LocoRoco series – Cane and Rinse No.724

New podcast: July '26 Monthly (Patreon exclusive) Leon and Jay look back at their month in entertainment including Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Splatoon Raiders, The Ghost in the Shell, Backrooms and much more. Tower Dungeon The Ghost in the Shell Margot’s Got Money Troubles The East Palace Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force Colony Spider-Man: Brand New Day Possession The Drama Jurassic World: Rebirth Backrooms Mortal Kombat II Supergirl Deadzone: Rogue Splatoon Raiders Contribute to Cane and Rinse for as little as $2 per month to listen in. Links in bio.

New podcast: No Man's Sky “18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets.” Leon, James, Rich and Patreon posters tell tales of adventure in this practically infinite possibility space. It’s rare for us to review a 10 year-old game that’s still in active development, but here we are. Much has already been said about the majestic comeback story that is No Man’s Sky – and we do touch upon that here – but we mainly wanted to discuss what we did and didn’t enjoy about playing the game in its 2026 form. Available now for free from podcast providers, Spotify, YouTube etc. Links in bio.

Podcast - early access and extended cut: Life Is Strange: True Colors Ryan, Leah and Tony take a road trip to the town of Haven Springs, Colorado for a look at 2021's Life Is Strange: True Colors. Available now - a month early and with over 45 minutes of extra discussion, via our $2 Patreon. Links in bio.

Podcast (40th anniversary): Metroid “EMERGENCY ORDER” We began the mission with perhaps still the most desolate and daunting title in the franchise, the 1986 Famicom Disk System and NES's original Metroid. Available now via all good podcast providers, Spotify, YouTube etc. Links in bio.

New podcast: Frogger “ARRIVED HOME SAFELY” As the industry gets older, the anniversaries get larger. Konami’s famous Frogger celebrates its 45th birthday, so we celebrate with the hydrophobic hopper. Leon, Brian, Jesse and Sean – along with some arcade memories from the community – discuss the apocryphal legend of this simple single-screen 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. Links in bio.

New podcast: IMMORTALITY (early access and extended) Sam Barlow's interactive cinematic puzzle IMMORTALITY gets dissected in this issue of the Cane and Rinse podcast. 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. Links in bio.

New podcast: LocoRoco series “Bajumbo moi noi noi jecker, Dabatto bunkergait jun jun.” Ryan, Leah, and more Chrises than you may expect venture back to the PSP oddity LocoRoco and the pastel paradises it inspired. The crew discusses the music, soft-body physics, and tilt controls as the LocoRoco series is taken for a spin. Listen now for free from podcast providers, Spotify, YouTube. Links in bio.

New podcast: Dragon Quest (early access and extended) The descendant of Erdrick has arrived. 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. Links in bio.

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... Links in bio.

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. Links in bio.

New podcast: Unicorn Overlord (early access) Vanillaware's mission to make a game in each genre continues with tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord. Leon, Chris O'Regan, Leah and Michiel (whose pick this was for the podcast), embroil themselves in the quest to liberate another Europesque land from the tyranny of a possessed expansionist despot. As usual - along with input from the listeners - we get into the audio-visual presentation, the nitty gritty of interface and the myriad strategic options afforded by this systems-rich epic fantasy. Listen four weeks early and support the podcast via our $2 Patreon. Links in bio.

New podcast: Aliens: Fireteam Elite “This isn’t a mission anymore. It’s an extermination.” Join host Rich and panel Brian, Jon and Leah as they work through the scattered reception of Alien and Aliens games, and decide whether Aliens: Fireteam Elite effectively captures the intensity of James Cameron’s 1986 movie. Listen now for free via podcast providers, Spotify, YouTube etc. Links in bio.