Jay was joined by Mono of the Tokyo Game Life podcast, and they nerded out about Japan, Japanese culture, and video games. Along the way, they discuss the live action, immersive experiences that Japanese companies create. Mono talks about being "Turtled out" and what it was like at this year’s TGS - Tokyo Game Show.

• Space invaders Groovy
• Final Fantasy (series)
• Kirby's Dream Land
• The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls
• Metroid (series)

The Cupboard of Shame returns and Andrew Dickinson makes his 4,364th podcast episode appearance whilst. Andrew Joined Squidge to talk about generic shooter games which can also be fun, nuns in latex, cheesing their way through video games, and games which are fun to watch.

• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
• Borderlands
• Hitman
• Blue Stinger

Laughter, nonsense, and absurdity abounds in episode 130 of the podcast. We were joined by Lord Nerdy Cephalopod (aka Brian) to talk about the games we’ve been playing, what he would take with him to the Thunder Plains, and the game series that we love to come back to.

• Call of Duty (series)
• Splitgate
• Portal
• Halo
• Psychonauts

Jon doyle, the big boss of Lost in Cult, joined us to talk about [Lock-On] and the many different projects that Lost in Cult are part of. We also have some exclusives about Volumes 002 and 003

• Fall Guys
• Fortnite
• Call of Duty (series)
• Katamari Damacy
• Silent Hill

We celebrated the 25th anniversary of Tomb Raider with The B. We discussed the legacy of Lara Croft’s game series, her impact on popular culture, and our favourite titles across the many different canons of Tomb Raider.

• Tomb Raider
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Tomb Raider II
• Tomb Raider III

What’s with all these "gamers" and their entitlement? Jay wanted to set the record straight about what you’re entitled to (and what you’re not entitled to) because you play games. Spoiler alert: it’s not much, other than to enjoy the game.

• Mass Effect (series)
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Fifa (series)
• Fortnite
• Unreal Tournament

What happened after Acclaim went belly up, and which games where they actually involved in? Which games should Nightdive Studios remaster next? And just who owns the rights to No One Lives Forever? These questions, and more, are covered in part two of our catch up with The B.

• Shadow Man Remastered
• Mortal Kombat
• Alien 3
• WWF WrestleMania (1989)
• WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

Zachary Claxton joined us to talk about Earthrend: his Zelda-like title with Shadow of the Colossus-like scale. We talked about the wonderful hand drawn aesthetic, how the game came to be, and where you can get the demo. We also talked about our recent games, some of which might surprise you.

• Earthrend
• Minecraft
• Factorio
• Danganronpa (series)
• Among Us

We were incredibly fortunate to be able to sit down with Michael Hermann, owner of Retrosoft Studios and the man who is bringing RetroMania Wrestling to life. We talk about the game, the games which inspired it, some of Michael’s favourite wrestling games, and what you can expect from RetroMania Wrestling.

• Borderlands 3
• 0 A.D
• RetroMania Wrestling
• Stranger Things 3: The Game
• Final Fantasy IX

In part one of our WaffleFest special: we catch up with The B, discuss what we’ve all been playing recently, talk about the 5 big games of 2020 so far, and the idea of role-playing a specific goose in a specific game - neither of which are related to one another.

• Dead or Alive (series)
• Final Fantasy VII
• Tekken (series)
• Final Fantasy VII (2020)
• Street Fighter (series)

In this episode, we sat down with Andrew Dickinson to talk about his new book Dreamcast: Year One. We also talk with Andrew about the essential Dreamcast games that he would recommend to anyone who is new to the Dreamcast, and we even drop Andrew off in the Thunder Plains

• Resident Evil 3 (2020)
• MegaRace
• Shadow Stalkers
• That's You!
• Knowledge is Power

Dubstep mode, gadgets in games, grappling hooks; and that’s just in the first few minutes. Also in this episode are top things from the previous decade, and console exclusives we’d like to see brought back from the dead

• Goldeneye 007
• Half-Life 2
• Borderlands 2
• Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Batman: Arkham

JZ returns for the second part in our conversation with him. We talk about aliens, Jay’s hatred of doors, a new segment, Boots to the Head, and honking

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• They Are Billions
• Factorio
• Dead Cells

Chief joins us to talk Real Time Strategy and Real Time Tactics games - and yes, there’s a difference. We also talk about what he has been playing recently

• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2020
• FIFA (series)
• Persona 5
• Persona 4

We (Squidgey, Lulu, Chief, and myself) talk Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts

• Dark Souls (series)
• FIFA (series)
• Final Fantasy IX
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VII (2020)

Sadly, the final part of Lulu’s début episode is here. In this final part of her début she turns the tables on us and asks where we decided to stop playing Final Fantasy games

• Beyond Two Souls
• Call of Duty (series)
• Dance Dance Revolution
• Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball (series)
• Dead Space (series)

Part two of B’s 2018 debut – he was on our final episodes of 2017, but hasn’t been on the show since. We decided to take a look at how much we had each spent on Steam during the life time of our accounts. Then we have a discussion about our unpopular gaming opinions

• Call of Duty (series)
• Counter Strike
• Def Jam Vendetta
• FIFA (series)
• Fortnite

Part one of three of B’s 2018 debut – he was on our final episodes of 2017, but hasn’t been on the show since. We talk about E3, the Nintendo Switch (there’s a surprise), and how this summer has been re-assuringly quite for AAA titles (so far) which helps us to get through our collective backlog of games

• Age of Empires
• Age of Mythology
• Battle Arena Tonshinden
• Battlefield (series)
• Bayonetta