The BEST episodes of Game Theory season 1
Every episode of Game Theory season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Game Theory season 1!
They say that knowledge is power. And Nintendo encourages you to “play with power.” So shouldn’t you be playing…with knowledge? Every week (usually Tuesdays), we separate the fact from the fiction in some of your favorite video games. Learn off-the-wall info while we look in-depth at the designer’s decisions for old, new, and forgotten gems. It’s Mythbusters for gamers!
#1 - Pokemon Part 3
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/24/2011
Is Pokemon racist? We’re covering everything from religion and world history to opera, Norse mythology, and 90s fashion to find out! Eleven years after Jynx was accused of being based on black stereotypes, how well does the argument hold up?
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Star Fox
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/8/2011
Team Star Fox has a dirty little secret, and it’s made the gaming community look like fools. This week we uncover the truth and learn the basics of midair dogfights along the way. Half Cuban 8 FTW!
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Can Dig Dug Pop a Human?
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/21/2011
Human balloons? Explosive decompression? Inflating body parts? In defense of the helpless tomato-like Pookas, we’re turning the tables on Dig Dug’s Taizo Hori to see if you can inflate a human until they pop!
#4 - Pokemon vs. Creationists (Pokemon, Part 1)
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/5/2011
Scientific brainwashing. Animal brutality. Racism?! For such an adorable game, Pokemon sure is controversial. But do the haters have a case here? This week starts a Pokemon trilogy where we look at the complaints made against Pikachu and the gang. Is this game pro-science propaganda or have creationists been skipping their biology lessons?
#5 - Pokemon, PETA, and Plasma (Pokemon, Part 2)
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/19/2011
Are Pokemon battles gaming’s equivalent of a blood sport? Does the series teach neglect towards animals? And is Team Plasma, the self-proclaimed Pokemon Liberators, the true heroes of the Poke-verse? Find out this week, during part 2 of our Pokemon trilogy!
#6 - Illusion of Gaia, World Wonders
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2011
We're looking at ancient cultures, mysterious landmarks, and beautiful women as we save the world in ILLUSION OF GAIA.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - The Science of Sonic the Hedgehog
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2011
Original Title: Sonic/Zoology Is Sonic the fastest thing alive? What the heck is an echidna? And does anyone really remember Espio the Chameleon or Storm the Albatross? All that and more as we look at the animals of the Sonic franchise.
#8 - A Merry Racist Jynx-mas
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/22/2011
Rhyming couplets, international holiday racism, and Pokemon…The perfect recipe for a seasonal episode. It’s Pokemon Part 3: Part 2: The Game Theory Christmas Special, Starring Jynx!
#9 - Frogger, Australian for Games
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2011
What species of frog stars in Frogger? Where does the game take place? And how does Slippy Toad fit in with all this? We’re answering the unasked questions surrounding this Atari/arcade classic this week on Game Theory!
#10 - Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/20/2011
This week we unravel the truth about Kirby's Epic Yarn and its role in an up-and-coming counterculture war.
#11 - Duke Nukem
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/28/2011
Pull out your AK-47 and rip off your shirt ’cause we’re diving headfirst into 80s action flicks to discover the roots of Duke Nukem and the reasons why the character “doesn’t really work in 2011.”
#12 - Super Mario, Pipe Dreams
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2011
Original Title: Super Mario/Sewers Take the plunge into the sewers with Mario as we cover everything from alligators under New York to albino pot in this second episode of Game Theory.
#13 - Batman: Arkham Asylum
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/14/2011
We’re putting Joker, Poison Ivy, and the rest of Arkham’s criminals on the Freudian couch to diagnose their mental disorders. But are they really crazy or better off in jail? Find out this week on Game Theory.
#14 - Locating Adventure Island
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/12/2011
Deadly octopi, spitting snakes, bizarre fruit, and a war America has kept buried in its past all factor in this week as we pinpoint where in the world to find Hudson’s ADVENTURE ISLAND.
#15 - Bioshock/Rebuilding Rapture
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/17/2011
Is it possible to build an underwater city like Rapture? The realism of the game and how it’s inspired modern-day Andrew Ryans may Bioshock you.
#16 - Mortal Kombat, Fatalities IRL
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/2011
Can you rip out a human heart? Be poisoned with a kiss? Frozen and shattered? Find out as we explore the cute and cuddly world of MORTAL KOMBAT!
#17 - Shinra, FF7, and Oil (The Lost Episode)
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/14/2011
Final Fantasy 7, Shinra, Mako, and Oil World-dominating utility companies? Sounds farfetched. But there may be a little more reality that you’d expect in the seventh installment of the Final Fantasy series. A formerly unreleased episode that I’ve updated, check out Game Theory’s second look at Sephiroth and the Midgar gang!
#18 - Viewers' Choice
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/6/2011
Your voices have been heard! As thanks for supporting the show, we're looking at topics you've requested and submitted from the first nine episodes.
#19 - The Dark Side of Earthbound
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/4/2011
Terrorist cults, police violence, and sexual crimes are dark themes hidden under Earthbound’s happy-go-lucky tone and quirky humor. Explore the game’s mature content and what it means this week on Game Theory!
#20 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/7/2011
A man who controls electronics with his mind. A camera that fits in your eye socket. A USB drive…in your finger? How close are we to our own Human Revolution?
#21 - Halo
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/26/2011
Now you're playing with power...armor! Science isn't too far behind Master Chief's tech, but it'll cost you a couple thousand bucks. Find out all about it this week on Game Theory!
#22 - Castlevania
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/3/2011
I’m a Vlad-aholic. So, in honor of a (belated) Halloween, we’re looking at the ENTIRE Castlevania franchise, nearly 40 games, to see which version of Dracula stays the most loyal to Bram Stoker’s original novel. The answer may surprise you!
#23 - League of Legends
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/9/2011
This week, it’s a 5v5 match of Legendary proportions. Which champions in the League of Legends would win based on their real-world lore? Will good or evil triumph? Find out on today’s episode of Game Theory!
#24 - Final Fantasy VII
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/31/2011
This week, we’re looking at the anatomy of a murder that has rocked the gaming world since 1997. Should Aerith have died based on her wounds? Did she die at all? The results will shatter what you thought you knew about this iconic and heartbreaking moment of game history.
#25 - Is Chrono Trigger's Time Travel Accurate?
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/18/2011
Original Title: Chrono Trigger/Time Travel This inaugural episode looks at what, if anything, the RPG masterpiece Chrono Trigger can teach us about the science of time travel.