Andre and Steve kick off the Summer RPG Anime Festival with Dragon Warrior! In 1990, Saban Entertainment adapted the first thirteen episodes for American TV syndicaton in a fairly faithful manner with minimal edits. Was it good, was it weird, or both? Watch along with us!

Watch Dragon Warrior on YouTube here

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Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me

It's our 100th Big Deal, and after a chat about Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, we do our favorite recurring segments. We're playing the hits, baby!

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[07:01] Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

[38:53] Shower Hour

[41:48] TASTE TEST: Oreo BTS

[48:21] Unpopular Gaming Opinions

[01:03:10] Super Mario 3D Maker?

[01:10:17] The Elusiveness of Pinball

[01:20:21] Top 25 Best-Selling Nintendo Games

[01:40:54] JAV Titles: Real or Fake?

[01:48:48] Bye!

Andre is joined by Evan to once again evaluate pop hits of the past, this time covering Audioslave, Toto, Vanilla Ice and more.

Spotify Playlist: https://bit.ly/4a5E6W6

Tidal Playlist: https://bit.ly/4gn5bI0

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

[00:00] Introduction and Premise

[02:44] Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby"

[08:30] Audioslave - "Like A Stone"

[14:35] Toto - "Hold The Line"

[20:19] Living Color - "Cult of Personality"

[26:57] Tag Team - "Whoomp! (There It Is)"

[32:51] Dionne Farris - "I Know"

[40:22] Brownstone - "If You Love Me"

[44:10] Salt-N-Pepa - "Push It"

[50:26] No Doubt - "Spiderwebs"

[51:56] Incubus - "Megalomaniac"

[55:54] Bye!

The guys wrap up the huge week that was with their thoughts on Summer Game Fest, State of Play, Microsoft Showcase and the Nintendo Direct.

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[01:42] Nintendo Direct

[50:59] State of Play

[01:18:16] Microsoft Showcase

[01:53:00] Summer Game Fest 2026

[02:26:24] Thanks For Listening!

Andre looks back at his previous UFO 50 episode and examines how his feeling have evolved on games he didn't initially like very much. He dares to ask the bold question: Was I Wrong?

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Fine Time: @fineti.me

[00:00] Intro and Premise

[02:46] Ninpek

[07:07] Rail Heist

[10:22] Velgress

[13:27] Mini & Max

[16:36] Caramel Caramel

[21:48] Cyber Owls

[25:35] Campanella 2

[30:10] Star Waspir

[35:48] Thanks For Listening!

Pinball FX Midnight, Star Ocean, the latest on Dragon Quest 12, Steam Deck hikes the price, and much more on this spring showery Big Deal.

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[02:49] Andre revisits Pinball FX Midnight

[20:36] Steve played Star Ocean: First Departure R

[34:33] Shower Time

[36:03] BREAKING NEWS!!!!!1!11

[38:20] Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Update Presentation

[48:13] Steam Deck Price Hike

[57:53] Unreal Engine 6 Unveiled Via Rocket League

[01:05:42] Remember that PS5 Commercial?

[01:08:06] Pokémon: Ultrabeast or Not?

[01:20:41] Bye!

Capcom is on fire lately! Does Pragmata continue their hot streak? Steve and Andre are joined by Thrak to discuss the whole game, up to and including the ending, so beware of spoilers!

The 3DO Experience: https://superpodnetwork.com/podcast/the-3do-experience-with-bill-and-thrak

Thrak Ops: https://superpodnetwork.com/podcast/call-of-duty-thrak-ops

Thrak: @thrak.bsky.social

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Fine Time: @fineti.me

This All-American Big Deal includes a trip to the buffet, as well as Saros, Earthworm Jim 3D, a Sega Saturn quiz game, and yes, of course we get into it about StarFox. Did we mention there's a buffet??

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[02:59] Andre played Saros

[26:23] Steve played Earthworm Jim 3D

[40:54] Break Time

[41:49] Two Grown Men Argue about StarFox

[01:01:21] Nintendo Quarterly Report: Switch 2 Price Hike, Takashi Tezuka Retires

[01:08:30] Fond Buffet Memories

[01:17:19] Top 15 Best-Selling Sega Saturn Games

[01:31:02] See Ya!

The PokéPals Steve, Vin, and Ampy jump into the blocky world of Pokémon Pokopia. Is it a compelling new take on Pokémon and the simulation genre?

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Vin: @lucentai.bsky.social

Ampy: @ampyluxe.bsky.social

[00:00] Intro & spoiler warning

[01:52] What is it?

[07:52] Game flow & shenanigans

[19:54] Is it actually like Animal Crossing?

[26:57] Dailies & economy

[32:14] The zany story

[44:20] What did we like?

[01:06:20] Minor gripes

[01:15:35] Odds & ends

[01:30:00] Weird Pokémon Games' Future & Bye!

Octopath Traveler 0, more Leisure Suit Larry adventures, the theoretical price of next-gen hardware, and yes, of course we taked about Xbox. Because when do we not talk about Xbox these days? Enjoy the show!

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[01:43] Andre played Octopath Traveler 0

[23:40] Steve played Leisure Suit Larry 2

[37:55] Shower Hour

[44:06] Bubsy 4D Demo

[54:53] Oh, Xbox...

[01:09:45] Xbox 360 back-compat on PC??

[01:16:57] Would you buy PS6 for $1000?

[01:26:48] Bye!