Nate discusses the wonder of Mega Man Battle Network 2 for the Game Boy Advance. It's almost perfect. He also fails to appreciate the modern art of a banana duct taped to a wall.

In this riveting episode, Nate talks about all of the games that he played through in 2025, another year of his life that he will never get back.

Nate reviews Yakuza 6 for the PS4- the stunning finale to the Kiryu saga, and probably the best Yakuza game. He also contemplates the art of fine dining.

Nate reviews Final Fantasy 5, the Pixel Remaster version. It's the best one so far. He also searches for meaning in life itself.

Nate reviews Master Detective Archives: Rain Code. It's excellent. Kodaka does it again.

Discussion of Big Spoilers begins at 29:30.

Danganronpa 3 spoiler mentioned at 31:00.

"The game...is fun. If it's not fun, why bother?" -Reggie Fils-Aimé

With this in mind, why bother with Banjo-Kazooie?

In this double-feature, Nate reviews two Nintendo Switch games: Ori and the Blind Forest, and West of Loathing. Ori is great and West is quite good. He also longs for the 2000s.

Nate reviews the 2001 Game Boy Advance game, Mega Man Battle Network 1, which establishes a great foundation for the series but is full of odd design choices. He also laments how many Pokémon there now are, because 151 was a perfect number.

Nate reviews The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch. He also reads the Sunday comics.

Nate reviews Star Ocean: First Departure R for the PS4, a remake of 1996's Star Ocean. It has a lot of good ideas that it doesn't fully deliver on. He also writes a bestselling novel.