Buckle up.

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Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

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Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

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Welcome to either a super lengthy episode of The Stage Select, or a super short one, depending on how much you care about us talking about Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth! Julian finally finished it, and he has THOUGHTS. But we save the spoilers for the end, so if you don’t want those you can bounce early. Enjoy!

00:00 Introduction, movies shown at school, meet The Stage Select’s new Head of Security

17:17 Final thoughts on Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

44:23 A small Dragon Age update, falling back into Magic: The Gathering Arena

01:02:24 Storage Hunter Simulator, even MORE Magic

01:19:51 Thank Goodness You’re Here, planning what games to play before Game of the Year

01:42:15 Metaphor: ReFantazio

02:02:37 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns)

02:18:32 Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth mini spoilercast

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

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Welcome back to The Stage Select! This week we’re joined by Addie. She and Julian have been internet friends for a long time, and she’s a former podcaster and current OnlyFans creator. Enjoy getting to know her as we talk about her love of video games, get way too in the weeds with Magic: the Gathering, and much, much more!

00:00 A surprise pick-me-up from Abramo

04:03 Introduction, 5 Questions

17:42 Getting to know Addie

38:12 “Let’s talk about coin flipping for 30 minutes”, being deep into World of Warcraft in the 40-man days

52:31 Becoming an OnlyFans creator, embracing sexuality and aging

01:18:00 TCG Card Shop Simulator

01:35:45 Balatro, Pokemon TCG, getting back into Magic

02:00:52 Vampire Survivors and its DLC, UFO 50, Shadows of Doubt, This Bed We Made

02:32:38 Persona 4 Golden, Crime Scene Cleaner

02:44:25 Becoming a professional PlayStation 5 player, Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered

03:07:37 Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Ask Sherwin Williams

Follow Addie! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Addiemantium

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/addiemantium.bsky.social

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

It’s a somber episode of The Stage Select this week.

00:00 Introduction, a sad week at The Stage Select

17:25 While We Wait Here, NBA 2K25

50:56 Dragon Age: The Veilguard

01:32:19 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Life is Strange: Double Exposure

01:51:06 Buttknight, Retrorealms: Ash vs The Evil Dead

02:19:57 Julian’s horror movie roundup (Mr. Crockett, Late Night With the Devil, Barbarian), Dan Da Dan, Dragon Ball Daima

02:42:33 Questions, Comments, Concerns

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

Welcome to a spooky, scary edition of The Stage Select! That’s because we have award-winning horror author Rob Ottone on the show! Julian and Rob go way, way back, and he was a co-founder of the previous podcast, Nerds Without Pants. He joins us to talk about getting back into video games, a lot of nitty-gritty info about Silent Hill, and much, much more.

00:00 Introduction, show announcements

16:41 Rob switching from Xbox to PlayStation. Silent Hill: The Short Message, PT

27:24 Silent Hill 2 Remake

57:24 Five Questions, video game remakes

01:16:48 Empire of Sin, RoboCop: Rogue City, movie talk

02:01:30 Moving Houses, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

02:23:22 Justin’s Steam Next Fest round up (Streets of Rogue 2, Fast Food Simulator, Keep Driving, The Precinct, Rift of the Necrodancer), Phoenix Springs

02:46:25 Creatures of Ava

Find all of Rob’s books here! https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robert-P.-Ottone/author/B07Y5FGHQK?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

It’s a super-special edition of The Stage Select this week! You hear Megan McDuffee’s amazing voice every week on this podcast, and this weekNwe sit down with her to talk about her work in the games industry, her newMalbum, her music process, and much, much more!

00:00 Introduction

03:43 Interview with Megan McDuffee!

01:01:44 Warhammer 40k: Space Marine II, some things to check out

01:21:45 Star Com final thoughts, giving up on FF VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio

02:07:31 Star Trek: Resurgence final thoughts, is Justin Star Trek curious?

02:31:37 Terrifier 3, Smile 2, movie theaters are too desperate

03:09:52 Comic book round up with Berserk and X-Men: Inferno

Check out the Nerds Abroadcast podcast: https://nerdsabroadcast.podbean.com/

Interested in the EGM Compendium? Here’s the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/egmbook/egmcompendium

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

After two weeks away, The Stage Select returns! It’s a massive episode that covers a ton of ground, so I won’t waste your time with this preamble. Enjoy!

00:00 Jewel, show announcements

07:20 Julian’s vacation, the perils of modern gaming as seen through a casual player

25:40 Final thoughts on Star Wars Outlaws, Metaphor: ReFantazio

01:04:25 1000xRESIST

01:21:41 Transformers One, Berserk

01:46:08 Silent Hill 2 remake

02:12:02 Space

02:29:08 Sony’s State of Play (September 2024)

02:59:45 Julian was WRONG (and so is Square Enix), Summer Eternal’s announcement

03:26:18 Questions, comments, concerns

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

Well hi there! This is Jacob Washington. You know those good ol' boys over at The Stage Select are still off this week, but they were nice enough to give their normal time slot to me and my best friend Craig. Who are we? Well, we're Sweet Tea Games, and we're making that there 22 Rifles Game. But we also like to shoot the breeze about this and that, and that's what the Sweet Tea Games Podcast is for!

We hope y'all like this. The Stage Select will be back next week!