The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 187: the funniest games special Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 187: the funniest games special Eggs is eggs Podcast by Alice Bell Deputy Editor Published on May 19, 2022 4 comments After some of the stuff we talked about in last week's episode, I decided to take us further down the giggle chute to talk about funny games in general. What games are funny? Why, and how? Is it easier for games to be funny when they're not trying to be? Should self-described funny games be avoided entirely? Because of this, we end up talking about Blorko again. We also nearly come to war about the difference between randomly improvising funny stuff and deciding that saying 'egg' a lot of is funny. There is a difference, but you know it when you see it. Matthew's life is like a sitcom, and also we apologise to Henry Cavill for forgetting his birthday. Sorry Henry. Please come on the show. Watch on YouTube To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings You can listen on Spotify, or above, or go straight to Soundcloud where you can download it for later. You can also now discuss the episode on our Discord channel, which has a dedicated room for podcast chat. You can also get the RSS feed here or find it on iTunes, Stitcher or Pocket Casts.. Music is by Jack de Quidt, who is very funny. Notes We talk kind of broadly about Physics Wonk Games as a whole - Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread, Octodad and the like. Wibbly physics make you go lol. To kick things off there's a talk about Tales From The Borderlands, a very funny game, vs. Borderlands proper, games that are not as funny. To be fair, it's a lot easier for TFTB to be funny because there are a lot more verbs beyond "shoot" and "loot" for the devs to play with. Matthew really liked The Magic Circle. I compare it to There Is No Game, which I ended up thinking was quite smug, but which Matthew did. Nate, in characteristic Nate style, likes when games go wrong. Like, you're in a serious cutscene and then the dead body of a soldier you killed before wiggles the wrong way up a hill. He thinks Ark: Survival Evolved is funny for related reasons. He does not like Monkey Island, although I think Monkey Island is very much an example of a game being funny. We broadly agree that being too internet-y and reference-y is bad, and yet I also think Turnip Boy Does Tax Evasion is really funny. Also, the goose. Recommendations this week are the TV show Tokyo Vice, the A&F documentary White Hot, and Graze's Lemon and Bluberry Oat Squares. More Podcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 204: the best eco-themed games in games We are the world Alice Bell 1 day ago 3 Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 203: the best villainous breakdowns in games special Stay still while I monologue at you Alice Bell 1 week ago 2 Ultimate Audio Bang #25: was Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer beta any good? Expect lots of nerdy COD chat Ed Thorn 2 weeks ago The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 202: the best era changes in games special Time and time travel and art Alice Bell 4 weeks ago 3 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here