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31 Dec 2018 | Number 96 - Desert Golfing, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Bioshock Infinite | 00:19:00 | |
Now that the thrill of being united simply by the love of gaming has worn out, this episode sees us united by geography for the first time ever! With nothing but a table separating us, we have our first mobile game and noodle around the elitism shrouding the platform like a gamer fuel-induced fart, explore the layers of enjoyment of a inter-presenter gift, and gripe about the oft-referenced ‘golden’ age of When Video Games Were Hard. Includes a special appearance from a bumbling woodland friend in potential peril. | |||
10 Dec 2018 | Number 98 - Jurassic Park, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Rakuga Kids | 00:24:21 | |
Schindler’s List, Penny Crayon and bottles of wee! Find out what links these pillars of society together in Episode 3 of Our Three Cents, as the boys wax lyrical about their 98th favourite video games of all time. Plus, has Chris found his new favourite game in a recent release? | |||
03 Dec 2018 | Number 99 - SuperHot VR, Hydro Thunder, Puggsy | 00:24:43 | |
This week on Our Three Cents, Jonathan, Chris and Minty examine the full gamut of video game technology, discussing Virtual Reality and old school 16-bit ambitions! Plus, what have they been playing this week? Someone takes on Dark Souls for the first time - have they now succumbed to being a lifeless husk of a gamer? Find out in Episode 2, along with the reveal of the boys’ 99th favourite video games of all time! | |||
26 Nov 2018 | Number 100 - Bomber Raid, Elebits, Clockwork Knight 2 | 00:23:06 | |
In the inaugural episode of Our Three Cents, Jonathan Dunn, Chris Dow and Minty Booth discuss the first entry in their Top 100 Video Games of All Time lists. Join them in a trip down memory lane as they trawl the archives of their video game libraries to pull out three games they deem to be their 100th favourite game! | |||
17 Dec 2018 | Number 97 - Pokémon Stadium, Sonic R, ToeJam and Earl in Panic on Funkatron | 00:31:34 | |
The chums converge on a recent release, which sends them off on a session of rampant nostalgia and unanswered questions. Why did Chris’ dad call his Blastoise ‘black cab?’ What did Minty do with a condom when he was ten? Can Jonathan keep this ship afloat? Find out as you listen to three people really hammer home just how thirty-something they all are. | |||
07 Jan 2019 | Number 95 - Golf Story, Sega Rally, Athlete Kings | 00:23:51 | |
In a lovely divisible-by-five-ranking episode, the 'fellas’ cast a critical eye on beloved children's authors, honour the sacrifice of Jonathan's dad's thumb, and scour the ancient Yahoo forums to confirm rumours surrounding Joe Satriani. Also there is video game. The week’s featured Smash spirits: Ashnard, Koffing and Linebeck. | |||
24 Dec 2018 | Bonus Level - Christmas Special | 00:18:04 | |
Ho ho ho!! In a special episode of Our Three Cents, the chaps recount memories of gaming at Christmas time, in addition to comparing notes on some festive-themed games from times past! So microwave yourself a comforting cup of mulled something, yank a cracker, scoff a pie, drape tinsel from your face and pop your feet all the way ruddy up, and enjoy! | |||
18 Feb 2019 | Number 90 - Halo: Combat Evolved, Star Wars, Thief: The Dark Project | 00:30:35 | |
Gathered in the Our Three Cents towers, the boys dissect some revolutionary first-person video games, Chris waves the pixellated flag of an indie game, Jonathan comes to terms with his harrowing freemium game addiction, and Minty goes on a trip down memory lane, a long time ago… far, far away… (insert better Star Wars reference here). This episode is so chock full of succulent detail and rich metaphysics that an art critic would deem it ‘satisfactory’. | |||
21 Jan 2019 | Number 94 - King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity, Deus Ex, Worms Armageddon | 00:25:23 | |
In an unintentional PC special episode, the chaps resurrect memories of some classic desktop computer games in the week’s rankings! Their childhood memories also feature reminiscences of some classic game shows as Stars in their Eyes, Going for Gold, and a pitch for a brand new Michael Barrymore vehicle! Fittingly, this episode also introduces a new regular Quiz section, pitting Minty v Chris in a battle of video-games-trivia-related wits! To the death! (Not to the death)
‘Changing Reality’ by Kai Engel is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. | |||
25 Feb 2019 | Number 89 - Mario Kart: Super Circuit, The World Ends with You, Fighters Megamix | 00:23:55 | |
In a hot-headed episode of Our Three Cents, the chaps engage in all out battle over some 64-bit classics, Jonathan keeps his thieving up with a new indie game, Minty channels his inner sullen misanthrope as he duals with the Devil, and Chris beats up a car with a palm tree! Also, what does Arsene Wenger have to do with making video games harder? Find out what these pros did when they found old games too easy! | |||
28 Jan 2019 | Number 93 - Burning Rangers, Final Fantasy III, Dragon Warrior Monsters | 00:20:50 | |
This episode has it all! Evil bags, lamentations about finger-pointing at seemingly derivative titles, inflammatory accusations leveled at incredibly average footballers, natural disasters, and that new quiz section we started last week. Listen in to discover the exchange rate between a ‘Chris Hour’ and a ‘Jonathan Hour’, and learn about the Guitar Hero modding community. Just as a good thing came to Minty overnight in the form of his Tales of Vesperia download, here is a good thing that has come to You, Who Hath Waited. SPOILER ALERT: Deep lore abounds. | |||
04 Feb 2019 | Number 92 - Comix Zone, Picross 3D, X-Men Legends | 00:21:05 | |
Really tight selection of games this week! Two linked by the medium of comics, two linked by being in 3D, 2 linked by nommynomive dooberryism, all 3 linked by being our 92nd favourite games. Who will emerge as 1/100 of a Victor in the trivia showdown? Will the dog make a surprise cameo this week? Will Minty be able to continue the podcast in spite of his terrible case of worms? And what of the Deep Lore??? | |||
11 Feb 2019 | Number 91 - The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, Lemmings, Dynamite Headdy | 00:25:26 | |
This week on Our Three Cents, the boys forms a series of vendettas! Minty voices his frustrations with Ed McMillen; Jonathan is frankly livid with the developers of the Lemmings mobile game, and Chris continues his crusade against conventional logic when it comes to assessing which video games to spend his time on! And the terrible plague of worms continues to spread across another episode! | |||
04 Mar 2019 | Number 88 - Worms Armageddon, Life is Strange, Pokémon Rumble World | 00:30:19 | |
In a jam-packed episode this week, we have our first repeat entry - the chaps are more riddled with Worms than ever before! In a surprising video game industry twist, Tetris is the suddenly the most revolutionary title on the market again - life really is strange! And whilst Minty plays with his suspiciously-designed pocket monsters, Jonathan explains why Blowfish Studio’s Minesweeper Genius is better than Red Dead Redemption 2! Discuss. | |||
18 Mar 2019 | Number 87 - Rayman Legends, Portal 2, Spelunky | 00:20:43 | |
This episode serves as an endearing study of friendship, co-operation and stories about caves! With Tetris fever still rife in the Our Three Cents camp, will the boys be able to stay focuses enough to recount their 87th favourite video games of all time? Sort of. But really not. | |||
25 Mar 2019 | Number 86 - Angry Birds Trilogy, Dragon Age Origins, Counter Strike: Condition Zero | 00:24:19 | |
In a real trip down memory lane, this week the chaps recount all manner of recollections from hungover poolside birds, astrally-projected book clouds, and shouting incendiary warnings during vintage old-school threesomes! Plus Chris embarks on a new RPG to try and finish in the next 10 years, find out what’s hiding in Minty’s chest, and witness Jonathan suffering with a severe case of Dead Cells! It’s classic Our Three Cents. | |||
01 Apr 2019 | Number 85 - Excite Truck, The Wonderful 101, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | 00:23:28 | |
This week on Our Three Cents, sickness (rotten colds) abound with Minty and Jonathan delivering the episode from their respective death beds (not actually dying). Thankfully, Chris is on hand to bring the energy and enthusiasm, divulging some deeply personal pudding-related predilections, revealing some fascinatingly pedantic trivial tidbits, and mourning the untamed spirit of Kurt Cobain. All the while in their paracetamol-induced hazes, the chaps concoct the concept for a Super Crash Bros racing compilation! Bon. | |||
08 Apr 2019 | Number 84 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, New Super Mario Bros U, Portal | 00:28:38 | |
It’s coming up monkeys this week on Our Three Cents, with apes out everywhere in Jonathan’s abode, Minty monkeying about with some bread and butter, and Chris is just dropping some simian faux pas all over the shop! | |||
15 Apr 2019 | Number 83 - Final Fantasy X, Robotron: 2084, Lego Harry Potter | 00:23:57 | |
This week on Our Three Cents the chaps discuss their favourite Disney games, Jonathan embraces his inner Shinobi, Chris takes us on a retro arcade trip back to before any of us were born, and Minty forgets how to sit on a chair! | |||
22 Apr 2019 | Bonus Level - Easter Special | 00:22:50 | |
At Our Three Cents we understand the profound importance that the innumerable faith systems play in the lives of all people across the globe. Therefore, on this most holy (and importantly, four day) weekend, we offer to you a solemn and reflective Easter special episode, which we hope will help you fully comprehend not only the gravity, but also the jubilation of this observed holiday. Contains excessively silly stuff about Romans, a very sexy Wario and dollops of fresh rabbit! All topped off with lashings of hot egg! | |||
29 Apr 2019 | Number 82 - Pokémon Snap, SteamWorld Heist, Dragon Quest | 00:29:52 | |
This week on Our Three Cents, Minty joins in the Dead Cells fun, just as Jonathan is moving on to playing, what seems like literally, all the other games - ping-ponging from the ludicrously unchallenging Yoshi’s Crafted World to the sadistically-designed Shakira: Hips Lie Twice, and covering a myriad of other recent releases in between! Meanwhile Chris is getting his retro on with some lovely electro-synth mobile pinball action! The chaps also discuss their 82nd favourite video games of all time featuring such classic video-game tropes as shallow tools, pickup trucks, strategic anxiety and the origins of grinding! Plus our dear old friend, nominative determinism rears their appropriately-named head - gender un-assumed.
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Chris on Twitter: @Chas_Hodges
Minty on Twitter: @mintybooth
Jonathan on Instagram: @jonathandunn2046 | |||
06 May 2019 | Number 81 - Papers Please, Diddy Kong Racing, Blast Corps | 00:25:48 | |
In Our Three Cents this week, we have a Rare convergence - covering a full complement of video game tropes from border control admin to racist tigers, with ambiguous inter-solar nuclear operations in between! We also take Prince Harry to task on his Fortnite thoughts, and the boys get sucked in by the newest starriest football management game!
Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents
Jonathan on Twitter: @jonathandunn
Chris on Twitter: @Chas_Hodges
Minty on Twitter: @mintybooth
Jonathan on Instagram: @jonathandunn2046
Featuring: "Madotsuki's Story - Children Theme" by Francisco Jurado Gálvez | |||
13 May 2019 | Number 80 - Burnout 2, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Harvest Moon GB | 00:28:33 | |
This week, in a total car crash of an episode, Chris burns out, Minty pokes a small boy with a dream and Jonathan takes a thoroughly leisurely stroll down memory lane - a lane lined with cows, turnips and Christmas disappointment! Elsewhere, we all get our Picross on thanks to Konami’s new mobile game, Minty tries his hand at Cuphead, and Jonathan sees Image & Form knock yet another genre out of the park first time in their new RPG, SteamWorld Quest! | |||
20 May 2019 | Number 79 - Luigi's Mansion, Kirby's Dream Land, Braid | 00:36:58 | |
This week the lads are all investing in their latest obsession in Konami Pixel Puzzle Collection, whilst Jonathan has been off shaking the Hand of Gilgamech in SteamWorld Quest and Chris has been gearing up for Borderlands 3! All the while, one of the Arsenal fans within the collective have been venting their frustrations in their team’s downward turn in New Star Manager! We also decide to throw around the very hottest of accessible potatoes where we discuss the recent discourse about notoriously difficult games and the potential inclusion of Easy modes.
Meanwhile in the rankings, Minty visits the spectral plain with a very spooky entry, Jonathan takes another adorable trip down memory lane and Chris gets his brain tied in a series of complex and metaphysical knots! | |||
27 May 2019 | Number 78 - Mass Effect, Rhythm Tengoku, Overcooked | 00:26:27 | |
This week on Our Three Cents, the birds are singing as we take another eclectic trip down memory lane! Outside of the space sex, hard-hitting rhythmic punk and fishy mishaps that make up the boys’ rankings this week, you can find out if Detective Pikachu is the greatest computer game movie ever made!
Also featuring Dennis Hopper, and a gorilla covered in roast beef. Boomshakalaka! | |||
03 Jun 2019 | Number 77 - Fantasy Life, Super Hexagon, Paper Mario: Color Splash | 00:35:11 | |
This week on Our Three Cents, Jonathan recalls how he lived out his best fantasy life in deepest Africa, Chris descends into a hypnotic claustrophobic nightmare to pass some time, and find out why Color Splash is the Titanic of the Paper Mario series.
Elsewhere, Jonathan has gone on an Indie Game spree tackling a series of games including a small, bespectacled scientist, a big ol’ face-rock and electrified tentacled atrocities. Chris had a few small weeps experiencing an Old Man’s Journey and Minty has been having a wonderfully idyllic time randomly naming a variety of chickens! | |||
10 Jun 2019 | Number 76 - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Fantasy Life | 00:34:20 | |
In the most punctuated episode of Our Three Cents yet, Chris becomes an accountant, Jonathan becomes an anarchist and Minty becomes an antagonist!
Also, slammed own on the Our Three Cents round table of discussion by a Twitter fan is the matter of video game movies. Coming hot on the heels of our thoughts on Detective Pikachu, we dive into a deep dissection of literally EVERY video game cinematic adaptation ever made and those to come! | |||
17 Jun 2019 | Bonus Level - E3 2019 Special | 00:44:10 | |
E3, or the Eideo Eames Eonference, has come and gone once again to delight and disappoint swathes of angry entitled nerds. We take a break from our regularly scheduled chat about three games to tackle the mammoth docket of Everything Nintendo Announced, and Whatever That Thing They Wheeled Out Keanu Reeves For was. We discuss each company's approach to showcasing their upcoming releases and, whilst Jonathan attempts to retain some PokéOptimism, Minty is jumping aboard the Pokémon Hate Steam Train (this is a joke that references the setting of the new games by way of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Minty wishes he’d come up with it when we recorded), and Chris is ready to cross oceans to raise a riot in the Pokémon head office! Come and listen to how we somehow talk about 60 games in 45 minutes!! | |||
24 Jun 2019 | Number 75 - QuackShot Starring Donald Duck, Dishonored, Fantasy Life | 00:24:10 | |
As we reach the quarter mark in our countdown, a phenomenal phenomenon occurs with the first tri-peat of the series with Minty also reflecting on his interesting fictional existence! Elsewhere in this pun-tastic episode, Chris enjoys plunging his way down memory lane with a legendary Disney adventure and Jonathan once again reverts to his dastardly thieving ways! Else-elsewhere we also discuss the cons of retro throwbacks in games, alternative Japanese video game titles, the little known MMEU (Mickey Mouse Extended Universe) and we gain a new mascot in the gloriously-named Granny Rags! | |||
01 Jul 2019 | Number 74 - Terraria, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Creatures 2 | 00:27:58 | |
In our most disparate trio of games yet, our three gamers discuss their 74th favourite video games of all time! Elsewhere, voyeurism, a sad fat man, a little red fella and a multitude of hats collide in our weekly video game chat! Oh, and Jonathan destroys Minty’s precious childhood memory. Whoops. | |||
08 Jul 2019 | Number 73 - Super Mario Galaxy, DJ Hero, Wario Land II | 00:30:30 | |
This week, two games from the Super Mario Extended Universe feature as Jonathan & Minty’s choices, in addition to a literal curveball (rotating disc) from Chris!
Meanwhile, some things never change - like traffic congestion, pencils and the inevitability of death. Also not changing are our video gaming habits this week: Jonathan’s tackling a Metroidvania indie game, Chris is playing a retro classic and Minty is continuing his tactical adventure through Dead Cells.
Also, a user question turns the table on another user question, and we discuss what the best movie video games are! Listen to find out if your favourite movie or indeed, your favourite game is mentioned!
This episode is absolutely jam packed with top class video game chat! Talc up, and dive in! | |||
15 Jul 2019 | Number 72 - Metroid Fusion, Mario Golf, Kirby's Epic Yarn | 00:25:01 | |
Congratulations on arriving at the start of another week! Whether or not you have much time for games yourself, listen to the boys recommend the best way to stuff 30 minute windows of stolen gaming time, wax lyrical over the pedagogical approach Nintendo have taken with Super Mario Maker 2’s story mode, before settling in for another esoteric trio of video games linked only by their matching places on three distinct numerical lists.
Jonathan extols the virtue of doing a lot with a little on the Gameboy Advance’s diminutive screen; Chris details the outfit that saw him sneered at when attempting to master the Happy Gilmore swing at a local driving range; and Minty gets all tangled in pastel coloured yarn.
Also: an 'I Love You' present, an abrasive impression of a British children's TV institution, and at least one word that only Minty can comfortably wield in day to day life. | |||
22 Jul 2019 | Number 71 - Banjo-Kazooie, Sonic & Knuckles, Sid Meier's Pirates! | 00:31:26 | |
Marvel as three ostensibly sober adults appear inebriated through sheer early 30s tiredness, as the boys discuss their 71st favourite videogames of all time.
Let Minty sleepily teach you why Banjo Kazooie a particular treat for the neurodiverse. Allow Jonathan to elucidate you on the echidna, and reflect on how accurately Sonic & Knuckles portrays this egg-laying mammal. Finally, let Chris refresh your GCSE English skills by recalling the difference between the definite and indefinite article in a tangential aside when discussing Sid Meier's Pirates.
