Episode 902: Japan’s Tom Hardy – Radio Free Nintendo

This remake seems to have hit a bit of a speed bump.

This week, we’re diving headfirst into our 1-900-103-4RFN segments with an in-depth look at Death Wish 4. Now, while this was sort of meant to be just an intro, well, RFN can’t hold back from being its unique self.

After spending a surprisingly long time on an intro segment that really just helps new listeners catch on to our voices and lets everyone know if Jon’s skipping this week (as he often does), we hop into NEW BUSINESS! Greg kicks things off with a brief update on Mario & Luigi: Brothership, before steering the discussion to the new NSO offering: Donkey Kong Land. Then, James joins in with his usual flair, diving into the freshly released KUUKYOMI 4: Consider It. It’s getting tough to chat about these games since they’re all similar but still ridiculously entertaining. Guillaume wraps up his final thoughts on Trials of Mana, confirming it’s a stellar game—and, lucky for us, part of the Nintendo Black Friday sale. However, his take on the Amazon series, Like a Dragon: Yakuza, is far less enthusiastic. And in other news, Jon’s gone and picked up Skyrim yet again, this time for the PS5, and guess what? He’s actually playing it! He and James are also getting into the weeds on the strategy of buying vouchers for the eShop and Xbox Live—they’re gearing up for some serious gaming.

After a quick break, we all come together to hash out a list of eight Nintendo DS games—two from each of us—as we gear up to choose our game for The Nintendo DS 20th Anniversary Retroactive. Curious about what we picked? You’ll have to tune in to find out.

Keep the momentum going!

Shoutout to Guillaume Veillette for editing this episode. A big thanks to Perry Burkum for crafting the exclusive “Men of Leisure” theme song for Radio Free Nintendo. You can check out more of his work on SoundCloud. Our Radio Free Nintendo logo was created by Connor Strickland, and you can explore his projects over at his website.

The episode wraps up with a beautiful piece—”More London Streets (Live)” from Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, composed by Tomohito Nishiura and chosen by James. All rights reserved by LEVEL-5 Inc.