Latest Shibuya Podcast Episodes
8-4 Play 5/26/2023: BOOGERS, PICKLES, AND ZELDA
8-4 Play - May 26, 2023 09:18 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 637 ratings17-Bit head honcho and two-time Kakariko Village gherkin tossing champion Jake Kazdal joins us once again for an epic (and largely spoiler-free) first discussion on all things The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Plus quick thoughts on PlayStation Showcase 2023! Time – Topic Discussed: ...
8-4 Play 5/12/2023: OUT FOR ZELDA
8-4 Play - May 12, 2023 07:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsThank you for calling 8-4 Play. We can’t take your call right now, but please leave a message at the tone and we’ll get back to you as soon as we’ve had our fill of Tears of the Kingdom. *BEEEEP* Time – Topic Discussed: 01:58 – Nicknames 11:28 – Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters 19:09 – H...
8-4 Play 4/28/2023: GOLDEN (MAN)GODS
8-4 Play - April 28, 2023 08:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsGolden Week is here, and look what the Pegasus dragged in--that’s right, straight from the skies above Narita Airport, it’s fan favorite special guest Shane Bettenhausen! Join us for talk of the hottest trailers from two weeks ago (TOTK and FF16), the latest Arcade Archives releases, the new FF ...
8-4 Play 4/14/2023: STUPID SEXY PALADINS
8-4 Play - April 14, 2023 09:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsGaming Jesus is missing, and it’s up to YOU to make it through this podcast without him! Strap in for random talk about Super Mario Galaxy, Hollow Knight, Gabe’s irrational fear of chocolate, more Resident Evil 4-make, and (of course) another obscure PC Engine game nobody has ever heard of. Plus...
8-4 Play 3/31/2023: FAREWELL SWEET HYPE TRAIN
8-4 Play - March 31, 2023 09:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsE3 may be gone (for now?), but the show must go on, as they say, so join us for thoughts on Resident Evil 4-make™, Wo-Long: Fallen Dynasty, Meg's Monster, the new Tears of the Kingdom details, and more. (Recorded before the E3 news dropped, RIP.) Time – Topic Discussed: 00:57 – Nicknames 09:...
8-4 Play 3/17/2023: THE BUTCHER SHOP
8-4 Play - March 17, 2023 08:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsThe crew gather (IRL!) to talk Octopath II, the Resident Evil 4 demo (i.e. RE 4-make) and Village in PSVR2, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line, and E3 or not E3 -- or is that even a question? Time – Topic Discussed: 01:12 – Nicknames 09:53 – Octopath Traveler II Impressions 15:34 – Theatrhythm: Fi...
8-4 Play 3/3/2023: SHADOW OF THE NERDTREE
8-4 Play - March 03, 2023 09:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsWherein the gang dish on the latest State of Play (ok, mostly Humanity to be honest), PSVR 2 launch, Mikami’s departure and the Elden Ring DLC announcement (STEAK BET ALERT). Time – Topic Discussed: 01:04 – Nicknames 13:00 – PSVR2 Talk (Resident Evil Village) 30:44 – Humanity 44:52 – Like ...
8-4 Play 2/17/2023: GUYS AND EYEDOLS
8-4 Play - February 17, 2023 08:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsWe catch up on the latest Nintendo Direct with talk about Metroid Prime Remastered, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance nostalgia, and (of course) hot takes on the latest Zelda trailer. Time – Topic Discussed: 00:52 – Nicknames 09:05 – PC Engine Talk (Private eye dol) 25:36 – Metroid Prime Remast...
8-4 Play 2/3/2023: JOJO'S HI-FI ADVENTURE
8-4 Play - February 03, 2023 08:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsGame director at Tango Gameworks, self-admitted Zwan fan, and (actual) friend of the show John Johanas joins to talk all about the hottest game that no one had heard of until a week ago: Hi-Fi Rush! Time – Topic Discussed: 00:54 – Nicknames 07:44 – Hi-Fi Rush with Director John Johanas
8-4 Play 1/20/2023: FAR EAST OF SHIBUYA
8-4 Play - January 20, 2023 09:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsWith Gaming Jesus MIA, we broke out the rotary phone and called Turbo Zone Direct (1-800-DUO-THIS) to summon newcomer JP Wentz for an in-person show (!) to talk a lot of PC Engine, a little Pokemon S&V, a touch of Tunic, a sprinkling of news, and more! 02:44 – Nicknames 12:29 – PC Engine Tal...
