"Good job Kurt, you saved Kirkcaldy (tourism is safe!)"

Leon, Tony and Sean Bell display their Mighty Deep Knowledge of Shiny's bizarre 1997 3D run and gunner and consider the game's origins, technical achievements and legacy, as well as considering whether or not hero Kurt Hectic's phallus-headed bondage suit is the Most Daringly Kinky element of the experience. Will MDK receive a Mildly Derogatory Kicking or Mainly Decisive Kudos? Listen in to find out.

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_248.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: Stranger Things by Tommy Tallarico

2: Non Non Rien N'a Change by Billy Ze Kick

Cane and Rinse 248 was edited by Jay Taylor (@JaySevenZero).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"It seeks ambition… and it will change the way you think about driving. Forever."

Join Karl, Tony and guest Gary Blower (@Xantiriad) as they race through the city streets of London, San Francisco and Tokyo, giving kudos to the origins of videogame street racing in Bizarre Creations highly influential, yet also troubled, Dreamcast release, Metropolis Street Racer - aka MSR.

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_247.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: Intro by Richard Jacques

2: Menu by Richard Jacques

Cane and Rinse 247 was edited by Sean O'Brien (@Xer0Signal).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"It's... a thing. A science thing. It hurts robots."

Honest hearts Josh, Sean and James take a long journey down the lonesome road towards Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas. Will the bright lights of the big city still dazzle in this post-apocalyptic wasteland, or will they be dulled by old world blues?

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_246.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: In the Shadow of the Valley by the Lost Weekend Western Swing Band

2: (I've Got Spurs That) Jingle Jangle Jingle by Gene Autry

Cane and Rinse 246 was edited by Ryan Hamann (@InsrtCoins).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"There is nothing left, everything is gone."

Join Josh, Leah, Sean and special guest Simon Cole, as they explore the dilapidated halls of Brennenburg Castle and face the Lovecraftian monstrosities found within. Can we keep our cool when confronted with horrors that decay the mind, simply by baring witness to them? A seminal horror title, that may well have had a hand in crafting the beginnings of the "Let's Play" YouTube culture. Keep your lantern lite, and your pockets stuffed with tinderboxes, as we discuss Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_245.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: Ambience 01 by Mikko Tarmia

2: Ambience 04 by Mikko Tarmia

Cane and Rinse 245 was edited by Jay Taylor (@JaySevenZero).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"He's not exactly what I had in mind, but… I guess he'll do."

Swansong for Nintendo's GameCube and curtain raiser for its Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess arrived at the end of 2006 to critical rapture. Leon, Josh, newly 'permanent' Cane and Rinse member Leah and the departing (for Nintendo) Ryan consider whether a game can be simultaneously "underrated", "overrated", "the best Zelda game ever" and "the worst Zelda ever", like some folks on the internet tells us this one is. Along with contributions from our ever-excellent community, we also talk about Tantalus' 2016 HD version for Wii U.

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_244.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: Midna's Lament by Asuka Ohta/Toru Minegishi

2: Staff Credits by Asuka Ohta/Toru Minegishi/Koji Kondo

Cane and Rinse 244 was edited by Sean O'Brien (@Xer0Signal).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"Paris in the fall, the last months of the year, at the end of the millennium. The city holds many memories for me, of music, of cafes, of love, and of death."

Released in 1996, Revolution Software's third game span a yarn surrounding the intriguing history of the Knights Templar. Leon, James, Karl and guest Chris Spann of Midnight Resistance point and click as they attempt to unravel the mystery, express their affection towards protagonists George and Nicole and their fondness for the palpable atmosphere and evocative locations depicted in Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars. As usual, we also hear from the Cane and Rinse forum and our Twitter followers too with their Three Word Reviews.

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_243.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: Main Theme by Barrington Pheloung

2: Discover by Barrington Pheloung

Cane and Rinse 243 was edited by Ryan Hamann (@InsrtCoins).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"Working together for a safer, better connected Sevastopol."

In this issue Josh, Tony and Sean, along with special guest and writer for PC Gamer Andy Kelly, step aboard the dilapidated space station the Sevastopol, and encounter the monstrous alien life form that emerged from H.R. Giger's imagination. Drawing more from the 1979 original feature film than its sequel, Creative Assembly's 2014 release puts the focus on surviving one Alien, rather than killing many Aliens. Join us under the table, trying desperately to hold our breathe, in Alien: Isolation.

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_242.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: Main Menu by Joe Henson, Christian Henson and Alexis Smith

2: Trapped by Joe Henson, Christian Henson and Alexis Smith

Cane and Rinse 242 was edited by Jay Taylor (@JaySevenZero).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"AAAAAHHH! They're everywhere! Pink elephants are everywhere!"

It's a very extreme issue of Cane and Rinse as Ryan, Karl, and guest Dan Clark take to talking about the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater core series. An extensive history of Hawk's video game ventures from the PlayStation to the Xbox One are given with lots of skate stories, manual memories, and community contributions! We guarantee more grinding than your average JRPG!

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_241.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: Superman by Goldfinger

2: Bring the Noise by Public Enemy and Anthrax

Cane and Rinse 241 was edited by Ryan Hamann (@InsrtCoins).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"I hate drugs and chewing gum."

The daring and diligent dudes of digital dialogue discuss the deviant, delerious Dark Dreams Don't Die. Does it demand devotion, or do the discussants dryly dismiss it as they are driven to delete its data? Ryan, Tony, James, and Sean disembark into SWERY's D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die.

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_240.mp3

 

Dulcit ditties demoed in this issue:

1: Theme from D4 by MANYO

2: Detective of the Past by MANYO

Cane and Rinse 240 was edited by Ryan Hamann (@InsrtCoins).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"It’s not big; we’re just small!"

Capcom's dinky Game Boy Advance offering gets its own full-sized podcast of course. In the latest of our mammoth The Legend of Zelda series of shows, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap gets its feature presentation. Leon, Josh Ryan and guest Leah Haydu consider the qualities of this diminutive six-dungeon affair, as well as its depiction of the land of Hyrule and all of its Picori pixel art. We also hear from members of the Cane and Rinse community and find out what they made of Ezlo, Vaati and co.

http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_239.mp3

 

Music used in this issue:

1: Minish Woods by Mitsuhiko Takano

2: Minish Village by Mitsuhiko Takano

Cane and Rinse 239 was edited by Sean O'Brien (@Xer0Signal).

Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read out on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum