• Remakes & Remasters
    Apr 24 2025

    Video games have truly entered the age of remakes yet the terms are extremely divisive amongst gamers (just go to reddit for an eye popping amount of squabbling). To bring some of that reddit energy here, except without the hate and vicious arguing, friend of the show Kira (@toonietwirls) joins the episode to discuss her thoughts on remakes, remasters, reimaginings, ports, funky editions, and everything in between.


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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • The GameCube Virtual Console
    Apr 17 2025

    There have been many great achievements in human history and on June 5th 2025, The Nintendo GameCube will finally be acknowledged by Nintendo and take it's rightful place on their online service, a truly massive accomplishment. Mike & Neil definitely take a big chunk of the credit but another tireless GameCube advocate is friend of the show Marcello (@gamecubegalaxy) who joins Mike to discuss this monumental news and what he thinks the future holds for this new service.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Yoshi's Island
    Apr 10 2025

    "Yoshi!! Gulp!" Switch 2 The Past continues it’s torrid pace with episode 2 all about Mario’s most faithful sidekick. No not Luigi, but he is green, it’s Yoshi! Travel back 30 years in the past to a simpler time when dinosaurs did indeed roam the earth. Special guests Dave (@remember64) and Cam (@cpawx) return to the podcast to chat about their favourite memories and reveal a few scandalous secrets about the game too. Sit back, relax and don’t let that timer go down to zero!

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Switch 2 Direct
    Apr 4 2025

    We are back!!!! Mike & Neil get the podcast back on track with a new name and new format. It’s been almost a year and a half since the two last spoke on the air and there’s so much to discuss. There have been a lot of life sidequests going on in the past year but the boys are ready to sit down and chat about not one but TWO nintendo directs that we received within the week. Of course one was much bigger than the other featuring a brand new console, a few great new games, and yes, THE GAMECUBE VIRTUAL CONSOLE at long last. So sit back, relax, and enjoy, and thanks for waiting.


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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • The GameCube Was Cool Episode 0
    Jan 25 2024
    On April 25th 2020 Mike & Neil sat down at their desks for the first time to try and record a test episode of their upcoming podcast "The GameCube Was Cool". After being sealed away in the GameCube vault the boys are bringing it back. You'll hear a very rough version of what the podcast would become that will hopefully make you appreciate how far they've come. The boys rank their top 10 GameCube games (as of 2020) and talk about the history of the system and their plans for the podcast. Enjoy looking back on these fresh faced lads with some remastered audio for 2024.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 2023: Year In Review
    Dec 28 2023
    As is tradition Mike & Neil take some time in the last episode of the year to talk about their favourite games, movies, albums, and other big events that happened in 2023. With that also comes news of 2024. The boys will be taking a hiatus for the better part of next year, taking some time to do some life sidequests and having a little break after nearly 4 years of podcasting. Mike & Neil will of course be back in the future with some exciting new plans and will have a few new episodes peppered in so keep your ears peeled for that. Until then enjoy the highlights of 2023 with the latest episode of the podcast. Thank you so much to everyone for listening and writing in this year!
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
    Dec 21 2023
    You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you? Well if you have maybe this podcast has the answer to your problems. Sit down, grab your favourite mask, and enjoy Mike & Neil and friend of the show Kira (@toonietwirls) chat about The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. With only an 18 month turnaround for development time after Ocarina, MM, the first true Zelda sequel took things on a dark turn and added in a timed gameplay mechanic allowing the user to replay the same 72 hours over and over again to stop the moon from crashing into Termina. Divisive at first but now hailed as one of the best games ever made, the gang chats about their favourite moments, the sidequests that pull your heartstrings, and the amazing story behind all of it.
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
    Dec 14 2023
    Today is a BEEG episode of the original Super Mario RPG released way back in 1996 for the SNES. Mario's first foray into the RPG genre proved extremely successful for both Nintendo and developer Square. A mix of the nintendo charm and Final Fantasy style gameplay, it continues to be one of the greatest entries in the Mario universe. The success stopped when Nintendo chose to go cartridge for their next console and Square went with Sony to create Final Fantasy 7 that made a sequel impossible (though we did get two spin-off franchises in Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi). Cam (@cpawx) joins the boys for his first ever non-zelda episode to chat about playing the original in 1997, having his Mom help him on the final boss and what it's like to play the remake 27 years later.
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    1 hr and 34 mins
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