FEATURING: (00:08:22) New Business: James reviews Fire Emblem Engage: Fell Xenologue DLC. (00:17:20) News: Xenoblade Chronlcies 3 DLC - Future Redeemed is out soon. (00:31:33) Hopeless Rambling: Oh no, they are talking about Punch Out!! again. (00:41:00) Indie Direct: Rift of the Necrodancer looks cool! (00:44:17) New Business: Jon wants you to know, Boxboy! is pretty cool! (00:48:47) New Business: Jon ALSO wants you to know, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is pretty old! (01:10:18) New Business: Greg...
Apr 23, 2023•2 hr 33 min
FEATURING: (00:05:15) New Business: Xander Plays all of Dr. Mario World. (00:06:35) New Business: Xander and Jonny saw the Mario Movie. (00:36:01) New Business: Jonny has Atari and Akka Arrh. (00:54:34) New Business: Xander and the Meta-Challenge of Metroid and more. (01:27:07) Listener Mail: Will the next Nintendo system be backwards compatible. (02:11:59) The final trailer: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Apr 16, 2023•2 hr 37 min
FEATURING: (00:10:28) Listener Mail: Reviewing your eShop Hauls. (00:48:40) Listener Mail: The next Nintendo toy to make its way into games. (01:18:10) Listener Mail: Taking on series meta-challenges. (01:51:36) New Business: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.
Apr 09, 2023•2 hr 28 min
FEATURING: (00:08:46) Topic - E3's dead. (00:38:52) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demonstration. (00:59:38) Retroactive - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, part 1.
Apr 01, 2023•2 hr 19 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) Intro, and Jon guesses at what's iconic about Mario. (00:11:16) The best RFN episode that never was. (00:27:53) Ok, but what about skeletons? (00:34:11) Listener Mail - I see you have selected a movie-based game. (01:28:44)New Business - NSO needs manuals. (01:35:10) Fire Emblem Engage DLC. (01:38:16)Diablo IV beta. (01:48:21) Doom Eternal. (02:06:20) LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga. Forum Heroes....
Mar 26, 2023•2 hr 25 min
FEATURING: (00:02:06) Listener Mail - Weirded out by the outsized hype for Nintendo Directs. (01:20:53) New Business - Preparing for the 3DS and Wii U eShop closure.
Mar 18, 2023•2 hr 43 min
FEATURING: (00:01:08) New Business - First-person smorgasbord. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. (00:10:06) Metroid Fusion and what's next for NSO. (00:24:31) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC wave 4. (00:42:01) Prelude to the Wind Waker retroactive. (00:52:54) Capcom and Level 5 Directs. (01:07:12) Listener Mail - Not so iconic items. (01:35:46) Nintendo executives on the silver screen.
Mar 12, 2023•2 hr 20 min
FEATURING: (00:01:02) New Business - Chained Echoes. (00:25:03) 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. (00:27:08) Fire Emblem Engage. (00:30:34) AI-generated sitcoms. (00:53:40) Listener Mail - Wishing we hadn't missed the zeitgeist. (01:56:47) Too many Smash bois in my Fire Emblem.
Mar 04, 2023•2 hr 37 min
FEATURING: (00:08:11) New Business - The GBA games that are on NSO or should be. (00:39:27) The Game Boy games that are on NSO or should be. (01:10:19) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe demo. (01:16:40) Bayonetta 3. (01:42:12) Blue Dragon. (01:49:40) LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
Feb 25, 2023•2 hr 25 min
FEATURING: (00:02:13) Listener Mail - This one goes to nine point five. (01:40:48) New Business - Blue Dragon. (01:41:07) Metroid Prime Remastered.
Feb 19, 2023•2 hr 29 min
FEATURING: (00:05:42) February 8th 2023 Nintendo Direct discussion. (00:12:11) Pikmin 4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC. (00:28:17) Fashion Dream. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. Decapolice. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. Splatoon 3 DLC. Disney Illusion Island. (00:53:29) Fire Emblem Engage DLC. Harmony: The Fall of Reverie. Octopath Traveller 2. We Love Katamari ReRoll + Royal Reverie. Sea of Stars. Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection. Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp. Kirby's Return To D...
