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Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.

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8-4 Play 9/22/2023: TOKYO G...

09.22.2023

A cavalcade of special guests old and new drop by to talk about their experiences at (or around) this year’s Tokyo Game Show. With Brandon Sheffield, John Linneman, Imran Khan, Kevin Gifford (?!), and more! Time – Topic Discussed: 02:03 ...

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09.22.2023 8-4 Play 9/22/2023: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2023 A cavalcade of special guests old and new drop by to talk about their experiences at (or around) this year’s Tokyo Game Show. With Brandon Sheffield, John Linneman, Imran Khan, Kevin Gifford (?!), and more! Time – Topic Discussed: 02:03 ...
09.15.2023 8-4 Play 9/15/2023: WE GOT 'EM Thought you could sneak another Nintendo Direct and State of Play past us, did you? Well, NOT THIS TIME! We zigged where the big corporations zagged and decided to record a mini-ep at the crack of 8am today, just for ...
09.01.2023 8-4 Play 9/1/2023: 24 MINUTES The regular crew is back, and just in time to miss another Nintendo Direct! Mario Wonder will have to wait, but in the meantime, we've got The Making of Karateka, Shadowgate 64, updates on Vampire Survivors and FF16, and all ...
08.18.2023 8-4 Play 8/18/2023: SUMMER BROKE Everyone’s off sipping Mai Tais from their fancy pool floats or whatever, but time waits for no one in the podcast world, so join our little skeleton crew along with new challenger Sami as we talk Vampire Survivors co-op, Honkai ...
08.04.2023 8-4 Play 8/4/2023: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MACDONALD Saddle up for a very special tight 60 with the rootinest, tootinest podcastin’ crew this side of the Alamo’s basement. Featuring Pikmin 4, Remnant II, a bit more Zelda—and [not much] more! (Recorded before 8-4 Day, sorry for not mentioning ...
07.21.2023 8-4 Play 7/21/2023: ECHO LOCATION LIVE and in-person from the new 8-4 Towers in sunny (and humid) [REDACTED], the crew talks Final Fantasy XVI, Viewfinder, BitSummit, and frankly a surprising amount about Exoprimal. Time – Topic Discussed: 02:22 – Nicknames 19:30 – Exoprimal 27:54 – ...
07.07.2023 8-4 Play 7/7/2023: FANG IN THERE Mark's out, John's out, and we're locked out of the office! That won't stop this ragtag crew from gathering online to discuss the PC Engine's Fang of Alnam, debate the merits of the Pikmin 4 demo's tutorials, and best of ...
06.23.2023 8-4 Play 6/23/2023: EIKONIC BEHAVIOR Folks - WE GOT ONE!! Nintendo must’ve gotten all your calls and letters, because they dropped a Direct BEFORE recording for once! Thrill to fresh-off-the-grill Hot Takes on all that shiz, plus Xbox and Summer Games talk, FF16 demo impressions, ...
06.09.2023 8-4 Play 6/9/2023: FREAKS IN THE STREETS Capcom localization director Andrew Alfonso joins Graeme and the gang to dig in to Street Fighter 6, topped off with a dollop of news (recorded pre-Summer Game Fest, mind you). Time – Topic Discussed: 01:04 – Nicknames 19:32 – Street ...
05.26.2023 8-4 Play 5/26/2023: BOOGERS, PICKLES, AND ZELDA 17-Bit head honcho and two-time Kakariko Village gherkin tossing champion Jake Kazdal joins us once again for an epic (and largely spoiler-free) first discussion on all things The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Plus quick thoughts on PlayStation ...
05.12.2023 8-4 Play 5/12/2023: OUT FOR ZELDA Thank you for calling 8-4 Play. We can’t take your call right now, but please leave a message at the tone and we’ll get back to you as soon as we’ve had our fill of Tears of the Kingdom. BEEEEP ...
