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Every other week, tune in to 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.
The crew checks in (hotel humor!) on the 3.0 update and Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the good and bad of Xbox’s latest developer direct, and the horrors and sweet, sweet delights of the upcoming Virtual Boy lineup. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The crew checks in (hotel humor!) on the 3.0 update and Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the good and bad of Xbox’s latest developer direct, and the horrors and sweet, sweet delights of the upcoming Virtual Boy lineup. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Linda Cubed, DQ7 Reimagined, Castlevania 64, and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance highlight a mish-mash of new and old impressions alongside the latest news as we kick off 2026 for the second time with a respectable Tight 79! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Linda Cubed, DQ7 Reimagined, Castlevania 64, and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance highlight a mish-mash of new and old impressions alongside the latest news as we kick off 2026 for the second time with a respectable Tight 79! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Friend of the show and former EGM editor Che Chou joins us to ring in 2026 with another freeform Q&A ep fueled by bourbon and filled with New Year's resolutions, holiday memories, GOTY talk, and Cybermorph. HNY! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
January 2, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Friend of the show and former EGM editor Che Chou joins us to ring in 2026 with another freeform Q&A ep fueled by bourbon and filled with New Year's resolutions, holiday memories, GOTY talk, and Cybermorph. HNY! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Ring in the holidays with extended Metroid Prime 4 thoughts and an audio tour of the Nintendo Museum’s new art exhibit, plus Game Awards recap / reax in news! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
December 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ring in the holidays with extended Metroid Prime 4 thoughts and an audio tour of the Nintendo Museum’s new art exhibit, plus Game Awards recap / reax in news! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Listener Q&A! We’ll be taking your questions TODAY as we prepare for our holiday recordings so reply here with what you want to ask!
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Listener Q&A! We’ll be taking your questions TODAY as we prepare for our holiday recordings so reply here with what you want to ask!
With Metroid Prime 4 dropping mere hours before we recorded, we went for the next best thing: a bunch of games from the late 90s! Tune in for talk of Analogue 3D, Viewpoint 2064, 2D gaming on the PS1, and more—plus some current-century stuff like Ball x Pit and Lumines Arise. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
With Metroid Prime 4 dropping mere hours before we recorded, we went for the next best thing: a bunch of games from the late 90s! Tune in for talk of Analogue 3D, Viewpoint 2064, 2D gaming on the PS1, and more—plus some current-century stuff like Ball x Pit and Lumines Arise. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Lumines (loo-meh-nez) Arise, new Hyrule Warriors, Game Awards noms, Metroid Prime 4 hopes and fears, new Steam hardware (x3) and more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Lumines (loo-meh-nez) Arise, new Hyrule Warriors, Game Awards noms, Metroid Prime 4 hopes and fears, new Steam hardware (x3) and more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Hear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and Halloween in Japan. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Hear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and Halloween in Japan. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
1up Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a buncha news. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
October 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
1up Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a buncha news. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Clutch your digiballs and sharpen your sickles as we dive into Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Digimon Story Time Stranger, Mario Galaxy 1&2, a bunch of obscure Alfa System games, the latest news, and more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
October 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Clutch your digiballs and sharpen your sickles as we dive into Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Digimon Story Time Stranger, Mario Galaxy 1&2, a bunch of obscure Alfa System games, the latest news, and more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
It’s our favorite time of year: Tokyo Game Show! A cavalcade of special guests pop through to talk about everything we saw at day 1 of the show, including Marvel Tokon, Onimusha, RE9, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Age of Imprisonment, Ghost of Yotei, Dragon Quest 1&2, and lots more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
September 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
It’s our favorite time of year: Tokyo Game Show! A cavalcade of special guests pop through to talk about everything we saw at day 1 of the show, including Marvel Tokon, Onimusha, RE9, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Age of Imprisonment, Ghost of Yotei, Dragon Quest 1&2, and lots more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Get your canned beverage of choice and your ticket for the green car -- it's time to board the bullet train for TGS! For the ride over, we've got a Tight 60 filled with Silksong impressions and a breakdown of all the big news out of last week's mega-sized Nintendo Direct. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
September 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Get your canned beverage of choice and your ticket for the green car -- it's time to board the bullet train for TGS! For the ride over, we've got a Tight 60 filled with Silksong impressions and a breakdown of all the big news out of last week's mega-sized Nintendo Direct. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Turn down the Silksong BGM and turn UP the talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, the Lumines Arise demo, Exit 8 and Platform 8, and a whole buncha news. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
September 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Turn down the Silksong BGM and turn UP the talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, the Lumines Arise demo, Exit 8 and Platform 8, and a whole buncha news. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
UFO 50 (buy it!), Mina the Hollower demo (try it!), Neorude (look it up!), Phantasy Star IV (dust it off!), Off (turn it on!), and a whole messa news (listen to it!)
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
August 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
UFO 50 (buy it!), Mina the Hollower demo (try it!), Neorude (look it up!), Phantasy Star IV (dust it off!), Off (turn it on!), and a whole messa news (listen to it!)
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Oops, all games! The Adventures of Elliot, Rematch, Mario Paint, Lunar 2, Earthion, Shin-Chan Summer Vacation, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden, Dyson Sphere Program (the game, not the vacuum), and news! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
August 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Oops, all games! The Adventures of Elliot, Rematch, Mario Paint, Lunar 2, Earthion, Shin-Chan Summer Vacation, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden, Dyson Sphere Program (the game, not the vacuum), and news! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
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Happy World International 8-4 Day from Tokyo 🎉 Ultra busy wrapping up a dream project over here so no time to play stuff for “fun” at the moment but if you’ve got the time and the inclination, why not play some video games today? ❤️
August 4, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Happy World International 8-4 Day from Tokyo 🎉 Ultra busy wrapping up a dream project over here so no time to play stuff for “fun” at the moment but if you’ve got the time and the inclination, why not play some video games today? ❤️
Roy joins to peel back Donkey Kong Bananza, go crazy on Monster Hunter Wilds DLC, and...talk about...Death Stranding 2; also Zelda movie casting, Xbox retreating from $80 games, Switch 2 sales and more!
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
July 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Roy joins to peel back Donkey Kong Bananza, go crazy on Monster Hunter Wilds DLC, and...talk about...Death Stranding 2; also Zelda movie casting, Xbox retreating from $80 games, Switch 2 sales and more!
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Mark returns to hawk Lumines Arise and talk about ‘Jima’s latest, Death Stranding 2; also, Blue Prince bingo speed runs, all that :gestures: Xbox stuff, and obscure Famicom and PC Engine games (because JP). 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
July 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Mark returns to hawk Lumines Arise and talk about ‘Jima’s latest, Death Stranding 2; also, Blue Prince bingo speed runs, all that :gestures: Xbox stuff, and obscure Famicom and PC Engine games (because JP). 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Summer is the time for love, Takarazuka, and Death Stranding 2 early access. Plus the latest Switch 2 impressions, Japan life updates, and thoughts on the DK Direct. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Summer is the time for love, Takarazuka, and Death Stranding 2 early access. Plus the latest Switch 2 impressions, Japan life updates, and thoughts on the DK Direct. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
One week and three and a half million units later, tune in to hear the crew's first hands-on impressions of Switch 2 and all the excitement surrounding the launch in Japan, plus the latest news out of Summer Game Fest, State of Play, the Xbox Games Showcase, and more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
June 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
One week and three and a half million units later, tune in to hear the crew's first hands-on impressions of Switch 2 and all the excitement surrounding the launch in Japan, plus the latest news out of Summer Game Fest, State of Play, the Xbox Games Showcase, and more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
With The Second Coming upon us, Digital Foundry’s John Linneman joins us for an exhaustive chat through the tech driving Nintendo’s new hardware, including a few key lingering questions… 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
May 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
With The Second Coming upon us, Digital Foundry’s John Linneman joins us for an exhaustive chat through the tech driving Nintendo’s new hardware, including a few key lingering questions… 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Tide yourself over this dry spell before the Summer Game Fest feast with (still tasty!) leftovers of Clair Obscur and Blue Prince, plus morsels on gaming media woes and EVO Japan bits in news. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
May 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Tide yourself over this dry spell before the Summer Game Fest feast with (still tasty!) leftovers of Clair Obscur and Blue Prince, plus morsels on gaming media woes and EVO Japan bits in news. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Golden Week? This year it's more of a Golden Weekend, sadly, but that hasn't stopped us from putting our vacations on pause to share impressions of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Mario Kart World, and our Switch 2 preorder experiences. Plus news! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
May 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Golden Week? This year it's more of a Golden Weekend, sadly, but that hasn't stopped us from putting our vacations on pause to share impressions of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Mario Kart World, and our Switch 2 preorder experiences. Plus news! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
Grab your journal and get ready to scribble extensive notes on Blue Prince, the new Vampire Survivors DLC, the latest Switch 2 news, and Gabe’s turf burns in this very special pre-Golden Week Tight 55™︎ episode!
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
April 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Grab your journal and get ready to scribble extensive notes on Blue Prince, the new Vampire Survivors DLC, the latest Switch 2 news, and Gabe’s turf burns in this very special pre-Golden Week Tight 55™︎ episode!
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
SMAAAAAAASH that C-Button and join our chat all about (what else) Switch 2. Mario Kart! Donkey Kong! The Duskbloods! Pricing! Region-locking! Jorts! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...
April 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
SMAAAAAAASH that C-Button and join our chat all about (what else) Switch 2. Mario Kart! Donkey Kong! The Duskbloods! Pricing! Region-locking! Jorts! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...