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Saladcast 422 - Streetfield Horilitix

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The month of Gametumberune cometh and with it flows a torrent of game trailers. At time of recording we're probably only half-way through the wet season.

In this podcast: News from Sony's State of Play and Keighley's SGF, Zac and Rob pick holes in Forza Horizon 6, Arknights: Endfield gets an update, Dan battles on the highways of Tokyo Xtreme Racer and Rob looks into the various versions of Street Racer.

Gameplay - Skies of Arcadia, Part 11 - Cooler Than A Laser

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Hot on the heels of a mysterious figure in the misty ruins, more boss fights seem inevitable.

Saladcast 421 - Forzfield Davalitix

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

It's not quite "hot weather game presentation" season but the weather seems to have arrived early. Silly weather.

In this podcast we're playing Forza Horizon 6, Dave the Diver, Particulitix, Arknights: Endfiled, Eurovision and plumbing.

Gameplay - Skies of Arcadia - Part 10, Ready For Grey

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Walking straight into a trap, the crew of the Little Jack encounter a familiar face.

Saladcast 420 - Fox McRave Arkshaper

Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Everyone knows "wet dog smell", but what is "sweaty pilot dog smell" like?

In this episode we feed on the StarFox direct, feed it into the turns in Colin McRae Rally, feed the vortex in Shapez 2, feed the VIPs in Dave The Diver and feed our money habit with Arknights: Endfield.

Gameplay - Skies of Arcadia - Part 9, What's That Smell

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The path to the next moon crystal has a few more roadblocks. Key figures of the local populace are missing and the Valuans are nearby. The crew must follow their nose.

Saladcast 419 - Mindavula Imprisendfield

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Tired from that marathon in London? I'm sure some gaming chat will raise a few snickers...

In this episode: Rob finds more fish in Dave the Diver, finds depth in Formula 1 '97 and eats spicy food. Zac continues to combine his loves of factories and stabbing with Arknights: Endfield, Mindustry and some Hyrule Warriors.

Saladcast 418 - Captain Colony Dave

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Don't. Just Don't. Not today thanks. Leave me a... is that a new podcast?

In this episode: Rob sinks deeper into Dave The Diver and regresses back into PS1 games, Zac plans on building a bridge in Captain of Industry and Dan considers going faster.

Gameplay - Skies of Arcadia - Part 8, Let's Eloop

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The crew of the Little Jack now need to find a hidden civilisation through treacherous and windy skies. Slowing down their progress provides plenty of opportunity for critters to invade the deck. To your grinding stations!

Saladcast 417 - Dave the Tokyoid Shanborn

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The user is asking "Why are they here?". I shall ruminate on the concepts of life, philosophy and 42 by dispatching background agents and comparing their findings. But wait, I'm overcomplicating things. The user is likely defining "here" as this post for the happysalad SaladCast. In which case they are here for an occasionally entertaining podcast, loosely about video games. I shall present a synopsis of this episode:

Rob finishes Metroid Prime 4 and Shantae and starts Mario 3D World and Dave the Diver. Zac checks out Timberborn 1.0 and Dan gets his Wangan on. There's also a bunch of news to get through.

Saladcast 416 - Arkarc Radield

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A man asks a genie if she would do him a favour. She refuses. The man says "You shan't eh?". The name sticks.

In this episode: A bunch of happy feel-good news, ARC Raiders, Arknights: Endfield, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Captain of Industry and Metroid Prime 4.

Season 17 LET'S GOOOOOOO!

Gameplay - Skies of Arcadia, Part 7 - Red Ray

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Zac posits that a large door accompanied by a save point usually means a boss fight is coming. But as this is Skies of Arcadia, the real questions are "how many boss fights?" and "how many heads?".

Gameplay - Skies of Arcadia - Part 6, Hot Tiki Bar

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Trusting their new acquaintance, the team are led to an imposing temple believed to contain the Red Crystal. Plundering and fighting ensues.

Saladcast 415 - Meshanttack Endjank

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I don't know if "cutting out unwanted gastric noises" ever makes onto someone's resume. Is it a desirable skill in the job marketplace?

In this podcast: Steam Next Fest demos, Transport Tycoon, more Metroid Prime 4, Shantae and Arknights: Endfield and Dan plays Tokyo Xtreme Racer???

Saladcast 414 - Metrule Shanfield

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I guess we missed some shots and had to do some penalty loops because this is a longboy of a podcast.

In this episode, SONY and Nintendo put out some marketing. Rob finishes with his fists (of the North Star) and starts having a ball with Metroid Prime 4. Zac plays a gacha game??? Oh it's got a factory thing in it. OK Arknights: Endfield, you get a pass.

What's that buzzing?

Gameplay - Skies of Arcadia - Part 5, Anime Face

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

It's time to set out for adventure... again! Vyse, Aika, Fina and Drachma take their upgraded boat for a sail in search of moonstones, at least for a while.

Saladcast 413 - Curious Fist Breath

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I have a PhD in Pizzics. I'm probably the only one. You can melt now.

In this episode: Microsoft's dev direct is back. Rob starts Professor Layton and the Curious Village, continues his celestial punching and plays with some Moonlight streaming. Zac lives the dual screen dream with Zelda Notes and Dan gets more Muff.

Gameplay - Skies of Arcadia, Part 4 - Exploit the Damp

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Hanging around in a sewer probably isn't good for your health. Vyse, Aika and Drachma need to bust into the Coliseum soon and then somehow escape Valua quickly.

Saladcast 412 - Red Craft of the Ballistifist

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Is Dorito's dip an acceptable sandwich filling? Asking for a friend...

In this podcast: Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, Minecraft, BallisticNG, Red Dead Redemption and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

Saladcast 411 - Fist of Redemptorio

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We return after a rare break in schedule to look forward to 2026... or try to. It's really hard. In this episode: Rob punches people until they explode in Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, finishes LocoRoco and returns to some predictable favourites. Zac returns to Factorio and Minecraft then does some stabbing in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Dan returns to Red Dead Redemption and Disco Elysium. A return ticket of returning.

Return to us in two weeks for more. Return...