Podcast Episodes

8-4 Play 1/2/2026: BALL DROPPIN' NEW YEAR'S FREE-FOR-ALL

Friend of the show and former EGM editor Che Chou joins us to ring in 2026 with another freeform Q&A ep fueled by bourbon and filled with New Year's resolutions, holiday memories, GOTY talk, and Cybe…

Published on 5 hours ago

8-4 Play 12/19/2025: PRIME MINISTRY

Ring in the holidays with extended Metroid Prime 4 thoughts and an audio tour of the Nintendo Museum's new art exhibit, plus Game Awards recap / reax in news!

Time — Topic Discussed

01:06 – Nicknam…

Published on 2 weeks ago

8-4 Play 12/5/2025: VIEWPOINT 1998

With Metroid Prime 4 dropping mere hours before we recorded, we went for the next best thing: a bunch of games from the late 90s! Tune in for talk of Analogue 3D, Radiant Silvergun, Viewpoint 2064, 2…

Published on 4 weeks ago

8-4 Play 11/21/2025: ALL STEAMED UP

Lumines (loo-meh-nez) Arise, new Hyrule Warriors, Game Awards noms, Metroid Prime 4 hopes and fears, new Steam hardware (x3) and more!

00:45 – Nicknames
13:20 – Lumines: Arise
20:32 – Hyrule Warriors…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

8-4 Play 11/7/2025: RTX-5090 Z-A HD-2D TURBO

Hear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and Halloween in Japan.

Time — Topic Discussed

00:47 – Nicknam…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

8-4 Play 10/24/2025: ONE-UPPED

1UP Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a buncha news.

Time — Topic Discussed

00:00 – Nicknames
09:32 – …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

8-4 Play 10/10/2025: THE SILENT HILLVALICE CHRONICLES

Clutch your digiballs and sharpen your sickles as we dive into Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Digimon Story Time Stranger, Mario Galaxy 1&2, a bunch of obscure Alfa Sys…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

8-4 Play 9/26/2025: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2025

It's our favorite time of year: Tokyo Game Show! A cavalcade of special guests pop through to talk about everything we saw at and around day 1 of the show, including Marvel Tokon, Onimusha, RE9, Yaku…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

8-4 Play 9/19/2025: SILK STRONG

Get your canned beverage of choice and your ticket for the green car -- it's time to board the bullet train for TGS! For the ride over, we've got a Tight 60 filled with Silksong impressions and a bre…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

8-4 Play 9/5/2025: WHAT A THRILL

Turn down the Silksong BGM and turn UP the talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, the Lumines Arise demo, Exit 8 and Platform 8, and a whole buncha news.

Time — Topic Discussed

00:52 — Nicknames
03:32 — …

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago