The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

<p>“NOW, YOU FOUND THE IMPORTANT MAGIC IN THE WORLD” So simple on the surface, Taito’s cutesy single screen puzzle platformer, Bubble Bobble, hides abyss-like depths. […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/bubble-bobble/">Bubble Bobble – Cane and Rinse No.484</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“PAGE TEXT REMOVED DUE TO VIOLATION OF HYPNOSPACE LAW” Put on your Beefbrain Shield Pro. We’re going back to 1999 to rediscover (2019’s) bizarre retro […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/hypnospace-outlaw/">Hypnospace Outlaw – Cane and Rinse No.483</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Stop Street Fighting!” It’s time for SNK’s team battle-focused fighter to shine in our The King of Fighters series podcast. Leon Cox is joined by […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/king-of-fighters/">The King of Fighters series – Cane and Rinse No.482</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Eating grub, sleeping, laughing, crying. Sometimes arguing. Sounds all right!” Sometimes we cover a game that lasts barely the length of one of our podcasts, […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/xenoblade-chronicles/">Xenoblade Chronicles – Cane and Rinse No.481</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“EMERGENCY ORDER” To mark the fearless space hunter Samus Aran’s 35th anniversary we embark upon what will be another long-running series of podcasts covering the […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/metroid/">Metroid – Cane and Rinse No.480</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Comedy? There’s no place for comedy in a Yakuza story…” Our third Yakuza series podcast brings us up to the second title in the original […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/yakuza-kiwami-2/">Yakuza Kiwami 2 – Cane and Rinse No.479</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“A storm is coming” On its one year anniversary, it is time to revisit the isle of Tsushima. Brian, Leah and Ryan wax poetic about […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/ghost-of-tsushima/">Ghost of Tsushima – Cane and Rinse No.478</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Very long, easy left, maybe.” Over jumping out of SEGA’s arcade heyday comes the mighty SEGA Rally Championship. Leon, Karl, Michiel and community correspondence buckle […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/sega-rally-championship/">SEGA Rally Championship series – Cane and Rinse No.477</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“You can’t stop this.” One year on from its release, we take on Naughty Dog’s dark and divisive sequel. Leon, Josh, Karl, Thomas and a […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/the-last-of-us-part-ii-2/">The Last of Us Part II – Cane and Rinse No.476</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“YOU ARE THE MASTER NOW” We couldn’t let the 25th birthday of id Software’s phenomenally influential fps Quake go uncelebrated. Leon, Darren, Karl, Jesse and […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/quake/">Quake – Cane and Rinse No.475</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Change the System” In our latest single platform special we remember the awesome power of the Nintendo 64 during its brief but bright spell in […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/con-spec-12-nintendo-64/">Console Special No.12 – Nintendo 64</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“How hard could it be for thieves like you to get us out of a place like this?” Of the many (many!) JRPGs on the […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/koudelka/">Koudelka – Cane and Rinse No.474</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“SEGA” The very deserving recipient of an anniversary podcast, Sonic the Hedgehog turns 30 years old in 2021. Leon, Darren, Leah and guest John Linneman […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/sonic-the-hedgehog/">Sonic the Hedgehog – Cane and Rinse No.473</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Take a bite of Duke’s special pain cake!” What do you get when you take Duke Nukem 3D, add a dash of Half-Life, smother it […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/duke-nukem-forever/">Duke Nukem Forever – Cane and Rinse No.472</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Enviromental hazard detected” Part of Ubisoft and Red Storm Entertainment’s initial foray into the VR market, Star Trek: Bridge Crew recreated one of pop culture’s […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/bridge-crew-471/">Star Trek: Bridge Crew – Cane and Rinse No.471</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Wait a minute! We are not going back to Misty Island! Are we?” In the years between the Crash Bandicoot trilogy and Uncharted, Naughty Dog […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/jak-and-daxter/">Jak and Daxter: The Precurser Legacy – Cane and Rinse No.470</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Never accept the world as it appears to be. Dare to see it for what it could be.” Join Josh, Brian, Jesse and Rich as […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/overwatch/">Overwatch – Cane and Rinse No.469</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“You are extreme, all-engulfing madness. A volatile simian nervous system, ominously new to the planet” A mystery is afoot. Ryan converses with the voices in […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/disco-elysium/">Disco Elysium – Cane and Rinse No.468</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Of course, there’s the problem of causality…” For the first time in the ten-year history of the Cane and Rinse videogame podcast, we deep-dive into […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/trinity/">Trinity – Cane and Rinse No.467</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Bring it on!” Eight years on from our original Streets of Rage trilogy podcast, we are finally able to bring you the sequel. Daring revivalist […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/streets-of-rage-4/">Streets of Rage 4 – Cane and Rinse No.466</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Go, go, go, go!” The biggest selling racing game of all time (at the time of recording), and the sixth mainline entry in Nintendo’s character […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/mario-kart-wii/">Mario Kart Wii – Cane and Rinse No.465</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“What are you thinking!?” Between an early showing and its release, transforming powerboats became personal watercraft (i.e. jet skis) and Nintendo had itself a massively upgraded […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/wave-race/">Wave Race 64 – Cane and Rinse No.464</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>Just as the videogame industry began to implode in North America, Milton Bradley set out to try and grab a piece of the pie by […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/console-special-vectrex/">Console Special No.11 – Vectrex</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“There is corruption here. It beckons you. Promises riches and power. So much temptation.” Join Josh, Brian, James and Tom as they slink through blood-soaked […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/dishonored-2/">Dishonored 2 – Cane and Rinse No.463</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“We were born of nightmares…” Back to the island of slumber and seashells as we return to the island of Koholint for Grezzo’s Switch remakening […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/links-awakening-2/">The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (2019) – Cane and Rinse No.462</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Won’t you be my rotting corpse, Miss Tosaka?” Go to class, join the track team, date a pigeon. The average life of a high school […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/hatoful-boyfriend/">Hatoful Boyfriend: A School of Hope and White Wings – Cane and Rinse No.461</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Welcome home, great Slayer.” As the red dust continues to settle after Doomguy’s latest landing, Cane and Rinse keeps pace with the mythical space marine. Leon, […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/doom-eternal/">DOOM Eternal – Cane and Rinse No.460</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Cowabunga!” A duo of cartoon capers in this show with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989) and The Simpsons (1991). Leon, Brian, Michiel and returning guest […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/The Simpsons – Cane and Rinse No.459</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“You’ve been here before, haven’t you?” 2011: Crunch time for BioWare as EA’s corporate wyvern demands a prompt sequel to the successful Dragon Age: Origins, […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/dragon-age-ii/">Dragon Age II – Cane and Rinse No.458</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“The sooner we come to terms with our mortality, the more time we can spend really living in the here-and-now.” The fecund soil of Stardew […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/stardew-valley/">Stardew Valley – Cane and Rinse No.457</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“This world is inhabited by creatures called Pokémon! For some people, Pokémon are pets. Others use them for fights. Myself… I study Pokémon as a […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/pokemon/">Pokémon – Cane and Rinse No.456</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Hey, what do you know about that monster?” In which we do our best to keep pace with Capcom’s ever-expanding Biohazard series by reviewing its […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/resident-evil-3/">Resident Evil 3 (2020) – Cane and Rinse No.455</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>In this interview extra podcast, author David L. Craddock returns to talk to Leon about his latest book, Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/interview-extra-monsters-in-the-dark/">Interview Extra: David L. Craddock, author of Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“It’s hard to believe that it’s over, isn’t it? Funny, how we get attached to the struggle.” Join Josh, Brian, Rich and Tony as they […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/celeste-454/">Celeste – Cane and Rinse No.454</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Your face. Your ass. What’s the difference?” 90s throwback 80s throwback Duke Nukem is the subject of our latest podcast, as the big lunk’s first […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/duke-nukem-3d/">Duke Nukem 3D – Cane and Rinse No.453</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Gather ’round people, we have much to discuss” A decade after the release of Monster Hunter, Capcom set out to bring the fifth mainline game […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/monster-hunter-world-452/">Monster Hunter: World – Cane and Rinse No.452</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Do what you do best, man!” On the eve of the completion of the World Of Assassination trilogy, join James, Jon, Josh and Ryan as […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/hitman-2/">Hitman 2 (2018) – Cane and Rinse No.451</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Live In Your World, Play In Ours.” At the time of recording, 20 years after its launch, the PlayStation 2 remains the best-selling videogame console […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/playstation-2/">Console Special No.10 – Sony PlayStation 2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“I wanna be a heroControl my life’s eventsI’ll use my song to prove them wrongAnd make a difference” To conclude our ninth year of shows […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/wandersong/">Wandersong – Cane and Rinse No.450</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Goodness! Look at the size of that thing!” Friendly and fun family frolics in our penultimate podcast of our ninth year, as we catch up […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/super-mario-odyssey/">Super Mario Odyssey – Cane and Rinse No.449</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Rest in peace, little chicken. It’s been a bash.” Join Josh, James and Leah as we reunite with the Sparda family to remove a overgrown […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/devil-may-cry-5/">Devil May Cry 5 – Cane and Rinse No.448</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Running… isn’t… the answer…” In our second show on SEGA’s multi-generational crime saga, we take a look at Yakuza Kiwami as well as look back at […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/yakuza-kiwami/">Yakuza Kiwami – Cane and Rinse No.447</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“RIDE FAST, EXPLORE MORE.” Join Karl, Rich and Charlotte as they venture to the Alps to tackle Ubisoft’s latest take on open world game’s design […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/steep/">Steep – Cane and Rinse No.446</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Here we go!” The beginning of the Nintendo Dual Screen’s heyday in 2005 saw the not insignificant release of a new, handheld Mario Kart. Mario Kart […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/mario-kart-ds/">Mario Kart DS – Cane and Rinse No.445</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“You bastards may take… exactly what I give you!” Nine years ago the good ship Cane and Rinse set sail; 443 issues later it has […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/return-obra-dinn/">Return of the Obra Dinn – Cane and Rinse No.444</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“We’re all connected in this life.” Following on from our (at the time of recording) all-encompassing Tetris show (podcast issue 270), we catch up with […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/tetris-effect-99/">Tetris Effect and Tetris 99 – Cane and Rinse No.443</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“A spark of humanity somewhere. Always that wretched little spark.” Bleak, dystopian, depressing – and that’s just 2020. It’s not funny because it’s true. To […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/i-have-no-mouth/">I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream – Cane and Rinse No.442</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Don’t touch that dial now, we’re just getting started.” More than five years since the last Silent Hill issue, Ryan, Leah, Brian, and Jon trepidatiously […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/pt/">P.T. (Playable Teaser) – Cane and Rinse No.441</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Across the level, you will meet the Tribals.” Knee deep in the “golden era” of the Nintendo 64’s lifespan, its most expert second party developer […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/jet-force-gemini/">Jet Force Gemini – Cane and Rinse No.440</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>

<p>“Calm down.” Ready those hug buttons as Leon, Leah, Rich and Tony flick jellybeans in your general direction for our A Boy and His Blob podcast. 2D […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://caneandrinse.com/a-boy-and-his-blob/">A Boy and His Blob – Cane and Rinse No.439</a> appeared first on <a href="https://caneandrinse.com">Cane and Rinse</a>.</p>