Player One Podcast

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 609: Stolen Quarters Aftershow   Hello, patrons! Thank you once again for backing this crazy podcast. Apologies in advance to any European listeners for this Aftershow. Hopefully you’ve got a sense of humo(u)r about your ‘90s-era mascot platformers because it comes up in this Aftershow’s quiz about ‘90s-era mascot platformers! If you don’t, at least take comfort in the idea that CJ thinks he’s consumed enough Coke Zero to kill a man. Thanks once again to listener A_Hind_D.

This week! LEGO NES, xCloud becomes part of Game Pass Ultimate, Paper Mario is awesome, Saturday Supercade, and much, much more! Join us, won’t you. Links of interest: LEGO NES & TV Brick Link NES Hallmark ornament Microsoft makes xCloud a part of Game Pass Ultimate One X and One S All-Digital discontinued Saturday Supercade Kangaroo Paper Mario: The Origami King Ghost of Tsushima Rocket Arena Bionic Commando Kinda Funny TLOU2 Spoilercast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Flicky - Generation 16 Episode #120 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, and

Over the last four episodes we discussed The Last of Us Part II as we all worked our way through the game. This bonus episode is a supercut of those SPOILER-filled discussions, divided into chapters (supported by most podcast clients). If yours does not support those, the time codes where each section starts is below.   00:00:00 - Beginning through the start of Seattle Day 1 (Ellie) 00:51:08 - Seattle Day 2 (Ellie) 01:51:27 - Day 3 (Ellie) - beginning of Day 2 (Abby) 02:46:15 - Day 2 (Abby) - END   Thanks for listening!   Links:   First Gameplay Shown - Barn Kiss Paris Games Week - Clip Her Wings Release Date trailer Kinda Funny Games TLOU2 Spoilercast

This week! A big honkin’ TLOU2 spoiler section (starting at 1:10:47 and running until 2:49:17) covering a certain character’s Day 2 to the end of the game. Plus: Sega’s Astro City Mini, PS5 box art, more SNES/NES classics hitting NSO, F1 2020, Curse of the Moon 2, Risk of Rain 2 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: GalaxyQuest documentary Oral History of Gremlins 2 Xbox Games Showcase 7/23 Sega Astro City Mini PS5 Box Art Revealed Ubisoft Forward Donkey Kong Country, Natsume Championship Wrestling and The Immortal hit NSO 7/15 Nintendo brings back Treehouse Live F1 2020 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Risk of Rain 2 Street Fighter II: An Oral History Read Only Memory SF2 book Kickstarter Kinda Funny TLOU2 Spoilercast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Flicky - Generation 16 Episode #120 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web se

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 608: Greg's Hypercolor Balls Aftershow Hello patrons! We have a great Aftershow for you this week, courtesy of hacker alias A_Hind_D. It’s Canadian Video Game Jeopardy, in celebration of Canada Day! Please enjoy this little game and play along! Thank you once again for your patronage, and if you have a game for us, please email it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com.

This week! More The Last of Us 2 [Spoilers for Seattle Day 3 - beginning of Seattle Day 2 (reprise) ending at 01:59:35], Andy McNamara leaves GI, the cost of new games, Ring Fit Adventure, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Bozo the Clown Andy McNamara leaves Game Informer Andy McNamara’s goodbye letter Xbox Summer Game Fest Apple pulls contracts for some in-dev Apple Arcade games New video games might cost $70 next-gen Ring Fit Adventure The Last of Us Part II Paris Games Week TLOU2 teaser Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Flicky - Generation 16 Episode #120 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows n

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 607: A Big Do Aftershow It’s that time again, time for another Aftershow quiz, this time also brought to you by hacker alias A_Hind_D. For these, we guess the games being promoted by ad copy in the August 1995 issue of Game Players magazine (issue 74). Play along and see if you can guess the games before we can (it probably won’t be too hard). Thanks again to A_Hind_D.

This week! More Last of Us Part II (SPOILERS up to the very beginning of Day 3 ending at 02:13:00), Microsoft shuttering retail stores and Mixer, 12-15 hour Triple-A games, TV edits, Mr. Driller Drill Land, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Greg’s PC game boxes Greg’s light guns TV edit lines Pallies Cleanflix (film) Cleanflix (trailer) Hearts of Darkness (trailer) Edited versions of New Line Cinema DVDs Microsoft closing retail stores Microsoft shutting down Mixer Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 announced Jupiter announces Mega Drive Picross Shawn Layden: "I would welcome a return to the 12 to 15 hour AAA game" Shawn Layden interview: The man with the Crash Bandicoot T-shirt Sea of Thieves CJ makes people rage quit in Sea of Thieves Dragon Force Mr. Driller Drill Land Ratchet & Clank All 4 One Tom Warren: Twitter accounts for Fable/Perfect Dark Fuse Tron guy Mold-a-rama Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page Greg’s Out of the Park Developments stream The Player One Pod

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 606: It Hates Mondays...In Space! Aftershow E3’s over, so it’s quiz time. Here’s a game where we again try to guess the game being promoted by this ad copy from the December 2002 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Thanks to hacker alias A Hind D for the quiz! If you’ve got an idea for one of these games, send it to us via email at playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks again for your patronage!

This week! Cyberpunk delays, Star Wars Squadrons reveal, a Crash 4 leak, and a 51-minute spoiler section on the first 3-ish hours of The Last of Us Part II (discussion goes up until the first major location change). If you want to avoid those spoilers, please use your podcast player’s chapter stops to skip Chapter 7 or to 2:02:56. And much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Cyberpunk delayed to November 19 EA Play Star Wars Squadrons gameplay trailer Crash 4: It’s About Time leaks Let's Remember the Wacky Crash Bandicoot Commercials from the 1990s Working Zombies Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 Mr. Driller Drill Land intro Grounded Sail Forth The Movie Exchange 3dSen 3D Dot Game Heroes Popeye Village Malta The Fugitive Train Wreck The Last of Us Part II Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page Greg’s Out of the Park Developments stream The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Stre

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 605: Mind the Vomitorium Aftershow Patrons! In this episode we play a user-submitted game where we all try to guess what game goes with the ad copy found in a 1997 issue of Ultra Game Players magazine. WHO will win? WHO will lose? Thank you to hacker alias A_Hind_D for the game! 

This week! Sony has revealed the PlayStation 5, and we talk about it. Plus some other stuff including new Arcade 1UPs, an Alex Kidd remake, more Iron Man VR demo impressions, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: PS5 reveal event PS5 showcase recap 9 PlayStation Studios reveals PS5 deeper dive Oddworld The PS5 is huge, according to internet detectives Xbox Lockhart rumors intensify as references to console are found in Windows 10 code New Arcade 1UP Announcements Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX Star Wars squadrons announcement coming Monday Star Wars Squadrons trailer Destiny announcements Ys: Memories of Celceta Wattam Shantae and the Seven Sirens Iron Man VR (demo) Namco Museum Konami Contra Collection Konami Castlevania Collection Konami Arcade Collection Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page Greg’s Out of the Park Developments stream The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 604: Dunghole In One Aftershow Patrons, get your mind juices flowing and see if you can best Greg and Phil at this week’s review guessing game. This time out, it’s reviews from the May 1991 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Games from the NES, Genesis, Game Gear and Game Boy. Test your might!

This week! Tiny Game Gears, store page leaks, TLOU2 accessibility, Clubhouse Games, Mini consoles, Iron Man VR (demo), Minecraft Pac-Man, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Gray Optimus Prime Ninja Rap Game Gear Micro Worm Light Kingdoms of Amalur getting remastered Namco Museum Archives leak TLOU2’s extensive accessibility features Sega’s “fog gaming” idea? Clubhouse Games 51 Worldwide Classics Sea of Thieves on Steam Predator: Hunting Grounds TurboGrafx-16 Mini Neo-Geo Mini Iron Man VR demo DiRT Rally in VR Pong Quest Minecraft Pac-Man Pac & Pal World Gone Sour gameplay Chex Quest KFC Colonel game Darkened Skye Yoshinoya PS2 game Happy Disc Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page Greg’s Out of the Park Developments stream The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Flicky - Generation 16 Episode #120 Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - cli

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 603: A Kraken Time Aftershow Patrons! We ask that you kindly set your time machines back to February 1992. In this game, Greg and Phil need to guess the names of the video games being described in reviews from the Feb '92 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Play along and see how many you can get right! Thank you for your support of this show - if YOU have a game you think could stump us, send it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Thank you again!

This week! PS5, Last of Us excitement (and podcasts), Xbox Series X backwards compatibility, Minecraft Dungeons, Robocop in MK, Corpse Killer, and much, much more. Links of interest: Extra Life Halifax Relay Stream Sony PS5 online event June 4 (now delayed) PS4 games submitted to Sony after July 13 must also run on PS5 The Last of Us Part II State of Play The Official Last of Us Podcast Backwards compatibility gets upgraded for Xbox Series X Fishing Star World Tour Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath Robocop all fatalities Shantae and the Seven Sirens Limited Run Blaster Master Zero/Zero 2 Minecraft Dungeons Sea of Thieves Keelhauled Podcast w/CJ Corpse Killer: 25th Anniversary Edition Child’s Play Vincent Schiavelli John Lafia I Am Setsuna Perfect Strangers video game Sideways (trailer) YCDTOTV Nick Knacks Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page Greg’s Out of the Park Developments stream The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg St

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 602: #ColonGoals Aftershow Set your time pieces, machines, zones, and the rest back to May of 1995 for a review game where Greg and Phil try to guess the name of games being described by review crew reviews in Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue #70. And along the way we talk a little bit about the games and ads from back in the day. You, dear listener and podcast patron, can play along as they attempt to figure out these games. CAN YOU DO BETTER THAN THEY CAN?

This week! Anniversaries that make us feel old, golf games, TurboGrafx goodness, cheap eShop stuff, games with bees, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Amazon/Twitch previews Pac-Man Live Studio 20th Anniversary of Perfect Dark Video games had a great April 2020 The Simpsons in 4:3 on Disney Plus Is Ubisoft Teasing a Re-Release of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game? Scott Pilgrim vs. the World will be returning to theaters Greg’s Extra Life stream VOD Gears of War Judgement SD Snatcher What the Golf? TMNT Reunion Slayin 2 Cosmic Star Heroine Totes the Goat Atooi Xeodrifter Pixel Ripped 1995 Pinball FX 2 VR Iron Man VR demo 8-bitdo mini console controllers Retrobit Genesis controller CJ plays CoreGrafx Mini games Etsy Mini Retro Carts CJ plays Panel de Pon Bee movie game Buck Bumble theme Double Dragon Neon No Man’s Sky Zeus the Mighty Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page Greg’s Out of the Park Developments stream The Player One Podcast t-shirt T

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 601: Swarm of Bees in a Rubber Man-Suit Aftershow Wind those time circuits back to November 2000 for this little guessing game using reviews (with titles and publisher names blanked out) from Die Hard Game Fan magazine. This game gets...a little weird. Then! We venture into the time CJ got called out in Game Fan just in time - as this was the penultimate issue of that print magazine. Was CJ right about unlimited continues? Was ECM right? I think we all know CJ was right.

This week! Commercial jingles, the stuff kids watch, Panel de Pon, the Unreal Engine 5 demo, the Ghost of Tsushima State of Play, Moving Out, Panzer Dragoon Remake, Space Invaders Invincible Collection, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Xanadu the foam house of tomorrow Blu Blockers Lincoln Carpet Commercial Empire Carpeting Casino Taxi Scoob! Trailer Jabberjaw The Big Show Show Bizaardvark Some Assembly Required (kids own toy company show) Logan Paul Matthew Lillard Shaggy UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Brass Monkey Panel De Pon coming to NSO on May 20 Differences between Panel De Pon and Tetris Attack Paper Mario The Origami King announced TG-16 Mini now launching May 22 TG-16 Mini pictures from Phil’s twitter Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1&2 coming in September Iron Man VR coming July 3 Ghost of Tsushima State of Play May 14th Rocket Robot On Wheels Unreal Engine 5 debuted with PS5 demo Tech Analysis: Unreal Engine 5 on PS5 - Epic's Next-Gen Leap Examined In-Depth Guy recr