Keep Nintendo Weird

We ♥ Katamari finally rolling onto the Nintendo Switch gives Matt "Shyguycity" Murray and I the perfect excuse to talk about it. We discuss the meditative nature of Katamari, the space it allows us for introspection and the things that we both found within that space. ★☆★☆★☆  ► Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shyguycity ► Follow Critical Diversions on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crit_diversions ► Check out the Critical Diversions fan zine: https://shyguycity.itch.io/critical-diversions ► Listen to the Critical Diversions podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13NCqLwxDv0FO6VIY3EaTS?si=b5d76b81681f444e ★☆★☆★☆ ► Support Keep Nintendo Weird on Patreon: https://patreon.com/allnpodcast ► Get KNW merch: https://bit.ly/allnmerch ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: https://twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/twodollarhero ► Email: keepnintendoweird@gmail.com ★☆★☆★☆ Huge thanks as always to Lucas Pucas for the use of our theme song, "Blur Bridge"! Check out this track on their SoundCloud and support their great music: bit.ly/3yzqWMv

Rusty's Real Deal Baseball is Nintendo's 3DS "free-to-start" experiment that gave us fun baseball minigames, an interesting haggling mechanic and introduced us to maybe the most fleshed-out character in the 130+ year history of the company. Patrick Ehlers and Mark Mitchell from Nintendo Cartridge Society are joining me to break down what makes this game so special - and how this could very well be Rusty Slugger's last dance. ⚾ ★☆★☆★☆ ► Listen to Nintendo Cartridge Society: https://anchor.fm/nin-cart-society ► Follow NCS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinCartSociety ★☆★☆★☆ ► Support this show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/allnpodcast ► Get KNW merch: https://bit.ly/allnmerch ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: https://twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/twodollarhero ► Email: keepnintendoweird@gmail.com ♠️ Keep Nintendo Weird is proudly part of the All N media network! ♠️ ► Join the All N Discord server: https://discord.gg/HhS2yjZaQN ► Listen to All N: https://linktr.ee/allnpodcast ★☆★☆★☆ Huge thanks as always to Lucas Pucas for the use of our theme song, "Blur Bridge"! Check out this track on their SoundCloud and support their great music: bit.ly/3yzqWMv

With the Nintendo 3DS classic Pocket Card Jockey disappearing from that platform soon... Apple Arcade is here to save the day! I'm stoked to welcome back my good friend CJ from Destructoid to tell y'all about how we're hopelessly addicted to this game all over again. ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow CJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CJisbadatlife ► Read his work on Destructoid: https://destructoid.com ★☆★☆★☆ Music used is "WarioWare Main Theme — Disco Remix" by pokemoneinstein: https://youtu.be/zNrr3rvf3r0 ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Seth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/twodollarhero ► Follow KNW on Twitter: https://twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Listen to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/knwpodcast ► Support KNW on Patreon: https://patreon.com/allnpodcast ► Buy KNW merch: https://bit.ly/allnmerch ► Join the All N Discord server: https://discord.gg/HhS2yjZaQN

My brother in All N - Eric himself - makes his KNW debut to chat about his favorite puzzle game of all time: the 3DS eShop classic, PUSHMO!

Barry Carenza from Premium Edition Games joins me to chat about the best 3DS JRPG you may not have played: the wonderful RADIANT HISTORIA! What makes this game so endlessly unique? What are the realities of game preservation and physical media production? Let's open up our Chronicles and find out!

I'm thrilled to be joined by my Virgo sister in Nintendo Drive - the wonderful Lockleth - to gush about one of our favorite 3DS games: TOMODACHI LIFE! What makes this game so darn charming? Why has it endured in our minds all these years later? And hang on - this series started off as a HAMTARO game?! ♍ ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Lockleth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/locklethtwt ► Subscribe to Lockleth on YouTube: https://youtube.com/lockleth ► Check out Lockleth on The Nintendo Drive: https://youtube.com/CarpoolGaming ★☆★☆★☆ ► Support this show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/allnpodcast ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: https://twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/twodollarhero ► Email: keepnintendoweird@gmail.com ♠️ Keep Nintendo Weird is proudly part of the All N media network! ♠️ ► Join the All N Discord server: https://discord.gg/HhS2yjZaQN ★☆★☆★☆ Huge thanks as always to Lucas Pucas for the use of our theme song, "Blur Bridge"! Check out this track on their SoundCloud and support their great music: bit.ly/3yzqWMv

For Fahmi ☕

I'm super pumped about this episode!

