Chris Johnston

Episode

599: Daddy Needs Some Pirate Time

This week! Legality of loot boxes challenged, the numbers show Sea of Thieves is doing pretty well, the Switch has been hacked, Greg gets his feet wet with cardboard games, and so much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: * Aggretsuko (Netflix) * Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Episode

598: Nice Expletive Model

This week! We folded a little cardboard, played a little Yakuza 6, a little God of War (no spoilers beyond the first hour), relationships with games PR back in the day, the benefits of Xbox One's backward compatibility strategy and so much more. Join us, won't

Episode

597: I Percolate My Marinade

This week! Lotsa news - Billy Mitchell Ban, Bioshock Secrets, More OG Xbox Back Compat, Sega makes some retro announcements, PS5 is a thing to speculate on, God of War got great reviews (and sparked a meme), Far Cry 5, Sea of Thieves, Tales From the Borderlands, an Ethan update and

Episode

596: Cult Culture Club

This week! Greg and CJ are joined by Sean Capri and talk Spider-Man, OG Xbox Back Compat, Far Cry 5 (the game AND its sales), LEGO Dimensions, Mega Mans 1-10, A Way Out, Sea of Thieves, best gaming sounds, backlogs and so much more. Join us, won'

Episode

595: Takes a Little Man to Steer a Big Ship

This week! DQXI gets a date, PSVR gets a price drop, we played a buncha hot new games like Sea of Thieves and Far Cry 5 (don't worry, no spoilers outside of the intro), and lotsa old-school magazine deadline talk. Join us, won't you? Links

Episode

594: Thievin' and Crackin'

This week! Some Nindies are announced, Vivendi stops trying to buy Ubi, the Wii Shop Channel is shuttering, Sea of Thieves is a fun time (without a lot of content and no tutorial), and a lot more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: * Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase

Episode

593: Toys 'R' Us 'R'nt No More

This week! We mourn the closure of Toys R Us by sharing our (and our listeners') memories of the debt-straddled merchant's brighter days. Then we talk a little Sega, a little Sonic, a little Microsoft, lament how old we are that we don't know

Episode

592: ABACABB Turns on the Violence

This week! Video game violence is back in the headlines, Nintendo announced a whole buncha stuff via a Direct, Fortnite goes mobile, Microsoft tries to do their own Direct, and we talk about Crackdown, Metal Gear Solid Game Boy Color, Burnout Remastered and a whole bunch more. Join us, won&

Generation 16

Generation 16 Episode #114 is live!

Episode

591: Your Entire Adult Life Is an Impulse Buy

This week! Phil buys an Xbox One S, Crackdown added to Xbox One back compat, we talk about the year of Switch and what we want to see in the future, then discuss the games we've been playing - Dragon Quest Builders, Burnout 3 Takedown, Radiant Silvergun, Rare Replay

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Racing Aces

Developer: Hammond & Leyland Publisher: Sega Released: 1993 Back in 1993 this felt like a really weird release by Sega. Especially for the Sega CD. The system was no stranger to what felt like experimental games, but Sega of America wasn’t usually the company doing it. American Sega CD

Aftershow

590a: I Had a Huge Collection Aftershow

We normally reserve these Aftershows for $5/month Patreon backers. But...because maybe you're the type who wants a demo/sample before you commit, it's your lucky day! This is the Aftershow audio from Episode 590: I Had a Huge Collection. We talk a little bit

Episode

590: I Had A Huge Collection

This week! Phil gets rid of a lot of video games, we chat about old school game magazine stuff, our kids ask us about the naughty things media has taught them, and CJ & Phil tell Greg which Parks & Rec season to start with. The answer is Season 2.

Episode

589: Pirate Cats

This week! CJ goes all-in on 4K, we discuss pirate pets (in the context of Sea of Thieves' microtransactions), Bayonettas, and a whole buncha other stuff. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: * Black Panther * Ready Player One Pure Imagination trailer * Tommy Tallarico "Cybertek"

Episode

588: That Christmas '87 Feeling

This week! Friend of the show Chris Baker joins CJ and Greg to talk about Metroid Prime 4 rumors, Activision making a whole lotta money on microtransactions, Switch ownership, arcade classics, comic book games, PlayStation VR, audio design in games with shooty-shoot, and so much more. Join us, won&

Episode

587: Shadow Dropped

This week! This week! In this Super Bowl Special, we talk about who Microsoft is buying (aka EA maybe?), Nintendo's save troubles, world record score fabrications, Sea of Thieves, Xbox One X, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Join us, won't you?

Episode

586: Sloop Jambi

This week! Set sails for Xbox talk, mateys. We chat about the changes coming to Xbox Game Pass, PSN having issues, Paragon and Miitomo shutting down, Anthem being delayed, Dragon Ball Fighterz, the Sea of Thieves Closed Beta, and so much more. Y'arr. Join us, won't

Episode

585: Living in a Box

This week! SpaceKappa Joe Walker joins us to chat about Nintendo introducing gamers to cardboard, PlayStation immortalized as figures and shoes, Fortnite killing it, Xbox doing really well in December and a whole lot more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: * Joe Walker on Twitter * Space Kappa

Episode

584: Legend of Billy Crystal

This week! Retro controllers coming back, Remaster/ports aplenty, Nintendo Direct Minis, more on Doki Doki Literature Club, Ethan buys a new micro SD card for the Switch, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: * Howard the Duck trailer * Lea Thompson IMDB * Helen Slater

Episode

583: Which One Is Your Waifu?

This week! Burnout's a-coming, Kinect's a-dead, buncha Nintendo speculation about an upcoming Direct, Greg gets lost in the moé world of Doki Doki Literature Club, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: * Burnout Paradise Remake Coming in March?

Episode

582: Actual Michael Jordan Squeezins

This week! We kick off the new year talking about some heavy duty stuff, like personal pan pizzas, McJordan Specials, our favorite Chicago foods...Oh wait this is a video game podcast? We also discussed the return of Nintendo Power (as a podcast), Vs Super Mario Bros., Gorogoa, Xenoblade Chronicles

Episode

581: Got Your GOTY

This week! It's a year-end celebration of our favorite games of the year, hosted this time by Rich Grisham. What will make our lists? This was a great year for video games so it was very difficult to narrow things down. Join us, won't you?

Episode

580: Mad About Pinball

This week! Ten million Switches, 30th Street Fighter Anniversaries, 11 Mega Mans, and one heckuva buggy time in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Plus some Pinball FX3, Zelda DLC, Gitarooman, Never Stop Sneakin' and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: * Switch hit 10 million

Episode

579: The Game With The Animals In It

This week! We chat w/guest Kevin Larrabee about The Game Awards 2017, PlayStation Experience, Mega Man 11, a boatload of PSVR announcements, Mario Odyssey, Evil Within 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * Mega Man 11 announced for everything * Mega Man

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Puggsy

Developer: Traveller’s Tales Publisher: Psygnosis Release: 1993 Have you ever heard of something called the “demo scene?” Folks who are old enough to remember trading and copying “cracked” versions of games have likely run across it. Back in the day, when games on systems like the PC and Commodore