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8-4 Play

Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.

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All Episodes

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8-4 Play 2/14/2025: STATE OF YAY

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2025/02/14

The gang runs down PlayStation’s latest State of Play showcase, including Housemarque’s Saros, Monster Hunter Wilds, Shinobi, Sonic Racing, and (dramatic music)…Digimon? Time — Topic Discussed 01:07 – Nicknames 02:40 – Sony State of Play (and News) 41:24 – Ender Lilies 45:53 – The Legend of Dragoon 49:38 – Cyberpunk 2077 50:54 – Pikmin 4

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59:15

8-4 Play 1/31/2025: IS MONSTER HUNTER OUT YET?

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2025/01/31

You'll jump outta yo seat for the Dynasty Warriors: Origins impressions and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black / 4 news, but sit back down and buckle the f up for live - that's right, LIVE - (and already outdated) Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket pack openings. 00:51 – Nicknames 12:11 – Dynasty Warriors: Origins 19:56 – Pokémon TCG Pocket 22:59 – The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 32:27 – News

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59:21

8-4 Play 1/17/2025: SWITCH, TOO

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2025/01/17

We did it We finally outsmarted Nintendo And all it cost us was…everything Time — Topic Discussed 02:20 – Switch 2!!

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56:44

8-4 Play 1/3/2025: NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' Q&A SPECIAL

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2025/01/03

We've barely recovered from our New Year's hangovers, but we're already back and hard at work for you, dear listener, with a brand new ep, recorded live and in person in the year of our lord 202—what’s that? We're out of space? Uh...special Q&A ep—enjoy! Time — Topic Discussed 03:36 – Listener Questions

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01:28:54

8-4 Play 12/20/2024: OH HO HO HOLI-DAZE

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2024/12/20

'Tis the season for a loosey-goosey-boozy run-down of all the announcements and winners and everything from The Game Awards, including the-one-with-the-guy-who-climbs-on-the-robot-then-the-head-flies-off. Happy holidays!! Time — Topic Discussed 01:27 – Nicknames 15:16 – Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake 21:10 – DQ3 SPOILERS START! 23:42 – DQ3 SPOILERS END! 23:48 – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 29:24 – Pokemon TGC Pocket 34:16 – News: The Game Awards Recap!

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01:03:32

8-4 Play 12/6/2024: PODCAST DE GOZARRE

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2024/12/06

Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (localization CONTROVERSY!), PC Engine obscurities (the BEST game you NEVER HEARD OF!!), and checking in on Dragon Quest III HD-2D (Gabe's take will SHOCK you!!!) #smashlike #subscribe #hitthebell Time — Topic Discussed 00:55 – Nicknames 14:57 – PC-FX Talk 22:35 – Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake 27:56 – Lunar 2: Eternal Blue 35:37 – Alarmo Minute 40:54 – News: Alarmo stock, Shuhei Yoshida leaves PlayStation, and more!

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01:18:52

8-4 Play 11/22/2024: PARAGON QUEST

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2024/11/22

Join us as we journey to Aliahan (DQ3 HD-2D Remake), the Soviet Union (Tetris Forever), Hokkaido (To the North), Geoff Keighley’s basement (Game Awards Nominations), and deep Kyoto for more tales from the Nintendo Museum! Time — Topic Discussed 01:15 – Nicknames 15:26 – Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake 38:00 – Tetris Forever 55:27 – News: FF14 mobile announced, Game Awards nominees, and more!

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01:12:13

8-4 Play 11/8/2024: BREADTH OF THE WILDS

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2024/11/08

All killa no filla: Metaphor, Monster Hunter Wilds, Nintendo Music app, Vampire Survivors' Castlevania DLC, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Switch 2 news and more! 00:57 – Nicknames 04:32 – Pokémon TCG Pocket 17:56 – Monster Hunter Wilds 44:38 – Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania 49:58 – Metaphor: ReFantazio 56:10 – News: Switch 2 backwards compatibility, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and more!

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01:51:20

8-4 Play 10/25/2024: RING THE ALARMO

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2024/10/25

Rise and shine, kids—Halloween’s on the way, but not before we dabble in first impressions of Silent Hill 2, last (?) impressions of Echoes of Wisdom, and the start of our ongoing coverage of Nintendo’s hot new hardware! (Alarmo, duh.) Time — Topic Discussed 01:06 – Nicknames 14:46 – Silent Hill 2 remake 24:12 – The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 42:10 – Lunar: Silver Star Story 49:42 – World of Warcraft 56:30 – Nintendo Alarmo 1:20:37 – News: Sakurai’s Creating Games concludes, an EGM

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01:05:17

8-4 Play 10/11/2024: ECHOES OF SCIENCE

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2024/10/11

The TGS dust has settled and it's back to normal over here—normal as in, Nintendo announcing stuff mere hours after we record. We'll have to hit snooze on the alarm clock chatter, but we can try and keep you awake with thoughts on Echoes of Wisdom, Until Dawn, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and some news instead?? Time — Topic Discussed 00:52 — Nicknames 12:16 — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 26:12 — Metaphor ReFantazio impressions 28:18 — Until Dawn impressions 35:03 — News: Halo, UBISOFT, 8-4's

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02:25:50

8-4 Play 9/27/2024: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2024

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2024/09/27

Tokyo Game Show! State of Play! Monster Hunter Wilds! Pirates in Hawaii! Metal Gear Delta! Tons of special guests! Exclamation Points! Time — Topic Discussed 01:49 — Nicknames 06:05 — Show Floor Impressions 12:38 — Neva 15:56 — Demonschool 20:23 — Love Eternal & Nightmare Operator 24:16 — Professor Layton & Inazuma Eleven 29:30 — Monster Hunter Wilds 41:21 — Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Space Marine 2, Dome-King Cabbage & Sonic Rumble 59:22 — Clock Tower: Rewind 1:01:37 — Like a Dragon: Pirate

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01:06:10

8-4 Play 9/20/2024: THE SHIBUYA BIWEEKLY PODCAST...