This episode has been a long time coming, but I finally get to hang out with famed illustrator Kevin Fagaragan and chat about our mutual love for RHYTHM HEAVEN!

I've wanted to do this episode since the very beginning of KNW... and it is finally time! I'm joined by my good friend Dan Caporello of RetroLogic ON HIS BIRTHDAY to gush about one of our mutual favorite N64 games: SPACE STATION SILICON VALLEY!

Jordan Starkweather joins me to chat about the dice-rollin' 3DS eShop-exclusive JRPG by Yasumi Matsuno: CRIMSON SHROUD! What makes Matsuno's games so unique? Can self-imposed limitations actually benefit a game's design? Does that one mandatory random drop just really suck or were we all playing the game badly?

Matt "Shyguycity" Murray joins me this week to chat about DRAGON QUEST HEROES: ROCKET SLIME for the Nintendo DS!

When CJ was last on the show, he mentioned Pocket Card Jockey in passing and Seth was beside himself. How appropriate that CJ makes his triumphant KNW return to talk about exactly that: the horse-racin', solitaire-playin' 3DS game that you probably didn't play and should!

In the final episode of 2021, Seth rings in this winter holiday with Ben Bertoli and the chilly slopes of SNOWBOARD KIDS!

Missile is best boy and no further argument will be accepted.

In a very special episode, Seth's flying solo to talk about his favorite game of all time: MAJORA'S MASK. Terrible fates not included. Let's talk about death, acceptance, time and - most importantly - the value of hope and kindness.

This one's for y'all. It's PLOKtober, baby! Seth welcomes Andross of the Nintendo Pals podcast back to the show to talk some PLOK! Huge thanks to several members of this PLOK-lovin' community that contributed to this episode and refused to be diddled again.

It's finally time to chat about ARMS! Cue that music!

Seth is joined by his lovely wife Anastasia to talk about WARIOWARE!

MOE~

This episode is... GO! Seth's hanging out with Tim from the Nintendo Dads podcast to chat all about ELITE BEAT AGENTS! They discuss the history of the series, what makes the game so special, how the series could still work today and... Michael Jackson?! ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Tim on Twitter: twitter.com/neoprime33 ► Follow the Nintendo Dads on Twitter: twitter.com/NintendoDads ► Check out the Nintendo Dads website: https://www.nintendodads.org ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Email: keepnintendoweird@gmail.com ★☆★☆★☆ Keep Nintendo Weird is proudly part of the All N media network! ♠️ ► Check out All N on Twitch: twitch.tv/allnpodcast ► Subscribe to the All N YouTube channel: https://www.bit.ly/3wuLx2C ► Join the All N Discord server: https://www.discord.gg/HhS2yjZaQN ★☆★☆★☆ Huge thanks as always to Lucas Pucas for the use of our theme song, "Blur Bridge"! Check out this track on their SoundCloud and support their great music: bit.ly/3yzqWMv

This time, Seth's hanging out with Dan Caporello from RetroLogic to talk GOTCHA FORCE! ⚙️ What makes the game so special, why didn't it take off and what could a modern Gotcha Force game look like on the Switch? ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Dan on Twitter: twitter.com/RetroLogicGames ► Check out the RetroLogic game store: https://www.retrologic.games ► Join the RetroLogic Discord: https://www.discord.gg/Dy647WZ ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Email: keepnintendoweird@gmail.com ★☆★☆★☆ Keep Nintendo Weird is proudly part of the All N media network! ♠️ ► Check out All N on Twitch: twitch.tv/allnpodcast ► Subscribe to the All N YouTube channel: https://www.bit.ly/3wuLx2C ► Join the All N Discord server: https://www.discord.gg/HhS2yjZaQN ★☆★☆★☆ Huge thanks as always to Lucas Pucas for the use of our theme song, "Blur Bridge"! Check out this track on their SoundCloud and support their great music: bit.ly/3yzqWMv

Seth is joined by YouTuber Kardino to discuss the SUPER MONKEY BALL series on its 20th anniversary! We talk about what makes the series special, learning with level design and get HYPED over the upcoming release of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania!

Seth is joined by Sam (aka ThirdStrongestMole) to chat about ODAMA, delicious design choices (as well as delicious coffee-spiced pork loin) and the interesting career of Yoot Saito.

In the debut episode of Keep Nintendo Weird, Seth sits down with Andross of the Nintendo Pals podcast to talk PHOTO DOJO and the power of human in-game representation.