The Super Smash Bros series has always been a collective favourite. But why exactly is Super Smash Bros Ultimate particularly worth celebration? Chris is here to explain. But not before some thoughts on HOT TOPICS like Sony and their recent PlayStation Plus rejig, and Nintendo’s revelation that The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild 2: The Sequel to Breath of the Wild has been delayed. Also on the decks this week: How’s Minty’s new Android phone treating him? Which Pokémon ROM hacks are wor...
Apr 11, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 16
As we speak longer and longer and longer about these games that we live and love, we’ve made the decision to tackle just one of our amendments per episode. This week: MINTY OF THE BOOTH. Insaniquarium! It was a Flash game, but these days its also a regular game. Minty is a big fan. There’s fish. And aliens. Woof! Also this week: Minty and Jonathan have opposing views on Kirby’s latest adventure. Jonathan BATTERS Elden Ring and is BATTERED by the revelation that Chris has also decided to explore ...
Apr 04, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Due to extenuating circumstances, we’ve had to take a break week from our regular season. BUT we wouldn’t leave you hanging would we? Please enjoy this previously Patreon-exclusive bonus episode, looking at Architecture in videogames. “ We three gents take a deep dive into some of our favourite pieces of architecture in the video games we love. The buildings, the worlds, environments and atmospheres that have been carefully, and lovingly constructed by some amazing architects! Find out why Jonat...
Mar 28, 2022•33 min
INTO OUR RECENT EYES AND EARS: “The game is just incredibly good” - Jonathan Dunn on the mighty Elden Ring ”Ominously, my save file says ‘cycle 1’…” - Minty Booth on Shin Megami Tensei V “Sorry! I’ve failed!” - Chris Dow impersonating his dead (again) PlayStation 3 INTO THE LISTS Minty works up a sweat in Ring Fit Adventure. Jonathan breaks the back (both literally and figuratively) of the Monster Hunter franchise in Rise. Chris sups from the speedrunning well with Fred Wood’s LOVE. Visit o3c.ga...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Time is fleeting. Time is precious. Why not give an hour of your time to us for another weekly dose of the O3C Podcast? There’s updates on Minty’s progress through the phallus-heavy Shin Megami Tensei V as well as collective thoughts on the recent Switch port of Puzzle & Dragons. Jonathan continues to gawp at Elden Ring’s near-infinite world, and Chris delivers high praise for Telltale’s classic take on The Walking Dead, as well as… 2002’s Gran Turismo Concept on the PS2? Then, with lists in...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 13
It’s Monday! It’s time for a podcast! About games no less! Oiright den guvnor, what ‘av we bin playin’ an’ doin’ this week? The Poké-fans reflect on some fresh Poké-news. Minty slashes his way into the end game of Arceus. Chris embraces the post-patch GTA Trilogy on Switch, and begins the climb through a new community-helmed song pack for Clone Hero. Jonathan enters the infinite depths of Elden Ring. Luvly jubbly, cobber! ‘ows ‘bout dem lists though? Minty channels his love of flash games-made-m...
Mar 07, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Come join us as we welcome three new games to our lists, then pour one out in commiseration as we wrestle, emotionally , with ourselves as we dustbin three more. Minty knocks back a tall glass of JRPG royalty as he makes way for Dragon Quest XI (in its expanded Switch port) to take residence on his list. Jonathan sups from the rogue-lite beaker as he ushers modern indie classic, Hades, into his century pile. Chris gets busy with the fizzy , taking a long draw through a short straw, as he attempt...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Every week a Monday, and every Monday a brand spanking new episode of the O3C Podcast, brought to you by the fine fellas at O3C Games. “we’re doing this ‘til the grave!” What did our boys make of the recent Nintendo Direct? Collective trouser tingles at Mario Kart 8’s surprise run of DLC! Then individual excitement at Splatoon 3’s nearing release; Kirby’s dribbling mouthful; and odd ports from yesteryear. On the NOW PLAYING list for this week: Pokémon Legends Arceus and Brilliant Diamond, Ni No ...
Feb 21, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Is Jonathan still feeling positive about the Pokémon franchise after slamming nearly 60 hours (in one calendar week!?) into Legends Arceus? How many tens of hours has Minty found for the open world this week? What has Mrs Minty named our menthol man’s Pokémon party? Could anyone have predicted that Chris would be playing Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures on the SNES this week? And can anyone guess the genre this weird Pac-oddity falls into? How’s Chris getting on with Clone Hero after a 2 year hiatu...
Feb 14, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Three more games. THREE MORE GAMES. Will the games ever stop?! Paper Mario: The Foldy Monarch, Metroid Feart , and Statik (you can’t really get the thesaurus out for a word that’s not a word). Very little to connect these three if we’re honest, but they’re here. And we love them. Enough to shove them into our lists no doubt. Perhaps you’ll love them too? Perhaps you already do?! There’s also a big load of smish smash piffle paffle about some games we’ve been playing this week. Perhaps in the fut...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 8
This week on the O3C Podcast, our gamers three bring three more games to the table for your consideration: Midway’s part-sequel-part-spinoff Doom 64; Housemarque’s PS5 exclusive Returnal, and Nintendo’s Balloon Kid a 30+ year old Gameboy Classic. Where will they fall in our big bad lists? And which games will be excised to make room for their spritely inclusion? “Imagine trying to juggle with a hundred and twenty balls? You’re going to drop some.” List to one side, what else have we been playing...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 7
Oh, stories. There are always stories. Remember when our silly little podcast lasted 20 minutes a week and we just said ‘game’s good’ and then moved on? It’s been a fair old time since we were that succinct , and those clamouring for ‘less, less, less!’ certainly won’t be placated by this week’s serving of ‘more, more more!’ . Stories of digital polygamy. Stories of Ghibli tears. Stories of lockdown. Was O3C ever really about games? This week, in games we * have * played: Minty plays ‘avoid the ...
Jan 24, 2022•54 min•Season 4Ep. 6
There are no other videogame podcasts in existence where, in a single hour long episode, the hosts will talk passionately about games as disparate as Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, the PS4 reboot of God of War, and Popcap’s Zuma’s Revenge. IT JUST DOESN’T HAPPEN. Sail with us, fair listener, as we make the case for this trio’s entry into our top 100 lists. Why do they merit inclusion? And, when their inclusion has justified, which three titles leave the party this week to make way for their insert...
Jan 17, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Back to it then, eh lads? It’s 2022. An entirely new year. You know what’s not new? Our * love * for videogames. What did we get up to in our Christmas break then? Minty played… some Digimon! Jonathan played… some Binding of Isaac! Chris played… some old rubbish no one cares about? Peppered in between all that, listen out for some colourful stories of Jackbox parties, some colourblind stories of Switch indies, ..and tales of Chris’ lost Christmas days playing long-discontinued ports of ancient a...
Jan 10, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Thank goodness that one’s over, eh? Games have kept us sane. They’ve kept us in touch with one another. They’ve kept us busy. They’ve kept us.. fit? Escapism, creative outlets, communication tools, a home gym. We love them. Get your ears round our end of year spectacular to hear our favourite gaming moments of the year, as well as stand-out titles that we consider our games of the year. What will be crowned our collective game of the year? Will Chris be able to convince the boys that Cruisn’ Bla...
Dec 31, 2021•40 min
It's Christmas! Alongside seasonal staples like gorging yourself to the point of near-death, sharing gifts with all and sundry, and arguing about politics over the dinner table, it's the O3C Christmas Special! This year, we loosely hijack the parable of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, to chat about our gaming ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. We pontificate on disappointing gaming gifts gone by as recipients of the past; explore some hidden gems of a very here-and-now eShop sale ...
Dec 25, 2021•51 min
Another week, another trio of games p r o m o t e d as a trio of forebears are canned . There’s the usual chit chat about the games wot we bin playin. Jonathan and Minty enjoy a bit more Isaac, in co-op no less! Minty trudges through the latter stages of Digimon Cyber Sleuth’s cyber story and begins a 100% playthrough of Paper Mario. Chris plays a liddle bidda dis and a liddle bidda dat , but mainly just gets annoyed at Hot Wheels Unleashed. Then onto that there list admin: Minty points and clic...
Dec 20, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 3
The housekeeping begins! Spreadsheets at our finger tips, we begin the devastating process of retro-fitting some of our very favourite videogames back into our top 100 lists. Which titles make the cut? Which titles get the chop? The sacred scrolls have been unfurled. The table has been set with the very finest cutlery. The cork is popped on a very expensive bottle of alcoholic lager beer. Minty swipes at the mobile bonanza Disco Zoo. Jonathan cruises around the digital idyll that is Forza Horizo...
Dec 14, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 2
We’re back, baby! Refreshed, clean-shaven (metaphorically of course ), and with a new hat! Our Three Cents becomes O3C Games as we step away from our top 100 lists. Well, not just yet. Season 3.5 represents us ‘showing our workings in the margins’, picking through the games we’ve played and loved over the last 3 years that fell just outside the window of eligibility for our top 100 lists. From next week we’ll be tackling three games a week, old-school style, and attempting to give them a rough p...
