Chris Johnston

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235: The One With All The Portal 2

This week! We talk about PSN being down, the Wii successor, the 3DS and, of course, Portal 2. Oh, and Encarta. Please donate to the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami in the Pacific. Click here to go

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia

Publisher: Compton's NewMedia Developer: Compton's NewMedia Released: 1994 This is another of the handful of reference media that was released for the Sega CD (I already covered Animals in a previous installment of the series). Anyone who was in school back in the 90s likely remembers

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Cobra Command

Publisher: Sega Developer: Wolf Team Released: 1992 And we finally get to our first Wolf Team game. Wolf Team was a very prolific developer on the Sega CD platform, perhaps more so than any other team. But Cobra Command is not a Wolf Team original. This game started life as

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234: Wii-NES

This week! We're down a Ford, but we soldier on and talk about Wii 2, Portal 2, Killzone 3, Catan, 3DS sales, Yakuza 3, Android, and more! How's that for a comprehensive description. Please donate to the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts to help

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233: Cloud Bound

This week! NASCAR, Shift 2 Unleashed, Doctor Who DS, Sonic Colors, Dead Space 2, more lost portable game systems, publisher logins, PlayStation cloud saves and Nintendo is for babies. Please donate to the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - The Colors of Modern Rock

Publisher: Sega Developer: Digital Pictures Released: 1993 This is a bit of an odd one. Those who remember the launch of the Sega CD in the US might also remember that the pack-in software bundle included two music CDs – a regular music sampler and a CD+G disc. Right from

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232: Raiding Faces in an Extra D

This week the boys all got a 3DS (except Ford, but we replaced him with a fanboy), and they spend an hour talking about the hardware and its games. Topics of discussion include Pilotwings, Ridge Racer 3D, Samurai Warriors, Super Street Fighter IV 3D, and Nintendogs & Cats. Special thanks

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231: Citizens on Patrol

This week! We go on a film tangent early on but eventually get around to talking about our 3DS plans (this episode was recorded before Sunday's release) and an update of Phil's Bioware/EA DLC license transfer woes. Then it's onto the games we&

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230: Tooth Hurty

This week! We've got our Beyond Good & Evil Game Club plus tales of customer service, more dead 360s and more. Please donate to the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami in the Pacific. Click here

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Cliffhanger

Publisher: Sony Imagesoft Developer: Malibu Interactive Released: 1993 We've already established that Batman Returns on the Sega CD is one of the greatest games in the history of everything. And that mostly had to do with the kick-ass engine used in the driving sequences. So hey, if you&

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Citizen X

Publisher: Good Deal Games Developer: Digital Pictures Released: 2004 This is a milestone for the WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL series. This is the first game we've featured that was developed by the infamous Digital Pictures. Even if you've never heard of the Sega CD, you'

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229: Of Pokémons and Franchises

This week! We're down a Greg, but that's OK since we spend half of this week's episode talking about Pokémon Black & White and the other half talking about franchises. Please donate to the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts to help those

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228: Like Flubber

This week! A little GDC (3DS/NGP), Great Gatsby, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, Days of Thunder, Dead Space 2: Severed, Zelda memories, Dreamcast or Saturn, Super Mario 3DS, character idle animations and oh so much more. Like Flubber.

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

Publisher: Virgin Interactive Developer: Core Design Release: 1993 When last we saw Chuck, he was busy saving his wife Ophelia from local weirdo Garry Gritter. And according to the intro of Chuck Rock II, once our prehistoric hero had rescued his sweetie, he went on to invent the first automobile,

Generation 16

Game Club #23 - Beyond Good & Evil

It's that time again! Time for another entry in our increasingly infrequent Game Club! As we discussed on a recent episode, we've decided to tackle Michel Ancel's beloved Beyond Good & Evil. The game is currently available on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC. Ubisoft

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227: Hand Held

This week! We talk about the handheld war of old - The Nintendo Game Boy vs. Atari Lynx vs. Sega Game Gear vs. Turbo Express. And we throw a little bit of 3DS talk in there as well - after all, it just launched in Japan and we're

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226: Gibbler's Wrath

This week! More red rings, new E3 policies, the shutdown of Bizarre Creations, plus Hard Corps Uprising, the Xbox Live House Party, difficulties in retro remakes/updates, Back to the Future: The Game, Stacking and PlayStation Plus. All in less than 90 minutes.

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225: Full of Dead Space Too

This week! We dedicate half of the episode to talking about Dead Space 2 (alert: spoilers ahead). But don't worry - the spoiler talk isn't until the second half of the episode. We start off with other stuff - Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter IV

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224: Chuckle Canucks

In this week's exciting episode of the Player One Podcast! Tales of post high school exploits, adventure on the high seas, getting stuck in dumb places in video games, a little more NGP conversation, Culture Brain, and discussion of Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 and Dead Space 2. Join

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223: Five in the Pocket

This week! We talk about Sony's Next Generation Portable announcement, Bulletstorm (demo), Little Big Planet 2 and last week's big release, Dead Space 2. Plus lots more.

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222: Three Twos, Ten-Four

This week! 3DS, Steam on PS3, DKCR, Dead Space (the original), wrestling, Princess Bride and a whole heckuva lot more.

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221: Still Enjoying Last Year's Games

This week! We talk about the games of last year as if we're still playing them. Because we are. That includes Donkey Kong Country Returns, EA Sports Active 2, Raskulls, Castlevania Lords of Shadow, Picross 3D, Limbo, Halo Reach and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Plus who we

Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Chuck Rock

Publisher: Sony Imagesoft Developer: Core Design Released: 1992 I've probably said this a dozen times already during the WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL series, but I can't believe how prolific Core Design was on a system that really wasn't around all that long. Plus they

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220: Thrusting and Rubbing

This week! Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Gran Turismo 5, Tron: Evolution, Tetris PSN, Minotaur Attack, Sly 2 and more!

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219: GOTYs, DLC, TCB

This week! We spend the entire podcast talking about our Top 5 favorite games (plus portable and downloadables) of 2010.