This week! A new Robocop game, Splatoon Switch OLED, E3 returning in ‘23, LEGO Bowser, CJ continues playing Fortnite, Klonoa is awesome, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo announces Splatoon 3 Switch OLED Robocop: Rogue City gameplay trailer Pokémon Puzzle League joins N64 NSO this week E3 to return, this time run by ReedPop LEGO Bowser coming October 1 God of War Ragnarok coming November 9 Skull and Bones coming November 8 Fortnite Arcadegeddon Mario Golf Klono...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 818
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. 722: The Legend of Meatlong Aftershow Patrons, rejoice! We have another soundtrack quiz, this time from hacker alias A Hind D. Our intrepid hosts attempt to guess the game name based on three track names from the soundtrack. Play along and see if you can beat...
Jul 08, 2022•42 min
This week! Atari turns 50 with a new collection, Monkey Island’s divisive new art style, AtGames is forcing us to endure Pac-Mom, All Your Base Are Belong to NSO, no hope for Sly, Portal, F1 22, ElecHead, CJ is all-in on Fortnite, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Atari 50 collection coming from Digital Eclipse Return to Monkey Island gameplay trailer released Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection coming Pac-Man World Re-Pac coming in August, w/Pac-Mom instead of Ms...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 817
This week! Greg welcomes guests Bill Tucker (of A Gamer Looks At 40) and Chris Alaimo (of Classic Gaming Quarterly) to the show to chat Sega, Sega, and more SEGA (and some other stuff too). Plenty of Sega-related news this week, some Sonic Origins-related news and talk, plus Blade Runner Enhanced Edition, Horizon Forbidden West, Shredder’s Revenge, PGA 2k21, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: A Gamer Looks At 40 on Twitter A Gamer Looks At 40 podcast Classic Gaming Quart...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 816
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. 721: Cliff Clavin, That’s His Name Aftershow Patrons, we appreciate your support of our show over these many years. This week, listener Rob has sent us a soundtrack quiz. The idea is that we have to guess the name of the game based on 3 track names from the s...
Jun 24, 2022•34 min
This week! Shredder’s Revenge is awesome, we explore the new PSN Plus, ponder Treasure’s highly requested 30th-anniversary game, talk breakfast cereal, The Quarry, THE Bass Fashing, the video games that left us in awe, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: FFVII Rebirth to launch toward the end of 2023 FFVII Remake to be 3 games Treasure working on a “highly requested” game for its 30th anniversary Pokémon Snap is the next N64 NSO game New Fire Emblem game has been finished...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 815
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. 720: Maybe I Don’t Want to Feel Things Aftershow Welcome to the Aftershow, patrons. This week, it’s a Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias Cheesecake Jones about the games that have shaped his life and experiences. Can the crew adequately decipher these riddles an...
Jun 17, 2022•36 min
This week! It’s E3, but not. So we talk about some of the stuff we were interested in coming out of the presentations. And then we chatted about Gran Turismo 7, Mario Strikers Battle League, Fornite Zero Build, Donkey Kong 3, and much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: The ESA says that E3 will be back in 2023 Jeff Gerstmann goes solo, Giant Bomb gets new people Limited Run announces Bill & Ted collection TMNT Shredder’s Revenge out next week PRIZE FIGHTER Recap of Summer Games Fes...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 814
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. 719: Kind of the Mob Over Here Aftershow Patrons, we’ve got a delicious quiz for you this week. It’s a video game food-themed Jeopardy quiz sent in by hacker alias Scoop Jessica! Will your fearless hosts feast on points this week, or shall it be a famine? Onl...
