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What does it take to run one of the longest-standing Pokémon fan sites online?PokeJungle is a fan-driven Pokémon news site that began in 2003 and rose to popularity during the Generation 5 era. Starting with Neopets guilds to breaking major Pokémon game updates, PokeJungle shares how his blog evolved alongside the Pokémon community.PokeJungle dives into the emotional impact of Pokémon Crystal, what made Pokemon Diamond & Pearl fall flat, and why Pokemon Black & White stands out as a storytelling high point. You'll also hear about his deep appreciation for both Bug-type and Grass-type Pokémon.Whether you're a veteran Pokémon Trainer, an aspiring fan site creator, or curious about the history of online Pokémon fandom, this episode offers a nostalgic and insightful look behind the scenes of one of the community's most trusted voices. 

Hey Podtimists,This week David continues on his Persona 3 journey and Chase becomes a musical pirate.We also took a deeper look at X-Blades which was suggested to us by listener(s) Sebdotmp4 and Sebastian (if those are different people). Thanks for the game suggestion!---Timestamps:(0:00) - Intro(3:22) - What David has been playing(3:27) - Persona 3 Reloaded(10:02) - Pokemon Black(16:04) - UFO 50(20:51) - Cat Quest 3(26:03) - What Chase has been playing(26:14) - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii(42:40) - Pokemon Volt White 2 Redux(52:34) - Some Steam Nextfest games(54:57) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week(57:50) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week(1:00:46) - Good Games! Featuring X-Blades(1:15:57) - Outro---Games mentioned:Persona 3 ReloadPokemon BlackUFO 50Cat Quest 3Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in HawaiiPokemon Volt White 2 ReduxSteam NextfestX-Blades

Die Altersempfehlung für diese Episode ist: 12+In dieser Folge übernehmen Pokemon die Rolle verschiedener Horrorfiguren und Monster in Horrorfilmen. Kommen Marvin, Bella und Bene den Poke-Monster auf die Spuren und lösen den Fall? Hört rein und findet es heraus!Euch gefällt unser Podcast? Unterstützt uns und erhaltet Zugang zum Bonus-Content, und das bereits 2 Tage früher!Zum Abo❤️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wuffelswillswissen/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Hey Podtimists, This week David fills the Overwatch hole in his heart and Chase plays a Survivor-like. Not the one with Jeff Probst, although he gets brought up too. Then we took a deeper look at the truly hidden gem, Supraland. This game was suggested to us by listener, Abbie. Thank you Abbie! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:29) - There's a game jam in TWG! (6:07) - What David has been playing (6:13) - Metaphor Refantazio (6:42) - Marvel Rivals (21:48) - Pokemon Black (25:50) - The Manga Minute (27:03) - More Pokemon Black (31:43) - What Chase has been playing (31:56) - Yakuza Like a Dragon (44:08) - Deep Rock Galactic Survivor (54:53) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (57:31) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:02:13) - Good Games! Featuring Supraland (1:20:34) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Metaphor Refantazio Marvel Rivals Pokemon Black The Manga Minute More Pokemon Black What Chase has been playing Yakuza Like a Dragon Deep Rock Galactic Survivor Supraland

On this episode of the Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill and Alex return with another entry in there "Games That Shaped Us" series, this time covering the first two entry's in the fifth generation of Pokemon game, Pokemon Black and White released for the Nintendo DS! Follow the Gaming And Collecting Podcast on all of our socials, easily found here: https://linktr.ee/Thebarberwhogames Intro Music By Gerry At: https://soundcloud.com/greymatteraudio Proud member of https://superpodnetwork.com/

On this episode of the Gaming And Collecting Podcast Bill and Alex return with another entry in there "Games That Shaped Us" series, this time covering the first two entry's in the fifth generation of Pokemon game, Pokemon Black and White released for the Nintendo DS! Follow the Gaming And Collecting Podcast on all of our socials, easily found here: https://linktr.ee/Thebarberwhogames Intro Music By Gerry At: https://soundcloud.com/greymatteraudio Proud member of https://superpodnetwork.com/

In dieser Episode von Pokemon Black Stories basieren die Geschichten auf ikonischen Kinofilm-Szenen. Welches Pokemon ist "Der Pate"? Welche Stadt ist zu nah am Wasser gebaut? Und in welchem Film muss ein Charakter von einem großen, rollenden Stein weglaufen? Hört rein, ratet mit und habt viel Spaß bei Episode 6 von Pokemon Black Stories! Alle Bilder, Hinweise und Geschichten zum Nachlesen zu dieser Episode findet ihr HIER auf unserer Homepage. Hier kommt ihr zum Zusatz-Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wuffelswillswissen/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RSS-Feed für andere Plattformen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Wuffelswillswissen⁠

Well hello there! This week, we start by playing the hottest new game on the internet: Where in the World is Josh Harrison?, followed by mini-reviews of Mad Max, Dropout's Very Important People, and Pokemon Black. Finally, we hit some news topics, such as the Sony State of Play, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the expensive new LEGO Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree set, King of the Hill time-jump series, the Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket, AND MORE!! We want to thank David Pencil for our original intro/outro. You can find more of his work at DavidPencil.com (https://www.davidpencil.com/). Hey! Do you like our logo? Do you also like t-shirts, mugs, and other cool stuff? Well, now you can get a shirt or mug with our logo! Head to our TeePublic (https://www.teepublic.com/user/nerdoverloadnow) page to check them out!

In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by FinalBossAJ, a Pokemon Trainer from Nova Scotia with a passion for both Pokemon GO PvP Battles and Ice-type Pokemon.FinalBossAJ's Pokemon journey started with Pokemon Blue where she would play alongside her brother beating the Elite Four, Battling, and catching Mewtwo. She played Pokemon throughout its history with a fondness for Pokemon Black and White because of it's unique story and characters. Afterwards, FinalBossAJ transitioned to Pokemon GO where she would battle the gyms and sweep the areas for Team Instinct. Her interest eventually went to Pokemon GO PvP where she would battle in GBL and compete for cosmetic clothes available for Legend rank.FinalBossAJ speaks with her time on Twitch and how she built both a persona and an audience that identified with her deep passion for Pokeon battles ranging from major triumphs to painful defeats.Finally, FinalBossAJ participates in a returning segment called "What's That Pokemon?" You don't want to miss this segment as FinalBossAJ tests her Pokemon knowledge!  SourcesOpening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from PixabayConnect with FinalBossAJ: Twitch | TwitterSupport the Show.Connect with David Hernandez: Linktree E-mail Me: asthepokeballturnspodcast@gmail.com

MÖÖP MÖÖP! Schnallt euch an und holt eure Aluhüte aus dem Schrank! Heute fahren wir mit dem Black Stories Taxi durch Illumina City. Und das wird eine ganz wilde Fahrt. Denn ein Pokemon ist nicht gerade sehr gut auf die Taxi-Fahrer dieser Stadt zu sprechen. Wieso, weshalb, warum? Das erfahrt ihr in der fünften Episode von Pokemon Black Stories! Ihr möchtet die Episode schon FRÜHER HÖREN? Mit PREMIUM-Content und OHNE WERBUNG? Dann abonniere ⁠unseren Podcast auf Spotify und werde Teil der Wuffels Elite!

Another week of cursed games. This week we took a break from Ben Drowned but that will be back next week with the final part. This week we have Pokemon Black and also the Lavender Town Syndrome. Neither are in depth or as long as Ben Drowned but I had never heard the Pokemon Black story and thought it was rather interesting. It's a bit different then most of the cursed game stories since it doesn't involve horrific death and curses to people who play. Instead its a bit more moral issues and psychological damage. There's of course our usual banter but a bit more excessive this week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support

After a little Octopath Traveller 2 discussion, David and Casey discuss Pokemon Black and what you can play on a Mister FPGA.

We continue with the Ben Drowned cursed Zelda game this week. Making it through pats 2-4. It's pretty interesting, I had heard of it before but never read it so nice to be able to hear it now. Next week we will finish the last part and have the game I found as well, Pokemon Black. I also scheduled the previous weeks episode for thr wrong date so it went up friday instead of wednesday. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support

Rache ist pink, Prüfungen sind gefährlich und der Todesritt ist eisig! Doch was hat das alles zu bedeuten? Findet es heraus in Folge 4 von Pokemon Black Stories! Du möchtest die Episode schon 2 Tage früher, werbefrei und samt Premium-Inhalt hören? Dann unterstütze uns mit 1€ und erhalte diese und weitere Vorteile! Zum Abo: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wuffelswillswissen/subscribe www.patreon.com/Wuffelswillswissen

Everyone is asking, "what will the Generation 10 Pokemon games be like?" Always, we look to the horizon. That's not a bad thing: to neglect the future is to neglect progress. But it hasn't always been a step forward, has it? Are you going to be the first person to claim Sword & Shield were better than Sun & Moon? Do you really think Diamond & Pearl were better games than Ruby & Sapphire? For years, Allen has told me, Six, that Gen 5 is the best generation of Pokemon. And y'know, those games were cool. But they're not Gen 2, or Gen 7... isn't "best" a bit too much? Well... maybe not. Over the course of 2024, Allen and I will play through Pokemon Black & White, then Black 2 & White 2, one gym per episode. The last 2D Pokemon. The last DS Pokemon. The Pokemon that dares to be about... New York state?! Join us we tackle Black & White, a game from our pasts with a shocking number of good suggestions for the future.

This week we're talking Mama's Bakery, Pokemon Black, and the new hottest Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown! Hosted by Perry Burkum (@PBurkum), Casey Gibson (@case_jets), Alex Culafi (@culafia) Hellos: (0:00:10) Mama's Bakery: (0:03:50) Pokemon Black: (0:18:34) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown: (0:32:08) Poll Results Time: (0:44:45) Outie: (0:56:40) Thank you for listening! We can tell that you are a good-looking person. Peep the discord: https://discord.gg/XPByvgvByQ Please write in to the show at TNPmailbag@gmail.com Tweet us @TalkNintendoPod and Instagram us at talknintendopodcast Please consider supporting us on Patreon! For just $1 you can get access to tons of exclusive content! Check us out at www.patreon.com/nwr

Mit Feuer spielt man nicht. Über diese Regel können Pokemon-Trainer nur lachen. Wozu Feuer-Pokemon trainieren, wenn man mit ihnen nicht auch super lustige Sachen machen kann? Doch wo Pokemon vom Typ Feuer sind, kann man sich auch die Finger verbrennen. Ob die Schiggy-Feuerwehr noch rechtzeitig kommt, um den Brand zu löschen oder ob stattdessen nur die platschernde Karpador-Einsatztruppe geschickt wird, erfahrt ihr in der neusten Episode von Pokemon Black Stories 3 - Mit Feuer(pokemon) spielt man nicht! Trete der Wuffels Elite bei - Erhalte tolle Vorteile für nur 1€: - Early Access (2 Tage) - Bonus-Inhalt in jeder Folge - Exklusive Bonus-Episoden - Werbefrei - Wir reden über dein Lieblings-Pokemon Zum Abo: Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wuffelswillswissen/subscribe RSS-Feed für andere Plattformen: www.patreon.com/Wuffelswillswissen

Mit Feuer spielt man nicht. Über diese Regel können Pokemon-Trainer nur lachen. Wozu Feuer-Pokemon trainieren, wenn man mit ihnen nicht auch super lustige Sachen machen kann? Doch wo Pokemon vom Typ Feuer sind, kann man sich auch die Finger verbrennen. Ob die Schiggy-Feuerwehr noch rechtzeitig kommt, um den Brand zu löschen oder ob stattdessen nur die platschernde Karpador-Einsatztruppe geschickt wird, erfahrt ihr in der neusten Episode von Pokemon Black Stories 3 - Mit Feuer(pokemon) spielt man nicht! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wuffelswillswissen/message

Treyarch is rumored to be releasing Call of Duty Gulf War for 2024, also Modern Warfare 3 has no platinum which indicates that it was meant to be a DLC, it's also teasing that preordered early access to Zombies mode. So will next Call of Duty be a scam? Also will we get remakes of Pokemon Black and White 2 for the anniversary next year? We discuss how stupid Swatting somebody is. Lastly, we STILL hate The Last of Us Part 2. Become a GOON today! (Supporting Us Helps Us Pay The Bills) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCynd_MzEai7_ge0GJvVTNsA/join Every Dollar Helps Us Fight Bankruptcy: https://streamlabs.com/goonsgamesandgear/tip Let's Make A Juicy Discord Community: https://discord.gg/uy9X6BAjkk About Goons, Games, And Gear Hosted by Derek & Derek, Goons, Games, And Gear is a comedic, best friends gaming channel/podcast that discusses all things gaming! We answer most questions we see in chat when we are live streaming the podcast! ► LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE: PODCAST: Every Wednesday 7:30PM EST. GAMING: Mondays 7-12ish. Fridays 7-2ish. Saturdays When Able! ►LISTEN to us: Spotfiy (With Video!): https://open.spotify.com/show/6hsQeiWh8zEslRZERSkI0s?si=06343d7ccd2b4386 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1498867731app=podcast&at=1000lHKX&ct=linktree_http&itscg=30200&itsct=lt_p&ls=1&mt=2 ►Follow Us on Social Media: ALL the links! https://linktr.ee/GoonsGamesAndGear Discord: https://bit.ly/GoonsGamesAndGear Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoonsGamesGear TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@goonsgamesandgear instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goonsgamesandgear/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goonsgamesandgear/message

Pokemon GO PVP debut in December 2018. PVP introduced a new way for Pokemon Trainers to engage Pokemon GO. One of the most anticipated features since Pokemon GO's launch, PVP influenced many Pokemon Trainer's journeys with many of them choosing to go down the road to become professional Pokemon Battlers. In this episode, we hear experiences from past guests regarding PVP from when they first started playing, what they like about PVP, and how it has helped them find community with Pokemon GO. SourcesSong 1: "Forged in Battle 45sloop" by MusicLFilesSong 2: "Pokemon | Kanto Gym Leader Battle Remix" by jesterdistSong 3: "Lightning Spirit Sounds - Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow - Gym Leader Remix" by TheNintendoCodeSong 4: "Tera Raid Battle - LOFI/Chill Remix - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet" by SpaceroastSong 5: "Tera Raid - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet LoFi Music" by Sly NeonSong 6: "Team Star Boss Battle - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet LoFi Music" by Sly NeonSong 7: "Pokemon Diamond and Pearl - Pokemon League (Lofi Remix)" by GlitchxCitySong 8: "Pokemon Black and White 2 - Route 19 Remix" by GlitchxCitySong 9: "ELITE FOUR BATTLE REMIX - POKEMON OMEGA RUBY/ALPHA SAPPHIRE" by RetroSpecterSong 10: "110 Friends Theme 'Friends Forever' - Pokemon X & Y Super Music Collection" by Video Game Music ResourcesSupport the showConnect with David Hernandez: Linktree E-mail Me: asthepokeballturnspodcast@gmail.com

Over the last year, I feel God has taken me on a real journey. It was to help me understand myself, forgive myself, and love myself.It was to help me ascend to a new life, peace, and way of being. I've come a long way.Now I feel much farther down the road, but I still have a long way to go.Today marks six years of my getting home from my two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Halloween is forever a different day for me.Here are some of my thoughts about trusting God to help you ascend in life.Time Stamps:3:15 - Revelation on Route 6 in Pokemon Black  5:30 - Creation Can Help You Take a Step up8:00 - This is NOT Going to Make Logical Sense10:00 - My Hot Showers Really Help Me Hear Myself 11:30 - Let God Redirect You as Necessary15:24 - Most of the Growth is Usually at the Very End17:17 - God Has Helped Me All Throughout Life - He's Helped Me AscendRoute 6 Pokemon Black - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwTmb-Mgc1I#278 - "It's All About Your Slope of Life!" - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-all-about-your-lifes-slope-cc-trip-1-7-278/id1478505549?i=1000597017759Quotes:"You don't know what's possible until things are happening.""When you're looking to God you're more likely to walk towards God. If you're looking to God you are a lot more likely to create something that brings you closer to God.""God is very interested in lifting you."Support the show

This week on Krewe of Japan Podcast... the end is here! Well, Season 4 anyway. Jenn, Doug, & Maddy sit down to talk about the best of Season 4, new & exciting milestones, upcoming plans for Season 5, & some listener feedback. Whether you've been along from the ride since the beginning of the season or just recently hopped on, you'll definitely enjoy catching some of the highlights and behind-the-scenes stories from this amazing season! Thank you so much for listening in to the Krewe of Japan Podcast for Season 4!!! ------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode (timestamps [hh:mm:ss] where you can find the code)!Liquid IV Offer Link  to save 20% Off your Entire Order! (00:01:10)Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan!  (01:14:40)Tokyo Treat Offer Link to save $5 off your next box! (00:03:44)Sakuraco Offer Link to save $5 off your next box! (00:03:44)------ Other Links/References in the Episode ------Walden's Language Journey YouTubeWatch the Sumo World Championships 2023 in Tachikawa Streaming LIVE on YouTube!

The Krewe sits down with returning guest and author of Pure Invention, Matt Alt! Matt takes the Krewe on a deep dive extravaganza into the history of the beloved Nintendo. From its humble beginnings as a playing card company to its various pivots along the way (hello taxis & love hotels) before its transformation into a behemoth in the video game industry, the Krewe explores the driving forces behind this superpower of the video game industry.------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ SUPPORT THE KREWE ------Use our promo code KOJPODCAST when subscribing to TokyoTreat! Yoroshiku ne!------ More Info on Matt Alt ------Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the WorldPure Invention Newsletter on SubStackPure Tokyoscope PodcastMatt's WebsiteMatt on TwitterMatt on InstagramMatt on TikTok 

In this episode, I want to showcase a couple of interviews that I was in recently (or that were released recently). I made the press twice in a matter of months for VGM and Mental Health, and I just... am floored and honored. I am so happy to share these with you guys. Long live VGM and Mental Health!#inVGMweTrust Tracklist:1. Pokemon Black & White - Summer by the Seaside in Undella Town (Hanabi & Cheery Cinccino Remix) - Junichi Masuda 2. Super Mario 64 - Bob-omb Battlefield (Boshii x Lucas G. Remix) - Koji Kondo3. Dr. Mario - Chill (Theology Remix) - Hirokazu Tanaka4. Secret of Mana - Mystic Invation (Theology Remix) - Hiroki Kikuta5. The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask - Inside a House (boshii Bass House Remix) - Koji Kondo6. Final Fantasy XIV - Rise - Alexanders Theme (Takafumi Imamura Remix) - Masayoshi Soken7. Hoard - Timed (Theology Remix) - Adriane Lake8. Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth (Theology vs. Ian Martyn Remix) - Nobuo Uematsu9. Riven - The Moiety Age Theme (Theology Remix) - Robyn Miller10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Big Lost Woods Papa (Silent Antagonist Mashup) - Koji Kondo vs. Biggie Smalls11. Super Mario 64 - Princess Secret Slide (Vector U Remix) - Koji Kondo12. Perfect Dark - Chicago Stealth (Theology Remix) - Grant Kirkhope13. The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask - Astral Observatory (Theology Remix) - Koji Kondo14. Yoshi's Island - Crystal Cave Theme (Theology vs. The Limit Breakers Remix) - Koji Kondo15. The Legend Of Zelda - Link's Awakening - Mysterious Woods (Alter Loy Remix) - Koji Kondo16. The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom - Main Theme (Hanabi x 7revor x Tanoshi Cinematic Chillstep Remix) - Koji Kondo THEN 51:45 - My Interview with KFAI, 90.3 FM - Minneapolis, MN56:56 - My Interview with Squarewave, CKUW 95.9 FM - Winnipeg, Canada Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved, Nathan received training and eventually became Matthew's life coach. Ideas ensued. We finally landed on this podcast after about a year of brainstorming what we wanted to do together to impact the world. Mental Health is something that we both feel needs to be discussed more, as taking care of your mental health is a very stigmatized issue in today's society. We hope that fostering a discussion about mental health will encourage people to take it more seriously, and perhaps, help others. (DISCLAIMER: Note, we are not licensed of trained professionals. We are simply wanting to foster discussion about Mental Health. Please seek professional help if you need it. Thank you!) Email: musicandmentalhealthpodcast@gmail.com If this at all impacts you, please consider supporting on Patreon, where you will get access to the discord to keep the conversation going! Thank you also to my Patrons. Your support means the world to me!Nathan SchlatterNathan MadsenTaryn TrimbleSteelDragon8Petrov NeutrinoBugCap2023Anton PetersenKreatiph MY DISCLAIMER: Although I am NOT a mental health professional (I really wish I spent the money on my Theology degree on a Psychology degree... lol) here are some... MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR YOUUUU: Want to do a screening?screening.mhanational.org Looking for a psychiatrist or therapist?www.psychologytoday.com/us Just want to talk about your hard time?screening.mhanational.org/content/need…ut=actions_a Need a number to call or text for suicide prevention?988lifeline.org/?utm_source=googl…m_campaign=onebox Need to locate substance abuse treatment?findtreatment.gov/ Need general mental health resources?NAMI.org

This week its only Rikk and Jesse. Stoned Ninja is away on a top secret ninja mission and Doonie is having internet issues. Rikk and Jesse decide this week we are going to catch them all. Rikk confesses he was wrong about Pokemon Black and White and Jesse tells him "I told you so!" www.thebrooklynbeatdown.com Stoned.ninja www.slinkycast.com Background music provided by YaBoySteveT https://m.facebook.com/YABOYSTEVETMUSIC --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklynbeatdown/support

Al and Micah talk about Little Dragon's Cafe Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:02:36: What Have We Been Playing 00:34:09: News 00:58:31: Little Dragons Cafe 01:38:47: Outro Links Coral Island Roadmap Traveller’s Rest 0.6 Update Disney Dreamlight Valley Update Disney Dreamlight Valley Roadmap Roots of Pacha Roadmap Solarpunk Kickstarter Circle of Kerzoven Kickstarter Iridium Scythe Tweet Contact Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheScotBot Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript [00:00.000 –> 00:01.600] See you next time. [00:31.000 –> 00:37.000] Hello farmers and welcome to another episode of The Harvest Season. My name is Al. [00:37.000 –> 00:39.000] And I’m Micah. [00:39.000 –> 00:45.000] And we’re here today to talk about cottagecore games. Have you been on a podcast since we changed that introduction? [00:45.000 –> 00:47.000] I have not. [00:47.000 –> 00:50.000] There you go then. It’s now Cottagecore Games, not Farming Games. [00:50.000 –> 00:53.000] Okay. Alright. I mean that makes sense. [00:53.000 –> 00:56.000] It does. It does. Once people actually know what the term means. [00:56.000 –> 00:58.000] Yeah. [00:58.000 –> 01:05.000] But yeah it felt like I was too often just saying like it’s not a farming game but we’re going to cover it anyway because it feels like a farming game. [01:05.000 –> 01:07.000] That’s true. You’re right. [01:07.000 –> 01:09.000] And so we’re like why don’t we just say what it actually is. [01:09.000 –> 01:11.000] Yep. That makes sense. [01:11.000 –> 01:15.000] So yeah. Welcome Micah. How you doing? It’s been a while since we’ve had you on the podcast. [01:15.000 –> 01:28.000] I’m doing good. Just busy. Lots of work. So I’m tired a lot but you know it’s plenty of time to wind down. [01:28.000 –> 01:36.000] All my time winding down from work is spent playing games. Can’t complain too much. [01:36.000 –> 01:43.000] That’s good. That’s good. Awesome. Well I’ve got Micah on because I finally bought Little Dragon’s Cafe on the eShop sale. [01:43.000 –> 01:51.000] And I was like let’s schedule an episode to actually talk about it because I think it was like four years ago or something you first mentioned it. [01:51.000 –> 01:54.000] And I was like oh yeah we’ll get to that eventually. [01:54.000 –> 02:00.000] Yeah it was quite a while ago. I think maybe 2019. Maybe even before then. [02:00.000 –> 02:02.000] That’s a whole different world. [02:02.000 –> 02:26.000] It is. It’s a different time. But when you said that you messaged me and said that you bought it and wanted to do an episode about it I was very excited because I was singing that game’s praises for the whole year that I was obsessed with it and I felt like nobody cared. [02:26.000 –> 02:32.000] Yeah. Yeah. It’s just there’s so many games you know. It’s true. Get to them all eventually. Yeah. [02:32.000 –> 02:39.000] Anyway so we’re going to talk about that. Obviously beforehand we’ve got a bunch of news. But first of all Micah what have you been up to? [02:39.000 –> 02:48.000] Zelda. Just Zelda. That’s pretty much it. There is in fact they have released a new Zelda game. [02:48.000 –> 02:57.000] Wow. That’s pretty much. I’ve been playing a little bit of Pokemon Infinite Fusion. I don’t know if you know what that is. What on earth is that? [02:57.000 –> 03:21.000] It is a Pokemon fan game that is essentially Kanto and Johto. But they have DNA splicer items where you can fuse any two Pokemon and there are well beyond Gen 2 Pokemon in the game. [03:21.000 –> 03:39.000] So I think there’s somewhere around like 175,000 combinations you can make. And it’s all like custom sprite work. They have a huge community that’s done like a huge community of like sprite artists and stuff that have done custom sprites. [03:39.000 –> 03:55.000] So that every fusion is like and it’s not just like you know AI generated like combination of two pixel illustration. It’s actual like handmade pixel art for each combo which is pretty incredible. [03:55.000 –> 04:07.000] And it plays really well. It’s like surprisingly well made. But you know it’s just kind of fun to goof around in. I’ve been playing a little bit of that. [04:07.000 –> 04:12.000] Is it a ROM hack or is it like a completely fresh thing? [04:13.000 –> 04:40.000] It’s made in I think it’s Pixel Game Maker Studio. So it’s not like a ROM hack of like Emerald or something like that. It’s very interesting. It’s incredible what like a community of Pokemon fans can do when they’re not like really upset about something. [04:40.000 –> 04:44.000] And instead just like banding together to make something cool. [04:44.000 –> 04:53.000] Yeah. I love this. This is great. This is the sort of thing that like I mean obviously this is I’m surprised it hasn’t been like taken down at any point. [04:53.000 –> 05:02.000] But yeah this is the sort of thing. This is why copyright is stupid. Let people go crazy with this stuff. This is ridiculous fun. I love it. [05:02.000 –> 05:15.000] Yes. 100 percent. Yeah I am a little surprised too. I don’t know though I feel like typically they leave like ROM hacks alone at this point. [05:15.000 –> 05:23.000] Or like quote unquote ROM hacks you know. This isn’t really a ROM hack but who knows. Who knows what goes through the mind of… [05:23.000 –> 05:29.000] Well that’s the thing. You don’t know what they’re actually thinking because like sometimes they don’t touch things and then sometimes they’ll touch the weirdest of things. [05:29.000 –> 05:35.000] You’re like why on earth would you do that. Maybe it’s just not got enough publicity. It looks like it’s been going around since 2015. [05:35.000 –> 05:46.000] Yeah and it just recently has started to like pick up steam a little bit and get a lot more coverage on like YouTube TikTok stuff like that. [05:47.000 –> 05:56.000] Oh my word there’s a poly wag and kanga scan fusion which like it’s not just this is what you mean about like the custom stuff. [05:56.000 –> 06:06.000] Like it’s not just like a blue kanga scan or something but it’s like a poly wag as a kanga scan with a poly wag inside like a bubble stomach. [06:06.000 –> 06:10.000] Like it is amazing. I love it. It’s great. [06:10.000 –> 06:16.000] Yeah it’s really creative and interesting and like the all the sprite work is really well done. [06:16.000 –> 06:33.000] They added even though it’s you know like Kanto and Johto and you know pixel sprites and stuff it’s it’s they added Mimikyu and all of the Mimikyu fusions are just kind of unhinged and I love it. [06:33.000 –> 06:37.000] Oh my word I feel like this is dangerous to know. [06:38.000 –> 06:45.000] It’s pretty fun. It’s a big I will say it’s a big download because the you well there’s two options. [06:45.000 –> 06:50.000] You can either download the game and then have the game download the sprites as it needs them. [06:50.000 –> 06:53.000] Two gigabytes for the the preloaded one. [06:53.000 –> 07:03.000] Yes and then there is there is the preloaded one which has all of the sprites and it installs they like puts it all in the game immediately so that you don’t have to download anything. [07:04.000 –> 07:07.000] I’m definitely not googling how to put this on my Steam Deck. [07:09.000 –> 07:12.000] That’s funny you say that. That’s what I am playing it on so. [07:12.000 –> 07:17.000] Nice. I presume it’s just a Windows build that you just run through the Steam Deck stuff. [07:17.000 –> 07:28.000] It works. This is the thing like I know I don’t know about you I really love the Steam Deck and I think that Valve have done a really good job of integrating the Windows stuff with it as well. [07:28.000 –> 07:34.000] Like the fact that so many games just work out the box just a Windows build just running on Linux is just incredible. [07:34.000 –> 07:50.000] Because like I was I was for a long time a Linux user like that was just it was just a thing that I did right like I didn’t run Windows or Mac for like 15 years like that was just my until I decided you know what life is life is too short. [07:50.000 –> 08:01.000] And yeah games on Linux was just horrific even using something like Wine or whatever to actually run these things because they just never worked well. [08:01.000 –> 08:09.000] Whereas like I’ve run like 10 different completely different Windows games on the Steam Deck with no issues at all which is incredible. [08:09.000 –> 08:21.000] Yeah it’s great. It’s such a night. My brother was just texting me last night asking me what I thought about the Steam Deck and I was sending him paragraphs about how much I like. [08:21.000 –> 08:41.000] Yeah it’s it’s really great that they’ve made it so I mean I’ve never touched Linux before this either so I’ve always been afraid of Linux but it’s it’s so easy to just like it’s literally a power down option like it’s an it’s an option to just switch into the desktop mode. [08:41.000 –> 08:50.000] Yeah. And then just it’s it’s such an easy and accessible thing it’s like really hard to add non-Steam stuff to it. [08:50.000 –> 08:59.000] Yeah I think I think it’s one of these things where like using a switch is still easier right like the way to get it is just 100% easy. [08:59.000 –> 09:11.000] But the customizability like if you are able to do that sort of thing it is it is still so much easier than doing things in any other way. [09:11.000 –> 09:20.000] And if you have any patience for doing custom stuff it’s it’s great and the amount of different stuff you can do is fantastic. [09:20.000 –> 09:31.000] So like I think for the casual person like something like a switch is still going to be better for you but if you have like any customizable bone in your body the Steam Deck is just amazing. [09:31.000 –> 09:43.000] Yeah yeah it’s uh it’s really great. I definitely still you’re right like I primarily am using the Switch but if there’s something that I can’t play on the Switch I move to the Steam Deck for it. [09:43.000 –> 09:52.000] I think I’m at the point where if it’s if it’s on Steam unless it’s cheaper on the Switch I will generally buy on Steam now and play on my Steam Deck. [09:52.000 –> 10:01.000] Not least because it’s actually more it’s more ergonomic to hold like it’s kind of destroyed the Joy-Cons for me. [10:01.000 –> 10:08.000] And especially if I’m getting like Kickstarters and stuff they all come on Steam first so I’m obviously getting the Steam code. [10:08.000 –> 10:13.000] But yeah if it’s if it’s a Switch only game or if it’s cheaper on the Switch then of course I’m getting on the Switch. [10:13.000 –> 10:21.000] I’m not going to say I’m not going to play that right because the Switch is still really fun to play on and you know I wouldn’t not play Zelda just because it’s on the Switch. [10:21.000 –> 10:25.000] Like that’s a really stupid way to do things but you know. [10:25.000 –> 10:36.000] Yeah I yeah it’s I even in the situation that I’m that I’m in where if I if it’s not on the Switch I’m playing it on the Steam Deck and if it’s on the Switch I’m playing it on the Switch. [10:36.000 –> 10:49.000] The amount of things that are on Steam that like like if it’s a you know it’s it’s only on like my console options are Switch PS or PS5 or like Xbox or whatever. [10:49.000 –> 10:57.000] Typically it’s also on Steam so yeah it’s you know it’s nice to be able to move over have everything handheld. [10:57.000 –> 11:01.000] I am not going to lie my PS5 is a Spider-Man console. [11:01.000 –> 11:07.000] That is what that is what I bought it for and that is what is going to remain till the day it dies. [11:07.000 –> 11:10.000] But we’re about to get the Wii U gamepad for it so. [11:10.000 –> 11:15.000] I know well yeah and that’s actually really interesting like it’s obviously going to be stupidly expensive. [11:15.000 –> 11:16.000] Of course. [11:16.000 –> 11:27.000] And it only like streams from your PS5 but personally that’s what I’m looking for right because like getting the power of a PS5 in the palm of my hands to use a Spider-Man quote. [11:27.000 –> 11:35.000] Sorry I watched Spider-Man the other day what can I say. [11:35.000 –> 11:40.000] The new Spider-Man film fantastic very good go watch it. [11:40.000 –> 11:42.000] What was I saying? [11:42.000 –> 11:47.000] Yes being able to play PS5 games without having the TV on that’s that’s what I want. [11:47.000 –> 11:51.000] I don’t actually play games out the house like it’s just not I work from home. [11:51.000 –> 11:56.000] I obviously live from home like if I’m going out it’s because I’m going out to do something. [11:56.000 –> 12:00.000] I’m not going out to do something and then playing games there right come on that’s not what I’m right. [12:00.000 –> 12:05.000] So if I’m playing it’s in my house either in my office when I’m definitely working I’m not playing games. [12:05.000 –> 12:11.000] Or you know in the living room in the evening when the kids are in bed and we want to watch something on the TV. [12:11.000 –> 12:14.000] I don’t want to make my wife watch what I’m playing on the TV. [12:14.000 –> 12:21.000] So the idea of being able to use my PS5 for games that are really good like I’m considering for example getting Sonic Frontiers. [12:21.000 –> 12:28.000] Which is on the Switch but is it really on the Switch like it’s there but it’s not going to run really well. [12:28.000 –> 12:33.000] Like so being able to get the power of the PS5 for that game but still have a handheld. [12:33.000 –> 12:43.000] As someone who bought and played Sonic Frontiers on the Switch I can tell you first hand to hit it on something else. [12:43.000 –> 12:54.000] It’s not great. It’s got that we did whatever we could to get this to run on the Switch kind of feel to it. [12:54.000 –> 13:03.000] Where it’s like everything is really blurry. Everything feels like you know it’s moving in a dream. [13:03.000 –> 13:09.000] The thing is I think that the new Zelda shows you can get games running well on the Switch. [13:09.000 –> 13:13.000] Although it’s not perfect there are obviously still some issues right. There’s still some slowdowns. [13:13.000 –> 13:20.000] But I think it shows that you can given enough time and enough effort and enough money. [13:20.000 –> 13:22.000] You need all those three things. [13:22.000 –> 13:26.000] You can get a game that big running really well on the Switch. [13:26.000 –> 13:32.000] But I mean one thing about Tears of the Kingdom is there’s not actually a lot happening in most of the time. [13:32.000 –> 13:39.000] Like if you look at something like Sonic or you look at something like Pokemon there are lots of things around you all the time. [13:39.000 –> 13:44.000] But actually in Zelda there’s not a huge amount around you all the time. [13:44.000 –> 13:51.000] And like I know that the way that it works technically with like things far away is they’re not modeling things at that point. [13:51.000 –> 13:55.000] They just throw up a few pixels to make it look like there’s something there. [13:55.000 –> 14:04.000] And then you can look through the camera thing. The zoomie magnifying for far away. [14:04.000 –> 14:06.000] The binoculars. [14:06.000 –> 14:09.000] There you go that’s a word. I don’t know what they call it in game but anyway. [14:09.000 –> 14:11.000] Yeah I don’t know what they call it in game. [14:11.000 –> 14:12.000] You know what I mean now that’s fine. [14:12.000 –> 14:14.000] The zoom. The camera zoom feature. [14:14.000 –> 14:17.000] Yeah and then it actually starts modeling things for that small area. [14:17.000 –> 14:24.000] But that doesn’t work for most games because you have more detailed things that you need to be seeing off in the distance. [14:24.000 –> 14:28.000] And they just don’t have a lot of complicated stuff in the distance. [14:28.000 –> 14:32.000] Right there’s like the dragons is probably the most complicated thing you have in the distance. [14:32.000 –> 14:33.000] That’s about it. [14:33.000 –> 14:34.000] Yeah. [14:34.000 –> 14:40.000] You don’t need to model like a bokoblin three miles away. You’re not going to see it. You don’t care about it. [14:40.000 –> 14:41.000] Right. [14:41.000 –> 14:51.000] And I think that like even I really do think that a lot of it comes down to like optimization and how much time is put into optimization and stuff like that. [14:51.000 –> 15:06.000] Like there are even so there are like at the distance that things come into the like field of view or like depth of field for Zelda. [15:06.000 –> 15:17.000] I mean I’ll be honest it’s been very hard for me to and I’m sure that this conversation will be had with other people. [15:17.000 –> 15:24.000] But what I’m saying is I feel like this is probably going to come up during greenhouse so you can cut this out if you want. [15:24.000 –> 15:29.000] But it’s all good. I think we don’t really talk about this sort of stuff in the greenhouse episode. [15:29.000 –> 15:39.000] Okay. It’s been hard to not compare it to Pokemon as a Pokemon fan who has played a lot of Scarlet and Violet and enjoyed it. [15:39.000 –> 15:49.000] It’s been hard to not compare an open world game on the same platform to to that game. [15:49.000 –> 15:58.000] And I do think that a big part of that is just the optimization and maybe how much time there they were given to optimize the game. [15:58.000 –> 16:10.000] Maybe it’s that they brought in Monolith Soft to help with development and Monolith Soft has been with the Xenoblade games and stuff like that. [16:10.000 –> 16:14.000] They’ve done a lot of kind of open world stuff so they’ve got the optimization down. [16:14.000 –> 16:35.000] I don’t know but seeing the way that things like even ten feet away from an NPC and they’re moving at slideshow speed in Pokemon versus you’ve got a whole village of people that are wandering around in Zelda. [16:35.000 –> 16:38.000] It’s a little frustrating. [16:38.000 –> 16:43.000] The only place I’ve really noticed kind of like re-rendering of things is in the depths. [16:43.000 –> 16:51.000] If you’re flying through the depths quite often like the trees will change model when you get closer to them. [16:51.000 –> 17:00.000] That’s the only place I’ve really noticed that and there’s a few places where there’s like high particle physics in the air and that causes a slowdown. [17:00.000 –> 17:03.000] Other than that I’ve not really noticed many issues. [17:03.000 –> 17:12.000] Which is also like for the depths at least pretty impressive because there’s so many particle effects and stuff happening in the depths. [17:12.000 –> 17:16.000] I guess it makes sense that they need to re-render a lot of stuff. [17:16.000 –> 17:25.000] I would always rather graphics pulled down a little bit and it keeps playing well. That’s always my preference. [17:26.000 –> 17:28.000] I agree. [17:28.000 –> 17:47.000] It’s hard to not compare the two I guess and I am sure that a big part of that is how much time they were given to develop this game versus how much time the Pokemon company gave Game Freak to develop Pokemon. [17:47.000 –> 17:53.000] It’s complicated because as a software developer time doesn’t necessarily make things better. [17:53.000 –> 17:59.000] In my experience when you’ve got a team that’s being run by people that make bad decisions. [17:59.000 –> 18:04.000] Developers can’t just do things. Developers can’t just go I’m going to make this better. [18:04.000 –> 18:10.000] You have to do what you’re told and ultimately people make decisions and go this is the priority you’re doing this. [18:10.000 –> 18:19.000] And if they keep making those stupid decisions even if they get an extra five years they’re still going to make the same stupid decisions over and over and over again. [18:19.000 –> 18:26.000] That’s the thing and one of the real problems is when you get more time suddenly they decide oh well we can add more features. [18:26.000 –> 18:31.000] And then you never actually get to the point of improving the things that need improved. [18:31.000 –> 18:34.000] You just end up adding more things that then need to be improved. [18:34.000 –> 18:48.000] I think it just shows that this game from top to bottom is being created by people who actually care and actually know what they’re doing. [18:48.000 –> 18:55.000] There’s not that person at the top telling somebody to do something which then is a bad decision. [18:55.000 –> 19:00.000] Or people at the bottom going I don’t know what I’m doing I’m just going to do things. [19:00.000 –> 19:03.000] Everybody knows what they’re doing and they know how to do it and blah blah blah blah blah. [19:03.000 –> 19:07.000] And where exactly the issues are in different games you’ll never really know. [19:07.000 –> 19:15.000] But yeah it definitely is a problem and how to solve that problem is complicated. [19:15.000 –> 19:21.000] And the problem is that you either end up with fewer games or with games with less stuff. [19:21.000 –> 19:25.000] And I mean I still really liked Scarlet and Violet. [19:25.000 –> 19:27.000] I did too. I absolutely did. [19:27.000 –> 19:32.000] Would you say no to whatever the next game is just to get Scarlet and Violet running slightly better? I don’t know. [19:32.000 –> 19:35.000] Like that’s a really… I don’t want to have to make that decision right? [19:35.000 –> 19:42.000] Yeah. Yeah I guess you know I’m okay with… I don’t know. [19:42.000 –> 19:48.000] I’m okay with whatever like I’m not like super picky about how… [19:48.000 –> 20:01.000] I don’t know what this says about me but I’m not super picky about how a Pokemon game performs as long as the experience of the game is good. [20:01.000 –> 20:03.000] And I felt that with Scarlet and Violet. [20:03.000 –> 20:12.000] But I wouldn’t be opposed to them taking like you know maybe an extra year or two between games instead of one every year. [20:13.000 –> 20:21.000] It just depends really. Obviously I want the game to be better. I want it to look better. I want it to play better. I want it to have better features. [20:21.000 –> 20:25.000] But it’s just not that simple. You can’t just say well that’s fine make it better. [20:25.000 –> 20:28.000] Like that’s not how life works sadly. [20:28.000 –> 20:40.000] And I am also very aware that you know because of the very strict capitalist strategies of the Pokemon company that that’s never going to happen. [20:40.000 –> 20:52.000] And we will always get them on a schedule because there’s you know merch and plushes and all kinds of stuff involved in that decision so. [20:52.000 –> 20:54.000] Anyway so you’re enjoying Zelda? [20:54.000 –> 20:55.000] Yes. [20:57.000 –> 21:03.000] Despite all my inner monologues when I’m seeing something perform really well in Zelda. [21:04.000 –> 21:11.000] Yeah it’s it’s really great. I am fully aware that I’m still in like the honeymoon phase with it. [21:11.000 –> 21:13.000] But it’s been like three weeks. [21:13.000 –> 21:19.000] Yeah and I still like I haven’t beaten the game yet. I am nowhere near that I don’t think. [21:19.000 –> 21:21.000] Well yeah what’s your what’s your current status of things? [21:21.000 –> 21:27.000] I am at the I think I can say this. [21:27.000 –> 21:29.000] I don’t care about spoilers go for it. [21:29.000 –> 21:33.000] I’m at the fourth temple. I am about to start the fourth temple. [21:33.000 –> 21:35.000] That’s fine that’s not a spoiler. [21:35.000 –> 21:40.000] Okay I just I feel like even saying the word temple is. [21:40.000 –> 21:44.000] If someone wants to play Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and they haven’t played it yet. [21:44.000 –> 21:46.000] I mean I guess they couldn’t they might not be able to afford it. [21:46.000 –> 21:54.000] But let’s be honest they know that there are temples right like nobody doesn’t know that at this point if you even slightly care. [21:54.000 –> 22:02.000] Yeah I guess I because there weren’t really temples and in Breath of the Wild they’re sort of where it was like the Divine Beasts but. [22:02.000 –> 22:09.000] Interestingly I’m not really I don’t really see the difference between like this game’s ones and Breath of the Wild ones. [22:09.000 –> 22:12.000] I’ve only done one so far but it didn’t feel significantly bigger. [22:12.000 –> 22:21.000] No I think it’s just the like the way that it like the puzzles and the way that it it operates more. [22:21.000 –> 22:28.000] It feels like a like a sort of a quote unquote classic Zelda dungeon. [22:29.000 –> 22:43.000] Or like Zelda temple then the Divine Beasts felt where like the there’s something that’s like poisoning or like cursing the like the temple. [22:43.000 –> 22:54.000] And it’s it’s I mean if you played Breath of the Wild you know at this point that like all the boss fights for the Divine Beasts were just like slightly different like iterations. [22:55.000 –> 23:03.000] Interestingly like I do yeah the bosses are definitely more interesting looking but I actually think that the battles are less fun. [23:03.000 –> 23:09.000] Interesting I actually feel like they I don’t know I feel like they feel more like a Zelda boss battles than. [23:09.000 –> 23:10.000] They do. [23:10.000 –> 23:13.000] The Calamity Ganon boss fights felt. [23:13.000 –> 23:17.000] I’ll agree with that they definitely do but they feel less like the game this game. [23:17.000 –> 23:22.000] They feel like less than how Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom work in general. [23:22.000 –> 23:28.000] As boss fights than the Calamity the the the other Ganon one wherever they were. [23:28.000 –> 23:31.000] They were Calamity Ganons I can’t remember what the names of them were. [23:31.000 –> 23:33.000] I don’t know what the I think they were just called. [23:33.000 –> 23:39.000] Those ones felt more in keeping with this the way the game works in general. [23:39.000 –> 23:43.000] I will agree these ones feel more like older Zelda bosses. [23:44.000 –> 23:47.000] But the game doesn’t feel like an older Zelda game. [23:47.000 –> 23:54.000] It feels kind of like shoving an old Zelda style thing into a new Zelda style thing and it doesn’t really fit as well. [23:54.000 –> 24:02.000] I don’t know I disagree because I feel like that is that’s what I was gonna say is that like I know that I’m in the honeymoon period for it still. [24:02.000 –> 24:11.000] But I do feel like this is very quickly becoming one of my favorite Zelda games of all time. [24:11.000 –> 24:15.000] And I feel like it already has far and away beat Breath of the Wild for me. [24:15.000 –> 24:17.000] Oh I’d agree with that 100%. [24:17.000 –> 24:22.000] Because of how much more the game feels like a Zelda game than Breath of the Wild felt. [24:22.000 –> 24:26.000] I don’t think I could go back to Breath of the Wild ever again. [24:26.000 –> 24:28.000] No I don’t think so either. [24:28.000 –> 24:33.000] I think Breath of the Wild was a great setup for this game. [24:33.000 –> 24:38.000] But I think that this is the this is the optimal game. [24:38.000 –> 24:45.000] And I really do feel like there are just the general atmosphere of the game. [24:45.000 –> 24:50.000] A lot of the interactions with NPCs, the way things are designed. [24:50.000 –> 25:00.000] The way that like I don’t know the amount of puzzles and stuff that are like and like side quests that are… [25:00.000 –> 25:07.000] I guess I don’t know I don’t know what it is specifically that makes it feel more like a Zelda game to me than Breath of the Wild felt. [25:07.000 –> 25:11.000] But it’s definitely there. It definitely feels more. [25:11.000 –> 25:16.000] I think some of it too is like music and like sound design and stuff like that. [25:16.000 –> 25:19.000] That gives it more of that that feeling. [25:19.000 –> 25:27.000] Take all of my opinions by the way with the knowledge that Breath of the Wild was my first Zelda game. [25:27.000 –> 25:32.000] And then when I went back and played them all I hated all the 3D Zelda games. [25:32.000 –> 25:36.000] Having said that I only really played two of them. [25:36.000 –> 25:37.000] Which two did you play though? [25:37.000 –> 25:40.000] So I played Ocarina. Did not like Ocarina. [25:40.000 –> 25:43.000] And Skyward Sword. Did not like Skyward Sword. [25:43.000 –> 25:46.000] Skyward Sword is my favorite Zelda game of all time. [25:46.000 –> 25:49.000] Oh really? Interesting. I hate it. I hate everything about it. [25:49.000 –> 25:50.000] I wonder whether I would have liked it. [25:50.000 –> 25:52.000] You played it on the Wii or did you play it on the Switch? [25:52.000 –> 25:56.000] I played it on the Switch. I wonder whether I would have liked it had I played it when it came out. [25:56.000 –> 26:01.000] Part of the problem is that obviously the gaming industry is not what it was. [26:02.000 –> 26:10.000] You can’t go back and imagine how this would have played if it was the best thing when it came out. [26:10.000 –> 26:16.000] But it’s not the best thing. We have better things. Therefore how can I put myself in that? [26:16.000 –> 26:20.000] I struggle with that. It’s why I hated Mario 64. [26:20.000 –> 26:24.000] Would I have enjoyed Mario 64 if I played it when it came out? Probably. [26:24.000 –> 26:29.000] But I did not like it when I played it first time six years ago. [26:29.000 –> 26:33.000] Because it’s just not fun now because there’s so much more fun games. [26:33.000 –> 26:37.000] Was it amazing for when it came out? Maybe. [26:37.000 –> 26:40.000] But that doesn’t make it amazing now. [26:40.000 –> 26:51.000] I definitely think that a lot of my ability to go back and play those games and appreciate them now is heavily tied to my nostalgia for them. [26:51.000 –> 26:57.000] Like how relevant their design is and stuff like that. [26:57.000 –> 27:03.000] They are very dated games. Especially the N64 era stuff. [27:03.000 –> 27:09.000] Great games but very dated and a lot has changed for the better since then. [27:09.000 –> 27:16.000] But I have loved every 2D Zelda game I’ve played. I’ve not finished them but I’ve enjoyed every 2D Zelda game I’ve played. [27:16.000 –> 27:23.000] So I don’t know how much of it is like, oh maybe this is more like the dungeons in the 3D Zelda games. [27:23.000 –> 27:27.000] But it doesn’t feel like a 2D Zelda dungeon either. [27:27.000 –> 27:35.000] With the 2D dungeons you were going through this maze essentially with a bunch of different rooms and trying to get to the end. [27:35.000 –> 27:40.000] I don’t know how the 3D ones were because I didn’t really get through that much of either of those two games. [27:40.000 –> 27:45.000] I just really struggled. I didn’t even get to the first dungeon of each of them. That’s how I struggled with them. [27:45.000 –> 27:53.000] I would say that is absolutely the case. The 3D dungeons are a lot different than the 2D Zelda game dungeons are. [27:53.000 –> 27:58.000] And these feel much more like 3D Zelda dungeons than they do. [27:58.000 –> 28:05.000] That makes much more sense because looking at the dungeons in this game and looking at the Divine Beast in the last one. [28:05.000 –> 28:14.000] They feel much more similar than different. But maybe there’s something I’m missing that I would have seen had I properly played any of the 3D Zeldas. [28:14.000 –> 28:20.000] And the boss fights too feel much more like the boss fights from 3D Zelda dungeon games. [28:20.000 –> 28:24.000] I do think the boss fights feel very similar to 2D Zelda games as well. [28:24.000 –> 28:32.000] It’s about figuring out a pattern for this large creature that obviously you can get damaged by it. [28:32.000 –> 28:36.000] But it’s not necessarily going in and attacking you with a sword. [28:36.000 –> 28:39.000] Hit the eyeball. Always hit the eyeball. [28:39.000 –> 28:47.000] It feels like that but my point about that was personally I don’t enjoy that