The crew checks in (hotel humor!) on the 3.0 update and Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the good and bad of Xbox’s latest developer direct, and the horrors and sweet, sweet delights of the upcoming Virtual Boy lineup.     Running Time: 01:03:30 Direct Download (38.20 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes…

Linda³, DQ⁷ Reimagined, Castlevania⁶⁴, and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance highlight a mish-mash of new and old impressions alongside the latest news as we kick off 2026 for the second time with a respectable Tight⁷⁹! Running Time: 01:19:07 Direct Download (45.36 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed…

Friend of the show and former EGM editor Che Chou joins us to ring in 2026 with another freeform Q&A ep fueled by bourbon and filled with New Year’s resolutions, holiday memories, GOTY talk, and Cybermorph. HNY! Running Time: 01:15:40 Direct Download (43.39 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via…

Ring in the holidays with extended Metroid Prime 4 thoughts and an audio tour of the Nintendo Museum’s new art exhibit, plus Game Awards recap / reax in news!   Running Time: 01:15:01 Direct Download (45.10 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed Follow 8-4 Play on Twitter…

With Metroid Prime 4 dropping mere hours before we recorded, we went for the next best thing: a bunch of games from the late 90s! Tune in for talk of Analogue 3D, Radiant Silvergun, Viewpoint 2064, 2D gaming on the PS1, and more—plus some current-century stuff like Ball x Pit and Lumines Arise.    …

Lumines (loo-meh-nez) Arise, new Hyrule Warriors, Game Awards noms, Metroid Prime 4 hopes and fears, new Steam hardware (x3) and more! Running Time: 01:14:08 Direct Download (42.52 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed Follow 8-4 Play on Twitter (twitter.com/84play) Follow 8-4 on Facebook (facebook.com/hachinoyon) Time — Topic…

Hear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and Halloween in Japan. Running Time: 01:12:44 Direct Download (41.71 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed Follow 8-4 Play on Twitter…

1UP Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a buncha news. Running Time: 01:16:01 Direct Download (43.59 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed Follow 8-4 Play on Twitter (twitter.com/84play) Follow 8-4 on Facebook (facebook.com/hachinoyon)…

Clutch your digiballs and sharpen your sickles as we dive into Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Digimon Story Time Stranger, Mario Galaxy 1&2, a bunch of obscure Alfa System games, the latest news, and more! Running Time: 01:35:58 Direct Download (57.68 MB) Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes Subscribe to 8-4…

It’s our favorite time of year: Tokyo Game Show! A cavalcade of special guests pop through to talk about everything we saw at and around day 1 of the show, including Marvel Tokon, Onimusha, RE9, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Age of Imprisonment, Nioh 3, Ghost of Yotei, Dragon Quest 1&2, and lots more! Running Time: 02:08:34…