The Dive Down

On this week's show, Stan and Shane play The Video Game. We talk about our past and present playing The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time. Then we talk about Pitchfork's list of 100 Best Indie Rock Albums of All Time.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - Are we the baddies?

8:33 - Stan's cinema corner

12:46 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

27:08 - Is this game for kids?

35:31 - The Pitchfork Top 100 Indie Rock albums of all time

39:13 - What is indie rock?

42:45 - What's up with this list?

46:56 - Our less popular picks from the list

59:11 - Rapid fire picks

1:04:02 - Omissions

1:11:33 - Wrapping up

Links from this week's episode:

https://pitchfork.com/story/the-100-best-indie-rock-albums-of-all-time/

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-125697/

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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On this week's show, we can't help but talk about how we feel after Tuesday's elections. Then Stan talks about Donkey Kong Bananza's impact on his kid, Shane's bewilderment with Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and Dave's favorite new indie rock albums. When will he listen to some proper pop music?! We also review the MOBAPAD Chitu 2 C2 Lite Controller.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - POLITICS WARNING

20:58 - Video game updates - Donkey Kong Bananza, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

29:15 - The MOBAPAD Chitu 2 C2 Lite Controller

36:10 - Dave's recent favorite albums

54:25 - Wrapping up

Links from this week's episode:

MOBAPAD Chitu 2 C2 Lite Controller: https://aknes.com/?sca_ref=12559534.frebLtMXl51

Dave's 2026 playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eddyILoJ8mpAxWcRETff7?si=wUYkf4-aSVW9jOf4yOnRTQ&utm_source=copy-link&pi=4IJbr_VnTK2Vy

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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On this week's show, Stan provides his book report on Dungeon Crawler Car, Shane rolls credits on Castlevania, and the boys talk about playing Riftbound.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - The boys were back in Chicago

12:48 - This week's episode

13:27 - Old Business: Stan read Dungeon Crawler Carl

20:52 - Shane finished Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

29:32 - New Business: Riftbound!

36:31 - What's in a Riftbound deck?

45:12 - Our experiences playing Riftbound

1:03:34 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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It's time for the boys to whip back into action with their new best friend: Rose Belmont. We talk the vibe, the play, the pros, the cons of the latest Metroidvania — Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. But first, enjoy a quick diversion on Goodfellas and Nathan Fielder’s You Can See Everything.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - We are Good Fellas

4:01 - Stan saw Everything

12:43 - This week's episode - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

22:00 - How do we feel about Castlevania?

26:31 - Is this game hard?

33:50 - What's this game's vibe?

39:35 - How does this game play?

49:30 - Is this game hard, revisited

54:00 - Some final takes

55:24 - Future games and a NEW AFFILIATE

58:16 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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On this week's show, Dave and Shane help Stan navigate the trials and tribulations of moving homes. We also chat about men's bathroom behavior and some new automations we've set up to help sell trading cards online.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - Haunted bathrooms

7:50 - Baseball.

11:45 - This week's episode

12:45 - Stan's housing transition

17:54 - Stan's consternations

22:11 - Dave's thoughts

27:15 - Shane psychoanalyzes

34:15 - Dining room rugs?

36:15 - Dave's "easy" wins

44:02 - Selling cards

57:13 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

email us: thedivedown@gmail.com