It's that time of year! We talk about our holiday memories, and of course the games and Japan and Japanese games of 2019.

This week we're joined by special guest and saver-of-bacon, Alan Averill! We talk about roads (a lot) and ponder what qualities define a burrito.

Plug in your BB and grab a bowl of cryptobyte curry cuz this week we're talking about Death Stranding AND the next generation of Pokémon games!

This week we go goo-goo for Gooigi, prepare ourselves mentally for Death Stranding, and talk about a primordial VR experience.

Special guest Alex Aniel joins us for a very spooooky almost-Halloween episode.

An epic typhoon looms over Tokyo, but there's still gaming news to cover! We grab some cans and discuss, while trying to not worry about the impending F5.

In the wake of TGS, a slime draws near—and a new Zelda, too!

On this extra special (and rowdy) episode, a cavalcade of guests stop by the towers to share their TGS experiences.

This week we put down our curry on rice to spoon-feed you all the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct!

Book Off. Hard Off. Hilarious names? Yes. Are they hiding a dark secret? Find out, in the latest 8-4 play. (Uh, we also talk about Death Stranding and some MMOs.)

This week we heat things up with some Fire Emblem, and then cool off with some ice cream.

This week we are joined by bourbon smugglin', retro game playin' friend-of-the-show Rob Fox.

Join us as we talk making Marios, doctoring Marios, and Mario's new turquoise vacation home.

This week we talk about boogieing in Cadence of Hyrule, lawyering in Judgment, and sitting in Bloodstained. Who doesn't love a good sit?

This week we attempt to summarize the avalanche of news from E3 into a 2 hour podcast. Can we even come close? Find out now!

ALL ABOOOOOOOOARD! The #E3HYPETRAIN is leaving the station!

With BitSummit fast approaching, we invite John Davis on the show to talk shop and how he could probably use a nap.

For a very casual Golden Week episode, we talk about what we've been playing, and reflect on the games that made Heisei great.

With the next gen looming overhead, special guest Justin Massongill of the Playstation Blog joins us to talk about easy modes and different ways to watch Game of Thrones abroad.

Special guest Cory Schmitz joins us to talk Sekiro, Ace Combat 7, and all the latest news!

First episode recorded in the new office! With Mark, John, and Graeme off at GDC, we invite some new blood on to talk DMC5.

Amid the stress of packing up the 8-4 Towers, we relax with some scathing Amazon reviews of Left Alive.

There's a battle royale for everyone this week, and tons of Nintendo news to discuss!

We finally embrace the darkness and talk Kingdom Hearts, along with a new 8-4 member. Plus some Resident Evil 2 gushing for good measure.

Joined by a special guest, we talk at length about Resident Evil 2 and its recent remaster, while doing our darnedest to dance around spoilers.

We catch up after the New Year, look forward to 2019, and get a little retro. Or...more than usual anyway.