It’s time to unleash the Dragon of Dojima on this very special episode celebrating Yakuza 0! As the Yakuza games have now found their way to the Nintendo Switch, Mike & Neil wanted to bring on friend of the show Ali to discuss the games, their impact, and their future. Minigames are the name of the game here with some of the best pool, batting cage, poker, and yes even Mahjong sims you’ll ever encounter! Not only that, Yakuza 0 packs a punch with an 80s-style story of Japan’s real estate bubble and some of the best cut scenes you’ll ever see in a game. Whether you’re a Majima or a Kiryu, it’s all here on Switch 2 The Past!

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It’s the NFT report! Not to be confused with the hottest craze in art collecting in 2021, instead this NFT stands for Nintendo Financial Times! Mike and Neil sit down to talk about Switch 2 sales, and the Switch on the cusp becoming Nintendo's best selling console of all time. The boys also talk about some gaming news as well as some upcoming games like Metroid Prime 4 that have them super excited.

It’s halloween! which means it’s the perfect time to dive into some spooky games here on Switch 2 The Past. To celebrate the release of Little Nightmares III as well as the enhanced edition of the original game coming on Switch 2, we go back to 2017 and explore one of the most disturbing, beautiful, atmospheric, and unique games to come out in the last decade. Cam @cpawx joins the show to discuss Little Nightmares and how this short experience is so gripping that it makes you HUNGER for more (see what we did there). And please don’t forget to hug a nome! Also this game is 4 hours long so yes, there will be spoilers…

It's not quite Pikmin, not quite Animal Crossing, it's not really a platformer but it's also not really an adventure game...so what even is Chibi-Robo?? This is what Mike and guest Kira @kira.loves.zelda try and figure out while celebrating it's inclusion on the Switch online service for the Nintendo GameCube! A game that is sure to find a spot on every "hidden gem on the GameCube" list, Chibi-Robo is approaching 20 years old and for it's almost birthday + inclusion on GameCube online, it was time to finally do this game justice and give it the love (and happiness) it deserves.

25 years ago Nintendo held their annual Space World to announce some games and technology that would forever change the gaming industry. The GameCube and GameBoy Advance were revealed to the public for the first time (with a slightly different GCN controller!). Tech demos were all the rage with a dark, ocarina-like Zelda, 128 Marios on the screen at once, and yes, even Meowth having his own party game. Dave of the Remember 64 podcast joins this unique episode to talk about the conference, the demos, and how this was very much a precursor to the modern-day Nintendo Direct.

It's time to once again talk some Spidey. 5 years ago the boys covered all the Spider-Man games for the GameCube but only had time to talk about this gem for 15 minutes! Well, now to celebrate it's 20th Anniversary, Neil and Mike are back to bring justice to Ultimate Spider-Man and celebrate 20 years of the friendly neighbourhood spider. Join Mike & Neil as they dive into what makes this game so great after two decades and what they wish they could have in an eventual sequel (hint, they want Venom to eat more people).

Get ready to live dangerously or die trying here on the Switch 2 The Past and we finally make a return to the Burnout series. Way back in 2020 Mike & Neil first talked about Burnout 1 and 2 for a whole 15 minutes, barely doing this franchise justice. Now joining the show is racing game expert Ali who dives into the two GameCube classics as well as his personal favourite, Burnout 3: Takedown. Get your crash modes ready and enjoy a DJ Atomica time capsule here on this latest and greatest episode.

It's part two of our Galaxy adventure here at Switch 2 The Past. Josh of Still Loading Podcast is back on the show to continue his chats about his memories, his favourite galaxies, and of course the absolutely beautiful and iconic soundtrack of this game. One of the first fully orchestrated soundtracks in video games, Super Mario Galaxy shines so much brighter with this incredible score and emphasizes how important good music can be in a game. Stay tuned for the back of the case and to hear Josh tell Mike why no, Mario Galaxy is NOT a Zelda game