Lost Levels Club

Mike and Ting look back on 2019 and the decade. The “book club” game is: Untitled Goose Game. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: 2019 Highlights Respawn says it’s “putting a lot on the line” with Apex Legends’ surprise launch Anthem has made over $100 million in digital revenue since launch How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong Anthem 1.6.0 Game Update Notes November 2019 NPD — Pokémon has best U.S. launch in series history Hit Taiwanese horror game Devotion banned in China after hidden message links Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh 2019 Hong Kong protests Hong Kong protesters shoot arrows at police during clashes at Chinese University (YouTube) Liberate Hong Kong by Unknown Protester Battlefield Hong Kong - The Ritual of Yellow Umbrella Jonathan Blow What Is Dota Auto Chess And Why Is Everyone Playing It? Auto Chess Dota Underlords Teamfight Tactics Battlegrounds Early Access – Now Live! - Hearthstone Epic Games Store extends weekly game giveaways to the end of the year

Mike and Ting talk about Christmas shopping, hot pot induced insomnia and Mike's alter ego: Rudie "Mamma's Child" Jackson. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2019 Wrap Up. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat PITTA Mask KEANA Rice Mask The Maple Mania Pseudoephedrine (including Sudafed) Hot pot Cortex - Relay FM Phoenix Point Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things Bucket hat London’s Underground Rebel Bingo Makes U.S. Debut: ‘Shock-To-The-Senses’ Bingo Rebel Bingo

Mike and Ting talk about Borderlands 3. Contains SPOILERS for Borderlands 3! The “book club” game is: Untitled Goose Game. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Overview and Impressions Borderlands (video game) Borderlands 2 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Tales from the Borderlands Recapping Anthem’s messy road after launch The Rampager Free! Now! New Borderlands 2 DLC (Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary) Salvador Amara Zane Lilith Maya Transaction-Packed Borderlands 3 Lost Loot: Where to find the Lost Loot Machine Borderlands 3: How Many Planets There Are Story Borderlands 3 - Meeting Tiny Tina (YouTube) Harley Quinn What's normal to do as a child but creepy to do as an adult? Borderlands 3 - Calypso Twins Kill Maya (YouTube) SPOILERS: BORDERLANDS 2 - ROLAND'S DEATH (YouTube) Borderlands 3 / Tannis is a Siren Scene (YouTube) BORDERLANDS Angel Satellite CUTSCENE (YouTube) Tyreen the Destroyer Ava Borderlands 3 - ENDING Scene (YouTube) Borderlands 2 - Ellie a

Mike and Ting talk about Bulletproof Coffee, the new Razr phone and the Tesla Cybertruck. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Borderlands 3. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat Bulletproof Coffee: Everything You Want To Know razr has arrived (YouTube) Motorola Razr Foldable $1,500 Motorola Razr: This flip phone's hinge could also be its edge Party like it’s 2004 with the new Motorola Razr’s secret ‘Retro Razr’ mode T9 (predictive text) Nokia 3210 Nokia 8210 Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck Unveiling Event: Watch the $39,900 Bulletproof Truck's Full Reveal Presentation (YouTube) UPDATE: Cybertruck Passes 250k Pre-Orders – What’s Driving These Numbers? Ute (vehicle) Elon Musk 'pedo guy' defamation trial begins

Mike and Ting talk about Half-Life: Alyx, new developments from Oculus, plans to fix Anthem and the redesigned Sonic trailer. The “book club” game is: Borderlands 3. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Half-Life: Alyx Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer (YouTube) Valve is making three "full" VR games Half-Life Alyx Trailer Showcases Potentially Revolutionary VR Controls Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator Apple Arcade’s fixer-upper game isn’t short on irony Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve Interview (YouTube) Half Life - Alyx: Everything we know Virtual reality sickness Are Virtual Reality Headsets Safe for Children? Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo Firewatch Dev's Next Game, In The Valley Of Gods, May Be In Jeopardy Pre-Purchase Half Life: Alyx Listed At $59.99, Free For Valve Index Owners Oculus John Carmack - Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award (YouTube) John Carmack steppi

