Keep Nintendo Weird
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA weird podcast about loving weird Nintendo games!
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We ♥ Katamari... with Matt Murray!
June 26, 2023 14:09 - 59 minutes - 77 MBWe ♥ Katamari finally rolling onto the Nintendo Switch gives Matt "Shyguycity" Murray and I the perfect excuse to talk about it. We discuss the meditative nature of Katamari, the space it allows us for introspection and the things that we both found within that space. ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shyguycity ► Follow Critical Diversions on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crit_diversions ► Check out the Critical Diversions fan zine: https://shyguycity.itch.io/critical...
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball... with Patrick Ehlers & Mark Mitchell!
February 03, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBRusty's Real Deal Baseball is Nintendo's 3DS "free-to-start" experiment that gave us fun baseball minigames, an interesting haggling mechanic and introduced us to maybe the most fleshed-out character in the 130+ year history of the company. Patrick Ehlers and Mark Mitchell from Nintendo Cartridge Society are joining me to break down what makes this game so special - and how this could very well be Rusty Slugger's last dance. ⚾ ★☆★☆★☆ ► Listen to Nintendo Cartridge Society: https://anchor....
Pocket Edition: Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! ...with CJ Andriessen!
January 24, 2023 16:32 - 25 minutes - 58.7 MBWith the Nintendo 3DS classic Pocket Card Jockey disappearing from that platform soon... Apple Arcade is here to save the day! I'm stoked to welcome back my good friend CJ from Destructoid to tell y'all about how we're hopelessly addicted to this game all over again. ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow CJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CJisbadatlife ► Read his work on Destructoid: https://destructoid.com ★☆★☆★☆ Music used is "WarioWare Main Theme — Disco Remix" by pokemoneinstein: https://youtu.be/zNrr3rv...
Pushmo... with Eric Provost!
December 12, 2022 16:20 - 56 minutes - 130 MBMy brother in All N - Eric himself - makes his KNW debut to chat about his favorite puzzle game of all time: the 3DS eShop classic, PUSHMO! 🧱 Eric shares what makes Pushmo special to him and what the game meant to him in a challenging period of his life as a deployed soldier. What puts this series above all-time classics like Tetris or Picross? Why should you make sure to grab these games before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close? Let's make our way to Pushmo Park and talk about it! ★☆★☆★☆ ► ...
Radiant Historia... with Barry Carenza!
November 16, 2022 15:01 - 1 hour - 195 MBBarry Carenza from Premium Edition Games joins me to chat about the best 3DS JRPG you may not have played: the wonderful RADIANT HISTORIA! What makes this game so endlessly unique? What are the realities of game preservation and physical media production? Let's open up our Chronicles and find out! 📖 ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Barry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HawkHellfire ► Check out Premium Edition Games: https://premiumeditiongames.com ► Hear Barry on the NintendoFuse Podcast: http://nintendo...
Tomodachi Life... with Lockleth!
October 13, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBI'm thrilled to be joined by my Virgo sister in Nintendo Drive - the wonderful Lockleth - to gush about one of our favorite 3DS games: TOMODACHI LIFE! What makes this game so darn charming? Why has it endured in our minds all these years later? And hang on - this series started off as a HAMTARO game?! ♍ ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Lockleth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/locklethtwt ► Subscribe to Lockleth on YouTube: https://youtube.com/lockleth ► Check out Lockleth on The Nintendo Drive: https://y...
Attack of the Friday Monsters... with Ryan Woodward!
August 24, 2022 13:16 - 1 hour - 163 MBFor Fahmi ☕ 🌹 This is a special one. I'm sitting down with Ryan from Subliminal to chat ATTACK OF THE FRIDAY MONSTERS: A TOKYO TALE -- a personal favorite of mine. We break down the little design decisions that make Kaz Ayabe's games unique, why they resonate with our childhood experiences and the power of quiet nostalgia. ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/subliminalman ► Follow Subliminal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SubliminalGame ► Check out Subliminal's website...
Wario Land... with Tony Grayson!
June 19, 2022 13:50 - 1 hour - 182 MBI'm super pumped about this episode! 🧄 This time, I'm hanging out with Tony Grayson: studio head, director, composer and lead designer at Summitsphere, working on Antonblast! His clear passion for WARIO LAND made it an easy choice for his KNW debut. IT'S HAPPY HOUR! 💥 ★☆★☆★☆ ► YOU CAN SUPPORT ANTONBLAST ON KICKSTARTER UNTIL JUNE 21ST: http://kck.st/3NiS5Kb ► Follow Tony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/graysonZ80 ► Follow Summitsphere on Twitter: https://twitter.com/summitsphere ★☆★☆★☆ ...
Rhythm Heaven... with Kevin Fagaragan!
May 03, 2022 14:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBThis episode has been a long time coming, but I finally get to hang out with famed illustrator Kevin Fagaragan and chat about our mutual love for RHYTHM HEAVEN! 🎵 What makes us connect to the series so much? How does it drive us to do insane things to play it? Well, I suppose you'd better listen and find out..! 👏 I 👏 SUP 👏 POSE ★☆★☆★☆ ► Be sure to follow and support Kevin on Twitter: twitter.com/KevinFagaragan ► Watch Rhythm Heaven Reanimated: https://youtu.be/Pk0SjQSAb_8 ► Check out K...
Space Station Silicon Valley... with Dan Caporello!
April 28, 2022 22:07 - 1 hour - 154 MBI've wanted to do this episode since the very beginning of KNW... and it is finally time! I'm joined by my good friend Dan Caporello of RetroLogic ON HIS BIRTHDAY to gush about one of our mutual favorite N64 games: SPACE STATION SILICON VALLEY! 🚀 What makes this weird little game so special to us? What was it like for Dan to make a video about the game's development? JUMP ON IN LIKE A MICROCHIP! 🐑 ★☆★☆★☆ ► WATCH DAN'S VIDEO: https://youtu.be/AHc-X1RSRIA ► Follow Dan on Twitter: twitter....
Crimson Shroud... with Jordan Starkweather!
April 09, 2022 04:37 - 1 hour - 143 MBJordan Starkweather joins me to chat about the dice-rollin' 3DS eShop-exclusive JRPG by Yasumi Matsuno: CRIMSON SHROUD! What makes Matsuno's games so unique? Can self-imposed limitations actually benefit a game's design? Does that one mandatory random drop just really suck or were we all playing the game badly? 🎲 ⚔️ ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Jordan on Twitter: twitter.com/jackal27 ► Listen to Pocketoid: pocketoidpodcast.com ► Check out CRT Pixels: twitter.com/CRTpixels ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Ninte...
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime... with Matt Murray!
February 23, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBMatt "Shyguycity" Murray joins me this week to chat about DRAGON QUEST HEROES: ROCKET SLIME for the Nintendo DS! 💧 It's... an action RPG? Or is it an adventure game? Tower defense? Slime... simulator? Hm. Whatever it is, there's sure to be plenty of puns along the way! IT'S SLIME TIME, BABY! 🎺 This episode was recorded LIVE on www.twitch.tv/allnpodcast! ★☆★☆★☆ ► Be sure to follow Matt on Twitter: twitter.com/shyguycity ► Annnnnnd follow Matt's wife on Twitter for cute art: twitter.com/co...
Pocket Card Jockey... with CJ Andriessen!
February 02, 2022 22:50 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBWhen CJ was last on the show, he mentioned Pocket Card Jockey in passing and Seth was beside himself. How appropriate that CJ makes his triumphant KNW return to talk about exactly that: the horse-racin', solitaire-playin' 3DS game that you probably didn't play and should! 🏇🃏 This episode was recorded LIVE on www.twitch.tv/allnpodcast -- please be gentle and pardon our growing pains. ★☆★☆★☆ ► Be sure to follow CJ on Twitter: twitter.com/CJisbadatlife ► For more CJ, check out his work on D...
