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TMA 291 – Where there’s Chickens…

On a yet another later than advertised TMA, Mat has been solving The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, dreaming of John Wick video games and learning the history of video games with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, while Tom has been falling off Fortnite, falling in love with Resident Evil 4 Remake (well, the demo at least…) and Slice, Dice and Rice. All this before the boys pour one out for the Nintendo E-shop…

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TMA 290 – Loving The Dragon

On a later than advertised TMA, Mat has been playing Like A Dragon: Ishin, and believe it or not, so has Tom… To balance that out, Tom has been falling back into Guilty Gear Strive, and believe it or not, so has Mat… An odd week of gaming serendipity is broken by talk of Phantom Breaker: Onima and wonder how cheap Wanted:Dead needs to drop before we play it!

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TMA 276 – We Know Nothing.

On this week’s podcast, the boy’s try to remember what games have been announced recently and get on their soap boxes about the usual and talk about games released in the last few months, including Neon White, It Takes Two, Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection and Sonic Origins!

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TMA 270 – V-Pick of Destiny

On this week’s TMA, the boys discuss Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, the latest State of Play and obscure Japanese Playstation peripherals…

Games discussed in this episode: Cyberpunk 2077 (PS/Xbox/PC), Elden Ring (PS/XBox/PC), King of Fighters XV (PS5), Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (PS4), Stolen Song (PS1), Aerosmith: Quest for Fame (PC/PS1),

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TMA 269 – Rock the Dragon

On yet another TMA, the boys talk surprisingly current video games! Mat has been playing Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring, while Tom has been indulging in some Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and Grid Legends.

Games discussed int this episode: This War of Mine (Everything), Reversi Let’s Go! (Switch), Cyberpunk 2077 (PS/Xbox/PC), Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch), Elden Ring (PS/XBox/PC), Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (all), Grid Legends (Xbox/PS/PC).

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TMA 268 – In the Vault

On this week’s TMA, Mat gushes about Othello and fantasises about the perfect One Piece game, while Tom has finally given into Grapple Dog, as well as playing Cyberpunk 2077. The boys talk the Wii U / 3DS store situation and games preservation in general. 

Games discussed int this episode: Othello (Nintendo Switch), Reversi Let’s Go! (Switch), Smash Reversi (Switch), Smart Othello (iOS), Grapple Dog (Switch / PC), Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch), The Gunk (XBox/PC), One Piece: World Seeker (PS4/XBox), One Piece: Unlimited World Red (3DS/PS4/Wii U/Switch), One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 & 4 (all), Cyberpunk 2077 (all), Biomutant (all).

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TMA 267 – End of a Mii-ra

On this week’s TMA, it’s Mat’s turn to play some One Piece games with One Piece: World Seeker and indulge in the excellent Grapple Dog. Tom’s meanwhile played a little bit more Pokémon Legends: Arceus, rocked out to some Simply Red while on the rally track with Dirt 4, and experienced the woes of the Call of Duty install process. Beyond that, the boys discuss the latest Nintendo Direct and how to pronounce ‘Live A Live’

Games discussed in this episode: Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch), The Gunk (XBox/PC), Dirt 4 (PS4/XBox), One Piece: World Seeker (PS4/XBox), Grapple Dog (Switch / PC), Call of Duty: Warzone / Modern Warefare (everything).

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TMA 266 – Animated Pirates

On this week’s TMA, the talk a ton about Pokémon Legends: Arceus – the good, the bad and the unpronounceable title, while Tom’s been digging into his back catalog with The Gunk, NFS: Heat and keeping up the VR coverage with One Piece: Grand Cruise.

Games discussed int this episode: Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch), The Gunk (XBox/PC), Need For Speed: Heat (PS4/XBox), One Piece: Grand Cruise (PSVR).

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TMA 265 – Lucrative Business Opportunities

On this week’s TMA, the boys are back with the hottest of takes (after looking for listener feedback) on that new VR: Mat’s been playing Beat Saber, Synth Riders and Half Life: Alyx, while Tom’s been getting into God of War, talking about his 2021 in review and indulging in budget Switch titles!

Games discussed int this episode: Beat Saber (VR), Synth Riders (VR), Half Life: Alyx (VR), God of War (PS4/5), Metroid Dread (Switch), Nirvana Pilot Yume (Switch/Xbox/PC), Iron Snout (everything), My Hero Academia: One Justic 2 (Switch), Wordle (browser), One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 (PS3/XBox), Destiny 2 (all), Deep Rock Galactic (PS5/XBox/PC), Pokemon Go (Mobile), Pokemon Games (Misq.).

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TMA 264 – Allrena fighters

The boys are back after Christmas to discuss literature! Mat’s been reading Kazuo Ishiguro’s excellent nove- wait, wait what’s going on here?! No, the boys have been playing MANY video games over the break: Tom’s played every Arena Fighter ever made with anime characters in it as well as classics like Uncharted 2. Mat meanwhile has played some more Spiderman, Deep Rock Galactic and Light Fairytale Episode 1.

Games discussed in this episode: Spiderman (PS4/5), Uncharted 2 (PS3/4/5), Distrust (PS4,Xbox, PC), Crusin’ Blast (Switch), GTA: Definitive Edition (PS5/XBox/Swithch/PC), Light Fairytale Episode 1 (PS4/Xbox/PC), One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 & 4 (PS4/Xbox/PC), Every One Piece Game Ever Made (various), Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (PS4/Xbox/PC), My Hero Academia: One’s Justice (PS4/Xbox/Switch), Jump Force (PS4/Xbox/Switch/PC), Deep Rock Galactic (PS4/Xbox/PC), Dirt 5 (PS4/PS5/Xbox/PC), Halo Infinite (Xbox), Halo ODST (Xbox), The Gunk (Xbox), Destiny 2 (all).

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TMA 259 – Flimflam-a-doozle

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The boys (and the laptop fan) are back! On this week’s TMA, the boys explain where they’ve been, get into the weeds on the PS5 by discussing Astro’s Playroom, Returnal, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, as well as the data transfer process and the Dual Sense controller.

Besides that, Mat continues to rant about the price of games and bad gaming stories, while Tom’s been enjoying some games on Game Pass like The Evil Within and being bored by others like Control…

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TMA 251 – Pokémon Spectacular Part 1

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On a landmark TMA, the boys get down to discussing Pokémon in the first part of an epic retrospective.

In Part 1, we discuss the original three gens (Red/Blue/Green/Yellow, Silver/Gold/Crystal & Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald), their subsequent remakes, as well as the spin offs in between (Pokémon Stadium, The Trading Card Game, Puzzle League and Pinball).

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TMA 247 – American Turrican

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On this TMA, the boys talk about the games getting released in the year 2021, as well as playing a few things in between! Mat’s been tediously translating the new Japanese Switch game ‘Buddy Mission BOND’, while Tom’s been getting excited about Biomutant and picked up a Sunsoft classic for the Super Nintendo!

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TMA 245 – Supermarket Secrets

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On this week’s TMA, the boys have been getting some Switch bargains in! Mat’s bought a few physical titles, while Tom’s been playing some great titles like A Short Hike, Super Arcade Racing and some not so great titles like Fight of Animals. Mat beat Ghost of Tsushima and played a little of the ‘Legends’ mode, while Tom’s taken an unexpected trip into the apocalypse in Fallout 76.

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TMA 243 – Silver Big ‘Un

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On a Festive(?) TMA cast, Mat tells the tale of finding wild PS5s, his regret at buying ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ and his rekindled love of ‘Ghosts of Tsushima’. Tom on the other hand is laughing at ‘Shenmue 3’ Remake petitions, loving ‘Dead Rising: Chop ’till you drop’ before the boys talk about achievements and tease their Game of The Year 2020 picks!

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TMA 242 – The Power of Shenmue

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We’ve beaten some games! Tom gives his final verdict on Shenmue 3, while Mat adds Yakuza: Like a Dragon to his internal ranking Yakuzapedia. Tom talks pick ups, Mat gushes over 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and advertises Spotify for all of five minutes…

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Tom's Gaming World! - Episode 22 - Astro Boy, Altered Beast, Ecco, 18 Wheeler and more!

Tom takes a look at some PS2 SEGA games in this episode as well as talking about a couple of games on the two of his most beloved consoles, the SEGA Master System and the Philips CD-i!

TMA 240 – The Word of the Week

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On yet another TMA, the boys have mainly been playing games starting with the letter ‘S’! On top of Mat’s usual Genshin Impact update, he played and fell in love with The Sexy Brutale, while Tom’s been enjoying Spiderman on the PS4, while starting to see the cracks in Shenmue 3… as well as a JRPG?!?

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Tom's Gaming World! - Episode 20 - Mini Game Room tour, 3DO fighting games and more!

Tom's back for another one, in the 20th episode of Tom's Gaming World, Tom gives us a quick tour around his old games room as he very slowly moves things out of it. We also have a look at a couple of 3DO fighting games and 'Flopon the Space Mutant', a hidden gem of a puzzle game. There's also an update on Tom's Dreamcast VGA solution and a mention of 8BitDo's lovely SN30 pro+ controller.