Giant Bombcast Giant Bombcast 928: Bigloo
Feb 17, 2026
Conversation hops between quirky indie puzzles, a grape-red Virtual Boy app on a new console, and a spooky Little Nightmares-style platformer. They test a Pragmata demo on next-gen hardware and debate modern pinball’s Pokémon comeback. There is news about console memory shortages, emulator takedowns, a .hack revival, and cloud-based Pokémon servers.
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Virtual Boy Mode Is Retro VR On Switch 2
- Nintendo's Virtual Boy accessory recreates the original red-tinted stereoscopic effect but only works undocked.
- The app can render modern Switch games like Breath of the Wild in VR, creating a novel retro-meets-modern experience.
Try The Pragmata Demo First
- Try the Pragmata Switch 2 demo to judge performance and core mechanics before release.
- Focus on its tile-based hacking plus real-time combat to see if the mechanic sustains an 8–10 hour game.
Mewgenics Run Exploded Into Mayhem
- Dan Riker described breaking an over-50-hour run in Mewgenics by stacking abilities that made teammates invulnerable.
- He celebrated the rare, joyous run where mechanics combined to trivialize combat and produce a spectacular victory.