The Weekly Stuff #481 - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 & Super Mario Bros. Wonder First Impressions

<p>Two of the most anticipated video games of 2023 launched this week, with Sony and Insomniac’s <i>Spider-Man 2 </i>for the PS5 and Nintendo’s <i>Super Mario Bros. Wonder </i>for the Nintendo Switch. We’ve been extremely excited for both, and so far, they haven’t disappointed. We give initial spoiler-free impressions of both games on today’s show, discussing how <i>Mario Wonder </i>delivers a deliriously fun re-invention of 2D Mario platformers and <i>Spider-Man 2 </i>serves as both a compulsively playable superhero game and the PS5’s best tech demo to date. Sean also talks about finally diving into <i>Baldur’s Gate 3, </i>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@japanimationstation">we remind everyone to listen to <i>Japanimation Station’s Kyoto Vacation,</i></a>the amazing new season of our anime podcast that just launched last week! </p><p>Enjoy! </p><p><strong>Time Chart:</strong></p><p>Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:06:13</p><p>Baldur’s Gate 3: 0:06:13 – 0:24:43</p><p>Super Mario Bros. Wonder: 0:24:43 – 0:48:58</p><p>Spider-Man 2: 0:48:58 – 1:21:00</p><p>Support the show at Ko-fi ☕️ <a href="https://ko-fi.com/weeklystuff">https://ko-fi.com/weeklystuff</a></p><p>Read the book <i>200 Reviews by Jonathan R. Lack </i>in Paperback or on Kindle – <a href="https://a.co/d/bLx53vK">https://a.co/d/bLx53vK</a></p><p>Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our sister series about the wide, wacky world of anime: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/japanimationstation">https://www.youtube.com/c/japanimationstation</a>  </p><p>Explore our archives and subscribe to The Weekly Stuff Podcast on all podcasting platforms:</p><p><a href="https://weeklystuffpodcast.com/">https://weeklystuffpodcast.com</a></p><p>Follow <i>The Weekly Stuff Wordcast </i>newsletter for regular updates and extra content! </p><p><a href="https://weeklystuff.substack.com/">https://weeklystuff.substack.com</a></p><p>Music by Thomas Lack <a href="https://www.thomaslack.com/">https://www.thomaslack.com/</a></p><p> </p>