For All Platforms (feat. Q-UP, Unfair Flips, Dragon Quest I + II, Silksong, and Hyrule Warriors)

For All Platforms (feat. Q-UP, Unfair Flips, Dragon Quest I + II, Silksong, and Hyrule Warriors)

Author: Stephen Hilger + Brendon Bigley November 12, 2025 Duration: 2:08:20

Flip a coin and it lands on heads or tails. Release a Dragon Quest and it lands on every platform. Makes you think.

Matt Horton's video essay and interview about coin flipping games on Flow State

Q-Up soundtrack on bandcamp

Discussed: New stuff on Patreon, Stephen on Wavelengths, games about flipping coins, Q-Up, e-sports, Unfair Flips, recent history of Warriors spin-off games, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, the Zelda timeline, Zelda games starring Zelda, DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake — on all platforms, the value of remakes, Silksong, the appeal of an active protagonist 

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Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:25) - Two things at the top
  • (02:18) - We've been flipping coins
  • (03:05) - Q-Up | We've been flipping coins
  • (23:46) - Unfair Flips | We've been flipping coins
  • (26:40) - ENDING SPOILERS!!! Unfair Flips | We've been flipping coins
  • (27:32) - Unfair Flips | We've been flipping coins
  • (35:50) - Break
  • (35:52) - Tiding from Josh to Andrew!
  • (37:20) - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | [Insert clickbait Zelda Timeline title]
  • (01:02:57) - Break
  • (01:02:58) - DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake | Some updates!
  • (01:41:00) - Hollow Knight: Silksong | Some updates!
  • (01:58:16) - Wrapping up (Silksong and GOTY)
  • (02:07:28) - Wrapping up (for real)
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