{"podcast":{"title":"The Weekly Warp Pipe","slug":"the-weekly-warp-pipe-7074078","podcast_index_feed_id":7074078,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-weekly-warp-pipe/","website_url":"https://theweeklywarppipe.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e0c34f05-17d8-4255-bad1-d700bd491765/Iy2nIvsoligk41U0u-bPIgY8.png","author":"Russ lyman, David Apuzzo, Retrocart Collector","episode_count":276,"summary":"The Weekly Warp Pipe is a podcast dedicated to Retro Video Games, 80s & 90s Toys and all things nostalgia.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-weekly-warp-pipe-7074078"},"episode":{"title":"From Mario to Silent Hill 2: Gaming’s Greatest Love Stories - The Weekly Warp Pipe Podcast EP 181","slug":"from-mario-to-silent-hill-2-gaming-s-greatest-love-stories-the-weekly-warp-pipe-podcast-ep-181","published_at":"2026-02-14T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-weekly-warp-pipe-7074078/from-mario-to-silent-hill-2-gaming-s-greatest-love-stories-the-weekly-warp-pipe-podcast-ep-181","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-weekly-warp-pipe-7074078","url":"https://theweeklywarppipe.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/be604003-1201-4d8b-9493-73be1e66d54d.mp3","summary":"Love is in the air… and in the pixels.In this Valentine’s-themed episode of The Weekly Warp Pipe, we dive into retro and modern video game love stories — from rescuing Princess Peach in Super Mario Bros. to the emotional depths of Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy VII, Chrono Trigger, and the epic romance of Lunar: Silver Star Story and Eternal Blue.We also revisit arcade-era relationships in Kung Fu, Double Dragon, and River City Ransom — because nothing says love like fighting through waves of enemies.🎧 NEW SEGMENT ALERT: Sound Check debuts! We test our ears by guessing classic video game sound effects and retro music tracks.🥊 Throwdown Showdown returns with a Valentine’s twist: Drew Barrymore in The Wedding Singer vs. Drew Barrymore in Never Been Kissed — who wins in a fight?🚦 And in Red Pipe / Green Pipe, we choose our ultimate 90s vibe: Cherry Pepsi & Care Bears OR Cherry Coke & The WuzzlesLove. Nostalgia. Debates. Chaos.Let’s-a go. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐-------------------------------------------------------------------- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5AWnB5OdPO7Gy-MKxbP8g/join ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐-------------------------------------------------------------------- 🟥 Subscribe now to see new Videos! ► 🎙 The Weekly Warp Pipe - Saturdays at 9am Here on Youtube, or Spotify, Apple Podcast, or anywhere you listen to Podcast ► www.TheWeeklyWarpPipe.com 📞 CALL US or send a TEXT MESSAGE (949) 682 - 9277 ☎️ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👀 Watch MORE of The Weekly Warp Pipe: Name That Quote ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eZu9MQYGZM&list=PLqxkY8TzseqSMVnSjWyfZnu57vi0gDdYs Rad or Bogus Playlist ►► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqxkY8Tz…","meta_description":"Love is in the air… and in the pixels.In this Valentine’s-themed episode of The Weekly Warp Pipe, we dive into retro and modern video game love stories —…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6442,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-weekly-warp-pipe-7074078/episodes/from-mario-to-silent-hill-2-gaming-s-greatest-love-stories-the-weekly-warp-pipe-podcast-ep-181/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-weekly-warp-pipe-7074078/from-mario-to-silent-hill-2-gaming-s-greatest-love-stories-the-weekly-warp-pipe-podcast-ep-181.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}