Tokyo Game Life

YouTuber Tantacles joins to chat about Square Enix Cafe & Shop in both Tokyo and Los Angeles! Edible slimes, the aesthetics, the merch, we get into everything about this new nerdy eatery! And I look at the first wave of Pokopia DLC, Bubbly Basin!
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(0:00) - Intro
Feature
(0:44) - Square Enix Cafe & Shop w/ Tantacles
Games
(40:22) - Pokopia DLC
News
(48:45) - Fire Emblem Direct, new Nintendo merch
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Rhythm gamer and YouTuber DaftHusky joins as we chat about the entire Rhythm Heaven series! We delve into its origins as a Japan-only title, the arcade game, Tsunku’s legacy, and more as we look at every game in the series including Rhythm Heaven Groove! And I beat the heat by staying inside to play Splatoon Raiders and Denshattack!
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(0:00) - Intro
Feature
(0:51) - Rhythm Heaven series w/ DaftHusky
Games
(36:47) - Splatoon Raiders
(51:19) - Denshattack!
News
(1:00:36) - Tokyo exhibits, Switch 2 game news
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David from Project Goemon is back to chat about Ganbare Goemon Daishugo, the newest Goemon collection of over a dozen games! We chat about the long-awaited return of the series, what games in the collection to check out, and theorize about the future. In the feature, I run down all the tasty collabs Baskin Robbins has had with Nintendo in Japan!
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(0:00) - Intro
Games
(0:54) - Ganbare Goemon Daishugo w/ Project Goemon
Feature
(31:37) - Baskin Robbins X Nintendo
News
(45:49) - PlayStation to stop printing discs, Splatoon and Mario Kart updates
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Writer and podcaster Drew Mackie is here to chat about the unknown origins of Mario! We explore everything you THINK you know about Mario, why lore is inconsistent between Japan and the west, and if they should bring back Mr. Video. Plus, I tell you if Star Fox is a perfect remake or not!
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(0:00) - Intro
Feature
(0:52) - The Unknown Origins of Mario w/ Drew Mackie
Games
(28:03) - Star Fox
News
(42:26) - Animal Crossing x Baskin Robbins
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Hard Off ambassador Alex Kraus returns as we chat about Hard Off Shinjuku, a new major retro games hotspot in Tokyo! We delve into why Hard Off opened up a shop in one of Tokyo’s biggest shopping districts, if it lives up to expectations, and ponder about the future of the company. In the games, I take a look at the Zelda-inspired Mina the Hollower! Plus, all the stuff you should care about from the Nintendo Direct!
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(0:00) - Intro
Feature
(0:56) - Hard Off Shinjuku w/ Alex Kraus
Games
(23:31) - Mina the Hollower
News
(34:48) - Nintendo Direct June 2026 analysis
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