The Famicast Archives

James and Danny make their live podcasting debut and are joined by 8-4's Mark MacDonald and Justin "JJ" Epperson! Learn about why the guys came to Japan, what it's like to be a gaijin gamer and Streetpass stories! The GAF-Cast origin story from JJ, onsen (public bath) talk, no towels allowed! Thank you all so much for donating and participating during the live show! If you have any additional questions, you can email us at [email protected] or send us a tweet at @thefamicast

FEATURING: Danny and JC return with their impressions of the newly released Super Mario 3D Land! The Japan news round-up features November's plentiful VC offerings and Dragon Quest X! PLUS: More of your listener mail!

FEATURING: The Famicast crew brings you in-depth coverage of Tokyo Game Show 2011! Listen for hands-on 3DS impressions of Resident Evil, Metal Gear, Kingdom Hearts, and the Slide Pad Expansion! JC interviews NWR founder Billy Berghammer ten years on from his Japanese GameCube launch adventure! PLUS: Beautiful women! Ridiculously long lines!

FEATURING: The Famicast comes to you from inside Super Potato in downtown Akihabara! Danny and JC discuss demos on the 3DS eShop, Dragon Quest X, and the rest of the Nintendo news from Japan! JC gets himself a last-minute Ambassadorship! PLUS: Answers to more of your listener questions!

FEATURING: The Famicast returns after a three month hiatus to bring you up to date on Japanese gaming! JC and Danny discuss 3DS video content and Nintendo's upcoming releases! Your listener questions are answered on bottle cap figures, capsule hotels, poop, and the state of PC gaming in Japan! PLUS: Hands-on impressions of Star Fox 64 3D!

FEATURING: Our earthquake day experiences Danny updates us on Prof. Layton and talks bunny Matt tells us of his SSF4 online experiences and the still 3DS-less James stays 2D with his first play of Ouendan 2 Japanese News includes delayed games, Nintendo HQ stories, awesome VC releases, Pacman and sales figures Our first batch of reader mail gets answered; game stores, game bars, retro games, love hotels and crazy toilets! PLUS: A chance to win an awesome No More Heroes 2 soundtrack!

FEATURING: Join the NWR Japan correspondents in their first ever podcast dedicated to everything Japan! JC, Matt, and Danny discuss the 3DS launch in-depth, including impressions of Professor Layton and Nintendogs + Cats! Hear all the news from Japan about Pilotwings, the new Kirby for Wii, Pokemon Typing and Game Gear VC! The team discusses their favorite Japan-only games, including The Last Story and Captain Rainbow!