Season 5's got a fresh new look, with the same great RFN taste.

The sun may set in the west, but the hover tank rises in the east.

Online games and news from Japan take the spotlight in this three-dude episode.

New Yoshi games don't always require his return, as far as he knows.

We can't talk about this subject anymore. *Similarities to other podcasts are purely "Coincidental"

An expert guest helps us preview some new games and revisit some old ones, mostly from Japan.

We're FINALLY back from E3 with fresh games and your Listener Mail (mostly about the show, of course).

James, J.P. and Donald knew with Smash Direct and the Nintendo World Championship there would be some pre-show news to talk about. Little did they know that the good ship E3 would spring so many leaks. We've got a quick catch-up for you.

I am become Hype.

It's the least predictable time of the year, so there's no better time for our annual E3 Predictions!

The live event is over, but the recording is now one of our biggest episodes ever!

Crouching Squid, Rolling Thunder

A first-time guest brings New (Leaf) Business, while we check out PuzzDra, HarmoKnight, Kerbals, and a lot of retro games. Plus: the debut of Silky MC, James's cure for your backlog, Gui's hope for Splatoon, and Kojima's future with Nintendo.

RFN gets really real on the decline of Konami, Goldeneye 007 on Wii, and Geometry Wars. Plus: return of the Thunder Round!

Curtis joins the ruckus to talk about all the hottest topics of 2015: Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, and Twilight Princess.

James is delighted by nearly everything on this episode, which features another infamous FPS and the return of the Listener Mail Lighting Round... or maybe it's better named the (Lords of) Thunder Round!

Gui plays a first-person shooter, on GameCube! Plus, your emails include the final Club Nintendo Elite rewards, Smash balloting, obscure rock band adventures, and Splatoon's voiceless online modes.

Ahh, there's too much to talk about! How did we cram it all in? With some help from Donald and our listeners' emails, as it turns out.

You are not prepared for the New Business about to go down. Plus: Elliot's Quest, Xeodrifter, NX launch games, living with a non-gamer, the mythical Nintendo phone, and haunting hanafuda music.

Nintendo is going third-party -- on smart phones and tablets. We might have something to say about that.

So many Nintendo games! So much quasi-Metroid! So great Listener Mail! Such grammar!

We have a weird set of games for New Business, and then it's time to sling cards in RetroActive!

The foursome is back together with loads of cool games and a sprawling edition of Listener Mail!

Our friend Josh Hillyer helps induct the New 3DS XL into the RFN tradition of Things-We-Really-Like-But-Still-Complain-About.

Our friend TYP drops in to helps us discuss lots of indie games, Pokemon, the D.I.C.E. awards, Virtual Handheld, and how to choose the right Smash Bros. character.

We're more than happy to recommend a few Club Nintendo rewards.

Get ready for RFN's first-ever live unboxing (of horror).

We catch up with a few games that didn't make our Top Five lists, and then a special guest lends a credibility boost to our stupid yearly predictions!

Even this extra-large episode can barely contain all the Nintendo Direct news and our Top Five Games of 2014!

We played games over the holiday break and would like to tell you about all of them!

Welcome the new year with a special episode that's all emails, all the time.

We finally get Bayonetta 2 and Captain Toad into New Business, just in time for the year's end. Plus: your Listener Mail!

We've got reactions to Zelda's huge world, a follow-up on Wii U's health, and lots of new games!

Back to our usual format, we blast through games and emails in this post-Thanksgiving episode.

The RFN guys play and discuss Smash Bros for Wii U in this unique episode, recorded during a four-way online match!

We had to record just hours before Smash Bros. launched on Wii U, but there are still games to discuss and emails to be answered.

It's November, y'all -- so here's an entire show of new game impressions!

Here it is, the long-awaited milestone episode recorded in a professional studio, live and in person! Updated with remixed vocals and much better volume balance!

It's another big show as Karl joins to preview the telethon and discuss unreleased games, new games, old games, and sleeping.

Sorry, the Box Hunter is out this week. Instead, a friendly tiger joins our circus!

Craig Harris joins us for impressions of Bayonetta 2, memories of unreleased games, and much more!

It's time to get back to normal, and that includes Smash Bros, system updates, and Listener Mail.

Here are the podcast highlights from our first 400 episodes, as chosen by listeners! Update: Greatly improved audio quality for the AAC/M4A version of this episode!

One week prior to the big anniversary, we discuss TVii (really), the Smash Bros. 3DS demo, and much more!

This week's episode is overloaded with brand new games and a brand New 3DS.

Dan Adelman is our special guest for an intense look at establishing WiiWare, DSiWare, and the eShop. Plus: we discuss the effects of Phazon within the games media in Listener Mail.

We're back to prune backlogs and examine a rare set of leaks from Nintendo.

In part two of RFN's already-ruined attempt to predict the NFL season; Jon, Greg, and James discuss the NFC, the Super Bowl, and the true meaning of "outlaw bloodlines."

