Radio Free Nintendo

FEATURING: (00:00:00) This week's episode is all about the September 14th Nintendo Direct.

FEATURING: (00:00:47) New Business - The Analogue Pocket.(00:32:07) Starfield.(01:00:13) The Takeover.(01:17:11) Listener Mail - Industry people we would put in the corner office.(02:03:28) Where is all the disdain for the PlayStation Portal coming from?

FEATURING: (00:00:55) Super Mario Bros Wonder Aug 31st Direct.(01:01:50) New Business - Sea of Stars.(01:21:44) TMNT Shredder's Revenge DLC: Dimension Shellshock.(01:24:46) Cyberpunk 2077.(01:32:04) Starfield.(01:41:23) .hack//G.U. Last Recode.(01:52:05) Excitebike 64. Kirby Star Allies.

FEATURING: (00:03:00) New Business - .hack//G.U. Last Recode.(00:23:52) Thank Goodness You're Here! Gamescom 2023.(00:33:24) The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The ongoing NSO slow trickle.(00:43:01) Tinykin.(00:56:30) Immortality.(00:56:30) Listener Mail - Charles Martinet's exit.

FEATURING: (00:01:23) New Business - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.(00:34:39) Vampire Survivors.(00:54:46) Pikmin 2. (01:03:23) Quake II.(01:24:20) Listener Mail - Games we like to be a tourist in.(01:47:13) Radio Free Muppets.(01:59:21) Are we getting a final Switch remodel before its successor?

FEATURING: (00:05:34) New Business - Pikmin.(00:20:23) Venba.(00:29:43) Ghouls 'n Ghosts on NSO (Genesis). Not one of the 35 other ports.(01:08:13) Patrick's Parabox. Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.(01:21:36) Listener Mail - Goldilocks games on a given system.(01:50:46) Who's the RFN mascot?

FEATURING: (00:06:06) New Business - Pikmin 4.(00:21:47) Intermission - Nintendo's quarterly results.(00:30:00) Pikmin 4 talk resumed.(00:51:17) Final Fanstasy XVI.(00:57:41) The Super Mario Bros. Movie.(01:10:57) Theatrhythm Final Bar Line.(01:16:29) Listener Mail - Which is more future-proof: physical or digital releases?(01:39:18) What are the 2witch's launch titles?

FEATURING: (00:01:53) Listener Mail - The value and cost of remastered games.(00:37:22) Baseball talk.(00:46:03) What makes a collectathon.(01:26:17) When will Jon be mature enough to try Pikmin?(01:40:17) New Business kinda - Pikmin 4..

FEATURING: (00:01:40) Horsing Around with video game merch.(00:07:42) New Business - Chaos Galaxy.(00:26:32) Pikmin 4.(00:37:34) Ridge Racer 6.(01:01:37) Listener Mail - VGMARKETINGANDGAME.(01:32:14) What makes good character design?(02:33:38) Stinger - Paulie and the robotic romance has been excised.

FEATURING: (00:01:12) New Business - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass tracks.(00:28:46) Fight'N Rage.(00:41:15) Final Fantasy XVI ending stretch.(00:46:31) Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.(01:00:34) Follow-up to control issue email - Kid Icarus Uprising, StarFox Command.(01:10:45) Real or Fake Limited Run Games quiz.(01:27:12) Listener Mail - Buying Everybody 1-2 Switch! as an investment.(01:54:14) The odds of Waluigi being in Wonder.

FEATURING: (00:03:24) Listener Mail - Living a full Pokemon life.(00:37:03) Games that make us hit the limit of our skills and abilities.(01:10:52) RFN shills for Nintendo, for money.(01:45:39) New Business - James and Greg play Ghost Trick. Be like James and Greg.(02:17:06) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (no spoilers), Crusader of Centy.(02:37:11) Final Fantasy XVI, Inertial Drift.

FEATURING: (00:10:24) New Business - Pikmin 4 demo.(00:45:32) Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and the rest of Netflix's stellar game library.(01:04:51) Pikmin Bloom.(01:10:49) Final Fantasy XVI.(01:38:27) Listener Mail - We merge any two Nintendo properties.(02:12:04) Metacritic Golf.

FEATURING: (00:00:00) We spend way too much time discussing Everbody 1-2 Switch!(00:12:32) 2 hours of conversation about the June 21st 2023 Nintendo Direct: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero for Pokemon Scarlet or Pokemon Violet. Sonic Superstars. Palia.(00:21:31) Persona 5 Tactica. Splatoon 3 Splatfest. Detective Pikachu Returns.(00:30:27) Super Mario RPG. Princess Peach game. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. Silent Hope. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince.(00:59:21) Pikmin 4. Pikmin 1+2 HD. MGS Collection. Penny's Big Breakaway. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pack.(01:25:34) Star Ocean The Second Story R. WarioWare: Move It!(01:36:28) Super Mario Bros Wonder. Final thoughts (where was Metroid Prime 4, and what was Metroid Prime Remastered about, then?).

FEATURING: (00:06:33) New Business - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.(00:30:30) Diablo 4.(00:35:49) Clockwork Aquario.(00:50:39) Ghost Trick demo, Fire Emblem on NSO Expansion Pack.(01:24:00) Listener Mail - We make Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Warriors.

FEATURING: (00:09:45) Listener Mail - Nintendo's $3500 cardboard peripheral.(00:33:48) Meowth says "No Fate".(01:11:26) We put Nicholas Cage in games.(01:33:02) New Business - Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, and other NSO Game Boy games.(01:49:45) Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE. Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! demo.

FEATURING: (00:05:52) We make fun of Everybody 1-2 Switch.(00:29:21) Listener Mail - The future of Amiibo.(00:56:49) When games are edited because of cultural differences.(01:33:38) New Business - Cruis'n Blast.(01:52:02) The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom.

FEATURING: (00:02:08) We make fun of Sony's Project Q.(00:23:18) Guilty Gear. Guilty Gear Strive.(00:44:52) Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters (the first Final Fantasy game).(01:04:37) Listener Mail - Is Monolith Soft the best RPG developer out there today?(02:00:25) After The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, where can the franchise even go from here?

FEATURING: (00:00:00) New Business: Monster Hunter Rise. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D. Just kidding: everyone's playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.(01:39:34) Listener Mail - Video games and mental health.

FEATURING: (00:00:00) A full episode for the The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker retroactive.

FEATURING: (00:09:50) Listener Mail - Game music briefly revisited. (00:15:38) Wild game price variations in the UK and nowhere else. (00:44:10) Desperate streaming services seeking Nintendo content: listen to this. (01:16:55) New Business - Guillaume returns with Pikmin Bloom. (01:20:34) Phoenix Wright: Spirit of Justice. (01:31:28) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. (01:37:27) Mario Kart Arcade GP. (01:42:44) Final Fantasy III pixel remaster. (02:10:34) Non-spoilery Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed talk. (02:43:19) Spoilery Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed talk.

FEATURING: (00:04:08) Call-in Topic: RFN: The Game. (00:12:13) Call-in Topic: Public Domain Lit and Gaming. (00:24:41) Listener Mail: Games Lost Without Their Music. (00:26:46) Call-in Topic: RFN is Invited to Mario Party Monthly. (00:41:32) Listener Mail: Drafting New DLC Characters for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (00:51:21) Call-in Topic: Adding Lore-Driven DLC to Nintendo Franchises. (00:59:46) Call-in Topic: What Nintendo Got Wrong With Switch. (01:15:55) Call-in Topic: Nintendo Lawyers vs. Nintendo PR. (01:34:06) Listener Mail: Fixing Wii U Without a New Name or Hardware. (01:48:47) Call-in Topic: Nintendo CEO Elon. (02:07:20) Call-in Topic: Do YOU Know the RFN Email Address?

FEATURING: (00:08:22) New Business: James reviews Fire Emblem Engage: Fell Xenologue DLC.(00:17:20) News: Xenoblade Chronlcies 3 DLC - Future Redeemed is out soon. (00:31:33) Hopeless Rambling: Oh no, they are talking about Punch Out!! again.(00:41:00) Indie Direct: Rift of the Necrodancer looks cool!(00:44:17) New Business: Jon wants you to know, Boxboy! is pretty cool!(00:48:47) New Business: Jon ALSO wants you to know, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is pretty old!(01:10:18) New Business: Greg is playing New Super Mario Bros. 2.(01:25:23) Business Business: Oh no, they are talking about Nintendo and business again!(01:54:39) Indie World: This time it is a rundown!(02:16:00) SPORTS CHAT: HEY GUYS, CORRUPTION IS NOT COOL!

FEATURING: (00:05:15) New Business: Xander Plays all of Dr. Mario World.(00:06:35) New Business: Xander and Jonny saw the Mario Movie. (00:36:01) New Business: Jonny has Atari and Akka Arrh.(00:54:34) New Business: Xander and the Meta-Challenge of Metroid and more.(01:27:07) Listener Mail: Will the next Nintendo system be backwards compatible.(02:11:59) The final trailer: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

FEATURING: (00:10:28) Listener Mail: Reviewing your eShop Hauls.(00:48:40) Listener Mail: The next Nintendo toy to make its way into games. (01:18:10) Listener Mail: Taking on series meta-challenges.(01:51:36) New Business: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.

FEATURING: (00:08:46) Topic - E3's dead.(00:38:52) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demonstration. (00:59:38) Retroactive - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, part 1.

FEATURING: (00:00:00) Intro, and Jon guesses at what's iconic about Mario.(00:11:16) The best RFN episode that never was. (00:27:53) Ok, but what about skeletons?(00:34:11) Listener Mail - I see you have selected a movie-based game.(01:28:44)New Business - NSO needs manuals.(01:35:10) Fire Emblem Engage DLC.(01:38:16)Diablo IV beta.(01:48:21) Doom Eternal. (02:06:20) LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga. Forum Heroes.

FEATURING: (00:02:06) Listener Mail - Weirded out by the outsized hype for Nintendo Directs. (01:20:53) New Business - Preparing for the 3DS and Wii U eShop closure.

FEATURING: (00:01:08) New Business - First-person smorgasbord. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. (00:10:06) Metroid Fusion and what's next for NSO. (00:24:31) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC wave 4. (00:42:01) Prelude to the Wind Waker retroactive. (00:52:54) Capcom and Level 5 Directs. (01:07:12) Listener Mail - Not so iconic items.(01:35:46) Nintendo executives on the silver screen.

FEATURING: (00:01:02) New Business - Chained Echoes. (00:25:03) 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. (00:27:08) Fire Emblem Engage. (00:30:34) AI-generated sitcoms. (00:53:40) Listener Mail - Wishing we hadn't missed the zeitgeist. (01:56:47) Too many Smash bois in my Fire Emblem.

FEATURING: (00:08:11) New Business - The GBA games that are on NSO or should be. (00:39:27) The Game Boy games that are on NSO or should be. (01:10:19) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe demo.(01:16:40) Bayonetta 3. (01:42:12) Blue Dragon. (01:49:40) LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

FEATURING: (00:02:13) Listener Mail - This one goes to nine point five. (01:40:48) New Business - Blue Dragon. (01:41:07) Metroid Prime Remastered.

FEATURING: (00:05:42) February 8th 2023 Nintendo Direct discussion. (00:12:11) Pikmin 4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC. (00:28:17) Fashion Dream. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. Decapolice. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. Splatoon 3 DLC. Disney Illusion Island. (00:53:29) Fire Emblem Engage DLC. Harmony: The Fall of Reverie. Octopath Traveller 2. We Love Katamari ReRoll + Royal Reverie. Sea of Stars. Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection. Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp. Kirby's Return To Dream Land DX. (01:32:59) Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance on NSO + Expansion Pack. (02:16:44) Baten Kaitos I and II HD Remaster. Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Steals Time. Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. Mario Kart 8 Yoshi's Island track. WBSC eBASEBALL: POWER PROS. (02:34:29) Metroid Prime Remastered. (02:46:23) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

FEATURING: (00:02:33) New Business - Fire Emblem Engage. (00:31:45) Dead Space. (00:59:33) Blue Dragon. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (01:13:03) Our top fives of 2022 - Number 5. (01:28:02) Number 4. (01:45:03) Number 3. (01:59:02) Number 2. (02:29:48) Number 1.

FEATURING: (00:00:48) New Business - Fire Emblem Engage. The House of Da Vinci. (00:08:15) Goldeneye 007. (00:28:08) Bayonetta 3. (00:38:16) Blue Dragon. (01:07:18) Monster Hunter Rise on PS5. (01:19:10) Waverace 64. (01:25:53) Can comedic games get their critical due?

FEATURING: (00:03:20) Listener Mail - Because you have played Tuk Tuk Extreme... (00:33:04) What would go into a Baten Kaitos remake? (00:54:14) Can Mario cry? (01:26:37) Mario + Rabbids - Mario. (01:52:21) Theologians react to games.

FEATURING: (00:07:22) New Business - Atari 50th Anniversary Celebration. (00:16:20) Emulation on the Steam Deck. (00:35:05) Pinball FX3. (00:42:37) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. (00:58:07) Needy Streamer Overload. (01:20:11) Sweet and spicy Splatfest. (01:23:44) Listener Mail - Tears of the Kingdom, same map as BOTW? (01:58:13) We break down the Activision acquisition price tag.

FEATURING: (00:02:10) New Business - RFN podcast art bracket. The SEO game. (00:13:06) Latest batch of Genesis NSO games. (00:35:12) Pinball FX3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (00:42:23) Bayonetta 3. (00:51:39) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. (01:09:54) Melatonin. (01:25:44) Listener Mail - The second Mario movie trailer. (01:57:44) Mario movie Easter eggs. (02:17:21) Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp.

FEATURING: (00:14:23) Listener Mail - Replacing Urban Champion.(00:51:42) Where have all the Castlevania games gone?(01:16:01) Video game music to sweat to.

