The Weekly Stuff #346 – Xbox Buys Bethesda, Super Mario Sunshine, and Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

<p>After an unplanned two-month hiatus, Weekly Suit Gundam – our sister podcast exploring the wide and wonderful world of <i>Mobile Suit Gundam </i>– is finally back, with a big in-depth review and discussion of <i>Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, </i>the OVA series from 1991 that provides some of the highest highs and the lowest lows in the entire <i>Gundam </i>franchise, and makes for one of the best critical discussions about the series we’ve ever had. Before cutting to the <i>Gundam </i>talk, though, we also break down the crazy news that Microsoft is buying Zenimax, the parent company of Bethesda, giving the Xbox brand ownership of <i>Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, </i>and so much more. It’s a big development with countless implications, so many we can barely begin to cover them here. And finally, Jonathan also talks about finally finishing <i>Super Mario Sunshine </i>for the first time in his life, and he and Sean commiserate over the gauntlet of endless frustration provided by one of Mario’s only notable missteps. </p><p><strong>Time Chart:</strong></p><p>Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:06:20</p><p>Xbox Buys Bethesda: 0:06:20 – 0:40:14</p><p>Super Mario Sunshine: 0:40:14 – 1:08:52</p><p>Gundam 0083: 1:08:52 – 3:25:39</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6QsXZYt12NIzF224GKBA0g"><strong>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wgtc-radio-we-got-this-covered/id535584943"><strong>Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in iTunes!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanLack"><strong>Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/SeanTheChapman"><strong>Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!</strong></a></p><p> </p>