Snowboard Kids... with Ben Bertoli!
December 15, 2021 05:24 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIn the final episode of 2021, Seth rings in this winter holiday with Ben Bertoli and the chilly slopes of SNOWBOARD KIDS! 🏂 We talk about how Ko Takeuchi drew Ben's profile picture, why the first two games should come to Nintendo Switch Online and how they might just outclass Mario Kart 64. And so much more! ❄️ ★☆★☆★☆ ► Be sure to follow Ben on Twitter: twitter.com/SuperBentendo ► Listen to Ben's podcast, Memory Card: www.memorycardshow.com ► For more Ben, check out his website: www.benb...
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective... with Caroline Liddick!
November 17, 2021 14:11 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBMissile is best boy and no further argument will be accepted. 😍 Seth hangs out with Caroline Liddick - formerly of Telltale and Limited Run Games - to gush about their favorite Nintendo DS game, GHOST TRICK: PHANTOM DETECTIVE. Let's talk about gorgeous animations, creator Shu Takumi, 2010-era Nintendo nostalgia... and the brilliant way Ghost Trick tackles the concept of identity! 🍗 ★☆★☆★☆ ► Be sure to follow Caroline on Twitter: twitter.com/carolineliddick! ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Ninte...
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask... with me!
October 27, 2021 12:35 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn a very special episode, Seth's flying solo to talk about his favorite game of all time: MAJORA'S MASK. Terrible fates not included. Let's talk about death, acceptance, time and - most importantly - the value of hope and kindness. 🕑 ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Email: [email protected] ★☆★☆★☆ Keep Nintendo Weird is proudly part of the All N media network! ♠️ ► Check out All N on Twitch: twitch.tv/allnpodcast ► Subscribe to the ...
Plok!... with Andross (and you)!
October 06, 2021 05:08 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBThis one's for y'all. It's PLOKtober, baby! Seth welcomes Andross of the Nintendo Pals podcast back to the show to talk some PLOK! Huge thanks to several members of this PLOK-lovin' community that contributed to this episode and refused to be diddled again. 💕 In order of appearance: - Dan (RetroLogic) - hambone jonny - Flightsy - solo_something - ThirdStrongestMole ★☆★☆★☆ ► Listen to the Nintendo Pals podcast: https://www.bit.ly/3bL7Ed9 ► Join the Nintendo Pals Discord server: https...
ARMS... with Reeset!
September 22, 2021 11:38 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBIt's finally time to chat about ARMS! Cue that music! 💪 Seth is joined by YouTuber Reese "Reeset" Anderson to discuss Nintendo's most unique AAA first party IP of the Switch era. This is a special fighting game that had all of the makings of "the next big thing"... so why wasn't it? ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Reese on Twitter: twitter.com/Reeset_YT ► Follow Announcing Everyone on Twitter: twitter.com/AnnounceEvery1 ► Check out Reese's ARMS video and subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://www.bit...
WarioWare... with my wife, Anastasia Sturgill!
September 08, 2021 13:09 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBSeth is joined by his lovely wife Anastasia to talk about WARIOWARE! 🧄 With the newest entry in the series releasing in just a few days, they're talking about why the series is important, how it was created... and why WarioWare has been a strangely important presence in their family! ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Email: [email protected] ★☆★☆★☆ Keep Nintendo Weird is proudly part of the All N media network! ♠️ ► Check out All N on T...
No More Heroes... with Jonathan Holmes!
August 27, 2021 13:42 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBMOE~ 💕 Special guest Jonathan Holmes is here to chat all about NO MORE HEROES! We talk about the soul and spirit of the series, think aloud about the man behind the games and Holmes even gives us some insight on No More Heroes 3... which is out NOW! Go buy it! ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Jonathan Holmes on Twitter @NonTrotski ► Check out Nintendo Force magazine: patreon.com/NintendoForce ► Check out his podcasts "Talking to Women About Videogames" and "Boston's Favorite Son" ...and look out for his ...
Part Time UFO... with CJ Andriessen!
August 11, 2021 03:54 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB🎶 Hataraku UFO!~♥ 🎶 🛸 Seth is hanging out with CJ Andriessen from Destructoid.com to chat PART TIME UFO! Is this game exactly what the games industry - and maybe the world - needs right now? ★☆★☆★☆ ► Be sure to follow CJ on Twitter: twitter.com/CJisbadatlife ► For more CJ, check out his work on Destructoid: www.destructoid.com ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Email: [email protected] ★☆★☆★☆ Keep Nintendo Weird is proudly part of the A...
Elite Beat Agents... with Tim Aulph!
July 28, 2021 12:34 - 46 minutes - 106 MBThis episode is... GO! Seth's hanging out with Tim from the Nintendo Dads podcast to chat all about ELITE BEAT AGENTS! They discuss the history of the series, what makes the game so special, how the series could still work today and... Michael Jackson?! ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Tim on Twitter: twitter.com/neoprime33 ► Follow the Nintendo Dads on Twitter: twitter.com/NintendoDads ► Check out the Nintendo Dads website: https://www.nintendodads.org ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: ...
Gotcha Force... with Dan Caporello!
July 14, 2021 20:23 - 51 minutes - 119 MBThis time, Seth's hanging out with Dan Caporello from RetroLogic to talk GOTCHA FORCE! ⚙️ What makes the game so special, why didn't it take off and what could a modern Gotcha Force game look like on the Switch? ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Dan on Twitter: twitter.com/RetroLogicGames ► Check out the RetroLogic game store: https://www.retrologic.games ► Join the RetroLogic Discord: https://www.discord.gg/Dy647WZ ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Email: keepnin...
Super Monkey Ball... with Kardino!
July 03, 2021 02:27 - 44 minutes - 101 MBSeth is joined by YouTuber Kardino to discuss the SUPER MONKEY BALL series on its 20th anniversary! We talk about what makes the series special, learning with level design and get HYPED over the upcoming release of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania! 🍌 ★☆★☆★☆ ► Subscribe to Kardino on YouTube: https://www.bit.ly/3x2dBLt ► Follow Kardino on Twitter: twitter.com/KardinoYT ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Email: [email protected] ★☆★☆★☆ Kee...
Odama... with ThirdStrongestMole!
June 16, 2021 21:00 - 39 minutes - 91.4 MBSeth is joined by Sam (aka ThirdStrongestMole) to chat about ODAMA, delicious design choices (as well as delicious coffee-spiced pork loin) and the interesting career of Yoot Saito. 🎤 ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Sam on Twitter: twitter.com/MoleThird ► Watch Sam's Twitch streams: https://www.bit.ly/3pl7Q8O ► Read Sam's blog: https://www.bit.ly/3vVMaIY ► Follow Sam's exploits every week on the RetroLogic podcast! ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twitter: twitter.com/knwpodcast ► Email: keepn...
Photo Dojo... with Andross!
May 24, 2021 20:16 - 35 minutes - 35.2 MBIn the debut episode of Keep Nintendo Weird, Seth sits down with Andross of the Nintendo Pals podcast to talk PHOTO DOJO and the power of human in-game representation. 📸 ★☆★☆★☆ ► Listen to the Nintendo Pals podcast: https://www.bit.ly/3bL7Ed9 ► Join the Nintendo Pals Discord server: https://www.discord.gg/Zw6MfCsrHj ► Follow the Nintendo Pals on Twitter: twitter.com/NintendoPals ► Follow the Nintendo Pals on Twitch: https://www.bit.ly/3hMr1GP ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Keep Nintendo Weird on Twi...