Chris Johnston

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368: The One

This week! The Xbox One has launched! We welcome guest Rich Grisham (Press Row Podcast) to the podcast to talk Xbox One launch experiences and impressions. Plus: Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Forza 5, Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus, Knack, Tearaway and

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367: Approaching Greatness

This week! The PlayStation 4 has launched! We welcome guests Rich Grisham (Press Row Podcast) and Pete Dodd (Dodd Scientifics) to the podcast for nearly two hours of wall-to-wall PS4 talk. From our launch day experiences and problems to impressions of the system and games, we cover as much as

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold

Publisher: American Laser Games Developer: American Laser Games Release: 1994 This will be a short one, because honestly there's not much to say about Mad Dog II that I didn't already say about its predecessor. Once again you play a nameless stranger. Once again you'

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366: Show My Junk

This week! Just a few more days to go ’til the launch of the PS4. We talk next-gen launch junk, warehouse pictures, Kinect voice control, the role of the press and checking out PS4 demo kiosks in stores. As for games discussed - Tiny Death Star, CastleStorm, Assassin’s Creed

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365: Dinglehoppers and Broomsticks

This week! Pete Dodd of Dodd Scientifics, #PS4NoDRM and Call of Duty 720p (amongst other things) joins us to talk next-gen consoles, Halloween, Walking Dead Season 2, and so much more. Game tapes discussed include: Outlast, Device 6, Assassin’s Creed III, Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate, State of Decay, Saint’

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364: How to Milk an Altered Beast

This week marks seven years of Player One podcasts. Thanks so much to all who listen and keep it fun to do these shows week after week. We run down the week’s next-gen headlines including discussing the 720p issue, the Invitation ad for Xbox One, footage of Forza 5,

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Mad Dog McCree

Developer: American Laser Games Publisher: American Laser Games Year: 1993 Here we are with another American Laser Games joint. This time it's Mad Dog McCree, which was actually the very first arcade game released by ALG, and set the standard for their subsequent releases – shooting galleries using full-motion

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363: Chinese Nipples

This week! The countdown to the release of another two next-gen consoles enters its last month. We take a look at some of the news on the PS4 and Xbox One that broke over the past week. Then we take a right turn into the games we've been

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362: Exes and Whys

This week! Pokémon X/Y, Wind Waker HD, Beyond: Two Souls, Tomb Raider, Grand Theft Auto V, next-gen readiness, internet lag and more. And

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Lunar: Eternal Blue

Publisher: Game Arts/Working Designs Developer: Game Arts/Studio Alex Release: 1995 Lunar was the best-selling Sega CD game in Japan, and the second-best in the world behind Sonic CD. And here we have the third-best-selling game in the world with Lunar: Eternal Blue. Unlike the more popular RPG series

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361: No One Ends Up With Jon Cryer

This week! Grand Theft Auto V, Rain, Lone Survivor, Beyond: Two Souls (demo), Picross e3, Wind Waker HD, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Tomb Raider and more. Plus: Next gen titles we're looking forward to the most, killer apps next-gen, HD remakes, bad fighting games, open-world fatigue and oh so

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360: 360 360

This week! We take up an entire episode to remember the Xbox 360 eight years on - after many red rings of death and dirty disc errors. Sure the system may not be completely gone yet but when was the last time anything exciting came out for the 360? That&

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359: Tell Me More

This week! Grand Theft Auto V-Five, Puppeteer, Wind Waker HD, NHL 14, Gunpoint, The Swapper and Tomb Raider. Plus: Hiroshi Yamauchi passes away, favorite Nintendo memories, Wii Fit U / Wii Sports Club, changing buying habits in the next generation, sequels that sour the original, GTAV expansions, RetroN 5, Pokemon starters

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Lunar: The Silver Star

Lunar: The Silver Star Publisher: Game Arts Developer: Team Alex Release: 1993 Ask anyone to name a Sega CD game and you'll most likely hear three titles in particular over and over again – Night Trap, Sonic CD, and Lunar: The Silver Star. Night Trap because it was infamous

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358: Puppet Pals

This week! Puppeteer, Sly Cooper 4: Thieves in Time (SPOILERS from 15:50-21:00, with some Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction spoilers in there too), Castle of Illusion, Killzone Mercenary, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Plus: Vita TV, PS4 online play, comparing the next gen consoles by

Generation 16

Generation 16 - Episode 010

The long wait is finally over! Generation 16 Episode 010 is now available. In this episode we see history in the making, as Electronic Arts makes its console debut on the Sega Genesis. We also see Namco join the fray, and learn just how important Sunsoft's Batman game

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357: Easy and Pleasurable

This week! Castle of Illusion, Rayman Legends, Sly 4: Thieves in Time, Warframe, Atari Jaguar infomercials, Wii U price drop, games journalism, standstill animations, geezer settings, Sega Channel, and more! Lend your support to the Mighty No. 9 kickstarter right here! And

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Lords of Thunder

Lords of Thunder Publisher: Hudson Soft Developer: Red Entertainment Port: Eleven Release: 1995 Have you ever heard of this game? Likely not. Lords of Thunder is actually a sequel to Gate of Thunder, both of which were shooters originally developed for the PC Engine CD format. Not only was it

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356: One Less D

This week! Mighty No. 9 kickstarter, 2DS announcement, Madden 25, Disney Infinity, Pokémon Rumble U, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Puppeteer (demo), InFamous, Earthbound, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (demo). Lend your support to the Mighty No. 9 kickstarter right

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355: To Infinity

This week! Disney Infinity, Castle of Illusion, Mario & Luigi Dream Team, Divekick, NHL 14 (demo), Flashback (demo), Killzone Mercenary (beta), DuckTales Remastered, Pikmin 3 and much, much more! And

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354: The Exciting Adventures of Skip Cutscene

This week! Mario & Luigi Dream Team, DuckTales Remastered, LEGO City Undercover, Pikmin 3, Papers Please, Gone Home and Madden 25. Plus! "To Finish" lists, best couch gaming, video game themed foods/beverages, Wii U A-OK, Phil's new PC, things to do in Tokyo during TGS,

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine

Publisher: Rocket Science Games Developer: Rocket Science Games Release: 1994 To anyone who wasn't paying attention to the gaming industry during the early 90s, Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine is easy to dismiss as just another crappy FMV game for the Sega CD, barely registering next to

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353: Fielding of Dreams

This week! Animal Crossing New Leaf, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101 demo, Mario & Luigi Dream Team, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Shadowrun Returns, Dragon's Crown, Art Academy Sketch Pad and more! Plus, topics like platformer spikes, Stewy's preorder bonanza, handhelds for expectant fathers, dropping

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Links: The Challenge of Golf

Publisher: Virgin Interactive Developer: Papyrus Design Group Release: 1994 Golf games are something I never really paid attention to back in the 90s, though as I've started to take a look back at classic game libraries I've started to realize that they were one of the

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352: OK Compuper

This week! Animal Crossing New Leaf, PICROSS e2, Kirby's Return to Dreamland, Mii Plaza games, Bioshock Infinite DLC, Wii U shipments, Mario Kart Wii U timing, genre deaths, "Free for Gold" promotion, exciting fall games, separating the indie marketplace, games we wanted to love but couldn&