This Nintendo Life

Hello everyone, and welcome to our first huge milestone episode! We have been doing this podcast for 100 weeks now and this is indeed the 50th episode. And just in time, Bally has finally finished The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time! He is pretty happy with one of the most beloved games in history and we have a good chat about the end of his experience. After that we have a long discussion about...

Itsa me! Nbz! And welcome to our show. This week its all about the new hotness, namely Super Mario Maker. Both Nbz and Bally have spent ample time with Nintendo's level creation tool and give all of their thoughts regarding the whole package. Besides Mario, Nbz has finished Code Name STEAM, and is super positive on it! This may be the most underappreciated game on the 3DS! After the break we answe...

Hello everyone and welcome back to the show! This week is a very special episode as we have our 2nd guest on the podcast, namely Liam (aka Tamaki) from Unseen64, Nintendo Life and many other places on the internet! He is an expert in the art of unreleased video games, and we have a great discussion with him about them, but first we discuss what we've been playing! Bally continues his platformer ed...

Apologies for the busted audio at the end of the podcast, hopefully its bearable! Anyway, this week on the podcast, Bally finally finishes Yoshi's Woolly World and isn't the biggest fan. He also played an non Nintendo game, namely Rocket League. How did this happen? You'll have to listen to find out. But most importantly he has played the amazing Guacamelee which pleased Nbz greatly. On the other...

Hey everyone, welcome back to the show! This week Bally continues to slog his way through Yoshi's Woolly World and doesn't make much progress, but fortunately he has also been playing another Nintendo classic to keep his spirits up, namely Ocarina of Time! Nbz has played too many games to count, but sings the praises of a small indie platformer called INK, delves into the detective world of Ghost...

Hey everyone! This week on the show Bally and Nbz pick apart the recently released Yoshi's Wooly World, and share some surprising criticisms of Nintendo's latest platforming outing. Nbz has also played through one of the best releases on the Vita, namely Danganronpa. He is super positive on this visual novel that shares similarities with Phoenix Wright and The Hunger Games. After the break we get...

Hey everyone, welcome back to the show! This week both Bally and Nbz got to attend the Hyper Japan event in London where they got to play all of Nintendo's E3 games, including Star Fox Zero, Triforce Heroes, Mario Maker and more! After spending the first segment on their impressions, we move onto our hotly anticipated new feature, the Backlog Club! We talk for over 90 minutes about the relative me...

Welcome back to the show everyone! We're past E3, so that means back to the usual schedule. This week Bally returns to another SNES classic, namely the original Donkey Kong Country, and seems to like it quite a bit. He also tried out a few games from the Nindies at E3 demo promotion and is particularly high on Typoman. Nbz follows up with his thoughts on Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, a title which...

Its E3 everyone! Let's talk about Nintendo!

Well here we are everyone, E3 is just round the corner and we are here to provide all the pre-show hype! First up though we talk about some video games. Bally has finally and somewhat unbelievably finished Xenoblade Chronicles. The end may have been a slog, but he did it! We then discuss the single player of Splatoon and its merits, before Nbz writes a love letter to The Witcher 3 which is a big c...

Hey guys, welcome back to the show! This week Bally finally gets to a game in his backlog he bought a while back, namely Steamworld Dig! Then the boys have a talk about the small amount of time they have spent with Splatoon so far, and feel pretty positive about the early online experience. Nbz closes things out by talking about the fantastic Valiant Hearts which came out last year and was somethi...

Hey everyone, welcome back to the show! This week, Bally closes out Link to the Past and expresses both joy and frustration at the SNES classic. He also finally fininshes a game that has been on his backlog forever, namely New Super Mario Bros U! Nbz not only has played a Zelda game, but also something which has been on his backlog forever, Ocarina of Time 3D! After 15 years he is finally done wit...

Nbz and Bally discuss their time with the Splatoon beta! Also, I think we talk about not being able to customise your controls, but in fact you can! We just didn't notice the option at the time.

Hey everyone, welcome back to the show! This week we recorded early as Nbz has exams, but there is still plenty to talk about. First up Bally and Nbz discuss the new Mario Kart 8 DLC! 200cc is way faster than they expected and they are having a great time with the new DLC. Bally has also started a Zelda classic that Nbz beat last year, A Link To The Past! He is overall very positive and will hopef...

This week on the show, Nbz and Bally are reeling from an incredible performance at the Legend of Zelda Symphony, but more of that later! First up we talk about the games we've been playing, kicking it off with an e-shop gem, Box Boy! You mean to tell me that HAL makes games which don't feature Kirby? Yep that's right, and this awesome little puzzle platformer that both Nbz and Bally have been play...

Strap yourselves in everyone, its a long show this week, and for good reason! This week we have a guest, namely Jon from the Nintenshow podcast to add a different perspective to all things Nintendo. We start the show by talking about what games we've been playing recently, including OlliOlli, Elliot Quest, Fire Emblem, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Persona 4 Golden and Xenoblade Chronicles 3D! I to...

Well here we are everyone, a brand new name but the same good old show! This week we tell you a bunch about new things going on with the Podcast including our new e-mail address, Twitter account and Artkwork! After the pre-amble we get to video games though! Bally continues his journey through Fire Emblem 7 which seems to be getting close to the end, and then is very positive on Donkey Kong Countr...

This week both Nbz and Bally have played plenty of games, so things are pretty jam packed! Discussion includes, Mario Bros. Deluxe, Gunman Clive, Gunman Clive 2, Mario Vs Donkey Kong, A Story About My Uncle and Shadow of Mordor! Who played what? You'll have to listen to find out. After the break we take some more of your e-mails, before closing out the show with a final segment on Virtual Reality....

Hello everyone, welcome back to the podcast! This week we have new Nintendo hardware to discuss as Bally has picked up a New Nintendo 3DS XL! He discusses some of the new features and his general impressions of the system. He has also been playing a Wii U game in the form of Bit Trip Runner 2 and is pretty high on the indie runner. Nbz is sticking to his promise of 2015 being the year of Castlevan...

Another fortnight, another podcast! This week Bally dons his helmet and starts pea shooting in the Capcom classic Mega Man 2! He liked the game, which is more than he can say for most NES titles. Both Bally and Nbz have been playing the demo for Codename S.T.E.A.M. and their ambivalence has been quelled by this meaty taste test, its pretty great! Nbz has also been playing the sequel to 2013's Gunm...

Hey everyone, we're back with yet another episode of the podcast! This week Bally approaches a sacred cow as he plays Fire Emblem 7 on Wii U VC for the first time. It will be a long journey, but his first impressions are pretty positive. Nbz has some great things to say about Indie puzzle platformer Teslagrad. Its hard as nails but is gorgeous to look at and has great design sensibilities. Af...

Its a New Year and a new episode of your favourite podcast! This week Bally ticks off the original New Super Mario Bros from his backlog, while also digging deep into the newest Nintendo release, Captain Toad! Nbz has also been toading it up, and in addition plays the crazy indie game One Finger Death Punch. After the break we answer a lot of e-mails, with a lot of focus on the new 3DS. We close o...

Well here it is, the last show of 2014! Thank you all for listening to our first year, it has been so much fun to make and we hope you have enjoyed listening. Anyway, in this episode we kick things off by talking about 2 classic games, namely Super Mario World and Castlevania Symphony of the Night. Bally isn't so hot on the  reknowned platformer, but Nbz is far more positive about the game which c...

Here we are ladies and gentlemen, its time to talk GOTY, and boy do we have a hell of a show for you this week. We kick things off with a discussion of Smash Bros. on Wii U, which is the only game Nbz has played in the last couple of weeks, and impressions are super positive. Bally has also played Smash a bunch, but also managed to close out 2 games, namely Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, and...

Hey hey everyone welcome back to NYPP! This week Bally squeezes in a late GOTY contender with Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, which he admints is challenging him greatly! Nbz has finally finished his run through of the latest Ace Attorney game with Dual Destinies, and also recommends a short but sweet Steam indie, namely A Bird Story. After the break we get onto some e-mails as per the usual,...