Rated G for Gamers Podcast

Dan's new PS5 arrives during our recording and man is he excited. Besides the new addition to his gaming family, they talk about IO Interactive developing a new James Bond game, Microsoft making another Bethesda-level acquisition this year and the return of the X-Play and Attack of the Show on the G4 Network. All that and more on episode 255 of Rated G for Gamers.

On this month's episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Crystalis for the NES, Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn, Battle Arena Toshinden for the PS1 and Ninja Gaiden 3 - Razor's Edge for the WiiU.

Let's not bury the lead, Dan secured a PS5. Dave gets the Mario Kart Home Circuit and they go over the upcoming releases for February all at the top of the show. In the news, Capcom holds it's Resident Evil showcase with Village gameplay, Microsoft reverses it's decision to double the price of Xbox Live and former EA and Xbox exec Peter Moore joins the Unity team. All that and GameStop is burning...

At the top of the show, Dan and Dave discuss the future of the MCU and the new round of Arcade 1Up machines. In the news, Lucasfilm Games has big plans for the Star Wars franchise, a new Indiana Jones teaser gets released and Bungie finally shuts down their Halo online stat servers on episode 253 of Rated G for Gamers.

At the top of the show, Dan and Dave get Hype for Scott Pilgrim and wax fondly on the latest season of Cobra Kai. In the news, Peter Moore former head of Xbox and EA had some words to say regarding lootboxes, the Switch surpasses the 3DS in sales and Sony discontinues PS4 Pro in Japan. All that and we pay respects to Tetris Champion Jonas Neubauer on episode 252 of Rated G for Gamers.

As 2021 arrives and a new generation of consoles are in our hands, Dan and Dave take a look at the 8th generation of gaming, the highs and the lows. Also, they make some predictions for this upcoming year for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. All that and the return of Dr. Love on episode 251 of Rated G for Gamers.

As we say goodbye to 2020, Dan and Dave take a look back at the year that was. As terrible as things were, we still got some good gaming news, releases and a two new console releases to usher in the 9th gaming generation. And finally, as is tradition, the nominees for game of the year are announced. We'll be announcing them on the first show of the new year. So join us as we close another year on...

As everyone is winding down from the holiday festivities and enjoying the break, Dan and Dave are here to entertain you with our retro games. Final Fantasy IX, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Maximo and Law of the West are all featured on this episode. So get comfy, grab a pair of headphones and enjoy this months episode of Saturday Morning Retro.

One of our last shows of the year, Dan and Dave talk about their holiday plans, the Monster Hunter movie and the Cyberpunk 2077 debacle. In the news, Nintendo drops their Indie World Showcase, SNK confirms a new Neo Geo console is on the way and EA is set to acquire Codemasters for $1.2 Billion. All that and more on the last episode before Christmas on Rated G for Gamers. Happy Holidays!

We got a big show this week. At the top of the show, they discuss all the games they've been playing including Cold War and Cyberpunk 2077. Dan and Dave break down the Game Awards. All the winners, losers, trailers and performances and appearances. And Dan goes a bit ham on all the new Marvel announcements on episode 248 of Rated G.

Big news as scalpers get their come-uppance. Thouands of console orders get canceled, that's one good thing to happen this year. In the news, Oscar Isaac is penned to play Solid Snake, Kratos is coming to Fortnite and the Penny Arcade Expo releases tentative convention dates. All that and Dan makes a passioned plea to get a PS5 on episode 247 of Rated G for Gamers.

Scalpers and gamers stand off over a massive amount, over 3,500, of PS5s and Xboxes selling at almost double or over double the price. Dan and Dave give their thoughts on the matter. Kojima is rumored to be working on a new Silent Hill game with Sony possibly being the linchpin, a Metal Gear Solid remake may be in the works by Bluepoint and Xbox may be coming to your tv in app form. All that and m...

On this post Thanksgiving episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk Mad Max and Splatterhouse for the Remake, Remaster or Recycle and they deep dive into the original Final Fantasy for the NES and God of War for the PSVita. So check out all that and more on episode 7 of Saturday Morning Retro.

