If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 658: Quadruple-E Aftershow Just for you, backers! It’s another Aftershow review game. Can Greg or Phil remember games that came out back in the summer of 1999? Can YOU remember them? Test yourselves, scream at your radio while the old people on the podcast du...
May 14, 2021•25 min
This week! Game Builder Garage, Sunset Overdrive trademarks, Discord forges ties with PlayStation, Greg and Phil play Returnal and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo announces Game Builder Garage Sony trademarks Sunset Overdrive PlayStation will integrate Discord in 2022 Buncha folks are leaving Giant Bomb Picross S6 Returnal Secondplayer.net Second Player podcast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 757
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 657: Don’t Give A Sh**, Will Give A Shot Aftershow Hey patrons! We are back once again with another aftershow. This one is a review game, where we take reviews from the May 1999 issue of EGM and blank out the names to see if Greg or Mike can guess the game na...
May 07, 2021•21 min
This week! Returnal, Ratchet’s State of Play, Dragon Quest Builders 2 coming to Game Pass, Star Wars Pinball VR, impressions for the Backbone One iOS controller and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Ratchet & Clank State Of Play Knockout City launching into Game Pass Dragon Quest Builders 2 coming to Game Pass May 4th Returnal Star Wars Pinball VR Picross S6 Backbone One Secondplayer.net Second Player podcast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt ...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 756
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 656: If I Light This, Is It A Molotov Cocktail Aftershow Patrons! Hello. Hi. Thank you for your support. This week, a Zelda Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias ShakeNBakey covering the first five games in the fan-favorite Legend of Zelda series. Can you deal with...
Apr 30, 2021•31 min
This week! Find out how many hours CJ’s played Sea of Thieves, Sony walks back their PS3/Vita store closures, F2P games on Xbox are now really free, XCloud launches iOS/PC beta, PowerSlave, Spiritfarer, Boomerang Fu, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Superstore Superstore music Taylor (Superstore character) Find the number of hours you played Sea of Thieves PS3/Vita storefronts will continue New multiplayer IP from Sony/Firewalk studios F2P games now don’t require XBLG ...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 755
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 655: The Crank Is Solely For Gameplay Purposes Aftershow Hello there esteemed Patreon backers! We have returned to the airwaves for another Aftershow just for you. This one, a Nintendo 64 troll Jeopardy game from hacker alias leehro. It’s not what you’re thin...
Apr 23, 2021•31 min
This week! System updates, Indie World presentations, sequels that never got made, buying games full price, Rain On Your Parade, Pac-Man 99, Fantasian, Marvel’s Avengers, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: PS5 April system software update Buy it at full price, says Days Gone director Nintendo Indie World announcements Indie World Showcase video Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder’s Revenge Olli Olli World Art of Rally Aerial Knight’s Never Yield House of the Dead remak...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 754
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 654: I Hate The Phrase Best Intentions Aftershow Hi patrons! This week, a retro-inspired Jeopardy game from hacker alias Scoop Jessica. How much do we really know about some of the biggest retro franchises? You will just have to see! Ben Rivers joins us for t...
Apr 16, 2021•22 min
This week! Auto-transforming robots, Macross rights sorted, secret Kojima games, PlayStation focused on big hits(?), Pac-Man 99, Oddworld Soulstorm, Monster Hunter Rise and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Auto-transforming Optimus Prime Unicron being moved Big West/Harmony Gold Macross stuff The SDF-1 Michael Latham E3 Digital event confirmed (it’s free) Deathloop delayed from May to September People thought Abandoned was a Kojima thing? Rumor that Kojima Productions is w...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 753
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 653: What Do You Get For 95th Place? Aftershow Patrons, do you like...shmups? Actually wait we don’t use that term on Player One. Do you like space shooters? Well then maybe you’ll enjoy the heck out of this Jeopardy-style quiz sent to us from hacker alias Ja...
Apr 09, 2021•29 min
This week! MLB The Show 21 goes straight to Game Pass, Sony to shutter digital stores, Apple Arcade gets an awesome update, Greg plays FFVII Remake, CJ sings the praises of Clap Hanz Golf, Phil collects a mint pizza box, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sony launching MLB The Show on Xbox Game Pass day 1 Sony indeed closing PS3, PSP, and Vita stores Apple Arcade gets a bunch of new games all at once Ratchet & Clank 60 fps patch is here LEGO Star Wars Skywalker Saga...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 752
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 652: React to the Reaction Aftershow Patrons, welcome! This week, a power-up Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias ShakeNBakey. Now, the question is - will our final scores finally be positive? Listen and find out! Thanks to ShakeNBakey for the quiz....
Apr 02, 2021•24 min
This week! Sony shuttering some digital storefronts, Balan Wonderworld seizure-inducing glitch, The Last Starfighter, ID@Xbox spring highlights, Monster Hunter Rise, Farpoint, more NFTs, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sony to shutter PS3, PSP, and Vita storefronts Sony patents trophies in backwards compatible games Tokyo Jungle Calling All Cars Nintendo/Niantic doing Pikmin mobile game Microsoft is in talks to acquire Discord Limited Run bringing Astro City Mini to t...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 751
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 651: Popeye (He’s A Magic Man) Aftershow Hey patrons! Here’s another one of them Jeopardy quizzes, this time submitted by hacker alias fluxcore. This one covers classic fighting game series - just in time for Mortal Kombat 11! (Wow, did they really make eleve...
Mar 26, 2021•32 min
This week! Sony shows off new VR controllers, more Play At Home games, Jade Raymond’s new studio, the Square Enix event, Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1, Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S, Animal Crossing, Xbox Wireless Headset, the Challenger disaster, and much, much more! Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: PS5 PSVR controllers Play At Home Adds 10 more games Sony buys into EVO Jade Raymond starts new studio, Haven PlayStation backed studio, Haven Square Enix event Super Bomberman R Coming t...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 750
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 650: Two Or Three Balance Patches From Being Good Aftershow Thank you patrons! You are the reason why we keep doing these aftershows. This week we’ve got a Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias A_Hind_D, and it nearly killed all of us as we realize not only do we n...
Mar 19, 2021•29 min
This week! Greg gets uber ripped-off, CJ launches another podcast, a new TMNT game in the spirit of the ‘90s arcade games gives us a nostalgic feeling (and now we want a Simpsons one too), and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Second Player podcast SecondPlayer.net What is NFT TMNT game from Tribute/Dotemu The Simpsons Arcade Game Life In Hell New mobile version of The Simpsons Arcade Game Toy Galaxy YouTube channel Bethesda / Xbox deal is done Phil Spencer stress exclusivi...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 749
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 649: Turns Out You’ve Got To Build It Yourself Aftershow Hello patron! This is CJ writing this, but I was not on the show this week or the aftershow so I have no idea what they did. Some kind of review quiz. From… August 2002 EGM? I think? Sounds right. Oh an...
Mar 12, 2021•28 min
This week! More rumors of a new Switch, PSVR game announcements aplenty, Conker turns 20, Robotech: The Macross Saga HD, Tetris 99, Ghosts N’ Goblins Resurrection, Arby’s/Shovel Knight and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: NintendoLife Feature: A Tribute To Bobby "The Nintendo Guru" Pauls Nintendo Guru Report says new Switch starts production in June iFixIt Dual Sense drift Song in the Smoke announced for PSVR Bunch of PSVR announcements Epic acquires Tonic Games Group Conk...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 748
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 648: Help Filling Your Stud Meter Aftershow Hello patrons! Thank you so much for your support of our show. Here we present to you a review game from the April 1999 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. See if you can do better than Phil and Greg! And i...
Mar 05, 2021•34 min
This week! Sony announces PSVR for PS5, closes Japan Studio, delays Gran Turismo 7, gives away Ratchet, and holds a State of Play. Plus Ghost N Goblins Resurrection, more Bowser’s Fury (spoilers in Greg’s WBP chapter), and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Citizen Kane Japan Studio closing Sony announces PSVR for PS5 Ratchet & Clank to be free March 1 Final Fantasy VII Remake free with Gold in March Gran Turismo 7 delayed to 2022 State of Play Recap Ghosts N Goblins Res...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 747
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 647: Spike Chunsoft Is What I’m Naming My Next Kid Aftershow Hello patrons! Thank you so much for supporting our show. Just because you’re so awesome we have put together this Aftershow review game where CJ reads reviews from the March 1999 issue of Electroni...
Feb 26, 2021•20 min
This week! There was a Nintendo Direct, Gallagher games, a Crayon Shin-Chan Switch game that we hope comes to the West, more impressions of the Insert Coin documentary, Bowser’s Fury, Capcom Arcade Stadium and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Melon Gallagher’s Gallery Gallagher Nintendojo writer asks question at E3 Nintendo Direct Splatoon 3 Mario Golf Super Rush Skyward Sword HD Some journalists say WWHD + TPHD are locks Zelda Joycon Project Triangle Strategy (debut demo)...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 746
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 646: Stays Fresh Forever Aftershow Patrons set your wayback machine to 1984. Video games were a thing back then. And Electronic Games put out a software encyclopedia describing them. In this game from hacker alias MisterMrNelson we attempt to guess which titl...
Feb 19, 2021•39 min
This week! The Last of US TV casting, an all-digital E3, new NES/SNES games for NSO, a release date for Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, more Balan Wonderworld talk, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Rankin-Bass Frosty The Snowman Last of Us TV show casting news E3 all-digital event New SNES/NES games for NSO (Fire N Ice, Prehistorik Man, Psycho Dream, Doomsday Warrior Ratchet & Clank launches on PS5 Jun...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 745
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 645: Vicariously in the HypeZone Aftershow Patrons, here it is! The last entry in the review game from the February 1999 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. There’s some Nintendo 64 games, some PS1 games and even a Game Boy Color game in here. Can you do bett...
Feb 12, 2021•22 min
This week! Bad ‘80s/90s arcade movies, Neo Geo Pocket Color rereleases on Switch, Switch selling crazy numbers, Ys IX, Destruction Allstars, gaming setups and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Joysticks trailer Arcade trailer Wayne’s World Uber Eats commercial Arcade 1UP giant joystick Pac-Man Porky’s trailer Revenge of the Nerds trailer Match of the Millennium out on Switch 2/17 Card Fighers Clash NGPC to Dreamcast link cable Cool Cool Toon Card Fighters DS Goldeneye 007 X...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 744
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 644: Paging Dr. Kintobor Aftershow The time circuits are a-sputterin’ and we are still parked inside the February 1999 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly for this Aftershow and its review game. Patrons, you may have to really rack that brain of yours to deter...
Feb 05, 2021•24 min
This week! GameStop in the news, Balan Wonderworld isn’t the good kind of throwback platformer, CJ and Phil recount their wacky San Dimas and Tokyo adventures, Cyber Shadow is difficult but really fun, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Replicade arcade carpet Phil’s Bill & Ted dolls Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Ken Crane’s Goes Dark Grave of the Fireflies Gamestop stock still in the news Balan Wonderworld Sonic the Hedgehog GDC postmortem Cyber Shadow VVVVVV ...
Feb 02, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 743
