MHG Podcast

Is TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge (@Dotemu) just a shell of a game, or does it have Turtle Power™? Brad & Stu also check out @Mi_Clos's Out There: Oceans of Time, Forgive Me Father (@ByteBarrel) & lots more in a packed show. SHOWNOTES: 00:04:48 - TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge | @Dotemu 00:14:19 - Out There: Oceans of Time | @Mi_Clos 00:22:02 - Neon White | @PlayNeonWhite 00:26:49 - Forgive Me Father | @ByteBarrel 00:33:17 - Selaco | @SelacoGame 00:35:56 - Grindstone | @CAPYGAMES 00:43:14 - MHG Chat

This week we go ape with Apico (@WhitethornGames), bonkers for Strikers (#MarioStrikersBattleLeague), nutty for Golfie @GolfieGame & more-than-willing for Cardful Planning (@WalkHomeGames) SHOWNOTES: 00:04:54 - Mario Strikers | #MarioStrikersBattleLeague 00:15:57 - Golfie | @GolfieGame 00:32:57 - Stu: What are you Playing? 00:35:01 - Cardful Planning | @WalkHomeGames 00:38:00 - Apico | @WhitethornGames

I’ve got baked but I'm not a baker. I’ve got hair but I'm not a hairdresser. I’ve got soul but I’m not a Souldier (@dearvillagers). Old song references aside, we also chat Deathrun TV (@MergeGamesLtd): is it a worthy successor to Smash TV? SHOWNOTES: 00:02:21 - Deathrun TV 00:12:09 - Souldiers 00:26:37 - MHG: What are you Playing?

Brad & Stu go ham on the jubilee, produce questionable content around OnlyFans & discuss the likes of @ModernWolfLtd's Cantata, @daedalic's Wildcat Gun Machine & @StunlockStudios V Rising. SHOWNOTES 00:02:21 - Pac-Man Museum+ | @BandaiNamcoUS 00:11:58 - Cantata | @ModernWolfLtd 00:15:33 - V Rising | @StunlockStudios 00:20:37 - Wildcat Gun Machine | @daedalic 00:25:32 - MHG: What Are You Playing? 00:39:08 - MHG Chat: Jubilee

MHG will never stand by or tacitly support bigotry! With that in mind, Netflix/Gervais get a roasting, but we also talk @playismEN's Wonder Labyrinth, @SaberGames's Evil Dead: The Game & Citizen Sleeper by @JumpOvertheAge SHOWNOTES: 00:03:15 - Wonder Labyrinth | @playismEN 00:13:43 - Evil Dead: The Game | @SaberGames 00:27:10 - Citizen Sleeper | @JumpOvertheAge 00:37:03 - MHG: “What are you playing?” 00:48:54 - MHG Chat: Netflix, Gervais & Transphobia

An unexpected @Thunderfulgames showcase in this ep, feat. @TagOfJoy's Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit, The Gunk & @CarryCastle's Source of Madness. There's also @MilestoneItaly's Gravel & a big chat about doom boxes... SHOWNOTES: 00:02:39 - Steam Deck chat 00:07:14 - Gravel | @MilestoneItaly 00:18:26 - Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit | @TagOfJoy 00:24:07 - The Gunk | @Thunderfulgames 00:38:37 - Source of Madness | @CarryCastle 00:49:24 - MHG Chat

This episode is a chat with @bpdbryan that's at turns fun, moving & fascinating as we talk about everything from Pokemon to partnerships, the A to Z of BPD. Entertaining & heartfelt, you don't want to miss this one. CW: due to the nature of chat & language used, this one's not suitable for kids! SHOWNOTES: 00:01:23 - Intro to Bryan @bpdbryan 00:03:13 - The experience of living with BPD 00:29:54 - Video Games & Neuro Diversity 00:43:41 - Creating content when you’re ND 00:50:07 - Authenticity in personal interactions 00:56:21 - Partners & building relationships 00:56:21 - The challenge of consuming with ASD 01:07:48 - Outro

