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TMA 242 – The Power of Shenmue

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We’ve beaten some games! Tom gives his final verdict on Shenmue 3, while Mat adds Yakuza: Like a Dragon to his internal ranking Yakuzapedia. Tom talks pick ups, Mat gushes over 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and advertises Spotify for all of five minutes…

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TMA 241 – Like a Dragon Quest

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The boys are back! On a long delayed TMA, Mat’s obviously been playing Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Spelunky 2 and disliking Celeste, while Tom has continued on with Shenmue 3, which sparks a long conversation about story telling in video games…

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TMA 239 – Ready to Launch?

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On this week’s TMA, Mat’s been buying some Japanese Game Boy games, while Tom’s been getting into Sea of Thieves, Perfect Dark Zero and The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa!

Beyond that though, the boys reminisce about launch line ups of the past, while reflecting on the offering in store for the ‘next’ Gen!

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TMA 235 – Over That Disk Life.

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On this week’s TMA, the boys talk a plethora of games! Mat’s played more Ghosts of Tsushima and some Tales of the Tiny Planet, while Tom’s played more Yakuza Zero, some Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 and PSO2. The boys also chat about something you never thought they’d discuss: going fully digital!

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TMA 221 – Final Fantasy Pancakes

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On this week’s TMA, we let Mat have the time he needed to beat the FFVII Remake! He talks about his spoiler free take on the game, as well as the end of SEGA’s Judgement. Tom’s been playing a different kind of Yakuza in Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions and is even debating getting in some more Death Stranding…

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MEGA MAY! Gameboyle Reviews

Screen Shot 2015-05-30 at 4.43.31 PM It's been an exciting month of reviews over at Gameboyle. For those not familiar with the YouTube Channel it's the work of our very own Mathew Boyle, yes he of Blast Process's Tom and Mat Attack podcast.

Every week Mat reviews a game from the Game Boy's massive back catalog as he continues towards his goal of owning every game in the console's library. Rather him than me!

Check out the videos below to see what Mat's been up to this month, a rather lovely overview of all the core Mega Man titles released for the original Game Boy. Enjoy!

Mega Man: Dr Wiley's Revenge:

It's a portable Megaman! Yes, all the joy of Capcom's Blue Bomber on the Gameboy. Does this game measure up to it's NES forerunners? Is it balls to the walls hard? What's the boss order? All will be revealed...

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLHW_8t1W7I[/embed]

Mega Man 2:

Mega Man II seems to be universally regarded as the worst of the Mega Man titles on the Nintendo Gameboy. A sentiment even shared by Mega Man's creator, Keiji Inafune. Is it really as bad as the internet would have you believe?

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06vQW1dhEkU[/embed]

Mega Man 3:

Leaping into Mega May comes Mega Man III! With the reins of the Blue Bomber's handheld campaign back in the hands of Minakuchi Engineering, Mega Man III cranks the difficulty back the to legendary status of it's NES counter parts. However, is this a fun experience on the Game Boy?

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw2UBws20ow[/embed]

Mega Man 4:

Rocking on with Mega May has brought us to Mega Man VI! Minakuchi Engineering's hotly contested entry for best Mega Man game in the entire run on the Nintendo Gameboy. Is it all Rock-Man-Roll? Or a complete Mega Bust?

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbSUVIYK0nM[/embed]

Mega Man 5:

We wrap up Mega May with the last in the Game Boy series, Mega Man V! Minakuchi Engineering's last handheld entry into the series, but perhaps also their best. With new characters, ideas and the classic gameplay formula, how could it not be?

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0rg4p6XWYA[/embed]

You can check out the rest of Mat's reviews at the Gameboyle YouTube channel, which you can get to by following the handy link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIH-vSY5dondxnPMT7QdDA