Episodes

  • This week! We reminisce about buying laserdiscs and DVDs, then launch into the big news of the week—Astro Bot has been announced! Plus we chat about Concord and the reaction to it, other games from the State of Play, Picross S: Namco Legendary Edition, Killer Klowns, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Astro Bot!

    Test Drive Unlimited returns

    Sony State of Play

    Concord

    Dynasty Warriors Origins

    Tomba Special Edition

    LEGO Deku Tree

    Picross S: Namco Legendary Edition

    Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

    HUMANITY

    Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game

    Dead By Daylight

    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

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    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

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    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: 1:46:50

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    Happy Birthday To Yu Aftershow

    Patrons! It’s a Video Game Film & TV Jeopardy Aftershow this week from hacker alias Chrixter with special guest Ben Rivers! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

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  • This week! The console wars of the 80s are over, Picross stays winning, the rumor of a new Astro Bot has us excited, plus more Like A Dragon, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Dave the Diver, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Namco Picross

    Atari acquires the Intellivision brand and 200 games

    New Astro Bot announcement imminent

    IGN buys a bunch of gaming sites

    Nintendo acquires porting studio

    Nintendo to open a store in San Francisco

    Copilot AI gives Minecraft player advice

    Petal Meadows Acoustic Cover

    Heading Out

    Hellblade II

    Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

    Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

    Dave the Diver

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

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    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

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    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:37:26

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    The Bee In The Gas Cap Aftershow

    In this week’s Aftershow we dive into the TurboGrafx-16 and specifically try to figure out why the platform was not successful in the U.S. This is based upon a forum thread on Resetera. It’s not exactly a quiz, but it’s a fun little trek down memory lane. 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! We remember a friend, Super Mario Land comes to NSO, Phil and CJ continue their Like A Dragon quest, Greg enjoys Crow Country, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Cameron Davis
    Rose and Dahlia

    Classic Game Boy games (including SML!) come to NSO

    New Assassin’s Creed set in Japan

    Arcade Archives 2 Neo-Geo

    GTA6 in fall 2025

    2 PlayStation CEOs to replace Jim Ryan

    Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

    Logiart Grimoire

    Crow Country

    Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

    Super Mario Land

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

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    ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic

    Player One Podcast Discord

    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:21:36

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    Accidental Science Lesson Aftershow

    In this week’s Aftershow we continue the Review Quiz based on the May 1993 issue of Game Fan. Can Phil and Greg guess the games being reviewed? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

  • This week! The industry bums us out, PlayStation reverses their PSN requirement in Helldivers, Switch 2 announcement coming soon, CJ and Phil are still loving Like A Dragon, and we played games like Little Kitty Big City, Surmount, Heading Out, Pac-Man Chomp Champs, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Microsoft closes a bunch of studios

    Why Microsoft is closing studios

    Closures to keep the business healthy

    More cuts coming?

    PlayStation reverses course on PSN requirement for Helldivers 2

    Hades 2 released in early access

    Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition announced, out 7/18

    Switch 2 will be announced this fiscal year

    Switch 2 specs seemingly leak from customs/shipping info

    Sonic Rumble announced, Fall Guys-like?

    Clear Sky Resorts - Grand Canyon

    Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

    Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns

    Little Kitty, Big City

    Surmount

    Logiart Grimoire

    Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon

    Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

    Pac-Man Chomp Champs

    Heading Out

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

    The Player One Podcast mug

    ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic

    Player One Podcast Discord

    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:57:06

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    Double The Pleasure, Triple The Fun Aftershow

    Thanks to your support we bring you this Aftershow review quiz based on the May 1993 issue of Game Fan magazine. Got an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow? Email it to [email protected]! Thanks for supporting us!

  • This week! While CJ is away, Phil and Greg talk about what they played! Also: What’s this about some new Nintendo World Championship thing? Slurpee Tetris, Arkham game for the Quest, HUMANITY coming to Xbox, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Nintendo World Championship NES Edition

    Tetris 7-Eleven handheld

    Batman: Arkham Shadow announced for Quest 3

    Q Games reveals All You Need Is Help

    HUMANITY announced for Xbox

    Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

    Endless Ocean Luminous

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

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    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:27:35

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    Embracer'd Aftershow

    Dig back into the darkest recesses of your mind. Tonight’s Aftershow is a selection of reviews from the May 1997 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. The game names and developers have been blanked out, and Greg and Phil must guess to the best of their abilities what games are being described. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for supporting the show!

  • This week! Atari brings back Infogrames, NSO gets Acclaim N64 classics, Numan Athletics is great, Another Crab’s Treasure, Logiart Grimoire, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Atari relaunches Infogrames

    Extreme G and Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls land on NSO

    Animal Crossing LEGO w/KK Slider is happening in August

    Embracer Group announces plans to split into three separate companies

    Arcade Archives: Numan Athletics

    Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants

    Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster

    Picross Logiart Grimoire

    Strider / Strider 2

    Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon

    Sea of Thieves

    Another Crab’s Treasure

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

    The Player One Podcast mug

    ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic

    Player One Podcast Discord

    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:31:48

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    Trouble In Wonderworld Aftershow

    Thanks for your support, patrons! This week’s Aftershow is a legalese type Jeopardy, where the answers are all various legal, copyright, IP, etc. wranglings in and around the video game industry. We thank hacker alias Chrixter for the quiz! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks!!