Mike and Ting talk about subscription services, AI speech synthesis and Google's acquisition of Fitbit. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Half-Life 3/2 Confirmed. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat The Neck Hammock How to watch Premier League on Amazon Prime: all you need to know Twitch Prime - Games and Loot Apple Arcade AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds (2018) Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone Eliza Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion Fitbit app new Dashboard - iOS Fitbit Premium Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 Garmin vívosmart 4 Introduces Body Battery™ Powered by Firstbeat Analytics

Mike and Ting talk about Eliza. Contains SPOILERS for Eliza! The “book club” game is: Borderlands 3. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Premise Eliza Visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Lovers of Aether Hatoful Boyfriend Matthew Seiji Burns Transcranial direct-current stimulation Artificial general intelligence ELIZA Highlights Driver Rewards with Uber Pro Every Eligible Ride and Meal Earns You Points With Uber Rewards "Hardest question I've been asked today : )" (cookie options) Dark Chocolate Gingers - Border Biscuits Asexuality Phil Wang Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 Decisions Choices, Outcomes, and Endings What I want in life… is... I’m going to... Closing Thoughts Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal There is no message, no point, no overarching story here Saiyan Power Homer Simpson Needs An Operation (YouTube) Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life Mike’s Eliza Notes P

Mike and Ting talk about the new new AirPods, lack of impulse control and WeWork. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Eliza. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat AirPods Pro Please Meet Your Monkey Mind Picnic (chocolate bar) Four-day workweek boosted productivity by 40%, Microsoft Japan experiment shows The Rise and Fall of WeWork Mega Seeds.. you know where to put them - Rick and Morty (YouTube)  

Mike and Ting talk about the controversy surrounding Blizzard's ban of Blitzchung, plus RAPID FIRE NEWS. The “book club” game is: Eliza. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Blitzchung Ban Hearthstone player calls for Hong Kong’s liberation in postgame interview Blizzard suspends Hearthstone player for ‘liberate Hong Kong’ statement Taiwanese Hearthstone caster fired after Hong Kong controversy says he still doesn't know why Brooklyn Nets’ NBA community event in Shanghai abruptly cancelled by government as China political storm rages on CCTV pulls NBA China Games broadcast in response to Adam Silver’s support for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s right to free speech Unlike Blizzard, Epic Games says it won’t ban players for political speech Epic Games Store blocks China to protect employees in the country @lackofrealism - Not everyone at Blizzard agrees with what happened. Both the "Think Globally" and "Every Voice Matters" values have been covered up by incensed emp

Mike and Ting talk about their favourite health fads, an infestation of beetles and buying a 4K laptop. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Blizz-troversy: Hearthstone & Hong Kong. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat Madeira cake The Most Bullshit Health and Wellness Fads of the Decade Eat, Fast and Live Longer Pret a Manger Eat (restaurant) What is This? A Center for Ants? Sleep and Disease Risk Lack of sleep could damage DNA and affect repair ability, possibly raising cancer risk, University of Hong Kong study finds Everything You Wanted To Know About Microdosing (But Were Afraid To Ask) Modafinil Why Haven't We Found Alien Life? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios (YouTube) Drugstore beetle Pixel density  

Mike and Ting talk about TIS-100. The “book club” game is: Eliza. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Zachtronics Zachtronics TIS-100 10 games like Borderlands to loot and shoot in Hellgate: London Why do you like Zachlike games? Spacechem Braid Infinifactory INFINIUPDATE #3 Ironclad Tactics Eliza Infiniminer Proto-MineCraft Abandoned Due To Epic Error Markus Persson (Notch) Minecraft’s creator, ‘Notch,’ just outbid Beyoncé and Jay Z on an insane Beverly Hills mansion TIS-100 Unity Jonathan Blow on Windows Terminal (YouTube) TIS-100P Reference Manual SHENZHEN I/O EXAPUNKS Surprised Pikachu TIS-100 ending (YouTube) TIS-100 NET Ending (YouTube) Histogram Highlights How to Implement a Queue Using Two Stacks Code Golf Assembly language NOP (code) Comment (computer programming) TIS-100 Achievements Is Sequence Sorter the hardest level in the game? Ten Years of Terrible Games Zach Barth: "Zachtronics: Ten Years of Terrible Games" | Talks at Google (YouTube) MetaboSI

