8-4 Play 10/2/2026: OLD MCRONALD

Don't sleep on this Tight 60™ re: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Wii Sports Resort: Switch 2 Edition, Silent Hill: Townfall, and hopefully enough news to earn you the good ending. 01:14 – Nicknames 09:36 – Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 19:22 – Nintendo Switch Sports Resort 27:01 – Silent Hill: Townfall 31:46 – Tales of Eternia Remastered 33:45 – News: BioWare closes, PS6 component prices, and more! 51:44 – (SPOILERS) Resident Evil movie

Don't you dare punch out of this episode, Maverick! We got heaps of praise for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, journeys in Silent Hill: Townfall and then we start looking at those Ocarina of Time previews! 00:44 – Nicknames 05:27 – Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 14:17 – Silent Hill: Townfall 18:42 – Star Wars: Galactic Racer 30:02 – News: Sony done with VR, Ocarina of Time previews, and more!

We dive deep into Well Dweller, the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo, and Control Resonant, plus new VR glasses from Meta and more Xbox goings-ons in news.   00:56 — Nicknames 06:32 — Well Dweller 15:48 — Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 25:22 — Control Resonant 44:48 — News: Donald becomes Ronald, Meta VR Glasses, Microsoft, and more!

Best ep of the year streak continues with all killers, no filler: John Linneman, Jason Schreier, Mike McWhertor, Shane Bettenhausen, Jeremy Parish, Chris Kohler and more stop by to talk anything and everything to do with this year's TGS.   01:02 – Intros 15:28 – TGS Merch Haul 24:45 – Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 43:09 – Sonic Pico Park 47:49 – Crazy Taxi: World Tour 53:24 – Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen 55:22 – Control Resonant 1:00:13 – Final Fantasy VII Revelation 1:19:28 – BlizzCon Recap 1:29:19 – Mega Man: Dual Override 1:40:24 – Silent Hill: Townfall 1:44:00 – Cybernetic Attack: Final Mission 1:47:54 – Terranigma 2:05:48 – Kernel Hearts 2:10:52 – Big Walk 2:13:45 – Professor Layton and The New World of Steam 2:20:48 – Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 2:28:43 – Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

As the kids say, "nothing but bangers and mash": Zelda, Onimusha, Orbitals, MGS4, Final Fantasy III / VI (?), Star Wars: Zero Company plus everything from the recent Nintendo Directs and State of Play!   01:26 – Nicknames 06:39 – Onimusha: Way of the Sword 17:01 – Final Fantasy VI 25:48 – Big Walk 28:05 – Orbitals 40:44 – Star Wars: Zero Company 49:42 – News: State of Play x2, Nintendo Direct x2, and more!

A tight 60 (ok 70ish) about The Duskbloods network test, Marvel Tōkon, Beast of Reincarnation, and various Gamescom opening night hijinks.   01:08 – Nicknames 03:41 – The Duskbloods 21:20 – Beast of Reincarnation 25:47 – Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls 47:42 – News: Gamescom, Terranigma, and more!  

It's a brand new ep with a whole lot of old: two lost Virtual Boy games, a recap of Quintet's SNES hits, and a return trip to Halo with Campaign Evolved. How many Gabes does it take to wreck a Warthog? The answer won't surprise you. Plus week-old news!    01:06 – Nicknames 06:53 – Beast of Reincarnation 16:32 – Zero Racers and Dragon Hopper 36:10 – Halo: Campaign Evolved 47:42 – Quintet Games (Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma, ActRaiser) 1:03:00 – News: Fire Emblem Direct, Final Fantasy VII Revelation DLC, and more!

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 summer electrical storms.   01:16 — Nicknames 10:00 — Splatoon Raiders 41:24 — News: Microsoft/Sony Network Outage, Capcom Sales, E3 Archives, and more! 

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 kids!   01:04 — Nicknames 01:41 — News: Physical Games, Microsoft, and more! 47:21 — Rhythm Heaven Groove

Star Fox, Adventures of Elliot, and a now-quaint lil' discussion on physical games (recorded prior to PlayStation's bombshell announcement). 00:47 – Nicknames 06:47 – Star Fox 19:32 – The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales 28:57 – Microsoft, Steam Machines, GTA 6, and more!