Peter Spezia is here! Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been revealed and it felt very much like the E3 conferences of old. The Direct was packed with highs and lows and left a wake of confused fervor behind. Join us as we dissect and react to the next generation of Nintendo home consoles!

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• Peter’s Prediction Tweet
• Max’s Big Three Predictions for 2025
• Kirby Air Ride (Game Concepts) - Masahiro Sakurai

• Nintendo Switch 2 Direct
• Nintendo Switch 2 – Overview Trailer
• Austin Evans Reactions to Smooth Control Sticks
• Nintendo Treehouse Live Four Swords GameChat Example
• Ask the Developer Vol. 16: Nintendo Switch 2 — Part 3: Inherently added value
• Virtual Game Cards

• Phil Spencer’s Comments on Series S and the handheld PC Market

• Mario Kart World Trailer

• Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Treehouse Live Gameplay
• Nintendo says Switch 2 could’ve been called ‘Super Nintendo Switch’

• The Legend of Zelda games - Nintendo Switch 2 Enhanced Editions
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World
• Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Treehouse Live Gameplay
• Switch 1 Games with Free Updates

• Donkey Kong Bananza Trailer

• “A Passion for Smash” – Celebrating 15 Years of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Peter Spezia

Peter Spezia

• Original Soundchat
• Peter’s Twitter @PeteSpeakEasy
• Peter’s Bluesky @petespeakeasy.bsky.social

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Phil Summers returns to talk all about his latest book 202X: Video Game Reflections. From cover to feedback to design, we dig into the creation behind the book! Plus, Phil watched the Alien movies for the first time, so we had to talk about that.

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• Hand-Drawn Game Guides Shop

• Phil’s Thread
• The Deleted Cocoon Scene
• William Gibson’s Alien 3 (comic)
• Alien: Earth

• MFP22 - “The Fear of Nintendo Looms Over” with Phil Summers
• MFP26 - “Mind-Boggling Effects” with Chris Johnston
• The Impact of Iwata by Lucas M. Thomas

• 202X: Video Game Reflections
• Witch n’ Wiz
• Cathedral

Phil Summers

• Hand-Drawn Gaming Shop
• Hand-Drawn Game Guides
• Twitter @heyphilsummers
• Instagram @heyphilsummers

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Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.

Javed Sterritt of Good Blood returns to dig into the creative psyche and figure out just “what is a Good Blood video?” Come bathe in the material as we try to pin down research, creativity, and storytelling.

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• Good Hangs
  • Music
  • Spotify
• Bilmuri

• MFP20 - “A Gift to the Zelda Community” with Javed Sterritt
• Line By Line - A Documentary on the Localization of Majora’s Mask – The Hyrule Journals
• The Snowball Effect of Zelda Journalism – The Hyrule Journals
• The Question No One Asks Shigeru Miyamoto – Good Blood
• Joining the Outer Wilds Club - Good Blood
• Second Wind

• The Untold Origins of the Metal Gear Mythology – The Escapist
• Behind the Scenes of The Question No One Asks Shigeru Miyamoto
• Metal Gear Untold Trailer
• IFinishedAVideoGame

• Chasing the Stick: The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era
• Production for Metal Gear Untold Stream
• Herman Melville
• My Journey to Becoming a Map Maker – A Video Essay
• The Archive - Second Wind

Javed Sterritt
- Good Blood Channel
- Good Blood Patreon
- Second Wind Channel
- Second Wind Patreon
- Javed Twitter - @JavedLSterritt

Max Frequency - Max’s home online

Chapter Select - A seasonal, retrospective podcast where we bounce back and forth between a series exploring its evolution, design, and legacy.