The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

Nov 13 2024 700 ep. 116 mins 13.4k
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Cane and Rinse is a weekly podcast made by passionate videogaming enthusiasts aimed at like-minded listeners. Our ambition is to provide in-depth discussion with help from knowledgeable, articulate guests from the gaming community, the world of games development and beyond.

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Dredge – Cane and Rinse No.640

Nov 13 2024 119 mins  
What better way to spend time in the ocean than to fish while trying not to succumb to ancient malices from the deep? For this is apparently what is on offer with 2023's indie darling, Dredge. Chris O'Regan with James and Brian along with contributions from the Cane and Rinse listenership – tell tall tales of fishes larger than a house they 'allegedly' caught, while fighting off

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Cane and Rinse No.639

Nov 05 2024 119 mins  
Marvel's relatively obscure comic book sci-fi misfits received a huge boost in recognition with their first MCU movie in 2014. Following a sequel and a Telltale series, Square Enix tasked their Eidos Montreal studio with making an action game starring the underdog antiheroes. Leon, Brian, Karl and Leah team up to celebrate the highs and nitpick at the lows of the resulting romp. Al

Vampire Killer / Castlevania: Bloodlines / The New Generation – Cane and Rinse No.638

Oct 29 2024 112 mins  
New protagonists for a new era. Initially, officially, considered to be a gaiden, Konami's second game entitled Vampire Killer was arguably canonised as Castlevania: Bloodlines in the USA. Leon, Leah and Sean talk whips, spears, level design and boss fights. Even the always excellent contributions from the Cane and Rinse community can't persuade us to spend much time on the neutere

Sonic 3 & Knuckles – Cane and Rinse No.637

Oct 22 2024 114 mins  
It could have been Sonic 3D, but the tech wasn't ready. In fact, the game itself wasn't entirely ready when it was due to release, leading to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles coming out on separate (full-price) cartridges. Leon, Leah and Tony - along with community contributors - dash into the eventual complete title, Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Vampire Survivors – Cane and Rinse No.636

Oct 15 2024 119 mins  
Vampire Survivors started off as a solo developer effort that turned into a huge indie hit. A compulsive experience that employs various slots-style visual and audio cues to give upgrades more 'juice', the game is nevertheless an incredibly generous affair with rock bottom store prices and no microtransactions. Thomas, James and Sean – along with contributors from the listening c

Yie Ar Kung-Fu – Cane and Rinse No.635

Oct 08 2024 119 mins  
Yie Ar Kung-Fu marked the first appearance of many core one-on-one fighting game tenets that remain in use fully 40 years later. Join Leon, Chris O, Chris W and Jesse (as well as contributions from the listeners) to find out which parts of the rulebook Konami wrote all the way back in 1984. There's also time for talk of opponent strats, as well as the lowdown on the game's many con

DuckTales – Cane and Rinse No.634

Oct 01 2024 105 mins  
This week, we put the "cane" back in Cane and Rinse with our discussion of DuckTales on the NES and the ahem dynasty of duck games that followed. We detail the pre-interactive origins of everyone's favorite policy failure, Scrooge McDuck, and track his adventures up to 2013's WayForward remake. Ryan, Leah and Michiel quack the case of this buried treasure with contributions from th

Tekken series – Cane and Rinse No.633

Sep 24 2024 119 mins  
Covering all the main games from thirty years of Iron Fisting, we relive the mad, bad Mishima saga and recall its many combatants. Leon, Michiel, Rich and Sean wax lyrical of 10 hit strings, mighty juggle combos and multipart, limb-breaking holds. As usual, we have some great, nostalgic memories from the Cane and Rinse listenership to share as well.

Fable – Cane and Rinse No.632

Sep 17 2024 109 mins  
From oaks to acorns. The Fable series began life as O.G. Xbox exclusive, released under the weight of some big talk of tantalising concepts in 2004. Leon, James, Tony and a returning Darren Gargette - along with contributions from the Cane and Rinse listenership - relive the legend of the first Fable, and replay the game in a post Dragon Age, post Witcher III, post Elden Ring, post

Power Stone – Cane and Rinse No.631

Sep 10 2024 118 mins  
All-but abandoned after just two critically successful entries, Capcom's Power Stone is a series that lives on only in the hearts of those who played it quarter of a century ago. Leon, Karl, Michiel and Ryan - along with contributors from the listening community - bash out what made Power Stone such a blast, and ponder what the sequel was an eternal party favourite for some, yet an