New podcast: Frogger “ARRIVED HOME SAFELY” Leon, Brian, Jesse and Sean discuss the apocryphal legend of this simple action game, try to understand why it endures and even the mating habits of amphibians in this especially silly podcast. Available now for free from podcast pads, Spotify, YouTube.

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As the industry (and us) gets older, the anniversaries get larger. Konami's famous Frogger celebrates its 45th birthday, so we celebrate with the hydrophobic hopper.

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New podcast: IMMORTALITY (early access and extended) Leon, Ryan, Tom and community contributors scrub through the celluloid of three unreleased movies to trace Marissa Marcel's fate and the mysteries beneath. Available now on our $2 Patreon, four weeks early and extended by 33 minutes.

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Here's where you can contribute your thoughts and opinions for Life Is Strange: True Colors for potential inclusion in the forthcoming podcast.

Our next podcast recording: Life Is Strange: True Colors (8/8/26) | Cane and Rinse

Here's where you can contribute your thoughts and opinions for Life Is Strange: True Colors for potential inclusion in the forthcoming podca

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New podcast: LocoRoco series Ryan, Leah, and more Chrises than you may expect venture back to the PSP oddity LocoRoco and the pastel paradises it inspired. Listen now for free from podcast providers, Spotify, YouTube.

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Ryan, Leah, and more Chrises than you may expect venture back to the PSP oddity LocoRoco and the pastel paradises it inspired.

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New podcast: Dragon Quest (early access and extended) Join Brian, Chris W, Jon and Leah as they discuss the history and impact of the JRPG that birthed an entire genre. Available now from our $2 per month Patreon - one month early and with 25+ minutes of extra content.

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#CRTWR: Scrub through the reels of the mind and reveal your subverted Three-Word Reviews of IMMORTALITY to us today. (Friday 24th July, by 20:00 BST/UK)

Podcast: Max Payne The original PC release of Max Payne was 25 years ago today. 14 years ago we made a podcast about it! Is anything we said still relevant? Was there adult language? Listen in and find out. Available on podcast platforms, Spotify, YouTube...

New podcast: Day of the Tentacle “How about an amendment that the president has to be a human being?” Leon, Brian, Jesse and Ryan get lost in lavatorial time-loops, appraising the Looney Tunes-inspired art and humour along the way. Available now for free via podcast pipes, Spotify, YouTube etc.

Day of the Tentacle - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

In this podcast we return to the Maniac Mansion for beloved follow-up, Day of the Tentacle.

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I really enjoyed this episode, and it had the typical Cane and Rinse effect of making me dust off my copy of the game and deciding to take it off the backburner.

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New podcast: Unicorn Overlord (early access) Leon, Chris O, Leah and Michiel embroil themselves in the quest to liberate another Europesque land from the tyranny of a possessed expansionist despot. Listen four weeks early and support the podcast via our $2 Patreon.

#CRTWR: Grind out your Three-Word Reviews of the original 1986 Dragon Quest (aka Dragon Warrior) today (by 18:00 BST UK).

New podcast: Aliens: Fireteam Elite Join Rich, Brian, Jon and Leah as they work through the scattered reception of Aliens games, and decide whether Aliens: Fireteam Elite effectively captures the intensity of Cameron’s 1986 movie. Listen now for free via podcast providers, Spotify, YouTube etc.

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Could Coldiron Studios, a studio known for MMOs replicate the success of 2014’s Alien Isolation by creating a Destiny inspired horde shooter?

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New podcast: No Man's Sky (early access and extended) Leon, James and Rich tell tales from this practically infinite possibility space. Listen a month early - and with 24 minutes extra - by supporting the podcast for just $2 per month.

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Hey, this bundle of narrative games supports Take This. You should buy it www.humblebundle.com/games/narrat...

Narrative 12 for $10 Bundle

Get a collection of our favorite narrative games in this 12 for $10 bundle and support Take This charity with your purchase!

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#CRTWR: Summon your valorous Three-Word Reviews of Unicorn Overlord by 1800 BST (UK)!

Unicorn Overlord Vanillaware

ALT: Unicorn Overlord Vanillaware

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New podcast: Monthly for June '26 Leon and Jay talk World Cups, heatwaves, veteran mousers, movies, TV, games (including the state of the games industry) and much more in the latest two and half hours of inconsequential natter. Support the Cane and Rinse podcast for just $2 per month to listen in.

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Exclusive podcast for June '26 by Cane and Rinse on Patreon. Join Cane and Rinse's community for exclusive content and updates.

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New podcast - Onimusha: Warlords “Fight and die with honor!” Leon, Chris W, James and Michiel suck Genma souls like it’s Luigi’s haunted hotel in this tricky, Spenceresque Sengoku Mansion. Available now for free on podcast feeds, Spotify, YouTube etc.

Onimusha: Warlords - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

As Capcom gears up to soft reboot dormant franchise Onimusha, we look back a quarter of a century to its origins, 2001's Onimusha: Warlords.

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New podcast: Frogger (early access and extended) Konami's famous Frogger celebrates its 45th birthday, so Leon, Brian, Jesse and Sean discuss the legend of this simple action game, and try to understand why it endures, in this especially silly podcast. Listen now on our friendly $2 Patreon.

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Frogger - Cane and Rinse No.725 by Cane and Rinse on Patreon. Join Cane and Rinse's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Sierra takes a not-so-serious stab at fantasy role-playing... — Hero's Quest print advertisement, 1990. I love the weirdly specific "Best new game in 2 years!" blurb. 🤣

#CRTWR: An impossibility in an impossible universe; trying to review 10 years of No Man's Sky in just three words...

No Man's Sky Cockpit View & Giant Worm

ALT: No Man's Sky Cockpit View & Giant Worm

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Digging Neuromancer on my first read, but I keep chuckling to myself at how cyber cowboy Case just vibe codes his way through a heist. A truly dystopian nightmare.

New podcast: Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Leon, Chris O and Sean grapple with Isa and Kachi across eight intense stages of on-rails, danmaku-style shmup madness from the crazy geniuses at Treasure. Listen now for free on podcast platforms, Spotify, YouTube etc.

Sin & Punishment: Star Successor - The Cane and Rinse podcast

We grapple with Isa and Kachi across eight intense stages of on-rails, danmaku-style shmup madness from the crazy geniuses at Treasure.

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New podcast: LocoRoco (early access) Ryan, Leah, and more Chrises than you may expect venture back to the PSP oddity LocoRoco and the pastel paradises it inspired. Available now on Patreon - support the podcast for a couple of bucks and listen right away.

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Congratulations to Top 8 of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage at #Evo2026! 🥇 GentlemanThief 🥈 Gakusei Sarah 🥉 Tricky 🏅 VFNumbers 🏅 KNR 🏅 Crazydrunk 🏅 GenesisFrenzy 🏅 Limy

#CRTWR: Leap into action with your Three-Word Reviews of the original Frogger. By 20:00 BST UK today (Friday 26th June) please. Tie and briefcase optional.

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New podcast - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Join Brian, Chris W, Jon and Leah as they discuss Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. Find out if the first GBA Castlevania had enough bite to leave a mark on the legendary franchise. Available now and for free from podcast outlets, Spotify, YouTube.

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We discuss Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. Find out if the first GBA Castlevania has enough bite to make an impact on the legendary franchise

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Quake turned 30 years old yesterday! Please enjoy our podcast on id's delightfully gloomy fps. Leon, Darren, Jesse and Karl rocket jump back to 1996 and nail their colours (various shades of brown) to a rusted mast. Also available on the usual podcast places, Spotify, YouTube etc.

Quake - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

We couldn't let the 25th birthday of id Software's phenomenally influential fps Quake go uncelebrated.

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New podcast: Sonic Adventure 2 Leon, Dan, Darren and Tony – as well as a pile of correspondence from the listening community – grind up against Sonic and pals’ second full 3D outing. Available now for free on your podcast platforms, Spotify, YouTube etc.

Sonic Adventure 2 - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

With the Dreamcast on its last legs, a cohort from Sonic Team once again decamped to the USA to create the SEGA mascot's magnum opus, Sonic Adventure 2.

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New podcast - Aliens: Fireteam Elite (early access and extended) Join Rich, Brian, Jon and Leah as they decide whether Aliens: Fireteam Elite captures the intensity of James Cameron’s movie. Support the podcast for as little as $2 per month to get each new pod four weeks ahead of the free feed.

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