Best Life As Casual Gamers Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 58: Filthy Casual 1:15:14

1d ago1:15:14

1:15:14

GameAgentET and The Six Button Samurai are feeling those dog days of late summer, with a very slow news cycle in gaming, but there's been some interesting things to celebrate, like a new SuperFX chip 3 being utilized in a new physical cartridge offering of DOOM on SNES, and some very positive news about Tango Gameworks being acquired by a Korean pu…

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Episode 57: Catching Them All With RRN's 2024 Pokémon GO World Championships Contender, Allijah 'Motiks' Motika 1:10:05

14d ago1:10:05

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Our guest today, Allijah Motika, is a competitive Pokémon GO! player who has earned a spot in the 2024 Pokémon GO World Championships, taking place in Honolulu, HI August 16-18. He’s also a fellow podcaster on the Ruminations Radio Network, as he co-hosted 25 Yards Later Fantasy Football. Join The Six-Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) as we ta…

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NBA 2K25 MyEras: Two Ideas for the New Game 19:08

14d ago19:08

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What new myEra will we get for NBA 2K25, I speculate one will be an easy layup of a choice, the other would acknowledge the history of a rising league! Video Version: https://youtu.be/nzBKfvrZT1Y Support the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StateoftheFranchiseGaming Twitter/X: @StateFranchiseBy stateofthefranchise

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Episode 56: Ridge Racer vs. Pac-Man and the Less-Is-More Games That Truly Satisfy 1:09:41

26d ago1:09:41

1:09:41

GameAgenstET and The Six Button Samurai dive into a philosophical discussion about the games that move us, and how in an age of weighing games by follow-up DLC support or how long a game takes to complete, a key aspect of what makes a good game great may be falling by the wayside. EVO is also happening quite literally as we speak, and the shadow dr…

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Episode 55: Sad Dad Sims & Astro-Bot Joy 1:24:22

21d ago1:24:22

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The Six-Button Samurai and GameAgentETare joined by longtime friend and former fellow fighting stick assembler, Aaron Holley, who unlike The Last of Us's Joel and God of War Kratos, actually enjoys fatherhood while trying to get in some gaming with his trusty SteamDeck. He provides a fresh third perspective as we take a last conclusive dip into the…

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Farewell NCAA 14 51:37

2M ago51:37

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NCAA Football 14 held us down for 11 solid years but it time to move into a new generation of college football gaming with EA College Football 25 along side the podcasts first guest @BRonSports https://www.youtube.com/@BRonSports Video Version: https://youtu.be/xunOwYta80E Support the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StateoftheFranchiseGaming Twit…

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Questions About EA College Football 25's Teambuilder 12:12

2M ago12:12

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We were told 2 months ago the Teambuilder site would be out this summer BEFORE EA College Football 25 releases and we are near it's scheduled release date, so will we get it in time for early release on the 15th? Video version: https://youtu.be/0TaY6C3YaLc Support the Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/StateoftheFranchiseGaming?view_as=subs…

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Episode 54: The Not E3 No Bummer Summer Continues 1:02:29

2M ago1:02:29

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@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six-Button Samurai continue to be awash in trailers for new games as Not E3 Season marches on. We stop to pick apart the Season 2 DLC announcement for Street Fighter VI, as longtime SNK stalwarts, though Eddy himself had some timing qualms about what it all meant for the future, while James took a rosier view of the big …

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Revive These Schools in EA CFB 25 in States Where There Are No FBS Schools! (EA CFB) 22:03

3M ago22:03

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Teambuilder makes it's return in EA College Football 25 and while we do not know the details we can start brain storming some schools to bring back in states where there is no current FBS presence! Video Version: https://youtu.be/1lAX3l8I1E8 Support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/StateoftheFranchiseGaming?view_as=subscriber? Find me on Twit…

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Episode 53: Bury Me At The MadCatz Booth In Kentia Hall 1:20:09

3M ago1:20:09

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It’s ‘Not E3 Season’ in the gaming industry, and in 2024 that means a loose amalgamation of streaming events that mostly seem destined to underwhelm, as the long tail of development weirdness from the pandemic continues to sow instability after a horrific round of layoffs this year. Despite this, @GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six-Button Samurai conti…

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10 Things I Dislike About MLB the Show Free Agency 35:17

3M ago35:17

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I have some gripes about MLB the Show's Free Agency and how it is constructed with some improvements I would like to see in the near future! Video Version: https://youtu.be/s4v8TI5xQUc Support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/StateoftheFranchiseGaming?view_as=subscriber? Find me on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/StateFranchise…

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Episode 52 – Hi-Fi Crushed: The Real Ninth Generation Console Blues 1:11:45

3M ago1:11:45

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The tide of bad news for gaming continues to rise in 2024, as The Six-Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) attempt to make sense of the recent closure of studios by Xbox, a dim earnings report from Square Enix, and a variety of other issues hitting console-makers and devs alike. But it isn’t all sad songs and whiskey, as Eddy and JJJ also discuss…

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Get Your 40-Man Roster Right (MLB the Show 24) 18:35

4M ago18:35

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Proper 40-man roster management plays an integral role in your teams' success. Who gets called up following an injury? Who is on the verge of replacing a struggling player? Who gets to play in the postseason? All of these questions and many more are answered in this episode. Video Version: https://youtu.be/vZDBeDv0Gew Support the channel: https://w…

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Episode 51: The Looming Hollywood Gaming Gold Rush 1:10:09

4M ago1:10:09

1:10:09

The Six-Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) take a look at the Amazon streaming series Fallout, based on Bethesda Software’s RPG franchise, just renewed for a 2nd season, while Fallout 4 gets a next-gen upgrade on PS5/XB (a mixed bag thus far), along with a sharp spike in interest in the entire line of games generated by the show. Given the succ…

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Episode 50: Shadow of the Zombie Game Company 58:17

5M ago58:17

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@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai get a bit misty-eyed talking about reaching their 50th episode of OGIH. But they’re also knee-deep in chasing the retro gaming biscuit, as Eddy continues to play Shadow of the Ninja in anticipation of the Natsume-Atari remake due later this year and further experiments with the Taito Egret trackball, w…

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Episode 49: Again, Legendary Friends… RETURN! 57:35

5M ago57:35

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The Six Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) are quite excited about SNK’s journey back to Southtown, in the form of FATAL FURY: CITY OF THE WOLVES, and we dive headlong into the previews to discuss how we felt about the first reveal of this LONG-awaited follow-up to 1999’s Garou: Mark of the Wolves. But that’s not all we have in store, as we tal…

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Ep 48: In Toriyama We Trust (fixed) 1:05:05

5M ago1:05:05

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Oh God It Hz Episode 48: In Toriyama We Trust GameAgentET and The Six Button Samurai are squeezing the juice from a few different hot-button items fresh from the world of video games, chief among them what it means now that the developers of Yuzu, the Nintendo Switch emulator, have settled out of court and will cease their activities following a bi…

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Episode 47: JRPGs and Fighting Words Over Character Customization Modes 1:04:23

6M ago1:04:23

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@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai dive headlong into what they’re playing at this very moment, with JJJ fresh from FINALLY beating FFVI and eyeing a bit of FFVII Remake action, and Eddy looking to round out his playtime with some Final Fantasy love in the near future. They also discuss character customization, ala Tekken 8 and other mo…

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Episode 46: A Landscape of Layoffs, But At Least The Mishimas Are Feuding Again. 1:10:37

6M ago1:10:37

1:10:37

@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai survey what turned out to be a fairly bleak January for gaming, with more than 6,000 layoffs announced. It’s definitely a weird time for the industry, and Eddy and JJJ just try to pick apart what it all means, and what experiences they hope to squeeze from gaming in 2024. (The forecast calls for more T…

