The Arcade

Hey gang, and thanks for joining us once again. On this all-new episode of The Arcade, we start things off with two Ludicrous Leadoffs. First up, we cover already traveled ground as once again, somebody on a message board has leaked classified military documents to try and win an argument on the internet. In the second Ludicrous Leadoffs, we discuss being able to buy games for the Intellivision Amico, even though the system itself isn’t even close to being released. With the opening ludicrousness out of the way, we move into the more meaty news, which has us talking about Nintendo. To start, we discuss Nintendo’s plans for a paid DLC pack for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, followed by the newly announced plans and prices for the Switch Online +Expansion Pass. In other Nintendo news from afar, we let you in on which other franchise has been announced as joining Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios in Japan. Elsewhere in the gaming world, we touch on System Shock being turned into a TV series, and when you’ll be able to order an Xbox Series X mini-fridge. In our Blast From The Past segment, we mark the 10th anniversary of Skylander’s: Spyro’s Adventure, as well as the 40th anniversary of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell's horror movie, The Evil Dead. Continue reading →

Ahoi hoi, friends, and thanks for joining us on another new episode of The Arcade. We start this week’s show, as usual, with our Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first, we share what name you cannot use for your character in Amazon’s recently released MMO, and, in the second, we discuss the newly announced voice cast for the Super Mario movie. After that, we continue by giving our thoughts on the most recent Nintendo Direct video, giving our thoughts on the N64 and Sega games coming to Switch online, and the open-world Kirby game. We also discuss Nintendo’s announcement of a Donkey Kong area coming to their theme park in Japan, as well as a report of plans for 4K graphics in the Switch OLED edition. Following all the Nintendo talk, we provide an update on plans for this year’s edition of The Game Awards, and the big EVO event in Las Vegas being canceled. In our Blast From The Past segment, we mark the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo 64, as well as the 30th anniversary of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Continue reading →

Welcome one and welcome all to another new episode of The Arcade. We start this week’s show off with two news items about gaming-themed collectibles going for some pretty healthy prices, followed by the announcement from Razer about their plans to make finger condoms for mobile gamers. With the Ludicrous Leadoffs out of the way, we move on to discuss the new stage of the lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games; that being Epic Games filing to appeal the judge’s ruling handed down last week. After that, we let you know which big actor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe has signed on to star in the Twisted Metal TV series. Speaking of TV series, Ubisoft recently announced plans to bring one of their franchises to the small screen, so we’ll discuss that as well. In our Blast From The Past segment, it’s all 90’s all the time as we celebrate Home Improvement, Beast Wars: Transformers, as well as Use Your Illusion I & II by Guns N’ Roses. Continue reading →

Hey all you cool peoples, thanks for joining us on an unintentionally super-sized episode of The Arcade! We start the show off with two Ludicrous Leadoffs that are, once again, focused on NFTs. In the first, we share news of what may, (or may not), have been a fake Banksy NFT that sold for a six-figure sum, while in the second, we try and wrap our heads around the $24 million price paid for a collection of bored ape NFTs. Somehow, we manage to squeeze in an additional Ludicrous Leadoff, this time focused on Star Citizen as we discuss its developer, Cloud Imperium Games, getting their knuckles wrapped for some misleading advertising. From there, we take time and go over the ruling recently handed down in the trial between Apple and Epic Games, and what we think it might mean for the mobile gaming space going forward. As if that wasn’t enough, we’ll review the big announcements from Sony’s PlayStation Showcase, which included the next Spider-Man game, a Marvel Wolverine game, and a release date for Gran Turismo 7. In our Blast From The Past, we fete the debuts of Pee-wee’s Playhouse, ProStars, and The Real Ghostbusters. Continue reading →

Hey y’all, and thanks for joining us here for more Arcade audio goodness! On the show this week, we start off with two Ludicrous Leadoffs focused on really expensive collectible items. In the first story, we discuss the record price that was recently set from the sale of a Honus Wagner baseball card and, in the second story, we share how much an unopened box of Legend of Zelda for the NES was auctioned off for the Goodwill in America. In our news portion of the show, we relay the story of EA actually doing a bit of good for society by opening up five of their patents related to accessibility in gaming. Speaking of doing good, Epic Games is trying to do a bit of good by adding an educational experience about Martin Luther King Jr. into Fortnite, so we’ll talk about that as well as how Stardew Valley is now an e-Sport. Meanwhile, over in Poland, Netflix released the first batch of free mobile games to its subscribers, so we’ll chime in on that as well. In our Blast From The Past segment, we mark the 15th anniversary of Sanits Row for the Xbox 360, as well as the 25th anniversary of the TV series, Rescue 911. Continue reading →

