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Infinite Swirls Aftershow

To celebrate the dual holidays of Canada Day/the 4th of July we've got an AI Music quiz submitted by our good friend Mike. It's all about games set in or developed in the US or Canada. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, LEGO Batman, Forbidden Solitaire, Mixtape, Bubsy (the original!), Donkey Kong 64 on NSO, Steam Deck price increases, Dragon Quest XII, Fable delays, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

https://youtube.com/live/UxJd6sOb4Vk

News

• Donkey Kong 64 coming to Nintendo Switch Online N64 library (June 4)
• Steam Deck price increase ($300 on the 1TB OLED, now $949)
• Dragon Quest XII development rebooted (now titled Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams)
• Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition coming to Switch 2 (September 24, no upgrade path or save transfer)
• Fable delayed to February 2027

Games

• Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)
• Forbidden Solitaire (Grey Alien Games / Night Signal Entertainment)
• LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (TT Games / Warner Bros. Games)
• 007 First Light (IO Interactive)
• Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
• Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive)
• The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Prologue demo available; full game June 18)

Other

• Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection (Limited Run Games / Atari)
• JAWS: Retro Edition (Limited Run Games; Enhanced Edition by Jeremy Parish)
• Player One Podcast Discord
• Player One Podcast on Patreon
• Greg Sewart on Patreon

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Running time: 01:26:08

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Direct Fire Aftershow (6/25/24)

On this week's Aftershow we do an '80s/90s genre media quiz from hacker alias MarkyMarg2. Sure our intrepid hosts talked a big genre game on the regular show but what's the extent of their knowledge? Find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! CJ is out sick so Greg welcomes Rich Grisham to the show to talk sports, Crazy Taxi, the Canadian Game Awards, Mixtape, Mortal Kombat II 32X, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

https://youtube.com/live/wpK2MXt2024

Links of interest:

News

• State of Play returns June 2 (60+ minute showcase, opens with Marvel's Wolverine)

• Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac, launches September 15)

• Crazy Taxi revival teased (first post on the @crazytaxi account since 2019)

• Canadian Game Awards 2026 (South of Midnight swept; Victor Lucas won Best Content Creator and the inaugural Game Changer Award)

• South of Midnight (Compulsion Games — GOTY, Best Art Direction, Best Score, Best Narrative, Best Audio Design, Best Console Game; studio won Studio of the Year)

• Wanderstop (Ivy Road — Best Indie Game; studio has since closed)

• Electric Playground Network (Victor Lucas's channel)

Games

• Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (poncle / Nosebleed Interactive)

• Replaced (Sad Cat Studios)

• Star Trek: Resurgence (Dramatic Labs)

• Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)

• LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (TT Games)

• Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games — set in Japan)

Other

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Player One Podcast Patreon

• Greg Sewart on YouTube (Generation 16)

• Greg Sewart's Patreon

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Running time: 01:28:12

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The Post-SGF Lull

This week's Aftershow topic is the year 2000. Where were we, what were we doing, what games were we playing, and why does it seem like there were so many great games back then, too? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! A non-VR version of Moss, new Virtual Boy games on NSO, the Steam Controller scream, a Switch 2 bundle, IP revivals from Sega, Vampire Crawlers, Mario Wonder, Forbidden Soliaire, Replaced, King of Fighters '98 and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

https://youtube.com/live/-73N0Pj8k8c

Links of interest:

News

• Non-VR Moss

• New Virtual Boy games on NSO (V-Tetris, Jack Bros., Space Invaders Virtual Collection, Virtual Bowling, and Vertical Force)

• Zelda movie now coming in April 2027

• The Steam controller screams

• Switch 2 summer bundle ($499.99 with a download code for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia, before the September price hike)

• Sega still working on IP revivals, cancels Super Game

• Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada launches VS Studio SNK

• Xbox rebrands to XBOX after CEO Asha Sharma's fan poll

Games

• Vampire Crawlers

• Forbidden Solitaire

• Forbidden Solitaire merch at The Yetee

• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

• Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2 exclusive, May 21, 2026)

