Use code AETHER20 at checkout for 20% off your first year of Pika!

Sometimes dinner is just whatever you can fit in a pot. Sometimes an episode of a video game podcast is whatever you can fit into an mp3 file. 

Discussed: heartfelt gratitude, future plans, the potential return of Breath of Fire, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom’s year, big RPGs on the horizon, Star Fox (2026), the many different approaches to a remake, Soulcalibur II, F1 Manager 2024, Ridge Racer 2 on many different devices, Blood Dungeon

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro

It's finally time for the NINTH season of Into the Aether, a low key video game podcast! To kick this one off, we played and discussed 40+ of the most important games from Sony's first home console: The PlayStation.

Thank you all so much for listening to and supporting the show throughout the years, and especially for your patience while we work on episodes like these.

Discussed: The Sony Playstation

The full PS1 Playlist

The games that won the community poll

Our episode with Chris Plante about Dreamcast history

Dom's interview with Tony Hawk

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Into the Aether Season 9

Philanthropists... pAssemble.

Discussed: Upcoming break, past trips to London, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Marvel vs. Capcom, Big Walk, ziti pizza, Big Guess, Agent 64: Spies Never Die, FFXIV, Fields of Mistria 

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro

Ben Hanson tried to fool us.

Discussed: Fortune’s Weave Direct, Gun Nun, the hero we’re choosing first, our upcoming break, Fields of Mistria, Neighborvania, Penn & Teller VR: Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary, & Underhanded, the Cai Crew, more games on the horizon

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro

It costs one hundred thousand United States Dollars.

MinnMax Trivia Tower

Stephen's Splatoon Raiders stream

Discussed: MinnMax Trivia Tower, the price we pay for losing trivia, Beast of Reincarnation, Game Freak’s games that aren’t Pokémon, Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok, the post game of Splatoon Raiders, Woe of the Year, Slay the Spire 2, squishy amiibos, August games we’re excited about

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro

Ay! (I'm Big Man!) And I'm Poopies, and this is the Spicy Raid.

Discussed: Cursed impressions, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”, Splatoon Raiders, Gooigi, MinnMax Trivia Tower, The Deltarune Patreon bonus episode, RuneScape: Dragonwilds 

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro

Thank you Celtreos for sponsoring this episode! - https://www.kevingrant.name/apps/celtreos/ita/

What if you only needed one single password? Imagine what life would be like.

*Quick correction! The Satellaview was exclusive to the Super Famicom. It was not released in the US for the SNES.

Stephen is open for commissions!
Tamoor Hussain's video about The Duskbloods
 
Discussed: Friday recordings, FFXIV, Zoe Bahamut & Johnny Anime, One Password, Denshattack!, Dreamcast big bang, excitement for Splatoon Raiders and The Duskbloods, multiplayer FromSoft games, Lost Kingdom, Wabisabi SushiDerby, Pokémon Crystal Inheritance, pikablu, Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, the Satellaview

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro

Big thanks to Murray for joining us on this one!

Follow Murray on Bluesky! And play Wax Heads!

"Making games for work and making games for fun. In a sense, it was heaven" - Yoshio Nishimura on Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle by Mikhail Madnani on RPG Site

Discussed: Wax Heads with Murray Somerwolff, the making of Wax Heads, games about music, Brendon and Stephen’s barista days, the release and reception of Wax Heads, composing music with repetition in mind, modern state of music and games, the importance of following your passions, the secrets of Repeater Records, some music recommendations, Mixtape, Tomba!, genre names, Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, Rotta the Hutt, The Bear, Meccha Chameleon, the era of friendslop, games we’re excited to return to

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro

Near, far, wherever you are, I believe the airship soars on.

"A Link between hairstyles" by Angelica Frey

Discussed: Three Houses at SGDQ, Rhythm Heaven Groove, the last Switch 1 game, potential future of Rhythm Heaven, Nintendo’s surprise updates, an exciting announcement, FFIX, the horrors of Tetra Master, daydreaming about FFXIV on Switch, if JaVert was funny, Shovel Knight Dig, various eras of roguelikes, No Man’s Sky, multiplayer in NMS, survival games, Big Bang Betty, Fields of Mistrial 1.0 on the horizon 

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro

Somewhere up there, Todd is wondering where he can find the most ferrite dust. He doesn't even realize, ferrite is all around us.

Discussed: Secaucus Junction, Overworld Weekly and Overworld dot vg, Star Fox (2026) and Star Fox 64, No Man's Sky, Crimson Desert, Deltarune: Chatper 5

Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online
Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast
---
Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social
Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online
Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
---
Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
---
Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro