It's a video game book club! Join us as we play games and have casual and thoughtful discussions about them. Once we finish a game, we collectively vote on a new one.
Lagging Thoughts
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It's a video game book club! Join us as we play games and have casual and thoughtful discussions about them. Once we finish a game, we collectively vote on a new one.
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Recent Episodes
June 17, 2026
E18 Nick "Recommends" (System Shock Remake)
<p>Gather round everyone, for another tale of taunting tyrants, tasteful textures, and tenebrous technology. Yes, pull up a neon chair, and let these conveniently comprehensible talking points guide you: </p> <ul> <li>Obstinate Pate </li> <li>Reduce, Reuse, Recyle :)</li> <li>Body-ody-ody (horror)</li> <li>Formicidaean activities</li> <li>Slammin beats (now give me a beat)</li> <li>Reassuring lack of bones</li> </ul> <p>**This episode contains spoilers for System Shock. We don't feel too bad about that since it's an old game, but we still recommend playing it first. </p> <p>Find us on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/laggingthoughts.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/laggingthoughts.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Our opening and closing song is Faint One by Of Lanterns, you can find them on YouTube, Spotify and BandCamp! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nHcgwsDVaAUvlm0YyzmuA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nHcgwsDVaAUvlm0YyzmuA</a> <a href="https://oflanterns.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://oflanterns.bandcamp.com/</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/61rXVUDvpjYO5qXwwWvZAT?si=WrPaHQRgQeau8I-rM7uD2Q\&nd=1\&dlsi=291b72c068824aba" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/61rXVUDvpjYO5qXwwWvZAT?si=WrPaHQRgQeau8I-rM7uD2Q\&amp;nd=1\&amp;dlsi=291b72c068824aba</a></p> <p>For additional reviews from Nick, check out his Backloggd: <a href="https://backloggd.com/u/Popegator/" rel="nofollow">https://backloggd.com/u/Popegator/</a></p> <p>Be sure to check out Gordon's Youtube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Jigglypope-kk5hw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@Jigglypope-kk5hw</a></p>
May 19, 2026
Perfect Charizard and Other Curiosities (Variety)
<p>We're still working our way through System Shock, so please accept this variety show in the meantime. We talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Who is the vampire</li> <li>70% of the time, Blizzard hits every time</li> <li>Runescape runes is bones</li> <li>Where is the vampire</li> <li>Bones is a baroque reference</li> <li>PvP Bingo</li> </ul> <p>Find us on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/laggingthoughts.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/laggingthoughts.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Our opening and closing song is Faint One by Of Lanterns, you can find them on YouTube, Spotify and BandCamp! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nHcgwsDVaAUvlm0YyzmuA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nHcgwsDVaAUvlm0YyzmuA</a> <a href="https://oflanterns.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://oflanterns.bandcamp.com/</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/61rXVUDvpjYO5qXwwWvZAT?si=WrPaHQRgQeau8I-rM7uD2Q\&nd=1\&dlsi=291b72c068824aba" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/61rXVUDvpjYO5qXwwWvZAT?si=WrPaHQRgQeau8I-rM7uD2Q\&amp;nd=1\&amp;dlsi=291b72c068824aba</a></p> <p>Thank you to <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moonana.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Moonana </a>for the use of "im the piano man" as our intermission music</p> <p>For additional reviews from Nick, check out his Backloggd: <a href="https://backloggd.com/u/Popegator/" rel="nofollow">https://backloggd.com/u/Popegator/</a></p> <p>Be sure to check out Gordon's Youtube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Jigglypope-kk5hw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@Jigglypope-kk5hw</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Jigglypope-kk5hw" rel="nofollow"></a></p>
April 21, 2026
E16 - Even MORE Puzzling Is What Ensues (OneShot)
<p>Help us help you help Niko by listening to this episode of the Lagging Thoughts podcast on Oneshot. Discover what it really means to truly love... pancakes. To assist you with the puzzles that will inevitably ensue, please help yourself to this handy stenciled-guide that should line up perfectly with our talking points:</p> <ul> <li>Computer Game</li> <li>The nuanced differences between canoes and rowboats</li> <li>Moon Child, woah oh oh</li> <li>The power</li> <li>Of incandescent light bulb</li> <li>To be ... Friend</li> <li>Game Computer</li> </ul> <p>**The story is true**</p> <p>This episode contains heavy spoilers for Oneshot!</p> <p><a href="https://futurecatgames.itch.io/oneshot-pancake-episode" rel="nofollow">Play the Pancake Episode!! </a></p> <p>Take a gander at Future Cat's upcoming game <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2949750/Margin_of_the_Strange/" rel="nofollow">Margin of the Strange</a></p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/laggingthoughts.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Find us on Bluesky</a></p> <p>Our opening and closing song is Faint One by Of Lanterns, you can find them on YouTube, Spotify and BandCamp! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nHcgwsDVaAUvlm0YyzmuA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nHcgwsDVaAUvlm0YyzmuA</a> <a href="https://oflanterns.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow"></a></p> <p><a href="https://oflanterns.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://oflanterns.bandcamp.com/</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/61rXVUDvpjYO5qXwwWvZAT?si=WrPaHQRgQeau8I-rM7uD2Q\&nd=1\&dlsi=291b72c068824aba" rel="nofollow"></a></p> <p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/61rXVUDvpjYO5qXwwWvZAT?si=WrPaHQRgQeau8I-rM7uD2Q\&nd=1\&dlsi=291b72c068824aba" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/61rXVUDvpjYO5qXwwWvZAT</a></p>
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