This week! Pokémon Sun/Moon, Mario Run pricing, Watch Dogs naughty bits, more NES Classic talk and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest Watch Dogs 2 has some naughty bits Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection Gets Weird Super Mario Run releases Dec. 15, $9.99 IAP Switch rumors: Mario at launch Nintendo Switch getting Pokémon? Breath of the Wild not at Switch launch / delay Pokémon Sun / Moon Watch Dogs 2 WRONG! book link (proceeds through Thanksgiving to Extra Life) Sewart's Extra Life...
Nov 22, 2016•1 hr 37 min
This week! We dig in deep on the NES Classic. Stories of acquiring one, discussions of Nintendo’s supply troubles, and questioning whether it’s a video game console or a toy ensue. Friend of the show Chris Baker joins us to talk Call of Duty and Extra Life, too. Join us, won’t you? Check out Chris Baker’s book, WRONG! Retro Games, You Messed Up Our Comic Book Heroes!, here . You can also follow him on Twitter @cbake76 or check out his website at christopher-baker.com. Links of interest: NES Clas...
Nov 15, 2016•2 hr 2 min
This week! NES Classic is out this week, new Blaster Master coming in 2017, Animal Crossing Welcome Amiibo, Titanfall 2, Call of Duty, Rez Infinite, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: NES Classic Edition is out this week Playing With Power book Nintendo is bringing back the Nintendo Power Line Inticreates is bringing back Blaster Master PlayStation Pro is out this week The Story of Rocket League video from NoClip Report: Nintendo ends Wii U production Animal Crossing Welcom...
Nov 08, 2016•1 hr 34 min
This week! More Nintendo Switch news, Bethesda not sending early review copies, Pokémon Sun/Moon demo, more PSVR, World of Final Fantasy, and much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Press conference/public event January 12 for price, more details and games 6.2” capacitive multitouch touchscreen confirmed by Eurogamer Bethesda and game reviews Bethesda wants your money before reviews hit (Kuchera) Hello Games Twitter/email hacked Nintendo Voice Chat Switch episode Check out Greg's web s...
Nov 01, 2016•1 hr 34 min
This week! We’ve been podcasting for 10 YEARS. What! We’ve got a little bit of Red Dead Redemption 2 chatter before we spend the rest of the show talking about Nintendo Switch. We hope you enjoy it. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Red Dead Redemption 2 announced Back In My Play - Nintendo Switch Midas Touch Games Facebook / Twitter Nintendo Switch revealed Eurogamer’s leak The Reveal Video Gamexplain’s Mario footage analysis Gamexplain’s Reveal Video analysis IGN’s analysis video Power - ...
Oct 25, 2016•1 hr 46 min
This week! A full report on the PSVR experience from Greg, Red Dead sequel coming(?), Paper Mario Color Splash, Dragon Quest Builders, Gears of War 4, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: “Skat Strut” music video The Real MC Skat Kat Sea Bands Voodoo Vince Vexx Dr. Muto Kya Dark Lineage Dreamrift Rockstar Red Tweet Stewy Plays Rez Infinite Stewy Tries Here They Lie (demo) Sewart Plays the Thumper demo Rez Infinite Until Dawn Rush of Blood Battlezone Eve Valkyrie Wayward Sk...
Oct 18, 2016•1 hr 47 min
This week! We welcome Dylan Cornelius from SegaDoes.com. We also gab about Beyond Good & Evil 2, Voodoo Vince, PlayStation VR, Shovel Knight, Silent Hill 3, Condemned, Uncharted 4, Forza Horizon 3, Elite: Dangerous, Dragon Question Builders and Raw Data! Join us, won’t you?
Oct 12, 2016•1 hr 25 min
This week! More details on the NES Classic Mini, Nintendo announces the Famicom Mini, PSVR launch is coming right up, plus Forza Horizon 3, Dragon Quest Builders, LEGO Dimensions Year 2, Sonic Boom Fire & Ice and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo announces Famicom Mini NES Classic Edition has really great interface/emulation Lots of PSVR unboxings hit this week (embargo lifts 10/5) Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 18 now available) - click here. ...
Oct 04, 2016•1 hr 25 min
This week! Oculus founder in hot water, NX gets praise/goes into trial production, Forza Horizon 3 is awesome, the Vive is great, everything's great, how are you? Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Palmer Luckey (Oculus guy) gave funds to pro-Trump anti-Hillary alt-right meme org Polytron pulls Oculus support over it Journalist for The Verge takes job at Apple, doesn’t tell anyone Ubisoft CEO praises unannounced Nintendo NX Foxconn trialling Nintendo NX production Sonic Mania CE 1996 commerc...
Sep 27, 2016•1 hr 27 min
This week! Hello Games PR, more game delays, Sonic Mania collector's edition, Ethan gets an HTC Vive, Forza Horizon 3 demo, Pac-Man Championship 2, NASCAR Heat Evolution, Attack on Titan, Pokémon Go Plus and much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Shu Yoshida on No Man’s Sky South Park delayed into 2017 Last Guardian delayed into December TGS stuff - Rez Infinite, Space Channel 5 VR Sonic Mania special edition comes with goodies Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 18 now...
Sep 20, 2016•1 hr 29 min
This week! More 3DS talk, more Streetpass games, PS4 Pro, Super Mario Run, Pokémon Go, Picross 3D Round 2, Vita stuff and more! Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Rise & Shine Pinny Arcade NES Mini ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove Battle Chef Brigade Rick and Morty VR Headlander soundtrack live Super Mario Run announced Pokémon Go for the Apple Watch PS4 Pro announced (11/10 release, $399, 1TB) GamesIndustry.biz PS4 Pro analyst piece Picross 3D Round 2 Buck Bumble theme for 10 hours...
Sep 13, 2016•1 hr 23 min
This week! 3DS plans, NX specs, Gran Turismo Sport is delayed, PlayStation Now on PC, Deus Ex Revolution, Stein's Gate, HeadLander, FIFA 17, Alone With You, Assetto Corsa and F1 2016! Join us, won’t you? Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 17 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Or check out Ethan's gaming blog at gamingunicorn.com Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast...
Sep 06, 2016•2 hr 7 min
This week! Crystal Pepsi, Dunkin Donuts, Swedish Fish Oreos, CJ buys a N3DS, PS4 slim, ToeJam & Earl, No Man’s Sky, Alone With You, games that fan groups can go ahead and remake, and more! Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Crystal Pepsi Swedish Fish Oreos Super Mario 3D Land 3DS GameCube boot-ups Mario 64 DS on Wii U VC ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove trailer Doki Doki Universe No Man’s Sky Transformers Fall of Cybertron Metroid Prime Federation Force Alone With You Link’s Awakeni...
Aug 30, 2016•1 hr 10 min
This week! Delays, Metal Gear Survive, slim hardware, best-selling systems, more No Man's Sky, Metroid Federation Force, Deus Ex Go, Xonic, F1 2016, playing retro games in the future and more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Final Fantasy XV delay (day one patch) New Slim PS4 leaked? Below Delayed Indefinitely Nintendo 3DS is the best-selling system of July Metal Gear Survive announcement 8-4 Play - AD LIB MOANING IN PAIN DLC 140: Planets without Carrots Check out Greg's web series Genera...
Aug 23, 2016•1 hr 34 min
This week! A heavy dose of No Man’s Sky (if your podcast client has chapter support you can skip to or past it!), fan games, new 3DSes, NX patents, mock-ups, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Retromags.com Chester Cheetah’s Wild Wild Quest Chester Cheetah Too Cool to Fool Nintendo Quest Nintendo Quest on Amazon Instant Video Pokemon Uranium fan game New Nintendo 3DS Mario Land Edition NX patent (interchangeable controllers) An amazing NX mock-up on Reddit PlayStation Meeti...