Feb 11, 2023•3 hr 3 min
FEATURING: (00:02:33) New Business - Fire Emblem Engage. (00:31:45) Dead Space. (00:59:33) Blue Dragon. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (01:13:03) Our top fives of 2022 - Number 5. (01:28:02) Number 4. (01:45:03) Number 3. (01:59:02) Number 2. (02:29:48) Number 1.
Feb 04, 2023•3 hr 3 min
FEATURING: (00:00:48) New Business - Fire Emblem Engage. The House of Da Vinci. (00:08:15) Goldeneye 007. (00:28:08) Bayonetta 3. (00:38:16) Blue Dragon. (01:07:18) Monster Hunter Rise on PS5. (01:19:10) Waverace 64. (01:25:53) Can comedic games get their critical due?
Jan 28, 2023•2 hr 35 min
FEATURING: (00:03:20) Listener Mail - Because you have played Tuk Tuk Extreme... (00:33:04) What would go into a Baten Kaitos remake? (00:54:14) Can Mario cry? (01:26:37) Mario + Rabbids - Mario. (01:52:21) Theologians react to games.
Jan 22, 2023•2 hr 16 min
FEATURING: (00:07:22) New Business - Atari 50th Anniversary Celebration. (00:16:20) Emulation on the Steam Deck. (00:35:05) Pinball FX3. (00:42:37) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. (00:58:07) Needy Streamer Overload. (01:20:11) Sweet and spicy Splatfest. (01:23:44) Listener Mail - Tears of the Kingdom, same map as BOTW? (01:58:13) We break down the Activision acquisition price tag.
Jan 15, 2023•2 hr 32 min
FEATURING: (00:02:10) New Business - RFN podcast art bracket. The SEO game. (00:13:06) Latest batch of Genesis NSO games. (00:35:12) Pinball FX3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (00:42:23) Bayonetta 3. (00:51:39) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. (01:09:54) Melatonin. (01:25:44) Listener Mail - The second Mario movie trailer. (01:57:44) Mario movie Easter eggs. (02:17:21) Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp.
Jan 08, 2023•2 hr 46 min
FEATURING: (00:14:23) Listener Mail - Replacing Urban Champion. (00:51:42) Where have all the Castlevania games gone? (01:16:01) Video game music to sweat to.
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr 46 min
FEATURING: (00:05:13) Xenoblade 3 Time Count. (00:08:02) Ino The DLC Weirdo. (00:11:41) Franchise History. (00:34:57) The World of Xenoblade 3. (00:59:18) The Infinite When? (01:17:54) The Party of Dorks. (01:28:03) What Must We Give up? (01:36:54) When Is the DLC? (01:38:02) Understanding the Ending. (01:42:23) The Picture. (01:54:44) Literal Personifications of Concepts as Enemies. (02:07:33) We Should Probably Talk About The Game. (02:29:46) ART. (02:40:00) The Trip to the City. (02:44:33) Th...
Dec 24, 2022•3 hr 45 min
FEATURING: (00:05:35) New Business - Jon's grab bag of Destiny 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Monster Hunter Rise. Then we talk mostly about bad Genesis games for 20 minutes. (00:38:04) Pinball FX 3: Dr Dude and his Excellent Ray, Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure. (01:04:17) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC pack 3. (01:23:39) Dire Vengeance. (01:34:14) Greg on the Portal Collection, James on the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC. (01:36:09) Listener Mail - It's been nearly 6 years. Do we need the Switch successor?...
Dec 18, 2022•2 hr 45 min
FEATURING: (00:04:47) Wii U look back. (00:37:03) Kirby and the Rainbow Curse RetroActive begins. (00:54:10) The Bosses - all four of them. (01:12:36) Touch Gaming, Bad Batteries, Weighing Steam Decks. (01:25:48) Clay and music: The Origin of Charming. (01:56:23) Comments from the Discord Forum. (02:07:08) This is now a Call-In Show. (02:47:03) Sappy Episode 800 nonsense.