04.28.2023 8-4 Play 4/28/2023: GOLDEN (MAN)GODS Golden Week is here, and look what the Pegasus dragged in--that’s right, straight from the skies above Narita Airport, it’s fan favorite special guest Shane Bettenhausen! Join us for talk of the hottest trailers from two weeks ago (TOTK and ...
04.14.2023 8-4 Play 4/14/2023: STUPID SEXY PALADINS Gaming Jesus is missing, and it’s up to YOU to make it through this podcast without him! Strap in for random talk about Super Mario Galaxy, Hollow Knight, Gabe’s irrational fear of chocolate, more Resident Evil 4-make, and (of course) ...
03.31.2023 8-4 Play 3/31/2023: FAREWELL SWEET HYPE TRAIN E3 may be gone (for now?), but the show must go on, as they say, so join us for thoughts on Resident Evil 4-make™, Wo-Long: Fallen Dynasty, Meg's Monster, the new Tears of the Kingdom details, and more. (Recorded before ...
03.17.2023 8-4 Play 3/17/2023: THE BUTCHER SHOP The crew gather (IRL!) to talk Octopath II, the Resident Evil 4 demo (i.e. RE 4-make) and Village in PSVR2, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line, and E3 or not E3 -- or is that even a question? Time – Topic Discussed: ...
03.03.2023 8-4 Play 3/3/2023: SHADOW OF THE NERDTREE Wherein the gang dish on the latest State of Play (ok, mostly Humanity to be honest), PSVR 2 launch, Mikami’s departure and the Elden Ring DLC announcement (STEAK BET ALERT). Time – Topic Discussed: 01:04 – Nicknames 13:00 – PSVR2 ...
02.17.2023 8-4 Play 2/17/2023: GUYS AND EYEDOLS We catch up on the latest Nintendo Direct with talk about Metroid Prime Remastered, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance nostalgia, and (of course) hot takes on the latest Zelda trailer. Time – Topic Discussed: 00:52 – Nicknames 09:05 – ...
02.03.2023 8-4 Play 2/3/2023: JOJO'S HI-FI ADVENTURE Game director at Tango Gameworks, self-admitted Zwan fan, and (actual) friend of the show John Johanas joins to talk all about the hottest game that no one had heard of until a week ago: Hi-Fi Rush! Time – Topic Discussed: ...
01.20.2023 8-4 Play 1/20/2023: FAR EAST OF SHIBUYA With Gaming Jesus MIA, we broke out the rotary phone and called Turbo Zone Direct (1-800-DUO-THIS) to summon newcomer JP Wentz for an in-person show (!) to talk a lot of PC Engine, a little Pokemon S&V;, a touch of ...
01.06.2023 8-4 Play 01/6/2023: MONEY TO BURN Kick off the new year with a TIGHT 60 (tm) of wistful holiday memories of three ogres battled, two crises cored, one avatar movie, and a fel-o-ny in an air fryer. 01:59 – Nicknames 19:44 – Tactics Ogre: Reborn 31:16 ...
12.23.2022 8-4 Play 12/23/2022: HERE COMES JESUS CLAUS In our holiday special, wayward son Graeme returns home to learn the true meaning of Christmas—i.e. Armored Core and Street Fighter, The Game Awards, Ash hanging up his Pokéballs, and plenty more. WARNING: SANTA SPOILERS: KEEP AWAY FROM 10 AND ...
12.09.2022 8-4 Play 12/9/2022: FUNKY KONG OF 40,000 YEARS Travel back to a time before (a day before!) the Game Awards and revel in the nostalgia and naïveté of those bygone days when people cared about Mario movie trailer #2, Elden Ring art books, and Yuji Naka conspiracy theories. ...
11.25.2022 8-4 Play 11/25/2022: TURKEY SURVIVORS Kyoto’s reigning turducken champion and 17-Bit head honcho Jake Kazdal joins us straight from the dinner table in Kyoto to talk about Somerville, Vampire Survivors, Pokemon S&V;, the upcoming Game Awards, and plenty more! Time – Topic Discussed: 01:08 – ...
11.11.2022 8-4 Play 11/11/2022: S’MORE TAKES (PARODY ACCOUNT) Gather round the campfire for mildly-warm-yet-palatable-even-if-they-briefly-fell-on-the-ground takes on Modern Warfare II, Twitter, Callisto Protocol & Japanese game "cens0rship," Nintendo numbers and more. Time – Topic Discussed: 01:39 – Nicknames 18:38 – Twitter Tawk 32:42 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ...
