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8-4 Play

8-4, Ltd.

Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo. Featuring the sultry voices of 8-...

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8-4 Play 6/19/2026: VACATION WELL WASTED

Special guest Robert Ashley stops by to talk about his amazing podcast A Life Well Wasted, old EGM / 1up.com memories, and (as required by l...

01:19:26Jun 19, 2026

8-4 Play 6/5/2026: BLAME IT ON THE RAIN

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES (a couple days ago): Game-by-game-by-game analysis of PlayStation's latest E3 June State of Play, plus…well, mostl...

01:06:03Jun 5, 2026

8-4 Play 5/8/2026: FANTASTIC MR. STAR FOX

Up-to-the-minute Star Fox hot takes, week-or-two-old Saros first impressions, and the ancient mobile flip-phone Japan-only Xenosaga spinoff...

51:43May 8, 2026

8-4 Play 4/24/2026: STROOP, THERE IT IS

17-Bit's Jake and Raj join the crew to chat about dat indie dev life, dat Pragmata life, and dat Tomodachi Life, with a very special message...

01:14:49Apr 24, 2026

8-4 Play 4/10/2026: NOT MY SYRCUS

Do pirates do pilates? Clench your AnEarth and climb Gabe's favorite tower to find out as the crew explores the Switch 2 Edition of Super Ma...

01:08:02Apr 10, 2026

8-4 Play 3/27/2026: CHAIRING IS CARING

Craft yourself a seat by the river and take a load off as we share first thoughts on Pokémon Pokopia, check in on the current state of Monst...

01:19:22Mar 27, 2026

8-4 Play 3/13/2026: ALICE IN CHAINSAWS

Th-th-the gang t-t-talks the g-g-good, the bad, and the silly of Resident Evil Requiem, plus more Zelda, Minishoot Adventures, and Project H...

01:12:05Mar 13, 2026

8-4 Play 2/27/2026: LEGEND OF AWAYSIS

17-Bit's Jake Kazdal stops by to talk Zelda anniversary memories, his upcoming game Awaysis, Virtual Boy do's and don'ts, and all the big ne...

01:36:05Feb 27, 2026

8-4 Play 2/13/2026: SEEING RED

Strap on your climbing gear and watch out for vertigo as we scale the dizzying heights of Cairn and plumb the stereoscopic depths of the Vir...

01:07:13Feb 13, 2026

8-4 Play 12/19/2025: PRIME MINISTRY

Ring in the holidays with extended Metroid Prime 4 thoughts and an audio tour of the Nintendo Museum's new art exhibit, plus Game Awards rec...

01:15:01Dec 19, 2025

8-4 Play 12/5/2025: VIEWPOINT 1998

With Metroid Prime 4 dropping mere hours before we recorded, we went for the next best thing: a bunch of games from the late 90s! Tune in fo...

01:05:55Dec 5, 2025

8-4 Play 11/21/2025: ALL STEAMED UP

Lumines (loo-meh-nez) Arise, new Hyrule Warriors, Game Awards noms, Metroid Prime 4 hopes and fears, new Steam hardware (x3) and more! 00:45...

01:14:08Nov 21, 2025

8-4 Play 10/24/2025: ONE-UPPED

1UP Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a bun...

01:16:01Oct 24, 2025

8-4 Play 9/26/2025: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2025

It's our favorite time of year: Tokyo Game Show! A cavalcade of special guests pop through to talk about everything we saw at and around day...

02:08:34Sep 26, 2025