Mike and Ting talk about Mike's holiday to LA. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for TIS-100. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat Greta Thunberg Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones II Ray-Ban RB8313 Gunmetal - Carbon Fibre 6 Best Raspberry Pi Smart Magic Mirror Projects You Can Make 5 Insanely Dangerous Areas to Avoid in Los Angeles Wanted Level in Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online - Four Stars What Is Disney MaxPass? Savi's Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers Copyright Term Extension Act Lightsaber! The Harmless Items That Could Trigger a TSA Search of Checked Luggage Savi's Workshop Lightsaber Battery Replacement Tutorial (YouTube)  

Mike and Ting have a self-indulgent, almost entirely off topic chat to celebrate 100 episodes. NOTE: this episode is mostly pre-chat! Normal service will resume next ep. The “book club” game is: TIS-100. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat Puffin Forest (YouTube) Zee Bashew (YouTube) Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones II GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Graphics Cards Setting a budget: Ten tips for getting to grips with your spending Gesamtkunstwerk The Perfect PokéRap | Unraveled LIVE at PAX East 2019 (YouTube) German Word of the Day: Das Backpfeifengesicht German Word of the Day: Die Torschlusspanik Why Are Introductory Classes Called "101"? Signs That You’re a Real Hongkonger 11 signs that you’re a real Hongkonger More signs that you’re a real Hongkonger Shugetsu Leprosy Cold calling in Hong Kong is so out of control, it makes you contemplate murder Chowing down on chicken testes, a Hong Kong hotpot delicacy (YouTube) How Millennial Are You? How Milleni

Pre -Chat How low-paid Microsoft contractors train Cortana by listening to you Apple apologises for allowing workers to listen to Siri recordings Changing "Ok Google" to another phrase How to Use Siri on Spotify Philips Hue The Clapper This AI startup claims to automate app making but actually just uses humans "Spider-Man" Is Leaving The Marvel Cinematic Universe Everything you need to know about the fires in the Amazon Marvel just got back together with the X-Men. But it’s complicated. Tom Holland (actor) Ant-Man (Scott Lang) We solved the mystery of what will happen when an ant falls from the Empire State Building Petalclouds | Singapore Changi HSBC Rain Vortex - Jewel Changi Airport A sleeping umbreon... Death Stranding Death Stranding Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Death Stranding – Gamescom 2019 Deadman Character Spotlight Trailer | PS4 (YouTube) Death Stranding – Gamescom 2019 Mama Character Spotlight Trailer | PS4 (YouTube) Death Stranding – Gamescom 2019 Ludens Fan Character Spotlig

Mike and Ting talk about Chinese Parents. The “book club” game is: TIS-100. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat Fitbit is gradually rolling out its big app redesign Fitbit app new Dashboard - iOS Nokia 'regrets' Withings health app backlash Electronic System for Travel Authorization China bans Cathay Pacific staff involved in Hong Kong ‘unlawful’ protests from mainland routes Pepper spray and arrests as Hong Kong riot police stage ‘rescue’ during airport sit-in protest Hong Kong protests: Brand 'witch hunt' takes over Chinese internet US government collecting social media information from foreign travelers Hong Kong police hold ‘laser gun’ demo after student leader arrested for possession of offensive weapon Hongkongers create own harbourfront light show after activist arrested over laser pointer ‘offensive weapon’ 'An eye for an eye': Hong Kong protests get figurehead in woman injured by police What is Chinese Parents? 中国式家长 / Chinese Parents on Steam

Mike and Ting talk about Joy-Con drift and the new Nintendo Switch, loot boxes and meeting Jonathan Blow. The “book club” game is: 中国式家长 / Chinese Parents. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Pre-Chat Study reveals the most popular emoji in honor of ‘World Emoji Day’

