Tokyo Game Life

Dean from The Video Game Library joins the pod to talk about video game books! More than just strategy guides, thousands of books exist covering every niche in the video game world. We explore the vast world of gaming books and Dean’s effort to categorize every single one! I also highlight two under the radar Switch titles: Super UFO Fighter and Monkey Barrels! Plus the news and a debatable pronunciation of Tomba! Follow our guest! The Video Game Library: https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheVGLibrary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevideogamelibrary_/ (0:00) - Intro Feature (1:18) - Video Game Books w/ The Video Game Library Games (29:52) - Super UFO Fighter (35:11) - Monkey Barrels News (39:54) - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 (41:36) - Taito LD Collection, Tomba!, and Gex Trilogy coming to Switch (43:48) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Mike, the operator of the Quest 64 Official Twitter account, dives into the 25th anniversary of the often-misunderstood game Quest 64, discussing its legacy and why it deserves a second look. He also highlights the unique features of its battle system and shares insights on the game's design. Additionally, the podcast explores 84 Hashi, a hidden Nintendo cafe in Tokyo run by former employee Toru Hashimoto, showcasing rare memorabilia and the cafe's charming backstory. Fans also get predictions for Super Mario Bros. Wonder!

Tokyo based fighting game fan Doc Fugu joins me to chat all about Street Fighter 6 and the fighting game scene in Tokyo. We examine how Capcom evolved the franchise, and recommend some fighting game hotspots around Tokyo. This episode’s feature is all about the tasty Pikachu Afternoon Tea event happening right now. Plus, five recently announced games you should check out! Follow our guest! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DocFugu (0:00) - Intro Games (1:15) - Street Fighter 6 and Tokyo’s FGC w/ Doc Fugu Feature (25:20) - Pikachu Afternoon Tea in Omotesando News (34:24) - Five new game announcements to check out (38:23) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Danny Bivens from The Famicast joins me to chat about Power Pros, Konami’s popular long-running baseball gaming franchise from Japan! We explore this deceptively cute baseball sim and its surprising contributions to sports games. I also share my five favorite moments from Tears of the Kingdom so far, and debate whether Everybody 1 2 Switch will be terrible or just mediocre! Follow our guest! Twitter: https://twitter.com/dannybiv The Famicast: https://www.thefamicast.com/ (0:00) - Intro Feature (1:07) - Power Pros series w/ Danny Bivens Games (23:47) - Five favorite moments from Tears of the Kingdom (so far) News (35:00) - Vanpool closes down (36:06) - Everybody 1 2 Switch releasing June 30th (37:34) - New Dragon Quest Monsters game coming to Switch (38:23) - Metal Gear Solid 3 remake announced (40:27) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

A Tears of the Kingdom super episode! Dale Plays Games, Genki, and KyotoGamer all join me to chat about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. We also share our experiences scavenging Lawson for banana milk, and whether or not you should go to Nintendo Tokyo on launch day. Follow our guests! Dale Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dale_DPG Open World Japan: https://www.youtube.com/@OpenWorldJapan Dale Plays Games: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb537MftK4UBd6NCqoKurjA Genki: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Genki_JPN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GenkiGamer KyotoGamer: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyoto.gamer/ Save on EPOS Gaming Audio Gear (Code: EPOSFRIEND15): https://www.eposaudio.com/gaming (0:00) - Intro Games (1:16) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom w/ Dale Plays Games, Genki, KyotoGamer (35:17) - Ad break (36:43) - Our favorite moments from Tears of the Kingdom Feature (47:31) - Tears of the Kingdom launch in Japan News (1:06:36) - Tears of the Kingdom sells 10 million opening weekend (1:07:45) - Splatoon 3 Sizzle Season (1:08:44) - Pac-Man 99 ending in October (1:09:31) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Zelda art preservationist History of Hyrule joins the pod to talk all about old school Zelda art. Magazines, strategy guides, board games, there’s a ton of hidden Zelda art out there and we get into finding it and making it available in the 21st century. I also dish out the best strategies for Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp, report on The Super Mario Bros Movie experience from Japan, and decide whether or not I should take a half day train ride to a Slowpoke Park. Follow our guest: Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoryofHyrule Linktree: https://linktr.ee/historyofhyrule Save on EPOS Gaming Audio Gear (Code: EPOSFRIEND15): https://www.eposaudio.com/gaming (0:00) - Intro Feature (1:05) - Retro Zelda Art Preservation w/ History of Hyrule Games (36:38) - Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (46:43) - The Super Mario Bros. Movie in Japan News (52:40) - Tears of the Kingdom has leaked (no spoilers!) (53:21) - Slowpoke Park opens up in Kagawa (53:21) - Game and Watch Tetris prototype resurfaces (54:46) - This Week in Tokyo (55:57) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

YouTuber Dale from Dale Plays Games and Open World Japan joins me to chat about our predictions for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! Will Zelda be playable? Is there time travel? Where is Tingle? All the answers will be revealed. I also explore the newly opened Namco Tokyo which may be the future of Japanese arcades! Follow our guest: Dale Plays Games: https://www.youtube.com/@dale_dpg Open World Japan: https://www.youtube.com/@OpenWorldJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dale_DPG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dale_dpg/ Save on EPOS Gaming Audio Gear (Code: EPOSFRIEND15): https://www.eposaudio.com/gaming (0:00) - Intro Games (1:23) - Tears of the Kingdom Predictions w/ Dale Plays Games (5:48) - Predictions start (25:39) - Ad break (26:55) - More Predictions Feature (40:56) - Namco Tokyo in Tokyu Kabukicho Tower News (52:40) - Zelda marketing in Japan (54:30) - Sega buys Rovio and re-releases Pulseman (55:56) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Game collector OngakuGamer returns to chat about the long-running JRPG franchise, Atelier! Having recently broken out into the mainstream, we talk about the history of the series, its unique premise, and whether or not we actually understand the alchemy system. And thoughts on the puzzle/action titles Kuru Kuru Kururin and Amazing Bomberman, plus more Zelda than you can shake a stick (with a boulder on it) at! Follow our guest on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ongakugamer Save on EPOS Gaming Audio Gear (Code: EPOSFRIEND15): https://www.eposaudio.com/gaming (0:00) - Intro Feature (1:29) - Atelier Series w/ OngakuGamer (23:09) - Ad break Games (24:36) - Kuru Kuru Kururin (30:28) - Amazing Bomberman News (34:52) - Mr. Aonuma plays Tears of the Kingdom (42:10) - Creatures Inc. gets a new president (43:00) - Pokemon Stadium coming to NSO (44:04) - Nintendo and DeNA form Nintendo Systems (44:41) - King of Fighters XIII and Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening coming to Switch (46:00) - This Week in Tokyo (46:56) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Indie game developer Ahmin Hafidi joins the podcast to chat about his newest title, Grappin! We explore the origins of this Metroid Prime inspired first person adventure title, how artists James Turner and Takaya Imamura got involved, plus why those grappling hooks are just so fun. I also share some closing thoughts on Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and explore the older than old school arcade/museum Dagashiya Game Museum in Tokyo! Check out Grappin here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1708320/GRAPPIN/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grappingame (0:00) - Intro Games (1:30) - Grappin w/ Ahmin Hafidi (17:15) - Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe final thoughts Feature (26:57) - Dagashiya Game Museum News (37:30) - Namco Tokyo opening up in April (38:31) - March 2023 NSO games (39:44) - April 2023 Splatfest (40:20) - Mario coming to Lush, Lego Donkey Kong (41:17) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Naoya Shinota joins the pod to talk about the Final Fantasy VII Feature Phone games! A significant part of the FFVII mythos is locked to these unique Japanese mobile titles, and we dig into everything about them. Plus, I dive into the e-Reader levels for Super Mario Bros. 3 and final thoughts on Fire Emblem Engage!Follow our guest here:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaoyaShinota(0:00) - IntroFeature(1:35) - Final Fantasy VII feature phone games w/ Naoya ShinotaGames(28:22) - Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader levels(35:11) - Fire Emblem Engage final thoughtsNews(46:14) - Pokemon Presents 2023(52:06) - New Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi game announced(53:17) - This Week in Tokyo(53:27) - ClosingSocial media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelifeWebsite: https://tokyogamelife.com/Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com