10.28.2022 8-4 Play 10/28/2022: THAT'S NOT COFFEE A verrrrrryyy scaaaaaaary and seasonally-appropriate spooktacular (tm) chat covering all the recent Resident Evil and Silent Hill news, Bloodborne and its unofficial demake, and -- yadda some last thing what did we talk about --. (Boo!) Time – Topic Discussed: ...
10.14.2022 8-4 Play 10/14/2022: GLUTEUS MINIMUS The gang checks in on the Street Fighter 6 Beta, Meta Quest Pro news, and Phil Spencer’s shelf, says goodbye to The Last Soldier, Babylon’s Fall, and Stadia, and offer in-depth analysis on a certain plumber’s plumper — and it’s ...
09.30.2022 8-4 Play 9/30/2022: I AM JACK'S BIG GAMING CHAIR Nicholas de Leon of Consumer Reports saddles up in his Cooler Master Ergo L to talk about Gaming Chair conspiracies, the TGS news we missed, Mark's hate-hate relationship with Quake II, and plenty more. 01:06 – Nicknames 05:36 – Gaming ...
09.16.2022 8-4 Play 9/16/2022: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2022 Big news outta TGS this week (yes, you read that correctly!), so the gang assembles in person (!)—along with Capcom’s @alfonso_thesix and IGN’s @The_Katbot—to discuss Street Fighter 6, the Nintendo Direct and State of Play lineups, various Like a Dragons, ...
09.02.2022 8-4 Play 9/2/2022: THE GOLFER’S DREAM Accursed guest Liam Edwards joins us in the hunt, as we purge the streets of beasts and birdies. May the Great Ones grant us eyes, and maybe a few Ace Cards so we can make this episode a hole-in-one. Time ...
08.19.2022 8-4 Play 8/19/2022: THREE POINT SHOWCAST We may be whittled down to just a cast of three this week, but that won't stop us from brainstorming alcohol marketing strategies, talking about garbage, and helping Tina decide her next FromSoft game. Actually, maybe YOU can help with ...
08.05.2022 8-4 Play 8/5/2022: BORN TO DIE WORLD IS A SNUFF Summer has finally hit Tokyo, and we're all looking for ways to cool down--or at the very least keep our cooldowns spinning in Xenoblade Chronicles 3! Also Tina learns to make her favorite cocktail and Gabe moves up in the ...
07.22.2022 8-4 Play 7/22/2022: THE CAT'S AWAY When the host is away, the rest of the cast will...explore the pain threshold of chocobo racing in Final Fantasy X, examine the extras in the Elden Ring collector's edition, express some spoiler-free thoughts on Stray, and exhibit a variety ...
07.08.2022 8-4 Play 7/8/2022: GABES EARL JONES Roy did what? …Well we can’t put that in the description. Just say something like “We talk about Mario’s voice, SGDQ, Switch pro rumors yadda yadda” the usual BS. 00:51 – Nicknames 08:35 – Elden Ring (Massive Spoilers. Pretty Sure ...
06.24.2022 8-4 Play 6/24/2022: MACARONI AND CHEZ Join the fearsome 8-4-some as they charge headlong into Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, ruminate on the crowning of our final (?) Elden Lord, and waterslide through the Summer Gaming madness. Time – Topic Discussed: 01:39 – Nicknames & Mac ...
06.10.2022 8-4 Play 6/10/2022: LISTENING RAINBOW We're a bit behind (or rather, ahead of?) all the Summer Gaming nonsense -- hey, we live in Japan, we just got rid of Zima, fer crissakes! -- but still got plenty of hot chatz re: Street Fighter 6, Resident ...
05.27.2022 8-4 Play 5/27/2022: SIZE MATTERS Elden who? Bury that fossil alongside the NHK guy--this week, we're diving deep on Project Zomboid, the hot new...wait, it's from 2013? Well, whatever. Roy's into it and that's all that matters. Plus a lil Kirby, a lil news, and ...
05.13.2022 8-4 Play 5/13/2022: ENDIN' RING Our final (?) discussion of Elden Ring dives so deep your rainbow stone would shatter before it hits bottom, including spoiler-filled endgame zigs and half-assed lore zags. Also: some news. Time – Topic Discussed: 01:20 – Nicknames 19:23 – Elden ...