• Forza Horizon 6 (Japan setting, May 19, 2026 on Xbox Series and PC; PS5 later in 2026)

• LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Deluxe early access May 19, full release May 22, 2026)

• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction

• Picross S Konami Antiques Edition

• King of Fighters '98 (Neo Geo CD)

• Replaced game official

• 007 First Light (May 27, 2026)

• Star Fox (Switch 2, June 25, 2026)

• Rhythm Heaven Groove (July 2, 2026)

• Mina the Hollower (May 29, 2026)

Other

• FunFactor podcast

• EGM #150 — the "Too Many Games" issue

• Polymega

• Sequel media tracker app

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Player One Podcast Patreon

• Greg Sewart's Generation 16

• Greg Sewart's Patreon

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Running time: 01:18:59

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The NPC's Life Story Aftershow

For this week's Aftershow we dug back into our memory banks to talk about our favorite E3 reveals. Now that not-E3 week is a thing what sorts of announcements from the past were most memorable—either because we were there in person or because they were just that good! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! A new Star Fox approaches, Switch 2 prices going up, Tezuka retiring from Nintendo, the Steam Controller sells out, Stranger Than Heaven's cast is awesome, the LEGO Sega Genesis is ugly, Konami Picross, Far Far West, Saros, Vampire Crawlers and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

https://youtube.com/live/MYB1WWJ0Lq0

News

• Star Fox is out in June

• Kyle Bosman's video on Star Fox

• Nintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2

• Takashi Tezuka retiring

• Steam Controller sells out almost immediately

• Valve sets up a queue for Steam Controller

• Stranger Than Heaven cast reveal

• LEGO Sega Genesis

Games

• Forbidden Solitaire

• PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES Edition

• Far Far West

• Bus Bound

• SAROS

• REPLACED

• Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

• Club Drive

• Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy

• Cybermorph

• Tempest 2000

• Star Fox

• Stranger Than Heaven

• Steam Controller

• Greg's Robotech: Invasion E3 demo video

• Headlander video

Other

• BitePal (calorie tracker w/Racoon)

• Gentler Streak (fitness tracker)

• Lose It! (calorie counting app)

• Widow's Bay (Apple TV+)

• Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV+)

• Ted Lasso Season 4 (Apple TV+)

• Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Disney+)

• Butterfly in the Sky (Netflix)

• Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Greg Streams on Twitch

• Games I Completed - 2025

• Subscribe to the podcast

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Running time: 01:48:31

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Pinch Points Aftershow

This week's Aftershow conversation concerns Japanese import games that never got official North American releases. Join us as we chat about the golden days of knowing you'll probably never get to play an obscure Japanese game in your native language. If you have an idea for a topics or a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! Back in my Play's Kevin Larrabee joins CJ to talk Steam Controller, DRM, Resident Evil movie teaser, a LEGO Sega Genesis, Forbidden Solitaire, Konami Picross, Linux gaming on a Legion Go S, Doom the Dark Ages, Persona 3 Reload, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

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Links of interest:

• Kevin Larrabee on BlueSky

• Allied Strength

• Back In My Play

• DF Retro

• Bazzite

• 8BitDo Pro 2 controller

• Lian Li M3 case

• Ferrite (iPad podcast editing software)

• Kurt Kalata / Hardcore Gaming 101

• Mike Mika

• Steam controller preorders happening May 4, $99

• Denuvo DRM Cracked, So 2K Adds 14-Day Checks

• Resident Evil movie teaser

• LEGO Sega Genesis

• Forbidden Solitaire

• PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition

• Legion Go S

• Doom The Dark Ages

• Persona 3 Reload

• Resident Evil Requiem

• Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

• Mega Man Legacy Collection

• Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page

• Player One Podcast Discord

• Greg Streams on Twitch

• Games I Completed -2025

• Add us in Apple Podcasts

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids.

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Running time: 02:18:54

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You Want the Gaiden Gaiden Aftershow

It's a different kind of Aftershow this week. Thanks to listener Geir, we have a Greg Sewart-focused review quiz that pits Phil and CJ against each other to guess the names of games reviewed by everyone's favorite Greg. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!