O3C Games

I’m sure you’re all eager to hear how we got on with the Playdate’s second set of weekly offerings, right?

Big thoughts on the platform puzzler Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure and the chiptune sequencer Boogie Loops are HERE for YOU to LISTEN to.

What have we been up to this week?

Jonathan plays a lot of Resident Evil.

Chris presents a lecture on the inner workings of golden era Arcade emulation via MAME.

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Fresh from stints staying with the NHS, Jonathan and Chris reconvene to talk about the old vidcons. How did the boys entertain themselves both in and then out of hospital?

(deep breath)

Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, anyone? Tetris on mobile? The Terry Gilliam-inspired comedy adventure game Procession to Cavalry? The Gameboy’s James Bond: 007? Starfox Adventures? The Alto Collection on the Nintendo Switch? Sonic Colours Ultimate? FIFA 23?!

Then, onto our Fortnight Challenge - digging into games set for us by one another.

How did Chris get on with Amanita Design’s wordless point and click adventure Machinarium?

How did Jonathan find the Xbox Live Indie Game’s throwback Bleed?

(Special thanks to Kaspar Mairowitz for helping create our new ‘What’re You Playin’!?’ jingle!)

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges

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In a rare state of synchronicity, both of our O3C boys have spent most of the last week in hospital with entirely unrelated NHS-challenged stints.

As the first to be discharged, Chris picks up the microphone to fill the void left by our inevitable break in scheduling. And he revisits his old stomping ground of video game opinions, a blog called GamesIRL. Allow Chris to talk you through some of his ancient musings on games as eclectic as The Faery Tale Adventure (never heard of it), Driver: Speedboat Paradise (never heard of it), Tank! Tank! Tank! (never heard of it), and KONAMI Pixel Puzzle Collection (heard of it, played it, loved it, best mobile nonogram game!)

And we shall be back next week as expected with our first Fortnight Challenge report!

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

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Games are so flippin’ cool. Am I right?!

Season 5 of the O3C podcast introduces a new fortnightly segment as our boys tackle the offerings of the Playdate’s seasonal output two at time.

This week, thoughts on the handheld console itself - “it’s yellow! it’s square! it’s got a crank!” - as well as mini reviews and thoughts of its launch pairing, Whitewater Wipeout and Casual Birder.

Of course, it wouldn’t be our silly show without thoughts on what we’ve been playing, so enjoy the sort of waffle you’ve all grown accustomed to on games as disparate as Chime, Black Mesa, Harold’s Walk, Batman: Arkham City, Death Loop, and Cult of the Lamb.

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

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It’s all change at O3C Towers.

After a brief end of season break, Chris and Jonathan are back, flying duo, to update you lovely lot on where we’re at, where we’re going, and what we might do when we get there.

Plus, why not enjoy a slathering of thoughts on:

TAIJI! BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM! FORZA HORIZON 4! HERO EMBLEM! EXCITE TRUCK! TOP GEAR RALLY! RAYMAN REDEMPTION! DIGIMON SURVIVE!

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

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After nearly 200 episodes, it’s all change at O3C Games as Minty Booth steps down from the podcast.

Join us in wishing Minty a fond farewell with individual messages of love and support from Jonathan and Chris; a Dennis Norden style ‘Best of Minty’ clip show compilation; and a last ‘thank you and goodnight’ from Minty as they sling their bindle over their shoulder and walk into the distance.
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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

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Season 3.5 draws to a close as we solidify our top 100 lists,.

Chiselled by hand, these stone totems represent Jonathan Dunn, Minty Booth and Chris Dow’s favourite videogames of all time, or at the very least their favourites as of September 2022.

Honourable mentions! Movers and shakers! In Memoriam! And then, a final countdown of the THREE HUNDRED videogames O3C Games collectively enjoy more than any other.

What’s gone up? What’s come down? Any last minute additions or subtractions?

IT’S ALL HERE!

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

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Jonathan Dunn reaches his final amendment, finding space in his list for the majority of From Software’s collective oeuvre.

How has Jonathan managed to justify the Dark Souls Trilogy only taking up * ONE * space on his list? How high is Elden Ring going to place? Why are Jonathan’s memories of Dark Souls 2 so heavily intertwined with memories of his infant daughter?

All this, PLUS:

A METRIC TONNE OF SONIC GAMES

SKATEBOARDING GUFF ON THE STEAM DECK

DIGIMON: COMPLETED IT, MATE

SOME “ABSOLUTE BUNK”

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

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It was inevitable, perhaps, that Chris’ addendum list would conclude with the best modern reworkings of perennial favourite Tetris. But how high will they rank? Will the Mizuguchi helmed synaesthesia trip that is Tetris Effect displace the Miziguchi helmed Rez Infinite at the top of the list? As a strictly multiplayer experience, how high could Tetris 99 place for the notoriously single player gamer Christopher Michael Dow?

Also!

Digimon updates! A lot of chat about Sonic! Some more Steam Deck waffle!

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

Support us either via Patreon or with a one off donation here.

We have reached our final trio of ADDENDA episodes, and Minty Booth is here to kick us off with the very best JRPG he’s played since starting our O3C journey 134,000 years ago.

Will the desolate, demon collecting, Switch exclusive displace Tales of Symphonia at the top of their list?

Also! Jonathan Dunn returns to tell us about Monsters that he has hunted. Chris bores on about the Steam Deck again. Minty continues to romp through the crippling decisions of Digimon Survive.

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

Support us either via Patreon or with a one off donation here.