04.29.2022 8-4 Play 4/29/2022: GOLDEN, WEAK What better way to celebrate Showa Day than with a smattering of Radical Dreamers, a dollop of Chrono Cross, and most importantly, in-depth analysis of every t-shirt in Uniqlo’s new Final Fantasy collaboration line? 01:05 – Nicknames 09:34 – Elden ...
04.15.2022 8-4 Play 4/15/2022: TOTALLY TUBULAR A whole lotta Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness, signs of Elden Ring burnout (yet somehow we still love talking about it for an hour?), and some kind of Kingdom Hearts something or other I dunno I stopped listening at this ...
04.01.2022 8-4 Play 4/1/2022: NOT ABOUT ELDEN RING April Fools! We do actually mostly talk about Elden Ring again. Hey, where else on the internet is anyone discussing this obscure indie?! We DO have new opinions, at least, with Mark back and 17-Bit honcho Jake Kazdal joining in. ...
03.18.2022 8-4 Play 3/18/2022: ELDEN BLING Who has time to record a podcast when we're still neck-deep in Elden Ring? Not us, Tarnished! But all right, we'll put the twinblades down for an hour, I GUESS. Listen to us talk about our latest ER progress, the ...
03.04.2022 8-4 Play 3/4/2022: KISS THE RING The Dark Souls of Dark Souls successors is upon us in Elden Ring, so unfurl your fingers and join us by the bonfi—I mean, site of grace—for an extended, (mostly) spoiler-free first discussion about our travels and travails throughout the ...
02.18.2022 8-4 Play 2/18/2022: SANTA CROSS We go deep on the latest Nintendo Direct, check in with Tina's Pokémon Legends-ary journey, Roy's first foray into Civilization, and welcome Graeme back to yell about Vampire Survivors and why Gabe is wrong about Dark Souls 2. Time – ...
02.04.2022 8-4 Play 2/4/2022: POKÉMON, HUN Hold onto your apricorns, because this week we’re talking about everyone’s favorite monsters: Banjo and Kazooie! No, just kidding. There’s a new Pokémon game, or so we hear, plus news, an FF14 check-in, Gabe’s mad dash through the Souls series, ...
01.21.2022 8-4 Play 1/21/2022: STATE OF THE ARSE Mostly news, and okay, yes, we do talk about Microsoft buying Activision, but only in the sense of who we plan to main in the inevitable upcoming Super Smash Dude Bros. IP crossover franchise. Otherwise: PSVR 2, AGDQ, and the ...
01.07.2022 8-4 Play 1/7/2022: IN MANGOD WE TRUST Fan favorite Shane Bettenhausen stops by to chat classic games / shoot-them-ups, Steam Deck, and TV Asahi's top 100 game list, with a hat tip to 2021 faves and what we're excited about in 2022. Time – Topic Discussed: 01:09 ...
12.24.2021 8-4 Play 12/24/2021: HAPPY=HOLIDAYS Can't travel home this year? Let us be your slightly drunk and very opinionated family as we blather on about old Sega games, The Game Awards, and those g-d politicians who are RUINING THIS COUNTRY! Time – Topic Discussed: 01:19 ...
12.10.2021 8-4 Play 12/10/2021: KEANU'S FOLLICLES 17-Bit jefe Jake Kazdal rejoins the party to discuss his new VR title Song In The Smoke, as well hot new releases like Dark Souls and Rez. Content warning: contains Final Fantasy XIV talk. Time – Topic Discussed: 00:43 – ...
11.26.2021 8-4 Play 11/26/2021: SEASON TWO The action picks up moments after last season's cliffhanger ending. Gabe is still on the run from the fuzz -- will he ever be able to show his face in our Zoom window again? Ponder this and more as we ...
11.12.2021 8-4 Play 11/12/2021: OLD BUDS, NEW BUSHES We know, we don’t look a day over #247! Pull up a chair and listen to these ol’ timers recount (and forget) tales from our past, checking in on Shin Megami Tensei V, Pikmin Bloom, and the new Animal Crossing ...

