Info

IMPOSSIBLE COIN

Join Tegan, Rocky and Brian as they hurtle through keeping up with modern video games. They'll cover big games, indie games, mobile stuff, good games and bad games. While they're at it they'll also spend time trying to figure out where games fit in our rapidly changing world. Also cheap jokes.
RSS Feed
IMPOSSIBLE COIN
2024
March
February


2023
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2022
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2021
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2020
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2019
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2018
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2017
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February


Categories

All Episodes
Archives
Categories
Now displaying: 2017
Dec 28, 2017

Well, it all comes down to this. Rocky, Tegan and Brian gather to hash out The Big One. What will come of Brian's battle against Splatoon 2? Will Tegan's assertion that What Remains of Edith Finch kill it as dead as the characters in that game? Can Rocky's raw passion for Persona 5 power it onto the list? How much more Hellblade can Rocky and Tegan stand? Where will the twin titans of Nintendo land on the list?

 

zOMG ALL TEH DRAMA.

Dec 21, 2017

It's time for the tough calls. It's time for hurt feelings. Listen as your heroes, Tegan, Rocky and Brian begin to shore up their shady deals for next weeks battle for all the marbles. This week the hills they die on are:

Most Reprehensible Business Practice

Best Story

Most Satisfying Challenge

Best Moment

Dec 14, 2017

It's time to talk audio y'all. And some other stuff. Tegan, Rocky and Brian are back in the trench for Game of the Year. This week they hit:

 

Best Audio

Best Girl

Best Boy

Best Art

Dec 7, 2017

It's that time of year. Rocky, Tegan and Brian get out the knives (not Gabe Newell's) and proceed to do the Lord's work. They narrow the games they love into arbitrary lists in carefully selected categories.  This week they discuss:

 

Best Meme

Biggest Surprise

Biggest Disappointment

Best New Character 

Nov 30, 2017

The continued slow-motion car wreck that is Microtransactiongate is further dissected by the team. The gang speculates on how to make PUBG more socialist. Brian is concerned about the well-being about a game show host who lives in a cage. Tegan tells us about a new mode in Splatoon and it only sounds filthy. Rocky retells a filthy surrealist joke and unlike Splatoon it actually IS filthy. Woof woof cowabunga.

Nov 23, 2017

Hey Impossible Coin fans! We're back to prime you for turkey day. Unless you live in a municipality where turkey will not be served or you don't care for giant, angry game birds. The team gets into DEEP spoiler territory for Doki Doki Literature Club from the sound of the hip-hop air horn to the 30:50 mark. We discuss the disconnect of the PS4 from meme magic, Cole Phelps willingness to test for semen, the boondoggle that is Battlefront II, hypothetical Ohio listeners, and the odds that Mario is going to make time with Minions.

Nov 15, 2017

Rocky is out of office this week so Tegan and Brian hold it down and talk about the stuff. What stuff? Mario pro-tips regarding tomatoes, rapidly spreading viruses, the location of Minnesota, EA and the awfulness EA does, and lay-offs at Telltale. Spoiler warning: ugly pants are discussed twice on this show.

Nov 8, 2017

Hey team! This week's episode is a few hours early because Brian is home and feels like garbage. His loss is your victory. Some business gets discussed including some Zelda hot takes, Assassin's Creed hot takes and the hottest takes on garbage places to buy sub sandwiches in Arizona. Guest Joe Spiro is a bad influence on Brian and Rocky and draws a through line from one hundred Waluigis jumping out of a plane to Jet Li. Also Moira is trouble and we have thoughts.

Nov 2, 2017

The day of days happened and all the video games came out. The team digs into impressions of Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Also, the team finally have an opportunity to dig into the implosion of NeoGAF. Nintendo and IO Interactive made the team very happy and Tegan is convinced that Brian should not give his cats milk. Rocky discovers an amusing Twitter bot and wackiness ensues.

Oct 26, 2017

The team opened a loot crate that allows them to discuss the end of Visceral Games. The Switch firmware update is neat and full of mystery. The unexpected sequel to the taco discussion is "But is it anime?" Activision's troubling patent prompts some discussion. Rocky is way, way deep into Stardew Valley. Tegan's been playing Doki Doki Literature Club but 'it' hasn't happened yet. Brian plays 'A Mortician's Tale' which prompts Rocky to briefly outline his funeral plans which sound more complicated than an ARG. Games about the death industry. What a time to be alive.

Oct 18, 2017

All kinds of business is addressed this week. Rocky is mourning for an anime fan that preferred colder climates. The ethics of zoos are discussed and dismantled. A Russian cyberattack is examined and the team comes to the conclusion that Psyduck's loyalties cannot be swayed. Tegan plays Shadow of War and the team breaks down the current rash of microtransactions. The first rule of Doki Doki Literature Club is that you do not spoil Doki Doki Literature Club.

Oct 11, 2017

Everybody the team encountered a personal tragedy this week. Tegan doesn't like tacos. This information was surfaced as part of another conversation about whether or not bandanas are hats. (Spoiler, it's a split decision.) Rocky and Brian hit Kingsman: The Golden Circle a little bit. Video game business takes center stage when the team digs into Andrew House's departure, Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, Huniepop 2 and it's associated moral dilemmas and PUBG. Because there is always PUBG.

Oct 5, 2017

A day late and a dollar short. Look, you are here for truth and not excellence. Despite this episode's tardiness the gang has both truth and excellence in abundance. Learn more of Tegan's postman suitor and the unusual place she grows sweet potatoes. Hear Rocky recount tales of Golf Story for the Switch. And Gabe Newell put down his knives long enough to throw some trash off Steam.

