Cane And Rinse

“NOW, YOU FOUND THE IMPORTANT MAGIC IN THE WORLD” So simple on the surface, Taito's cutesy single screen puzzle platformer, Bubble Bobble, hides abyss-like depths. Leon, Chris, Michiel and community correspondents reflect upon three and a half decades of fizzy, frothy and fun arcade action. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_484.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. The True Ending by Tadashi Kimijima2. Start Demo / Main Theme by Tadashi Kimijima Cane and Rinse 484 was edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in dis

“PAGE TEXT REMOVED DUE TO VIOLATION OF HYPNOSPACE LAW” Put on your Beefbrain Shield Pro. We're going back to 1999 to rediscover (2019's) bizarre retro internet mystery Hypnospace Outlaw. Counselor Ryan is joined by Josh "SquisherZ" Garrity, The Chowder Jon, and Sean "Seepage" Bell to enforce the rules of Hypnospace, track down malicious software, and solve the mystery of the Smoulder Boulder once and for all. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_483.mp3   Music from Hypnospace Outlaw featured in this issue:1. Nothing Left for Me by Seepage2. Snub the Nub by Counselor RonnieCane and Rinse 483 was edited by Ryan Hamann You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check o

“Stop Street Fighting!” It's time for SNK's team battle-focused fighter to shine in our The King of Fighters series podcast. Leon Cox is joined by Michiel ‘NOOD HOOG’ Kroder as well as KoF scenesters/players/commentators Chris ‘Hellpockets’ Fields and (recent International Video Game Hall Of Fame Inductee) Ryan ‘Prodigal Son’ Hart to review 27 years of aggressive and crunchy 2D 3-on-3. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_482.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1.  Intro (Cipher) The King of Fighters '98 OST by Hideki Asanaka/Marimo/Yasuo Yamate2. NE! (England Stage) by SNK Sound TeamCane and Rinse 482 was edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum an

“Eating grub, sleeping, laughing, crying. Sometimes arguing. Sounds all right!” Sometimes we cover a game that lasts barely the length of one of our podcasts, and other times we cover a JRPG like Xenoblade Chronicles. Leon, Leah and guest Ellie Rhodes (@elliejoypanic) - along with contributors from the Cane and RInse community - immerse themselves on what starts out as a simple revenge mission and eventually (90 to several hundred hours later) becomes an exploration into the very nature of existence. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_481.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Main Theme by Yoko Shimomura/Manami Kiyota/ACE+ 2. Gaur Plain by Yoko Shimomura/Manami Kiyota/ACE+Cane and Rinse 481 edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a g

“EMERGENCY ORDER” To mark the fearless space hunter Samus Aran's 35th anniversary we embark upon what will be another long-running series of podcasts covering the Metroid games. Leon, Leah, Michiel, Rich and community contributors begin the mission with perhaps still the most desolate and daunting title in the franchise, the 1986 Famicom Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System's original Metroid. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_480.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Title (Famicom Disk System Ver.) by Hirokazu Tanaka2. Kraid's Lair music by Hirokazu TanakaCane and Rinse 480 was edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out th

“Comedy? There's no place for comedy in a Yakuza story...” Our third Yakuza series podcast brings us up to the second title in the original series, as well as its 'extreme' 2017 remake. Leon, Brian, Leah, Michiel and community contributors unpick and unpack this third-person crime fiction melodrama absurdist romance/bromance soap opera RPG brawler - with minigames - sequel, Yakuza 2, and Yakuza Kiwami 2. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_479.mp3   Music featured in this podcast:1. Roar of the Twin Dragons (Title) by Hidenori Shoji 2. Mad Dog by Hidenori ShojiCane and Rinse 479 edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of up

“A storm is coming” On its one year anniversary, it is time to revisit the isle of Tsushima. Brian, Leah and Ryan wax poetic about Lord Sakai's transformation into the titular Ghost, examining if Sucker Punch's open world offering lived up to the hype. Enjoy the verbal duels of the panel, with slightly fewer decapitations. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_478.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. The Way of the Ghost by Ilan Eshkeri/Shigeru Umebayashi2. Sacrifice of Tradition by Ilan Eshkeri/Shigeru Umebayashi Cane and Rinse 478 edited by Ryan Hamann. You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you

“Very long, easy left, maybe.” Over jumping out of SEGA's arcade heyday comes the mighty SEGA Rally Championship. Leon, Karl, Michiel and community correspondence buckle up for a bumpy tour of the blistering original, as well as its small selection of sequels and successors. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_477.mp3   Music from SEGA Rally Championship featured in this issue:1. Power Games by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi2. My Dear Friend, Rally by Takenobu MitsuyoshiCane and Rinse 477 edited by Ryan Hamann. You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly communi

“You can't stop this.” One year on from its release, we take on Naughty Dog's dark and divisive sequel. Leon, Josh, Karl, Thomas and a passionate faction of community correspondents express what they loved, and what they hated, about the already much talked about The Last of Us Part II. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_476.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. The Last of Us Part II by Gustavo Santaolalla and Mac Quayle2. Lament by Gustavo Santaolalla and Mac QuayleCane and Rinse 476 was edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our frien

“YOU ARE THE MASTER NOW” We couldn't let the 25th birthday of id Software's phenomenally influential fps Quake go uncelebrated. Leon, Darren, Karl, Jesse and community correspondents rocket jump back to 1996 and nail their colours (various shades of brown) to a rusted mast. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_475.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. The Hall of Souls by Trent Reznor2. Quake Theme by Trent Reznoredited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots o

“Change the System” In our latest single platform special we remember the awesome power of the Nintendo 64 during its brief but bright spell in the limelight in the mid-to-late 90s. Leon, Chris, Darren, Jay and community correspondents grapple with curious controllers, Vaseline visuals and exciting innovations, as well as taking a tour of some of the noteworthy titles in the N64's diminutive but bejeweled library. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/con_spec_nintendo64.mp3   Console special No 12 Nintendo 64 edited by Jay Taylor Remember our console specials become available here and on our regular feeds only when our next special is ready for release. You can get our next special and much more besides by supporting our Patreon for just $2 dollars per month 

“How hard could it be for thieves like you to get us out of a place like this?” Of the many (many!) JRPGs on the PS1, there isn’t another one quite like Sacnoth’s predecessor to the Shadow Hearts series: Koudelka. Join Leah, Rich and Brian as they explore haunted corridors and battle feisty furniture in this horror-infused adventure. Don’t forget your pendant! http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_474.mp3   Music featured in this podcast: 1. Waterfall by Hiroki Kikuta2. Patience by Hiroki Kikuta edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversati

“SEGA” The very deserving recipient of an anniversary podcast, Sonic the Hedgehog turns 30 years old in 2021. Leon, Darren, Leah and guest John Linneman of Digital Foundry recall their formative experiences with the Blue Blur on both 16-bit and 8-bit systems, as well as the many, many conversions and emulations released since. We also hear from community correspondents with their positive and negative memories and feelings about the SEGA mascot's debut outing. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_473.mp3   Music from Sonic the Hedgehog featured in this issue: 1. Green Hill Zone by Masato Nakamura2. Scrap Brain Zone by Masato Nakamura Edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then

"Take a bite of Duke's special pain cake!" What do you get when you take Duke Nukem 3D, add a dash of Half-Life, smother it in different engines and put it in the oven for 12 years? Duke Nukem Forever.  Come and join Darren, Brian, Leah and Tony for the return of the king as we ponder on the game which took, well... a long time to bake. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_472.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Ghost Town by Eric Von Rothkirch2. Whistle Theme by Eric Von Rothkirch Edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly c

"Enviromental hazard detected" Part of Ubisoft and Red Storm Entertainment’s initial foray into the VR market, Star Trek: Bridge Crew recreated one of pop culture’s most memorable open-plan office spaces in the service of asymmetrical cooperative action. But how does it hold up four years later? Chris, Tony, Jesse, and special guest Captain Doctor James Farley settle into their comfy chairs on the virtual bridge of the USS Aegis and investigate the anomalies and alien ships of Star Trek’s distant future. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_471.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Transistion by Danny Pelfrey2. Episode 1 by Danny Pelfreyedited by Jay TaylorYou can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? T

“Wait a minute! We are not going back to Misty Island! Are we?” In the years between the Crash Bandicoot trilogy and Uncharted, Naughty Dog were primarily the Jak and Daxter studio. While the series would go on to darker sequels and less successful spinoffs, it began with 3D platform open world collect 'em up adventure, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor legacy. In this podcast, Leon, Brian, Josh, Ryan and community correspondents clamber and kick their way through the elf (?) and Ottsel's initial outing. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_470.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. The Final Battle ~ Precursor Robot (Part 4) by Josh Mancell2. Misty Island by Josh Mancelledited by Ryan HamannYou can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you

"Never accept the world as it appears to be. Dare to see it for what it could be." Join Josh, Brian, Jesse and Rich as we slip into some brightly coloured spandex, use unstable sci-fi contraptions to defend our position and get angry at Josh for picking Hanzo…again. What does superhero theming and Pixar style animation bring to the multiplayer FPS genre? Does the meshing of a Team Fortress structure with a MOBA approach to the large roster of characters work? What complications come about with a game that is aesthetically inclusive, but with a gate keeping community? All this and more, as we cover Blizzard’s 2016 Multiplayer Hero Shooter, Overwatch. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_469.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Rally the Heroes by Derek Duke2. Victory Music with Play of the Game music by Derek DukeEdited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with ex

“You are extreme, all-engulfing madness. A volatile simian nervous system, ominously new to the planet” A mystery is afoot. Ryan converses with the voices in his head; Josh, Leah, and Jon, to discover the grim political realities at the heart of 2019's CRPG classic Disco Elysium. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_468.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Instrument of Surrender by British Sea Power2. Whirling-in-Rags, 8 AM by British Sea Power Cane and Rinse 468 was edited by Ryan Hamann You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly co

“Of course, there's the problem of causality...” For the first time in the ten-year history of the Cane and Rinse videogame podcast, we deep-dive into a text adventure: Infocom's Trinity. Leon, Jesse, Jon and Sean Bell from The Computer Game Show use only their brains, fingers and keyboards to attempt to unravel a complex sci-fi narrative that features no graphics whatsoever. The crew also looks back at the origins of the form, with reference to other examples of the genre, while keeping this particularly intricate and intelligent 1986 example front and centre. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_467.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Audio sample taken from the TV film Threads2. Two Tribes Instrumental by Frankie Goes to HollywoodEdited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per mont

“Bring it on!” Eight years on from our original Streets of Rage trilogy podcast, we are finally able to bring you the sequel. Daring revivalist developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games, under the publisher umbrella of retro specialists Dotemu, brought us the long awaited Streets of Rage 4 in 2020. Leon, Brian, Michiel and community correspondents head out once again to tear up the seedy sidewalks of Wood Oak City and beyond. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_466.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Double Divas by Motohiro Kawashima2. On Fire by Olivier Deriviere Edited by Jay Taylor The Sausage Factory is an interview-based podcast that lifts the lid on the makers of videogames. It examines the way in which games are made by asking the very people who create them, though the questions asked aren't just about game design, they also cover how developers made their start and what inspires them as creators. Split into two halves, the first segment delv