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5 NEW Features We Need for MLB the Show 24 Franchise 30:32

7M ago30:32

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I cannot reasonably tell you the last time MLB the Show Franchise received a new, game changing feature in Franchise mode in it's 19 year history. Now call me skeptical, pessimistic if you want to but I call it realistic. March to October while a brilliant name MLB the Show starting this year needs a massive upgrade with at least ONE of these NEW f…

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MLB the Show 12 Did Franchise Finances Better than 23 19:26

7M ago19:26

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In MLB the Show 22 we finally received an update to understand our financial earnings in a simpler way going from a weekly projection system to knowing for sure how much money has been made by our team over the course of a season. MLB the Show 12 did finances in a much better manner by showing us a simple balance sheet where we see where our effort…

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Episode 45: LIVE from the Westsiiide 51:10

7M ago51:10

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@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai are once again reunited in the desert after five years! And it’s a perfect moment to recap 2023, and what represents a whole catalog of wins, losses, and unfinished games JJJ and Eddy will still be working on long in 2024. Don’t miss this very special OGIH, recorded live from a hidden fortress on the o…

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Episode 44: Whose Trade Show Is This, Anyway? 1:13:48

8M ago1:13:48

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@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai talk The Fame, er, Game Awards, and how a lack of understanding around who the audience for this show, and what it’s function is, ties directly into the not-surprising death of E3. We also go deep into the fantasy zone of Sega’s recent quintuple franchise revival trailer, trying to make sense of the gl…

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Are Sports Games Respected by Other Gamers & Critics? 17:49

9M ago17:49

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2023 was a great year in gaming, so many highly acclaimed games from Life of P to Baldur's Gate 3 to High-Fi Rush, and we should have a great 2024 in store for us as well. But when most think of great games why do sports games rarely, it ever get mentioned? Do gaming reviewers not take the time out to understand these games or do they just play for…

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Episode 43: What Makes For A Shockingly Superior Sequel? 1:27:01

9M ago1:27:01

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The Six Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) are back, and so is The Big Question, albeit it in evolved form, as they compare and contrast their individually-compiled lists of Five Shockingly Superior Video Game Sequels. Plus, our cross-Pacific heroes discuss what they’re playing now and next, some notable moments of fan-translation (including th…

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The Answer is Always 42 1:06:00

9M ago1:06:00

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With the news of Nintendo’s new movie project, that being a live-action Zelda feature, @GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai ponder just how high the bar would be for a franchise and a main character that fans hold ridiculously close to their hearts. Would Link speak? It might make for the biggest Internet kerfuffle among Nintendo fans sin…

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2 God 2 Hz 1:01:43

9M ago1:01:43

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It’s our second anniversary at Oh God It Hz! And our death-defying hosts, @GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai are once again fearlessly diving headlong into the corporate shark-infested waters that is the video game industry in 2023. We discuss the departure of Unity’s CEO, the looming (THANK GOD) finality of the ActBlizz merger, and som…

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WWE2K Causes a Community Creator Crisis 21:43

10M ago21:43

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WWE 2K23's latest patch 1.21 sets a bad example of how to handle community creators such as those who create characters/players, rosters & scenarios within our favorite sports video games. Offline games do not typically enjoy the plethora of updates that the more lucrative modes gain during the yearly cycle. None of us want to face cheaters & explo…

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Was the MLB the Show’s Scouting Update Enough? 3:34

10M ago3:34

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Are CPU teams in franchise games utilizing scouting effectively? In some games, it seems like they either don't use it or take advantage of it when they do. This episode explores the balance between user and CPU team scouting strategies. Find out if there's a fair playing field and don't forget to subscribe for more gaming insights! MLB the Show bu…

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The Spooky Gaming Special 59:18

11M ago59:18

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As Halloween draws near, we’re thinking about our favorite games that feature ghouls and ghosts and bats and whip-toting vampire killers, zombies, and anything else SPOOKY! From Castlevania to Sweet Home, from Eternal Darkness to the Resident Evil 4 remake, and everything in-between across decades of horror-inspired video games. (Big bonus points i…

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In Arino We Trust 1:05:12

11M ago1:05:12

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The Six Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) pick apart a somewhat heavy week of developments in the game industry, particularly the mess surrounding Unity’s announcement of a confusing and some would say outright greedy initiative called the Unity Runtime Fee, which had many indie developers and industry watchers hot under the collar. We also di…

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Wonder Made Us Ponder These PS+ Price Hikes 1:03:53

12M ago1:03:53

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Summer is turning into fall, and @GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai pick apart Sony’s proposed price hikes for their online service tiers, inviting outline outbursts from many disgruntled gamers given the steep climb of +35%. But it isn’t all teeth-gnashing, as we dissect the Nintendo Direct on Super Mario Bros. Wonder that has us think…

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What Makes A Forever Fighting Game? 1:08:18

12M ago1:08:18

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As it had been some time since The Six Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) had locked in for a ‘proper’ OGIH episode, we batted around a variety of topics in retrogaming. We focus on the new Gold Master Series from Digital Eclipse and The Making of Karateka, and how it addresses preservation of both the game in its various iterations as well as …

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The Side-Scrolling Beat 'Em Up Special 1:03:26

1y ago1:03:26

1:03:26

With successful revival efforts behind Streets of Rage and TMNT having done well commercially and critically, and more making their way out like Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, it was time for The Six Button Samurai, @GameAgentET (OGiH) and special guest @Hoptimus (RFC) to discuss their love of the genre and how it influences their view …

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The Boulevard of Broken Franchise Promises 1:08:50

1y ago1:08:50

1:08:50

The Six Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) walk the dark streets of shattered glass and unhappy gamers who have invested themselves too deeply into rigid definitions of game franchises, or worse yet, taken sides in the Console Wars, which are grinding Skynet-like into their forties. But it isn’t all dystopia, as they find some fun stuff they re…

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I Am Too Proud to Beg (for a Beta Code) 11:58

1y ago11:58

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Unlike TLC I am too proud to beg for something that should be accessible by all who look to consume the beta/demo of Madden 24 (which has since ended). In 2023 EA decided it was a good idea to open up the beta to all via signup and codes to access were received via email. I received my code 3-4 days before the beta ended. I will praise them for hav…

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Episode 34: Behold, The Summer Games Feast. 1:02:45

1y ago1:02:45

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GameAgentET and The Six Button Samurai have their hands FULL with games like Zelda: TotK and SF6 in the mix, so we brought aboard Hoptimus from Retro Futurist Culture to help us sort through the madness of the rash of not-E3 news and new game announcements. We also went in deep on TotK and Street Fighter 6 specifically, with Eddy having spent the m…

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The State of Football Gaming (2023) 25:46

1y ago25:46

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As it currently stands we are in the midst of Madden 24 beta testing with the game to release in August. EA College Football is possibly in limbo with college players not accepting the $500 being offered as even semi-relevant players can and will make more through an NIL deal let alone the stars & superstars. Maximum Football has pushed back it's b…

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What Does the Price of a Game Entitle Us To? 35:30

1+ y ago35:30

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Every decade or so with hardware that gets better, we typically see a hike in prices for our video game purchase. Sports video games are usually seen as nothing more than roster updates on a year to year basis unless there is a feature added to the game which changes how we experience our franchise & career modes. Are we asking for too much to see …

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Don’t Insult My Intelligence 34:51

1+ y ago34:51

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Our PCs & gaming consoles harbor the best that tech has to offer in terms of speed and power yet our sports video games play like they can't do 10 pushups for the life of them. We have down right silly trade logic, CPU teams make questionable free agent signings and despite playing in-game on the hardest of difficulties the CPU manages their team s…

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Franchise Ain’t Dead 4:55

1+ y ago4:55

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In the 1990s through the late 2000s sports games relied on Franchise & Career modes to draw customers to their games in a time when competitive gaming consisted of local couch head to head matchups or online games versus two preset teams. Now with companies using the tactics that have been successful for mobile games, microtransactions & F.O.M.O. (…

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Fat-Bottomed Games Make The Rockin’ World Go Round, But How Do You Juggle Them As An Adult? 59:01

1+ y ago59:01

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Join The Six-Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) as we get on our bikes and ride into a freewheeling convo that centers on our experiences thus far with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the Street Fighter VI open beta. Turns out neither of your hosts have spent as much time as we’d like with these monstrous, soon-to-be time devourin…

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They Don’t Give Out Bronze Medals In Console Wars, Do They? 1:01:36

1+ y ago1:01:36

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@GameAgentET (OGiH) is joined by The Six-Button Samurai and special guest @Hoptimus (RFC) as they look to an otherwise hopeful summer with big games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Street Fighter VI. We also discuss news about a brand-new Double Dragon game and the joys of the Super Mario Bros. Movie. The big rants at the end hav…

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Episode 31: We Await Your Return, Warrior. 59:26

1+ y ago59:26

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The Six-Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) are back after a month-long hiatus, but there’s A LOT to talk about, between some serious questions being asked at Microsoft about the future of Xbox, The Super Mario Bros. Movie pulling in a BILLION dollars (and what this might mean for seeing other Nintendo franchises materialize at the box office), …

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The Twenty Year Chozo Itch (special guest Hoptimus) 1:00:10

1+ y ago1:00:10

1:00:10

@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six Button Samurai are joined by the RetroFuturist himself, @Hoptimus (RFC) as the mighty remaster of Metroid Prime for Switch takes center stage, mutating into a heavy discussion centering on the games of 2001-2005, an era in which there was also a very heated console race between Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. But unli…

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Business Blues X Street Fighter VI Hype! 56:08

1+ y ago56:08

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On this latest episode, JJJ and @GameAgentET (OGiH) discuss the ongoing mess that is the Microsoft + Activision merger, and how the recent announcement regarding Call of Duty games for Nintendo consoles is one of the strangest in recent memory given the sheer size of the corporate gods involved with so few actual players potentially interested in t…

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Nintendo Direct 58:34

1+ y ago58:34

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The latest Nintendo Direct dropped some delightful bombshells, which Game Agent ET and The Six-Button Samurai are happy to dive into, from Game Boy and GBA support on Nintendo Switch Online to a variety of new announcements, not the least of which was the final trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and the long-awaited and rumored …

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Navigating the Wild Seas of Corporate Hegemony and Irrepressible Fan Creativity 59:00

1+ y ago59:00

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The Six-Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) are back after Eddy got the 'rona, but you wouldn't know he couldn't talk two weeks ago as they tear into subjects like the Xbox exclusive HI-FI RUSH, the secret origin of the Pac-Man CE demake they've been simping over for months, and what can happen when video games inspire real-life choices. It's al…

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Episode 26: New Year’s Resolutions and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves 1:00:33

1+ y ago1:00:33

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@GameAgentET (OGiH) and The Six-Button Samurai wrestle with the arrival of 2023, and what it means to be a gamer these days. They discuss some of their recent holiday acquisitions, such as Atari 50, Kirby & The Forgotten Land, and some of the more promising games already shining brightly with potential on this fresh calendar. Can a gamer learn some…

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Episode 25 - 2022 Year In Gaming Review 1:01:10

1+ y ago1:01:10

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The Six-Button Samurai and @GameAgentET (OGiH) are joined by their blood brother in gaming @Hoptimus (RFC) to gnaw what's left on the ragged soup bone that was the year of gaming in 2022. Hop finally got to experience the majesty of the Bioshock Trilogy, Eddy is still freaking out over the excellence that is the 8-bit Pac-Man CE demake, and JJJ blo…

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