Ever wanted to hear @bradigor sing? Well, now's your chance. Amongst the trills there are also thrills, with @MorsGames Super Mario Flashback, #SuperMarioBrosPapercraft, the controversial @hopejourneygame, the divisive Loot River (@straka_studio) and all the Steam Deck chat you can shake a stick at. SHOWNOTES: 00:04:40 - Hope’s Journey 00:19:46 - Astral Ascent 00:23:15 - Super Mario Bros. Papercraft 00:27:31 - Super Mario Flashback 00:33:04 - Bugsnax 00:39:40 - Loot River

Samobee Games is made up of wife/wife development team Charlene and Bee. The devlopers of Princess Farmer spoke with Brad about everything from influences for the game, accessibility, inclusion and much more.

Princess Farmer interviews, Bobby Skullface shout-outs, mask wearing and Michael Parkinson are just a few of the topics swirling around in today’s ep, alongside @poncle_vampire’s #Vampire Survivors, @RedStageFI’s #Skabma - Snowfall, @radiangames’s #Instruments of Destruction & more. SHOWNOTES 00:10:20 - Vampire Survivors 00:23:55 - Skabma - Snowfall 00:34:05 - Savage Reign 00:43:52 - Instruments of Destruction 00:49:30 - Interview with Princess Farmer devs: teaser 00:53:15 - MHG Chat: Masks

Brad has themselves a Steam Deck and they don't care about frames per second, refresh rates and minor performance gains. All they care for is if they can play Mixolumia on the bus! Luckily Stu is on hand to ask some questions. So strap in and listen to Brad's first hand experience with Valve's newest bit of hardware.

Although @Bradigor and @Treble_Alpha discuss the likes of @roboticgeo’s Norco & Ember Knights (@TheEmberKnights), sod all that… Brad’s got a new kitten! Kawaii…. ଘ( ˊωˋ )ଓ SHOWNOTES: 00:02:31 - Norco 00:14:18 - DOOM Slayers Collection 00:23:51 - Ember Knights

@Bradigor gets Decked, whilst @Treble_Alpha's Day's Gone. Featuring @Deck13_de's Highrise City, @ansdor's Slipstream, CodeForce's Distant Worlds 2 & @small_bros's B.I.O.T.A. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:30 - Steam Deck First Impressions 00:06:31 - Days Gone (PC) 00:17:18 - Highrise City 00:21:46 - Slipstream 00:34:09 - Distant Worlds 2 00:40:18 - BIOTA

Brad plays brand new gear like @clockworkpat's Patrick’s Parabox, @TMLStudios Dead Man's Diary & @WhitethornGames's Princess farmer, whereas CheapAssStu™ explores the recent past with Scarlet Nexus and G'n'G Resurrection. SHOWNOTES: 00:03:29 - Scarlet Nexus 00:12:21 - Patrick’s Parabox 00:21:38 - Ghosts n’ Goblins Resurrection 00:31:56 - Dead Man’s Diary 00:39:51 - Princess Farmer

This week, we don't use Kirby as a metaphor for global Capitalism. Although we probably should have. Also featuring @RocketPandaEN Phantom Breaker: Omnia, @aeriedigital's Battle Bands, and loads more. SHOWNOTES: 00:04:36 - Viewpoint 00:12:33 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land 00:18:17 - Elden Ring 00:43:05 - Phantom Breaker: Omnia 00:48:04 - Battle Bands

MHG ain't afraid of no ghosts. Hence the Ghostwire: Tokyo coverage! We also take a look at @kylotonn_games WRC10, @FoamPunchGames Shredders & @MilestoneItaly's wonderfully titled Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5. Also retro talk & Future Games Show 2022 discussion. SHOWNOTES: 00:03:35 - Ghostwire: Tokyo 00:18:27 - WRC10 00:25:38 - Nightmare in the Dark 00:31:00 - Shredders 00:36:52 - Monster Energy Supercross: the Official Video Game 5 00:53:40 - MHG Chat: Future Games Show 2022

Alongside box-fresh chat around @dicey's Tunic, Chicken Launcher's No Place Like Home & @WalesInter's Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Brad? there's retro talk about the Neo Geo and its games in a packed episode. Flip Reverse it, people! SHOWNOTES: 00:02:45 - Ashwalkers 00:14:05 - The Neo Geo and its games 00:27:49 - No Place Like Home 00:31:46 - Tunic 00:39:14 - Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? 00:46:10 - MHG chat

Hopefully more of a Shark Sandwich than a shi…unpleasant alternative, the folks discuss @paperbunker’s Splash Cars, Neofid / @DAsteborg’s Demons of Asteborg, a Switch port of @Camouflaj’s Republique & @improxgames’s The Last Cube. SHOWNOTES: 00:02:24 - Splash Cars 00:07:55 - Demons of Asteborg 00:10:50 - Republique 00:19:01 - The Last Cube

Recorded separately but still packed full of insight (...err...) @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha talk @TaitoCorp's Ninja Savior, @BubbleheadStu's intriguing Phaseshift, the charming @fixfoxgame + more. As philosopher Oakley said, "We'll always be together, however far it seems..." [cries in GenXer]. SHOWNOTES: 00:03:22 - Phaseshiift 00:06:10 - FixFox 00:09:38 - River City Girls Zero 00:14:45 - Batora Lost Haven 00:19:28 - Ninja Savior - Return of the Warriors 00:25:34 - Horizon Forbidden West 00:27:50 - Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

Take a step into the Forbidden West with @Bradigor + @Treble_Alpha's gargantuan discussion on the new Horizon game! Also @NoskovSS's 35mm, Neon White (@PlayNeonWhite), @ExitPlanGames's Bang-On Balls (no, seriously) & loads of Steam Next Fest coverage. SHOWNOTES: 00:03:23 - Neon White [demo] 00:11:11 - 35mm 00:22:40 - Horizon: Forbidden West 00:57:16 - Bang-On Balls 01:02:57 - MHG Chat: Steam Next Fest

@TKthegame’s The Cursed Knight, @koeitecmoeurope’s Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires & @11Mraz’s Ocean’s Heart get tested, plus arcade + pinball chat, namechecks for glamorous Croydon, Southend + Daventry & lots more besides. SHOWNOTES: 00:02:40 - Rolling Thunder II 00:14:42 - Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires 00:26:12 - The Cursed Knight 00:29:53 - Ocean’s Heart 00:35:00 - Arizona Sunshine 00:42:04 - MHG Chat: arcades & the pinball scene

@Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha share their good news and positive vibes, including - but not limited to - playing @PanicBarn’s superior Not Tonight 2 & Marvelous Inc.’s Daemon x Machina ( @dxm_info ). SHOWNOTES: 00:04:13 - The Super Shinobi - @SEGA 00:21:27 - Not Tonight 2 - @PanicBarn 00:36:02 - Daemon x Machina

This week on the podcast. Brad discovers their hidden depths in Hidden Deep, whilst Stu has a Headdy experience with one of Treasure's Dynamite retro releases. Also on the docket: SNK's Card Fighters' Clash, Dotemu's Windjammers 2, and Dungeon Munchies by maJAJa. =================================== Shownotes: 00:02:42 - Dynamite Headdy 00:11:43 - SNK VS. CAPCOM: CARD FIGHTERS' CLASH 00:14:45 - Windjammers 2 00:22:36 - Hidden Deep 00:28:12 - Dungeon Munchies

Bradley morphs into a pinball wizard, whilst Stu says Lacuna (@digitales_games) Matata . I's a wonderful phrase. Also @Eko_Software's Rugby 22, @astroneergame on Switch & plenty more. SHOWNOTES: 00:02:48 - Super Ninja-Kun 00:16:50 - Cities Skylines: Airports DLC 00:24:47 - Lacuna 00:29:04 - Rugby 22 00:39:03 - Astroneer 00:45:50 - MHG chat: Pinball

Two topics destined to define 2022 dominate the convo this week: the MS/ActiBlizz buyout, and the phenom that is Wordle. Also featured: @Rocketship_Park's Word Forward, @Repixel8's Gravity Chase and @SundaeMonth's Pupperazzi. SHOWNOTES: 00:01:03 - MS buy Activision Blizzard 00:11:50 - Streets of Rage 2 00:18:13 - Word Forward 00:21:53 - Wordle 00:30:48 - Gran Turismo Sport 00:45:02 - Gravity Chase 00:52:27 - Street Fighter II Plus 00:54:10 - Pupperazzi 01:00:45 - MHG chat: YouTube’s Advertising

Join @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha for a cracking discussion about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, POC & representation in games, plus the presence/absence of the female voice. Plus @whalenought's Mechajammer + lots more. SHOWNOTES: 00:01:53 - Horatio Goes Snowboarding 00:07:54 - Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin 00:15:53 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale 00:26:25 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 00:37:37 - Mechajammer 00:43:10 - MHG Chat

In a salute to the history of SEGA, @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha do the A-Z, from Afterburner to Zaxxon, picking-out their top threes per console along the way. Blue skies forever! Shownotes: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:50 - Early to Mid Eighties, and the Super Scroller era 00:06:15 - Our Top 3 Super Scroller Games (e.g. Afterburner, Thunder Blade, OutRun) 00:10:36 - The Master System and Mega Drive - The True home of SEGA 2D arcades 00:13:44 - Our Top 3 Master System Games 00:18:43 - Our Top 3 Mega Drive/Genesis Games 00:24:21 - The (Dark) Age of the Saturn 00:28:43 - Our Top 3 Saturn Games 00:33:28 - The Dream is Cast (Asunder) 00:47:38 - Our Top 3 Dreamcast Games 01:05:40 - Post-hardware Blues 01:13:29 - Top 5 SEGA games post-hardware development 01:27:55 - MHG chat + channel update

Yo-Ho-Ho! Ah, that’s pirates isn’t it? Whatever. Enjoy the festive delights of @Bradigor and @Treble_Alpha capping off 2021 with their GOTY top tens. Who will be crowned lord and saviour of all? Tune in to find out, and swig that grog, me hearties! Damn it, I've switched into pirate mode again, haven’t I?! Ah well, Merry Christmas ye swabs! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:16 - Intro 00:05:41 - Honorable Mentions 00:08:44 - Top Ten no. 10 to 6 00:45:10 - Top Ten no. 5 to 2 01:38:34 - Brad & Stu’s no. 1s 01:58:35 - Outro - Merry Christmas!

Bravely battling the lurgy, @Bradigor and @Treble_Alpha not only interrogate new releases @ININ_Games Clockwork Aquaria, @SkyhookGames Lawn Mowing Simulator & @DejimaGames Firegirl, they also continue their random GOTY categories for 2021! Shownotes: 00:03:24 - Clockwork Aquaria 00:11:06 - Lawn Mowing Simulator 00:23:51 - Halo Infinite 00:32:00 - Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue 00:40:07 - GOTY chat #3 01:01:15 - MHG Chat

Controversial opinions about this week, with 2021's highs + lows up for discussion. Along with fresh drops Halo Infinite & @wolfstride_game, @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha muse over Sable, Mini Motorways, Deathloop, Guilty Gear -Strive- and many more to sort wheat from chaff. Shownotes: 00:05:41 - Tetris Effect: Connected 00:11:34 - Wolfstride 00:21:00 - Halo Infinite 00:41:32 - Loop Hero | Switch 00:48:21 - GOTY Discussion #2

Randomly selected GOTY categories get picked & answered (sort of) in the countdown to the end of 2021. There's still time for what we've been playing, including @JerryVerhoeven's Kavel & @acidnerve's Death's Door! Shownotes: 00:01:49 - Ace Combat 7 DLC 00:09:37 - Kavel 00:16:35 - Death’s Door 00:23:51 - Lone Echo II 00:28:13 - GOTY Pt.1 00:49:13 - MHG Chat

Want to know how to revolutionise teaching? Then this is the episode for you! If you're here for the games, you're well catered for with the diverse likes of @TrainLifeGame's Train Life: A Railway Simulator, @RAD_Studios' Lone Echo II, @TheSundewGame & more. Shownotes: 00:05:38 - Resident Evil 3 Remake 00:12:55 - Train Life: A Railway Simulator - @TrainLifeGame 00:21:47 - Lone Echo II - @RAD_Studios 00:31:40 - The Sundew - @TheSundewGame 00:42:01 - Stellaris: Aquatic Species DLC - @StellarisGame 00:51:37 - MHG Chat: neurodivergence & the education system

In a slight change to regular programming, @bradigor and @Treble_Alpha record separately to cover the weekly events. @MoussaKhan's A Little Golf Journey, @ChorusWorldwide's Space Moth: Lunar Edition & the travesty that is GTA Trilogy 'Definitive' Edition are just a few titbits under the microscope. Shownotes: 00:00:00 - Brad 00:01:50 - Jurassic World Evolution 2 00:06:55 - Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: The Definitive Edition 00:12:01 - A Little Golf Journey 00:17:02 - Stu 00:17:53 - Space Moth: Lunar Edition 00:24:00 - Forza Horizon 5 00:28:14 - Resident Evil 3 00:34:35 - Mental Health Chat (CW: cancer discussion)

There's a Norman conquest going on. Reedus crops-up in every topic, whether it's @gangbeasts, @Phoenix_Point, Jurassic World Evo 2 (@JW_Evolution), @WeArePlayground's Forza Horizon 5 or @Skydance's TWD: Saints & Sinners. Reedus not into temptation, but deliver us from evil! Shownotes: 00:03:01 - Gang Beasts 00:10:24 - The Lab 00:21:17 - Phoenix Point + DLC 00:27:41 - The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners 00:35:53 - Jurassic World Evolution 2 00:47:20 - Forza Horizon 5

@Treble_Alpha retreats into VR once again with @vertexbreakers V-Racer Hoverbike & @hopoogames Risk of Rain 2 VR mod, whereas @Bradigor is Switch-bound with @StdSomewhere's Bonito Days, @CTMatthews Chessplosion & Dying Light Platinum Edition (@DyingLightGame) Shownotes: 00:02:21 - Crysis Remastered Trilogy 00:14:37 - V-Racer Hoverbike 00:32:27 - Bonito Days 00:39:06 - Risk of Rain 2 VR mod 00:46:08 - Chessplosion 00:58:29 - Dying Light Platinum Edition

With Bradigor still suffering from Covid, it's a shortish & sometimes icky chat but he and @Treble Alpha still manage to cover @ARKADE_VR's ARK-ADE, Jim @GamesRaskal's wonderful Ekstase, and @TomNullpointer's Into the Pit. Shownotes: 00:01:20 - Into the Pit 00:11:14 - Ekstase 00:21:28 - ARK-ADE 00:28:33 - MHG Chat - CW: physical illness detail

With his co-host unwell it's down to Stu to monoramble about games this week. There's more #UNSquadron, @enhance_exp's ubiquitous Tetris Effect: Connected, and @BlastmodeGames Mighty Goose, which is legit bananas. Get well soon, @bradigor! Shownotes: 00:01:19 - Tetris Effect: Connected 00:05:37 - UN Squadron 00:09:29 - Mighty Goose 00:13:47 - MHG Chat

Metroid Dread dominates the discussion, with the chaps picking-over Samus' latest adventure, but there's still room for Dolphin Blue (not aquatic p0rn, honest), @Draknek's Bonfire Peaks & the oddness that is @NickBrawlGame. On the subject of dominating dread, there is discussion around the sensitive subject of the big C. Shownotes: 00:04:10 - Dolphin Blue 00:09:14 - Bonfire Peaks 00:19:16 - Metroid Dread 00:36:05 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 00:46:01 - Tetris Effect: Connected 00:56:05 - MHG Chat

Stu takes to the skies with #UNSquadron (aka Area 88) then executes a bumpy landing with In Sound Mind (@insoundmindgame), whilst Brad gets Alan Woke (@alanwake) and discovers The Last Friend (@IGCollective). In MHG Chat, there is a serious but open discussion around (CW) self harm. Show notes: 00:02:07 - UN Squadron 00:06:54 - Alan Wake Remastered 00:14:06 - In Sound Mind 00:25:59 - The Last Friend 00:36:24 - Unmetal 00:46:54 - MHG Chat

