We’re closing out the season with the 150 episode milestone and a midyear retrospective. We discuss gaming highlights from the year so far, some resolution for the remainder of the year and future plans for the podcast. Plus L.G.B.T (Longsword, Glock, Bat, Taser), Summer Game Fest and more!

Topics Discussed

Summer Games Fest, Wolverine, Rayman Legends Retold, Stranger Than Heaven, Sega, Mighty Cuphead Adventure, L.G.B.T, midyear retrospective, Metroid Dread, Nature, Realms of Peril, The Nice House On the Lake, Detective Conan

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Summer Game Fest: 0:02:26
• Appetizer 2, LGBT the TTRPG preview: 0:09:58
• Main 1, Video Games: 0:24:24
• Main 2, TTRPGs: 0:41:11
• Main 3, Board Games and the Industry: 0:48:27
• Dessert 1, Phenomena (film): 1:06:06
• Dessert 2, Strange Pictures (novel): 1:11:05
• Outro: 1:21:51

Links

L.G.B.T.

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bright-bard-games/l-g-b-t-longsword-glock-bat-taser

ProtoconBC

https://www.protoconbc.ca/

Vancouver Game Garden

https://vangamegarden.com/

Watch the podcast on Youtube

https://youtu.be/GlKWc5ab6wI

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Mark salvages fun through the various versions of tactical mech series Front Mission; Daniel delivers mail at the edge of the world in Island Off Outer Darkness; We both sail the seven trees of TTRPG The Wildsea; plus fake games, drunk druids and much more

Topics Discussed

Sudokuvania, Subnautica 2’s Krafton bonus, Dragon Quest anniversary, Famicase exhibit, The Witcher 3 expansion, Oak, Front Mission, Castlevania (N64), Island Off Outer Darkness, The Wildsea, Phenomena, Strange Pictures

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00

• Appetizer 1, SudokuVania: 0:01:57

• Appetizer 2, Subnautica devs get bonus: 0:03:49

• Appetizer 3, DragonQuest 40th: 0:07:03

• Appetizer 4, Famicase: 0:09:14

• Appetizer 5, New Witcher 3 Expansion: 0:15:04

• Main 1, Oak : 0:17:37

• Main 2, Front Mission: 0:20:32

• Main 3, Castlevania Legends and 64: 0:32:49

• Main 4, Island off Outer Darkness: 0:36:02

• Main 5, Wildsea: 0:44:09

• Dessert 1, Phenomena (film): 1:16:57

• Dessert 2, Strange Pictures (novel): 1:18:57

• Outro: 1:25:26

Links

Sudokuvania:

https://thinkygames.com/news/sudokuvania-and-sudokoid-uncover-a-huge-metroidvania-map-and-boss-fights-in-the-latest-of-these-giant-logic-puzzles/

Subnautica 2 Krafton Bonus:

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/krafton-have-reportedly-agreed-to-pay-subnautica-2s-devs-that-250-million-bonus-following-strong-early-sales

Famicase Exhibit:

https://aftermath.site/famicase-2026-art-exhibition-meteor-tokyo/

Super Eyepatch Wolf: The Bizarre World of Fake Video Games:

https://youtu.be/Q8GnM5xD1k4

ProtoconBC

https://www.protoconbc.ca/

Vancouver Game Garden

https://vangamegarden.com/

Watch the podcast on Youtube https://youtu.be/OqEzkYGBYCo

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We dust off the dead mall of nostalgia with the retro throwback survival horror of Crow Country; Daniel unknots the tangled strategies of card game Tether; Mark stands his ground with a new hybrid of roguelite and twin stick shooter in Particulitix; plus lots more!

Topics Discussed

Greater Than Games, Takashi Tezuka, Memory Core, One Card Wonders, Soot & Charm, Die in the Dungeon, Crow Country, Tether, Particulitix, Speed Racer, Invisible Dead

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Greater Than Games: 0:01:47
• Appetizer 2, MemoryCore TTRPG: 0:03:38
• Appetizer 3, One Card Wonders, Soot & Charm: 0:06:53
• Appetizer 4, Takashi Tezuka: 0:09:26
• Appetizer 5, Die in the Dungeon boardgame: 0:14:26
• Main 1, Crow Country: 0:18:43
• Main 2, Tether: 0:45:27
• Main 3, Particulitix: 0:49:01
• Dessert 1, Speed Racer (film): 1:01:54
• Dessert 2, Invisible Dead (novel): 1:06:23
• Outro: 1:16:17

Links

Greater Than Games:

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/05/12/greater-than-games-back-in-hands-of-founders-christopher-badell-paul-bender-has-multiple-games-in-development/

Memory Core:

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/horrible-guild/memorycore/launch_party

One Card Wonders

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jrozenhart/one-card-wonders-a-library-of-18-single-card-games

Soot and Charm

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/graftbound/soot-and-charms-boston

Takashi Tezuka

https://www.polygon.com/switchboard-takashi-tezuka-zelda

Die in the Dungeon

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roomizgames/die-in-the-dungeon-the-board-game

ProtoconBC

https://www.protoconbc.ca/

Watch the podcast on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/eOKMvB29q5U

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Mark spins a yarn of mercy in of Tales of Grace f Remastered; Daniel delivers his review of Dispatch; plus Wizardry rights, new Starfox, questioning the value of Lore in games, and more.

