Player One Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Listen 1:14:14This week! With CJ out, Greg welcomes games journalist Carli Velocci for a conversation that runs from GTA 6's baffling Netflix reveal to climbing console prices, the upheaval in games media, and whether the industry's biggest games need to shrink to survive. Then it's a stack of CJ's listener questions covering video game musicals, retro features worth reviving, and which genres deserve a comeback. Join us, won't you?
News
- GTA 6 "Extended Look" coming to Netflix
Games Discussed
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Crow Country
- The Tartarus Key
- The Thing: Remastered
- Silent Hill 2
- Alan Wake 2
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Halo: Campaign Evolved
- Rhythm Heaven Groove
- PEAK
Socials
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Guest
- Carli Velocci on Blue Sky
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Running time: 01:14:15
Listen 1:18:30This week! CJ finishes Splatoon Raiders and declares his love for it, while Greg plays the wet blanket and explains why the gameplay loop leaves him cold. Yoshi-P warns that remaking Final Fantasy VI could take four or five games, Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent, Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games hit NSO, and a LEGO PlayStation surfaces for October. Plus F1 23's Braking Point, Halo: Campaign Evolved, halfway game-of-the-year picks, Ocarina of Time bosses, and mountains in the RE9 version of Chicago. Join us, won't you?
News
- FFVI remake would need 4 or 5 games
- Double Fine lays off 23 staff after going independent
- NSO adds Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games
- LEGO PlayStation reportedly coming in October with Astro Bot set
What'cha Been Playing
- Lumines Remastered — mobile (CJ)
- Splatoon Raiders (CJ & Greg)
- F1 23 (Greg)
- Halo: Campaign Evolved (Greg)
Socials
- Player One Podcast on Bluesky
- Player One Podcast on YouTube
- playeronepodcast.com
- Greg's Twitch
- Player One Podcast Twitch
- Greg's Patreon
Other
- Nintendo Music
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Running time: 01:18:30
Listen 1:25:45This week! Greg's back from an F1 pilgrimage to Spa, the Video Game History Foundation digs up a trove of E3 archives, Xbox tries ad-supported streaming and original Xbox games on PC, Atari signs a 10-franchise movie deal with Universal, and the LEGO Donkey Kong set goes up for pre-order. Plus: Splatoon Raiders (is awesome), F1 25's Breaking Point, Final Fight, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?
News
- VGHF E3 archive
- Xbox is testing ad-supported game streaming
- Some OG Xbox games come to PC
- Atari movie deal
- DK LEGO Steve Wiebe promo
What'cha Been Playing
- Splatoon Raiders (CJ)
- F1 25 (Greg)
- Final Fight (Greg)
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Greg)
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ)
Socials
- Greg's Twitch
- Show's Twitch
- Greg's Patreon
- Show's Blue Sky
- Show's YouTube
- Show's Facebook
Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here.
Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 01:25:46
Listen 2:03:45This week! Phil returns while Greg's off catching an F1 race in Belgium, and the guys dig into Once Upon a Katamari rolling onto Switch 2, Teeto's launch trailer getting buried under anti-Sony pro-physical comments, and the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set. Plus: Picross S Konami Antiques, Ys Memoire, a Japan-only Ganbare Goemon collection, PowerWash Simulator 2's Star Wars pack, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and the birth of All Digital Future Yoda. Join us, won't you?
News
- Once Upon a Katamari — Switch 2 & Rolling Live Highlights DLC
- Teeto (official site) — and the anti-Sony disc-comment story
- Sony ending physical disc production in January 2028 (PlayStation Blog)
- LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade (72051)
What'cha Been Playing
- Splatoon Raiders (CJ)
- Orbitals (Phil)
- Mina the Hollower (Phil)
- Picross S: Konami Antiques Edition (Phil)
- Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta (Phil)
- Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo (Japan import) (Phil)
- PowerWash Simulator 2 — Star Wars Pack (Phil)
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ)
Socials
- Player One Podcast
- Blue Sky
- Discord
- Player One Twitch
- Greg's Twitch
- Player One Patreon
- Greg Sewart's Patreon (Generation 16)
- Generation 16 on YouTube
Other
- Blue Dragon (listener shout-out)
- Robot Alchemic Drive
- Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Stranger Than Heaven
- Beast of Reincarnation
- Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- Dave the Diver — In the Jungle live-action short (Mint Rocket × The Asylum)
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Running time: 02:03:46
Listen 1:35:42This week! Xbox's brutal restructuring and its Game Pass reckoning, ongoing backlash to Sony killing physical discs, new Game Boy/GBA games on NSO, and a Donkey Kong arcade LEGO set. Plus: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Night Trap on 32X, Vampire Crawlers, and your questions on bad games worth remaking, a handheld PS6, and whether this is the next crash. Join us, won't you?
News
- Resetting Xbox
- Xbox studio news
- Microsoft Xbox is the new Burning Platform | Jon Kimmich guest post
- The Cruelest Part Of Xbox's Layoffs - Jason Schreier
- PS physical news backlash
- Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite The Fan Revolt) - Jason Schreier
- NSO GB/GBA games - Wario Land and others
- LEGO Donkey Kong
What'cha Been Playing
- Rhythm Heaven Groove
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
- Night Trap
- Vampire Crawlers
Other
- Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page
- Games I Completed - 2025
- Digging for Isix: A Digital Pictures History
Socials
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Player One Podcast on Twitch
- Greg Sewart's Patreon
- Player One Podcast Patreon
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Subscribe to the podcast
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Running time: 01:35:42
Listen 1:32:55This week! Sony drops two bombshells — ending physical PS discs by 2028 and closing the PS3/Vita stores — while Xbox plans its own disc-to-digital move and more closures loom. Greg finishes Forbidden Solitaire and racks up combos in Vampire Crawlers, CJ clears out Picross and starts GTA V (what?), and listeners ask about GameStop's future and industry affordability. Join us, won't you?
News
- Sony to end physical disc production January 2028
- Sony tells developers they'll still be able to make discs – but only for older games
- PS3 and Vita digital stores to close
- Xbox is reportedly planning a way for players to convert their discs into digital copies
- State of Decay 3's Undead Labs named as another Xbox studio facing closure
- Splatoon Raiders Direct
What'cha Been Playing
- Forbidden Solitaire
- Vampire Crawlers
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- Picross S: Genesis & Master System Edition
- Rhythm Heaven Groove
Socials
- Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Player One Podcast on Twitch
- Player One Podcast on Blue Sky
- Player One Podcast on YouTube
- Player One Podcast on Facebook
Other
- Games I Completed - 2025
- Subscribe to the podcast
- Support Greg Sewart on Patreon
- Defunct Games YouTube Channel
- Fun Factor podcast
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Running time: 01:32:55
Listen 1:29:27This week! CJ and Greg wade through a genuinely grim news pile: GTA VI's pricing and "code in a box" physical edition, the memory crisis pushing console prices toward $1,000, Valve's Steam Machine sticker shock, Xbox's worst sales month on record, and fresh layoffs at Bungie. There's a sliver of good news in a Sea of Thieves movie, and then it's on to what they've been playing — Star Fox, the Rhythm Heaven Groove demo, Picross, Gitaroo Man, and Vampire Crawlers. Listener questions cover next-gen wish lists and the long-lost "baby cast," and much, much more. Join us, won't you?
Links of interest:
News
- GTA VI pre-orders open: $80/$100, physical is a code in a box
- Report disputes a later disc-based GTA VI release
- Steam Machine pricing revealed
- Xbox is increasing prices again
- Xbox hits worst US sales month on record, PS5 drops 58%
- A major retailer warns of a console shortage this Christmas
- Memory prices might never return to normal
- Micron locks in historically high memory prices through 2030
- Bungie announces layoffs and reorganization
- A live-action Sea of Thieves movie is in the works
What'cha Been Playing
- Star Fox
- Rhythm Heaven Groove (demo)
- Picross S: Genesis & Master System edition
- Gitaroo Man
- Vampire Crawlers
Socials
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Greg Sewart's Patreon
- Games I Completed – 2025
Other
- Double Fine PsychOdyssey
- Post Games (Chris Plante's podcast)
- PS5 Pro
- Subscribe to the podcast
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Running time: 01:29:27
Listen 1:02:21This week! CJ and Greg dig into the grim Xbox news as Ninja Theory, Compulsion, and possibly Double Fine face closure, more executives head for the exits, and Senua gets paraded in front of potential buyers. Then it's lighter fare: GTA VI preorders, a Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Switch 2 port, the long-overdue Switch eShop fix, and Dispatch's HR Violations update. On the games front, the guys cover LEGO Batman, iRacing, Parking Garage Rally Circuit, Pragmata, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Gitaroo Man, The Legend of Kage, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?
Links of interest:
News
- Xbox to close Ninja Theory and Compulsion, possibly Double Fine too
- Xbox showed off Senua to attract buyers
- Some more Xbox execs are leaving
- How Things Got So Bad At Xbox – Jason Schreier
- GTA VI preorders to start June 25
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance coming to Switch 2 in September
- They fixed Switch 1's eShop
- Dispatch's censorship eased on Switch
What We Played
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- iRacing
- Parking Garage Rally Circuit
- Pragmata
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
- Gitaroo Man
- The Legend of Kage
- Sea of Thieves
Socials
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Greg Sewart's Patreon
- Games I Completed – 2025
Other
- Subscribe to the podcast
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Running time: 01:02:22
Listen 1:37:27This week! We dive back into some of the summer showcases, including Xbox and Nintendo Direct, talk about Xbox’s strategy reset, and then discuss the games we’ve been playing. That’s Pragmata, 007 First Light, the Star Fox demo, Sin & Punishment, and more! Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
PlayStation State of Play June 2, 2026* Gitaroo Man! * Stuntman Hollywood * The Lost Wild * Wolverine
Summer Game Fest* Stranger Than Heaven * Nobody Is Happy That Yakuza Studio’s Next Game Is Performing Digital Necromancy On Tupac * Mighty Cuphead Adventures (Master System)
Nintendo Direct June 9, 2026* Nintendo Direct Presentation * Nintendo Direct * Rhythm Heaven Groove * Rayman Legends Retold * DK Challenge * Splatoon Raiders * Nintendo Switch Sports Resort * Final Fantasy Resonance * Kingdom Hearts IV * Andrew Bluett Kingdom Hearts Retrospective * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time * Orbitals * Big Walk * One Piece: Grand Gourmet * Stellar Blade (Switch 2) * Dragon’s Dogma 2 * Xenoblade Genesis * Pokémon Pokopia * Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave * Survivaton (Vampire Survivors x Jujutsu Kaisen)
Xbox Reset* Xbox: The Next 100 Days / Xbox Reset * Xbox could be about to close one of its studios as part of cuts, it’s claimed
Xbox Games Showcase* Xbox Games Showcase * Xbox Games Showcase Recap * Gears of War E-Day * Gears of War E-Day was supposed to be a PS5 game * Halo Campaign Evolved * Fable * Clockwork Revolution * Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse * Crazy Taxi World Tour * Crazy Taxi Producer Clarifies AI Use * Magicians * Vivarium * Senua * Xbox Series X25
Also Discussed* Barbie Collection from Atari/Digital Eclipse * Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee Remake * Yoshi and the Mysterious Book * Star Fox * Pragmata * Sin & Punishment * 007 First Light * LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight * Ink Me Up (Splatfest Versus) - Splatoon (Rock Cover) || Shady Cicada
Player One Podcast* Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page * Player One Podcast Discord * Greg Streams on Twitch * Games I Completed - 2025 * Subscribe to the podcast
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Running time: 01:37:27
Listen 1:51:48This week! CJ is out, so Greg welcomes Aidan Moher of the Fun Factor podcast to break down quote-unquote "E3 2026" and the June showcases. The guys dig into what's been lost since publishers ditched the press-event era, Microsoft squandering Xbox's goodwill, God of War Laufey, Marvel's Wolverine, the Tomb Raider remake, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Stranger Than Heaven, Alien: Isolation 2, Guild Wars 3, and Clutch. Then it's on to 007 First Light, Mina the Hollower, Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen, the Super Station One, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?
Links of interest:
News
- Summer Game Fest 2026
- PlayStation State of Play (June 2, 2026)
- Day of the Devs
Games
- God of War Laufey (Santa Monica Studio; Faye/Deborah Ann Woll)
- Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac; Sept 15)
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (Crystal Dynamics; remake of the 1996 original)
- Stuntman Hollywood (Saber Interactive; Universal license)
- Silent Hill: Townfall (Konami)
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (Arc System Works)
- Final Fantasy VII Revelation (Square Enix; trilogy finale, Spring 2027)
- Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (Capcom; 2027)
- Alien: Isolation 2 (Creative Assembly / Sega)
- Guild Wars 3 (ArenaNet)
- Stranger Than Heaven (RGG Studio / Sega; Jan 15, 2027)
- Mighty Cuphead Adventure / the Master System Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
- The Blood of Dawnwalker (Rebel Wolves)
- gen ATLAS (genDESIGN / Fumito Ueda)
- The Wolf Among Us 2, plus an original remaster (holiday 2026)
- Virtua Fighter Crossroads (RGG Studio / Sega)
- The Lost Wild (Great Ape Games / Annapurna)
- Rayman Legends Retold (Ubisoft; Oct 1)
- Clutch (Maverick Games; Spring 2027)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall; reference point)
- 007 First Light (IO Interactive)
- Mina the Hollower (Yacht Club Games)
- Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen (Halfbrick Studios)
- Screenbound (demo on Steam; full release Sept 10)
- Super Station One (Retro Remake FPGA console)
Other
- Fun Factor podcast (Aidan Moher's show)
- My Life in Gaming (YouTube)
- 8BitDo (controllers)
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Player One Podcast Patreon
- Greg Sewart's Patreon
Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here.
Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com.
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Running time: 01:51:49
Listen 1:26:07This week! 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, LEGO Batman, Forbidden Solitaire, Mixtape, Bubsy (the original!), Donkey Kong 64 on NSO, Steam Deck price increases, Dragon Quest XII, Fable delays, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
News
- Donkey Kong 64 coming to Nintendo Switch Online N64 library (June 4)
- Steam Deck price increase ($300 on the 1TB OLED, now $949)
- Dragon Quest XII development rebooted (now titled Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams)
- Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition coming to Switch 2 (September 24, no upgrade path or save transfer)
- Fable delayed to February 2027
Games
- Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)
- Forbidden Solitaire (Grey Alien Games / Night Signal Entertainment)
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (TT Games / Warner Bros. Games)
- 007 First Light (IO Interactive)
- Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive)
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Prologue demo available; full game June 18)
Other
- Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection (Limited Run Games / Atari)
- JAWS: Retro Edition (Limited Run Games; Enhanced Edition by Jeremy Parish)
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Player One Podcast on Patreon
- Greg Sewart on Patreon
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Running time: 01:26:08
Listen 1:28:11This week! CJ is out sick so Greg welcomes Rich Grisham to the show to talk sports, Crazy Taxi, the Canadian Game Awards, Mixtape, Mortal Kombat II 32X, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
News
- State of Play returns June 2 (60+ minute showcase, opens with Marvel's Wolverine)
- Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac, launches September 15)
- Crazy Taxi revival teased (first post on the @crazytaxi account since 2019)
- Canadian Game Awards 2026 (South of Midnight swept; Victor Lucas won Best Content Creator and the inaugural Game Changer Award)
- South of Midnight (Compulsion Games — GOTY, Best Art Direction, Best Score, Best Narrative, Best Audio Design, Best Console Game; studio won Studio of the Year)
- Wanderstop (Ivy Road — Best Indie Game; studio has since closed)
- Electric Playground Network (Victor Lucas's channel)
Games
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (poncle / Nosebleed Interactive)
- Replaced (Sad Cat Studios)
- Star Trek: Resurgence (Dramatic Labs)
- Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (TT Games)
- Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games — set in Japan)
Other
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Player One Podcast Patreon
- Greg Sewart on YouTube (Generation 16)
- Greg Sewart's Patreon
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Running time: 01:28:12
Listen 1:18:59This week! A non-VR version of Moss, new Virtual Boy games on NSO, the Steam Controller scream, a Switch 2 bundle, IP revivals from Sega, Vampire Crawlers, Mario Wonder, Forbidden Soliaire, Replaced, King of Fighters ‘98 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
News
- Non-VR Moss
- New Virtual Boy games on NSO (V-Tetris, Jack Bros., Space Invaders Virtual Collection, Virtual Bowling, and Vertical Force)
- Zelda movie now coming in April 2027
- The Steam controller screams
- Switch 2 summer bundle ($499.99 with a download code for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia, before the September price hike)
- Sega still working on IP revivals, cancels Super Game
- Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada launches VS Studio SNK
- Xbox rebrands to XBOX after CEO Asha Sharma's fan poll
Games
- Vampire Crawlers
- Forbidden Solitaire
- Forbidden Solitaire merch at The Yetee
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2 exclusive, May 21, 2026)
- Forza Horizon 6 (Japan setting, May 19, 2026 on Xbox Series and PC; PS5 later in 2026)
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Deluxe early access May 19, full release May 22, 2026)
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
- Picross S Konami Antiques Edition
- King of Fighters '98 (Neo Geo CD)
- Replaced game official
- 007 First Light (May 27, 2026)
- Star Fox (Switch 2, June 25, 2026)
- Rhythm Heaven Groove (July 2, 2026)
- Mina the Hollower (May 29, 2026)
Other
- FunFactor podcast
- EGM #150 — the "Too Many Games" issue
- Polymega
- Sequel media tracker app
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Player One Podcast Patreon
- Greg Sewart's Generation 16
- Greg Sewart's Patreon
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Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com.
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Running time: 01:18:59
Listen 1:48:31This week! A new Star Fox approaches, Switch 2 prices going up, Tezuka retiring from Nintendo, the Steam Controller sells out, Stranger Than Heaven’s cast is awesome, the LEGO Sega Genesis is ugly, Konami Picross, Far Far West, Saros, Vampire Crawlers and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
News
- Star Fox is out in June
- Kyle Bosman's video on Star Fox
- Nintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2
- Takashi Tezuka retiring
- Steam Controller sells out almost immediately
- Valve sets up a queue for Steam Controller
- Stranger Than Heaven cast reveal
- LEGO Sega Genesis
Games
- Forbidden Solitaire
- PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES Edition
- Far Far West
- Bus Bound
- SAROS
- REPLACED
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- Club Drive
- Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy
- Cybermorph
- Tempest 2000
- Star Fox
- Stranger Than Heaven
- Steam Controller
- Greg's Robotech: Invasion E3 demo video
- Headlander video
Other
- BitePal (calorie tracker w/Racoon)
- Gentler Streak (fitness tracker)
- Lose It! (calorie counting app)
- Widow's Bay (Apple TV+)
- Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV+)
- Ted Lasso Season 4 (Apple TV+)
- Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Disney+)
- Butterfly in the Sky (Netflix)
- Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Games I Completed - 2025
- Subscribe to the podcast
Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here.
Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com.
Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 01:48:31
Listen (2:18:54)This week! Back in my Play’s Kevin Larrabee joins CJ to talk Steam Controller, DRM, Resident Evil movie teaser, a LEGO Sega Genesis, Forbidden Solitaire, Konami Picross, Linux gaming on a Legion Go S, Doom the Dark Ages, Persona 3 Reload, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Kevin Larrabee on BlueSky
- Allied Strength
- Back In My Play
- DF Retro
- Bazzite
- 8BitDo Pro 2 controller
- Lian Li M3 case
- Ferrite (iPad podcast editing software)
- Kurt Kalata / Hardcore Gaming 101
- Mike Mika
- Steam controller preorders happening May 4, $99
- Denuvo DRM Cracked, So 2K Adds 14-Day Checks
- Resident Evil movie teaser
- LEGO Sega Genesis
- Forbidden Solitaire
- PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition
- Legion Go S
- Doom The Dark Ages
- Persona 3 Reload
- Resident Evil Requiem
- Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
- Mega Man Legacy Collection
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Games I Completed -2025
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
BONUS: Ep.884: Right in the Flux Capacitor Aftershow (10/31/23)
The Mega Drive is 35 years old, so we have a Jeopardy quiz from our good friend Mike based on its catalog. This quiz has a lot of visuals and audio, so you should watch the video version! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Xbox Game Pass price hikes, Rock Band 4/DLC delistings, the 30th anniversary PlayStation book, Ghost of Yotei, Mario Galaxy 2, Expedition 33, Star Wars Rogue Squadron II, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Fortnite, and much, much more! Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Xbox Live price hikes
- Rock Band delisting
- PlayStation book
- Ghost of Yotei
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Star Wars Rogue Squadron II
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World
- Fortnite (K-Pop Demon Hunters)
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Joe Montana Football – Generation 16 #131
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
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Running time: 01:29:22
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
A Flower Named Jeff Aftershow
It’s a throwback to 1998 in this here bonus episode! It’s an old-fashioned EGM Review Quiz where Greg and Phil try to guess the games these old magazine reviews describe. See what score you can get! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Wolverine shown off at a State of Play, a Dynasty Warriors remaster, Gran Turismo 7 updates, Halloween asym multiplayer horror, Sonic Racing Crossworlds, Blippo+, Hades II, Silent Hill f, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- September 2025 State of Play
- Wolverine
- Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition
- Halloween out September 2026
- Yakuza Kiwami 3 + Dark Ties
- Forza Horizon 6 is set in Japan
- Doug Bowser stepping down at Nintendo
- Mega Man DLC coming to Sonic Racing Crossworlds
- A Life Well Wasted: Game Over (Concord)
- Sonic R – Super Sonic Racing – Otamatone Deluxe Cover || mklachu
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Joe Montana Football – Generation 16 #131
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:58:00
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
King Of A Deal Aftershow
Thanks to our Discord members we’ve got a new AI art quiz! Witness the magic of AI-generated art as prompted by Discord regulars. Note: You may want to watch the video version of this bonus episode which is linked at the bottom of this post. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! More Virtual Boy talk, NSO GBA games, Yakuza Kiwami 3 rumors, Microsoft raising hardware pricing in the US, nostalgia for old Sega ads, Formula Legends, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Donkey Kong Bananza: Emerald Rush, Mario Galaxy, Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots, Jump Space, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Trolli Mountain Dew
- Microsoft raises prices again
- NSO GBA games this week – Mr Driller 2/Klonoa
- Yakuza Kiwami 3 leaked
- Old ad resurrected for Sonic Cross-worlds
- Formula Legends
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land—Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Donkey Kong Bananza Emerald Rush
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots
- Jump Space
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Joe Montana Football – Generation 16 #131
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:34:46
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Broke Hockey Dad Aftershow
It’s an AI-generated quiz of sorts this week, courtesy of our friend Mike. We must guess the name of the game being described in these EGM previews from many years ago, read by some special guests! As is sometimes the case with these AI quizzes, you may prefer to watch the video version, as there is a visual component! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! A Nintendo Direct happened last week, and we’re here to talk about it. Can you believe that we’re getting Virtual Boy added to the NSO Expansion Pack? What a world. Plus Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots, Void Crew, Lynked: Banner of the Spark, Shinobi Art of Vengeance and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Nintendo Direct 9.12.25
- Everything from the Nintendo Direct
- Virtual Boy!
- Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
- Metroid Prime 4 motorcycle, amiibo, release date
- Amiibo pricing out of control
- Pokémon spin-off Pokopeia
- New Fire Emblem
- Mario Galaxy 1+2
- Mario Tennis Fever
- Mario Wonder Switch 2 Edition
- Talking Mario Wonder Flower Thing
- Yoshi & the Mysterious Book
- Void Crew
- Jump Space
- Lynked: Banner of the Spark
- Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots
- Big Mouth Billy Bass
- Account of the E3 2003 Nokia N-Gage Presentation
- Mario Theme (Double Head Ukulele)
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Joe Montana Football – Generation 16 #131
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:39:05
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Transparent Disappointment Aftershow
First-time quiz-sender Viking sends us a Jeopardy quiz with a potpourri selection of categories. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Silksong breaks everything, Forsaken 64 is very horny, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Donkey Kong Bananza (SPOILERS start at 24:06, and end at 33:37), Numan Athletics 2, Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, Hot Shots Golf, Silent Hill 2 Remake, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Silksong broke digital storefronts
- Forsaken 64 is on NSO
- Forsaken’s appearance may have confirmed other games coming soon
- Forsaken calendar
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land—Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World
- Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut
- Silent Hill 2 Remake
- Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
- Constant Craving
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Joe Montana Football – Generation 16 #131
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 01:41:30
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Ball Breakers Aftershow
Friends! Patrons! Platinum-seekers! This week we have a quiz from hacker alias Black_And_Green—all about the platinum trophies he has acquired, from the trophy’s description and his mini-review. Can we decipher the games based on that alone? Let’s find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Sony had a State of Play with some awesome announcements like more Astro Bot content and the Lunar Remaster Collection. New games landed in Atari 50 (with more to come), we continue loving Astro Bot, and we played a little bit of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, too.
Links of interest:
- Everything announced during the State of Play
- State of Play
- New Astro Bot stuff!
- Soul Reaver 1+2 Remastered
- Lunar Remasters
- Ghost of Yotei
- New games for Atari 50
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows delayed to February
- Meta Quest 3S headset official
- Astro Bot
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection
- Space Marine 2
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:35:44
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Cloudy Future Aftershow
In this Aftershow, we have a special trip down memory lane courtesy of guest Chris Baker. We revisit a Venom/Carnage comic book from the mid-90s that is both hilariously bad and surprisingly prophetic regarding future online video games. If you have an idea for a game or topic we can tackle in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
This week! The Ryu Ga Gotoku team announces the dream P1P game, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Then we get a dose of PlayStation nostalgia thanks to 30th-anniversary editions of all the current PS hardware. Plus: The Plucky Squire, Astro Bot, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, UFO 50, Beyond Shadowgate, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- 30th Anniversary PlayStation hardware
- Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii announced
- Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
- New NSO games including Battletoads Double Dragon
- The Plucky Squire
- Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
- Astro Bot
- UFO 50
- Beyond Shadowgate
- Transformers One
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:57:04
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Chip’s Challenge Aftershow
Behold, this is the Aftershow where intrepid podcaster Phil Theobald eats a spicy chip. Watching the video version will give you the full effect, but we also do a Game Fan review quiz based on the January 1997 issue. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! The PlayStation 5 Pro has been announced, and it’s really expensive. Plus: We taste the Oreo-flavored Coke Zero (and vice-versa cookie), talk Batman movies and games, continue to slather love on Astro Bot, and discuss Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, Earth Defense Force 6, Space Marine 2, Star Wars Outlaws, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- PS5 Pro is announced
- Every PS5 Pro-enhanced game
- Dual Sense prices raised
- Steam Families
- Astro Bot
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
- Earth Defense Force 6
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Space Marine 2
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:35:43
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
The TVs That Raised Us Aftershow
Patrons, thanks for backing our content! This week we have for you an EGM Review Quiz based on the September 1997 issue. You know how this goes – we read a review with developer/publisher names and game titles blanked out and Greg and Phil try to guess what game is being described. It’s a hoot and a holler this week, for sure. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support.
This week! Concord gets pulled, Beetlejuice, more Star Wars Outlaws, a whole lot of love for Astro Bot, and much, much more! Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Concord shut down
- CJ’s Concord Archive YT channel
- PlayStation 30th Anniversary activities
- PS5 Pro reveal in the 30th Anniversary image
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Astro Bot
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:39:59
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=s2iAUEdd4a0
The Two Kinds Of RPGs Aftershow
Patrons, this week we have a special type of Jeopardy game from hacker alias KnightAttack09. In this game, CJ and Phil try to guess the name of the games KnightAttack09 has made Greg play on stream (via donation dollars). And also CJ has to step away a couple of times due to smoke detector fun. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Phil and CJ talk Batman, Beetlejuice, and a whole lot of Star Wars Outlaws. Also: the Indie World/Partner Direct, Tokimeki Memorial, Thank Goodness You’re Here, Crypt Custodian, Concord, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=omjLxtCdHZs
Links of interest:
- New Echoes of Wisdom Trailer Shows the Still World
- PS5 Pro details leak
- Croc remaster happening
- Nintendo Indie World / Partner Direct
- Indie World/Partner Direct summary
- New DS Castlevania collection
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2 announced
- Tetris Forever is like a Gold Master Series for Tetris
- Tokimeki Memorial remake announced for Switch
- Tokimeki Memorial remake trailer
- Tim Rogers’ video on Tokimeki Memorial
- Crypt Custodian
- Islets
- Concord
- Good explanation of Concord’s systems
- Castlevania Dominus Collection
- Thank Goodness You’re Here
- Panic
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 2:14:13
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Cowabungas All Around Aftershow
Protip: Check out this awesome quiz from hacker alias mathman1024 (and be sure to seek out The Backlog Busters and Are Ya Winning, Son?, too). The hosts try to guess the game based on the Protip text from late 1990 issues of GamePro. Play along and see how you do! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Greg and Phil are back and we’re going through some of the news from the past few weeks. Plus Thank Goodness You’re Here, Concord, Minishoot’ Adventures, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Krafton buys, revives Tango Gameworks/Hi-Fi Rush
- Nintendo Museum Direct
- Amazon reveals series based on Mega Man, Spelunky, Unreal Tournament, and more
- Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is coming to PS5
- Macross Shooting Insight getting western release
- Bakeru coming to the west
- Evil Dead / Halloween games from WayForward
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth
- Minishoot’ Adventures
- Concord
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:27:03
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Raising The Price Aftershow
It’s one of those classic lineup dynamic duo shows this week so we decided to do something a little different. This time CJ and Greg have picked issues of EGM and are quizzing each other on the review games. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Greg and Phil are still gone so CJ unearths another lost bit of audio. This time it’s a 1998 interview with David Crane, the creator of Pitfall. At the time of recording, Crane was making Shockwave games for The Candystand, a LifeSavers-owned website and the first advergame portal on the web.
