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Episode 999: You Don't Have to Show the Penis 01 Nov 2026

FEATURING: (00:11:16) New Business - Scott Pilgrim EX. (00:19:58) Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage. (00:26:15) Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. (00:36:12) Final Fantasy Resonance. (00:50:54) Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Rhythm Heaven Groove updates. (00:53:08) Listener Mail - The shareholders demand PC ports. How do we maliciously comply? (01:25:05) Switch 2 launch: great timing?

Episode 998: Monolith Soft's Thumb Wrestling 24 Oct 2026

FEATURING: (00:07:28) New Business - Final Fantasy Resonance. (00:26:49) Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. (00:42:03) Pokopia event. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. (01:02:52) Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. (01:05:19) A Castlevania purchase is made. NSO October 2026 update. (01:13:02) Listener Mail - Isn't the content of the game, the game? (01:32:28) Convo FOMO, no dino.

Episode 997: For Waluigi, Death Is the Happy Ending 18 Oct 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:40) New Business - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. (00:13:53) Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. (00:37:02) Platinum Points Panic. (00:44:17) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's 8 player couch multiplayer update. Old Maid and Pop Tarts. (00:50:52) Onimusha: Way of the Sword. (01:03:16) I for one welcome our Game Key Card overlords. (01:10:33) New GBA games on NSO Expansion Pack, including Kururin Paradise. (01:21:44) Listener Mail - Open world Nintendo games: a trend?

Episode 996: Intentionally Alienating Titles 11 Oct 2026

FEATURING: (00:04:32) A look at our Episode 1000 plans. (00:16:36) New Business - Absolum. (00:19:09) Pragmata. (00:25:12) Onimusha: Way of the Sword. (00:35:10) Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. (00:40:21) Palworld. (00:44:58) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. (00:52:46) Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. (01:02:10) Listener Mail - Handhelds for Microsoft and Sony. (01:48:27) One change to defile a Nintendo franchise.

Episode 995: And the BAFTA for Best Writing Goes to: "Lactic Acid Can Eat a Dick" 04 Oct 2026

FEATURING: (00:00:00) The Sly Stallone Segment Part Deux, with bonus Amiga talk. (00:20:46) New Business - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. (00:39:31) Word of Warcraft: Forever. (01:08:21) Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. (01:35:35) Star Fox. (02:10:43) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Episode 994: I've Never Thought About the Sexuality Maturity of Yoshi, and I Regret It Now 27 Sep 2026

FEATURING: (00:00:00) The Sly Stallone segment, brought to you by Rocky IV being on TV. (00:12:29) Listener Mail - Fondly remembered games that don't hold up. (00:54:23) The Japanese high school trope. (01:16:52) Adapt video games into TV shows (with some edge) for pre-schoolers.

Episode 993: I Would Never Attempt To Sell a Fudgie the Whale T-Shirt on TeePublic.com Under the Nom de Plume Food Daddy James 19 Sep 2026

FEATURING: (00:06:15) New Business - Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours. (00:20:41) Two Point Museum. (00:38:39) Sonic Origins. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. (00:49:33) Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven. (01:13:09) Listener Mail - Our use of AI for gaming.

Episode 992: One Day You'll See That It Was Truly the Legend of Zelda 13 Sep 2026

FEATURING: (00:01:36) Two September 2026 Nintendo Directs! The Legend of Zelda movie. (00:08:43) Ocarina of Time remake. (00:48:06) Monster Hunter Wilds. Pikmin 4 + Dandori Academy. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Switch 2 version. (01:06:09) Metroid Ravenous. Kirby and the World Beyond. (01:22:59) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United. Eternal Anima. (01:35:48) Resident Evil remakes. Pokopia and Mario Kart World updates. Ondeh Ondeh: Kaya's Tasty Tale. Cairn. Stage Fright. Hela: of Mice and Magic. (01:54:01) Metal Slug Ultimate Collection. Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD-. The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother.

Episode 991: F.L.U.D.D.'S Death Scene Was Lacking Gravitas 06 Sep 2026

FEATURING: (00:04:36) New Business: Two Point Museum. (00:16:52) Wolfenstein 3D. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (00:33:24) Poinpy. Sonic Origins. (00:50:06) Rhythm Heaven Groove. Pikmin 3 Deluxe. (01:14:39) Listener Mail - Add a gun, improve a game. (01:40:17) Game endings, good and bad.

