Radio Free Nintendo

Featuring: Jon is back and he still hasn't finished Chrono Trigger!Also in New Business: Mortal Kombat, Ghost Recon 3DS, Valkyria Chronicles, and the next DS student seminar game!Listener Mail re-evaluates Nintendo's online approach after the PSN crash, alternate branding for niche games, and the need for nunchuks!PLUS: We announce the winner of our RetroActive poll!

Featuring: Radio Trivia host Michael TYP Cole is our guest this week!New Business features Conduit 2, Tiger 12, Bangai-O HD, and another chapter in Sonic's chequered past!We answer your questions about Cafe pricing, GameCube must-haves, and the future of JRPGs on more powerful portables!PLUS: Our favorite gaming podcasts revealed!

Featuring: NWR founder Billy Berghammer drops in to talk 3DS and Project Cafe before heading to a Prince gig!Also in New Business: Jonny unearths Mega Man Legends 2, Jon's Chrono Train goes off the rails, and James is humbled by Ikaruga!Listener Mail covers more of your Project Cafe questions, such as how Nintendo characters will look in HD!PLUS: Metal Slug, Fatal Frame, 3D photography, and multi-tasking!

Featuring: Set the Wayback Machine to a decade ago with these long-lost recordings of Jonny's experiences at E3 2001!Relive the unveiling of the GameCube from the perspective of a younger, less cynical, and more Southern-sounding Mr. Metts!PLUS: Discover how Jonny and Lindy's bromance began through Pokemon Pinball!

Featuring: New Business skips across time and space with Portal 2, Okamiden, Phantom Brave, and the next episode of Jon's Chrono Trigger adventure!As the rumor mill churns on, we answer all your Project Cafe questions about 1080p output, touch screen controllers, and HD GameCube games!PLUS: We name our favorite systems ever - listen to find out who picks the Virtual Boy!

Featuring: As reports of the next Nintendo console flood in, the RFN crew fires the starting pistol on speculation season!Also in New Business: The Q2 release schedule, Okamiden, Radiant Historia, and Jon vs. Magus!We examine Goemon's first localized adventure in RetroActive #17: The Legend of the Mystical Ninja!Rescuing princesses, fighting giant faces, betting on horses, playing Gradius - what's not to like about life in Ancient Japan?!

Featuring: It's an impromptu retro lovefest on RFN this week as we rediscover Mega Man X and lament the lost games of our youth!Also in New Business: After Burner Climax, Ridge Racer 3D, more Pokemon, and Fragile Dreams!We answer more of your 3DS-related questions, this time covering software patches, wrestling games, and the return of fridge cleaning!PLUS: Will Nintendo release anything for Wii in Q2 2011?!

Featuring: Our earthquake day experiencesDanny updates us on Prof. Layton and talks bunnyMatt tells us of his SSF4 online experiences and the still 3DS-less James stays 2D with his first play of Ouendan 2Japanese News includes delayed games, Nintendo HQ stories, awesome VC releases, Pacman and sales figuresOur first batch of reader mail gets answered; game stores, game bars, retro games, love hotels and crazy toilets!PLUS: A chance to win an awesome No More Heroes 2 soundtrack!

Featuring: James gets in on the 3DS fun with impressions of Super Street Fighter IV, Pilotwings Resort, and Rayman 3D!Also in New Business: Xenoblade in Europe, Mega Man X in Japan, and Beyond Good and Evil in HD!We answer all your Listener Mail questions about Nintendo's new handheld, including the new backwards compatibility conundrum!PLUS: Can we just get someone to say something positive about Nintendo?!

Featuring: It's 3DS launch day and Greg's got his hands on one along with Pilotwings Resort!Also in New Business: Face Raiders, AR Games, Monster Hunter, wrestling, Trauma Team, and The Cornstalker!Listener Mail re-examines Brawl as a game for kids, tomes of Nintendo history, and the big trends of this gaming generation!

Featuring: The RFN crew reunites after PAX East with a special guest - podcast co-founder Evan Burchfield!The guys recount all their gaming adventures in Boston, featuring 3DS impressions, classic games, Kris Kross, and Jon's bronze medal!Our regularly scheduled New Business includes Pokemon, A Link to the Past, Dead Space 2, and Evan's gaming re-education through Muscle March!We answer your questions about panic buying Atlus games, impulse buying random games, the 3DS hardware, and good co-op titles for kids!

Featuring: Hear the second annual RFN live panel at PAX East without setting foot near Massachusetts!The RFN crew (plus special guests) debates what to expect from the next Nintendo console!The GBA is nearly 10 years old - what are our favorite games and what do we want on the 3DS VC one day?!PLUS: Audience questions and a live Radio Trivia contest courtesy of TYP!

