Cane And Rinse

“May the Light of Aether shine upon you!” Our last adventure with Samus for this year as we travel back to 2004 for the GameCube sequel, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Leon, Brian, Leah and Rich - along with contributors from the Patreon and forum - revisit Retro Studios' divisive dark middle chapter of their first-person 3D trilogy. For some, this instalment is one of their least fondly remembered Metroid experiences - frustrating and unfriendly, For others it is their favourite - a moody, challenging masterpiece. Where do you fall? And where's that remaster? http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_592.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Menu Select by Kenji Yamamoto2. Vs. Dark Troopers by Kenji YamamotoEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about

“You got boost power!” When we scheduled this show, it had been over 18 years since the most recent release of a new F-Zero game. Then Nintendo threw us for a loop with the shadow-drop of the free-to-play battle royale F-Zero 99! Nevertheless, as planned, Leon, Karl and Michiel - along with contributions from our Ryan and the wider community - come together to celebrate and analyse this long-dormant future racer franchise, featuring a detailed look at the Super Famicom/SNES, N64 and GameCube 'big console' trilogy, as well as reports of the GBA 'trilogy' of spin-offs/sequels. And a little word on that newest entry too. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_591.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Title screen (F-Zero X) by Taro Bando & Hajime Wakai2. Wings for My Way (F-Zero GX) by Hidenori ShojiEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if

“Cheers to your mustaches!” We all know that Mario and Luigi have been on RPG adventures before, but in their first adventure on the GBA, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, it’s a whole new quest with new friends, new enemies, and all new abilities to help them save the day! Join Chris, Ryan, and Leah as they travel to the Beanbean Kingdom in our latest issue. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_590.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Stardust Fields, Area 64 by Yoko Shimomura2. Going Home by Yoko ShimomuraEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations wi

“By the Spires you made it!” Few would pick a game, based on a Theme Park experience based on a movie, to be a standout launch title for PSVR2, but is that what we got?  Join Chris Worthington, Karl, James and Chris O’Regan as we look at whether ILM Immersive managed to capture some of that Star Wars magic. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_589.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Pinteeka Dub by Danny Piccione2. End Credits by Bear McCrearyEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating

“DRACULA HAS REVIVED MANY TIMES.” Back on board the spooky train with the beloved action platform series, as we arrive in the 16-bit era and Super Castlevania IV. Leon, Leah, Michiel and community correspondents weigh in on this remake/'requel' of the original Akumajo Dracula. There's a lot of love for the soundtrack (except for prog/jazz hating Leah) and Simon's all-new eight-way wiggly whip.   http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_588.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Prologue by Masanori Adachi/Taro Kudo2. The Forest of Monsters by Masanori Adachi/Taro KudoEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're

“Are you all set?” From the arcades of 1993, through the console generations, we drift through every single iteration of Ridge Racer. OK, we haven't played every mobile version and pachi-slot, but Leon, Chris Worthington, Tony and community contributors have hundreds of hours of sideways thrills under their drive belts, and can't wait to reminisce. The aesthetics, the music and the feelings, whether its Revolution, Rage, Rave or R4. Go go go!   http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_587.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Main Menu from Ridge Racer by Shinji Hosoe/Nobuyoshi Sano/Ayako Saso2. Urban Fragments from R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 by Kohta Takahashi/Hiroshi Okubo/Asuka Sakai/Tetsukazu Nakanishi/Koji NakagawaEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an

"When you hit the ground, tell 'em Nathan Zachary sent you!” A riveting tale of aerial derring-do is our focus in this podcast, as we revisit Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, twenty years on. Leon, Brian, Chis Worthington and Tony are your swashbuckling sky pirates, as we dogfight about how elegantly this one has aged since its 2003 launch on the OG Xbox. As usual, insightful and heartfelt community contributions round out the dashing discourse. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_586.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Aerial Alterations by Stan LePard2. Night Fight Over Chicago by Stan LePardEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check

He who makes a beast of himself removes himself from the pain of being human.” The Chinese Room had a difficult path ahead of them when they were tasked with creating a follow-up to Frictional Games’ massively successful - and massively scary - Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Does 2013’s Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs rise to the challenge? Join Leah, Chris Worthington, Jon and Sean to find out whether they were just as spooked this time around. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_585.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. New Year's Eve by Jessica Curry2. Mandus by Jessica Curry Edit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming ga

“Toot-Toot Sonic Warrior deep in space and time, Toot-Toot Sonic Warrior forever in your mind” Our third Sonic the Hedgehog show comes on a shiny silver plastic platter, as we alight upon Sonic CD. Leon, Tony, returning guest Dan Clark and community correspondents attempt to decipher SEGA's time warp mechanics, 3D special stages and races with the sinister Metal Sonic (not Mecha Sonic who is a very different thing). Plus of course, we join in the 30 year old music debate as we muse upon the merits of both the Japanese and North American OSTs... http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_584.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. You Can Do Anything by Masafumi Ogata/Casey Rankin/Keiko Utoku2. Sonic Boom by Spencer Nilsen/PasticheEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do y

“There are no free lessons here.” Fore! Ryan, Jon, Sean and Jesse tee up for a bunker-chipping, birdie-flopping, caddyshacking conversation about Australian indie darling Golf Story. Does this game land cleanly on the green, or is it a bogey? This conversation will go a fairway toward answering that question. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_583.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Cheekybeak Peak by Joel Steudler2. Wellworn Grove by Joel Steudler Edit by Ryan Zhao You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things rel

"Questions about whose hands might one day hold my Myst Book are unsettling to me.” After 30 years, we release Chris, James, Jesse and Jon from their exile in D’ni. As they step, blinking and nervous, into the light, they find themselves on a strange island. This wonderful place is a gateway to puzzling worlds of history, influence, and mystery. Join us for a walk around the first of Cyan’s signature franchise: join us on Myst. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_582.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Myst Theme by Robyn Miller2. Un-finale by Robyn MillerEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're cover

“PULL IT OUT OF THE SKY!” Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was marketed as an opportunity for players to live out their ultimate (Dark) Jedi power fantasies. Did the game succeed? Well, it certainly did commercially, leading to a sequel just two years later. Leon, Brian, Jon and community contributors polish their holocrons in a bid to convey what was successful and what wasn't about LucasArts' brace of stormtrooper-flinging lightsaber-fests. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_581.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. The Force Unleashed Theme by Jesse Harlin2. The Force Unleashed II Theme by Mark GriskeyEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and c

“Goodest idea, underqualified gun man!” Colt and Juliana go head to head, life or death, day after and day and for what? Leon, Tom, Tony and Jay relive Arkane Lyon's recursive immersive sim and, with some broadly rather negative community correspondence, attempt to explain where they feel that the ambitions of "DEATHLOOP" were met, and also where they fell short of flourishing to full fruition. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_580.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Automaton's Tango by Tom Salta2. The Revenant by Erich Talaba/Jeff Cummings Edit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst

“The Zodiac Brave Story" Following two delays (one long, one short), we can finally bring you our in-depth discussion of Final Fantasy Tactics (and The War of the Lions). Leon, Leah, Rich - and a returning Josh Garrity - have all completed this lengthy, daunting, and at times downright cruel game - and are ready to share their findings with you all. We also have a slate of valuable community contributions giving us jumping-off points from which we talk strategy, status effects, job systems, red Chocobos and brutal boss battles in this long-awaited podcast. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_579.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Bland Logo - Title Back by Hitoshi Sakimoto/Masaharu Iwata2. Bloody Excrement by Hitoshi Sakimoto/Masaharu IwataEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2

“SOMETIMES HE HIDES IN MUD.” Our fourth Shinobi series podcast sees Joe Musashi come to the end of his 16-bit era with - after a faltering start - what some consider to be the franchise's coup de grace. Leon, Chris Worthington, Jon and returning guest Dan Clark  - along with community contributors - tangle with NEO ZEED's even more mighty and evil forces in this all-action Mega Drive/Genesis joint. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_578.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Mandara by Masayuki Nagao2. Shadow Master by Masayuki Nagao Edit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whils

"People like you are the reason why we have middle fingers" Should we fear death or should we embrace it? Join Brian, Jon, Rich and Tom as they explore the existential meaning of Spiritfarer, the death-centric management sim by Thunderlotus. Do the management sim aspects of this game bolster or hinder the end of life message the developers attempt to convey? Join them on this journey into the great beyond. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_577.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Main Theme by Max LL2. Stella's Lullaby by Max LL Edit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can

“The Belmont family has a long history of Vampire Hunters.” In our latest Castlevania show we land At Konami's second attempt at bringing the full-fat horror platformer experience to handheld in Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge. Leon, Brian, Jon, Leah and listener contributors find a slightly yet significantly upgraded protagonist - and one who can now even use axes and holy water - in this assault on Dracula's real estate portfolio. Special praise is doled out for a remarkable 8-bit soundtrack, though significant ire is reserved for an especially tough final showdown. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_576.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Opening by Hidehiro Funauchi2. Praying Hands (Cloud Castle) by Hidehiro FunauchiEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).

“Once upon a time… in a wild, wild world… there were two wolf brothers…” For brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, the bond they share might be the only thing they can really count on when a terrible accident changes their lives forever. Join Leah, Brian, Jon and Tony as they follow the brothers’ trail all the way down the west coast of the US, and explore all the people they meet and circumstances they must navigate along the way. In Dontnod’s 2018 episodic adventure Life Is Strange 2, many challenges await the pair, and how they turn out depends on the choices you make - so choose carefully. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_575.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Into the Woods by Jonathan Morali2. Away by Jonathan Morali Edit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do

“BRAVE FOR ENTER BOSOM” Treasure's 10th release was also its first out-and-out shmup, and what an impact it made. A niche title made in small numbers on an unpopular machine (in the West at least) that became a legendary game. Leon, Chris Worthington, James and Michiel each have a different history with Radiant Silvergun from 'back in the day' 25 years ago right up to recent encounters via the Xbox and Switch versions. Along with community contributions we dive deep into the design of this storied STG-cum-RPG. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_574.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Return by Hitoshi Sakimoto2. Penta by Hitoshi SakimotoEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast?

"You found a shiny medallion!" Flicky, Agony, Alfred Chicken, Dynamite Dux, Untitled Goose Game. These are just some of the titles we think of when we try to recall videogames with avian protagonists. Manchester studio Acid Nerve added another feathered hero in 2021 with the release of its Zelda-esque Death's Door. Leon, Chris O'Regan, Sean and Tony - along with Cane and Rinse community contributors - dodge roll their way through this flightless corvid's musing on the impermanence of all things. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_573.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Death's Door by David Fenn2. Shall We Dance by David FennEdit by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then vent