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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 7/26/2024: SUMMER SUMMIT
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!) -
8-4 Play 7/12/2024: MAXIMUM DWEEB
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! -
8-4 Play 6/28/2024: SCOOB OF THE SKEDADDLETREE
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! -
8-4 Play 6/14/2024: VANIA MANIA
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
1:00:22 — News: Not-E3 highlights, PSVR2 adapter, and more! -
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!
Customer Reviews
All Timer
Just Dorito it.
Horrid
Wizardry talk was great, but show rubbish now. Used to be great. Gabe is inane and show has not been good since Sarah P was on.
Enough of your uninformed and idiotic politics. Still brainwashed by covid and it is mid 2024…
A transcript of the average episode.
I want to give you a transcript of the average episode of 8-4 Play:
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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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MM: SNORE, MOVE ON GABE