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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11/14/22 • 62 min
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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06/05/23 • 70 min
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: 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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06/01/22 • 71 min
Michael and Adam sit down with ex-cracked alum Robert Brockway and pick up the sweet loot that is his opinion and critiques of Destiny 2. Adam is unapologetic about his love for this game. Can he brave the raid of Michael and Robert's opinions? Does Destiny 2 do a crappy job curating missions? Are video games better than huge orgies? You'll have to ask Michael's 72-year-old dad about that last one!
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05/31/22 • 50 min
Tom the Rhyme Man stops by to discuss seminal Naughty Dog zombie stealth game/movie thing The Last of Us with Adam and Michael, and throw some shade at Zelda in the process.
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05/31/22 • 69 min
Michael and Adam talk with Charlie Cleveland, Founder and Director of Unknown Worlds and Director of Subnautica. You can catch up on our analysis of Subnautica here, or just dive in and get to know the game through the eyes and gills of the man who created it!
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06/19/23 • 63 min
Vwoom and jedi-leap your way through Respawn’s latest with Adam, Mike, and special guest Cody Johnston! Will this jedi survive to the end of the episode, or even score a spot on the Celestial Hard Drive? To find out, young padawan, you must use this zipline to go over there. This is very important. The fate of the galaxy itself may depend upon you being cool at zipline, can you do that? Use the force if you need to, just get it done.
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05/31/22 • 60 min
Do synths dream of synthetic sheep? And if so, does that justify their total enslavement for the purposes of salvaging an apocalypse-ridden post war 1950's-style Earth? Vanessa Gritton joins Michael and Adam to parse the philosophy of Fallout 4, burn Boston, and argue about the potential future of the franchise.
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1Upsmanship: God of War 4
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05/31/22 • 60 min
Adam and Michael discuss the latest installment in the Wad of Gore franchise, Wad of Gore 4: "Boy!" Edition.
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1Upsmanship: Minecraft (Feat. Cody Johnston)
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05/31/22 • 69 min
Cody Johnston of Some More News stops by to discuss the Cracked Cigarette Tree and how it relates to one of the more important games ever made. A truly crafty deep-dive into the mine of gaming, friendship, and the ways in which our relationship to virtual cubes says a lot about who we are as people, you know?
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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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