Topics Discussed

Wizardry rights, Starfox remake, Cortex Prime reboot, Lore in games, Far: Lone Sails, Tales of Grace F Remastered, Dispatch, ZimaOS, Saga of the Swamp Thing

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Wizardry rights: 0:01:34
• Appetizer 2, Starfox remake: 0:06:06
• Appetizer 3, Cortex Prime reboot: 0:10:30
• Appetizer 4, Lore in games: 0:15:45
• Main 1, Far: Lone Sails: 0:24:35
• Main 2, Tales of Grace F Remastered: 0:28:22
• Main 3, Dispatch : 0:49:21
• Dessert 1, ZimaOS (software): 1:01:13
• Dessert 2, Saga of the Swamp Thing (Comic): 1:12:03
• Outro: 1:19:40

Links

Wizardy Rights

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/who-owns-the-wizardry-rpgs-we-do-say-both-drecom-and-atari-as-an-unusual-ip-acquisition-splits-custody-of-the-genre-forming-series

Cortex Prime reboot

https://www.rascal.news/cortex-primes-new-stewardship-opens-up-the-system/

Who Cares about the Lore

https://remapradio.com/articles/who-cares-about-the-lore/

Remap podcast

https://remapradio.com/podcasts/episodes/rob-chats-lore-with-duncan-fyfe/

ProtoconBC

https://www.protoconbc.ca/

Watch the podcast on Youtube

https://youtu.be/0rLs6QtUfMA

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Daniel quests for a specific flavor of Nostalgia in Dread Delusion and Outward; Mark ruminates on zen and the art of going right in Far: Lone Sails. Plus Tomodachi Life, a taste of gaming news and more.

Topics Discussed

Free Comic Book Day, FFXIV at Jollibee, Evercade Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum devices, Ambrosia Sky TTRPG, Playstation DRM, One Card Wonders, Canada Roles Awards, Ten One-Page Roleplaying games (for younger players), Dread Delusion, Outward, Ardenfall, Far: Lone Sails, Tomodachi Life, Strange Houses: A Novel, La Boheme

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1,Evercade Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum devices: 0:05:14
• Appetizer 2, Ambrosia Sky TTRPG : 0:09:34
• Appetizer 3, Playstation DRM: 0:11:35
• Appetizer 4, One Card Wonders: 0:16:07
• Appetizer 5, Canada Roles Awards: 0:17:01
• Appetizer 6, Ten One-Page Roleplaying games (for younger players): 0:21:39
• Main 1, Daniel’s Morrowind Quest (Dread Delusion, Outward, Ardenfall): 0:23:28
• Main 2, Mark’s Odd Pair (Far: Lone Sails, Tomodachi Life): 0:39:26
• Dessert 1, Strange Houses (Novel): 1:11:07
• Dessert 2, Vancouver Opera’s La Boheme (2026 ): 1:16:14
• Outro: 1:22:18

Links

Evercade devices

https://hiconsumption.com/tech/the-c64-handheld-the-spectrum-handheld/

Ambrosia Sky TTRPG

https://boyproblems.itch.io/you-left-home-and-became-a-sci-fi-death-cleaner-and-now-you-must-return-home

Colin Cummings’ Playthrough

https://blog.softrains.games/you-left-home-became-a-sci-fi-death-cleaner-and-now-you-must-return-home-ddd069f410c2

Playstation DRM

https://www.polygon.com/playstation-drm-check-ps4-ps5/

Canada Roles Awards

https://canadaroles.ca/doku.php?id=start

ProtoCon BC

https://www.protoconbc.ca/

Watch the podcast on Youtube

https://youtu.be/lL0xFzoKzqE

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We set our scanners to infra-red to revisit Metroid Prime Remastered and see how well it holds up, and discuss how well the genre fits in first person. Plus Minishoot Adventures, some rare good news in games journalism and more.

Topics Discussed

Dizzy Sheep Disaster: EX, Xbox Game Pass changes, Kotaku hires, Elden Ring movie, One of Us Will Die, man suspended for forcing colleagues to play boardgames, Metroid Prime Remastered, Minishoot Adventures, Station Eleven, Hothouse

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Dizzy Sheep Disaster: EX: 0:01:25
• Appetizer 2, Xbox Game Pass changes: 0:03:20
• Appetizer 3, Kotaku hires: 0:10:12
• Appetizer 4, Elden Ring movie: 0:13:32
• Appetizer 5, One of Us Will Die: 0:15:19
• Appetizer 6, Man suspended for forcing colleagues to play boardgames : 0:18:05
• Main 1, Metroid Prime Remastered (Part 2, see episode 129): 0:19:46
• Main 2, Minishoot Adventures: 0:51:12
• Dessert 1, Station Eleven (Episode 1): 0:55:48
• Dessert 2, Hothouse (Novel): 1:01:22
• Outro: 1:09:15

Links

Dizzy Sheep Disaster: EX

https://store.nes.science

Xbox Game Pass changes

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/microsoft-cuts-game-pass-pricing-and-removes-call-of-duty-as-day-one-launch-title-in-response-to-a-lot-of-feedback

Kotaku hires

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/kotaku-hires-rebekah-valentine-as-senior-reporter-as-site-expands-under-new-ownership

Elden Ring

https://kotaku.com/elden-ring-movie-set-leaks-fromsoft-world-crowded-2000690455

One of Us Will Die

https://www.geeknative.com/232894/one-of-us-will-die-a-social-deduction-tabletop-roleplaying-game/

Man fired for forcing colleagues to play boardgames

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260414/p2a/00m/0na/021000c

Watch the podcast on Youtube

https://youtu.be/W11Z_AaZCzM

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We hack into CBR PNK: Augmented to see how it modifies the Forged in the Dark system with a streamlined structure and interface that strikes fear in the heart of at least one host. Plus Nintendo history, the state of Star Trek and more!

Topics Discussed

Super Nintendo (book by Keza Macdonald), Star Trek cancellations, Generation Exile, iii initiative announcements, CBR+PNK: Augmented, The Flight of Dragons, Crossing Lines: Comics About Human Migration

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Super Nintendo (book by Keza Macdonald): 0:01:18
• Appetizer 2, Star Trek news, cancellations, delisted games, mystery games: 0:07:45
• Appetizer 3, Generation Exile, iii initiative announcements : 0:16:44
• Main 1, CBR+PNK: Augmented: 0:19:29
• Dessert 1, The Flight of Dragons (Movie): 0:59:28
• Dessert 2, Crossing Lines: Comics About Human Migration (Graphic Novel): 1:02:38
• Outro: 1:12:05

Links

Star Trek News

https://trekmovie.com/2026/04/10/star-trek-universe-auction-announced-starfleet-academy-and-strange-new-worlds-sets-dismantled/

https://trekmovie.com/2026/04/14/star-trek-resurgence-to-be-removed-from-digital-storefronts-so-buy-it-while-you-can/

Watch the podcast on Youtube

https://youtu.be/PTDrva_Ry1c

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We’re joined by Noe and Mark from Vancouver Playtest to discuss the local community and design scene, their thoughts on creating and playtesting games, and their experiences at Terminal City Tabletop Convention and Protocon B.C.

Topics Discussed

Blood on the Clocktower, Duel for Middle Earth: Allies, Vancouver Playtest, Terminal City Tabletop Convention, ProtoCon BC, Game Jams, Reforest, Steam Up, Downstream, Stiletto

Timestamps⁠

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Introducing Noe and Mark E: 0:01:00
• Appetizer 2, Games Noe and Mark E have been playing: 0:06:39
• Appetizer 3, Mark Y's games and News: 0:10:27
• Appetizer 4, Daniel's games and New: 0:11:24
• Main 1, About Vancouver Playtest Group: 0:12:33
• Main 2, The Future of VPG : 0:28:50
• Main 3, Spellabee: 0:34:39
• Main 4, The Golden Arbutus Award and Planet Rollers: 0:38:06
• Main 5, Game Jams: 0:49:05
• Dessert 1, Mark E's VPG game pick: 1:02:31
• Dessert 2, Noe's VPG game pick: 1:05:15
• Dessert 3, Mark Y's VPG game pick: 1:07:47
• Dessert 4, Daniel's VPG game pick: 1:09:00
• Outro: 1:10:02

Links

Follow Vancouver Playtest

• https://www.instagram.com/vancouverplaytest
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/vplaytest

Follow Noe

• https://gamechangerstudios6.wixsite.com/spellabee-2
• https://www.instagram.com/gamechangergds

Follow Mark Ellis

https://www.instagram.com/planetrollers/

Firestarter Games:

https://firestarter.games/

Hot Banana Games

https://hotbananagame.com/

Crooked Codex Games

https://www.crookedcodexgames.com/home

Board Game Geek Podcast with Roberta Taylor

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/12153/blogpost/184172/episode-90-roberta-taylor-canadian-board-game-scen

Watch the podcast on Youtube⁠https://youtu.be/EjYik8ogDiM⁠

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