Tanooki Time

On Episode 34 of Tanooki Time, we look back on when the Sumonix Bears team beat the Halo 5 Guinness World Record for playing Halo 5 continuously.  Adam, AKA Mr Products, and Steve, AKA Jacob the Blue Bear, relive the agony and the joy they had playing Halo 5 for over 51 hours for charity.

You can read all about the Halo 5 Guinness World Record attempt here, and it’s not too late to leave your donation.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review on iTunes.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

Episode 33 of Tanooki Time takes a look at the future of video games, from 4K gaming to VR. We discuss the changing landscape of the video games industry and what it means for us, the gamers.

Join us this week as we talk about Project Scorpio, the PS4 Neo, Virtual Reality and the upcoming Nintendo NX. We also talk about backward combability, and the video games deserving of a remaster. We look at how gaming has changed from the golden days of the Sega Mega Drive and Nintendo SNES, and how graphics aren’t everything in gaming.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review on iTunes.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

It’s time to get your spandex because Episode 32 of Tanooki Time is here! Let’s get ready to rumble!

In this week’s podcast, we talk about two recent posts we published on Sumonix: the 10 best wrestling games of all time and the 10 worst wrestling games of all time. Join us as we relive some of our favorite games and talk about our memories of classic wrestling video games.

We discuss the N64 classics like Wrestlemania 2002, WCW vs. nWo World Tour and No Mercy. We also talk about some utterly terrible wrestling games such as Legends of Wrestling and WWF In Your House.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a brand new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

We’re back! Don’t get your tails in a twist because Episode 31 is live. We know you’ve been waiting patiently for it, but the good news is our technical issues are now long gone. Isn’t that a beautiful thing!

In this week’s episode, we talk about Pokemon GO, the new mobile game taking the world by storm. Backwards compatibility on Xbox One keeps getting better, too, with the release of Red Dead Redemption. “Work ya damn nag!”

To make up for our lack of an E3 episode, which sadly bit the dust a few weeks ago, we talk about our favourite games of the show including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, South Park: The Fractured But Whole and Scalebound.

We also tell you about the fun we’re having with Tokyo Mirage Session #FE on the Wii U, which is a fantastic JPRG. We also recap this week’s latest and greatest video game news.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a brand new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

It’s Episode 30! Sorry about the wait folks, technical problems have prevented us from recording last week and we’ve been busy sorting out details for the legendary Halo Guinness World Record attempt!

This week we discuss Uncharted 4, Street Fighter V selling 1.4 million copies, the negative reaction to the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare trailer and in counter the complete overwhelming success of the new Battlefield 1 trailer. We were also amazed by the Persona 5 trailer which we talk about and more.

We are also pleased to tell you about our Halo Guinness World Record attempt raising money for SpecialEffect. You can read full details about this here.

Join us also for more news and rumours in the games industry including what we think of Dark Souls 3 and much more.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review on iTunes.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

Episode 29! It’s all about the DOOM beta – we explain why we’re bitterly disappointed with the game’s multiplayer in this week’s episode.

Join us also for more news and rumours in the games industry including what we think of Dark Souls 3 and much more.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review on iTunes.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

Episode 28, and the world has officially gone Miitomo crazy with over three million downloads already. Not only have we been having fun learning about friends deepest desires and secrets but we are truly hyped for one game now: Final Fantasy XV.

We discuss all the details and reveals from the Final Fantasy XV Undiscovered event and our thoughts on the Final Fantasy XV: Platinum demo, we also talk about both the Final Fantasy Brotherhood anime and Kingsglaive, a spin-off film from the Final Fantasy XV game. Finally, we wrap up this week’s podcast about our recent game time on Shadow Warrior, Metal Gear Rising and Resident Evil 5. Plus the news, Final Fantasy XI’s servers have shut down after 14 years running on the PS2.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review on iTunes.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

Episode 27 is here and we have so much to talk about this week thanks to some dedicated gamers making fake mock-ups of the Nintendo NX controller. 

We talk about Sony’s potential new PS4K and what new PlayStation hardware will bring to the gaming industry – hint: it won’t be 4K gaming. We also celebrate Resident Evil’s 20th anniversary and talk about some of our memories of the series.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review on iTunes.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

Episode 26 is here. We discuss the announcement of the PlayStation VR headset, its price and scheduled release date, and whether VR will be the next step for the gaming industry.

We talk about the rumoured games coming out for PlayStation VR, as well as Microsoft opening up Xbox Live to other platforms such as PC and the implications and benefits that might bring to gamers. Also, up on the agenda, this week is the BioShock Collection, Hyrule Warriors: Legends and the rumoured Nintendo NX controller screenshots.

Finally, we wrap up this week’s podcast with a short discussion about what we are looking forward to at E3, including the rumour of a Red Dead Redemption sequel.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review on iTunes.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.

We’ve reached a quarter of a century podcast episodes. Thank you if you’ve been with us since the beginning. This week sees the sad news that Lionhead Studios is no more, The Division is the latest title making waves and we give you our thoughts about our time with it.

Stay tuned for some humorous discussions about Far Cry: Primal and why PC gaming does have its fair share of problems. We also discuss the DOOM multiplayer trailer as well a potential new detective game coming to 3DS, Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division. All this and much more.

Thanks for tuning in and we’ll be back next Friday for a new episode.

If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to subscribe to Tanooki Time and leave us a review on iTunes.

Stay tuned fellow Sumos for a new episode next week!

You can also follow us on Twitter @sumonix_ and become a fan on Facebook. If you enjoyed the podcast can we wet your appetite for some more of our banter in the Tanooki Time Video Show.

*This podcast contains some mild swearing. Parents – please be aware.