The crew checks in (hotel humor!) on the 3.0 update and Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the good and bad of Xbox's latest developer direct, and the horrors and sweet, sweet delights of the upcoming Virtual Boy lineup.

03:51 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
32:31 – News: Nintendo Rumors, Sony Rumors, Resident Evil rumors and more!

Linda Cubed, DQ7 Reimagined, Castlevania 64, and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance highlight a mish-mash of new and old impressions alongside the latest news as we kick off 2026 for the second time with a respectable Tight 79!

01:15 – Nicknames
07:00 – Linda Cubed
19:28 – Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo
27:27 – Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
37:28 – Castlevania 64 (MASSIVE SPOILERS!)
47:43 – News (AGDQ, Nintendo's Year in Review, and more!)

Friend of the show and former EGM editor Che Chou joins us to ring in 2026 with another freeform Q&A ep fueled by bourbon and filled with New Year's resolutions, holiday memories, GOTY talk, and Cybermorph. HNY!

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11:40 – Listener Questions

Ring in the holidays with extended Metroid Prime 4 thoughts and an audio tour of the Nintendo Museum's new art exhibit, plus Game Awards recap / reax in news!

Time — Topic Discussed

01:06 – Nicknames
25:00 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
51:25 – News: The Game Awards, SEGA Channel games preserved, and more!

With Metroid Prime 4 dropping mere hours before we recorded, we went for the next best thing: a bunch of games from the late 90s! Tune in for talk of Analogue 3D, Radiant Silvergun, Viewpoint 2064, 2D gaming on the PS1, and more—plus some current-century stuff like Ball x Pit and Lumines Arise.

Time — Topic Discussed

01:00 – Nicknames
05:42 – Radiant Silvergun
13:15 – Viewpoint 2064
21:30 – Analogue 3D
39:48 – Nicknames
42:44 – Ball x Pit
48:50 – Lumines Arise
51:22 – News: Game Awards Statue, Dead Rising rumors, and more!

Lumines (loo-meh-nez) Arise, new Hyrule Warriors, Game Awards noms, Metroid Prime 4 hopes and fears, new Steam hardware (x3) and more!

00:45 – Nicknames
13:20 – Lumines: Arise
20:32 – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
33:11 – News: The Game Awards, Super Mario Galaxy movie, and more!

Hear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and Halloween in Japan.

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00:47 – Nicknames
17:30 – DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake
25:31 – Pokémon Legends: Z-A
35:00 – News: Nintendo Switch 2 sales, Animal Crossing updates, Halo on PlayStation, and more!

1UP Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a buncha news.

Time — Topic Discussed

00:00 – Nicknames
09:32 – Hollow Knight: Silksong
17:21 – Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
20:59 – Little Nightmares 3
26:25 – Ninja Gaiden 4
30:00 – News: Remembering Itagaki-san, The 1UP Show's 20th anniversary, and more!