Link To The Cast
430 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsA podcast about video games. What a novel idea. Dave Ryan, Mark Robinson, Jack Layzell and Garrett Kidney bring you the latest in video games and nerd culture ephemera.
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Link to the Cast #344: Nu Dempa Men
June 26, 2024 21:36 - 1 hour - 152 MB00:30 Desserts, Euros and Garrett's jollies 21:30 Inside Out 2 32:15 Doctor Who Finale 35:45 Bill Nighy and Love Actually for some reason 37:45 Acolyte is kinda fun 40:10 Elden Ring has new game plus'd Garrett out of the DLC 45:25 Combat games/Tekken 46:25 Roadrunner/Wil-E-Coyote 48:50 Isles of Sea and Sky 53:10 Game difficulty and game puzzles 1:03:45 Steam next fest games Mark played 1:12:55 Nintendo Direct 1:51:40 They don't even care at all... Like, listen, share and subscribe, we apprec...
Link to the Cast #343: Do You Cook a Banana
June 12, 2024 22:03 - 2 hours - 243 MB00:30 Mark's in parks, Jack looking forward to the Euros, Garrett is 32 and Geoff trying to save us all 13:50 Doctor Who is back (according to Garrett) 25:25 iRobot (you human) 31:25 Men in Black (galaxy defenders) 39:35 Bad Boys Ride or Die (whatcha gonna do) 44:45 Furiosa (rocks) 55:10 Jim Henson (idea man) 1:05:35 Jack's lack of Muppet knowledge (come on) 1:13:10 Anbernic SP 1:17:40 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 1:27:40 Jack's lack of motivation for new games leads to Assassin's Creed Syndica...
Link to the Cast #342: Craig David Rundown
May 29, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB00:30 Craig David, bad comedy and movies you have to watch 18:30 Mad Max Fury Road 24:45 Challengers 31:45 Love Lies Bleeding 38:40 If 42:50 Loreli and The Laser Eyes 50:50 Pokerogue and the unpleasantness 59:50 Dave the Diver Godzilla DLC on the way 1:01:30 IGN acquires many other VG media companies 1:08:30 Embracer head counts decreases by 4500 in a year 1:11:10 Mad Max dev and George Miller beef 1:15:05 Marbler beats Super Mario 64 without using 'A' button Like, listen, share and subscrib...
Link to the Cast #341: Jack Ferriman
May 21, 2024 17:28 - 1 hour - 157 MB00:32 - Plugs McRobinson, Jack McGooner, Steps McKidney 08:08 - The Fall Guy 15:12 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 25:31 - 99 31:44 - X-Men ‘97 season finale 37: 19 - Movie time with Kidney, featuring Jack Ferriman of Ghost Ship 45:00 - Cosmic Collapse 52:58 - Mad Max 55:37 - Crow Country 66:35 - Little Kitty, Big City 1:10:15 - Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More 1:33:38 - Porting Zelda: Majora's Mask And Other N64 Classics To ...
Link to the Cast #340: Tears in the Eyes of Goran Pandev
May 07, 2024 21:39 - 1 hour - 173 MB00:30 Youtube Premium, Gaelic athletics and North Macedonia 08:35 Dave's re-watching all the X-Men movies 27:15 Kung-Fu Panda 4 28:30 Jules 34:50 There's Something About Mary and do the Farrelly Brothers hold up? 43:10 Seinfeld's claim and how well does comedy age 56:30 Pokemon HeartGold and Retro Achievements 1:00:40 Where is everyone with trophies/achievements? 1:12:00 Another Crab's Treasure continued adventures 1:24:00 Pools 1:32:15 Take Two shuttering studios 1:40:20 Square Enix cuts tie...
Link to the Cast #339: Ships Passing in the Night Screaming at Each Other
May 03, 2024 22:50 - 2 hours - 206 MB00:30 Mark's tired, Jack reminisces, Dave's sick and Garrett's guide to Twitter 23:40 Godzilla x Kong - The New Empire 28:30 Ripley 35:00 Civil War and Alex Garland movies 53:00 X-Men 97 is gittin' gud 1:04:00 Dear England 1:09:10 Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom 1:14:10 Another Crab's Treasure 1:30:30 Delta Emulator for iPhone 1:45:25 AV/Blizzard boost Microsoft while Xbox console sales down 1:58:30 Fallout 4 upgrad launches... there were bugs! 2:05:40 Embracer splits into 3 2:15:15 I write to remembe...
Link to the Cast #338: Dinosaurs or Pirates?
April 22, 2024 13:09 - 1 hour - 135 MBMark and Garrett take you though this week's news and reviews for another instalment of Link to the Cast! 00:35 - Lightning Round w/ Garrett 20:07 - Monkey Man 29:30 - Meet Joe Black 39:20 - X-Men ‘97 quick thoughts 42:15 - Pepper Grinder 50:50 - Mark is playing Final Fantasy VII (og) again 1:17:39 - Harold Halibut 1:27:40 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth "underperforming", says industry analyst 1:37:05 - Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra would like to "tip" developers 1:43:13 - Devolver financials...
Link to the Cast #337: The Treasure of Transylvania
April 15, 2024 21:03 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBWe were blessed to be joined by Maria Dordea @itmemariaaa this week to talk Botany Manor, 3 Body Problem and lots of chatter about cats. 00:24 - the treasure of Transylvania, driving exams 8:05 - It’s Always Sunny surprise quiz 21:10 - 3 Body Problem *spoilers* 40:30 - Botany Manor 55:00 - A Little to the Left and cats (and dogs) in video games 1:13:20 - Fighter of the Nightman Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast ...
Link to the Cast #336: Ken as a Third Party Candidate
April 12, 2024 18:26 - 1 hour - 141 MB00:30 Garrett suprise, Rock division and Shamrock for prez 07:20 The Truth vs Alex Jones and the psychology of conspiracy nuts 41:20 Garrett rags on Words With Friends 2 (Word Harder) 46:20 Wordle, Grid Games and Cine 2 Nerdle 50:50 Dave finishes Resident Evil 4 remake off 55:10 Jack murders Sean Bean for the brand 1:00:20 Putting big hours into games 1:03:45 Roblox still evil 1:09:45 Deck Nine Toxic Culture 1:17:25 "Stop Killing Games" 1:32:45 Most Dangerous Like, listen, share and subscrib...
Link to the Cast #335: Colloquially Known as the Sporting Albatross
April 02, 2024 23:10 - 1 hour - 162 MB00:30 Sporting Albatross, Salmon and it was a Tuesday 06:50 X-Men 97 Mark takes 14:55 The Morning Show 20:50 Mark's stuck on the Pirates 23:00 Dave's American Fiction takes 28:55 Ghostbusters Frozen Empire and movie franchises 1:00:20 FF7 Rebirth Demo from Mark's perspective 1:10:40 Stellar Blade 1:18:05 Dave speedruns Resident Evil 4 Remake and future of the series 1:24:35 Mini Motorways 1:30:55 Spyro 4 on it's way 1:34:25 Earthblade not out in 2024 1:36:25 Embracer Group sells Gearbox to Ta...
Link to the Cast #334: Backhanded Compliments - The Podcast
March 26, 2024 23:27 - 1 hour - 162 MB00:30 Online persona, Twitter profiles and backhanded compliments 09:30 X-Men 97 20:45 Stewart Lee and does Garrett do stand-up 26:10 Dune 2, popcorn buckets and riding the worm 34:50 Austin Butler, Aaron Taylor Johnson and accents 37:00 Aaron Taylor Johnson as Bond? 42:40 Unicorn Overlord 46:45 Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth 1:02:40 Turnip Boy Robs a Bank 1:07:00 Stardew Valley v1.6 update 1:15:05 Balatro, Flappy Bird and future fun in old games 1:21:00 Ubisoft and a big chat about AI 1:41:35 Va...
Link to the Cast #333: I'll Take Andre the Giant for 400
March 19, 2024 21:27 - 2 hours - 173 MB00:30 Mark surprises Jack with a Wrestlemania quiz 19:40 Argylle 31:00 Drive Away Dolls 36:15 American Fiction 41:55 Poor Things 54:40 Oscars and award shows 59:05 Balatro addiction 1:12:20 Beserk Boy 1:22:35 Penny's Big Breakaway and platforming 1:38:35 Sweet Baby Inc storm in a tea cup 1:54:20 Star Wars Battlefront Collection 1:59:35 Say it ain't so... Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Li...
Link to the Cast #332: If the Nuts are the Shaker...
March 05, 2024 21:12 - 1 hour - 143 MB00:30 Mark is exhibiting, Jack visits baby and Garrett no comment on Madame Web 08:00 Wicked Little Letters 14:55 Dave finishes The Bear 17:50 Dune 2: Dune Harder 30:45 Splatoon 3 Side Order 35:00 Balatro 59:15 Sadly more video game layoffs 01:16:30 Remedy buys back rights to Control 01:19:55 Nintendo sues Yuzu creators 01:22:25 Embracer to sell Knights of Old Republic creator Saber 01:29:15 Balatro issues with age rating on game store fronts 01:36:10 I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas pl...
Link to the Cast #331: 771 Floppy Disks
February 28, 2024 00:29 - 1 hour - 158 MB00:30 Mark's floppy, Jack's backy and Dave's courting Gabey 06:55 Garrett was wrong about Madame Web, an analysis by David and Jackothy 34:20 Paprika and Satoshi Kon 43:25 American Psycho 50:10 Wayne's World and Saturday Night Live movies 52:35 Mark to re-watch Austin Powers 56:05 Jack plays Hitman World of Assassination to tide himself over 1:01:15 Dave going back into Wolfenstein 1:07:05 Mark finishes Final Fantasy V 1:15:05 Banishers Ghost of New Eden 1:22:35 Dave's Elden Ring DLC hype 1:2...
Link to the Cast #330: Everybody's Getting Bitten By Spiders
February 19, 2024 19:17 - 1 hour - 116 MB00:30 - Making a game - who’d do it? Wrestling in Ireland 07:00 - Madame Web 18:03 - The Iron Claw 31:07 - The Bear 37:30 - The Holdovers 43:34 - Celeste 64 45:39 - Donkey Kong 64 59:15 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [Demo] 1:03:47 - Anomaly Agent 1:06:13 - Octopath Traveler II 1:08:29 - Layoffs at ZA/UM 1:12:20 - Microsoft bringing Xbox games to PlayStation and Nintendo, amid major strategy shift 1:25:56 - Embracer says it's looking out for shareholders after cutting almost 1,400 jobs 1:31:27 -...
Link to the Cast #329: UMDeezNutz
January 30, 2024 13:01 - 1 hour - 130 MBWe're back for a brand new year of Link to the Cast and already rehashing the horror that was GOTY 2023. 00:40 - 2PSP Daddy 04:20 - Garrett’s GOTY grievances 13:15 - Mad Max Fury Road 17:42 - Ferrari 18:40 - The Holdovers 19:30 - May December 20:55 - Saltburn 24:00 - Poor Things 27:20 - Dropout 38:46 - Elemental 41:57 - The Boy and The Heron 47:00 - The Witcher 3 48:15 - PalWorld 1:04:10 - Super Mario Odyssey 1:10:35 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 1:25:12 - Palworld tops 8 million sales...
Link to the Cast #328: Post It Performance Review
January 23, 2024 11:25 - 2 hours - 211 MBw/ special guest Sean McGee (don't @ him). 0:30 Axyz on tour, non-alcoholic beer, graphics cards 11:45 The annual Sean McGee GOTY burial 1:16:38 Yu-Gi-Oh! 1:21:10 Reacher 1:27:40 Pokemon Concierge 1:31:25 The Boy and The Heron 1:37:03 Echo (Marvel, not the Dolphin) 1:51:27 The Finals 2:05:25 Cobalt Core 2:10:20 GTA IV 2:12:12 SteamWorld Build Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The...
