MHG Podcast

Wild swings & addictive things this week, ranging from quirky (Basketball Classics @namo_gamo) to intriguing (Generation Exile @sonderlust.bsky.social) to highly addictive (Tokyo Xtreme Racer https://shorturl.at/W62Cs, RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike https://shorturl.at/yMwTB) 00:10 - Intro 03:36 - Basketball Classics @namo_gamo 08:03 - Sonic Wings Reunion https://www.success-corp.co.jp/ 18:04 - Generation Exile @sonderlust.bsky.social 25:13 - Tokyo Xtreme Racer https://shorturl.at/W62Cs 32:41 - RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike https://shorturl.at/yMwTB 41:30 - Outro

Tim Curry worship this week & who can blame us? But we also discuss EverSiege: Untold Ages @dearvillagers.com, Packing Life @arokogamestudio.bsky.social & Q2's exciting upcoming releases. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 00:36 - MHG Chat: Party Politics in Football 06:55 - EverSiege: Untold Ages @dearvillagers.com 15:01 - Packing Life @arokogamestudio.bsky.social 20:34 - MHG Chat: Q1/Q2 release chat 29:46 - MHG Chat: All things Rocky Horror 33:15 - Outro

This week we are complete and utter shunts, going off the tracks reviewing Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor https://shorturl.at/KarSg & Train Sim World® 6: Liberec - Stará Paka Route https://shorturl.at/cjmlQ. There’s even a train in our retro pick this week: Yoshi’s Island! SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 02:42 - Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor https://shorturl.at/KarSg 09:41 - Yoshi’s Island 19:50 - Train Sim World® 6: Liberec - Stará Paka Route https://shorturl.at/cjmlQ 38:55 - Outro

Personally, I only ever put my name to quality productions (hah!) So what's Jonny C doing getting involved with Toxic Commando @sabergames.bsky.social ? Brad also gets nostalgic with the return of Poker Night at the Inventory @skunkapegames.com SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 04:51 - John Carpenter's Toxic Commando @sabergames.bsky.social 21:32 - Poker Night at the Inventory @skunkapegames.com 27:11 - MHG Chat: Slay the Spire 2 32:20 - Outro

Whether you’re after the plucky indie or the mega-hyped release, we got you this week: iRacing Arcade @iracing.com, Resident Evil Requiem @residentevil.capcomusa.com, Scott Pilgrim EX @tributegames.com & Esoteric Ebb @chrisbodegard.bsky.social all strut their wotsits. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 00:48 - MHG Char: Iran War & global destabilisation 05:39 - New MS console 08:46 - iRacing Arcade @iracing.com 18:23 - Resident Evil Requiem @residentevil.capcomusa.com 23:09 - Requiem - Minor Spoilers BEGIN 28:29 - Requiem - Minor Spoilers END 35:05 - Scott Pilgrim EX @tributegames.com 44:25 - Esoteric Ebb @chrisbodegard.bsky.social 58:58 - Outro

Fancy hearing UE5 being eviscerated? This is the ep for you. We range over all sorts this week, inc. Rob Grant, BAFTAs, Green party, ANTHEM#9 @shueisha-games.bsky.social & Styx: Blades of Greed https://shorturl.at/6AqEl SHOWNOTES: 00:00 - Intro & Salute to Rob Grant 03:29 - MHG Chat: BAFTAs controversy 12:56 - MHG Chat: Green party victory 15:41 - ANTHEM#9 @shueisha-games.bsky.social 21:36 - Prince of Persia (SNES) 30:01 - Styx: Blades of Greed https://shorturl.at/6AqEl 36:33 - MHG Chat: UE5 discussion (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaxqbeQT4Rw&t=1411s)

Sometimes you just gotta fanboi-out, and Stu goes to town on Super Mario World. There’s also the intriguing romhack Mushroom Kingdom Fusion https://shorturl.at/lXRtf & Suda 51’s whacko headmasher, Romeo is a Dead Man @ghmofficial.bsky.social SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 00:38 - Super Mario World 06:51 - Mushroom Kingdom Fusion https://shorturl.at/lXRtf 09:30 - Romeo is a Dead Man @ghmofficial.bsky.social 23:35 - Outro

Brad battles nasty bugs IRL & all sorts of opponents in-game, with Monster Train 2 DLC https://shorturl.at/IHF6k, Nova Antarctica https://shorturl.at/vaMoo & the long-hyped Mewgenics! https://shorturl.at/ovs0S. Stu clatters around with the quirky Plinbo @rogueduck.net SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 07:09 - Monster Train 2 DLC https://shorturl.at/IHF6k 12:22 - Plinbo @rogueduck.net 20:45 - Nova Antarctica https://shorturl.at/vaMoo 26:31 - Mewgenics! https://shorturl.at/ovs0S 39:13 - Outro

Sim elements: how do you juggle them in your game? That’s the key question this week, covering I Hate This Place (@rocksquarethunder.bsky.social) & Assetto Corsa Rally (https://shorturl.at/zi2af). Also Monster World IV (see https://shorturl.at/Xpyv7) & Relooted (@nyamakop.co.za) SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 01:14 - MHG Chat: Bad Bunny 02:57 - MHG Chat: Catherine O’Hara 07:23 - I Hate This Place (@rocksquarethunder.bsky.social) 26:25 - Assetto Corsa Rally (https://shorturl.at/zi2af) 38:32 - Monster World IV (Westone) 45:03 - Relooted (@nyamakop.co.za) 59:21 - Outro

It’s all about Lucha Libre, crampons, dogs serving breakfast & cyberpunk funk this week. We got Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim https://shorturl.at/a19DZ, Into the Grid https://shorturl.at/FBxz6 & Cairn https://shorturl.at/JWhuD for ya. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 04:30 - Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim https://shorturl.at/a19DZ 08:25 - Into the Grid https://shorturl.at/FBxz6 12:58 - MHG Chat: Retro escapes 18:01 - Cairn https://shorturl.at/JWhuD

Always committed to opposing fascism. Stay strong, Minnesotans. This week we check out Abra-Cooking-Dabra https://shorturl.at/bMVP6, Bladesong @bladesonggame.bsky.social, Death + Lead https://kai-magazine-software.fwscart.com/ & TR-49 https://www.inklestudios.com/ SHOWNOTES 00:10 - Intro 00:28 - MHG Chat: f*ck ICE 06:02 - Abra-Cooking-Dabra https://shorturl.at/bMVP6 09:45 - Bladesong @bladesonggame.bsky.social 14:16 - Death + Lead https://kai-magazine-software.fwscart.com/ 35:42 - TR-49 https://www.inklestudios.com/ 46:31 - Outro

Does Brad want to be the last ninja (https://shorturl.at/GvX9x), or the last caretaker (@wearechannel37.bsky.social)? Well, why not both?? That’s the beauty of video games. Also, Stu fills some Dead Space (2008) SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 03:35 - The Last Ninja Collection https://shorturl.at/GvX9x 17:33 - Dead Space (2008) https://shorturl.at/v9U1e 28:50 - The Last Caretaker @wearechannel37.bsky.social 40:48 - Outro

Just when you thought you were safe to go back to the calendar… It’s the best of the rest from 2025 that didn’t quite make top 10, including Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Arken Age, Routine, Atomfall, Ball X Pit, Powerwash Sim 2 & dozens more! SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Index 02:30 - Spilled! 04:43 - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders 07:46 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage 09:37 - Arken Age 11:40 - March: Expelled, Atomfall, Two Point Museum etc. 13:57 - Gradius Origins 17:07 - April: TETRIS® THE GRAND MASTER, Promise Mascot Agency, Tempest Rising, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3, Skin Deep 22:15 - Routine 24:27: May: Despolote, RoadCraft, City Tales, Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo 28:53 - Ruffy and the Riverside, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game, No, I’m not Human, City Tales: Medieval Era, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Strange Antiquities, Consume Me, 29:48 - Ball X Pit, SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato 33:14 - Cronos: The New Dawn 36:11 - Powerwash Simulator 2, Skate Story 38:18 - The Séance of Blake Manor 41:42 - R-Type Delta HD Boosted 42:23 - MHG Chat: The Mass Effect Trilogy 45:00 - Outro

Here it is, the GOTYs! The GOATs of 2025, including the likes of [redacted], the amazing [redacted] and the controversial - perhaps even shocking - [redacted]. Enjoy!

Screw positivity; let’s get angry! Prior to our GOTY chat, we look back on the garbagey stuff that ‘25 threw at us. It’s cathartic to share a good moan, so let’s cathart… hard! P.S. this is an important watch: https://shorturl.at/cJu3j SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 01:48 - Rant #1, Nintendo 13:06 - Positive intermission: Mass Effect 16:26 - Rant #2, Microsoft 27:04 - Rant #3, AI 38:34 - Wrap up of 2025 39:28 - Outro