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A podcast building the most definitive list of the best video game characters of all time. Hosted by Rich Davison, Brian Edwards, and Leah Haydu.

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R4: Ridge Racer Type 4

Statistically there's probably at least one person out there who hasn't heard this yet, right?

#BandcampFriday

06.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
Retro Rodeo Episode 0 - Testing it Out!
Retro Rodeo Episode 0 - Testing it Out! YouTube video by Character Issues

Hey all. Trying out some video content so this is Episode 0 of something I'm calling Retro Rodeo. Basically, im trying to play and rank every game from the Atari 2600 to the N64. Come check out this first episode. A little rough but you've gotta start somewhere.

youtu.be/C3VKxlD4Q4Q?...

05.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Defender and Stargate - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast Julian 'Jaz' Rignall joins us as special guest for this 45th anniversary celebration of Williams' Defender, and its sequel, Stargate

New podcast: Defender

@jazrignall.bsky.social joins us as special guest for this 45th anniversary celebration of Williams’ Defender (and its sequel Stargate).

Leon, Chris W, Michiel and Jaz relive this most intense arcade experience.

Out now for free on podcast feeds, Spotify, YouTube etc.

05.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

Quite a moment for me to have Jaz on the podcast.

05.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
04.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Feel bad for the good people at Wildlight who worked hard, took a lot of unnecessary shit, and tried their best to make something cool. Hope that they land on their feet.

To the people celebrating this, eat shit and be better.

03.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today, on the streets, a youth tried to sell me a bar of soap that may have contained money inside. The land is healing.

03.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
02.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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86. Much ado about Voldo Podcast Episode Β· The Character Issues Podcast Β· March 2 Β· 1h 31m

New podcast today up on everything! Listen to it with your pets! Definitely not your kids!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...

02.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bumped into Darren from @caneandrinse.com who was genuinely susprised that they even had a listener in our shared little market town! 6 years I've been doing the Dicaprio-point whenever I hear him name-drop it.
Posting with his permission and to inform the rest of the crew that this *did* happen lol

01.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#CRTWR: Discover Kirby and the Forgotten Land with us via the medium of a Three-Word Review.

01.03.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I think of Kratos jumping off of a mountain, shouting "Ares!!," and turning into a Kratos kaiju about 4 times a day and it always makes me laugh.

27.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh HELL yeah

27.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stardew Valley - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast We head for the rural idyll of Pelican Town to recollect their many days spent on Eric Barone's farming RPG, Stardew Valley

Podcast: Stardew Valley

Released 10 years ago today, the fecund soil of Stardew Valley is where we plant ourselves for this rustic podcast.

Leon, Brian, Leah and Ryan head for the rural idyll of Pelican Town to recollect their days spent on Eric Barone’s farming RPG.

On feeds, Spotify, YouTube.

26.02.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

War Horse is the perfect dad movie. Dad initially shits on the idea of a movie about a horse, sees the movie and witnesses the relationship between man and horse, leaves movie teary eyed and is willing to orate about the legendary bond between man and beast.

25.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please, Touch The Artwork - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast We head to the gallery for post-impressionist puzzles in these digital explorations of Piet Mondrian and James Ensor

New podcast: Please, Touch The Artwork

Leon, Chris W, Ryan and James (who selected these for the podcast) head to the gallery for post-impressionist puzzles in these digital explorations of Piet Mondrian and James Ensor.

Available now through pod feeds, Spotify, YouTube et al.

25.02.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Treachery in Beat Down City fucking rules

24.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I want to play the chicken game

24.02.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Character Issues News Network for News 02/23/2026
Character Issues News Network for News 02/23/2026 YouTube video by Character Issues

New news show is up on all podcast feeds and on YouTube. Here's the link to the YouTube. Click it. We dare you. We DARE you.

youtu.be/e7m3gmbWFZc?...

24.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Balan Wonderworld - Cane and Rinse No.706 | Cane and Rinse Get more from Cane and Rinse on Patreon

New podcast: Balan Wonderworld (early access)

Brian, Chris W, Darren and Leah explore the wild and sometimes confusing world of Square Enix’s notorious Balan Wonderworld.

Underneath all of the drama and controversy is there a game here that is worth playing?

Available now from our $2 Patreon.

24.02.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#CRTWR: Remember when wealth-worshipping Wario took over Mario's plot in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3? Give us your Three-Word Reviews today (before 20:30 GMT) or remain forever in the birdhouse.

22.02.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Games are incredible. The people that make them are incredible. The corporations that own the companies that make the games are cruel, calculating, and immoral. Fuck the ghouls who make these decisions. Love the people who make the games.

20.02.2026 05:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I literally can't believe this. I, me, idiot gamer, this fucking guy can come up with no less than 10 games off the top of my head that they could have tasked Bluepoint to remake to the tune of millions of dollars of revenue. What is even happening?

19.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sony and Microsoft leadership after acquiring some of the most talented teams in the business

19.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Jesus fucking Christ

The Demon's Souls remake is one of the greatest launch titles of all time, right up there with the greats. The work they did on Shadow of the Colossus was phenomenal. What the fuck are we even doing?

19.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Character Issues 85  - Smashin' It
Character Issues 85 - Smashin' It YouTube video by Character Issues

A bit late but the YouTube version of the last show is live now. You're welcome, society.

youtu.be/eHKX_IhkLy0?...

18.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly

18.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

See, what made the NFT collapse hilarious was that you just saw tech bros and internet dweebs suffer. And they earned it. The AI collapse is going to cause mass layoffs and good people who are just trying to make a living will be fucked while trillion dollar companies shrug.

18.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Weird. If only this could have been prevented.

18.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ummmmmm....what? Can't we just let games come out, play them, and make our own opinions? Can't we just read reviews from people who have actually played it and then decide if we want to play them? Can we, The Gamers, just shut the fuck up? Once? Ever?

18.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0