8-4 Play 10/10/2025: THE SILENT HILLVALICE CHRONICLES
Clutch 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
It'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 9/19/2025: SILK STRONG
Get your canned beverage of choice and your ticket for the green car -- it's time to board the bullet train for TGS! For the ride over, we've got a Tight 60 filled with Silksong impressions and a breakdown of all the big news out of last week's mega-sized Nintendo Direct. Time — Topic Discussed 00:48 – Nicknames 07:37 – Hollow Knight: Silksong 24:43 – Earthion 27:23 – News: Nintendo Direct, TGS leaks, and more!
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8-4 Play 9/5/2025: WHAT A THRILL
Turn down the Silksong BGM and turn UP the talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, the Lumines Arise demo, Exit 8 and Platform 8, and a whole buncha news. Time — Topic Discussed 00:52 — Nicknames 03:32 — Exit 8 and Platform 8 19:50 — Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 30:50 — Lumines Arise demo 45:16 — News: Nintendo Direct rumors, PS6 rumors, and more!
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8-4 Play 8/22/2025: NEODUDES
UFO 50 (buy it!), Mina the Hollower demo (try it!), Neorude (look it up!), Phantasy Star IV (dust it off!), Off (turn it on!), and a whole messa news (listen to it!) Time – Topic Discussed 01:14 – Nicknames 08:36 – Mina the Hollower impressions 16:11 – UFO 50 31:00 – Neorude The Leading RPG 33:51 – Phantasy Star IV 38:37 – OFF 44:16 – News: Opening Night Live, Kirby Air Riders Direct, and more!
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.