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. 623: Past and Present Aftershow Patrons you are in for a treat as this is the first time we’ve recorded an Aftershow game where we were all in the same room...and special guest Paul Mattingly from Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social joined us as well. Thi...
Oct 16, 2020•43 min
This week! We get a PS5 teardown and more info on backwards compatibility, Star Wars Squadrons, Pikmin 3, Console Wars, an update on Phil’s kidney stones, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Canadian Thanksgiving Smash Our Stuff PS5 teardown video Mega Maid Digital Foundry PS4 Pro noise/heat tests PS4 games on PS5 questions answered! Peacock Dennis Miller That’s News to Me 3DO game Ace Combat PSVR mode Star Wars Squadrons Squidlit Minecraft Pikmin 3 demo Pikmin animated s...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 727
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. 622: The Mister Ediverse Aftershow Hi Patreon backers! Thomas from Boston gave us this Jeopardy game, and we played it, and you’ll just have to listen back - but, I don’t know that it goes as you might expect? There are always some surprises in these Jeopardy...
Oct 09, 2020•48 min
This week! Xbox Series X hands-ons, Spider PS5 remaster details, PS4 to PS5 game saves, Steve joins Smash Bros., Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Genshin Impact and much, much more. Plus, details on how you can win a PS4 copy of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time! Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Spider-Man Remastered details come to light Digital Foundry analysis of Spider-Man Remastered Peter Parker’s new face model explained Yuri Lowenthal tweet Some PS4 to PS5 upgrades won’t support...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 726
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. 621: Go For Accuracy or Go Home Aftershow Hi there Patreon backer. This week, a Jeopardy game based all around up and down Donkey Kong Country courtesy of Josh from AZ. Listen intently as we try to remember some of the most obvious to the smallest details abo...
Oct 02, 2020•36 min
This week! Microsoft buys Bethesda, Xbox Series X/S preorders start, Amazon puts games in the cloud, plus Minecraft PSVR, Breakpoint, Hades, No Man’s Sky and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Pepsi nighttime water Mio water flavoring Microsoft to acquire Bethesda The Mummy (with Tom Cruise) Edge of Tomorrow Amazon announces cloud gaming service Luna No Man’s Sky Origins Update Castle Storm II Breakpoint Hades Minecraft PSVR Undermine Super Mario 3D All-Stars Fox Hunt Brain ...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 725
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. 620: Tommy Three-Tone Aftershow Hello true believers and patron-backer friends! We’ve got a great aftershow for you tonight. In this one, Greg Sewart live-reads reviews out of the June 2000 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly and CJ and Phil try and guess what...
Sep 25, 2020•31 min
This week! Phil collects some stones, we talk PS5 preorders, pricing and Sony’s PS5 showcase, Mario’s Super Picross hitting NSO, Mario 3D All-Stars, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Skywarps Phil’s kidney stones The Naked Gun: The Sound of Relief Seinfeld - Kramer’s kidney stones Bathroom - “office” slang Chris Diamantopoulos New Animaniacs trailer Hip Hippoes Mindy and Buttons Rita and Runt PS5 $399/499, 11/12 launch Pre-order situation was bonkers Sony apologizes Ama...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 724
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. 619: Not Very Many Good Superheroes Aftershow We did say at the end of the regular episode that Mike would join us for the Aftershow but technical difficulties (which you’ll hear) arose and he had to go. But that’s OK because we got on with a review quiz base...
Sep 18, 2020•34 min
This week! Greg’s microphone breaks again, he wants to watch Waterworld in 3D, Xbox Series S and X launch deets, a new Hyrule Warriors game’s a’comin’, Scott Pilgrim rerelease announced, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: The Brak Show - Rap Battle bdsams leaks Xbox Series S Xbox acknowledges the leak Xbox Series S announced, $299, 11/10 launch Xbox Series X $499, 11/10 launch EA Play to become part of Game Pass Ultimate this holiday Digital Foundry Direct on Xbox Series...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 723
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. 616: Surface Area Aftershow Patrons, the exciting conclusion of our Sea of Thieves Jeopardy has arrived. Who will win? You’ll just have to listen to find out. This is part two to the game we began in episode 614. Thanks again to hacker alias A_Hind_D for form...
Sep 11, 2020•18 min
This week! We discuss the announcements from the Super Mario 35th anniversary Direct, Moon, The Avengers, Maken X, Takeshi & Hiroshi, candy bars, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Caramilk bars Smarties (international) Smarties (US) Rolo Heritage Minute: Sam Steele Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct Super Mario 3D All-Stars coming 9/18 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury 3D World runs faster on Switch Kirby 20th Anniversary Dream Collection Mario All-Stars Wii Col...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 722
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. 615: Needs More One-Eyed Willy Aftershow Patrons, we are sorry to inform you that because Phil was not able to make recording this week that we have to hold off from doing the second part of our Sea of Thieves Jeopardy quiz to next week. This week we have ano...
Sep 04, 2020•32 min
This week! Greg orders some Uber Eats, Sega Ages is over, PS5 preorders, CJ finishes a bunch of indie games, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Bill & Ted Face the Music Monster Squad Fantastic Mr. Fox Sega Ages is over Sony to take PS5 orders via their website Resident Evil live-action series coming to Netflix Joseph Staten returns to Halo Ratchet & Clank 60 fps, launch window Sam & Max This Time It’s Virtual announced Taiko no Tatsujin RPG Bandai Namco sell...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 721
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. 614: Monkeys Are Notorious Dippers Aftershow This week’s aftershow is special Sea of Thieves Jeopardy game so you know who’s probably going to have a peg leg up. But really it’s not so much about the Sea of Thieves game itself as it is about piratey games, Ra...
Aug 28, 2020•22 min
This week! We chat about the mid-’90s format wars, old reviews, upcoming DC games from WB Montreal and Rocksteady, TV series finales, the joy and pain of multiplayer Star Trek Bridge Crew, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: KLOV: 720 Henry Weinhard’s Root Beer The Pioneer LaserActive - Generation 16 Episode #121 The Ultimate Gamer Rig contests Cliff Hanger arcade game Nintendo Indie World presentation Indie World press release Ghost of Tsushima Legends announced Sony deb...
Aug 25, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 720
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. 613: Sega Genesis Plays You Aftershow Hello patrons! For this week’s bonus episode we’ve got a special Game.com quiz with a guest appearance by Bill Mudron. Thanks again to hacker alias A_Hind_D for putting this amazing quiz together - it was a lot of fun to ...
Aug 21, 2020•31 min
This week! Halo Infinite gets delayed to 2021, Xbox Series X is still releasing in November, Epic mobilizes their Fortnite fanbase, Fall Guys, The Avengers, Scott Pilgrim, BurgerTime, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Halo Infinite delayed to 2021 Xbox Series X launches in November Controller leak suggests November 6 Series X launch? Rocksteady doing Suicide Squad game WB Montreal’s Batman game to be unveiled Bizarro Jerry Sealab 2021 Bizarro Control next-gen upgrade on...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 719
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. 612: Popeye 2024 Aftershow It’s that time once again patrons, for us to torture our awful memories for your entertainment - and this week it’s Mario Jeopardy time! Thanks of course to hacker alias A_Hind_D for the quiz. Who will win? Who will lose? You’ll jus...
Aug 14, 2020•33 min
This week! PS5 peripheral compatibility, cloud gaming on phones, Spidey exclusivity in Avengers, Paper Mario The Origami King, LEGO NES builds ( spoilers end at 01:02:08 ), and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sony updates on peripheral compatibility The NeGcon Aura Interactor Coraline Spider-Man coming to PS versions of Avengers game xCloud to debut on Android, no plan for iOS Microsoft condemns Apple’s stance on cloud gaming Apple states why cloud gaming violates its rul...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 718
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. 611: Wishing Well Aftershow Thanks again for your patronage and making this podcast (and this aftershow) possible! This week’s aftershow is a Nintendo 64 ad quiz. Can your favorite podcast hosts guess the names of the games being advertised to 1990s-era gamer...
Aug 07, 2020•29 min
This week! More Paper Mario: The Origami King, LEGO Mario, Grounded’s successful launch, the future of Xbox Live, free-to-play Halo Infinite, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: The Far Side Online Back in my Play - Next-Generation Retro Games Joysticks (trailer) Joe Don Baker Midnite for Maniacs (San Francisco) Pinball Summer Analogue Pocket preorders Limited Run Games Sega CD/Saturn Longboxes Cuphead comes to PS4 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Train Sim World Grounded ...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 717
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. 610: Just Add Battle Royale Aftershow We go back to the ‘90s mascot platformer well for another quiz from listener A_Hind_D (thank you!). Who will win in this multiple choice test of knowledge? Kevin Larrabee joins us as we find out just who knows their ‘90s ...
Jul 31, 2020•23 min
This week! We chat about the Xbox Games Showcase (Game Pass Showcase?), Paper Mario The Origami King, Iron Man VR, dad games, DLC price thresholds, Balan Wonderwhozits, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Back In My Play: The Wizard G4 Icons documentaries G4 coming back Sonic movie sequel coming April 2022 Bill & Ted Face the Music coming in September Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase Cadence of Hyrule DLC The Gunk Yuji Naka/Naota Oshima working on “Balan Wonderwo...
Jul 28, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 716
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. 609: Stolen Quarters Aftershow Hello, patrons! Thank you once again for backing this crazy podcast. Apologies in advance to any European listeners for this Aftershow. Hopefully you’ve got a sense of humo(u)r about your ‘90s-era mascot platformers because it c...
Jul 24, 2020•39 min
This week! LEGO NES, xCloud becomes part of Game Pass Ultimate, Paper Mario is awesome, Saturday Supercade, and much, much more! Join us, won’t you. Links of interest: LEGO NES & TV Brick Link NES Hallmark ornament Microsoft makes xCloud a part of Game Pass Ultimate One X and One S All-Digital discontinued Saturday Supercade Kangaroo Paper Mario: The Origami King Ghost of Tsushima Rocket Arena Bionic Commando Kinda Funny TLOU2 Spoilercast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast ...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 715
Over the last four episodes we discussed The Last of Us Part II as we all worked our way through the game. This bonus episode is a supercut of those SPOILER -filled discussions, divided into chapters (supported by most podcast clients). If yours does not support those, the time codes where each section starts is below. 00:00:00 - Beginning through the start of Seattle Day 1 (Ellie) 00:51:08 - Seattle Day 2 (Ellie) 01:51:27 - Day 3 (Ellie) - beginning of Day 2 (Abby) 02:46:15 - Day 2 (Abby) - END...
Jul 17, 2020•4 hr 25 min
This week! A big honkin’ TLOU2 spoiler section (starting at 1:10:47 and running until 2:49:17) covering a certain character’s Day 2 to the end of the game. Plus: Sega’s Astro City Mini, PS5 box art, more SNES/NES classics hitting NSO, F1 2020, Curse of the Moon 2, Risk of Rain 2 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: GalaxyQuest documentary Oral History of Gremlins 2 Xbox Games Showcase 7/23 Sega Astro City Mini PS5 Box Art Revealed Ubisoft Forward Donkey Kong Country, Natsu...
Jul 14, 2020•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 714
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. 608: Greg's Hypercolor Balls Aftershow Hello patrons! We have a great Aftershow for you this week, courtesy of hacker alias A_Hind_D. It’s Canadian Video Game Jeopardy, in celebration of Canada Day! Please enjoy this little game and play along! Thank you once...
Jul 10, 2020•39 min
This week! More The Last of Us 2 [Spoilers for Seattle Day 3 - beginning of Seattle Day 2 (reprise) ending at 01:59:35], Andy McNamara leaves GI, the cost of new games, Ring Fit Adventure, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Bozo the Clown Andy McNamara leaves Game Informer Andy McNamara’s goodbye letter Xbox Summer Game Fest Apple pulls contracts for some in-dev Apple Arcade games New video games might cost $70 next-gen Ring Fit Adventure The Last of Us Part II Paris Gam...
Jul 07, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 713
