Turrican II: The Final Fight – Cane and Rinse No.709

New podcast: Monthly for March '26 Delayed by 20p Cadbury's Creme Eggs and Crimson Desert, here are Leon and Jay with more inconsequential but hopefully enjoyable rambling on games, films and TV. Topics include: Sumo spring Grand Final Dorohedoro Season 2 New film and TV trailers Project Hail Mary Send Help Crimson Desert Resident Evil Requiem Hades II Super Mario Wonder System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster Enjoy now and support us via $2 Patreon. Links in bio.

New podcast: Kirby and the Forgotten Land “Along the way, stuff your belly and nap awhile.” It had been far too long since we checked in with the permanently ravenous pink orb, so we decided to rectify that with an exploration of Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Leon, Chris Worthington and Leah – along with contributions from the listenership – discover Kirby’s full 3D debut and most ambitious escapade yet. Listen now for free from podcast places, Spotify, YouTube etc. Links in bio.

New podcast (early access and extended): Citizen Sleeper Wake up, Sleeper. Four years and thousands of dice rolls ago, Jump Over the Age trapped James, Jon, Leah and guest Sean Bell on the derelict space station Erlin’s Eye. With mere hours left until their stabiliser and food run out, the crew reminisce on paths not taken and friends made and lost along the way in Citizen Sleeper. Listen now on our Patreon. Links in bio.

New podcast: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 “PLEASE RETRY!” The Super Mario Land trilogy ends and the Wario saga begins. In our latest podcast on Nintendo’s garlic-loving antihero we set sail for Kitchen Island, monochrome home to shiny pirate treasure. Leon, Darren, James, Leah and listeners don handy headgear in order to crack forty courses of placid platforming in our Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 show. Listen now for free wherever you get podcasts, including Spotify and YouTube. Links in bio.

New podcast (early access and extended): Returnal Housemarque's biggest project to date launched soon after the PS5 and was met with critical enthusiasm as well as a little consternation regarding its price point. Leon, Brian, James and Karl - along with input from the listeners - return, return, return, return, return and return to Atropos, crash-landing into the intense depths of Selene's psyche and her sci-fi shooter manifested trauma. "Arcade is dead" they said, but was it really? Available now on our $2 Patreon. Links in bio.

Podcast: Kingdom Hearts II 20 years ago this very day Kingdom Hearts II was released in the USA. Who says thay a boy, a duck, and a dogman cant save the world with the power of friendship? Join Brian, Chris W, Leah and Ryan as they examine Kingdom Hearts II, the legendary Square/Disney crossover. Does this amalgamation of JRPG and childhood nostalgia manage to live up to it’s historical significance? Listen in to see which of our panelists still willingly wields a keyblade. Available now for free in the usual places, Spotify, YouTube etc. Links in bio.

New podcast: Balan Wonderworld “You may not believe it’s true, but I only ever loved all of you …” It’s time for a show! Join Brian, Chris, Darren and Leah as they explore the wild and sometimes confusing world of Square Enix’s notorious Balan Wonderworld. Underneath all of the drama and controversy is there a game here that is worth playing? Listen in to find out! We make no guarantees. Out now from pod pumpers, Spotify, YouTube! Links in bio.

New podcast: Mother 3 (early access and extended) Released in 2006 for the Game Boy Advance, Mother 3 brought Shigesato Itoi’s eccentric RPG trilogy to a close. After a famously troubled development cycle that saw the game cancelled on the Nintendo 64 before being reborn on the GBA, Mother 3 delivered one of the most emotional and idiosyncratic stories in the genre. Join Rich, Dan, Jon and Leah as they explore Mother 3’s unusual structure, memorable characters, devastating narrative moments and enduring legacy. Available now - with an extra 30 minutes - from our $2 Patreon. Links in bio.

New podcast: Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness “Prepare to cower before the true shape of Dracula!” We debated whether or not to dig into Castlevania’s three-dimensional escapades. In the end the ayes had it and so here we are, with 1999’s Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (including its predecessor that isn’t called Castlevania 64. Leon, Brian, Chris W, Leah and Patreon posters postulate on Konami Kobe’s first and second attempts at turning the resolutely side-on world of Demon Castle Dracula into polygons. Available now - and for free - from pod peddlers, Spotify, YouTube etc. Links in bio.

New podcast: Turrican II: The Final Fight (early access) With a quick turnaround, Factor 5 rapidly doubled down on their Turrican mission statement with a souped-up take on the same material with Turrican II: The Final Fight. Leon, Chris O and Chris W run and gun through the Amiga version, before taking a look at the game's C64 original and its later computer and console conversions. Get it right now on our budget-friendly yet vital $2 Patreon! Links in bio.

New podcast: Monthly for February Hey, hey it's that time again where we give you two hours of waffle to distract you ever so slightly from the utter absurdity that reality in 2026 has become! Enjoy! Stuff we talked about this month: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express Lord of the Flies Wonder Man Sentimental Value Hamnet Kokuho Marty Supreme 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple EXIT 8 Resident Evil Requiem $2 per month to support Cane and Rinse, folks. Links in bio.

Podcast: Hitman (2016) “Sir, don’t sneak around like that, it makes you look suspicious.” 10 years ago Io reactivated Agent 47. Join Josh, Brian, James and Jon as they go undercover at IO Interactive to discuss 2016’s HITMAN. Podcast from the usual places, Spotify, YouTube... Links in bio.