The Casual Hour

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Welcome to The Casual Hour, a podcast ostensibly about video games. Hosted by Bobby Pease and Chase Koeneke, The Casual Hour is a gaming channel where we chill out, mess around and, sometimes, even talk about games! Whether we’re previewing the monthly releases, diving deep on a variety of topics, streaming with our friends or just chatting about the games we’ve been playing that week, The Casual Hour is your home for sharp insight, dumb jokes and most of all, a real good time.

  1. Episode 473 - Keigh3 2026

    Jun 12

    Episode 473 - Keigh3 2026

    00:00:28 – Intro & Jeff Keighley's Crushed Velvet Era 00:04:05 – How We're Covering 1,000+ Games 00:08:21 – PlayStation State of Play Kickoff 00:08:47 – Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered 00:10:34 – Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 00:13:01 – Murray: Three-Player Co-op Yokai Action 00:14:31 – Marvel's Wolverine 00:17:41 – The New God of War: Playing as Faye 00:22:23 – Summer Game Fest: Cuphead 2 & Mighty Cuphead Adventure 00:24:18 – Project Robot from the Creator of Ico 00:26:04 – Resident Evil Code Veronica (and a Snapped Disc 2 Story) 00:27:34 – TMNT: The Last Ronin 00:28:29 – Crossfire 00:29:34 – Control Sequel & Star Wars Galactic Racer 00:30:28 – Star Wars Zero Company 00:31:09 – Hot Wheels Infinite Rush & Clutch 00:32:59 – Gundam Rogue Orbit 00:34:17 – Final Fantasy VII Revelation (Reunion Was Right There) 00:39:15 – PC Gaming Show: Fights in Tight Spaces Sequel Shadow Drop 00:42:49 – Wind Runners & Into the Wind 00:43:45 – Quick Hits: Cassette Beasts 2002, Dave the Diver, Valheim 1.0 00:44:28 – Persona 4 Revival 00:45:41 – Persona 6 Tease (It's Green) 00:47:03 – Nintendo Direct: Orbitals 00:48:24 – Big Walk Gets a Date 00:49:16 – Muramasa: The Demon Blade Returns 00:51:10 – Star Fox 64 Remake Demo Impressions 00:52:32 – Metal Gear Master Collection Vol. 2 00:53:08 – New Fire Emblem 00:56:45 – Final Fantasy Resonance (HD-2D) 00:59:00 – Ocarina of Time Remake 01:06:30 – Remakes That Change Things vs. Faithful Remakes 01:08:51 – Wrap-Up & Where to Find Us ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… Over 1000 video games were shown during this year’s Summer Game Fest extravaganza, and Bobby and Chase are here to cover them all (ok, maybe a tiny subset.) What grabbed our attention and has us excited for the future of gaming? Listen in and find out on this edition of The Casual Hour!  // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST ⁠twitch.tv/thecasualhour⁠ ⁠youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠ // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠ We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One link to rule them all:⁠ www.thecasualhour.com⁠ // T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bobby Pease -⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke -⁠ http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke⁠ // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter⁠ @insaneanalog⁠ or check out more of his music and download our theme at⁠ www.insaneanalog.com⁠

    1h 12m
  2. Episode 472 - Pay to Play

    Jun 5

    Episode 472 - Pay to Play

    00:00:28 – Intro 00:05:47 – Mina the Hollower 00:21:56 – Fire Emblem: Life of Sorrows rom hack 00:34:25 – May Recap 00:37:42 – May PlayStation Plus Titles 00:40:17 – June Releases: Dear and Boy 00:41:27 – Fate Keeper 00:42:55 – Donkey Kong 64  00:44:00 – River City Saga: Journey to the West 00:46:27 – NBA the Run 00:48:12 – Void Bound 00:50:39 – Destiny 2: The Final Update 00:51:18 – Star Seeker: Astroneer Expeditions 00:53:59 – Densha Attack 00:55:29 – The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales 00:59:20 – Star Fox  01:03:04 – Monthly Picks 01:04:23 – Wrap-Up, Summer Games Fest, Ten Year Anniversary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… We preview a mostly thin month of June video game releases (though that might be because devs are saving for some Summer Games Fest stealth drops). In the meantime, we still have plenty to talk about, like Bobby digging into Mina the Hollower and Chase hacking his way through Fire Emblem: Life of Seiros. It’s all happening on this week’s edition of The Casual Hour!  // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST ⁠twitch.tv/thecasualhour⁠ ⁠youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠ // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠ We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One link to rule them all:⁠ www.thecasualhour.com⁠ // T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bobby Pease -⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke -⁠ http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke⁠ // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter⁠ @insaneanalog⁠ or check out more of his music and download our theme at⁠ www.insaneanalog.com⁠

    1h 10m
  3. Episode 471 - I Love To Watch

    May 29

    Episode 471 - I Love To Watch

    00:00:28 – Intro 00:00:51 – Weekend Recap 00:02:51 – The Mandalorian and Grogu: Why Was This a Movie? 00:05:51 – Destiny Slides Into Maintenance Mode 00:16:11 – Steam Deck Price Hikes & the State of the Industry 00:18:34 – Forza Horizon 6 00:28:01 – Super Robot Wars Y 00:35:23 – 007 First Light First Impressions 00:48:10 – Snowboard Champion 00:55:46 – Dynasty Warriors 3  01:00:05 – Wrap-Up ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… A holiday weekend means we’ve been gaming. Bobby’s got a license to kill in 007 First Light while Chase goes back to Super Robot Wars Y. We also pour one out for Destiny 2, which will see its final content drop in a couple of weeks. Are we really going to go back to Destiny to see it? We talk about it on this edition of The Casual Hour!  // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST twitch.tv/thecasualhour youtube.com/thecasualhour // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com // T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

    1h 5m
  4. Episode 470 - Deep Dive: Meet The Casual Hour

    May 22

    Episode 470 - Deep Dive: Meet The Casual Hour

    00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:04:00 – Deep Dive: Get to Know Me Grid 00:06:29 – Short Game 00:12:40 – Based on Something Else 00:19:10 – Art Style 00:23:56 – Sports Game (Non-Racing) 00:29:44 – Game You Spent the Most Time With 00:36:35 – Rental as a Kid 00:42:07 – Non-Sports Racing Game 00:47:19 – Most Overrated 00:53:43 – Best Multiplayer 00:58:01 – Lazy Weekend Game 01:01:59 – Not Usually My Thing 01:08:48 – More People Should Play 01:15:15 – Wrap-Up and Outro 01:19:28 – Sign-Off ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… We saw those meme “get to know me” grids going around on social media, but their categories were lame, so Chase made custom grids for us to talk about some games that might be a bit of a surprise for each other. From the game you’ve put the most time into to your favorite rental, let’s dig into our gaming history on this edition of The Casual Hour!  // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST twitch.tv/thecasualhour youtube.com/thecasualhour // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com // T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

    1h 20m
  5. Episode 469 - I Wouldn't Call Cramorant a Leading Man

    May 15

    Episode 469 - I Wouldn't Call Cramorant a Leading Man

    00:00:28 – Intro  00:01:03 – Steam Controller Impressions 00:03:29 – Pokemon Pokopia 00:05:21 – Pragmata 00:06:15 – Dusk: Native PC/Android Port of Twilight Princess 00:08:07 – Mixtape 00:21:21 – Chase Gets a Thor 00:25:55 – Burnout 3 Takedown 00:33:00 – Pokemon Yellow Cramorant Edition 00:42:33 – Outro and Next Week's Plans 00:56:15 – Sign-Off ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… We’ve got a full episode of whatcha been playing to get through as Bobby and Chase attack new titles and old. Bobby found his groove with Mixtape while Chase dives into his new AYN Thor, going back to an old favorite in Burnout 3: Takedown. All that and plenty more games on this edition of The Casual Hour!  // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST twitch.tv/thecasualhour youtube.com/thecasualhour // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com // T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

    53 min
  6. Episode 468 - 360 No Scope

    May 8

    Episode 468 - 360 No Scope

    00:00:28 – Intro & Star Fox Direct Breakdown 00:12:07 – Pokemon Luminescent Platinum ROM Hack 00:18:39 – 30 Flights of Loving 00:28:42 – April Monthly Picks Recap 00:31:50 – Chase's Backlog Roulette Spin: Grim Fandango 00:33:46 – May Monthly Preview Begins 00:34:08 – Motor Slice 00:36:11 – Waxhead 00:39:57 – Alabaster Dawn 00:43:00 – Mixtape 00:45:07 – Outbound 00:46:32 – Nitro Gen Omega 00:51:00 – Subnautica 2 00:54:14 – Enter the Chronosphere 00:57:39 – Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Corps 00:59:55 – SpaceCraft 01:01:29 – Phena-Plus 01:03:50 – Zero Parades for Dead Spies 01:06:53 – Yoshi and the Mysterious Book 01:09:41 – Nintendo Switch 2 Library Discussion 01:11:32 – Double-Oh-Seven: First Light 01:13:18 – Mina the Hollower Release Date Announcement 01:15:32 – Monthly Picks 01:16:40 – Sign-Off ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… In addition to May flowers, this month also is proving to be very busy in the gaming world. We break down all the most interesting new releases (plus what’s coming to Early Access.) Meanwhile, Bobby’s been hacking up Pokémon in Luminescent Platinum and Chase loves Thirty Flights of Loving…once he can get it running. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!  // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST twitch.tv/thecasualhour youtube.com/thecasualhour // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com // T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

    1h 20m
  7. Episode 467 - Hard Times, Daddy

    May 1

    Episode 467 - Hard Times, Daddy

    00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome, Episode 467 00:02:16 – Far Far West (Early Access) 00:13:15 – Vampire Crawlers 00:32:27 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 00:36:32 – Pokemon TCG Generations ROM Hack 00:44:11 – Sony's PS4/PS5 Digital License Check-In Controversy 00:49:17 – Sony First Party Games Leaving PC and the Exclusivity Debate 00:55:55 – Xbox Under Asha: Brand Changes, Game Pass Pricing, and Project Helix 01:02:13 – Xbox and the BDS Boycott, Halo Remaster, Fable Delays 01:07:40 – Studio Closures, the State of the Industry, and Closing Thoughts 01:09:55 – Outro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… We’re all about cards this week on The Casual Hour as Bobby gets deep into the new Vampire Crawlers while Chase starts another romhack of the Pokemon Trading Card Game. We also dig into the recent missteps and mea culpas from Xbox and PlayStation. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!  // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST twitch.tv/thecasualhour youtube.com/thecasualhour // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com // T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

    1h 11m
  8. Episode 466 - Deep Dive: Pokemon Pikachu Part 2

    Apr 24

    Episode 466 - Deep Dive: Pokemon Pikachu Part 2

    00:00:28 – Intro, Recap & Tornado Story 00:03:00 – Pragmata 00:13:19 – Quick Hits: Vampire Crawlers & Titanium Courts 00:14:35 – KOTOR Post-Mortem 00:27:34 – Deep Dive Part 2: Pokemon Pikachu Pedometer 00:44:38 – Nintendo's History of Making People Move 00:49:48 – Tamagotchi Revival? 00:52:12 – Outro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… Having survived the tornado warning that interrupted our last recording, Bobby and Chase are back to finish up our talk on Nintendo and the Pokemon Company’s suite of Tamagotchi-style devices, as well as discuss how the inspired future Nintendo devices. Also Pragmata and KOTOR talk on this edition of The Casual Hour!   // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST twitch.tv/thecasualhour youtube.com/thecasualhour // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com // T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

    59 min
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Welcome to The Casual Hour, a podcast ostensibly about video games. Hosted by Bobby Pease and Chase Koeneke, The Casual Hour is a gaming channel where we chill out, mess around and, sometimes, even talk about games! Whether we’re previewing the monthly releases, diving deep on a variety of topics, streaming with our friends or just chatting about the games we’ve been playing that week, The Casual Hour is your home for sharp insight, dumb jokes and most of all, a real good time.

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  • Creator
    The Casual Hour
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    406
  • Rating
    Explicit
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