The Gaming Pubcast

Happy Mario Day from The Gaming Pubcast!

As promised, our Mario Special is here and we chat about the history of Mario games, from the best to the absolute worst, and what is the key to his consistent success in games and other media?

Have you got fond memories of a particular Mario game? Agree or disagree with our selections? Mario is certainly a juggernaut of the gaming world, that is definitely undeniable!

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In this week's episode, Martin and Duncan discuss the Resident Evil 3 Remake, Bluey, and of course Duncan mentions Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth, and also has a rant about the pitfalls of Xbox's Quick Resume!

Also, due to technical issues (Thanks #Nvidia ), YouTube viewers get to see the mess that is Duncan's 'shed'.

There have been more layoffs in the gaming sector, it seems like every company is getting their layoffs in, which sucks for the thousands involved 😔 The developer Toys for Bob had a slight glimmer in an otherwise dark week.

Final Fantasy Rebirth is here, and Duncan isn't happy, but hasn't been happy since FF12!

There's some big hardware in This Week in Gaming, PS2, Switch, and we talk about the big hitters of the console sales wars! Tune in next week for our Mario Day pubcast special!

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We welcome Sam Dyer of the excellent Bitmap Books for an interview. He talks about the books, his inspirations, process, favourites, and his hopes for future books. Check out BitmapBooks.com and pre-order the next book - N64 : A Visual Compendium coming in March 2024!

After the interview, we chat about the trailers for the Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, and the Borderlands movie, Game Pass additions, which include the mighty.....Bluey! As dads, we WILL be playing this, whether we want to or not!

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We jump straight into Xbox's 'Business Update' on the Official Xbox Podcast (no, we didn't know we had a competitor too 😉) and the details of what is, or in reality - isn't, coming to other platforms.

It's not the best news for PlayStation users, but isn't bad news either! They also revealed the first Game Pass addition from the Activision Blizzard King takeover, coming March 28th! Also, is Xbox in the hardware game for the long term, home console, or something else? Hear our thoughts on these developments.

Martin has been playing some more Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Duncan has been playing more Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, so hear their updates on where they're at, as both are huge games. Plate Up is out on Game Pass and Duncan gives his brief review of this cooking rogue-lite.

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On this episode we welcome back Martin after an absence of a couple of episodes, but we lose Tom for this week!

Martin catches us up on what he's been playing, and he's been playing Rise of the Tomb Raider, so we discuss these rather excellent reboots, and the tombs that you raid!

Duncan has been playing and completing the Phantom Liberty DLC for Cyberpunk 2077, and of course playing more of the awesome Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth.

In the news, the seismic shift of Xbox exclusives no longer being exclusive, and coming to PlayStation and Switch is heavily rumoured, is this a mistake on Xbox's part, a clever money maker, hardware suicide or not happening? We give our opinions as Xbox and PlayStation owners.

Also Microsoft have laid off more workers in Activision Blizzard studios, is this a predictable consequence of the takeover, or would it have happened even without the massive buyout?

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On this week's episode, we give a hands on review of Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth, as Duncan has started playing this epic on his Steam Deck, and he gives his views after just starting.

Also, Duncan reviews his Anbernic RG35XX H retro handheld gaming machine. As his 6yo says, "It's like a mini Steam Deck"! (but for retro games)

Playstation's State of Play happened recently, and we talk about the announcements that came, Death Stranding 2, Ken Levine's Judas, Silent Hill 2 remake, Until Dawn (remake? remaster?) and another Hideo Kojima project, an espionage game. Was this a great State of Play, or was it more 'State of Hideo Kojima'?

Apple's Vision Pro headset is out and the reviews have been, well....good, with a few 'buts' in them. We briefly chat about it and will dive into it more in future episodes!

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In this week's episode, we interview the artist Bill Harbison, who has worked on many iconic games, from Ocean Software's Daley Thompson's Challenge, to Robocop, then all the way to Lawn Mowing Simulator! We discuss the start of his career, the highs and the challenges and to be honest, this really could have been our first 4hr episode, but we thought we'd let him go! He's currently working on a game for a company called Spliced Inc., with a Rockstar Games and Travellers Tales pedigree, which we will hopefully get him back on to talk about when he can! https://www.splicedinc.com/

After the interview, we chat about games we've been playing, A Plague Tale : Requiem, Gameboy games, Cyberpunk 2077 : Phantom Liberty, and of course - Palworld.

That last one then provides another discussion about this phenomenon, Ark meets Pokemon, but it's not Pokemon....or is it? It's certainly caused a stir!

We also discuss the Xbox Developer Direct which finally revealed the Indiana Jones game from Machine Games, more Avowed from Obsidian and another in the Mana rpg series, which one are you looking forward to?

With pong home consoles, Indiana Jones games, a technical issue in the middle that should have challenged Duncan's editing skills, but he decided to keep in(!) and more, this is a jam-packed episode, and we hope you enjoy! Find all our links at linktr.ee/TheGamingPubcast

In this week's episode we talk about some mobile games we've been playing, and Nintendo's attempts at entering the cash cow that is IOS and Android gaming!

Duncan found a retro game on Steam that he's sure he played years ago, involving an ant, dominos and Quaver crisps!

We then have a discussion about TV shows as games, from Star Trek to Postman Pat, from Knight-Mare to CSI. There's been some great, and not-so-great attempts.

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In this week's episode we talk about games we've been playing, such as Hell Pie, Celeste and a free game on itch.io Robocop vs Predator, but not before we've chatted about the refuse collection in our towns, these things are important to a gaming Dad!

Tom is back, so gives us his winners and losers from 2023, and yes he does mention Amstrad 😂

We have an updated chat about the future of gaming, is it mixed reality, VR or something else, or just more standard consoles and PC? The Switch 2, will it be an updated Switch, or something with a completely new interaction?

We end up with a short quiz on some big gaming stories of 2023, lets see if you can get them all?! If you want to hear more, like and subscribe, go to linktr.ee/TheGamingPubcast and leave us a review. #Xbox #Nintendo #Playstation #Celeste #HellPie #SteamDeck #VisionPro #Apple #Gaming #2023Recap #RetroGamer #Switch2

Happy New Year!!!!! How was your 2023? What games did YOU play this year?

Tom had some technical issues tonight, so it is just Martin and Duncan discussing their games and hardware of 2023. Which games do you think they picked as their top?

There's been some amazing games, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Starfield to Super Mario Bros Wonder to Zelda : ToTK

We also discuss what we're looking forward to in 2024, games, hardware, is it going to be another bumper AAA year? An indie heaven? Or an over-hyped mess? Hardware revisions, or NEW hardware from the Big N?

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A short episode for Christmas Day.

From all 3 of us on the podcast, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

We chat about our Christmas gaming memories and some of the small pool of actual Christmas themed games. 

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On this episode we chat about what we've been playing, and playing games on handhelds such as all the Gameboys, Advance, Original and Color and the PSP.

After the Day Before debacle, we chat about games that have redeemed poor releases and those that have been a buggy mess and remained so, think Cyberpunk or Superman64.

Tom and Duncan record from the same room tonight! As always, like and subscribe, and find all our links at linktr.ee/TheGamingPubcast

Big week for gaming reveals!

The biggest? GTA6, we chat about our thoughts for this behemoth, coming 2025! We chat about our thoughts about GTA as dads.

There was also the reveals from the Game Awards, including ones from Sega, Hello Games, Hideo Kojima, Supermassive Games, and many, MANY more!

Unfortunately Martin had to leave us halfway through, so Tom and Duncan chatted about a retro Sega magazine being released and Doom WADs as Doom celebrated its 30th anniversary this week!

In this week's episode we chat about arcade games, some memories, some of the best, some of the best home conversions, and then compare our hometown piers - Which is best, Operation Wolf or Point Blank? Street Fighter 2 or Tekken? Southend or Weston? Let us know your opinions!

We also talk about Oddworld : Soulstorm and the original Abe games on PS1, the Alan Wake 2 ending, and Netflix have got the GTA Definitive Editions (III, Vice City and San Andreas) coming in December, but please don't play it.....without a controller! Should they have games stream to all your devices? What is the future of gaming? Streaming? Wearable/Portables? Let us know your opinion!

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In this episode we welcome back Martin and he updates us on what he's been playing!

He also reveals about getting angry with games, and controller throwing....did he do it, and does he STILL do it? Listen to find out! Did Duncan EAT a controller in anger once?

We discuss Game Awards again, and find out Martin's choices, and discuss the nominees.

November is a big month for historical console releases, so we discuss one that Martin owned as a child that came out this week 29 years ago, the Sega Saturn, which was a commercial flop, but was it great in Martin's memory?

And other classic games released, including the game believed to be the highest rated game of all time....

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Duncan and Tom chat about what we've been playing, including Axelay (SNES), Alan Wake 2 (again!) and also.....the Apple Vision Pro (no, really!). Hear Tom's opinion of his brief experience with the new Apple hardware!

We have a long discussion about the recent game awards, Golden Joysticks, and the nominees for the Game Awards. Baldurs Gate 3, Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Wonder are all trying to get votes in this award season. Which are your favourite?

We also touch on arcade games, a topic for a more in depth debate in another episode! Especially as Duncan was enjoying a few honey bourbons tonight....

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The Super Nintendo Special!

We chat about what we've been playing, including EA FC 24, Amstrad game Lord of the Rings, Alan Wake 2.

In the news, two announcements have made the headlines, GTA 6 announcement of their upcoming.....announcement? Also Steam Deck is going OLED! We chat about our excitement for these, but will we be buying them?

Then we chat about everything SNES, some history, some games, our favourites, and some of the worst games. Only one of us owned one when they were first out, but we've all revisited these games through virtual consoles or mini consoles since, and I don't think it's a surprise that it's a wonderful piece of kit that had some defining games for it that still hold up today.

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This week's episode has Tom and Duncan reminiscing about gaming magazines from the 80s and 90s, did you read any growing up? From Your Sinclair to Super Play, we chat about how good and how bad they were.

Hear about the games we've played, including Duncan choosing (for some unknown reason) a horror game when he won a free game!

We discuss the Xbox plan to block unlicensed third party controllers, is this a misstep by Xbox or a great way to remove cheaters?

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In this week's Halloween episode, Duncan and Tom talk about all things HORROR!

We chat about the scariest games we've played, including the Silent Hill series, Outlast, Amnesia and Resident Evil.

We discuss the best and worst of horror gaming and basically find out just how much of a massive wuss Duncan is.

So what game would you make Duncan play to make him soil himself? Let us know and leave a review at linktr.ee/TheGamingPubcast

Martin and Duncan discuss their gaming over the past week, and have a lot to chat about, including The Callisto Protocol, Gotham Knights, Playstation 1&2 classics (and some not so classics) like Burnout 3 and Astro Boy.

Super Mario Bros Wonder is out for the switch and we discuss the EXTREMELY positive reviews and possible inspiration for how the game plays.

Some iconic releases in 'On This Day' to make you feel old wrap up this episode, and if you want more, go to linktr.ee/TheGamingPubcast for all the links you need, like and subscribe and leave us a review!