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It’s tough to talk about mental health. But there are many reasons gaming can have an effect, both positive and negative. This site takes a look at all aspects.

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June 15, 2026Episode 33129 min

328 : Military Against Ghosts

Brad fulfills manifest destiny in Truck Driver: The American Dream https://shorturl.at/NXPl2 & heads off-world with Exo Rally Championship https://bsky.app/profile/futurefriendsgames.com whilst Stu shoots Nova Swarm https://shorturl.at/CyuWI & Sektori https://bsky.app/profile/gimblll.com SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Brad intro 01:07 - Truck Driver: The American Dream https://shorturl.at/NXPl2 06:34 - Exo Rally Championship https://bsky.app/profile/futurefriendsgames.com 11:49 - 4PGP https://shorturl.at/dYu5X 16:23 - Stu intro 16:47 - Nova Swarm https://shorturl.at/CyuWI 23:16 - Sektori https://bsky.app/profile/gimblll.com 25:59 - Demos: Silver Pines, new Onimusha, Sprawl Zero 28:52 - Outro

June 8, 2026Episode 33046 min

327 : Punk-Ass Book Jockeys

Ethical debates run deep when you talk Microsoft, & they’re front- centre this week with Forza Horizon 6 https://shorturl.at/MoVkL. Also Mina the Hollower https://shorturl.at/Bd7DF, Echo Generation 2 https://shorturl.at/pRZ5H& One Move Away https://shorturl.at/xMDBc SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 02:19 - Mina the Hollower https://shorturl.at/Bd7DF 15:00 - Echo Generation 2 https://shorturl.at/pRZ5H 21:05 - One Move Away https://shorturl.at/xMDBc 25:41 - Forza Horizon 6 https://shorturl.at/MoVkL 45:55 - Outro

June 1, 2026Episode 32945 min

326 : The Car Model is Missing

Some games have intentional jank (Yerba Buena https://shorturl.at/mSb80) & some have unintentional jank thrust upon them (R-Type Dimensions III https://shorturl.at/anR8I). Between those two pillars of quality, we also have LumenTale: Memories of Trey https://shorturl.at/myoj0 & 868-BACK https://shorturl.at/HcPvc SNOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 04:37 - LumenTale: Memories of Trey https://shorturl.at/myoj0 11:55 - 868-BACK https://shorturl.at/HcPvc 17:36 - R-Type Dimensions III https://shorturl.at/anR8I 31:15 - Yerba Buena https://shorturl.at/mSb80 44:31 - Outro

May 26, 2026Episode 32835 min

325 : Hidden Future - the WipEout discussion

After a quick look at Enter the Chronosphere https://shorturl.at/jFXQj we dive into the world of Psygnosis’s WipEout series: the techno tracks, Designer’s Republic aesthetic, and the high speed anti-grav brilliance of it all. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 03:15 - Enter the Chronosphere https://shorturl.at/jFXQj 08:16 - MHG Chat: Wip3out Special Edition 13:15 - Wipeout: the Amiga connection 15:14 - Psygnosis & The Designer’s Republic 19:05 - Presentation & ageing out of the zeitgeist? 21:26 - F1 & the in-game aesthetic 23:40 - The UK release of WipEout 25:18 - Modern emulation options 26:23 - The British angle: post-Thatcher reflection 29:42 - Children of Feisar: modern AG alternatives 34:15 - Outro

May 18, 2026Episode 32741 min

324 : Switch Blindness

The biggun this week is Directive 8020 https://shorturl.at/vJOEZ, on which we have complex thoughts, but there’s also Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth https://shorturl.at/kAorI, Infinity Sweeper https://shorturl.at/1ZevQ & more besides. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 01:03 - MHG Chat: Threads & Maplins 04:13 - Directive 8020 https://shorturl.at/vJOEZ 14:48 - Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth https://shorturl.at/kAorI 20:23 - Infinity Sweeper https://shorturl.at/1ZevQ 26:39 - Trash Goblin - The Artist of Brimhaven DLC https://shorturl.at/VQjMb 31:13 - Outworld Station https://shorturl.at/iKBGw 40:37 - Outro

