The 30th anniversary of Sonic 2day - the worldwide release of Sonic 2 on the Genesis/Mega Drive - is upon us this month, and we asked a few friends to talk about their memories of the landmark title. This week, we talk about favourite and least favourite music, just how tough the original Sonic games are, and ways to celebrate the 30th anniversary.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Super Mario Bros
• Sonic The Hedgehog (Master System)
• Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Master System)
• Donkey Kong Country

The 30th anniversary of Sonic 2day - the worldwide release of Sonic 2 on the Genesis/Mega Drive - is upon us this month, and we asked G to the Next Level, Franny, Alyxa, MVG, and JonnyG to choose their favourite and least favourite Sonic 2 music, whether it was their first Sonic game, singed furry animals and how Sonic’s eco-warrior vibe was dropped, multiple endings, and PS3 era game design.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Knuckles' Chaotix
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• After Burner

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)

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

MazGamingUK (aka Maz from the DreamCast Junkyard Podcast, and of YouTube and Twitch fame) stopped by the virtual Waffling Taylors HQ to chat about his YouTube channel, what he’s been playing recently, what he’d take with him to the Thunder Plains, drops a horror story (followed by Jay doing the same), and we talk about controller designs.

• Two Point Hospital
• Team Sonic Racing
• Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
• Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
• Virtua Fighter

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

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

We were incredibly lucky to be able to sit with Eben Upton during the early weeks of the lockdown and chew the fat over the Raspberry Pi, retro computing, and the new (at the time of recording) Code the Classics: Volume 1

• Manic Miner
• Resident Evil
• Streets of Rage
• Centipede
• Pong

We interviewed Craig Snape about his upcoming game "Kung Fu Jesus", the inspiration for it, and even what he would take with him to the "Thunder Plains"

• Kung Fu Jesus
• Streets of Rage
• Disco Elysium
• Jenny LeClue
• Crossing Souls

Episode 70 of the podcast has Squidge and Jay discuss the PlayStation Classic, and decide on their dream line up for the little console that couldn’t - seriously, the hardware design was obviously phoned in.

• Sonic The Hedgehog
• Battle Arena Toshinden
• Soul Edge
• Cool Boarders 2
• Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2

It’s those mini consoles again. This time, Squidge and Jay are back to finish off their dream Mega Drive Mini line up. Did they agree on which games should be included? Do you agree with the games they chose?

• Kid Chameleon
• Land Stalker
• King of Monsters
• Universal Soldier
• Rygar

Those damned mini consoles again! Squidge and Jay decided to talk about the games we think should have been on the Mega Drive Mini, and we ended up with two very different consoles.

• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
• Super Meat Boy
• Alisia Dragoon
• Cadash
• Alien 3

This week we’re joined by G and Stoo to discuss Stoo’s impact on the UK video gaming scene, Cannon Fodder, some probing questions for him, and the potential impact of Rebellion buying the back catalogue of the Bitmap Brothers games.

• Cannon Fodder
• Lemmings
• Sensible World of Soccer
• Sensible Golf
• Sega World Championship Soccer 2

A previously Patreon-only episode which has finally been released for non-Patrons. Right on the back of a similar Arcade Attack episode – except that theirs is newer and better.

• Burning Rangers
• Discworld 2: Missing Presumed...?
• Final Fantasy (series)
• Jet Set Radio
• Metropolis Street Racer

In this episode of the podcast, we chat with long time friend G. It’s actually part one of two.
In this first part, we waffle on about the games we’ve been playing and introduce the legendary gamer: Professor Nefarious Wunderbottom III (also known as G)

• Assassin's Creed (series)
• Attack Helicopter Dating Simulator
• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Diablo (series)
• Doki Doki Literature Club

I promised it during a podcast episode, and now I’m delivering it: my thoughts on the GPD XD

• Metropolis Street Racer
• Phantasy Star IV
• Resident Evil 2
• Rygar
• Streets of Rage

Our first (well, 0th) podcast episode is now live. Come check it out and let us know what you think

• Resident Evil Revelations
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
• Metro Redux
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

In which Squidgey tells us all about the green fury that is Gilius Thunderhead, and the amazing Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System game: Golden Axe

• Golden Axe
• Streets of Rage