Following last week's Bloodstained announcement, we spend this episode talking about Igavanias/Metroidvanias, primarily Symphony of the Night along with all of the GBA and Nintendo DS releases.

We make up for slow weeks of news with an episode of silliness, including childhood tales of naivete, the awesome Famicase gallery, steamypunk, and recent PS Vita releases we've played (Broken Age and Titan Souls).

In between talking about Steven Universe and Grandpa Christian, we caught up on recent 3DS news and games we've been playing. Come listen to us gush about Sega's upcoming 3D Classics games! And hear conflicting opinions on Etrian Mystery Dungeon!

Come listen to your best friends talk about Fire Emblem IF, Yo-kai Watch, and Snack World -- including theories on why it's called Snack World. Also learn about Eric's most depressing lunch and what Fran keeps in his wallet for emergencies.

Nintendo's big smartphone partnership! The mysterious NX! Level-5's upcoming fast food franchise! There's a lot to talk about, and we talk a lot about it this week, and we even left room to discuss another teen film from  back in the day.

After recounting last week's Game Developers Conference and recent PS Vita releases, the TinyCast crew shares its impressions on Code Name STEAM and Etrian Mystery Dungeon. Also Fran is a pizza snob.

Eric and JC reminisce about Tiny Cartridges past and look forward to new Shovel Knight and Gunvolt stuff.

What's up with Yokai Watch? Why isn't Eric playing Majora's Mask 3D? How much of this podcast can we fill with us talking about figures? Find out on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z (or by listening to this show).

JC, Fran, and Christian spend this short episode talking about Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, which comes out today! They also talk more about the latest Club Nintendo prizes and Flipnote Studio 3D's sorta release.

Fran, Christian, and JC share their New 3DS XL impressions after spending some time with the new hardware. We also discussed PAX South and our most anticipated portable games for 2015!