rare kind of hero - #620

Welcome to another episode of the podcast edition of One Life Left, the world's longest running radio show about video games (in the English language)! This week Mark Cerny personally congratulates Simon and Ste might be on a list but never mind that - we have an SSG! We're joined by Luke Caspar Pearson, Associate Professor and Co-Director of Cinematic and Videogame Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. He's here to talk about his new book "Videogame Architecture: Building Virtual Spaces" - a book so big that it won't even fit on an Ikea Kallax shelf! (Other shelving systems are available). Other topics this week include the recent Nintendo Direct, Tetris vs Trump, Resident Evil movie comedy cuts and a Skyrim X Ikea mashup. Another Ikea mention?! Do we want sponsorship from them?? Six years! Six years I've been writing these! You'd think I'd be better at it by now! A letter is like a creative part of your very soul and we want you to feed them to us!! That's right, feed your souls to us at [email protected] or join our Discord and leave some tasty letters for us to consume on there. Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (possibly still broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: PlayStation PortalMarvel's Spider-Man 2Astro BotSelacoPhonopolis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new season of One Life Left starts here! Don't know who we are?? Well, we're only the world's longest running video game radio show in the English language, that's what! This is the podcast edition of said radio show. Hello! Don't let the fact that we have 618 previous episodes (not including specials) behind us scare you. Jump aboard! The main things to remember are it's the hope that kills you, it's always never F-Zero, fewer not less and 7/10 is the only review score. Your hosts are Ste Curran and Simon Byron. Simon's mic is usually better than in this episode and it will be sorted. I am the Undercaretaker, a shadowy figure who mostly writes nonsense that sometimes touches on things that actually happened in the show. With that in mind, a link to the OLL Discord is HERE. Please don't try to scam us. This week our intrepid hosts talk about their Summer arcade experiences, Deal!, eclipses, GTA6 (of course!), Xbox capping the cloud, how Sonic gets away with using guns (and what else he could possibly now get up to...), Sony/Digital/"own" vs "licence" continuing shenanigans and the Lego PlayStation! We also talk about gamescom 2026 (yes it is all lower case) and, of course, Maraoke! Speaking of Maraoke: Reading this before Friday 11th September 2026? Got any plans for Friday 11th September 2026? No? Well you do now! Come to Maraoke at Loading Bar, Stoke Newington, LONDON at 7pm and JOIN US! Find out more details HERE! Do you want a refund despite the fact that you're getting this for free? Or want to write us a letter in case there's a chance of winning a prize, or just out of the goodness of your heart?!? Well then send something to us at [email protected] or join our Discord and leave us a letter and/or chat to us there! Link above AND below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (possibly still broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredThe Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium TalesPlayStation PortalMarvel's Spider-Man 2Shoe it All! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

...For Summer! It's End of Term but rather than watch films in our own clothes all day while the teachers neck vodkas in the staff room we decided we'd smack one more episode out of the park for YOU! So this week we briefly gloss over the football, despite EA being right again, and discuss yet more physical media axing shenanigans (that GameStop doesn't care about), CoD lobby 'banter', a Mii return, The Charles Cecil Patented Sleep Technique and what exactly is a Tōkon, Gillen?? There's also Summer Holiday plans, definitely not a review of Pragmata but you do get a brief review of Develop:Brighton, using Wiki to read the plots of things we can't be bothered to watch/play/read/continue with (if it's not already been called this then I'm starting here: WikiSkipping!), Andy Burnham's plans for gaming and, AND, a load of your blooming lovely letters!! Thank you, all! So, yes, it's now the Summer Holidays and you'll have to amuse yourselves until we return in September but please don't be strangers! You can still write letters/send e-postcards to us at [email protected] or keep in touch with us and other OLL listeners on our Discord! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (possibly still broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Mario Tennis Fever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

... until it isn't - which may be the case on Wednesday evening, after this podcast has been released onto an unsuspecting world, but at the time of me writing this IT is very much in a state of STILL maybe COMING HOME. Obviously I'm talking about football. Football. It's coming home... On that note, welcome once again to the podcast edition of the world's longest running video game radio show, in the English language, One Life Left! This week we ponder Develop week party options, last minute meeting requests, football (obviously), EU not stopping Sony, Xbox getting battered in Brazil, a Steam refunds tantrum, LEGO loving Donkey Kong, Isabelle Rodriquez (who are you??) and much RESPEC!! Can't help but notice we got ZERO letters this week - was it too hot to write, maybe, dearest listeners?? That's absolutely no excuse - I manage to write consistently poorly in all weathers! Was the threat of us deleting all your games not enough?? Good grief... Well you have One Week Left (of this season) to get your letters to us before we all jet off on our Summer hols!! Send them to us at [email protected] or join our Discord, have a natter, play some Vanity Projects and drop us a letter there! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Rise of the Tomb RaiderResident Evil VIIYoshi and the Mysterious BookPringles Poptopia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It would've been too obvious to name this week's episode after something Marvel Universe related. So I didn't. And even that might need some explanation, anyway, so HERE! 616, innit?! Aaaaaanyway, hello, welcome to the podcast edition of the longest running English language video game radio show: One Life Left! We don't always discuss the logistics of watching a football match whilst sitting in a swimming pool but in this episode WE DO! We also discuss Sony binning discs (plus general physical Vs digital issues), no more consoles at a loss says PS boss, Steam Machine getting mixed vibes (from one person), MS gets cheeky and Kojima gets nostalgic (and paranoid)! There's a Maraoke THIS FRIDAY - Friday 10th July, that is - in that London! Get your tickets HERE! WRITE US SOME LETTERS OR WE WILL DELETE ALL YOUR GAMES!!! Don't think we won't! Well, we'll delete the digital ones, at least... Send your letters to us at [email protected] or join our Discord and drop us a letter there! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Rise of the Tomb Raider Mixtape Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we have heat coping mechanisms, Rockstar ditching discs, Meccha Chameleon being a big thing, the Steam Machine pricing buzz, Xbox having a dig at PlayStation (fight!!), Olivia Rodrigo on Fortnite, vanity projects updates and Mike Rose secrets (? and !) We also have new Maraoke dates - Friday 10th July in London (book your tickets HERE) and the Thursday night at Develop in Brighton which I reckon would be July 16th... I'm not doing this in a rush, you're reading this in a rush! Letters! Letters!! Give us more letters!!! Send them to us at [email protected] or cartwheel around to our Discord and hurl a letter at us there! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: 007 First LightStar FoxSuper Scram Kitty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this podcast episode of your favourite, longest running English language, video game radio show we see Ste getting invited into a Moomin's dressing room while Simon gets Charlesbot into hot water at the Houses of Parliament! We also cover the latest Nintendo Direct/Thumb Wrestling, Steam axing physical gift cards and EA making up World Cup winner predictions again (Ste predicts the loser). Meanwhile Simon continues his War On Players, we give out SECRET GAME DESIGN TIPS and consider who/what is Indie?! And it won't cost you a penny. Promise. We got three letters this week!!! Thank you!! Can we get four for the next episode?? Fire them to us at [email protected] or skip across to our Discord and pop a letter in there! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: 007 First LightTR-49 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello! We've got a Super Special Guest this week! It's James Parker from Ground Shatter and he's here to talk about new game 2 Fights in 2 Tight Spaces! It's not just shadow dropped but it's shadow dropped into early access and he's here to tell us all about it! Meanwhile Simon gets dragged to the Houses of Parliament for beers with Kier, Ste doesn't go to the cricket and we all talk about Summer Game Fest 2026, another ROG Ally, David Yarnton spinning a yarn about Gizmondo, Wolverine being a bit stabby and Tifa? Tifa! I dunno... We managed to get two letters this week - can we get three for next week from you? Come on, we know you can do it, dear listeners!! Send them to us at [email protected] or slide into our Discord and post a letter there! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: LinkedIn QueensGambonanzaTR-49eFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of One Life Left, dear listeners! This week Simon recognised his children for the first time in ages while Ste killed the games industry YET AGAIN! Yet he's still allowed to walk around as a free man! The police do nothing these days, etc etc... We also discuss GTA6 still being 'on course', the Steamdeck price hike, Soccer Kid returning in time for the World Cup and Geralt returning in time for... erm... in time to remind people that Witcher 3 is still a game you can purchase, probably. Meanwhile Ste gives us a run down of his recent trip to Nordic Gamer and we all battle with Simon's mic issues - sorry, listeners! Come on, write us some more letters! Please! Send them to us at [email protected] or join our Discord and drop us a letter there! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Anbernic RG Rotate The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back from Japan and are here to tell you all about it in what is possibly multi-part episodic content! This week they cover buying stuff they didn't even want and/or need, including Virtual Boys and gachas as well as discussing the Nex Playground finally coming to the UK, Virtuos dreaming of other ports, Mixtape not being delisted (but, after only 3 years, LEGO 2K Drive is), Asha Sharma breaking her Caps Lock button and the Sega Super/Mega Game is finally not coming! Simon also gives us an update on his new game, 52!, and how he's planning on going to war against his own players! Is this directly my fault? Possibly... If YOU want to play 52! then join our Discord - link below! The next episode will be in 2 weeks time - enough time for either Stockport (Ste's team) or Bolton (my team) to have beaten the other at Wembley and be in the Championship - Drama! Excitement! Overpaid footballers even at this level!! It also gives you plenty of time, and not many excuses, to write us a letter!! Send it to us at [email protected] or join our Discord and drop us a line on there! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link!http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Mario Tennis FeverBack to the DawnSouth of MidnightTomodachi Life: Living the DreamGame Builder Garage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices