"Cold Stone Nintendo with Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca" is Episode 365 of Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Cold Stone Nintendo with Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca" was released on September 1, 2022.
"Tomorrow... with Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell and Matt Apodaca @mattapodaca @getplayedpod" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca (Get Played/Get Anime'd) join the 'boys to discuss their favorite Nintendo franchises and Lunchables before a review of Cold Stone's new Nintendo flavors. Plus, a special edition of Slop Quiz.
Nick's intro[]
Donkey Kong
Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.: Litigated in 1984, the case centered over an allegation that Nintendo’s breakout character Donkey Kong was an infringement on the existing character of King Kong, the blonde-napping, skyscraper-summiting enormous ape purportedly owned by the movie studio. After a protracted battle in and out of court, judgment was rendered in Nintendo’s favor, as it was found that not only was Donkey Kong an original creation, but Universal didn’t even own the rights to King Kong, already established in the public domain.
And the man who maneuvered this judicial triumph to ensure the survival of DK and perhaps Nintendo itself was a corporate lawyer named John Kirby. So grateful was Nintendo at Kirby, Esquire's service to their cause that when Masahiro Sakurai — later a game-design celebrity as the director of the Smash Bros series — needed a name for the pink puffball protagonist of a new Game Boy franchise, the team chose “Kirby” in his honor. Thirty years and thirty plus games later, Kirby has become a digital hero perhaps on equal footing with Donkey Kong himself, and has outlived its namesake John Kirby, who passed away in 2019.
As part of the reporting surrounding his death, the Washington Post’s Gene Park noted that John Kirby’s achievements in the legal field went beyond protecting video-game IP: during the Civil Rights movement, he worked at the Justice Department and was tasked with helping to ensure voting rights for Black citizens and to enforce accountability for police brutality. But Kirby found immortality via his association with a video-game mascot, a cherubic cloud who can seemingly suck any object into his gaping cosmic maw.
And now… consumers can follow his lead and go mouthful mode on Nintendo-themed ice cream. In the summer of 2022, an Arizona-founded made-to-order mix-in creamery launched a triforce of Nintendo-themed creations: one for Kirby, as well as for Mario, and for Animal Crossing.
But will these sweet treats be at the top of your taste buds’ leaderboard?
Or will you be left asking, how did this get creamed?
This week on Doughboys… we return to Cold Stone Creamery for the Nintendo Ice Cream Dream Team.
Spoon rating 🥄[]
The first time the Doughboys visited Cold Stone Creamery was back in 2016, when Nick gave it 4 forks and Mitch 2.
They also tried a Cold Stone drink product in Drank or Stank in this episode, it lost to Baskin-Robbins in the semi-finals of the Evan Susser Summer Ice Cream Invitational, and they stopped in to try Cold Stone's Aquaman promotional flavor once (and didn't like it).
Today, they return to try the three Nintendo-themed flavors.
| guest / host | flavors ordered | also ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
|
Sprinkled Waffle Bowl | 1 spoon |
| Mike Mitchell | REESE'S Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cup | 1.5 spoons | |
| Heather Anne Campbell | - | 1 spoon | |
| Matt Apodaca | - | 2 spoons |
Everyone's favorite of the three flavors was Superstar Sprinkle Blast, though Mitch and Heather truly did not like any of them. They also all seemed to like the Island Getaway the least.
With these scores, Cold Stone Creamery is now in the Broken Plate Club.
Slop Quiz: Chower Up edition[]
In Slop Quiz, Nick presents a food-related exam (pop quiz) and Mitch and the guest compete for superiority.
This week's topic is called Chower Up, and is based around video-game foods.
| Mike Mitchell | Heather Anne Campbell | Matt Apodaca | correct | score (MM - HAC - MA) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Castlevania, which health-restoring food is hidden in walls? | - | - | meat | 0 - 0 - 0 | |
| In Portal, which promised dessert is revealed to be a lie? | - | cake | - | cake | 0 - 1 - 0 |
| (bonus: name the cake in Portal) | chocolate | black forest | 0 - 1.5 - 0 | ||
| What is Wario's favorite vegetable that grants him extra health? | - | - | garlic | garlic | 0 - 1.5 - 1 |
| What is the flavor of the blue ice cream in Kingdom Hearts 2? | - | - | sea salt | sea salt | 0 - 1.5 - 2 |
| In Super Mario 3D World, which fruit duplicates Mario? | cherry | - | - | cherry | 1 - 1.5. - 2 |
| In Burger Time, what is the player/character's profession? | - | chef | - | chef | 1 - 2.5 - 2 |
| (bonus: name that chef) | - | - | Peter Pepper | 1 - 2.5 - 2 | |
| In Resident Evil 4, this large fish restores your health? | bass | 1 - 2.5 - 2 | |||
| The food pickup in Hades is a side of fries and what Grecian dish? | gyro | - | - | gyro | 2 - 2.5 - 2 |
| In credits of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Sonic suggests going out for what food with Tails? | - | chili dogs | - | chili dogs | 2 - 3.5 - 2 |
| What is the name of the pixellated mistake dish in Breath of the Wild? | - | dubious food | dubious food | 2 - 4.5 - 2 | |
| What fruit is worth 500 points in Pac-Man? | orange | - | orange | 3 - 4.5 -2 |
Heather Anne Campbell wins!
Favorite Nintendo Franchises 🎮[]
Nick grants that Mario and Zelda are clearly first and second, so he asks what is everyone's third favorite Nintendo franchise.
| guest / host | third favorite Nintendo franchise |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Smash Bros. |
| Mike Mitchell | Donkey Kong |
| Heather Anne Campbell | EarthBound / Mother |
| Matt Apodaca | Donkey Kong |
Roast Spoonman[]
Frank Sinatra (Ol' Blue Eyes)
| “ | Frank Sriracha (Ol' Blue Balls) | ” |
–- | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | I just thought we should explore Leno some more. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | They're gonna be the only movies made for the rest of our lives. | ” |
–Matt Apodaca re: Avatar sequels | ||
| “ | Shouldn't we all bond over the fact that we work with this psychopath. | ” |
–Mitch, to Heather and Matt | ||
#hashtags[]
- #WahWheresMyFlavor?!
The Feedbag[]
| “ | What delicious flavor combinations do you love that are inexplicably hard to find? | ” |
–Steven (Cameron Di-ahz) | ||
| guest / host | rare ice cream flavors they love |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | sweet corn ice cream
Thrifty's Chocolate Chip ice cream |
| Mike Mitchell | bubble gum ice cream |
| Heather Anne Campbell | Haagen Daaz Midnight Cookies and Cream |
| Matt Apodaca | Ben & Jerry's Late Night Snack |
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