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Player One Podcast

Player One Podcastwww.playeronepodcast.com
Join ex-game journalists Chris Johnston, Phil Theobald, and Greg Sewart as they talk about console/portable/PC games, raising kids, and the meaning of life.
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BONUS: Ep.826: Cowabungas All Around Aftershow (9/6/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Cowabungas All Around Aftershow Protip: Check out this awesome quiz from hacker alias mathman1024 (and be sure to seek out The Backlog Busters and Are Ya Winning, Son?, too). The hosts try to guess the game based on the Protip text from late 1990 issues of GamePro. Play along and see how you do! If you have an idea for...

Aug 30, 202443 min

Thank Goodness We’re Back

This week! Greg and Phil are back and we’re going through some of the news from the past few weeks. Plus Thank Goodness You’re Here, Concord, Minishoot’ Adventures, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Krafton buys, revives Tango Gameworks/Hi-Fi Rush Nintendo Museum Direct Amazon reveals series based on Mega Man, Spelunky, Unreal Tournament, and more Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is coming to PS5 Macross Shooting Insight getting western release Bakeru coming to the we...

Aug 27, 20241 hr 27 minEp. 926

BONUS: Ep.825: Raising The Price Aftershow (8/30/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Raising The Price Aftershow It’s one of those classic lineup dynamic duo shows this week so we decided to do something a little different. This time CJ and Greg have picked issues of EGM and are quizzing each other on the review games. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playe...

Aug 23, 202422 min

Pitfalls in the Past

This week! Greg and Phil are still gone so CJ unearths another lost bit of audio. This time it’s a 1998 interview with David Crane, the creator of Pitfall. At the time of recording, Crane was making Shockwave games for The Candystand, a LifeSavers-owned website and the first advergame portal on the web. Links of interest: David Crane Garry Kitchen The Candystand Glenn Saunders Stella At 20 Atari 50 Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Racing Evolution -...

Aug 19, 202441 minEp. 925

BONUS: Ep.824: Two Holes In One At Once Aftershow (8/23/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Two Holes In One At Once Aftershow Patrons, thank you for your support. This week, we’ve got an EGM Review Quiz based on the August 1997 issue. Get those thinkin’ caps ready to guess some games based on the review text! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmai...

Aug 16, 202425 min

You Tell ‘Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference)

This week! Instead of our regularly scheduled episode, here’s audio from Sega’s 1999 E3 Press Conference. This is the one where Bernie Stolar and Peter Moore lay out the plan for the launch of the Dreamcast in North America. The audio’s a bit rough, but we hope you enjoy this time capsule from 25 years ago. Links of interest: Liveblog of Sega’s 1999 E3 Press Conference Bernie Stolar Peter Moore Turbine Entertainment’s Frontier Baldur’s Gate for Dreamcast Castlevania for Dreamcast IGN E3 1999 Rec...

Aug 12, 202450 minEp. 924

BONUS: Ep.823: Saiyans Got A Gun Aftershow (8/16/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Saiyans Got A Gun Aftershow (8/16/22) We don’t often say you should watch the video of an Aftershow quiz but patrons…this week…maybe you should watch the video. It’s a quiz based off of a Nintendo Power Supplies catalog from listener Rob! Can we guess the items being described and make it out with a passing grade! I du...

Aug 09, 202440 min

Bad News Streak

This week! A bummer of a week for video games—Game Informer shutters, Bungie layoffs, Olympic games go missing, Braid remaster sells like dog feces. But hey we have a new Astro Bot controller so that makes everything better. Plus: Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, Gran Turismo 7, NWC: NES Edition, Minishoot’ Adventures, Arranger, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Game Informer closes Bungie layoffs No Olympics video game Braid anniversary edition sales Pokemon Mystery Dungeo...

Aug 06, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 923

BONUS: Ep.822: In The Clouds Aftershow (8/9/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. In The Clouds Aftershow Patrons, we’ve got a back-of-box Jeopardy for you this week courtesy of hacker alias mistermrnelson. In this all-digital age, can the games being described by this back-of-box text be guessed by our intrepid hosts? Find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it t...

Aug 02, 202434 min

The Devil Inside Us

This week! Greg and Phil are all by themselves and talk LEGO, Like A Dragon, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Gran Turismo 7, Earth Defense Force 6 and much, much more. Join them, won’t you? Links of interest: LEGO Super Mario World Mario & Yoshi set Trailer for Like A Dragon live-action series Statue at SDCC references “Legacy of Kain I&II Remastered” Nintendo gachapon toys use real controller parts Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Gran Turismo 7 Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Ea...

