It's time for the annual year in review! After taking a break from podcasting in 2024 Mike & Neil look back on the year that was, their achievements in life and podcasting as well as some of the year's biggest stories in the game industry. The boys will be returning in January next year after a little holiday break so stay tuned for new episodes in 2026!

”We can almost put a stamp of certainty that Kirby Air Ride will never come to a console” said Mike in May of 2021. It takes big men to admit their mistakes and here at Switch 2 The Past, we are those big men. To celebrate the fact that Neil and Mike were both wrong and Kirby Air Riders has released 22 years later, the boys discuss the original game with @gamecubegalaxy joining the show. Though it’s main modes leave a lot to be desired, Kirby Air Ride truly shines in City Trial mode and makes for a chaotic yet addicting game. Additionally Mike & Neil revisit their Kirby eating contest. Can you guess what snack they loudly and obnoxiously crunched into the microphone???

Wiiiiii would like to play! It’s time to talk about some of the strangest, funniest and generally unplayable games ever to grace Nintendo’s second best-selling console. It’s the Wii Shovelware episode! Erin from the Fake Gamer Girls podcast joins the show to recount some of her favourite memories around playing games such as Party Babyz, Action Girlz Racing, Bratz Kidz, and The Bee Movie Game (wow no Z on that one?). The Wii was truly the perfect storm for high quatity, low quality games that were created mostly to dupe consumers into buying the much cheaper option than the Mario and Zeldas on the shelves at the time. Jump into the show and see why Safe Cracker (yes that is a game) was Mike’s pick as the greatest of this very small sample of Wii Shovelware.

20 years ago the world was introduced to Mario Kart DS, and after 24 million units sold this title is still one of the strongest in the franchise. With some of the most memorable courses like Waluigi Pinball and Peach Gardens, the game’s stages and karts shine like no other. And yes, R.O.B. is a playable character for some reason! Mike & Neil recount their memories of first playing this gem before inviting friend of the show Kira (@kira.loves.zelda) on the show to have her talk about her vivid memories of how this game and console shaped her gaming experience growing up. Get out those stylists and start making some inappropriate custom emblems!

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It’s time to unleash the Dragon of Dojima on this very special episode celebrating Yakuza 0! As the Yakuza games have now found their way to the Nintendo Switch, Mike & Neil wanted to bring on friend of the show Ali to discuss the games, their impact, and their future. Minigames are the name of the game here with some of the best pool, batting cage, poker, and yes even Mahjong sims you’ll ever encounter! Not only that, Yakuza 0 packs a punch with an 80s-style story of Japan’s real estate bubble and some of the best cut scenes you’ll ever see in a game. Whether you’re a Majima or a Kiryu, it’s all here on Switch 2 The Past!

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It’s the NFT report! Not to be confused with the hottest craze in art collecting in 2021, instead this NFT stands for Nintendo Financial Times! Mike and Neil sit down to talk about Switch 2 sales, and the Switch on the cusp becoming Nintendo's best selling console of all time. The boys also talk about some gaming news as well as some upcoming games like Metroid Prime 4 that have them super excited.

It’s halloween! which means it’s the perfect time to dive into some spooky games here on Switch 2 The Past. To celebrate the release of Little Nightmares III as well as the enhanced edition of the original game coming on Switch 2, we go back to 2017 and explore one of the most disturbing, beautiful, atmospheric, and unique games to come out in the last decade. Cam @cpawx joins the show to discuss Little Nightmares and how this short experience is so gripping that it makes you HUNGER for more (see what we did there). And please don’t forget to hug a nome! Also this game is 4 hours long so yes, there will be spoilers…

It's not quite Pikmin, not quite Animal Crossing, it's not really a platformer but it's also not really an adventure game...so what even is Chibi-Robo?? This is what Mike and guest Kira @kira.loves.zelda try and figure out while celebrating it's inclusion on the Switch online service for the Nintendo GameCube! A game that is sure to find a spot on every "hidden gem on the GameCube" list, Chibi-Robo is approaching 20 years old and for it's almost birthday + inclusion on GameCube online, it was time to finally do this game justice and give it the love (and happiness) it deserves.

25 years ago Nintendo held their annual Space World to announce some games and technology that would forever change the gaming industry. The GameCube and GameBoy Advance were revealed to the public for the first time (with a slightly different GCN controller!). Tech demos were all the rage with a dark, ocarina-like Zelda, 128 Marios on the screen at once, and yes, even Meowth having his own party game. Dave of the Remember 64 podcast joins this unique episode to talk about the conference, the demos, and how this was very much a precursor to the modern-day Nintendo Direct.

It's time to once again talk some Spidey. 5 years ago the boys covered all the Spider-Man games for the GameCube but only had time to talk about this gem for 15 minutes! Well, now to celebrate it's 20th Anniversary, Neil and Mike are back to bring justice to Ultimate Spider-Man and celebrate 20 years of the friendly neighbourhood spider. Join Mike & Neil as they dive into what makes this game so great after two decades and what they wish they could have in an eventual sequel (hint, they want Venom to eat more people).