Y2Gamers

About Y2Gamers

Welcome to the Y2Gamers Podcast, a place where two long time friends and gaming rivals co-op and talk about a golden age of gaming, anime, and geek culture at the turn of the millennium. Each week, across the Pacific Ocean, we explore a fun new topic through our unique and wacky vantage points and share plenty of laughs along the way! About the hosts: Ming is a long-time gaming enthusiast with a special love for fighting, racing, and role-playing games. He also loves anime, sci-fi, and all things Japanese language and culture. He currently works and lives in Beijing, China...where he misses driving and unfettered internet access a lot! On the US east coast, Nick is an active member of the North Carolina gaming community with a specialty in fighting games and impossibly hard bullet-hell shooters. He is also an avid runner and eats marathons for breakfast!

Publisher

Ming Xie & Nick Quante

Category

leisure · leisure · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Aug 2021

Latest episode

9 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jul 2026

   Back to Japan for the Ultimate Evangelion Celebration!

   This week, we recount our separate visits to Japan earlier this year to attend 2 incredible events: Nick goes to the Hololive SUPER EXPO 2026 to gush out at his favorite virtual idols and Ming is transported to anime heaven at the Evangelion:30+; anniversary event! What amazing otaku loot await them? What hijinks does Nick's travel buddies get into? And what legendary celebrities will they meet? Listen to the end and find out! As always, if you enjoy this podcast, please 'Like' and 'Subscribe...

2. 

   24 Apr 2026

   Chow Yun-Fat + 2 Guns + Baby = Hard Boiled

   This week on Y2Gamers, we travel to the bloody streets of Hong Kong's underworld with action legends Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung in John Woo's epic Hard Boiled - his magnum opus before moving to America! And yes, there will be babies! :D So what are you waiting for? Time to squeeze those triggers and press that 'Play' button!

3. 

   16 Feb 2026

   WTF Is Happening?! The Unholy Difficulty of Gradius III

   This week, we fly deep into the Bacterian Empire and face the insane challenge that await us in the original arcade version of Gradius 3! For those who grew up playing Gradius 3 on the SNES and have fond memories of it like I did, this certainly AIN'T IT! Prepare to experience some of the most difficult shooting levels ever to reach into your pocket and dissolve quarters by the truckload. Will we prevail or will the endless barrage of indestructible bubbles or homing crystals crus...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60