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8-4 Play

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Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.8-4.jp

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Episodes

8-4 Play 6/10/2016: RAILWAY TO HEAVEN 10.06.2016 1:36:05

You don't need money, don't take fame. Don't need no credit card to ride this train. It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes. But it might just save your life.

8-4 Play 5/27/2016: IS IT E3 YET? 27.05.2016 1:31:39

Kill some time waiting for E3 with talk of Overwatch, Uncharted 4, Dark Souls III, Furusoma, Xbox Scorpio, Kojima's world tour, the Nioh alpha results, and much, much more!

8-4 Play 5/13/2016: DEEPU THOUGHTS 13.05.2016 2:03:44

Overwatch, Nioh, Uncharted 4, Galak-Z: The Void, Nintendo at E3, Pokemon Sun & Moon, Donkey Kong world record, and more!

8-4 Play 4/29/2016: NI-OH TOKYO ASPLODE 29.04.2016 1:48:22

NX and Zelda delay, Zelda NX, Wii U and E3, PS4 Neo, Koei T Nioh, Granblue Fantasy, the future of Dark Souls, SNK returns, Semradical NES reviews, and more!

8-4 Play 4/15/2016: BEYOND THE BEYOND THE BEYOND 15.04.2016 1:55:51

Star Fox Zero, Dark Souls 3, Granblue Fantasy, Ratchet & Clank, HTC Vive, 32-bit RPGs, NX patents, rumors, and more!

8-4 Play 4/1/2016: FUN AND FANCY XV 01.04.2016 2:06:25

Dark Souls III, Final Fantasy XV, Miitomo, Stardew Valley, NX "leaks", PS4K rumors, GDC, emulation, Japanese bathrooms, and more!

8-4 Play 3/18/2016: MIITOMO, YOU JANE 18.03.2016 1:35:03

Miitomo, PlayStation VR vs Oculus, Stardew Valley, My Nintendo, Final Fantasy XV chicken bets, NX Rumors, Tom Clancy's The Division, the Resident Evil musical, and more!

8-4 Play 3/4/2016: FUR AND LOATHING 04.03.2016 2:17:28

Nintendo Direct, Street Fighter V, Firewatch, The Division, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Nuzlocke rules, Xbox's new direction, Young Conker, and more!

8-4 Play 2/19/2016: THE LIFE OF SNUGGLES 19.02.2016 1:43:22

Dragon Quest Builders, Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Valkyria of the Blue Revolution & Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, Miitomo pre-registration, City Shrouded in Shadow, and more!

8-4 Play 2/5/2016: BLOCK PARTY 05.02.2016 2:49:10

Dragon Quest Builders, The Witness, Firewatch, Detective Pikachu, Splatoon Koshien, Yakuza, The Evil Within, retro gaming in Japan, Nintendo earnings, EVO 2016, two amazing special guests, and more!

8-4 Play 1/22/2016: NX FACTORS 22.01.2016 1:31:59

Odin Sphere Lei...ffthr...uh, Odin Sphere HD, Earthbound Beginnings, Pocket Mortys, Bloodborne, MGSV, Clash Royale, Black Knight Strikers, the latest NX rumors, Kojima's World Tour, $40 download games, and more!

8-4 Play 1/8/2016: YACHT ROCK 08.01.2016 2:05:43

Happy 2016! Sean Velasco and David D'Angelo of Yacht Club Games join us to kick off the new year with an in-depth discussion about the past, present and future of YCG and their epic debut title, Shovel Knight.

8-4 Play 12/25/2015: MERIKURI 25.12.2015 2:07:31

Celebrate Life Day with 8-4's Unofficial Official Star Wars Holiday Special X (Cross), featuring Game of the Year chit-chat and Xmas Gaming memories, a heaping side of Force Awakens talk, and guest appearances by Brad Douglas, Nintendo patents, and Bea Arthur.

