Radio Free Nintendo

Featuring: We reveal the games we just have to play before we die in our Gaming Bucket Lists!Our lists take us on a journey through time from the days of the Vectrex all the way up to the Captain Rainbow age!New Business looks at Nintendo's latest round of troubling financials!PLUS: Jon hops back on the time travel train with Radiant Historia!

Featuring: Danny, Daan, and JC put Japanese games journalism under the microscope in a brand new Famicast!The crew has impressions of Kiki Trick and Rhythm Thief R!Theatrhythm's DLC leads off the Japan news!PLUS: Answers to your questions on the PS Vita and over-priced pizza!

Featuring: It's the Dawn of the Demo as we take Resident Evil: Revelations for a test drive!Also in New Business: Bionic Commando, F-Zero, and the return of Trauma Team!We answer yet more of your Listener Mail on Mega Man's 25th birthday, Nintendo's SOPA stance, and the future of Mario hub worlds!PLUS: Naked Wookiees!

Featuring: The RFN crew celebrates the fourth anniversary of its first show together!Jonny traces back the roots of the RPG genre in New Business!Listener Mail features our desires for Miyamoto's next project, Wii U's online uncertainty, and a prescription for lethargic Nintendo fans!PLUS: Lindy the Necrolinguist!

Featuring: It's predictions time again as we gaze into our crystal balls to see what lies ahead for 2012!Also, what are our most anticipated games, and just how wrong were our 2011 forecasts?!New Business features Nano Assault, Shinobi, 3D Classics Kid Icarus, and James' ailing XBOX!PLUS: Jon can't stop finishing games!

Featuring: The RFN crew reunites for the first show of 2012!A New Year means a whole lot of New Business, including Mighty Switch Force, VVVVVV, and the joy of Swapnote!We examine the potential for a Zelda game made by Retro Studios!PLUS: The future of Animal Crossing!

Featuring: Billy and TYP join us to answer all your Listener Mail questions before the end of the year!We cover demos, Wii U remakes, directors vs. producers, Nintendo's overconfidence, the PS Vita launch, and much more!Our guests also go through their favorite games of 2011!PLUS: The Sarah Miller Mystery is solved!

Featuring: The time has come for us to pick our Top 5 Games of 2011!It's Zelda vs. Mario vs. JRPGs vs. Shu Takumi - who will come out on top?!New Business features Club Nintendo's American makeover, more Pushmo, and the shock return of an old RFN punching bag!PLUS: The villainy of Shy Guy!

Featuring: Special guest Daan Koopman joins the NWR Japan team for a bumper edition of the Famicast!The crew has impressions of Hirari Sakura Zamurai and the Circle Pad Pro!Your questions about Animal Crossing, Metroid, and real live tanukis are all answered in Listener Mail!PLUS: Discover what Christmas is like in Japan!

Featuring: Karl returns in audible form to help us cover all the Miyamoto retirment talk and Xenoblade's US launch!There's more Mario Kart, 3D Land, and Skyward Sword in New Business, also James goes fishing!We look at the odds of Sony and Microsoft imitating the Wii U controller, and why gamers curse in Listener Mail!PLUS: Number Five is ALIVE!

Featuring: We just can't stop talking about Skyward Sword!Also in New Business: Mario Kart 7 and The Old Republic Beta!Listener Mail returns with questions about Wii U launch games and Nintendo's transition to HD development!PLUS: Jon reveals his desire for a pink 3DS!

Featuring: The RFN crew reunites after the live telethon for a bumper batch of Thanksgiving New Business!Everyone's been playing Skyward Sword, but can you guess who's put the most time into Zelda of us all?!We also have impressions of Super Mario 3D Land, Ace Combat 3DS, and Skyrim!PLUS: Jonny revokes James' US citizenship!

Here's the third third of the recording of our wildly successful telethon for Child's Play! Thanks to Karl for editing this beast!

Here's the second third of the recording of our wildly successful telethon for Child's Play! Thanks to Karl for editing this beast -- the rest is coming soon!

Here's the first third of the recording of our wildly successful telethon for Child's Play! Thanks to Karl for editing this beast -- the rest is coming soon!

Be sure to attend NWR Live Telethon for Child's Play on Saturday, 19 November 2011! Donate money! Play Radio Trivia live! Get expert opinions of Zelda: Skyward Sword from the reviewers themselves!

Featuring: Jon returns to help us answer your Listener Mail!Will we be able to download retail 3DS games? Will Nintendo be out of the hardware business 10 years from now? Listen to find out!Our New Business includes the eShop-exclusive Freakyforms, Batman, Uncharted 3, and Super Mario 3D Land's big Japan launch numbers!PLUS: The Phantom Castaneda!

