We're back after a 7-month break because we're nothing if not dynamic go-getters. And as always with every 5th episode it's an unstructured Stream of Nonsense, so strap in for listening joy as your hosts AC and Rob discuss the Big Tennis Racket, speedos, the joy of a samey sequel, Mickey Mouse's lack of comedic talent, how good Smash TV is (spoilers - it's very good), weird versions of DOOM, the John Candy classic Uncle Buck, and obnoxious method actors. In video game news, Wormsfest 2023 was a hit, AC has been playing Atari 50 and got his paws on another version of the thrilling Japanese trai ..read more

We’re back! Yes that’s right, we recorded another episode purely out of SPITE because Game/Life Balance US is back from the dead and we simply cannot let the Americans win! This week your old pals AC and Rob review a charming and little-known Sega Saturn game from Japan called Uno DX, which is something like a cross between Uno, a fighting game and an anime about high school. It’s supoib! Also in this stellar episode: Rob has been trying his best to keep his daughter from hurting herself, and playing a wide variety of video games with her, while playing pretty much only one video game by hims ..read more

In this long-overdue episode we discuss the Australian federal elections, Pac-Man Versus, Rob’s bachelor party and wedding, The Legend of Tianding, Battlefield V, Hell Let Loose, the Urusei Yatsura reboot, Golf With Your Friends, Phantasy Star Online 2, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Skyrim in VR. Plus a fun quiz about Pac-Man ..read more

The boys are back from the dead for a devilish double feature! This week AC and Rob review not just one but TWO Feature Games: they’re both arcade games and they were both released in 1996, but they’re very different beasts. First the arcade brawler “Dungeons and Dragons: Shadows Over Mystara” released in 1996, and a bizarre Korean platformer called “Fancy World.” We also discuss the origin story of the Hamburglar, family holiday activities, price fluctuations in the Shantae market, Rob’s daughter playing Mario Odyssey, a trip to an arcade in country NSW, why ticket machines took over arcades ..read more

This week the boys are joined once more by the lovely Joanna to discuss games and life and everything in between! Our featured game this week (month?) is F-Zero GX for the Game Cube, but we also discuss many more things including Crusader Kings, hospitalisations, lockdown blues, Joanna's new job, Katamari Damacy and so much more ..read more

We’re back again after another lengthy hiatus, for Stream of Nonsense 21 – this time, with no Joannas! Join us for a long rambling discussion of internships, health care, Toxin Boxes, Chumbawumba, old Kaiju movies, snow, moving house, the privilege of forgetting your face mask, vaccinations in the butt, the geography of the Antilles, Aussie icons HG and Roy, co-op mode in Stardew Valley, Mario Golf on the Switch, Star Wars games, and our review of the Alex Kidd in Miracle World reboot. To mourn over the corpse of our sister show in the USA please visit gamelifebalance.us Intro mu ..read more

It's our long-overdue end of year episode, or should it be the start of the year episode?? In this illustrious episode the boys discuss Death Smiles, an arcadey shootery kind of game for the good ol' Xbox 360. We also discuss the many life events since our last recording, and there's also a super fun Christmas-themed quiz at the end- hooray for Santy Claus! If you love the show more than you love your own family then why don't you PROVE your love for us by giving us a positive review on your podcast app of choice?! And remember, if you don't review the podcast, you're a bad person and will g ..read more

Episode 102 - Mario's 35 illegitimate children In this episode the lads review Mario 35, the new kind-of-a-battle-royale Mario game from Nintendo, plus we discuss Spelunky 2, Hitman 2, and Rez Infinite. On the Life side of the equation, Rob takes his kid to the arcade for the first and second time and gets his ass kicked at bowling, while AC went on a trip to Sydney with the family and took his Gameboy Advance along with him. If you love the show more than you love your own family then why don't you PROVE your love for us by giving us a positive review on your podcast app of choice?! And rem ..read more

We're back from the dead to talk video games and life! This week our featured game is Streets of Rage 4, and as avid fans of 80s/90s beat 'em ups you know we have strong opinions on this little piece of nostalgia. We also discuss all the crap we've been up to over the past few months, and there's a quiz at the end too for the true fans! If you like the show then consider showing your love by giving us a positive review on your podcast app of choice. It helps with the algorithms and whatnot. And if you're a massive sweaty nerd like us, then you’ll undoubtedly enjoy all the nerdy content over ..read more

It's the 100th episode spectacularrrrrrr and to celebrate this auspicious occasion we have put together an extra-long bumper edition of the show! That's right, strap yourself in because we have almost 4 hours of podcasting gold for you to enjoy! ***** In this momentous episode, we finally review the most important video game to 80s kids in Australia, Alex Kidd in Miracle World! Plus there's the usual quiz and many hours of fun banter, and to wrap it all up we put together a clip show of our favourite moments from the past 100 episodes! ***** If you enjoy our show then why the heck haven't you ..read more