Episode 156 - PAX West 2026 Wrap-Up with Sully from Kaiju Cabal

Zine maker and brand new friend of the pod Sully (aka Kaiju Cabal on the socials) joins the program this week for a wrap-up of Ben’s PAX West 2026 attendance shenanigans! It’s rather serendipitous that Sully keeps a list of words, loves to pick things apart, is genuinely curious, and has tons of questions about stuff. After an introduction to Sully focusing on their late-age autism diagnosis and their chosen artistic medium, they explore the stacks of Polaroid photographs and piles of tchotchkes Ben collected for each day of PAX this year. 

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00:00:20 - An introduction to Sully from the hotel studio, wet spiders, and a mom draws a line
00:04:05 - Diagnosed as autistic, food and spoons, invitations to engage, and Andrew’s project 
00:11:14 - Sometimes making connections takes work, curious brains, and humble PAX origins
00:14:54 - Piles of stuff, Polaroid photographs, weirdly shaped potatoes, and pictures of dinner
00:17:57 - Clowntown time traveling, wanting to punch someone, and going on a no-fun run
00:21:56 - Appreciating the concept, fun allergies, Jackbox inspirations, and being whimsical
00:25:36 - Pandemic party game popularity, required skillsets, and feeding the hippopotamus 
00:29:30 - Let’s talk about thumb drives, taking down the RIGHT system, and a miscalculation
00:34:18 - Ben’s audible, Blocks for Babies summary, some CPS concerns, and the Cenobites
00:40:07 - EpiPen for fun, War of the Western Deep, the Don Bluth style, and player choices
00:43:03 - Ether or Aether, Car Wars combat, Ben’s delayed answer, and meeting the team
00:52:40 - Reviewing day 2 materials, misidentifying an olive, and meeting some game legends
00:56:32 - Pinball legality, Dr. Pepper story, sailboat pinball, and niche Halloween costumes
01:01:06 - Super Cucumber, a husband and wife duo, collaborations, and being the arbiter
01:04:31 - The Fallout pinball machine, watching the show, the art, and testing the mechanics
01:09:44 - That never happens, not Mannequin, the Pinball 2000 concept, and George Gomez
01:12:52 - Intrigued by cult paraffinalia, Ladder Lad trailer impressions, and ladders on stairs
01:17:29 - Johnson and Dan, a BYOCRT console, and teasing the best business card winner
01:21:49 - Verb names, Sully’s description of Ty’s business card, and working-class symbols
01:23:55 - DESOLUS, architecture and portals, a layman’s trailer critique, and angel accuracy
01:26:59 - Flamecraft, Monster Couch’s focus, cute artisan dragons, and you had me at cats

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References, Links, and Tags

Clowntown from Batterystaple Games
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3680200/Clowntown/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwtlgTF55-0

Blocks for Babies by BunkSoft Interactive LLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2776770/Blocks_for_Babies/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVhTiO8xdXo

War of the Western Deep by Sunsgrove Studios
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2976440/War_of_the_Western_Deep/
https://youtu.be/fbnTH5nK6tU?si=h7KwLMPRM2hCrqIW

Aether & Iron by Seismic Squirrel 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836560/Aether__Iron/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYkoQo3lJPE

Super Cucumber by Cubicorn Games
https://store.steampowered.com/app/522290/Super_Cucumber/
https://youtu.be/xaHBX25uFNc?si=XJBf7EK5egZzk3Na

The Fallout pinball machine by Stern Pinball
https://www.sternpinball.com/game/fallout/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SquqtbOZRw

Ladder Lad by BUCK Games and Antfood
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3871300/Ladder_Lad/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYoFajn-T00

A Corgi’s Cozy Hike by Scalisco 
https://scalisco.com/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2321250
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOugyq_-W_I

DESOLUS by Mark J. Mayres 
https://www.desolus.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003460/DESOLUS/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39KXUVp9U4M

Flamecraft by Monster Couch 
https://www.monstercouch.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3201730/Flamecraft/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c74E9d4LvKo

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