Links of interest:
- David Crane
- Garry Kitchen
- The Candystand
- Glenn Saunders Stella At 20
- Atari 50
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 41:24
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Two Holes In One At Once Aftershow
Patrons, thank you for your support. This week, we’ve got an EGM Review Quiz based on the August 1997 issue. Get those thinkin’ caps ready to guess some games based on the review text! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks!
This week! Instead of our regularly scheduled episode, here’s audio from Sega’s 1999 E3 Press Conference. This is the one where Bernie Stolar and Peter Moore lay out the plan for the launch of the Dreamcast in North America. The audio’s a bit rough, but we hope you enjoy this time capsule from 25 years ago.
Links of interest:
- Liveblog of Sega’s 1999 E3 Press Conference
- Bernie Stolar
- Peter Moore
- Turbine Entertainment’s Frontier
- Baldur’s Gate for Dreamcast
- Castlevania for Dreamcast
- IGN E3 1999 Recap
- IGNDC Bernie Stolar Interview
- Sega E3 1999
- GameSpotTV Dreamcast launch special
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 50:13
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https://www.youtube.com/live/5Lz1BLHujG8
Saiyans Got A Gun Aftershow (8/16/22)
We don’t often say you should watch the video of an Aftershow quiz but patrons…this week…maybe you should watch the video. It’s a quiz based off of a Nintendo Power Supplies catalog from listener Rob! Can we guess the items being described and make it out with a passing grade! I dunno! Why am I yelling! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
This week! A bummer of a week for video games—Game Informer shutters, Bungie layoffs, Olympic games go missing, Braid remaster sells like dog feces. But hey we have a new Astro Bot controller so that makes everything better. Plus: Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, Gran Turismo 7, NWC: NES Edition, Minishoot’ Adventures, Arranger, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Game Informer closes
- Bungie layoffs
- No Olympics video game
- Braid anniversary edition sales
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game added to NSO
- Astro Bot controller
- Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie
- Gran Turismo 7
- Arranger
- Minishoot’ Adventures
- Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
- Fortnite
- Dungeons of Hinterberg
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:26:08
This week! Greg and Phil are all by themselves and talk LEGO, Like A Dragon, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Gran Turismo 7, Earth Defense Force 6 and much, much more. Join them, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- LEGO Super Mario World Mario & Yoshi set
- Trailer for Like A Dragon live-action series
- Statue at SDCC references “Legacy of Kain I&II Remastered”
- Nintendo gachapon toys use real controller parts
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Gran Turismo 7
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Earth Defense Force 6
- SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:16:35
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In The Clouds Aftershow
Patrons, we’ve got a back-of-box Jeopardy for you this week courtesy of hacker alias mistermrnelson. In this all-digital age, can the games being described by this back-of-box text be guessed by our intrepid hosts? Find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!
This week! Greg and Phil are all by themselves and talk LEGO, Like A Dragon, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Gran Turismo 7, Earth Defense Force 6 and much, much more. Join them, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- LEGO Super Mario World Mario & Yoshi set
- Trailer for Like A Dragon live-action series
- Statue at SDCC references “Legacy of Kain I&II Remastered”
- Nintendo gachapon toys use real controller parts
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Gran Turismo 7
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Earth Defense Force 6
- SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:16:35
This week! We know more about Emio, Chibi Robo devs launch Kickstarter, the next Like A Dragon game will be a surprise, Nintendo World Championships NES Edition, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Minishoot’ Adventures, Gates of Zendocon, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Popful Mail, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Former Chibi-Robo developers announce spiritual successor koROBO
- Nintendo’s teaser leads to new Famicom Detective Club game reveal
- The next Ryu Ga Gotoku game will be revealed at TGS 2024
- Link will be playable in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Cho Aniki Collection announced for Switch
- Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
- Dungeons of Hinterberg
- Minishoot’ Adventures
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Gates of Zendocon
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Epyx Rogue
- EGGCONSOLE Popful Mail PC-8801mkIISR
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:30:44
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You’ll Go Virus Aftershow
Patrons, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our show. And as a regular reminder of this, we provide you with this Aftershow audio program. This week, it’s a GamePro Review Quiz from June-July 1996 by MisterMrNelson. Please enjoy! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! BancyCo’s new game, Aero the Acro-bat is back, who is Emio, Double Dragon ready to brawl again, the Concord beta, Kubits Gallery, Shining Force II, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- ‘Paramedic action drama’ Neo Harbor Rescue Squad announced for PS5, PS4, and PC
- Nintendo drops “Emio” trailer
- Starfy GBA games show up on NSO
- Aero the Acro-bat coming back
- Switch now the longest Nintendo has kept a console w/o a replacement
- Double Dragon revival from Yuke’s
- 4-hour Star Wars Hotel video
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Kubits Gallery
- Concord
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Yoshi Color Guide for TTYD
- Shining Force II
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Racing Evolution – The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:38:44
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Rage Against The Room Aftershow
Patrons, this week we have for you a video game quotes Jeopardy thanks to hacker alias Chrixter! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Dead Rising coming back, more Resident Evil, new NSO NES games, Exoprimal shuffling live service content the right way, Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door, This Bed We Made, Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth, Minishoot’ Adventures, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster out 9/19
- Resident Evil 9 in development
- 7 new NSO NES games including Urban Champion
- Exoprimal content ending
- Nintendo wants to avoid scalping problems with Switch 2
- 8bitdo N64 DIY kit
- Taco Tetris
- Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- This Bed We Made
- Minishoot’ Adventures
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:26:10
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Adult Fans Of Video Games Aftershow
Patrons, this week KnightAttack09 treats us to a gaming Jeopardy based on the games he HASN’T played. He owns them but has not played them. And now we have to guess them. Might be a bumpy ride! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! More content added to Atari 50, Dead Rising coming back in a remaster, CJ gets a Steam Deck OLED and plays some indies on it, 8 Eyes, Batman (Game Boy), and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster announced
- Capcom Next presentation on July 1
- Atari 50 Expansion with 39 more games
- Sam & Max The Devil’s Playground Remastered trailer/date
- Mountain Dew Infinite Swirl
- Steam Deck OLED
- Minishoot’ Adventures
- Cash Cow DX
- Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- 8 Eyes
- Batman (Game Boy)
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:19:24
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Pork Sauce, Apple Chops, and Man Cakes Aftershow
Patrons, we’re sorry not sorry for allegedly slandering the good name of Sonic Adventure. As a make-good, hacker alias A Hind D has sent in this Jeopardy Quiz all about Sonic Adventure for us to use as punishment/atonement for our prior misdeeds. If you have a game we can play on the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thank you for your support of our podcast!
This week! The Nintendo Direct (and other things) were on fire, we’re super excited about pretty much everything announced, we discuss whether Beyond Good & Evil is actually good, what kind of bad game Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties is, plus more Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Nintendo Direct
- Mario & Luigi Brothership
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- DKC Returns HD
- Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection
- Fantasian coming to Switch
- NSO update – Metroid Zero Mission, Link to the Past + Four Swords, “Mature” N64 app – Perfect Dark & Turok
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D / I&II HD-2D
- Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition coming June 25
- Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties: Definitive Edition
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Picross S Namco Legendary Edition
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Champion Shift
- Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Logiart Grimoire
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:27:05
This week! A little light on news but we played a bunch of games and demos from Steam Next Fest so there’s plenty to talk about. Plus: CJ got to Hawaii in Infinite Wealth, Greg participated in a six-hour iRacing race, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Xbox’s Sea of Thieves was PS5’s most downloaded game in May
- Star Wars Outlaws can be finished in 30 hours, says creative director
- PS5 players will soon be able to join Discord voice chat directly from their console
- Sequel – Game and media tracker app
- Battle Theme + Hooktail Castle Battle (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) | Cover by Gabocarina96
- iRacing
- Juanster’s YT channel
- Aero GPX
- Old School Rally
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Arranger
- Parcel Corps
- The Alters
- Akimbot
- Thank Goodness You’re Here
- Long Island Retro
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:16:46
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Chased The Chaste Aftershow
Cowabunga, patrons! This week, we’ve got a TMNT-themed Jeopardy quiz thanks to listener Zach Miller. Will we survive or get pummeled by the foot clan? Listen and find out. Plus, if you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! We chat about some of the things that caught our eye from the various presentations and showcases that went on over the last week. Plus: Killer Klowns, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Everything announced at Summer Game Fest
- Everything announced at Day of the Devs
- Everything announced at the Wholesome Direct
- Everything at the Xbox Showcase
- Indiana Jones
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Digital Eclipse Power Rangers Beat ‘em up
- Astro’s Playroom gets new content
- The Thing Remastered
- Mega Man GB games on NSO
- Like A Dragon live-action series coming to Prime Video
- Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Astro’s Playroom
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:35:26
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Last Action Gyro Aftershow
This week’s patron Aftershow is a game music quiz submitted by our good friend Mike. It’s a little bit of name that tune—see if you can guess the game before the hosts can. Phil even joins us part-way through. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thank you for your support!
This week! We reminisce about buying laserdiscs and DVDs, then launch into the big news of the week—Astro Bot has been announced! Plus we chat about Concord and the reaction to it, other games from the State of Play, Picross S: Namco Legendary Edition, Killer Klowns, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Astro Bot!
- Test Drive Unlimited returns
- Sony State of Play
- Concord
- Dynasty Warriors Origins
- Tomba Special Edition
- LEGO Deku Tree
- Picross S: Namco Legendary Edition
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- HUMANITY
- Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game
- Dead By Daylight
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:46:50
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Happy Birthday To Yu Aftershow
Patrons! It’s a Video Game Film & TV Jeopardy Aftershow this week from hacker alias Chrixter with special guest Ben Rivers! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! The console wars of the 80s are over, Picross stays winning, the rumor of a new Astro Bot has us excited, plus more Like A Dragon, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Dave the Diver, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Namco Picross
- Atari acquires the Intellivision brand and 200 games
- New Astro Bot announcement imminent
- IGN buys a bunch of gaming sites
- Nintendo acquires porting studio
- Nintendo to open a store in San Francisco
- Copilot AI gives Minecraft player advice
- Petal Meadows Acoustic Cover
- Heading Out
- Hellblade II
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Dave the Diver
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:37:26
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
The Bee In The Gas Cap Aftershow
In this week’s Aftershow we dive into the TurboGrafx-16 and specifically try to figure out why the platform was not successful in the U.S. This is based upon a forum thread on Resetera. It’s not exactly a quiz, but it’s a fun little trek down memory lane. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!!
This week! We remember a friend, Super Mario Land comes to NSO, Phil and CJ continue their Like A Dragon quest, Greg enjoys Crow Country, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Cameron Davis
Rose and Dahlia - Classic Game Boy games (including SML!) come to NSO
- New Assassin’s Creed set in Japan
- Arcade Archives 2 Neo-Geo
- GTA6 in fall 2025
- 2 PlayStation CEOs to replace Jim Ryan
- Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- Logiart Grimoire
- Crow Country
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Super Mario Land
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:21:36
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Accidental Science Lesson Aftershow
In this week’s Aftershow we continue the Review Quiz based on the May 1993 issue of Game Fan. Can Phil and Greg guess the games being reviewed? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! The industry bums us out, PlayStation reverses their PSN requirement in Helldivers, Switch 2 announcement coming soon, CJ and Phil are still loving Like A Dragon, and we played games like Little Kitty Big City, Surmount, Heading Out, Pac-Man Chomp Champs, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Microsoft closes a bunch of studios
- Why Microsoft is closing studios
- Closures to keep the business healthy
- More cuts coming?
- PlayStation reverses course on PSN requirement for Helldivers 2
- Hades 2 released in early access
- Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition announced, out 7/18
- Switch 2 will be announced this fiscal year
- Switch 2 specs seemingly leak from customs/shipping info
- Sonic Rumble announced, Fall Guys-like?
- Clear Sky Resorts – Grand Canyon
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Surmount
- Logiart Grimoire
- Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon
- Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- Pac-Man Chomp Champs
- Heading Out
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:57:06
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Double The Pleasure, Triple The Fun Aftershow
Thanks to your support we bring you this Aftershow review quiz based on the May 1993 issue of Game Fan magazine. Got an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow? Email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for supporting us!
This week! While CJ is away, Phil and Greg talk about what they played! Also: What’s this about some new Nintendo World Championship thing? Slurpee Tetris, Arkham game for the Quest, HUMANITY coming to Xbox, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Nintendo World Championship NES Edition
- Tetris 7-Eleven handheld
- Batman: Arkham Shadow announced for Quest 3
- Q Games reveals All You Need Is Help
- HUMANITY announced for Xbox
- Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- Endless Ocean Luminous
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:27:35
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Embracer’d Aftershow
Dig back into the darkest recesses of your mind. Tonight’s Aftershow is a selection of reviews from the May 1997 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. The game names and developers have been blanked out, and Greg and Phil must guess to the best of their abilities what games are being described. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for supporting the show!
This week! Atari brings back Infogrames, NSO gets Acclaim N64 classics, Numan Athletics is great, Another Crab’s Treasure, Logiart Grimoire, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Atari relaunches Infogrames
- Extreme G and Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls land on NSO
- Animal Crossing LEGO w/KK Slider is happening in August
- Embracer Group announces plans to split into three separate companies
- Arcade Archives: Numan Athletics
- Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
- Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster
- Picross Logiart Grimoire
- Strider / Strider 2
- Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon
- Sea of Thieves
- Another Crab’s Treasure
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:31:48
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Trouble In Wonderworld Aftershow
Thanks for your support, patrons! This week’s Aftershow is a legalese type Jeopardy, where the answers are all various legal, copyright, IP, etc. wranglings in and around the video game industry. We thank hacker alias Chrixter for the quiz! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks!!
This week! More Star Wars Outlaws edition talk, Fallout is great, Golden Axe could be an awesome show, Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, Yakuza Like A Dragon, Virtual Boy on 3DS, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Indie World Showcase YT video
- Nintendo Indie World Showcase
- Everything announced at the Indie World Showcase
- Sea of Thieves hits 40 million players
- Fallout games popular amidst the popularity of TV show
- Fallout 76 beats its concurrent record
- The Epyx Collection: Handheld brings California Games and five other Atari Lynx games to Switch
- Comedy Central announces animated Golden Axe Sega show
- Ubisoft responds to criticism of Star Wars Outlaws’ Season Pass-exclusive mission
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon
- Gigantic Rampage Edition
- Dadish 3
- Wrecking Crew ‘98
- Sea of Thieves
- Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster
- Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:46:15
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Crazy Taxi As A Service Aftershow
Listen as Greg embarks on a quest to vanquish guest Captain Logan at this Review Game based upon the April 1993 issue of Game Fan. Plus, afterward, we chat about the games press of old, From Software’s design, and more. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!!
This week! Star Wars Outlaws trailer, Rogue Prince of Persia, new Super NES NSO games, Dead Space sequel not happening, more Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster, Ms. Pac-Man, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Star Wars Outlaws Story trailer / August 30 release
- The Rogue Prince of Persia announced
- Pac-Man Chomp Champs releases on May 9, Klonoa hat
- Vampire Survivors Contra DLC
- New NSO games include Wrecking Crew ‘98 and Sugoi Hebereke
- New Dead Space not happening
- Demo and preorder up for Logiart Grimoire Switch
- Clap Hanz VR golf game Ultimate Swing Golf is out May 16
- Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster
- iRacing
- Ms. Pac-Man
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:46:46
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Maple Leaf Kids Aftershow
Patrons, thank you for your support! We’ve got an EGM review game for you this week from the April 1997 issue. Can Greg and Phil name the games being described in these reviews? And more importantly, can YOU? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!!
This week! Game preservation means forward compatibility (and continued sales of older titles), iOS gets emulators but maybe not the one it needs, Phil and CJ continue geeking out on Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon, we get a lengthy lesson in IHOP DLC, Greg finishes the Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster, and much, much more.
Links of interest:
- Xbox has established a team dedicated to game preservation
- Apple lifts App Store ban on game emulators
- NeoSprint, Atari’s reboot of its Sprint racing series, comes to PC and consoles this summer
- Consumers were mostly playing older games in 2023, report suggests
- ’90s FPS PO’ed is seemingly getting a remaster by Nightdive Studios
- Dave the Diver plunges into PlayStation Plus Game Catalog April 16
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon
- Super Monsters Ate My Condo+
- IHOP Sonic
- Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:36:41
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
The Vegas Souvenir Aftershow
Patrons, a wild Jeopardy quiz for you this week from hacker alias Chrixter. It’s all about game-specific difficulty settings. Can our podcast hosts name the games these difficulty settings are from? This is “Episode 666” difficulty! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
This week! Phil and CJ spend a whole lot of time talking about Like A Dragon, Embracer continues shedding studios, Predator hops to more platforms, VR games that deserve respect, Pepper Grinder, Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster, Hebereke Enjoy Edition, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Take-Two is acquiring Borderlands maker Gearbox from Embracer for $460M
- Marvel Rivals revealed as 6v6 team shooter from CoD and Battlefield devs
- GBA racer F-Zero Maximum Velocity is coming to Switch Online this week
- PS5’s Game Help feature is expanding with user-generated videos
- Predator: Hunting Grounds coming to PS5, Xbox Series in late 2024; IllFonic to take over publishing
- Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster
- A Gamer Looks At 40: Final Fantasy
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon
- Max Mustard
- Swarm 2
- Pepper Grinder
- Hebereke Enjoy Edition
- Hebereke
- Life Is Strange
- Stellar Blade (demo)
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:41:17
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
To E3 Or Not E3
It’s a Degrassi Jeopardy from hacker alias A Hind D! Can an Aftershow with 2/3rds Canadians represent their homeland with a win? Find out in this one w/guest Ben Rivers! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support!
This week! PS VR2 production is paused, Princess Peach Showtime, Helldivers 2, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Sand Land (demo), CJ likes anime (and so does his daughter), Phil’s favorite Disneyland food, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Zelda movie director says he wants it to be ‘serious and cool, but fun and whimsical’
- Princess Peach Showtime is Goemon designer’s first directorial role in over 25 years
- Remake of cult Dreamcast ‘cute em up’ Rainbow Cotton is coming in May
- A year after launch, PlayStation has reportedly paused PS VR2 production due to slow sales
- Max Mustard
- Helldivers 2
- Princess Peach Showtime (demo)
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon
- Sand Land
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Gain Ground – Generation 16 #130
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:32:56
This week! We want Retro Game Challenge 1+2 collection on Switch to come to the US, Mega makes a bricked 360, E3 might be dead, Kirby’s Super Star Stacker out on NSO, Starfield gets no respect, Ys is awesome and so is Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Where Wirehead Gets His Nose Bit Off Aftershow
It’s a Transformers Jeopardy quiz this week on the Aftershow, furnished by hacker alias mrmisternelson! Test your Autobot and Decepticon knowledge alongside our fearless hosts, who for the most part will be leaning on Phil for this entire quiz. Can they remain in positive score territory? Listen and find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! We catch up on some news and then dive into some of the big releases of the last few weeks, namely Starfield and The Making of Karateka. Plus: Sea of Stars, Armored Core VI R4, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Charles Martinet moving on from Mario
- Atari making the Atari 2600+
- Super Mario Wonder Direct
- PlayStation Portal/PlayStation Link audio accessories
- The Making of Karateka
- R4 Ridge Racer Type 4
- Starfield
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Sea of Stars
- Electric Playground Network on YouTube
- Victor Lucas on X
- Electric Playground on Twitch
- Classic EP playlists
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sega’s Civil War – Generation 16 #129
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:50:37
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A Mario Block For Unicron Aftershow
Back to fun listener-submitted Jeopardy games we go! This time, it’s a Jeopardy game from hacker alias Deeb. Play along! This one was a fun one! And if you have an idea for a game we can play during the Aftershow, please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support.
This week! Greg and CJ are joined by Victor Lucas, the creator and host of Electric Playground. We discuss the origins of EP in the mid-’90s, how the show has changed over the years, the importance of spotlighting game creators, combating the negativity trap of gaming content on the internet, and much, much more. Join […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Lucky’s Revenge Aftershow This week we have a video game music Jeopardy quiz from CJ’s Best Friend Greg’s Best Friend Jim’s Best Friend Mike. Will […]
This week! Greg and CJ discuss the 360 storefront closure, continued adventures in Tears of the Kingdom, asymmetrical horror fun in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Wayfinder server issues, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Foster Laziness (And Other Tips) Aftershow Patrons, a little something different this week. Thanks to the folks at Ultra Pro/Playroom, we are playing a […]
This week! Red Dead Redemption comes to Switch and PS4, classic Pokémon games come to NSO, THQ Nordic is doing a new South Park game, Greg is still playing Tears of the Kingdom, CJ loves plastic guitars, Phil plays Arcade Paradise, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. More…Delicious Aftershow Dial your brain back to August of 1994 for this week’s Aftershow, a Review Quiz based upon Die Hard Game Fan’s Aug ‘94 […]
This week! Ratatan gets funded, Animal Crossing coming to LEGO(?), Nintendo/Switch doing very well, Shining Force, Gravity Circuit, Disney Illusion Island, Double Dragon Gaiden, Twisted Metal TV series, Ace Attorney Trilogy, Exoprimal, Pikmin 4, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. I Love Listening to Rod Stewart As I Kill Aftershow Patrons, set those time crystals to 1998 for just a moment. Because this week, we’ve […]
This week! CJ’s back and he played a lot of games. We talk about Greg’s Tears of the Kingdom addiction, Fortnite skins, Pikmin 4, Exoprimal, The Expanse (Telltale), My Friendly Neighborhood, Tents & Trees, Illusion Island, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click […]
This week! Greg and Phil chat about the many Dizzy games and Euro platformers they played and loved in the past. Plus the awkward moments of Policenauts and Last Alert, Gravity Circuit, Pikmin 4, and much, much more. Join them, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Mario’s Artris Artetris Tetris Art Aftershow Tonight we travel back in time to August of 1991 for this EGM Review Quiz. The idea is simple […]
This week! CJ’s off on vacation so Greg and Phil talk about Limited Run’s recent announcements, critically endangered retro games, Karateka, Major Nelson, follow-up on the leaked Sega documents, and much, much more. Join them, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. The Olympics Of Sucking Aftershow Welcome once again to the Aftershow. This week, an EGM Review Quiz from the August 1996 issue. Think you can […]
This week! CJ’s back and played a whole bunch of games. Yuji Naka’s suspended prison sentence, how to make a new Mega Man, some great new Genesis games on NSO, Zelda, Pinball FX, Gimmick!, Pikmin 4, Dave the Diver and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Draw Four Aftershow This week, it’s a nerd knowledge Jeopardy with episode 768 guest Paul Mattingly of Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. Watch as […]
This week! CJ abandoned us again. Greg and Phil discuss Phil’s shameful (glorious?) Steam library, lots of Zelda, some tweets, and a little bit about our earliest gaming memories. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to […]
This week! A Nintendo Direct happened, and we invited Benjamin Rivers of BancyCo to discuss it. Also: More Zelda, Final Fantasy XVI and the FF1 Pixel Remaster, Sonic Origins, Rogue Legacy 2, Chicken McNugget Tetris, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. […]
This week! Star Wars Outlaws is awesome, PS Plus getting cloud streaming and Herc’s Adventures, Hi-Fi Rush getting some new modes, we came away from the Final Fantasy XVI demo impressed, there’s a new Game Boy Color game to celebrate Grimace’s birthday and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out […]
This week! It’s not E3, but it’s kinda like that feeling. We talk about the games that interested us (mostly CJ). Plus some more talk about Tears of the Kingdom, Street Fighter 6, Jungle Strike, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Link Grunts Aftershow For this week’s Aftershow we have an EGM review game from the July 1990 issue. Can you guess the games being described […]
This week! It’s a VR grab bag with the Quest 3 announcement, Samba de Amigo in VR, Apple’s headset getting announced this week (happened after we recorded), plus more Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, We Love Katamari REROLL + Royal Reverie, Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive, Beat Saber, Pistol Whip, Audica, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Pastel Joy-con
- Everybody 1-2 Switch is a real thing
- Quest 3 announced
- Meta’s Gaming Showcase
- Samba De Amigo coming to Quest
- 7th Guest coming to VR
- Yuji Naka could be sentenced to 2.5 years
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- We Love Katamari REROLL + Royal Reverie
- Street Fighter 6
- Guilty Gear Strive
- HUMANITY
- Beat Saber
- Pistol Whip
- Audica
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- I Will: The Story of London – Generation 16 #128
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:49:13
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Nothing But Bezel Aftershow
Set that mindset back to July of 1991. Cuz this Aftershow is a quiz based on the games reviewed in the July ‘91 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Can you guess the games described in this review text? Play along! If you have an idea for a game we can play during the aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Sony held a PlayStation showcase and it was pretty good! We played more Tears of the Kingdom and needed to talk about it again. Plus Faxanadu, Catan, Walkabout Mini-Golf, HUMANITY, Super Mario Advance, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- PlayStation Showcase recap: everything announced at today’s show
- Bungie unveils Marathon
- Foamstars, a fresh new party shooter revealed for PS5 and PS4
- Alan Wake 2 launches on PS5 October 17
- Meet the friends and foes of The Plucky Squire’s storybook world
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – Announcement Trailer
- Metal Gear Solid Master Collection also comes with Metal Gear 1 and 2
- Beat Saber launches on PS VR2 today with new Queen Music Pack
- PlayStation reveals streaming portable device, ‘Project Q’
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 gameplay revealed
- Spider-Man 2 release date and pre-order details are coming ‘soon’
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- HUMANITY
- Super Mario Advance
- Catan
- Walkabout Mini Golf
- Faxanadu
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- I Will: The Story of London – Generation 16 #128
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:40:23
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Fantastic In Every Way But Gameplay Aftershow
Patrons, welcome. This week, it’s an EGM review quiz from July 1996—the first issue with Dan/Shawn/Crispin in the review crew. Can you guess the games being described by this review text when the game names are blanked out? Play along! If you have an idea for a game we can play during the aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for supporting the show!
This week! PlayStation Showcase, more Mario titles on NSO, Mortal Kombat 1 confusion. Plus: except for Phil, we’re still playing Zelda; Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, HUMANITY, Murtop, Mazinger Z Arcade Archives and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Sony announces a PlayStation Showcase
- Three Mario Advance titles coming to NSO
- Mortal Kombat 1 announced
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- SD Shin Kamen Rider Rumble
- Mazinger Z Arcade Archives
- Assault Suits Valken Declassified
- Murtop
- LEGO 2K Drive
- HUMANITY
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Zelda Tears Of The Kingdom Classical Guitar Cover | “Main Theme”
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- I Will: The Story of London – Generation 16 #128
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:50:53
This week! It’s all-Zelda, pretty much the whole episode. We’re not far into the game so if you’ve played for about 5 hours or so we don’t talk about anything you haven’t already seen. And that’s it!
Links of interest:
- Private Division signs Game Freak game
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- I Will: The Story of London – Generation 16 #128
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:37:30
This week! Zelda is upon us but Apple Arcade has a boatload of new games, Atari bought a bunch more IP, the Gran Turismo movie trailer is out, Lego 2K Drive has a battle pass that doesn’t expire, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster, Tape to Tape, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Apple adds 20 games to Apple Arcade
- Lego 2K Drive has battle passes that don’t expire
- Gran Turismo movie trailer
- Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons announced
- New Dead Rising (remake?) happening?
- Atari buys M Network IP
- Disney Spellstruck
- TMNT Splintered Fate
- Deceive Inc.
- Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster
- Elite Beat Agents
- Tape to Tape
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- I Will: The Story of London – Generation 16 #128
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:45:34
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Toad Sounds Aftershow
Patrons, thank you again for supporting our show. This week’s aftershow is a Street Fighter-related Jeopardy quiz submitted by hacker alias juanster. Do the hosts know enough about the world warriors to end up in positive territory? Listen and find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support.
