Player One Podcast

Join ex-game journalists Chris Johnston, Phil Theobald, and Greg Sewart as they talk about console/portable/PC games, raising kids, and the meaning of life.

BONUS: Ep.808: Trouble In Wonderworld Aftershow (5/3/22) 04/26/2024

BONUS: Ep.808: Trouble In Wonderworld Aftershow (5/3/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Trouble In Wonderworld Aftershow Thanks for your support, patrons! This week’s Aftershow is a legalese type Jeopardy, where the answers are all various legal, copyright, IP, etc. wranglings in and around the video game industry. We thank hacker alias Chrixter for the quiz! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks!! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30936418

Lie to Me Day One 04/23/2024

Lie to Me Day One This week! More Star Wars Outlaws edition talk, Fallout is great, Golden Axe could be an awesome show, Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, Yakuza Like A Dragon, Virtual Boy on 3DS, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:46:15 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30937373

BONUS: Ep.807: Crazy Taxi As A Service Aftershow (4/26/22) 04/19/2024

BONUS: Ep.807: Crazy Taxi As A Service Aftershow (4/26/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Crazy Taxi As A Service Aftershow Listen as Greg embarks on a quest to vanquish guest Captain Logan at this Review Game based upon the April 1993 issue of Game Fan. Plus, afterward, we chat about the games press of old, From Software’s design, and more. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for your support!! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30830283

Rampage Edition 04/16/2024

Rampage Edition This week! Star Wars Outlaws trailer, Rogue Prince of Persia, new Super NES NSO games, Dead Space sequel not happening, more Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster, Ms. Pac-Man, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:46:46 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30831038

BONUS: Ep.806: Maple Leaf Kids Aftershow (4/19/22) 04/12/2024

BONUS: Ep.806: Maple Leaf Kids Aftershow (4/19/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Maple Leaf Kids Aftershow Patrons, thank you for your support! We’ve got an EGM review game for you this week from the April 1997 issue. Can Greg and Phil name the games being described in these reviews? And more importantly, can YOU? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for listening!! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30734013

Served Sonic Style 04/09/2024

Served Sonic Style This week! Game preservation means forward compatibility (and continued sales of older titles), iOS gets emulators but maybe not the one it needs, Phil and CJ continue geeking out on Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon, we get a lengthy lesson in IHOP DLC, Greg finishes the Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster, and much, much more. Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:36:41 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30735833

BONUS: Ep. 805: The Vegas Souvenir Aftershow (4/12/22) 04/05/2024

BONUS: Ep. 805: The Vegas Souvenir Aftershow (4/12/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. The Vegas Souvenir Aftershow Patrons, a wild Jeopardy quiz for you this week from hacker alias Chrixter. It’s all about game-specific difficulty settings. Can our podcast hosts name the games these difficulty settings are from? This is “Episode 666” difficulty! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]. Thanks for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30631428

Likely Drags On 04/02/2024

Likely Drags On This week! Phil and CJ spend a whole lot of time talking about Like A Dragon, Embracer continues shedding studios, Predator hops to more platforms, VR games that deserve respect, Pepper Grinder, Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster, Hebereke Enjoy Edition, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:41:17 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30631313

BONUS: Ep.804: To E3 or Not E3 (4/5/22) 03/29/2024

BONUS: Ep.804: To E3 or Not E3 (4/5/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. To E3 Or Not E3 It’s a Degrassi Jeopardy from hacker alias A Hind D! Can an Aftershow with 2/3rds Canadians represent their homeland with a win? Find out in this one w/guest Ben Rivers! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks again for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30532863

The Load Road to Corn Dog 03/26/2024

The Load Road to Corn Dog This week! PS VR2 production is paused, Princess Peach Showtime, Helldivers 2, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Sand Land (demo), CJ likes anime (and so does his daughter), Phil’s favorite Disneyland food, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:32:56 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30532798

BONUS: Ep.803: Flipped The Mega-Bird Aftershow (3/29/22) 03/22/2024

BONUS: Ep.803: Flipped The Mega-Bird Aftershow (3/29/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Flipped The Mega-Bird Aftershow Patrons! Hello. We hope you are doing well. We’ve got a Jeopardy quiz this week from listener Zach Miller. It’s an eclectic mix of topics, a trivia hodge podge, and our intrepid hosts may not make it out with a positive score. Listen and find out! Also, if you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks so much for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30424308

Well-veeta 03/19/2024

Well-veeta This week! PS5 Pro talk, Exoprimal Mega Man, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, Logiart Grimoire, Helldivers 2, HUMANITY, our commentary on fast food burgers, and much, much more. Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:36:48 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30424248

BONUS: Ep.802: Let’s Get Angry About Video Games Aftershow (3/22/22) 03/15/2024

BONUS: Ep.802: Let’s Get Angry About Video Games Aftershow (3/22/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Let’s Get Angry About Video Games Aftershow Patrons, buckle up. The time machine is rolling back to March of 1994 for this review quiz based upon text from Die Hard Game Fan magazine. Listen as Phil and Greg attempt to guess which games are being described by the text. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30328288

Pack A Cup 03/12/2024

Pack A Cup This week! Phil’s trip to Disneyland, Mar10 day festivities, the new Fallout show, Alan Wake II, Lunar: The Silver Star, Picross S+, Ufouria: The Saga 2, Helldivers 2, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:36:20 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30328243

BONUS: Ep.801: Demo Ver (3/14/22) 03/08/2024

BONUS: Ep.801: Demo Ver (3/14/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Demo Ver Aftershow We venture into the world of niche genres for this Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias A Hind D. Do the hosts have their niche knowledge down? Listen, and you’ll find out. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30224268

Spit Don’t Swallow 03/05/2024

Spit Don’t Swallow This week! Industry layoffs and game cancelations continue, the acquisition sprees of recent years start to unwind themselves, Helldivers 2 is an awesome video game, the Atari 2600+ is pure nostalgia, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: More layoffs - , , , Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:15:03 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30224213

BONUS Ep.800: Doing This For How Long? Aftershow (3/8/22) 03/01/2024

BONUS Ep.800: Doing This For How Long? Aftershow (3/8/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Doing This For How Long? Aftershow Patrons, this week we dive into an EGM Review Quiz based upon games featured in the March 1997 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. Game names are blanked out, and Greg/Phil have to guess, with guest Rich Grisham offering bonus points! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30115933

Licensed to Three 02/27/2024

Licensed to Three This week! A Nintendo Partner Showcase hits and brings some awesome games with it, Microsoft’s first multiplatform games are made official, Like A Dragon, Contra: Operation Galuga, Helldivers 2, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:40:11 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30115818

BONUS: Ep.799: Tastes Like Starlight Aftershow (3/1/22) 02/23/2024

BONUS: Ep.799: Tastes Like Starlight Aftershow (3/1/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Tastes Like Starlight Aftershow For this week’s Aftershow we’ve got a Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias Chrixter all about Sega’s advertising/slogans. Should be a breeze cuz we’ve got Sega-fan Sewart on our side, right? Thanks for supporting the show! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30020343

From The Before Times 02/20/2024

From The Before Times This week! Microsoft’s business update, rumors of a Switch 2 delay to 2025 and a new Astro Bot game, plus Silent Hill: The Short Message, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, Helldivers 2, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:32:55 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/30020253

BONUS: Ep.798: When A Game’s Not Easy Enough Aftershow (2/22/22) 02/16/2024

BONUS: Ep.798: When A Game’s Not Easy Enough Aftershow (2/22/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. When A Game’s Not Easy Enough Aftershow It’s Jeopardy time once again, this time a game from hacker alias A Hind D. No particular theme, just video game Jeopardy in its pure form. Thank you for your support—if you have a game we can play on the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]. /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29910398

Superb Owl Special 02/13/2024

Superb Owl Special This week! Xbox lines up multiplatform strategy, Skull & Bones is quadruple-A, TMNT in Fortnite, Helldivers 2 is Starship Troopers, Silent Hill: A Short Message, Goodboy Galaxy, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:29:58 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29910338

BONUS: Ep.797: Fore! Aftershow (2/15/22) 02/09/2024

BONUS: Ep.797: Fore! Aftershow (2/15/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Fore! Aftershow In this Aftershow you’ll find a Jeopardy from hacker alias Chrixter. Can our hosts make sense of various slogans and advertising taglines used in Nintendo products over the years? It’s tougher than you think! And if you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, please email it to [email protected]. Thanks for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29807998

Hoot 02/06/2024

Hoot This week! Hifi Rush tips off Xbox multiplatform strategy, Celeste 64, the State of Play, Alan Wake jump scares, Minecraft Godzilla, Tekken 8, Brotato, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:41:38 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29808653

BONUS: Ep.796: Scope Out These Creeps Aftershow (2/8/22) 02/02/2024

BONUS: Ep.796: Scope Out These Creeps Aftershow (2/8/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Scope Out These Creeps Aftershow On ye olden Aftershow this week, we’ve got a grab bag Jeopardy quiz from listener and frequent quiz-sender Zach Miller. Take a listen! And then if you fancy yourself a game-maker and have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks again for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29710093

The Butter-Up Budget 01/30/2024

The Butter-Up Budget This week! Job cuts, online connectivity ends for 3DS/Wii U, Until Dawn remake, State of Play rumors, Switch 2 rumors, Alan Wake II, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Sea of Thieves Season 11, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:24:55 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29710053

BONUS: Ep.795: Cortana Gets Her Blue Back Aftershow (2/1/22) 01/26/2024

BONUS: Ep.795: Cortana Gets Her Blue Back Aftershow (2/1/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. Cortana Gets Her Blue Back Aftershow Hi patrons! We’ve got a heckuva Jeopardy for you this week from hacker alias SuperOkay. It’s a Google Translate style Jeopardy with game reviews from a French console magazine circa 2001. Can you guess the games being described in the broken translation? And, if you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks again for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29598298

Indy Gaming 01/23/2024

Indy Gaming This week! The good stuff from the Xbox Developer Direct, Foamstars, Prince of Persia, Sea of Thieves’ big Season 11 changes, you may have missed the release of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of Interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:44:34 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29598173

BONUS: Ep.794: Preordering Your Activision Aftershow (1/25/22) 01/19/2024

BONUS: Ep.794: Preordering Your Activision Aftershow (1/25/22) If you you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 794: Preordering Your Activision Aftershow Patrons, this week it’s a Jeopardy game from hacker alias Marky Marg2. As I’m writing this I have no idea how the game went so we’ll all have to listen and find out together—but Bill Tucker from joins Greg and Phil. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to [email protected]! Thanks for your support! /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29496058

We Heart Explore-Em-Ups 01/16/2024

We Heart Explore-Em-Ups This week! Prince of Persia introduces a significant UX improvement to the explore-em-up genre, we’re getting Golden Sun on NSO, Konami retro collections, Xbox Developer Direct, Alan Wake 2 continues to be excellent, hey maybe Sea of Thieves will be out on PlayStation at some point, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - And take a trip over to to see some awesome retro game vids. Follow us on twitter at . Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at . Running time: 1:42:10 /episode/index/show/playerone/id/29495973

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