Hi all! Jon and I are still at it but you may have noticed that 1) there has been very little video game news and 2) there has been a LOT of real life news. So we've had little and less to record on. That said, this is an episode we recorded a week or two ago, and should still be relevant to today. News and views that aren't exactly relevant to the current situation in America? Well, can't say I'm not consistent.Production by Julian! Production by Julian! Production by Julian!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome Matt Margini, author of Red Dead Redemption from Boss Fight Books, to discuss his fantastic reading of the frontier, the genre of the western, the nature of the videogame as a piece of media, and what exactly happened between Red Dead and its sequel to disappoint him a bit in the latter. Absolutely fun and breezy conversation with a really smart and compelling author! if you think of it, also go support his kickstarter -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabedurham/boss-fight-books-season-5-into-the-darknessProduction by Julian, ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTIONSSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We're back with more Mob, and this time there's some emotional turmoil as Mob start to...assert himself?! Join me as I try to grapple with this along with everyone's current fav Piss. Production by Julian (tm).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We're back with new material in...season 2 of Mob Psycho! Andrew and I cover the first amazing 3 episodes of this new season, with more money, more emotions, and more Mob -- enjoy, and thank you for your patience!Thanks to Julian for the incredible productionSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Double Patch Notes! This and last week's news are here for you in a truly novel format -- two episodes smashed together. Jon Bernhardt and I talk about...god so much stuff. 3 hours! Take a walk with us! And bless Julian for producing this goliath. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome Jocelyn Monahan back onto the podcast to talk about her wonderfully unique and specific role playing group in Final Fantasy XIV, Syndicate Primal! I'll do a horrible job explaining it because it's soooo much more complicated and strange to me than I am able to explain, so let's let her get to it! And if you're compelled to join up, check out their twitter at twitter.com/syndicateprimal!Thanks also to Julian for the wonderful production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

I return with Andrew to talk about the second to last chunk of the first season of Mob Psycho, and this might be the best bunch of episodes yet! The stakes get raised as Mob, his brother, and Teru among others get involved in a shady group of psychics. And Dimple is there too.Thanks so much for the great production, to Julian!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome back Marc Normandin to talk about Animal Crossing: New Horizons as well as everyone's favorite bete noir, Tom Nook! Is the tanooki simply misunderstood? Or is he history's greatest monster? Time to hash it out, in a rare NC debate!Thank you as always to King Julian for the production help!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We're back! Our first Patch Notes in forever, and a bit later than we'd like, but Jon and I are back with explanations and news! FF7R, pandemic updates in the industry, and more!Thanks to Julian for the wonderful production as always!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We're back with more Mob! More Reigen! More Taru! More Ritsu! And more Dimple! It's fun, just press play cmon!Thanks again to Julian for the amazing production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv and I are back in one of No Cartridge's most ambitious series, as we cover Campo Santo's classic Firewatch and put it in conversation with the absolutely gorgeous and moving A Constant Hum, the debut novel/collection by Australian author Alice Bishop! Learn about the history of Australian bush fire, find out if the book is more somber than the game or vice versa, and enter a wonderful discussion that -- I think -- elevates both pieces. Thanks again to Julian for the production work!!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We're back with a NEW SERIES and what a series it is. I delve into Mob Psycho 100 with Piss and am instantly charmed by this wonderfully strange and excellent anime. Join us, won't you?Thanks also to Julian for the production help!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome back Alex Degen to the podcast to talk about gaming, abstraction in gaming, and man, just like everything. The best kind of conversation to make you feel like you got some friends visiting, just a blast.Thanks again to Julian for the production!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv and I are back in Quarantine Mode as we talk about games that let you show your creativity! A more free-form and therefore illuminating episode you cannot ask for -- enjoy!Thanks to Julian for the wonderful production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Piss and I return to discuss the...well, Tatami Galaxy adjacent film The Night is Short, Walk on Girl. Thrill as we talk through our very first movie, and I think do a heck of a job!Thanks as always to Julian for the incredible production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv and I are here to talk about that ol elephant in the room -- the quarantine! This is an older episode, but I wanted to put it on the free feed, and there'll be a new one tomorrow on patreon; I think this is a nice therapeutic approach to the pandemic, though, as we talk cooking in gaming and how it serves as a way to help ourselves and our friends cope!Thanks, as always, to J. Ulian for the wonderful production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

It's just me this week, in a really short burst on Arknights, Animal Crossing, and why it's ok to do something for yourself that has no "intellectual merit," especially now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome back Tony Palumbi who has some news on the recent games to be released (or, well, we hope) in the near future! He played them at the Last Industry Event Before The Plague, PAX-East, and we chat about the upcoming crop. Good content to ease the plague mind!Thank you to Julian for the amazing production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We're rounding into a bit of a new arc here in Tatami Galaxy as Piss and I explore the myriad ways Watashi can fuck up a date. Plus maybe the best twist yet???? Get it here!Thanks again to Julian for the fantastic production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome Emily Rose on the podcast to discuss her wonderful journalism/video work/interviewing brand under the Re:Bind banner! We also talk about the nature of the indie marketplace, what COVID-19 is going to do to the gaming market writ large, and where our current moment might lead us in the coming months and years!Thanks to Julian for the incredible production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Liv and I return to the indie beat to talk about the fantastic making-people-happier-simulator Smile for Me! An incredible piece of happiness in a bite-sized little chunk, and hey the game ain't bad either! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Piss and I return to talk about the rose-colored campus life and all of its many variations in the world of Tatami Galaxy! Thrill at the Master and his death cult, Watashi maybe getting laid, and the introduction of Johnny! The best.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome friend of the show Zach Williams on to talk about my favorite game (tm), Jet Grind Radio and its unique pre-9/11 relationship to cops, authority, and media narratives. Heady and to the point, this is absolutely a good episode to jump in on if you've never heard the show before!Thank you as always to Julian for his tremendous production powers. For more from me go sub at patreon.com/nocartridgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Welcome to a spooky past-focused Patch Notes, recorded on the eve of everyone's weird lockdown! Hope everyone's well, as Jon and I discuss what's to come in gaming news under the veil of a pandemic!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Piss and I return with a new anime! It's our second Yuasa, but if you think this is going to be a retread of Ping Pong, you are sorely mistaken -- Tatami Galaxy is one of the strangest and most compelling anime I've seen so far (I know, short list), but you will absolutely love it! Come watch with us.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Welcome to the first of a long-awaited series collaboration between me and Olivia Broussard of No Cartridge After Dark fame! In GGNoReread, we read books and discuss them in light of games that have a thematic connection. This week? It's Philip K Dick's seminal novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Satoshi Tajiri's seminal Pokemon series. What do they have in common? What lines of thought might they share? Listen on!Thanks to Julian for the wonderful production and to Liv and Daniel nee gokunaruto for the incredible image. Frankly, shirts will be forthcoming.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Piss and I return a few days late to discuss the fantastic final free epsiodes of Ping Pong: The Animation. Witness the journies of Peco and Smile as well as the beginning of the final inter-school finals. These last five episodes are the best of the series, so don't miss out!Plus, next episode, we'll be covering the adaptation of the classic manga Cat Soup, which you can watch in full here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlLBX4EIlJY -- be prepared and be subbed to the patreon! patreon.com/nocartridgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Join us for a bite-sized break from the norm as Liv and I appear on the free show to talk for a half-hour or so about Grace Bruxner's fantastic Frog Detective 2! A fantastic game and a fantastic discussion to get you primed for your next itch shopping spree.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Hey all, Jon and I are back -- sorry for the tech-related delay! Tune in to find out my colleague's feelings about Wolcen, as well as just every other thing happening in gaming that's fit to print. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome long-time friend and colleague Vinícius Machado on the show to discuss the long-awaited conclusion of Kentucky Route Zero and the ways the game means to the both of us. We even end up disagreeing at points, it's robust and great!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Piss and I return to talk Ping Pong -- Kazama, the Demon, and the makings of Peco. Just an absolute banger of a show, watch Ping Pong.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jon and I are back with...well look there's not a lot going on okay? We got trailers at least! And some nascent commentary on things down the pipe. Oh and some Kentucky Route Zero talk! It's Patch Notes, it's good even when there's nothing to talk about: that's our pledge.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Piss and I start our next series with the incredibly unique and energizing Ping Pong: The Animation! Thrill as we talk about how pumped we are by this show and how the animation is absolutely gripping. A change of pace, but the spirit remains the same.Thanks to Julian for the production!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome Podside Picnic's own Connor Southard on the show (finally!) to talk to us about the Witcher, television, art, distinction, and storytelling. And tons more too, if you were in any doubt. Thanks to Julian for production and credit to Depresso for the art!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jon and I return to talk about new releases, demo footage, the nature of Kingdom Hearts (yet again) and much much more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Rejoin me and Andrew as we head toward the conclusion of our watching of Kids on the Slope! Love stories, tragedy, a lot of really good jazz to keep the mood up and the most 1960s communism you could ask for! This is our last free episode for this series, and you'll be able to find the conclusion today on Patreon - patreon.com/nocartridge. Thanks for your support!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Welcome to a new premium side of No Cartridge -- on the main site first. We welcome the man who gave us his blessing to rip him off in the first place, David Roth, to inaugurate a series where your favorites will come and Remember Some Games!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We're back! And we're talking about Kids on the Slope episodes 4-6. Join Andrew and I as we discuss the ins and outs of love and jazz, as well as touch on the very tip of Japanese politics in a preface to our next episode!Thanks to Julian @thirdsecond for the production, and be sure to subscribe at patreon.com/nocartridge before the final episode of No Wallscroll!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today, I'm talking about issues of sexual violence and games reporting stemming from the recent issues surrounding Cecilia D'Anastasio's reporting of Nathalie Lawhead's report of rape by Jeremy Soule. Trigger warnings on this one for sexual violence. For relevant context I won't go into fully out of respect for Nathalie, here are links: Nathalie's blog - http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/what-its-like-sharing-your-metoo-with-kotaku-a-cautionary-taleCecilia's response - https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr4erf?new_post=trueAnd if you'd rather read this week's episode, here is a loose transcript: https://pastebin.com/pWVajydLSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jon and Trev are back to talk about most of the news that's fit to print, and brother...that ain't much! Join us as we chuckle our way through the dry season and talk about games we've been recently obsessed with.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Andrew and Trev return to talk about the first three episodes of Kids on the Slope and what it means to responsibly have a crushSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Welcome to a brand new sub-show, in which I bring my good friend and stream partner Andrew "Piss" onto the show to walk me through the world of anime. It's new blood meets old in a premise that definitely DOES NOT rip off Podside Picnic. We're starting off with Kids on the Slope, and we're doing the first three episodes, so watch along with us on the subscription service of your choice!Don't forget to subscribe to the patreon, as our last episode of every series is going to go up there! patreon.com/nocartridgeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome two favorite guests back to the show, in the form of Paul "Utopian Horizons" Walker-Emig and Lana "Sufficiently Human" Polansky, and they're here to talk about their top 5 games of the year! Fifteen strong between the three of us, there's something here you're sure to have missed along the way in 2019, so tune in! Happy new year, and this year check out Sufficiently Human and Utopian Horizons!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome back Kreal of krealtube dot com for our first game/movie discussion, as we cover 1995's own Mortal Kombat! Enjoy truly too-deep analysis of this amazingly mediocre film. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

After a long layoff, Jon and I are back with...well look there wasn't a lot of news. It was boring okay! Anyway, spills and chills with the Video Game Awards and more, along with a Riot update. The bite-sized digestion of two weeks of news? That's right it's Patch Notes.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome Leon Chang back to the show to talk about his recent rediscovery of Magic The Gathering, and what the game means to him both digitally, materially, and beyond. Finally the deep dive you need after Wizards announced like 7 new MTG games!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

(with apologies to the wonderful podcast of the same name!)We welcome Jeremy Gordon, Deputy Editor at The Outline, to talk about his ongoing and developing love affair with the Souls series, specifically Dark Souls 3 and the way it clicks with his brain specifically. A personal and fascinating look inside one player's experience!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome blogger and all around gentleman Patrick Dubuque on the podcast to talk about blogging for baseball, shifting to gaming, and the complications of learning on the job while gaming as a dad. Plus, like, 20 minutes of baseball talk I snuck out of Patrick even though he's on the wagon!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands