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checks watch AND calendar PHEW, I made it! Diamond Feit here, fresh off a visit Stateside but now safely back home and ready with another community podcast just for you. I recorded this with fellow Retronauts Jeremy Parish and Nadia Oxford whilst in Milwaukee for the Midwest Gaming Classic last weekend; rest assured, more audio from that event is coming soon to this feed! You can also look forward to my next weekly column on Sunday, May 10.

Specific items mentioned in this episode include:

I hope these GIFs explain my intro joke because Moon Child is all the rage on BlueSky
photographic proof regarding Nadia's intro
Pokopia
Monster Hunter Stories 3
Ball x Pit (which the trailer guy pronounces as \"Ball Pit\")
- as if on cue, they just added a new update this week!
Vancouver-based Sunset Visitor's next game Prove You're Human
The Big O appears in Super Robot Wars D & Z
Fatal Frame and your alternate titles for the ghost-snappin' franchise
technically Atari's 1989 game is called Dark Chambers
original Resident Evil trilogy & Breath of Fire IV now on Steam via GOG.com
am I alone in noticing the parallels between RE9uiem's Emily and Pragmata's Diana?
- the latter is not human at least
SaGa games also available on GOG.com
- Romancing SaGa 2, 3, Frontier Remastered, and Scarlet Grace
- Jeremy helped localize that last one!
Aquanaut's Holiday now available on Switch & Steam, part of the Artdink Game Log series
- these ports are sold globally but only in the Japanese language (for now?)
El Shaddai has a Reversi spinoff for mobile phones (Steam version coming soon)
- Reversi dates back to the 19th century, Othello debuted in 1971
- according to Time magazine there is a Shakespearian connection
new Fatal Fury character coming in June: KENSHIRO
what's the deal with Ingrid in Street Fighter 6?
- \"Did they just add fucking Mister Mxyzptlk to Street Fighter\" - mcc on BlueSky
what's the deal with Alex marrying his cousin in Street Fighter 6?
- story mode had Alex fall for the daughter of his adoptive dad, but said man was \"a cousin of my mom\"
- post patch, the man is \"a distant relative of my mom or something\"
Sega announces the ominous-sounding SEGA UNIVERSE
Ecco the Dolphin: Complete announced by the original devs
SHIFT UP \"announces a publishing partnership\" with Shinji Mikami's studio Unbound
Square Enix opening Cafe & Shops in Tokyo & LA
WHO is ready for the Video Game Movie Gold Rush???
Home Safety Hotline movie adaptation on the way
- Forbidden Solitaire might be out by the time I edit this podcast, we'll see
will we ever see a Metal Gear Solid movie? Sony says \"maybe\"
- \"This is the 80th time in my life a Metal Gear film production has been announced, without a single movie actually existing\" Henry Gilbert on BlueSky
how about a Bloodborne R-rated animated feature?? Sony says \"Yes\"
- Nadia brings up the recent Iron Lung directed by YouTuber Markiplier
speaking of FromSoftware, Elden Ring movie coming in 2028\u00a0
another 2028 movie with a release date: Call of Duty
Spaceballs 2 opens next April (just ahead of Zelda)
- this will be Rick Moranis' first on-screen credit in 20 years, not counting this
- here's Keanu pimping himself north of the border
game jam Ludum Dare ending in October 2028
Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics delisted
- though the JOC gave themselves a pass, bribery allegations surrounding the 2020 Olympics did lead to eventual indictments and fines
- of course all that went down long after the games ended
Star Trek Resurgence delisted due to an expired license
- still up on the Nintendo eShop as of this writing?
all PlayStations went UP in price, again
- PS5 (disc) $649/\u00a3569/\u20ac649/\u00a597,980
- PS5 (digital) $599/\u00a3519/\u20ac599/\u00a589,980
- PS5 Pro $899/\u00a3789/\u20ac899/\u00a5137,980
- the ridiculous PS Portal $249/\u00a3219/\u20ac249/\u00a539,980
Eidos Montr\u00e9al announces \"a reduction in its workforce\" (letting 124 employees go)
money factory Epic lays off more than 1000 human beings
- related Horizon Chase and Horizon Chase Turbo delisting June 1
  - Horizon Chase 2 will remain available
RIP Yoshihisa Kishimoto, inventor of the beat-em-up
- started at Data East, directed Laserdisc games Cobra Command & Road Blaster
- joined Technos Japan, created Kunio-kun in 1986
- Kishimoto's follow up: Double Dragon!
Cybersix (no, not cybersex)
Nadia shouts out \"Area K\" in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers but I don't see that on any map
Danny DeVito and Oscar the Grouch wait for a bus on Sesame Street
Paul Robertson's DOGS DOGS DOGS
- also check out his lineup of barking dogs
for those unaware: Manischewitz produces a variety of Kosher foods & drinks
- this includes an eponymous red wine which Nadia & I loathe
Jeremy and Nadia express their displeasure for Bartlett pear blossoms
- I think they meant Bradford which is classified as \"invasive\"

Art & edits by Diamond (photo by Kate Willaert). Music heard in this episode:

11:25 \"Respect (Upper West Side)\" by Toshihiko Sahashi
25:27 music from Othello (2010, PSP)
37:54 \"One Winged ~~Angel~~ DJ\"
52:29 music from Star Trek Resurgence
1:05:16 until we see you again (on the road) Kishimoto-san
1:14:36 \"You wanna give me a hand with this?\"
1:26:02 \"King Kaliente\" (sUpeR MaRio GalAxY)
Finale: Moonchild, of course