The Grap Up: December 2023
January 19, 2024 13:02 - 1 hour - 107 MBDecember 2023 was a quieter month than usual in pro wrestling but still plenty busy! Bryan and Mark discuss lots on this month's Grap Up, including: - AEW Worlds End including the big DEVIL REVEAL - NXT Deadline - Road to Tokyo Dome - Other top matches from Japan - And more!
Link to the Cast #327: Seanuary
January 16, 2024 09:10 - 1 hour - 128 MBA special episode with Sean Season discussing all things retro gaming, whether he prefers to love or hate a game and his exclusive thoughts on Rudebox by Robbie Williams... plus a lot more discussed! Season is at Sean Season on Youtube and @SeanSeansonYT on Twitter (not calling it that...). Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. linktr.ee/linktothecast If you wanna contact ...
Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2023, Part 4
January 04, 2024 21:26 - 2 hours - 205 MB2023... was a good video gaming year! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 4 of 4 (we did say extensive!) as we simply cover: GAME OF THE YEAR 2023 Picking from the following: Alan Wake 2 Baldur’s Gate 3 Cocoon 3 Dave The Diver Dredge F-Zero 99 Ghostrunner II Hi-Fi Rush Humanity The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom Lies of P Mortal Kombat 1 Octopath Traveler 2 Pizza Tower ...
Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2023, Part 3
January 03, 2024 18:37 - 2 hours - 250 MB2023... was a good video gaming year! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 3 of 4 (we did say extensive!) and we cover the following topics below: 00:55 Best Music or Soundtrack 37:45 It's Like a Ham Sandwich or Keane Award for Okayest Game of the Year 1:15:05 2023's Game of... Not 2023 (Best Remake/DLC/Remaster) 2:11:20 Best Multiplayer 2:36:30 Goodest Boi Like, listen, share ...
Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2023, Part 2
January 02, 2024 20:59 - 3 hours - 263 MB2023... was a good video gaming year! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 2 of 4 (we did say extensive!) and we cover the following topics below: 00:55 Gaming Moment of the Year 1:08:45 Best Storytelling 2:07:50 Best Looking Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’...
Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2023, Part 1
January 01, 2024 12:50 - 2 hours - 223 MB2023... was a good video gaming year! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 1 of 4 (we did say extensive!) and we cover the following topics below: 00:55 Intro and games we missed in 2023 13:20 Rules of Engagement - a few mentions of Pitchford 20:30 Disappointment of the Year - introduction of the wheel 01:30:40 Character of the Year Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreci...
Link to the Cast #326: You Look Like You Know Where The Cheese Is
December 24, 2023 23:20 - 1 hour - 162 MB00:30 Festive frolics, haircuts, extortion and pet monkeys 16:15 Godzilla Minus One 25:45 Modern Star Wars 27:45 Bit more Godzilla 30:25 The Morning Show through Dave's eyes 38:30 Jet Lag Season 8 46:30 Wonka 56:55 Jack's casual GTA IV replay 1:02:05 Dave playing Alan Wake 2 final chapter 1:03:35 Dave wanders back into GTA V 1:08:00 Link’s Awakening DX HD 1:12:45 Tekken 8 Demo 1:23:30 Insomniac Hacks... Insomnihacks 1:34:00 Starfield is being improved every six weeks 1:39:45 Bobby Kotick is g...
Link to the Cast #325: Home Improvement and Ernest Movies For the Young
December 20, 2023 22:38 - 1 hour - 171 MBw/ Kefin Mahon of How 2 Wrestling, Cinema Swirl and The Attitude Era podcast! 00:30 Dark research, home Christmas and Irish supermarkets 13:15 RIP Andre Braugher and Brooklyn Nine-Nine 20:50 Napoleon 27:00 Fargo (TV series) 30:00 Hbomberguy, Todd in the Shadows and Plagiarism 54:30 Kefin's AEW Fight Forever takes 1:05:55 Lonely Mountains: Downhill 1:14:30 Kefin and Hitman World of Assasination 1:21:35 Cyberpunk 1:23:40 Grandia 1:27:35 Mark's on GTA IV 1:35:55 Armored Core 6 1:41:10 E3 Offici...
