In part one of another all-Canadian episode, Kevin and Stockton hash out some of the best songs from their favourite bands in an effort to find out what elements create an artists best work. Check out the corresponding Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3DQRqhx Follow us on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Kevin: @KevinFlevin89 Stockton: @Bimmysucks...
The guys talk Splatoon 3, Nintendo Direct, the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, State of Play, Tokyo Game Show, and the demos released during TGS of Valkyrie Elysium, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and Star Ocean: Divine Force. Follow us on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent Kevin: @KevinFlevin89...
Steve and Andre are back at the movies, and this time they have an absolute doozy. 2025: The World Enslaved By a Virus is a tale of communism, Christianity, incredibly bad acting, communism, a worldwide police state, persecution for being different, and communism!!! Or is it? They laugh, sigh, and shake their heads in disbelief at this absolute disaster that dared to call itself a movie. Follow the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent...
Andre plays Soul Hackers 2, Steve plays Mega Man X7, Kevin plays Tearaway, and everyone participated in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest Premiere! Then the guys talk about Sony and Microsoft's battle over Call of Duty, the latest in the Amico saga, Halo Infinite cancelling couch co-op, The Pokemon Company suing Chinese companies over clone games, and the potential Nintendo Direct this month. Then they talk about the music fidelity on streaming services, Arctic Monkeys' current musical direction, and the...
Have you ever been overwhelmed by the sheer amount of Arcade Archives games available and you had no idea what to buy? Andre and Vin provide a starting point for beginners looking to expand their horizons on arcades games, providing picks from the Konami, Irem, and Namco libraries. Full List of Recommedations Circus Charlie Life Force Block Hole Sunset Riders Lightning Fighters Mr. Goemon Moon Patrol In The Hunt Kid Niki Ninja Spirit X-Multiply Heroic Episode Libble Rabble Mappy New Rally-X Roll...
Steve tries Diofield Chronicle, Kevin revisits Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, and Andre is bored by Dark Cloud. Then we get into the Sega Genesis II Mini full game list, Xbox One lifetime sales figures, the wild Embracer Group shopping spree, Nintendo's possible accessibility controller, and Warner Bros. Discovery in flames. We wrap up with Kevin's current level of Splatoon 3 hype, Andre's unease about video game crossovers, and Kevin bought a Vita! Hope you enjoy the show! Follow us on ...
The MegaTen Boys are here! Steve and Andre give their thoughts after completing the latest mainline series game, Shin Megami Tensei V. From the announcement at the January 2017 Switch Presentation to the journey it took to finally see release, was the long wait worth it? Beware, spoilers abound! Follow the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent...
The whole crew is back to talk about Stray, Space Channel 5, Freedom Planet, Jak 3, Jumping Flash, Fantavision, Red Dead Redemption 2, Splatoon 3 Nintendo Direct, the HBO Max roundabout, the Release the Synder Cut movement being spearheaded by bots, Knights of the Old Republic remake in big trouble, the age of the solo artist over bands, Nintendo's weird restrictions on 3DS and Wii U-era demos, and those video game ad campaigns that stuck with us. Keep up with the show on Twitter at @FineTimePod...
After last month's exploration of the wonderful Bubblegum Crisis, Steve and Andre decided to delve futher into its universe and watch the spinoff series AD Police, and the continuation series Bubblegum Crash. Can they even hold a candle to the classic series that birthed them? Follow the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent...
We have a wide-ranging discussion about the life and times of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, including the mindset going into the generation, the stage being set after the infamous E3 2013, how Sony delivered in the face of no competiton, the rise of the live service game, mid-gen hardware refreshes, and tons more topics and hot takes all about the happenings of the previous decade. Keep up with the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent Kevin: @KevinFlev...
Andre hates Jak II, Kevin somewhat defends Blossom Tales, Steve is wowed by Returnal, and all three guys play the Live-A-Live demo. Other topics include Ubisoft's delisting of an Assassin's Creed game, more laughing at Amico, Phantasy Star Online 2 finally getting a North American PS4 release, JAV Titles: Real or Fake?, an update on Place Your Bets, and our very first Twitter Mailbag! Keep up with the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent Kevin: @KevinFle...
Steve and Vin tackle Pokémon's extensive spinoff titles! From well-known games like Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Go, or Pokémon Mystery Dungeon to relative obscurities like Pokémon Channel, Pokémon Trozei, or Pokémon Conquest, they cover over two decades of history. Catch the good, the bad, and the odds and ends as they look back on their experiences and exchange plenty of laughs. Follow the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Steve: @monotonegent Vin: @lucentai...
We all played Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Steve played Final Fantasy 15, and Andre played Jak and Daxter. Then we talk about Nintendo's rumored 1-2 Switch sequel, Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium, Overwatch 2, Final Fantasy 7 25th Anniversary Celebration, the scattershot Final Fantasy 16 info dump, and the highlights of the Nintendo Drect Mini. We also chat about those games we really wanted to like but we just couldn't, plus a few mobile games recommendations. Keep up with the sh...
Andre and Vin tackle the new Namco compilation, Pac-Man Museum+. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the weird all get their due! How do these games hold up today? Keep up with the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Vin: @lucentai
We all played Boyfriend Dungeon and spilled the tea about our boyfriends, and Mario Strikers: Battle League. Then we get into the multitude of game presentations over the past few weeks, including State of Play, Limited Run Games, Sonic Central, Summer Game Fest, Devolver Digital, Capcom, and the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase. Keep up with the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent Kevin: @KevinFlevin89...
Mega Tokyo just isn't safe anymore, not even the Hot Legs bar! Steve and Andre talk about themselves as anime watchers and how they got into the artform before they take on one of the biggest anime classics of all time, Bubblegum Crisis. Follow the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent
The Taito Egret II Mini party continues! Andre and Vin pick up their discussion by talking about the impact of the Zuntata sound team, the early 90's high-art shmup trilogy of RayForce, Metal Black and Darius Gaiden, briefly cover other assorted shmups like Scramble Formation and Gun Frontier, tackle the insanity of Bubble Symphony and Bubble Memories, rounding up the paddle and trackball games of Syvallion, Cameltry, Puchi Carat and the Arkanoid trilogy, beat-'em-ups The Ninja Kids and Runark, ...
The guys discuss their current playtime with Blaster Master, Mega Man X6, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, VA-11 HALL-A, and Horizon: Zero Dawn. Then they tackle Bethesda delaying Redfall and Starfield, the all-new PlayStation Plus, video game violence as a political weapon, an arousing round of JAV Titles: Real or Fake?, PS3 Virtual Memory Cards, console generation graphical wow factor, and our personal aims for podcasting. Keep up with the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve:...
Andre and Vin join each other for the event of the century: the Taito Egret II Mini is here and it's fantastic! They go into the hardware and its peripherals, the early post-Space Invaders catalog such as Pirate Pete, Lunar Rescue, and Lupin the 3rd, late 80s gems like Raimais, Cadash, and with Violence Fight they use the term "gem" loosely. They also talk about their first-time experiences with Volfied, Elevator Action Returns, and Kaiser Knuckle / Dan-Ku-Ga. Part 2 coming in a couple weeks! Ke...
Steve plays Horizon: Zero Dawn for the first time, Andre revisits old Ys games, Kevin tries The Stanley Parable, and everyone plays the forgotten 2014 edition of Strider and discuss why it's so underrated. Then they get into the new Indie World presetation, Yuki Naka's beef with Square Enix, Square Enix divorcing Eidos and other western companies, the non-E3 landscape of summer announcement shows, Pokemon: Real or Fake (with visuals!), and our favorite fourth-wall breaking video game moments. Pl...
We talk Gravity Rush, Hollow Knight, Tales of Berseria, the hilarious Sonic Origins chart, rumored Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio reboots, catch up on Amico schadenfreude, and a fresh round of Unpopular Gaming Opinions. Follow the show at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent Kevin: @KevinFlevin89...
Steve and Andre have a nice chat about every man’s favorite activity, passed down from father to son: watching stylish action movies with a high body count. They talk about their favorite scenes, lore, characters and kills of the John Wick trilogy up to this point, and where it can go from here. Rated R for graphic bloody violence throughout, and pervasive strong language.
This time we talk Ghostwire: Tokyo, Steve's PS5 adventures, Inside, Phoenix Wright, House of the Dead Remake, Taito's home console ports via City Connection, Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium, figureheads and spokesmen past and present for game companies, and a Horizon: Forbidden West discussion at the very end for easy skipping if you want to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!
Our topics today include Kirby and the Forgotten Land, early impressions of Ghostwire Tokyo, old Tony Hawk's Pro Skaters, the end of Dragalia Lost, the new PlayStation Plus tiers, Gran Turismo 7 review bombing, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, house rules, video game opinions we were wrong about, preachy music, and a Xenoblade: Future Connected spoiler discussion which is at the very end if you want to skip. Enjoy!
What happens when two guys who know nothing about Kingdom Hearts decide to play Kingdom Hearts 3 as their first one? An absolute disaster, that's what! In this wild experiment for the ages, Iisten to Andre and Vin yell, cry, scream, cuss and laugh at the menagerie of sight of sound that was somehow called a video game. Was this a podcast, or a therapy session? You decide!
The guys talk about Gran Turismo 7, Demon's Crest, Beyond Oasis, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl, StarFox, Sony's excellent State of Play last week, Perfect Dark remake's development troubles, a game of 'Capcom, Taito, Or Sega?', predict future announcements with some friendly betting, games that blew us way when we first saw them, and even more! Enjoy!
Kevin is joined by Stockton as they take a trip down memory lane about their formative years of playing educational games on PCs at school, the early days of using the internet, gaming at home with the late 90s and early 2000s classics, cereal box software, graphics cards and peripherals, internet Flash games, and other fun stuff in this All-Canadian bonus content.
The boys discuss Horizon Forbidden West, Babylon's Fall, Megaman X5, the online beta test for Nintendo Switch Sports, Capcom Fighting Collection, Call of Duty taking a year off, the ongoing Intellivision Amico saga, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, what game preservation is and isn't, JAV Titles: Real or Fake, and Unpopular Gaming Opinions makes a return!
Whips! Mummies! Skeleton Athletes! Belmont BDE! The dynamic duo of Dre & Trey get deep into their love for Castlevania by exploring last fall's compilation, Castlevania Advance Collection.
We talk Breath of Fire, Ziggurat 2, Steve wades through the dredges of the Switch eShop, the Cyberpunk 2077 update for current gen, many hot takes on last week's Nintendo Direct, PlatinumGames' puzzling interview, the Wii U/3DS eShop closure and the intersection of preservation, emulation, and piracy, Kevin on The Righteous Gemstones, and we cap it off with a Pokemon Legends: Arceus spoiler discussion at the end.
