The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

Having left Guybrush hanging for over three years since our 2015 show on The Secret of Monkey Island, we finally pick up where we left off and open up the creaky crypt to Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge.

In this interview extra podcast, Charlotte Cutts interviews Edenal, chief organiser of the European Speedrunner Assembly

We revel in two decades of recapturing rampant primates by casting our net over the original Ape Escape (aka Saru! Getchu!).

For our 200th Sound of Play, members of the Cane and Rinse team have assembled to share some of the tracks from all throughout videogame history that have meant the most to them. Come celebrate 200 episodes of Sound of Play with a cracking selection of tunes!

Separate licensing deals meant that both of the major 16-bit consoles received a bespoke game to tie-in with Disney’s 1992 animated feature, Aladdin. Leon, Brian, Leah, Tony and a company of correspondents compare and contrast the two different, yet curiously similar approaches.

In this issue, Josh, Leah, Charlotte and Cane and Rinse newcomer Jesse uncover the treasures and dark desires of the fifth entry in Atlus and P-Studio’s Shin Megami Tensei offshoot JRPG series.

Three years on from the release of id Software’s sequel-cum-soft-reboot we ask just how DOOM is DOOM (2016)?

Obviously, it's a simple game about breeding and dressing up cute ponies. Or is it?

We conclude the PlayStation one era Final Fantasy triptych with our Final Fantasy IX podcast.

For the first of two podcasts on this lesser-known Nintendo IP, we swoop on Super Famicom showpiece title, Pilotwings.

In which we are joined by War Child Gaming's Wayne Emanuel, for a fascinating look at the heavy and bleak survival strategy game, This War of Mine.

It's time for Nazi punks to GTFO as Tony, Jon, Karl, and Jacob discuss MachineGames' 2017 title Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.

In the third of our series of single format console special podcasts, Leon, James and Leah stock up on AA batteries and fire up their Nintendo Game Boy handhelds for one last T-spin around the Tetris block. Along with contributions from similarly nostalgic members of the Cane and Rinse community, we explore the strengths and weaknesses of both the hardware itself and the machine's huge software li...

Jacob, James, Jon and Josh delve into the darkest catacombs of Carthus to discover whether such quick cycles of iteration are a recipe for sequel success or franchise failure.

Two years on from its release - and from the conclusion of our original epic run of Legend of Zelda podcasts - we return to Hyrule for reflection upon The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

With the community push behind Def Jam: Fight for NY growing ever stronger, Michiel speaks with one of the key, driving figures in the scene and top competitor Joseph Bagi a.k.a. Joey Bag O’ Donuts, tieing in with 2018’s issue 337 of the podcast on the game.

After a few months' respite we throw ourselves back into the maw of Capcom's legendarily cruel series. Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts

In 2014 Nintendo decided to spin off Super Mario 3D World's jumpless puzzling minigame into it own, full-blown title, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

So, are you four ready for your first mission? It’s to evaluate the 1999 entry in a popular JRPG series. Operation Code Name, Final Fantasy VIII.

We turn our attention to one of 2017's most talked about sexy androids smash up robots named after philosophers with floating swords games, NieR:Automata.

To tie in with issue 355 of the podcast, Cane and Rinse's own Michiel speaks with old school competitor, fighting game analyst, extra prolific commentator and all around fighting game community (FGC) figurehead James Chen about Street Fighter IV.

Don't call it a comeback. Nearly a decade on from Street Fighter III's swansong, Capcom once again bust out the roman numerals and landed a blow with Street Fighter IV.

Join Josh, Brian, Jon, and James as they discuss 2016’s HITMAN.

Join Charlotte, Jay, James, and Leah as they discuss whether the high-flying of Gravity Rush 2 is worth the path you need to tread (soar?) to get there.

Will Variable State’s Virginia stand up to close scrutiny, or fold under questioning?