Featuring: Danny and JC return with their impressions of the newly released Super Mario 3D Land!The Japan news round-up features November's plentiful VC offerings and Dragon Quest X!PLUS: More of your listener mail!

Featuring: RFN is taken hostage by RetroActive No. 20: River City Ransom!We fight our way through the Squids, the Cowboys, and even the Generic Dudes to discuss this classic NES RPG-brawler!New Business features Xenoblade, Japan's shockingly vibrant VC service, the Layton movie, and Jonny's bogus journey through the App Store!PLUS: Has James kidnapped Jon, and will he ever give him back?!

Featuring: Jonny returns with ten Kirbys in tow as he gives his impressions of Kirby Mass Attack!Also in New Business: Layton, PixelJunk SideScroller, and The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Concert!We look at Nintendo's financial woes, the outlook for Wii U, and the inevitable 3DS redesign in Listener Mail!PLUS: Will the tyranny of the dudebro ever end?!

Featuring: 175 episodes late, Jon, James, and Greg pay tribute to the N64 with some help from TYP!15 years on from its US launch, join us for a look back at the N64's history from "Project Reality" to plain ol' reality!We go through our favorite games for the system all the way from Super Mario 64 to Conker's Bad Fur Day!PLUS: Jon wants to hit Luke from Prof Layton with a soccer ball!

Featuring: Listener Mail returns!We answer your questions about gaming conventions, the Circle Pad Expansion, the Honesty Box pricing model, and the sins of publishers!New Business features Catrap, Inazuma Eleven, and the Team ICO HD Collection!PLUS: A brief history of the N64 Expansion Pak!

Featuring: It's time for RFN's annual Fall Preview Show!We look at Nintendo's line-up for the rest of the year and highlight our most anticipated titles!James stacks boxes up to the sky in New Business with Solatorobo for DS!PLUS: More on Four Swords DSiWare, Super Mario Land 2, and Aliens Infestation!

Featuring: Portables dominate New Business with Aliens Infestation, Dragon Quest VI, and Bit.Trip Saga!Listener Mail looks at the future of smartphone gaming, the chances of Ni no Kuni coming to Wii U, and the Bills beating the Patriots!PLUS: Jon butchers the English language!

Featuring: Listener Mail is back in a big way!We answer all your questions about the future of Japanese 3DS games in Western markets, import paradoxes, bad controls, and The Grinder!James nears the end of his Xenoblade journey in New Business!PLUS: Used Games vs. Piracy - FIGHT!!

Featuring: The Famicast crew brings you in-depth coverage of Tokyo Game Show 2011!Listen for hands-on 3DS impressions of Resident Evil, Metal Gear, Kingdom Hearts, and the Slide Pad Expansion!JC interviews NWR founder Billy Berghammer ten years on from his Japanese GameCube launch adventure!PLUS: Beautiful women! Ridiculously long lines!

Featuring: We break down all the announcements from Nintendo's 3DS Conference in Tokyo!Will the Monster Hunter 4 bombshell end the 3DS-Vita war before it even begins?!James offers an extended verbal love letter to his import copy of Xenoblade Chronicles!Also in New Business: Star Fox 64 3D, Radiant Silvergun, and The Legend of Zelda!

Featuring: We discuss all the big news coming out of Japan with Special Guest Chris Kohler of Wired.com!Chris and the crew analyze the Dragon Quest X Online, Monster Hunter 3G, and 3DS Circle Pad add-on revelations!New Business features Prof. Layton and the Mask of Miracle, Devil Survivor Overclocked, and Serious Sam: Double D!PLUS: A last-minute preview of TGS 2011!

Featuring: Radio Trivia host Michael Cole joins us for a Listener Mail blowout!New Business goes completely retro with the NES Ambassador Games, Final Fantasy VI, and Gargoyle's Quest!We answer all your letters about new 3DS owners, Wii U's future, game length, RPGs, soundtracks, and more!PLUS: James sets out to flatten the history of Western civilization with a giant rock!

Featuring: Special guest and former RFN host Karl Castaneda joins us for our Killer7 RetroActive!Suda51's breakthrough GCN game features multiple personalities and sinister elementary schools, so why is Karl the only one who loves it?!We discuss the recent 3DS rumors in New Business--is a redesign with dual circle pads already on the way?!PLUS: In-depth import impressions of Rhythm Heaven for Wii!

Featuring: The Famicast comes to you from inside Super Potato in downtown Akihabara!Danny and JC discuss demos on the 3DS eShop, Dragon Quest X, and the rest of the Nintendo news from Japan!JC gets himself a last-minute Ambassadorship!PLUS: Answers to more of your listener questions!

Featuring: Season 3 of RFN begins with a celebration of the Super Nintendo's 20th birthday!We go through NWR's SNES 20 list and discuss our own 16-bit favorites in a special feature!New Business has a European flavor as we discuss Xenoblade's launch, Last Story and Pandora's Tower for 2012, and a new Wii model!PLUS: We fail to introduce the episode properly!

Featuring: Jon returns with war stories from his backlog!WayForward and XBLA dominate New Business with Mighty Milky Way, Contra 4, Outland, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet!Listener Mail features Mega Man, Captain N, and the possibility that Nintendo hates 2D Mario?!PLUS: James accuses Nintendo of not being able to count!

Featuring: NWR founder Billy Berghammer is our special guest this week!New Business runs the gamut from Skyward Sword, FF6, and Xenoblade to Bulletstorm and Shadows of the Damned!We look at how the 3DS crisis will affect Nintendo's plans for Wii U in Listener Mail!PLUS: Who do we want to be in the next Super Smash Bros.?!

Featuring: RFN returns just in time to react to the 3DS price cut bombshell!We analyze how Nintendo made the decision, the wisdom of the Ambassador Program, and what lies ahead for 3DS!Greg has fresh impressions of Nintendo's upcoming line-up, including Kirby Mass Attack, Mario Kart 7, and Super Mario 3D Land!PLUS: New Business turns back time again and again with Ghost Trick and Half-Minute Hero!

Featuring: The Famicast returns after a three month hiatus to bring you up to date on Japanese gaming!JC and Danny discuss 3DS video content and Nintendo's upcoming releases!Your listener questions are answered on bottle cap figures, capsule hotels, poop, and the state of PC gaming in Japan!PLUS: Hands-on impressions of Star Fox 64 3D!

Featuring: RFN shakes off its birthday hangover with a Listener Mail special!We answer your questions about Skyward Sword, Wii U, Operation Rainfall, and more!PLUS: Bitching about bitching!

Featuring: TYP and a whole bunch of RFN fans join us to celebrate the show's fifth birthday!Peek behind the curtain as we share untold stories from RFN history!Hear us take calls from listeners for more than two and a half hours!PLUS: Solid Snake! Morgan Freeman! Charlie Sheen! Ty Shughart!

Featuring: We react to Operation Rainfall's campaign to bring Wii JRPGs to North America!New Business features Solatorobo, Shantae, Pikmin, and Retro Game Master!You ask us about Metal Gear Solid, Wii U ports and accessories, and jet packs in Listener Mail!PLUS: A sneak peek at our plans for RFN 250!

Featuring: RetroActive resumes with our in-depth look at the Perfect Dark single player campaign!We talk about shadowy corporations, sinister conspiracies, waistcoat-wearing aliens, and everything else in the life of Joanna Dark!3DS dominates New Business with Ocarina of Time, Ridge Racer, and Donkey Kong!PLUS: Jon Lindemann as Daniel Carrington!

Featuring: The RFN crew reunites to discuss our reactions to the Wii U reveal and everything else from E3!New Business celebrates Zelda's 25th birthday and the eShop launch with Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time 3D, X-Scape, and AlphaBounce!We answer all your post-E3 questions about Wii U, the new controller, 3DS, and Nintendo's eShop penny pinching!PLUS: Jon vs. Lavos - TITLE FIGHT!

Featuring: Play Brawl or record a podcast? Let's do both!

Featuring: Live from TYP's car on the Los Angeles freeway, it's Radio Free Nintendo!

Featuring: We played Wii U!

Featuring: The E3 crew's first reaction to Wii U, new 3DS games, and more from Nintendo's big press conference!

Featuring: First impressions of the completed 3DS experience!

Featuring: Jonny and Nathan in a food court, talking about the EA press conference!

Featuring: It's the last RFN before E3 2011!We answer a ton of your Listener Mail about the eShop, the role of hype, killer apps, and the Super Mario Bros. movie!New Business features Dragon Quest VI, Bangaioh N64, and Bayonetta's weird posture!PLUS: Is Miyamoto gaming's Shakespeare?!

Featuring: Break out your screen dividers and sprint for the Farsight - it's time for part 1 of our Pefect Dark RetroActive!The RFN crew faces extermination at the hands of DarkSims as we relive Rare's multiplayer masterpiece!The 3DS strikes back in New Business with in-depth impressions of Dead or Alive Dimensions!PLUS: E3 anticipation, quality vs. quantity, and the mystery of lengthy RPGs in your Listener Mail!

Featuring: TYP joins us for our annual E3 preview feature!How will the 3DS bounce back from its soft launch? What will Nintendo reveal about its new console?When will Skyward Sword finally come out? We attempt to answer all these questions and more!PLUS: New Business features Final Fantasy 6, Yoshi's Island, Ghost Recon 3DS, and Portal 2 co-op!