You asked and we answered: Greg, Jon, and James return for yet another NFL preview show, two in fact!

Hear our early reactions to the funding success, plus lots of discussion about Nintendo games, Sega games, classic games, Japanese indie games, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games.

Yep, that's the joke. That's all it was. Sorry to keep you in suspense.

TYP drops in for a five-dude show!

Hear about the games we're playing this summer, then hear our thoughts on summer gaming in general. Plus: is it time for a 3DS upgrade?

After doing this for years you would think everyone would have built up a camaraderie, but in the end everyone's just trying to be the first to escape.

We want to tell you about a handful of Nintendo games!

Weird assortment of games in New Business leads to weird assortment of stories and questions in Listener Mail!

You wish us to talk even more about Shovel Knight and E3? MEKKA-LEKKA-HI, MEKKA-HINEY-HO

Regrouping after E3, we have several new games, a real solution to Jon's Mario troubles, and a debrief on the big event and its effect on Nintendo's image going forward.

Three regulars and special guest TYP join forces in one room to digest more E3 games, our favorite announcements, and those little moments on the floor that can only happen at gaming's biggest event.

What is the E3 experience for the half of RFN that isn't at E3 playing Smash Bros? Guillaume, Jon and special guest Greg Leahy give their thoughts on Nintendo's E3 2014 performance.

This week's episode features special guest Billy Berghammer and a spectacular title provided by Mr. Jon Lindemann. It's always the quiet ones.

This is what passes for normal on RFN.

This shorter episode focuses on the upcoming E3 Expo and our predictions of what may (won't) happen.

Curtis subs in for Jonny, but we still manage to talk about everything from the Xbox One to the Magic Kingdom, from NFC Figures to million-dollar press events.

The gang is back with brand new Nintendo games, Dark Souls 2, the Tomodachi controversy, and your emails!

RetroActive: Goldeneye Online is finally complete, with the help from a friend. We also check out several brand new Nintendo games!

Guillaume is back with tons of games from PAX East and otherwise! We also revisit Mario 3 and even preview our grand plans for RFN 400 this fall.

A good friend joins us for the first time, even as Jonny exits halfway through. We still get to talk Mario, Milon, more Rusty, and answer your emails!

We're joined by Developer/Podcaster Lewis Pugh and discuss Smash Bros. and Tomodachi Life on this loaded episode!

A new platform on Virtual Console gives us the perfect excuse for a Game Boy Advance retrospective feature. Also: a Mario Kart Wii fanboy reacts to the latest MK8 info!

This week we look at games built on terrible ideas, license games that don't follow their license, and Layton. After the break we discuss topics ranging from Nintendo's marketing strategy for major events to Mario Street Basketball.

Our games range from old to recent and brand new, including a stunningly difficult new platformer. We also look at the state of RPGs on Wii U and respond to Smash Bros tournament backlash.

Greg steps in to sort out Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and your Listener Mail.

Jon is back, and he brought along Billy for this big episode in which we give Nintendo WiFi Connection an honest (if slightly premature) eulogy.

Let's take a field trip from Murder School to spend time with our buddy Donald, the newest Donkey Kong game, and so much more!

Guys, we did it: Garnett Lee on a full episode of RFN. Listen up!

Oven-fresh reactions to the latest Nintendo Direct, plus a Bravely Default roundtable and Listener Mail!

It's slim pickings the week before Bravely Default, but we fill the gap with... third-party Wii U games???

In which Jonny rediscovers Pikmin 3, and James exposes the true Quality of Life.

Here's the recording of our complete live episode, including RetroActive for F-Zero X and GX.

You asked for predictions, so here we go!

Bravely Default blows our minds, but not enough to further delay our Top 5 Games of 2013!

Here's the cure for your holiday hangover -- RFN is back in 2014!

We may not have adequately explained NES Remix, but it's not for lack of trying.

We hardly knew U.

Controversy abounds as we catch up with more holiday games and your provocative emails!

Still in the post-telethon glow, we focus on new games and find debate on even the most celebrated releases.

So many last-gen games to talk about!

Karl guest-stars as a new Wii U owner, yet it seems like we've seen all these games before!

Maybe it's hard to find Halloween games on Nintendo platforms, but that won't stop us!

We've got hands-on reports for the newest 3DS releases and even some upcoming Wii U games!

Here are a few of our favorite things... about Nintendo.

With everyone back in action, it's time for a classic episode full of hot games and in-depth Nintendo discussions.

Everything is back to normal. Almost.

We are all waiting for a Jon Lindemann-based character action game.

The passing of Nintendo's domineering president and a money producing scheme he would adore: all in the same week.

Three Hundred Fifty times forced to swim up

This week brings lots of brand new Wii U and 3DS releases, and the King Nintendo Fan helps us kick off Pandora's Tower.

This fast-forward edition covers New Business, 2DS, Wii U pricing, AND emails!

Curtdogg is in the house for this brisk and really fun episode of RFN.