8-4 Play
Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.
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- Jake1 ep
- Raj1 ep
- Jake Kazdal1 ep
Also: Che Chou, Robert Ashley, Snoop Dogg, Seth Rogen, Willie Nelson
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- 🇺🇸United States · Video Games#3354K to 287K
- 🇯🇵Japan · Video GamesHOME#306.2K to 33K
- 🇧🇷Brazil · Video Games#414.8K to 25K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Video Games#463.1K to 16K
- 🇰🇷South Korea · Video Games#263.0K to 16K
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86K to 457K🎙 Weekly cadence·427 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
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173K to 914K🇺🇸63%🇯🇵7%🇧🇷6%+14 more - Active Followers
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95K to 503K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/16/26 |  8-4 Play 10/16/2026: BASED COMBAT | Don't you dare punch out of this episode, Maverick! We got heaps of praise for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, journeys in Silent Hill: Townfall and then we start looking at those Ocarina of Time previews! 00:44 – Nicknames 05:27 – Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 14:17 – Silent Hill: Townfall 18:42 – Star Wars: Galactic Racer 30:02 – News: Sony done with VR, Ocarina of Time previews, and more! | 57m 20s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  8-4 Play 10/2/2026: OLD MCRONALD | We dive deep into Well Dweller, the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo, and Control Resonant, plus new VR glasses from Meta and more Xbox goings-ons in news. 00:56 — Nicknames 06:32 — Well Dweller 15:48 — Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 25:22 — Control Resonant 44:48 — News: Donald becomes Ronald, Meta VR Glasses, Microsoft, and more! | 1h 17m 28s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  8-4 Play 9/18/2026: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026 | Best ep of the year streak continues with all killers, no filler: John Linneman, Jason Schreier, Mike McWhertor, Shane Bettenhausen, Jeremy Parish, Chris Kohler and more stop by to talk anything and everything to do with this year's TGS. 01:02 – Intros 15:28 – TGS Merch Haul 24:45 – Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 43:09 – Sonic Pico Park 47:49 – Crazy Taxi: World Tour 53:24 – Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen 55:22 – Control Resonant 1:00:13 – Final Fantasy VII Revelation 1:19:28 – BlizzCon Recap 1:29:19 – Mega Man: Dual Override 1:40:24 – Silent Hill: Townfall 1:44:00 – Cybernetic Attack: Final Mission 1:47:54 – Terranigma 2:05:48 – Kernel Hearts 2:10:52 – Big Walk 2:13:45 – Professor Layton and The New World of Steam 2:20:48 – Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 2:28:43 – Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve | 2h 45m 31s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 |  8-4 Play 9/11/2026: TORNEKO ATSUME | As the kids say, "nothing but bangers and mash": Zelda, Onimusha, Orbitals, MGS4, Final Fantasy III / VI (?), Star Wars: Zero Company plus everything from the recent Nintendo Directs and State of Play! 01:26 – Nicknames 06:39 – Onimusha: Way of the Sword 17:01 – Final Fantasy VI 25:48 – Big Walk 28:05 – Orbitals 40:44 – Star Wars: Zero Company 49:42 – News: State of Play x2, Nintendo Direct x2, and more! | 2h 15m 58s | ||||||
| 8/28/26 |  8-4 Play 8/28/2026: SALTY MOONTEARS | A tight 60 (ok 70ish) about The Duskbloods network test, Marvel Tōkon, Beast of Reincarnation, and various Gamescom opening night hijinks. 01:08 – Nicknames 03:41 – The Duskbloods 21:20 – Beast of Reincarnation 25:47 – Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls 47:42 – News: Gamescom, Terranigma, and more! | 1h 10m 24s | ||||||
| 8/14/26 |  8-4 Play 8/14/2026: RED LED REDEMPTION | It's a brand new ep with a whole lot of old: two lost Virtual Boy games, a recap of Quintet's SNES hits, and a return trip to Halo with Campaign Evolved. How many Gabes does it take to wreck a Warthog? The answer won't surprise you. Plus week-old news! 01:06 – Nicknames 06:53 – Beast of Reincarnation 16:32 – Zero Racers and Dragon Hopper 36:10 – Halo: Campaign Evolved 47:42 – Quintet Games (Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma, ActRaiser) 1:03:00 – News: Fire Emblem Direct, Final Fantasy VII Revelation DLC, and more! | 1h 23m 52s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 |  8-4 Play 7/31/2026: BOOYAH BROTHERS | Ay? Ay! (Have you been playing Splatoon Raiders? Because we sure have!) Plus the latest in the worlds of video game news and sudden Tokyo summer electrical storms. 01:16 — Nicknames 10:00 — Splatoon Raiders 41:24 — News: Microsoft/Sony Network Outage, Capcom Sales, E3 Archives, and more! | 1h 05m 05s | ||||||
| 7/17/26 | Summer Salephysical media+3 | — | Rhythm Heaven Groove8-4 Play+1 | — | Summer Salephysical media+3 | — | 53m 20s | ||
| 7/3/26 | video gamesgame announcements+4 | — | Steam MachinesGTA 6+3 | — | Star FoxThe Adventures of Elliot+5 | — | 1h 01m 43s | ||
| 6/19/26 | podcastvideo games+4 | Robert Ashley | EGM1up.com+3 | — | A Life Well WastedRobert Ashley+5 | — | 1h 19m 26s | ||
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| 6/5/26 | E3PlayStation+3 | — | PlayStation | — | E3PlayStation+3 | — | 1h 06m 03s | ||
| 5/22/26 | gamingcelebrity culture+4 | Snoop DoggSeth Rogen+1 | Steam controllerNintendo+1 | — | Steam controllerNintendo+5 | — | 55m 58s | ||
| 5/8/26 | Star FoxSaros+3 | — | Star FoxSaros+2 | — | Star FoxSaros+3 | — | 51m 43s | ||
| 4/24/26 | indie game developmentPragmata+3 | JakeRaj | Game PassFinal Fantasy IV+3 | — | indie dev lifePragmata+3 | — | 1h 14m 49s | ||
| 4/10/26 | video gamesNintendo Switch+4 | — | PS5Nintendo+3 | Pokopia | piratespilates+6 | — | 1h 08m 02s | ||
| 3/27/26 | PokémonMonster Hunter+3 | — | Pokémon PokopiaMonster Hunter Wilds+3 | — | PokémonMonster Hunter+3 | — | 1h 19m 22s | ||
| 3/13/26 | Resident EvilZelda+3 | — | Project HelixResident Evil Requiem+2 | — | Resident Evil RequiemZelda+3 | — | 1h 12m 05s | ||
| 2/27/26 | Zelda anniversaryAwaysis game+4 | Jake Kazdal | AwaysisVirtual Boy+6 | — | ZeldaAwaysis+5 | — | 1h 36m 05s | ||
| 2/13/26 | video gamesVirtual Boy+3 | — | Virtual BoySteam Machine+1 | Cairn | Virtual BoyCairn+3 | — | 1h 07m 13s | ||
| 1/30/26 | Animal CrossingXbox Developer Direct+4 | — | XboxNintendo+4 | — | Animal CrossingXbox+6 | — | 1h 03m 31s | ||
| 1/16/26 | video game impressionsgame news+4 | — | Linda CubedDragon Quest VII Reimagined+3 | — | Linda CubedDragon Quest VII+4 | — | 1h 19m 07s | ||
| 1/2/26 | New Year's resolutionsholiday memories+3 | Che Chou | Cybermorph | — | New Year'sQ&A+4 | — | 1h 15m 40s | ||
| 12/19/25 | Metroid Prime 4Nintendo Museum+3 | — | Nintendo MuseumSEGA Channel+1 | — | Metroid Prime 4Nintendo Museum+3 | — | 1h 15m 01s | ||
| 12/5/25 |  8-4 Play 12/5/2025: VIEWPOINT 1998 | 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! | 1h 05m 55s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  8-4 Play 11/21/2025: ALL STEAMED UP | 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! | 1h 14m 08s | ||||||
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Chart history for 8-4 Play
Peaked at #13 in GR, currently #13 in GR.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| PH | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| Finland | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| SG | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| SA | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| South Korea | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Japan | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| United States | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| MY | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| GR | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| CZ | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| PL | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| Brazil | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| PH | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| Canada | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| Australia | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| SA | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| PT | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| Finland | — | #74 | #74 | — |
Chart Positions
44 placements across 34 markets.
Chart Positions
44 placements across 34 markets.