Can you believe that it’s been 5 years since the Resident Evil 2 Remake came out? Neither could we, so we brought Nomad back onto the show to discuss it with us. Remember the "we do it" t-shirts? Remember the months of speculation? Remember that first time you booted the game?

• Resident Evil 2 (2019)
• Resident Evil 2
• Untitled Goose Game
• DmC: Devil May Cry
• Resident Evil 3 (2020)

We wanted to ask CJ about comfort games: games you like to play when we’re just comfy and we’re vegging and we just want to shut out the outside world and just go get a load of snacks. So get your snacks, get comfy, and curl up whilst we talk about those games we played.

• Vampire Survivors
• Fortnite
• Minecraft
• Mario Kart Tour
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Rob from Gold Mountain Games (who have been going from strength to strength) returned to discuss what they’ve been up to in the six months since the whole OGL debacle. We discuss Balder’s Gate 3, Resident Evil, Bards (horny and non-horny), and Squidge’s ideas for Apple stores.

• Baldur's Gate 3
• Oregon Trail
• AI Dungeon
• DOOM
• SCUM

We invited Nomad, from the Retro Wildlands podcast, to discuss the Resident Evil series and its many replay values. Nomad shares personal stories of his own experiences with the franchise, as well as proposing a unique solution to make the game even more thrilling. Join Nomad, Jay, and Squidge as they explore the thrilling world of Resident Evil and discover its hidden secrets.

• Fallout (series)
• Resident Evil
• Resident Evil 2
• Tomb Raider
• Gran Turismo

We were joined by Steven L Kent this week. Steven is someone who hasn’t just written about the history of video games, he has lived it; meeting some of the biggest names in the industry. Steven was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. We discussed his books (The Ultimate History of Video Games volumes 1 & 2), his favourite games ever, and the best consoles of the 90s.

• Pong
• Tempest
• Tempest 2000
• FIFA International Soccer (3DO)
• FIFA International Soccer (SNES)

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

Y’aar. We be joined by CJ, the host of the Casually Meta podcast. We hoisted the main sail, scrubbed the poop-deck, and avoided walking the plank in this episode. Actually, we did none of that; but we did talk about what we’ve been playing recently. And Borderlands; lots and lots of Borderlands.

• ARK: Survival Evolved
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Apex Legends
• Rust

Chief is back on the podcast. It’s been 62 episodes since he was last on, so we wanted to talk about what he’s been playing and finally yeet him into the Thunder Plains. Along the way we talk about whether reviewers can be objective and Jay explains ray tracing.

• Final Fantasy VII (2020)
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
• Total War: ROME REMASTERED
• Wasteland 3

Jason Maddison (Technical Director at Lost in Cult) joined us to talk about the [lock-on] journal, his piece for volume 001 (titled I Have Lived) and how it rang true to our childhoods, and about how the technobabble used in discussing video games and consoles is utter nonsense. All this with a lot of pro-wrestling terms thrown in for good measure

• Final Fantasy X
• Resident Evil (series)
• Shenmue
• Shenmue 2
• Goldeneye 007

We’ve reached 100 episodes! Can you believe it? For this very special occasion, we reached out to Internet comedian, podcaster, corn maze enthusiast, and occasional bee impersonator Asterios Kokkinos for comment. ANd his comment was, "I WANT IN ON YOUR SHOW!" So this is our special episode with a special guest.

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Pokémon (series)
• Cyberpunk 2013
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Hyrule Warriors

In this episode we talked with Charles Griffiths about the wonderfully fun puzzle game The Sexy Brutale. We also touch on casino games and learning Craps, classic Rare vs modern Rare, and Squidge’s most piratey move ever

• The Sexy Brutale
• Vegas Stakes
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
• Sea of Theives
• DOOM Eternal

We chatted with Alex Aniel (aka cvxfreak) about his upcoming book: "Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil", the Resident Evil series as a whole, our favourites, some top tips for learning foreign languages, and that dooty doot song from the Dual Shock Director’s Cut

• Final Fantasy VII (2020)
• Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Resident Evil 4
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica

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

Chief returns for our first episode in 2020. We talk about the 2037 problem; how Squidge isn’t going to play Cyberpunk 2077 but also is going to play it; how I absolutely love ‘Til Death To Us Blart; and I drop some financial advice on how to buy video games

• Dead Rising 4
• Resident Evil Gaiden
• Fifa (series)
• Dragon Age (series)
• Borderlands 3

Squidge talks us through some of his favourite, if flawed, games. And why, even though they are flawed, he loves them

• Resident Evil Gaiden
• Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
• Resident Evil 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Pokémon (series)

Chief is back. Back again. Yes he back. … RTS
Chief returns for the third part in his RTS episode, and we talk about DLC at the movies - which is something I hope never takes off.

• Yoshi's Crafted World
• Little Big Planet (series)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Medieval Total War 2
• Final Fantasy (series)

Squidgey talks to us all about the Resident Evil 2 board game. He received his copies, expansions, and kickstarter exclusives before the festive period, so he’s had a fair bit of experience of playing it. And now he wants to tell us all about it

• Dark Souls (series)
• Resident Evil 2 (2019)
• Resident Evil 2 Board Game
• Resident Evil Gaiden
• Resident Evil Outbreak

Having completed the B scenarios in the Resident Evil 2 (2019), Squidgey sat down to tell us what he thought of it. All this and more, in ‘The Fall of Mr. X’ by The Waffling Taylors.

• Resident Evil 2
• Resident Evil 2 (2019)
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
• Resident Evil Gaiden
• Silent Hill

Lulu’s debut episode is here! She is our, rather reluctant, Final Fantasy expert. As you hear in part three, she really is quite the expert.
In part one of her debut we talk about the games we’ve been playing and start discussing what our Desert Island Games (which Squidgy renames Thunder Plain Games)

• Command & Conquer: Red Alert
• Dark Chronicle
• Dark Cloud
• Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia
• Final Fantasy X

In which Squidgey takes us through the fores and afts of Resident Evil Gaiden – a top down Resident Evil game, set on a luxury liner, released on the GameBoy Colour no less

• Resident Evil (Series)
• Resident Evil Gaiden