O3C Games

The plucky little handheld that could, does and continues to do, delivers two more oddballs this week in the form of Flipper Lifter and Echoic Memory.

Ferry penguins up hand cranked elevators. Restore the memories of sentient boomboxes.

Quite literally, ONLY on Playdate.

PLUS!

More Arcade Paradise, and some Pokémon Upset.

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Games are really chuffin’ cool.

On this week’s edition of the O3C Podcast, let us walk you through our experiences with the following very good games.

LUNISTICE
ARCADE PARADISE
TETRIS EFFECT: CONNECTED
BAYONETTA
UNBOX: NEWBIE’S ADVENTURE
MO: ASTRAY

Oh, and Jonathan plays ten minutes of the perfectly-serviceable-but-nothing-special Poi as well.

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, Dominic Kemp and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

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Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges

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They can’t all be zingers, right?

Week 3 of the first Playdate Season has us readin’ and rollin’ with Lost Your Marbles, and pickin’ and packin’ with Pick Pack Pup. As a mild spoiler, we enjoyed one of these games much more than the other!

Alongside our Playdate play date, Jonathan bigs up 10 other sideloaded Playdate treats from itch.io, and Chris continues to slather and slobber over the Steam Deck’s myriad uses.

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, Dominic Kemp and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges

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Who’s up for some retro gaming?

Two weeks ago, Chris challenged Jonathan to whack on the Sega Mega Drive twofer, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Quackshot Starring Donald Duck. How did he get on with the in-house, Sega-developed takes on two of Disney’s most enduring characters?

Jonathan asked Chris to give Gameboy Advance powerhouse, first-person shooter Ecks vs. Sever a go. How did he find this early handheld venture into the 3rd dimension?

Also - because there’s always an also - reasonably targeted thoughts on Resident Evil 3 Remake from DUNN, and Effie from DOW.

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges

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I’m sure you’re all eager to hear how we got on with the Playdate’s second set of weekly offerings, right?

Big thoughts on the platform puzzler Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure and the chiptune sequencer Boogie Loops are HERE for YOU to LISTEN to.

What have we been up to this week?

Jonathan plays a lot of Resident Evil.

Chris presents a lecture on the inner workings of golden era Arcade emulation via MAME.

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

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Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
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Fresh from stints staying with the NHS, Jonathan and Chris reconvene to talk about the old vidcons. How did the boys entertain themselves both in and then out of hospital?

(deep breath)

Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, anyone? Tetris on mobile? The Terry Gilliam-inspired comedy adventure game Procession to Cavalry? The Gameboy’s James Bond: 007? Starfox Adventures? The Alto Collection on the Nintendo Switch? Sonic Colours Ultimate? FIFA 23?!

Then, onto our Fortnight Challenge - digging into games set for us by one another.

How did Chris get on with Amanita Design’s wordless point and click adventure Machinarium?

How did Jonathan find the Xbox Live Indie Game’s throwback Bleed?

(Special thanks to Kaspar Mairowitz for helping create our new ‘What’re You Playin’!?’ jingle!)

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges

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In a rare state of synchronicity, both of our O3C boys have spent most of the last week in hospital with entirely unrelated NHS-challenged stints.

As the first to be discharged, Chris picks up the microphone to fill the void left by our inevitable break in scheduling. And he revisits his old stomping ground of video game opinions, a blog called GamesIRL. Allow Chris to talk you through some of his ancient musings on games as eclectic as The Faery Tale Adventure (never heard of it), Driver: Speedboat Paradise (never heard of it), Tank! Tank! Tank! (never heard of it), and KONAMI Pixel Puzzle Collection (heard of it, played it, loved it, best mobile nonogram game!)

And we shall be back next week as expected with our first Fortnight Challenge report!

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

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Games are so flippin’ cool. Am I right?!

Season 5 of the O3C podcast introduces a new fortnightly segment as our boys tackle the offerings of the Playdate’s seasonal output two at time.

This week, thoughts on the handheld console itself - “it’s yellow! it’s square! it’s got a crank!” - as well as mini reviews and thoughts of its launch pairing, Whitewater Wipeout and Casual Birder.

Of course, it wouldn’t be our silly show without thoughts on what we’ve been playing, so enjoy the sort of waffle you’ve all grown accustomed to on games as disparate as Chime, Black Mesa, Harold’s Walk, Batman: Arkham City, Death Loop, and Cult of the Lamb.

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

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It’s all change at O3C Towers.

After a brief end of season break, Chris and Jonathan are back, flying duo, to update you lovely lot on where we’re at, where we’re going, and what we might do when we get there.

Plus, why not enjoy a slathering of thoughts on:

TAIJI! BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM! FORZA HORIZON 4! HERO EMBLEM! EXCITE TRUCK! TOP GEAR RALLY! RAYMAN REDEMPTION! DIGIMON SURVIVE!

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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

Support us either via Patreon or with a one off donation here.

After nearly 200 episodes, it’s all change at O3C Games as Minty Booth steps down from the podcast.

Join us in wishing Minty a fond farewell with individual messages of love and support from Jonathan and Chris; a Dennis Norden style ‘Best of Minty’ clip show compilation; and a last ‘thank you and goodnight’ from Minty as they sling their bindle over their shoulder and walk into the distance.
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Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, CJ Anderson and the gang at Chat of the Wild!

Reach out to us individually:
Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn
Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges
Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo

Support us either via Patreon or with a one off donation here.