Episode 990: The Sportsmate Had Bad Mouthfeel 30 Aug 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:10) Switch 2 is about to get more expensive. (00:14:15) Listener Mail: Why not just make smaller games? (01:02:26) Launching early for success on Switch. (01:38:42) Nintendo and their soul.

Episode 989: Sonic Mania Is Tsundere Life 23 Aug 2026

FEATURING: (00:04:36) Retroactive - Sonic Mania.

Episode 988: Monster Rancher Stole My Identity but I Got This Cool Kaiju 16 Aug 2026

FEATURING: (00:00:52) New Business - Pokopia expansion pass. (00:26:58) Days Gone. (00:37:42) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. (00:50:07) Virtual Boy headset novelty. (00:55:16) Splatoon Raiders. (00:59:01) Listener Mail - Dynasty Warriors (verb) a franchise. (01:25:01) Western devs are back! Do we care?

Episode 987: I Could Be Merging Things Right Now! 09 Aug 2026

FEATURING: (00:07:24) New Business - LEGO Voyagers. (00:17:26) Denshattack! (00:28:14) Pokopia expansion pass. (00:45:52) Days Gone. (00:59:04) Merge Mansion (what's the opposite of an intervention?). (01:18:21) Splatoon Raiders. (01:23:50) Housekeeping.

Episode 986: Give Us Willem Dafoe 01 Aug 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:18) New Business - Splatoon Raiders. (00:21:00) Milano's Odd Job Collection. (00:32:47) Modern pinball games show Larry what happens. (00:47:22) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The Order of Giants DLC. (00:54:26) Halo: Campaign Evolved. (01:02:49) Listener Mail - Make it even 2D-er. (01:29:51) Living voice chameleon Willem Dafoe is all you need. (01:43:56) More languages: an underrated perk.

Episode 985: Really, Square-Enix? Still No Upgrade Path For Various Daylife!? 25 Jul 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:15) New Business - Splatoon Raiders. (00:18:19) Goemon Collection. (00:21:29) Mario Tennis Fever. (00:29:56) Absolum. (00:38:00) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Halo: Campaign Evolved. (00:58:30) Listener Mail - The next giant leap in gaming? (01:26:40) Square-Enix's confounding upgrade path strategy. (01:48:50) The Switch 2 upgrades we crave.

Episode 984: Iconic Ball Action 18 Jul 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:59) Listener Mail - How to approach Sonic Mania. (00:12:37) Signal over ceremony.

Episode 983: Get Back at Your First Responders With Swipe Fees 11 Jul 2026

FEATURING: (00:07:39) New Public Service Announcements - New Mario Kart World Knockout Tours. Mario Kart Tour sunsets on mobile. Send your Switch in for repairs while you can. (00:17:31) Star Fox (2026). (00:33:41) New Business - Rhythm Heaven Groove. (00:55:11) Heavy Machinery vs Shumai. (01:03:52) Listener Mail - What N64 games should have been on PlayStation? (01:33:06) We have to talk about your credit card.

Episode 982: All We Wanted Was to Pull a Sword Out of a Man's Forehead 05 Jul 2026

FEATURING: (00:05:51) New Business - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. (00:26:23) Gui's new headset, please forgive the sound quality. Absolum. (00:33:45) Rhythm Heaven Groove. (00:52:41) Star Fox (2026). (01:32:28) Listener Mail - An attention-starved hack still wants to beat you up. (01:39:34) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake concerns.

Episode 981: We're So Winback Direct 28 Jun 2026

FEATURING: (00:00:58) New Business - Rhythm Heaven Groove demo. (00:22:05) Super Scram Kitty. (00:31:37) Wolffang Skullfang Saturn Tribute Boosted. (00:48:19) The Last Salvage Squad. (00:55:21) Star Fox (2026). (01:29:50) Send your Retroactive ideas. (01:36:40) Listener Mail - Does the Neo Geo spark joy?

Episode 980: The Amazing Digital Blockchain 20 Jun 2026

FEATURING: (00:01:05) New Business - Pokemon Champions. (00:19:34) Destiny 2, its end and DLC The Final Shape. Digressions on the blockchain. (00:40:12) Piku Niku. (00:45:36) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. (01:00:37) Beatdown City Survivors. (01:12:35) Mina the Hollower. Shadow Labyrinth. Metroid: Other M. (01:23:29) Super Scram Kitty.

Episode 979: We All Struggle Under the Giant Thumb of Sportsmate 14 Jun 2026

FEATURING: June 9th 2026 Nintendo Direct, in order. (00:02:30) Rhythm Heaven Groove. Capcom bloc. Big Walk. (00:21:30) Kairosoft. (00:29:06) Pokopia. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. DK Challenge. (00:54:26) Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton. Cozy Darksoulslikes. Muramasa: Revenant Blades. (01:04:39) So much Xenoblade. (01:40:49) Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World. Kingdom Hearts 4. (01:50:11) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026) glimpsed. (02:06:34) Star Fox (2026) demo.

Episode 978: Cotton Is Coming! 06 Jun 2026

FEATURING: (00:03:40) New Business - Saros. Outlast. (00:09:27) eFootball. (00:21:53) Pokopia. (00:42:12) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Panorama Cotton. (00:58:35) James on Mina the Hollower. (01:41:51) Greg on Mina the Hollower. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. (01:58:08) Listener Mail kinda - When the Red Arremer underwhelmed.

Episode 977: The Pictonico! Pact 31 May 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:51) New Business - Table Flip Simulator. (00:12:44) Pictonico!. (00:27:45) Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival. (00:42:11) Forza Horizon 6. (00:59:57) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. (01:04:34) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. (01:39:56) Listener Mail - Bosses who join the party.

Episode 976: I'm Just Going to Choose to Not Engage with How I Taste 24 May 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:03) Listener Mail - The state of "modern" light gun games (2007-2015, really). (00:27:52) Pacing issues. (00:52:02) Is is easier to imagine a rerelease for Chrono Trigger than an end to Fire Emblem Heroes. (01:08:17) What future do we see for the console market? (01:52:24) Strangest things that we've experienced as part of RFN. (01:58:45) mlem (what if Yoshi ate us).

Episode 975: Charles Bronson's Ragebound 17 May 2026

FEATURING: (00:09:11) News - A Long-Expected Price Increase. (00:35:08) Tezuka retires. Results and shareholder questions. (01:15:11) New Business - The Switch N64 controller. Sin and Punishment. (01:32:55) Star Fox 64. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. (01:45:09) Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

Episode 974: When I was Getting Scraped for Horace Showpony, I Wasn't Getting Paid 09 May 2026

FEATURING: (00:00:31) News - Atari be bussin'. (00:15:25) Xbox be flailin'. (00:27:27) Starfox be loopin'. (01:24:22) Listener Mail - Pokemon strategies and where to find them. (01:32:43) Enough with remakes, time for demakes. And more remakes.

Episode 973: Progress is Being Made on Multiple Fronts 02 May 2026

FEATURING: (00:01:28) New Business - Pragmata. (00:54:22) Guillaume's trip in Japan. (01:44:31) Saros. (01:48:15) Retro Bowl. (01:53:19) Pokopia.Playing Pokemon Sword with Claude riding shotgun.

Episode 972: Jean Ubisoft's Business Travels 27 Apr 2026

FEATURING: Syrenne joins the two greatest sages in business, the enlighted duo and J and J DreamFactory, to talk about the state of the industry, the attention economy, and just how much of a mess everything is. At some point we also talk about meme games. No timecodes this week because the entire episode is unstructured.

Episode 971: Professor E. Gadd's Mean Bean Machine 19 Apr 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:04) A silly game about Nintendo characters: James and Groose, together at last. (00:29:59) Jon and E. Gadd and some coffee. (00:43:08) Greg and General Pepper: ruthless accounting. (00:59:03) Listener Mail: A silly game about being stranded on an island with Nintendo characters. (01:34:03) Industry stories we would love to read about.

Episode 970: Chekhov's Goat 12 Apr 2026

FEATURING: (00:05:15) New Business - ChainStaff. (00:17:15) CrossCode. (00:23:56) RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike. (00:33:28) Mario Kart World. (00:44:43) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (01:18:46) Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Meetup in Bellabel Park. (01:23:08) Resident Evil Requiem (02:00:41) Rumors not to be believed.

Episode 969: Plato's Allegory of the Electro-Thermostatic Refrigerator 29 Mar 2026

FEATURING: (00:01:33) News - The End of Price Parity. (00:39:53) News - Popcorn Scams. (00:49:34) New Business - Getting Nintendo Museum tickets. (01:03:45) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream demo. (01:13:09) Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Meetup in Bellabel Park. (01:29:32) Pokémon Pokopia.

