00:00:00

8-4 Play

8-4 Play: 1/7/2022: IN MANGOD WE TRUST

Fan favorite Shane Bettenhausen stops by to chat classic games / shoot-them-ups, Steam Deck, and TV Asahi’s top 100 game list, with a hat tip to 2021 faves and what we’re excited about in 2022.

Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about video games, Japan, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo. Hosted by 1UP Japan's own Mark MacDonald, John Ricciardi, and Hiroko Minamoto.

Jan. 7 2022

Posted by: Jan

In This Episode:

G Darius

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Episode Notes:

Time – Topic Discussed:

01:09 – Nicknames

19:51 – G.Darius HD, Cotton 100% + Panorama Cotton, and Nemesis ’90 Kai

25:54 – Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (and general Castlevania talk)

41:04 – Steam Deck impressions

47:34 – Final Fantasy V

56:21 – John’s old-school Sega adventures

1:13:05 – Zelda Game & Watch

1:16:41 – ***SPOILERS*** Unpacking

1:24:44 – Untitled Goose Game

1:32:00 – TV Asahi’s Top 100 Games

1:48:49- 2021 GOTY thoughts

1:54:11- 2022’s most wanted

And now, here’s the music we used in this episode!

***SPOILER WARNING***

Ending: Seeking Treasure – Motoaki Takenouchi (Landstalker)

As always, you can leave comments for us via Twitter at @84play. And if you’re new to the show, you can subscribe to 8-4 Play on iTunes right here. Subscribe today!

Thanks for listening, and like us on Facebook!

RSS iTunes

Load Comments