Mark Yuasa

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This feels Pog-like. Remember Pogs, Bart? They're back in boardgame form.

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I've been reading Songlines Magazine (written by real humans!). It has deep coverage of artists, genres and countries that are often overlooked by typical outlets. Not generic "World" music! I'm trying to escape the tyranny of popular music so it's exactly the tonic that I need. www.songlines.co.uk

Some people enjoy playing Souls-like games on Hard mode with dance pads. Others like playing Zelda Echoes of Wisdom Slumber Dojo trials on repeat to get the high score. There are all kinds of definitions of fun!

Special episode here we come!

I need to get the "Let's Play Podcast" back online somewhere. I know text adventure games aren't exactly super popular but audio dramas are more popular than ever it seems. Maybe we can do an actual play IF game for old time's sake @boardgamefeast.bsky.social ?

Did you know Mark used to host a Text Adventure Actual Play podcast? Daniel's been catching up on the genre with the documentary Get Lamp and we compare our thoughts on the magic of text in our latest episode. Join the club on your podcatcher of choice or Youtube

136 - Get Lamp, Steins;Gate, Brian Boru Mark interrogates the time-travelling hijinks of visual novel Steins Gate; Daniel takes tricks for a husband in board game Brian Boru.

The latest episode of podcast is here!
Mark interrogates the time-travelling hijinks of visual novel Steins Gate; Daniel takes tricks for a husband in board game Brian Boru: High King of Ireland (@ospreygames.bsky.social); Plus shining a lamp on classic text adventures and more.

Fire Emblem (GBA) is a solid, if safe entry to the series. It definitely has all of the trademarks of the series that you've come to expect without any of the recent relationship simulator elements which you may or may not enjoy!

Classic episode. Established Patrick Stewart as everybody's space daddy for a generation at least.

That sucks. It's too bad that in this age the penalties for stealing creative work are so small and the barriers to cheating and stealing are even lower! I feel like the bots are coming for Daniel's and my hobby of podcasting too. I've heard some samples. It's pretty disturbing stuff. 😩

I also suffered a game breaking bug during my playthrough of Big Hops. I tried loading my save on 3 different Switches including Switch 2 to no avail. Let's hope they release a patch soon. More thoughts in the next episode of @omnigamers.bsky.social podcast tomorrow!

We continue to appreciate games of a simpler time as Mark checks out the first Fire Emblem game (first official English release at least) to see what makes this tactical series tick. Join the club and let us know your favorite entry.

134 - Fire Emblem, Wyrm Mark traces the tactical trickery of Fire Emblem back to its beginning; Daniel spends a winter night winding through Wyrm.

This week on the podcast: Mark traces the tactical trickery of Fire Emblem back to its beginning; Daniel spends a winter night winding through Wyrm (@gilarpgs.bsky.social); Plus the latest in gaming news, music recommendations and more.

Thanks Alex! I'm sure we're not the first ones to say it, but we're all feeling the same thing. The state of the "games industry" is not good. We love game creators. We wont shed a tear for the shareholders though.

In a recent episode I said that Capcom seemed to be one of the only AAA studios who has gone from hit to hit, with goodwill from its fans, without making too many bone-headed business decisions. It looks like I spoke too soon!

"What You Are Looking For Is in the Library" really spoke to me. It's a hopeful book in dark times. The 5 short stories are a peek into fairly mundane lives. It reminded me that you can find meaning in what you do regardless of where you're at. Here's the episode www.omnigamers.club/2025/06/109-...

Blue Prince We’re taking a magnifying glass to Blue Prince an innovative blend of card drafting, puzzle solving and rogue-like RNG.

@markyuasa.bsky.social's pick for video game of 2025 is @blueprincegame.bsky.social! An intricate clockwork mechanism of mysteries that will continue to surprise with new depths. Hear both of our thoughts on our featured episode.

131 - 2025 Retrospective Denis Ryan joins us once again to look back at 2025, some gaming highlights and trends that have defined the year.

We're back for a new year, and once again joined by @quaidrayn.bsky.social to look back at 2025, some gaming highlights and trends that have defined the year.

Canadians (especially cis Canadians), PLEASE take a moment to sign this petition and take action in defence of trans people. It takes less than a minute to sign and verify your signature.

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I understand that you've played 10+ games this past week so your difficulty in remembering might be self-inflicted. I'm playing about 3 games at a time without finishing any of them!

YouTube video by DATALOG The Complete History of Pokémon Red/Blue

Mark recently highlighted Datalog, a new channel documenting RPG history. They just dropped an hour long video on the origins of Pokemon which is both fascinating, and rather relevant to our upcoming episode...

This begins the 'Vania!

I enjoy the Retroid Pocket 5 if you like the wide screen PSP style layout. It can even play some light PC games on it through GameNative. They have the G2 which is a souped RP5 or the RP6 now so they're even more powerful. Either should be great for Dreamcast, GameCube, Switch and more.

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Most of the retro handhelds around $40-50 USD will play up to PS1 no problem. Here's one the GBA SP style but with analog sticks. anbernic.com/products/rg3... Ones that can play Saturn games reliably are a bit pricier (around $70+). Maybe this one? ayaneo.com/goods/935157...

"And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

I would love to see that. I bet vintage minidisc players are too pricey on eBay but there should be plenty of supply at Japanese second hand stores next time I visit. I'll be sure to scoop some up!

A blue Sony minidisc player with a twist action remote on the audio cable that had a 2 line LCD screen.

I loved my minidisc players. I had a blue Sony with a twist action remote on the audio cable that had a 2 line LCD screen. It looked something like this. Man, I miss physical media.

No Games For Genocide The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.

I've watched the PMG video and pledged to boycott Xbox here as well: nogamesforgenocide.com

Paperback Adventures ambitiously tries to combine the smooth satisfaction of word games with the tactical crunch of deck-building. This week on the podcast, Daniel explores if these two great tastes taste great together.