Sep 28, 2017

Greetings friends! The crew is back with the goods. They get into fine Japanese dining, craft beer, Gabe Newell's knife collection, Tokyo Game Show highlights, Randy Pitchford's hubris and a tear jerker of a hidden golf game. Rocky backs off his previous speculation about Octopath Traveler and Brian has a dress-up fashion good time. Thankfully for Tegan, she got to autumn just in time.

Sep 21, 2017

Welcome gentle listeners to another episode of Impossible Coin. This week the hosts dig into the Nintendo Direct, Brian's improbable love of fashion games, real banana bread, intangible guacamole, Nintendo voice chat, Apple exclusives, Bruce Straley's future, Bungie's need for a memeologist and a Scandanavian man-child. Just remember that Mario Party is or is not fun depending on your perspective and believe in Festival Hardbody's eventual comeback. Convex buttons are not the issue, FChamp. #freehardbody #convexconspiracy

Sep 14, 2017

Hey there listeners! Tegan is out of office and no one sat in to supervise Brian and Rocky. So it went the way you expected. There is affectionate discussion of bad fighting games both new and old, Brian hates weather news, they're both continually horrified at WB Interactive and they find reason in The Pokemon Company's salty statement. 

Sep 7, 2017

Greetings listeners! Rocky, Tegan and Brian get into it this time. By "it" we mean Twin Peaks and its influence on some games we have played, Subsurface Circular, the incredibly pleasant surprise of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and secret Switch voice chat. The team finds time to compliment a developer's uniquely awesome business practices, marvel at Japanese MacDonald's, try a little ASMR marketing, suggest Overwatch's fanbase fan fervor and horniness could power the earth and tell everyone about a very dangerous fire hazard.

Aug 31, 2017

The Impossible Coin crew sort through the hard-hitting issues. Theses topics include an impending format change for the show, the Night Trap contest, Nintendo's resemblance to Yeezus, the gig economy, the slow redesign of Cortana, managing a cult and the introduction of a new host who specializes in Instagram. His name is Festival Hardbody. 

Aug 17, 2017

The team at Impossible Coin hit a variety of topics this week. Rocky explores a work without tanks in Final Fantasy XiV and burning husks in Fortnite. Tegan digs into Splatoon and the NEED for physical cards. Brian's hometown was invaded by Nazis and bought Night Trap. And now we are giving away Night Trap. Listen to the episode to find out what you need to do throw your crumpled fedora into the ring for it.

Aug 3, 2017

Howdy listeners! It's Wednesday night and so Impossible Coin has you covered. This week's topics cover a broad range. They include a series of fake weddings in order to get gifts, Aaron Burr hentai and gendering Pikachu costumes. Also there was a metric ton of Splatoon 2 talk. Hate was laid at the feet of mayo and anime was a mistake. Brian may have finally recommended a game that Tegan will be interested in and there is some discussion around Wal-Mart. It goes places you can expect but it gets there with styyyyyle.

Jul 20, 2017

First off, the gang is late with this episode. LORD THIS OVER THEM YOU JERKSTORES. Rocky reports live from EVO. (Rocky didn't just go to EVO and have an episode happen to coincide. We swear.) Brian has some outstanding concerns regarding Marina and the DeviantArt crowd. Tegan faces a bat and it is either the beginning or ending of a Disney movie. Light news is reviewed. Team takes their pulse on GOTY stuff now that the year is half over. And there is more timey-wimey Doctor Who talk than is probably healthy for a video game podcast. Join Impossible Coin as they explore Doctor Actually's adventures with Rose aboard the BangBus.

Jul 6, 2017

Rocky, Tegan and Brian decide that the only appropriate follow-up to Jim Sterling and E3 coverage is to have on the dude who got them together in the first place. Impossible Coin welcomes SuperFamiCompLit's Joe Spiro to talk VR, crappy Kirby golf games and the cultural imperative of a Pokemon Go clone based on Bloom County. Tegan has had enough of Devolver Digital and everyone is sure that Brian put a picture of a dong in the show notes. He didn't. He put it in the Skype. Rocky still isn't in the Cobra Club but he is willing to hear about The Tearoom and VR is for exactly what you think it is for.

 

Starfox is a bad video game.

Jun 22, 2017

OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!!! The hottest video game podcast in Oklahoma digs in and reviews the bidness of E3. This involves all the hits include like Devolver's press conference, tearful Ubisoft moments and Janina Gavankar. Always Janina Gavankar. We cannot be held responsible lame drumlines, that Porsche moment and what passed for a Sony press conference. Getting engaged is better than a knife fight.

Jun 7, 2017

Tegan is out of office. She's at Colossalcon having a grand time while Rocky and Brian endeavor to hold down the fort. That was probably their first mistake as this is a podcast and not a fort. Hold that L boys. Thankfully, Jim Sterling hangs out for a bit and talks tabletop role-playing, Friday the 13th, changes at Steam and easy mode in Dark Souls and Monster Hunter. There is also considerable effort devoted to examining why werewolves suck and are not good. Basically fuck werewolves. After Jim heads out Rocky and Brian tumble headlong into the darkest timeline and discover that Square Enix has always and will always hate them and most other news is terrible. At least Pyre has a release date.

May 25, 2017

Hey all! The team has another banger for you. First they struggle with ideas like how to start the show or what the listenership should call themselves. Tegan totally gets us up to date on her con prep. Then Rocky buries the lead and totally mentions his harrowing car wreck as an aside. Once Tegan educates Brian on the finer points selecting a cat tree the team digs into business. Business includes gushing praise of Prey, Rocky's victory over Persona 5 and some full-on drooling over the Arms Direct. (Did you even see Thicctelle?) Bad Kickstarters, empty Splatoon boxes, virtual reality and the monsters at Square Enix dominate the news. 

1 2 Next »