This week! A Twisted Metal TV show teaser, PS VR2 coming to retail, Samba De Amigo, Armored Core VI, Zelda previews, Picross S9, Galaga ‘88, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Twisted Metal TV show teaser
- PS VR2 coming to select retailers
- Star Wars Jedi Survivor has performance issues
- Samba De Amigo song list
- Armored Core VI trailer
- Zelda: TotK previews are released
- Picross S9
- Picross Series Soundtrack (Official)
- Galaga ‘88
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- The Entropy Centre
- A Little to the Left
- Humanity
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- I Will: The Story of London – Generation 16 #128
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:22:49
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Rift It Out Together Aftershow
Get in a 1991 state of mind, cuz this week’s Aftershow is an EGM Review Quiz from the June 1991 issue. That’s 30 years ago. What! Can you guess the games being described by this review text? Good luck to you! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, send it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! New Genesis games on NSO, Atari acquires a bunch of IP, LEGO sets aplenty, Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp, Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, Disney Speedstorm, Deceive Inc., Cosmo Gang: The Video and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Indie World Showcase
- Sega is buying Rovio
- New Genesis games added to NSO
- Atari acquires a bunch of IP
- Humanity launches May 16
- New Sonic LEGO sets spotted
- LEGO Pac-Man launching in June
- Picross S9 announced, out this week
- Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Disney Speedstorm
- Minecraft Legends
- Cosmo Gang: The Video
- De-Exit Eternal Matters
- Picross S series
- Deceive Inc.
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:36:00
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DecapAttack With A Fox Aftershow
Get those noggins ready for a quiz. This week, an EGM Review Crew Quiz on the games from the June 1996 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Can you guess the games being described here? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, send it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support!
This week! Getting super-hyped for Tears of the Kingdom because of that final trailer, Final Fantasy XVI actually looks awesome, some culturally insensitive stuff in Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, Wildfrost (demo) and much, much more! Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Nintendo Live comes to Seattle in September
- Dreams ends support in September
- Final Zelda Tears of the Kingdom trailer
- Final Fantasy XVI State of Play
- FFXVI blog post
- Walkabout Golf PS VR2 release date
- Sega buying Rovio?
- Wildfrost
- Breath of the Wild
- Mega Man Batlte Network Legacy Collection
- Dead Cells
- Blog entry on Silpheed
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:14:27
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Little More Vodka Drunkinski Aftershow
OK so we thought this Jeopardy was going to be about Mr. Show (a great sketch comedy show that you should watch on HBO Max). But instead, the categories themselves are merely Mr. Show themed. The actual questions/answers are all video game stuff. So, no need to watch Mr. Show before listening, but you should do that anyway. Thanks to hacker alias A Hind D for the quiz. And if you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
Developer: Game Arts
Publisher: Sega
Released: 1993
While Sega and Nintendo had been battling tooth and nail for control of the video game market in 1993, the big N was about to up the ante. Nintendo had some heavy hitters on the way, not least of which was Star Fox from Argonaut Software. With the power of the Super FX chip, we were playing a fully 3D space shooter on our Super Nintendos! It felt magical!
But Sega CD owners had their own 3D space shooter to get excited about. Game Arts, which was already a fan favourite on the system thanks to the previously-released Lunar, had produced the absolutely stunning Silpheed. Both in screenshots and especially in motion, it kind of blew Star Fox out of the water. Enthusiast magazine GameFan, which was overtly pro-Sega and pro-Sega CD, went berzerk over the game for months. In fact, I’d say that magazine did far more marketing-wise than publisher Sega ever did for Silpheed.
I can’t say that I blame them. Firing up Silpheed for the first time is just breathtaking! It immediately impresses with its amazing 3D backgrounds and ships and a silky-smooth framerate. A far cry from the low-poly ships in Star Fox blinking around the screen at 20 frames per second.
The console war was over!
OK, not really. But boy was Silpheed cool looking! It was a showpiece for the Sega CD. Sure, those impressive backgrounds were just full-motion video, but just interactive enough through creative camera movements and hit detection that you still felt like you were weaving through battleships or surface canyons as you made a strafing run against a level boss.
Game Arts did something brilliant here. The realtime graphics and video backgrounds are tailored to the system’s colour palette so perfectly that they blend seamlessly together during gameplay. What’s more, the pre-rendered CG video in the background was made to look good on the Sega CD, rather than being so high-res and colourful that the limited hardware ripped it to pieces during rendering. Yes, that means Silpheed doesn’t necessarily look as vibrant as it could have, but on the flip side you don’t get any of the artifacting or screen-door speckling that we saw in, say, Microcosm or Sewer Shark or really any other FMV game on the system.
The end result was jaw-dropping stages that found players weaving through canyons on a planet surface, fighting their way through hyperspace, dead in the middle of a massive capital-ship space battle, and more. When I fire this game up today, 30 years after release, I’m still impressed by how it looks.
Silpheed isn’t a typical vertical shooter, the whole thing is presented at an oblique, into-the-screen angle, just like Axelay for the SNES. This drives home the whole “3D” presentation even more, though it’s not necessarily conducive to the best shooter experience. The further your targets are from the front of the screen, the more difficult it is to line them up. And if you decide to fly into the screen, your lateral movement is severely limited. For the most part, you don’t need to do this, though it’s really easy to have a couple repair power-ups floating around up there, tempting you to make a run for them before the next wave of enemies appears.
I had no idea back in 1993 that Silpheed was actually a remake of one of Game Arts’ earliest games. The original Silpheed was released in 1986 for the PC-8801, a very early example of a fully 3D game on Japanese computers. It was so impressive that US PC publishing giant Sierra On-Line licensed it (as well as sidescrolling shooter Thexder) for release in the west.
Silpheed is not a carbon copy of the old game with new graphics, though. The original game repeated a handful of stages over and over again, in true arcade style. Whereas Silpheed on the Sega CD features around a dozen unique levels with a linear story, told through a few cutscenes and the odd voice-overs during gameplay.
Speaking of audio, one thing Silpheed never gets enough credit for is its great soundtrack. It’s not the most impressive to grace a Sega CD game, but the score fits each level just about perfectly, and rocks hard enough that you get pumped to take on each new challenge. I’m not sure why it doesn’t get mentioned more often.
Ultimately, Silpheed was and is a showpiece for the Sega CD hardware. It’s stood the test of time better than the games it competed against. 3D 16-bit titles like Star Fox started showing their age almost immediately, while other full-motion video rail shooters of the era generally failed to sidestep the rendering issues introduced by the hardware they were on. Game Arts showed what a developer could do when it looked to harness the Sega CD’s strengths, rather than muscle through its weaknesses.
This week! Some of us saw the Mario movie, thoughts on Tetris and the D&D movies, we’re excited about the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, none of us played anything new, and much, much more.
Links of interest:
- Sony rumored to be doing a remote play handheld
- FF Pixel Remasters launching on 4/19
- Miyamoto says to watch out for Mario game news in a future Nintendo Direct
- Update to the Cowabunga Collection brings online play to TMNT III
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Tetris
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- CJ on the Max Frequency podcast
- Big LEGO Etsy thing
- Hey Scoops album
- Dead Cells
- Conquests of The Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood
- Dredge
- Zelda Game & Watch
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:32:26
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Get On It, Squenix! Aftershow
It’s a Sega Jeopardy quiz this week, patrons! This week it’s from hacker alias Mister Mr Nelson, and we get to flex our memories and see just how much of the game libraries of various Sega hardware we remember. Play along! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
This week! We learned more about Tears of the Kingdom and what’ll be different (and not). E3 got canceled! The Tetris Movie is out and some of us watched it (and you should too). Plus The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, Alien: Isolation, Attack of the Friday Monsters, JaJaMaru and Wonder Boy Collections, Dredge, Tchia, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Tears of the Kingdom video
- Everything new shown in Tuesday’s Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer
- Tears of the Kingdom OLED Switch
- Tears of the Kingdom Pro Controller too
- E3 2023 is canceled
- Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Anime Series Reunites The Live-Action Movie Cast
- The Tetris movie hit Apple TV+ last week
- Super Mario Bros. movie is out this week
- Wonder Boy history video
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Gran Turismo 7
- Alien: Isolation
- Attack of the Friday Monsters
- Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection
- JaJaMaru Legendary Ninja Collection
- Dredge
- Dead Space
- Tchia
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:34:21
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Trunk Full Of Cheddar Bay Biscuits Aftershow
Patrons, welcome to the Aftershow. This week, it’s an E3 quote Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias Chrixter. This one really tests our memories. Can we remember various things mentioned or introduced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo? Listen and find out. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! A buncha games fill in May, Sonic Origins gets Plussed, Atari acquires Nightdive, TMNT goes dark and gritty, plus Tchia, Dead Cells, Deceive Inc., Alien: Isolation, El Viento, Bayonetta Origins and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum finally has a release date
- Lego 2K Drive is officially a ‘AAA driving adventure’ releasing in May
- Sonic Origins Plus will add 12 Game Gear games and playable Amy Rose
- Atari is acquiring retro remaster specialist Nightdive Studios
- A darker, more mature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is in development
- Tchia
- Deceive Inc.
- Dead Cells
- Sea of Thieves
- Sea of Thieves documentary
- Alien: Isolation
- El Viento
- Earnest Evans
- Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:26:23
This week! Greg and Phil are on their own to talk Atari buying Stern IP, Toxic Crusaders, new NSO games, Ridge Racer Type 4 on PS Plus, Dead Cells, Bayonetta Origins, Metroid Prime, Road Rash 3DO and much, much more. Join them, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Toxic Crusaders beat ‘em up announced
- Atari buys some Stern IP
- Toxic Crusaders is getting a beat-em-up
- New SNES, NES games come to Switch
- Ridge Racer Type 4 coming to PS Plus
- Ghostwire Tokyo coming to Game Pass next month
- Lance Reddick passes away
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:29:00
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
758: Makes His Own Gravy Aftershow
On this weeks’ Aftershow we present to you a Jeopardy quiz submitted by hacker alias Mister Mr Nelson! We attempt to identify games for lesser-known systems just by their back-of-box descriptions. Will our hosts be able to eke out a win? Find out! If you have an idea for a game that we can play during the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
This week! Meta Quest subscription services, Wargoove sequel, DK LEGO, a Sea of Thieves documentary, Gran Turismo, Dead Cells Castlevania, Resident Evil 4 demo, Mario Kart 8, Breath of the Wild, Fortnite, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Sea of Thieves documentary coming 3/20
- PlayStation update adds Discord support, VR sorting
- Meta could be exploring a subscription service
- Wargroove sequel announced
- Donkey Kong is coming to Lego Super Mario this summer
- Gran Turismo 7
- Dead Cells
- Resident Evil 4
- Streets of Rage 4
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Breath of the Wild
- Fortnite
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:29:02
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
Dials For Those Who Can’t Game Good Aftershow
Patrons, we have an EGM Review Quiz for you this week. This time out, it’s from the May 1996 issue. Set your time circuits to ‘90s, get those thinking caps on, and let’s go! If you have an idea for a game we can play during the aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!
This week! Metroid/Mario Kart/Dead Cells stuff hits this week, Naka admits guilt in insider trading case, the Mario movie gets moved up 2 days, more PS VR2, Shining in the Darkness, Metroid Prime, Give Me Toilet Paper, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Metroid Fusion joins NSO this week
- Mario Kart booster pack wave hits this week
- Dead Cells Castlevania DLC hits this week
- Naka admits guilt in insider trading case
- Mario Movie release date bumped up 2 days
- Bonfire Peaks
- HUMANITY
- Fortnite
- Reloptix PS VR2 lenses
- Moss Book I & II
- Horizon: Call of the Mountain
- Shining in the Darkness
- Metroid Prime Remastered
- Siesta Fiesta
- Give Me Toilet Paper
- Weapon Shop De Omasse
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:20:22
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=QEWr2P7JGsUDoing Your Homework Is Totally Dope Aftershow
On this week’s aftershow, listen to the hosts attempt to take on a Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias Chrixter! This one’s all about video game cheat devices, mods, tricks, etc. Put on your thinking caps and play along. Got an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow? Email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com!
This week! It’s PS VR2 time, and we played some games including Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Gran Turismo 7, Moss, Thumper, Rez Infinite, Tetris Effect: Connected, Resident Evil VIllage, The Last Clockwinder, Kayak VR and more. There was also a PlayStation State of Play with Suicide Squad and HUMANITY (cue CJ applause). Plus: Mega Man in Minecraft, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- PlayStation State of Play
- HUMANITY is awesome
- Extended Look at Suicide Squad
- Suicide Squad requires online connection
- Nintendo confirms they’re not going to E3
- Shinji Mikami departs Tango Gameworks
- Starfox turns 30
- Grendizer video game coming to the West
- Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe
- Minecraft Mega Man X DLC
- Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection II
- HUMANITY Demo
- Thumper
- Horizon: Call of the Mountain
- The Climb
- Moss
- Kayak VR
- The Last Clockwinder
- Resident Evil Village VR
- Greg GT7 VR Replays
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:43:00
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
755: Protect Your Asset Aftershow
Patrons! Welcome to the aftershow. This week we’ve got a mainline Zelda Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias Chrixter. Can our hosts hijack their way to a Hylian homer? I won’t spoil it here. Grab those headphones and play along. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the aftershow email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support.
This week! PS VR2 is upon us and we’ve got some new announcements like Cosmic Smash and an RE Village demo, a trailer for the Tetris movie, plus more gushing about the Nintendo Direct, Metroid Prime Remastered, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Dead Space, Hi-Fi Rush, Wild Hearts, Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Cosmic Smash is being reimagined for PS VR2
- Resident Evil Village VR demo to be available for launch
- Tetris movie trailer released
- Metroid Prime Remastered
- Dead Space
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Wild Hearts
- Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed
- Caramilk commercial – Anything?
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:24:20
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj3UmitRHZQ754: Truck Not Monkey Aftershow
Patrons, this week we have a Seinfeld-related Jeopardy quiz from listener Zach Miller. What do our intrepid hosts know about the show about nothing? You’re about to find out! Thanks so much to Zach for the quiz. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com!
Developer: Sonic! Software Planning
Publisher: Sega
Released: 1995
I’m a huge fan of Sega’s Shining series of RPGs. At least up until the point they were bastardized into whatever they are today. And while the series included dungeon crawlers and zelda-style action games, the Shining Force games definitely dominate most people’s memories when the series comes up in conversation. It makes sense, since there were nine of them across the Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear and Saturn.
But English releases of those games were sporadic at best. Shining Force III Scenarios two and three were most famously left in Japan, but it wasn’t the first time Sega of America skipped a game or two in the series. Of the three Game Gear Shining Force releases, only the middle one got localized and released in English.
Sega was in a weird position with these games. The Game Gear was getting pretty long in the tooth by 1994, and had never been remotely as popular as Nintendo’s Game Boy in either Japan or North America. The Sega CD was nearing the end of its life as well, and again, hadn’t set either market on fire. So I’m not sure why Sega decided to bundle up the first two GG Shining Force games onto one disc for the Mega CD in Japan in 1994, but I wasn’t surprised when Sega of America initially stated they had no interest in bringing Shining Force CD to western shores.
Thankfully they reversed course, and a year later, in 1995, North American Sega CD owners were treated to Shining Force CD.
