Game Buoy Podcast Episode Episode 182A – The Rock Show: Game Buoy Remake Project Episode 9 (A-Side)
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Ahoy, mateys, and welcome to the GAMEBUOY.ORG video game podcast – your port of call for gaming news and views that maybe aren’t on your radar, but most definitely should be! On this episode, recorded Sunday, September 14, 2025, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy kick off their look at rhythm games over the past decade or so by clearing the news slate!
This episode is part of the Game Buoy Remake Project, a series of themed episodes revisiting previously discussed topics. This week, the Podcast Pirates follow up on Game Buoy Podcast Episode 33A – Through the Fire and Flames: A Look at the Highs and Lows of Rhythm Gaming (A-Side), originally published on July 29, 2013.
This episode is the A-Side of a two part episode. The B-Side, Game Buoy Podcast Episode 182B – The Anthem Part 2: Game Buoy Remake Project Episode 9 (B-Side), features the discussion topic with very special guest Rob Roberts from Orange Lounge Radio.
HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME
- Tetsuya Nomura has stated that the teams for Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 and Kingdom Hearts 4 are making good progress on the games.
- The release of Hollow Knight: Silksong caused multiple storefronts to crash on launch day.
- Hideki Kamiya says that Hideo Kojima should make a new P.T. style game.
- Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition, “the definitive edition of the classic match-three puzzle game,” is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on September 18.
- The 2019 remaster Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns, will be delisted upon the release of Immortal Edition.
- PlayStation is issuing refunds for pre-orders of Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 due to controversy about content locked behind a paywall.
- The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest, a Metroidvania about a game developer dealing with mental health struggles, is coming to consoles and PC via Steam in 2026.
- SSX-inspired arcade snowboarding game HYPERYuki: Snowboard Syndicate has been announced for consoles and PC.
- Rhythm dungeon crawler GRIDbeat! has been announced for consoles and PC.
- Katanaut, a side-scrolling roguelite action game with Metroidvania elements, is now available.
- Delivery action game Tossdown has been announced for consoles and PC.
- Talaka, a fast-paced, combat-driven roguelite featuring Afro-Brazilian mythology and a hand-painted art style, comes to consoles and PC in 2026.
- Pixel art power washing game Pixel Washer is coming to PC and consoles in 2026.
- Horde survival’ roguelite action game Ground Zero Hero is coming to PC and consoles in 2026.
- 8-bit five-on-five pro basketball game Basketball Classics is coming to Switch.
- A single-player demo for Sonic Racing Crossworlds will launch September 17 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC.
- A demo for Digimon Story Time Stranger is now available for PS5 and Xbox Series.
RELEASE UPDATES
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer will launch for PC via Steam on September 25.
- FORSAKEN 6 has been added to Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics and Magical Vacation has been added to Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics in Japan.
- Multi-directional shoot ’em up game INFINITY BULLETS is now available for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play.
CULTURE CLUB
- Star Wars Outlaws is on a Game Key Card since its performance on other consoles depended on running off a SSD.
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater passed 1 million sales on launch day.
- Hollow Knight: Silksong reached a player count of over half a million upon launch.
- A Kojima Productions 10th anniversary celebration is set for September 23.
- Build-a-Bear is taking sign-ups for their upcoming Litten plush!
- Dragon Ball FighterZ will be featured at Dragon Ball Battle Hour 2026.
- A mysterious Cyberpunk 2077 YouTube video has resulted in significant fan speculation.
- Starting on October 14, Fortnite will let you pay the exact amount for in-game purchase.
- The Crew Unlimited, a fan-made revival of Ubisoft’s defunct racing game, will be released for free on September 15.
- The Nintendo Museum has opened an exhibit featuring concept art from many of its celebrated games.
- The Drakengard Original Soundtrack is now available for streaming and for purchase on Steam.
- New Kingdom Hearts Funko Pops have been revealed.
- FFVII Ever Crisis is featuring Advent Children content.
MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
- GamesIndustry.biz ran a great, extensive feature on the revival of RedOctane.
- In celebration of Rayman’s 30th anniversary, Ubisoft has confirmed that they are working on a new Rayman project.
- A PS4 version of Marvel Rivals has been released alongside Season 4.
- Along with the Advent Children crossover, FFVII Ever Crisis is also getting a NieR event.
- Netflix’s Tomb Raider adaptation is reportedly ending after its second season.
- The developers of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles had to use any available resources after losing the original source code, including fan websites.
- Amazon will begin production on a Tomb Raider adaptation starring Sophie Turner in January 2026.
- Publisher Izanagi games has announced live-action game Akiba Lost.
- The Blu-Ray release of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is available for pre-order from Crunchyroll.
- Nippon Ichi Software will host the “Nippon Ichi Software UNTITLED// Lite” broadcast on September 19.
- PLAYISM is hosting the PLAYISM Game Show on September 16.
- Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake has been confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG.
SO CONTROVERSIAL
- When asked about Stop Killing Games in an interview, Randy Pitchford deflected and went on a metaphysical tangent about the inevitable heat death of the universe.
- Epic has finally revoked fraudulent V-Buck purchases on Xbox, but there have been issues with the refund system.
- Embracer almost partnered with Take-Two to save the Perfect Dark remake.
- Mega Evolutions for the Kalos starters in Pokémon Legends Z-A Starters’ Mega Evolutions will be locked behind its ranked battle mode.
- Following a recent shooting in the Unite States, the Helldivers subreddit was locked, while the Helldivers 2 subreddit stayed open.
- A developer for Ghost of Yotei was fired after making a joke about the victim of said shooting.
- Konami used AI commentary for Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship videos using a model trained on a Japanese voice actress and singer.
- Lara Croft’s French voice actress has issued a legal notice to Aspyr Media regarding potential use of AI to touch up her performance.
- Nintendo’s patents for monster taming mechanics include mechanics that apply to other RPGs beyond the monster taming genre.
DOOM AND GLOOM
MINI-DISCUSSION
The Podcast Pirates discuss the recent Nintendo Direct! Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy cover all the news from the Direct and share their thoughts on some of the presentation’s biggest announcements.
SOCIAL LINKS QUESTION OF THE WEEK
SUPER DELUXE BONUS QUESTION!
Although it’s not related to music games, this week’s Nintendo Direct was arguably the biggest of the year! Did you tune in? If so, how did you feel about the announcements? Was there anything you were hoping to see that wasn’t featured?
EXITLUDE
SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY”
- Orange Lounge Radio, where every gamer has a voice
- Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture
- Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences”
- The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history
- Video Game Realness, a dose of gaming chit chat among friends
- Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo
- Standard Issue Computing, retro and modern computer games, hardware, software, and history
- Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs
- Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis
- Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history”
- Craig,
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