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Episode 57: The Halloween Spook-tacular!

by Patrick Barnett, Andy Goergen, Zachary Miller, Neal Ronaghan, Mike Sklens, and Scott Thompson - October 27, 2012, 8:33 am EDT
Total comments: 12

Prepare for scary games, listener mail, and a special Super Mario Bros. Super Show commentary.

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A lone cabin sits atop a hill, made from the trees that once occupied the clearing. A haze of fog surrounds it, pierced only by the dagger-like rain pelting the cabin. Inside, six people sit around an old book, discovered in the basement. Its cover is rough and leathery, and the pages are inscribed with ink of the darkest red. One of them begins to read from the book, not realizing that off in the distance, through the thicket of bush and bramble, something stirs at an old graveyard. It is Episode 57 of Connectivity.

As the night winds down, Scott and Andy make their way to the wooden table in the kitchen. They discuss some of their favorite scary games while the rain grows louder, almost as if it is trying to invade the small cabin. The power goes out suddenly, and the two men stumble toward the den.

The glow of a fire dances across the room, and Scott finds himself among Neal, Zach and Patrick... Andy is gone entirely. The group finds a stack of letters and begins to read them in front of the fireplace. They concern Paper Mario and the approaching Wii U almost entirely. But before they can all be read, the front door slams open, as if by an unholy force, and a gust of chilly wind extinguishes the fire entirely. A long, ominous howl approaches the open door, and the group scatters in different directions.

Scott and Zach stumble into the cellar, where Mike sits, staring motionlessly at a projector. It has a reel of film on it, caked in dust and cobweb. The guys nod in agreement, and flip the machine on, and instantly, absolute horror is strewn across the far wall: an episode of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. The trio does the only thing they can... and that is sit down and make fun of the entire episode.

Sunlight begins to trickle through the gaps in the logging, and the group reassembles in the den. They have survived the night, somehow. If you'd like to send them mail to inquire about their experiences in that cabin, you can click here. We'll see you next week... or will we?

This episode edited by Scott Thompson.

Talkback

FjurbanskiOctober 27, 2012

Demon's Souls.


The first playthrough of that game is terrifying. Tower of Latria. Valley of Defilement. Very immersive. Very scary.

azekeOctober 27, 2012

I loved how you used music from "Are you afraid of the dark?" show.

You could have used youtube doubler service for your rifftrax segment, not sure how it would work, ince you'd have to upload your episode to youtube then...

oksodaScott Thompson, Associate EditorOctober 27, 2012

Well, for Connectivity extra credit, if any savvy people would like to take the audio, sync it with the episode, and then post it on YouTube, we'd probably give you something. Something good, too!

UltraClaytonOctober 27, 2012

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is the scariest game I've played.

oksodaScott Thompson, Associate EditorOctober 28, 2012

I've always wanted to play Amnesia. Maybe I'll download that tonight...

HeyItsMeOctober 28, 2012

Dementium the Ward was scary for me as a handheld game. Dead Space, and  Resident Evil 2. I tried playing Resident Evil 2 in the dark when I was younger and turned down the volume and still got scared. Also the remake of Resident Evil scared me also. When the zombies would get up and chase after you after they were dead.

SoulSnatcherOctober 28, 2012

Quote from: oksoda

Well, for Connectivity extra credit, if any savvy people would like to take the audio, sync it with the episode, and then post it on YouTube, we'd probably give you something. Something good, too!

Here you go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeIx_u05dhk

oksodaScott Thompson, Associate EditorOctober 28, 2012

DUUUUDE! You are amazing! I'll see what kind of swag we have around and get a hold of you.

yoshi1001October 29, 2012

You should do the Milli Vanilli episode next. I'd offer to help, but my commentary would probably be too dry and factual. For example:


The song originally used here is "Blame it on the Rain", which was written by Diane Warren. Diane would later contribute music to another Nintendo video game franchise when Billie Piper's cover of "Makin' My Way (Any Way that I Can)" appeared on the soundtrack to "Pokemon: The First Movie".

TJ SpykeOctober 31, 2012

I loved the MST3K thing, you should try and do it with all Mario episodes (including the The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World) as well as the Captain N and Zelda shows.

Take this as you will given my previous controversial statements, but Super Mario RPG has aged terribly. I didn't play it until the VC, and I just couldn't get into it. It lacks the charm of the later games, and feels and looks generic. I'd rank it easily below every other Mario RPG I've played, including the one you all called awful, Partners in Time.

TJ SpykeNovember 05, 2012

I rented it as a kid, so I downloaded it on VC and I agree that it has not aged well.

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