Unlike Shining Force II on the Genesis, the first “book” of Shining Force CD is more of a direct sequel to the original Shining Force, focusing on a generation of heroes directly descended from the warriors in the original game (for the most part). The gameplay is almost exactly what we’d come to expect from the Shining Force games – assemble your force, equip them, upgrade them as necessary, and then take them into the field and use your superior tactical thinking to outwit and outmaneuver the enemy armies you encounter.
The battlefields look the same as previous games, and you still get the fantastic battle screen featuring nice, big sprites of your heroes and their enemies. Rather than the already-incredible chip tunes we were all used to in this series, the music is replaced by gorgeous redbook audio that simultaneously feels new while somehow sounding authentic to all the games that came before this.
There is one major change that I feel belies the portable nature of the source material. All of the overworld navigation – specifically town exploration – is completely gone. So most of the atmosphere NPC conversations would normally add to a game like this just doesn’t exist on Shining Force CD.
Where Book 1 is a remake of the first Shining Force Gaiden game on the Game Gear, Book 2 is a remake of Shining Force Gaiden 2, or as it was known in North America, The Sword of Hajya. The second book features a mostly new cast of characters. You play as a young guard Deanna, who ultimately ends up leading a force of his own to rescue the troops from the previous chapter.
Upon completing Book 2, Book 3 is unlocked. An oddity of Shining Force CD is that your Shining Force in Book 3 is made up of characters from the first two books in the game, and you can carry forward their stats if you like…but only if you have the Sega CD RAM cartridge. This expanded save memory is required because the onboard system RAM isn’t large enough to hold the save file otherwise.
Anyway, the coolest part about Book 3 is that it’s a wholly unique game, again a direct continuation of the previous story, taking place just months after Deanna’s quest. You again play as Nick, the main character from the first book.
Finally, if you manage to find a secret item in Book 2 and finish the rest of the game, Book 4 is unlocked. Again, you can bring forward stats for your characters from previous books if you have the RAM cart. Book 4 is a single battle, and is also unique to the series.
As you can imagine, all this content adds up! At a whopping 53 total battles, Shining Force CD is the biggest game in the series. I love that Sega had a change of heart and decided to bring it out in North America in spite of the general lack of success of the Game Gear and Sega CD. But since it was such a late release here on a generally unpopular system, I’m guessing not many people had the chance to play it. Luckily Sega saw fit to include Shining Force CD on the Genesis Mini 2 in 2022.
Shining Force CD is the first time I remember seeing a game credited to Sonic Software Planning, though the two Game Gear games upon which it is based both contain the word “Sonic” in the title screen. Sonic Software planning wasn’t a new development group at the time, but rather a new name for Sega Consumer Development Studio 4, which had previously worked on Shining in the Darkness and the first two Shining Force games. It would eventually merge with Camelot Software Planning (the two founders – Hiroyuki Takahashi and Shugo Takahashi – were brothers), working with Sony on titles like Beyond the Beyond and Hot Shots Golf while still developing Shining games for Sega. Ultimately it would settle in as a major developer of Mario sports games for Nintendo.
We’re so lucky that Sega saw fit to release Shining Force CD in the west when it really had every reason not to. It’s another Sega CD classic, and shouldn’t be missed.
This week! Greg and CJ chat about the Nintendo Direct, The Last of Us TV series, Metroid Prime Remastered, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Dead Space, games we want to see on NSO, and much, much more.
Links of interest:
- Nintendo Direct 2.8.23
- Pikmin 4 has a dog, is out in July
- Samba De Amigo is back!
- Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp out in April
- MK8 Wave 4 includes Birdo, Yoshi’s Island track
- Metroid Prime Remaster shadowdropped
- Game Boy and GBA added to NSO
- Splatoon 3 DLC is just hub worlds and a campaign? Hm.
- New Zelda trailer shows vehicles, new enemies
- Tears of the Kingdom is $70
- Metroid Prime Remastered
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- Dead Space
- P1P GT7 CanAm Race 3 Replay
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:19:05
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753: I’m An Accessory For The Toy Aftershow
Patrons, this week it’s a quiz from a non-patron! GASP! Listener Larry takes a crack at stumping the hosts with a Jeopardy quiz. Will the hosts get taken down? Only one way to find out, and that is—to listen. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
This week! Live service games had a bad week, PS VR2 production is allegedly lowered, the big 3 are out of E3, trials on PS Plus don’t help when a game starts slow, Hi-Fi Rush, Dead Space, Gran Turismo 7 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Sony allegedly lowers sales projections for PS VR2
- Pedro Pascal SNL Mario Kart parody
- Live service games had a bad week (Rumbleverse, Knockout City, Back 4 Blood, others)
- Nintendo offers game vouchers in the US again
- IGN says Sony, Xbox, and Nintendo are opting out of E3
- Hi-Fi Rush
- 8-4 Play interview w/John Johanas
- XEP interview w/John Johanas
- Dead Space
- Gothan Knights
- Gran Turismo 7
- Player One Podcast Gran Turismo 7 CanAm Racing Series – Race 2 (RAW)
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:37:24
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What’s The Resolution Of An M&M? Aftershow
Patrons! Thank you again for your support of our show. This week we have a Jeopardy game submitted by listener (and Radio Free Nintendo podcaster) Guillaume Veillette. Which host will win, and which host will lose, and which host…will neither win nor lose. It’s host v host v host in this gaming Jeopardy. If you have an idea for a game we can play during the aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again!
This week! Bethesda shadowdrops Hi-Fi Rush, The Last of Us gets a second season, the Dead Space remake, Goldeneye memories, Running With Speed, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Xbox Bethesda Showcase
- Steamworld Build announced
- Evil Dead apparently a PS Plus game in Feb
- The Last of Us renewed for a second season
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Dead Space
- Goldeneye 007
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Onion Assault
- Arcade Archives: The Newzealand Story
- Running With Speed
- Summoning Salt on YouTube
- GT7 CanAm Race One replay
- Follow the podcast on Mastodon
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:36:43
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
751: Rodney Alan Greenbacks Aftershow
This week’s aftershow is a Jeopardy game based on SNES/Super Famicom games that should be available via Nintendo Switch Online, but aren’t! Will our intrepid hosts be able to decipher which carts deserve NSO honors? You’ll only find out by listening! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support!
This week! Some hot PS VR2 lineup news, The Last of Us is a hit for HBO, Stadia is out of here, and layoffs hit gaming and gaming outlets. Plus: Fire Emblem Engage, God of War (2018), Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!, Friday the 13th Killer Puzzle, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- PS VR2 launch lineup
- Stadia has shut down
- The Last of Us did big numbers for HBO
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Worm Game
- Pocket Card Jockey Ride On
- A Fisherman’s Tale
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
- Astro’s Playroom
- God of War 2018
- Friday the 13th Killer Puzzle
- Slayaway Camp
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:43:36
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
750: No Discernible Flavor Aftershow
Patrons, we’ve got a Mario Jeopardy quiz for you this week courtesy of hacker alias Chrixter! Does our intrepid collection of oldsters know as much about Mario as they think they do? You’re about to find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play during the Aftershow, please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Oreos come to Xbox, Skull and Bones gets delayed, Xbox and Bethesda have a Direct-style presentation in the pipeline, Valis I, Stray, The Callisto Protocol, Ys VIII and anime characters walking in on someone, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Xbox/Bethesda Developer Direct announced
- TMNT Shredder’s Revenge comes to mobile via Netflix
- Oreo Xbox cookies
- Skull and Bones delayed again
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
- The Callisto Protocol
- Stray
- Cyberpunk 2077
- One Piece Odyssey
- Valis I
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 – All Games Ranked! – Generation 16 Episode #127
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:13:08
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
749: What’s A Heat Shield? Aftershow
Patrons! We have for you this week an EGM review jeopardy game as submitted by hacker alias MisterMrNelson. It is based around the summer issues of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. Will this quiz also leave our intrepid hosts crushed and in negative score territory? There is only one way to find out, I’m afraid. No, it’s not asking CJ on Twitter. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support!
This week! It’s a new year! Maybe it’ll be a big one for The Last of Us, Pocket Card Jockey is returning on Apple Arcade, PSVR2 gets some more launch games announced, plus: God of War (2018), Rollerdrome, Lil Gator Game and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! Coming to Apple Arcade
- A big year to come for The Last of Us
- More story to tell in The Last of Us
- Gran Turismo 7 PSVR2 compatible on day one
- Beat Saber coming to PSVR2
- Over 30 titles launching on PSVR2 day one
- Sony announces an accessibility controller
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- 1990 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Year in Review – Generation 16 Episode #126
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:21:54
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
748: Get Your Hades Meal Aftershow
Patrons! This week we have the second part of our Review Game Jeopardy submitted by hacker alias MisterMrNelson. It is very much more difficult to figure out what game is being described by some of these earlier reviews. I mean, wow. Come listen to the train wreck of us trying to guess these games cuz it is a spectacle. Thanks again for your support, and if you have an idea for a game we can play during the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks!
This week! It’s our first episode of 2023, so you know what that means…it’s game of the year time! Please give a listen and hear all about our favorite games of the year. Which aren’t always games! Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- David Lee Roth – “California Girls”
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- 1990 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Year in Review – Generation 16 Episode #126
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 2:04:22
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
747: I’m Not Watching Citizen Kane Aftershow
Patrons! It is the year 1994. Not actually, but… this quiz. It’s an EGM review quiz Jeopardy game submitted by MisterMrNelson. In this Aftershow we do the first half of the quiz and we shall return for part two next week. If you have an idea for a game we can play during the Aftershow, please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
This week! Not much in the way of news, but we got Sports Story and some updates to 2022’s best TMNT games. Also we talk about Picross X: Picbits Vs. Uzboross, Sail Forth, Donut Dodo, Ridge Racer 2, River City Girls 2, and much, much more. Next week is our game of the year episode. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- TMNT Cowabunga Collection
- TMNT Shredder’s Revenge
- Sports Story
- Picross X: Picbits Vs. Uzboross
- Sail Forth
- Donut Dodo
- Ridge Racer 2
- River City Girls 2
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- 1990 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Year in Review – Generation 16 Episode #126
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:36:46
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
746: Raincoat Sangria Aftershow
Patrons, we have a great Aftershow for you this week. Once again we are using reviews from an issue of Game Fan (the March 1996 issue), and Phil/Greg have to guess the games being reviewed. Then we chat a little about the Game Fan/EGM rivalry as well. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support!
This week! The Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are finally coming to consoles, Amazon is publishing Tomb Raider, new Genesis games on NSO, PS VR2 finds its ‘vision, we get High on Life, more Vampire Survivors talk, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- FF Pixel Remasters rated by the ESRB for Switch and PS4
- FF Pixel Remasters are coming to Switch and PS4 this spring
- Amazon to publish next Tomb Raider game
- Nintendo Switch Online adds Golden Axe II, Virtua Fighter 2, Alien Storm and Columns
- Spider-Man 2 is a fall 2023 release
- PlayStation VR2 is getting a new Fantavision game at launch
- Fantavision 202X trailer
- River City Girls 2
- High On Life
- Lil Gator Game
- Pokémon Scarlet
- Deceive Inc.
- Samsung 980 Pro with Heatsink
- Vampire Survivors
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- 1990 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Year in Review – Generation 16 Episode #126
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:26:04
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
745: Snow Problem Aftershow
Patrons! This week we have another review game for you, a SECOND one from the February 1996 issue of Die Hard Game Fan magazine. Can Phil or Greg remember what games are being reviewed when I blank out any identifying terms? We shall see! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks so much for your support of our show. Unfortunately there is no video version of this week’s Aftershow.
This week! We call out the world premieres that caught our eye during The Game Awards, Xbox raising prices and bridging COD to Switch, Yuji Naka back in trouble, The Callisto Protocol, Need For Speed Unbound, Vampire Survivors, God of War (2018), GigaBash, Divine Knockout, Pokémon Scarlet, Dragon Quest Treasures, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- All The Game Awards Announcements
- All the trailers from The Game Awards in 9 min
- Elden Ring got GOTY 2022
- Xbox game prices to rise to $70 in 2023
- Microsoft makes deal to bring COD to Switch
- Yuji Naka re-arrested
- The Callisto Protocol
- Need For Speed Unbound
- God Of War (2018)
- Vampire Survivors
- GigaBash
- Divine Knockout
- Pokémon Scarlet
- Dragon Quest Treasures
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- 1990 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Year in Review – Generation 16 Episode #126
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:46:00
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
744: Trifle Of A Pandemic Aftershow
Patrons! It is that time again. Time what we drop a new Aftershow upon thee! This week, it’s a general nerdery Jeopardy quiz from listener Zach Miller. For the first time in a while our three hosts compete against each other—who will escape victorious? You will just have to listen! And if you have an idea for a game we can play during the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support!
This week! We’re excited for all the new movie/TV show trailers that hit last week, there may be a new Pocket Card Jockey coming soon, a Starship Troopers game is in the works, Vampire Survivors is the bullet hell/cookie clicker/endorphin rush that’s difficult to describe, Callisto Protocol sure is a Dead Space-like, Donut Dodo, Elevator Action Returns, God of War, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- New HBO Max The Last of Us trailer
- New Pocket Card Jockey coming?
- New Mario Bros. movie trailer
- 12-player co-op Starship Troopers game announced
- Pokémon Scarlet
- Fortnite
- Callisto Protocol
- God of War
- Donut Dodo
- Elevator Action Returns
- Tetris: The Grand Master
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- 1990 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Year in Review – Generation 16 Episode #126
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:24:07
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
743: Galan’s Underground Aftershow
Thank you for your continued support, patrons. This week we have a Game Fan Review Game, this time from the February 1996 issue of the magazine. Can Greg and Phil guess which game is being described by this review text? It is much harder than you’d think. If you have an idea for a game we can play during the aftershow please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!
This week! We are joined by Joseph Moran of The Trophy Room: A PlayStation Podcast to talk Yuji Naka’s arrest, the ABK-Microsoft acquisition, 20 years of Xbox Live, God of War Ragnarok, McPixel 3, Sonic Frontiers, Plague Tale Requiem, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Joseph Moran on Twitter
- The Trophy Room: A PlayStation Podcast
- Yuji Naka arrested
- Game Awards Nominations
- Xbox Live is 20 years old
- Xbox 360 controller is coming back via Hyperkin
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 2:14:05
This week! PSVG’s Donnie Reece joins Phil and CJ to talk Sonic Frontiers, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, the Indie World Showcase, Sports Story, Rogue Legacy 2, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, God of War Ragnarok, the link between electricity and solving motion sickness, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 741: A Short Experience Aftershow Thanks for tossing a token to your podcasters, patrons! This week we have an arcade Jeopardy quiz provided […]
This week! PSVR2 price lands with a thud, AstroBot is nowhere to be found, EA signs up for some more Marvel video games, Ratchet & Clank celebrate 20 years, the Genesis Mini 2 is out and awesome, Greg played a lot of Disney video games for charity, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 740: You Can Ride That Dog Aftershow It’s review game time once again. This week, we have reviews from the January 1996 issue of Die […]
This week! All the lint that’s fit to trap…and then clean out. We talk God of War spoilers, Rieko Kodama’s passing, Gotham Knights, 8-bit games that should have existed, Gotham Knights, Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: God of War spoilers appear online Rieko Kodama passes […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 739: Can’t Sneeze Without Getting Some Kind of Trinket Aftershow Patrons, we thank you so much for your continued support of our show. This week’s […]
This week! Netflix exploring the cloud, Sony makes an expensive Dual Sense, Silent Hill and Resident Evil remakes are coming soon, and CJ got the Logitech G Cloud and loves it. Plus: Greg played A Plague Tale Requiem, Phil continues playing Return to Monkey Island, the hosts pick their pizza toppings, and much, much more. […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 738: Nerds Of Our Age (GOTY 2020) Aftershow Patrons! Once again, we return to you, Jeopardy quiz in hand. This one’s from listener Zach Miller […]
This week! Luke Lohr from the Xbox Expansion Pass joins us to chat games! In this episode: Bayonetta’s voice actress got short-changed, Meta Quest Pro is just for business, Gotham Knights is a dirty 30 frames per second, Konami teases a Silent Hill thing, Cyberpunk 2077, Kill It With Fire, Dragon Ball: The Breakers, and […]
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 737: Need At Least Two People To Have People Aftershow Patrons, thank you again for your support this year. We hope your holidays are going […]
This week! Mario movie trailer, early black box Zelda comes to light, the Dead Space gameplay trailer is awesome, PSVR2 mass production begins, plus The Last of Us Part I (spoilers), Dakar Desert Rally, Picross S8, Overwatch 2, Dragon Ball The Breakers, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Mario movie […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 736: There Are No Mondays In Space Aftershow Patrons, get those quarters ready. We’ve got another arcade-based quiz from Hacker Alias Marky Marg2! Will our […]
This week! Special guest Chris Baker joins us to talk Circus Electrique. Plus: The Last of Us HBO teaser, Google shutters Stadia, the new E3 takes shape, Police Quest III is cringe, Phil platinums The Last of Us Part I, games we were excited to play as journalists, and much, much more. Join us, won’t […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 735: DLC That Just Gives You the Trophies Aftershow Patrons! We thank you for your continued support of our show. This week, the Aftershow festivities […]
This week! Sly Cooper turns 20, EA Motive is making an Iron Man game, CJ gets his cloud handheld, Phil goes Platinum hunting, plans are hatched to eat a spicy chip, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Donate to Hurricane Fiona relief Is this comic about CJ and Greg? Rumored […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 733: Leaving The House Is Not A Holiday Aftershow Patrons! We are thankful for your support of our show! This week’s Aftershow is a review […]
This week! A Nintendo Direct happened, a Sony State of Play happened, PSVR2 won’t be backward-compatible, Splatoon 3 is a huge hit, GTAVI stuff leaks, we reminisce about our TV setups growing up, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 732: The Floats Aren’t Jumpy Aftershow Patrons, we hope you’re doing well during this strange time. This week, we have another review quiz; this […]
This week! The Nintendo Direct is still on, Disney announced a bunch of game stuff, CJ has fallen down the Splatoon 3 spiral, the TMNT Collection continues to be bodacious, Phil is disappointed by a Transformers VR game, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo Direct still on Amy Hennig […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are release Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 731: I Hate When My NATs Are Moderate Aftershow In this week’s Aftershow we travel back in time for a little review game based […]
This week! Frothing demand for a Nintendo Direct increases, local split-screen co-op is nixed from Halo Infinite, we all played a bunch of TMNT Cowabunga Collection and The Last of Us Part I (no spoilers), and discussion of Arcade Paradise, Pac-Man World Re-Pac, Binbok Joy-con and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 720: Put Q-Bert On It Aftershow Patrons! Listen up as the hosts try to scare […]
This week! Sony raises the price of the PlayStation 5 in most territories (except the US), PSVR2 coming in early 2023, a Killer Klowns game is a real thing, Sakurai and Kojima are creating content, Kermit becomes a web-slinger, Greg cringes through the worst part of Leisure Suit Larry 5, CJ geeks out on Splatoon […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 729: When Will Then Be Now Aftershow Greetings, patrons! This week, we’ve got a character […]
This week! The full Genesis Mini 2 list is revealed, Embracer buys everything, Cursed to Golf, Cult of the Lamb, Kirby Dream Buffet, traveling to Japan, games we wanted to like but didn’t, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Genesis Mini 2 games confirmed Embracer buys…everything (Lord of the Rings, […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 728: But I Want My System Wars Aftershow Got next! This week, patrons, we’ve got […]
This week! More Mega Drive Mini 2 games, DBZ coming to Fortnite, a Pac-Man movie, Splatoon 3 Direct details, Shin-chan, Cult of the Lamb, Freshly Frosted, Arcade Paradise, Phil’s favorite review, songs in games that have endeared us and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Pac-Man movie in the works Splatoon […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 727: Pull a Little Sticker off to Expose the Crevasse Aftershow Hello Patreon patrons! This […]
This week! Is Oculus’ price increase a sign of things to come? Plus: PlayStation gets a Backbone (One) for cloud gaming, Logitech plans a cloud-dedicated handheld, Mario Kart 8 tracks, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Mega Man Battle & Fighters, Age of Calamity, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Oculus raised […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 726: Mounties On A Log Aftershow Patrons o patrons! This week’s Jeopardy quiz comes from […]
This week! It’s not a regular episode because all of us—yep, everybody—are out on vacation. So instead, join CJ and Greg for a discussion of video game reviews and then a dissection and discussion of some of the reviews we’ve written in the past. We hope you enjoy this episode! Links of interest: Greg Sewart’s […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 725: Most Of Us Are Mostly Water Aftershow Patrons! It’s a soundtrack quiz, provided this […]
This week! The Atari 2600 is back in LEGO form, that Daiva game you wanted is on NSO, The Last of Us Part I has its own backlash, plus we talk in a non-spoilery way about the cat game (Stray), CJ’s still playing Fortnite and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 724: The Kidney Zone Aftershow Patrons! It is that time again—time for a review game! […]
This week! Sega will ship you a Genesis Mini 2 from Japan, Bayonetta 3 gets a release date and nudity-censoring mode, Phil’s been buying wacky instruments again, CJ talks rage rooms, The Office LEGO set is only half the office, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Rage Rooms LEGO The […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 723: Oh My Goodness Darth Vader Is Here Aftershow Patrons! This week’s quiz is an […]
This week! A new Robocop game, Splatoon Switch OLED, E3 returning in ‘23, LEGO Bowser, CJ continues playing Fortnite, Klonoa is awesome, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo announces Splatoon 3 Switch OLED Robocop: Rogue City gameplay trailer Pokémon Puzzle League joins N64 NSO this week E3 to return, […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 722: The Legend of Meatlong Aftershow Patrons, rejoice! We have another soundtrack quiz, this time […]
This week! Atari turns 50 with a new collection, Monkey Island’s divisive new art style, AtGames is forcing us to endure Pac-Mom, All Your Base Are Belong to NSO, no hope for Sly, Portal, F1 22, ElecHead, CJ is all-in on Fortnite, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Atari 50 […]
Publisher: Sega Developer: ICOM Simulations Released: 1992, 1993 When the Sega CD was launched in North America, it was a bit expensive. $300 was nothing to sneeze at. So it made sense for Sega to sweeten the deal a bit with a generous software bundle. Along with four classic Genesis games on a single disc, […]
This week! Greg welcomes guests Bill Tucker (of A Gamer Looks At 40) and Chris Alaimo (of Classic Gaming Quarterly) to the show to chat Sega, Sega, and more SEGA (and some other stuff too). Plenty of Sega-related news this week, some Sonic Origins-related news and talk, plus Blade Runner Enhanced Edition, Horizon Forbidden West, […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 721: Cliff Clavin, That’s His Name Aftershow Patrons, we appreciate your support of our show […]
This week! Shredder’s Revenge is awesome, we explore the new PSN Plus, ponder Treasure’s highly requested 30th-anniversary game, talk breakfast cereal, The Quarry, THE Bass Fashing, the video games that left us in awe, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: FFVII Rebirth to launch toward the end of 2023 FFVII […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 720: Maybe I Don’t Want to Feel Things Aftershow Welcome to the Aftershow, patrons. This […]
This week! It’s E3, but not. So we talk about some of the stuff we were interested in coming out of the presentations. And then we chatted about Gran Turismo 7, Mario Strikers Battle League, Fornite Zero Build, Donkey Kong 3, and much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: The ESA says that […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 719: Kind of the Mob Over Here Aftershow Patrons, we’ve got a delicious quiz for […]
This week! Ben Rivers joins us to talk Mega Drive Mini 2, Sonic fans asking for a delay to Frontiers, Yu Suzuki’s new Apple Arcade game, State of Play, Wonder Boy Collection, Kyoei Toshi, Sakura Wars, MYST, Resident Evil VIII and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Mega Drive Mini 2 […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 718: Look Out, It’s Proprietary Jack Aftershow This is it! The one you have been […]
This week! Sony has a few hiccups with the new PS Plus, but they’ve got some TV/movie deals with the likes of Netflix and Amazon, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is teased, Sega has an event later this week to announce a new project, Pac-Man Museum+ kinda sucks, CJ plays Elden Ring, Greg finishes Moss Book […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 717: The Infinite Part Is Your Maximum Spending Aftershow Patrons, this week we have round […]
This week! Phil gets a new toy, a glimpse at the first drop of PS Plus games, Ugly Sonic comes back, the Iron Giant is ready to fight, and we talk about Ghostwire Tokyo, Moss Book II, Not For Broadcast, Layer Section & Galactic Attack, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 716: Hope Your Day Improves Aftershow Patrons! This week’s quiz is Who Wants to be […]
This week! Gotham Knights gameplay, an Indie World showcase, delays on Redfall and Starfield, Dead Space gets a date, Phil dips into… checks notes Fortnite, Greg gets his Ys on, CJ loves the Evil Dead game, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Robocop in Fortnite Call of Duty Warzone King […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 715: Leave No Poop Behind Aftershow We continue reading reviews from the very first issue […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 714: I’m a Bozo Main Aftershow Patrons! Welcome to the aftershow. This week, a Game […]
This week! Yuji Naka was fired from Balan Wonderworld and sued Square Enix, the Mario movie has been delayed, E3 lives on in spirit via showcases in June, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Yuji Naka sued Square Enix Naka took Square Enix to Court After Being Fired From Balan […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 713: So Much Freedom Aftershow We thank you, patrons, for your support of our podcast. […]
This week! Captain Logun joins us to talk lots of Sega-related news. We’ve got Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio revivals rumored to be in the cards, Sonic Origins coming soon, new Genesis games for NSO, and a Streets of Rage movie. Plus: Sea of Thieves talk, Dysmantle, Moss Book II, and much, much more. […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 712: A Chain of Cages Aftershow Patrons we thank you for your support. This week […]
This week! COVID cases confirmed, Cabbage Patch Kids, Capcom’s second Arcade Stadium announced, a mysterious Bandai Namco remaster for Nintendo, Formula Retro Racing, Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Sonic Roblox, Game Boy Camera and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium w/32 […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 711: It’s About Time Aftershow Twenty years ago Greg Sewart joined EGM and this week’s […]
This week! Revivals of Monkey Island, Tomb Raider, Max Payne, Pac-Mom is a thing, Rogue Legacy exits early access, Tunic, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (is awesome) and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Return to Monkey Island coming this year Mario Golf N64 coming to NSO this week Rogue […]
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 710: Showing off the Goods Aftershow For your listening pleasure, we present to you a […]
This week! Greg and Phil are joined by Ben Rivers to talk new PlayStation Plus tiers, NSO retro games, E3 skipping 2022, Saturn Phantasmagoria translation project, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Tokimeki Memorial, the EGRET II Mini, Analogue Pocket and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- PlayStation Plus announces new tiers
- Breath of the Wild 2 delayed to Spring 2023
- Dig Dug II, Earthworm Jim 2, Mappy Land added to NSO
- E3 skipping 2022
- Sega Saturn Phantasmagoria translation project
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
709: Too Small to Be Playable Aftershow
We are back with another Jeopardy quiz for you patrons. This week that’s all thanks to listener Jeremy for providing the fun. How much do the hosts know about tabletop RPGs? Find out in the beginning of this quiz! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks so much for your support!
This week! The Switch gets groups, Sony about to announce their Game Pass competitor, Illfonic’s Ghostbusters game is unveiled, Gran Turismo changes, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Tempest 4000, Swarm, Yuki, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- New Witcher game saga announced
- Switch gets folders/groups in OS v14
- Illfonic’s Ghostbusters game is revealed
- Some bullet points about the Ghostbusters game
- Sony’s Game Pass competitor to be revealed this week
- Gran Turismo 7 changes promised
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Tempest 4000
- Skylanders Imaginators
- Evil Dead: The Game
- Midnight Ghost Hunt
- The Room VR
- Yuki
- Swarm
- From Bedrooms to Billions YouTube channel
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:22:42
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
708: Sandman and the Rhino Go Wine Tasting Aftershow
Patrons! We are back once again with a quiz. This time, it’s from hacker alias KSO_514 who put together a selection of quotes from our previous podcasts and made the hosts guess which other host said them. We have done so many episodes and our memories are of course extra foggy…which host will emerge victoriously? Listen and find out! Thanks for your support of our show. If you have an idea for a game we can play on the show, please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com!
This week! Gran Turismo 7 problems, Hogwarts Legacy, The Quarry, no building in Fortnite, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, Tunic, Stranger of Paradise demo, Dawn of the Monsters, Chex Quest, and much, much more! Join us, won’t you.
Links of interest:
- GT7 has some online troubles
- Hogwarts Legacy State of Play
- Supermassive’s The Quarry coming soon
- New Fortnite season launches with no building
- Gran Turismo 7
- Stranger of Paradise
- Tunic
- Dawn of the Monsters
- Chex Quest
- Steamworld Dig 2
- Sea of Thieves
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:37:35
This week! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles take over State of Play, F-Zero X is awesome, Resident Evil 4 VR, Nock, Kirby and the Forgotten Land (demo), Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Sony’s State of Play presentation roundup
- State of Play presentation
- Dead Space coming early 2023
- F-Zero X is out on NSO
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- Nock
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 58:53
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
706: Bunch of Brown Rocks Aftershow
The hosts team up to take on a harder Jeopardy quiz from listener Zach Miller. Will the hosts survive long enough to squeak out a positive score? Listen and find out!! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
This week! It’s our 800th episode! Guest host Rich Grisham grills the hosts about the start of the show, various eras and fourth chairs, and much more. It’s a stroll down memory lane of the last 15+ years of the podcast. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- My Favorite Moments of the Player One Podcast
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:50:20
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
705: Next-Gen Is Harder to Quantify via YouTube Video Aftershow
Patrons! We thank you for your support and celebrate your dedication to our podcast. Thank you so much. This week, a Jeopardy game inspired by Animal Crossing New Horizons from hacker alias A Hind D. If you have an idea for a game we can play on the aftershow you can email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thank you!
This week! Street Fighter 6, Capcom Fighting Collection, PSVR2 headset reveal, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Horizon Forbidden West, Trover Saves the Universe, Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, Cyberpunk 2077, Jurassic Park for Genesis, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Street Fighter 6 announced
- Capcom Fighting Collection announced
- PSVR2 headset and more features revealed
- Valve to release a playable short for Steam Deck’s launch
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet coming late 2022
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Trover Saves The Universe
- Lone Echo
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- VRcover accessories
- Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster
- Hori Split Pad Pro Pac-Man
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Gran Turismo Sport
- Vandal Hearts
- Jurassic Park (Genesis)
- McDonald’s TreasureLand Adventure
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:40:36
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
704: Get to the Cranny Aftershow
Here is part TWO of our April 2020 EGM Review quiz. Can you guess which games are being described by the review text CJ reads? Phil and Greg are gonna try! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the Aftershow please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support. Stay safe!
This week! So much gaming movie/TV series news, Nintendo shuttering Wii U/3DS eShops but not before walking you down memory lane, Horizon gets a LEGO set. Plus we all played Horizon Forbidden West, Metroid Dread on Rookie, T2: The Arcade Game, River City Girls Zero, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Bioshock movie for Netflix
- Third Sonic movie, live-action series
- Halo Paramount+ series already renewed for a second season
- Walton Goggins starring in Fallout series
- Nintendo discontinuing Wii U/3DS eShop
- Nintendo gives you 3DS/Wii U statistics
- Horizon LEGO set
- Horizon Forbidden West
- T2: The Arcade Game
- Metroid Dread
- River City Girls Zero
- Dungreed
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020—The Official Video Game
- Gunpoint
- Moss
- Moss: Finding the Twilight Garden DLC
- Trover Saves The Universe
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:52:20
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
703: The Fourth Year of April Aftershow
Hiya there, patrons! This week we’ve got another Review Crew game for you, this time from the April 2020 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Put yourself in an early aughts state of mind and see if you can guess which games are being described by this review text.
This week! Nintendo has a great Direct, Master Splinter joins the playable cast of Shredder’s Revenge, Wolf Among Us 2, CJ gets sick in VR, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Grapple Dog, Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Wolf Among Us 2 coming in 2023
- Master Splinter playable in TMNT Shredder’s Revenge
- Nintendo Direct 2.9.22
- Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe—Booster Course Pass DLC
- Splatoon 3 Salmon Run
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Earthbound & Beginnings Hit NSO
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
- Portal: Companion Collection
- Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Pokémon Legends Arceus
- Walkabout Minigolf
- Ultrawings 2
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
- Grapple Dog
- Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection
- Transformers: Kiss Players
- Kotobukiya Bishoujo Transformers
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:40:28
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702: They All Know Who Pennyworth Is Aftershow
Hello there, Patreons. We thank you again for your support of our little podcast. This week, an aftershow with a Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias zmiller1902. Will the hosts get out of this with a positive score? Only you, dear listener, can find out…by…listening. If you have an idea for a game we can play during the aftershow please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again to you, and to zmiller1902 for the quiz, and have a great week!
Original Developer: Reflections Interactive
Port: Digital Developments
Publisher: Psygnosis
Released: 1994
As a kid who never saw an Amiga computer in person, it always seemed like some mythical machine capable of playing games that looked so amazing they could never be replicated on the home consoles I actually had access to. And Shadow of the Beast always popped up as an example of exactly that. See how pretty this game is? The Amiga is incredible! The Genesis and SNES will never look this good!
Of course, Shadow of the Beast did eventually make it to the Genesis thanks to Electronic Arts. I remember being so excited to play it. I was finally going to find out what all the fuss was about. Yeah, I knew it wasn’t going to look as nice as the Amiga original, but I could accept that.
What I couldn’t accept was the awful gameplay. This was the game magazine has been showing off forever? This was what I’d been waiting for? Talk about all flash and no substance! It was an early indication of what I later found to be true: so many Amiga games were tech demos of the computer’s horsepower first and games second.
So it’s safe to say I didn’t have very high hopes for Shadow of the Beast II on the Sega CD. Which I guess was a good thing? At least I wasn’t disappointed this time around.
Shadow of the Beast II was actually released on cartridge as well, but this is one of those instances where the two different versions aren’t really related. While the cartridge port was done by WJS Design and released by Electronic Arts, the Sega CD port was done by Digital Developments and released by Psygnosis itself, the same company that published the original game on the Amiga. I believe (but not entirely sure) that this version of the game is closely related to the rare FM Towns Marty port.
Shadow of the Beast II feels kind of like a platformer mixed with a traditional PC graphic adventure. You’re running around in an open world with multiple paths, at the end of which are usually different characters or monsters you have to deal with. But you have to do everything in a specific order, or you’ve basically wasted the time and energy you spent getting there. Get to the Wizard before finding his ring and he’ll tell you to go back. Get to the entrance of the good dragon’s cave and his guard will tell you to go find the evil dragon and kill him to retrieve some other thingamabob or doohicky before you can proceed. Think the worst of Rare games on N64 and GameCube and you’re on the right track.
That format is pretty infuriating in itself, but it’s made that much worse by absolutely awful controls and hit detection. So many problems! First of all, the main character doesn’t react at all when hit, so it’s possible to keep running headlong into danger while taking a stupid amount of damage. There’s also an issue where no button input will read during the turning animation on the hero, so, for instance, jumping back and forth between alternative platforms can be needlessly frustrating when you on-screen avatar simply doesn’t jump when you want him to.
What’s more, the encounters are very poorly designed. Oftentimes enemies just keep spawning in at a relentless rate until you’ve passed an invisible trigger point. And these terrible encounters are exacerbated by awful hit detection. It’s a mess.
I guess if there’s a positive here it’s that the first game set your expectations pretty much perfectly for the sequel. I guess, maybe, you could look at this as an extremely early example of a Metroid style adventure game. It was originally released in 1990, to be fair. But the original Metroid on the NES felt like a much better game. And none of that really matted if you were a Sega CD player, since Super Metroid hit the SNES the same year as Shadow of the Beast II came out on this platform.
This week – Sony acquires Bungie, Yacht Club throws a Kickstarter for their next game, Switch surpasses PS1/Wii in sales, the next GTA is well underway, Gran Turismo speeds towards release, CJ gets an Oculus Quest 2, Greg played Yakuza Kiwami, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Sony buys Bungie
- Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live service games
- 10 live service games before 2026
- NYT buys Wordle
- Yacht Club Kickstarter
- Switch has outsold PS1 and Wii
- Mario Kart 8 is still a beast
- Development on the next GTA is underway
- GT7 State of Play
- Arade Archives: Mappy
- Pokémon Legends Arceus
- Oculus Quest 2
- Yakuza Kiwami
- PaRappa the Rapper
- Mudron World of Nintendo link
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:19:51
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
701: Feeling the Tension of Our Actions Aftershow
Patrons! Welcome! We have an Aftershow Jeopardy for you from hacker alias ScoopJessica. Warm-up those noggins as we attempt to achieve a positive score. Thanks for your support! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the show please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks!
This week! The cruel tale of what happened to CJ’s storage unit, Steam Deck launch date, Sega selling off its remaining interest in its arcade business, It Takes Two, Mega Man 11, Oculus Quest stuff, Vampire Survivors, Pokémon Legends Arceus and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Steam Deck launches Feb. 25
- Pocky & Rocky Reshrined English Trailer
- EA working on 3 new Star Wars titles
- Sega bowing out of the arcade business
- It Takes Two
- Mega Man 11
- Beat Saber
- Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!
- Supernatural
- Vampire Survivors
- Nobody Saves The World
- Pokémon Legends Arceus
- Rogue Legacy 2
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:29:58
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
699: Hell’s Lumberjack Aftershow
Patrons! Welcome. Hope you’re having a good start to your week. Here we have a timely virus-themed Jeopardy game submitted by listener Zach Miller (aka hacker alias zmiller1902). Play along and be sure to maintain the appropriate social distancing from your MP3-playing device. Thanks for your support! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks!
This week! Bill Tucker from the A Gamer Looks At 40 podcast joins Greg and Phil to talk Microsoft/Activision, Shenmue anime, LEGO Star Wars’ new date, Fatal Frame 2, Deathloop, The Coin Game, Bioshock Infinite, Hopping Mappy, Picross S7, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Bill Tucker on Twitter
- A Gamer Looks At 40 podcast
- A Gamer Looks At 40 on Twitter
- Microsoft buys Activision/Blizzard for $68.7b
- Simon Carless’ analysis of the acquisition
- Dean Takahashi interviews Kotick
- Phil Spencer says Microsoft will honor deals/keep CoD on PlayStation
- Cuphead Show coming to Netflix next month
- Shenmue anime series debuts Feb. 5
- LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga out April 5
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:29:15
If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.
698: MC Social Distance Aftershow
Patrons! Welcome! Hope you, your family, and everyone around you are doing well. We have an aftershow for you again this week. This is a team game where Phil, Greg, and guest Patrick Hickey Jr. try to guess the games being described by review text in the March 1995 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Hope you enjoy it! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com.
This week! New Kirby, Hitman 1/2/3 to Game Pass, Picross S7 (is awesome), GT Sport, The Pedestrian, SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash, Phil gets an Oculus Quest 2, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land coming March 25
- Hitman 1/2/3 package coming to Game Pass January 20
- Picross S7
- The Anacrusis
- Gran Turismo Sport
- The Pedestrian
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
- Oculus Quest 2
- Secondplayer.net
- Second Player podcast
- Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page
- The Player One Podcast t-shirt
- The Player One Podcast mug
- ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic
- Player One Podcast Discord
- Greg Streams on Twitch
- Sword of Sodan – Generation 16 #125
- Add us in Apple Podcasts
Check out Greg’s web series Generation 16 – click here. And take a trip over to Phil’s YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.
Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 1:30:42
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer: Digital Pictures
Released: 1992
“Welcome to the sewers, punk! The guy you’re replacin’? He had that same tough-guy smirk on his face that you do! ‘Til he hit the wall…they’re out there blottin’ him up with handiwipes! But the Ghost here, I always come back for more!”
Ghost’s opening dialogue in Sewer Shark counts as one of the most memorable moments for me as a Sega CD player. Played by David Underwood, this tough-as-nails guide through the ratigator-infested sewers of the game became a kind of defacto spokesperson for the system. Almost everyone had heard him tell them to “Relax! Pretend it’s a game! Maybe it’ll even be fun!” in television ads for the console add-on.
Like Night Trap, the other Digital Pictures developed FMV game to hit shelves during the Sega CD launch, Sewer Shark started life as one of the original games for Hasbro’s doomed ControlVision console. The system was designed to employ innovative new VHS tapes where multiple streams of video would run simultaneously and could be switched on the fly. At its heart, Sewer Shark was a simple shooting gallery, but with the full motion video directed by John Dystra (one of the effects gurus on the original Star Wars) it became something so much more.
As has been reported on endlessly in recent years, the Control-Vision was cancelled, the rights to Night Trap and Sewer Shark bought up by Tom Zito, and the tapes mothballed until sometime in 1990, when Sony came looking for games to put on their new Nintendo PlayStation.
Of course, the partnership between Nintendo and Sony didn’t work out so great. Luckily Sega was getting ready to launch its own CD-ROM add-on for the Genesis in 1992, and a new relationship was formed. Sega and Sony would split the cost of updating the VHS games for the more modern format. Sega would release Night Trap. Sony would release Sewer Shark under its Sony Imagesoft label. Sony definitely got the safer end of that deal.
From a purely objective point of view, Sewer Shark isn’t very good. It’s a mix of gallery shooter and simon-says, where the player spends their entire time chasing various, difficult-to-see enemies around the screen firing wildly, while doing their best to alter their heading based on directions fed to them by Catfish, a nav robot voiced by Robert Weaver who gives directions in groups of three. Early on it’s OK to miss a few of these turns, but after about five minutes a missed junction will result in certain death as the Whole Hawg (you craft) slams into a dead end.
Along with the shallow gameplay comes an awful, grating soundtrack that represents some of the worst Genesis sound quality you’ll ever hear. With the CD drive so busy streaming all that low-res video it can’t also spit out redbook-quality music.
But Sewer Shark remains one of my favourite FMV games of all time. Compared to Night Trap the shallow gameplay was easy to understand from the word go, so the frustration factor was low. And the multi-track video switched so smoothly that your brain never really noticed it happening, unlike the slight delay when switching between feeds in Night Trap.
Plus the performances are great. Robert Constanzo (Total Recall, Die Hard 2) chews up the scenery as antagonist Commissioner Stenchler, while Underwood’s Ghost spends the whole game shouting extremely memorable, cheesy lines at you, giving you ridiculous new callsigns like Dogmeat and Ratbreath, telling you to shoot the tubes and man up whenever things start going wrong.
Yeah, that’s mostly nostalgia talking, but I don’t care. I’m always up for a game of Sewer Shark.
Along with Night Trap, Sewer Shark feels like a trailblazer within the Digital Pictures library. The success of these two games were the jumping off point for the developer to create its later titles, which definitely saw a jump in quality. These two originals were already years old when they first hit the Sega CD, so they have a distinct look and feel that you don’t get with later Digital Pictures releases.
Sewer Shark reportedly sold about 100,000 units before Sega eventually made it the pack-in game for the remodeled Sega CD 2. It would also make its way to the 3DO system in later years, giving players a chance to see the video a bit closer to its original VHS quality. Here’s hoping that Sewer Shark is destined to get a modern remake alongside Night Trap, Double Switch, and Ground Zero: Texas. It’ll be a day one purchase for yours truly.
Shoot the tubes, Dogmeat!
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697: Do Me Turtle Aftershow
Hello there patrons! Thank you so much for your support of our show. This week, an EGM Review Crew Quiz using the games from the March 2000 issue of the magazine. Can you guess what names are being described by this review text? This one was a lot harder than you might’ve thought! If you have an idea for a quiz we can do in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com!