Hey y’all, it’s good to be back with you after a brief absence last week. On this new episode, we start off, as always, with two Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first, we’re talking once again about NFT’s as there’s quite possibly a new low for what useless piece of digital art people will now buy. And, in our second Ludicrous Leadoff, we have a Science Goes Crazy story for you as scientists have now been able to grow small brains in a lab that have developed very basic eyeballs. With all the lunacy of the Ludicrous Leadoffs out of the way, we dig into some real gaming news, which this week starts off with a new mode being added into Fortnite that looks like a direct rip-off of the game, Among Us. The first details for this year’s Call of Duty game were announced, so we’ll discuss that as well as details of a Skyrim 10th Anniversary Edition, and three GTA games reportedly being remastered by Rockstar. In our Blast From The Past this week, we mark the 15th anniversary of the movie Snakes on a Plane, as well as the 30th anniversary of Nintendo’s second major home console, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Continue reading →

Hey gang, it’s good to be back with you after a few weeks away. We kick this episode off with two Ludicrous Leadoffs centered around Super Mario Bros. From the NES. In the first, we share news of a ridiculous new speedrun record that was set in the game, blindfolded. In the second, we fill you in on the sale of a classic copy of Super Mario Bros. setting a record for the highest price paid to date for a classic video game. After all the Super Mario Bros. news, we stay on the Nintendo train by discussing the latest Switch sales figures and where it now ranks for all-time sales. From Nintendo we mover over to Netflix and discuss the streaming giant’s plans for a Pokémon live-action series, as well as their plans for offering mobile games to their subscribers. Elsewhere, we tell you how little time it took for the Playdate to sell out of its supply for this year. In our Blast From The Past segment, we mark the 15th anniversary of the animated series Metalocalypse, as well as the 55th anniversary of The Beatles album, Revolver. Continue reading →

Hey gang, let’s dive into some new Arcade audio goodness! Kicking off the show this week is our two Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first, we discuss the extent that one military game fan went to in order to win an argument online. In the second Ludicrous Leadoff, we recap some of the ridiculous prices paid for some classic games last week at Heritage Auctions. In the news portion of this episode, we start with the story that so made plenty of headlines, the news of Valve releasing their own portable gaming system, the Steam Deck! After we have our say on that, we move on and give our thoughts on the surprise announcement of a new game that’s a Nickelodeon version of Super Smash Bros. Elsewhere in the gaming world, we catch up on the amount raised from Summer Games Done Quick 2021. In our Blast From The Past segment, we mark the anniversaries of Clerks II, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, and Black Sabbath’s third album, Master of Reality. Continue reading →

Hey gang, and thanks for listening to another episode of The Arcade! We start this week’s show with three ridiculous Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first, we pass along a news story about a businessman in the tech world who wants to launch a worldwide universal basic income. Sounds good, right? Maybe it sounds almost too good to be true? Well, it probably is because all the guy wants is to scan your retinas in exchange for a crypto UBI. Staying on the topic of money, we have two Ludicrous Leadoffs about classic games selling for way too much! In the first, we discuss what was, for a very brief period of time, the record paid for a classic video game with the $870k paid for a rare copy of Legend of Zelda for the NES. Immediately after that, we share the new record price paid for a collectible video game in the form of the $1.5 million paid for a still sealed copy of Super Mario 64. After all that, we discuss Nintendo’s reveal of a new model of the Switch, simply called the “OLED Model”. We have a few thoughts to share on that topic, mostly questioning Nintendo’s decision making. In our Blast From The Past segment, we fete the anniversaries of the movies Escape from New York and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, as well as the debut solo album from David Lee Roth, Eat’Em and Smile. Continue reading →

Hello all, and welcome to our last episode for this month of June. We start this show with two Ludicrous Leadoffs, both of which focus on money. In the first, we share the story of a rare Atari 2600 game being found in a bit by Goodwill and eventually selling at auction for a good chunk of change. In the second Ludicrous Leadoff, we fill you in on how much the recent charitable bundle from Itch.Io raised for Palestinian relief efforts. In the meat & potatoes gaming news of the show, we start off with the return of an old face that hasn't been heard from much these days... Cyberpunk 2077! Yes, the much-maligned game is returning for sale on the PlayStation Store. After that, we'll have our say on Facebook's recent announcement of ads being placed in games on the Oculus, which has already seen one developer pull their game from the program. Keeping on the tech discussion, we'll discuss Microsoft's plan to use their new console to extend the life of their old console. In our Blast From The Past segment, we fete milestone anniversaries for some fantastic summer blockbuster movies in Independence Day, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Continue reading →