Aug 16, 2016•1 hr 43 min
This week! No Man’s Sky leaks/patches/all that stuff (use chapter stops to avoid any details), Nintendo Power hits the internet, Metroid, Telltale Batman, ABZU and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo Power Internet Archive No Man’s Sky Day 1 patch Limited Run Games My Life In Gaming: YouTube Pete Hines relates Rami Ismail’s Day 1 patch piece Metroid 30th Anniversary - Metroid 2 remake released Holy shit Blue Dragon is coming to XBO back compat Inside coming to PS4 Aug. ...
Aug 09, 2016•1 hr 42 min
This week! We're joined by Kevin Larrabee for a long talk about Eurogamer’s Nintendo NX piece from last week. Then we dive into games like Headlander, F1 2015, and a whole lot of Vita stuff like UPPERS!, Trails of Cold Steel and Shiren the Wanderer. Oh, and this episode has a Shenmue II spoiler right at the front of Whatcha Been Playing, so watch out for that. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo NX Eurogamer thing NX compatible with Nintendo’s mobile games The Battle Cats Pop! (3DS) ...
Aug 02, 2016•1 hr 40 min
This week! More Pokémon Go (don’t worry, not that much of it), Detective Pikachu, Sonic Mania, Animal Crossing, Headlander launch feels and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Extra Life Twitch Greg’s Metal Gear video SST Band Player One Podcast Episode 4 Detective Pikachu movie from Legendary Pictures Detective Pikachu trailer Detective Pikachu w/Danny DeVito Look Who’s Talking Now trailer Sonic Mania trailer Sonic 2017 trailer Animal Crossing Amiibo update PLAY 2016 titles ann...
Jul 26, 2016•1 hr 14 min
This week! Kevin Larrabee joins us to talk NES Classic Mini, Pokémon Go, Nintendo 64DD, Song of the Deep, Dragon Quest Heroes, Gradius II, Shadow Complex and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo to re-release NES Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition page Headlander launching 7/26, CJ wrote a PS blog piece Rick and Morty VR announced, playable at SDCC US N64 DD discovered? Check out Back In My Play at backinmyplay.com , The Fitcast Network at fitcast.network , and follow Kevin ...
Jul 19, 2016•1 hr 37 min
This week! Pokémon Go, Red Dead Redemption, CSGO Gambling, Ghostbusters, gaming foods and lots more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Pokémon Go launches Girl Finds Dead Body While Playing Pokemon Go Red Dead Redemption better on Xbox One No Man’s Sky goes gold CSGO Gambling YouTube scandal Driv3rgate Scandal Adam Boyes leaves Sony Inside TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan The Warriors PS2 on PS4 The Warriors TV series The Italian Job (PS1) Blood Bowl II Shenmue II Kowloon Walled City Kowloon Wall...
Jul 12, 2016•1 hr 28 min
This week! Remasters of the Bioshocks, speedruns, Ghostbusters, arcade games, LEGO everything, VR, clickers/tappers and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: My Summer Vacation PS1 Scroll magazine: Summer Bioshock Infinite Spoilercast Bioshock Remaster Collection announced Batman Remaster collection delayed indefinitely System Shock remaster Kickstarter Summer Games Done Quick The Late Show SMB3 Speedrun Atari Ghostbusters Overwatch Pocket Arcade Story for iOS (and Android) Arcade...
Jul 05, 2016•1 hr 56 min
This week! Mighty No. 9 is released, Overwatch, Pac-Man 256, Teeny Titans, Shaggy Dogs, Atari Flashbacks and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sonic’s 25th Anniversary N64 20th Anniversary Mighty No. 9 is out! Overwatch Pac-Man 256 Teeny Titans Rodeo Stampede Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Bloodstained DEMO The Shaggy Dog The Shaggy DA Back In My Play Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 17 now available) - click here...
Jun 28, 2016•1 hr 17 min
This week! We talk about E3 for over 2 and a half hours! The press conferences and the announcements. We go hardware manufacturers first, then publishers, and then give out some grades at the end. Thanks to Kevin Larrabee of Back In My Play and the FitCast Network for coming on and talking E3 with us. Join us, won’t you? Linkles of interest: Nintendo - 4 HOUR playlist of Breath of the Wild Videos Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo announced some other stuff too Sony - Press Conference Everything...
Jun 20, 2016•2 hr 36 min
This week! CJ and Phil are on assignment, so Sewart holds down the ford with Ethan and Kevin Larrabee! Topics include: E3, LEGO Dimensions, Xbox One S, Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, Mass Effect Andromeda, Nintendo NX, Shenmue III, Dreamcast, Kirby, Ethan's VR experience, and much more! Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 (Episode 17 now available) – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We’ve got an app for t...
Jun 14, 2016•2 hr 6 min
This week! Rich Grisham hosts the 500th episode special - delving into some podcast history, past vs. present, changes in the podcast and in gaming, origin stories and so much more. Thank you so much for joining us for the previous 500 episodes. Let's make it at least 100 more, eh? At least. Links of interest: Ethan’s Spend Capped Gaming CJ at Atlanta’s Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo Greg’s Extra Life Campaign Page Episode 124 w/Kenneth “Slim” Miller Episode 217 w/”Do They Know It’s Christmas” Epi...
Jun 07, 2016•1 hr 33 min
This week! Iterated Xbox One hardware, game streaming, bad trailers, No Man’s Sky delay, Mega Man cartoons, virtual reality, Overwatch, Uncharted and much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: No Man’s Sky delayed to August 6 No Man’s Sky creator gets death threats after delay Mighty No. 9 trailer gets internet reaction Inti Creates CEO tweet about Mighty No. 9 trailer DHX Media doing Mega Man cartoon Xbox One slim, streaming box, and Scorpio rumors Comcast getting rid of need for cable b...
May 30, 2016•1 hr 50 min
This week! More Doom, some more Uncahrted (light spoiler talk through Chapter 16 from 38:01 - 51:18), the Angry Birds movie, dead gamertag revivals, Gran Turismo Sport, Ratchet & Clank, Forza 6 NASCAR DLC and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Phil of Toys on YouTube Ethan’s Video Game Memories blog Kevin Spacey cat movie Gran Turismo Sport Ratchet loses $10m Microsoft Bringing Halo 5’s Forge to Windows 10 Not Bringing Actual Halo 5 to PC Batman Return to Arkham on PS4/X...
May 24, 2016•1 hr 24 min
This week! Ethan joins us to talk Uncharted 4 ( spoilers through Ch.5 from 1:00:10 - 1:26:37), Doom, Severed, Pocket Card Jockey, Disney shutting down Infinity, Eurogamer’s piece on Lionhead, that video of someone playing Doom who’s not very good at shooters, and a whole bunch more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Disney infinity dead, Disney getting out of gaming Eurogamer Lionhead article Milo & Kate E3 demo Fable Legends trailer Polygon and Doom - GAF thread Polygon Doom video Assa...
May 17, 2016•1 hr 56 min
This week! Ethan and Kevin join us to talk PAX East, Uncharted, Nintendo, mobile stuff, E3, NX, Call of Duty, Battlefield 1, Overwatch, Pocket Card Jockey, Star Fox Zero, Taiko Drum Master 5, Axiom Verge, Mega Man 5, pizza, Amiibo and so much more. Won't you join us? Links of Interest: The Fitcast Network Ethan's Video Game Memories blog Fortune Hunter game on mobile Respawn (Titanfall) is doing a Star Wars Adventure game (3rd person) Persona 5 announcements Battlefield 1 announcement trailer Ba...
May 10, 2016•1 hr 46 min
This week CJ's away yet again, so Greg and Phil invited Ethanback to gab about games. Listen to them talk about the NX, Nintendomobile games, E3, Ratchet & Clank: The Game of the Movie of theGame, Hitman, Star Fox Zero, Sega 3D Classics and so much more.Join us,won’t you? Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 17 nowavailable) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTubeChannel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the...
May 03, 2016•1 hr 30 min
