@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai navigate an unusually noisy gaming mediaverse, with screeds from Yuji Naka, Reggie Fils-Aimé, and Shigeru Miyamoto (sort of!) to dissect, along with some intriguing news about Nvidia playing footsie with keepers of the crypto. JJJ and Eddy also continue their heavily retro habits with games like Fire Shark and Phantasy Star, and take a moment to imagine what might have been if they’d been able to change the course of gaming history, Quantum Leap-sty...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 16
The Six Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) slice and dice through a hurricane of news, from big Nintendo announcements, to the joy of being able to once again buy a GPU at something resembling market value, and the irritatingly-muddled Sega DLC plan for Sonic Origins. Plus, Eddy delights at the wickedly remade Pocky N' Rocky Reshrined, JJJ marvels at an unstoppable Ukrainian MiSTer developer who dropped a Sega 32X core by surprise, and our cross-Pacific pals discuss the one piece of retro ge...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 15
Once again, video game industry woes take center stage by the water cooler as @GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai disassemble the politically-charged issue of Activision/Blizzard's handling of QA testers, a not-surprising delay for Breath of the Wild 2, difficulties accessing PS One classics on PS3/Vita, and why Ms. Pac-Man is being retconned by Bandai Namco. Plus: if given the power to stop time, what three games would you rescue from your backlog of shame to play without interruptio...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 14
The Six-Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) have bones to pick with an increasingly greedy Sony and a forever-cease & desist-happy Nintendo of America, given the woes players have recently experienced with Gran Turismo 7, and pulled scans of a super-rare Japanese Super Mario 64 guide that will never, ever be marketed in the US. However, it's not all gloom and doom, as Eddy finds joy with a modern take on yet another resurrected Atari arcade classic, and JJJ delights with M2's loving PS4 p...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 13
Hot-button gaming smack takes a bit of a cold (war) shower this episode, given the very real ripples being felt through the gaming world by the invasion of Ukraine. But some silly business remains, such as MOAR Switch 4k/Pro rumors that simply will not die, and we're ready for pizza with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles after the announcement of the Cowabunga Collection. We also discuss dream gaming franchise crossovers, and of course, what we're playing right now as GameAgentET digs deep on the...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 12
GameAgentET and JJJ scrap on the big announcements from Capcom, specifically the Capcom Fighting Collection and the reveal of Street Fighter 6. One of which they are quite grateful for, the other of which they think could have used a little more time (and cough, graphic design.) The Six-Button Samurai ponders changing his name to The Four-Button Samurai given just how downright impressed he is with the deeply excellent KOF XV, and Eddy dishes on a small Switch game called Millie & Molly, plu...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 11
Our trans-Pacific Ocean alliance dips into double digits as GameAgentET and JJJ pick apart the latest Nintendo Direct, and we're pretty stoked about a variety of things we never thought we'd see, like Live A Live, Front Mission, and Klonoa! James and Eddy also remain HYPED AS HELL for KOF XV and the recent DLC team announcements, while this week's Big Question focuses on games that forced us to go back and change our tune on them radically. A sea of deep, deep cuts and 180s await on the latest e...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 10
On this episode of Oh God It Hz, it's business time as JJJ and GameAgent ET discuss the many, many sided-die that is the Activision/Blizzard buyout by Microsoft, Sega formally exiting the arcade business in Japan, and Ubisoft thinking you're too dumb to know NFTs are good for you! We also talk about what we're playing right now, what's next that's shattering our expectations, and do a little daydreaming about what small, bygone developer we'd love to resurrect if we suddenly became bazillionaire...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 9
The pandemic weighs a bit heavy on your humble hosts (and the game industry) as they find themselves awash in the omicron wave, but there's still plenty of gaming love to be had as Game Agent ET and the Six Button Samurai discuss patches for Pac-Man 99 on the Nintendo Switch, Dracula X: Rondo of Blood on the PC Engine Super CD-ROM, and what Eddy and James think of as the most 'important' games ever released. https://linktr.ee/ohgodithz www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com www.instagram.com/Rumination...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 8
JJJ and @GameAgentET (OGiH) are joined by their old friend @Hoptimus (RFC) for a wild and woolly trip into the past and present, discussing the birth of 3D-accelerated FPS gaming with Quake, along with its bleeding edge with Halo: Infinite. We also get deep into our love for Virtua Fighter and the works of Yu Suzuki, and our (cross-platform, please!) hopes for VF6. Last but not least, we get into what games made us happy in 2021, and what we can expect as our preferred consoles continue to clash...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 7
The Original Holiday Recipe of Shame. JJJ and GameAgent ET talk holiday traditions, from Tucson tamales to Christmas reservations at KFC in the Land of the Rising Sun! Retro love is also on the menu, as they discuss the joys of Hot Shot Racing and the SFII Remastered hack for Genesis/MegaDrive. They also discuss less-honorable moments they’ve had while gaming, and explore a brand-new semi-regular segment, both sides of a coin they call Oh God Tier and The Hz Locker. Put your quarters up! www.Rum...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 6
Episode V: The N-Pire Strikes Wack. Although our hosts, GameAgentET and JJJ are lifelong Nintendo players, they strive for objectivity (a good game is a good game regardless of platform), and there's a lot of things that the big 'N' isn't doing well in 2021, particularly with their Nintendo Online service. We also dabble in a bit of rowdy retro ruminations and talk about what company's games we'd play if we could only access one developer's library. www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com www.instagram....
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 5
Episode IV: What Is Original, What Is Theft, and Arcades: Heaven or Hell? From across the pond, ET and JJJ touch on some largish modern games biting features from one another, and what constitutes imitation, flattery, and outright theft. JJJ falls hard for the magnificently remastered Quake, after suffering unplayable framerates as a lad when the game originally dropped with a terrible, terrible PC. Our hosts also go deep on a personal note after learning of fighting legend Daigo Umehara’s quest...
Dec 01, 2021•53 min•Ep. 4
Your trans-Pacific hosts opine on the hive of scum and villainy of a certain AAA game giant being investigated, and the dark parallels between that and the film & television industry and grunts being asked to sacrifice their well-being for big executive paydays. We also touch on the ephemeral nature of digital ‘ownership’ of games and the difficulty of even buying a PS5 or Xbox Series console. Dystopia aside, Ed and JJJ also touch on some modern games they’re enjoying the heck out of right n...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 3
GameAgent ET and JJJ go deeper into their past gaming lives, and how those funny obsessions and old rituals still creep into their gaming habits today. It’s not all retro though, as they touch upon the future of fighting games with discussion about the last season of Street Fighter V DLC, The King of Fighters XV, and what longtime fans are hoping to see from Street Fighter VI whenever that happens. Also lots of love to be had for Streets of Rage 4 and the Mr. X Nightmare DLC. www.RuminationsRadi...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 2
Episode I: Oh God it Startz JJJ and GameAgent ET catch up on what they’re playing on their favorite modern and classic platforms, reminiscing about Friday night fighting games, original Xbox Halo LAN party taunts taking the form of push-ups, and their game collection treasures lost to time that both of your hosts truly wish they could get back without taking out a loan in this insanely overpriced moment in retro gaming. www.RuminationsRadioNetwork.com www.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetwork Tw...
Oct 19, 2021•58 min•Ep. 1
Live on tape from Tucson, AZ & Osaka, Japan… JJJ and GameAgent ET deliver a biweekly blast of insight on the world of video gaming through a retro-fueled lens as a pair of lifelong friends catching up over hot mics across the Pacific Ocean. Sometimes it’s taking on gaming’s biggest issues with the history of the biz firmly in mind, sometimes it’s an open requiem for cool things, people, and places we miss, but there’s always an inside joke being slipped into the cracks as two gentlemen whose...
Oct 19, 2021•45 min
