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8-4 Play 8/22/2025: NEODUDES Aug 22, 2025

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UFO 50 (buy it!), Mina the Hollower demo (try it!), Neorude (look it up!), Phantasy Star IV (dust it off!), Off (turn it on!), and a whole messa news (listen to it!)

Time – Topic Discussed

01:14 – Nicknames 08:36 – Mina the Hollower impressions 16:11 – UFO 50 31:00 – Neorude The Leading RPG 33:51 – Phantasy Star IV 38:37 – OFF 44:16 – News: Opening Night Live, Kirby Air Riders Direct, and more!

8-4 Play 8/8/2025: MOUSIN' AROUND Aug 08, 2025

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Oops, all games! The Adventures of Elliot, Rematch, Mario Paint, Lunar 2, Earthion, Shin-Chan Summer Vacation, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden, Dyson Sphere Program (the game, not the vacuum), and news!

Time – Topic Discussed

00:57 – Nicknames

10:33 – Mario Paint

12:57 – Earthion

14:56 – Donkey Kong Bananza

16:09 – Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation

19:24 – Rematch

25:05 – Dyson Sphere Program

28:16 – Aliens: Fireteam Elite

29:56 – Lunar 2 Remastered

31:02 – SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Demo impressions

35:04 – The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales Demo

40:23 – News: The Nintendo Partner Direct, EVO, and more!

8-4 Play 7/25/2025: BANANZA REPUBLIC Jul 25, 2025

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Roy joins to peel back Donkey Kong Bananza, go crazy on Monster Hunter Wilds DLC, and...talk about...Death Stranding 2; also Zelda movie casting, Xbox retreating from $80 games, Switch 2 sales and more!

Time — Topic Discussed

02:04 — Nicknames 09:50 — Donkey Kong Bananza 23:42 — Death Stranding 2 34:31 — Sweet Home 44:22 — News

8-4 Play 7/11/2025: SWEET HOME AUSTRALIA Jul 11, 2025

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Mark returns to hawk Lumines Arise and talk about 'Jima's latest, Death Stranding 2; also, Blue Prince bingo speed runs, all that :gestures: Xbox stuff, and obscure Famicom and PC Engine games (because JP)

Time — Topic Discussed

01:41 — PC Engine Talk 16:04 — Death Stranding 2 29:20 — Sweet Home 45:01 — News

8-4 Play 6/27/2025: SUMMER REVUE Jun 27, 2025

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Summer is the time for love, Takarazuka, and Death Stranding 2 early access. Plus the latest Switch 2 impressions, Japan life updates, and thoughts on the DK Direct.

00:58 – Nicknames 12:36 – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach 27:30 – Grandia 33:54 – Mario Kart World 54:09 – News: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, Marathon delayed, and more!

8-4 Play 6/13/2025: ROCKET START Jun 13, 2025

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One week and three and a half million units later, tune in to hear the crew's first hands-on impressions of Switch 2 and all the excitement surrounding the launch in Japan, plus the latest news out of Summer Game Fest, State of Play, the Xbox Games Showcase, and more!

Time — Topic Discussed

00:52 – Nicknames 05:38 – Nintendo Switch 2 13:04 – Mario Kart World 27:20 – Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour 34:28.– The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 46:25 – News: Splatoon Raiders announced, Switch 2 sales, Summer Game Fest, and more!

8-4 Play 5/30/2025: SWITCH 2 COMETH May 30, 2025

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With The Second Coming upon us, Digital Foundry's John Linneman joins us for an exhaustive chat through the tech driving Nintendo's new hardware, including a few key lingering questions…

Time — Topic Discussed

00:46 – Nicknames 18:56 – Switch 2 Talk 1:04:16 – FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time 1:13:08 – Luigi's Mansion 3 1:14:33 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 1:16:27 – Blue Prince 1:21:34 – Doom: The Dark Ages

8-4 Play 5/16/2025: MEET ME IN THE RUMPUS ROOM May 16, 2025

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Tide yourself over this dry spell before the Summer Game Fest feast with (still tasty!) leftovers of Clair Obscur and Blue Prince, plus morsels on gaming media woes and EVO Japan bits in news.

Time — Topic Discussed

01:21 – Nicknames 09:30 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 15:34 – Blue Prince 19:20 – Blue Prince Spoilers Start 23:41 – Blue Prince Spoilers End 27:34 – News: Giant Bomb, the latest in Switch 2, EVO Japan and more!

8-4 Play 5/2/2025: GOLDEN OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 84 May 02, 2025

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Golden Week? This year it's more of a Golden Weekend, sadly, but that hasn't stopped us from putting our vacations on pause to share impressions of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Mario Kart World, and our Switch 2 preorder experiences. Plus news!

Time — Topic Discussed

01:00 – Nicknames 05:54 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 28:39 – Mario Kart World 39:25 – News: Switch 2 pre-orders, 8bitdo cancels US shipments, and more!

8-4 Play 4/18/2025: ROYAL BLUE Apr 18, 2025

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Grab your journal and get ready to scribble extensive notes on Blue Prince, the new Vampire Survivors DLC, the latest Switch 2 news, and Gabe's turf burns in this very special pre-Golden Week Tight 55™︎ episode!

Time — Topic Discussed

00:54 – Nicknames 08:50 – Blue Prince 25:24 – Vampire Survivors: Emerald Diorama 27:22 – News: Switch 2, PS5 prices, and more!

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