Podcast Episodes

8-4 Play 11/22/2024: PARAGON QUEST

Join us as we journey to Aliahan (DQ3 HD-2D Remake), the Soviet Union (Tetris Forever), Hokkaido (To the North), Geoff Keighley's basement (Game Awards Nominations), and deep Kyoto for more tales fro…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

8-4 Play 11/8/2024: BREADTH OF THE WILDS

All killa no filla: Metaphor, Monster Hunter Wilds, Nintendo Music app, Vampire Survivors' Castlevania DLC, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Switch 2 news and more!

00:57 – Nicknames
04:32 – Pokémon TCG Pocket
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Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

8-4 Play 10/25/2024: RING THE ALARMO

Rise and shine, kids—Halloween's on the way, but not before we dabble in first impressions of Silent Hill 2, last (?) impressions of Echoes of Wisdom, and the start of our ongoing coverage of Nintend…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

8-4 Play 10/11/2024: ECHOES OF SCIENCE

The TGS dust has settled and it's back to normal over here—normal as in, Nintendo announcing stuff mere hours after we record. We'll have to hit snooze on the alarm clock chatter, but we can try and …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

8-4 Play 9/27/2024: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2024

Tokyo Game Show! State of Play! Monster Hunter Wilds! Pirates in Hawaii! Metal Gear Delta! Tons of special guests! Exclamation Points!

Time — Topic Discussed

01:49 — Nicknames
06:05 — Show Floor Impr…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

8-4 Play 9/20/2024: THE SHIBUYA BIWEEKLY PODCAST CASE: THE SHINKANSEN COMETH ~MEMORIES IN CHIBA, TEARFUL TIGHT 60~

You take the old (Dragon Slayer, Aria of Sorrow), you take the new (Astro Bot, UFO 50), you speculate and talk some news (PS5 Pro, Palworld litigation, new Switch rumors, etc.)--the podcast life. (re…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

8-4 Play 9/6/2024: ARIA OF SAVINGS

Castlevanias! Eldens Rings! Some random Dragon Ball game! Nintendo stuff, oh yes! Concord stoppage, oh no! Hey! Listen!!

Time — Topic Discussed

01:46 — Nicknames
10:57 — Castlevania Dominus Collectio…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

8-4 Play 8/23/2024: IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM

A news-heavy episode on all the happenings out of Gamescom (ok mostly just Monster Hunter Wilds, 'cause hey, it's us) and extended thoughts on the Nintendo Museum (again, what did you expect?).

01:…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

8-4 Play 8/9/2024: I DREAM OF DEMONS

Pour a tall glass of lemonade and join us on the porch for lazy summer ramblings re: Monster Hunter Wilds, the new season of Apex Legends, and various other bits of "trash talk."

Time — Topic Discu…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

8-4 Play 7/26/2024: SUMMER SUMMIT

A bit of BitSummit, more Erdtree gab, Power Pros baseball banter, Nintendo World Championships chat, and (most importantly!) Garigari-kun and other tips on how to beat the Tokyo summer heat.

Time — T…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago