This week! CJ's back after an unplanned trip to the ER. Plus: Netflix and Sega team up, the Steam Frame gets a price, Xbox hands Halo to Activision amid more layoffs, Meta reveals its VR Glasses, Tetris Effect goes mixed reality, and Castlevania turns 40. Then Greg wraps up Wolverine, CJ gets his RPG fix with Final Fantasy IX and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, and we answer listener questions about one game forever vs. six months of everything, Midway-era sports games, and dormant franchises. Join us, won't you?

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News

• Netflix and Sega announce Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven films, Sonic animated series
• Steam Frame pricing revealed
• Xbox: Continuing our reset
• More layoffs at Xbox
• Meta VR Glasses
• New Tetris Effect mixed reality game coming in 2027
• Castlevania Belmont's Curse demo out this week

What'cha Been Playing

• Marvel's Wolverine
• Final Fantasy IX
• Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
• Orbitals

Socials

• P1 Bluesky
• P1 Discord
• P1 Twitch
• P1 Patreon
• Greg's Twitch
• Greg's Patreon
• P1 Facebook
• P1 YouTube

Other

• Golden Axe animated series (Paramount+)

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Running time: 01:17:16

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Handsome Aftershow

This week's Aftershow game is a Jeopardy about Nintendo-published RPGs. How well do our hosts know role-playing games, nevermind those published in any territory by Nintendo? Well, you'll have to listen and find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! CJ's out, so Benjamin Rivers of Bancyco steps in to cover shifting global game shows, thievery on the Gamescom floor, and Sony walking away from physical media. Then they dig into Wolverine, Onimusha, Resident Evil Requiem, Shining Wisdom, retro handhelds, liver and onions(?), and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

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News

• PlayStation is the only console booth at TGS 2026

What'cha Been Playing

• Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Ben)
• Resident Evil Requiem (Ben)
• Shining Wisdom (Greg)
• Marvel's Wolverine (Greg)

Socials

• P1 Bluesky
• P1 Discord
• P1 Twitch
• P1 Patreon
• Greg's Twitch
• Greg's Patreon
• P1 Facebook
• P1 YouTube

Other

• BancyCo — Benjamin Rivers' studio (Home, Alone With You, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad)
• Analogue Pocket
• AYN Thor
• Star Wars: Galactic Racer

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Running time: 01:31:49

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Progressively Less Good Aftershow

In this week's Aftershow we turn the time crystals back to October 1994 for an EGM Review Game! Can you guess the games being described? Play along with Greg and Phil. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! Nintendo drops not one but TWO Directs, headlined by the Ocarina of Time remake, the 40th anniversary Switch 2 and Pro controller, Metroid Ravenous, Kirby and the World Beyond, and a pile of Switch 2 upgrades and updates. Sony cuts Kojima's Physint loose only for Xbox to grab it (monkey's paw move?), Moss developer Polyarc shuts down, and IKEA releases a Skyrim mod starring a Kallax shelf voiced by Matt Berry. Then Greg gushes over the Final Fantasy Resonance demo. Join us, won't you?

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News

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Direct
• Movie news, but still no trailer
• Aonuma demonstration
• Ocarina Remake trailer
• 48 screenshots of Ocarina of Time Remake
• Zelda 40th Switch 2 and Pro controller are real, confirmed
• Nintendo Direct 9.9.26
• Everything announced at the 9.9.26 Direct
• Metroid Ravenous
• Kirby and the World Beyond
• Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Definitive Edition
• Mario Kart World gets some new content
• Star Fox gets an update with new multiplayer content
• Star Fox Adventures is on NSO
• Guardians of the Galaxy on Switch 2!
• Sony drops Kojima's game, Xbox picks it up
• Polyarc closes
• IKEA Skyrim mod

What'cha Been Playing

• Blood Dungeon (CJ)
• Halloween: The Game (CJ)
• Final Fantasy Resonance (Greg)

Socials

• P1 Bluesky
• P1 Discord
• P1 Twitch
• P1 Patreon
• Greg's Twitch
• Greg's Patreon
• P1 Facebook
• P1 YouTube

Other

• iRacing Arcade (now on PS5/Xbox + new content)
• The Electric Playground Network (classic EP/Judgment Day re-releases)

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new website at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:16:35

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Breaking Bad Picross Aftershow

Welcome to the Aftershow. This week it's an EGM review quiz based upon the October 1999 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Guess the games being described by the review text! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! Two Nintendo Directs loom on the horizon, Sony's State of Play has some highlights, Double Fine launches their Kickstarter, and Sonic picks up a gun in Fortnite (but it's fine, because it's not actually Sonic). Then it's off to What'cha Been Playing, where Greg wraps up Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and dives into the Final Fantasy Resonance demo, and CJ works through Onimusha, Blood Dungeon, Sword Art Online, and a very janky, very entertaining Halloween The Game. Join us, won't you?

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News

• Zelda Direct and a Nintendo Direct this week
• Nintendo updating games for SW2 — Pikmin 3 and MK8D
• New NES games added to NSO
• Sony held a State of Play
• LEGO PlayStation is real
• Until Dawn 2 got help from Ad Hoc Studio
• Keeper is on PS5 (also, the Double Fine Kickstarter)
• Rhapsody in Scarlet
• Sonic in Fortnite is a robot so he can use a gun

What'cha Been Playing

• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Greg)
• Final Fantasy Resonance demo (Greg & CJ)
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword demo (CJ)
• Blood Dungeon (CJ)
• Halloween: The Game (CJ)
• Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad demo (CJ)

Socials

• P1 Bluesky
• P1 Discord
• P1 Twitch
• P1 Patreon
• Greg's Twitch
• Greg's Patreon
• P1 Facebook
• P1 YouTube

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new website at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:35:34

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Lunar Waiting Room Aftershow

It's an EGM Review Quiz, this time from the September 1999 issue. Will Greg and Phil be able to decipher which games are being described by the review text? Find out by listening! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! Rockstar finally shows GTA VI, The Wolf Among Us gets a remaster, Xbox announces disc-to-digital, Squadron 42 shenanigans. Plus Witcher III remaster, Crazy Taxi World Tour, Mega Man Dual Override, Terranigma finally hitting the US, and a farewell to Peter Cullen. Then CJ digs into Blood Dungeon and Greg into Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, before we go back and re-score a pile of our old EGM reviews. Join us, won't you?

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News

• GTA VI First Look
• Everything shown at the GTA 6 Netflix special
• The Wolf Among Us Remastered coming in October
• Xbox Disc-to-Digital happening
• We Were Here Tomorrow launches in October
• The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered announced, free update
• Stage Tour launches December 10 with 90 songs
• Star Citizen: Squadron 42 delayed to 2027, dev blames GTA VI
• Crazy Taxi World Tour playable
• Mega Man Dual Override gameplay trailer
• Pragmata gets Mega Man DLC
• Terranigma coming back
• Peter Cullen passes away

What'cha Been Playing

• Blood Dungeon (CJ)
• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Greg)

Socials

• P1 Bluesky
• P1 Discord
• P1 Twitch
• P1 Patreon
• Greg's Twitch
• Greg's Patreon
• P1 Facebook
• P1 YouTube

Other

• Wheel World (Messhof)
• Splatoon Raiders
• Orbitals
• Halloween

Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:35:26

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Graphic Bot Nudity Aftershow

We've got a Jeopardy game inspired by the band Steely Dan from listener Adrian—but wait! It's not what you're thinking. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!