Games, eh? | |||
29 Jul 2019 | Bonus Level - Summer Special | 00:26:13 | |
Take shelter from the UK's unseasonably warm start to the summer, by allowing the cool, soothing tones of three doofi (doofus; plural) talk sunny, bright weather and sunny, bright games.
Find a comfy spot in the garden, crack open a fizzy pop, then injure your neck as you twist to best utilise the sun's searing rays to illuminate your Gameboy's monochrome screen, sharing all the while in the summer gaming memories of three young men who could probably do with getting outside a bit more.
Football! Progressive rock! Balance boards! Family holidays! It's all here. As well as, of course, the usual nerdy discussion on games past, present and future that we assume you all harbour an insatiable taste for.
BLUE SKIES FOREVER | |||
05 Aug 2019 | Number 70 - Pokémon UltraSun, Pokémon X, Proteus | 00:29:35 | |
P-p-pick up a podcast! In this 'p' filled episode the chums embark on a merry hike across seasons, portmanteau'd archipelagos and a facsimile of continental europe. An uncharacteristically raunchy episode, listener discretion is advised (unless you want to be cursed with thinking about a Charmander's naughty bits). | |||
12 Aug 2019 | Number 69 - Street Racer, Rocket Knight Adventures, Sonic 3D Blast | 00:32:11 | |
Three more games. Punch your mates (or your AI mates if you find yourself riding solo) in an early competitor to Super Mario Kart with Minty, zip around as an Opossum who finds itself adorned recklessly with a rocket propulsion system atop its back with Chris, and look quizzical at Sonic's roughshod attempt at an isometric adventure game with Jonathan. Additionally, enjoy a discussion on veritable hot potatoes: videogame violence, uncouth youth, and digital literacy; some extremely late to the party views on Playdead's Inside; the perils of Kickstarter funded independent games; and technobabble that fuelled the 16-bit console wars! And all of that within a spritely 32 minutes?! YES! | |||
19 Aug 2019 | Number 68 - Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse, The End is Nigh, Pokémon FireRed | 00:32:14 | |
This week on Our Three Cents, the chaps tackle another eclectic tryptic of games in the form of a significantly-formative childhood gaming experience featuring a mouse; an expectation-subverting modern platformer featuring a tumour; and an abbreviation-smattered classic RPG remake featuring some running shoes!
Also on the docket for discussion are Chris’ veritable summer-holiday-gaming stampede of activity; Jonathan’s veritable summer-holiday-gaming descent into pure unadulterated wartime bleakness; and Minty’s veritable summer-holiday-gaming instigation of Chris’ robo-dino-phobic beliefs!
More hyphenations than you can shake a stickily-sticky stick at!
Deal with it. | |||
26 Aug 2019 | Number 67 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Metroid Fusion, Ico | 00:28:36 | |
It’s another week, and a Bank Holiday Monday at that, so what better way to enjoy your bonus time than by listening to this week’s episode! We discuss mobile games, virtual reality and disappointing woodland adventures. And Feathers are ruffled in the rankings this week, as we discuss what it feels like to be scared, what it feels like to be small and, most importantly, just how much starch belongs in a floppy green hat!
And if that doesn’t get you listening, I know that you’re going to want to know which game has a tenuous link to the forgotten, and incredibly niche Sega Saturn release, Enemy Zero. Listen on to find out! | |||
02 Sep 2019 | Number 66 - Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition, Beautiful Katamari, Rayman Legends | 00:29:40 | |
In just five minutes marvel as the trio chat about: a noughties pop sensation! Onions! Extreme heat! Beasts of ascending sizes! Chris misunderstanding the word ‘unique’!
Then, with your podcast appetites whet, listen on for a further 25 minutes as Minty talks up his collection of purses, Chris goes on and on about a load of balls, and Jonathan reflects upon his favourite co-op experience of all time.
Three lovely games that you should listen to us talk about, and then go out and beg, borrow or steal* to play yourselves.
(*Our Three Cents do not condone burglary with intent to thieve…
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…unless it’s the only way in which you can access Puzzle and Dragons, Beautiful Katamari, or Rayman Legends) | |||
09 Sep 2019 | Number 65 - Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Um Jammer Lammy, Psychonauts | 00:27:17 | |
Mario guest stars alongside Ubisoft's Minion-esque abominations, Parappa the Rapper hands the spotlight to his guitar playing pal, and Tim Schafer goes all weird again.
Three great games, talked up by three great guys!
Also, learn the answers to questions as varied as: Can Chris continue to engorge his quiz win tally on account of Minty's cross Atlantic phone delay? How many This War of Mine scenarios will Jonathan play through before he suffers a case of mental distress not too dissimilar to the games protagonists? How has Minty spent his tax rebate? | |||
16 Sep 2019 | Number 64 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gunstar Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | 00:33:51 | |
Look, mate, we know it's hard being the only kid in the playground during Monday lunch not talking about the latest Our Three Cents episode.
They'll all be talking up how Chris was banging on about the Mega Drive yet again whilst Jonathan and Minty had a bit of a Zelda love-in, and you'll be staring at your shoes thinking 'if only I were a centurion, if only I knew what the boys 64th favourite video games of all time were'.
Now you can. Now you can!
Embrace the cents.
b e c o m e t h e c e n t | |||
23 Sep 2019 | Number 63 - Mario Kart 8, SuperHot VR, Thumper | 00:27:43 | |
It’s another week at the Our Three Cents towers and the lads have hoisted their banners to celebrate their 63rd favourite video games of all time. In this week, we have a gravity-defying plumber, a time-defying gunslinger, a sanity-defying beetle, and a deep analysis of what is need to make virtual reality a virtue and a reality for current generation gaming.
Meanwhile, the gang conjure some veritable computer-game Chimeras thanks to a listener question about genre-bending classic game series; Jonathan’s Astral adventure is off the chain; Minty is pining for a horrible goose; and Chris has apparently started working as a part-time Samsung TV troubleshooting guru!
Behold. | |||
30 Sep 2019 | Number 62 - Machinarium, GoldenEye 007, Super Mario Odyssey | 00:32:45 | |
Join Joddy Doddy, Chroddy Doddy and Moddy Boddy for another exciting half hour of gaming guff.
Can Apple save mobile gaming with the disruptive Apple Arcade? Can Nintendo sort out some of the framerate wobbles in Link's Awakening's otherwise stellar revamp? Just who or what is the Bucket Mouse?
Then, onto the rankings where the gang rip through rusty robots, golden eyes and anthropomorphic forks by way of rude words, whimsy, bullet decals, dead ends, trilbys, and joy.
They're good games, Brent. | |||
07 Oct 2019 | Bonus Level - Wellbeing Special | 00:29:11 | |
Thursday the 10th of October marks World Mental Health Awareness day. In recognition of this, our trio tell personal stories of how videogames can be a force for good in managing mental health and periods of distress or low mood.
Clone Hero, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, A Link to the Past, Alto's Adventure, Tetris, and Super Mario Bros 3. Disparate games linked here by their ability to make our triumvirate slow down, refocus, and calm.
Videogames may not be the solution for everyone, but we at Our Three Cents firmly believe in their value as tools for offering escapism, structure, or soothing nostalgia when the world seems a difficult place.
Much love to all listening. Be kind to one another. | |||
14 Oct 2019 | Number 61 - Euro Truck Simulator 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Kingdom Hearts | 00:33:40 | |
Honk! This week on Our Three Cents, the chaps are all horrible. “What’s different from usual?” I hear you ask! Well, this time, they’re all horrible geese! Enabled by the sterling work of House House, Untitled Goose Game has captured all of our imaginations - find out what these three cents think of the game here. Will you be having a honkingly good time terrorising the neighbourhood?
Also, hear all about Nintendo’s latest mobile release in Mario Kart Tour - is it worth your time?
Meanwhile a can of time worms is opened as Chris waxes lyrical about his time on the open road with the cult classic, Euro Truck Simulator 2; Jonathan wanes chordially about his titanic adventure in Xenoblade Chronicles 2; and Minty moons melodically about the hugely successful Final Fantasy & Disney chimera that is Kingdom Hearts!
Which of these 61st favourite video games of all time have you played?!
What’s with all of these rhetorical questions? You tell me… that’s not how rhetoric works… Sorry? | |||
21 Oct 2019 | Number 60 - Pokémon X, Fire Emblem Fates, Hyrule Warriors | 00:32:44 | |
The accusation that we three cents are just a bunch of Nintendo fanboys is usually unfounded! Especially given Chris’ notorious love of all things Mega Drive, and Jonathan’s salacious affair with the Sega Saturn library! But in an episode that touches on the three big Nintendo RPG series, it’s hard to argue that we don’t absolutely flipping love Nin-ruddy-tendo!
Swords, shields, monsters and incest - the main pillars of many games, are all present here! We also take some time to discuss the ongoing questing of Minty and his dragons whilst he attempts to escape rooms on his phone; Jonathan having a wonderful time venturing into the blind forest with Ori, and Chris’ tremendous disappointment with poorly ported retro games!
It’s all good fun! | |||
28 Oct 2019 | Bonus Level - Halloween Special | 00:30:20 | |
Boo!
Haha just kidding it’s the fellas from Our Three Cents here!
One of the benefits of paying homage to our favourite games over a period of literal years means we can show appreciation for loosely related public holidays and the like. This week, instead of our rose tinted lenses we’re looking through novelty pumpkin shaped glasses to bring you our favourite ghoulish games and monstrous memories.
Sit back, crack open a cold cauldron of spooky stew and enjoy the spinning of spine tingling gaming yarns (into cobwebs, the spookiest string). | |||
11 Nov 2019 | Number 59 - Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Plants vs. Zombies | 00:31:22 | |
After a brief, one-week hiatus to allow Jonathan to enjoy being newly married to his lovely lady wife, the boys are back in town (copyright Phil Lynott, lyrics used by permission of Vertigo Records) to once again celebrate their love of video games.
Tackling their 59th favourite video games of all time, listen intently as Jonathan gives Mario Kart 8 a big thumbs up; Minty gives a huge A-OK hand gesture in the general direction of A Link Between Worlds; and Chris gives a standing ovation to Plants vs Zombies.
Link visits a Mercedes Benz dealership on the outskirts of Hyrule Market! Dinosaurs duff each other up! Lands of both high and low topography fall into disrepair! Flooded literature! A shitty ouroborous! Plants inexplicably fighting zombies!
All of that, and probably a bit more: it's Our Three Cents.
(I apologise for the moistness of this episode - I will never again eat chocolate raisins whilst recording. I am sorry for your ears. -JD) | |||
18 Nov 2019 | Number 58 - Celeste, Earth Defence Force 2017, Chrono Trigger | 00:33:21 | |
Do you like videogames? Do you?!
Join an uncharacteristically excitable trio in their ongoing mission to talk up the videogames which make them happiest.
Can Chris keep up his commanding quiz lead? Is The Witcher 3's recent Switch port any cop? A few months in, how is Jonathan getting on with Mario Kart Tour's layered economy? How is Minty progressing in his personal Dragon Quest?
Onto the rankings: What makes artsy platformer Celeste so good? How long can Chris talk about Earth Defense Force, a series that no-one in the world knows of or cares about? Is Chrono Trigger worth downloading on your mobular telephone or personal computer?
(we like videogames) | |||
25 Nov 2019 | Number 57 - Super Mario World, Journey, Thomas Was Alone | 00:25:11 | |
On the menu this week - the further adventures of Minty questing after dragons, Jonathan grinding some stones and Chris racing a football (something like that I believe…)
In the rankings, a classic Nintendo game on a classic Nintendo system, a small fragment of AI experiencing isolation and “a big warm hug of a game.” Three really quite incredible games - real absolute bangers!
Also dogs. Well, more specifically requests for dogs. If it wasn’t implied in all our episodes previously, we now request dogs explicitly.
Dogs are great. We don’t deserve them. | |||
02 Dec 2019 | Number 56 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Time Crisis 2, Viewtiful Joe | 00:47:54 | |
Oh boy! In a bumper episode, hear the trio chop through a massive stack of games they've played recently, as well as their usual three listed all-time favourites!
Would you like to know our thoughts on The World Next Door, Metal Wolf Chaos, or Forager? How about Ni No Kuni and its sequel, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, or Bloodstained? Maybe Ring Fit Adventure, Luigi's Mansion 3, or Pokémon Sword and / or Shield? Or even the varied entries in the Cube Escape series of mobile games?
For this week's numbered entries, Minty goes for a splash with the Gamecube's legendary Wind Waker and regales its avian-come-oceanic story with the gusto of a Jackanory presenter; Chris shoots some baddies with a plastic pistol and a bulky cathode ray tube television in the fantastic home port of Time Crisis 2; and Jonathan goes deep on the late Clover Studio's ridiculously stylish whack-em-up Viewtiful Joe.
(big deep breath)
So come along and enjoy some of O3C's most impressive expletive bleeping, some silly callbacks for long term fans, everyone's favourite Pokémon, 'Floopididoop', as well as a LOT of curry. | |||
16 Dec 2019 | Number 54 - Super Mario Sunshine, Half-Life, Out Run | 00:33:06 | |
NINTENDO FIFTY FOURRRRRRRR
THIS WEEK: Chris gets annoyed at shoddy portsmanship of a storied RPG franchise. Jonathan can't be bothered with Star Wars: Law and Order. Minty takes an extended dip in a rusty lake.
Let the boys' fifty fourth favourite videogames whisk you away on an island holiday! Or to another dimension by way of a portal in a mysterious underground facility! Or on a cross country roadtrip!
We challenge anyone to find a single episode of a podcast that includes conversation that flows seamlessly between Mario-themed waterboarding, the crowbar's cultural ascendency, and handheld stereoscopy's finest moment.
Please enjoy. We want you to enjoy. | |||
09 Dec 2019 | Number 55 - Mario Golf, Metal Gear Solid, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | 00:34:11 | |
This week on Our Three Cents we have another eclectic triptych of games including an Italian-plumber-based-handheld-sporting RPG, a 32-bit odyssey about a man’s obsession with hiding in a cardboard box, and an epic adventure involving a black knight in the darkness of the night whilst you try to forge some lightness into the world!
Elsewhere, Chris spends his week killing time with Suicide Guy, and we also have a full debrief on Pokémon Sword & Shield, complete with the presentation of the 1st ever annual Jonathan Andrew Dunn Pokémon Awards. Find out which lucky critters have been selected as the recipients of the coveted JADPAs!
And, more importantly, find out whether Jonathan & Chris’ school English teacher, Mr Haywood, ever got round to playing Chris’ childhood gaming creation, Dunce Goes to Hollywood?
Only on Our Three Cents. What a bunch of absolute ridiculousness. Amen. | |||
13 Jan 2020 | Bonus Level - End of 2019 Special | 00:30:33 | |
See you next year! 2020 vision! Something something decade!
Now we’ve got all the contrived new year bumph out the way let’s enjoy the New Year episode with some contrived, vaguely Dickensian bumph:
2019 might have been an absolute mound of turds, but it’s been another great year of gaming. Jonathan has spent most of it smacking down nightmarish monsters in Lordran, Minty’s been smacking down dragons in various quests, and Chris spent most of it smacking down coloured shapes in... Tetris.
What’s been the best games of the past year, according to the centipedes? What games are they looking to in the future? What did they get in their secret Santa presents?
Find out all this and more as we delve into the Games of past, present and future. Happy New Year everyone! | |||
20 Jan 2020 | Number 53 - Grand Theft Auto 3, Metroid Zero Mission, Super Mario 64 | 00:41:34 | |
What is Grand Theft Auto 3 x Metroid Zero Mission x Super Mario 64? The amount of time you should waste before listening to this episode!
Three absolute franchise behemoths feature in this swish and dense episode as we trawl our three Cents’ memories of their gaming childhoods!
Plus, the intrepid Pokémon trainers among them are nearing the end of their Galarian adventures, and Minty merges some dragons, Chris takes on a new puzzle platformer indie game in the form of Gris, and, quite fittingly as Jonathan is currently on his honeymoon, he chats about his experience in The Touryst!
Plus Minty discovers a new consonant...
PS - for the eagle-eared listeners, you may notice some temporal inconsistencies in our discussions from the last episode, which is because we recorded this episode at the tail end of last year! Almost like a flashback. Almost like a multi-narrative story. Go forwards and then go back for the full picture. Christopher Nolan would be proud! | |||
03 Feb 2020 | Number 52 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wario Land 4, TxK | 00:39:34 | |
Would you, our dear listeners, consumers of our humble podcast, wish to listen to our thoughts and feelings on games of the video variety?
Allow Jonathan to describe the three stages of the Souls-like, and the violent combination of Hotline Miami and MasterChef Australia. Humour Chris' attempt to intellectualise not one, not two, but THREE indie-darlings. Let Minty sell you on the joys of Volition's Saints Row: The Third through its semi-recent release for Nintendo's hybrid console offering.
Then dive into extended discussion on a flagship Ninty franchise's tentpole release; a genre defining puzzle platformer; and an arcade shooter that no-one played.
HURRY UP
It's Ocarina of Time, Wario Land 4, and TxK.
And some other bits. | |||
10 Feb 2020 | Number 51 - Super Mario 3D Land, Pokémon Blue, Guardian Heroes | 00:41:59 | |
In our final numbered episode of season one you will hear: a particularly weasely quiz question; Jonathan getting hot and heavy over a listener's question; some thoughts on our secret santa gifts; and Chris' thoughts on a classic.
Then more games. Three incredible games. A veritable triumvirate of bloody good games.
Jonathan talks up one of the best handheld Mario games of all time whilst simultaneously throwing swathes of depth-perception-based criticism at 1986’s Labyrinth. Minty reminisces about Pocket Monster themed ephemera present at the birth of a franchise and Chris bigs up a mostly forgotten brawling treasure from the back catalogue of the legendary Sega Saturn.
