Fine Time

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, even more UFO 50, the state of mascots without a monoculture, the 45 Sec. Game returns, and more on this week's Big Deal.

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[03:47] Steve plays Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

[22:01] Kevin and Steve play UFO 50

[49:06] Smoke Break

[50:14] Andre and Kevin played the Crazy Taxi: World Tour multiplayer beta

[01:01:45] Do mascots exist anymore?

[01:18:51] Kevin's Metroid Ravenous thoughts

[01:22:01] 45 Sec. Game

[01:33:21] Bye!

Andre goes solo this week to count down his favorite Super Nintendo songs. What else needs to be said? Let's boogie!

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[02:12] 10. Super Valis IV - Castle Vanity (Junta)

[06:04] 9. Justice League: Task Force - Theme of Superman (Glenn Stafford)

[11:13] 8. Ninja Warriors - Stage 5-1 NIGHT STREETS ~ City (Hiroyuki Iwasuki)

[16:18] 7. Super Adventure Island - Jungle Chase (Yuzo Koshiro)

[20:13] 6. Earthworm Jim 2 - Subterranean

[26:45] 5. Super R-Type - As Wet As a Fish (Yasuhiro Kawakami, Takushi Hiamuta, Hiroshi Kimura)

[31:50] 4. HyperZone - Credits (Jun Ishikawa)

[37:13] 3. Mega Man & Bass - Opening Stage ~ Museum (Naoshi Mitsuta)

[43:26] 2. Trials of Mana - High-Tension Wire (Hiroki Kikuta)

[48:59] 1. Jaki Crush - Main Table (Masanobu Tsukamoto)

[54:31] Thanks For Listening!

Double Direct?! In this economy???? The guys also talk about Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved and Coyote vs. Acme for good measure.

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[02:16] Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

[22:51] Tea Time

[24:25] Zelda Direct

[42:54] Nintendo Direct

[01:22:52] Nintendo's Software Prices

[01:31:29] Coyote vs. Acme

[01:45:12] Bye!

Our Summer RPG Anime Festival draws to a close with none other than Ys II, the four-episode follow up OAV to the first. A good time was had by all, so won't you join us?

Watch Ys II on YouTube here

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me

The guys play Kabuto Park and the SNES version of SimCity before diving headfirst into all the Grand Theft Auto 6 and Gamescom news, among other topics. Thanks for joining us!

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[05:27] Andre played SimCity SNES

[21:17] Steve played Kabuto Park

[27:49] Kevin revisits Grand Theft Auto 4

[43:31] Break Time

[44:31] The Duskbloods Network Test

[56:36] Grand Theft Auto 6 Madness

[01:23:37] Gamescom Opening Night Live

[01:44:41] 1-800-WET-BUTT Update

[01:50:04] State of Play As Usual?

[01:57:48] See Ya!

Summer RPG Anime Festival continues! Andre and Steve take their first steps towards wars in this viewing of the seven-part Ys OAV from the dawn of the 90s.

Watch Ys on YouTube here

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me

The Adventures of Elliot, even more UFO 50, Top 10 Gamecube Games, and so much more on this week's Big Deal. Please rate and review us!

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[03:56] Steve plays The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

[21:27] Andre plays UFO 50

[38:25] Shower Hour

[40:01] Most Popular StarFox Characters?

[43:20] Japan Warns US Government About Use of Their IP

[49:38] D23

[56:23] Have You Ever Called a Phone Sex Line?

[59:34] Secret Menu Items

[01:05:48] Top 10 Gamecube Games

[01:44:27] Spoilers Ahead!

[01:45:28] SPOILER HOURS: Splatoon Raiders

[01:57:02] Bye!

The Summer RPG Anime Festival continues with Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals, a four-part OAV that serves as a sequel to Final Fantasy 5, a game we're pretty sure we didn't have in America when this hit the shelf in late 1997. Does it still have the goods anyway? Andre and Steve find out...

Watch it on YouTube here

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me

After we talk about Splatoon Raiders, we answer all your Summer Mailbag questions! Thanks for submitting them, and thanks for listening!

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[02:28] Splatoon Raiders

[43:12] Shower Time

[45:10] Summer Mailbag Time!!

[47:26] Frozen food wishes?

[50:56] Fast & The Furious carsonas?

[52:57] Fuck, Marry, Kill: Video Game Controllers

[55:33] Favorite Final Fantasy?

[57:11] Emotional support gas station snack?

[01:00:01] How tall are we?

[01:02:26] What car do we drive?

[01:05:04] What do we wear to bed?

[01:07:05] What age did we lose our virginity?

[01:07:52] Go-to hangover meal?

[01:10:19] Album we'd listen to any time?

[01:14:58] Favorite sport?

[01:18:27] Our RPG class?

[01:21:22] Final boss of Fine Time?

[01:22:31] A game we wish had been delayed?

[01:27:59] Overrated, Underrated, Or Properly Rated? Lighting Round of Lightning Songs

[01:32:42] Best discontinued fast food dipping sauce?

[01:36:07] Nintendo vs. Microsoft studio buyouts?

[01:39:43] Ketchup on cheese fries?

[01:41:22] Hot dog preferences?

[01:47:26] Thanks! Bye

Andre and Steve are back at the Summer RPG Anime Festival with Princess Minerva, the aggressively horny OAV prequel to the aggressively horny RPG on PC-98, PC Engine CD, and Super Famicom. We didn't get the game here, but we sure got the anime, and folks, it is a doozy. Strap in!

Watch Princess Minerva here

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me