Dec 06, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Are you ready for this? I mean, are you really ready for this? Almost 3 years after we kicked off this silly little project, we’re here to deliver our grand finale. WHO WILL BE VICTORIOUS IN THE OUR THREE CENTS QUIZ? WHAT WEIRD NICHE ARCADE INSPIRED THING DOES CHRIS LOVE MORE THAN ANY OTHER? WHICH JRPG ( did you expect anything less? ) DOES MINTY CROWN ATOP HIS MONSTER OF A LIST? WHICH NINTE.. ( wait, hang on? ) PC GAME DOES JONATHAN BELIEVE REPRESENTS VIDEOGAMING BETTER THAN EVERY OTHER THING H...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 28
With just a week to go until the final episode of season three (and the bombshell revelation that we all, independent of one another, have placed the PlayStation's Japanese exclusive Pepsiman at the top of our lists), we've decided to celebrate YOU. In this final week of edging before our lists conclude, we're diving into Your Three Cents, and picking over ten top ten sent in by ten top friends to give our thoughts on some of your very favourite video games of all-time! With all our love, The O3...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 4 min
15 more games that didn’t quite make it into our top 100 lists. They’re not the best games, by any means. But they are certainly games. And games that we enjoyed, no less! Want to hear a few, possibly misremembered thoughts on games as varied as Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell? WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It? A grab bag of Flash-based web games? Want to hear some foggy memories of Doom RPG? Bad impressions of characters from an unspecified entry in the Professor Layton series? Or a heartfelt run down o...
Sep 27, 2021•48 min
After what feels like one million years, we stand just weeks from the zenith of our lists. To whet your collective whistles, and to leave everyone positively salivating for our favourite games of all time, we’ve gone back to the genesis of our lists to discuss the almost-rans that narrowly missed out on inclusion by metric of us judging them to be worse than Bomber Raid, Elebits and Clockwork Knight 2. In the first of this two part bonus, allow us to serve up 15 games that we thoroughly enjoyed!...
Sep 20, 2021•44 min
(..come hither, sweet child...) As our number ones loom in the wings, allow master of ceremonies Jonathan A. Dunn a quick chance at the top of the episode to regale you with news as to how this season of our fair podcast shall conclude. Then, business as usual: QUIZ, RECENT GAMES, BIG GAME. QUIZ ANOTHER nail-biting round of both the ‘definite article’ quiz between Chris and Minty, and the ‘indefinite article’ quiz in the Minty-helmed Quiz Master’s challenge and / or Gauntlet. RECENT GAMES Jonath...
Sep 13, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Heartbreak in this week’s quiz as tables are TURNED. Who will be victorious at our series end? Minty pushes numbers ever higher in the mobile title Exponential Idle, and very much enjoys Nightdive’s recent remaster of the PC classic Quake, a game he describes as like Doom 64 1.5 . Chris continues to download and compile his infinite library of games; becomes hooked, alongside Jonathan, on the sumptuous A Monster’s Expedition; and is pleasantly surprised by the demo of the upcoming WarioWare: Get...
Sep 06, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Chris reveals the penultimate game on his top 100 list, the warm hug that is the Animal Crossing series, here represented by its 3DS entry, New Leaf. Why does Chris consider Nintendo’s life and social simulation more ‘friend’ than game? All that, naturally, but not before: ..more head scratchers in the quiz; ..a continuing retro games odyssey via Chris’ emulation station; ..Jonathan’s thoughts on the longer-than-expected Monster Hunter Stories 2; ..and Minty’s spittle-flecked fury at his frustra...
Aug 30, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Join O3C as we speak to genuine industry stalwart Giles Goddard! Travelling through milestones in his varied career, find out how working with Argonaut led to the development of the Super FX Chip which would power the technical powerhouses Star Fox and Stunt Race FX; how taking residence in Japan led to a closer relationship with Nintendo and work on Super Mario 64 and 1080 Snowboarding ( not Skiing !); why Steel Diver remains one of Giles’ favourite titles in his collective oeuvre; and how ‘goi...
Aug 23, 2021
The Sega Saturn takes what is likely its final moment in the spotlight in our top 100s as Jonathan talks up the underrated Shining the Holy Ark. Lick your lips, and take a big ol’ bite of one of Sega’s very best JRPGs. Music theory! Incubi and succubi! The threads of destiny! In Quiz Town , Chris and Minty rack their brains attempting to match up negative critical reviews to games they personally have nothing but love for. Jonathan has a great time with Monster Hunter Stories 2 and its tactical ...
Aug 16, 2021•48 min•Season 3Ep. 24
This week on the O3C Podcast, linguistic shenanigans ensue in this week’s Quiz round as Chris and Minty duke it out for trivial supremacy. In our gaming activity, Minty’s Cyber Sleuthing comes to a natural caesura , and he gets his mobile retro rogue-lite action on in the brilliantly deep and minimalist Snake throwback - SNKRX! Minty also takes on the new lord of microtransactions in Pokémon Unite, the new (is it really?!) free-to-play MOBA featuring the beloved critters. Jonathan shares his fin...
Aug 09, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 23
9 games left. 9 games to go . It seems only yesterday that we kicked off this silly project, and yet here we are, several years on entering the top 3: our very favourite games of all time . Chris kicks off the boys tip top trilogies with Jonathan Blow’s incredible puzzle adventure The Witness. Can Chris sell you on a game that is ostensibly just about solving line puzzles for 60 hours? In the Kingdom of Quiz, how do Chris and Minty fare in a test of their chronological gaming knowledge? What do ...
Aug 02, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 22
