Tom + Mat Attack

TMA 308 – Don’t let the Gacha Getcha

On this week’s TMA, Tom’s been playing ALL the games including: Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart 8, Pastel Muses and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble, while Mat has lost his free time to the new HoYoverse game: ZZZ aka Zenless Zone Zero!

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Listen to the boy’s talk Manga on Mat’s new podcast, Manga Tak here.

TMA 307 – Everyone Needs some Mr. Driller

On this week’s TMA, the boys are again complaining about demos (Sandland and Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash), before Tom finds comfort in the warm embrace of Shenmue and Mr. Driller Drillland while Mat’s fallen in love with Hi-Fi Rush. The boys conclude by briefly talking the latest State of Play and the opening of Summer Games Fest.

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Listen to the boy’s talk Manga on Mat’s new podcast, Manga Tak here.

TMA 306 – Bland Burger

Another Timely release! We travel back to good old April 2024 to hear Mat and Tom’s disappointment at the Stellar Blade demo! Tom is happy with Sony’s customer service and played some Analogue Pocket, while Mat’s been playing Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.

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TMA 305 – Anything with a Dragon in it

On this instalment (a couple of weeks ago’s) of TMA, the boys talk in length at their disappointment of the film ‘Damsel’, Mat’s beaten FF7:Rebirth and Tom’s played a bit of Tekken 8 and Sonic Origins.

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TMA 303 – Unqualified for Game of the Year

On the first TMA of 2024, the boys talk moving gaming collections, Mat’s doing a dry ‘gaming’ January to prep for February’s feast of JRPGs, forgetting the name of Tekken characters and playing Wanted: Dead. Tom’s been wrestling with hard drive space and his frustration at Need for Speed: Unbound.

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TMA 302 – The Final Countdown

On a slightly delayed episode of TMA, the boys take you back to December 2023, when Mat played Like A Dragon Gaiden, Persona 5 Tactica and some other games, when Tom was defeated by bosses at the end of Sonic Superstars, platinum’d Sonic Origins, and questions whether he enjoyed Sifu more than The Quiet Man…

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TMA 301 – Double-0 Dragon

On this (last?) week’s TMA, Mat’s been chowing down at the Yakuza buffet with Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, while Tom’s been playing more Sonic Superstars, as well as more Immortals: Fenix Rising. Then the boys go off on a rant about the Metaverse and their mutual love of John Wick: Part 4…

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TMA 300 – Longing for the games of yesteryear

On the 300th Episode of this here podcast, the boys talk shop about 10 years of podcasting and talk about some GAMES. Mat’s been getting immersed in Digital Eclipse’s latest ‘interactive museum’ with The Making of Karateka, while Tom’s been getting into more Sonic Superstars, Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Quiet Man…

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TMA 299 – Constant Comparison

‘Tis the season of games and the boys have rolled up their trouser legs to wade in knee deep… Keeping up with current events, Tom has played both Sonic Superstars and Super Mario Wonder, while Mat’s been enjoying 2022’s indie darling ported to the Switch: Vampire Survivors! There’s also talk of Red Dead Redemption 2, Forza and lots more…

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TMA 298 – Tears of Rubicon

On this edition of TMA, Mat’s been playing the games of the moment, Armoured Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and Sea of Stars, while Tom’s been playing every classic PC shooter, the closed beta of HYENAS and Dirt. Of course, the boys give their POV on the new Netflix live action One Piece.

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TMA 297 – Good Enough for Quake II

On this week’s TMA, Tom’s become a member of the PC gaming elite and decided to use his new found powers to play 1997’s Quake 2, the boys talk more about Street Fighter 6, Mat’s been cooking up a storm in Venba and buying only the best games for the Game Boy Color…

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TMA 296 – Kenergy

On this week’s pod, the boys have played some games! Mat’s picked up some games from the library including Cult of the Lamb and Street Fighter 6, while Tom’s been knee deep in racing games with Star Wars Racer’s Revenge and Sega Rally Online Arcade! We figure out the origins of Cotton, Mat discusses slow mecha games and a good time is had by all!

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TMA 295 – Let’s Talk about Gex

On a long overdue Tom and Mat Attack, the boys discuss the Limited Run Showcase, as well as what they’ve been playing! Mat beat Final Fantasy XVI, while Tom’s been playing some ExoPrimal and Episode 1 Racer…

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TMA 293 – Like a Dragon Punch

On another star studded Tom and Mat Attack, Mat has been playing more The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Humanity and the Street Fighter 6 Demo. Tom’s not only been indulging in that same demo, but playing more Bayonetta as well as some SPIDER-MAN?!

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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 289 – Original Mat Seal of Quality

On this week’s episode Tom’s been playing more Sonic Frontiers, diving into the history of Artoon and exploring the world of Full Metal Alchemist, while Mat’s finally embraced the digital cat life with Stray, enjoyed and hated different games in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga collection, and wet his appetite with the demo of Like A Dragon: Ishin. On top of that, the boys talk the latest Nintendo Direct, Fortnite and a whole lot more!

NOTE: There is an issue with Tom’s audio in this episode, hope it’s still listenable enough. Tom wasn’t aware that he wasn’t recording with his usual mic and instead the mic had defaulted to the built in one. Oops!

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