This Nintendo Life

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Intro 00:00:00

Going West to East 00:00:35

Indie World Showcase 00:05:37

The silky elephant in the room 00:05:40

Little Kitty Big City 00:11:05

Yars Rising 00:11:35

Refined Self: The Personality Test Game 00:13:28

Sticky Business 00:14:14

Anton Blast 00:15:02

Valley Peaks 00:22:15

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 00:23:10

Europa 00:23:27

TMNT: Splintered Fate 00:28:19

Cat Quest III 00:30:44

stitch. 00:32:06

BZZZT 00:33:23

SCHiM 00:34:23

Animal Well 00:36:29

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami 00:37:39

Another Crab’s Treasure 00:38:20

SteamWorld Heist II 00:38:56

Ultimate Switch Draft 00:44:33

Running through the categories 00:48:37

Running through our lists 01:43:53

Outro 01:46:06

I'll Grind your Pepper

00:03:05 Pepper Grinder

00:35:34 Limbo

00:52:24 Nintendo Live Service Games

01:08:55 The Switch 2 Digital Transition

01:31:28 Outro

You could call this a Frankenstein's Podcast but you'd be wrong. It is a Frankenstein's Monster's Podcast.

00:02:17 Princess Peach Showtime

00:17:29 Unicorn Overlord

00:38:44 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

01:36:34 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Spoilers Up To Chapter 5)

The Jukebox returns!

00:03:05 The Jukebox

00:06:16 Song 1 (Nbz Guesses)

00:12:16 Song 2 (Nbz Guesses)

00:19:41 Song 3 (Nbz Guesses)

00:27:41 Song 4 (Nbz Guesses)

00:34:08 Song 5 (Nbz Guesses)

00:42:14 Song 1 (Bally Guesses)

00:47:43 Song 2 (Bally Guesses)

00:51:49 Song 3 (Bally Guesses)

00:59:13 Song 4 (Bally Guesses)

01:03:51 Song 5 (Bally Guesses)

01:12:52 Outro

Ballytro

00:05:39 Balatro

00:09:38 Vampire Survivors

00:21:55 DK King of Swing

00:39:00 Cult of the Lamb

00:44:07 A Little To The Left

00:58:13 Nintendo Partner Showcase

01:38:13 Outro

Death Sim should be a genre TBH

00:10:24 Eastward Octopia DLC

00:30:21 Cult of the Lamb

00:59:20 Hoa

01:06:30 Sea of Stars

01:09:14 Sea of Stars SPOILERS

01:23:42 Interviewing Nintendo Employees

01:38:11 Must Play NSO Games

01:56:47 Outro

If your game doesn't have an air dash you are doing it wrong

00:06:07 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

00:47:43 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (SPOILERS)

01:13:50 Biggest Gaming Pop Off Moments

01:33:57 Performance & Quality Modes On Switch 2

01:48:50 Outro

Bally will be anime eventually

00:07:33 Lil Gator Game

00:18:31 Sea of Stars

00:44:03 Attack of the Friday Monsters

00:57:08 Gaming In 10 Years

01:18:53 WOTY (Worst of the Year)

01:29:29 Game Trade

01:41:31 Outro

You aren't ready for this Metroid Prime conversation...

00:02:26 Metroid Prime: Remastered

00:52:10 Sonic Mania

01:01:27 Octopath Traveler 2

01:17:35 Revisiting Our 2023 Predictions

01:28:24 Bally's 1st Prediction

01:29:58 Nbz's 1st Prediction

01:34:56 Bally's 2nd Prediction

01:38:10 Nbz's 2nd Prediction

01:43:30 Bally's 3rd Prediction

01:46:56 Nbz's 3rd Prediction

01:50:06 Bally's 4th Prediction

01:53:51 Nbz's 4th Prediction

01:56:19 Bally's 5th Prediction

01:59:58 Nbz's 5th Prediction

02:04:55 Nbz Opens Some Fortune Cookies

02:10:18 Outro

Hey everyone, here are Bally's Top 10 games of the year! If you want to watch the video version it is linked below. (Note this was originally made for a video format so a lot of the references made are to that directly and not the podcast feed!)

Hey everyone, here are Nbz's Top 10 games of the year! If you want to watch the video version it is linked below. (Note this was originally made for a video format so a lot of the references made are to that directly and not the podcast feed!)

Time to end this year with a bang

00:05:12 Listener GOTY Lists

00:31:06 GOTY - Cutting The List

00:54:56 GOTY - Ordering The Top 10 (10-6)

01:10:26 GOTY - Ordering The Top 10 (5-1)

01:47:25 GOTY - Talking About Zelda For A Very Long Time

02:25:33 GOTY - Finalising The List

02:35:12 GOTY - Recapping The List

02:37:29 Community GOTY List

02:41:40 Outro

We are the cult of GOTYTDACOTY

Vote for Community GOTY Here:

10 years of me writing these descriptions and I still don't know what to write. Thanks for reading them all if you have, with my move from elongated summaries to inane ramblings to simple sentences. Long may it continue.

00:05:50 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Wave 6

00:29:36 Super Mario Bros. Wonder

00:48:45 Nbz's Saturday Tinkering Feat. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

01:04:53 10 Years of Podcasting

01:25:39 Listener Favourite Moments

01:26:09 Bally & The Xbox

01:34:45 Nbz Is Always Sick

01:45:06 The Octopath Discourse

01:52:12 The Great Wind Waker Vs Galaxy 2 Debate

01:59:41 Bally Jr. Origins

02:02:58 The Girlfriend, The Fiance, The Wife

02:04:35 Bashing The Beatles

02:09:41 Triforce Heroes

02:14:37 Bally Played An Indie Game

02:22:06 The Secrets of 247

02:25:33 Simon's GOTY Gold

02:31:06 The Metroid Prediction Montage

02:44:15 Outro

02:55:10 Prologue

02:56:41 The Pilot

We should call it DraQue

00:01:41 Super Mario Bros. Wonder

00:30:01 Headbangers Rhythm Royale

00:39:55 Wargroove 2

00:51:12 Thirsty Suitors

01:02:50 Video Game Names

01:34:31 Where to Start with Yakuza/LAD

01:47:14 Outro

Do they call it Wunder in Germany

00:03:50 Super Mario Bros. Wonder

00:59:24 Venba

01:08:05 Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

01:23:27 2D Mario Frustrations

01:39:44 Will Switch 2 Be 4K?

01:50:15 Predicting Bally Jr.'s Favourite Games

02:08:10 Outro

AAA? More like Triple Shmay

00:03:24 Wargroove 2

00:13:55 Advance Wars 2

00:19:31 Wargroove Vs Advance Wars

00:29:12 Cocoon

00:58:18 Sea of Stars

01:21:30 Outro

You say Amii I say Bo

Please don't be Chris Pratt

00:09:41 Sonic Superstars

00:13:14 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

00:20:48 Star Ocean: Second Story R

00:23:05 Later Alligator

00:29:39 Mega Man 6

00:39:00 Pikmin 4 (Spoilers)

00:59:05 Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct

01:16:13 Charles Martinet Isn't Mario

01:26:39 No Tears of the Kingdom DLC

01:39:34 Outro

Finally a good Metroid Prime game

I for one hope that Switch 2 is a toaster

00:03:21 Venba

00:13:49 Pikmin 4

00:31:05 Rogue Legacy 2

00:49:04 Switch 2 Rumours

01:16:40 Franchises That Should Live On

01:33:36 Outro

I just wanna eat those lil Pikmin

00:06:14 Pikmin 4

00:55:11 Will There Be A New Sony Handheld?

01:13:26 Tears of the Kingdom Misgivings

01:35:50 Outro

252 Pod/252 Cast

00:00:58 Pokemon Tangent

00:10:45 Mario Kart 8 DLC Wave 5

00:38:24 Octopath Traveler 2

00:42:33 Who Won The Draft?

00:57:38 Nintendo Remakes

01:22:04 UK Used Game Stores

I am Pikmin

00:03:12 Nintendo Direct

00:08:45 Super Mario RPG

00:18:19 Super Mario Bros. Wonder

00:27:29 Warioware Move It

00:32:32 The Princess Peach Game

00:36:41 Pikmin 4

00:41:31 Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon

00:42:58 Penny's Big Breakaway

00:44:12 The Rest

00:55:34 Pikmin 4 Demo

01:23:37 Dordogne

01:32:26 Switch OLED

01:42:50 Octopath Traveler II

01:49:53 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

02:06:37 Outro

It's that time again

00:01:55 Top 50 Games Rundown

00:07:55 Adding New Games

01:44:08 Bally's Additional Games

01:47:42 Cutting The List

02:32:36 Ordering The Top 50

03:29:40 The List Is Done

03:30:10 Recapping The Top 50

03:34:33 Outro

Hello Gamers

00:02:55 Planet of Lana

00:21:09 Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp

00:26:04 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

00:44:55 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kinddom (Dungeon Structure Spoilers)

01:26:24 The Future of Zelda

01:58:26 Outro

It's Zelda baby

00:03:33 The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (No Spoilers)

00:18:11 The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (Tutorial Area Spoilers)

00:58:30 The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (Low Level Spoilers)

02:08:13 Outro

I would turn this into a Xenoblade only podcast if I could

00:00:00 The Origins of 247

00:12:08 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed

00:15:10 Spoiler Warning (All Xenoblade Games Before Future Redeemed)

00:35:15 Octopath Traveler II

00:52:46 The Oldest Games We've Enjoyed

01:15:27 Our Favourite DLC

01:37:46 Outro

Nbz is joined by community members to discuss the cult classic visual novel 999! Enjoy!

Nintendo ruining my gaming plans like they mean NOTHING

00:04:39 Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp

00:21:24 A Space For The Unbound

00:37:55 Pokemon Stadium

00:49:03 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

00:55:24 Octopath Traveler II

01:04:48 Tears of the Kingdom Final Trailer

01:12:44 Xenoblade 3 DLC Stealth Drop

01:16:39 Indie World

01:22:30 The Super Mario Bros Movie (Spoilers)

01:54:41 Outro

I would say keep Sonic dead but then we wouldn't get another visual novel

00:05:16 Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay

00:36:12 The Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog

00:49:14 Octopath Traveler II

01:09:24 What Are Our Music Tastes?

01:48:53 Games We Would Speedrun

02:05:31 Outro

Just jammin out over here

00:02:35 The Jukebox Special

00:03:07 Bally Song 1

00:09:31 Bally Song 2

00:15:37 Bally Song 3

00:21:49 Bally Song 4

00:29:10 Bally Song 5

00:36:52 Nbz Song 1

00:42:33 Nbz Song 2

00:48:31 Nbz Song 3

00:54:01 Nbz Song 4

01:00:41 Nbz Song 5

01:07:56 Outro