Summary: We died thousands of times in Cuphead.<br> <br> Developer: StudioMDHR | Publisher: StudioMDHR| Release Date: September 29, 2017<br> <br> Jacob, Mike and special guest Shane Chiasson make a deal with the devil, roll the dice, hold down "X" for many hours and get frustrated by the youth.<br> <br> Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.<br> <br> Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)<br> <br> Special Guests: Shane Chiasson (@chiassoo; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6KxtbzctFqNytu2ZixlSwg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">check out his YouTube channel</a>)<br> <br> Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub<br> <br> Show Notes (spoilers):<br> <br> * 2:00 What system did you play Cuphead on?<br> * 2:30 Re-mapping the controls [<a href="https://www.polygon.com/guides/2017/9/29/16385062/cuphead-tips-how-to-fix-the-controls" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cuphead tips: How to fix the controls (Polygon)</a>]<br> * 3:40 Shout-out to old cartoons (Betty Boop, Tom & Jerry and Looney Tunes)<br> * 4:45 Cuphead and many E3s<br> * 6:00 Shout-out to Bendy and the Ink Machine and a Zombie Walt Disney<br> * 6:25 Mike makes us feel old with his "Cuphead Cousin" and Jacob rage quits life<br> * 8:00 Boss Run/Boss Rush games that we have played (shout-outs to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Castle Crashers and Mega Man X) & Studio MDHR's influences<br> * 10:30 Did we like this game?<br> * 12:25 The game's setup<br> * 13:50 Run & Gun and the "Simple" difficulty level<br> * 15:00 Power-up/weapon discussions and plane levels<br> * 20:20 Our brain solved the tough levels (Jacob enjoys punishment)<br> * 23:20 Back to power-up discussions<br> * 25:50 The moment Jacob realized that Cuphead is a good video game [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/3/16404486/cuphead-ruiner-video-game-difficulty-xbox-one-pc-ps4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cuphead, Ruiner, and the joy of really hard games (Verge)</a>]<br> * 32:30 We get to King Dice and breakdown this insane boss fight [<a href="https://www.polygon.com/cuphead-guide/2017/10/3/16391938/king-dice-all-bets-are-off" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cuphead boss guide: King Dice in ‘All Bets Are Off’ (Polygon)</a>]<br> * 35:10 Tipsy Troop, Chips Bettigan and Mr. Wheezy<br> * 37:20 Pip and Dot, Hocus Pocus and Phear Lap<br> * 40:10 Who died the most in Cuphead?<br> * 42:15 The Devil's Choice<br> * 44:30 Would the game better with a Switch controller [<a href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/04/cuphead-switch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yup, Cuphead Is Better On the Switch. Here's Why. (Paste Magazine)</a>]<br> * 46:15 Pirouletta, Mangosteen and Mr. Chimes<br> * 50:45 Perfect dice parrying<br> * 52:40 The Devil and other boss talk<br> * 59:05 "It's a real castle?" and Cuphead 2<br> * 1:00:25 Wrap-up<br>
