Player One Podcast

1 hour 16 minutes

Cover That Up

This week! CJ's back from a family trip and digs into Splatoon Raiders' post-game grind, Xenoblade Chronicles Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Big Walk, and Froggy Hates Snow, while Greg wraps up F1 25's Braking Point, goes iRacing, and fights the camera in Super Mario Sunshine. Plus: Sam Neill's final film is the Zelda movie, leaked images of a 40th-anniversary Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller, a Ghost of Yotei complete edition, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

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K. Kondo & S. Tanaka – Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine) — outro music

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Running time: 01:16:06

18 August 2026, 1:00 am

24 minutes 18 seconds

928a: Outlaw Bots Aftershow (9/10/24)

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Outlaw Bots Aftershow

This week's aftershow continues the Potent Lyricals quiz we started two weeks ago! (So go listen to Episode 926's aftershow for that, then come back.) Will our intrepid group of hosts know what songs belong to the lyrics they are reading? Listen and 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!

14 August 2026, 1:00 am

1 hour 14 minutes

Usually Butt First

This week! With CJ out, Greg welcomes games journalist Carli Velocci for a conversation that runs from GTA 6's baffling Netflix reveal to climbing console prices, the upheaval in games media, and whether the industry's biggest games need to shrink to survive. Then it's a stack of CJ's listener questions covering video game musicals, retro features worth reviving, and which genres deserve a comeback. Join us, won't you?

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GTA 6 "Extended Look" coming to Netflix

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Carli Velocci on Blue Sky

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Running time: 01:14:15

10 August 2026, 3:24 pm

45 minutes 22 seconds

927a: Schmuck Amok Aftershow (9/3/24)

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Schmuck Amok Aftershow

In this week's aftershow we have a Same Name, Different Thing Jeopardy quiz from listener Adrian. They can begin racking their brains for answers once Phil and CJ figure out what that means. 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!

7 August 2026, 1:00 am

1 hour 18 minutes

Raider Hater

This week! CJ finishes Splatoon Raiders and declares his love for it, while Greg plays the wet blanket and explains why the gameplay loop leaves him cold. Yoshi-P warns that remaking Final Fantasy VI could take four or five games, Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent, Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games hit NSO, and a LEGO PlayStation surfaces for October. Plus F1 23's Braking Point, Halo: Campaign Evolved, halfway game-of-the-year picks, Ocarina of Time bosses, and mountains in the RE9 version of Chicago. Join us, won't you?

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Nintendo Music

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Running time: 01:18:30

4 August 2026, 1:00 am

20 minutes 58 seconds

926a: Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow (8/27/24)

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Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow

We have a Potent Lyricals quiz from Zach Miller for this week's aftershow! See if our intrepid hosts can tell what song's lyrics they're reading. This is part one of the quiz—hold on for part two in a few weeks! 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!

31 July 2026, 1:00 am

1 hour 25 minutes

Master Chief Tennis

This week! Greg's back from an F1 pilgrimage to Spa, the Video Game History Foundation digs up a trove of E3 archives, Xbox tries ad-supported streaming and original Xbox games on PC, Atari signs a 10-franchise movie deal with Universal, and the LEGO Donkey Kong set goes up for pre-order. Plus: Splatoon Raiders (is awesome), F1 25's Breaking Point, Final Fight, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

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Running time: 01:25:46

28 July 2026, 1:00 am

27 minutes 5 seconds

925a: Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow (8/19/24)

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Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow

For this week's Aftershow, CJ is joined by his daughter Charli as they discuss some of the news stories and trailers from the past few weeks, some of TV we're watching, and more!

24 July 2026, 1:00 am

2 hours 3 minutes

All Digital Future Yoda

This week! Phil returns while Greg's off catching an F1 race in Belgium, and the guys dig into Once Upon a Katamari rolling onto Switch 2, Teeto's launch trailer getting buried under anti-Sony pro-physical comments, and the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set. Plus: Picross S Konami Antiques, Ys Memoire, a Japan-only Ganbare Goemon collection, PowerWash Simulator 2's Star Wars pack, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and the birth of All Digital Future Yoda. Join us, won't you?

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Splatoon Raiders (CJ)
Orbitals (Phil)
Mina the Hollower (Phil)
Picross S: Konami Antiques Edition (Phil)
Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta (Phil)
Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo (Japan import) (Phil)
PowerWash Simulator 2 — Star Wars Pack (Phil)
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ)

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Running time: 02:03:46

21 July 2026, 1:00 am

16 minutes 43 seconds

924a: You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow (8/12/24)

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You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow

CJ played the audio from Sega's 1999 E3 press conference in the standard episode. And in the Aftershow, CJ takes a few minutes to talk about what you may have just heard. 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!

17 July 2026, 1:00 am

1 hour 35 minutes

Banner Year for Bangers

This week! Xbox's brutal restructuring and its Game Pass reckoning, ongoing backlash to Sony killing physical discs, new Game Boy/GBA games on NSO, and a Donkey Kong arcade LEGO set. Plus: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Night Trap on 32X, Vampire Crawlers, and your questions on bad games worth remaking, a handheld PS6, and whether this is the next crash. Join us, won't you?

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News

Resetting Xbox
Xbox studio news
Microsoft Xbox is the new Burning Platform | Jon Kimmich guest post
The Cruelest Part Of Xbox's Layoffs - Jason Schreier
PS physical news backlash
Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite The Fan Revolt) - Jason Schreier
NSO GB/GBA games - Wario Land and others
LEGO Donkey Kong

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Running time: 01:35:42

14 July 2026, 2:04 pm