Jun 10, 2022•32 min
This week! Ben Rivers joins us to talk Mega Drive Mini 2, Sonic fans asking for a delay to Frontiers, Yu Suzuki’s new Apple Arcade game, State of Play, Wonder Boy Collection, Kyoei Toshi, Sakura Wars, MYST, Resident Evil VIII and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Mega Drive Mini 2 announced Fans asking Sega to delay Sonic Frontiers RE4 remake announced at State of Play Spider-Man remaster coming to PC in August State of Play presentation announcements Yu Suzuki has a new ga...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 813
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. 718: Look Out, It’s Proprietary Jack Aftershow This is it! The one you have been waiting for. The final round of Who Wants to be a Nintendoaire with Greg in the hot seat. Will Greg be able to vanquish both CJ’s and Phil’s scores from previous weeks? Find out!...
Jun 03, 2022•25 min
This week! Sony has a few hiccups with the new PS Plus, but they’ve got some TV/movie deals with the likes of Netflix and Amazon, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is teased, Sega has an event later this week to announce a new project, Pac-Man Museum+ kinda sucks, CJ plays Elden Ring, Greg finishes Moss Book II, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Some PS Classics are the PAL versions Sony charging people who stacked discounted PS Plus subs Sony claims extra PS Plus charges were a...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 812
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. 717: The Infinite Part Is Your Maximum Spending Aftershow Patrons, this week we have round TWO of Who Wants to be a Nintendoaire, courtesy of Zach Miller. This time, CJ’s up. Can he beat Phil’s showing from last week? Only one way to find out! If you’ve got a...
May 27, 2022•27 min
This week! Phil gets a new toy, a glimpse at the first drop of PS Plus games, Ugly Sonic comes back, the Iron Giant is ready to fight, and we talk about Ghostwire Tokyo, Moss Book II, Not For Broadcast, Layer Section & Galactic Attack, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Moog Theramini Fall Guys is going F2P Sony has revealed some of the games coming to the new PS Plus Trophies are coming to PS1 games EA looking to sell or merge Ugly Sonic is in the Rescue Rangers mov...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 811
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. 716: Hope Your Day Improves Aftershow Patrons! This week’s quiz is Who Wants to be a Nintendoaire—an adaptation of Who Wants to be a Millionaire—from listener and quiz master for Nintendo World Report, Zach Miller. We play the first of what will be a couple A...
May 20, 2022•26 min
This week! Gotham Knights gameplay, an Indie World showcase, delays on Redfall and Starfield, Dead Space gets a date, Phil dips into… *checks notes* Fortnite, Greg gets his Ys on, CJ loves the Evil Dead game, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Robocop in Fortnite Call of Duty Warzone King Kong Godzilla Call of Duty 80s Action Heroes New Gotham Knights footage Indie World Showcase Indie World Showcase summary Redfall and Starfield have been delayed to 2023 Dead Space rele...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 810
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. 715: Leave No Poop Behind Aftershow We continue reading reviews from the very first issue of Game Fan once again. Can you guess which games are being described by these reviews? It’s harder than you think. If you have an idea for a game we can play on the aft...
May 13, 2022•32 min
This week! Embracer scoops up Square Enix’s western studios, Xbox partners with Epic to bring Fortnite to cloud gaming for free, Xbox Live has some connectivity woes, and we talk about Leisure Suit Larry, Rogue Legacy 2, Slime Rancher, Blue Fire, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Xbox partners with Epic to bring Fortnite to cloud Embracer Group buys Square Enix’s western studios and IP Leisure Suit Larry VGA Rogue Legacy 2 Slime Rancher Blue Fire Secondplayer.net Second...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 809
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. 714: I’m a Bozo Main Aftershow Patrons! Welcome to the aftershow. This week, a Game Fan review game from the magazine's VERY FIRST issue. Can you guess which games are being described by this review text? Listen and find out! We are also eagerly awaiting list...
May 06, 2022•23 min
This week! Yuji Naka was fired from Balan Wonderworld and sued Square Enix, the Mario movie has been delayed, E3 lives on in spirit via showcases in June, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Yuji Naka sued Square Enix Naka took Square Enix to Court After Being Fired From Balan Wonderworld Mario movie delayed into 2023 via Miyamoto tweet Xbox/Bethesda Showcase June 12 Nintendo Switch Sports Dysmantle Unplugged VR Gran Turismo 7 Superhot VR Swarm Rogue Legacy 2 Secondplayer...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 808
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. 713: So Much Freedom Aftershow We thank you, patrons, for your support of our podcast. This week, we present a review quiz based on games from the July 2000 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Play along at home and see if you can guess the games being descri...
Apr 29, 2022•20 min
This week! Captain Logun joins us to talk lots of Sega-related news. We’ve got Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio revivals rumored to be in the cards, Sonic Origins coming soon, new Genesis games for NSO, and a Streets of Rage movie. Plus: Sea of Thieves talk, Dysmantle, Moss Book II, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Captain Logun on Twitter Keelhauled Podcast The Xbox Wrap-Up Podcast Sega to do new Crazy Taxi/Jet Set Radio Streets of Rage movie Sonic Origins releases 6/3, i...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 807
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. 712: A Chain of Cages Aftershow Patrons we thank you for your support. This week we’ve got a Jeopardy from listener Zach Miller! Will our intrepid hosts be able to walk out of this one with a positive score, or will their lack of knowledge in certain genres l...
Apr 22, 2022•32 min
This week! COVID cases confirmed, Cabbage Patch Kids, Capcom’s second Arcade Stadium announced, a mysterious Bandai Namco remaster for Nintendo, Formula Retro Racing, Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Sonic Roblox, Game Boy Camera and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium w/32 games Bandai Namco doing a Nintendo action game remaster Cartwheel Bitboy Formula Retro Racing Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness Roblox: So...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 806
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. 711: It's About Time Aftershow Twenty years ago Greg Sewart joined EGM and this week’s Review Quiz is direct from his very first issue. Will Greg remember some of the games he had to review? Will Phil remember the games Greg may have reviewed in his first iss...
Apr 15, 2022•23 min
This week! Revivals of Monkey Island, Tomb Raider, Max Payne, Pac-Mom is a thing, Rogue Legacy exits early access, Tunic, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (is awesome) and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Return to Monkey Island coming this year Mario Golf N64 coming to NSO this week Rogue Legacy 2 1.0 coming April 28 Remedy remaking Max Payne 1&2 New Tomb Raider in the works using Unreal 5 Ms Pac-Man removed from Bandai Namco titles Kingdom Hearts IV announced Tunic...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 805
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. 710: Showing off the Goods Aftershow For your listening pleasure, we present to you a Jeopardy-style quiz inspired by the TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze talk last episode, submitted by listener A Hind D. Will we know any of the answers? Listen and find out! If y...
Apr 08, 2022•26 min
This week! Greg and Phil are joined by Ben Rivers to talk new PlayStation Plus tiers, NSO retro games, E3 skipping 2022, Saturn Phantasmagoria translation project, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Tokimeki Memorial, the EGRET II Mini, Analogue Pocket and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: PlayStation Plus announces new tiers Breath of the Wild 2 delayed to Spring 2023 Dig Dug II, Earthworm Jim 2, Mappy Land added to NSO E3 skipping 2022 Sega Saturn Phantasmagoria translation pr...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 804
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. 709: Too Small to Be Playable Aftershow We are back with another Jeopardy quiz for you patrons. This week that’s all thanks to listener Jeremy for providing the fun. How much do the hosts know about tabletop RPGs? Find out in the beginning of this quiz! If yo...
Apr 01, 2022•28 min
This week! The Switch gets groups, Sony about to announce their Game Pass competitor, Illfonic’s Ghostbusters game is unveiled, Gran Turismo changes, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Tempest 4000, Swarm, Yuki, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: New Witcher game saga announced Switch gets folders/groups in OS v14 Illfonic’s Ghostbusters game is revealed Some bullet points about the Ghostbusters game Sony’s Game Pass competitor to be revealed this week Gran Turismo 7 changes ...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 803
