Chris Johnston

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871a: It’s A Real Dino Crisis Aftershow (8/1/23)

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. It’s A Real Dino Crisis Aftershow It’s an AI Rhyming Couplets quiz courtesy

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971: A Horse Of Course

This week! Layoffs at Microsoft and a lot of collateral damage, Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, Switch prices up in Canada, Greg’s CO2 detector goes off (don’t worry, he’s OK, everyone’s OK), Expedition 33, Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, Peak, and much, much more. Join us,

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870a: Dizzy For Dizzy Aftershow (7/25/23)

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Dizzy For Dizzy Aftershow In this week’s Aftershow we have a game of cinquains

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970: Animal Picrossing

This week! Mario Strikers to NSO, an Xbox Meta Quest 3S, plus Peak, To a T, Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, iRacing, Squeakross: Home Squeak Home, Mario Kart World, and miuch, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * Mario Strikers coming to NSO * Xbox Meta Quest 3S

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869a: Ruffalo World Aftershow (7/18/23)

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Ruffalo World Aftershow It’s an AI limerick quiz from MrMr Nelson! Listen in wrapt

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969: Dig Dug Drama

This week! Donkey Kong Bananza looks great, third-party estimates for Switch 2 game sales were off-base, we played Mario Kart World, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Yakuza 0 Diretor’s Cut, Tears of the Kingdom, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * Donkey Kong Bananza

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868a: Yakuza Tony Sez Aftershow (7/11/25)

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Yakuza Tony Sez Aftershow Well, what in tarnation do we have here? It’s an

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968: Cherry Pickin’ Daddies

This week! We’re back from our one-week break and ready to talk Switch 2 launch. The hardware, the games, the battery life, the accessories. We dig into our impressions on all that stuff. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * Mario Kart World * Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome

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867a: Zero Prep Aftershow (7/4/23)

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Zero Prep Aftershow This week’s aftershow pits Phil against the devil in a review

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967: The Pre-taped Console Launch Show

This week! We recorded this episode BEFORE the Switch 2 launched, so there are no impressions in this one (that’ll be next week). Instead, we talk about what we’re doing with our Switch 1s, memories of the launch of Switch 1, stories of some of the other consoles

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866a: As Direct As Can Be Aftershow (6/27/23)

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. As Direct As Can Be Aftershow It’s a grab-bag Jeopardy game from listener

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966: Not Everything Is Something

This week! We’re hyped for Switch 2 release week, EA shuts down Black Panther studio, a crowdsourced project to solve all possible 5x5 Picross puzzles, Playdate Season Two, South of Midnight, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links

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865a: Grimace Turds Aftershow (6/20/23)

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Grimace Turds Aftershow It’s an AI art quiz from our friend Mike! This time,

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965: Magic Is Also Not Real

This week! Milo’s story, new NSO Game Boy games, Retro on Xbox, Diddy Kong redesigned, South of Midnight, Expedition 33, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * Peter Molyneux explains why his infamous Kinect game Project Milo was never released * Gradius, Kirby Star Stacker,

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864a: Meet And Beat Aftershow (6/13/23)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Meet And Beat Aftershow In the early ‘90s, EGM had a little text box in each preview

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964: Fully Realized

This week! KI Gold on NSO, Kojima’s USB stick, “fully realizing” live service games, what we’ve been watching TV-wise, South of Midnight, Doom: The Dark Ages, Silent Hill 2 Remake, Expedition 33, Balatro, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * KI Gold

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863a: Shake It In VR Aftershow (6/6/23)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Shake It In VR Aftershow We travel to the great white north for a quiz this week

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963: Sad and Inaccessible

This week! Giant Bomb bought themselves, we did and didn’t get Switch 2 invites from Nintendo, Ecco the Dolphin is returning, Gears is coming to PS5, more Expedition 33 and South of Midnight, and much, much more. Links of interest: * Giant Bomb bought itself * Ecco stuff * Gears of War

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862a: Satisfying Ball Physics Aftershow (5/30/23)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Satisfying Ball Physics Aftershow Friend of the show Mike has once again sent us a quiz involving

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962: Everything’s More Expensive

This week! Changes in the gaming press, a GTAVI delay, Switch firmware, Earthion, Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Silent Hill 2, Dave the Diver, South of Midnight, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * Giant Bomb goes bust * Polygon bought by Valnet * Microsoft increases prices, games

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861a: Mounting Giant Space Chickens Aftershow (5/23/23)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Mounting Giant Space Chickens Aftershow AI has come for us once again. This time it’s a

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961: Greasing Those Lanes

This week! Switch 2 pre-orders happened—find out how we fared amongst the chaos. Plus: Ghost of Yotei, Outrun and Split Fiction movies, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dave the Diver, South of Midnight, Silent HIll 2 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * Switch

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860a: Fuse It Or Lose It Aftershow (5/16/23)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Fuse It Or Lose It Aftershow Today courtesy of friend of the show Mike we have an

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960: Milk in the CPAP

This week! We have a date for Switch 2 pre-orders in the US and Canada, Paul Rudd comes back to hawk Switch 2, the Mario Kart Direct reveals some new info, Lunar Remastered Collection, Dave the Diver, Split Fiction, Silent Hill 2, and much, much more. Join us, won’

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859a: Pass On The Pass Aftershow (5/9/23)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Pass On The Pass Aftershow Hacker alias Sir Alexander has challenged us with a Mexico Jeopardy. It’