Andre Ratchford

The Game Idea Guy Discussions

Leisure EN ↓ 375 episodes

The purpose of my Spotify and various other social media pages is to spread interesting and fun-sounding game ideas. Hopefully to inspire game companies to listen in to their fans to see if there may be some potentially good game ideas to be used for video games.

Author

Andre Ratchford

Category

Leisure

Podcast website

www.youtube.com

Latest episode

May 24, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

AGT: VS Battles/Power Scaling 13.12.2021

So I decided to do a discussion that is a little bit different from my norm and give my take on VS Battles and Power Scaling.

AGT: Sonic Frontiers Trailer 11.12.2021

This discussion is to give my thoughts on the Sonic Frontiers trailer. Hopefully one of my hunches about this game is correct.

AGT: The Major VGA issues 11.12.2021

Here is a discussion of the things that I think majorly need to be changed around with the VGAs. The show would be much improved if they gave a thought to these few things I point out.

AGT: Games have Too Many Genres 11.12.2021

This is something that was an interesting thing to think about and the Video Game Awards helped with giving my thoughts a little bit of clarity.

AGT: Gamers and the X Button 10.12.2021

There are memes about it but this is actually a problem for a good deal of gamers and I think that explaining how I adjust to multiple platforms as someone who has gamed all of their life can actually be helpful.

AGT: MegaMan Happened Because of Dr. Light 08.12.2021

This is something that had been on my mind for a little while now and I am just getting around to how Dr. Light caused the events of the MegaMan Classic series to happen.

AGT: My Thoughts On Emulation 03.12.2021

I just wanted to make this discussion because I think I have inadvertently made a strong stance against emulation of games when I am not truly against it. So here are the boundaries that I have set for it which I go by myself.

AGT: Super Mario 3D All-Stars was an Emulation Test 02.12.2021

When you think about it, it kind of makes sense. So I am hoping beyond hope that this is actually the case.

AGT: Why Didn't Tails Make More Fake Emeralds? 01.12.2021

It's one of the few things from Sonic Adventure 2 that was an amazingly interesting plot point that just got shoved aside once the game was over. Why didn't Sega expand on it?

AGT: xCloud doesn't have Your Games 21.11.2021

This is just something minor that I noticed while browsing what is available to be played through the xCloud service currently.

AGT: GTA San Andreas: Definitive Edition Issues 17.11.2021

Thanks to being a member of GamePass Ultimate, I was able to get the chance to play GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition once it launched. There are definitely some issues that would muddle the play experience of the game, so I talk about the issues I've run across so far.

AGT: Minor issues I have with game collections 14.11.2021

I know that this comes off as nitpicky, but I am certain that many others can agree with what I have to say here.

AGT: Playing with xCloud on Xbox One 13.11.2021

So I've talked about xCloud before and my experience with it on mobile and PC, now I can talk about how it feels to utilize the service with the Xbox One.

AGT: Gaming Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Decks 07.11.2021

This concept occurred to me while I was thinking about something else that could be done with Yu-Gi-Oh! so I decided to talk about it.

AGT: Persona without The Heart 05.11.2021

So IGN reviews Shin Megami Tensei V and fumbles their talking points. Here's what I think about that.

AGT: Nintendo Switch Home Concept 04.11.2021

So I was thinking about this and thought that if it was conceptualized, how would it be best made? And this is what I came up with.

AGT: Gamers and FOMO 04.11.2021

It seems like gamers will complain a lot about things then still pay into the things they are complaining about. Here's my thoughts as to why.

AGT: People Don't Know How To Debate Ideas 04.11.2021

If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

AGT: Saber Interactive Lead Designer says beefier Switch not needed... 25.10.2021

So a lead designer at Saber Interactive talks about working on the Switch and says there is no need for newer hardware just yet.

AGT: We Justify Pirating Now? 24.10.2021

So this discussion comes from an interaction in the comment section of one of my videos/discussions.

AGT: David Jaffe eats his foot over Metroid Dread 23.10.2021

When keeping it "real" goes wrong.

AGT: God of War Goes to PC 21.10.2021

This was easily foreseeable if anyone just paid attention to how Sony has been moving their content these days. So hear me ramble on about it for a spell.

AGT: Nintendo is Trash and Doesn't Listen 20.10.2021

You read that title correctly. No, I'm not changing it and no, I am not joking around.

AGT: Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass 16.10.2021

I figured that there would be some fallout coming from the pricing of NSO Expansion Pass. It was truly only a matter of time. So here is my current take on it.

AGT: Does Metroid Cost Too Much? 13.10.2021

I've seen this debate heating up quite a bit, people say Metroid Dread isn't worth a $60 price tag along with other Nintendo games because their production costs are lower than most other publishers. But no one considers that other major Triple A studios should be charging more for their games.

Listen to the The Game Idea Guy Discussions podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.