8-4 Play 01/6/2023: MONEY TO BURN
8-4 Play - January 06, 2023 08:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsKick off the new year with a TIGHT 60 (tm) of wistful holiday memories of three ogres battled, two crises cored, one avatar movie, and a fel-o-ny in an air fryer. 01:59 – Nicknames 19:44 – Tactics Ogre: Reborn 31:16 – Sekiro 36:00 – Night in the Woods 37:24 – Crisis Core: Final Fantasy...
8-4 Play 12/23/2022: HERE COMES JESUS CLAUS
8-4 Play - December 23, 2022 08:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsIn our holiday special, wayward son Graeme returns home to learn the true meaning of Christmas—i.e. Armored Core and Street Fighter, The Game Awards, Ash hanging up his Pokéballs, and plenty more. WARNING: SANTA SPOILERS: KEEP AWAY FROM 10 AND UNDER 01:07 – Nicknames 12:50 – Armored Core chat ...
8-4 Play 12/9/2022: FUNKY KONG OF 40,000 YEARS
8-4 Play - December 09, 2022 08:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsTravel back to a time before (a day before!) the Game Awards and revel in the nostalgia and naïveté of those bygone days when people cared about Mario movie trailer #2, Elden Ring art books, and Yuji Naka conspiracy theories. Time – Topic Discussed: 01:07 – Nicknames 14:27 – The second Mar...
8-4 Play 11/25/2022: TURKEY SURVIVORS
8-4 Play - November 25, 2022 08:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsKyoto’s reigning turducken champion and 17-Bit head honcho Jake Kazdal joins us straight from the dinner table in Kyoto to talk about Somerville, Vampire Survivors, Pokemon S&V, the upcoming Game Awards, and plenty more! Time – Topic Discussed: 01:08 – Nicknames 01:39 – Word Cup Spoiler...
8-4 Play 11/11/2022: S’MORE TAKES (PARODY ACCOUNT)
8-4 Play - November 11, 2022 08:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsGather round the campfire for mildly-warm-yet-palatable-even-if-they-briefly-fell-on-the-ground takes on Modern Warfare II, Twitter, Callisto Protocol & Japanese game "cens0rship," Nintendo numbers and more. Time – Topic Discussed: 01:39 – Nicknames 18:38 – Twitter Tawk 32:42 – Call of Duty...
8-4 Play 10/28/2022: THAT'S NOT COFFEE
8-4 Play - October 28, 2022 08:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsA verrrrrryyy scaaaaaaary and seasonally-appropriate spooktacular (tm) chat covering all the recent Resident Evil and Silent Hill news, Bloodborne and its unofficial demake, and -- yadda some last thing what did we talk about --. (Boo!) Time – Topic Discussed: 01:23 – Nicknames 12:37 – Bloo...
8-4 Play 10/14/2022: GLUTEUS MINIMUS
8-4 Play - October 14, 2022 08:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsThe gang checks in on the Street Fighter 6 Beta, Meta Quest Pro news, and Phil Spencer’s shelf, says goodbye to The Last Soldier, Babylon’s Fall, and Stadia, and offer in-depth analysis on a certain plumber’s plumper — and it’s not the one you think! ……oh wait, no, yeah, it is. 00:51 – Nicknam...
8-4 Play 9/30/2022: I AM JACK'S BIG GAMING CHAIR
8-4 Play - September 30, 2022 09:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsNicholas de Leon of Consumer Reports saddles up in his Cooler Master Ergo L to talk about Gaming Chair conspiracies, the TGS news we missed, Mark's hate-hate relationship with Quake II, and plenty more. 01:06 – Nicknames 05:36 – Gaming chair advice with Nicholas from Consumer Reports 32:07 ...
8-4 Play 9/16/2022: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2022
8-4 Play - September 16, 2022 09:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsBig news outta TGS this week (yes, you read that correctly!), so the gang assembles in person (!)—along with Capcom’s @alfonso_thesix and IGN’s @The_Katbot—to discuss Street Fighter 6, the Nintendo Direct and State of Play lineups, various Like a Dragons, and more! Time – Topic Discussed: 01...
8-4 Play 9/2/2022: THE GOLFER’S DREAM
8-4 Play - September 02, 2022 08:50 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsAccursed guest Liam Edwards joins us in the hunt, as we purge the streets of beasts and birdies. May the Great Ones grant us eyes, and maybe a few Ace Cards so we can make this episode a hole-in-one. Time – Topic Discussed: 00:42 – Nicknames 08:16 – Cursed to Golf 44:25 – Bloodborne 1...