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2024/09/20

You take the old (Dragon Slayer, Aria of Sorrow), you take the new (Astro Bot, UFO 50), you speculate and talk some news (PS5 Pro, Palworld litigation, new Switch rumors, etc.)--the podcast life. (repeat) The podcast life~ ♪ 01:11 — Nicknames 06:00 — Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 16:20 — ASTRO BOT 26:36 — The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance ~Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine~ 35:04 — UFO 50 38:38 — Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 41:56 — News: PS5 Pro, Switch 2 rumors,

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01:20:58

8-4 Play 9/6/2024: ARIA OF SAVINGS

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2024/09/06

Castlevanias! Eldens Rings! Some random Dragon Ball game! Nintendo stuff, oh yes! Concord stoppage, oh no! Hey! Listen!! Time — Topic Discussed 01:46 — Nicknames 10:57 — Castlevania Dominus Collection 20:14 — Elden Ring 32:50 — DRAGON BALL PROJECT: Multi 34:19 — News: Nintendo Indie World/Partner Direct recap, Sony price hike, and more!

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01:15:16

8-4 Play 8/23/2024: IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM

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2024/08/23

A news-heavy episode on all the happenings out of Gamescom (ok mostly just Monster Hunter Wilds, 'cause hey, it's us) and extended thoughts on the Nintendo Museum (again, what did you expect?). 01:15 – Nicknames 08:47 – News: Gamescom, the Nintendo Museum, and more!

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01:12:27

8-4 Play 8/9/2024: I DREAM OF DEMONS

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2024/08/09

Pour a tall glass of lemonade and join us on the porch for lazy summer ramblings re: Monster Hunter Wilds, the new season of Apex Legends, and various other bits of "trash talk." Time — Topic Discussed 01:06 – Nicknames 16:46 – Apex Legends 26:55 – Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 35:00 – Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked 50:03 – News: Bungie, Game Informer, and some Monster Hunter Wilds

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01:17:27

8-4 Play 7/26/2024: SUMMER SUMMIT

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2024/07/26

A bit of BitSummit, more Erdtree gab, Power Pros baseball banter, Nintendo World Championships chat, and (most importantly!) Garigari-kun and other tips on how to beat the Tokyo summer heat. Time — Topic Discussed 00:46 — Nicknames 17:10 — Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 34:10 — Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 38:12 — News: EVO, Emio revealed, Halo TV show cancelled, and more! 53:07 — Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (and more news!)

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01:35:54

8-4 Play 7/12/2024: MAXIMUM DWEEB

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2024/07/12

More of our (mostly spoiler-free) ongoing Elden Ring DLC discussion, including difficulty (or lack thereof?), vertically-challenged maps, and messaging etiquette — served up with a side of news. Time — Topic Discussed 09:04 — Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 1:08:30 — Zenless Zone Zero 1:11:04 — Pikmin 4 1:14:00 — News: GamePass price hike, Nintendo teases Emio, and more!

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01:40:43

8-4 Play 6/28/2024: SCOOB OF THE SKEDADDLETREE

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2024/06/28

How do you pronounce “Scadutree”? Where the hell is your horse?! Wait, they fixed the map button?!? Enjoy the first of (no doubt) many Shadow of the Erdtree discussions, spoiler-free-ish. Plus: Nintendo Direct thoughts in News. Time — Topic Discussed 01:00 — Nicknames 04:48 — Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 01:02:09 — News: Nintendo’s June Direct, and more!

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01:44:15

8-4 Play 6/14/2024: VANIA MANIA

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2024/06/14

Sure, we'll talk about the heaps of new games shown at State of Play, Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, and Day of the Devs - but first let us ruminate on Symphony of the Night, Rondo of Blood, more PC-FX stuff you've never heard of, and Alan Wake's new Night Springs DLC. What is a man, you ask? Tune in to find out! Time — Topic Discussed 00:40 — Nicknames 07:08 — PC-FX & PC-Engine 16:36 — Castlevania & Super Metroid 41:33 — Alan Wake 2: Night Springs DLC 48:28 — 1000xRESIST 54:56 — Elden Ring

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01:41:50

8-4 Play 5/31/2024: MURMUR, CHANT, PRAY, PODCAST

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2024/05/31

Party up like it's 1981 as the crew delves deep into the new Wizardry remake, then straps on their Varia Suits to briefly revisit Super Metroid before wrapping up with Hellblade 2 thoughts, Square Enix news, Summer Game Fest predictions, and more. 00:37 — Nicknames 19:43 — Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 41:04 — Super Metroid 55:28 — Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II 1:01:41 — News: Dragon Quest 3 remake, Square-Enix sales expectations, Summer Game Fest, and more!

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