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8-4 Play

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.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best 8-4 Play episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to 8-4 Play for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite 8-4 Play episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

8-4 Play - 8-4 Play 7/21/2023: ECHO LOCATION
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07/21/23 • 72 min

LIVE and in-person from the new 8-4 Towers in sunny (and humid) [REDACTED], the crew talks Final Fantasy XVI, Viewfinder, BitSummit, and frankly a surprising amount about Exoprimal.

Time – Topic Discussed:

  • 02:22 – Nicknames
  • 19:30 – Exoprimal
  • 27:54 – Viewfinder
  • 34:49 – Tears of the Kingdom
  • 37:07 – Final Fantasy XVI
  • 46:32 – News: Microsoft/ActiBlizz, Famicom turns 40, and more!

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8-4 Play - 8-4 Play 3/18/2022: ELDEN BLING
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03/18/22 • 73 min

Who has time to record a podcast when we're still neck-deep in Elden Ring? Not us, Tarnished! But all right, we'll put the twinblades down for an hour, I GUESS. Listen to us talk about our latest ER progress, the new reveals in last week's State of Play, and (not) much more!

Time – Topic Discussed:

01:33 – Nicknames 13:36 – Elden Ring 52:20 – News: Sony's State of Play, Elden Ring Patch Notes, Super Nintendo World, and more!

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You'll have to think fast and move even faster to complete this podcast! Gaming Jesus is being held captive by the evil Koopa tribe of turtles. It's up to you to rescue him from the clutches of the Koopa King before time runs out. But it won't be easy. To get there, you'll have to listen to detailed impressions of Super Mario 3D Land, plus chatter about Uncharted 3, Wii U, the future of the 3DS, controller patents, and some late-breaking info about Robin Hood and where babies come from.

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8-4 Play - 8-4 Play 5/3/2012: SWEET 17
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05/03/12 • 156 min

17-Bit's Jake Kazdal joins us to talk Phantasy Star Online 2, Shinji Mikami's return to survival horror, Dragon's Dogma, Dragon's Crown, Dragon's Dragon, Tokyo Jungle, Soul Sacrifice, yay or nay on CoD: Black Ops 2, and what it’s like to start and run your own indie game studio.

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8-4 Play - 8-4 Play 5/18/2012: CLICK CLICK CLICK
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05/18/12 • 150 min

The 8-4 gang goes all Project Icebreaker on Camouflaj's Ryan Payton to dig up the dirt on Kickstarter, Republique and the 8-4 bump, Diablo 3, Soul Sacrifice, Capcom's DLC woes, the appeal of DOTA2, the rise and fall of the “Comp Gatcha”, E.X. (or ex-?) Troopers, Devil's Third, and bacon-loving twitter bots.

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Come down from your post-E3 high with the 8-4 crew, who finally reunite to discuss Animal Crossing: New Leaf, every single god**n new StreetPass game for the 3DS (in detail), Ouya, Limbo iOS, Ricky Martin, Atlus's financial woes, Chibi Robo, and the effect (or lack thereof) of Xbox exec Don Mattrick's departure.

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8-4 Play - 8-4 Play 10/28/2010: SUPER GAME MASTERS
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10/28/10 • 187 min

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the NES, 8-4 invites retro gaming legend Kevin "tsr" Gifford, founder of tsr's NES archive and keeper of the world's largest collection of obscure game knowledge, to take us back (back... back...) to the 80s to talk about the birth of the era's most popular 8-Bit system. But before that, listen to round-ups of the recent Level-5 and Grasshopper events in Japan, thoughts on Costume Quest, Vanquish, Limbo, La Mulana, and Game Dev Story, and the sad tale of Mr. Gifford's epic attempt to clear the Tower of Druaga on a single coin...

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8-4 Play - 8-4 Play 5/23/2011: PRE-PRE-E3 SPECIAL
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05/20/11 • 142 min

With E3 approaching quick, the 8-4 crew are buried in all manner of pre-expo prep work -- they've hardly had time to think about any other of them vidja games, much less play them. But when has that ever stopped them from talking about them?! Tune in for thoughts -- and maybe a feeling or two -- about PSN's revival (outside of Japan), Namco's new Soul Calibur game and Tekken movie, Modern Warfare's leaks, Square Enix's financial woes, Love Plus's boyfriend lock, PLUS: Download now and get a brand new, fresh-from-the-oven 25-minute bonus segment discussing Sony's "PSP Remaster" series!

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8-4 Play - 8-4 Play 4/19/2013: TOUGH LOVE
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04/19/13 • 185 min

And now for something a little different: special guests Ryan Payton (Republique) and Chris Kohler (Wired GameLife) join the gang for an epic, sprawling -- and at times heated -- discussion focusing on retro game collecting, indie game development, and the present and future of the Wii U, with pit stops on Guacamelee, Tomodachi Collection 3DS, Dark Souls II, Yoshi's Island 3DS, Monster Hunter Online, Earthbound, and Link to the Past 2. HNNNGH.

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8-4 Play - 8-4 Play 12/13/2013: TAKE IT TO THE FRIDGE
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12/13/13 • 93 min

Newcomer Roy Blakely joins the 8-4-some to talk (more) Mario, (more) Zelda, (more) Resogun, Ibb and Obb, Samurai Gunn, Bravely Default, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, 3DS Miiverse, the VGX Awards, the life and times of Hideki Kamiya, and more.

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FAQ

How many episodes does 8-4 Play have?

8-4 Play currently has 379 episodes available.

What topics does 8-4 Play cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Videogames, Japan, Sony, Wii, Games, Ps3, Microsoft, Nintendo, Revolution, Podcasts, Technology, Video Games and Xbox.

What is the most popular episode on 8-4 Play?

The episode title '8-4 Play 7/21/2023: ECHO LOCATION' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on 8-4 Play?

The average episode length on 8-4 Play is 111 minutes.

How often are episodes of 8-4 Play released?

Episodes of 8-4 Play are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of 8-4 Play?

The first episode of 8-4 Play was released on Sep 17, 2010.

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