Episode 640: The Many Voices of Greg Leahy
FEATURING: (00:09:15) Listener Mail - Losing a game. (00:26:35) Games that are fun to exploit. (00:53:15) Capcom Callout: Resident Evil Triple Pack. (00:58:42) Rebooting Miitomo
Sep 22, 2019•1 hr 22 min
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Episode 639: Schrodinger's Punk
FEATURING: (00:01:38) New Business - Ring-Con, Daemon X Machina. (00:5:49) Travis Strikes Again. (00:40:02) Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online. (00:53:22) Super Smash Bros Ultimate. (01:06:26) Final Celeste DLC. (01:18:25) Listener Mail - Negativity. (01:42:59) Ongoing Capcom Callout series. (01:46:04) New gameplay for Donkey Kong, Nintendo reselling us their games ad nauseam.
Sep 15, 2019•2 hr 18 min
Episode 638: Eaten by Buster Wolf
FEATURING: (00:02:49) News - That plastic circle thing. (00:10:02) Jonny's PAX West impressions - Haven. Super Meat Boy Forever. (00:29:53) Skater XL. Wave Break. (00:39:15) Trials of Mana. (00:59:23) Shovel Knight Dig. Playdate. (01:12:28) Nintendo Direct 9.4.2019 - Nintendo Online SNES games. (01:25:43) Banjo in Smash, future characters. (01:49:05) All the rest. (02:08:19) Nintendo of Canada event - Switch Lite hands-on impressions. (02:15:17) Link's Awakening, Luigi's Mansion 3 and The Witche...
Sep 08, 2019•2 hr 34 min
Episode 637: Reach Out and Shave Someone
FEATURING: (00:06:05) New Business - Crimson Shroud. (00:19:13) Dragon Quest XI demo. (00:36:33) Vice: Project Doom. (00:58:27) Daemon X Machina. (01:21:05) Listener Mail - Music you can't miss. (01:38:57) Elsinore. (01:44:32) Guilt about cheating. (02:01:22) Tactics games suggestions; games that are fun to break.
Sep 02, 2019•2 hr 31 min
Episode 636: Roll 15 to Make Lippi Useful
FEATURING: (00:02:48) Retroactive - Crimson Shroud. (01:22:18) Indie World August 2019. (01:44:45) New Business - Space Harrier. (01:49:02) Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest XI demo.
Aug 25, 2019•2 hr 15 min
Episode 635: Mesa Goen Wrap Disa Up
FEATURING: (00:04:52) New Business - Fire Emblem: Three Houses (00:27:51) No Man's Sky (00:41:07) Blazing Chrome (00:42:53) Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (00:49:01) XMultiply Listener Mail - (01:01:48) Fighting games for Switch (01:10:04) Anticipating the sales of Switch Lite (01:30:22) Two boxart questions, hand drawn stand-ins and spine standardization (01:46:22) Changing a localization decision
Aug 19, 2019•2 hr 25 min
Episode 634: Show Daddy's Joy Con Your Teeth
FEATURING: (00:03:38) Listener Mail - Why Mario? (00:07:45) What is going on with Nintendo mobile games? (00:34:40) The Switch is expensive to own. (00:52:00) Koei Tecmo in Smash. (01:11:00) Create a sequel to fix their predecessor. New Business - (01:34:25) The Hero in Smash (01:52:30) R-Type Dimensions EX (01:53:30) Judgment (01:56:55) RetroActive: Crimson Shroud
Aug 04, 2019•2 hr 8 min
Episode 633: The Courage to Talk About Fire Emblem with My Boss
FEATURING: (00:01:49) New Business - Fire Emblem: Three Houses. (00:40:09) Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. (00:43:26) Judgment. (00:54:02) The Castlevania Collection, Konami Arcade Collection. (01:07:11) Blazing Chrome, Greg's RPG backlog. (01:13:13) Ape Out, Songbird Symphony and Oninaki Demos. (01:25:47) Listener Mail - Millenials killing the stigma around games. (01:34:49) Bad, upside down covers.
Jul 28, 2019•2 hr 10 min
Episode 632: Your Childhood is Gone
FEATURING: (00:01:39) New Business - Joy-Con drift. (00:08:28) Final Fantasy. Yes, the first one. But the GBA version. Played on a DS Lite. (00:23:08) Blazing Chrome. (00:34:54) The Messenger DLC. (00:49:01) Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love. (00:59:43) Listener Mail - Exciting new mini retro consoles. (01:34:49) An exploration of the blue collar background of Nintendo characters. (01:54:17) Our ideal Arms sequel.
Jul 21, 2019•2 hr 11 min
Episode 631: What's the Problem with Friendship?
