You Like the Worst Stuff

We live through the preorder launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 Family of Devices, Accessories and Services! Who got one? Also in this episode:

– WITCH SISTERS: Tony reads a book!

– MASCOT AGENCY: Joe plays a game!

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

It's almost time to grab that Switch 2, and this week we're looking forward to Nintendo's big launch reveal, Mario Kart World. In the end, it looks like it's still just Mario Kart, but maybe that's enough? Also in this episode:

– PLAYING AND DATING: Playdate Season 2 incoming!

– CRUISING AND BRUISING: Haygood is back on land.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– ALSO: Sabrina Carpenter takes Fortnite , Stray gets a (sort of) Lego set?

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ahoy! This week, we're podcasting live from the Atlantic Ocean as Joe Haygood wrecks his lovely vacation to record! The Mario Kart World price, the tariffs, the not-so-free tutorial, the C button... it's Nintendo's wildest launch since they first showed off the Wii Remote and everybody went "wtf." Also in this episode:

– TRIP INTERRUPTUS: Haygood's adventures at sea!

– QUISP WINS: Microsoft's AI Quake is an embarrassment.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Also features music by Shiden Beats Music, plus sound effects by u_jt8c4ibcgy and freesound_community from Pixabay.

We're podcasting early this week so we're ahead of Wednesday's Nintendo Switch 2 presentation! This episode is mostly about the surprise interregnum Nintendo Direct, where we found out we have to wait a year for a Tomodachi Life game. Also in this episode:

– CRAVIN' THE HUNTER: Haygood tells us about Kraven.

– LAST SECOND BOOK CLUB: Get into Supercade!

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: The Day the Earth Blew Up, Alarmo, Nintendo Today!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Dust off those rolling arms, because there's a new Katamari game on the way. Sure, it's debuting behind the walls of Apple Arcade, but at least while you're there you can play Balatro and Slay the Spire. Also in this episode:

– BILL GATEKEEPER: Microsoft's AI gamer guide thing sucks.

– ALL KIDS OUT OF THE POOL: a fond salute to George Lowe.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Mario Wonder, Power Wash Simulator, Echoes of the Emergent!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you have some additional deaths you need stranded, you're in luck! Hideo Kojima has declared June the arrival date for the sequel to his extremely normal video game starring Norman Reedus. Did we watch the trailer? Maybe!

And there was a Mario Day! And a Last of Us controller!

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Cozy Grove, Mayhem, Paradise!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Happy Pokémon Day! In this week's show, we celebrate one of the world's most revered holidays because everybody ends up getting 1,000 units of free currency for whatever Pokémon app game they play.

Also, there's the little matter of WB liquidating gamedev studios. We hate that.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Saints Row, Lost Records, Skype!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Do you need an app to give you video game recommendations? And if not, who would? Tony Sadowski and Joe Fourhman talk about the launch of Ludocene's Kickstarter in this week's episode.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Saturday Night's 50th, Super Bowl LIX, Microsoft's Muse

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

PlayStation's out of the gates here at the start of 2025 with a packed State of Play... that everybody instantly hated? Nah, it was good, even if we're all well past the idea of providing release dates. Also in this episode...

– OF MADNESS: MultiVersus exits, stage right.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Blink Twice, Nintendo Music, where's Kojima?

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The recent Xbox showcase showed off some fresh stuff like South of Midnight and some old favorites like Doom. And the surprise return of everybody's favorite... Ninja Gaiden! Question mark? Also in this episode...

– NOT LIKE THIS: Fourhman gets into pre Balatro Balatrolike

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: YouTube AI, Philadelphia Eagles, 80 for Brady!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.