Dec 11, 2022•2 hr 59 min
FEATURING: (00:05:15) New Business - Pentiment. (00:26:07) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. Golfing in Nintendo Switch Sports. (00:52:41) Fuga: Melodies of Steel. (01:14:49) Fire Emblem Warrior: Three Hopes. (01:33:52) Listener Mail - Is it time to bring back Ultra Games?
Dec 03, 2022•2 hr 33 min
FEATURING: (00:12:48) Listener Mail - Non-standardized buttons giving us trouble. (00:48:02) Xenoblade Chronicles X's unique qualities. (01:17:21) The New 3DS is 8 years old, time comes for us all. (01:59:24) New Business - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection.
Nov 20, 2022•2 hr 30 min
FEATURING: (00:04:03) New Business: Kirby Canvas Curse, Rhythm Tengoku Gold, Super Princess Peach. (00:16:29) 13 Sentinels. (00:25:11) Wii U downloads. (00:52:08) Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. (01:13:41) Backbone. (01:13:41) 13 Sentinels. (01:33:51) Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (01:46:22) It Takes Two.
Nov 13, 2022•2 hr 21 min
FEATURING: (00:01:24) The Next RetroActive: The Candidates. (00:53:27) The Cuts Begin. (02:04:35) The Final Four: A Decision is Made. (02:18:00) Listener Mail - I am not Lon Jindemann!
Nov 06, 2022•2 hr 33 min
FEATURING: (00:02:11) New Business - Another James Jones eShop roundup featuring Halloween: Super Puzzles Dream. (00:11:48) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. (00:18:53) Guillaume's favourite game ever, Dead Cells. (00:22:12) Prodeus. (00:30:23) Cat Quest 2. (00:34:42) Pilotwings 64. Bonus Mario Party digressions. (01:09:06) Timesplitters 2, David Cronenberg's directing techniques, just how old is Scott Bakula anyway? (01:20:02) Listener Mail - Video games, but live, so to speak. (01:57:10) Illumin...
Oct 30, 2022•2 hr 33 min
FEATURING: (00:03:55) New Business - Buying a DSi in 2022. Super Princess Peach. (00:47:08) Sable. (00:59:54) Panzer Dragoon Orta. (01:08:22) Installing mods on the Steam Deck. (01:25:46) Listener Mail - WTF is going on with PlatinumGames?
Oct 24, 2022•2 hr 27 min
FEATURING: (00:06:04) New Business - Jon gets an Xbox Series X Replica Mini Fridge Thermoelectric Cooler, because nothing matters anymore. (00:28:16) Also a Steam Deck. (00:54:33) Listener Mail - New media, Old developers. (01:32:52) Our cursed licensed games. (02:06:59) Which Atlus 3DS game to buy.
Oct 16, 2022•2 hr 24 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) Pilotwings 64 on NSO's sexy trailer. (00:13:17) The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser reveal. (00:53:52) New Business: fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE. (01:04:47) Doom 64. (01:13:52) Return to Monkey Island. (01:32:54) The Splatoon 3 splatfest. Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course. Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze on OLED with Funky Kong mode.
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 59 min
FEATURING: (00:02:41) Listener Mail - Mario Movie Minion. (00:50:57) Why have we not played celebrated visual novel The House in Fata Morgana. (01:12:11) Captain N reboot without the Big N.
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 53 min
FEATURING: (00:02:40) New Business - Pocket Card Jockey. (00:12:44) The Last of Us Part II. (00:16:14) James explores the bottom of the eShop barrel. (00:28:18) Dragon Ball: The Breakers. (00:34:14) Splatoon 3. (00:54:48) Mario Strikers: Battle League. (00:58:29) Doom II. (01:07:17) Doom 64. (01:16:58) Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge. (01:26:45) Listener Mail - Lindemann can't keep getting away with being so sexy! (01:32:36) The Canadian music that distracted us....
Sep 24, 2022•2 hr 13 min