FEATURING: (00:07:00) New Business - Metroid: Samus Returns. (00:30:56) Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (00:49:56) Super Mario Maker 2, The Messenger DLC. (00:57:12) Dr. Mario World. (01:14:39) Listener Mail - The Switch Lite.
Jul 15, 2019•2 hr 12 min
Episode 630: Desperately Seeking Psychopaths
FEATURING: (00:03:14) Listener Mail - Long live F-Zero. (00:42:03) Octopath Kart. (00:46:06) Sequel of the Wild. (01:05:12) The hunkiest Nintendo execs (now that Reggie is gone). (01:29:38) Kirby City Royale. (01:34:34) New Business - Virtua Racing. (01:46:13) Super Mario Maker 2.
Jul 07, 2019•2 hr 34 min
Episode 629: Public Estrangement
FEATURING: (00:02:48) New Business - Super Mario Maker 2. (00:32:31) Sea of Thieves. (00:44:21) Doom, NHL 19. (00:53:07) Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (01:03:43) Listener Mail - What's the deal with Final Fantasy V? (01:31:11) Long live 3DS. (01:50:15) The Conduit.
Jun 30, 2019•2 hr 13 min
Episode 628: This Podcast Remastered by M2
FEATURING: (00:03:15) New Business - Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (00:25:26) Turok. (00:50:32) Contra Anniversary Collection. (01:23:46) The Last Remnant. (01:42:20) Listener Mail - Games we'd like ported in perpetuity.
Jun 23, 2019•2 hr 29 min
Episode 627: Gooigi Is Firmly in My Wheelhouse
FEATURING: Zelda Luigi Mansion 3 More Zelda A ton of anime A whole bunch of other E3 content
Jun 12, 2019•2 hr 31 min
Episode 626: Unlicensed Machamp Registry
FEATURING: (00:02:04) New Business - Wonder Boy Returns Remix. (00:14:28) Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle. (00:35:34) Sumer. (00:43:20) Gunlord X. (01:08:00) Pokemon Direct discussion.
Jun 09, 2019•2 hr 22 min
Episode 625: Donkey Kong, King of Kings, Second of His Name
FEATURING: (00:03:05) New Business - Detective Pikachu impressions. (00:37:04) E3 Perdictions. (01:16:25) Listener Mail - Pokémon Business. (01:20:09) Surefire Labo VR queasiness. (01:26:55) After the hype, disappointment. (01:47:29) Donkey Kong gets no respect.
Jun 02, 2019•2 hr 15 min
Episode 624: Skeleton-Based Chicanery
FEATURING: (00:03:05) New Business - Detective Pikachu impressions. (00:11:53) Nintendo Switch game voucher feelings, Mario Kart Tour. (00:24:01) Dragalia Lost. (00:37:41) Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Breakforcist Battle. (00:43:27) Puzzle Bobble 2, Gunbird 2, Twinkle Star Sprites. (00:57:54) Castlevania Anniversary Collection. (01:36:15) The Elder Scrolls Online. (01:52:51) Project Nimbus.
May 26, 2019•2 hr 11 min
Episode 623: Not in a Train! Not in a Tree! Not in a Boat! Link! Let Me Be!
FEATURING: (00:03:03) Nintendo Direct for Super Mario Maker 2 (00:31:48) RetroAcitve: Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - How Far did You Get? (00:58:59) The World of Spirit Tracks - a DS-ass Zelda Game. (01:45:15) Fighting Foes and Controls. (02:05:46) 10 Secrets...: A secret 3D Zelda Game?!
May 19, 2019•3 hr 1 min
Episode 622: Fanciful Yet Relatively Simple
FEATURING: (00:05:18) Listener Mail - The cancelled games we'd resurrect. (00:31:04) We choose your next ringtone. (00:45:57) Nintendo the Musical. (01:04:56) A little New Business - Venture Kid, VA-11 Hall-A, Tesla VS Lovecraft DLC, Enter the Gungeon. (01:19:01) Defining Spike. (01:41:50) Video game facts that blew our minds.
May 12, 2019•2 hr 18 min
Episode 621: Phallic Ships and Sonic's Hips
FEATURING: (00:05:23) New Business - Konami Arcade Classics. (00:14:25) Darius Cozmic Collection. (00:31:27) Galak-Z. (00:36:41) Venture Kid. (00:46:22) BoxBoxBoy! (00:53:23) The Darkside Detective. (01:10:33) Listener Mail - David's unread emails. (01:11:37) Final Fantasy remakes. (01:33:13) That cartoon look. (01:55:25) Sonic: The Hedgehog: The Movie.
May 05, 2019•2 hr 25 min
Episode 620: "Are You a Child?" and Other Ways to Kill a Conversation
FEATURING: (00:05:33) New Business - Cuphead. (00:15:43) Yoshi's Crafted World. (00:20:42) New Super Mario Bros. 2, Streetpass nostalgia. (00:38:23) Selling the Switch in China. (00:48:48) Punch Line, Galak-Z. (01:08:48) Out Run. (01:15:16) Wave Race 64. (01:34:04) Listener Mail - Our Nintendo genre mash-ups. (01:53:31) Getting rid of massive collections.
Apr 28, 2019•2 hr 23 min
Episode 619: A Tale for Two
FEATURING: (00:9:14) New Business - Super Smash Ultimate 3.0. (00:25:38) Boxboy! + Boxgirl! (00:38:57) Blaster Master Zero 2. (00:44:00) Konami Anniversary Collection: Arcade. (00:57:55) Dragon Quest Builders.
Apr 20, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Episode 618: Collecting our BAFTAs
FEATURING: (00:9:13) Listener Mail - Perpetual complainers. (00:31:20) Games we're infamous for liking. (00:53:13) Real or fake: kart racers edition. (01:19:23) Franchises we'd like to see in VR. (01:34:12) We eliminate your favorite composers.
Apr 14, 2019•2 hr 8 min
Episode 617: The Platonic Ideal
FEATURING: (00:12:03) Listener Mail - Castlevania Anniversary Collection. (00:21:00) Yoshi's Crafted World. (01:03:54) Final Fantasy VII. (01:22:36) Symphony of the Night. (01:34:35) Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit.
Apr 07, 2019•2 hr 3 min
Episode 616: Waluigi's Russian Troll Farm
FEATURING: (00:01:32) Listener Mail - No one else wants this. (00:22:14) Identifying missing pieces of Nintendo lore. (00:40:24) Most wanted Xbox exclusives. (00:58:19) Our spirit battles. (01:16:58) Do current-gen ports make Switch look bad? (01:26:36) Retroactive talk. (01:39:46) New Business - Umihara Kawase Fresh! (01:54:12) Horizon Chase Turbo. (02:06:32) Blaster Master Zero 2.
Mar 31, 2019•2 hr 23 min
Episode 615: Tube Sliding Around Big Ape Cul-De-Sac
FEATURING: (00:05:09) New Business - Baba is You. (00:14:36) Hypnospace Outlaw. (00:30:15) Gris. Castlevania. (00:50:11) The Monster World trilogy. (01:06:42) Konami 50th Anniversary collections. (01:23:48) Listener Mail - We play indie matchmaker. (01:58:56) Where's the telethon?
Mar 24, 2019•2 hr 14 min
Episode 614: James Jones, God Rest His Soul
FEATURING: (00:03:04) New Business - Steins;Gate Elite. (00:13:47) Catherine Full Body. (00:23:57) Kingdom Hearts 3. (00:34:26) Anodyne. (00:44:36) Assault Android Cactus+. (00:49:31) Kero Blaster. (01:01:16) Gris. (01:16:44) Listener Mail - Recommendations for the Nintendo neophytes. (01:37:08) Cacpcom on Swcitch. (01:51:22) The High Cost of Switching.
Mar 17, 2019•2 hr 18 min
Episode 613: Sean Connery's Worst Wigs, a Retrospective
FEATURING: (00:01:35) New Business - Taiko No Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun. (00:25:01) Dragon Ball FighterZ. (00:41:17) Starlink: The Battle for Atlas. (01:06:14) Listener Mail - It's always a good time to replay BOTW. (01:15:48) Ura Breath of the Wild. (01:37:14) We pick the remaining Smash DLC characters. (01:54:33) Labo VR.
Mar 10, 2019•2 hr 9 min
Episode 612: 3DS eShop Insurance Fraud
FEATURING: (00:01:48) New Business - Anodyne. (00:16:58) Downwell. (00:25:46) Game Gear Shinobi. (00:31:40) Into the Breach. (00:48:08) Anthem. (01:05:06) New Super Mario Bros. 2. (01:12:58) Listener Mail - Most rewarding part of doing the podcast. (01:32:14) Indie clones for MIA Nintendo games. (01:47:46) Reinventing Pokemon.
Mar 03, 2019•2 hr 25 min
Episode 611: All Rocket-Lauchers and Nonsense
FEATURING: (00:01:34) New Business - Degrees of Separation. (00:14:10) Crackdown 3. (00:35:30) Jackbox Party Pack 5. (00:42:53) Pac-Man Vs. (00:47:01) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. (01:02:11) Listener Mail - Farewell, Reggie. Nintendo post-Miyamoto. (01:35:34) Game Pass on Switch. (01:52:59) RFN's for-profit university.
Feb 24, 2019•2 hr 9 min
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