as much. [28:47.000 –> 28:54.000] I much more enjoyed the Ganon battles because it felt more like the other battles in the game. [28:54.000 –> 29:05.000] I guess I didn’t dislike the Ganon battles. In retrospect now it didn’t feel the same way to me. [29:05.000 –> 29:14.000] It felt like a very good game but it didn’t feel like a Zelda game to me I guess in a lot of those instances. [29:14.000 –> 29:25.000] Which is where this feeling more like a Zelda game and having a lot more things that I’m familiar with for Zelda games feels more exciting to me. [29:25.000 –> 29:31.000] That that’s happening and that they’ve made those designed decisions and stuff. [29:31.000 –> 29:36.000] As someone who is a long time Zelda fan and has played every Zelda game. [29:36.000 –> 29:41.000] I think a lot of it is down to that. I didn’t play any Zelda games before this one. [29:41.000 –> 29:56.000] I bought Breath of the Wild on Switch release day because I pre-ordered a Switch but the games that I pre-ordered were Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart and 1-2 Switch. [29:56.000 –> 30:04.000] None of them came out for at least a month after the Switch came out so I was like I don’t have any games for this console that I just bought. [30:04.000 –> 30:09.000] So I wandered into a game shop and went have you got any copies of that Zelda game? I hear it’s good. [30:09.000 –> 30:14.000] They were like we’ve got one copy so I bought that one copy of Breath of the Wild. [30:14.000 –> 30:17.000] Are you saying 1-2 Switch didn’t hold you over until… [30:17.000 –> 30:23.000] Well it wasn’t out initially. It didn’t come out till April and the Switch came out in March. [30:23.000 –> 30:30.000] So yeah I had to buy this game that I’d never played any of the series called Zelda. [30:30.000 –> 30:34.000] And it turned out to be very good and one of my favourite games of all time. [30:34.000 –> 30:38.000] It’s such a funny… I’m obviously not the only person. [30:38.000 –> 30:43.000] More people bought Breath of the Wild than bought all of the other Zelda games combined. [30:43.000 –> 30:47.000] So this would have been a lot of people’s first Zelda game. [30:47.000 –> 30:53.000] It’s probably a reason why we’ll never get a Zelda game not like Breath of the Wild or at least not building on top of that idea ever again. [30:53.000 –> 30:56.000] We’ll probably get some 2D ones but they’ll never sell as well. [30:56.000 –> 31:02.000] Because there’s just a whole different group of people who this is Zelda to them. [31:02.000 –> 31:05.000] Nothing else is Zelda to them. [31:05.000 –> 31:09.000] Anyway this is a game about cottagecore games. This is a podcast about cottagecore games. [31:09.000 –> 31:12.000] Well I mean you can build a house and… [31:12.000 –> 31:17.000] My god the house building is so good! I can’t even… [31:17.000 –> 31:21.000] See when I first came onto that someone was like oh you can build a house and I was like oh that’s funny. [31:21.000 –> 31:24.000] It’s going to be like the last one. Whatever. [31:24.000 –> 31:26.000] And I went and I was like oh my word this is amazing. [31:26.000 –> 31:33.000] I have spent a good 10 hours building my house over the last 3 weeks. [31:33.000 –> 31:35.000] I’m not even kidding. [31:35.000 –> 31:40.000] My only gripe is that it maxes at like 15 blocks. [31:40.000 –> 31:47.000] Which I hope that maybe in the inevitable DLC or whatever they add new rooms. [31:47.000 –> 31:53.000] Or the ability to add more rooms. Something like that. [31:53.000 –> 31:55.000] I love it so much. [31:55.000 –> 31:57.000] I know it’s great. I love it too. [31:57.000 –> 32:06.000] I built everything inside the house that I really loved and I wanted to add the garden and the moat or whatever. [32:07.000 –> 32:15.000] The pond outside but I ran out of space. I ran out of space. I hit all 15 of my house blocks. [32:15.000 –> 32:20.000] There’s one other thing that annoys me about the house and this is literally it. [32:20.000 –> 32:27.000] The pond, it spawns fish. The garden, you cannot farm in. You can’t farm in the garden. [32:27.000 –> 32:28.000] Oh really? [32:28.000 –> 32:31.000] It’s just there. It just looks like a garden. [32:31.000 –> 32:40.000] I don’t understand why you gave me this pond that I can grow fish in and you gave me this garden that I can’t grow anything in. [32:40.000 –> 32:43.000] Why would you do that to me? Why would you make this so good? [32:43.000 –> 32:52.000] You would make this house building amazing and addictive and great and you’d give me a fish pond but you can’t let me grow something in the garden. [32:52.000 –> 32:55.000] It doesn’t even need to be massively complex. [32:55.000 –> 32:58.000] You don’t need to go oh well you can grow carrots and blah blah blah. [32:58.000 –> 33:06.000] Just let me grow the trees. The fire tree and the zappy tree. Just let me grow those. Let me plant one and it grows. [33:06.000 –> 33:11.000] I’m not asking for everything in the world to be possible to grow. [33:11.000 –> 33:15.000] Just those little trees that you can grow with the fruit. Let me do those. [33:15.000 –> 33:21.000] Just make it simple. Just three plots. You can just grow three things and that’s it. [33:21.000 –> 33:28.000] And I can grow my little fire fruit plant. Let me grow my fire fruit plant. That’s all I want. [33:28.000 –> 33:35.000] I actually didn’t know that because I ran out of blocks. I wasn’t able to put my garden in but that’s interesting. [33:35.000 –> 33:37.000] Well it’s a good thing you didn’t waste it. [33:37.000 –> 33:47.000] I don’t necessarily understand that. Maybe they were just like adding a farming element is something that we’ll do in DLC. [33:47.000 –> 33:53.000] That’s fine. If you make me pay for it I will pay for it but tell me it’s coming. Tell me it’s coming. I want to know it’s coming. [33:53.000 –> 34:01.000] I will wait for it and I will pay for it. I will pay like 30 quid for a farming addition to this game. 100% I will do that. [34:01.000 –> 34:09.000] And Zelda can wait. I’ve got farming to do. I’ve got a house to build. I’ve got farming to do. [34:09.000 –> 34:11.000] Shall we talk about some news? [34:11.000 –> 34:13.000] Let’s do it. [34:13.000 –> 34:19.000] So before we get into the new news I wanted to ask Mike if you have any thoughts on the marvellous games that were announced last week. [34:19.000 –> 34:23.000] Because we talked about them on the podcast last week, me and Johnny. [34:23.000 –> 34:29.000] But obviously you quite often have a lot of opinions on Story of Seasons and Rune Factory. [34:29.000 –> 34:41.000] The fact that they were mostly just announced without a lot to go off of. I’m very excited. [34:41.000 –> 34:49.000] But I don’t know what I’m looking forward to because there’s not a lot to go off of. [34:49.000 –> 34:57.000] Obviously I’m going to probably buy and play whatever they put out for Story of Seasons and Rune Factory. [34:57.000 –> 35:05.000] I am really excited at the prospect of a multiplayer Story of Seasons game. I am curious to see what that’s going to look like. [35:05.000 –> 35:07.000] Me too. [35:07.000 –> 35:11.000] But I am excited at that idea. [35:11.000 –> 35:15.000] What I said in the podcast last week was I have no idea what to expect from it. [35:15.000 –> 35:23.000] But the fact that they’re making it as a separate game means they obviously have an idea that is radical enough that it’s different from a standard Story of Seasons game. [35:23.000 –> 35:29.000] That they feel it needs to be another game and that I’m excited by in and of itself. [35:29.000 –> 35:35.000] And maybe that they don’t trust it enough to make it the mainline game. [35:35.000 –> 35:37.000] That’s possible but maybe… [35:37.000 –> 35:49.000] I feel like maybe it’s just they know their audience and they know that there’s a possibility that people who want to play their single player, you know, the standard Story of Seasons experience. [35:49.000 –> 35:55.000] I don’t necessarily want a multiplayer experience as well and it kind of gives the option between different games. [35:55.000 –> 35:57.000] And I think that’s fine. [35:57.000 –> 35:59.000] Yeah. Give me both. I want both. [35:59.000 –> 36:05.000] Yeah. I’m perfectly fine with that too. [36:05.000 –> 36:12.000] Otherwise, standard Story of Seasons experience. I’ve always been on board for that so I’m of course excited about that. [36:12.000 –> 36:17.000] I did see… what is that? Project Magia? [36:17.000 –> 36:19.000] Project Magia? [36:19.000 –> 36:21.000] The Rune Factory one? [36:21.000 –> 36:29.000] No, not the Rune Factory one. It’s the other… it’s like some RPG that they’re working on but it’s designed by the… [36:29.000 –> 36:33.000] I didn’t pay attention to anything that wasn’t specifically Story of Seasons or Rune Factory. Come on. [36:33.000 –> 36:41.000] But they had that and then they had the Project Life is RPG which… whatever those words mean together. [36:41.000 –> 36:45.000] Just I hate everything about that. [36:45.000 –> 36:55.000] But it kind of… it makes me wonder what of that is going to feel like Fantasy Life which was a fantastic game. [36:55.000 –> 37:09.000] Incredible game. Life Simulator. Again, if you haven’t played… every opportunity for that game to come up on this podcast, I will tell you to play it. [37:09.000 –> 37:13.000] Because it’s great. And there’s a new one coming out. [37:13.000 –> 37:22.000] But I’m curious to see how much that interacts with that style of game. If this is Marvelous’ take on Fantasy Life. [37:22.000 –> 37:24.000] Yeah. Maybe. [37:24.000 –> 37:30.000] But, you know, Rune Factory is Rune Factory. It’s going to probably be like Rune Factory. [37:30.000 –> 37:41.000] I think 5 made some really great moves and it still felt very… still felt kind of in its infancy for what they were trying to do. [37:42.000 –> 37:46.000] Shifting from previous Rune Factory games to 5. So hopefully… [37:46.000 –> 37:48.000] Well it was such a big step. [37:48.000 –> 37:49.000] It really was. [37:49.000 –> 37:58.000] It was so drastic. It felt like going from Pokemon Black and White to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. It was such a huge difference. There was no in-between steps. [37:58.000 –> 38:09.000] Yeah. Yep. It’s really hard not to look at Rune Factory Project Dragon and not see Tears of the Kingdom. [38:09.000 –> 38:14.000] But I know that that’s not how games work and that this was in development for a long time. [38:14.000 –> 38:16.000] Yeah. [38:16.000 –> 38:19.000] This is the one we got most information about out of those 4 games. [38:19.000 –> 38:26.000] Yes. Probably because they were like, we need to show this now so that people don’t think that we were just… [38:26.000 –> 38:33.000] And I need to ride my dragons. Right? Like, I love this. I want to ride a dragon. Give me it. [38:33.000 –> 38:37.000] It looks great. The dragons kind of look like a never-ending story. [38:37.000 –> 38:39.000] Oh yeah. Oh yeah. That’s funny. [38:39.000 –> 38:41.000] It’s kind of neat. [38:41.000 –> 38:43.000] Let’s go. [38:43.000 –> 38:45.000] Yeah, let’s go. [38:45.000 –> 39:02.000] But it looks like they’re… That’s kind of what I was getting at. It looks like they’re making those steps to bridge from 5 to 6 in Project Dragon to make it more what they wanted 5 to be and more what it felt like 5 should have been. [39:02.000 –> 39:10.000] Interesting. The other thing is, I’ve not written this in the show notes, but have we talked about the new Harvest Moon game? What are your thoughts about that? [39:11.000 –> 39:14.000] You know, I’m going to be honest with you, I forgot that there was a new Harvest Moon game. [39:14.000 –> 39:16.000] You’ve not seen the screenshots? [39:16.000 –> 39:19.000] Is it the Winds of Anthos? [39:19.000 –> 39:21.000] It is the Winds of Anthos. [39:21.000 –> 39:23.000] I have not seen the new screenshots. [39:23.000 –> 39:26.000] Oh my word. Let me get some screenshots for you. [39:26.000 –> 39:29.000] I think after the One World experience… [39:29.000 –> 39:31.000] Oh, let me tell you. Right? [39:31.000 –> 39:35.000] Okay, first of all, do not pretend like you didn’t enjoy that game. [39:35.000 –> 39:37.000] I played a lot of it. [39:37.000 –> 39:44.000] It was a bad game, but I remember both of us saying that it was an enjoyable bad game. [39:44.000 –> 39:52.000] Yeah, it was. And I played far more of it than I would play another game that I actually really didn’t like. [39:52.000 –> 39:58.000] Yeah, played more of it than you really should. But I sent you a tweet with some screenshots in it. [39:58.000 –> 39:59.000] Okay. [39:59.000 –> 40:01.000] Yeah, exactly. [40:01.000 –> 40:11.000] You know, screenshots are tricky, right? Because those same things could be in motion and be shocking to look at. [40:11.000 –> 40:17.000] But so far, so good. I’m a little more impressed than I guess I would have expected myself to be. [40:17.000 –> 40:23.000] Yeah. I mean, let’s not forget that the most exciting thing we got about One World was the initial concept art. [40:23.000 –> 40:27.000] The first time we got a screenshot, it was not good. [40:27.000 –> 40:31.000] So even getting good looking screenshots is an improvement. [40:31.000 –> 40:38.000] I do see that there are the romance music notes in the dialogue box. [40:38.000 –> 40:41.000] Well, come on, they can’t go too far away from things, right? [40:41.000 –> 40:48.000] There still are romanceable… Were there romanceable characters in One World? [40:48.000 –> 40:51.000] Yeah, it’s just neither of us bothered because we didn’t enjoy the characters. [40:51.000 –> 40:55.000] Okay. That feels more accurate. [40:55.000 –> 41:01.000] Yeah, it looks interesting. Do we have any info on release date or anything? [41:01.000 –> 41:05.000] Yes, so it’s coming out at the end of September. I think it was 26th of September or something. [41:05.000 –> 41:07.000] Oh, that’s soon. [41:07.000 –> 41:11.000] It is soon. They did say summer though, which that is not summer. [41:11.000 –> 41:19.000] But anyway, the interesting thing about this one is it’s continuing with the concept of the movable farm, the expando farm from One World. [41:20.000 –> 41:28.000] So you can still move your farm around the world and it sounds like it’s a bigger world than One World, which is a very confusing sentence to say. [41:28.000 –> 41:33.000] And I don’t know about you, but the expando farm was the best thing about that game? [41:33.000 –> 41:36.000] Yeah, yes. I think that it was too. [41:36.000 –> 41:39.000] I can tweet with an incredible screenshot as well. Go look at that. [41:39.000 –> 41:44.000] Tell me this doesn’t look good. Tell me this doesn’t. [41:44.000 –> 41:46.000] It does look good. It does look really good. [41:46.000 –> 41:51.000] So as you say, it could still be terrible. The actual gameplay could be horrific. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But… [41:51.000 –> 41:53.000] Oh, we got a mini map. [41:53.000 –> 41:56.000] I am encouraged by this. I am very encouraged. [41:56.000 –> 42:06.000] Yeah, I am too. I’m a little stressed about the idea that it’s coming out in September and we’ve only got like five screenshots total so far. [42:06.000 –> 42:12.000] But I’m not going to hold that against them. We’ll see how it goes. [42:13.000 –> 42:19.000] I do see that there is a Sleeping Cow plush as part of the collector’s box. [42:19.000 –> 42:21.000] Possibly the best plush they’ve done. [42:21.000 –> 42:31.000] Yes. And definitely much cuter, I think, personally than the recent Story of Seasons plushes as well. [42:31.000 –> 42:35.000] Oh, there are some more screenshots than just those few. [42:35.000 –> 42:38.000] Here’s one of them interacting with a polar bear. [42:38.000 –> 42:43.000] Yeah, there’s a few more. We don’t have any video or actual gameplay. There’s a few more scree

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**Get Expansion Pass Two Week Early on Patreon** On this episode of Ranking Nintendo, Edward is once again joined by Benjamin discussing the Pokemon starters from Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire, Diamond & Pearl, and the Nintendo DS series, Pokemon Black & White 1 & 2. They go over the history of the games, discuss about Black and White getting sequels, talk about the starter and their evolutions, and rank some of the best looking starters in the entire series. Edward Varnell: Twitter | Instagram Benjamin: Twitter Contact the Show: Email: NintendoPowBlock@gmail.com Tweet at the Show: @PowBlockPodcast Follow Nintendo Pow Block on Social Media: Twitter | Discord | Instagram | Twitch | YouTube | Facebook Group | Facebook Thank You for Listening! You can find Expansion Pass on YouTube and your podcast service of choice every Sunday. Remember if you're watching on YouTube to subscribe the channel. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leave us a review and five star rating. You can support us on Patreon and get this show two weeks early for as little as $1 a month. Thanks for listening!z

Prepare for trouble, and make it double! Okay, okay the Krewe went and made it double... a DOUBLE DOSE of Pokémon content over the next 2 weeks! In Part 1 of this 2-part episode, Jenn & Doug sit down with Daniel Dockery, the author of Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All, to discuss the early days of Pokémania and how the franchise evolved with the world around it over the last 2.5 decades. Grab your Pokédex & Pokéballs, and get ready to set out on a nostalgic journey to explore the world of Pokémania. ------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ More Info on Daniel Dockery ------Daniel's WebsiteDaniel's Work on WIREDDaniel's Work on CrunchyRollMonster Kids: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All (Running Press)Monster Kids: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All (Amazon)Daniel on TwitterDaniel on Instagram

