Travel back to a time before (a day before!) the Game Awards and revel in the nostalgia and naïveté of those bygone days when people cared about Mario movie trailer ​#2, Elden Ring art books, and Yuji Naka conspiracy theories. Time – Topic Discussed: 

– Nicknames 14:27 – The second Mario Movie trailer 20:35 – Elden Ring 39:52 – Vampire Survivors 44:42 – News: Street Fighter 6 leaks, Summer Games Fest returns, Yuzo Koshiro announces a Mega Drive game, and more!

8-4 Play 12/23/2022: HERE COMES JESUS CLAUS

Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.