Mike and Ting talk about Thimbleweed Park. Contains SPOILERS for Thimbleweed Park! The “book club” game is: 中国式家长 / Chinese Parents. Pre-Chat Apex Legends Season 2 Daniel with the unexpected win (Twitch) Reddit with old layout and “hot” sorting Thinking Fast and Slow What is Thimbleweed Park? Thimbleweed Park: A New Classic Point & Click Adventure! Maniac Mansion Boris was actually voiced by a German person (@DasGunniversum) Ransome the *Beeping* Clown Meet Delores Modernizing Dust Hoarder Achievement Top 10 Lists: The Top 10 Dead Ends In Sierra Games (Spoilers) The Puzzles Thimbleweed Park gets in-game hint hotline Do scientists know what is happening inside artificial neural networks? 5 Baffling 80s Trends (Explained by Rare Mental Disorders) Thimbleweed Park Wiki Guide - Part Three: The Arrest Highlights / Observations Fox Mulder and Dana Scully Maniac Mansion/ Monkey Island References in Thimbleweed Park Less In-Jokes, More Everything Else! The “Annoying In-jokes” option Let's Play Th

Mike and Ting catch up on E3, the Steam sale and other news from the past 6 weeks. The “book club” game is: Thimbleweed Park. Finish the game by the next episode! Pre-Chat Eat, Fast and Live Longer Everything Is Not Vine (DO I HAVE APHANTASIA?! SUPER NEAT DISCUSSION :O) (YouTube) Aphantasia Baader–Meinhof effect Aphantasia: Ex-Pixar chief Ed Catmull says 'my mind's eye is blind' Subvocalization – 6 Tips To Stop It E3 Surprises Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - First Look Trailer - Nintendo E3 2019 (YouTube) The Legend of Zelda (Series) Ganondorf Explained - Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel - Timeline Placement (YouTube) Breath Of The Wild Is Getting A Sequel Because The Team Had Too Many DLC Ideas (And Other Info From Zelda's Producer) Collection Of Mana and Trials Of Mana Announced - E3 2019 Baldur's Gate 3: Everything we know Viconia DeVir Edwin Odesseiron Divinity: Original Sin Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update 01 (YouTube) Elden Ring: Everything

Mike and Ting pitch their game ideas. The “book club” game is: Thimbleweed Park. Finish the game by July! Pre-Chat Pseudoephedrine All the Disney-Fox movie release dates through 2027 List of highest-grossing films James Cameron filmography The Top 7 Messenger Apps in the World Platform Game Simulator Super Mario Epic Medley (Made in Super Mario Paint) (YouTube) Super Mario Maker How do you pronounce 'meme'? Goat Simulator LittleBigPlanet Meme’s Best Friend: The Rise of 'Doggo' The Maker Of The Trollface Meme Is Counting His Money Steganography Universally unique identifier Braid (video game) The Sims x Theme Office OC ReMix #2420: The Sims 3 'Musicolours' [The Neighborhood (Sims 1), The Sims Theme] by Guifrog (YouTube) The Sims Myers–Briggs Type Indicator SimCity: Inside the GlassBox engine Model–view–controller Utility:Stonesense See The Room At Facebook Where Mark Zuckerberg Goes To Brainstorm At Netflix, Radical Transparency and Blunt Firings Unsettle the Ranks Valley Forged: How One Man Made

Mike and Ting check whether they’re qualified to host a gaming podcast by seeing how many of IGN’s top 100 games they’ve played. Spreadsheet listing the games we’ve played and finished. The “book club” game is: Thimbleweed Park. Finish the game by July! Pre-Chat 8 ways the Apple Pencil 2 is better than the original Kraftwerk 936: Password Strength Top 100 Are We Qualified? Top 100 - Part 1 Soulcalibur Ms. Pac-Man Civilization 4 Civilization: Call to Power Minecraft ‘Minecraft’ Creator Excluded From Anniversary Due to ‘Comments and Opinions’ Alien Resurrection Review (criticizes twin stick control scheme, Oct 5, 2000) FTB Pyramid Reborn 3.0 EP1 Resource Generator Setup (YouTube) New Path-Traced Shaders Make Minecraft Look Amazing Halo 2 Hexalogy Half-Life DGC Ep 069: Interview with Marc Laidlaw DGC Ep 070: Interview with Dario Casali Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater The Last of Us Elizabeth Alyx Vance Shiv The Girl with All the Gifts Doom ZDoom Project Brutality - Doom Mod Madness