8-4 Play 12/11/2015: PS(CROSS) 11.12.2015 1:10:25

(MORE!) Monster Hunter X, (MORE!) Xenoblade Chronicles X, Retro Freak, The Game Awards, PlayStation Experience 2015 and more!

8-4 Play 11/27/2015: X GON' GIVE IT TO YA 27.11.2015 1:45:27

Monster Hunter X, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Bloodborne: The Old Hunters, Fallout 4, Grand Knights History, Game Awards nominees, Black Friday, the return of Bubsy, and more!

8-4 Play 11/13/2015: HAPPY LITTLE CLOUD 13.11.2015 2:12:06

Dragon Quest VII & VIII, Zelda, Zelda, ZELDA, Fallout 4, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Bob Ross on Twitch, Starfox Zero, Fire Emblem Fates and everything Nintendo Direct, Xbox backwards compatibility, and more!

8-4 Play 10/30/2015: NINTENDO DEFENSE FORCE 30.10.2015 2:00:24

Miitomo & Nintendo's next act, Downwell, Undertale, Destiny (YES, DESTINY), Yomawari, Final Fantasy Grandmasters, Detroit: Become Human, Gran Turismo Sport & all the Paris Games Week news, Kojima leaving the building, and real-life Pokemon gyms.

8-4 Play 10/16/2015: TRY-FORCE HEROES 16.10.2015 1:32:56

Zelda Tri-Force Heroes, Downwell, Star Wars Battlefront, Picross 3D 2, Nintendo's mobile plans, Destiny microtransactions, HoloLens pricing, localization crowdfunding, Shin Megami Tensei 4 Final, Monster Hunter Explore, and more!

8-4 Play 10/2/2015: A WINNER IS YU 02.10.2015 1:51:52

Dragon's Dogma Online, Super Mario Maker, Destiny: The Taken King, Disgaea 5, DOTA 2, Oculus's price, Junji Ito's Silent Hills, Starfox's delay, Edge's top 100 games, and Pokemon's asses.

8-4 Play 9/18/2015: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2015 18.09.2015 3:15:36

Bloodborne DLC, Metal Gear Online, Monster Hunter X & Stories, Street Fighter V, Gravity Daze 2, Ni-Oh, Persona 5 delay, 13 Sentinels, Dragon Quest Builders, Dark Souls 3, Hyrule Warriors Legends, PlayStation VR, Summer Lesson, Kitchen & more from TGS, plus talk on Iwata's successor and the new Apple TV.

8-4 Play 9/4/2015: EPIC PAX GUYS 04.09.2015 1:44:08

In the wake of PAX, we check in with a bevy of Seattle devs and industry biz-types to talk about standouts from the show, the state of indie gaming in general, mobile vs console (vs Apple TV?), Metal Gear Solid V, if we want a Mega Man movie, and more.

8-4 Play 8/21/2015: GAME DANDIES 21.08.2015 2:52:36

Game Informants Tim Turi and Ben Hanson stop by to talk Super Mario Maker, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Pac-Man 256 and more, but mostly end up debating Resident Evil games and trivia.

8-4 Play 8/07/2015: HOT MESS 07.08.2015 1:35:50

Dragon Quest XI, Dark Souls 3, Galak-Z, Final Fantasy XV, N++, Splatoon 2.0 update, Scalebound, Crackdown 3, other Gamescom news and more!

8-4 Play 7/24/2015: MUCHOS FEELS 24.07.2015 1:58:33

Fire Emblem Fates, Rhythm Tengoku The Best+, Yoshi's Wooly World, Odallus: The Dark Call, Yo-kai Watch Busters, Tembo the Badass Elephant, Iwata Memories, EVO2k15, SFV, and more!

8-4 Play 7/10/2015: TOMKAT 10.07.2015 1:30:01

Persona Q, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, Final Fantasy VII, Rocket League, Splatoon, Dragon Quest, Club Nintendo, The Nintendo PlayStation, Red Ash, Star Citizen, PewDiePie and more!