Vampire Killer / Castlevania: Bloodlines / The New Generation – Cane and Rinse No.638

“TWO YOUNG VAMPIRE HUNTERS SET OUT TO FULFILL THEIR DESTINY….” New protagonists for a new era. Initially, officially, considered to be a gaiden, Konami's second game entitled Vampire Killer was arguably canonised as Castlevania: Bloodlines in the USA. Leon, Leah and Sean talk whips, spears, level design and boss fights. Even the always excellent contributions from the Cane and Rinse community can't persuade us to spend much time on the neutered European/Australian PAL version, robbed of this instalment's signature pace and blood. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_638.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Prologue by Michiru Yamane2. Nothing to Lose by Michiru Yamane edited 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“Go! Go! Go! Go-go!” It could have been Sonic 3D, but the tech wasn't ready. In fact, the game itself wasn't entirely ready when it was due to release, leading to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles coming out on separate (full-price) cartridges. Leon, Leah and Tony - along with community contributors - dash into the eventual complete title, Sonic 3 & Knuckles. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_637.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Sonic 3 Title by Tomonori Sawada2. Theme of Knuckles by Brad Buxeredited 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"Thank you Poe, but the vampire is in another coffin.” Vampire Survivors started off as a solo developer effort that turned into a huge indie hit. A compulsive experience that employs various slots-style visual and audio cues to give upgrades more 'juice', the game is nevertheless an incredibly generous affair with rock bottom store prices and no microtransactions. Thomas, James and Sean – along with contributors from the listening community – chat through the basic, charming visuals, the gameplay loop, and the ethics of tricks borrowed from world of gambling. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_636.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Reincarnated Echos by Daniele Zandara/Filippo Vicarelli/William Davies/Lorenzo Floro2. Needs More Fighting by Daniele Zandara/Filippo Vicarelli/William Davies/Lorenzo Floro edited by Jay TaylorYou 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“HOT FIGHTING HISTORY” Yie Ar Kung-Fu marked the first appearance of many core one-on-one fighting game tenets that remain in use fully 40 years later. Join Leon, Chris O, Chris W and Jesse (as well as contributions from the listeners) to find out which parts of the rulebook Konami wrote all the way back in 1984. There's also time for talk of opponent strats, as well as the lowdown on the game's many conversions, a sequel, plus a not really a sequel. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_635.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Fight Theme by Miki Higashino edited by Jay TaylorYou can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with an exclusive podcast, 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“Guess what. This house has an illusion wall.” This week, we put the "cane" back in Cane and Rinse with our discussion of DuckTales on the NES and the ahem dynasty of duck games that followed. We detail the pre-interactive origins of everyone's favorite policy failure, Scrooge McDuck, and track his adventures up to 2013's WayForward remake. Ryan, Leah and Michiel quack the case of this buried treasure with contributions from the community and woo-oos from the soundtrack. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_634.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Title Theme by Mark Mueller/Hiroshige Tonomura2. The Moon by Hiroshige Tonomura edited by Ryan ZhaoYou 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“Good morning.” Covering all the main games from thirty years of Iron Fisting, we relive the mad, bad Mishima saga and recall its many combatants. Leon, Michiel, Rich and Sean wax lyrical of 10-hit strings, mighty juggle combos and multipart, limb-breaking holds. As usual, we have some great, nostalgic memories from the Cane and Rinse listenership to share as well. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_633.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Character Select (Tekken 1) by Shinji Hosoe/Nobuyoshi Sano2. Jin Strikes (Tekken 8) by Yusuke Yamauchi/Akitaka Tohyama/Shogo Nomura/Yoshihito Yano/Go Shiina/Shinji Hosoe edited by Jay TaylorYou 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“Why not pay the tavern a visit first?” From oaks to acorns. The Fable series began life as O.G. Xbox exclusive, released under the weight of some big talk of tantalising concepts in 2004. Leon, James, Tony and a returning Darren Gargette - along with contributions from the Cane and Rinse listenership - relive the legend of the first Fable, and replay the game in a post Dragon Age, post Witcher III, post Elden Ring, post Baldur's Gate III landscape. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_632.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Oakvale by Russell Shaw2. Bowerstone by Russell Shaw edited by Jay TaylorYou 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“Oh no!” All-but abandoned after just two critically successful entries, Capcom's Power Stone is a series that - until a recent announcement - lived on only in the hearts of those who played it quarter of a century ago. Leon, Karl, Michiel and Ryan - along with contributors from the listening community - bash out what made Power Stone such a blast, and ponder what the sequel was an eternal party favourite for some, yet an over-egged pudding for others. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_631.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Player Select by Tetsuya Shibata2. Continue by Tetsuya Shibata edited by Jay TaylorYou 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

"Honk!" Terror most fowl or anserine champion? James, Brian and Leah are going to find out if House House’s goose is cooked or whether they laid the golden egg with 2019’s Untitled Goose Game. There sure are a lot of goose idioms, huh? http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_630.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117 by Dan Golding2. Untitled Goose Radio by Dan Golding edited by Jay TaylorYou 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“Any objections, Lady?” The infamous odd-one out. Nintendo SPD collaborated with Tecmo's Team Ninja for the Wii-exclusive follow-up to the Prime trilogy, with results that weren't greeted entirely enthusiastically by press or punters alike. Leon, Chris Worthington, Leah, Rich and community correspondents get to grips with Metroid: Other M - its quirky cameras and unintuitive interface, and perhaps most controversially, its character-changing portrayal of series hero, Samus Aran. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_629.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Title Theme by Kuniaki Haishima2. Piano Medley by Kuniaki Haishima edited by Jay TaylorYou 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 to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum