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The (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast - Episode Three
The Top 10 2D Platformers of All-Time

On this mega-sized episode of the (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast, we celebrate one of the most classic and enjoyable video game genres - 2D Platformers - by constructing our definitive “The Joy of Gaming Top 10” list. We also discuss the recent Embracer Group acquisitions and Gamescom 2022 announcements in our gaming news segment, cover the latest releases in the worlds of Physical Media, Game Pass and PS Plus, and talk about the games we’ve been playing recently - including Cult of the Lamb, Live A Live and more. 

Run of Show:

00:06 - Introduction

05:13 - Recent Gaming News

• Release Date Roundup
• PlayStation 5 Price Increase
• Sega Genesis Mini 2 Games List Revealed
• Alone in the Dark Reboot Announced
• First Gameplay Look at XIII Re-Remaster Revealed
• Crash Bandicoot Developer Seemingly Teases New Game
• Resident Evil 7 Was Almost a Live Service Game
• Embracer Group Buys Up Everything, including LOTR IP
• Troubled Star Wars Video Game Remake Shifts to New Studio
• Gamescom 2022 Announcements

1:30:36 - Brandon Presents: #ForeverPhysical 

1:45:05 - Rich’s Digital Picks

2:00:08 - What We’ve Been Playing

• Deathloop (Revisited)
• Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Replay)
• Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
• As Dusk Falls
• Call of Cthulhu
• Cult of the Lamb
• Live A Live

2:51:10 Top 10 2D Platformers of All-Time (we create the definitive TJOG Top Ten List)

4:04:56 Closing Thoughts