Episode 789: Fire Emblem Disengage
FEATURING: (00:07:42) September 2022 Nintendo Direct. (01:36:21) New Business - Splatoon 3. (01:51:16) Xenoblade Chronicles 3. (02:07:21) New NSO Genesis games. (02:10:21) Doom and Doom II.
Sep 18, 2022•2 hr 32 min
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Episode 788: Bullets Are for Demons, Not for Walls
FEATURING: (00:05:23) Listener Mail: Dream Digital Eclipse collection. (00:52:08) What's in a censored name? (01:09:19) Reggie's mediocre book, and Nintendo execs' presence. (01:27:41) New Business: Live A Live. (01:45:10) In Retrospect. (01:50:42) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (Sunbroke?). (01:53:20) Commodore 64 - A Visual Compendium.
Sep 11, 2022•2 hr 5 min
Episode 787: For a Safe and Secure Magic Kingdom
FEATURING: (00:04:22) New Business: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. (00:07:35) Switch OLED. (00:21:42) Splatoon 3 Splatfest (00:38:27) Streaming the eShop. (00:42:27) Here Comes Niko. (00:52:44) Listener Mail: The Moral King - Mickey. (01:23:40) Game trials that lead to game sales.
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 50 min
Episode 786: Monkey's Withdrawal
FEATURING: (00:04:08) Listener Mail: The emotional impact of parenthood and gaming. (00:34:23) Pills for forgetting games. (00:47:14) Will we still buy SNK games now that the Saudi family owns it? (01:27:34) New Business: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2. (01:29:16) Live A Live. (01:46:59) Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Aug 28, 2022•2 hr 12 min
Episode 785: "Chaotic" Gore MacGala is Not Looking for a Square-Go
FEATURING: (00:01:17) Listener Mail: Is the Embracer Group even real. (00:39:24) How to make the worst titles even worse. (01:03:56) Interlude: The world's worst brainwashing. (01:07:37) New Business: Live A Live. (01:25:36) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. (01:44:58) Xenoblade Chronicles 3. (01:56:03) Wave Race 64.
Aug 21, 2022•2 hr 15 min
Episode 784: Psyduck, You Sucker
FEATURING: (00:04:39) New Business: Splatoon 3 Direct. (00:33:34) Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2. (00:51:40) Duke Nukem Forever. (01:11:44) Xenoblade Chronicles 3. (01:19:26) Listener Mail: Nintendo franchises after the Apocalypse. (01:48:25) Console price drops are out, price increases are in.
Aug 14, 2022•2 hr 26 min
Episode 783: Ironic Lovers of Garfield Are Still Garfield Lovers
FEATURING: (00:01:09) New Business: Xenoblade Chronicles 3. (00:35:21) Destropolis. (00:46:47) Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. (00:55:00) MultiVersus. (01:20:57) Panzer Dragoon: Remake. (01:35:07) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Diablo Immortal. (01:38:11) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC wave 2. (01:51:33) Pokemon Violet and Scarlet.
Aug 07, 2022•2 hr 8 min
Episode 782: Mad Whale McCree
FEATURING: (00:09:27) New Business: Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC. (00:27:14) Diablo Immortal p2w. (00:38:18) Astral Chain. (00:44:03) Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series. (00:58:17) Listener Mail: Nintendo Arcade Games for the Arcade Archives. (01:19:06) Mail-Order Collector Edition Upgrades. (01:54:35) A Life Spent on AAA.
Jul 31, 2022•2 hr 19 min
Episode 781: War Gods Is My Religion
FEATURING: (00:02:03) More weird Nintendo Switch Online stuff. (00:27:04) Listener Mail: Leaker Culture. (00:58:55) Making a Game Using Religion. (01:20:42) Cutting down the plot. (01:42:26) New Business: Klonoa 2 from Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series. (01:54:09) Mario Strikers: Battle League. (01:58:28) Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II. (02:13:58) Astral Chain. (02:27:10) Satisfye ZenGrip Pro.
Jul 24, 2022•2 hr 38 min
Episode 780: The Artist vs. The Thousand Year Truthers
FEATURING: (00:01:27) Kirby's Dream Buffet non-E3 reveal. (00:06:55) Bayonetta 3's new non-E3 trailer. (00:18:27) New Business: Diablo Immortal. (00:42:24) Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected. Paper Mario: The Origami King. (01:04:10) OG Paper Mario. (01:11:54) Citizen Sleeper. (01:19:30) Carrion. (01:34:39) ElecHead. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.