The Grap Up: November 2023
December 14, 2023 12:21 - 1 hour - 116 MBThe Grap Up, November 2023 EDITON! Topics include: - The return of CM Punk in WWE - WWE Survivor Series recap - AEW Full Gear recap - The news from Japan - And more!
Link to the Cast #324: Dirty Sanchez Coffee Mug
November 30, 2023 02:37 - 1 hour - 143 MBInvincible, Scott Pilgrim animated series, Thirsty Suitors, El Paso Elswewhere, Mario Wonder, The Getaway, Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, The Simpsons: Hit & Run sequel had airships, devs remain unsure why it was scrapped, Insomniac's Wolverine reportedly due 2025, darker than Spider-Man and The Last of Us Part 2 is getting a PlayStation 5 remaster in January Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Lin...
Link to the Cast #323: You Were My Quality Pillar
November 21, 2023 22:27 - 2 hours - 182 MB00:30 Garrett gets the 'rona 05:20 Survivor and reality TV 18:40 The Killer 24:15 Roger and Me 29:30 The Marvels [spoilers for post credits] 34:40 Nu Frasier interupts The Marvels 36:50 Back to The Marvels 41:40 Spider-Man 2 talk from Garrett, Dave and Mark 1:00:20 Dave nearly finished with Super Mario Wonder 1:05:25 Alan Wake 2 1:12:10 Ghostrunner 2 1:22:00 The Escapist staff jumps ship (inc Yahtzee) 1:39:50 Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy will link with Advent Children 1:50:00 Pokemon Concie...
Link to the Cast #322: Five Million Three Hundred and Eighteen Thousand and Eight
November 15, 2023 20:46 - 1 hour - 163 MB00:30 In defence of Intimacy, calculators and Steam Deck on the tube 11:25 Stop Making Sense and Mark 19:45 Tom Jones is a handbag 21:40 Loki finale 30:35 Songs in movies 33:40 Killers of the Flower Moon 42:45 Sonic Superstars 47:45 Headbangers Rhythm Royale 52:30 Jusant 1:00:55 Thirsty Suitors 1:23:20 GTA 6 Trailer coming 1:30:00 Steam Deck OLED 1:35:35 Sony delays half it's planned live services releases 1:43:50 Zelda live action movie 1:55:40 I've been consistent to the dream Like, listen...
Link to the Cast #321: Seasonal Cheese Options
November 07, 2023 23:46 - 1 hour - 182 MB00:30 Beige foods, stuffing and chicken shops 12:55 Post Halloween trick or treat scores 18:45 Scorcese movies, Tarantino movies and Leo's face 25:25 Stop Making Sense 38:05 Suitable Flesh 41:55 Five Nights at Freddy Krugers 42:35 Loki is the bomb and Marvel originality 56:05 The Morning Show season 3 1:03:10 Matthew Perry RIP 1:06:05 Alan Wake 2 1:26:35 Super Mario Wonder 1:33:30 Silent Hill Ascenion "cummy" 1:38:20 Daredevil prototype appears online and Spidey 2 DLC hints 1:43:15 Bungie iss...
Link to the Cast #320: Biscoff Viscosity
October 30, 2023 22:36 - 2 hours - 175 MB00:30 Excellent toast toppings and 2023 music 15:00 Bake Off (no seriously...) 23:20 Mark hates Alison Hammond 25:45 BlackBerry 33:00 Mark beats Super Mario Wonder 47:30 El Paso Elsewhere 1:03:35 Jack platinums Spider-Man 2 already 1:23:45 Unity's controversial Runtime Fee policy was "rushed out" 1:31:40 Metal Gear Solid 3 remake teaser footage 1:37:50 Super Mario Bros Wonder fastest selling Mario game ever in Europe 1:42:35 Mark discusses debuting his game demo at GamerFest 1:55:45 Question ...
