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.

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Andre Ratchford

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Leisure

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Latest episode

May 24, 2026

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Episodes

AGT: Pokemon Legends Arceus Presentation 29.08.2021

I just wanted to give my thoughts about the recent Pokemon Legends Arceus Presentation. So here it is.

Questions From My Discord: You are a Wizard Andre 26.08.2021

Answering what is a more recent, but funny question about my accuracy at "predicting" things happening in the Games Industry.

Questions From My Discord: Can game Remakes be good? 24.08.2021

So this question specifically revolved around Resident Evil 2 Remake, but I did answer the overall question I believe.

AGT: Could PS5 and Series X be done without SSDs? 22.08.2021

I have been pondering on this for a little bit and just kind of wanted to express my thoughts on the matter and give my input on it.

Questions From My Discord: Who can make a good Simulation Sports game? 19.08.2021

This was an interesting question to tackle and I am definitely happy to do so.

Questions From My Discord: Is Chibi-Robo a dead series? 17.08.2021

This question came my way and I tried to give the best answer I could using some examples from recent history.

AGT: Why are people mad about Game Pass? 14.08.2021

This service from Microsoft gets a lot of chaff, I am not even exactly sure why.

AGT: Microsoft doesn't want to copy Sony 13.08.2021

Phil Spencer said it, and I am here giving my thoughts as to what do what he may have meant.

AGT: If a Switch Pro releases, would it be 9th Gen? 13.08.2021

This is something I have pondered for a bit. If a Switch Pro were to launch, would the Switch finally be considered 9th Gen?

Questions From My Discord: Are there any anime Fighting Games that you wish were more balanced? 12.08.2021

This is honestly a tough question to answer considering what is considered an anime Fighting Game. There may end up needing to be a part 2 to this one.

Questions From My Discord: Are Turn-Based RPGs Making a comeback? 10.08.2021

This is the first of a new series that is exclusively being made for Anchor, "Questions From My Discord". In this first installment, I explain what the series will be as well as tackle the question about Turn-Based RPGs.

AGT: President of Kadokawa Censored over Censorship comment 07.08.2021

So this fell on my Twitter timeline and I decided to quickly talk about it.  Edit: I had to correct the spelling of the name since I must have misread it. I said Nadokawa when it is Kadokawa.

AGT: Is Nintendo Really out of touch? 07.08.2021

I have heard this sentiment many times and just wanted to quickly analyze this positioning of thought.

What If made a game console? 31.07.2021

So after having a really good #GIFTalk discussion conceptualizing a console, I thought I would do my own solo version of that. Let me know what you think.

AGT: PS5 SSDs are EXPENSIVE! 30.07.2021

I couldn't leave this new revelation to just sit there when I know for a fact this is highly egregious.

AGT: Is Hybrid Gaming the way to go? 29.07.2021

Just giving my thoughts in response to my buddy Action Jack's discussion for the future of gaming.

Game Idea Foundry Talk: Episode 7: Console Concept 26.07.2021

In Today's #GIFTalk discussion, we're going to be conceptualizing a game console. From console features, how the OS should operate, the main game types, and any other smaller details we can think of at the time.  #GameConsoles #ConsoleConcept Links to the participants: Action Jack's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8GkcZmR5slQt51YLVFejeA Let's Switch Games' Channel: https://www.yout...

AGT: A Non-Gamer's Insight 25.07.2021

So running my #GIFTalk discussion last night gave me a little bit of a perspective that I hadn't really thought much about.

What if I made Battletoads (2020)? 24.07.2021

I was just thinking over what I would do if I was the person in charge of Battletoads (2020) and how I would have handled it. Let me know what you think.

AGT: Activision Lawsuit 23.07.2021

I don't have a huge amount to say, but I did want to give my quick, overall thoughts on the situation going on with Activision.

AGT: Steam Deck vs The Switch 22.07.2021

So with all of the comparisons happening, I thought I would throw my thoughts into this argument jungle.

Game Idea Foundry Talk: Episode 6.5: F-Zero Part 2 22.07.2021

Streamed originally on Youtube on 7/11/2021. To follow up the original #GIFTalk about #FZero...and to make up for my consistent absence due to internet issues, we're doing this continuation. Plus I didn't really fully bring everything that I had thought up to the table, so it was needed.

AGT: Steam Deck is what I said Xbox should have 18.07.2021

It occurred to me before I started this recording that I called for a portable that Game Pass could be on...and Valve ended up doing it.

AGT: Emulation isn't Illegal 16.07.2021

This is a topic that I am covering because I saw it pop up on my Twitter feed.

AGT: Valve Steam Deck 15.07.2021

So Valve announced that they will be dropping their own handheld platform by December of this year and I decided to give some quick thoughts about it at a cursory glance.

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