The Kit & Krysta Podcast

Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KitKrysta for 10% off your entire order Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.BuyRaycon.com/KitAndKrysta for up to 20% off your next order Check out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 148 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! We're joined by special guest David Hellman who is an artist on some incredible games like Braid and Arranger! David also created this amazing tribute to Mr. Iwata that really touched our hearts. Mr. Iwata's birthday just passed and it made us think about him and miss him. Even though he's gone, Mr. Iwata's impact still matters today in gaming. It's awesome to see his spirit continue to live on. Also in this episode, we do a fun drawing challenge with David that you definitely don't want to miss. We also talk about games we're playing and there are quite a few new December games like Antonblast and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle that we've been diving into. We wrap it all up with questions from our awesome Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Welcome David Hellman 9:15 - David's tribute to Mr. Iwata and what its like working as an artist on video games 51:22 - Live Luigi drawing challenge 1:06:29 - Games we are playing (Silent Hill 2, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Antonblast, Infinity Nikki) 1:30:42 - News news news 1:40:36 - Questions from our Patreon community Find David Hellman here: http://davidhellman.art/ https://twitter.com/davidhellman https://bsky.app/profile/davidhellman.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/davidhellman/ Patreon shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Express VPN for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.ExpressVPN.com/KitAndKrysta for an extra three or six months FREE! Thank you to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.FactorMeals.com/50KitAndKrysta for 50% off your first box Check out our amazing new line of merch available for a limited time! https://www.pixelempire.com/collections/kit-krysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 147 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we're going to be reflecting on Nintendo's 2024 and giving it a letter grade based on everything that's happened this year. This goes beyond games that were released and we're going to judge them by the whole picture of entertainment things, non-game surprises and if we think they have good momentum leading into 2025. Also in this episode, we react to even more Switch 2 rumors and what it means for Nintendo closing the eShop in China. We're playing even more games as we try to make sure we're ready for the game of the year discussions so we've been spending some time with Stellar Blade, Black Myth Wukong and Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake. We close it out with some great questions from our Patreon community. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Happy December! 13:03 - What grade does Nintendo deserve for 2024? 1:08:24 - Games we're playing 1:38:34 - News news news (Switch 2 rumors, Nintendo closing the eShop in China, Shohei Yoshida retires, NES Tetris coming to NSO) 1:52:06 - Questions from our Patreon suscribers Patreon shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, Fortygig Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this episode. Visit https://www.uncommongoods.com/podcast/kitkrysta to get 15% off your next gift! Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode. Visit http://www.TurtleBeach.com/KitKrysta for discounts site-wide! Our merch is 20% off from now until Dec. 2! Visit http://www.PixelEmpire.com/KitAndKrysta *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to a Black Friday episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! If you celebrate Thanksgiving, hopefully you had a delicious time relaxing with your family and friends. Today we'll be telling the story behind the iconic Switch snap. How did this become a thing and will Nintendo keep doing this with Switch 2? Also, we got ask a truly provocative question from our Patreon community about which 3D Mario game Astro Bot is better than (YIKES). We have answers but please be nice in the comments! We're also playing some new game and we got a PlayStation Portal so we give you a deep dive on that. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Happy Black Friday 15:09 - Switch Snap story, Is Astro Bot better than 3D Mario and other provocative questions from our Patreon subscribers 52:19 - Games we're playing (Playstation Portal review, Black Myth Wukong) 1:15:32 - News News News Patreon shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, Fortygig Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.TurtleBeach.com and use code KitKrysta for 10% off your entire purchase Thank you to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this episode! Visit http://www.UncommonGoods.com/KitKrysta for 15% off your next order *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 145 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today, we're celebrating the 10 year anniversary of amiibo. We were at Nintendo during the launch of amiibo and lived through the first few years where it was a crazy barrage of launches all the time. We have so many stories to share and so many memories about amiibo that we can't wait to talk about. Also in this episode, we breakdown The Game Awards nominations and talk about Eiji Aonuma's most recent interview on his approach to storytelling in Zelda games. We're playing a ton of new games including Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake and Tetris Forever! All of this and much more is coming right up. 0:00 - Happy 10 year anniversary to amiibo! 13:03 - The Untold Story of amiibo 1:10:57 - Games we are playing 1:35:30 - News news news (TGA nominations, Pokemon TCG Pocket updates, Eiji Aonuma's comments about story in Zelda games) 1:52:11 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Thank you Super Stars - Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O’Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kundlas, Fortygig Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta