Episodes

  • Shed Stretching - #579

    Shed Stretching - #579
    May 14 2025
    Today we're joined by Friend Of The Show and SSG extraordinaire Tony Gowland of Ant Workshop, here to talk about Into The Restless Ruins (out tomorrow!!) and the current trials and tribulations of game development. We also have Microsoft selling well on PlayStation, console price hikes, Nintendo Game-Key Card-criticism, Ste isn't impressed with the GTA6 trailer and Simon is still in pain, yet also still intoxicating! Meanwhile The Art of Video Game Design covers push notifications and the next open world Maraoke will be on Friday 13th June (lucky for some...) at Loading Bar - tickets are available HERE You'll never get a letter read out on the show if you don't write to us first so wang your correspondence to us at team@onelifeleft.com or join our Discord and drop a letter for us on there. Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links:The OLL Everything Link!http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Skin DeepAviassemblyMany Nights a WhisperJust Cause 4Days Gone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • No Smurfs - #578

    No Smurfs - #578
    Apr 30 2025
    CONTENT WARNING - This show includes a sports massage. Not, like, as a free gift for you, though something could be arranged, maybe. Let's not completely rule that out right this minute. Anyway, no, it's a descriptive thing. One of our intrepid hosts finds himself needing of some physio so gets a sports massage. From two ladies. Both called Sophie. Look, if that sounds far fetched then don't blame me, I'm just giving you a heads up. The word "buttocks" is used. If that's the kind of thing that offends then, I dunno, start the show 10 minutes in. That's a rough guess as once this gets uploaded and ads are thrown in the mix my timings go straight out the window but 10 minutes should be safe... Beyond that, welcome to the latest episode of One Life Left! This week there's still no Super Special Keef but we have a jam packed show that includes potential Nintendo Game-Key Card shenanigans, the Post Trauma of releasing a game in the shadow of Oblivion, a footy game doing well (and it isn't PES, FIFA, EA, SWOS, Kick Off nor even Emlyn Hughes International Soccer!), Simon has a "hack" for getting cheaper Switch 2 upgrades and we ponder over an Outrun movie. We also have Ste reporting back on his recent trips to Switzerland and Reboot in Croatia, including all the gossip and The Art of Video Game Design covers delayed gratification! For some reason our mailbag is bare. Barren. Bereft of letters/emails/offers of cash. Only YOU can change this, dear listeners. Our lives and/or sanity may depend on your correspondence so PLEASE write to us at team@onelifeleft.com or join our Discord, chat amongst other OLL dignitaries and leave a letter for us on there. Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links:The OLL Everything Link!http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Blue PrinceHollow Knight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The Switch 2 Show! - #577

    The Switch 2 Show! - #577
    Apr 9 2025
    Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 etc... Meanwhile we realise OLL's biological birthday was April 3rd 2006 and the show is now 19 years young! We learn Ste's gym routine and also discover how close Simon was to managing an Argos! Switch 2? Switch 2! Fire an email to us at team@onelifeleft.com or join our Discord for more Switch 2 banter, amongst other things, and leave a letter for us on there. Link below! TTFN, Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link! http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The Maraoke Everything Link! https://hello.maraoke.com Block Words Link! https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link! https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: NONE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • #576 - Fine

    #576 - Fine
    Apr 2 2025
    This week Ste takes over summer and Simon is 'fine'. We don't have an SSG but we do have two men trying to find something on Steam 'live' on air! There's also Netflix doing games (still, in case you forgot), a rival to The Sims, Ninten-DO let you swap digital games, Ninten-DO have a 'C' button on Switch 2, GTA6 keeps up the hype and The Art of Video Game Design looks at streaks and milestones! Meanwhile in our exclusive podcast intro we have EXCLUSIVE Switch 2 speculation mere hours ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct! Do you base your decisions on the imagined dreams of 8 year olds?? Let us know at team@onelifeleft.com or join our Discord and leave a letter for us on there. Link below! TTFN, Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link! http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The Maraoke Everything Link! https://hello.maraoke.com Block Words Link! https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link! https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: The McDs Minecraft meals... Overlook Trail Portal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • #575 - No FOMO

    #575 - No FOMO
    Mar 26 2025
    Don't expect stunningly well crafted notes like last week, dear listeners. I think I burnt myself out a bit, there. This week you'll mostly get a list. Enter at your own peril. This week: No SSG! Simon is recovering from showing off his dart skills in Barcelona Ste made yet more games Star Wars: Hunters is being switched off (and it's not even been out a year...) There was a Phil Harrison jest at GDC An old game that was awful is being remade for reasons Undertale is selling well again Lego is doing a Pokémon (or vice versa) The boys have no FOMO over missing GDC (and has it had it's day...?) Groundshatter Maraoke report The Art of Video Game Design covers loot boxes Did you know the available episodes of OLL online go aaaaaaaaallll the way back to 2007 (10/10/07 to be exact - spooky) so you can go back in time with us and see how the world has changed. It was, indeed, a different time... Which games conferences are you looking forward to? Have you played Undertale? Are you passionate about Star Wars: Hunters?? What is a rogue like like when a rogue like likes rogue likes? Let us know at team@onelifeleft.com or join our Discord and write to us on there. Link below! TTFN, Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link! http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The Maraoke Everything Link! https://hello.maraoke.com Block Words Link! https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link! https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Metal Gear Solid 2 Letterlike Expelled! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • #574 - Quizzed

    #574 - Quizzed
    Mar 19 2025
    Does One Life Left have an SSG this week? A) Yes - it's Chris Read from Fantata, here to talk about Quizzle/Fast Five, amongst other things. B) Yes - it's Clippy, the famous MS Office Assistant, here to discuss his triumphant return as the face of AI. He butt-dialled Simon to ask to be on. C) No. D) Victoria Pendleton. Which of these is covered in the news section by Charlesbot? A) The cost of the Switch 2 plus an "exclusive reveal" of the release date. B) More Xbox handheld possibilities. C) Pocketpair moving into publishing. D) Victoria Pendleton. Is there a BRAND NEW FEATURE this episode? A) What?! Nah! Don't be silly... B) Abso-bloomin-lutely there is! It's called The Art of Video Game Design and long may it continue! C) Fee-chure? What's one of them?! D) Victoria Pendleton. Is there any mention of Maraoke this episode? A) Absolutely! We report on Maraoke from 14th March plus announce the next one will be on Friday 2nd May. B) Nope. No. Not a single mention of Maraoke. C) I'm starting to wish I'd not done the notes in this format. D) Victoria Pendleton. Do we have any letters this week? A) Yes - and it's a quality bit of correspondence yet again from Chris Conroy. B) No. C) Something, something, something... I'm rushing a bit, here, to be honest. I should've devoted more time to this. Sorry. D) Victoria Pendleton. Are you allowed to write to us even if your name isn't Chris? A) Absolutely! Yes please! Send us all of your letters. Every letter you may have in you! Zap them to us at team@onelifeleft.com or join our Discord and leave a letter on there. Link below! B) No. C) You wouldn't get this with AI. D) Victoria Pendleton. TTFN, Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link! http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The Maraoke Everything Link! https://hello.maraoke.com Block Words Link! https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link! https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Lego 2K Drive Football Manager 2022 Expelled! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • #573 - Hoo Haa

    #573 - Hoo Haa
    Mar 12 2025
    And, lo, for it is true: One Life Left have our second Super Special Guest in a row on today's show! For we are this day thus joined by Andy Robertson, video game journo and founder of Family Gaming Database, here to talk about Kickstarter hell with Ludoscene which, if you're very quick, you might still have time to back HERE!!! And it is told that should One Life Left get three SSGs in a row then the skies will turn as dark as your mobile phone on dark theme and the seas will be a bit choppy and not great to swim in. So it is said, so shall it be... Sorry about that. As well as all that we've got Switch 2 tech details, $100 for GTA6 and Jackbox games get smart (TV) plus letters, reviews and more! We also have another Maraoke coming up on Friday 14th March at Loading Bar, Stoke Newington High Street, London. Tickets available HERE!! Sneaking a quick message in for my cats: Happy Birthday, Rocket & Logan! 10 years old today! Where has the time gone etc etc... not that they'll understand a word of this but it's the thought that counts. Has Balatro (or any game) annoyed you? Do you have 10 minutes to watch a game trailer?? Have you lost your internet banking details, or found Simon's??? Let us know at team@onelifeleft.com. Or join our Discord and leave a letter for us on there - 100% guaranteed to leave you with a warm sense of achievement. Link below! TTFN, Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything (including Discord) Link! http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The Maraoke Everything Link! https://hello.maraoke.com Block Words Link! https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link! https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Balatro Metal Gear Solid 2 Quizzle StepMania (DDR) Season: A Letter to the Future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • #572 - Cat Fight!

    #572 - Cat Fight!
    Mar 5 2025
    Hello and welcome once again, dear listeners, to another episode of One Life Left. WE HAVE A SUPER SPECIAL GUEST!!! This week we're joined by James Parker of Ground Shatter to talk all about their new game, Knights in Tight Spaces. While I'm linking things, here's another that will take you straight to the KiTS Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2315400/Knights_in_Tight_Spaces/ There's also Ste's holiday memories, Simon's leaking house, toothfairy rates, lots of people playing Monster Hunter Wilds, old skool games about old skool films, CharlesBot appears to have problems talking about VR and OLL are still very much open to selling out - contact us for rates! Will cats fighting during the reviews section see a sudden spike in listeners?? Check back next week to find out... We ripped through all your letters on this episode so the mail sacks are once again bare. Please send us more letters! Don't fear us, we don't bite. Drop us a line at team@onelifeleft.com. Or join our Discord and leave a letter for us on there. Link below! TTFN, Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything (including Discord) Link! http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The Maraoke Everything Link! https://hello.maraoke.com Block Words Link! https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link! https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Metal Gear Solid 2 Hot Shots Golf 2 Everybody's Tennis Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Granboard 3s (Darts!) Hole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins