A 150th anniversary is known as a sesquicentennial. I'm not sure anyone will be bothered about using a posh word like that around here to celebrate our 150th episode...Yes, we know, we didnt expect to STILL be here churning out poorly constructed opinions about video games either but we've grown rather fond of our podcasting time together which is what matters the most. Perhaps today's contest will finally put an end to our kindness though...We've taken the Top 25 PS2, Xbox & Gamecube games (as determined by IGN.com) and pitted them against each other in a positional match of 'This, that or t'other one?'There's no fairness about it or anything sensible like that. We work our way up from the video games positioned at number 25 on all 3 lists and decide which game should stay at each position. This is a chunky pod (140 mins you're never getting back!) so we've drafted in one of our best pals, Kyle Taylor, to help wade through the 75 games up for discussion.Its all here... Functional spreadsheets, inane list building, crap arguments... Some things never change.Enjoy the pod!

Feel the rhythm. Feel the rhyme. Get on up, its podcast time...

Hi guys! Which discipline are you enjoying the most at the 2026 Winter Olympics so far?

Is it Rich travelling around recreating the Little Chef 'Olympic Breakfast' in a roadside layby OR is it Fazz pressing his unprotected face against a well used ice track to sup cheap flavoured vodka?

If the answer is any of the above then the first 10 minutes of this is the podcast for you! After grinding through this (barely related) Winter Sports introduction we land, three full 360-degree rotations later, squarely at the feet of 1080 Snowboarding (1998, N64) & its VR spiritual successor Carve Snowboarding (2021, Meta Quest 3S).

Find out what these two video games have in common and why there's room for both in your backlog (and your front room!)

Finally, we round things off with a solitary trip to the snowy summit of Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (2025, Xbox Game Pass). Back in 2019 Lonely Mountains: Downhill was a breath of fresh air from developers Megagon Games so why does Fazz feel Snow Riders fails to hit those same peaks this time out?

Enjoy the podcast.

Welcome to episode 5 of Dryve January (which has now leaked in February)! We're putting the pedal to the metal this month to provide you with reviews of popular racing/driving video games from throughout the years.

'Micro' is defined as 'one millionth the size of something' which, in reality, is pretty bloody tiny. Perhaps 'Centi Machines' might have been more accurate when it comes to the popular 1/150th scale model toy range but its nowhere near as evocative a name as 'Micro Machines' (1993, Mega Drive).

First released on the SNES in 1991, this game was ported nearly everywhere and its one that Fazz holds close to his heart from his childhood. It may be the reason he takes any crushing defeat in his stride nowadays... You've not been emotionally destroyed until youve been stuck racing through some baked beans residue on a breakfast table.

Across the way on the pod table, Rich tries to get to grip with Gravel (2018, PC). This off road, arcade racer landed more with a clunk than a splash critically but we're here to help you stop wondering if its worth paying £2.49 for the deluxe edition when you see it hanging around on digital storefronts. Surely its worth as much as a half pint of John Smiths down the local?

Lets find out together. Enjoy the pod