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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.

  1. 30 JAN

    8-4 Play 1/30/2026: NO ONE CAN STOP MR. TETROMINO

    The crew checks in (hotel humor!) on the 3.0 update and Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the good and bad of Xbox's latest developer direct, and the horrors and sweet, sweet delights of the upcoming Virtual Boy lineup.   03:51 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons 32:31 – News: Nintendo Rumors, Sony Rumors, Resident Evil rumors and more!

    1h 4m

  2. 16 JAN

    8-4 Play 1/16/2026: YOU, ME, AND LINDA'S CUBES

    Linda Cubed, DQ7 Reimagined, Castlevania 64, and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance highlight a mish-mash of new and old impressions alongside the latest news as we kick off 2026 for the second time with a respectable Tight 79! 01:15 – Nicknames 07:00 – Linda Cubed 19:28 – Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo 27:27 – Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 37:28 – Castlevania 64 (MASSIVE SPOILERS!) 47:43 – News (AGDQ, Nintendo's Year in Review, and more!)

    1h 19m

  3. 2 JAN

    8-4 Play 1/2/2026: BALL DROPPIN' NEW YEAR'S FREE-FOR-ALL

    Friend of the show and former EGM editor Che Chou joins us to ring in 2026 with another freeform Q&A ep fueled by bourbon and filled with New Year's resolutions, holiday memories, GOTY talk, and Cybermorph. HNY! Time — Topic Discussed 11:40 – Listener Questions

    1h 16m

  4. 19/12/2025

    8-4 Play 12/19/2025: PRIME MINISTRY

    Ring in the holidays with extended Metroid Prime 4 thoughts and an audio tour of the Nintendo Museum's new art exhibit, plus Game Awards recap / reax in news!   Time — Topic Discussed 01:06 – Nicknames 25:00 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 51:25 – News: The Game Awards, SEGA Channel games preserved, and more!

    1h 15m

  5. 05/12/2025

    8-4 Play 12/5/2025: VIEWPOINT 1998

    With Metroid Prime 4 dropping mere hours before we recorded, we went for the next best thing: a bunch of games from the late 90s! Tune in for talk of Analogue 3D, Radiant Silvergun, Viewpoint 2064, 2D gaming on the PS1, and more—plus some current-century stuff like Ball x Pit and Lumines Arise.   Time — Topic Discussed 01:00 – Nicknames 05:42 – Radiant Silvergun 13:15 – Viewpoint 2064 21:30 – Analogue 3D 39:48 – Nicknames 42:44 – Ball x Pit 48:50 – Lumines Arise 51:22 – News: Game Awards Statue, Dead Rising rumors, and more!

    1h 6m

  6. 21/11/2025

    8-4 Play 11/21/2025: ALL STEAMED UP

    Lumines (loo-meh-nez) Arise, new Hyrule Warriors, Game Awards noms, Metroid Prime 4 hopes and fears, new Steam hardware (x3) and more! 00:45 – Nicknames 13:20 – Lumines: Arise 20:32 – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment 33:11 – News: The Game Awards, Super Mario Galaxy movie, and more!

    1h 14m

  7. 07/11/2025

    8-4 Play 11/7/2025: RTX-5090 Z-A HD-2D TURBO

    Hear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and Halloween in Japan. Time — Topic Discussed 00:47 – Nicknames 17:30 – DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake 25:31 – Pokémon Legends: Z-A 35:00 – News: Nintendo Switch 2 sales, Animal Crossing updates, Halo on PlayStation, and more!

    1h 13m

  8. 24/10/2025

    8-4 Play 10/24/2025: ONE-UPPED

    1UP Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a buncha news. Time — Topic Discussed 00:00 – Nicknames 09:32 – Hollow Knight: Silksong 17:21 – Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles 20:59 – Little Nightmares 3 26:25 – Ninja Gaiden 4 30:00 – News: Remembering Itagaki-san, The 1UP Show's 20th anniversary, and more!

    1h 16m
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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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  • Creator
    8-4, Ltd.
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2026
  • Episodes
    412
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2022 8-4 Play
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    8-4 Play

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