248: Make All Characters Suspicious Types

About this episode

The episode discusses various video games, including new releases and industry news, along with personal anecdotes.

Between the Star Fox 64 remake and Mixtape, there's a lot of hot button issues to talk about this week, plus more games like Directive 8020, Call of the Sea, Saros, and Forbidden Solitaire, even more Retro Rewind customizations, big retirements at Nintendo, big changes for Civ VII, strange encounters on Vinny's doorstep, and more! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:02:48) They pulled Alex back in... (00:09:57) Strange suburban encounters (00:18:43) Mixtape | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | May 07, 2026 (00:44:45) First Break (00:47:06) Forbidden Solitaire | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 30, 2026 (01:01:31) Phillips CD-i vs 3DO (01:04:55) Directive 8020 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 12, 2026 (01:15:28) Call of the Sea | [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Dec 08, 2020 (01:20:32) Saros | [PlayStation 5] | Apr 30, 2026 (01:28:24) Second Break (01:28:25) Y'all like that Star Fox…

People in this episode

Host: The Nextlander Podcast

Topics covered

• video games
• game releases
• Nintendo news
• game development
• retirement announcements
• Civ VII changes

Keywords

• Star Fox 64
• Mixtape
• Directive 8020
• Call of the Sea
• Saros
• Forbidden Solitaire
• Nintendo
• Civ VII
• Takashi Tezuka

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo

Products: Star Fox 64, Mixtape, Directive 8020, Call of the Sea, Saros, Forbidden Solitaire

Places: Vinny's doorstep

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