Jul 30, 20241 hr 17 minEp. 922

Inaugural Pantsing

This week! We know more about Emio, Chibi Robo devs launch Kickstarter, the next Like A Dragon game will be a surprise, Nintendo World Championships NES Edition, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Minishoot’ Adventures, Gates of Zendocon, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Popful Mail, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Former Chibi-Robo developers announce spiritual successor koROBO Nintendo’s teaser leads to new Famicom Detective Club game reveal The next Ryu Ga Gotoku game wil...

Jul 23, 20241 hr 31 minEp. 921

BONUS: Ep.820: You’ll Go Virus Aftershow (7/26/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. You’ll Go Virus Aftershow Patrons, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our show. And as a regular reminder of this, we provide you with this Aftershow audio program. This week, it’s a GamePro Review Quiz from June-July 1996 by MisterMrNelson. Please enjoy! If you have an idea for a game we can pla...

Jul 19, 202439 min

My Big Fat Head Hides Unicron

This week! BancyCo’s new game, Aero the Acro-bat is back, who is Emio, Double Dragon ready to brawl again, the Concord beta, Kubits Gallery, Shining Force II, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: ‘Paramedic action drama’ Neo Harbor Rescue Squad announced for PS5, PS4, and PC Nintendo drops “Emio” trailer Starfy GBA games show up on NSO Aero the Acro-bat coming back Switch now the longest Nintendo has kept a console w/o a replacement Dou...

Jul 16, 20241 hr 39 minEp. 920

BONUS: Ep.819: Rage Against The Room Aftershow (7/19/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Rage Against The Room Aftershow Patrons, this week we have for you a video game quotes Jeopardy thanks to hacker alias Chrixter! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!...

Jul 12, 202432 min

Doctor, Doctor

This week! Dead Rising coming back, more Resident Evil, new NSO NES games, Exoprimal shuffling live service content the right way, Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door, This Bed We Made, Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth, Minishoot’ Adventures, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster out 9/19 Resident Evil 9 in development 7 new NSO NES games including Urban Champion Exoprimal content ending Nintendo wants to avoid scalping problems with Switch 2 8bitdo ...

Jul 09, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 919

BONUS: Ep.818: Adult Fans Of Video Games Aftershow (7/12/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Adult Fans Of Video Games Aftershow Patrons, this week KnightAttack09 treats us to a gaming Jeopardy based on the games he HASN'T played. He owns them but has not played them. And now we have to guess them. Might be a bumpy ride! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at ​​playerone...

Jul 05, 202442 min

Infinite Swirls

This week! More content added to Atari 50, Dead Rising coming back in a remaster, CJ gets a Steam Deck OLED and plays some indies on it, 8 Eyes, Batman (Game Boy), and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster announced Capcom Next presentation on July 1 Atari 50 Expansion with 39 more games Sam & Max The Devil’s Playground Remastered trailer/date Mountain Dew Infinite Swirl Steam Deck OLED Minishoot’ Adventures Cash Cow DX Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD Paper...

Jul 02, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 918

BONUS: Ep.817: Pork Sauce, Apple Chops, and Man Cakes Aftershow (7/7/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Pork Sauce, Apple Chops, and Man Cakes Aftershow Patrons, we’re sorry not sorry for allegedly slandering the good name of Sonic Adventure. As a make-good, hacker alias A Hind D has sent in this Jeopardy Quiz all about Sonic Adventure for us to use as punishment/atonement for our prior misdeeds. If you have a game we ca...

Jun 28, 202435 min

Direct Fire

This week! The Nintendo Direct (and other things) were on fire, we’re super excited about pretty much everything announced, we discuss whether Beyond Good & Evil is actually good, what kind of bad game Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties is, plus more Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo Direct Mario & Luigi Brothership The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Metroid Prime 4 Beyond Super Mario Party J...

Jun 25, 20241 hr 27 minEp. 917

The Post-SGF Lull

This week! A little light on news but we played a bunch of games and demos from Steam Next Fest so there’s plenty to talk about. Plus: CJ got to Hawaii in Infinite Wealth, Greg participated in a six-hour iRacing race, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Xbox’s Sea of Thieves was PS5’s most downloaded game in May Star Wars Outlaws can be finished in 30 hours, says creative director PS5 players will soon be able to join Discord voice chat directly from their console Sequel ...

Jun 18, 20241 hr 17 minEp. 916

BONUS: Ep.815: Chased The Chaste Aftershow (6/21/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Chased The Chaste Aftershow Cowabunga, patrons! This week, we’ve got a TMNT-themed Jeopardy quiz thanks to listener Zach Miller. Will we survive or get pummeled by the foot clan? Listen and find out. Plus, if you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for yo...

Jun 14, 202430 min

The NPC's Life Story

This week! We chat about some of the things that caught our eye from the various presentations and showcases that went on over the last week. Plus: Killer Klowns, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Everything announced at Summer Game Fest Everything announced at Day of the Devs Everything announced at the Wholesome Direct Everything at the Xbox Showcase Indiana Jones LEGO Horizon Adventures Digital Ecli...

Jun 11, 20241 hr 35 minEp. 915

BONUS: Ep.814: Last Action Gyro Aftershow (6/14/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Last Action Gyro Aftershow This week’s patron Aftershow is a game music quiz submitted by our good friend Mike. It’s a little bit of name that tune—see if you can guess the game before the hosts can. Phil even joins us part-way through. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronep...

Jun 07, 202429 min

Pinch Points

This week! We reminisce about buying laserdiscs and DVDs, then launch into the big news of the week—Astro Bot has been announced! Plus we chat about Concord and the reaction to it, other games from the State of Play, Picross S: Namco Legendary Edition, Killer Klowns, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Astro Bot! Test Drive Unlimited returns Sony State of Play Concord Dynasty Warriors Origins Tomba Special Edition LEGO Deku Tree Picross S: Namco Legendary Edition Like A D...

Jun 04, 20241 hr 47 minEp. 914

BONUS: Ep.813: Happy Birthday To Yu Aftershow (6/7/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Happy Birthday To Yu Aftershow Patrons! It’s a Video Game Film & TV Jeopardy Aftershow this week from hacker alias Chrixter with special guest Ben Rivers! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!...

May 31, 202428 min

You Want the Gaiden Gaiden

This week! The console wars of the 80s are over, Picross stays winning, the rumor of a new Astro Bot has us excited, plus more Like A Dragon, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Dave the Diver, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Namco Picross Atari acquires the Intellivision brand and 200 games New Astro Bot announcement imminent IGN buys a bunch of gaming sites Nintendo acquires porting studio Nintendo to open a store in San Francisco Copilot AI gives Minecraft player ...

May 27, 20241 hr 37 minEp. 913

BONUS: Ep.812: The Bee In The Gas Cap Aftershow (5/31/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. The Bee In The Gas Cap Aftershow In this week’s Aftershow we dive into the TurboGrafx-16 and specifically try to figure out why the platform was not successful in the U.S. This is based upon a forum thread on Resetera. It’s not exactly a quiz, but it’s a fun little trek down memory lane. If you have an idea for a game ...

May 24, 202431 min

The Hawaiian Market

This week! We remember a friend, Super Mario Land comes to NSO, Phil and CJ continue their Like A Dragon quest, Greg enjoys Crow Country, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Cameron Davis Rose and Dahlia Classic Game Boy games (including SML!) come to NSO New Assassin’s Creed set in Japan Arcade Archives 2 Neo-Geo GTA6 in fall 2025 2 PlayStation CEOs to replace Jim Ryan Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Logiart Grimoire Crow Country Like A Dragon: Infinite...

May 21, 20241 hr 22 minEp. 912

BONUS: Ep.811: Accidental Science Lesson Aftershow (5/24/22)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Accidental Science Lesson Aftershow In this week’s Aftershow we continue the Review Quiz based on the May 1993 issue of Game Fan. Can Phil and Greg guess the games being reviewed? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!...

May 17, 202426 min

Not Enough Cat Head

This week! The industry bums us out, PlayStation reverses their PSN requirement in Helldivers, Switch 2 announcement coming soon, CJ and Phil are still loving Like A Dragon, and we played games like Little Kitty Big City, Surmount, Heading Out, Pac-Man Chomp Champs, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Microsoft closes a bunch of studios Why Microsoft is closing studios Closures to keep the business healthy More cuts coming? PlayStation reverses course on PSN requirement f...

May 14, 20241 hr 57 minEp. 911
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