The Casual Hour

00:00:28 – Intro & Bobby's Handheld Shopping Spree  00:08:02 – Mina the Hollower: Credits Rolled on a Game of the Year Contender 00:10:50 – TerraTech Legion: Vampire Survivors With Wheels and Guns 00:20:38 – Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Gets One Last Chance 00:26:03 – Everybody's Golf Hotshots: Controls, Cameras & No Don Pappas 00:55:27 – Microsoft Layoffs, id Software & t...

00:00:28 – Intro  00:05:27 – Starfox 00:23:13 – Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes 00:34:12 – June Recap 00:38:27 – The Free Stuff 00:42:29 – July Games Preview 00:43:51 – Doom: The Dark Ages DLC 00:47:16 – Moonlight Peaks, Backyard Baseball & Granblue Fantasy Relink DLC 00:52:08 – Assassin's Creed Black Flag 00:55:21 – Palworld 1.0 00:56:18 – Heave Ho! 2, The Mermaid Mask, Pupper Geist, Mo...

00:00:28 – Intro 00:02:16 – The Adventures of Elliot 00:17:31 – Fire Emblem Life of Saros 00:19:56 – Deep Dive: The AYN Thor & the Emulation Handheld Era 00:24:18 – Why Now? The Industry Is in Trouble 00:30:41 – A Brief History of Janky Emulation Devices 00:35:04 – Build Quality Levels Up: Analogue, OLED & the New Retroid 00:36:38 – Price Gouging, Tariffs & Insane Storage Costs 00:40:2...

00:00:28 – Intro 00:00:56 – StarFox (Switch 2 Demo) 00:10:44 – 007 First Light 00:11:20 – Mina the Hollower 00:11:51 – Voidling Bound 00:20:14 – Sangokushi BOND  00:29:23 – River City Saga, Jeanne d'Arc, and Three Kingdoms Deep Cuts 00:32:05 – Fire Emblem: Life of Seiros  00:41:45 – AYN Thor 00:42:16 – Xbox Trouble 00:48:28 – Bobby's Xbox Rant: Game Pass, Helix, and the Future of the Conso...

00:00:28 – Intro & Jeff Keighley's Crushed Velvet Era 00:04:05 – How We're Covering 1,000+ Games 00:08:21 – PlayStation State of Play Kickoff 00:08:47 – Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered 00:10:34 – Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 00:13:01 – Murray: Three-Player Co-op Yokai Action 00:14:31 – Marvel's Wolverine 00:17:41 – The New God of War: Playing as Faye 00:22:23 – Summer Game Fest: Cuph...

00:00:28 – Intro 00:05:47 – Mina the Hollower 00:21:56 – Fire Emblem: Life of Sorrows rom hack 00:34:25 – May Recap 00:37:42 – May PlayStation Plus Titles 00:40:17 – June Releases: Dear and Boy 00:41:27 – Fate Keeper 00:42:55 – Donkey Kong 64  00:44:00 – River City Saga: Journey to the West 00:46:27 – NBA the Run 00:48:12 – Void Bound 00:50:39 – Destiny 2: The Final Update 00:51:18 – Star Seeker:...

00:00:28 – Intro 00:00:51 – Weekend Recap 00:02:51 – The Mandalorian and Grogu: Why Was This a Movie? 00:05:51 – Destiny Slides Into Maintenance Mode 00:16:11 – Steam Deck Price Hikes & the State of the Industry 00:18:34 – Forza Horizon 6 00:28:01 – Super Robot Wars Y 00:35:23 – 007 First Light First Impressions 00:48:10 – Snowboard Champion 00:55:46 – Dynasty Warriors 3  01:00:05 – Wrap-Up --...

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:04:00 – Deep Dive: Get to Know Me Grid 00:06:29 – Short Game 00:12:40 – Based on Something Else 00:19:10 – Art Style 00:23:56 – Sports Game (Non-Racing) 00:29:44 – Game You Spent the Most Time With 00:36:35 – Rental as a Kid 00:42:07 – Non-Sports Racing Game 00:47:19 – Most Overrated 00:53:43 – Best Multiplayer 00:58:01 – Lazy Weekend Game 01:01:59 – Not Usually M...

00:00:28 – Intro  00:01:03 – Steam Controller Impressions 00:03:29 – Pokemon Pokopia 00:05:21 – Pragmata 00:06:15 – Dusk: Native PC/Android Port of Twilight Princess 00:08:07 – Mixtape 00:21:21 – Chase Gets a Thor 00:25:55 – Burnout 3 Takedown 00:33:00 – Pokemon Yellow Cramorant Edition 00:42:33 – Outro and Next Week's Plans 00:56:15 – Sign-Off -------------------------------------------------...

00:00:28 – Intro & Star Fox Direct Breakdown 00:12:07 – Pokemon Luminescent Platinum ROM Hack 00:18:39 – 30 Flights of Loving 00:28:42 – April Monthly Picks Recap 00:31:50 – Chase's Backlog Roulette Spin: Grim Fandango 00:33:46 – May Monthly Preview Begins 00:34:08 – Motor Slice 00:36:11 – Waxhead 00:39:57 – Alabaster Dawn 00:43:00 – Mixtape 00:45:07 – Outbound 00:46:32 – Nitro Gen Omega 00:51...

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome, Episode 467 00:02:16 – Far Far West (Early Access) 00:13:15 – Vampire Crawlers 00:32:27 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 00:36:32 – Pokemon TCG Generations ROM Hack 00:44:11 – Sony's PS4/PS5 Digital License Check-In Controversy 00:49:17 – Sony First Party Games Leaving PC and the Exclusivity Debate 00:55:55 – Xbox Under Asha: Brand Changes, Game Pass Pricing, and Project...

00:00:28 – Intro, Recap & Tornado Story 00:03:00 – Pragmata 00:13:19 – Quick Hits: Vampire Crawlers & Titanium Courts 00:14:35 – KOTOR Post-Mortem 00:27:34 – Deep Dive Part 2: Pokemon Pikachu Pedometer 00:44:38 – Nintendo's History of Making People Move 00:49:48 – Tamagotchi Revival? 00:52:12 – Outro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T...

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:01:50 – Replaced 00:13:20 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 00:23:44 – Deep Dive Intro 00:26:41 – Deep Dive: Pokemon Pikachu Tamagotchi & Pokéwalker 00:28:53 – Tamagotchi History & the Origins of Digimon 00:40:42 – A Tornado!? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… A little tornado decide...

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:03:32 – Crimson Desert Update 00:05:54 – Islets 00:14:25 – Ratcheteer DX 00:22:07 – Bobby's AYN Thor Two-Month Review 00:32:31 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 Check-In 00:47:03 – Bobby on What Makes Monster Hunter Great 00:49:11 – Monster Hunter Stories vs. Traditional Monster Hunter 00:56:06 – Outro & Sign-Off --------------------------------------------------...

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:02:30 – Mini Shoot Adventures  00:17:37 – Rotwood  00:33:39 – March Game Picks Recap 00:39:01 – PS Plus Free Games for April 00:41:39 – Backlog Roulette 00:44:26 – April Games Preview 01:20:36 – Final Picks and Predictions for April 01:21:45 – Wrap-Up and Outro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Ca...

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:03:46 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 Discussion 00:16:46 – Crimson Desert First Impressions 00:31:32 – Deep Dive: Arcade Cabinets 00:33:18 – Arcade Nostalgia, Growing Up with Arcades 00:39:40 – Chase's List: X-Men Children of the Atom 00:43:50 – Bobby's List: The Simpsons Arcade, X-Men Arcade, Knights of the Round 00:46:53 – Chase's List: Spinmaster (Data...

