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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.

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#1033
Yesterday · 1 hr 16 min
Such a CJ Complaint
This week! Nintendo drops not one but TWO Directs, headlined by the Ocarina of Time remake, the 40th anniversary Switch 2 and Pro controller, Metroid Ravenous, Kirby and the World Beyond, and a pile of Switch 2 upgrades and updates. Sony cuts Kojima's Physint loose only for Xbox to grab it (monkey's paw move?), Moss developer Polyarc shuts down, and IKEA releases a Skyrim mod starring a Kallax shelf voiced by Matt Berry. Then Greg gushes over the Final Fantasy Resonance demo. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/Akx5OaabhE4 News The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Direct Movie news, but still no trailer Aonuma demonstration Ocarina Remake trailer 48 screenshots of Ocarina of Time Remake Zelda 40th Switch 2 and Pro controller are real, confirmed Nintendo Direct 9.9.26 Everything announced at the 9.9.26 Direct Metroid Ravenous Kirby and the World Beyond Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Definitive Edition Mario Kart World gets some new content Star Fox gets an update with new multiplayer content Star Fox Adventures is on NSO Guardians of the Galaxy on Switch 2! Sony drops Kojima's game, Xbox picks it up Polyarc closes IKEA Skyrim mod What'cha Been Playing Blood Dungeon (CJ) Halloween: The Game (CJ) Final Fantasy Resonance (Greg) Socials P1 Bluesky P1 Discord P1 Twitch P1 Patreon Greg's Twitch Greg's Patreon P1 Facebook P1 YouTube Other iRacing Arcade (now on PS5/Xbox + new content) The Electric Playground Network (classic EP/Judgment Day re-releases) Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new website at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:16:35
Friday · 19 min
932a: Breaking Bad Picross Aftershow (10/9/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/hwGhnR9YiUo Breaking Bad Picross Aftershow Welcome to the Aftershow. This week it's an EGM review quiz based upon the October 1999 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Guess the games being described by the review text! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
#1032
September 7 · 1 hr 35 min
Slasher Friction
This week! Two Nintendo Directs loom on the horizon, Sony's State of Play has some highlights, Double Fine launches their Kickstarter, and Sonic picks up a gun in Fortnite (but it's fine, because it's not actually Sonic). Then it's off to What'cha Been Playing, where Greg wraps up Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and dives into the Final Fantasy Resonance demo, and CJ works through Onimusha, Blood Dungeon, Sword Art Online, and a very janky, very entertaining Halloween The Game. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/BAYvns-uqAc News Zelda Direct and a Nintendo Direct this week Nintendo updating games for SW2 — Pikmin 3 and MK8D New NES games added to NSO Sony held a State of Play LEGO PlayStation is real Until Dawn 2 got help from Ad Hoc Studio Keeper is on PS5 (also, the Double Fine Kickstarter) Rhapsody in Scarlet Sonic in Fortnite is a robot so he can use a gun What'cha Been Playing Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Greg) Final Fantasy Resonance demo (Greg & CJ) Onimusha: Way of the Sword demo (CJ) Blood Dungeon (CJ) Halloween: The Game (CJ) Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad demo (CJ) Socials P1 Bluesky P1 Discord P1 Twitch P1 Patreon Greg's Twitch Greg's Patreon P1 Facebook P1 YouTube Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new website at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:35:34
September 4 · 22 min
931a: Lunar Waiting Room Aftershow (10/1/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/mSA0IEy2zn0 Lunar Waiting Room Aftershow It's an EGM Review Quiz, this time from the September 1999 issue. Will Greg and Phil be able to decipher which games are being described by the review text? Find out by listening! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
#1031
September 1 · 1 hr 35 min
The Big Naked Man
