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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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8-4 Play 5/31/2024: MURMUR, CHANT, PRAY, PODCAST
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! -
8-4 Play 5/17/2024: ONE ANIMAL'S WELL
In this house we talk about video games: Animal Well, Another Crab’s Treasure, and Stellar Blade, to name a few, as well as Switch 2 rumors and more in the news.
Time — Topic Discussed
01:38 — Nicknames
17:25 — Animal Well
34:00 — Stellar Blade
46:12 — Another Crab's Treasure
54:49 — News: Super Famicom prototype, Microsoft, Assassin's Creed comes to Japan, and more! -
8-4 Play 5/3/2024: GOING GOLD(EN)
With the gang trapped in the old hotel meat locker, they have no choice but to answer listener questions until a kindly old psychic lets them out. Oh wait, am I... I might be thinking of The Shining.
Time — Topic Discussed
03:30 – Nicknames
10:32 – Hades II impressions
17:17 – Listener Q&A -
8-4 Play 4/19/2024: LEAVE IT TO BEAVERS
17-Bit buddy Jake Kazdal joins us for his umpteenth 8-4 Play appearance to talk Dragon's Dogma 2 and update us on his Tears of the Kingdom journey, while Gabe dives deep into the wild and wonderful life of robot beavers.
Time — Topic Discussed
01:19 – Nicknames
07:36 – Dragon’s Dogma 2
16:08 – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
29:27 – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
33:02 – Timberborn
42:02 – News: Wii U & 3DS go offline, Final Fantasy news, Pokémon hacker arrested, and more! -
8-4 Play 4/5/2024: GET OFF MY PAWN
We dragged Roy away from Dragon's Dogma 2 just long enough to get the rest of us psyched about making pawns of our own someday...once we finish FF7 Rebirth, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, and Dermot's deathly planking drills, that is. Plus news!
Time — Topic Discussed
00:53 – Nicknames
11:24 – Dragon’s Dogma 2
26:39 – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
48:02 – Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road beta
56:43 – News: Final Fantasy VI turns 30, PlayStation rumors, and more! -
8-4 Play 3/22/2024: I CAN FX HIM
Sakura buds yet / Play shy, and yet here the games / Blossom for us all / Mars After Midnight / PC-FX Weebo shit / Sand Land / Rando news / You can stop counting syllables
Time — Topic Discussed
01:17 – Nicknames
15:20 – Cavern of Dreams
21:14 – Sand Land demo
27:04 – Dragon Quest XI
29:17 – JP’s new PC-FX
38:34 – Mars After Midnight
56:22 – Llama Soft: The Jeff Minter Story
1:06:10 – News: PS5 Pro Leaks, Shin Megami Tensei V release date bumped, and more!
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Gabe et al: IRRAASHHHA—-
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Gabe: Ok here’s what we’ve all been pla—
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Gabe: Ok…. So there’s this story, FromSoft recently opened a void between dimens—
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As an American that’s been living in Japan for around a decade now, this podcast has been great. Lots of stuff I can relate with. Keep it up!