185: An A-Tier Pac-Main

We played a bunch of games this week and now we're here to talk about 'em, including Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Total War: Warhammer III, Crow Country, and... Smash Ultimate? and... Hollow Knight? Plus, in the news, Ninja Gaiden 4, the Celeste dev's next game is canceled, the VGHF opens its digital archives, and more.

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:04:41) Is it time to buy a Switch?
(00:13:10) Ninja Gaiden II Black  |  [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Jan 23, 2025
(00:23:12) Tokyo Xtreme Racer (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jan 23, 2025
(00:29:54) First Break
(00:29:59) Total War: Warhammer III  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux]  |  Feb 17, 2022
(00:37:20) Hollow Knight  |  [Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Feb 24, 2017
(00:46:56) Crow Country  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 09, 2024
(00:51:29) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate  |  [Nintendo Switch]  |  Dec 07, 2018
(01:02:38) Second Break
(01:02:42) Ninja Gaiden and the Xbox Developer_Direct
(01:10:25) Celeste devs cancel next game
(01:12:51) Physical game releases are in a tough spot
(01:21:47) PlayStation gives incentives signing in on PC
(01:25:45) Video Game History Foundation is opening its digital archive
(01:37:03) Emails
(01:45:30) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:47:56) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:52:04) Late breaking questions!
(01:53:24) Did the bits mean something once? Do they still mean anything?
(02:01:42) See ya!