The Cartridge Family 098 – Animal Crossing Eggs, Resident Evil 3, John's Butcher

The global pandemic continues and John chose to take drastic measures to ensure his family’s survival. He buys fruit and veggies from a local farm, he orders meat from a butcher (at least he’s not hunting…yet), and he even cut his own hair! Joe, meanwhile, finally left his house after two months of isolation.

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What’s the one thing keeping these two sane? Animal Crossing: New Horizons! They’re passing the time collecting bugs, Easter eggs, and other things. John and his kids have their own copies (John also came up with a clever way for his kids to do chores… with Animal Crossing as the reward), while Joe and his wife are testing the limits of their marriage by occupying the same island! Nintendo… their future is in your hands.

Fortunately for Joe, Square Enix’s long awaited Final Fantasy 7 remake is nearly upon us, so he’ll have something to keep busy with in case his significant other refuses to relinquish the Switch.

Meanwhile, Buffa is brains deep into the Resident Evil 3: Nemesis remake. He chooses to live through both the virtual and actual pandemics simultaneously. Find out what he thinks of Capcom’s newest survival horror adventure, then stay for his tales of what it’s like outside amongst toilet-paper hoarding masses.

We close with Joe insisting that Rogue Legacy 2 deserves everyone’s attention, and a germ-riddled beatdown that will give you the shivers.

Today's Topics

• Game Releases

  • Resident Evil 3 Remake - Consoles, PC

  • Good Job! - Nintendo Switch

• Stories

  • Rogue Legacy 2 confirmed in development by Cellar Door Games

    It looks like a previous teaser for Rogue Legacy 2 wasn't just an April Fools joke after all. by TJ Denzer

  • The Last of Us Part 2 delayed "until further notice"

    Naughty Dog has officially delayed The Last of Us Part 2, with no new date announced for the game just yet. by Brittany Vincent

  • Project Tempo is a cloud-based gaming platform in development by Amazon

    Amazon is looking to enter the game streaming space alongside the likes of Google Stadia and Project xCloud with Project Tempo. by Brittany Vincent

  • Resident Evil 8 rumored for 2021, huge departure from series design

    Looks like big changes could be in store for Resident Evil further down the line, if these latest leaks are to be believed. by Brittany Vincent

  • Bravely Default 2 is coming this year, new demo available today

    The much anticipated followup to Square Enix's hit JRPG will launch later this year. A demo for Bravely Default 2 is available today on Nintendo Switch. by Josh Hawkins

  • March 17 Nintendo Indie World Direct - all games, trailers & announcements

    Wow, Nintendo certainly did just announce a whole lot of fun stuff at today's Indie World Direct. Here's all the news, games and trailers. by Asif Khan

  • Nintendo rumored to release Mario remasters on Switch for franchise's 35th anniversary

    It seems that Nintendo could be putting together remasters of much of the Mario backlog for the Nintendo Switch for release later this year. by TJ Denzer

Today's Cast

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• Joe Stasio
• John Benyamine
• Chris Buffa

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Christopher Buffa

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Christopher's earliest gaming memory was playing Cookie Monster Munch for the Atari 2600. Little did he know that devouring virtual sweets as a youngster would transform him into Shacknews freelancer at age 39! These days, he spends his time parenting the Dark Souls of children, while his video game backlog rises like the finest of pizza dough.