The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

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Under A Killing Moon – Cane and Rinse No.731

Remember a time when the most lavishly produced videogames were full motion video comedy adventure games? Chris Worthington, Brian, Chris O’Regan and James do! In this is

Sep 15
1 h 59 min

Life Is Strange: True Colors – Cane and Rinse No.730

This week, Ryan, Leah and Tony take a road trip to the town of Haven Springs, Colorado for a look at 2021's Life Is Strange: True Colors. From foosball matches to minesha

Sep 8
1 h 59 min

IMMORTALITY – Cane and Rinse No.729

Sam Barlow's interactive cinematic puzzle IMMORTALITY gets dissected in this issue of the Cane and Rinse podcast. Leon, Ryan, Tom and community contributors scrub through

Sep 1
1 h 59 min

Dragon Quest – Cane and Rinse No.728

The descendant of Erdrick has arrived. Brian, Chris Worthington, Jon and Leah examine the first entry in the legendary Dragon Quest series. Join them as they discuss the

Aug 25
1 h 59 min

Interview Extra: Andrew Elmore

Leon chats with Andrew Elmore about his video deep dive into Namco's long-running Museum series of retro re-releases, from mid-90s PlayStation origins through the generat

Aug 25
1 h 32 min

Unicorn Overlord – Cane and Rinse No.727

Vanillaware's mission to make a game in each genre continues with tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord. Leon, Chris O'Regan, Leah and Michiel (whose pick this was for the podcas

Aug 18
1 h 56 min

No Man’s Sky – Cane and Rinse No.726

It's rare for us to review a 10 year-old game that's still in active development, but here we are. Much has already been said about the majestic comeback story that is No

Aug 11

Frogger – Cane and Rinse No.725

As the industry (and us) gets older, the anniversaries get larger. Konami's famous Frogger celebrates its 45th birthday, so we celebrate with the hydrophobic hopper. Leon

Aug 4

LocoRoco series – Cane and Rinse No.724

They see me rollin'. Ryan, Leah, and more Chrises than you may expect venture back to the PSP oddity LocoRoco and the pastel paradises it inspired. The crew discusses the

Jul 28
1 h 58 min

Day of the Tentacle – Cane and Rinse No.723

Though Ron Gilbert had moved on, LucasArts' Grossman, Schaefer and co were in full point and click flow by 1993. In this podcast we return to the Maniac Mansion for belov

Jul 21
1 h 59 min

Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Cane and Rinse No.722

When Developing Alien: Fireteam Elite, Coldiron Studios were tasked with rehabilitating Aliens after the poorly received Aliens: Colonial Marines in 2013. Could a studio

Jul 14
1 h 59 min

Onimusha: Warlords – Cane and Rinse No.721

As Capcom gears up to soft reboot dormant franchise Onimusha, we look back a quarter of a century to its origins, 2001's Onimusha: Warlords. Leon, Chris Worthington, Jame

Jul 7
1 h 59 min

Sin & Punishment: Star Successor – Cane and Rinse No.720

Sin & Punishment skipped the GameCube generation, but came bouncing back after almost a decade on Wii. Leon, Chris O'Regan and Sean grapple with Isa and Kachi across eigh

Jun 30
1 h 46 min

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – Cane and Rinse No.719

“Don’t make me embarrass myself further.” Dracula was dead and not loving it so, as per usual, the evil powers that be attempt to resurrect […] The post Castlevania: Cir

Jun 23
1 h 59 min

Sonic Adventure 2 – Cane and Rinse No.718

With the Dreamcast on its last legs, a cohort from Sonic Team once again decamped to the USA to create the SEGA mascot's magnum opus, Sonic Adventure 2. Leon, Dan, Darre

Jun 16
1 h 57 min

Yakuza: Dead Souls – Cane and Rinse No.717

The streets of Kamurocho are no stranger to violence but things have gotten a bit out of hand. Brian, Leah, Michiel and Sean explore the eerily familiar zombie filled lan

Jun 9
1 h 59 min

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo – Cane and Rinse No.716

Capcom mashed up two of its hit fighting franchises with chibi cuteness and block-slotting arcade action in 1996 with the release of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (or X).

Jun 2
1 h 59 min

Metal Slug – Cane and Rinse No.715

Another celebrated mid-90s arcade classic celebrates its 30th anniversary, and this time it's run 'n gun fun with SNK's original Metal Slug (SUPER VEHICLE 001). Leon, Chr

May 26
1 h 59 min

Shadows of Doubt – Cane and Rinse No.714

There's been a murder in the neo-city of Rinsetropolis, and it's up to Ryan, Jesse, and Rich to learn the systems that underpin the highly-emergent detective sim Shadows

May 19
1 h 58 min

Panzer Dragoon II Zwei – Cane and Rinse No.713

A year on from our original Panzer Dragoon show, the same panel returns for the sequel (or rather, prequel). Leon, Chris O'Regan, Chris Worthington and Michiel - along wi

May 12
1 h 57 min

Chart trend

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Chart positions

Where The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 20, 2026).

#70 ▲ 14 Video Games US

What listeners say

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See, this is why these guys are simply the best. Across decades of shows, these guys take deep dives into every important vid game in my life. Pretty sure it’s all still ad-free and they’re all lovely humans, to boot. They’re so good at describing these games, I want to do the same thing every ‘cast: stop the show and jump right into the game.

RichieORich · May 2025

I really enjoy the long format podcasting for this show. It’s a relaxing way to kick back and learn about my favorite class retro games. Highly recommend.

claudius785 · Feb 2025

This is a great podcast with great discussions and breakdowns of games and mechanics. Very good to go to after finishing a game and hearing in depth thoughts and discussion.

E. Slue · Oct 2023

There is nice chill vibe to this podcast that I enjoy. They have a range of opinions on the show. Only thing is sometimes I feel that they aren’t always as intentional with their critiques. For example: not sure how Dragon’s Dogma was called an amazing game and none of it’s obvious flaws were dealt with any detailed criticism. Great if you just want to listen to conversations about games. (Also they have a huge catalog of games to choose from)

oxg89 · Sep 2023

I kept waiting for any of the hosts to correct each other's wrong takes about SMT3 Nocturne's gameplay, but with the exception of Leah who used a walkthrough, they all missed blatant mechanics, switched to easy mode, then complained that easy mode lessened the game's impact. Nobody seemed to differ in opinion or insight, and the show's pacing felt disjointed since there was never any disagreement or rebuttal throughout the entire episode. Also it bugged me how someone kept suggesting that FromSoftware might have taken inspiration from Nocturne's method of minimalist storytelling for Dark Souls, despite that From had been using that style since King's Field from 1994.

twitchyhole · Oct 2023

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