Episode 968: Now Not Offensively Poor! 21 Mar 2026

FEATURING: (00:01:45) New Business - Handheld Boost Mode. (01:09:05) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. (01:27:34) FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE. (01:50:32) Pokemon Pokopia.

Episode 967: Charmander Is Smuggling Bricks 14 Mar 2026

FEATURING: (00:10:00) New Business - Pokemon Pokopia. (00:45:43) Indika. (00:59:23) Minishoot' Adventures. (01:11:10) Returnal. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition. (01:29:11) Resident Evil Requiem. Mario Tennis Fever. (01:52:51) Listener Mail - Our mission: reinvigorate amiibo.

Episode 966: Increase Your Sneak with This One Weird Trick 08 Mar 2026

FEATURING: (00:07:17) Listener Mail - The Pokemon TCG supply problem. (00:50:06) The Cutting Room Genie writes in. (01:26:24) News - Pokemon Presents. (01:35:20) New Business - Denshattack! demo. Indie World. (01:45:47) FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE. Resident Evil Requiem. (01:58:46) Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition. (02:15:18) Blippo+.

Episode 965: LEGO Voyeurs 01 Mar 2026

FEATURING: (00:02:23) What were our Top Fives of last year, again? (00:10:47) Our Top Five-to-two of 2025. (01:40:03) Honorable mentions. (01:50:04) Discover our four Top one games of twenty-twenty-five.

Episode 964: It's Bokoblin Time 21 Feb 2026

FEATURING: (00:01:13) Intro - Xenoblade Fans React to Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. (00:22:51) Hello, Mario. (00:30:21)CSA, AKA ACA for consoles. (00:38:44) New Business - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE. (00:54:33) The Virtual Boy for NSO. (01:06:14) The Mansion of Innsmouth. (01:21:33) Aside: The Morbius Situation. (01:35:42) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. (01:44:43) The Punisher arcade game. Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection. (01:53:04) New developments regarding the Pokemon TCG.

Episode 963: Bending Time and Space to Market Donkey Konga 14 Feb 2026

FEATURING: (00:01:42) New Business - Animal Crossing: New Horizon DLC. (00:11:55) Pragmata demo. (00:30:44) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. (00:51:39) Battle Axe. (00:59:09) FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE. (01:09:54) The Virtual Boy shell has shipped. (01:18:10) Listener Mail - Overproduce your own Direct. (01:56:36) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots coming to a Switch 2 near you.

Episode 962: Flat Earther: Y/N? 07 Feb 2026

FEATURING: Follow along as we tackle every game in the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.5.2026 in order! (00:00:50) Orbitals. (00:10:45) Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse. Captain Tsubasa: World Fighters. (00:20:20) Tokyo Scramble. Valheim. eFootball Kick-Off! (00:52:07) The Adventures of Elliott: The Millenium Tales. Super Bomberman Collection. Goemon Collection. (01:02:58) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Pragmata. Turok: Origins. (01:19:46) Kyoto Xanadu and other Anime-zing games. (01:27:40) Hamster can't keep getting away with this. (01:37:19) Sizzle reel. (01:42:31) Resident Evil Requiem. (02:00:03) Microsoft's (Bethesda's) gaming products are subject to a boycott. (02:11:00) Final thoughts.

Episode 961: Only Games With the Cultural Cachet of Quest for Camelot May Apply 31 Jan 2026

FEATURING: (00:01:14) Listener Mail - Hall of Fame-worthy games that came out of nowhere. (00:57:09) Egregious NSO omissions. (01:49:42) We acknowledge that the Super Mario Galaxy movie and Tomodachi Life Nintendo Directs happened.

Episode 960: Thunderstruck for Some Striped Bass 24 Jan 2026

FEATURING: (08:53) New Business - Donkey Kong Bananza Emerald Rush. (00:16:59) Talking Flower and LTTP Super Mario Bros Wonder amiibos. (00:28:06) Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade demo. (00:36:09) Elechead. (00:42:46) Stray Children. (00:55:50) Yars: Recharged. (01:04:09) Listener Mail - Schrodinger's Switch 2 ports keeping us away from the backlog? (01:39:11) Fishing minigames.

