Player One Podcast

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Embracer'd Aftershow Dig back into the darkest recesses of your mind. Tonight’s Aftershow is a selection of reviews from the May 1997 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. The game names and developers have been blanked out, and Greg and Phil must guess to the best of their abilities what games are being described. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for supporting the show!

This week! Atari brings back Infogrames, NSO gets Acclaim N64 classics, Numan Athletics is great, Another Crab’s Treasure, Logiart Grimoire, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Atari relaunches Infogrames Extreme G and Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls land on NSO Animal Crossing LEGO w/KK Slider is happening in August Embracer Group announces plans to split into three separate companies Arcade Archives: Numan Athletics Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Picross Logiart Grimoire Strider / Strider 2 Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon Sea of Thieves Another Crab’s Treasure Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:31:48

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Trouble In Wonderworld Aftershow Thanks for your support, patrons! This week’s Aftershow is a legalese type Jeopardy, where the answers are all various legal, copyright, IP, etc. wranglings in and around the video game industry. We thank hacker alias Chrixter for the quiz! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks!!

This week! More Star Wars Outlaws edition talk, Fallout is great, Golden Axe could be an awesome show, Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, Yakuza Like A Dragon, Virtual Boy on 3DS, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Indie World Showcase YT video Nintendo Indie World Showcase Everything announced at the Indie World Showcase Sea of Thieves hits 40 million players Fallout games popular amidst the popularity of TV show Fallout 76 beats its concurrent record The Epyx Collection: Handheld brings California Games and five other Atari Lynx games to Switch Comedy Central announces animated Golden Axe Sega show Ubisoft responds to criticism of Star Wars Outlaws’ Season Pass-exclusive mission Yakuza: Like A Dragon Gigantic Rampage Edition Dadish 3 Wrecking Crew ‘98 Sea of Thieves Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:46:15

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Crazy Taxi As A Service Aftershow Listen as Greg embarks on a quest to vanquish guest Captain Logan at this Review Game based upon the April 1993 issue of Game Fan. Plus, afterward, we chat about the games press of old, From Software’s design, and more. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!!

This week! Star Wars Outlaws trailer, Rogue Prince of Persia, new Super NES NSO games, Dead Space sequel not happening, more Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster, Ms. Pac-Man, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Star Wars Outlaws Story trailer / August 30 release The Rogue Prince of Persia announced Pac-Man Chomp Champs releases on May 9, Klonoa hat Vampire Survivors Contra DLC New NSO games include Wrecking Crew ‘98 and Sugoi Hebereke New Dead Space not happening Demo and preorder up for Logiart Grimoire Switch Clap Hanz VR golf game Ultimate Swing Golf is out May 16 Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster iRacing Ms. Pac-Man Yakuza: Like A Dragon Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:46:46

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Maple Leaf Kids Aftershow Patrons, thank you for your support! We’ve got an EGM review game for you this week from the April 1997 issue. Can Greg and Phil name the games being described in these reviews? And more importantly, can YOU? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!!

This week! Game preservation means forward compatibility (and continued sales of older titles), iOS gets emulators but maybe not the one it needs, Phil and CJ continue geeking out on Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon, we get a lengthy lesson in IHOP DLC, Greg finishes the Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster, and much, much more. Links of interest: Xbox has established a team dedicated to game preservation Apple lifts App Store ban on game emulators NeoSprint, Atari’s reboot of its Sprint racing series, comes to PC and consoles this summer Consumers were mostly playing older games in 2023, report suggests ’90s FPS PO’ed is seemingly getting a remaster by Nightdive Studios Dave the Diver plunges into PlayStation Plus Game Catalog April 16 Yakuza: Like A Dragon Super Monsters Ate My Condo+ IHOP Sonic Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:36:41

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. The Vegas Souvenir Aftershow Patrons, a wild Jeopardy quiz for you this week from hacker alias Chrixter. It’s all about game-specific difficulty settings. Can our podcast hosts name the games these difficulty settings are from? This is “Episode 666” difficulty! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!

This week! Phil and CJ spend a whole lot of time talking about Like A Dragon, Embracer continues shedding studios, Predator hops to more platforms, VR games that deserve respect, Pepper Grinder, Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster, Hebereke Enjoy Edition, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Take-Two is acquiring Borderlands maker Gearbox from Embracer for $460M Marvel Rivals revealed as 6v6 team shooter from CoD and Battlefield devs GBA racer F-Zero Maximum Velocity is coming to Switch Online this week PS5’s Game Help feature is expanding with user-generated videos Predator: Hunting Grounds coming to PS5, Xbox Series in late 2024; IllFonic to take over publishing Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster A Gamer Looks At 40: Final Fantasy Yakuza: Like A Dragon Max Mustard Swarm 2 Pepper Grinder Hebereke Enjoy Edition Hebereke Life Is Strange Stellar Blade (demo) Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:41:17

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. To E3 Or Not E3 It’s a Degrassi Jeopardy from hacker alias A Hind D! Can an Aftershow with 2/3rds Canadians represent their homeland with a win? Find out in this one w/guest Ben Rivers! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks again for your support!

This week! PS VR2 production is paused, Princess Peach Showtime, Helldivers 2, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Sand Land (demo), CJ likes anime (and so does his daughter), Phil’s favorite Disneyland food, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Zelda movie director says he wants it to be ‘serious and cool, but fun and whimsical’ Princess Peach Showtime is Goemon designer’s first directorial role in over 25 years Remake of cult Dreamcast ‘cute em up’ Rainbow Cotton is coming in May A year after launch, PlayStation has reportedly paused PS VR2 production due to slow sales Max Mustard Helldivers 2 Princess Peach Showtime (demo) Yakuza: Like A Dragon Sand Land Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:32:56

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Flipped The Mega-Bird Aftershow Patrons! Hello. We hope you are doing well. We’ve got a Jeopardy quiz this week from listener Zach Miller. It’s an eclectic mix of topics, a trivia hodge podge, and our intrepid hosts may not make it out with a positive score. Listen and find out! Also, if you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks so much for your support!

This week! PS5 Pro talk, Exoprimal Mega Man, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, Logiart Grimoire, Helldivers 2, HUMANITY, our commentary on fast food burgers, and much, much more. Links of interest: Rumor of PS5 Pro launching this holiday Exoprimal Mega Man collab Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story Terror of Hemasaurus Logiart Grimoire Yakuza: Like A Dragon Helldivers 2 Swarm 2 HUMANITY (Meta Quest) Bioshock Infinite Spoilercast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:36:48

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Let’s Get Angry About Video Games Aftershow Patrons, buckle up. The time machine is rolling back to March of 1994 for this review quiz based upon text from Die Hard Game Fan magazine. Listen as Phil and Greg attempt to guess which games are being described by the text. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

This week! Phil’s trip to Disneyland, Mar10 day festivities, the new Fallout show, Alan Wake II, Lunar: The Silver Star, Picross S+, Ufouria: The Saga 2, Helldivers 2, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Adult Swim games being removed from digital stores Mario movie sequel coming in 2026 Some Mario classics coming to NSO Thousand Year Door and Luigi’s Mansion 2 dates confirmed Akira Toriyama passes away New Fallout series trailer Xbox Partner Preview EA puts classic games on Steam Alan Wake II Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD) Yakuza: Like A Dragon Picross S+ Ufouria: The Saga 2 Helldivers 2 Pocket Card Jockey Ride On! Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Sega’s Civil War - Generation 16 #129 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:36:20

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Demo Ver Aftershow We venture into the world of niche genres for this Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias A Hind D. Do the hosts have their niche knowledge down? Listen, and you’ll find out. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!  

This week! Industry layoffs and game cancelations continue, the acquisition sprees of recent years start to unwind themselves, Helldivers 2 is an awesome video game, the Atari 2600+ is pure nostalgia, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: More layoffs - EA, Sony, Deck Nine, Supermassive Twisted Metal game canceled Toys For Bob Goes Independent Saber Interactive buys itself back Gearbox might be next Remedy gets rights to Control back from 505 Games Meta Quest+ gets Game Catalog Helldivers 2 Atari 2600+ Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Sega’s Civil War - Generation 16 #129 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:15:03

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Doing This For How Long? Aftershow Patrons, this week we dive into an EGM Review Quiz based upon games featured in the March 1997 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. Game names are blanked out, and Greg/Phil have to guess, with guest Rich Grisham offering bonus points! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

This week! A Nintendo Partner Showcase hits and brings some awesome games with it, Microsoft’s first multiplatform games are made official, Like A Dragon, Contra: Operation Galuga, Helldivers 2, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Licensed to Ill Columbia House Picross S+ Feb. 29 Nintendo Partner Direct HiFi Rush out March 19 Sea of Thieves is releasing on PS5 on April 30 Rare games added to NSO Japan got Mother 3 on GBA NSO Llamasoft Gold Master Series out March 13 Sony working on PC support for PS VR2 HUMANITY announced for Meta Quest Yakuza: Like A Dragon Suika Game Multi-Player Mode Expansion Pack Contra: Operation Galuga Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On Helldivers 2 Balatro Fortnite Festival Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Sega’s Civil War - Generation 16 #129 Add us in Apple Podcasts   Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 1:40:11