Join the nerds as they talk the passing of Jason David Frank and his final project, Eddie and Derek's spoiler-free review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Game of the Year nominees for the Game awards, Cole's feelings on Nebellion leaving Twitter and getting nominated for creator of the year, Angela's first impression of Pokemon Violet, and do a segment of "Watcha Playin?". 

Buuuuhh!! Am 31.10. ist Halloween und das feiern wir bei Wuffels wills wissen traditionell mit einer Spezial-Episode. Also schnappt euch was zum Knabbern, knipst die Lichter aus und ratet mit bei der allerersten Episode von Pokemon Black Stories!Manche Pokemon haben düstere Geheimnisse, die besser nicht an die Öffentlichkeit gelangen sollten. Doch können unsere Kandidaten Bella, Domi und Bane die Geheimnisse mit den richtigen "Ja oder Nein"-Fragen an's Licht bringen? Das erfahrt ihr in unserem Halloween Special!Wenn euch die Episode gefällt, freuen wir uns über eine positive Bewertung. Wenn euch der Content gefällt, dann folgt uns für mehr :)Schreib uns bei Insta: @wuffels_wills_wissenMehr Quiz Formate findest du hier:  @wuffels_wills_wissen bei TikTok

We are back with a long but great episode. The guys discuss the controversy between Bayonetta 3 and the original voice actor of the series, Batman Gotham Knights FPS limit on consoles, Scorn, Mario movie trailer and more.Happy 10th Anniversary: Dishonored, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and Pokemon Black and White 2.Happy 20th Anniversary: Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, TimeSplitters 2 RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, Games Played in Vid: Scorn, AI Sominum files : Nirvana Initiative, Spider-Man Remastered PC, Dishonored Definitive Edition Timestamps:0:00 (Sports and Wrestling)30:36 What we been Watching1:01:32 What we been playing1:28:29 Flashback Segment2:10:50 Gaming News2:49:39 New Releases3:20:45 Closing Timestamps:0:00 (Sports and Wrestling)30:36 What we been Watching1:01:32 What we been playing1:28:29 Flashback Segment2:10:50 Gaming News2:49:39 New Releases3:20:45 Closing

War is hell. Unless you're talking about Valkyria Chronicles, the much-celebrated tactics RPG by Sega. See, war is still hell in Valkyria Chronicles, but it's also very pretty and fun to play. This week, very special guest and valued Blood God Patreon contributor Vivicomplex joins Kat, Nadia, and Eric to talk about World War Anime. Protip: Just send your scouts to the front line. Ain't nbodoy getting through those rifle-toting maniacs. Also in this episode: Eric can't talk about what he's been playing because of embargos, but that's alright because hahaha Chainsaw Man goes brrrrrr. Nadia maxed out her island paradise hideaway in FFXIV. Nobody is invited to visit. Suckers. This week on Autumn of Avatar: There ain't no war in Ba Sing Se, and there never was. In the Post Show Vivi sticks around after a spirited episode of Axe of the Blood God (aren't they all) to talk a bit more about what made her fall in love with Valkyria Chronicles in the first place. The gang also talks about how their Pokemon Black and White Pantheon playthroughs are going, and there's even a bit of talk about the band PUP. Wooo oooo ooooo, ooo oooo! Available exclusively to subscribers in our Stars of Destiny tier!

It's gaming season as we dip into a sequel to one of the most classic games of the 90s and find that maybe lighting truly does strike twice. On top of that, a dozen other games played between us, and a bunch of other fun besides including which PlayStation is canonically the Best Looking. The answer will not surprise you in the slightest. Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: the PS5 price hike, upcoming game clubs, go listen to Novel Not New on Scanline Media, go listen to the upcoming Journal Updated on Hypnospace Outlaw, Fate Extra, Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation: Code Fairy, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Resident Evil 6, Ghostrunner, Guilty Gear Strive, Phantasy Star II (spoilers start at 29:45 and run to 35:15), The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence, Tsukihime, Phantasy Star II, Pokemon Black, Pokemon Black 2, The Looker, Pokemon Y, Riven, the Riven retrospective we reference this episode, CD Rom games, the ranking of PlaystationsThis Month's Game Club:Riven: The Sequel to MystNext Month's Game Club: Ib (we're playing the remake, but the original should be fine)Music This EpisodeMoiety Theme by Robyn MillerVillage Entrance Theme by Robyn MillerAccumula Town by Shota KageyamaRise and Fall by Tokuhiko Uwabo

Episode #232 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera has a nice spread of tunes to close out the month of April! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Title Theme from Nintendo Badge Arcade [Masato Onishi & Daisuke Matsuoka, 2014] Bubblegum K.K. from Super Smash Bros Ultimate [Atsuko Asahi, 2018] Daughter of the Sea -Malukah Cover- from World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth [Neal Acree & Logan Laflotte, 2018] A Lullaby from Clockwork Knight [Hirofumi Murasaki, 1994] KD-009q from The King of Fighters XV [SNK Sound Team, 2022] Memories of Memories from Tunic [Lifeformed & Janice Kwan, 2022] Battle: Strangers of Paradise from Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin [Naoshi Mizuta, 2022] Route 4 -Spring- from Pokemon Black & White [Junichi Masuda, 2010] Being Slow on the Waves from Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana [Hayato Sonoda, 2016] Anno Mutationem from ANNO: Mutationem [Haloweakm, 2022] Flying Battery Zone -Act 1- from Sonic & Knuckles [Howard Drossin, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, & Jun Senoue, 1994] Rottytops' Theme from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse [Jake Kaufman, 2014] High Score from Green Lantern [Dean Evans, Unreleased] Homina Homina from The Neverhood [Terry Scott Taylor, 1996] SUPPORT US Patreon: https://patreon.com/rpgera CONTACT US Website: https://rpgera.com Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/leveldowngames Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming RPGERA PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/message

Episode #230 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are back with a long overdue Part 2 episode of Emotions of Sadness! The original was all the way back at Episode #84. Crazy. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Grieving from The Last of Us Part II [Gustavo Santaolalla, 2020] Sorrow from Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition [Manami Kiyota, 2020] Sorrowful Goodbye from Okami [Hiroshi Yamaguchi, 2006] N's Farewell from Pokemon Black & White [Shota Kageyama, 2010] The Blinded Forest from Ori and the Blind Forest [Gareth Coker, 2015] Prisoners of Fate from Chrono Cross [Yasunori Mitsuda, 1999] Feeding the Ducks from That Dragon, Cancer [Jon Hillman, 2016] Offering from ActRaiser Renaissance [Yuzo Koshiro, 2021] Reunion: Mipha from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Yasuaki Iwata, 2017] Memorial of the Fallen Ones from Demon's Crest [Toshihiko Horiyama, 1994] Broken Routine from Fire Emblem: Three Houses [Takeru Kanazaki, 2019] Are You Coming Home, Love MOM from World of Goo [Kyle Gabler, 2008] Sorrow Without Solace from Final Fantasy XV [Yoko Shimomura, 2016] A Tearful Goodbye & Everything to Me from A Boy and His Blob [Daniel Sadowski, 2009] SUPPORT US Patreon: https://patreon.com/rpgera CONTACT US Website: https://rpgera.com Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/leveldowngames Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming RPGERA PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/message

Ah, video games. The digital devices of escapism that rose to prominence in the 80s and (mostly) never left. What a joy they are. Everyone likely has a favourite game, if they're into them, and the crew of Elevated Nonsense talk about just that in this episode. Caleb delves into his past with Halo and his long wait to be allowed to play at all. Zarria remembers how her mother got her into gaming through PlayStation, Ratchet and Clank, and Spyro. Iain takes us all the way back to "the very first video games" of 1820, and watching their dad play games all the time and bonding over that time. Dani brings up a more recent favourite with Pokemon Black and White and her history of not finishing video games. Sparrow goes over Carmen Sandiego and other educational games, and her eventual progression to her current gaming trends. It's a lovely time of connection and reminiscing this episode, and it's well worth the listen. Enjoy! Join our Discord to discuss the show and chat with us: https://discord.gg/9DxAV3xZ2rSubscribe to our Patreon for exclusive content:  https://www.patreon.com/elevatednonsenseSubscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKtGiqRYe8SzMif2PGfQrlwFollow our Instagram: @elevatednonsense_podcastFollow our Twitter: @elevatednonsensFollow our TikTok: @elevated.nonsenseCheck out our RedBubble merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/ElevNonsense/explore?asc=u NOTE: Intro music is a clip from "Bossa Antigua", from the 2017 album Teh Jazzes by Kevin MacLeod

Instagram : @Dontthink2hardpodcast Listen on YouTube!Remember those days, hanging out on the school yard trading and battle pokemon, yugioh, and the other popular games in the early 2000's. Well here at the DT2H podcast we share stories about “the good old days”.Listen to all that and more on this weeks episode.

RetroLogic - Episode 31   This week we've got a special guest Seth from “All N: a Nintendo podcast” with us.   RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast, It’s a retro game store! Visit Retrologic.games to check out our growing inventory of Cleaned, Tested, and 100% Authentic Retro Games! Icebreaker - what did you buy? And what did you play? Seth Bought/Played: BOUGHT: WarioWare GBA CIB, Twilight Princess GC CIB; PLAYED: New Pokemon Snap, Monster Hunter Rise, Save Me Mr. Tako: Definitive Edition   John Bought/Played: Super Mario Strikers GC, Wario World GC, Dragon Quest V DS, Little Nemo NES, Xenoblade Chronicles Wii, Samba de Amigo Wii, Metroid NES Classic Series GBA, and  NES and Genesis lot.  Little Nemo, King of Seas demo, and Pokemon Black.   Dan Bought/Played: non-broken Hydro Thunder, Ikea shelves for consoles,NEW Pokemon Snap   The price is RETRO Seth’s list Dan’s list John’s list Break   This day in gaming history   26 Years Ago (May 11, 1995) - Sega Saturn Console Launch Saturn Clockwork Knight Saturn Daytona USA Saturn Panzer Dragoon Saturn Virtua Fighter Saturn Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition Eric Plunk While I didn’t own a Saturn during it’s initial run, I did have a cousin that had one. In my mind no other system of the era did arcade style experiences better. Playing Daytona USA with the steering wheel and pedals on a huge TV was the next best thing to the arcade. The Stunner light gun was probably the greatest light gun of all time and I played plenty of Virtua Cop back then. The word “unique” always came to mind when reading about games like Nights Into Dreams and Panzer Dragoon in the pages of EGM. Looking back these were most likely my first at home 3D gaming experiences before the N64. As a side note, I got a Saturn of my own in 2002 during my first semester of college when a friend sold me his for $10. I don’t remember what game it came with but I ended up buying Quake at a game shop around the Nashville area. Around a year later I gave the system to another friend for Christmas. A couple of months ago that friend moved back to the area and said he still had the Saturn. Next time I visit him I’ll get to see that system for the first time in almost 20 years!   New member GrimLeaper44 I remember going to Toys R’ Us, ready to pick my next system after SNES.  I played Super Mario 64 at the kiosk and honestly, I didn’t get it.  There was so much open space and I thought the controller was ridiculous.  So I saw the Saturn came with three games so that’s what I bought.  I was the only one of my friends with a Saturn but I always enjoyed a good solo campaign and had a lot of fun with Virtua Cop, Daytona USA, and Virtua Fighter 2.  I picked up Doom (which I already had on PC and SNES but what the hell...and there was a flaming skull on the cover ) and Resident Evil, both of which were awesome.  I also had Worldwide Soccer, which I loved, despite not being a soccer fan.  I think the only other game I had was Tony Hawk...eventually the new games stopped coming and I bought a N64 off someone at school and never looked back. Break       Old News Kevin Mellott Launches Web Storehttps://www.retrorgb.com/kevin-mellott-launches-web-store.html Former Metroid Prime Lead Designer Targeted With Abusive Messageshttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/former_metroid_prime_lead_designer_targeted_with_abusive_messages LucasArts Classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors Returns To Consoles. https://kotaku.com/lucasarts-classic-zombies-ate-my-neighbors-returns-to-c-1846867816?utm_campaign=Kotaku&utm_content=1620752437&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1DgGxRqj7eZUPo7cACFT_3mVG77PbER6TlfZFvD0HBCtkZSedqODLsTNY Game Releases   Mass Effect Legendary Edition - Friday, May 14th   Community Content   Retro Rewind Joe & Mac 2Live Community Podcast recording: Wednesday, May 26th at 9pm CST   Question of the week @ElDeePee:Plok Talk has had me thinking about the amount of time and effort it takes to "git gud" in some games, and how many retro nearly demand it given all of our current situations, that isn't really possible BUT is there one retro game in particular that sticks in your mind as worth going back and dedicating that time for? Hal’s Air Fortress   Eric Plunk — 05/01/2021 I think @Dan - RetroLogic can attest that Castlevania requires you to get good. It and it’s sequels can be super frustrating at times but for me it’s totally worth it for that sense of accomplishment after getting through a difficult spot. Once that muscle memory clicks in after awhile it’s just magic. ChrisHL94 — 05/01/2021 after my community cross play experience I would say A Link to the Past.   FlightsyFor simply tricky games, I’ve done Celeste and Cuphead.  These games are hard, but they’re also games built around being hard, so they are designed to keep the player engaged even through frustration. This is done like how in Celeste there’s a checkpoint every room, and unlimited lives….BUT, there are retro games I have done this with, notably Kirby’s Dream Land (1 vitality 1 life) and Joe and Mac 2.  Interestingly both of these games I had external reasons to play them.  I was doing Kirby’s Dream Land in my quest to 100% every Kirby game, and I was doing Joe and Mac 2 for retro rewind.  I think this external reason helped push me to overcome challenges I wouldn’t have otherwise.  Several times during Kirby’s Dream Land I wasn’t sure I physically could do it…100%ing a game is my preferred way to play a game, I love experiencing everything a game has to offer.  That being said, 100%ing games takes a lot of time that I don’t really have anymore.  These external reasons let me justify taking that time. Third Strongest Mole (Sam) — 05/01/2021 Mega man X.  I sometimes forget how hard it is when you haven't played it 200 times already. InfiniteBlue — 05/02/2021 F-Zero GX was definitely this game for me. It's a very daunting game at first but its gameplay rewards dedication in spades, there's really nothing else quite like it after you git gud. It was so satisfying to revisit the lower difficulties that once seemed impossible only to wipe the floor with them. And it's all organic - no stat buff, exp gains, or upgrades, just raw player skill gained over time.Also, shoutout to God Hand on PS2. Outro Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter and Instagram @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio.You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games

Meena and Eli set out on an adventure to understand the many gods and try to gain a glimpse at the lost history of Haeth. The waiting is a place of patience and beauty to all those who follow its rule, what can we learn through careful observation? Intro is adapted from the Wanderhome Playkit written by Jay Dragon and Published by Possum Creek games Wanderhome and more can be found here at possum Creek games https://www.possumcreekgames.com/wanderhome The music behind the intro is Pokemon Black and White 2 Route 19 (Tropical House Remix) by GlitchXCity. Find and support her music here https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity Follow the show on twitter @2scompany1 Follow Host Daisy on twitter @Dayseyemay Join our shows discord to chat and discuss episodes https://discord.gg/dkw5DUw Send us an Email at 2scompanypod@gmail.com

We revisit the Kid Dream's nuzlocke, struggles he's faced, and the plan for the future. In this episode we discuss: Pokemon Black 2

Rumination Analysis on Pokemon Black and White

Katri and Paxon enjoy a fun little tour of the Martinez Farm! Black Lives Matter. For more info, please check out https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ The Reckless Rollers is part of the Pokecaster's Network Promo featured today is for 2's Company Music: "Bongocat's Pokemart", "Johto Rival Battle Remix v.II", and "Pokemon Black and White Relic Castle Remix v.II" Created by GlitchxCity. "Beware the Boss", "Assassin Exit", and "Thieves"  created by Dark Fantasy Studios. All other music created by Scott using Bandlab and Garageband. Follow us on Twitter! @RecklessRPod Join our Discord Server! Link is here Thank you so much for listening!!

Chris Scheim (@Scheimtime) of WEEI joins us to break down Pokemon Black and White, the generation caught in between nostalgia and new-age 3-D games -- though it did introduce some excellent Pokemon that are still prominent players today. Follow the podcast (@TheEliteTwoPod), Jake (@CSLPodcast) and Steve (@smallstatetakes) on Twitter!

ATTENTION VIEWERS: We come to you live (for now) from Hurricane Florence to tell you about Justin's recent, mature encounters with Pokemon Black, Gerald Ford's REAL name, and Vanilla Ice quarantines. Also, the mysterious, unsolved disappearance of Congressman Hale Boggs and his fellow passengers on a flight over the Alaskan coast. Find out more than you ever wanted to know about the Warren Commission, Watergate, J. Edgar Hoover, and how Boggs' connection to all of the above may have had something to do with the events of October 12, 1972! It's Episode 26: Hale Or High Watergate!

Join us for a pulse pounding episode of the Geek New Wave podcast. This week the geeks review Argo. Other topics discussed include, Zero Dark Thirty, Sinister, Seven Psychopaths, Gangster Sqaud, Here Comes The Boom, Pokemon Black 2, Percy Jackson, our top 3 actor/directors, and much more! Intro: 0:00 - 5:40 Geek News: 5:40 - 32:58 Geek Out: 32:58 - 57:24 Argo Review (spoiler free): 57:24 - 1:08:53 Argo Review (spoilers): 1:08:53 - 1:23:04 Top 3 Actor/Directors: 1:23:04 - Conclusion Want to ask us a question that we will then answer on the show? Simply send us an email to geeknewwave@gmail.com! Please include your name and city.

The NVC crew joins forces to discuss Pokemon Black 2/White 2, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, the 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro, and more!