Episode 959: Clip and Clop Are the New Horace 18 Jan 2026

FEATURING: (00:04:17) New Business - Atari 50 Namco DLC. (00:27:54) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. (01:14:18) Is This Seat Taken? (01:26:44) Once Upon a Katamari. (01:53:08) BALLxPIT. (02:00:43) Marvel Cosmic Invasion. (02:05:36) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. (02:11:25) Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.

Episode 958: You Got to Take It Back to the 1400s Sometimes 02 Jan 2026

FEATURING: (00:00:00) Our RetroActive on Soulcalibur II. (00:05:22) What even is Soulcalibur? (00:14:43) Why is Soulcalibur II important to Nintendo history? (00:22:42) Nintendo licensing their characters. (00:30:00) Our time with the game. (00:36:13) Controls, Characters, and Weapon Master Mode. (01:05:08) The complex nature of the moveset. (01:24:59) Where is the Soul Calibur in Soulcalibur? Could they make a new Soulcalibur? (01:48:09) Listener comments.

Episode 957: Killed by Jabba's Smart Doorbell 19 Dec 2025

FEATURING: (00:04:06) Listener Mail - A Youtube Grifter's Christmas Carol. (00:34:27) The Outfoxies, Arcade Archives celebrate 500 titles. (00:41:16) Indiana Jones is my Ty the Tasmania Tiger. (01:25:18) New Business - Absolum. (01:34:25) Wario World as a surprise NSO release. (01:37:49) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. (01:43:22) The Xbox fridge has been replaced.

Episode 956: Every Day is Nintendo Today 14 Dec 2025

FEATURING: (00:07:28) New Business - The NSO Expansion Pack. Wario World. (00:33:41) "Jon, how many Tak games do you think there are?". (00:51:03) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. (01:36:17) The Game Awards newsbrief. (01:39:50) Listener Mail - Change one thing in history to prevent Nintendo's totalitarian power grab.

Episode 955: A Metroid? I'm Seventeen Years Old and What is This? 07 Dec 2025

FEATURING: (00:06:04) New Business - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. (01:05:32) Kirby Air Riders. (01:18:03) Ninja Gaiden 2 on NSO. (01:20:36) Absolum. (01:53:13) Black Friday deal on a Switch 2 memory card.

Episode 954: Thangsgiving 29 Nov 2025

FEATURING: (00:01:34) New Business - Ball x Pit. Cadash. (00:16:33) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. (00:27:09) Disappointing Black Friday deals. (00:31:01) Kirby Air Riders. (00:53:03) Hyrule Warriors - Age of Imprisonment. (01:07:23) Gameshare. Donkey Kong Bananza DLC challenges. (01:17:39) The next Retroactive. (01:27:46) Another Jon Lindemann quiz.

Episode 953: Get a Grip, Game Journalists 22 Nov 2025

FEATURING: (00:08:37) New Business - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. (00:35:09) Where's the Octopus, Bases Loaded, and other eShop gems and Jaleco classics. (00:45:24) Listener Mail - Protect a kid from his mistakes or have them learn from it? (01:16:23) Miles Mackenzie Metroid Meltdown. (01:45:44) Where are the exclusives? Where is the second screen?

Episode 952: My Name Used To Be on the Masthead, James 16 Nov 2025

FEATURING: (00:14:06) Listener Mail - A collection that's "us". (00:47:33) Demakes or downgraded ports better than the real thing. (01:05:48) The best side minigames. (01:19:44) New Business - Kirby Air Riders: Global Test Ride. (01:41:47) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. (01:53:51) Donkey Kong Bananza. (02:13:20) Taito Milestones 3: Warrior Blade, Dead Connection, Bubble Bobble.

Episode 951: Unleashing Tingle Upon Hyrule 09 Nov 2025

FEATURING: (00:02:02) New Business - Pokemon Legends: Z-A. (00:14:39) Donkey Kong Bananza. (00:21:22) Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island and Emerald Rush. (00:44:38) Arcade Archives GROWL. (00:50:38) Luigi's Mansion. (00:59:31) PlayStation Portal Remote Player for PS5 console. (01:14:46) Listener Mail - Ways we've ruined games for ourselves. (01:46:08) Tomonobu Itagaki's legacy.

Episode 950: Nice Quality of Life for the Sickos 02 Nov 2025

FEATURING: (00:04:29) Listener Mail - "EA acquisition" used to mean something else. (01:04:51) How to make Metroid popular. (01:46:48) Animal Crossing gets an update. (02:00:22) Resident Evil 9 junk.

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