Episode 929: James Jones – Critiquing Neanderthal Art – Radio Free Nintendo

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You ever just sit there staring at cave paintings and think, “Wow, not quite what I’d call a masterpiece?” Especially that aurochs. But, hey, who am I to judge, right? Most of this ancient art we see, especially around Montignac-Lascaux, is from these Magdalenian folks. Yeah, modern humans around 20,000 to 10,000 years ago. But let’s not forget our Neanderthal pals. They had their own thing, too, somewhere in Spain. Their art? More handprints and dots than lifelike animals. Guess they weren’t much into realism. Every era has its quirks, you know?

Anyway, jotting this down without checking—except for spelling Magdalenian and Montignac-Lascaux because I’m not a monster. Can’t you just picture those fact checkers glaring at me?

Fast forward to now (or whenever). Jon’s got his hands on the new Switch 2 from bestbuy.com. His thoughts? Well, he’s diving into Mario Kart World like the rest of us. But man, those red shells just do not let up. Watching Jon get obliterated by shells? Weirdly soothing.

Oh, and they announced a new Splatoon single-player game. How did that slip in here? I don’t even know sometimes.

We took a mental health break. Felt necessary. But back to the grind, Guillaume’s hyping up F-Zero GX on the NSO Expansion Pack for Switch 2. He’s embraced this whole… chaotic vibe, diving into Valfaris. It’s all about big guns and more explosions than I think is healthy.

Meanwhile, Greg’s been poking around Splatoon 3’s new Switch 2 patch. He’s all about that extra HDR pop and frame rate stability. Kind of like Nintendo’s doing its own advertising, courtesy of Greg.

And me? I’m tinkering with Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time on Switch 2. Kids, auditors, inspectors—met plenty of time thieves, but a child time thief is a first.

Oh, where was I? Right. Stay tuned for more. Unless I get sidetracked… again.

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