Perhaps these are games you loved? Or perhaps they're games you'll grow to love.
We certainly love them. And we love you. | |||
14 Feb 2020 | Bonus Level - Valentine Special | 00:21:25 | |
FRATRICIDE AND SMOOCHES
DAIRYLEA TRIANGLES
CONVERSATIONAL BREAKDOWN
What on earth do any of these things have to do with love?
Join Our Three Cents as we, or at least Chris, willfully misinterprets the theme for this Valentine's Day special, before giving genuine recommendations for games to play with the special people that may be in your lives.
Much love from your favourite gaming goons. | |||
24 Feb 2020 | Number 50 - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, Portal 2 | ||
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02 Mar 2020 | Number 49 - F-Zero GX, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Phantasy Star Online | 00:39:59 | |
Our very own menthol man details how Nintendo hits it out of the park with their 'coolest' racer F-Zero GX. Our host extroadinaire revisits the gloom of Thief's grubby dark-age world in Deadly Shadows. That hairy bloke talks about Arsenal Football Club and its weird connection to Sonic Team's online experiment Phantasy Star Online. Listen for Chris' thoughts on the Open Source Scanline Converter, Jonathan's thoughts on breaking the back of flagellation simulation Blasphemous, and Minty's thoughts on a selection of eShop demos. PLUS: — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges Minty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo | |||
09 Mar 2020 | Number 48 - Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Firewatch, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap | 00:42:17 | |
As the weekend crumbles to dust, sweep away the Monday blues and listen as the boys tell meandering stories about their 48th favourite video games of ALL. TIME. TUROK 2 and its BULLETS and GUNS FIREWATCH and its WALKIE TALKIES WONDER BOY 3 and its TRANSFORMATIONS …but before we do that, perhaps you'll appreciate the long awaited return of the quiz pun? Or enjoy mulling over the thought of Ralph Fiennes hypothetically voicing the mammalian face of capitalism? Or share in Jonathan's disappointment in the relative calorific deficit of Level-5's Snack World, Chris's off-hand lamentations on The Simpson's gradual decline, or Minty's travel log through the impossibly named factions and cities of Tales of Vesperia? PLUS: Chris does a -LOT- of laughing. Come and have fun with us. —————— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
16 Mar 2020 | Number 47 - Bastion, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Sonic R | 00:35:09 | |
Another episode? A whole one? Fair enough. Is Minty still playing that Tales game? Is Jonathan likely to beat the 400 hour long Witcher 3 before Animal Crossing: New Horizons releases? Can Chris contain his excitement at winning his first Tetris Invictus Maximus? Then the rankings. Ohhhh, the rankings. Three games that we felt were very good. Three games that we felt were SO very good, that we took the time to talk them up within the very podcast you hold digitally in your hand. The sumptuously narrated space-Western, Bastion. (please wash your hands and take care of one another) — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn | |||
25 Mar 2020 | Bonus Level - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Special | 00:24:21 | |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is finally here and we've made the corporate decision to BREAK RANK and record a bonus episode right here and right now. Animal Crossing is a series that has grown exponentially since its early release on the GameCube and then the DS, Wii, 3DS and arrives now on the Nintendo Switch in the midst of a global pandemic. Does New Horizons stand up against its franchise forebears? (yes) Does New Horizons prove that the commentariat who willed Animal Crossing to go free to play were wrong, wrong, wrong? (yes) Will Minty, an Animal Crossing newbie, enjoy the plaintive pacing of Nintendo's life sim as much as Chris and Jonathan, the series stalwarts? (yes) All this and MORE in this bonus episode! ————— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn | |||
23 Mar 2020 | Number 46 - Final Fantasy VII, Parodius: Fantastic Journey, Luigi’s Mansion 2 | 00:35:44 | |
Hey, hey, kids! Have you ever played Final Fantasy VII, Parodius: The Fantastic Journey or Luigi's Mansion 2? If so, listen in and see what we thought of the games you may have loved or loathed. And if not so, maybe we can talk you into giving them a blast? We three cents place hands firmly on our hearts and suggest that this generation defining RPG, this cutesy, parody shoot 'em up, and this.. hoover simulator (?) are all very, very worthy of your time. Also this week: Jonathan finishes Outer Wilds, Minty doesn't finish Tales of Vesperia, and Chris gets someone else to finish Limbo. — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
01 Apr 2020 | Bonus Level - April Fool's Day Special | 00:28:13 | |
APRIL FOO- (beer cascades out of the roof in a long shot of the Simpson's house) Did you really believe that Minty would have returned to and, gasp, ENJOYED, Sticker Star, his previously professed least favourite Paper Mario entry? Did Jonathan and Chris' respective digital purchases on the eShop and App Store of Grasshopper Derby and Seagull Officer really sound plausible? Did Jonathan's Ancient Kingdom II: The Fire of Old Legends (it spells 'FOOLs' for gawd's sake!) sound too good to be true with its layered systems, ludicrous sidequests, and PC bound limited modern accessibility? Did the anarchic spirit of the genuinely real (honestly! look it up!) Don't Sh*t Your Pants ring any alarm bells given Minty's usual penchant for sprawling adventure games and RPGs? Did the weird spelling of Chequy alert you to the fact that Chris' 16-bit hidden gem was actually hidden to the point of non-existence? Is self isolation really getting to us all that much? Hope you all enjoyed this silly little aside! Regular programming will resume next week! Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
06 Apr 2020 | Number 45 - Diddy Kong Racing, Pokémon Black 2, Fallout 3 | 00:41:52 | |
The boys are playing Animal Crossing, of course, but what else is floating our collective boats? Are Chris and Jonathan going to be able to keep up their Ring Fit regimes? Why has the Panzer Dragoon remake rankled the J-man? Which eShop games are worth your pocket change? Which Gameboy exclusive sequel has Chris's heart all afloat? Then, after the dust has settled on our April Fools fake out, what are our ACTUAL 45th favourite games of all time? Chris gets a bit over excited talking about Diddy Kong Racing, the 'best racing game on the N64'; Minty explains why the weird animals and cultural pastiche of Pokémon Black 2 beats out much of its franchise competition; and Jonathan emerges from the depths of vault 101 to explain why the post-nuclear wasteland in Fallout 3 stands head and shoulders above its sequels. If you'd like to argue with us about any of this week's opinions, feel free to use the following sentence pro formas: - "CHRIS is wrong about Diddy Kong! Mario Kart 64 is truly the best kart racer on the Nintendo 64 BECAUSE..." Be safe, stay home. — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
13 Apr 2020 | Number 44 - Worms Armageddon, Banjo-Tooie, Donkey Kong Country | 00:35:16 | |
We are reliably informed that it's... Monday? In the absence of any real societal markers of time and date, why not use this weekly episode of Our Three Cents as a reminder that yes, time is passing, and yes, video games still exist. There's more Animal Crossing chat, naturally, as well as opinions on Doom 64, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, some eShop bargains, and… TETRIS. Chris adds Worms Armageddon to the list of games revered by all three cents alongside Fantasy Life. Minty makes the extreeemely controversial statement (can you tell it's one of the other Centurions who writes these blurbs?) that Banjo-Tooie is the best game on the Nintendo 64. Finally, Jonathan swells with joy talking about Rare's pre-rendered sprite classic, Donkey Kong Country. WORMS Oh, we do spoil you! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn | |||
20 Apr 2020 | Number 43 - Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Splatoon, Pro Evolution Soccer 6 | 00:44:25 | |
On this week's Ournimal-Crossing Three Cents, Chris celebrates his birthday amongst friends on Jonathan's Otter Isle, Minty stuffs his pocks with eggs, and Jonathan welcomes genuine canine celebrity KK Slider! What's this show meant to be about again? Games! Is Roundguard, the Peggle / Rogue-lite hybrid any good? Is mobile puzzler The House of Da Vinci as good as it's inspiration, The Room? Do you really need to go through 3000 duels to conquer 3000th Duel? Then, big entries for our big lists. Jonathan remembers Tomb Raider: Anniversary, spinning vivid tales of his initial exposure to the series via the Sega Saturn's port of the original release before it's Wii update. Minty is thrilled by Splatoon's 'electric newness', Nintendo's incredible foray into the world of online shooters completely devoid of screaming, racist children. Finally, Chris relays a series of fraternal memories connected to Pro Evolution Soccer 6, the ONLY football game worth playing! (In some people’s very specific opinions! - JD) Oh my! Games are so, so good. — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
27 Apr 2020 | Number 42 - Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario 64 DS | 00:42:25 | |
As April 2020, the longest month in recorded history, draws to a close, Our Three Cents is back to give your earholes a tickle with our sultry voices. Are we still playing Animal Crossing? Then, hear us get excited about THREE distinct Mario games. Three! THREE!! Mario… in a stomach! Nintendo's mascot there; as equally comfortable in an RPG, a 3D platformer, or a sandbox creation toolbox. Doff your red cap in honour of his genre-hopping maleability. — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
04 May 2020 | Number 41 - Ridge Racer 3D, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Final Fantasy VI | 00:45:46 | |
Being served up today: a sweetly hoppy brew of video game chit chat and nonsense. For the main event, three gently sparkling jars of amber nectar as Jonathan, Chris and Minty tell tales of their 41st favourite games of all times. But of course, not before a round of aperitifs in the form of Animal Crossing waffle, as well as some thoughts on Ori and the Will of the Wisps, some classic multiplayer PC games, the recent console port of Doom 64, Super Mario Maker 2's recent update, and lockdown-induced gaming malaise. (shall we, uh, stop with this, uh, alcoholic beverage metaphor?) Today's MAIN EVENT games! Chris tells some long winded stories of teenage disappointment to tee up his eventual glowing praise of Ridge Racer 3D's greatest hits approach to the Ridge Racer formula. Jonathan places Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time atop two towering pedestals marked 'defining 3D action game' and 'best third party title on the Nintendo GameCube'. Then finally, Minty talks up the grandiosity of Squaresoft's 16-bit crowning glory, celebrating the true artistry of the games sprite work, setting, story and soundtrack. Drink up, lads! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
11 May 2020 | Number 40 - Stardew Valley, Super Mario 3D World, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | 00:46:02 | |
Today is the start of the week, and therefore the start of another Our Three Cents ODYSSEY! Can you believe we are now sixty games deep? There's been some crossover, sure, but still, we have now collectively delivered ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY monologues about our favourite games. 'fore we raise this hallowed number to 183, listen out for: a mysterious creak on Minty's audio channel (a genuine prize for ANYONE who gets close to identifying its source - details on our Facebook page!); a deep discussion on secondary school discos; thoughts of Bravely Default 2's refreshing approach to game demos; Jonathan's multiplayer PC smorgasbord; thoughts on the recent Streets of Rage 4; Chris' apology to indie developers who find themselves at the behest of unscrupulous console porting houses; and... of course... some updates on the gang's progress in Animal Crossing. Jonathan tells of the bucolic delights of Stardew Valley. Every one of these games are worth your time and attention, and hopefully you'll agree that our 40 minute chat about these wonderful titles is an equally solid way to kill a commute, or a morning lie-in if you're currently furloughed. Stay safe. We love you all almost as much as we love video games! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
18 May 2020 | Number 39 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, New Super Mario Bros, Panzer Dragoon Saga | 00:51:43 | |
It's a week of - q u e s t i o n s - ROUND ONE ROUND TWO Phew!! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
25 May 2020 | Number 38 - 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Panzer Dragoon Saga | 00:46:22 | |
The games start coming, and they don't stop coming, eh? Tetris Attack, a game in no way connected to Tetris entertains Mr Dow. Mr Booth continues to flit merrily through Labyrinth of Refrain, but also returns to Dead Cells. Mr Dunn brings a veritable cavalcade of games to the table as he continues to make progress in Lonely Mountains, New Horizons, as well as his magnum epic Super World opus in Super Mario Maker 2. Then, our number 38s. Monsieur 'Egyptian Boat' gets tangled in his attempts to talk up the visual novel 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors, without, y'know, just explaining the novel itself. Good endings! Bad endings! Layered endings! Monsieur 'Enclosed Seating at a 60s Diner' gets all fired up talking about the high point in flat Mario's role-playing offshoot Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Chapters! Consoles with handles! Battle towers! Monsieur Completed Task relives Chris' agony at placing Panzer Dragoon Saga too low on the list after a modern replay, by placing it too low on his list after, you guessed it, a modern replay. Artistry! Scale! Parallels to Japanese anime! Bleedin' 'eck. How on EARTH are there still 37 games better than these? — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
01 Jun 2020 | Number 37 - Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Doom, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | 00:49:38 | |
After almost two years in the video game trenches, our heroes, Jonathan, Chris and Minty, have reached number 37 on their lists. Jonathan strikes fear into Chris' heart as he nears the end of construction on his Super Mario Maker 2 Super World, and then invites us all to Golf with Friends. Chris tarts up his Animal Crossing island, and beams with admiration at two indie games: Gone Home and Desert Child. Minty treads water with a smidgen of Dead Cells, a pinch of Labyrinth of Refrain, and lashings of hot Disgaea 5. Bust kickflips and boneless pop shove its with the excellent Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. Batter hellspawn with a twelve gauge in the genre-defining Doom. Wrestle with the sombre sense of isolation (but also the Wiimote controls) of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Better than Panzer Dragoon Saga? Why don't YOU tell US. — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
08 Jun 2020 | Number 36 - Super Smash Bros. Melee, Resident Evil 4, VVVVVV | 00:44:57 | |
…oh, hello! Didn't see you there. I was just listening to the latest episode of Our Three Cents here. You won't believe it, but in this podcast, these three little boys tell stories about their favourite games of all time, and in this very episode they're talking up the games they proclaim to be their 36th favourite games ever made. In addition, they talk about some of the current games they've been playing. Fancy that, eh? This fella called Chris has been playing some weird title called Ace of Seafood that he reckons is worth a go despite 'defying classification', as well as a title called Adam's Venture which sounds pretty dreadful. Then a wee lad named Jonathan said he's been enjoying a recent remaster of Xenoblade Chronicles as well as an indie title called Hyper Light Drifter on the Nintendo Switch. The final member of the cast, Minty, says he's returned to playing the ludicrously named Tales of Vesperia, alongside a handful of other strangely titled Japanese role playing games. Then they all get quite excited about some game about Animals? But to be honest I just glazed over for a bit then. Aren't they all busy boys? Then the lists! Oh heavens, the lists! Master Minty tells a story about learning of the Nintendo franchises at the edges of the multiverse in Super Smash Bros Melee. Master Jonathan talks about the horror game Resident Evil 4, waxing lyrical about its atmosphere, and optional chainsaw controller. Master Chris praises the simplicity of a game called VVVVVV by a lone developer named Terry that was apparently inspired by the old ZX Spectrum. What a strange show?! Right, back to it. Ta-ra! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
15 Jun 2020 | Number 35 - Timesplitters 2, Doom 2, Mario Kart DS | 00:42:57 | |
Minty is in a hole - a GOLF hole! - in Team 17's Golf with Friends. Jonathan details his Reyn time in Xenoblade Chronicles, as well as a late night foray into the recently Chris-approved VVVVVV. Chris commits to collecting physical games for yet another console with the brand new portable retro-tech, Evercade! FROTH AT THE MOUTH as Chris says that Timesplitters 2 is a better console first person shooter than Goldeneye! DON THE SUIT OF THE DOOMSLAYER to fight through the gates of hell with Minty in Doom 2! REMEMBER THE GLORY DAYS of Nintendo's early online multiplayer efforts as Jonathan talks up Mario Kart DS! BOOOOOOSH! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
22 Jun 2020 | Number 34 - The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Hyrule Warriors, F-Zero X | 00:50:07 | |
It’s Monday. You all know what that means? Time to wrap your willing ears around a new episode of this absolute wallop of a podcast! How have these three gents enjoyed video games this week? Chris has a boo boo back :( and as such has resorted to less taxing games in easy-to-play forms, such as a classic card game on the Switch that has captured his imagination, and continued forays into his handheld retro machine, the Evercade! How is Jonathan’s ongoing quest with Xenoblade Chronicles coming along - does he have time to spend a wee smidgen of his Summer in Mara in the new Kickstarter indie game release? And, in light of a fallow gaming week for Mr Minty and in a delightful turn of events, we find out how Mrs Minty is getting on in the collective Mintys’ Clog Island in Animal Crossing! And then the rankings! 34 to go means it’s wall-to-wall excellence now! Minty takes us on a charming locomotive trip down memory train track with his recollection of one of the more quaint Legend of Zelda adventures, in the DS’ wonderful Spirit Tracks. Jonathan takes us on an epic, console-spanning, dimension-hopping trip down adventure lane with the uncompromising Zelda/Dynasty Warriors mash-up, Hyrule Warriors. And Chris takes us on a warp-speed trip down memory-racing-tube with his childhood reminiscences of Nintendo’s flagship sci-fi racer, F-Zero X. — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
29 Jun 2020 | Number 33 - Golden Sun, The Simpsons Arcade Game, Rise of the Tomb Raider | 00:47:00 | |
Two thirds of the list down. Two ENTIRE thirds, now in the past. But with a final third starting THIS strongly, we hope your tears are short-lived. Minty makes friends with a Kung Fu bear, Jonathan wraps up Xenoblade Chronicles with a gaggle of Nopon tag-alongs, and Chris… moves house? Is Summer in Mara any cop? How many levels of Doom 64 did Minty get through this week? Is there any chance whatsoever that Chris will get through the first Last of Us? Then let a teenage Minty sell you on the outrageously strong Golden Sun; a single-digit Chris talk up a weekend trip to soft play to leap in ball pits and play The Simpsons Arcade Game; and a full blown adult man, one Jonathan A Dunn, wax lyrical about Rise of the Tomb Raider. Cosy couches! Pat Sharp! Akimbo pistols! They're all here. — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
06 Jul 2020 | Number 32 - Super Mario Maker, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Mario Kart 8 | 00:43:10 | |
Kick off this week's festivities with a 'double pointer' quiz question! Then journey with Jonathan to the Isle of Armor, before commiserating with him as he throws in the towel with first person shooters on console; share in Chris' excitement as he watches his brother dominate a 20+ year old handheld football game; and sit patiently with Minty as he 'potters around, enjoying his life' as he anticipates the release of the new Paper Mario. Then three VERY list-worthy games. Jonathan goes deep on Super Mario Maker, offering a huge thank you to Nintendo for passing the design torch to its players. And why not challenge his Super World from Super Mario Maker 2 like Chris did in our recent YouTube video - Maker ID: 1L9-KKR-22H Minty shrinks down with the aid of the Minish Cap in the GBA's Capcom-helmed entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise. Chris adds Mario Kart 8 to the list of Our Three Cents approved titles, sharing disparate memories of his tenure with the Greatest Kart Racer of all time. (I think it's fair to say that we are big fans of Nintendo!) — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually:Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunnChris - www.twitter.com/Chas_HodgesMinty - www.twitter.com/clement_boo | |||
13 Jul 2020 | Number 31 - Thumper, Octopath Traveler, Pokémon Emerald | 00:45:13 | |
THIS WEEK: Chris has popped Super Mario Maker into his 3DS, and found what is perhaps the only 'hidden gem' in the core Mario franchise. Jonathan has popped between Animal Crossing and the Last of Us, seesawing between glorious climes and azure waters, and bleak, post-apocalyptic ruins. ALSO THIS WEEK: Jonathan recounts his time with Octopath Traveller, a sprawling RPG that follows an octet of lads and lasses in a tilt-shifted, pop-up book world. Minty takes you to the cinema (remember the cinema?) to collect a special Pokémon in Emerald, one of the GBA's strongest entries in the Poké-pantheon. What a love-er-ley bunch of video games! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
20 Jul 2020 | Number 30 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, NiGHTS into Dreams…, Crackdown | 00:57:25 | |
Knowing me, the writer of this O3C episode blurb, knowing you, our humble listeners. Aha! We've played a lot of games this week. Oh boy have we played a lot of games! Super Mario Maker 2! American McGee's Alice: Madness Returns! The NES de-make of Pacman Championship Edition! The Last of Us! God of War! Superliminal! Probably others! Some very, very good games, and yet… AND YET… none of these games place on our collective lists! Games that ARE reserved for list placement this week: The dreamy, surreal, technical powerhouse that is The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the original Gameboy. The dreamy, surreal, technical powerhouse that is the fever dream NiGHTS Into Dreams… on the much maligned Sega Saturn. And the GTA derivative Crackdown on the Xbox 360? Three genuine 10/10 rippers. Take our triumvirate of words for it. www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
27 Jul 2020 | Number 29 - Super Mario Odyssey, Saints Row IV, NiGHTS into Dreams… | 00:54:40 | |
This week: Chris attempts to chip through his backlog, SMASHING through Thumper with the highest possible ranks, MEANDERING through the middle third of Alice: Madness Returns, RESETTING and RESTARTING Forager, one of the trio's favourites of yesteryear. Minty YO-YOs between loving and loathing the new Paper Mario and the Origami King, praising some of the changes to the series wider design whilst resigning himself to finally accept that Mario's 'Story' may have finally been retired. Jonathan eschews many of Minty's criticisms of Paper Mario, bowled over as he is by the game’s song and dance numbers, as well as Mario's car 'which is a big shoe'. And then: Entering the 20s now; oh boy, oh boy! Hear how and why Jonathan managed to 100% the FIFTY HOUR platform epic Super Mario Odyssey, within a 72 hour stretch! Gasp in amazement as Minty links a daily walk past a pair of bus stop advertising hoardings to the gleeful, self-referential escapism of Saints Row IV! Let Chris wiffle and waffle about the near-unclassifiable NiGHTS Into Dreams…, (Jonathan's 30th favourite game!) and glow at the thought of Sega Saturn synchronicity and serendipity! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Gene Limbrick, Andy Smith, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and CJ Anderson. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
03 Aug 2020 | Number 28 - Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, Rayman | 00:46:46 | |
This week Jonathan Dunn sails towards the end of his time with Paper Mario: The 'Orange Army' King lumping high praise on Mario's latest papery adventure. Minty Booth swings back towards loving rather than loathing the same title, allowing it to leap frog the inconsistent Colour Splash in his hypothetically revised list. Christopher Dow nears the end of Alice: Madness Returns, and revisits Deadly Premonition for some Lynchian spooks. Want to know our 28th favourite games of all time? Minty gardens his way to sweet victory in Viva Piñata, Rare's gorgeous 360-era animal management simulation. Chris feels embarrassed discussing his relatively miniscule time with the smorgasbord of content and riches that is The Binding of Isaac when viewed against Jonathan and Minty's playtime and mastery. Jonathan finds a magic coin and wishes the sumptuous Rayman into his childhood possession. Top banana. — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and Jasper Blacketer. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
10 Aug 2020 | Number 27 - Tales of Vesperia, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, OutRun 2 | 00:54:29 | |
Bloomin' 'eck it's been hot, hasn't it?! Find out what the boys think about the recent Nintendo 'Gigaleak' courtesy of a listener question. Then hear of the chaps' gaming efforts for the week. Paper Mario, Alice, Forager: DONE! Vesperia is Minty's 27th favourite game of all time! The Linear Motion Battle System! SUCCULENT Lore! A protagonist named Yuri Lowell! Intertwined stories! Unpronounceable Lovecraftian abominations! Stellar voicework by William Hootkins! Outrageous drifts! Single player content up the wazoo! An arranged OST by Richard Jacques! What more could your fine ears lust after than these hardcore pearls?! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and Jasper Blacketer. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Reach out to us individually: | |||
17 Aug 2020 | Number 26 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Mario Kart DS, Inside | 01:02:53 | |
As the weeks go by, A quiz, with cheers, Bugs, a PC, a pirate's knell, www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead and Jasper Blacketer. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
24 Aug 2020 | Number 25 - Super Monkey Ball, New Star Soccer, Octopath Traveler | 00:52:41 | |
The last quartile. Can you believe it? Jonathan digs into Owlboy's tantalising lore, and leaps into wireless VR with the Oculus Quest. Minty vanquishes Doom 64, after eating away at hell's offerings chip by chip for months. Chris dabbles with player-made PC mods and digs up Telltale's long delisted Jurassic Park game. How did a teenage Jonathan become the 10th best Super Monkey Ball player in the world? What makes Chris qualify New Star Soccer as a 'perfect mobile game'? How does Minty bring Jonathan to actual tears talking about his personal connection to Octopath Traveler? 3 video games that you should go and buy. Buy and play. Play and love. www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer and David Boys-Layton. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
31 Aug 2020 | Number 24 - Metroid Prime, Journey, Super Crate Box | 00:55:06 | |
This week on the podcast, our net games played is well into the minus figures as Chris finally clears out his closet of all his repeats! Thankfully Jonathan is on hand to indulge in a plethora of games featured in the recent Nintendo Indie World Direct and samples such off piste delights as A Short Hike, Overland, Evergate and Raji: An Ancient Epic. And Minty, inspired by last week’s episode, has wrapped his fingers around New Star Soccer once more! And then onto our 24th favourite video games of all flipping time! My word! What games they are! Find out what makes Metroid Prime the exception to console first-person games! Find out what makes Journey such a primal and existential experience! Find out why learning the ins and outs of Super Crate Box is akin to learning a new language! Dive in and enjoy a ruddy good talk about some ruddy good things! Mangetout! — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton and Darren Hughes. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
07 Sep 2020 | Number 23 - Hotline Miami, DuckTales, Heroes of Might & Magic 3 | 00:57:57 | |
Are you a gaming virgin? Let the chaps direct you to the very best starter games for those approaching the hobby, tabula rasa. This week: Minty chips through his backlog, Jonathan fills in gaps in his knowledge of 16-bit movie tie-ins, and Chris explores a parody game. 23rd favourite games of all times, you say? Chris dehydrates himself talking about the hyper stylised, ultra violent Hotline Miami, a "ten out of ten game with an eleven out of ten soundtrack". Minty pogos as Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales on the NES, making special mention of its Moon theme - a chiptune classic tied indelibly to a video charting the inaugural flight of a balloon laden Bichon Frise. Jonathan hopes to do justice to two podcast faithfuls with his run down of Heroes of Might & Magic 3, a game designed for, in his words, "those who are smarter than me". Have these three games ever come up in the same conversation before? No, no they haven't. www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton and Darren Hughes. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
14 Sep 2020 | Number 22 - Peggle, Super Mario Sunshine, Hyrule Warriors | 01:03:39 | |
Mario! It's Super Mario! Find out just how much money our trio are preparing to tip into Nintendo's coffers in celebration of Mr Mario Mario's 35th anniversary! A totally unnecessary Game and Watch! eShop treats! Remasters! Reissues! Karts with cameras! Jonathan gets to the end of Raji on the Switch, and begins his journey with Spiritfarer. Minty romps through some of Doom 64's bonus episode, before returning to the nightmare of his Ultraviolence run of Doom 2. Chris gets buried under the workload of a new job! This week, joining the boys' podium of all timers: P E G G L E D E L U X E How did Peggle almost destroy Chris' old plasma TV? Did Jonathan engineer Nintendo's announcement of Super Mario Sunshine's imminent arrival on the Switch given that it was his 22nd favourite game of all time? Why is Minty comparing the trials of the fated three in Hyrule Warriors to bubbles in a thick milkshake? — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
21 Sep 2020 | Number 21 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Super Mario 3D World | 00:56:54 | |
Want to know what we think of eSports? It's a topic we're all fantastically ill-qualified to discuss, but has that ever stopped us jumping headfirst into a listener question before? The boys excitedly await Super Mario 3D All-Stars imminent release, passing the time with games as varied as the ludicrous Saints Row IV, a smorgasbord of 2D Mario titles, the organically cinematic Sea of Thieves, a smattering of Apple Arcade titles viewed over the shoulder of Mrs Minty, and the STUNNING remaster of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2. Then, our choices for the week! Jonathan explains why Twilight Princess (the Gamecube version, mind, none of this mirror image Link nonsense) offers one of his favourite Legend of Zelda narratives. ('Bark at the Moon' by Ozzy Osbourne [1983]) Minty chooses the personal computer's Rollercoaster Tycoon, explaining how its gentle management helped him realise his real life event management skills. ('Love Rollercoaster' by The Ohio Players [1975]) Chris tells of the life-saving or perhaps life-preserving properties of Super Mario 3D World, Nintendo's perfect synergy of 2D and 3D Mario. ('Scatman's World' by the inimitable Scatman John [1995]) www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
28 Sep 2020 | Number 20 - Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows, Bioshock Infinite, Pokémon Go | 01:02:20 | |
Like the perpetual turn of the earth, so Monday brings a new episode of Our Three Cents. Minty huffs unjustly after having Super Mario 3D All-Stars sent to the wrong address, so instead spends his week romping through Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. Jonathan continues his Mario marathon by beating New Super Luigi U, before starting what promises to be an extended suckle at the teat of Mario's latest Switch collection. Chris (or shall we say Moaning Michael) enjoys but also whines about the All-Stars port of Super Mario 64. GAMES! GAMES! GAMES! Minty gets a-shovelin' and nominates Plague of Shadows as the best way to celebrate the incredible generosity of developer Yacht Club's seemingly endless entries in the Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove of 8-bit throwbacks. Jonathan goes all lally-lally at the world building and phenomenal narrative present in Bioshock Infinite's sumptuous lagoon of lore. Chris gets all sad at the thought of 2020, but is buoyed by memories of 2016's global moment: Pokémon Go. ALSO: ASMR! Pumpkin Swamp! Sea of Thieves! Egg! Blockbuster! Perambulation! www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
03 Oct 2020 | Bonus Level - Spooktober Special Part 1: Slender The Arrival | 00:14:56 | |
It's Spooktober! To celebrate the month of spoops and ghostly boops, we're pumping out F I V E (count 'em!) bonus episodes dedicated to playing horror games. This week - Slender: The Arrival! Will Jonathan put up with having to use a controller rather than a mouse and keyboard? Will Minty's current location, an isolated holiday cottage, help or hinder his playthrough? Will Chris drop an unexpected present in his trousers? What are we doing?! www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
05 Oct 2020 | Number 19 - Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 00:51:48 | |
Oh, hello! New here, are ya? Not worry, not to worry. Just do your best to follow along, and you'll feel right at home in no time. You've heard of these things called video games, right? No?!! Well, you press buttons and things happen. And there's these three guys named Jonathan, Minty and Chris who like them an awful lot. Perhaps they could entice you to give them a try with their rambling superlatives? On this week's show, find out how the trio have got on with Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and how Chris has used games like Neoverse and Gun on Steam to reward himself for being a good worker man at his personal computer. Down into the teens now on the century lists! How long can Chris reasonably talk about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3? Can a mischievous Minty convince you to return to the earliest entries in the Final Fantasy series via the Gameboy Advance double pack Dawn of Souls? Returning to the start of his time at secondary school, how highly did Jonathan Dunn's 'miscellaneous' English Project on The Legend of Zelda score given its accidental focus on Ocarina of Time? Enjoy! www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
10 Oct 2020 | Bonus Level - Spooktober Special Part 2: Bioshock | 00:18:23 | |
Spoopy poops the second! This week the gang tackle Bioshock - 2K Games' seminal first person underwater-dystopia-em-up. Played across PC, Switch and PS4, how does the game hold up 13 years after its initial release? Will Jonathan brave the shadows, or recoil under a metaphorical childhood blankie? Will Minty best the horrors of the depths, or sink without trace to a Big Daddy's fist? Will Chris shoot from his plasmid infused hands, or his spooked tooter? www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
12 Oct 2020 | Number 18 - Pokémon Blue, Kentucky Route Zero, Wario Land 2 | 00:53:26 | |
This week, the boys hit the ground running with motors purring: Jonathan races through Mario's 3D ouevre at a rate of knots! Travelling back in time, let Jonathan tell the story of a trendsetting Christopher Dow (aged 11 years old) importing Pokémon and setting Jonathan on a lifetime journey with pocket monsters! Pull out your Media Studies degree or your Theatre Studies thesis as Chris gets heavy detailing Kentucky Route Zero's postmodern approach to the framework of the adventure game! Minty exalts Wario Land 2, the little handheld platformer that could, as a truly elevated experience! According to our triumvirate, three of the very best games EVER made!! www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
17 Oct 2020 | Bonus Level - Spooktober Special Part 3: Amnesia The Dark Descent | 00:25:28 | |
Three men sit; crumpled, folded. The group's eyes meet. There is measured silence. The first man shuffles in his chair before speaking with quivering voice. www.ourthreecents.co.uk — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
19 Oct 2020 | Number 17 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Limbo | 00:50:35 | |
Urghh, Mario!? They're not still playing Mario are they? This week, we're going interactive with our blurb! ——— 1) Please answer the following questions by selecting the appropriate answers from the well below. [3 Marks] What's Jonathan finished or started this week? (Hades / MO:Astray / Book of Demons / Doom 2 / Among Us) ~~~ 2) Given the number of entries remaining across our lists, how many are likely to be from the Legend of Zelda franchise? [1 Mark] ~~~ 3) Compare and contrast the use of linear and non-linear design in Majora's Mask and Breath of the Wild. [10 Marks] ~~~ 4) On a scale of 1-10, how disappointed is Chris in having to talk about Limbo rather than its successor Inside due to its ineligibility for his personal list? Please justify your answer. [2 Marks] ——— Please submit your answers via the social media platform of your choice. — — — — — — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
24 Oct 2020 | Bonus Level - Spooktober Special Part 4: Doom 3 | 00:21:33 | |
DOOM 3 then, eh? A game initially defined by being built around the question 'VISION or AMMUNITION?', today's modern suite of ports retools the vanilla game as a pretty straightforward horror-themed action title. Has this been a week of all guns blazing, demon popping pow pows? Or has the game retained elements of its early 2000s spook factor with its soupy shadows and shambling hordes? Find out by piping our words and thoughts into your ears and brains! — — — — — — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
02 Nov 2020 | Number 15 - Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Pokémon Red | 00:50:41 | |
Today you're going to hear about some good games. I mean, last week's games were good, sure, but these are a whole week's worth of good better! ...but before we do that... Why not let us tell you little bits and pieces about our weekly efforts through Super Mario 64, Tetris 99, Mario 35, Pokémon Sword and/or Shield, and a wee snifter of Resident Evil! Let Minty tell you just how good Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader is! Very, very good x3. (There are actual tears.) — — — — — — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade and Chris Walker. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: | |||
26 Oct 2020 | Number 16 - Pic Pic, Super Paper Mario, Super Smash Bros Melee | 00:40:06 | |
Trials and tribulations in the quiz, perchance? Jonathan has a busy work week, yet still finds some time to drown in Hades' extended lore, and evolve a shiny Charmander in Pokemon Go. List entries this week! A handheld logic puzzler no one has even heard of. Pic Pic! Super Paper Mario! Smash Bros Melee! GOOD GAMES, GOOD GAMES, GOOD GAMES, GOOD GAMES. — — — — — — — — — — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, CJ Anderson, Debbie Booth, Guy Lochhead, Jasper Blacketer, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes and Rob Wade. Watch our video content on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dZ2gmg Subscribe to our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/o3cpodcast Help support us in exchange for some incredible perks: www.patreon.com/ourthreecents Browse the episodes from Season 1: www.ourthreecents.co.uk Join in the conversation with us: www.facebook.com/ourthreecents Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/o3cpodcast Reach out to us individually: |