  • This week! More Star Wars Outlaws edition talk, Fallout is great, Golden Axe could be an awesome show, Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, Yakuza Like A Dragon, Virtual Boy on 3DS, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Indie World Showcase YT video

    Nintendo Indie World Showcase

    Everything announced at the Indie World Showcase

    Sea of Thieves hits 40 million players

    Fallout games popular amidst the popularity of TV show

    Fallout 76 beats its concurrent record

    The Epyx Collection: Handheld brings California Games and five other Atari Lynx games to Switch

    Comedy Central announces animated Golden Axe Sega show

    Ubisoft responds to criticism of Star Wars Outlaws’ Season Pass-exclusive mission

    Yakuza: Like A Dragon

    Gigantic Rampage Edition

    Dadish 3

    Wrecking Crew ‘98

    Sea of Thieves

    Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster

    Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

    The Player One Podcast mug

    ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic

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    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:46:15

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    Crazy Taxi As A Service Aftershow

    Listen as Greg embarks on a quest to vanquish guest Captain Logan at this Review Game based upon the April 1993 issue of Game Fan. Plus, afterward, we chat about the games press of old, From Software’s design, and more. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for your support!!

  • This week! Star Wars Outlaws trailer, Rogue Prince of Persia, new Super NES NSO games, Dead Space sequel not happening, more Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster, Ms. Pac-Man, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Star Wars Outlaws Story trailer / August 30 release

    The Rogue Prince of Persia announced

    Pac-Man Chomp Champs releases on May 9, Klonoa hat

    Vampire Survivors Contra DLC

    New NSO games include Wrecking Crew ‘98 and Sugoi Hebereke

    New Dead Space not happening

    Demo and preorder up for Logiart Grimoire Switch

    Clap Hanz VR golf game Ultimate Swing Golf is out May 16

    Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster

    iRacing

    Ms. Pac-Man

    Yakuza: Like A Dragon

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

    The Player One Podcast mug

    ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic

    Player One Podcast Discord

    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:46:46

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    Maple Leaf Kids Aftershow

    Patrons, thank you for your support! We’ve got an EGM review game for you this week from the April 1997 issue. Can Greg and Phil name the games being described in these reviews? And more importantly, can YOU? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for listening!!

  • This week! Game preservation means forward compatibility (and continued sales of older titles), iOS gets emulators but maybe not the one it needs, Phil and CJ continue geeking out on Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon, we get a lengthy lesson in IHOP DLC, Greg finishes the Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster, and much, much more.

    Links of interest:

    Xbox has established a team dedicated to game preservation

    Apple lifts App Store ban on game emulators

    NeoSprint, Atari’s reboot of its Sprint racing series, comes to PC and consoles this summer

    Consumers were mostly playing older games in 2023, report suggests

    ’90s FPS PO’ed is seemingly getting a remaster by Nightdive Studios

    Dave the Diver plunges into PlayStation Plus Game Catalog April 16

    Yakuza: Like A Dragon

    Super Monsters Ate My Condo+

    IHOP Sonic

    Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

    The Player One Podcast mug

    ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic

    Player One Podcast Discord

    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:36:41

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    The Vegas Souvenir Aftershow

    Patrons, a wild Jeopardy quiz for you this week from hacker alias Chrixter. It’s all about game-specific difficulty settings. Can our podcast hosts name the games these difficulty settings are from? This is “Episode 666” difficulty! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]. Thanks for your support!

  • This week! Phil and CJ spend a whole lot of time talking about Like A Dragon, Embracer continues shedding studios, Predator hops to more platforms, VR games that deserve respect, Pepper Grinder, Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster, Hebereke Enjoy Edition, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you?

    Links of interest:

    Take-Two is acquiring Borderlands maker Gearbox from Embracer for $460M

    Marvel Rivals revealed as 6v6 team shooter from CoD and Battlefield devs

    GBA racer F-Zero Maximum Velocity is coming to Switch Online this week

    PS5’s Game Help feature is expanding with user-generated videos

    Predator: Hunting Grounds coming to PS5, Xbox Series in late 2024; IllFonic to take over publishing

    Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster

    A Gamer Looks At 40: Final Fantasy

    Yakuza: Like A Dragon

    Max Mustard

    Swarm 2

    Pepper Grinder

    Hebereke Enjoy Edition

    Hebereke

    Life Is Strange

    Stellar Blade (demo)

    Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page

    The Player One Podcast t-shirt

    The Player One Podcast mug

    ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic

    Player One Podcast Discord

    Greg Streams on Twitch

    Gain Ground - Generation 16 #130

    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.

    Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast.

    Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

    Running time: 1:41:17

  • If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment.

    To E3 Or Not E3

    It’s a Degrassi Jeopardy from hacker alias A Hind D! Can an Aftershow with 2/3rds Canadians represent their homeland with a win? Find out in this one w/guest Ben Rivers! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks again for your support!