Show Notes
Tom S and Jamie don spandex and fling themselves into the uncynical optimism of Spider-Man 2, recall Tom Hardy’s come-hither Mr Tumble, return to both an up-res’d and a remade Resident Evil 4, and finish with a snifter of Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
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You don’t want to find yourself in that kind of posse.
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It took every fibre of maturity and decency I possess not to title this episode “The Pussy Posse”.
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BE EXCITED about the forthcoming Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, a “back to basics” instalment of the classic roguelike that nonetheless moves the series into 3D.
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Spider-Man 2. Spider-Mans? Spiders-Man? A tour deforce of tech, traversal mechanics and symbiote-led therapy.
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Venom 2 sounds very odd.
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Resi 4’s remake doesn’t replace the original but is a success in its own right.
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The Resi HD project.
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Please don’t remake the racist Resi!
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Invention abounds in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a generous and sumptuous return to 2D.
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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.
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