The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

“Hey, wanna hear the new dubstep song I wrote? Wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub. DROP! Wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub.” For this weeks show James, Sean, Jay and Darren Forman don their best vault hunter gear in order to discuss Gearbox Software‘s 2012 sequel to their previous hit title – Borderlands 2. Among the varied topics they explore are the differences between this game and its predecessor, the game’s multitude of downloadable content and the handheld PlayStation Vita version. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_135.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Bandit Slaughter by Raison Varner 2: Short Change Hero by The Heavy Cane and Rinse 135 was edited by Jay Taylor Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum. In this Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate’s Booty (not so) Quick Rinse, Darren Gargette finds that he likes Borderlands 2 a lot more than he used to (PC version shown). In our second Borderlands 2 (much more) Quick Rinse, Darren tracks down a scalien in the Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax dlc (PC version shown).

“Because, y’know, that’s what grown-ups do. They make things up.” Leon, Tony, Josh and Ryan plug into old Johnny’s brain to experience the RPG Maker magic of Kan ‘Reives’ Gao and his indie game development team Freebird Games mind-altering sci-fi adventure, To the Moon. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_134.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: For River – Piano (Sarah & Tommy’s Version) by Kan Gao 2: Having Lived by Kan Gao 3: To the Moon – Piano (Ending Version) by Kan Gao 4: Everything’s Alright by Laura Shigihara Cane and Rinse 134 was edited by Ryan Hamann Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum.

“The fight is everything.” With some trepidation but no little enthusiasm Leon, Josh, Sean and guest Dan Clark take on the phenomenon that was Street Fighter II. Starting with a look back at the original Street Fighter (1987) before moving in to Street Fighter II: The World Warrior these dauntless urban thoroughfare pugilists then trace the Turbo highs, Super lows, and other revisions (both official and unofficial) all the way through to Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_133.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior opening (plus Capcom logo sting) by Yoko Shimomura 2: Blanka’s Theme by Yoko Shimomura Cane and Rinse 133 was edited by Darren Gargette Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum.

“Can you guys believe this?! DJ Atomika from Race Radio just called and told me to turn the down the volume!” A new publisher, new mechanics and new online features; Criterion evolved the Burnout series at a furious pace some ten years ago. Karl, Darren G and James are joined by special guest Gary Blower (of GameBurst) to discuss the Burnout series’ middle chapters, Burnout 3: Takedown and Revenge. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_132.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Lazy Generation by The FUps 2: Helicopter by Bloc Party Cane and Rinse 132 was edited by Sean O’Brien Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum. Darren G indulges in a spot of intense, high-speed tailgating (SFW). James takes a look at Criterion’s Burnout Revenge, the first of the series in HIGH DEFINITION! as the wonderful intro video excitedly tells us. Crashes, smashes and a healthy dose of road rage… but is traffic-checking a step too far in this symphony of automotive mayhem and pop-punk music?

“Names are for friends, so I don’t need one!” Karl, Brian, James and Jay dust off their silverballers, check their fiber wires and discuss the Danish developer Io Interactive‘s fourth game in the series, the 2006 release – Hitman: Blood Money. They confer about the follicly challenged character of Agent 47 whilst also touching upon the previous titles in the franchise and beyond. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_131.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: He Makes It Look So Easy by Jesper Kyd 2: Apocalypse by Jesper Kyd Cane and Rinse 131 was edited by Jay Taylor Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum.

“Oh, hey. Hiya, pretty lady. Name’s Rick. So, you out having yourself a little adventure?” Leon, Tony, James and Josh awake after 999999 days of suspended animation to cast their eyes (and an amalgam of mysterious gels) over the rusting carcass of Aperture Science’s giant, upside-down facility. Valve’s Portal 2 was met with widespread acclaim upon its release in 2011, can we agree on whether or not time has been kind to Chell, Wheatley, GLaDOS and Cave Johnson… for science..? http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_130.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Science is Fun by Mike Morasky 2: Want You Gone by Jonathan Coulton, vocals by GLaDOS (Ellen McLain) Cane and Rinse 130 was edited by Sean O’Brien Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum. In this Quick Rinse Darren G tries to explain the basics of the portal mechanics and has a merry little laugh on his way through chapter two of Portal 2:

“This way!” Concluding our (first) Super Mario marathon, Leon, Darren Gargette and James attempt to resolve the quandary that is the (not so) New Super Mario Bros. series. From 2006 DS debut to 2013’s premium Luigi-themed dlc, we attempt to decipher whether the NSMB games are worthy heirs to the 2D Mario Mushroom Kingdom throne or simply tired rehashes of an aged formula. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_129.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Mushroom Waltz from New Super Mario Bros. by Asuka Ota, Hajime Wakai and Koji Kondo 2: Swimming (Baby Yoshi Singing) from New Super Mario Bros. U by Koji Kondo, arrangement by Shiho Fujii and Mahito Yokota Cane and Rinse 129 was edited by Darren Gargette Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum. Darren Gargette tucks into some New Super Mario Bros. for DS (as emulated here on PC), while musing on the pros and cons of this spin-off series:

“High speed, high risk, drive to the limit.” In the first of a trio of podcasts dedicated to Criterion’s Burnout racers Leon, Darren Gargette, James and Karl roar headlong into oncoming traffic to return to the series’ origins a couple of console generations ago. As usual we also feature some recollections from our contributing community as well as a spot of music from the games under discussion. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_128.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Main Menu by Stephen Root 2: In Control by Stephen Root Cane and Rinse 128 was edited by Sean O’Brien Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum. Darren Gargette risks life and limb to bring you this Quick Rinse of the original Burnout on the original Xbox: Darren Gargette attempts to learn just what is the point of impact in this non-emulated Burnout 2 Quick Rinse:

“Life was never easy in the tunnels, but it was our home.” We return to the post-apocalyptic waste land of Moscow in 4A Games’ 2013 sequel, Metro: Last Light. Josh, James, Darren, and making his Cane and Rinse debut, Brian Tarran, journey into the dark and dangerous tunnels just below Russia’s capital, to see what they can find. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_127.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Main Menu Theme by Alexey Omelchuk 2: Redemption by Alexey Omelchuk Cane and Rinse 127 was edited by Darren Gargette Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum.

“Have I lied to you? …I mean, in this room?” From Narbacular origins to Orange Box unveiling, Leon, Josh, Karl and the Cane and Rinse community try to remember Valve‘s multiple award-winning first-person puzzler Portal the game, before Companion Cubes, cakes, catchy songs and other memes took hold. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_126.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Self-Esteem Fund by Kelly Bailey 2: Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton, vocals by GLaDOS (Ellen McLain) Cane and Rinse 126 was edited by Sean O’Brien Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum. Here’s Darren G’s 2012 Portal Quick Rinse:

In this, the penultimate podcast of our six month long Super Mario bonanza, we discuss the first and third highest-rated videogames of all time (according to GameRankings), Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Could Nintendo EAD Tokyo helmed by Yoshiaki Koizuki bounce back five years after the (slight) disappointment of Super Mario Sunshine? Leon, Darren Gargette, Josh and a host of Cane and Rinse contributors give their views on the cosmic matter. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Overture by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo Track 2: Gusty Garden Galaxy by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo Track 3: Super Mario 2007 by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo Cane and Rinse 125 was edited by Darren Gargette Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum.

“To my mother, brothers and sister, with whom I survived the monster in my father.” In this issue of the podcast Leon, Tony, James and Sean talk about what Vander Caballero’s hugely personal fable Papo & Yo means to them. As usual we also hear from some of our Cane and Rinse forumites and Twitter followers on the topic of Minority Media’s platform-puzzler of fatherly failings. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_124.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: A Strange New World by Brian D’Oliveira 2: Liberation (La Muerte De Papo) by Brian D’Oliveira Cane and Rinse 124 was edited by Sean O’Brien Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum.

“Dropped out of college and got a job as a bike courier. Mostly just to piss off my parents.” An electro-charged double-header this issue as Leon, Jay, Josh and Sean discuss the positives and negatives of Cole McGrath’s PS3 outings as the juiced-up star of Sucker Punch‘s inFAMOUS and inFAMOUS 2. As usual we also sift through the static to field you some sparky contributions and shocking Three Word Reviews from the Cane and Rinse community. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_123.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Origin Stories by JD Mayer 2: The Railyard by Galactic Cane and Rinse 123 was edited by Jay Taylor Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum. Here’s Ryan Hamann’s Quick Tour of his hometown Seattle as seen in inFAMOUS: Second Son on PS4:

A change of pace and tone for Starbreeze with their downloadable story of symbiotic siblings, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, affecting many who played it. Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and Karl attempt to wrap their minds and thumbs around the concept of single-player co-op, aided admirably by some excellent contributions from the Cane and Rinse community via our forum and Twitter. Music used in this issue: 1: Main Theme by Gustaf Grefberg 2: Requiem by Gustaf Grefberg Cane and Rinse 122 was edited by Sean O'Brien

“What happened? Did the perpetrator get away?” In the fourth of our six podcast ‘core’ Super Mario series, Leon, Tony and Darren G jet off to the sunny climes of Isle Delfino for what we hoped would be a relaxing vacation. Is Super Mario Sunshine as ‘hated’ as people seem to think? Do staunch Mario fans have serious reservations about the plumber’s tropical sojourn? Join us and find out. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_121.mp3   Music used in this issue: 1: Delfino Plaza by Koji Kondo 2: Title Theme by Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka 3: Platforms A Plenty! by Koji Kondo Cane and Rinse 121 was edited by Darren Gargette Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss past, present and future video games (and lots of other stuff too!) and perhaps even arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum. Darren “dezm0nd” Gargette goes back to the GameCube era and basks in the sunshine blazing over Delfino Island in our Super Mario Sunshine Quick Rinse: