Chris Johnston

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300: 300

This week! Rich Grisham hosts a sit-down-via-Skype interview with the hosts of Player One. Topics include the formation of the podcast, favorite episodes, etc. We won't ruin it for you people who have been listening to the show for a long time except to say that it'

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299: Do ya Ouya?

This week! We talk about Kickstarters both of the Ouya and Penny Arcade variety. Then discuss games such as Zuma's Revenge, NCAA 13, Quantum Conundrum, Ys Origin, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Tiny Wings 2, Steam sales, giving up on video games, favorite game systems of all time, 3DS XL

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298: Procedural Generation

This week! We talk about Final Fantasy Theatrhythm, Spelunky, Spec Ops: The Line, and The Walking Dead Chapter 2 (SPOILERS from 39:10-1:14:45). Plus: Sega announces an HD remake of NiGHTS, Sony buys streaming service Gaikai, eliminating games from history, Club Nintendo rewards, marathon gaming, and more. Join

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297: Pants-free Clancy

This week! It's the week of Independence Day and Canada Day, so of course we talk about fireworks and the sale of fireworks. But there are also games to talk about, like: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Walking Dead, F1 Online, Penny Arcade's On

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296: XL-sior!

This week! We kick things off talking about Nintendo's E3 after E3 and the announcement of the 3DS XL. Then we meander into games, covering such titles as Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Dirt Showdown, Pokémon Conquest, Pocket Planes, Little Big Planet Vita,

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Heimdall

Publisher: JVC/Core Design Developer: The 8th Day Release: 1994 As I've stated previously in this series, the Sega CD suffered no shortage of games from the UK, especially from Core Design. While all of that support was nice to have on a system that didn't

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295: Full Frontal Tonks

This week! The guys are down one CJ, but suck it up and carry on to talk about gritty games journalism, sex, violence, Showgirls, Fido Dido and disease-flavored breakfast cereals! Games: Gravity Rush, Lollipop Chainsaw, Pocket Planes, Air Traffic Chaos, Bang Bang Racing, NCAA Football 13, LittleBigPlanet Vita. Join us,

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294: Putting All of the Es in E3 2012

This week! We forego the usual talk about the game tapes what we've been playing to talk exclusively about E3 and reactions to press conferences and announcements made during the show. Wii U, Smart Glass, Beyond, Wonderbooks, HEY YOU, lack of Vita stuff, Nintendoland fireworks, violent content in

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293: The Menhancer

This week! We talk about the demos of Gravity Rush, Resistance Burning Skies, Mad Riders and Sega's Vintage Collections of Golden Axe and Streets of Rage. Plus: We revisit E3 2002, talk about what we're most looking forward to seeing out of E3 2012, rumors of

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292: Invisible Robot

This week! Joyride Turbo, Steel Battalion, Sorcery, Table Top Tanks, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, Ridge Racer Unbounded, Monster World Collection, and more! Plus: favorite rappers, favorite worst movies, places to eat in LA, the future of for-pay MMOs. Check out Greg's new web series

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Heart of the Alien: Out of This World Parts I & II

Publisher: Virgin Interactive Developer: Delphine Software (Part I)/Interplay (Part II) Release: 1994 I've already covered Flashback on WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL, and described how awesome it was. Out of This World was the direct inspiration for that game. This instant classic by developer Eric Chahi broke the

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291: Third Tail

This week! Sonic The Hedgehog 4, Monster World IV, Wonder Boy, Chuck Darwin's Extinction Squad, Ninjatown: Trees of Doom, Diablo III, Twilight Zone Pinball, Torchlight II, Max Payne 3, and our top five favorite boys! Check out Greg's new web series Generation 16 (Episode 4 now

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290: Mein Krapft

This week! Minecraft XBLA, The Darkness II, Syndicate, Saturday Morning RPG (iOS), the Pixeljunk sale, PS3 woes, Zelda symphonies, mothers supporting gaming habits, Resident Evil and so much more packed into just 75 minutes. Give it a listen, won't you? Check out Greg's new web series

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Ground Zero Texas

Publisher: Sony Imagesoft Developer: Digital Pictures Release: 1993 Here we have another in the line of Digital Pictures' multi-stream video series, where the player is tasked with jumping from one location to another in order to catch key plot points and essentially search for the game play. The first

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289: Zombies Ate Our Neighbors

This week! We talk a lot about the first chapter of Telltale's The Walking Dead (spoilers from 42:00 - 1:05:00), GT Academy 2012, Mortal Kombat (Vita), Dirt Showdown demo, Uncharted: Golden Abyss. Plus: COD:BLOPS 2, which one of us has seen the most Pokémon

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288: Jersey Dragon's Dogma Girl

This week! The gang brainstorms character inclusions for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, chats AO-rated video games, discusses Nintendo's digital download strategy, weighs Wii U purchases and NFC stuff, and deliberates on Vita's lack of iOS hits. Plus our game talk this episode includes Dragon's

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287: The New Zealand Story

This week! CJ is back from New Zealand and tells us all about it. Plus: Dana joins us to talk Xenoblade Chronicles and Mass Effect 3 (spoilers from ~57:00 - 1:10:00), Pinball Arcade, Trials Evolution, the Humble Bundle, Nintendo's various announcements and more! Check out

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286: Easy Baked

This week! Enemy of the Show C.Bake joins us for another fun-filled episode where we talk about Old Zealand, The Avengers, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, The Amazing Spider-Man, Pinball Arcade, Pinball FX 2, Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational, Quarrel, Unit 13, Skullgirls, Colors 3D,

Generation 16

Generation 16 Episode 004 is live!

Welcome to Episode 004 of Generation 16 presented by the Player One Podcast. The Mega Drive celebrates its first birthday with its first movie-licensed game. That plus ladies with no shame, two heroes named Joe, and unauthorized appearances by comic book superheroes. Games this episode include: - Rambo III -

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285: Max Rebo, Sy Snootles, and Some Bastard

This week! It's a show of many tangents and stories, which you either will or will not appreciate based on your age and your willingness for this podcast to go into non-gaming territory. But, there is some game talk mixed in there too. On this episode we discuss

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284: No Foolin'

This week! Hot Shots Golf World Invitational, South Park: Tenorman's Revenge, Closure, Persona 3 Portable, Sine Mora, Madcoaster, Draw Something (and the controversy around it from this week), Warriors Orochi 3 and so much more. You'll only be able to experience it by listening to it.

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit

Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega Release: 1994 Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit is the best racing game you've never played. This is the game that made me realize I'd been wanting so much more in my console racers. It was the closest thing we got

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283: Totally Kidicarus

This week! Kid Icarus: Uprising, 3D Classics: Kid Icarus, Angry Birds Space, Draw Something, Mass Effect 3, Hunger Games: Girl On Fire, Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational and so much more! Check out Greg's new web series Generation 16 (Episode 3 now available) - click here. And take

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Flink

Publisher: Vic Tokai Developer: Psygnosis Release: 1994 The British games were flowing on the Mega Drive and Mega CD in the mid-90s, and a surprising number of them made it to our shores. The (Mis)Adventures of Flink will seem immediately familiar to anyone who's played stuff like

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282: Cadbury All Over Your Face

This week! We discuss the various games journalism-related news from the past week. Plus! We discuss the games what we been playing over the past seven days, this includes: Hot Shots Golf World Invitational, Ridge Racer, MLB 12 The Show, Motorstorm RC, Journey, Draw Something, Mass Effect 3 and Dynasty