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Join the fearsome 8-4-some as they charge headlong into Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, ruminate on the crowning of our final (?) Elden Lord, and waterslide through the Summer Gaming madness. Running Time: 01:37:22 Direct Download (55.80 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed Follow 8-4 Play on […]
We’re a bit behind (or rather, ahead of?) all the Summer Gaming nonsense — hey, we live in Japan, we just got rid of Zima, fer crissakes! — but still got plenty of hot chatz re: Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil Rem4ke, Final Fantasy XVI, Mega Drive Mini 2, and Sonic Frontiers. Running Time: 01:50:52 […]
Elden who? Bury that fossil alongside the NHK guy–this week, we’re diving deep on Project Zomboid, the hot new…wait, it’s from 2013? Well, whatever. Roy’s into it and that’s all that matters. Plus a lil Kirby, a lil news, and maybe just a -few- words about the From game that shall no longer be named… […]
Our final (?) discussion of Elden Ring dives so deep your rainbow stone would shatter before it hits bottom, including spoiler-filled endgame zigs and half-assed lore zags. Also: some news. Running Time: 02:04:14 Direct Download (71.18 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed Follow 8-4 Play on Twitter […]
What better way to celebrate Showa Day than with a smattering of Radical Dreamers, a dollop of Chrono Cross, and most importantly, in-depth analysis of every t-shirt in Uniqlo’s new Final Fantasy collaboration line? Running Time: 01:13:09 Direct Download (43.99 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed Follow […]
A whole lotta Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness, signs of Elden Ring burnout (yet somehow we still love talking about it for an hour?), and some kind of Kingdom Hearts something or other I dunno I stopped listening at this part. Plus steak updates and more! Running Time: 01:36:01 Direct Download (55.03 MB) Subscribe to […]
April Fools! We do actually mostly talk about Elden Ring again. Hey, where else on the internet is anyone discussing this obscure indie?! We DO have new opinions, at least, with Mark back and 17-Bit honcho Jake Kazdal joining in. Also, Breath of the Wild 2 delay and Sony’s revamped PS+. Running Time: 01:44:23 Direct […]
Who has time to record a podcast when we’re still neck-deep in Elden Ring? Not us, Tarnished! But all right, we’ll put the twinblades down for an hour, I GUESS. Listen to us talk about our latest ER progress, the new reveals in last week’s State of Play, and (not) much more! Running Time: 01:13:24 […]
The Dark Souls of Dark Souls successors is upon us in Elden Ring, so unfurl your fingers and join us by the bonfi—I mean, site of grace—for an extended, (mostly) spoiler-free first discussion about our travels and travails throughout the Lands Between. Running Time: 01:53:48 Direct Download (65.21 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes […]
We go deep on the latest Nintendo Direct, check in with Tina’s Pokémon Legends-ary journey, Roy’s first foray into Civilization, and welcome Graeme back to yell about Vampire Survivors and why Gabe is wrong about Dark Souls 2. Running Time: 01:47:42 Direct Download (61.72 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play […]
Hold onto your apricorns, because this week we’re talking about everyone’s favorite monsters: Banjo and Kazooie! No, just kidding. There’s a new Pokémon game, or so we hear, plus news, an FF14 check-in, Gabe’s mad dash through the Souls series, and more! (Btw folks who regularly listen via Spotify — we don’t feel good about […]
Mostly news, and okay, yes, we do talk about Microsoft buying Activision, but only in the sense of who we plan to main in the inevitable upcoming Super Smash Dude Bros. IP crossover franchise. Otherwise: PSVR 2, AGDQ, and the Nintendo hotel. Running Time: 01:33:52 Direct Download (53.80 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes […]
Fan favorite Shane Bettenhausen stops by to chat classic games / shoot-them-ups, Steam Deck, and TV Asahi’s top 100 game list, with a hat tip to 2021 faves and what we’re excited about in 2022. Running Time: 02:04:23 Direct Download (71.27 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed […]
Can’t travel home this year? Let us be your slightly drunk and very opinionated family as we blather on about old Sega games, The Game Awards, and those g-d politicians who are RUINING THIS COUNTRY!
Running Time: 01:40:47
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Time – Topic Discussed:
01:19 – Nicknames
20:42 – John’s Stuff
34:15 – Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
51:37 – The Game Awards Recap
01:16:12 – Final Fantasy VI delay, Analogue Pocket orders, fond memories, and more!
And now, here’s the music we used in this episode!
*SPOILER WARNING***
Intro: POSEIDON – FUNKY HORROR BAND
Ending: Welcome To Christmas NiGHTS – Tomoko Sasaki, Naofumi Hataya (Christmas NiGHTS)
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17-Bit jefe Jake Kazdal rejoins the party to discuss his new VR title Song In The Smoke, as well hot new releases like Dark Souls and Rez. Content warning: contains Final Fantasy XIV talk.
Add Song in the Smoke to your Steam wishlist today!
Running Time: 1:54:04
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Time – Topic Discussed:
00:43 – Nicknames
20:28 – Song in the Smoke
28:52 – Dark Souls
47:23 – Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
1:07:35 – Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi
1:22:02 – Rez’s Anniversary
And now, here’s the music we used in this episode!
*SPOILER WARNING***
Intro: Field Battle Music – Masayoshi Soken (Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker)
Ending: Ornstein and Smought Theme – Motoi Sakuraba (Dark Souls)
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The action picks up moments after last season’s cliffhanger ending. Gabe is still on the run from the fuzz — will he ever be able to show his face in our Zoom window again? Ponder this and more as we talk Nintendo remakes, convenience store sandwiches, VGA categories, and more!
Running Time: 1:42:07
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Time – Topic Discussed:
01:13 – Nicknames
17:37 – Mario Party Superstars
23:32 – Animal Crossing
31:32 – Dragon Quest X & Final Fantasy XIV
39:29 – News: The Game Awards nominees, Xbox’s 20th Anniversary, and more!
1:15:04 – Listener Q&A
And now, here’s the music we used in this episode!
*SPOILER WARNING***
Intro: GO→JUMP↑ – Chip Tanaka
Ending: K.K. Robot Synth – Yumi Takahashi (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)
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We know, we don’t look a day over #247! Pull up a chair and listen to these ol’ timers recount (and forget) tales from our past, checking in on Shin Megami Tensei V, Pikmin Bloom, and the new Animal Crossing update along the way.
Running Time: 2:23:00
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Time – Topic Discussed:
02:25 – Nicknames
13:33 – Shin Megami Tensei V
34:32 – Dark Souls Remastered
40:09 – SEGA Classics: Phantasy Star 2 and Shining Force
46:38 – Pikmin Bloom
51:37 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update
59:50 – News: Osaka’s getting a Nintendo Store, Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3 temporarily pulled from digital stores, Valve’s Steam Deck gets delayed, and more!
01:11:15 – We Reflect on 300 Episodes of 8-4 Play
And now, here’s the music we used in this episode!
*SPOILER WARNING***
Intro: Forbidden Nahabino Box – Ryota Kozuka (Shin Megami Tensei V)
Ending: Basil Poledouris – Anvil of Crom
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We dive deep on RE4 in VR for the Quest with the help of our resident, evil Resident-Evil expert Alex Aniel, and chat Dungeon Encounters, more Super Nintendo World, and some news.
Running Time: 1:42:40
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Time – Topic Discussed:
00:48 – Nicknames
06:17 – Nintendo 64 on Switch
23:56 – Resident Evil 4: VR
53:42 – Metroid: Dread
1:08:18 – Dungeon Encounters
1:09:40 – News: Playstation’s State of Play, Animal Crossing Direct, Elden Ring delay and more!
And now, here’s the music we used in this episode!
*SPOILER WARNING***
Intro: Krauser – Misao Senbongi (Resident Evil 4)
Ending: Victory – Nobuo Uematsu (Dungeon Encounters)
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This week, we all curl up into very tight balls and barge into Jerry’s apartment to talk about nothing. Just kidding! We actually talk about Metroid Dread and big TVs.
Running Time: 1:17:36
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Time – Topic Discussed:
01:06 – Nicknames
15:48 – Metroid Dread
54:51 – Kena: Bridge of Spirits
1:00:16 – News: Kingdom Hearts coming to Switch, Universal Studios Japan and Pokémon join forces, and more!
And now, here’s the music we used in this episode!
*SPOILER WARNING***
Intro: Central Unit (Phase One) – Kenji Yamamoto (Metroid Dread)
Ending: Seinfeld Theme (Sega Genesis Remix)
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Autumn is in the air, even if a classic Tokyo Game Show episode is not. Join us as we talk last judgments on Lost Judgment, get cute with Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and review the latest Nintendo Direct. Hey, how bout that Mario movie?
Running Time: 1:37:34
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Time – Topic Discussed:
01:58 – Nicknames
22:10 – Lost Judgment
28:42 – Kena: Bridge of Spirits
42:38 – Pokémon UNITE
45:46 – News: Nintendo Direct Recap, Tokyo Game Show has begun, 4K Switch Rumors Return, and more!
And now, here’s the music we used in this episode!
*SPOILER WARNING***
Intro: Corrupt – Jason Gallaty (Kena: Bridge of Spirits)
Ending: Ending – Koji Kondo (Super Mario World)
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