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8-4 Play episodes:

8-4 Play 9/22/2023: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2023

8-4 Play 9/15/2023: WE GOT 'EM

8-4 Play 9/1/2023: 24 MINUTES

8-4 Play 8/18/2023: SUMMER BROKE

8-4 Play 8/4/2023: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MACDONALD

8-4 Play 7/21/2023: ECHO LOCATION

8-4 Play 7/7/2023: FANG IN THERE

8-4 Play 6/23/2023: EIKONIC BEHAVIOR

8-4 Play 6/9/2023: FREAKS IN THE STREETS

8-4 Play 5/26/2023: BOOGERS, PICKLES, AND ZELDA

8-4 Play 5/12/2023: OUT FOR ZELDA

8-4 Play 4/28/2023: GOLDEN (MAN)GODS

8-4 Play 4/14/2023: STUPID SEXY PALADINS

8-4 Play 3/31/2023: FAREWELL SWEET HYPE TRAIN

8-4 Play 3/17/2023: THE BUTCHER SHOP

8-4 Play 3/3/2023: SHADOW OF THE NERDTREE

8-4 Play 2/17/2023: GUYS AND EYEDOLS

8-4 Play 2/3/2023: JOJO'S HI-FI ADVENTURE

8-4 Play 1/20/2023: FAR EAST OF SHIBUYA

8-4 Play 01/6/2023: MONEY TO BURN

8-4 Play 12/23/2022: HERE COMES JESUS CLAUS

8-4 Play 12/9/2022: FUNKY KONG OF 40,000 YEARS

8-4 Play 11/25/2022: TURKEY SURVIVORS

8-4 Play 11/11/2022: S’MORE TAKES (PARODY ACCOUNT)

8-4 Play 10/28/2022: THAT'S NOT COFFEE

8-4 Play 10/14/2022: GLUTEUS MINIMUS

8-4 Play 9/30/2022: I AM JACK'S BIG GAMING CHAIR

8-4 Play 9/16/2022: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2022

8-4 Play 9/2/2022: THE GOLFER’S DREAM

8-4 Play 8/19/2022: THREE POINT SHOWCAST

8-4 Play 8/5/2022: BORN TO DIE WORLD IS A SNUFF

8-4 Play 7/22/2022: THE CAT'S AWAY

8-4 Play 7/8/2022: GABES EARL JONES

8-4 Play 6/24/2022: MACARONI AND CHEZ

8-4 Play 6/10/2022: LISTENING RAINBOW

8-4 Play 5/27/2022: SIZE MATTERS

8-4 Play 5/13/2022: ENDIN' RING

8-4 Play 4/29/2022: GOLDEN, WEAK

8-4 Play 4/15/2022: TOTALLY TUBULAR

8-4 Play 4/1/2022: NOT ABOUT ELDEN RING

8-4 Play 3/18/2022: ELDEN BLING

8-4 Play 3/4/2022: KISS THE RING

8-4 Play 2/18/2022: SANTA CROSS

8-4 Play 2/4/2022: POKÉMON, HUN

8-4 Play 1/21/2022: STATE OF THE ARSE

8-4 Play 1/7/2022: IN MANGOD WE TRUST

8-4 Play 12/24/2021: HAPPY=HOLIDAYS

8-4 Play 12/10/2021: KEANU'S FOLLICLES

8-4 Play 11/26/2021: SEASON TWO

8-4 Play 11/12/2021: OLD BUDS, NEW BUSHES

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