A wild Anna Marie Privitere approaches! Command?

New Business: Atelier Merururururu, Bleach 3rd Phantom, FFX HD, Infamous: Second Son, Pokemon Battle Trozei, Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls, and Yoshi's New Island!

Whatcha Watchin': Drop Dead Diva, Bleach, Steins;Gate wrapup, Robotics;Notes, Veronica Mars, Sword Art Online and Captain America Winter Soldier!

Feature Discussion: Has Square righted the ship, and WHERE'S MY LUFIA 2???

EA, Sony and Cortana in the Mushrooms!

Delayed podcasts are temporary, bad ones are forever. We're the former.

New Business: South Park: Stick of Truth, Thief, an iOS game, Wildstar and Ragnarok Oddysey!

Now Posted: Now even more hilariously out of date!

Whatcha Watchin': Jeopardy, The Guild, Attack on Titan, Is This a Zombie, An American Tail!

Lightning Round gets way ahead of itself!

Mushrooms: We all hate Sony for various reasons.

MASSIVE DANGANRONPA SPOILER SECTION AT THE END (rest in pieces Lucariofan)

Delayed podcasts are temporary, bad ones are forever. We're the former.

New Business: South Park: Stick of Truth, Thief, an iOS game, Wildstar and Ragnarok Oddysey!

Now Posted: Now even more hilariously out of date!

Whatcha Watchin': Jeopardy, The Guild, Attack on Titan, Is This a Zombie, An American Tail!

Lightning Round gets way ahead of itself!

Mushrooms: We all hate Sony for various reasons.

MASSIVE DANGANRONPA SPOILER SECTION AT THE END (rest in pieces Lucariofan)

From the First World Problems Department, there were WAY too many games in February 2014!Editors Note: This is the first of two recent NFR episodes that have been stuck in the editing backlog. The other should be out within the next week or so.We're

warning you up front: There's a lot of games up in this here episode,

and the oldest one we cover is a little over six months old. Stephen

opens the bidding in New Business with Level 5's rhythm comedy 3DS game Weapon De Omasse Shop, which will no doubt be on sale in an eShop near you shortly, then blasts away our expectations for Killzone Mercenary and finishes by Russian into the PS4 version of Strider. Although nobody asked for Donald's list, he takes Deus Ex: Human Revolution (WiiU) for a spin before tackling Bravely Default and recommending one character in particular for a good booting. To finish, Donald goes ape over Retro's greatest game ever [citation needed], Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropcial Freeze. Austen gets his inner vampire on with Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2, revisits his old friend Elle in The Last of Us: Left Behind, and takes Donald to trial for not playing enough Danganronpa. After a brisk visit to the forums for Now Posted, the group calls an audible to try and finish the show quickly so Stephen blasts through a considerable Whatcha Watchin' list that includes the following: The incredibly redundant Legend of Legendary Heroes, Kenchi: Mightiest Disicple, Kaze no Stigma, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, House of Cards (S2), The Lego Movie and an Olympic update. Donald shows off a wrestling  show you DON'T want to end up on with Botchamania, and plays the role of Oracle of Delphox as a critical eye is cast upon the Mankeys in Twitch Plays Pokemon. Austen has a brief stop at Steins;Gate sequel Robotics;Notes, in which you can apparently build a walking mecha for US$10,000. Find out how on this podcast. Listener Mail

had to be reduced for time considerations, but the crew does present

advice to a listener in Germany who lacks console experience and wants

to try Chrono Trigger, as well as looks at their history with PC gaming. Finally, the Mushrooms call out Nintendo, Spike Chunsoft, Sony and Namco and we dare you to guess which one ends up with the 1up from that group. We still want to hear from you, so send any feature ideas, feedback and fun to [email protected] or leave it in the comments below. Also, Donald didn't completely ruin a recent episode of Radio Free Nintendo (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/36690/episode-372-mystic-quest-is-not-okay) so be sure to listen to that when you're done if you haven't already! This episode was produced by Austen Parkin, Stephen Shook and Donald Theriault. All music is used for discussion purposes under Fair Use provisions. Praise be unto Helix. And yes, we know this episode was extraordinarily late.

Featuring: A live cash-in of the Please Understand contract!

New Business has Tales of Xillia, Pokemon Bank, OlliOlli, Everyday Shooter, DokiDoki Universe, Surge Deluxe, Wolf Among Us Ep 2 and Walking Dead Vita!

Whatcha Watchin': Steins;Gate, Clannad: After Story, Justice League: War, Kokoro Connect and Sekirei!

Featuring: A live cash-in of the Please Understand contract!

New Business has Tales of Xillia, Pokemon Bank, OlliOlli, Everyday Shooter, DokiDoki Universe, Surge Deluxe, Wolf Among Us Ep 2 and Walking Dead Vita!

Whatcha Watchin': Steins;Gate, Clannad: After Story, Justice League: War, Kokoro Connect and Sekirei!

Ecchi, grinding and tanuki – just another episode from the Land of the Rising Sun As

the post-Christmas game drought begins to wind down, let Nintendo Free

Radio be your guide through the perils of this little industry of ours.

Stephen leads off New Business with impressions of the game that unleashed Kickstarter on the world, Broken Age before getting his cheap tower defense on in PixelJunk Monsters HD… and given his television preferences, it’s no surprise that he also picked up eShop food service sim Brunch Panic. Donald, having only now gotten over a long cold, had no choice but to see… Dr. Luigi! Also, he attempts to make Austen sick by talking Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on behalf of the Anti-Social Gamers of North America. Austen counters with the power of broken street dates with Tomb Raider: Enhanced Edition and folklore by looking at the DLC for Muramasa Rebirth before wrapping with impressions of the FFXIII: Lightning Returns demo that include some content that may have jacked up the ESRB rating. Following the insanity and possible quality content of Now Posted, Donald opens Whatcha Watchin’ with a Price is Right episode that hits a little close to home for one member of the team, followed by a trip to the Danger Zone with Archer. Stephen demonstrates the danger of letting Netflix pick anime for you as he hits in sequence Welcome to the NHK, Heaven’s Lost Property and Okami-san And Her Seven Companions, while Austen knocks Clannad, Good Luck Girl! and Hunger Games: Catching Fire off the backlog. This time around, the Feature

is the impending tidal wave of games that will both amaze and bankrupt

you. The crew gives predictions for what will actually sell and what

will end up in a bomba

bin by Memorial Day, and someone has apparently developed an immunity

to the stupid naming conventions of the Atelier series. In the Mushrooms we mourn the passing of Justin “JewWario” Carmichael and net neutrality, among other topics. Want

us to discuss something on the show? Have an idea about just what the

hell a “quality of life” platform is? We want to hear it! Send it to [email protected] or leave it below. Until next time, be sure to keep coming for more episodes (PHRASING – Ed). Editor's Note: My Apologies for the late episode. It's been a rough last few weeks.This podcast was edited by Donald Theriault and Austen Parkin. All music is used under fair use provisions. Rod Roddy only did a half-spin in his grave. Show Links: http://nintendofreeradio.podbean.com/2012/10/29/nintendo-free-radio-episode-7-restrain-the-manbeam/ - Additional discussion on Welcome to the NHK http://handheldgamingawards.blogspot.com/ - Donald’s side project

Listener

discretion is advised. This episode may not be safe for your sanity.

Hot off a holiday break and fresh from "The Happiest Petri Dish on Earth", it's Nintendo Free Radio's first recorded episode of

2014. And we have a big release right out of the hopper in New Business, as

Donald recounts his experience with Disaster: Day of Crisis before heading into

his comfort zone with the demo for Square/Nintendo's upcoming life-destroying

RPG Bravely Default. Stephen had some more time to play over the holidays, so

his card is filled with Pac-Man's Ghostly Adventure (bad cartoon opening

warning), the closest thing you'll ever see to F-Zero in this decade with the

Vita's Wipeout 2048, and gets his platforming 

on with Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. A side discussion of DGOTY Super

Mario 3D World is also there, with a stunning character reveal. Austen brings

it home with final thoughts on Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, the PSP (yes, they still

make those) visual novel Sweet Fuse... and a game so horrible and awful it had

Donald spamming the "drop cow" button. We're not going to spoil it

here except to say it has come up on extremely early episodes of the show and

never fails to bring the house down. Or in this case, the beef.

Whatcha Watchin' 

is pretty packed for just a 2/3 activity rate, as Stephen gets his

explosion on in Mythbusters, updates us on life in the bakery with Cake Boss

and goes north of the border with Lost Girl. Austen, ever the Disney fan, looks

at a fanciful version of the development of a Disney classic with Saving Mr

Banks, gets some OK advice from an unlikely source for Pushing Daisies and

finishes in an elementary fashion with British import Sherlock (no major S3 spoilers,

but 1-2 are fair game.)

With a new year comes the need to clear out the inbox, and

so we have some Listener Mail. First is a listener who you may know from

the telethon, Donald knows personally, and who could one day become our Tony

Reali. As well, we play Gaming Hot Stove in this apparent off-season for

releases and send games to developers who might treat them right. Finally, the

Mushrooms feature love for a key video feature and a hack for avoiding massive

photography charges should you ever have to go to the aforementioned petri

dish.

The inbox is empty, so would you kindly email [email protected] with

what you'd like to talk about?

This podcast was edited by Donald Theriault and Austen

Parkin. All music in this episode is the property of its owner and used under

Fair Use protection.

discretion is advised. This episode may not be safe for your sanity.

2014. And we have a big release right out of the hopper in New Business, as

Donald recounts his experience with Disaster: Day of Crisis before heading into

his comfort zone with the demo for Square/Nintendo's upcoming life-destroying

RPG Bravely Default. Stephen had some more time to play over the holidays, so

his card is filled with Pac-Man's Ghostly Adventure (bad cartoon opening

warning), the closest thing you'll ever see to F-Zero in this decade with the

Vita's Wipeout 2048, and gets his platforming 

on with Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. A side discussion of DGOTY Super

Mario 3D World is also there, with a stunning character reveal. Austen brings

it home with final thoughts on Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, the PSP (yes, they still

make those) visual novel Sweet Fuse... and a game so horrible and awful it had

Donald spamming the "drop cow" button. We're not going to spoil it

here except to say it has come up on extremely early episodes of the show and

never fails to bring the house down. Or in this case, the beef.

is pretty packed for just a 2/3 activity rate, as Stephen gets his

explosion on in Mythbusters, updates us on life in the bakery with Cake Boss

and goes north of the border with Lost Girl. Austen, ever the Disney fan, looks

at a fanciful version of the development of a Disney classic with Saving Mr

Banks, gets some OK advice from an unlikely source for Pushing Daisies and

finishes in an elementary fashion with British import Sherlock (no major S3 spoilers,

but 1-2 are fair game.)

so we have some Listener Mail. First is a listener who you may know from

the telethon, Donald knows personally, and who could one day become our Tony

Reali. As well, we play Gaming Hot Stove in this apparent off-season for

releases and send games to developers who might treat them right. Finally, the

Mushrooms feature love for a key video feature and a hack for avoiding massive

photography charges should you ever have to go to the aforementioned petri

dish.

what you'd like to talk about?

Parkin. All music in this episode is the property of its owner and used under

Fair Use protection.

Team NFR counts down their top 5 games of 2013, and other bits of history! The moment you've all been waiting for a whole year has arrived!  It's time for the real lists of Game of the Year!  Accept no low Calorie substitutes.  Surely you'll find something to agree with as Donald, Austen, and Stephen get together over the holidays - literally, for the first two - and record a glowing tribute to their favorite games of the year. Did Austen's list have a game not on a Sony platform on it? Why did Donald bring a lightsaber to the recording? How is babby formed? Did Stephen give a #1 this time? WAS THIS THE REAL REASON FOR THE POLAR VORTEX?  Most of those questions are answered early and then we couldn't help ourselves  and went Beyond the Top 5. The second segment keeps the traditional order, but with an end-of-year twist as the group gives Whatcha Watchin' the top 5 treatment. Be amazed at what movie ranks ahead of a Peter Jackson epic. In the Feature slot, we mock and discuss our own Predictions for 2013 and stick our necks on the line for 2014. Finally, the Mushrooms round out the year on an odd note with eShops crashing and a free drink for those playing the NFR drinking game. 2014 is on its way, and we arrogate what you puny fleshlin... I mean Listeners want us to talk about in this new 2014 NFR Reign - so send your listener mail to [email protected] or leave it right here.This show was edited by Austen Parkin. All music used is under Fair Use Protection. And go buy the Frozen Soundtrack before we're forced to sic the Mattricks on you!