1987: Inspired by Aliens and Gradius, a compact but crack team at Irem produced a horizontally scrolling shoot-’em up that would become a genre icon, R-Type. Leon, Michiel and returning […]
Vol. 6
Viewtiful Joe – Cane and Rinse No.275
“Am I… am I in-inside the movie?” As part of the once Nintendo GameCube exclusive Capcom 5 and Hideki Kamiya’s third directing job, following the original Devil May Cry and […]
The Witcher – Cane and Rinse No.274
“Old age is no jest!” The first of four podcasts covering CD Projekt Red’s celebrated series of RPGs. Leon, Josh and Sean each complete the 2007 original (or the 2008 […]
Robotron: 2084 – Cane and Rinse videogame No.273
“DUE TO A GENETIC ENGINEERING ERROR, YOU POSSESS SUPERHUMAN POWERS.” Robotron: 2084 – by Williams’ ‘Vid Kidz’ – may not have been the first twin-stick shoot’em up, but it was […]
Tales of Vesperia – Cane and Rinse No.272
“I can’t even win with a sword anymore.” For more than twenty years, the sprawling, lush titles of the Tales series have captivated JRPG fans the world over. Like its […]
Double Dragon – Cane and Rinse No.271
“INVADE THE ENEMYS BASE” After the success of Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun and Renegade, Yoshihisa Kishimoto of Technos Japan set about outdoing himself with Double Dragon. The resulting two-player brawler would […]
Tetris – Cane and Rinse No.270
“LINES LEFT” Tetris: Such a simple, elegant game with such a complex and convoluted back story. Leon, Josh, Karl and Leah recall the heights of their Tetris addictions and the […]
Perfect Dark – Cane and Rinse No.269
“Watch her… she’s sharp.” Following a protracted and disrupted development, Rare eventually launched its spiritual successor-cum-sci-fi-sequel to the ubiquitous GoldenEye 007 (see issue 200 of the podcast) in the summer […]
Flashback – Cane and Rinse No.268
“That’s my story, just the way I lived it…” We travel to the year 2140 and crash land on the planet Titan. Panellists Karl, Michiel, Sean and returning guest, Dan […]
Mad Max – Cane and Rinse No.267
“Here it comes… A MIGHTY DUSTER!” His name is Max and his world is fire and blood. Tony Atkins, Sean Bell (@CaptainToss), Jay Taylor and, making his Cane and Rinse […]
Ninja Gaiden – Cane and Rinse No.266
“It seems I have greatly overestimated you.” The art of the Ninja is one of subtlety, patience and stealth. However, no one told Mr. Hayabusa this, and so Josh Garrity, […]
Diablo III – Cane and Rinse No.265
“Stay awhile and listen.” In this three-man dungeon run Cane and Rinse, we delve deep on (almost) everything Diablo, briefly discussing the first two games in the series before hacking […]