Abject Suffering

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This is a podcast that's nominally about bad games. In reality, every Monday, Gary Butterfield and Kaye Ross choose a game at random from the titles submitted by listeners, play it, and venture off on a freeform discussion that winds between the topic at hand and some dumb nonsense.

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672 episodes
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Dec 6, 2021 · 33 min
Abject Suffering 432: The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino and Hoppy
What happens when your toilet is also a living creature who produces waste? We talk about this and more, and unsuccessfully try to not make this episode all about how old television was terrible.
Nov 29, 2021 · 55 min
Abject Suffering 431: Corncob 3D
A game with an unlikely name has an outsized legacy, weirdly turning into an engine for early 3D first person PC games. But before we hit that, we have to talk about unlikely showbiz rites of passage and a very bad brush with emesis.
Nov 22, 2021 · 46 min
Abject Suffering 430: Treasures of the Deep
Odd are you played it on a demo disk back in the day, but this PlayStation game is better and weirder than you'd expect. Also, heads up, there's a gnarly anecdote about a plumbing accident that gets about as bad as it could possibly get. If you're squeamish, you'll know when to turn things off.
Nov 15, 2021 · 30 min
Abject Suffering 429: Goosebumps HorrorLand
We can't lie and say this minigame collection is any good, but we CAN talk about how great the Goosebumps books are. And we can gush about how important kids' horror media was to us when we were young.
Nov 8, 2021 · 42 min
Abject Suffering 428: Forbes Corporate Warrior
A boring Battlezone clone's hilarious manual sets us off onto talking about business monsters again. You might not believe that Forbes Corporate Warrior exists. You might not WANT to believe that Forbes Corporate Warrior exists. You aren't ready for Forbes Corporate Warrior to exist.
Nov 1, 2021 · 43 min
Abject Suffering 427: Max Payne (GBA)
Funny enough, it was the most misguided port I could think of. Which isn't to say that the mini version of Max Payne isn't impressive in its own way... It's just frustrating to always get killed by enemies who are off-screen.
Oct 25, 2021 · 50 min
Abject Suffering 426: Deer Avenger
Crass, classist humor can't paper over a thin game long enough for us to not find another truly depressing internet phenomenon. And we can't stress enough: be cool.
Oct 18, 2021 · 49 min
Abject Suffering 425: Monster Garden
This game isn't bad, but it's really not for us. You play as a monster who wants to grow his garden, which means going into little pocket dimensions to make friends to bring back home. This turns into a message game about how to be a better friend to yourself... but it's all very basic, and the writing clangs on our taste. So instead, we talk about some strange encounters Gary recently had in Portland.
Oct 11, 2021 · 48 min
Abject Suffering 424: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
We've only made this mistake once before, but there was a calendar whoopsie. So while we primarily talk about Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, we also get a little bit of Princess Tomato and the Salad Kingdom. A minor misunderstanding gives way to discussions of frightening produce and the ravages of age.
Oct 4, 2021 · 33 min
Abject Suffering 423: Peasant's Quest
Kole may not be able to convince Gary that Homestar Runner is funny, but at least we can both agree that the porn game that's also named Peasant's Quest is gross as heck.
Sep 27, 2021 · 39 min
Abject Suffering 422: Eyeballs are your ENEMIES!
We got burned by a name again. But can you blame us? "Eyeballs are your ENEMIES!" is a really tempting name for an Abject Suffering game. So we took the bait, realized we don't really have any eyeball digressions, and flounder for a while. Damn you, asset flip games!
Sep 20, 2021 · 42 min
Abject Suffering 421: Pandmeonium
A clown, his horrible stick, and a very normal woman end the world and have to try to un-end it. But we mostly end up talking about sex toys and weird Captain Planet villain eggs.
Sep 13, 2021 · 44 min
Abject Suffering 420: Pringles: The Game
Throw another entry onto our list of games about snacks. But Pringles: The Game isn't an official product... it's a Sega Genesis ROM created by a hobbyist in the 21st century. This is a labor of love, made only out of enthusiasm for those pressed salty shavings.
Sep 6, 2021 · 48 min
Abject Suffering 419: Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff
An episode where, admittedly, neither of us can remember a specific aspect of the Heroes of Might and Magic universe... but it doesn't matter, because this is actually just King's Bounty! So you can't trick us with your lies.
Aug 30, 2021 · 33 min
Abject Suffering 418: I.Q.: Intelligent Qube
This is actually a good game, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to talk about Forbidden Cubes. If you're familiar with this, it's probably because of a demo disk that came with your PlayStation, or from buying the PlayStation Classic mini-console. Its austere, frankly creepy presentation wraps up a satisfying puzzle game that gives us plenty of geometry-based digression material.
Aug 23, 2021 · 38 min
Abject Suffering 417: What Linus Bruckman Sees When His Eyes Are Closed
This week we talk about an experimental indie adventure game that seems fine, we just weren't in the mood for it at the time. So we talk about proper marshmallows, letting 'er rip, and pepper spray.
Aug 16, 2021 · 35 min
Abject Suffering 416: The Toxic Crusaders
Troma decided to take the disgusting and disturbing Toxic Avenger series and adapt it... for kids! What we got was a one season animated show that was a weak stab at Captain Planet, but at least it resulted in some neat toys. Oh, and some very bad video games.
Aug 9, 2021 · 32 min
Abject Suffering 415: How Do You Do It?
This week has us looking at a fun little indie game about a young girl trying to use her dolls to figure out how people have sex. It's a very small project, made over three days for a game jam, but it's a fun springboard into a few conversations about sex and insecurity.
Aug 2, 2021 · 32 min
Abject Suffering 414: Toilet Tycoon
The good news is that this episode doesn't get as gross as you'd expect. This is a modern-ish remake of a storied German franchise where you start and run an pay toilet empire. Which isn't a terrible idea, even if the execution stinks.
Jul 26, 2021 · 32 min
Abject Suffering 413: JFK Reloaded
Remember when conspiracy theories were fun? It feels like a long time ago. It's also strange to look back at old video game controversies and realize how quaint they are. Case in point, 2004's "JFK Reloaded" caused an outcry because of its subject matter. Is it tasteless to recreate the assassination of a beloved U.S. president? We personally don't think so, and you can listen to hear us make our case.