It is time for episode 39 of the This & That Gaming Podcast and this one is a bumper episode! We have a ton of Nintendo news this time around including the recent Nintendo Direct, new Pokemon game announcements, more Switch upgrade rumours and a firmware update for the….Wii U?? Wait, what? We also have a round up from Sony’s recent ‘State of Play’, more PlayStation games coming to PC, Microsoft rolling out FPS boosts to older backwards compatible games and a ton more.

We are joined in the second half of the show by special guest Tim Gadler, aka ‘SegaMasterTim’, who fills us in about his time working as one of Sega’s ‘Game Counsellors’ here in Australia, his recent unfortunate suspension from Twitter and what his plans are going forward. We also take a look back at the absolutely amazing year that 1998 was for video games.

Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes:

Backward compatible titles receiving an ‘FPS Boost’ on Xbox Series X/S: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/02/17/making-backward-compatible-games-even-better-with-fps-boost/

Everything announced in the recent Nintendo Direct: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-february-2021-live-updates-everything-announced-news

Pokemon Diamond & Pearl remakes coming to Switch this year: https://www.gameinformer.com/pokemon-presents/2021/02/26/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remakes-coming-to-switch-this-year

New game ‘Pokemon Legends Arceus’ coming to Switch in early 2022: https://www.gameinformer.com/pokemon-presents/2021/02/26/new-pokemon-game-is-an-open-world-story-set-in-feudal-style-sinnoh

Nintendo just released the first Wii U update since 2018: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/2/22309312/nintendo-wii-u-console-software-update

New switch with OLED screen and 4K output will arrive this year! https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/03/report-new-nintendo-switch-with-4k-output-oled-screen-will-release-before-christmas/

Sony announces new PSVR helmet in development for PS5: https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/23/sony-announces-new-playstation-vr-headset-in-development-for-playstation-5

More PlayStation Games Are Coming To PC, Starting With Days Gone: https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/23/more-playstation-games-are-coming-to-pc-starting-with-days-gone

Sony to start supporting that external SSD slot this winter: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/03/sony-will-reportedly-start-supporting-ssd-upgrades-for-the-ps5-later-this-summer/

Everything announced at Sony’s ‘State of Play’: https://www.gamesradar.com/au/playstation-state-of-play-february-2021/

Anthem 2.0 Canceled by BioWare: https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/24/22276485/anthem-next-redesign-bioware-ea-canceled

Monster Hunter Rise port confirmed for 2022: https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/26/monster-hunter-rise-pc-port-is-planned-for-2022

Fall Guys Studio 'Mediatonic' Acquired By Epic Games: https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/03/02/fall-guys-studio-acquired-by-epic-games-as-mediatonic-shares-whats-next

Metallica's BlizzCon performance gets the DMCA treatment on Twitch and it's ridiculous: https://twitter.com/i/events/1363128457517961216?s=20 

Diablo 2: Resurrected announced at BlizzCon. Coming to PC and all current consoles: https://www.pcgamer.com/au/diablo-2-resurrected-release-date-alpha-changes/

Rogue class unveiled for Diablo 4: https://www.gameinformer.com/blizzcon/2021/02/19/diablo-iv-rogue-revealed-at-blizzcon

Blizzard Arcade Collection released today: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23617535/relive-the-legacy-announcing-the-blizzard-arcade-collection

Puzzle Bubble on the C64 nearly complete. This is Madness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1Xf5hjPcM&feature=youtu.be 

New Mortal Kombat film gets official trailer!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJHY4ggYCk4

PS3 Emulation: https://www.notebookcheck.net/When-did-that-happen-The-RPCS3-emulator-now-runs-Uncharted-Drake-s-Fortune-better-than-the-PlayStation-3-on-a-Comet-Lake-i5-10400F.520149.0.html

Sinden Light gun. Play light gun games on a modern TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfo004_4xwU

New Alex Kidd Fan Game released: http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/03/alex-kidd-3-curse-in-miracle-world-hot.html#more

Rare's Unreleased N64 Game That Became Star Fox Adventures Leaks Online: https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/22/rares-unreleased-n64-game-that-became-star-fox-adventures-leaks-online

1998 in Video Games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_video_games

Be sure to give SegaMasterTim a follow over on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/segamastertim/

The outro track for this episode is Half-Life OST — Closing theme (Remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSQ2JY5AZoQ

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