8-4 Play 7/31/2026: BOOYAH BROTHERS
Ay? Ay! (Have you been playing Splatoon Raiders? Because we sure have!) Plus the latest in the worlds of video game news and sudden Tokyo su...
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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 7/17/2026: SCORCHED EARTH
It's 8-4 Play's Summer Sale! 25% off hosts! 90% off our usual topics! The death of physical media! More layoffs! And balloon animals for the...
8-4 Play 7/3/2026: COCKY LITTLE FREAKS
Star Fox, Adventures of Elliot, and a now-quaint lil' discussion on physical games (recorded prior to PlayStation's bombshell announcement)....
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...
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...
8-4 Play 5/22/2026: TOUCHED FUZZY, GOT DIZZY
Special guest hosts Snoop Dogg, Seth Rogen, and Willie Nelson celebrate episode #420 by discussing the new Steam controller, Nintendo retire...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
8-4 Play 1/30/2026: NO ONE CAN STOP MR. TETROMINO
The crew checks in (hotel humor!) on the 3.0 update and Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the good and bad of Xbox's latest...
8-4 Play 1/16/2026: YOU, ME, AND LINDA'S CUBES
Linda Cubed, DQ7 Reimagined, Castlevania 64, and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance highlight a mish-mash of new and old impressions alongside th...
8-4 Play 1/2/2026: BALL DROPPIN' NEW YEAR'S FREE-FOR-ALL
Friend of the show and former EGM editor Che Chou joins us to ring in 2026 with another freeform Q&A ep fueled by bourbon and filled with Ne...
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...
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...
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...
8-4 Play 11/7/2025: RTX-5090 Z-A HD-2D TURBO
Hear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and...