Nintendo Cartridge Society

This week, Patrick and Mark discuss all of the Poke-news that’s fit to Poke-print! Plus, E3 rumors, eShop updates, and the guys’ impressions of West of Loathing and Yoku’s Island Express.

This week, Patrick and Mark play through Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, the new 8-bit Castlevania-clone out of Inti Creates. Later, a listener’s E3 predictions go under the microscope as the guys continue to hype themselves to dangerous levels.

Patrick can’t believe there was a full fledged, first party Nintendo game that came out last week that NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT. So he picked up Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers, much to Mark’s surprise. Plus, the guys eagerly await Pokemon news and rehash arguments for and against a Nintendo 64 Classic Edition.

In the spirit of demakes like “Super Smash Land” and “Breath of the NES” — projects where the creators recreate modern games within the restrictions of retro systems — Patrick and Mark pitch their own ideas for demakes they’d create if they had any technical ability at all.

This week, Capcom earns cheers rather than jeers for taking a risk with a streaming-only version of Resident Evil 7. Plus, Patrick and Mark talk the demise of Best Buy’s GCU, Banner Saga on Switch, and more.

As Patrick and Mark begin to board the E3 Hype Train, they offer their best predictions of what Nintendo has planned for the big show. The stakes? One million dollars!

Is Retro about to do for the Star Fox franchise what they did for Metroid? Patrick and Mark weigh the past and future of Nintendo’s troubled franchise. Plus, concrete details on the NES Classic’s return, the confirmed death of Virtual Console, and more!

In this mini-episode, Patrick and Mark discuss South Park: The Fractured But Whole, recently released on Switch. Check out today’s other episode where the guys discuss Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze on Switch, available now.

In this mini-episode, Patrick and Mark discuss the Switch version of Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. Check out today’s other episode where the guys discuss South Park: The Fractured But Whole, available now.

As promised, it’s early May and Nintendo has released more information about the Nintendo Switch Online service launching this September. How excited are Patrick and Mark to play Ice Climber online? Plus, Grezzo revealed as the developer of the Luigi’s Mansion remake and a quick way to earn 100 My Nintendo Platinum Points.

This week, Patrick and Mark are joined by indie game developer Neil Sarkar for a freewheeling discussion of indie game development and the impact of Nintendo as shared culture.

E3 is only a few weeks away, and Patrick and Mark can’t contain their excitement! What does Nintendo have planned? And why are they announcing their online service a month ahead of that presentation? Plus, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles invade Splatoon 2, and Sam Everywoman decides between buying Fire Emblem Warriors and Hyrule Warriors.

Maybe Patrick and Mark aren’t the target audience for LABO… and maybe that doesn’t matter at all! Your hosts built a car, a piano, and memories that will last a lifetime (or at least long enough to record some positive impressions later the same afternoon).

Hello, Kitty Kruisers! This week, your hosts bemoan the delay of Dark Souls Remastered, celebrate the possibility of a new Wave Race game, and then simultaneously celebrate and bemoan the new Castlevania mobile game. Plus, Night Trap 25th Anniversary Edition is finally making its way to Switch and Patrick and Mark try to figure out who named the chain-chomp.

Patrick and Mark use listener suggestions to compile the definitive list of must-have games for a Game Boy Classic Edition.

Sega is bringing some of their classic games to Switch this summer, and Patrick and Mark fear what that might mean for the future of Virtual Console. Plus, the return of NOT NEWS and Capcom is spared our “boo”s by revealing more about the Mega Man X Legacy Collections.

Indie games with retro sensibilities, games like Owlboy, Stardew Valley, and Shovel Knight, have never been more popular. Patrick and Mark take a look at some of the biggest games to come out of this retro revival, and try to figure out what it is that makes them work so well.

SNK is celebrating its 40th anniversary by releasing a collection of games neither Patrick nor Mark have played! Plus, Mario Tennis Aces has a new character and Donkey Kong has a new nose. (You do you, Donkey Kong.)

What defines a Kong? Who are the Kongs? Is Donkey Kong an individual, a title, or a state of mind? Patrick and Mark dig into the convoluted Kong Family Tree (which is less clear than the Duck Family Tree) to determine, once and for all, who is the best Kong.

Details are finally emerging about Dragon Quest XI’s Western release, but it’s all bad news for Nintendo fans like Patrick and Mark. Plus, has Nintendo secretly become great at giving players a reason to revisit their Switch games? Also, the return of two beloved segments: NOT NEWS and Guest Weather.