Fine Time

This week Steve & Kevin played Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch, a remake everyone thought would never come. Did Artepiazza make a 16-bit star shine, or should we have been careful for what we wished for? BEWARE, FULL SPOILERS!

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PalWorld takes over, a State of Play came along, and the guys play Another Code: Recollection and a smattering of Super Scope games in our latest. Rate, review, and enjoy!

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[00:00] Intro

[01:53] Steve and Andre played Another Code: Recollection

[30:26] Kevin's Super Scope Super Special! (Yoshi's Safari, Battle Clash, Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge)

[46:14] Break Time, Pt. 1

[48:08] The PalWorld Saga

[01:09:39] Dragonball Sparking Zero! 24 Characters Revealed!

[01:11:07] Break Time, Pt. 2

[01:11:52] State of Play (Stellar Blade, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Sonic X Shadow Generations, etc.)

[01:35:58] List 'Em Off! -- Top 12 selling games of 2023

[01:46:04] Outro

Learning Japanese is as tough as it gets, but it's achieveable if you have the will and desire to see it through. Andre sits down with Rick from Pixel Project Radio to talk about how they started learning Japanese, the tools they use, their successes and fails, and goals for the future.

Listen to Rick's podcast, Pixel Project Radio, right here.

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[00:00] Intro and introducing Rick

[04:13] How we got interested in Japanese

[15:28] Our learning tools

[25:14] Avoiding bad advice

[35:19] App recommendations

[38:39] Our current aptitude and reading material

[45:10] Cuss words

[47:55] Kanji quirks and learning from video games

[59:33] Grammar concepts and thinking differently

[01:09:16] What we need to improve at

[01:15:31] Setting realistic personal goals

[01:22:28] Thanks for listening!

Gungrave G.O.R.E., Atelier Rorona, a Rocket Knight collection is coming, a larger debate about the game design philosophies of the Turrican series, and much more this week on Fine Time. Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening.

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Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me

Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro - Good Morning To You

[01:58] Andre played through Gungrave G.O.R.E.

[16:22] Steve played through Atelier Rorona

[27:17] Break #1

[28:35] Felix the Cat and Rocket Knight collections are coming!

[32:31] ... But not for Xbox?!

[38:54] What's the next Konami collection?

[41:32] Did GameShark leak the Switch 2 release date?!

[47:33] Are Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves coming to other systems?

[53:46] Break #2

[54:31] Turrican Re-Evaluation: Andre Strikes Back

[01:17:14] "The Computer" is forever

[01:20:13] Outro

Pokémon Go still draws attention, but what keeps players coming back? Vin and Ampy dive into the game's history as well as their favorite memories and blunders over the years.

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[2:57] How did we start?

[5:39] What is our drive to keep playing?

[8:00] Is this a "real" game?

[19:00] Other features we enjoy

[27:19] How recommendable is it?

[36:20] What memories have stood out for us?

[47:19] The effects of the Rona

[50:14] Oh boy, the blunders

[01:02:35] What would we like to see in the future?

We're back for 2024 and our first show is a doozy! The Sega Five, the Insominiac leaks, Kevin played Gollum on purpose, Steve played Amazon Luna on purpose, and so much more in our first show of the year. Enjoy!

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Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] Intro

[02:48] Kevin played Gollum for some reason

[14:57] Steve's adventures on Amazon Luna (Once Upon a Jester, Steel Assault, Bloodrayne Betrayal)

[24:48] Andre digs into Pinball M

[34:04] Break Time! Pt. 1

[34:59] Insomniac Studios leaks

[56:12] E3 is dead... forever

[01:04:32] The Sega Five is here... Let's overreact!

[01:20:17] Break Time! Pt. 2

[01:21:12] Name As Many Things As You Can In 45 Seconds!

[01:29:27] Why don't electronics look cool anymore?

[01:38:03] Outro

Steve and Andre finish off their anime extravanganza as well as 2023 with one last direct-to-video classic: Battle Arena Toshinden! Eiji and Kayin have tender moments on a mountaintop, Sofia takes a shower, Duke rides in on a horse, and I guess they fight a bunch too. But was it good, or was it "good"? Well...

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Alright, we're gonna be honest up front this time: the Tekken anime was really bad. But Steve and Andre are well accustomed to wading around in crap and finding the funny, and that's exactly what they did today. And trust us, there is a LOT of funny. Enjoy!

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Did that guy just send a tornado from his sword? Is that allowed? Another TV special in Japan, this time brought to us on VHS by AD Vision, this Samurai Showdown anime has heart, but is that enough? Steve and Andre once again investigate the waters of 90s fighting game anime for you, the people.

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Who's gonna save South Town?! A TV special in Japan, this Art of Fighting anime came to us at a time when the games weren't so relevant anymore, but America's burgeoning interest in anime demanded content. Is it any good? Does it matter? Steve and Andre investigate.

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