Hello and welcome to the very first edition of The Port Aether Shore Leave Society, a new monthly show where we'll be talking about anything — video game or otherwise! We wanted to give everyone an idea of what Shore Leave will be like going forward, but all future episodes will be available each month for patrons at the $5 tier and above: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
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The Batter may be mean and the Brickman may be scary. But Silksong is coming out. And video games...are still good.
"Why Silksong Took Seven Years to Make" by Jason Schreier
Memoria's great video about day-old steam games
"Hollow Knight Is One Of The Best Games You'll Play This Year" by Joshua Rivera
"As the Trails series' ending is in sight, Nihon Falcom prepares to tackle the impossible" by James Galizio
Dunkey's UFO 50 experience
Discussed: Reading under trees, Silksong announced, the issue of game discoverability, Trails in the Sky FC Demo, what makes Trails and its development special, breaking news regarding Demonschool, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, VOID/BREAKER, Raccoin, Kill the Brickman, Off, the 2000’s era of indie games, Road Trip to the End of the World, and Spawn
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We're back! And we somehow have too many games to fit into one episode.
Discussed: The PSP Premiere, Patreon Updates, Metal Gear Solid, The Adventures of Elliot, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster, Is This Seat Taken?, Öoo, Tiny Bookshop, Sky the Scraper, and games we're playing for next week
Robin's review of Öoo: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/ooo-steam-indie-puzzle-game
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Welcome to the eighth season of Into the Aether! For this season premiere, we will be discussing our favorite games for the Sony PlayStation Portable. The PSP was a very special console and is still a joy to play. Some might say it's the "Walkman of the 21st Century."
As always, thank you all so much for listening to and supporting the show. Whether this is your first time joining us or you've been here since 2018, we're so happy you decided to give us a listen. Here's to friendship, summer, portability, and the rest of season eight!
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When will they make a two-sided SD card that always lands text?
Discussed: PSPrequel on Patreon, upcoming flights to Jersey, flipping an SD card, Cobalt Core, StarVaders, FTL, He is Coming, Loop Hero, whether or not roguelikes need to be infinite, Void Stranger, Stephen finishing The Hundred Line, games with multiple endings, Sacred Stones, the best introductions to Fire Emblem, A Link to the Past, New Leaf, the potential of a new Animal Crossing, all kinds of Za, Patapon on Switch, The Forgotten City, 1000xResist, the “last time on” mechanic, Jersey diners & New York pizza
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I guess it’s kind of like a Bananza?
Discussed: Upcoming episode for Patrons, TWG on Bluesky, Donkey Kong Bananza, early 3D Nintendo games, Donkey Kong as a series, the history of Nintendo console launch windows, the appeal of Zelda speed runs, Word Play, Boss Keys (GMTK), Developing (GMTK), the journey of any creative project, the dream of portrait mode, Nurikabe World, Brendon’s ROM Hack corner, Animal Crossing: City Folk Deluxe, why Animal Crossing works best handheld, and Beardo
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I heard you like video tapes. You might not like this movie, but you’re gonna LOVE these games. Mmm, mmm.
Discussed: The weird animorph phase, a little bit more of Death Stranding 2, Stephen’s fear of dolls, Press Start joins TWG, Blitzball, Mario Golf: Super Rush, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Ages, the beauty of the 8-bit aesthetic, Baseball (’89), The Sword of Hope, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, how Fire Emblem stands out in its genre, the customization in Final Fantasy Tactics & Tactics Ogre, the approachability of Jeanne d’Arc, Edelgard’s quest to high five, CTGP Nitro, the “za” of Mario Kart DS, our love of retro racing games, Toad’s BBQ
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I made it through Dom's dream and all I got were these podcast show notes.
Discussed: Indie the Aether, Dom Nero: Prophet, Death Stranding 2, I Believe in Pizza (w/ Chris Plante), Deltarune Chapter 3+4, Persona 5: The Phantom X, the plight of mobile gacha games, Bacon - The Game, Nintendo Wiid, Super Mariomon, Pokémon Odyssey, Elden Ring: Nightreign
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Hey everyone! We have some big changes coming to Into the Aether in the near future and we wanted to talk through them a bit.
To avoid burying the lede here: We’re leaving the Pickaxe podcast network and returning to complete independence. This has actually been in the works for a little while, but we wanted to only share the news when all of the boxes were checked.
This is not a decision we made lightly, but we’re confident it is the right decision for us and for all of you.
To be clear, we have no ill-will with Pickaxe and there are no hard feelings either way. This was entirely our decision. As breezy as the process of joining was, the process of offboarding has been equally breezy. We want to extend a huge thanks to the team over there for taking a chance on us and being so cool over the last few months. It’s not often you’re given as much creative control as we were in situations like this.
Immediate Changes:
1) No more programmatic ads
The first and most obvious change will be the removal of programmatic advertising in the podcast. We hugely appreciate the feedback from you all regarding the inclusion of these ads. While we’re happy to have tried this method out — it clearly didn’t work for us, the vibe of the show, or the values of Aether as an entity.
This change will affect the entire backlog of the podcast as well, so all episodes will return to being ad-free – with the exception of our host-read ads from before the Pickaxe era.
We’ll share more about our plans for returning to host-read ads at a later date, but for now: If you’re currently backing the show at the $10 tier, we completely understand if you’d like to downgrade or cancel your membership for the time being. While we will be returning to an advertising model that feels better to us and focuses on lifting up bands and games and projects we can get behind, the reality is that those ads won’t be present in the show until August at the earliest. We hope to have you back, but also understand if you need to pull your support for the time being.
2) Chapters are back!
Another welcome change (cue the applause sfx) is that chapter markers are back on the menu. The move to Pickaxe unfortunately wiped the chapter markers from all episodes of the show, meaning you all needed to rely on the written timecodes in the episode descriptions. While this wasn’t the end of the world, it also wasn’t intentional or desirable on our part.
We’re happy to say that chapter markers should be working in the entire backlog, including the episodes which were produced during the Pickaxe era.
The Future:
We have some other big changes and ideas in the works that we’ll be announcing on the PSP retrospective episode (which we will be recording on August 2nd). These changes are all positive and double down on our desire to keep the show independent for the foreseeable future. We’re excited to share them with you!
We’re immensely proud of what Into the Aether has become over the past seven years (!!) and want to make sure its future is sustainable and bright as an indie show on TWG. The reason we are able to try all the things we do and push ourselves further is entirely due to all of your support. So just another huge thank you to everyone for listening and giving us the confidence to try and make this show in our own way.
If you have any questions, feel free to post them here in Discord or email us at intotheaetherpodcast@gmail.com.
Thanks again,
BB + SH
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★I miss the good old days where all you had in your pockets were your keys, your iPod, and your Demon in a Tube.
Discussed: Death Stranding 2, Donkey Kong Bananza, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, Monster Train 2, Slay the Spire 2, Hades 2, 17bit, Galak-Z, Awaysis, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Intelligence is hating the blue shell. Wisdom is knowing that you're so good that being hit by the blue shell won't make a difference.
Discussed: The Nintendo Switch 2, sales, Mario Kart World, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, Fire Emblem: Three Hopes, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Super Mariomon, Pokémon ZA
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Slink
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Deacon
Grok
Corey Z
Directional Joy
Susan H
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Dan S
Isaac S
Will C
Jim W
Evan B
David H
min2
Aaron G
V
Erik M
Brady H
Joshua J
Tony L
Danny K
Seth M
Adam B
Justin K
Andy H
Demo
Parker E
Maxwell L
Spiritofthunder
Jason W
Jason T
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Minnow Eats Whale
Caleb W
fingerbelly
Jesse W
Mike T
Codes
Wesley
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mebezac
Sergio L
ninjadeathdog
Rory B
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Andrew
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Peter
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wreckx
Noah O
Michael G
Arcturus
Chris R
hepahe
Cory F
Chase A
LoveDies
Nick Q
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RB
Michaela W
Adam F
Scott H
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Therese K
jgprinters
Jessica B
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Bazinga.
Discussed: Brendon is back!, the Switch 2, this post on bsky, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Elden Ring Nightreign, The Summer Game Fest Problem by Brendon for Wavelengths, We're Really Just Going Through With All This, Aren't We by Luke Plunkett for Aftermath, Consume Me, The award that changes the lives of its winners by Chris Plante for Post Games, Mina the Hollower, Silksong is not out yet, video game "Free Bird", Galak-z, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
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Alan R
Slink
mattjanzz
Deacon
Grok
Corey Z
Directional Joy
Susan H
Olivia K
Dan S
Isaac S
Will C
Jim W
Evan B
David H
min2
Aaron G
V
Erik M
Brady H
Joshua J
Tony L
Danny K
Seth M
Adam B
Justin K
Andy H
Demo
Parker E
Maxwell L
Spiritofthunder
Jason W
Jason T
Corey T
Minnow Eats Whale
Caleb W
fingerbelly
Jesse W
Mike T
Codes
Wesley
Erik B
mebezac
Sergio L
ninjadeathdog
Rory B
A42PoundMoose
Andrew
Justin M
Peter
Stellar.Bees
Brendan K
Scott R
wreckx
Noah O
Michael G
Arcturus
Chris R
hepahe
Cory F
Chase A
LoveDies
Nick Q
Wes K
Chris M
RB
Michaela W
Adam F
Scott H
Alexander SP
Therese K
jgprinters
Jessica B
Murray
David P
Jason K
Bede R
Kamrin H
Kyle S
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Gravity Rush and Silent Hill are smog-likes.
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Discussed: Gotenks, the Gravity Rush series, Silent Hill Creator Keiichiro Toyama Reacts to Shock Closure of The Evil Within Developer Tango Gameworks by Ryan Dinsdale for IGN, Final Fantasy IX, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Street Fighter naming conventions and history lesson, The Need For GTA 6's Success Is A Symptom Of A Broken Industry by Joshua Rivera for Aftermath, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is FINE, And Here's Why by hbomberguy on YouTube, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, POST-HYPE: Dangonronpa v3 Pt 1 by No Cartridge Audio, Pilot Quest on UFO50, Oh No, I Am Way Too Into UFO 50's Idle Zelda by Chris Person for Aftermath
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Alan R
Slink
mattjanzz
Deacon
Grok
Corey Z
Directional Joy
Susan H
Olivia K
Dan S
Isaac S
Will C
Jim W
Evan B
David H
min2
Aaron G
V
Erik M
Brady H
Joshua J
Tony L
Danny K
Seth M
Adam B
Justin K
Andy H
Demo
Parker E
Maxwell L
Spiritofthunder
Jason W
Jason T
Corey T
Minnow Eats Whale
Caleb W
fingerbelly
Jesse W
Mike T
Codes
Wesley
Erik B
mebezac
Sergio L
ninjadeathdog
Rory B
A42PoundMoose
Andrew
Justin M
Peter
Stellar.Bees
Brendan K
Scott R
wreckx
Noah O
Michael G
Arcturus
Chris R
hepahe
Cory F
Chase A
LoveDies
Nick Q
Wes K
Chris M
RB
Michaela W
Adam F
Scott H
Alexander SP
Therese K
jgprinters
Jessica B
Murray
David P
Jason K
Bede R
Kamrin H
Kyle S
Philip
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Discussed: Anxiety, secret bees, StarVaders, Rift Riff, The Midnight Walk, Into the Restless Ruins, when it feels good to lose, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Press START plays: Final Fantasy X, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s style is its substance by Willa Rowe for DigitalTrends
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Logan H
Alan R
Slink
mattjanzz
Deacon
Grok
Corey Z
Directional Joy
Susan H
Olivia K
Dan S
Isaac S
Will C
Jim W
Evan B
David H
min2
Aaron G
V
Erik M
Brady H
Joshua J
Tony L
Danny K
Seth M
Adam B
Justin K
Andy H
Demo
Parker E
Maxwell L
Spiritofthunder
Jason W
Jason T
Corey T
Minnow Eats Whale
Caleb W
fingerbelly
Jesse W
Mike T
Codes
Wesley
Erik B
mebezac
Sergio L
ninjadeathdog
Rory B
A42PoundMoose
Andrew
Justin M
Peter
Stellar.Bees
Brendan K
Scott R
wreckx
Noah O
Michael G
Arcturus
Chris R
hepahe
Cory F
Chase A
LoveDies
Nick Q
Wes K
Chris M
RB
Michaela W
Adam F
Scott H
Alexander SP
Therese K
jgprinters
Jessica B
Murray
David P
Jason K
Bede R
Kamrin H
Kyle S
Philip
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★This week on Into the Aether: The unique pleasures of reading a book.
Discussed: Medieval Times in Lyndhurst New Jersey, StarVaders, Pokemon: Lazarus, Nemo622 on Kofi, Super Mariomon, Super Mariomon! by Alpharad on YouTube, Cure (film) on Wikipedia, Promise Mascot Agency
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★If you use Cacio e Pere to upload Megaman to the Snot Fridge that'll maximize your Schwarzenegger for early Holes.
Discussed: Cacio e pere, The Silver Spoon, True Lies, Batman & Robin (1997) by Eye of the Duck, Nubby's Number Factory, Poop Butt, A Video About Digging A Hole by Jacob Geller on YouTube, A Game About Digging A Hole, Metal Garden, ISLANDS: Non-Places, Backloggd, Switch 2, Megaman Battle Network, One Step from Eden, Starvaders, Level-5, Rogue Galaxy, Dark Cloud 2, Final Fantasy XIII
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Erik M
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Tony L
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Seth M
Adam B
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Andy H
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Maxwell L
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Andrew
Justin M
Peter
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Scott R
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Michael G
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I'm six feet from the game, and I'm playin'
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Discussed: It's RPG Week, no we won't be playing the Oblivion remake, but Skyblivion comes out later this year, Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8, Blue Prince, The last Blue Prince secret? Sharp political commentary by Jeffrey Parkin for Polygon, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, next week :-)
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Grok
Corey Z
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Dan S
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Evan B
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V
Erik M
Brady H
Joshua J
Tony L
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Seth M
Adam B
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Andy H
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mebezac
Sergio L
ninjadeathdog
Rory B
A42PoundMoose
Andrew
Justin M
Peter
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Brendan K
Scott R
wreckx
Noah O
Michael G
Arcturus
Chris R
hepahe
Cory F
Chase A
LoveDies
Nick Q
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Chris M
RB
Michaela W
Adam F
Scott H
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Therese K
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Jessica B
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Once you figure out how to work with the RNG you can upgrade the show from "low-key" to "high-key".
Discussed: Stephen's time at C2E2, Making the Aether 2025 ($5+ Patron exclusive), Blue Prince (🚨GENERAL MECHANICAL AND ROOM SPOILERS🚨), Etrian Odyssey 3 HD, Myst, Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy
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Susan H
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Dan S
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Will C
Jim W
Evan B
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V
Erik M
Brady H
Joshua J
Tony L
Danny K
Seth M
Adam B
Justin K
Andy H
Demo
Parker E
Maxwell L
Spiritofthunder
Jason W
Jason T
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Minnow Eats Whale
Caleb W
fingerbelly
Jesse W
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Wesley
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mebezac
Sergio L
ninjadeathdog
Rory B
A42PoundMoose
Andrew
Justin M
Peter
Stellar.Bees
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wreckx
Noah O
Michael G
Arcturus
Chris R
hepahe
Cory F
Chase A
LoveDies
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Therese K
jgprinters
Jessica B
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★We're goin down down in an earlier Elder Scrolls.
Discussed: The plan, Assassin's Creed Shadows, stealth in video games, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a slasher movie — and you’re the killer by Chris Plante for Polygon, the AssCreed marketplace and launcher, Oblivion Remake Will Shadowdrop "At Any Moment This Month" - Report by Eddie Makuch for Gamespot, Blue Prince, Jason Schreier's Bluesky post, Warrior's Abyss, Hades II, Silksong, the tinfoil bracelet, Mark Twain on the Enterprise, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Brendon and Stephen talking about TNG on Can't Let It Go with Matt and AC, Into the Past, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Yakuza 0, P$P
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Alan R
Slink
mattjanzz
Deacon
Grok
Corey Z
Directional Joy
Susan H
Olivia K
Dan S
Isaac S
Will C
Jim W
Evan B
David H
min2
Aaron G
V
Erik M
Brady H
Joshua J
Tony L
Danny K
Seth M
Adam B
Justin K
Andy H
Demo
Parker E
Maxwell L
Spiritofthunder
Jason W
Jason T
Corey T
Minnow Eats Whale
Caleb W
fingerbelly
Jesse W
Mike T
Codes
Wesley
Erik B
mebezac
Sergio L
ninjadeathdog
Rory B
A42PoundMoose
Andrew
Justin M
Peter
Stellar.Bees
Brendan K
Scott R
wreckx
Noah O
Michael G
Arcturus
Chris R
hepahe
Cory F
Chase A
LoveDies
Nick Q
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Chris M
RB
Michaela W
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Alexander SP
Therese K
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★If you're playing as Marluxia you have to go for the science victory.
Discussed: Predictions for the April 2nd Nintendo Switch 2 direct, Rift of the Necrodancer, Theatrhythm Final Barline, Two Point Museum, Civilization, We Entered the World of Microsoft Excel eSports & Got Our Asses Beat by People Make Games on YouTube, Kirby's Dreamland 2 DX, backlogs of pain, Yakuza 0, the Yakuza Biglete Order
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Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - This is confusing...
(02:25) - The pinnacle of unpreparedness
(03:53) - What are we going to learn about the hardware?
(08:13) - The games
(11:17) - Nintendo Online
(12:19) - Nintendo Today
(14:47) - Back to the games
(31:17) - Third-party games
(38:01) - *applies clown makeup*
(40:10) - New games?!
(40:58) - Rift of the Necrodancer | Silksong confirmed
(51:37) - Two Point Museum | Brendon's turn
(01:07:20) - Kirby stuff
(01:08:15) - Kirby's Dreamland 2 DX | Kirby stuff
(01:29:12) - Yakuza 0 | Ya ever hear of these "Like a Dragon" games??
(01:59:39) - Wrapping up
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Andy H
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Parker E
Maxwell L
Spiritofthunder
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Minnow Eats Whale
Caleb W
fingerbelly
Jesse W
Mike T
Codes
Wesley
Erik B
mebezac
Sergio L
ninjadeathdog
Rory B
A42PoundMoose
Andrew
Justin M
Peter
Stellar.Bees
Brendan K
Scott R
wreckx
Noah O
Michael G
Arcturus
Chris R
hepahe
Cory F
Chase A
LoveDies
Nick Q
Wes K
Chris M
RB
Michaela W
Adam F
Scott H
Alexander SP
Therese K
jgprinters
Jessica B
Murray
David P
Jason K
Bede R
Kamrin H
Kyle S
Philip
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