Featuring: Join the NWR Japan correspondents in their first ever podcast dedicated to everything Japan!JC, Matt, and Danny discuss the 3DS launch in-depth, including impressions of Professor Layton and Nintendogs + Cats!Hear all the news from Japan about Pilotwings, the new Kirby for Wii, Pokemon Typing and Game Gear VC!The team discusses their favorite Japan-only games, including The Last Story and Captain Rainbow!

Featuring: It's the last RFN before PAX East and we've got 3DS launch impressions!Matt Walker joins us from Japan to talk Street Pass, Street Fighter, and everything stereoscopic on Nintendo's new handheld!New Business includes discussion of Bit.Trip Flux, portable shooters, Greg's import news, and the final verdict on Radiant Historia!Listener Mail goes deep on Iwata's GDC 2011 Keynote, plus F-Zero, Zelda, and Chrono Cross!

Featuring: Jon returns, and he's actually been playing games!An extensive New Business segment features Radiant Historia, Faxanadu, Killzone 3, Soul Bubbles, and more!As the 3DS launches in Japan, we answer your questions about the Nintendo eShop, file size limits, and eye strain!PLUS: Find out why Jon thinks New Super Mario Bros. Wii is harder than Super Ghouls'n Ghosts!

Featuring: Nathan Mustafa of the NWR Newscast is our guest this week!Our Business is old and new all at once with Dragon Quest VI, Tactics Ogre, Alundra, and Viewtiful Joe!We wrap-up our Ogre Battle 64 RetroActive feature!Listener Mail examines the uncertain future and embarrassing past of Virtual Reality!

Featuring: We try (and fail) to answer all your questions in a Listener Mail Lightning Round!New Business kicks things off with HAWX 2, Mega Man ZX Advent, Killzone 3, and Cthulhu Saves the World!Next, we discuss 25th anniversaries, Pilotwings, the future of Zelda, 3DS frame rates, Activision's follies and more, all at your behest!PLUS: Jon summarizes the plot of Predator 2!

Featuring: Jonny has extensive impressions of the new game from the makers of Henry Hatsworth, Monster Tale!Also in New Business: Sonic strikes back and we explore the mystery of Inazuma Eleven's European launch!RetroActive #16 begins as we discuss Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber!An 80 hour quest, epic battles, vampires, werewolves, and casual swearing - does this N64 strategy classic have it all?!

Featuring: Momentous events are afoot as Jon steps down as Decepticon Leader, uh I mean NWR Director!We deal with the fallout by discussing Final Fantasy, Layton, Dead Space, and Transformers in New Business!Sony's Next Generation Portable produces mixed reactions in segment two!Listener Mail ponders why Nintendo games get snubbed at awards time!

Featuring: We react to the 3DS price and launch date announcements!Will we be picking one up on launch day? Is it too expensive? Listen to find out!New Business features Ghost Trick, 999, and Jonny's indifferent attitude to final bosses!Listener Mail opens up old wounds with a look at the bad games of our youth, plus Avatar and Mass Effect!

Featuring: New Business goes stereoscopic as we talk all about 3DS!James Charlton shares his impressions from the Nintendo World event in Japan, featuring Resident Evil and Kid Icarus!In Listener Mail, we catch up on several of your questions on horror in games, Retro's next project, and why Brits pay more!Plus: Some less-than-warm words for Sonic the Hedgehog!

Featuring: Bromance blossoms as Jonny and Lindy get together!New Business is all over the place with impressions of Ghost Trick, PlayStation Move, and Journey to Silius!We're back in the prognostication business with our 2011 predictions on Zelda, 3DS, and the next Nintendo console!Plus: Our most anticipated games for the coming year, and a look back at how our picks for 2010 panned out!

Featuring: Get the year started in style with the first RFN of 2011!New Year, New Business: VVVVVV, DKC3, Touch Detective, and possibly the "broiest" game ever!Listener Mail takes on your hot topics, including high profile WiiWare defections and the 3DS region lock out!

Featuring: The whole RFN crew reunites for the last show of 2010!New Business revisits Sin and Punishment 2 and Boom Blox Bash Party, plus there's impressions of NFS Hot Pursuit and Pac-Man CE DX!We say sayonara to Shibuya as The World Ends with You RetroActive comes to a close!

Featuring: Nathan Mustafa and Karl Castaneda join the crew to fill out the Wii Report Card!We grade the Wii for 2010 and for its entire life to date!Expect drunken Pictionary, medieval Punch-Out!! and the conquest of Ghosts'n Goblins in New Business!Plus: What does the post-3DS future hold for DS, and what is "The Metts Condition?"!

Featuring: It's back to business as usual for RFN after the live extravaganza!New Business overflows with impressions of Golden Sun, DKC Returns, Gran Turismo 5, and Fluidity!We answer your questions on M-rated games and the chances of Dragon Quest X jumping to 3DS in Listener Mail!Plus: How to avoid becoming Jon Lindemann!

Featuring: This is the final segment of our charity telethon, with more great content and even more listener interaction!The fifth hour is an overview/guide to recent and classic releases for WiiWare, DSiWare, and Virtual Console. Neal, Zach, Andy, and Jonny cover numerous games and also discuss the services themselves.The sixth (and a half) hour includes our Game(s) of the Year feature for both Wii and DS! James finally makes his appearance on the air, and Billy returns along with Greg, Zach, and Jonny as we try to cover as many great contenders as possible in one hour! The last 30 minutes or so includes a final salvo of Listener Call-ins and a multitude of thanks and acknowledgements for those who helped make this event so successful!

Featuring: This is the middle segment of our charity telethon, with more great content and even more listener interaction!The third hour is a live version of Radio Trivia, hosted by Michael "TYP" Cole, with Jon Lindemann and Aaron Kaluszka! Hear a parade of listeners call in to guess the game based on its music!The fourth hour is our chat with Craig Harris, who covered Nintendo at IGN for over a decade! Hear Craig's thoughts on holiday games, Nintendo as a company, the SNES 20th anniversary, Wii HD, 3DS, and several amusing stories from his time at IGN!

Featuring: Here's the first part of the recording of our big live broadcast for charity! Experience all the wacky moments and pure awkwardness of a live show, including Listener Call-Ins!The first hour is New Business, with an intro from Jeff Kalles (Penny Arcade) and game impressions from Billy Berghammer, Jon, Greg, and Jonny!The second hour includes our retrospective on the 20th anniversary of the Super Famicom / Super NES launch, with memories from Mike "StrikerObi" Sklens, Michael "TYP" Cole, Greg, and Jonny!

Featuring: It's Thanksgiving weekend and the RFN crew is preparing for the big live show on Dec 4th!We preview RFN: Doin' It Live... For the Kids! - get ready for special guests, listener call-ins, GOTY debate, and SNES reminiscence!RetroActive #15: The World Ends with You gets underway with our impressions and your forum comments!

Featuring: Jonny makes his triumphant return as Dr. Metts!Pay attention 007: New Business features impressions of Goldeneye for Wii, plus Sonic Colors, Costume Quest, and the horror of Cho Aniki cosplay!Listener Mail looks at the localization odds for DQVI and other JRPGs, the necessity (or not) of sequels, and the fate of FPS on Wii!Plus: An update on RFN: Doin' It Live... for the Kids!

Featuring: Michael "TYP" Cole takes us on an aural VIP tour of Disneyland!New Business gets Epic with impressions of Mickey Mouse's heroic return on Wii, and we close the book on Kirby!We dig deep into the mailbag to answer a super-sized bunch of your questions about Club Nintendo, Video Games Live, remakes, and more!Plus: Why do some gamers fall out of love with Nintendo?!

Featuring: We celebrate the release of Goldeneye for Wii with a look back at the N64 classic!Nathan Mustafa of the NWR Newscast joins the show to hear three older guys wax lyrical about blowing up their school friends with proximity mines!The crew finds time for the games of the present in New Business, including Sonic Colors and Fallout New Vegas, plus more Kirby and Super Meat Boy!Listener Mail ponders the appeal of The Sims and addresses your frustration at the lack of CC support for DKCR!

Featuring: Jon Lindemann is finally back!New Business celebrates Jon's return before discussing Bit.Trip Fate, Sengoku Basara, and a Halloween trip to Castlevania!Jon is forced to read all your Listener Mail questions on retailers, magazines, regional inequities, and Skyward Sword!Stay tuned until the end for a very special announcement!

Featuring: Our special guest is revealed: Nathan Fouts of Mommy's Best Games!We ask Nathan about his 2D inspirations, the pros and cons of digital platforms, and his upcoming title Grapple Buggy!New Business is also filled with 2D goodness courtesy of Kirby's Epic Yarn, Drill Dozer, and Super Meat Boy, plus a dream comes true for James!Listener Mail revisits the highly quotable storytelling of Star Fox 64!

Featuring: Michael "TYP" Cole joins us to discuss juicy fruit, denim skies, and dinosaur choirs in RetroActive #14: Yoshi's Story!We've got plenty of New Business to cover too, including: Sonic 4, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Comic Jumper, and more FF 4 Heroes of Light!Next week: Brace yourself for the return of Jon Lindemann and/or our special guest!

Featuring: The RFN crew takes a trip to the haberdasher in New Business with Professor Layton, Faxanadu, and FF 4 Heroes of Light!Karl Castaneda interviews Activision's Doug Grutzmacher about DJ Hero 2!Listener Mail features extensive responses to your questions on the Classic Controller, using GameFAQs, and Kirby recommendations!Plus: What Nintendo can learn from the West, even more thoughts on Wii's successor, and the exclusive sexiness of RFN on Facebook!

Featuring: TYP joins the crew to discuss the 3DS news avalanche!We react to all the info on 3DS release dates, pricing, hardware features, and game announcements!New Business features Dark Void Zero, Sid Meier's Pirates, and a double dose of Treasure!Listener Mail ponders whether Nintendo is having an arrogance relapse!

Featuring: We discuss the 3DS tech specs and our expectations for the big press conference in Japan next week!In New Business: James continues his Banjo playing, Jonny dons his Spider-Man costume, and Greg has a special announcement!We also answer your questions on Western gaming trends, the prospects for Wii software in 2011, and how to spot Jon in the wild!

Featuring: We preview the fall 2010 line-up by discussing our most anticipated games!New Business is back and full to the brim, including Banjo-Tooie, Okamiden, Halo Reach, and even a WiiWare demo!Listener Mail goes deep on the subject of Japan's fixation with portables and its wider impact on the industry!

Featuring: It's all Metroid, all the time in this special Other M blowout episode!Zach Miller of the NWR Newscast joins us to close the book on Samus' newest adventure and determine where she should go next!Spoiler warning: Rejoin the discussion at 51:38 to avoid all gameplay and story spoilers!

Featuring: Metroid: Other M is here and we've got extensive impressions!But wait, there's more in New Business: And Yet It Moves, Tales of Innocence, Prince of Persia, and Enjoy Your Massage!The DSi price drops prompt a quick feature discussion on the effects of pricing!Listener Mail considers rooting for Kinect and Move to fail, and which games' graphics stand the test of time!

Featuring: The Virtual Console strikes back in New Business, with MUSHA, Ninja Gaiden, and Ufouria!Lara Croft and Monday Night Combat see out the Summer of Arcade in style!Listener Mail covers the VC's struggles, bringing back old franchises, baseball, and bizarre box art!

Featuring: New Business goes portable with giant robots, mad monkeys, affordable sackboys, and Jonny's full verdict on DQIX!We take on another big bunch of your questions about 3DS features, GoldenEye, special editions, and the importance of closure!Plus: we answer a bunch of questions you haven't asked us, such as - are there too many games now?!

Featuring: James and Jonny double team Red Steel 2!Also in New Business: Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Galaxy 2, and another shooter from the makers of Cho Aniki!It's a Listener Mail blowout as we catch up on your letters!We discuss Miyamoto's new character, the 3DS stylus, Sega CD, southpaw gamers, James' rage and more!

Featuring: Our Mother 3 RetroActive feature concludes!Neal Ronaghan joins us to discuss cash-dispensing frogs, PSI powers, and uncontrollable grief in the Japan-only sequel to Earthbound!New Business features DKC Returns, Rabbids Go Home, and the Gamestop Dragon Quest IX promo event!Plus: Jon embarks on a quest to get his wife into Wii!

Featuring: Greg goes hands-on with 3DS in London!Also in New Business: Kirby's Epic Yarn, Metroid: Other M, Starcraft 2, and BIT.TRIP RUNNER!We answer your questions about Netflix on Wii, obscure side-scrollers, and getting into F-Zero and Pikmin!Plus: it's 3DS vs. iPhone as we weigh up the significance of Apple in the portable gaming market!

Featuring: Jonny returns from Spain!New Business is loaded with RPGs and side-scrollers, including DQIX, Tales of Vesperia, Mario, and Castlevania!RetroActive #13 begins with our first impressions of Mother 3!Listener Mail features portable recommendations, Rock Band's new direction, and the mystery of Nintendo's next console!

Featuring: Neal Ronaghan of the NWR Newscast joins us this week!Dragon Quest IX dominates New Business, which also features Jam With The Band, Monster Hunter, and Cho Aniki!Listener Mail searches for Nintendo's elusive place in the dubious casual-hardcore divide!Also: Wild 3DS speculation and more of your favorite DS memories!

Featuring: RFN begins the long march to No. 300!New Business covers Trauma Team, Sin and Punishment 2, Endless Ocean: Blue World, and Joe Danger!We discuss sports games and your cherished DS memories in Listener Mail!The winners of the Drunkcast Debacle contest and the RetroActive poll are revealed!