Cane And Rinse

“Checkpoint!” Celebrating its 30th anniversary, SEGA AM2’s iconic coin-op racer Out Run is the subject of our latest podcast retrospective. Leon, Ryan (new to the game in 2016!) and returning guest Dan Clark talk arcade […] The post Out Run – Cane and Rinse No.237 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Penalty.” Dino Dini and Steve Screech collaborated in the late 80s to make the 16-bit footy phenomenon that was a ubiquitous multiplayer fixture for the next two to three years, at least until Sensible Soccer […] The post Kick Off – Cane and Rinse No.236 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Even if you worms attack me as a group, I’ll skewer the lot of you on my mighty trident!” Our ninth The Legend of Zelda podcast sees us tackle the co-op multiplayer antics of Four […] The post The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords – Cane and Rinse No.235 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“I can take care of myself. I’ve been doing it for centuries.” In 2014 Telltale Games applied its episodic, adventure game formula to a title based upon Bill Willingham’s Fables comic book series. In this […] The post The Wolf Among Us – Cane and Rinse No.234 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Hello there ladies and gents, are you ready to rock?” A combo of Leon (guitar), Ryan (bass), Tony (drums) and full combo-meister Paul Shotton (vox) passionately recall their many, many hours with the various iterations […] The post Rock Band – Cane and Rinse No. 233 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“We leave for Paris on the 8:25. In an hour.” Pack your bags! Ryan, James, Tony, and special guest Sean Bell grab their train schedules, wool trousers, and iPhones to play the globe-trotting interactive fiction […] The post 80 Days – Cane and Rinse No.232 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Oceans… Oceans… Oceans… Oceans… Oceans as far as the eye can see.” Or Zelda IX. Or is it VIII? Seven-and-a-half? That’s why no-one calls it that. Anyway, this is definitely the eighth of our 18 […] The post The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Cane and Rinse No.231 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Hey hey hey, c’mon over, have some fun with Crazy Taxi!” It’s 1999 and arcade gamers are enjoying some Crazy Taxi, SEGA Hitmaker’s loud and lurid take on the career of driving a Hackney Carriage. […] The post Crazy Taxi – Cane and Rinse No.230 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“I know your type: tall, dark, and dead you want to bite all the petals off of my head.” No-one had pitted flesh-eating vegetation against brain-eating cadavers before PopCap‘s George Fan, but that’s exactly what […] The post Plants vs. Zombies – Cane and Rinse No.229 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“We shall always remember the night… when I lost Ori to the Great Storm…” Developed by Moon Studios, Ori and the Blind Forest was released in March of 2015 to much critical acclaim. In this […] The post Ori and the Blind Forest – Cane and Rinse No.228 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Soil, time, sun, rain, warmth… I await one who knows many essences…” Nintendo entrusted the development of a Zelda game to Capcom ‘super-group’ Flagship for 2001’s simultaneously released duo of The Legend of Zelda: Oracle […] The post The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages / Oracle of Seasons – Cane and Rinse No.227 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Another world?” For many, the idea of JRPG maestros Level-5 teaming up with animation and storytelling magicians Studio Ghibli was the stuff of fantasy. Ni no Kuni (‘Second Country’) was the entirely real manifestation of […] The post Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – Cane and Rinse No.226 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“To defeat them is a must and bringing peace to the land is my duty!” With their mothers, fathers, siblings and even their old mate Alex all slayed by DEATH=ADDER, Leon, Karl, Michiel Kroder and […] The post Golden Axe – Cane and Rinse No.225 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“I must admit, nothing could have prepared my old eyes for what now lies before them.” Inspired by the arcade games of CAVE and Treasure, the modern day Manic Shoot ‘Em Up has found a […] The post Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony – Cane and Rinse No.224 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Bring it down.” Titanfall landed just over two years ago, the much anticipated first product of former Infinity Ward devs, Respawn Entertainment. Although closely associated with Xbox One (and perhaps therefore unfortunately, that particular console’s […] The post Titanfall – Cane and Rinse No.223 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Goddess of Time, help us please! We need more time!” In our sixth podcast covering Nintendo’s fantasy series, we come to 2000’s The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. Leon, Ryan, Michiel Kroder (as well as […] The post The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Cane and Rinse No.222 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“We have awakened the terrible destructor…” Breakaway studio Treasure launched its first game in 1993, Gunstar Heroes. Formed of some of Konami’s crack Super Nintendo coders, Treasure rapidly built its reputation on this hectic, sometimes […] The post Gunstar Heroes – Cane and Rinse No.221 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“I know you got questions, but we gotta get moving.” Darren, Karl and Sean discuss RAGE, a game from a fascinating time in id Software’s history. The then brand new id Tech 5 engine rendering […] The post RAGE – Cane and Rinse No.220 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Persona!” Josh and Ryan, along with special guests Leah Haydu and Jerome McIntosh (@JeromeMci), enter the mysterious dark hour and explore every nook and cranny of ominous edifice Tartarus. This isn’t the first time we’ve […] The post Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 – Cane and Rinse No.219 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Oh… man! It’s gonna be a long day…” Darren, Ryan, Cane and Rinse debutant Michiel Kroder and returning guest Jon Salmon discuss the potty-mouthed squirrel before, after and around the rather unorthodox platformer, Conker’s Bad […] The post Conker’s Bad Fur Day – Cane and Rinse No.218 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.