It's a litigatin- and cussin-stravaganza this week. The chaps manage to discuss the #HaloInfinite flight, Tetragon (@TetragonGame) & El Shaddai Remaster(@ElShaddaiGame) in-between all the £^@& swearwords and calling [REDACTED] a p***o! Shownotes: 00:02:49 - Super Mario World 00:10:37 - Metal Slug First & Second Mission 00:17:44 - Halo Infinite: Multiplayer Flight 2 00:30:12 - Tetragon 00:37:32 - El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron 00:48:53 - MHG Chat

We debate good & poor design choices: @KitariaFables, @ThunderhorseCO's Flynn: Son of Crimson & @skatebirb's SkateBIRD are among those being evaluated. Plus once again, Brad takes his Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopez cosplay too far. n.b. apologies for audio quality this week. Stu has been beaten, and it won't happen again. Show notes: 00:01:24 - Deathloop 00:10:50 - Kitaria Fables 00:17:44 - SkateBird 00:28:41 - Flynn: Son of Crimson 00:33:07 - NBA 2K22 00:45:30 - MHG Chat

@Treble_Alpha is revealed as a filthy casual, playing @ArkaneStudios Deathloop, but @Bradigor keeps it real with @SWMGames Toem & @NakanaGames A Night at the races. Plus Dreamcast reminiscence, @Crytek discussion + more. Shownotes: 00:02:13 - Crysis 3 00:11:40 - Toem 00:18:36 - Dreamcast chat 00:26:18 - A Night at the Races 00:35:05 - Deathloop 00:49:37 - Tinytopia

On the podcast this week, the discussion around 'average' games is aired with @Treble_Alpha talking median & mode, but @bradigor definitely leaning on the 'mean'. Listen-in to find out what gets the thumbs up or down treatment out of @MereksMarket, #hellsarchitect, @Lake_The_Game and @InfiniteStates' Horatio Goes Snowboarding!

Celebrating the #Paralympics, @Bradgor & @Treble_Alpha discuss representation of disabled sport in games, and the heroism of @EllieRobinsonGB. There's also @DarkLordStudio Glitchpunk, #WRC10 & much more.

Grip your bongos tightly, @Treble_Alpha's talking about Donkey Konga 2. @Bradigor, on the other hand, retreats into his Deepest Chamber, tells his Garden Story & sows The Seed of Life.

Toys are thrown & dummies spat when the subject of game install sizes are raised & there's some merriment around the value (or otherwise) of @VRallyGame's V-Rally 4. The controversial @KitfoxGames Boyfriend Dungeon is picked over & @HYPERSTRANGE somehow avoid getting sued out of existence by @idSoftware with Jupiter Hell.

Finding out that @enhance_exp are porting Tetris Effect Connected to Switch sends @Bradigor a tad loopy. @Treble_Alpha manages to wrestle the convo back to the here-and-now with the likes of @SJGames Sorcery! & @TaitoCorp's Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+

@Bradigor hasn't had the eye op, but he has still explored the likes of @DiceLegacy & @__hyperparadise The Ramp, whereas @Treble_Alpha has strapped on eye equipment (VR) & travelled to distant worlds in @RAD_Studios' Lone Echo.

Prep the microwave & watch that Granny doesn't go for a flight on the Stannah - the gremlins are here. Despite Stripe & his pals messing with the controls, there's great discussion on @NeonGiantGames The Ascent, @dinopoloclub Mini Motorways & a mysterious transmission from the past about Night Book... @Treble_Apha & @Bradigor also discuss the ActiBlizz state of affairs.

Stuffed full of gamey goodness this week, @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha discuss (deep breath): Quake II RTX | @ATaleOfSynapse | @lizardcube Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare DLC | @HungryCouchGame Black Skylands | Ys IX #MonstrumNox | @CrisTalesGame and @LouisDurrant The Garden Path Kickstarter. Phew.