8-4 Play 8/19/2022: THREE POINT SHOWCAST
8-4 Play - August 19, 2022 09:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsWe may be whittled down to just a cast of three this week, but that won't stop us from brainstorming alcohol marketing strategies, talking about garbage, and helping Tina decide her next FromSoft game. Actually, maybe YOU can help with that last one? Time – Topic Discussed: 00:00 – Nicknames ...
8-4 Play 8/5/2022: BORN TO DIE WORLD IS A SNUFF
8-4 Play - August 05, 2022 09:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsSummer has finally hit Tokyo, and we're all looking for ways to cool down--or at the very least keep our cooldowns spinning in Xenoblade Chronicles 3! Also Tina learns to make her favorite cocktail and Gabe moves up in the world, plus Pokémon and Tactics Ogre news! Time – Topic Discussed: 00...
8-4 Play 7/22/2022: THE CAT'S AWAY
8-4 Play - July 22, 2022 09:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsWhen the host is away, the rest of the cast will...explore the pain threshold of chocobo racing in Final Fantasy X, examine the extras in the Elden Ring collector's edition, express some spoiler-free thoughts on Stray, and exhibit a variety of hot takes on all the news that's fit to hastily thro...
8-4 Play 7/8/2022: GABES EARL JONES
8-4 Play - July 08, 2022 09:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsRoy did what? …Well we can’t put that in the description. Just say something like “We talk about Mario’s voice, SGDQ, Switch pro rumors yadda yadda” the usual BS. 00:51 – Nicknames 08:35 – Elden Ring (Massive Spoilers. Pretty Sure We’re Done After this!) 27:25 – SGDQ Highlights 51:01 – My T...
8-4 Play 6/24/2022: MACARONI AND CHEZ
8-4 Play - June 24, 2022 09:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsJoin the fearsome 8-4-some as they charge headlong into Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, ruminate on the crowning of our final (?) Elden Lord, and waterslide through the Summer Gaming madness. Time – Topic Discussed: 01:39 – Nicknames & Mac n’ Cheese Talk 18:36 – Fire Emblem: Three Hopes ...
8-4 Play 6/10/2022: LISTENING RAINBOW
8-4 Play - June 10, 2022 10:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsWe're a bit behind (or rather, ahead of?) all the Summer Gaming nonsense -- hey, we live in Japan, we just got rid of Zima, fer crissakes! -- but still got plenty of hot chatz re: Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil Rem4ke, Final Fantasy XVI, Mega Drive Mini 2, and Sonic Frontiers. Time – Topic Di...
8-4 Play 5/27/2022: SIZE MATTERS
8-4 Play - May 27, 2022 10:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsElden who? Bury that fossil alongside the NHK guy--this week, we're diving deep on Project Zomboid, the hot new...wait, it's from 2013? Well, whatever. Roy's into it and that's all that matters. Plus a lil Kirby, a lil news, and maybe just a -few- words about the From game that shall no longer b...
8-4 Play 5/13/2022: ENDIN' RING
8-4 Play - May 13, 2022 08:02 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsOur final (?) discussion of Elden Ring dives so deep your rainbow stone would shatter before it hits bottom, including spoiler-filled endgame zigs and half-assed lore zags. Also: some news. Time – Topic Discussed: 01:20 – Nicknames 19:23 – Elden Ring 34:29 – ***ROUND 1 ELDEN RING SPOILER T...
8-4 Play 4/29/2022: GOLDEN, WEAK
8-4 Play - April 29, 2022 09:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsWhat better way to celebrate Showa Day than with a smattering of Radical Dreamers, a dollop of Chrono Cross, and most importantly, in-depth analysis of every t-shirt in Uniqlo’s new Final Fantasy collaboration line? 01:05 – Nicknames 09:34 – Elden Ring 33:02 – Chrono Cross & Radical Dreame...
8-4 Play 4/15/2022: TOTALLY TUBULAR
8-4 Play - April 15, 2022 10:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 637 ratingsA whole lotta Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness, signs of Elden Ring burnout (yet somehow we still love talking about it for an hour?), and some kind of Kingdom Hearts something or other I dunno I stopped listening at this part. Plus steak updates and more! Time – Topic Discussed: 1:30 – N...