FEATURING: (00:05:13) Xenoblade 3 Time Count. (00:08:02) Ino The DLC Weirdo. (00:11:41) Franchise History. (00:34:57) The World of Xenoblade 3. (00:59:18) The Infinite When? (01:17:54) The Party of Dorks. (01:28:03) What Must We Give up? (01:36:54) When Is the DLC? (01:38:02) Understanding the Ending. (01:42:23) The Picture. (01:54:44) Literal Personifications of Concepts as Enemies. (02:07:33) We Should Probably Talk About The Game. (02:29:46) ART. (02:40:00) The Trip to the City. (02:44:33) The Eclipse. (02:56:12) Back to the Music. (03:03:25) What is Next? (03:08:25) BUSINESS TALK: Monolith Soft. (03:27:40) What is your favorite Xenoblade. (03:29:16) The Future of the Series.

FEATURING: (00:05:35) New Business - Jon's grab bag of Destiny 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Monster Hunter Rise. Then we talk mostly about bad Genesis games for 20 minutes.(00:38:04) Pinball FX 3: Dr Dude and his Excellent Ray, Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure.(01:04:17) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC pack 3.(01:23:39) Dire Vengeance.(01:34:14) Greg on the Portal Collection, James on the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC.(01:36:09) Listener Mail - It's been nearly 6 years. Do we need the Switch successor?

FEATURING: (00:04:47) Wii U look back.(00:37:03) Kirby and the Rainbow Curse RetroActive begins.(00:54:10) The Bosses - all four of them.(01:12:36) Touch Gaming, Bad Batteries, Weighing Steam Decks.(01:25:48) Clay and music: The Origin of Charming.(01:56:23) Comments from the Discord Forum.(02:07:08) This is now a Call-In Show.(02:47:03) Sappy Episode 800 nonsense.

FEATURING: (00:05:15) New Business - Pentiment.(00:26:07) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. Golfing in Nintendo Switch Sports.(00:52:41) Fuga: Melodies of Steel.(01:14:49) Fire Emblem Warrior: Three Hopes.(01:33:52) Listener Mail - Is it time to bring back Ultra Games?

FEATURING: (00:12:48) Listener Mail - Non-standardized buttons giving us trouble.(00:48:02) Xenoblade Chronicles X's unique qualities.(01:17:21) The New 3DS is 8 years old, time comes for us all.(01:59:24) New Business - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection.

FEATURING: (00:04:03) New Business: Kirby Canvas Curse, Rhythm Tengoku Gold, Super Princess Peach.(00:16:29) 13 Sentinels.(00:25:11) Wii U downloads.(00:52:08) Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.(01:13:41) Backbone.(01:13:41) 13 Sentinels.(01:33:51) Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!(01:46:22) It Takes Two.

FEATURING: (00:01:24) The Next RetroActive: The Candidates.(00:53:27) The Cuts Begin.(02:04:35) The Final Four: A Decision is Made.(02:18:00) Listener Mail - I am not Lon Jindemann!

FEATURING: (00:02:11) New Business - Another James Jones eShop roundup featuring Halloween: Super Puzzles Dream.(00:11:48) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.(00:18:53) Guillaume's favourite game ever, Dead Cells.(00:22:12) Prodeus.(00:30:23) Cat Quest 2. (00:34:42) Pilotwings 64. Bonus Mario Party digressions. (01:09:06) Timesplitters 2, David Cronenberg's directing techniques, just how old is Scott Bakula anyway?(01:20:02) Listener Mail - Video games, but live, so to speak. (01:57:10) Illumination's style for the next Mario game?

FEATURING: (00:03:55) New Business - Buying a DSi in 2022. Super Princess Peach.(00:47:08) Sable.(00:59:54) Panzer Dragoon Orta.(01:08:22) Installing mods on the Steam Deck.(01:25:46) Listener Mail - WTF is going on with PlatinumGames?

FEATURING: (00:06:04) New Business - Jon gets an Xbox Series X Replica Mini Fridge Thermoelectric Cooler, because nothing matters anymore.(00:28:16) Also a Steam Deck.(00:54:33) Listener Mail - New media, Old developers.(01:32:52) Our cursed licensed games.(02:06:59) Which Atlus 3DS game to buy.

FEATURING: (00:00:00) Pilotwings 64 on NSO's sexy trailer.(00:13:17) The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser reveal.(00:53:52) New Business: fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE.(01:04:47) Doom 64.(01:13:52) Return to Monkey Island.(01:32:54) The Splatoon 3 splatfest. Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course. Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze on OLED with Funky Kong mode.

FEATURING: (00:02:41) Listener Mail - Mario Movie Minion.(00:50:57) Why have we not played celebrated visual novel The House in Fata Morgana.(01:12:11) Captain N reboot without the Big N.