This week! Rockstar finally shows GTA VI, The Wolf Among Us gets a remaster, Xbox announces disc-to-digital, Squadron 42 shenanigans. Plus Witcher III remaster, Crazy Taxi World Tour, Mega Man Dual Override, Terranigma finally hitting the US, and a farewell to Peter Cullen. Then CJ digs into Blood Dungeon and Greg into Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, before we go back and re-score a pile of our old EGM reviews. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/opp7uWPqo1s News GTA VI First Look Everything shown at the GTA 6 Netflix special The Wolf Among Us Remastered coming in October Xbox Disc-to-Digital happening We Were Here Tomorrow launches in October The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered announced, free update Stage Tour launches December 10 with 90 songs Star Citizen: Squadron 42 delayed to 2027, dev blames GTA VI Crazy Taxi World Tour playable Mega Man Dual Override gameplay trailer Pragmata gets Mega Man DLC Terranigma coming back Peter Cullen passes away What'cha Been Playing Blood Dungeon (CJ) Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Greg) Socials P1 Bluesky P1 Discord P1 Twitch P1 Patreon Greg's Twitch Greg's Patreon P1 Facebook P1 YouTube Other Wheel World (Messhof) Splatoon Raiders Orbitals Halloween Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:35:26
August 28 · 24 min
930a: Graphic Bot Nudity Aftershow (9/24/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/s6YzeDxVQPI Graphic Bot Nudity Aftershow We've got a Jeopardy game inspired by the band Steely Dan from listener Adrian—but wait! It's not what you're thinking. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
#1030
August 25 · 1 hr 27 min
I'm Connor, I Like Dogs
This week! We dig into Hideo Kojima turning 63, Brick Shop's 3,509-piece original Xbox set, the reported overhaul of Horizon Hunter's Gathering, and the Golden Axe TV show. Then it's the games: Greg on F1 25 and Screamer, and CJ on Fortnite, 1000xRESIST, Splatoon Raiders, and Detroit: Become Human. Plus listener questions on fastest game drop-offs, imports we want localized, fixing old EGM scores, and starting a kid on NES games. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/JYXpIw7q69o News Golden Axe show premieres in September Hideo Kojima turns 63 Brick Shop's 3,509-piece original Xbox set Horizon Hunter's Gathering reportedly being reworked What'cha Been Playing EA Sports F1 25 (Greg) Screamer (Greg) Fortnite (CJ) 1000xRESIST (CJ) Splatoon Raiders (CJ) Detroit: Become Human (CJ) Other Terranigma revival announced for modern platforms Sonic the Hedgehog OST — Starlight Zone (end-of-episode music) Socials Player One Podcast on Bluesky Player One Podcast Discord Player One Podcast on Twitch Player One Podcast on Patreon Greg's Twitch Greg's Patreon Player One Podcast on Facebook Player One Podcast on YouTube Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:27:40
August 21 · 36 min
929a: The Professionals Aftershow (9/17/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDD0Rdib0FU The Professionals Aftershow This aftershow goes deep into Deep Space 9 trivia—will our hosts escape alive and with points on the board? CJ has never seen the show, so of course, he's on his own team against Greg and Phil. Thanks to our good friend Mike for the quiz. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
#1029
August 18 · 1 hr 16 min
Cover That Up
This week! CJ's back from a family trip and digs into Splatoon Raiders' post-game grind, Xenoblade Chronicles Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Big Walk, and Froggy Hates Snow, while Greg wraps up F1 25's Braking Point, goes iRacing, and fights the camera in Super Mario Sunshine. Plus: Sam Neill's final film is the Zelda movie, leaked images of a 40th-anniversary Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller, a Ghost of Yotei complete edition, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/TuL50XdD7oY News Sam Neill's final movie is the Zelda movie Special edition Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller images leak Ghost of Yotei getting a complete edition What'cha Been Playing Splatoon Raiders Xenoblade Chronicles – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Big Walk Froggy Hates Snow F1 25 iRacing Super Mario Sunshine Socials Player One Podcast on Bluesky Player One Podcast Discord Player One Podcast on Twitch Support the show on Patreon Greg's Twitch Support Greg on Patreon Player One Podcast on Facebook Player One Podcast on YouTube Other K. Kondo & S. Tanaka – Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine) — outro music Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:16:06
August 14 · 24 min
928a: Outlaw Bots Aftershow (9/10/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://youtube.com/live/Y8AzSz5X_tw Outlaw Bots Aftershow This week's aftershow continues the Potent Lyricals quiz we started two weeks ago! (So go listen to Episode 926's aftershow for that, then come back.) Will our intrepid group of hosts know what songs belong to the lyrics they are reading? Listen and find out. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
#1028
August 10 · 1 hr 14 min
Usually Butt First
This week! With CJ out, Greg welcomes games journalist Carli Velocci for a conversation that runs from GTA 6's baffling Netflix reveal to climbing console prices, the upheaval in games media, and whether the industry's biggest games need to shrink to survive. Then it's a stack of CJ's listener questions covering video game musicals, retro features worth reviving, and which genres deserve a comeback. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/VqMThovyBqc News GTA 6 "Extended Look" coming to Netflix Games Discussed Cronos: The New Dawn Crow Country The Tartarus Key The Thing: Remastered Silent Hill 2 Alan Wake 2 Forza Horizon 5 Halo: The Master Chief Collection Halo: Campaign Evolved Rhythm Heaven Groove PEAK Socials Player One Podcast website Player One Podcast on Blue Sky Player One Podcast on YouTube Player One Podcast on Facebook Player One Podcast on Twitch Greg on Twitch Support the show on Patreon Support Greg on Patreon Guest Carli Velocci on Blue Sky Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Running time: 01:14:15
August 7 · 45 min
927a: Schmuck Amok Aftershow (9/3/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/4kvKyToZ5sk Schmuck Amok Aftershow In this week's aftershow we have a Same Name, Different Thing Jeopardy quiz from listener Adrian. They can begin racking their brains for answers once Phil and CJ figure out what that means. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
#1027
August 4 · 1 hr 18 min
Raider Hater
This week! CJ finishes Splatoon Raiders and declares his love for it, while Greg plays the wet blanket and explains why the gameplay loop leaves him cold. Yoshi-P warns that remaking Final Fantasy VI could take four or five games, Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent, Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games hit NSO, and a LEGO PlayStation surfaces for October. Plus F1 23's Braking Point, Halo: Campaign Evolved, halfway game-of-the-year picks, Ocarina of Time bosses, and mountains in the RE9 version of Chicago. Join us, won't you? https://youtu.be/AwNQNCAeSBA News FFVI remake would need 4 or 5 games Double Fine lays off 23 staff after going independent NSO adds Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games LEGO PlayStation reportedly coming in October with Astro Bot set What'cha Been Playing Lumines Remastered — mobile (CJ) Splatoon Raiders (CJ & Greg) F1 23 (Greg) Halo: Campaign Evolved (Greg) Socials Player One Podcast on Bluesky Player One Podcast on YouTube playeronepodcast.com Greg's Twitch Player One Podcast Twitch Greg's Patreon Other Nintendo Music Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:18:30
July 31 · 20 min
926a: Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow (8/27/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/KvwuuiBE30w Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow We have a Potent Lyricals quiz from Zach Miller for this week's aftershow! See if our intrepid hosts can tell what song's lyrics they're reading. This is part one of the quiz—hold on for part two in a few weeks! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
#1026
July 28 · 1 hr 25 min
Master Chief Tennis
This week! Greg's back from an F1 pilgrimage to Spa, the Video Game History Foundation digs up a trove of E3 archives, Xbox tries ad-supported streaming and original Xbox games on PC, Atari signs a 10-franchise movie deal with Universal, and the LEGO Donkey Kong set goes up for pre-order. Plus: Splatoon Raiders (is awesome), F1 25's Breaking Point, Final Fight, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/6BBpBrPIhDM News VGHF E3 archive Xbox is testing ad-supported game streaming Some OG Xbox games come to PC Atari movie deal DK LEGO Steve Wiebe promo What'cha Been Playing Splatoon Raiders (CJ) F1 25 (Greg) Final Fight (Greg) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Greg) Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ) Socials Greg's Twitch Show's Twitch Greg's Patreon Show's Blue Sky Show's YouTube Show's Facebook Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:25:46
July 24 · 27 min
925a: Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow (8/19/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrJa-W8uXI Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow For this week's Aftershow, CJ is joined by his daughter Charli as they discuss some of the news stories and trailers from the past few weeks, some of TV we're watching, and more!