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You can also look forward to my next weekly column on Sunday, May 10.\nSpecific items mentioned in this episode include:\n\nI hope these GIFs explain my intro joke because Moon Child is all the rage on BlueSky\n\nphotographic proof regarding Nadia's intro\n\nPokopia\n\nMonster Hunter Stories 3\n\nBall x Pit (which the trailer guy pronounces as \"Ball Pit\")\n\nas if on cue, they just added a new update this week!\n\n\nVancouver-based Sunset Visitor's next game Prove You're Human\n\nThe Big O appears in Super Robot Wars D & Z\n\nFatal Frame and your alternate titles for the ghost-snappin' franchise\n\ntechnically Atari's 1989 game is called Dark Chambers\n\noriginal Resident Evil trilogy & Breath of Fire IV now on Steam via GOG.com\n\nam I alone in noticing the parallels between RE9uiem's Emily and Pragmata's Diana?\n\nthe latter is not human at least\n\n\nSaGa games also available on GOG.com\n\nRomancing SaGa 2, 3, Frontier Remastered, and Scarlet Grace\n\nJeremy helped localize that last one!\n\n\nAquanaut's Holiday now available on Switch & Steam, part of the Artdink Game Log series\n\nthese ports are sold globally but only in the Japanese language (for now?)\n\n\nEl Shaddai has a Reversi spinoff for mobile phones (Steam version coming soon)\n\nReversi dates back to the 19th century, Othello debuted in 1971\n\naccording to Time magazine there is a Shakespearian connection\n\n\nnew Fatal Fury character coming in June: KENSHIRO\n\nwhat's the deal with Ingrid in Street Fighter 6?\n\n\"Did they just add fucking Mister Mxyzptlk to Street Fighter\" - mcc on BlueSky\n\n\nwhat's the deal with Alex marrying his cousin in Street Fighter 6?\n\nstory mode had Alex fall for the daughter of his adoptive dad, but said man was \"a cousin of my mom\"\n\npost patch, the man is \"a distant relative of my mom or something\"\n\n\nSega announces the ominous-sounding SEGA UNIVERSE\n\nEcco the Dolphin: Complete announced by the original devs\n\nSHIFT UP \"announces a publishing partnership\" with Shinji Mikami's studio Unbound\n\nSquare Enix opening Cafe & Shops in Tokyo & LA\n\nWHO is ready for the Video Game Movie Gold Rush???\n\nHome Safety Hotline movie adaptation on the way\n\nForbidden Solitaire might be out by the time I edit this podcast, we'll see\n\n\nwill we ever see a Metal Gear Solid movie? Sony says \"maybe\"\n\n\"This is the 80th time in my life a Metal Gear film production has been announced, without a single movie actually existing\" Henry Gilbert on BlueSky\n\n\nhow about a Bloodborne R-rated animated feature?? Sony says \"Yes\"\n\nNadia brings up the recent Iron Lung directed by YouTuber Markiplier\n\n\nspeaking of FromSoftware, Elden Ring movie coming in 2028\u00a0\n\nanother 2028 movie with a release date: Call of Duty\n\nSpaceballs 2 opens next April (just ahead of Zelda)\n\nthis will be Rick Moranis' first on-screen credit in 20 years, not counting this\n\nhere's Keanu pimping himself north of the border\n\n\ngame jam Ludum Dare ending in October 2028\n\nMario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics delisted\n\nthough the JOC gave themselves a pass, bribery allegations surrounding the 2020 Olympics did lead to eventual indictments and fines\n\nof course all that went down long after the games ended\n\n\nStar Trek Resurgence delisted due to an expired license\n\nstill up on the Nintendo eShop as of this writing?\n\n\nall PlayStations went UP in price, again\n\nPS5 (disc) $649/\u00a3569/\u20ac649/\u00a597,980\n\nPS5 (digital) $599/\u00a3519/\u20ac599/\u00a589,980\n\nPS5 Pro $899/\u00a3789/\u20ac899/\u00a5137,980\n\nthe ridiculous PS Portal $249/\u00a3219/\u20ac249/\u00a539,980\n\n\nEidos Montr\u00e9al announces \"a reduction in its workforce\" (letting 124 employees go)\n\nmoney factory Epic lays off more than 1000 human beings\n\nrelated Horizon Chase and Horizon Chase Turbo delisting June 1\n\nHorizon Chase 2 will remain available\n\n\n\nRIP Yoshihisa Kishimoto, inventor of the beat-em-up\n\nstarted at Data East, directed Laserdisc games Cobra Command & Road Blaster\n\njoined Technos Japan, created Kunio-kun in 1986\n\nKishimoto's follow up: Double Dragon!\n\n\nCybersix (no, not cybersex)\n\nNadia shouts out \"Area K\" in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers but I don't see that on any map\n\nDanny DeVito and Oscar the Grouch wait for a bus on Sesame Street\n\nPaul Robertson's DOGS DOGS DOGS\n\nalso check out his lineup of barking dogs\n\n\nfor those unaware: Manischewitz produces a variety of Kosher foods & drinks\n\nthis includes an eponymous red wine which Nadia & I loathe\n\n\nJeremy and Nadia express their displeasure for Bartlett pear blossoms\n\nI think they meant Bradford which is classified as \"invasive\"\n\n\nArt & edits by Diamond (photo by Kate Willaert). 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