In our last episode before Thanksgiving, Dan and Dave waste no time getting into it and compare dinner at the Rottino and Robinson households. Talk guaranteed to make you hungry. In the gaming news, the Game Awards nominees get released, Sony hints at competitor to Xbox Game Pass and Capcom is victim of an internal leak. All that and Dave puts up his Christmas tree early and critics be damned on e...

At the top of the show, Dave talks about his next gen experience with the Series X and Dan and Dave get snubbed on PS5 orders. In the news, Ubisoft Montreal has a potential hostage scare, Take-Two agrees to deal to purchase Codemasters and EA adds tools to FIFA 21 to help curb spending and playing time and Dave has some strong thoughts. All that and more on episode 244 of Rated G for Gamers.

This is our final episode of the 8th generation of consoles. We get into the IGN console reviews, Sony's refusal to do in store purchases and customer who ordered a Series X and got a One X instead. Also, they have a great interview with Retro Wolf 88 and they get into retro collecting in Appalachia and some stories on the set of the Game Chasers Movie.

It's election day in America and you probably need a distraction from the election results. Well we got a good episode of Rated G for you to keep you busy. Nintendo drops a mini Direct, goes hard into streaming and shows some No More Heroes 3 footage. Also in the news Ubisoft Responds to Watch Dogs Legion Xbox overheating and Microsoft leans into the meme and sends influencers Xbox branded fridges...

On episode 6 of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk Section Z and Solstice for the Remake, Remaster or Recycle and they deep dive into Nightmare on Elm Street for the NES and Demon's Crest for the SNES. Listen in for all that and some talk about a forgotten Elm Street classic.

We got a jam packed show this week! Bethesda gets sued for $100 million of alleged sabotage of Rune 2, 2K Games adds unskippable ads into NBA 2K21, analyst Michael Pachter says Nintendo should scrap the hybrid Switch console and a Google Stadia director for saying streamers should pay devs for playing their games on stream. All that and more on episode 241 of Rated G. And if you live in America, e...

Sony finally drops a presentation of the PS5 UI and it looks... good! Dan and Dave discuss all the cool new features. Also in the news, NBA 2K21 tries to heighten the immersion with haptic feedback, Microsoft's the Initiative hires two former Naughty Dog staff members and GameStop will reportedly get a cut of Xbox games, even if you're not buying them from GameStop.

Sony finally gets in on the teardown game and gives us how the system all comes together. Dan and Dave get into all the CPU, GPU, I/O and cooling goodness. Also, it clocks in as the biggest game console ever. In the news, Doctor Strange is confirmed to be in the new Spider-man movie, Microsoft partners up with Gamestop and John Rambo steps up as a Mortal Kombat fighter.

Despite two new consoles on the horizon, the biggest news this week is Sakurai's announcement of Minecraft Steve for Smash Bros. Billy Mitchell drops in on AEW Wrestling, Spider-Man Remastered gets a new Peter Parker, Google's new Chromecast with Google TV won't officially support Stadia at launch and the Tokyo Game Show gives Animal Crossing: New Horizons game of the year. All that and more on ep...

On this weeks episode, we are joined by special guest Lily Zaldivar to talk about her time with Viz Media, IGN and the Nintendo Voice Chat. In the news, Microsoft buys Bethesda, the Tokyo Games Show kicks off and Amazon starts their own streaming service. All that and more on episode 237 of Rated G.

On episode 5 of Saturday Morning Retro, Dave talks about Kid Icarus for the NES, Dan finally plays the original Legend of Zelda and Archon and Super Mario Sunshine are up for discussion in the Remake, Remaster, Recycle segment.

Not to be outdone, Sony steps up and announces launch date and prices for the PS5 and surprise, they are very reasonable. They open the conference with a Final Fantasy XVI trailer and Dave goes a little nuts. They end it with a teaser for a new God of War and Dave and Dan go a little nuts. Sony confirm no PS3, PS2 and PS1 disc support on the PS5 and Nintendo stops production of the 3DS after 9 yea...