FEATURING: James has survived Japan and is back to talk about it. This week New Business features Japan! Pokemon Sun and Moon, and Paper Mario: Color Splash. Listener Mail: Nintendo Hard Girls, Multiplayer Super Mario Maker, and classic console shells
FEATURING: James is still away. Jon is still hosting. And as fourth chair this week, we welcome Alex Culafi of NWR's Nintendo News Report. This week New Business features Alex with a ton of thoughts on Pokemon Sun/Moon, Gui giving us a LEGO City Undercover update along with initial thoughts on Excitebike 64 on VC, Jon finally trying out Super Mario 3D World, and Greg offering "early" thoughts on Dragon Quest VII. On the other side of the break is Listener Mail. This time around we discuss Switch...
FEATURING: Not only is Jon on the podcast this week: he's hosting it in James' absence! Dr Metts sits in the fourth chair. This week's New Business covers the end of Wii U production, Gui comparing platformers with Sonic CD and Freedom Planet, Greg dealing with a buggy F-Zero X on Virtual Console, and Jonny diving deeper into Dragon Quest VII with a little Rhythm Thief thrown in for good measure. After the break it's Listener Mail. Our resident pre-order expert Jonny Metts advises us on whether ...
FEATURING: Jon skipped this week, so in his stead we have the lovely Karen! New Business: New of Canada Holiday Press Event, Lego City Undercover, River City Ransom, Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Corpse Party, Avenging Spirit. Listener Mail: we review your Switch predictions, fantasize about a Bayonetta cartoon, map DS games to a modern touch screen, and conceive of plastic doodads to attach to the side of Switch.
FEATURING: Not only is Jon around, but Jonny Metts comes in to talk about Lego City Undercover, and nothing else! Certainly not about the Nintendo Switch, noooo sir. New Business: New Nintendo Switch facts on which Jonny has no opinion whatsoever, Pokemon demo, Thunder Force 3, River City Ransom, Dragon Quest 7, Corpse Party. Retroactive: Lego City Undercover
FEATURING: All the news about the Nintendo Switch! Reactions to the news Emails: game size and storage, quality of the reveal, the missing camera+mic, and the future of portable-sized games
FEATURING: NFR Determines Nintendo's Greatest RPG System with RPGamer J&J: Make That Game Today! All Things Prehistorica Shenanigans
FEATURING: Pitch Your Game - with Syrenne McNulty Famicast Hour (with John and JJ from 8-4 Play) Super Mario RPG Retrospective
FEATURING: Daan "Koopsoge" Koopman and Friends Present: The Worst of the eShop Radio Trivia: Live! Nintendo News Report Presents: The Final Pokemon Sun and Moon Preview Spectacular
FEATURING: Telethon introductions RFN: Wii U Retrospective Cube Fight: Animal Crossing vs Star Fox Adventures AustinMates Play Super Mario 64
FEATURING: Jon is out this week so we had Syrenne back! New Business: Paper Mario: Color Splash, Persona 5, Shadow Complex Remastered, SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics, ReCore, Yo-Kai Watch 2, and Axiom Verge. Listener Mail: 2D sprites vs 3D models, rumored Final Fantasy 6 remake for NX.
FEATURING: Subbing for Jon this week is NWR overlord Neal Ronaghan! New Business: Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice, Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls, Picross 3D Round 2, Dragon Quest VII, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Zangeki no Regenleiv. Listener Mail: New 3DS exclusives/3DS ports, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball for mobile, the future of Camelot Software Planning, Zelda as the harbinger of a console's demise, what the hell ...
FEATURING: Subbing for Greg this week: our good friend Jonny Metts! New Business: Picross 3D Round 2, Rive, NESBox, Metroid Prime Pinball, MegaMan Legends and the New 3DS's 3D. Listener Mail: Release date delays, Piracy on 3DS, and Nuanced Storytelling.
FEATURING: Jon's away so it's a three-man episode. New Business: Vampire: Master of Darkness, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Monster Hunter Generations, Nova-111, New 3DS Grieving. Thunder-ish Listener Mail segment that picks up the pace after the Super Mario Run news discussion.
FEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts former PGC writer/community manager/stealth director Rick Powers to discuss the misdirection, tough decisions, classic interviews, and yeah, even Denis Dyack and Penny Arcade.. These interviews are for Jonny's upcoming book about the site.
FEATURING: Announcement of our next RetroActive poll. Review of the Sept 1 3DS Nintendo Direct. Speculation as to how it factors into plans for NX.
FEATURING: New Business: Metroid Prime Federation Force, Donkey Kong Land, .hack, World of Warcraft and Pokemon Snap. Listener Mail: The devaluation of puzzle games, hidden gems in the 3/DS libraries, childhood-defining consoles, and the perils of localization.
FEATURING: Gui's back but has scared Jon away. New Business: Mario Party 9, Gotta Protectors, Tadpole Treble, .hack//Infection, Monster Hunter Generations, Banjo Tooie. Listener Mail: Where does Rhythm Heaven go from here, Bad timing for showing off violent games at E3, Bad timing for taking down fan games.
FEATURING: Greg catches up with Dr. Jonny Metts on life in a Post-RFN world.
FEATURING: Gui still on vacay. New Business: Pokemon Y, Monster Hunter, Blastball, R-Type, The Battle Cats POP!. Listener Mail: good causes, physical releases of digital games, multi-device homes in the world of NX, and our battle stations
FEATURING: Syrenne in for Gui. Nintendo NX Rumors? Nintendo NX Rumors! New Business: Freedom Planet, Pokemon Go, Ace Atorney 6, Level-5 Vision/Lady Layton, Pokemon Yellow, Curve Digital Sale economics.
FEATURING: Three man crew as Jon takes a break. New Business: Blast Ball demo, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Wild Guns. Listener Mail: Which Pokemon game to start with, The Legend of Sheik, Our influences.
FEATURING: New Business: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, 7th Dragon III Code:VFD, Bonk's Adventure (TG-16 on the Wii U VC), Hyrule Warriors Legends, Pokemon Go. Listener Mail: Pokemon Go hot takes, Nintendo focusing on RPGs, the NES Classic Edition.
FEATURING: Michael Cole joins us in place of Gui this week. New Business: Pokken Tournament, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Phonex Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Severed, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, and Pokemon Go. Listener Mail: The Zelda Formula, Unreal Engine 3's woes on Wii U, and why MyNintendo rewards are crap.
FEATURING: Syrenne joins us this week to discuss E3 and Steam-boundaries-pushing! First, however, New Business: Kirby Planet Robobot, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, 7th Dragon III: Code VFD demo, Super Adventure Island, 3DS transfer woes, Monster Hunter Generations demo, Tokyo Mirage Session #FE, Kindred Spirits on the Roof. Listener Mail: Paying for online, Good E3 strategy for Nintendo?
FEATURING: Lots of Zelda impressions The other games of E3
FEATURING: New Business: Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, Halo Wars 2, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Listener Mail: How much info pre-release is enough, Honorary Doctorate Speech, Difference between pubs and devs, Tomodachi The Movie, Parity.
FEATURING: Radio Free Nintendo's reaction to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Ever Oasis, and much more from E3 2016.
FEATURING: New Business: Kirby: Planet Robobot, Konami Krazy Racers, getting a CRT TV, Baseball Stars, E3 Expectations. Listener Mail: Nintendo Championships, good marketing, lapsed maker of Mario, Mother 3.
FEATURING: Former host Jonny Metts former PGC EiC Max Lake to discuss Smash, Miyamoto-sama, the ill-fated E3 video, as well as Max's end with the site. These interviews are for Jonny's upcoming book about the site.