#1025
July 21 · 2 hr 3 min
All Digital Future Yoda
This week! Phil returns while Greg's off catching an F1 race in Belgium, and the guys dig into Once Upon a Katamari rolling onto Switch 2, Teeto's launch trailer getting buried under anti-Sony pro-physical comments, and the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set. Plus: Picross S Konami Antiques, Ys Memoire, a Japan-only Ganbare Goemon collection, PowerWash Simulator 2's Star Wars pack, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and the birth of All Digital Future Yoda. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/oKntWkhav-A News Once Upon a Katamari — Switch 2 & Rolling Live Highlights DLC Teeto (official site) — and the anti-Sony disc-comment story Sony ending physical disc production in January 2028 (PlayStation Blog) LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade (72051) What'cha Been Playing Splatoon Raiders (CJ) Orbitals (Phil) Mina the Hollower (Phil) Picross S: Konami Antiques Edition (Phil) Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta (Phil) Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo (Japan import) (Phil) PowerWash Simulator 2 — Star Wars Pack (Phil) Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ) Socials Player One Podcast Blue Sky Discord Player One Twitch Greg's Twitch Player One Patreon Greg Sewart's Patreon (Generation 16) Generation 16 on YouTube Other Blue Dragon (listener shout-out) Robot Alchemic Drive Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Onimusha: Way of the Sword Stranger Than Heaven Beast of Reincarnation Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Dave the Diver — In the Jungle live-action short (Mint Rocket × The Asylum) Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 02:03:46
July 17 · 16 min
924a: You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow (8/12/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rKIuUt9YA You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow CJ played the audio from Sega's 1999 E3 press conference in the standard episode. And in the Aftershow, CJ takes a few minutes to talk about what you may have just heard. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!
#1024
July 14 · 1 hr 35 min
Banner Year for Bangers
This week! Xbox's brutal restructuring and its Game Pass reckoning, ongoing backlash to Sony killing physical discs, new Game Boy/GBA games on NSO, and a Donkey Kong arcade LEGO set. Plus: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Night Trap on 32X, Vampire Crawlers, and your questions on bad games worth remaking, a handheld PS6, and whether this is the next crash. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/2Hheq6P-9go News Resetting Xbox Xbox studio news Microsoft Xbox is the new Burning Platform | Jon Kimmich guest post The Cruelest Part Of Xbox's Layoffs - Jason Schreier PS physical news backlash Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite The Fan Revolt) - Jason Schreier NSO GB/GBA games - Wario Land and others LEGO Donkey Kong What'cha Been Playing Rhythm Heaven Groove Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Night Trap Vampire Crawlers Other Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Games I Completed - 2025 Digging for Isix: A Digital Pictures History Socials Greg Streams on Twitch Player One Podcast on Twitch Greg Sewart's Patreon Player One Podcast Patreon Player One Podcast Discord Subscribe to the podcast Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:35:42
July 10 · 26 min
923a: Bad News Streak Aftershow (8/6/24)
If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/O78if6XOHlg Bad News Streak Aftershow For this week's Aftershow, CJ and Greg discuss magazine rivalries and what happens when editors from different magazines attend the same press events. They also discuss the Game Informer closure and our feelings about the magazine over the years. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

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