What's That In Your Pocket?

In Level 11, we tackle the vaguely forgotten Super Mario Wonder and are contractually required to compare it to Astro Bot. After that, Stan goes over his continued Vita exploration, including Killzone: Mercenary and Uncharted: Golden Abyss. Timestamps: 3:53 - Super Mario Wonder / Astro Bot 30:27 - Stan's still Vita'ing: Papers, Please 38:23 - Killzone: Mercenary 43:37 - Gravity Rush 2 47:58 - Unch...

Shane nabbed a Switch 2 on release, and he's here to spit some hot takes on the biggest handheld released in years. He and Stan go through some thoughts on the size, the screen, the controls, the ergonomics, and more, then get into an overview of Mario Kart World and some Switch 1 games that got upgrades on the Switch 2. Timestamps: 3:30 - Shane got a Switch 2 9:40 - This thing is big 12:30 - It f...

Stan picks up a Vita and discovers what life truly is as he gets heavy with Gravity Rush. Meanwhile, Shane is still (mostly) only playing games with a resolution of 160x144. Timestamps: 6:10 - What we've been playing 26:49 - Stan's Vita journey 43:35 - The Vita library 48:36 - Gravity Rush deep dive 1:06:22 - Some hardware hits

We're back with Level 8, and earlier than expected! We just both had so much to talk about that we couldn't wait any longer. In this episode, we get into our most recent experiences with Doom (2016), Link's Awakening, and Patapon, then spend a bunch of time dissecting just why we both hated CrossCode so much, and finish it off with Stan's thoughts about his newly acquired Odin 2. Timestamps: 0:00...

With life stuff causing a delay, we're back with a long episode full of the good stuff. In Level 7, we talk about our Switch 2 preorder experiences, what we've been playing, get in the weeds on Clair Obscur, game streaming, and our ongoing experiences and thoughts about Blue Prince. Finally, we actually make some time to talk about one of the latest and greatest Android handhelds in the Odin 2 Por...

In this installment of WTIYP, we talk (a lot) about an early GOTY contender in Blue Prince. Is it compelling, dare we say beguiling, or can Blue Princes be wrong? Before that, we discuss the latest developments in the larger world of global macroeconomics, because of course that's what Switch 2 discourse has mostly become. Timestamps: 1:34 - Switch 2 updates 12:50 - The Blue Prince is here 17:12 -...

Today's the day we take What's That In Your Pocket public! Formerly a Patreon exclusive, WTIYP is hosted by Stan and Shane from the Magic: The Gathering podcast "The Dive Down." Join us every 2 weeks as we get together to talk about handheld gaming and technology. Come hang out as we explore the wild world of handhelds together! In this episode Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct announcement is finally he...

We're back with Level 4 of WTIYP! In this episode, we talk about a bunch of games, and only 4 minutes on technology! Enjoy! Timestamps: 6:36 - Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist 28:25 - Pony Island 37:55 - Vibes gaming 47:40 - Mother 3 55:07 - Haste: Broken Worlds 1:00:41 - Shape of Dreams 1:03:50 - Technology Corner 1:07:50 - Wrapping up

We are back to tackle Level 3. We talk about Stan's experiences with emulation on his iPhone, SNES's classic RPG Earthbound, and Shane's latest new (old) technology purchase. Timestamps: 2:00 - Stan's adventures in iOS emulation begin 10:45 - Talkin' Earthbound 38:48 - Revisiting iOS emulation and emulators in general 47:43 - Shane got a new (old) tablet 1:07:45 - Wrapping up

For this episode, we talk about what we hope the Switch 2 can deliver, and Shane discusses his recent re-exploration of the Sony Playstation Portable.

Stan and Shane from the hit Magic: the Gathering podcast The Dive Down are finally ready to launch the first episode of their handheld video game focused podcast - What's That In Your Pocket? In Level 1, they set the table by talking about their history with video games, what they have been enjoying lately, and some of their favorite games from 2024. https://www.thedivedown.com/