May 11, 2026Episode 32632 min

323 : Magic Smoke

Ding ding, tickets please. This week we’re using public transport (Bus Bound @stillalivestudios.bsky.social), chessing it up (Gambonanza @blukulelestudio.bsky.social) & doing the ball…volley…thing (Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike https://shorturl.at/4d0T4) SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 01:14 - Bus Bound @stillalivestudios.bsky.social 07:56 - Gambonanza @blukulelestudio.bsky.social 16:13 - MHG Chat: Stu’s ‘new’ gaming hardware 21:38 - Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike https://shorturl.at/4d0T4 31:18 - Outro

May 7, 2026Episode 32554 min

322 : Hoth Stranding

Huge puzzle game roundup this week, feat. the likes of Titanium Court https://shorturl.at/ZnAh3 & Beyond Words https://shorturl.at/Noxpi, plus the latest one from DON’T NOD: Aphelion https://shorturl.at/SAuJU. Strap in! SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 05:35 - Aphelion https://shorturl.at/SAuJU 10:37 - Mild spoilers for Aphelion 12:09 - End of spoilers 20:22 - Titanium Court https://shorturl.at/ZnAh3 26:00 - Puzzling Places https://shorturl.at/aamLT 28:18 - UMAMI https://shorturl.at/zdm9D 31:03 - Beyond Words https://shorturl.at/Noxpi 34:13 - KuloNiku: Bowl Up! https://shorturl.at/4nOIY 37:17 - MHG Chat: PRAGMATA 53:05 - Outro

April 27, 2026Episode 32439 min

321 - Nurturing the Synthetic

Do you want to consider the ethics of digital bloodsport (Way of the Hunter 2 https://shorturl.at/h1bm2), spiritual rehabilitation (Sintopia https://shorturl.at/vErjZ) or defending the soulless (PRAGMATA https://shorturl.at/cPKWq)? All this & more besides. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Brad Intro 00:45 - Way of the Hunter 2 https://shorturl.at/h1bm2 06:39 - Sintopia https://shorturl.at/vErjZ 12:29 - Stu Intro 13:52 - Big Hops https://shorturl.at/5vVOx 17:33 - MOUSE: P.I. For Hire https://shorturl.at/dMy8h 25:48 - PRAGMATA https://shorturl.at/cPKWq 38:58 - Outro

April 20, 2026Episode 32339 min

320 : A Minor Tour

Brad gets bullish about MINOS https://shorturl.at/8TSLg & plays a Waterworld-like in the form of All Will Fall https://shorturl.at/XGsei. Stu gets emotionally bullied by Reanimal @tarsierstudios.bsky.social, and both discuss the murky topic of gen AI once again. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 03:22 - MHG Chat: Gen AI 10:14 - All Will Fall https://shorturl.at/XGsei 15:43 - Reanimal @tarsierstudios.bsky.social 24:55 - MINOS https://shorturl.at/8TSLg 34:23 - MHG Chat: Pragmata & creeps 38:49 - Outro

April 13, 2026Episode 32239 min

319 : Romancing the SaGa

What’s your favourite Danny DeVito role? Still ‘Taxi’ for me. But hey, games, right? We’ve got NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager https://bsky.app/profile/wearesecretmode.com, RoadCraft - Reclaim Expansion https://shorturl.at/crBBg & plenty more this week. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 01:36 - RoadCraft - Reclaim Expansion https://shorturl.at/crBBg 07:24 - PowerWash Simulator 2 - Adventure Time Pack https://shorturl.at/UMteM 14:16 - Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered https://shorturl.at/ogSNL 25:40 - NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager https://bsky.app/profile/wearesecretmode.com 37:24 - MHG Chat: Danny DeVito 39:00 - Outro