Player One Podcast

This week! It's been a heavy week for the hosts, but at least there are video games to talk about. Nintendo launches a Music app, sunsets the Animal Crossing mobile app in the right way, more Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, The Smurfs—Dreams, Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania, Alan Wake II, Neva, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Nintendo Music app released Shadowman / Turok...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Overly Nomura'd Aftershow It's a Jeopardy grab-bag aftershow, submitted by listener Zach Miller—with a dash of Mario movie and Seinfeld goodness. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, send it to p...

This week! Ubisoft disbands a team that made a great game, we're still playing Echoes of Wisdom, confusion over a certain actor's name, Shirley Temples, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Shirley Temple (drink) Good Ship Lollipop Cherry Clan Prince of Persia The Lost Crown team disbanded Baldur's Gate 3 exec says Ubisoft is to blame for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown sel...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. RPG Lint Trappings Aftershow Patrons, turn back those clocks to October 1997—we've got an EGM Review Quiz for ya! Can Phil and Greg determine the games being described by just the text of these reviews? Listen and find...

This week! The EGM book Kickstarter, Banjo-Tooie to NSO, Astro Bot speedrun levels, more The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and much, much more. Join us, won't you. Links of interest: EGM Compendium Kickstarter Banjo-Tooie coming to NSO Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii moved UP Astro Bot speedrun levels out every Thursday Tetris Forever release date - November 12 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom/M...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Geriatric Booster Seat Aftershow Play along with us on this Protip quiz. We have to figure out the games that these GamePro "ProTips" relate to in this quiz based on the November 1993 issue. Thanks to Ryan Craig from th...

This week! Nintendo announces some new hardware but it's not the one anyone expected, Warren Beatty's weird Dick Tracy specials, the benefits of health tracking on Apple Watch, Echoes of Wisdom and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Nintendo Sound Clock Alarmo Nintendo Sound Clock Alarmo trailer Peter Moore Apple Watch Mystery Online Playtest Tomb Raider IV-VI remasters Kind W...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Better At Twice The Framerate Aftershow With Greg away, CJ and Phil try their hand at a Canada Jeopardy quiz courtesy of hacker alias KnightAttack09. And you know, because the two remaining hosts are from the United Sta...

This week! Nintendo unleashes more F-Zero, Devolver starts a licensed games label, we talk a whole bunch about Astro Bot and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (1-2 dungeons in), and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interst: F-Zero games coming to NSO Devolver starts Big Fan label LEGO Ideas: Outrun Picross: Records of the Shield Hero Astro Bot The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Ball Breakers Aftershow Friends! Patrons! Platinum-seekers! This week we have a quiz from hacker alias Black_And_Green—all about the platinum trophies he has acquired, from the trophy's description and his mini-review....

This week! Sony had a State of Play with some awesome announcements like more Astro Bot content and the Lunar Remaster Collection. New games landed in Atari 50 (with more to come), we continue loving Astro Bot, and we played a little bit of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, too. Links of interest: Everything announced during the State of Play State of Play New Astro Bot stuff! Soul Reaver 1+2...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Cloudy Future Aftershow In this Aftershow, we have a special trip down memory lane courtesy of guest Chris Baker. We revisit a Venom/Carnage comic book from the mid-90s that is both hilariously bad and surprisingly prop...

This week! The Ryu Ga Gotoku team announces the dream P1P game, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Then we get a dose of PlayStation nostalgia thanks to 30th-anniversary editions of all the current PS hardware. Plus: The Plucky Squire, Astro Bot, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, UFO 50, Beyond Shadowgate, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: 30th Anniversary PlayStation hardware Pirate Ya...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Chip's Challenge Aftershow Behold, this is the Aftershow where intrepid podcaster Phil Theobald eats a spicy chip. Watching the video version will give you the full effect, but we also do a Game Fan review quiz based on...

This week! The PlayStation 5 Pro has been announced, and it's really expensive. Plus: We taste the Oreo-flavored Coke Zero (and vice-versa cookie), talk Batman movies and games, continue to slather love on Astro Bot, and discuss Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, Earth Defense Force 6, Space Marine 2, Star Wars Outlaws, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: PS5 Pro is ann...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. The TVs That Raised Us Aftershow Patrons, thanks for backing our content! This week we have for you an EGM Review Quiz based on the September 1997 issue. You know how this goes - we read a review with developer/publishe...

This week! Concord gets pulled, Beetlejuice, more Star Wars Outlaws, a whole lot of love for Astro Bot, and much, much more! Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Concord shut down CJ's Concord Archive YT channel PlayStation 30th Anniversary activities PS5 Pro reveal in the 30th Anniversary image Star Wars Outlaws Astro Bot Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. The Two Kinds Of RPGs Aftershow Patrons, this week we have a special type of Jeopardy game from hacker alias KnightAttack09. In this game, CJ and Phil try to guess the name of the games KnightAttack09 has made Greg play...

This week! Phil and CJ talk Batman, Beetlejuice, and a whole lot of Star Wars Outlaws. Also: the Indie World/Partner Direct, Tokimeki Memorial, Thank Goodness You're Here, Crypt Custodian, Concord, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: New Echoes of Wisdom Trailer Shows the Still World PS5 Pro details leak Croc remaster happening Nintendo Indie World / Partner Direct Indie Wo...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Cowabungas All Around Aftershow Protip: Check out this awesome quiz from hacker alias mathman1024 (and be sure to seek out The Backlog Busters and Are Ya Winning, Son?, too). The hosts try to guess the game based on the...

This week! Greg and Phil are back and we're going through some of the news from the past few weeks. Plus Thank Goodness You're Here, Concord, Minishoot' Adventures, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Krafton buys, revives Tango Gameworks/Hi-Fi Rush Nintendo Museum Direct Amazon reveals series based on Mega Man, Spelunky, Unreal Tournament, and more Indiana Jones and The Gr...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Raising The Price Aftershow It's one of those classic lineup dynamic duo shows this week so we decided to do something a little different. This time CJ and Greg have picked issues of EGM and are quizzing each other on t...

This week! Greg and Phil are still gone so CJ unearths another lost bit of audio. This time it's a 1998 interview with David Crane, the creator of Pitfall. At the time of recording, Crane was making Shockwave games for The Candystand, a LifeSavers-owned website and the first advergame portal on the web. Links of interest: David Crane Garry Kitchen The Candystand Glenn Saunders Stella At 20 Atari 5...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Two Holes In One At Once Aftershow Patrons, thank you for your support. This week, we've got an EGM Review Quiz based on the August 1997 issue. Get those thinkin' caps ready to guess some games based on the review text!...

This week! Instead of our regularly scheduled episode, here's audio from Sega's 1999 E3 Press Conference. This is the one where Bernie Stolar and Peter Moore lay out the plan for the launch of the Dreamcast in North America. The audio's a bit rough, but we hope you enjoy this time capsule from 25 years ago. Links of interest: Liveblog of Sega's 1999 E3 Press Conference Bernie Stolar Peter Moore Tu...