Link to the Cast #319: Gum it Down
October 24, 2023 22:37 - 1 hour - 184 MB00:30 Werther's Original, Garrett's swimming until he can't see his Brother 10:30 Wagatha Christie trial doc 21:30 Gen V 29:40 More Loki chat 37:10 Garrett's Nu-Frasier takes 43:50 Mark finishing Lies of P 47:30 Pizza Possum 52:50 Super Mario Wonder first takes 1:05:20 Spider-Man 2 first takes 1:15:20 Insomniac's future with Wolverine 1:20:10 Activision taken over by Microsoft, talking classic game returns 1:26:50 Analog to release the "3D" - an N64 reimagining 1:34:05 Netflix look to license...
Link to the Cast #318: TOBIAS
October 16, 2023 21:41 - 1 hour - 196 MB00:30 Classic Simpsons chat 13:15 Nu Frasier 25:20 The Fall of the House of Usher 31:20 Rocky Horror Picture Show 40:20 Saw X 45:20 Dave's Loki thoughts 53:50 Death Becomes Her 1:02:20 Jack's more detailed Assassin's Creed Mirage thoughts 1:07:55 Mark wraps up Sea of Stars 1:12:55 Mosa Lina [demo] 1:16:50 Dave on Cocoon and it's balls 1:18:55 Pizza Tower 1:24:00 Baldur's Gate 3 1:28:55 Disney possibly looking to acquire EA 1:38:00 PS5 Premium Cloud Streaming Service launches this month 1:44:0...
Link to the Cast #317: DMX Batman
October 09, 2023 21:42 - 1 hour - 176 MB00:30 Bike thieves, Garrett comin' and intro: the podcast - the intro 12:50 Wrestlers on Netflix 22:25 Renfield kinda sucks 28:45 Only Murders in the Building wraps up 32:10 Ahsoka wraps up 36:25 New Loki (is Doctor Who) 37:45 Addams Family (1991) 46:05 Jack's Dad thoughts on Biden 48:30 Garrett's final Lies of P thoughts 58:15 Gunbrella 1:01:25 Assassin's Creed Mirage 1:09:45 Cocoon 1:18:10 Mark's continued Party (Animals) 1:24:30 Chants of Sennaar (is real) 1:30:30 Sega's Hyenas cancelled l...
Link to the Cast #316: Every Now and Then I Remember I've Got Netflix
October 02, 2023 23:19 - 1 hour - 155 MB00:30 Episode 316 says I just recalled Stone Cold 15:00 Mark's just been re-watching Community 17:50 Jill Dando documentary 29:25 Netflix 30:30 Taskmaster returns 42:25 Mark nears end of Lies of P 49:05 Party Animals 54:20 Early thoughts on Cocoon 1:01:30 Epic layoffs mainly at Media Tonic 1:15:10 SAG Aftra strikes for video game VO performers 1:20:25 Red Dead Redemption 2 comes to... Switch? 1:24:10 How will other games look on Switch? 1:26:30 FIFA/EAFC and Twitter/X 1:28:30 What does Denis ...
Link to the Cast #315: White Blood Cell Giveaway
September 25, 2023 20:29 - 2 hours - 291 MB00:30 White Blood Cell superhero 04:50 Mark loves the Faculty 06:20 Dave's back into the Saws 22:05 Unintentional Manhunt 23:25 Dave's not watching the Watchmen 25:00 Bottoms 33:20 Dave's still loving MK1 34:20 Monopoly Switch, Monopoly memories and Monopoly platinum 40:50 Sea of Stars 42:45 Monopoly trophy revenge 47:15 Sea of Stars continued 53:50 Lies of P 1:04:50 Starfield 1:22:00 Moviegrid and Grid games 1:28:00 Unity back track 1:32:45 Microsoft leak 1:51:30 Glen Schofield departs Strik...
Link to the Cast #314: I Read A Little Bit Of Twilight Once
September 18, 2023 08:15 - 2 hours - 165 MB00:25 Mad Egg, vegetarian options, Mainz’ No 1 14:41 Nostalgia Critic’s The Wall 16:39 Donnie Darko 28:50 The Hunger Games and the YA explosion 39:07 No Hard Feelings 40:43 Knowledge Fight 53:16 Blue Beetle 1:00:23 Mortal Kombat 1 1:16:45 ohh… the FRASIER trailer 1:17:30 En Garde! 1:24:59 Blasphemous 2 1:32:57 Sea of Stars 1:37:27 F-Zero 99 1:46:47 Square Enix has lost nearly $2bn in market value since Final Fantasy 16’s release 1:56:25 Unity reveals plans to charge per game install, drawing ...
The Grap Up: August 2023
September 16, 2023 08:36 - 1 hour - 127 MBThe Grap Up, AUGUST 2023 EDITON! Topics include: - WWE SummerSlam - AEW All In - Deaths of Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt - oh and CM Punk is gone
Link to the Cast #313: Am I Batman?
September 11, 2023 08:54 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBOn this week’s episode we are fortunate to be joined by Raw Fury Community Manager, Gemma Garner @gemothy to discuss everything about being terminally online people. We look at misconceptions of being a Community Manager, Twitter, Sugar Daddy spam accounts, mixing personal and professional accounts, and, of course, Batman. Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. linktr.ee/lin...
Link to the Cast #312: Something to Shank Someone With
September 05, 2023 16:38 - 1 hour - 109 MB00:30 Mark travel albatross, Jack loves stuffing and Garrett's 80K TNA pop 07:40 Garrett watch Barbie in a flight delay 13:10 Garrett jumps on the Shrinking bandwagon 17:55 Mark's in The Mist 25:20 Mark's fatherhood 25:55 Ahsoka 33:25 One Piece 43:20 Starfield update with detail to come next week 45:20 Viewfinder 50:40 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk 1:02:45 Sea of Stars 1:05:50 Embracer Group shutters Volition Games 1:12:25 Sony raise their subscription service prices and streaming in general 1:21:40 So...
Link to the Cast #311: Every Hour it Comes Out
August 14, 2023 17:31 - 1 hour - 115 MB00:30 A new host, some odd questions and Ireland's neutrality 08:15 The Succession debate 32:30 The Bear 37:35 Joy Ride 42:05 The Meg 2 47:00 TMNT: Mutant Mayhem 1:00:15 What have Jack and Garrett played this week? 1:01:35 Are we Baldur's Gate guys? 1:05:10 Netflix releases game controller app 1:09:55 Pokemon Direct 1:14:30 Pokemon release... uh... "Wigglet toy" 1:19:20 Nintendo patenting Tears of the Kingdom things 1:27:00 Valve offers cheaper refurbished Steam Decks 1:31:00 Garrett on alien...
The Grap Up: July 2023
August 13, 2023 17:20 - 1 hour - 113 MBTHE GRAP UP FOR JULY 2023! We talk: - SummerSlam Preview - FTR's Collision - Adam Cole & MJF - Death Before Dishonor - G1 Season Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. linktr.ee/linktothecast If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com ...
Link to the Cast #310: Acoustic Equaliser
August 08, 2023 23:03 - 1 hour - 121 MB00:30 Garrett coward, acoustic equalisers and Panic! in the face 12:40 Jack rewatches all the Rush Hour despite the problems 22:25 Studio Ghibli movies 41:10 Driftwood 49:40 Mark finishes Final Fantasy XVI - clive alive 54:45 Mark jumps into some GamePass and French 1:01:30 Venba and spice lords 1:12:05 Dordogne 1:19:15 Pokemon Presents predictions 1:27:25 Fantasian heads to Steam? 1:34:45 Nintendo has record quarter (TOTK) 1:41:35 An exchanging of words... Like, listen, share and subscribe,...
Link to the Cast #309: Don't Be Dune Old Denis
August 01, 2023 21:43 - 2 hours - 168 MB00:30 New phones and dumb football songs 11:55 Garrett's Mission Impossible takes 18:40 Secret Invasion final thoughts 35:15 Garrett still hates sketch comedy 37:20 Barbie 50:10 Oppenheimer 1:11:00 Dave goes back to Tears of the Kingdom 1:18:45 Game of the Year talk 1:27:40 Disney Illusion Island 1:32:45 Pikmin 4 1:37:25 Pizza Tower 1:43:50 A bit more FFX talk now Mark has finished it 1:51:30 PS5 passes 40 million in sales 1:57:00 Five Nights at Freddies is huge 1:59:05 CD Projekt Red lay off...
Link to the Cast #308: That Thetan Thetanin'
July 24, 2023 11:00 - 2 hours - 162 MB00:30 Garrett Kidney the transatlantic terror, Canada is big and Ziggy Marley 10:50 Nimona 16:20 Elemental 24:05 Garrett's Indiana Jones takes 28:05 Scream VI 30:40 Babe 35:05 Arnie Documentary 36:45 Kindergarten Cop 38:55 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 44:55 Garrett hates Saturday Night Live 48:40 Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 54:35 Wham! documentary 1:02:45 Garrett loves executives 1:04:10 Mark and his jailbreaking video games devices 1:09:35 Batman Origins Black Gate 1:12:35 Mark...
The Grap Up: June 2023
July 14, 2023 14:59 - 1 hour - 107 MBTHE GRAP UP FOR MAY 2023! We talk: - AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door - NJPW Dominion - Gunther on WWE Raw - AND MORE! Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. linktr.ee/linktothecast If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com / linktothecast@...
Link to the Cast #307: A Tight Five
July 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 123 MB00:30 Beaches, Comedy and Garrett's hand hurts 09:50 Jack's review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 15:10 Beetle Juice 18:35 The Bear Season 2 24:10 Abbott Elementary Season 2 26:55 People still watch a lot of sitcoms... so why don't we have more? 34:40 Secret Invasion 37:35 Final Fantasy XVI and it's biggest fan: Mark Robinson 55:50 Doomblade and the Garrett method 59:00 Dave the Diver 1:04:30 Garrett's Fight Forever takes and wrestling games in general 1:16:20 Yuji Naka (Sonic Creat...
Link to the Cast #306: Barrack Obama Plaza
July 04, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour - 124 MBNB: We recorded this podcast in a car so the audio isn't quite our usual high standards so apologies in advance! 00:30 PSA about the audio 01:25 Road Trips, Piles of Meat and Barrack Obama Plaza 07:05 Matt Smith era Dr Who 16:00 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 28:55 Asteroid City 43:05 Beau is Afraid and Ari Aster 45:30 Dave's finally got his Elden Ring platinum 47:15 Final Fantasy XVI 58:55 Mark beats MGS2 1:05:40 AEW Fight Forever 1:22:55 Dave the Diver 1:34:15 Top 20 Rated Metacriti...
Link to the Cast #305: Fred Durst Tattoo
June 27, 2023 20:41 - 2 hours - 154 MB00:30 Tattoos, delayed intos and TV show themes 11:55 Mark hates the 4th Pirates movie 18:05 Party Down 20:45 Secret Invasion (mostly spoiler free) 25:35 CGI rearing it's head again 27:55 Super hero movie performance 29:55 Brief acknowledgement of how good Across the Spidervse is 30:25 Movies that have done well in 2023 33:45 Gigs, Tickets and Merchandise 37:10 Jet Lag the Game 45:15 Final Fantasy XVI initial thoughts 1:00:50 Brief Tears of the Kingdom update from Mark 1:03:20 The Last Case ...
Link to the Cast #304: Kurt Angle Laser Tag
June 20, 2023 21:45 - 1 hour - 128 MB00:30 Humidity, Garrett still hates The Rock and Birthdays 12:00 Mark watches Bullet Train 13:25 Bad CGI and Pirates 20:50 Mark watches Guardians 3 27:10 Dave still watching Frasier 32:50 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 35:45 Black Mirror Season 6 43:45 The Flash SPOILERS 1:06:35 Dave is one boss away from Elden Ring completion 1:13:15 Jack playing old Tony Hawk games on Steam Deck 1:18:25 Planet of Lana 1:22:40 Mark 100 hours into TOTK 1:32:55 Final Fantasy XVI Demo 1:45:45 Ain't nobody dop...