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1Upsmanship

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Michael likes story-driven games with lots of contemplative moral quandaries and inventory management. Adam likes action-driven FPS games with gorgeous graphics and no down-time. Together, their friendship is constantly on the verge of ruin! But you can watch it all crumble before your very ears on 1Upsmanship, the pod where two lifelong gamers run one game an episode through the crucible to determine if it belongs on the Celestial Hard Drive. GAME ON.

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Perched high in their AC-130, Mike and Adam revisit the subject of Call of Duty’s legacy through the night-visioned lens of one of the franchise’s greatest entries. Hard truth bombs get dropped! Friendly fire gets briefly tolerated! But will Modern Warfare finally breach the fortified walls of the Celestial Hard Drive? Join us on this special mission and find out.

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We’re back, fresh from the barren, content-less Dark World, and we’re starting this season with a bang! This week we warp into the 2D Zelda that perfected the formula, and we’re joined by our favorite Zelda Enthusiast, Danielle Radford! Some would say this is one of the greatest games ever made. Some would say this game is still being imitated to this very day. Some might even say this game remains a blast to play. But none of those people are Michael Swaim! Yeah. He goes pretty hard this episode. So pick up your hookshot, zip over the gap and join us for the new season of 1Upsmanship!

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1Upsmanship - 1Upsmanship: L.A. Noire
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06/12/23 • 57 min

Possibly Rockstar’s most divisive open world experiment, 2011’s hard-boiled noir film homage gets the once-over by your favorite creative investigation duo. But beneath the glossy paint and ground-breaking motion capture is this game actually fun? How does the storytelling hold up in the twelve years since this game’s release? Does the game handle its problematic topics like race and gender inequality well? Would we want a sequel if they ever made one? Forget about it, Shipheads, it’s Rockstar.

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1Upsmanship - 1Upsmanship: Dead Space (Feat. Tom Reimann)
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05/31/22 • 58 min

In space...no one can hear you cut the limbs off of an alien zombie cultist. Tom Reimann of Gamefully Unemployed joins Adam and Mike to break down the initial installment of sci-fi/zombie/survival/horror game Dead Space.

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1Upsmanship - 1Upsmanship: Sifu
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06/01/22 • 51 min

Adam and Michael discuss the crunchy combat of this year’s Sifu by Sloclap! Both hosts found the game’s ability to create the feeling of becoming powerful incredibly satisfying. Unfortunately for them, it isn’t real fighting and they’re both still wimps in real life. Seriously, you could probably just push Swaim over and he’d just say “Left Stick Up, Left Stick Up + X.”

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1Upsmanship - 1Upsmanship: Mass Effect
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09/19/22 • 56 min

Our courageous gamerbois brave alien technology, uncertain terrain, and the wrath of the internet as they discuss the first entry in Bioware’s beloved Mass Effect franchise. Sure, it’s important, sure it’s monumental, sure Wrex is one of the greatest characters in videogame history, but does it belong on the drive? Find out if our hosts went Paragon or full Renegade on this special episode!

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Brian Brushwood of Modern Rogue and the World’s Greatest Con podcast pops on a headset and bumps virtual fists with your fearless heroes as they come together to cover Valve’s pinnacle VR experience! Before the G-Man stuffs them all back into stasis, they’ll finally determine whether there’s a viable path forward for the medium or it’s just a passing fad that gives most people motion sickness. VRoooooom!

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1Upsmanship - 1Upsmanship: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
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04/24/23 • 51 min

Join the chorus, new one. Voices clash and clamor in the never-ending quest to recover our lost souls from the dark places they may wander. In this episode, your stalwart hosts Adam and Michael pore over a game that demands to be taken seriously, both by virtue of the topics at hand and the loving care the developers obviously put into the exercise. But does laudable handling of human suffering equate to a good game? Should it? Does it have to? There’s no doubt Senua’s is a work of art, but to make it onto the Celestial Hard Drive, we’ll have to answer those questions and more.

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1Upsmanship - 1Upsmanship: The Hard Drive Episode
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06/01/22 • 75 min

The hosts decided to take a review of the celestial hard drive. How does it work? What’s on it? How much space does it have? You see, we’ve been real lax about this in the past and this bit needs codification. With help from fellow Small Bean, askingseven, a list of all the “keeps” has been drafted and now the hosts must answer for their thought crimes.

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1Upsmanship - 1Upsmanship: Diablo 2 (Feat. Abe Epperson)
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03/27/23 • 63 min

Slap on your controversy armor Ship Heads, because this episode’s got some scorching hot takes that are gonna do some real AoE damage to looter fans. Joined by longtime pal, collaborator and Dia-bro Abe Epperson (Small Beans), our journey takes some twists and turns as we talk about the growth of the looter genre, Diablo 2’s historical significance, the role of internet communities in game development and whether the destination IS the journey for one of the most beloved PC games in video game history. Don’t miss it!

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FAQ

How many episodes does 1Upsmanship have?

1Upsmanship currently has 122 episodes available.

What topics does 1Upsmanship cover?

The podcast is about News, Leisure, Tech News, Podcasts and Video Games.

What is the most popular episode on 1Upsmanship?

The episode title '1Upsmanship: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on 1Upsmanship?

The average episode length on 1Upsmanship is 64 minutes.

When was the first episode of 1Upsmanship?

The first episode of 1Upsmanship was released on May 9, 2022.

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