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8-4 Play
Hosted by 8-4, Ltd. · EN
Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.
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8-4 Play 11/7/2025: RTX-5090 Z-A HD-2D TURBO
Nov 701:12:44Tap to summarizeHear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and Halloween in Japan. Time — Topic Discussed 00:47 – Nicknames 17:30 – DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake 25:31 – Pokémon Legends: Z-A 35:00 – News: Nintendo Switch 2 sales, Animal Crossing updates, Halo on PlayStation, and more!
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8-4 Play 10/24/2025: ONE-UPPED
Oct 2401:16:01Tap to summarize1UP Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a buncha news. Time — Topic Discussed 00:00 – Nicknames 09:32 – Hollow Knight: Silksong 17:21 – Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles 20:59 – Little Nightmares 3 26:25 – Ninja Gaiden 4 30:00 – News: Remembering Itagaki-san, The 1UP Show's 20th anniversary, and more!
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8-4 Play 10/10/2025: THE SILENT HILLVALICE CHRONICLES
Oct 1001:35:58Tap to summarizeClutch your digiballs and sharpen your sickles as we dive into Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Digimon Story Time Stranger, Mario Galaxy 1&2, a bunch of obscure Alfa System games, the latest news, and more! Time — Topic Discussed 00:37 – Nicknames 08:49 – Silent Hill f 33:38 – Oreshika & Gunparade March 44:55 – Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles 1:05:12 – Digimon Story Time Stranger 1:13:56 – Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 1:18:52 – News: EA, Microsoft, and more!
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8-4 Play 9/26/2025: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2025
Sep 2602:08:34Tap to summarizeIt's our favorite time of year: Tokyo Game Show! A cavalcade of special guests pop through to talk about everything we saw at and around day 1 of the show, including Marvel Tokon, Onimusha, RE9, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Age of Imprisonment, Nioh 3, Ghost of Yotei, Dragon Quest 1&2, and lots more! Time — Topic Discussed 04:48 – TGS Vibes & Merch 08:42 – CAPCOM (Pragmata, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resident Evil Requiem) 20:38 – Indies (Demonschool, Dreams of Another, I Saw a Flying Saucer, Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs) 27:32 – SEGA (Yakuza Kiwami 3) 33:53 – Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake 38:02 – Sharp X68000 mini 42:00 – Psyvariar 3 42:38 – Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls 52:05 – Scott Pilgrim EX 53:07 – R-Type Tactics 1:03:43 – Reanimal 1:05:39 – Once Upon A KATAMARI 1:08:26 – Digimon Story: Time Stranger 1:14:17 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 1:16:44 – Denshattack! 1:19:17 – Nioh 3 1:23:27 – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment 1:36:47 – Sony's State of Play 1:51:48 – Ghost of Yotei
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8-4 Play 8/18/2023: SUMMER BROKE
Aug 18, 2023Tap to summarizeEveryone's off sipping Mai Tais from their fancy pool floats or whatever, but time waits for no one in the podcast world, so join our little skeleton crew along with new challenger Sami as we talk Vampire Survivors co-op, Honkai Star Rail, FF16, and more! Time – Topic Discussed: 00:50 – Nicknames 10:33 – Vampire Survivors 16:34 – Honkai Star Rail 32:32 – Final Fantasy XVI 38:02 – Persona 3 55:12 – Listener Q&A and some News!
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