00:00:28 – Shoney's vs Cracker Barrel 00:02:43 – Mario Day, Pi Day, 311 Day, and the Luigi Mario Kart Lego set 00:03:47 – Show Rundown 00:04:34 – AYN Thor deep dive: hardware specs and setup 00:06:02 – Top DS and 3DS game recommendations from Chase 00:16:21 – AYN Thor vs Analog Pocket vs ROG Ally comparison 00:19:00 – AYN Thor full hardware breakdown: OLED screens, Android, Steam, storage 00:2...

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:01:57 – Pokemon 30th Anniversary 00:02:57 – Pokemon Wind & Waves Announced, New Pokemon Impressions 00:07:25 – Zelda Turns 40, Nintendo Rant 00:09:12 – Thaw Incoming, Chase's Gaming Backlog 00:10:55 – Highguard Shuts Down, Games as a Service Discussion 00:16:40 – February Recap Intro 00:18:51 – Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined  Check-In 00:21:33 – Skies of Arcadi...

00:00:28 Intro 00:00:52 What even is a “Deep Dive” 00:02:48 Mewgenics check-in 00:22:49 Deep Dive setup: EGM Issue 163 (Feb 2003) 00:24:57 Reading old mags in the “future year” 00:29:43 Ads and “this aged like milk” moments 00:31:51 Game Boy Player and handheld weirdness 00:34:31 Letters section and peak magazine energy 00:38:10 GTA / PS2 era snapshots 00:40:29 Mobile gaming before it was “mobile...

00:00:28 — Intro + industry layoffs chat and “state of games” soapbox 00:10:53 — AYN Thor shipping update + stream hiccup note 00:11:12 — Cairn progress check-in00:12:19 — Dragon Quest VII Reimagined impressions00:14:29 — Nintendo Direct recap + Pragmata demo00:16:13 — Monster Hunter Stories 3 demo deep-dive00:34:31 — Rock n’ Roll Racing nostalgia run00:43:14 — Front Mission 3 Remake impressions00...

00:00:28 Cold open – old saves & game preservation 00:06:39 What we’re playing: Cairn impressions 00:19:00 January recap & backlog catch-up 00:23:04 PlayStation Plus Essential (February lineup) 00:28:13 February Releases Preview (trailers & takes) 00:59:21 Picks of the Month01:01:22 Wrap-up & where to find us -------------------------------------------------------------------------...

00:00:28 Intro, housekeeping, and setup 00:02:06 Arknights Infield impressions 00:16:23 Hytale mini deep dive 00:25:02 Memories in Orbit (MIO) impressions 00:38:25 Big Hops check-in 00:55:52 Credits and thank-yous 00:58:06 What’s next week + wrap ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… Bobby has found a new obsession: Anime...

00:00:28 Intro, audio check, what tonight is 00:02:56 What we’ve been playing: Big Hops (first impressions) 00:14:13 Deep Dive setup (format and slideshow) 00:15:37 Deep Dive begins: Advent Rising 00:16:36 Quick facts, context, and why it mattered in 2005 00:22:48 Trailer watch and vibes 00:25:39 Reviews, control quirks, and “flick targeting” 00:30:33 The $1,000,000 contest pitch 00:34:40 Contest...

00:00:28 — Intro & show setup 00:02:25 — Switch 2 ports: Cyberpunk 2077 & Star Wars Outlaws 00:05:12 — Star Rupture (EA) stream recap 00:06:08 — Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (demo) 00:19:00 — Demonschool impressions 00:28:35 — Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles deep dive 00:59:13 — Recap & what’s next 01:00:51 — Plugs & side projects 01:04:18 — Next week: Animal Crossing upda...

00:00:28 Intro, rules, and 2026 kickoff 00:05:01 FUMES (EA on PC) 00:13:10 Cast & Chill (Switch/PC) 00:25:46 Quick look back at Dec ’25 picks 00:28:33 PS Plus Essentials: Unbound, Epic Mickey, Core Keeper 00:35:39 Backlog Roulette 00:35:52 January Games Preview 00:38:19 Star Rupture (EA, PC) 00:41:36 Code Violet (PS5) 00:42:55 Big Hops (PC/Switch/PS5) 00:46:06 Animal Crossing NH v3.0 + Switch...