Region Free Gamers: A Video Game Podcast

Today it's Mike, Arnaldo, and Paul talking about some of our favourite Indie horror video games! The show starts off with an unexpected appearance by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick! (2:50) We capitalize on this explosion of charisma by talking about some of our spookiest movie and gaming memories (15:00) followed by first recommendation, Yuppie Psycho (32:30). One man homage to Shadowgate, The Horror Of Salazar House is up next (49:30) followed by grotesque run n devour game, Carrion (1:02:30). The show is taken over by HAL 9000 with Observation (1:19:00), and we close things out with the geometric horror of Oxenfree (1:30:30) and unusual pick, Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent (1:46:30).   Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! https://linktr.ee/regionfreegamers Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Yuppie Psycho - A Great Place To Work Carrion - Appetite For Destruction Oxenfree - The Beach, 7am

Today it's Arnaldo, Paul, Mike, and special guest Rick (@ashevent on instagram) talking about what video games we've been playing lately! The show begins on a high brow with a debate about Denny's vs. IHOP before we get into Mike's picks, Contra: Rogue Corps (10:50) and much better game, Psychron (23:50). Paul is up next talking about meeting up with some friends of the show in Toronto (38:30) and some of the tire fires they played, including Bible Adventures (45:45) and BAFTA award winning (not really.. but it also hasn't been nominated yet...) bootleg SNES classic, Hong Kong '97 (1:00:00). Rick moves us along touching on No More Heroes 2 and Catherine before a deep dive on Psychonauts 2 (1:25:30) and Arnie brings us home with Evan's Remains (1:50:00) and Learn Japanese To Survive: Hiragana Battle! (2:00:30).   Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! https://linktr.ee/regionfreegamers Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Psychron - Boss Fight Hong Kong '97 - I Love Beijin

Today it's Mike in the hosting chair for the first time, joined by Arnaldo and Paul as we talk about PlayStation video game developer, and creator of highly questionable ad campaigns, Kronos Digital! After some catching up including talking about the jankiest carnival rides (Zipper forever!), the crew talks about their favourite video game ad campaigns (18:00) before moving on to the first game Kronos helped develop, Phantasmagoria (27:00). Criticom, Dark Age and Cardinal Syn (the Trilogy Of Terror!) are up next (32:00) followed by little known PC one-of, Meat Puppet (51:30). We then talk about Kronos' biggest hit, Fear Effect and its sequel, Fear Effect 2 (1:00:00) which is conversation that can't be had without talking about Fear Effect 2's ad campaign (1:24:00). We close things out with Fear Effect's nearly complete but abandoned PlayStation 2 sequel, Fear Effect 3: Inferno and the reasons that led to the demise of Kronos Digital (1:44:30)   Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us!

Kelly, Kelly's cat, Arnaldo, and previous guest now full time host Mike Doucet (!) are talking about the queen of crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter, and how it has contributed to the video game industry in ways both positive and negative. We start off talking about the beginning of Kickstarter and the ways it showed promise (4:00), and of course, the first big kickstarted video game, Broken Age (14:30). But it's not just games as we talk about as we delve into whether the OUYA was actually a successful console or not (32:30). We talk about one of the bigger successes, Pillars Of Eternity (51:00) and groan over the unending saga of Star Citizen (55:30). Nostalgia milkers Mighty No. 9, the Bloodstained series, Shenmue III and Yooka Laylee are up next (1:09:00) and we close out the show talking about which projects we've personally backed and whether they delivered (1:51:00).   Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! https://linktr.ee/regionfreegamers Email regionfreegamers@gmail.co

Today it's Geoff, Arnie, Kelly, and Paul talking about what great (and merely ok) video games we've been playing lately! We open things up with some big news for the show that then devolves into Paul's apathy towards his PS5 (4:30). Arnie saves the day with 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (25:30) and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (36:30) followed by Kelly breezing through Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (51:00) and slogging through World's End Club (1:03:00). The show wraps up with Paul and Atelier Ayesha (1:13:30) and Geoff with Metal Gear Solid V (1:36:30) and Axiom Verge 2 (1:52:30).   Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! https://linktr.ee/regionfreegamers Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: SMT Strange Journey Redux - Battle 2 Atelier Ayesha - Invitation Flower (Summer)

Today we're working up a sweat as Anthony, Kelly, Arnaldo, and Paul are here with a special Patron request episode to discuss video game motion controls! First, we dive into the biggest question: why do we want motion controls in video games? (10:30). Some of the first motion control concepts are up next with arcade classics like Hang On (19:00). With the arcade in the rear view mirror, we move to the home market, first with the Atari Mindlink (27:00) and then the inspiration for the Infinity Gauntlet (probably) and antagonist of lefties everywhere, the Power Glove! (35:00) Pathetic flailing simulator the Sega Activator is lovingly discussed next (57:00) followed by the Sony Eye Toy (1:07:00) and the first big motion control success, Babysitting Mama! On the Nintendo Wii! (1:12:00) For the last segment we try to capitalize on the success of the Wii with the Microsoft Kinect (1:30:00) and Playstation Move/PSVR and talk about what the future of motion controls will look like (1:59:00).   Patreon! https://www

Today Arnaldo and Paul are joined by Youtuber, Shmup Junkie, to talk about our favourite shmup video game developer, Compile! We start off the show getting to know Ilya and hear his recommendations for the best shmups for beginners (spoiler: not Battle Garegga) before moving on to the early history of Compile (23:00) and a chat about Caravan shooter competitions (29:30). Our first experiences with Compile games are up next (36:00) followed by talking about Compile's early efforts Zanac and The Guardian Legend (43:30). We cover Compile's bread and butter, Aleste, in detail (1:10:00) followed by fan favourites Blazing Lazers and Spriggan (1:41:30) and wrap things up with Compile's end as a shmup developer (2:03:00).   Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! https://linktr.ee/regionfreegamers Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Blazing Lazers - Intro and Area 1 Power Strike - The Challenger GG Aleste 3 - Dogfighter

Kelly, Arnaldo, Anthony, and Paul are working together toward a common goal today: talking about our top picks for couch co-op video games! After discussing odds on Mario carrying the torch in the upcoming olympics and our preferred co-op gaming partners, Anthony gets the ball rolling with A Way Out (19:00). Paul is up next with oft ported arcade oddball Gain Ground (35:00) followed by wizard abuse simulator, Trine (57:00). Kelly keeps the party going with Children Of Morta (1:07:00) and divorce lubricator Overcooked 2 (1:21:30) before Arnie brings it home with action packed split-screen Stardew Valley (1:31:30) and Guncon killer app Vampire Night (1:45:30)   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Sega Ages: Gain Ground - Origin, Awaken, Theme Of Heroes Children Of Morta - Soundtrack Of Love Stardew Valley - Winter (The Wind Can Be Still)

Arnaldo, Kelly, and Paul are joined by special guest from the future, Luke (@lukelikesgames on Instagram!) to talk about what video games we've been playing lately. Kelly starts us off with Sayonara Wild Hearts (12:30) and Nier Replicant (27:00). Luke is up next with Astro's Playroom (37:00) and Maquette (49:30). Arnie chips in with Tearaway (1:04:30), Cat Quest (1:13:50) and Earthbound (1:26:15). Paul rounds things up with video game tire fire, Time And Eternity (1:34:00), and the conversation devolves into a chat about other bad games including Michigan: Report From Hell, Battle Construction Vehicles, and Fight Crab (1:48:30).   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Sayonara Wild Hearts - Fighting Hearts Astro's Playroom - SSD Spiderman: The Arcade Game - BGM2

Today it's Geoff, Arnaldo, and Paul bringing you the best and worst (there's a lot of worst!) video games based on movies. The guys start out talking about when and why movies largely translate into bad video games (13:00) before Arnie rescues us with some picks for actual good games based on movies, including The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Scarface, and The Warriors for PS2 (26:30). Paul is up next with Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves for the NES and Super Star Wars for the SNES (55:00) followed by Geoff with Rogue Leader on the Gamecube, Alien 3 on the SNES, and of course, Goldeneye 007 for the N64 (1:11:00). But we can't talk about movie based video games without our picks for some of the worst, including the likes of The Lion King, Jurassic Park: Trespasser, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure! (1:29:00)   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Aladdin (SNES) - Magic Ca

Live from ATgames headquarters, Paul, Anthony, and Arnaldo are here to talk about the home arcade revolution! After a little catching up we start out talking about our earliest memories of the arcade and all the weird places we played arcade games at (21:00). Of course, it would be odd to talk about arcades without talking about the titan of arcades worldwide for the better part of a decade, Street Fighter II (38:00), followed by the overall decline of the arcade (47:30). Arcade 1up and the reasons for their success in the home arcade market are up next (57:00), and we close out the episode talking about their main competitors and our own home arcade wishlists including a game that was announced shortly after we recorded the episode! (1:25:00)   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Virtual On - In The Blue Sky Street Fighter II - Spain (Vega) Out Run - Magical Sound Shower

Today it's Anthony, Paul, and extra special guest, Patron from Day 1 or possibly 3, Jay Berrones, talking about what video games we've been playing lately! After some discussion about swearing in other languages and people enjoying their accents a bit too much, Paul starts off talking about surprise PC hit, Loop Hero (15:30) before moving on to Total War: Shogun 2 (32:30) and Initial D: Extreme Stage (47:00). Jay is up next with Turbografx-16 classic Vigilante (1:04:00) followed by Pixeljunk Monsters (1:12:00) and the original Samurai Shodown! (1:23:30) Anthony wraps it up with tales from the retro arcade with Super Off Road (1:33:00), Robocop (1:44:00) and some Michael Magic with Moonwalker (1:52:00)   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Loop Hero - Dark Matter Moon Initial D - Eye Catch

Arnaldo, Kelly, Geoff and Anthony are extremely excited today to talk about arguably the greatest platforming video game ever made, Super Mario World! After catching up, the crew talks about the team responsible for Super Mario World and their own varied experiences with the game (10:50). The story, game mechanics and all the cool suits are up next (48:00). The show is rounded out with a discussion about the game's critical reception, legacy, and where we all think it ranks in the pantheon of Mario games (1:25:30). Spoiler Alert: it's ahead of Mario Is Missing.   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers@gmail.com   Music: Super Mario World - Fortress Theme Super Mario World - Underwater Theme

Kelly, Arnaldo, Anthony, and Paul, are alone on Vita Island today talking about the underrated portable game system that almost could, the PlayStation Vita! After Arnie shares his story of getting Johnny Yong Bosch to sign a game he wasn't in, we start talking about the pre-Vita hype (17:00) and then the launch itself (36:00). Our anger at Sony rears its righteous head as we talk about the various reasons the Vita flopped (1:05:50) but we end the show on a fun note as we talk about our favourite video games on the Vita (1:36:00) and the legacy it left behind (1:57:00).   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers at gmail dot com   Music: Gravity Rush - Resistance And Extermination Tales Of Hearts R - Battle Theme #5 Persona 4 Golden - Never More - Welcome Home

Arnaldo, Kelly, and Geoff are on deck today to talk about what video games they've been playing lately! At first, after catching up with some general video game and pandemic chat, Geoff gets the ball rolling with Jak and Daxter (14:50) followed by grooming raptors for killing guests in Jurassic World Evolution (22:40). Kelly chooses from among the obscene amount of games she's finished so far this year and comes up with Persona 5 Strikers (33:25), Octopath Traveler (45:45) and AI: The Somnium Files (58:30). Arnie brings the show home on an indie binge with Donut County (1:11:15), A Short Hike (1:17:30) and Leena's Inception (1:21:10).   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers at gmail dot com   Music: Persona 5: Strikers - Scramble The Phantom Strikers Donut County - Garbage Day

The Ultra Combo of Arnaldo, Kelly, Paul, and Geoff are diving into British video gaming royalty with a retrospective on Rare! After catching up with the madness of 8 player Killer Queen Black on the Switch and the relentless harassment of Duolinguo (5:30), we start the topic of the day with a look at Rare's early history in video game development (15:30) and their dive into the venerable Nintendo Entertainment System (34:00) followed by the SNES (44:40). The legendary Rare N64 catalogue is up next (1:10:00) and the show is wrapped up with a discussion about the Microsoft purchase and the legacy left by Rare that IGN got so very, very wrong (2:02:00).   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers at gmail dot com   Music: Battletoads - Title Theme Killer Instinct (Arcade) - Intro Conker's Bad Fur Day - Poo

Today Arnaldo and Paul welcome previous guest and new member of the RFG rotation, Kelly (sierranight) to talk about what is commonly considered one of the best video games of all time, Chrono Trigger! After a brief interlude into the world of phallic Personas, the crew starts off talking about their first experiences with Chrono Trigger, including how unimpressed Paul was (14:45). For a glimpse into Arnaldo's terrible taste in game mechanics, look no further than (36:20) and his disdain for the ATB system. Debates are had over favourite characters (1:11:50) and the show is wrapped up with a chat about our favourite endings and the legacy Chrono Trigger left behind (1:50:40).   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers at gmail dot com   Music: Chrono Trigger - A Premonition Chrono Trigger - Chrono Trigger (Main Theme) Chrono Trigger - Battle Chrono Trigger - Wind Scene

Arnaldo, Paul and Geoff are joined by RFG podcaster emeritus Ozzy Garcia for a special Patron request episode discussing why various video game franchises have failed! After rightly embarrassing Ozzy for his love of the Filet O' Fish, we start off with Patron Joao's first suggestion, Final Fight, and its not very streetwise descent into mediocrity (8:50). The disappearance of the lovable, pettable fuzzies of Bloody Roar are up next (43:40) and the show is concluded by our discussion of Wave Race's vanishing act (1:19:10).   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers at gmail dot com   Music: Final Fight CD - Slum Above Ground Bloody Roar 2 - Bringer Of The New Age Theme

Today, Geoff, Arnaldo, and Paul talk about what video games they've been playing lately! Paul starts things off with Oxygen Not Included (8:15) and bizarre DS cult favourite, Rocket Slime (28:30). Geoff is up next with a few quick hits including Hades and Dark Souls 3 (41:00) followed by Fire Emblem: Three Houses (47:00) and Mario and Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (1:01:20). Arnie wraps things up with a bucketful of Ratchet And Clank games (1:12:40) and one of the more surprising franchise resurrections we've seen, Rygar (1:32:45).    Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers at gmail dot com   Music: Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime - Cutscenes Hades - Out Of Tartarus

Today it's Paul, Arnaldo, and Geoff on deck with another choice selection of the best/worst video games ever offered! After some catching up with dogs and horrible house odors, Geoff starts us off with the classic Die Hard Trilogy for the PS1 and Saturn (13:00). Paul is up next with Die Hard Trilogy's video game spirit animal, Technocop on the Genesis (28:15) followed by Arnie with a mouthful of Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries Of Fujisawa (45:45). The parade of delightful mediocrity continues with Jurassic Park on the Sega Master System (58:30), Double Dungeons for the Turbografx-16 (1:12:15) and finally, last but not least, Xbox 360 masterpiece, Bullet Witch (1:22:35).   Patreon! www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! Instagram @regionfreegamerspodcast Twitter @regionfreegamer Email regionfreegamers at gmail dot com   Music: Kotodama The 7 Mysteries Of Fujisawa - Story Double Dungeons - Field 1 Bullet Witch - Ferocious Cheer From Voice Extras