Jul 17, 2022•2 hr 15 min
Episode 779: Gex and Your Wild Woody
FEATURING: (00:01:58) Listener Mail: Genre with the worst games. (00:59:05) Help me choose the Nontendo solution that is right for me. (01:14:00) Defensive third party acquisitions. (01:44:38) Guilt from not playing "free" games.
Jul 10, 2022•2 hr 12 min
Episode 777: Are We Really Doing the Banana Conspiracy?
FEATURING: (00:03:59) James Jones' Xenoblade Chronicles 3 direct takes, Nintendo Mini partner showcase. (01:09:13) Four new Genesis games in July NSO update. (01:21:37) New Business - Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. (01:30:13) ElecHead. (01:39:43) Dicey Dungeons. Citizen Sleeper. (01:54:46) TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. The 1990 TMNT movie. Gremlins. Puppets. Dick Miller.
Jul 03, 2022•2 hr 31 min
Episode 778: That's The Gig
FEATURING: (00:02:09) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 direct. (00:27:29) New Business - Fall Guys. (00:41:45) Poinpy. (00:49:03) Monster Hunter Sunbreak demo. (01:12:53) Listener Mail - Optimize Nintendo's game reveal timing. (01:45:24) Interest-destroying moments in games.
Jun 26, 2022•2 hr 19 min
Episode 776: Lice Are a Big Problem for Hair Demons
FEATURING: (00:01:14) New Business - Card Shark. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. (00:17:57) Dicey Dungeons. Pac-Man Museum+. (00:36:29) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. (00:59:00) Mario Strikers: Battle League. Shin Megami Tensei V. (01:05:10) Listener Mail - Why is Nintendo so bad at online stores. (01:34:12) Who would win in a fight?
Jun 19, 2022•2 hr 21 min
Episode 775: Luigi's Haunted Real Estate Speculation
FEATURING: (00:01:14) New Business - Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes demo. (00:20:55) Mario Strikers: Battle League demo. (01:43:15) Nobody Saves the World. Space Invaders Invincible Collection. (01:08:17) Diablo Immortal. (01:33:19) Listener Mail - Beloved series we've given up on, or refuse to.
Jun 12, 2022•2 hr 20 min
Episode 774: Wii U EU Sounds Like a Police Siren
FEATURING: (00:03:03) Listener Mail - Short games. (00:31:30) A game for no one. (01:29:30) Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer.
Jun 05, 2022•2 hr 22 min
Episode 773: Jim Knifeguy
FEATURING: (00:02:28) New Business - Nobody Saves the World. (00:22:50) Guardians of the Galaxy, Crusader Kings 3. (00:40:07) Actraiser Renaissance. (00:46:10) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Rival Turf! and more. (01:22:30) Listener Mail - Michel Gondry's reboxing video.
May 29, 2022•2 hr 10 min
Episode 772: Recollections on the Fall of Big Foot Pizza
FEATURING: (00:06:13) Syrenne and her Puzzling Week. (00:56:16) New Business: N64 Switch controller and Reggie's book. (01:22:25) Guardians of the Galaxy. (01:35:49) Final Fantasy XIII, Switch Sports. (01:22:35) Actraiser Renaissance.
May 22, 2022•2 hr 22 min
Episode 771: OOPS! All Party Bois
FEATURING: (00:02:14) Listener Mail: Video games that are a balm for the soul. (00:41:25) What existential threat made flesh will Kirby fight next? (00:50:43) We find a use for My Nintendo.
May 15, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Episode 770: I'm a Sam NeillTuber
FEATURING: (00:06:19) New Business: Nintendo Switch Sports. (00:35:47) Final Fantasy XIII. (01:04:39) Reggie Fils-Aime's book: Disrupting the Game. (01:16:17) The Wonderful 101. (01:18:15) Listener Mail: Square Enix selling off Eidos. (01:54:41) We become VTubers.
May 08, 2022•2 hr 17 min
Episode 769: Hangin' and Bangin'
FEATURING: (00:04:17) New Business: Sonic Spinball. (00:22:52) Tunic. (00:56:20) Chinatown Detective Agency. (01:00:23) Listener Mail: Nintendo Switch Sports rejects. (01:28:16) The game preservation debate.
May 01, 2022•2 hr 12 min
Episode 768: Pickle Ball Death Pool
FEATURING: (00:01:48) News commentary: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gets the opposite of a delay. (00:42:19) New Business: Chinatown Detective Agency. (01:02:00) Cyberpunk 2077. (01:28:10) Wii Sports Club. (01:38:35) Neo The World Ends with You. (01:47:19) Mario Golf on N64. New NSO Expansion Pack games.
Apr 24, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Episode 767: The Big Unit's Ornithological Photography
FEATURING: (00:01:23) New Business: The Wild at Heart. (00:19:15) Infernax. (00:25:05) Triangle Strategy. (00:36:40) Light Crusader. (00:49:18) Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. Mario Golf 64. (01:13:28) Listener Mail: Scarves. (01:18:01) When is easy mode THE WAY? (01:46:28) How will Nintendo surivive the Amico? (02:02:52) Why are digital storefronts so bad?
Apr 18, 2022•2 hr 34 min
Episode 766: Who Owns Your Pac-Mom?
FEATURING: (00:06:12) New Business: Final Fantasy XII, Kirby and the Forgotten Land. (00:08:45) A conversation about Zuma that gets away from us. (00:22:10) GTA V. Monster Hunter Rise. (00:27:15) Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. (00:49:54) Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Mario Golf 64, F-Zero X. (00:56:53) Triangle Strategy. (00:58:41) Listener Mail: Forget crypto, invest in Devil's Third. (01:14:08) Things video games taught us. (01:44:25) Our purchases primarily driven by hype....
Apr 09, 2022•2 hr 23 min
Episode 765: This Isn't Even Steven Seagal's Final Form
FEATURING: (00:04:12) The news: Project Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 delayed. (00:35:14) E3 2022 is cancelled. (00:50:25) Listener Mail: Dragalia Lost's end. (01:20:08) New Business: Triangle Strategy. (01:26:05) GTA V. (01:30:00) Kirby and the Forgotten Land. (01:48:03) More Kirby and the Forgotten Land. (01:55:45) Final Fantasy XII.
Apr 03, 2022•2 hr 13 min
Episode 764: A Truthiness Moment
FEATURING: (00:02:16) New Business: Prelude to Kirby and the Forgotten World. (00:24:09) The Wonderful 101. (00:28:07) Final Fantasy XII. (00:55:39) Triangle Strategy. (01:15:59) Listener Mail: Digital game organisation. (01:40:08) Our Nintendo roleplay mods.
Mar 27, 2022•2 hr 31 min
Episode 763: The Pangs of Turrican
FEATURING: (00:01:55) New Business: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. (00:39:28) Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Expansion presentation, Grand Theft Auto V. (00:51:53) F-Zero X on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. (01:14:17) Turrican Flashback Collection. (01:34:52) Listener Mail: When the LACK of experience with a genre colors our perspective on a title. (02:04:55) Bonus conversation on RPG nomenclature.
Mar 20, 2022•2 hr 21 min
Episode 762: Dry Bones' Fitness Routine
FEATURING: (00:01:53) New Business: F-Zero X. Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo. (00:27:02) Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden. (00:38:21) Super Mario 3D World. Gran Turismo 7. (00:56:32) Unpacking. Psychonauts and backwards compatibility. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (01:22:14) Listener Mail: The Wiiware and Dsiware (and one 3DS retail game) we regret missing out on. (01:38:36) Remakes that don't live up to their potential. (02:08:21) Painfully bad games....
Mar 13, 2022•2 hr 40 min
Episode 761: A Sumptuous, Salubrious, Celebration
FEATURING: It's our "List of the games we liked the most of 2021 and also some other games we thought were good too, plus also Switch games to stall it out longer"! (00:04:16) Five. (00:18:27) Four. (00:27:23) Three. (00:41:40) Two. (01:01:59) Special mentions. (01:20:00) Lifetime top Switch games. (01:35:36) One.
Mar 06, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Episode 760: And You Can Take That to the Bank!
FEATURING: (00:04:32) New Business: Switch Sports network test. (00:35:46) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. (00:54:00) eShop Shutdown Shopping: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. (00:57:15) eShop Shutdown Shopping: Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. (01:12:40) The Legend of Zelda: Majora' Mask. (01:21:45) Pokemon Legends: Arceus. (02:08:45) Listener Mail: Item management in games.
Feb 27, 2022•3 hr 12 min
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